Okay more on the tree …

Did you notice the tree is NOT the tree OF good and evil? Rather, it’s the tree of the KNOWLEDGE of good and evil. Why is this important?

The tree represents an alternative way of thinking … of knowing. You mean there are alternative ways of thinking? Yes. We can think (know) about good (God) and all that IS (truth). Or we can think (know) about NOT God and all that IS NOT (illusion, fear, envy, etc.). There is much more to come on this but let’s look at a quick example.

Fear. Let’s say you are afraid you might lose your job and your insides are all worked up over it. You know how this goes – your mind races with images of you in desperation, hungry, homeless, mistreated, cold, and on and on. Are any of these images real? Do they exist? Do they represent reality, truth? Perhaps your mind is venturing into the KNOWLEDGE of evil – into the realm of things that are NOT God and the result is fear.

 

1 John 4:8 (ESV)
⁸ Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.

1 John 4:18 (ESV)
¹⁸ There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.

 

Did you see that? A mind that is focusing on WHAT IS (love) is a mind that casts out fear. Fear is evidence of a mind that is focusing on WHAT IS NOT God.

 Are your thoughts going down the WHAT IS (good) path or the WHAT IS NOT (evil) path?

Are you thinking about what you’re thinking about?

It’s your choice.

 

 

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