____________________________________________________________ «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥« ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ *** The Little Worker *** ____________________________________________________________ «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥« ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Published by CDTTT-The Committee for the Difussion of The Third Testament Issue of March 2002 _________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS: - First Word - The Gifts Within Part XVI Part 3 - The Spiritual Meaning of the Crucifixion - More About Myths - Final Word ____________________________________________________________ «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥« ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ -First Word Dearly beloved: This month, the Christian world will remember the Lord's Passion, His Crucifixion. But since then, humanity has spiritually evolved in such a way that it has now, the capability of understanding what is the true meaning of that sacrifice. The teachings that the Holy Spirit granted to men and women of this era, reveals things that most people in their different religions ignore. So, when this Holy Week arrives, it will be a good time to meditate upon the events that took place almost 2,000 years ago, changing History forever. Please view in a fixed-width font such as Courier. ____________________________________________________________ «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥« ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ - The Gifts Within Part XVI Spiritual Vision - Part 3 Reviewing what we have read on the previous issues we know that we have all been granted the gift of spiritual vision, but it is up to us to develop it. In order to do so, first, we must be willing to experience it. Predisposition is essential to the process. And second, if we are on the alert we will be able to receive. We must bear in mind that the communication is done through our spirits and not through our minds. Remember, if we elevate our spirit and meditate, cleaning our hearts of all material thoughts a wonderful spiritual peace will be felt. This is because the love of our Father will be covering us. When we get to this stage it means that we have penetrated the spiritual valley. And it is then when we would have reached the level of spiritually required to be able to receive the messages that God is sending us. Cleaning our hearts of all material thoughts is like cleaning a crystal bowl that has been soiled. When we remove all the stains from the bowl, the crystal will shine and will show all its attributes. It is the same with our hearts, when we release them from the material burden, the spirit is free to perform its duties. The messages that we receive are ideas given to us through images or sounds that we have to interpret by using our spiritual analysis. These messages are all geared to help us perform better in our missions in life. So when the time comes we will be ready to carry out our duties thoroughly as we are not taken by surprise. If we receive a message about a particular problem in our life, it means, that God is giving us the tools and the opportunity to solve it. We have to take an active part in the problem so we can do something to prevent it or do whatever our intuition tells us to do. There are other times that the messages are to advise us that something is going to happen in our lives that God knows it is going to be very difficult for us to overcome. So, in his immense love for us, He lets us know so that we can start preparing for the day it will happen giving us the opportunity to be ready and accept His will. Other messages can be just to disclose pleasant things that will take place. Let's keep the communication open! ____________________________________________________________ «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥« ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ - The Spiritual Meaning of the Crucifixion Christian religions are all based in the doctrine of salvation, since all of them recognize Christ as the Redemptor, as the Saviour. But in this era that the divine communications enlightened the spirit of man, we must analyze not only Jesus' life but also His sacrifice as well. First, we must analyze which were the reasons for that sacrifice. Wasn´t there any other option? Let's see. (All excerpts taken from the Book of the True Life -The Third Testament). "There was a need to become man and deliver My body and blood to you, so that an impression be made on that body from the pain that would be inflicted by Mankind. If I had come in Spirit, what sacrifice would I have made for you? What would I have had to renounce, and what pain could you have made Me feel? The Divine Spirit is immortal, pain does not reach Him, but the flesh is sensitive to pain; its faculties are limited, and by nature, it is a mortal being, that is why I chose that form to manifest Myself before the world and offer it My true sacrifice, to show you the road to salvation." If you read the above carefully, you will see that the sacrifice of the Lamb was a need. Not a need for God, but for us. In the second paragraph of the quoted text you'll see why it was important that humanity was not able to understand the divine lessons of love merely through the spirit. Therefore, men needed to see Christ suffer in the flesh of Jesus, in order to be able to learn from it and seek for redemption. But, also at the end of the quote, in the last phrase, it states something that up to this day, has been wrongfully interpreted by theologians and scholars and that is that with His sacrifice, the Lord shows us the road to salvation. The road to salvation. Not salvation by itself, no, but the road to salvation instead. It isn't the same? Someone may ask. Sorry, but no. "There are many men who have accepted that all the tears of this world have been caused by a sin of the first inhabitants, and in their clumsiness to analyze the parable, they have gone as far as to say that Jesus came to wash every blemish with His blood. If such an affirmation were true, why, in spite of the sacrifice that has already been consummated, do men still continue sinning and also suffering?" Wow! There's a perfect question? And the answer was not given trough the brilliant mind of scientists or the web of ideas of scholars and theologians, it was given through the minds of the simple and the humble. "Jesus came to Earth to teach men the road to perfection, a road which He taught with His life, with His deeds and with His words. Do not be surprised that I have said to you, that it is your cross which should save you, because with that, I meant to tell you that I deposited, with My Divine examples, a redeemer in each one of those hearts, so that he would guide your footsteps and would redeem you in the end. I would fail in justice and in perfection if I should take you blemished to My Kingdom without your spirit arriving purified through your restitution. What merits would you have earned if, through My sacrifice alone, you would have obtained the glory?" I guess that now you have a much more solid base to start your analysis from. Next I will leave you with part of the teaching regarding the Holy Week that was delivered in 1948 through human understanding. "Remember that day when, for My love to you, I expired as man on the cross; remember my passion, yes, but refrain from doing it in the traditional form that, through centuries, you have been accustomed to, external and material form that has not left the seed in your spirit, because you have not searched profoundly for the meaning and the essence of it. I wish that you would reunite in congregations or in the bosom of your families, without waiting for anniversaries or holidays or traditions to review those examples and works that I taught you in the Second Era; that you would go into a withdrawal full of spirituality and elevation to meditate and analyze My Word, because then you would indeed obtain a benefit for your spirit, discovering the meaning or essence of My works and of My words. Do not try to feel sorry for Me, because nothing in Me exists that could inspire pity to men; instead, inspire yourselves in that love that, through an entire life, I proved to you and then apply that pity, that regret of offending, and that remorse, toward your fellowmen, among whom exist thousands who are worthy of all compassion and all pity, because they suffer intensely; others because they have sunk into the mire of vice, still others because they do not know the light of truth, and others because they live like orphans of love, or because they hunger and thirst for justice and peace. For them you should certainly feel pity and compassion; for them you can plead and weep, but above all, do something to ease their pain or to improve their existence. Then you will be understanding My Doctrine, comprehending my sacrifice, and interpreting My will. Remember in your commemorations that I, the Divine Master, proving all my love for you, left the spiritual Kingdom and became man so that I could dwell among men. I left My Kingdom to show myself in your world as a being at the service of the needy, and that I appeared among you to be the humblest and to dedicate my whole life to you. My Doctrine taught that the more you possess, the more you have to give, and that the greater you are, the humbler you must be. Who are those who, in this period, imitate Me? Who are those capable of descending from a throne or from their seat of honor to mingle among the poor and needy to bring them life? I do not find them, even though your world is so vast and Humanity is so numerous. When those examples are shown profusely on Earth, then you can say that you are commemorating My word and that you are living My examples." ____________________________________________________________ «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥« ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ -More About Myths 1) Were there three wisemen that came from the East to adore the child Jesus? The Gospels do not mention any given number of wisemen, though it enumerates the gifts that they carried to present to the divine baby: three. So, word of mouth and tradition just assumed that since there were three presents, there must be one wiseman for each present but there is no proof of this. 2) Jesus threw the coin which was presented to him when asked by the Jewish doctors of the law wheter it was lawful to pay tribute to Caesar or not. Jesus never even touched a coin. The Gospels do not give any account of Him touching money of any kind. 3) Mary Magdalene was a sinner and an adulteress and was the woman that washed the Lord's feet. Again, the Gospels do not sustain any of this. Mary of Magdala is mentioned only as a woman out of whom Jesus had cast seven devils. The woman that washed the feet of Jesus in the pharisee's house remains nameless up to this day, and the one that anointed Jesus in Lazarus home, was Lazarus's sister, Mary, not to be confused with Mary Magdalene (from Magdala). ____________________________________________________________ «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥« ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ -Final Word: We must be watchful and pray, dear brothers and sisters, for war threatens to engulf nations in a bondfire of arrogance, pride and unspeakable lower passions of their leaders. We have to do our best to bring peace into the minds and hearts of as many people as we can, and we should pray for those leaders so their decisions get tempered by the goodwill and love of your spirits. Your Brother in the Lord The Little Worker **** PAST ISSUES AT http://144000.net/newsletter/ ****