Congenital Beginnings

The overall arc from the beginning, within the Judeo-Christian faith framework, identifies how all of mankind was subjected to an all encompassing alteration not original to the Maker’s design. However it occurred, we now have a steady state of potential alteration that is primarily congenital to our current condition.

Medically speaking, congenital problems are defined as those issues present at birth. Such potential malformations, deformations or anomalies were inherited from previous generations. Such inherited conditions might become evident or realized due to genetic alterations. The vast untapped potential for these congenital traits to become manifested may or may not depend on external interactions that can trigger a reaction. These potentials, on the other hand, can also remain inactive without manifestation since they can recessively remain dormant.

The lower nature, out of which comes from our corrupted existence, is ever present within each of us and involuntarily opposes or strives against the perfect law of liberty found in His Love. All mankind, therefore, has inherited these congenitally derived lower natures that can manifest itself in a variety of ways.

The fallen or lower nature has been categorized as the sinful flesh. This is where the term ‘sinner’ has been defined of which it is certainly all-inclusive. It is a human condition regarding the very nature of our existence. Pointing to someone else and saying they are sinners is quite literally the kettle calling the pot black. It’s all the same. No one is exempt, nor can anyone avoid the lower nature. It is this state of being that influences all of our potential as we exhibit those unique abilities we have inside of ourselves. We need our lower nature to live, survive and experience life as it is our first-gift given, namely, our life to breathe, to exist in the land of the living.

However, if we wish to find our Maker, then we must redeem ourselves from the corruptible flesh. He has seen from the beginning that we would require His mercy and grace to come before Him with our sin nature.

The Father sent His Son to fully pay forward our redemption by nailing the sin of mankind to the cross of Christ. In this way, those who believe that Christ died for sinners in general, and specifically our own sinfulness, are promised both forgiveness as well as new eternal life to bridge the gap between our lower nature and His Holy Supernatural nature of love, acceptance and forgivenss. In this way, we have received the spirit of His Eternal Life and that makes it possible to fellowship with Him through His Son, Jesus Christ.

Therefore, the act of forgiveness, the process of redemption and the goal of salvation was not designed to eliminate the lower nature. Rather, our lower natures were designed to motivate us to seek Him above, to rely in Him for the trust, peace and alignment with all love and goodness that we ourselves can not, by our very nature, supply to ourselves and/or our loved ones. This is how our faith strengthens our families, our relationships and our own steps to walk in His love.

Jesus Takes Satan Down To Divide Kingdom Of Darkness

Luke 10:18    KJV
And he [Jesus] said unto them, 'I beheld
Satan as lightning fall from heaven.'

There are 10 Greek words from Strong's lexicon as:
(1) G1161 - De (conjunction) = and, but, yet, also, nevertheless
(2) G2036 - Eipon (verb) = he said, to speak, say, tell, command
(3) G846 - Autos (pronoun) = unto them, himself, themselves, he,
she, it, their, they
(4) G2334 - Theoreo (verb) = I beheld, to be a spectator, look at, behold,
to view attentively, take a view of, survey, to view mentally, consider,
to see, perceive with eyes, to ascertain, find out by seeing, looking
(5) G4567 - Satanas (masculine noun) = Satan, adversary
(6) G5613 - Hos (adverb) = as, like, even as, how, as it were, about,
according as, in the same manner as, when
(7) G796 - Astrape (feminine noun) = lightning, light brightly shining;
a gleam of the lamp
(8) G4098 - Pipto (verb) = to fall (it fell down), descend, thrust down,
prostrate position; as falling dead suddenly; to come to an end, disappear,
cease, lose or be removed from power by being cast down
(9) G1537 - Ek (preposition) = from, away from, out of, by
(10) G3772 - Ouranos (masculine noun) = heaven, air, sky, heavenly+;
vaulted expanse of the sky with all things visible in it

Marin Transliteration:
Nevertheless, speaking to himself, I perceptively view
Satan [My Adversary] in the same manner as light brightly
shining suddenly thrust down, removed from power and cast
out falling from [the] heavenly expanse.

Satan can't divide against himself - Mat 12:26
Satan is offensive to Jesus - Mat 16:23
Satan tempted Jesus - Mark 1:13
Satan can't rise up against himself - Mark 3:26
Satan immediately takes away the Word - Mark 4:15
Satan cherishes/be harmonious/affectionate with men - Mark 8:33
Satan is divided and cast out through Jesus - Luke 11:18
Satan has a Synagogue - Rev 2:9
Satan has a seat and a dwelling - Rev 2:13
Satan has depths (doctrine) - Rev 2:24
Satan deceives whole world - Rev 12:9
Satan is dragon, old serpent, devil - Rev 20:2

Reflections On Isaiah 55:1 thru 13

God's Heart For Me Is Written As:

Verse 1:
a) Everyone Is Invited!
b) There's No Charge/Fee

Verse 2:
a) Good Eating!
b) Delight Yourself Without Limits

Verse 3:
a) You'll Live As You Listen.
b) Faithful Mercies Provided

Verse 6:
a) He Is Near!
b) He Can Be Found!

Verse 7:
a) You Will Have Compassion.
b) He will Abundantly Forgive/Pardon.

Verse 8:
a) Higher Thoughts From Him.
b) Higher Ways From Him.

Verse 10:
a) Growth Will Be Provided You.
b) He Will Furnish You With Resources.

Verse 11:
a) Your Emptiness Will Receive His Word.
b) His Desire will Find Success In You.

Verse 12:
a) Joyful Living With Peace Is Yours.
b) All Creation Will Cheer For You.

Verse 13:
a) Free Trade-Out From Thorns To Cypress!
b) Free Trade-Up From Nettle To Myrtle!
c) Nothing Will Prevent This From Happening!
(you will flourish in Him)

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Flashy Vanity = Troublesome Mischief

Psalm 5;5    KJV
The foolish shall not stand in thy sight;
Thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

Six Hebrew Words:
1) H1984 = Halal - (verb) to shine, to praise, boast, to flash
forth light; to be boastful; make a boast; to act madly, act
like a madman, hence: foolish, fools
2) H3320 = Yatsab - (verb) to place, to set, to place or stand,
to station one's self, present oneself, stand with someone
3) H5869 = Ayin - (noun) eye (of physical eye); as showing
mental qualities; of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.);
spring, fountain (fig. to flow out as water, tears)
4) H8130 = Sane - (verb) to hate, be hateful, hater, one
hating, to be hated
5) H6466 = Pa'al - (verb) to do, to make, work, workers, doers;
to fabricate, labourest, to produce, to create; hence, to attempt
or to undertake anything; by implication: to devise, to exercise
6) H205 = Aven - (noun) trouble, wickedness, sorrow, iniquity,
vanity, mischief, affliction; by implication: unrighteous, evil,
false, unjust; note: from unused root meaning to pant, hence,
to exert oneself, usually in vain

Marin transliteration:
"Flashing forth one's own boastful standing by showing a
keen eye towards mental superiority which is hateful by
devising troublesome mischief to exert ones own vanity."

Four of these six Hebrew words are action-verbs. This is a
very dynamic verse. Lots of insight. The smarter a person
becomes, the greater their propensity to create their own
manufactured importance in which to sustain a lofty, high
mindedness. This is an example of Haughtiness.

Forgiveness Ruins Reciprocation

What is forgiveness?
Forgiveness is a means by which one person
(Identified-A) clears away the offense(s) caused
by another person (Identified-B) whether such an
offense was either real or imagined. It strictly
resides on the one who became offended in which
to offer by faith a way in which to wipe clean the
slate of the original offense towards Identified-B.

Such an offer of forgiveness can be rejected by
Identified-B and such rejection keeps/maintains
the offense directly against Identified-A. Now,
here's the tricky part: Identified-A can be free
from the original offense by offering forgiveness
even if such an offer was completely rejected by
Identified-B.

It is, by definition, so to speak, always between two
individuals and seeks to bring back their relationship
into a renewed sense of equality between these two
persons. Such equality functions to cover over and
erase the obstacles between individuals, as though
the offense(s) had never happened.

Forgiveness, therefore, does not eliminate, lessen
or absolve any downstream consequences incurred
by the offender (Identified-B) except as it focuses
directly on the disconnected part of the relationship
via the offense as suffered by Identified-A person.

Therefore, forgiveness is always personal. It is
always uniquely defined. Offering forgiveness then
becomes a part of the witnessed testimony between
these two persons.

What is reciprocation?
To give and take something mutually as a form of
an equivalent response.

In terms of social psychology (wikipedia), the definition
of reciprocation refers to one person responding to an
action (positive) with another person's positive action.

It functions as a mutual interaction of exchange that
provides an equal interchange between two people.
The focus of reciprocation is the mutual exchange
for equivalency. An funny example of this sort of
reciprocation was aired on The Big Bang Theory:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1256021/quotes?qt=qt0501712

If the character, Sheldon, had become offended by the
Christmas gift from Penny, then Sheldon might have
offered his forgiveness as a means to re-establish their
relationship.

Instead, Sheldon perceived the gift in terms of a type
of reciprocation. The mere hint of a gift translated in
his internal filters as a social obligation. He therefore
needed to find out what valuation an equivalent gift
might be appropriate based on the perceived value of
their relationship. It became a way in which Sheldon
could fulfill his social obligation without letting go of
any perceived offense. This was his character's way
of obsessing on the accounting within relationships.

Forgiveness ruins Reciprocation
Here, then, is the trouble with forgiveness. It makes
the relationship greater than the offense(s) incurred.

It places both individuals into a realm of equality
that can not be measured in terms of an exchange.

It remains an unilateral assault against hiding
behind one's offense(s) that is the brick-'n-mortar
of building walls of "Them-Against-Us" social groups.