2 Corinthians 11:13 For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds.
who are you to judge about it ? Bible Gateway Matthew 7 :: NIV. "Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. "Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?
That verse means we ARE supposed to judge, but only judge righteously. For instance, we are commanded to judge false teachers and even expose them by name (for the sake of the brethren). However, we are not to do so if we are in the midst of their same sins, or else we would be hypocrites. We ARE commanded to judge false teachers, but to judge then righteously. You are making a classic mistake with that verse. Judgment and exposure of false prophets is both Biblical and commanded of us, but only in righteousness.
@The dark King treating women like property is not natural, and the Bible clearly views women as property, that's what I was referring to. And homosexuality IS natural! People are born that way! The science behind that is very clear.
@@dannyupthereds4729 Yes men inspired by the Holy Spirit. There are other good books written by men out there - do you question those? Fx. books written by doctors.
Well, even the demons know that He is Lord. So I'm not sure that's the ultimate point. I think the point is like Edgar Cayce once said: You don't go to heaven, you grow to heaven.
“Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through Me.” John 14:6 What Eckhart is saying sounds deep but is very dangerous . You do not go to heaven because you have suffered , No . You go to heaven because you have accepted Christ . Salvation has nothing to do with YOUR deeds .To use personal suffering as atonement is replacing Christ on the cross with yourself , thus leading to the belief that YOU are your OWN saviour and that you just need to “think” about things differently for you to be as equally as competent a sacrifice as Jesus . Very flawed doctrine . If you’re going to come up with YOUR own way of doings , please do not disguise it as an interpretation of The Word Of God 🙏🏽♥️
Faith without works is dead. So yes salvation is based on faith and deeds. Please remain scriptural and do no repeat empty phrases from churches and seminars.
@@deutschblitz Faith without works is dead; however, that faith is rooted in the salvation you receive from believing in your heart and professing with your mouth that Jesus Christ is your Lord and Savior. Jesus is the ONLY way to reach salvation, he is the way, the truth, and the life, NO ONE can go to heaven if they don't believe that is true for he will declare on judgment day that he never knew you and you will receive eternal punishment. Please read Galatians, it talks about your comment on salvation being based on deeds and exactly why that is not true. God bless you!
love eckhart and his books, but jesus christ is more than a prophet/guru/buddha/yogi/wise man. he is lord and savior. he died for our sins. it‘s the ultimate act of love for us, god‘s children.
Sorry but with all due respect, that metaphoric explanation comes from you. The kingdom of heaven is an actual kingdom. God speaks truth because He is Truth.
Yes it is an actual kingdom but it is not like a city floating down from the sky, it is spiritual and therefore within. Jesus explained this in Luke 17:20-21, where he says “The kingdom of God does not come with observation; nor will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you”.
@@deutschblitz Actually some translations point to "among you" rather than within. It represents the actuality of the kingdom in Jesus teachings at that particular time and the necessity to listen to them in that moment. Also, yes, it is spiritual but that does not mean it is some "enlightened" way of being because that view denies the real presence of a personal God-King above us who loves us. Being in His presence is the kingdom of heaven. I think that the view of scripture that Mr Tolle describes is not christian. That is what I am trying to say. I think many are being deceived by this view. Thank you brother for responding 🙏
@@seekeroftruth476 Yes, the kingdom of God is indeed among us, between us, within us, it is a consciousness, an energy of loving kindness that we have the power to participate in by which we are creating a heavenly atmosphere that already exists even without us but we are certainly invited to enter in and treat each other like close family which we are. The kingdom of heaven is therefore not so much a place we need to find outside of ourselves, but rather something that we need to actively pursue within our own selves and among each other. Do the inner changes then also correspond to outer changes? Yes, of course. There will be communities and even whole nations and planets that will operate on this level of higher love consciousness and they will then literally be part of God's kingdom emanating pure love, peace and wisdom.
@@deutschblitz Being spiritually mature and thus closer to God has nothing to do with attaining a "higher level of consciousness" through our efforts and pursuits. I think this leads to thinking we don´t need God or Christ and that we can create our own reality as we are our own gods. Only God changes our reality. It has indeed everything to do with humility, sanctification, prayer, love and Gods grace. I think we have to be very specific to discern half-truths.
The truth has been not only known but exsperiances for a long time and yes the righteous living men and wemon from ancient times has given us the Bible white God working through them without even knowing it. Don't you think out of the 10 of thousands there somebody would have called them on there lies
So we essentially suffer our way to Ascension, each according to his/her own way. But do we not have within ourselves the capacity to transcend suffering? Does not Tolle say--elsewhere--that people who relentlessly dwell in either the past or the future cannot but suffer, & it is only by centering oneself in the present moment that one can be truly happy & therefore free of suffering? And at what point in the evolution of one's consciousness does suffering become unnecessary? Consider the lilies in the field...how their every need is met, though they toil not. Bear in mind that crucifixion on a wooden cross was the standard form of capital punishment in Jesus' day; he was flanked by 2 murderers for whom the cross was as much an instrument of torture & a symbol of the Divine as it was for Jesus. Did the architects of such life-ending crosses--& the lawmakers who commissioned them--perceive the divinity angle when they planned & built said crosses? Probably not.
Good point. It certainly appears that suffering can be decreased or increased depending on our thoughts and actions. Dwelling on certain thoughts or committing sins / evil deeds / causing harm will lead to increased pain and suffering for oneself. We have indeed been promised that one day we will be mature enough to transcend pain and suffering altogether (Revelation 21:4 He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death' or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away). But it appears that as long as we are the caterpillar and not yet the butterfly, we are undergoing the stage of transformation in this dimension in our material shell which is bound to be a struggle. Even the Master Himself, His servants the prophets and apostles were faced with great affliction. However, I do not recall any of them suffering with illness or disease except for Job. They usually faced their greatest pain at the time of their execution.
@@deutschblitz The true root of all pain--however it manifests itself--is resistance to Love. In my experience, that resistance feels like a painful distance from one's own Truth, caused by a sustained suppression of one's own Light. Jesus did not live in that space of resistance & yet he suffered on the cross, for us. I believe that had he wanted to, he could have easily revised the script of his earthly life to excise both his crucifixion & the 'climax' of his resurrection. But he didn't. For me, Jesus IS Love, Love incarnate; he had no fear of fully surrendering his mortal shell to the suppression of, fear-led attacks on, & (attempted) execution of Love. That's interesting in itself: Love requires our complete surrender to It & at the same time, Love is Itself a wholly surrendered state of being. Jesus did not resist/deny/denounce the Love that he IS in order to escape crucifixion, though I believe it was in his power to do so.
@@writerforlifeify hey I like your comment! To me that’s what Jesus was all about, as far as I can tell. And to truly follow Jesus means to surrender to God through love and by that surrender, which takes vulnerability, one finds that love actually sustains!
@@nmb4686 Love is All That Is. Nothing exists outsides the bounds of Love. Love is the very substance of which your soul is composed (what else?). So that which we may identify as not-Love is simply fear-of-Love. In this context, 'evil' or 'darkness' actually serves Love by bringing (our need for) Love into sharper relief. I understand Fear as an unconscious energy that holds itself at the greatest possible distance from Love. Dig a bit deeper & you realize that Fear feels deeply unworthy of the Love of which it was composed!
The portal into the transcendent dimension is suffering. Interesting. Biblically it would be sacrifice that is a portal to those that believe God raised Him from the dead for intercession between us and God for the remission of sins.
The word within is actually an inaccurate translation from what was actually said, and should actually be translated in context with the whole passage. When Jesus came to earth, the Jews were looking for the Messiah to come and elevate the Jewish nation to prominence. Instead of hearing a message of repentance, they anticipated a Deliverer who would lead them in a successful liberation of their nation. And some of the religious authorities apparently believed that they-because of their careful investigation-would be the ones to first discover the promised Savior’s coming. In Luke chapter 17 Jesus told the Pharisees that their thinking was mistaken. Jesus’ first coming was to preach “the gospel of the kingdom of God” (Mark 1:14-15) and pay the penalty for mankind’s sins. Later, He would “appear a second time … for salvation” (Hebrews 9:28) and the establishment of the Kingdom of God here on earth. Jesus made this same point when He was on trial before Pilate. When asked if He was the King of the Jews, Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here” (John 18:36). In Luke 17:21 entos (the Greek word that is translated “within”) can also be translated “in the midst of” The New American Standard Bible, the New International Version, the Modern King James Version and Green’s Literal Translation translate this phrase “in your midst.” In this sense, Jesus, the King of the coming Kingdom of God, was standing in the midst of the Pharisees. These translations are clearly better, for the Kingdom of God was not in the hearts of these Pharisees. Closer inspection reveals He was actually referring to Himself as a representative of that Kingdom. Further more, When Jesus returns, there will indeed be dramatic signs that all will be able to discern (Matthew 24:5-14, 21-27; Revelation 1:7). But in saying, “The kingdom of God does not come with observation; nor will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’” (Luke 17:20-21), Jesus was explaining to the Pharisees of that generation that, in spite of their meticulous efforts, their mistaken understanding would not allow them to identify the Messiah’s first coming. Furthermore, they would not see the astonishing signs of His second coming-the signs for which they were looking. As Jesus noted, His second coming would be in another “day” (verse 24)-a time period long after the Pharisees to whom He was speaking had lived and died.
@@NeterRafi77 Jesus was indeed a real historical person, factually held to have existed. The Bible refers to the idea that we should be Christ like in the sense that we are to renew our thoughts and shift them in such a way that aligns with his character and will. The apostle Paul writes in Philippians 4:8 “Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.” He also outlines the fruits of the spirit in his letter to the Galatians, as he writes: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” Lastly, Ephesians 4:22-24 says “Put off your old nature which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and put on the new nature, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.” In doing so we become imitators of Gods character but as humans it will always be incomplete and imperfect.
Why doesn't Tolle ever speak in depth, about what the Apostle Paul's writings were really saying? Since two thirds of the New Testament were written by him? Jesus CHOSE Paul to reveal Himself to the World, but Religion has gotten it all wrong, in my strong opinion. HELP US, MR. TOLLE!!!!
I wholeheartedly agree. I too see many of the statements Paul made in diametric opposition and conflict with what Jesus said Himself. Unfortunately, the mainstream church is focused and centered on what Paul taught, not what Jesus taught.
I used to be a New Ager and a great follower of Eckhart Tolle and I believed all the misinterpretions of the Bible from New Age. Thank God, six years ago I started believing in God(Jesus) and started reading the Bible differently. Not everything in the Bible is a symbol and allegory as New Age often claims, many things are literal ( Jesus saying he is God being one of them :)) There is a certain methodology in reading and interpreting the Bible which New Age doesn't take into consideration. I would encourage you to try that methodology, then you might find true gems...
@@jacominahofmeester7815 Hi, the most notable difference is that Paul preached faith alone in the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ as necessary for salvation where as Jesus taught and repeatedly stressed repentance, forgiving others as well as faith in who He was as necessary for salvation. The modern church merely relies on what Paul said, the repentance part and that we also need to do our part is completely negated and spat upon. The modern prosperity gospel of the mega churches is spitting on the teaching of Jesus himself and has solely elevated its idol named Paul. Jesus died so we could even have a chance to get to heaven yes, but the whole reason we are even here on this god forsaken earth is because we have a work of repentance to do, a purification process we need to undergo which is a life long process. True faith in Jesus means to follow his teaching and will indeed lead to good fruits and Heaven, however most people nowadays believe they don't need to do squad and by just saying YUP, I believe in Jesus, they are good to go. That would be beyond unjust and unfair because any immature loon would end up in heaven. The truth however is that God is putting us through fiery trials here on earth to cleanse us from our wrong ways of thinking and acting and we will be here until we have fully repented. So yeah, people have always liked pink glasses but the reality of things is always two sides of the coin. Ultimately Jesus taught love as the fundamental truth that He is and that leads us to heavenly conditions. But as long as we still promoting violence and wars as a way to solve the problems with our neighbors, we are still living in the stone age and Heaven is a far cry from where we are at.
