The One True Faith Always Present, Oft Ignored;
Promises Man the Spiritual Plane: Hermetic Alchemy
For millennium Man remained fractured by competing religions promising the true path to…what? In the beginning it was not so; then there was only one true faith. Christ made all in Heaven and Earth according to the Father’s plan from the essence the Father created ex nihilo (Col 1:15-20). A schematic representation is given in Genesis’ first chapter (Ge 1). From Man Christ brought forth Woman to form a complete unity in faith with Himself (Ge 2:21-25). Christ was not into deception or brainwashing; He did not wish mindless obedience. Christ warned Man that he could encounter knowledge apart from Him; knowledge that would not only destroy their unity but would result in eternal separation in judgment; i.e., Death (Ge 2:16-17; Re 20:11-15). When Satan came calling offering access to this godless knowledge, he promised, he lied, saying it would make them as gods (Ge 3:5). They could rise beyond their physical body barrier and enter the spiritual plane of being; i.e., gods, like Christ. The reality was very different filled with fear, guilt, degradation and violence (Ge 3:6-13; Ro 1:18-32; 3:10-18). Man grasped at Satan’s proffered faith to assuage his sin apart from Christ. Hermeticism was begun based on the promise of Alchemy {Change} gained through special knowing or Gnosticism. Sin had awoken and Woken Man hated his Maker! Continue reading “The One True Faith Always Present, Oft Ignored” →
