The exploration on Faith has been launched from a Bible quote which says:
Now Faith is the substance of things Hoped for,
the evidence of things not seen
Perhaps now, with the knowledge we have been acquiring, we could refine this understanding and re-write it as follows:
- Current Sea is the substance of things Hoped for. The physical manifestation of things Hoped for is the evidence of things unseen. Faith is the process "from promise to fruition" that allows this to happen.
Perhaps in a rather rough way, we could compare this to the more tangible
process of digestion:
- Food is the substance that nourishes and sustains. The physical manifestation of this nourishment expresses as strength, robustness, and health of the body. This manifestation is the evidence of things unseen. Digestion is the process "from eating to assimilation" that allows this to happen.
Father has Said that "Faith is a fragile thing". So too is digestion.
Digestion can be upset by many things: stress, fear, danger, lack of food,
malfunction of the many organs involved in digestion, and so on.
Perhaps so too, is Faith upset.
Could Faith be as automatic as digestion is when working Properly?
If you have minimal food to eat, no matter how good your digestion, there is
not enough nourishment to keep your body strong and healthy. If you receive
minimal Current Sea, no matter how good your Faith, there is not enough
substance to give physical expression to that which you Hope for / is Father's
Good Will for you.
If the food you eat feeds the parasites in you, what is left for you? Their
fecal waste. If the Current Sea you receive feeds others, what is left for
you?
Could the many misconceptions we have about food / digestion apply to Current
Sea / Faith?
- spiritual People nourish themselves poorly
- fasting is healthy
- if you eat too much you will be fat
- rich food is unhealthy
- empty food is healthy
- you need to restrict your diet
- you need money to buy food
- you need work to get money
- those who are unwilling to work deserve famine
- food comes from the supermarket
- you need to till the land and destroy the forests to grow food
- you need to poison the land and crops with chemicals to grow food
- pests can take / destroy your food / crops at will
- weather can destroy your food / crops at will
- thieves can take your crops at will
- government must regulate food and can take it away at will
- good People donate food / give it away / are willing to go hungry to let others have some food
- you need to kill to have the food you need
- you need chemicals to aid your digestion
- there is not enough food for everyone to eat to satiation each and every day
- it is a sign of "status" to buy your food instead of receiving it directly from your garden
- the food you grow must be used to feed others
If poisoned / altered food destroys our body, what does poisoned / altered
current sea do to us?
Just some food for contemplation.