Know My Voice II E-Book

Rev Dr John Diomede

• Herausgeber: Proisle Publishing Services
• Kategorie: Religion und Spiritualität
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2022

Seitenzahl: 49

Beschreibung

God wants to have relationship with you above some organizational structure. Recognizing God's voice is not as difficult as the world makes it out.

Jesus made it possible when he sent the Holy Spirit to his followers, which he is still doing today. Experience the flame of Pentecost and bring God with you everywhere.

The Four Voices

Our Own

The World

The Enemy

The Holy Spirit

Leseprobe

Know My Voice II

God has a Kingdom, and it is not organized religion!

by

Rev. Dr. John Diomede

Copyright © 2022 by Rev. Dr. John Diomede

ISBN: 978-1-959449-17-1

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My Sheep Know My Voice

My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. (Joh 10:27-28 NIV)

Dedicated

To my Parents

Rachel and Edward

To My Mentors

Marvin

John

Bill

Dan

The Holy Spirit provided me with them.

They gave to me

wisdom, love, discipline and guidance

in a timely manner

for His Kingdom.

Introduction

The Bible is a book that draws out a host of emotions in people. Some people love the idea of it, keep it by the side of their bed and try to live by its commands by being a good person in their everyday life. Then there are people who consider the book as completely irrelevant. There are those who only encounter it occasionally and not for any significant purpose. Lastly, there are those who despise it. As time has gone on it occurs to me that the Bible is less and less used in the secular community, a situation that I hope changes on an individual basis. One reason, as described by one of my sons, is its density, where the subject matter is concerned. I get it and I know why. It is my desire to give relevance to the book in a way that is not common and to make it part of everyday thinking. I also have seen the bible being used incorrectly in the religious community. Many in the religious community use specific verses as a manipulative tool to undergird and protect their established conclusions. The Bible is not a religious book, it is a book that details relational interaction. The relational interaction in these texts is far more robust than any modern-day mystery writer and has life altering potential1. For the reader to develop a sense of relational thinking, we must stop looking at the text in its entirety and look at the encounters recorded therein, especially where they share commonality with the readers life. Much of what I speak about, relationship with God, and many of the foundational thoughts2 expressed biblically about that relationship are shared by many people under the umbrella of the relational concepts and dictates found in these texts, including Jew, Christian and Muslim. As one indulges this thought process, they will realize a host of connections that will draw them to The Holy Spirit of God, the source of relationship.

This is a test of the emergency broadcast system

Consider the following list of comments

Abortion should be banned completely

A woman’s right to choose should be preserved up to the point of delivery

The 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump

Obama was not born a US citizen

The Obama birther issue is a complete falsehood

Global warming is a myth

Republicans are ignorant for following Trump

Climate change should be Funded by the government as a significant issue of our time

Institutional racism exists throughout all areas of government

Black Lives Matter movement is a racist movement

Black Lives Matter movement is needed to protect Blacks

Martin Luther King was a racist

Martin Luther King was a great man

Christianity is inherently racist

Guns should be legal to carry in any state

Guns should be banned

Women should not be allowed to be broadcasters for men's sports

Social media should not be controlled in any way

Freedom of speech is dangerous

Gays should not be allowed to serve in the military

Gays should not be discriminated against in any way

The news tells the truth all the time

The news is fake

This list of comments is meant to give you an opportunity to think about any one of those issues and draw some thoughts to the surface, a self-test. As you consider these thoughts consider the fact that some of those thoughts were not your own. The mind is the playing field for your life's events. Just like any other field, you are not the only one present at the game, an especially important concept to consider.

Something else to consider is that the world we live in is angry and it is becoming more and more angry every day. This is due to what happens in our minds. We believe the anger is sourced by society’s events, but it is not, the source is the mind. Additionally, I can’t be sure if the world is as angry as it was five hundred or a thousand years ago, but I do know that the anger is much more widespread because communication is more widespread. To put it another way, a spark a thousand years ago could have started a forest fire. Today a spark can ignite a world of fire because the world has become an exceedingly small place.

Religion is the blinder pulled down over our eyes