"Therefore, you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect." (Matthew 5: 48)
Perfect in calling upon the 'name' of the Lord means our tongues, emotions, soul, and spirit are synchronized in praising, and thanksgiving unto the 'name' of God, as if there is the spirit of celebration (joy). So, praising, glorifying and worshiping the 'name' of God are the traits of being perfect in calling upon the 'name' of God. We could learn how to praise God's mercies from David's lyrics in Psalm 103. There is no element of being 'offended' by the 'name' of the Lord. This is the business of entering into the Presence of Perfect (pure) Spirit. The Spirit of Father, the Holy Ghost, and Christ are equally perfect and One. We are not talking about religions or morality. We are going to be perceptually transpired in the presence of the Spirit of Truth : the Holy Spirit. The Spirit says "be holy, for I am Holy." The "gate" of the Spirit is pure, therefore, nothing impure shall penetrate it. Surely, we don't enter that gate all the time as long as our center of consciousness is confined within this mortal flesh; the mind is the center of consciousness of the flesh. It demands spiritual preparations according to the Word. The Way, the Gate and the Key must be fully embraced in one's Spirit, and mind; those three "royal-priesthood-pathways" must be embraced, as if allegorized by the nature of dependency between "a branch and the true Vine." "Life in fullness" would be only fulfilled and possible when ones learn that allegory of dependency!
At the moment you want to enter the Presence of His pure Spirit, our spirits must be perfectly pure; its purity is created by the Word. "...his name is the Word of the Father! " That's the business with His Spirit. Therefore, "be perfect for the Father in heaven is perfect," in verse 48, Chap. 5 (Matthew) is not to be misunderstood as God's literal command, but merely Christ's revelation knowledge concerning the nature of Divine Spirit. Such revelation must not be misunderstood, as if seeing oneself on par with Divine Holiness. It merely discloses the nature of His Presence; thus, the Gate is 'pure.'
Considering that the prerequisite in entering the presence of His Pure Spirit, "Face," is to be perfect just like the Father in heaven, I presume that I could barely whisper concerning the echoing voices in deep ravines or "deep calls Deep" or "Spirit calls spirit;" I wonder if I were qualified to witness that I had had conversed with the Seven-fold-Spirit. But, we all depended fully upon the mercies of God. The Holy Spirit is the Most Holy God, and therefore, the followers of the Way are exhorted to be holy for He is Holy. Those whose hearts are pure, therefore, called 'blessed,' and are able to enter into His perfect Holiness of His Presence: the business of entering into His Presence is simply called "seeing His Face." (See links the heart of the spirit of man or sumbu-roh manusia)
"Blessed those pure hearts (pure also means perfect ), they will see His face." (Matt. 5: 8). How could a wounded man who is, of course, continously adding up his wounds everyday, be ever perfect in the Sight of the Perfect (PURE) Father? The Psalmist sang that it was the Lord who created a pure heart or pure spirit! Apart from Christ's blood, the wounded men would be resourcesless in purifying their own spirits! "...Who...freeds us from our sins by His blood." (Revelation 1: 5 b).
The whole Old Covenant days, as according to the Laws demanded blood-shedding rites in order for the Covenant people to be justified in the sight of their Lord; almost all the businesses of 'entering' into His righteous Presence in the Old Covenant days, demanded the blood-shedding of sin offerings. Without ritual-blood shedding, as offered according to His Divine spoken Word (the Word in Old Covenant days was also referring to the Laws), then there would be no blessing of redemption.
It is not concerning the perfection of characters or morality, but it refers to the pure spirit, after receiving the cleansing power of the 'blood' of Christ. This spiritual-cleansing power was foreshadowed by the seven-times sprinkled lamb's blood on the atonement cover in the holy of holiest of the ancient Tabernacle, and also foreshadowed by the other rites of atonement written in Torah. In other words, only those whose spirits who believe in the power of the blood of Christ would be approved to enter into the presence of the Seven-fold Spirit. The 'Way,' the 'Gate' and the 'Key' are Christ: blood, water and Spirit are One.
Thus, it answers the question why Jesus said "...apart from Me you can do nothing." Indeed, apart from the blood of the Lamb of God, we do not have the resources to invoke the blessing redemption. Through his redeeming and salvific power, the we have the access of blessings for purification and to be perfected in Christ as to enter thet Father's face (His presence)! Our constant consciousness of that dependency is the beginning of being a branch of the true vine. Our spiritual dependency would turn into joyless journey, if it is merely driven by mental precepts and mental strength. Unless it is imbued by the gift of the "joy in the fear of the Lord," then ones' journeys of faith would be deprived of divine strength and divine peace; the fruit of righteousness is peace. If there is no 'true or pure' dependency upon the true Vine, then there would be no perfect righteousness. The gift of the fear of the Lord is pure because it is the operation of the Seven-fold Spirit. The dependency must be driven by that pure fear of the Lord, so that the followers of the Way would truly know the business of becoming the true branches.
Perfect in calling upon the 'name' of the Lord means our tongues, emotions, soul, and spirit are synchronized in praising, and thanksgiving unto the 'name' of God, as if there is the spirit of celebration (joy). So, praising, glorifying and worshiping the 'name' of God are the traits of being perfect in calling upon the 'name' of God. We could learn how to praise God's mercies from David's lyrics in Psalm 103. There is no element of being 'offended' by the 'name' of the Lord. This is the business of entering into the Presence of Perfect (pure) Spirit. The Spirit of Father, the Holy Ghost, and Christ are equally perfect and One. We are not talking about religions or morality. We are going to be perceptually transpired in the presence of the Spirit of Truth : the Holy Spirit. The Spirit says "be holy, for I am Holy." The "gate" of the Spirit is pure, therefore, nothing impure shall penetrate it. Surely, we don't enter that gate all the time as long as our center of consciousness is confined within this mortal flesh; the mind is the center of consciousness of the flesh. It demands spiritual preparations according to the Word. The Way, the Gate and the Key must be fully embraced in one's Spirit, and mind; those three "royal-priesthood-pathways" must be embraced, as if allegorized by the nature of dependency between "a branch and the true Vine." "Life in fullness" would be only fulfilled and possible when ones learn that allegory of dependency!
At the moment you want to enter the Presence of His pure Spirit, our spirits must be perfectly pure; its purity is created by the Word. "...his name is the Word of the Father! " That's the business with His Spirit. Therefore, "be perfect for the Father in heaven is perfect," in verse 48, Chap. 5 (Matthew) is not to be misunderstood as God's literal command, but merely Christ's revelation knowledge concerning the nature of Divine Spirit. Such revelation must not be misunderstood, as if seeing oneself on par with Divine Holiness. It merely discloses the nature of His Presence; thus, the Gate is 'pure.'
Considering that the prerequisite in entering the presence of His Pure Spirit, "Face," is to be perfect just like the Father in heaven, I presume that I could barely whisper concerning the echoing voices in deep ravines or "deep calls Deep" or "Spirit calls spirit;" I wonder if I were qualified to witness that I had had conversed with the Seven-fold-Spirit. But, we all depended fully upon the mercies of God. The Holy Spirit is the Most Holy God, and therefore, the followers of the Way are exhorted to be holy for He is Holy. Those whose hearts are pure, therefore, called 'blessed,' and are able to enter into His perfect Holiness of His Presence: the business of entering into His Presence is simply called "seeing His Face." (See links the heart of the spirit of man or sumbu-roh manusia)
"Blessed those pure hearts (pure also means perfect ), they will see His face." (Matt. 5: 8). How could a wounded man who is, of course, continously adding up his wounds everyday, be ever perfect in the Sight of the Perfect (PURE) Father? The Psalmist sang that it was the Lord who created a pure heart or pure spirit! Apart from Christ's blood, the wounded men would be resourcesless in purifying their own spirits! "...Who...freeds us from our sins by His blood." (Revelation 1: 5 b).
The whole Old Covenant days, as according to the Laws demanded blood-shedding rites in order for the Covenant people to be justified in the sight of their Lord; almost all the businesses of 'entering' into His righteous Presence in the Old Covenant days, demanded the blood-shedding of sin offerings. Without ritual-blood shedding, as offered according to His Divine spoken Word (the Word in Old Covenant days was also referring to the Laws), then there would be no blessing of redemption.
It is not concerning the perfection of characters or morality, but it refers to the pure spirit, after receiving the cleansing power of the 'blood' of Christ. This spiritual-cleansing power was foreshadowed by the seven-times sprinkled lamb's blood on the atonement cover in the holy of holiest of the ancient Tabernacle, and also foreshadowed by the other rites of atonement written in Torah. In other words, only those whose spirits who believe in the power of the blood of Christ would be approved to enter into the presence of the Seven-fold Spirit. The 'Way,' the 'Gate' and the 'Key' are Christ: blood, water and Spirit are One.
Thus, it answers the question why Jesus said "...apart from Me you can do nothing." Indeed, apart from the blood of the Lamb of God, we do not have the resources to invoke the blessing redemption. Through his redeeming and salvific power, the we have the access of blessings for purification and to be perfected in Christ as to enter thet Father's face (His presence)! Our constant consciousness of that dependency is the beginning of being a branch of the true vine. Our spiritual dependency would turn into joyless journey, if it is merely driven by mental precepts and mental strength. Unless it is imbued by the gift of the "joy in the fear of the Lord," then ones' journeys of faith would be deprived of divine strength and divine peace; the fruit of righteousness is peace. If there is no 'true or pure' dependency upon the true Vine, then there would be no perfect righteousness. The gift of the fear of the Lord is pure because it is the operation of the Seven-fold Spirit. The dependency must be driven by that pure fear of the Lord, so that the followers of the Way would truly know the business of becoming the true branches.
Honestly, I might not even qualified to have had more than 0.012 % in "His presence" throughout my life from the point of sailing ever-since the Word had been unfolded within my "deep." Which, in truth, we do not have the worthiness for it! Only the Lamb is worthy as the perfect witness of the Father! But, if that less than 0.012 % was truly compact "pure-seed," and it would have sprung forth to be my conviction of Who he is. The rest of that 99.988 % is likened a ship being tossed in a stormy waters: the unrefined mental precepts or simply the flesh!.., or else I may resonate Job's confession "I merely heard about You from others," i.e the spoken words from those who professed to be the followers of the "Way."
No wonder why Mary's portion of "Deep calls deep," the sister of the busier Magdalena, was never be taken from her, and it had become the spiritual inspiration for millions of wounded spirits that yearn to see the realities of Divine Presence in their spirits. May the Seven-fold Spirit especially the operations of the gift of the fear of the Lord, and the operation of the gift of the spirit of understanding be endowed unto me, so that I may know Him. How could be our spirits be "perfect" in His perfect Holy Presence, unless the blood of Christ purifies us from our sins?
"and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness...To Him who loves us and released us from our sins by His blood " (Revelation 1: 5).
So, we are accepted by the perfect Holiness of the Father not due to our faithfulness, but simply by Christ's faithfulness. "Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, the God who is our salvation." (Psalm 68, 19). Through His faithfulness and loving-kindness, he endows us victory! "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." (1 John 1: 8). Thus, we abide by the Way through confessions; we enter through the gate with thanksgiving & praises, and we enter into the "chamber" anticipating His blessings: the Word. Thus, the Way, the Gate and the Key are Christ: blood, blood, blood.
"and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness...To Him who loves us and released us from our sins by His blood " (Revelation 1: 5).
So, we are accepted by the perfect Holiness of the Father not due to our faithfulness, but simply by Christ's faithfulness. "Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, the God who is our salvation." (Psalm 68, 19). Through His faithfulness and loving-kindness, he endows us victory! "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." (1 John 1: 8). Thus, we abide by the Way through confessions; we enter through the gate with thanksgiving & praises, and we enter into the "chamber" anticipating His blessings: the Word. Thus, the Way, the Gate and the Key are Christ: blood, blood, blood.
St.Paul says "8 Although I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given to me to bring to the Gentiles the news of the BOUNDLESS RICHES of Christ, 9 and to make everyone see[c] what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in[d] God who created all things; 10 so that through the church the wisdom of God in its rich variety might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places. 11 This was in accordance with the eternal purpose that he has carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord, 12 in whom we have access to God in boldness and confidence through faith in him." (Ephesian 3: 8-12)
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