I Am That I AM, Lin. You are the I AM That I AM deep within your heart, mind, and Soul because without this Universal Living Force, you would cease to be. Universal Life is Universal Love without conditions. It just IS. Life connects all brothers and sisters of Earth to that which the Silver Cord of Life Ecclesiastes 12:6-7 speaks. It is in every living thing experiencing in our precious animal, plant and mineral kingdoms.
What is the animating Universal Life Force of Jesus as he refers to himself in the Gospel of Thomas in the Nag Hammadi Scriptures?
The Gospel of Thomas does not depict Jesus as the Savior nor the Messiah, but rather as the Child of Humanity, and a perfect example of peace, purity, and protection for you, me, and everything else in our realm.
What is this Universal Life that animates all living things? It seems it is here today and gone tomorrow. We all know this because we all experience it. During our sojourn here on this beautiful planet, Earth, we slowly wake up to who and what we truly are, and to the fact that there is more to this Universal Life we live, much more.
We are not just mind and body. We have Spirit/Soul which transports our reality to beyond what we can see with human eyes. Our Spirit/Soul is our I AM Presence, which is our constant protection of the core of our life, all our lives.
Notice in the above picture that the belief system, or value system, is what each individual places upon the self. While we may be born into a particular way of thinking or believing, as we mature and think for ourselves, that is, if we allow ourselves to think for ourselves without fear, obligation, guilt, threats, and manipulation; it is our own agreement that ultimately decides what we understand to be true.
This animating force is Universal Life Energy, not unique to any particular religion, belief system, nor human invention. It is common to all, including agnostics and atheists.
Some claim their course in Energy Work, Chi, Qi, Prana, and many other “original” names describing the same exact thing is the way to go. Others say to come to their religion or change religions because one is better than another. These are all judgments. Jesus says in Matthew 7:1, “Stop Judging!”
Each of us has our own set of circumstances that shape our thoughts, feelings, emotions, words, and actions. We only know what we know, obviously, until we dare to challenge the paradigms with which we grew and matured, that is, if we allowed ourselves to mature. This sometimes means we give ourselves permission to investigate other books, writings, and systems of belief to see which might better agree with our own thought processes.
We learn through our experience. Some of us are teachers, others learn through different experiences. Others of us delve deep into various studies for our life’s work and curiosities. As our life unfolds, we learn from it. Sometimes we do not learn a life lesson until it keeps repeating, catching our attention. Sometimes this takes a lifetime or many lifetimes to conquer.
We also know when we study everything there is to know about a subject, and still there appears to be a thin veil that some information remains hidden, requiring concerted effort on our part to unearth the missing information. That is what happened with the Nag Hammadi Scriptures.
Why did Jesus die?
Jesus, the Child of Humanity, died because he tried to teach the people of his day, somewhere around 30-33 AD, about this I AM Presence within himself. He also tried to teach humanity that this same I AM THAT I AM Presence is within each one of us, as Luke 17:20-21 clearly states. As mentioned in previous posts, all modern bibles are reverting back to the original writings stating that the Kingdom of God is WITHIN us, not AMONG us, as past scribes changed the wording to say to match the doctrine they wished to portray. Check your bible and also check the footnote at the bottom. If your bible still says “among” you, the footnote still says, “WITHIN YOU.” Modern scholars of the Hebrew-Greek-English Interlinear Bible say this also.
Again, I ask why did Jesus die?
Jesus was put to death because he taught us all that the Light of God, this I AM Presence, this Kingdom of God, is not only within him, but also WITHIN each one of us.
Religious controllers of the time, both political and spiritual, wanted to make their subjects subjugated, fearful, obedient, compliant, and victims for sins they did not commit. It was put upon women, forbidden fruit, and a snake.
They hid the truth that the Original Sin was that of the fallen angels who mated with the beautiful women of Genesis 6:1-5 fame, remember?
But this twisted story has been swallowed hook, line, and sinker by the fishers of men (and women) who are distracted by the atrocities of our time, fearing for their very souls should they dare to step outside the threats and manmade doctrines, and fearing the beaters of the drums of modern-day dirges.
Walk out of fear. Promise yourself never to go into fear again. Fear immobilizes, cripples, and deforms your God-given Spirit/Soul, your spiritual identity, your I AM Presence. This is your Inner Child who is crying to be heard and understood. This is the very reason Jesus died, so he could teach us this very important lesson.
God Bless Everyone Everywhere.