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Jesus said, “Follow me“. Agree?

So, how did we get to this place where we are chasing after every philosophical whim and religious diatride? We have a lot of great philosophers who were sincere and who added much to our consciousness; however, they also gave us some bad advice that the church seems to be following all too frequently. Where are the learned men of old?

It seems to me that we have too many carts being pushed by horses when the horses were meant to pull the carts, if you get my point. Let’s take Rene Descartes as an example. He was a dualist of the high order and he suggested that the body works like a machine in that it has the material properties of extension and motion, and that it follows the laws of physics.

Translation?

“I think, therefore I am.” If you studied any history or philosophy when in school, you’ve probably heard that statement. As I see it though, it’s just the opposite. “I am, therfore I think.” Heavy emphasis on the I AM!

My reasoning (if that’s what you call it) is as follows.

I have a physical body and I know that because my senses tell me so.

I am aware of my senses because my mind tells me so.

I am aware of my mind because of my consciousness.

My consciousness is part and parcel, united, and linked to “the consciousness“- God!

Carl Jung would call it the collective unconsciousness. Call it what you might a key to understanding the mysteries of spiritual powers is revealed in tapping into the Holy Spirit, aka “the consciousness“.

In this journey that we are all on, we have to trash Rene’s ideas about man and who he is, how he operates, and get back to our spiritual roots. The Lord willing, I will try to unpackage this “thinking-consciousness” in my February 16th message that you can listen to on the Podcast. Or, if in Houston, show up Friday night around 7ish.

And then, just this might have been more than you want to know.