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Tablet Eleven
Chapter 7
<1>In this chapter, the multitudes were
present, because it was directed also to them.
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"Judge not, that ye be not judged."
"For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be
judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you
again."
"And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy
brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own
eye?"
"Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull
out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own
eye?"
"Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of
thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote
out of thy brother's eye." (Matthew 7:1-5) |
<2>These verses can best be described by the
lesson
Esa gave to those who
brought the adulteress woman and asked him if they should stone her.
The answer was that the one who has no
sin should cast the first
stone. All dropped their stones and left. <3>Only those who have
overcome and cleansed their
spirit from all of the
sins and false
understandings can judge.
Otherwise the filthy things within will distort the person's
judgment, and he will not judge correctly. He will create more
suffering than tranquility and truth. He will be judged and suffer
for his misjudgments also.
<4>So, "first cast out the beam out of thine
own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of
thy brother's eye." Only such a people are worthy to judge and lead
humanity. Otherwise they will have no choice but to become
"hypocrites."
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"Give not that which is
holy
unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they
trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you."
(Matthew 7:6)
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<5>Be careful to whom you expose yourself
(your Soul which is Holy
and precious like pearls). If you open it to those who are not
Holy (dogs and swine), they will try to destroy it, "lest they
trample them under their feet,..."
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"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and
it shall be opened unto you:"
"For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that
seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened."
(Matthew 7:7-8) |
<6>The highest way to know is to go to
God directly (to expose
yourself only to Him). Whoever truly asks, sincerely seeks, and
earnestly wants to know ("knock") will be given the truth. The only
requirement is an intense desire to find the truth, and to seek to
find it. It is promised that whoever has these qualities will
succeed.
<7>Christ does
not say he is going to do it for you but it is up to you to ask,
seek, and knock.
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"Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he
give him a stone?"
"Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?"
"If ye then, being
evil, know how to give
good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your
Father which is in
heaven give good things
to them that ask him?" (Matthew 7:9-11) |
<8>All the humans are
God's children. So if we,
who are mostly in our lower natures ("being
evil") know how to give
good things to our children, then imagine how eager
God, who is the most Compassionate, Loving, and
Holy, is to give the truth to those who seek it. So ask, seek,
and search. <9>It is a promise you will find the truth.
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"Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that
men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and
the
prophets." (Matthew
7:12)
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<10>Do unto others as you expect others to do
to you: This is the essence of all spiritual knowledge.
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"Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the
gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many
there be which go in thereat:" (Matthew 7:13)
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<11>It is easy to be selfish and do to others
what we do not expect others to do to us, "wide is the gate, and
broad is the way." But that is the way to go to the lower nature and
be drown in
Maya, "that leadeth to
destruction."
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"Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the
way, which leadeth into life, and few there be that find it."
(Matthew 7:14)
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<12>However, to do to others as we expect
others to do to us is a very narrow and hard path, "strait is the
gate, and narrow is the way." But that leads to spiritual growth
toward
Pure
Consciousness, "which leadeth into life." However, very few find
it in each generation, "and few there be that find it."
<13>Verses 13 and 14 in fact show the very
process of creation and The Plan of
God. Those who go the easy path of the lower nature will be
drowned in the ocean of
Maya and will drift away
from entering the
Kingdom Of Heaven In Heaven
(life,
Pure
Consciousness).
<14>But those who choose the narrow and hard path, with His
Grace, will find the way
and enter into everlasting life (Pure
Consciousness). That is why we are here and have this life.
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"Beware of
false prophets,
which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are
ravening wolves." (Matthew 7:15) |
<15>Whoever teaches anything else but that
the goal of life is to be(come)
Divine is a
false prophet. It
does not matter how they put it, "come to you in sheep's clothing,
but inwardly they are ravening wolves."
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"Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men
gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?" (Matthew 7:16)
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<16>You know them by what they offer to you
and what result is produced by that offering, or by what their
teaching is and where it leads the followers. Does it lead toward
be(com)ing
Divine
(purity), or toward Maya?
If the result of the fruit is
Maya, then it is a false teaching.
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"Even so every good tree bringeth forth good
fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth
evil fruit." (Matthew 7:17)
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<17>To follow a blind teacher results (fruit)
in falling in decay with him, "a corrupt tree bringeth forth
evil fruit," and to follow
a true teacher will lead to growth and the true life, "good tree
bringeth forth good fruit."
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"A good tree cannot bring forth
evil fruit, neither can a
corrupt tree bring forth good fruit."
"Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is
hewn down, and cast into the fire." (Matthew 7:18-19)
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<18>Those who do not clean inside but assume
the responsibility of leading others, have no choice but to be(come)
hypocrites and corrupt. Such a people and their system will be
destroyed, "every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn
down, and cast into the fire." This truth has been shown all
throughout history, and in this case it was the Pharisees, scribes,
and Sadducees who were destroyed and hewn down.
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"Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them."
(Matthew 7:20)
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<19>Therefore, you will know if they are true
or
false prophets by
what their teachings produce,
Divine or otherwise.
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"Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord,
shall enter into the kingdom of
heaven; but he that doeth the will of my
Father which is in
heaven." (Matthew 7:21)
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<20>You have to surrender yourself to the
words revealed through the
Prophets and follow them, "doeth the will of my
Father which is in
heaven." The Prophet
himself is important only because of what he says. So for those who
put more importance on the Prophet himself than on his words which
are from God, miss the
whole point. They will call him "Lord, Lord," but forget to follow
what he said. Such a people will not enter into
heaven or the Kingdom Of
God In
Heaven, because they
have not purified themselves by following his teachings and still
have big
false egos. Whoever
has the slightest false
ego
cannot enter into heaven.
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"Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord,
have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out
devils? and in thy name
done many wonderful works?"
"And then will I profess unto them, I never knew
you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity." (Matthew 7:22-23)
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<21>Many will gain some spiritual powers and
misuse them to show their spiritual progress and impress others (use
of spiritual powers can also be from three kinds:
ignorance, passion, or knowledge). Many also use a name, which
is not His Sacred Name, to do these things. But they are not
acceptable, "...I never knew you" (Matthew 7:22, 23).
<22>In fact, spiritual power will be given to a person to
test him to see if he will fail in handling it or will use it for
the right purposes. These powers should be used for His Will
(establishing the KOHOE).
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"Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them,
I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a
rock:"
"And the rain descended, and the floods came, and
the
winds blew, and beat upon
that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock."
(Matthew 7:24-25) |
<23>Whoever opens himself, hears these
teachings, and follows them, will enter his higher nature or
self
(will have no false ego)
and will not be affected by the
tribulations and changes in the world.
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"And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them
not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon
the sand:"
"And the rain descended, and the floods came, and
the
winds blew, and beat upon
that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it." (Matthew
7:26-27) |
<24>But those who will not follow these
truths and do not do them will stay in their lower natures and will
be drowned in
Maya. Then they will be
affected by all kinds of
tribulations and
will be carried away deeper and deeper into desires, attachments,
attraction of the external world, and greed (winds),
and great is their fall.
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"And it came to pass, when
Esa
had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his
doctrine:"
"For he taught them as one having authority, and
not as the scribes." (Matthew 7:28-29) |
<25>Christ
finished the essence of his teachings here and people saw the
authority in him because he was in truth. <26>Whoever is in
truth cannot say anything but the truth, and truth is like a very
sharp sword which cuts through the falsifications and prevails
strongly, "having authority." <27>But people still thought it
was his doctrine and could not see that it is the only
doctrine, or the truth.
<28>No one will be saved by merely believing in a Savior --
after believing in the Savior he has to do and struggle in the path.
Then he might earn His
Grace and be saved.
<29>Also there were multitudes ("people")
present at the end of this chapter, and
Esa taught them mostly in parables and symbols. So in this
chapter other people were present besides his disciples.
However, chapters 5 and 6 were taught to his disciples only.
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