The Kingdom of Heaven is Within

From the desk of Jean-Baptiste Amata Gastiganto (translation: beloved host of John the Baptist), Little John for short

The Kingdom of Heaven is Within

19 Sep 2020 4:07 pm - Permalink
The Kingdom of Heaven is Within

You have to dig deep to find it! But first, you have to overcome your own ego and the carnal, instinctual, egoistic world that's sprung from it.

That means, every spot, stain, mark and blemish of its characteristic pride, vanity, envy, selfishness, ambition, lust, greed, desire for creature comfort and fear for survival in your character, along with ALL your worldly cares, concerns, desires, hopes and dreams.

And if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know.1 Corinthians 8:2

If you think you've got over yourself, then that's your ego deceiving you. For its roots run far deeper than you know, deep into the subconscious mind, which is why the ONLY way to overcome the carnal, instinctual, egoistic nature of the flesh and be cleansed of EVERY spot, stain, mark and blemish of its sinful (unvirtuous) characteristics, is to forsake all and WALK the narrow path, that contrary to POPULAR (egoistic) belief in the halfway house (church), is not a learning process that requires you to sit in pews like submissive school children, but a debrainwashing (cleansing) process that requires you to forsake all and WALK it, and when the truth, the way and the life (true way of life) is revealed to you, you'll discover you actually knew it all along, deep, deep down in your heart of heart's (soul), but your mind was too corrupted, blinded, deceived, governed & ruled by the characteristic pride, vanity, envy, selfishness, ambition, lust, greed, desire for creature comfort and/or fear for survival of THE BEAST of the carnal, instinctual, egoistic (self-centered) nature of your flesh that God named Satan and man calls ego, and we who dwell in His League of True Love (Heaven by another name) call the sinful, carnal, instinctual, egoistic self, to see it.

"So likewise, WHOEVER OF YOU does not forsake all that he has cannot be (IS NOT) My disciple."Luke 14:33

This is what God's end time movement, The League of True Love (AKA marching of the saints) is for and very, very few who sit in the halfway house, will be in that number as the saints go marching in. For though they say they're willing, self-centeredly & self-righteously (egoistically) like to think they're ready, when it comes to the crunch (now), they just don't have it in them to ACT on God's one & ONLY, true & perfect will for every living soul, He's had me deliver as an invitation on His behalf. For they are false disciples who never had the courage and faith to forsake all and WALK the narrow path, and therefore haven't overcome the beast of their flesh and its carnal, instinctual, egoistic pride, vanity, envy, selfishness, ambition, lust, greed, desire for creature comfort and fear for survival (got over themmselves), absolutely.

Don't for a minute, think I'm trying to teach you anything. God didn't send me to teach or preach, but to awaken and gather a harvest of perfect gentlemen and gentlewomen of His true love, saints by any other name, to what they already know to be true, in their heart of heart's (soul), and deliver His invitation, to come out of the carnal, instinctual, egoistic world altogether and all together in league with others, to live for love (God IS love) with all your heart, mind, body and soul (absolutely), according to true love's characteristic holiness, peacefulness, gracefulness and graciousness, with absolute equality, equanimity, humility, cooperativeness and joy, without the slightest care in the world, like a little child-at-heart, though far from childish, and LIVE IT.

It's an invitation that truly and naturally sorts the wheat from the tares and chaff, the true children of the one, true, living, Great Omniscient Deity of absolute, undying, true love and majestic virtuousness, from the proud and lofty, religious egos (tares), and lukewarm wannabes (chaff) who cowardly and complacently sit on the fence in the halfway house with one foot in the kingdom and one in the world, serving two masters/natures and wanting to be like Christ, but are too corrupted, blinded, deceived, governed and ruled (brainwashed, stained/marked & led) by the beast of their flesh (ego) and caught up in the world that's sprung from the carnal, instinctual, egoistic (sinful) nature of human flesh, to do what it takes.

But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit (nature and CHaracteRISTics) of God (absolute love) dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit (nature and CHaracteRISTics) of Christ (The character of the perfect gentleman of true love), he is not His. And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness (virtuousness). But if the Spirit (nature and characteristics) of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit (divine nature) who dwells in you. Therefore, brethren, we are debtors - not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh (carnal, instinctual, egoistic nature). For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For as many as are led by the Spirit (nature and characterististics) of God (absolute love), these are sons (and daughters) of God. For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, "Abba, Father." The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs - heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if IN-DEED WE SUFFER with Him, that we may also be glorified together.Romans 8:9-17
"We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God."Acts 14:22

Naturally, those who are corrupted, blinded, deceived, governed and ruled by the beast of their flesh (ego), can't receive any of this, as it pricks and wounds (confronts & offends) their pride, vanity and selfish ambition, etc., which causes the beast to rise up in their flesh like a serpent and fill their mind with dark thoughts that have their Source In Negativity (SIN), that causes them to bear false witness of my character, hiss and spit venomous words like a viper, stomp and roar like a wounded bull or run like a chicken, etc.

But the natural (carnal, instinctual, egoistic) man does not receive the (virtuous) things of the Spirit (nature and characteristics) of God (absolute love), for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually (supernaturally) discerned.1 Corinthians 2:14

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HUMILITY
lion-lamb

actively passive lamb and lion-like characteristic of true love's divine nature

Humility is the key to being able to embody all the virtues. It is understanding that others are as important as yourself. You are thoughtful of their needs and willing to be of service. You don't expect others or yourself to be perfect, just perfect gentlemen or gentlewomen. You learn from your mistakes. When you do great things, humility reminds you to be thankful instead of boastful.

A man's pride will bring him low, but the humble in spirit will retain honor.Proverbs 29:23

Challenge yourself to be aware of any and all opportunities to practice and apply humility in your life this week, and the times you should have, but didn't because of the characteristic pride, vanity, envy, selfishness, ambition, lust, greed, desire for creature comfort and/or fear for survival of the carnal, instinctual, egoistic (self-centered) nature of your flesh.