Suite101

Is Armageddon Just Around The Corner? - Page 3


© Richard Kent Matthews
Page 3
With the propensity of humanity toward anger and revenge and "justice," we may indeed bring on an Armageddon of sorts, but we do not need to. It is not inevitable. We can still turn the tide. Unconditional love tells me it is so and it is truly on humanity's side.

Can we give up the idea that there is a god of vengeance "out there" just waiting to drop the axe? Waiting to judge and to send the vast majority of humanity off into an eternal, agonizing hell? Demanding that we worship and praise him and him alone (no Buddhas or Allahs or Krishnas, no Tao or elementals or New Age gurus) in order to keep his jealousy from wreaking havoc upon us, personally and collectively?

It's imperative that we do just that. And at the same time, we are called to love the dispensationalist just as we love anyone else. That can be tough, but it will help you and me to become stronger and more willing to express that unconditional love. The more we love the hard cases, the more we awaken. And we, ourselves, can be the hardest case. Being judgemental is the easiest of sins. And can be difficult to eliminate. For good or ill, you're judging me and this article right now, aren't you? Without judgement, there is no thinking. And without thinking, there is no sin.

This, my friend, is your purpose: to love unconditionally. And, unlike your calling, your career, your job, your hobby, this purpose is a true taskmaster. It can and probably will take your entire lifetime to cultivate it. Are you up for it? I think you are!

". . .without Adam's sin there would be no salvation and Christ would still be loitering around heaven, waiting for someone to die for." R.H. Blyth, Zen Buddhist scholar

Go To Page: 1 2 3


The copyright of the article Is Armageddon Just Around The Corner? - Page 3 in New Thought is owned by . Permission to republish Is Armageddon Just Around The Corner? - Page 3 in print or online must be granted by the author in writing.

Post this Article to facebook Add this Article to del.icio.us! Digg this Article furl this Article Add this Article to Reddit Add this Article to Technorati Add this Article to Newsvine Add this Article to Windows Live Add this Article to Yahoo Add this Article to StumbleUpon Add this Article to BlinkLists Add this Article to Spurl Add this Article to Google Add this Article to Ask Add this Article to Squidoo


Here's the follow-up discussion on this article: View all related messages

46.   Mar 17, 2005 10:31 AM
In response to Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Freethinkers posted by RichardSpeaks:

As I hadn't heard from you on my idea that you start ...


-- posted by Pinky102


45.   Mar 14, 2005 6:22 PM
In response to Pinky102

I have been following a couple of interesting debates on TV lately, one side a fundamentalist Christian saying that this country was founded on Christian principles and of c ...


-- posted by RichardSpeaks


44.   Mar 14, 2005 8:15 AM
In response to Re: Re: Re: Re: Freethinkers posted by Pinky102:

No discussion on Free Thought would be complete without mentionin ...


-- posted by Pinky102


43.   Mar 9, 2005 6:37 PM
In response to Re: Re: Re: Freethinkers posted by RichardSpeaks:

I think you should prepare a short introductory article on Secua ...


-- posted by Pinky102


42.   Mar 9, 2005 3:58 PM
In response to Pinky102

You may well have heard of Charles Fillmore. Unity is one the larger New Thought denominations. And it's often the butt of fundamentalist criticism for the very reason it do ...


-- posted by RichardSpeaks





For a complete listing of article comments, questions, and other discussions related to Richard Kent Matthews's New Thought topic, please visit the Discussions page.