Our role as channels of Universal thought.
As channels of God's Love and Wisdom, it is our function to be better readers of Truth, and writers as well. To do this, we each pursue spiritual growth in our unique way. Each of us adds another viewpoint to the Truth, though it is always the same Truth we encounter.
So how can we be better readers? The pure and contemplative mind is a better channel for high thoughts than the egotistical or overly busy mental attitude. Love purifies the thought process while Fear contaminates it. There is no work, however, that does not bear the stamp of the Creative Power of the universe. In that sense, we can do no wrong- we are always expressing Spirit, since there is nothing else.
The Bible as a symbolic document
The Bible shows evidence of being a book that was deliberately written in symbolism. The clue to this is in the New Testament, where the concept of the parable is introduced, and Jesus speaks a great number of parables, which many of his listeners could not understand. Jesus said, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear." or: "Let those with the tools to interpret this, understand it."
Parables
Thus the New Testament is a key to the Old. It reveals to us that Hebrew thought was oriented to the parable - a story complete in itself, but with a hidden meaning. Such a story, while potentially factual, is not the point. The point is the hidden wisdom which speaks to us about the human Spirit, Mind and Heart. The facts are not the truth.
Jesus talked about a farmer sowing corn. Planting corn is not the point of the story - it's not a lesson in agriculture! Even Biblical fundamentalists know that, yet they can't seem to see that the Old Testament uses selected pieces of history to teach in the same way.
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