thoroughly corrupted by the western/Roman godman belief. That 's Christianity 1.0 and it's stuck there. You're probably familiar with scripture, so I'll just allude to some.
Don't do something that lands you in jail. You can't get out until you've paid your debt to the penny. To keep it short, just bump everything up to a spiritual level. You must pay off a spiritual debt. That's karma.It's your soul that works off the spiritual debt. I'm keeping this brief.
The prodigal son, really the god system. Starts out with the son/divine spark setting off. This is soul. Son/soul journeys to different(spiritual) realms, its divine strength losing strength the farther it is from its source. It finally gets to our world where it is surrounded by unclean flesh (pigs in Jewish culture). Lots of unclean flesh bodies, one soul. This is reincarnation. The parables son finally rises above having to dwell with unclean flesh and can return to the source.
The vinyard workers who work different hours for the same pay. Working the vinyard is parable speak for doing soul work on earth. The souls sent out first must need more time on earth to accomplish what more developed souls can achieve in less time, but all souls will be given time (and pigs!) to attain the ultimate reward. Is this grace?
The master who gives his servants the same sum of money to increase. The resulting yields vary. This is soul growth and some people will direct their lives towards soul growth more effectively than others.
In NONE of the parables does God intervene for humans. You contain a divine spark. That part is immortal and perfect. What else could you want?!?!
So, the god system means that we are placed here to be God's agent, to help others over self. God doesn't swoop in and save us. Be strong. The more you tolerate the difficulties found on earth with peace of mind, seeing "unfairness" as opportunities to rise above frustration, anger, hate, envy, etc., the more the soul flexes its spiritual muscles and grows.
This is a very brief look at what churches should be teaching. The Way is helping others.
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