A Comment I Just Wrote Under a U2 Playing at a U2 Subway Station (in Berlin) Video
Like I was just explaining to someone, to make vital changes, you do NOT deny past poor decisions (and their bad effects). Instead, you repent and turn around; resolve not to go back to doing what was bad; and work to improve oneself - move forward. A better reputation follows - at least in the eyes of honest people; and more importantly, with God. We live in "critical times, hard to deal with" - just like the Scriptures said they would be, before Armageddon day. (2Timothy 3:1) Rather than seek a FALSE "oneness", "peace" and "unity" that still embraces evil, lies, and rebellion against God - everything that is currently DESTROYING THE WORLD - give it up: That will never be the "solution", but continual strife and failure. TRUE peace and "one"-ness comes from honest-hearted and conscienced TRUTH and righteousness - that lifts people up to seek Jehovah's scriptural truth, which is also testified to by one's conscience and the goodness of the natural world surrounding us. TRUE love, peace, goodness, and Justice are established FIRST with God (and His Son). Those who do the right thing - who seek, develop, and maintain a good relationship with their heavenly Father, learning and living by His scriptural standards - naturally then have a spiritual brotherhood, sisterhood, through our heavenly Father Jehovah; and that is true, no matter WHAT country of this world we find ourselves in. And so thus comes the reality (not a harmful or divisive delusion) of the "US" versus "THEM" too. People can say whatever they want; but spiritually, and in regard to the future of mankind and all persons now alive; the "US" that is vital and matters IS the TRUE unity, the TRUE being "ONE" with God that Jesus Christ prayed about to His Father Jehovah (the being "ONE" in spirit and purpose that they shared) - and the same TRUE "unity" and "ONE"-ness with God and Christ that THOSE TRUE and obedient to God and Jesus would share; with Jehovah, with Jesus Christ, and with each other. Using God's holy name, Jehovah, and knowing the truth of the Person of God behind that name is vital and unifying too - making those who value the Divine and universal importance of this "ONE".
"Holy Father, watch over them on account of YOUR OWN NAME which you have given me, in order that they may be ONE JUST AS WE ARE." (John 17:11) I have given your word to them, but the world has hated them, because they are no part of the world, just as I am no part of the world.
15 “I request you, not to take them out of the world, but to watch over them because of the wicked one. 16 They are no part of the world, just as I am no part of the world. 17 Sanctify them by means of the TRUTH; YOUR WORD IS TRUTH. 18 Just as you sent me forth into the world, I also sent them forth into the world. 19 And I am sanctifying myself in their behalf, that they also may be sanctified by means of truth.
20 “I make request, not concerning these only, but also concerning those putting faith in me through their word; 21 in order that they may all be ONE, just as you, Father, are in UNION with me and I am in UNION with you, that they also may be in UNION with US, in order that the world may believe that you sent me forth. 22 Also, I have given them the glory that you have given me, IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY BE ONE just as WE ARE ONE. 23 I in UNION with them and you in UNION with me, in order that they may be PERFECTED INTO ONE, that the world may have the knowledge that you sent me forth and that you loved them just as you loved me......Righteous Father, the world has, indeed, not come to know you; but I have come to know you, and these have come to know that you sent me forth. 26 And I have made YOUR NAME known to them and will make it known, in order that the LOVE with which you loved me may be in them and I in UNION with them.” (John 17:14-23, 25,26)
These things cause TRUE LOVE to FLOW - between God, Christ, and individuals - and from that, between all those likewise in true unity with God and Christ. THIS IS THE SCRIPTURAL, TRUE "ONE." (Also see Ephesians 4:2-6) It encompasses people from all over this earth. This is the life and future vital, scriptural "US". These are Christ's TRUE disciples. We don't even go to war, when those of various nations do, because, for one thing, we would never want to sell-out or violate our God-given, scriptural, TRUE unity and "ONE"-ness, by taking a chance on harming or killing our spiritual brothers (or our "neighbor" - our fellow human being). (John 13:35)
In CONTRAST to the scriptural "US" are those wishing to remain alienated from God. Both God and Christ refer to THEM as "the world" [of mankind alienated from God]. The actual DIS- unity of those NOT obeying God's given scriptural standards and warnings is clear, tragic, and world-ruining.
There ARE sorts of certain FALSE and destructive "unity" and "oneness" between those stubbornly and wickedly alienated from God, however.
"We know we originate with God, but THE WHOLE WORLD IS LYING IN THE [POWER OF THE WICKED ONE]. 20 But we know that the Son of God has come, and he has given us intellectual capacity that we may gain the knowledge of the TRUE ONE. AND WE ARE IN UNION WITH THE TRUE ONE, by means of his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and life everlasting. 21 Little children, guard yourselves from idols." (1John 5:19-21)
"The kings of earth take their stand
And high officials themselves have massed together as one
Against Jehovah and against his anointed " (Psalm 2:2)
Then there's "Babylon the Great" (Satan's world empire of all FALSE religions), with its FALSE and DESTRUCTIVE, wantonly delusional "unity", ecumenalism, worship the UN. etc. in place of God, and in spiritually adulterous, whore-like service to the governments of Satan's world system of them - instead of God. The are "unified" as enemies of God also - Satan's world empire of all Jehovah-fighting, anti-scriptural, demonism-teaching, injustice and evil-practicing, war-mongering, and blood guilty FALSE religions. (Revelation chapters 17 and 18). A good first clue to that a religion is grotesquely FALSE, DISOBEDIENT to God and Christ, and Satan (the manslayer) -serving is if it advertises videos of its militaries/armies, guns, bombs, armed troops, etc., [blasphemously] "in the name of" God, Christ, and/or their church, "motherland/fatherland", [FALSE and apostate] "Christianity", etc.
And then there's Gog (Satan) and Magog (his crowd with him).....
So, there are 2 sides, from the reference point of Jehovah the Creator and Universal Sovereign: The side of "US" is with Him and His Son - standing up for scriptural truth, righteousness, Justice, TRUE love, etc. - what IS "of God" - and the TRUE hope, based on what is REAL, that this produces. IN CONTRAST, the "THEM" is Satan's side - with every harmful LIE; every God-alienating, anti-scriptural teaching; all evil; all unrighteousness; spiritual darkness; delusionment; and jeopardized (or lost) eternal futures.
And "don't straddle on the fence" either; because that is Satan's side - his side, his one grouping of those not listening to/obeying God also.
It's too late, tonight, to NOT bring the past out into the light; and for individuals to not acknowledge their errors and CHANGE.
P.S. I visited that subway station too, years ago, as part of my U2-in-Berlin concert travel adventure.
Poignant, again...Act to claim the victory Jesus won....to actually be as ONE, with the real, vital, scriptural ONE.
"Holy Father, watch over them on account of YOUR OWN NAME which you have given me, in order that they may be ONE JUST AS WE ARE." (John 17:11) I have given your word to them, but the world has hated them, because they are no part of the world, just as I am no part of the world.
15 “I request you, not to take them out of the world, but to watch over them because of the wicked one. 16 They are no part of the world, just as I am no part of the world. 17 Sanctify them by means of the TRUTH; YOUR WORD IS TRUTH. 18 Just as you sent me forth into the world, I also sent them forth into the world. 19 And I am sanctifying myself in their behalf, that they also may be sanctified by means of truth.
20 “I make request, not concerning these only, but also concerning those putting faith in me through their word; 21 in order that they may all be ONE, just as you, Father, are in UNION with me and I am in UNION with you, that they also may be in UNION with US, in order that the world may believe that you sent me forth. 22 Also, I have given them the glory that you have given me, IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY BE ONE just as WE ARE ONE. 23 I in UNION with them and you in UNION with me, in order that they may be PERFECTED INTO ONE, that the world may have the knowledge that you sent me forth and that you loved them just as you loved me......Righteous Father, the world has, indeed, not come to know you; but I have come to know you, and these have come to know that you sent me forth. 26 And I have made YOUR NAME known to them and will make it known, in order that the LOVE with which you loved me may be in them and I in UNION with them.” (John 17:14-23, 25,26)
These things cause TRUE LOVE to FLOW - between God, Christ, and individuals - and from that, between all those likewise in true unity with God and Christ. THIS IS THE SCRIPTURAL, TRUE "ONE." (Also see Ephesians 4:2-6) It encompasses people from all over this earth. This is the life and future vital, scriptural "US". These are Christ's TRUE disciples. We don't even go to war, when those of various nations do, because, for one thing, we would never want to sell-out or violate our God-given, scriptural, TRUE unity and "ONE"-ness, by taking a chance on harming or killing our spiritual brothers (or our "neighbor" - our fellow human being). (John 13:35)
In CONTRAST to the scriptural "US" are those wishing to remain alienated from God. Both God and Christ refer to THEM as "the world" [of mankind alienated from God]. The actual DIS- unity of those NOT obeying God's given scriptural standards and warnings is clear, tragic, and world-ruining.
There ARE sorts of certain FALSE and destructive "unity" and "oneness" between those stubbornly and wickedly alienated from God, however.
"We know we originate with God, but THE WHOLE WORLD IS LYING IN THE [POWER OF THE WICKED ONE]. 20 But we know that the Son of God has come, and he has given us intellectual capacity that we may gain the knowledge of the TRUE ONE. AND WE ARE IN UNION WITH THE TRUE ONE, by means of his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and life everlasting. 21 Little children, guard yourselves from idols." (1John 5:19-21)
"The kings of earth take their stand
And high officials themselves have massed together as one
Against Jehovah and against his anointed " (Psalm 2:2)
Then there's "Babylon the Great" (Satan's world empire of all FALSE religions), with its FALSE and DESTRUCTIVE, wantonly delusional "unity", ecumenalism, worship the UN. etc. in place of God, and in spiritually adulterous, whore-like service to the governments of Satan's world system of them - instead of God. The are "unified" as enemies of God also - Satan's world empire of all Jehovah-fighting, anti-scriptural, demonism-teaching, injustice and evil-practicing, war-mongering, and blood guilty FALSE religions. (Revelation chapters 17 and 18). A good first clue to that a religion is grotesquely FALSE, DISOBEDIENT to God and Christ, and Satan (the manslayer) -serving is if it advertises videos of its militaries/armies, guns, bombs, armed troops, etc., [blasphemously] "in the name of" God, Christ, and/or their church, "motherland/fatherland", [FALSE and apostate] "Christianity", etc.
And then there's Gog (Satan) and Magog (his crowd with him).....
So, there are 2 sides, from the reference point of Jehovah the Creator and Universal Sovereign: The side of "US" is with Him and His Son - standing up for scriptural truth, righteousness, Justice, TRUE love, etc. - what IS "of God" - and the TRUE hope, based on what is REAL, that this produces. IN CONTRAST, the "THEM" is Satan's side - with every harmful LIE; every God-alienating, anti-scriptural teaching; all evil; all unrighteousness; spiritual darkness; delusionment; and jeopardized (or lost) eternal futures.
And "don't straddle on the fence" either; because that is Satan's side - his side, his one grouping of those not listening to/obeying God also.
It's too late, tonight, to NOT bring the past out into the light; and for individuals to not acknowledge their errors and CHANGE.
P.S. I visited that subway station too, years ago, as part of my U2-in-Berlin concert travel adventure.
Poignant, again...Act to claim the victory Jesus won....to actually be as ONE, with the real, vital, scriptural ONE.
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