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05-20-2007, 01:00 AM
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The Temple of St. John is Open to Every Man
Peace Friends,
"Religion": I'm sure you would have looked up the origin of the word- it means to rebind as does the word yoga. There was a time when humankind had no need for religion or yoga. This was when the spiritual world was fully experienced around them (there was no need for religion in the Garden of Eden). The purpose of religion is to, quite simply, reconnect us to the spiritual. If it's not doing that it's not fulfilling it's purpose. There are many authors who have begun the task of revealing the Christian Mysteries. I wouldn't suggest that those who are still at the stage of pure religious devotion be pushed into the realm of a full conscious understanding. It may be a shock. "The Temple of St. John is open to every man, of course, but whether or not it is to be the choosing of every man to enter is an entirely different matter." |
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05-21-2007, 12:05 AM
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It is not an original concept. Tomberg mentions it in his Meditations on the Tarot- though he tened to stick with the Petrene system. The message of St. John's Gospel is that we worship God in Spirit. The Temple of St. John is not an earthly Temple. "There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord." (I Corinthians 12:5) "Church" means "community"- it is the Community of Christ. In other words it refers to the body of all true Christians who are born. As to entrance into the spiritual Temple of St. John, this is made clear: "Either a man knowingly commits himself to Christ or he does not; and for he that is with Him, he is also for all men. "The adoption of the whole world of all men and women, is prerequisite to the first beginning of a higher development. In no way is this to be taken as a privilege-seeking undertaking, however it is fact that those who cannot adopt all men lovingly are excluded from the Temple of St. John until such time that they are so prepared." The Pristine Order of the Holy Tears is another Order we wish to associate with. This is an Order which "drives the workers, the lovers, of the Christ". Formalized rigidity was overturned by Christ. "He did not found a Church, He did not ask that we bear any symbol, but that we recognize all men to be of Heaven and embrace them so." Blessings, Br. Bruce |
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05-21-2007, 11:57 AM
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05-21-2007, 01:16 PM
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05-21-2007, 01:22 PM
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05-21-2007, 10:38 PM
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Re: The Temple of St. John is Open to Every Man
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 This post was copy and pasted from Bruce Michaels own site which took me all of 10 secs to find googling. Quote:
I don't even have a website, Dondi ... While I do sometimes post quotes to support my own points, I think you'll find that my own views don't quite match those of anyone else here. Would you care to think again about what you are insinuating, or perhaps just let me in on it? 
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05-22-2007, 12:43 AM
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As far as humanity as a whole is a whole- yes. Blessings, Bruce |
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05-22-2007, 12:46 AM
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I doubt you've found any of my sites. You get a prize when you do! 
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05-22-2007, 12:50 AM
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Well I could bring you long replies to this...maybe later... As Tomberg has said, Cognitive Christianity will outlast Traditional and Warmth Christianity. God Bless, Br. Bruce |
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05-22-2007, 02:53 AM
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