People claim to seek unity with God, but want to retain their separated egos,do they know God?
Five hundred years later, another young man, Emmanuel, whom the Greeks called Jesus the Christ, was similarly tested and, he, too, refused to give in to the temptations of the ego and flesh. It seems that those who want to overcome the ego and its world of flesh must be tempted in assorted ways; only the few with the courage to not give in to temptation to be separated ego self succeed. This world, the material universe, is a product of our desire for separation. Desire for separated self is the cause of suffering; That is why you have too many churches today.
THere is evidence all over the Old Testament of the Hebrews doing the same thing, trusting in themselves. It is a human struggle, one that will not be perfected until we reach heaven.
However, scripture teaches us to put aside ourselves, to esteem others higher than ourselves, to let Christ within us show Himself through us. Yet we seem to buy into the worldly teaching of SELF esteem, looking out for number one, and trusting our own wisdom.
We need to see that TRUE wisdom comes only from God. And present ourselves a LIVING sacrifice, stepping aside and letting Christ rule the day.
Those that follow themselves may "know" God, but they are very misled about His character.
by blue dog 14 years ago
many people on hp have dual accounts, alter egos, and split personalities. although several maintain a certain dignity with those accounts, we know they are the exception rather than the rule. after this morning's apparent outing of one of the more vicious trolls on the site, is it fair...
by BadCo 14 years ago
Ok I am sick to death reading about sock puppets etc and alter-egos so i am giving you the Hub Pages members the vote.Do you wamt the alter-egos, do they piss you off, vote yes or no, by Saturday I will count the votes and if its a No I will delete both accounts.You decide !
by chucky12 14 years ago
Just wondrin,I did it yesterday on another Forum, to get my point accross, but all it did was make me feel an idiot, made worse when some chick figured it, based on what she said was my unusual lingo.
by Kathleen Odenthal 9 years ago
Are there rogue HP staff amongst the writers or are certain peoples' egos too large?If you don't understand the question, you don't understand.
by Poon Poi Ming 11 years ago
What did Jesus meant by: "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find..."What did Jesus meant when he said, "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." Was he referring to Heaven? If so, what did he specifically...
by Stephen Michael 13 years ago
How can we get control over our egosI have looked online and found almost nothing, so there is a niche need right there.
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