With respect to those believers who failed to put on the required Wedding Garment and come to TheCall (see TheCall To The Wedding Banquette http://TheCall.Nazirene.org ), in the parable of the Wedding Feast they are portrayed as the "invited guests".  There is of course the statement by Peter that confirms the requirement of works or actions -- i..e, "If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning. It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed on to them. Of them the proverbs are true: A dog returns to its vomit, and, A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud" (2 Pet 2:20-22 NIV).  Where the modern Church promotes the doctrine that they are saved by Grace regardless of the manner in which they live their lives, Peter not only states that this doctrine is in grave error, but correctly states that: "It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed on to them." Every Christian should ask themselves: How Can This Be???  How can those who have never known the teachings of Christ -- those who have committed many sins -- be better off than those who having heard, are complacent towards those teachings?

If the Christians in the parable of the Wedding Feast are representative of the invited guests, in the version in Matthew (22:1-14) they are utterly destroyed because of their complacency.   In the version found in the Gospel of Luke it states: "For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet” (Luke 14:24) -- which provokes the question: How can the Christians who claim to be saved by faith apart from their actions -- making claim to a guarantee and free gift of salvation the moment they accept Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior -- be subject to the greater judgment because of their complacency?  Further -- and quite contrary to Church dogma -- if non-Christians were those who had not been called as invited guests -- and the non-Christians were not doomed to the destruction imposed upon the invited guests (Christians) who did not come -- the question still remains as to what is the fate of those who were cast into the "outer darkness"?  What does it mean: "For many are called, but few chosen"? 

In the original biblical Greek language, the knowledge of man that was taught by other men, was portrayed differently than the Divine Manna of the Kingdom that could ONLY be imparted to man directly from the Logos/Divine Mind -- i.e., this Heavenly Spiritual Knowledge was called Gnosis.   Paul taught the necessity of seeking Spiritual Knowledge which in the Greek language is Gnosis -- i.e., Ephesians 1:17 states: "and asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him"  This Knowledge that Paul teaches to seek out -- Divine Knowledge that only God can impart to sincere seekers who have prepared themselves to receive the Divine Manna -- is called Gnosis in the Greek language.  The early Christian Valentinius quoted Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians when he made reference to Gnosis Kardias -- or, the enlightened eyes of the heart.   "I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints" (Eph 1:18).   And that Paul wanted very much to speak about the Mystery of the Gospel to the Ephesians, but could not, is the reason he portrayed himself as an ambassador in bonds: "And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak" (see Eph 6:19-20).   And how did a seeker/disciple obtain these enlightened eyes of the heart?   Very briefly, by fulfilling the role of a virgin who awaits the Lord with the oil of purification -- and by becoming the "good ground" in the parable of the Sower and the Seed (see http://SowerAndTheSeed.Ebionite.com ), that permits the necessary expansion of the facilities of mind to be brought about, which enables the seeker/disciple to be taught by the Indwelling Logos/Son of God/True Prophet.   And in the same way that in the parable of the ten virgins it was said to those who had failed to prepare themselves with the oil of purification that "Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you" -- even though they believed and had called upon the Lord and was awaiting his coming.  Which is confirmed in Peter's endorsement of Gnosis and the need for Enlightenment at 2 Peter 1:5 as seen in the Greek Interlinear at https://biblehub.com/interlinear/2_peter/1.htm . And from https://embassyofthefreemind.com/en/library/collecting-areas/christian-gnosis#:~:text=The%20original%20meaning%20of%20the,the%20true%20nature%20of%20things' . It can be seen that gnosis is divine revelation and not book knowledge.

Jesus taught his original followers and disciples the spiritual meaning of the Law that each person must fulfill within their own mind and being, in order for their minds to become Anointed (Messiah/Christ) -- Anointed with what?  The Light of the Divine Mind of God.  When Jesus spoke of the "works of the Law", he was portraying that mindset, thinking and lifestyle that is necessary for a person's mind to become Anointed with the Light of the Divine Mind which exists at the Core of their Consciousness. That the scriptures have an inner spiritual meaning that can only be seen and understood by those who have the "eyes to see", is stated in the words: "Then opened He their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures" (Luke 24:45).  Why couldn't they understand the scriptures prior to Jesus "...opening their understanding"?  What Jesus stated was that only a very small select few who had begun to fulfill the precepts of the Law of God, were able to receive and understand the most important teachings and concepts known to mankind that Jesus taught.  Which provokes the most important question that few people are in any manner prepared to understand:  Why could Jesus convey the mysteries of the kingdom ONLY to a very select few, and that he was unable to convey the higher truths to the multitudes who came to hear him teach?  Because until which time they put on the necessary wedding garment and began to fulfill the Law, they will continue to dwell in the "outer darkness" of mind and being -- i.e.,  "But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who didn't have on wedding clothing, and he said to him, 'Friend, how did you come in here not wearing wedding clothing?' He was speechless. Then the king said to the servants, 'Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and throw him into the outer darkness; there is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.' For many are called, but few chosen." (Matt 22:1-14).  In the Homilies of Clement the Apostle Peter is quoted as stating the the required wedding garment that the person "...ought to beware that it be not in any part of it stained with sin, and so he be rejected as unworthy and reprobate."   Which is confirmed in the words: "For it is impossible to restore again to repentance those who ...then commit apostasy, since they crucify the Son of God on their own account and hold him up to contempt.. For if we sin deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a fearful prospect of judgment, and a fury of fire which will consume the adversaries" (Heb 6:4-6;10:26-27 RSV).  Jesus makes reference to the prophecy of Isaiah with respect to the necessity purity of the wedding garment and states: "‘When you hear what I say, you will not understand. When you see what I do, you will not comprehend. For the hearts of these people are hardened, and their ears cannot hear, and they have closed their eyes— so their eyes cannot see, and their ears cannot hear, and their hearts cannot understand, and they cannot turn to me and let me heal them’" (Matt 13:14-15).  It is important to recognize that the reason the people could not hear or understand,  was caused by their own deafness and inability to understand the teachings and concepts presented to them.  Even to the degree that their condition of mind inhibited them from turning about, so they could be healed.  Thus, in order to understand the meaning of the teachings of Jesus, it required them to make change in their lives -- for them to un-harden their hearts, and enable their eyes to see and their ears to hear the Higher Spiritual Truths which their organic mind could not receive and comprehend. 

Jesus taught his disciples and immediate followers the Spiritual meaning of the Natural Laws of God, and how the Law must be fulfilled in order for the prodigal son to enter into and through the "narrow gate" and gain re-entrance into the Kingdom within.  That all of mankind is immersed in the Natural Laws of Creation, is in fact why it was written into the early American Constitutional documents pertaining to what the Deists portrayed as "The Law Of Nature And Nature's God".  With respect to the question of the effect of the Law, Jesus stated: "For verily I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven; but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the Kingdom of heaven. For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the Kingdom of Heaven" (Matt 5:18-20).  There is a Spiritual Law that Jesus made reference to when he stated that "...Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven".  And when Jesus warned that "...Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?' And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!'" (Matt 7:21-23).   Lawlessness is therefore defined and understood as a rejection of the mindset, thinking and lifestyle that is necessary to fulfill the Natural Law.  And those who observe and put the teachings of Jesus on the Law into daily effect in their lives, of them Jesus said: "...but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the Kingdom of heaven.   Yet, the teachings of the modern Church rejects the words of Jesus when it promotes the doctrine of salvation by Grace -- i.e., "You must believe in salvation by grace alone, and that salvation is immediate and eternal upon acceptance of Jesus as a one-time sacrifice for your sins, and not obtained through works, sacraments, traditions or merits of our own"  Therefore, Jesus taught that the Natural Laws of Creation that were put into effect, will evaluate every event -- including every word, thought, desire and deed of each individual person, that orchestrates and comprises every aspect of the life each person is living.  Why?  In the same way that to be effective, academia must monitor, evaluate and orchestrate the progress of each student, the Natural Laws of Creation were put into place to advance and evolve each person to a higher level of mental and spiritual maturity.  Why?  In the same way that you cannot teach calculus, algebra and advanced mathematics to a kindergarten student, neither can man in his organic (carnal) condition of mind comprehend the esoteric reality of the Natural Laws of God that control every aspect of the lives we are presently living.  And this is why it is stated at Jeremiah 31:33: "I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts".   If the Natural Laws are embedded in the very core of our minds, and are moved in conjunction with thoughts of our hearts, then the Natural Laws interact with every aspect of the life that we are presently living.  Yet, because the gentiles did not understand the teachings of Jesus on the Natural Laws of God, they not only rejected all esoteric knowledge of the Law, but they rejected the very words of Jesus with respect to the Law being in effect -- believing that mere belief in God exempted them from all judgment, evaluations and effects of the Law. 

Why is the knowledge of the Law portrayed as esoteric -- i.e., not physically seen and observed.  Because to observe the movement of the Natural Laws, the person had to be able to perceive what can be portrayed as the Causal-Factors of the lives mankind is living.  What is a Causal Factor?  It means that there is a Reason and Purpose for every event and aspect of the life -- and it is your own thoughts and actions that orchestrate the life you are presently living.  That every event in your life is caused by the Natural Laws of Creation -- often invoked by your own previous actions -- including the very life you are presently living.  It means that there is a higher reason and purpose to the life you are living -- and for you to fulfill the adage to Know Thyself, you must understand the Causal-Factors of life that initiates the Laws.   

Jesus taught that the Natural Law of God orchestrates every event of this world that man experiences -- i.e.,  “Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's will” (Matt 10:29).  If a sparrow cannot fall to the ground apart from the Will of God, then we have no other option than to come to terms with the biblical fact that everything in this life is directly orchestrated by the Natural Laws of God?  To the degree that Jesus taught that the Natural Law of God monitors every word and action that a person makes -- i.e., as demonstrated in the statement of Jesus: "But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment" (Matt 12:36).  And the Natural Laws of God which monitors your every word you speak, will evaluate and render judgment in accord with what you say -- i.e., in the words of Jesus: "for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned” (Matt 12:37).  Even monitoring our every thought as expressed in the command: "…take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ" (2 Cor 10:5) -- and is the substance of every word judged?  And in accord with your level of comprehension that is judged by the Natural Laws, your ability to comprehend and the depth of higher spiritual knowledge will be evaluated -- i.e., when Jesus explained who he reveal the body of esoteric knowledge to when he explained to his disciples: “Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables: That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand” (Mark 4:11-12).  Why could the disciples of Jesus understand the esoteric knowledge that could not be revealed to the multitude of people who came to hear him teach?  Because his disciples had begun to fulfill the Natural Law within them as Jesus taught, which enabled them to mentally advance to the level where they possessed the ability to understand the higher more elevated teachings of the Gospel -- i.e., "And with many such parables He spoke the word to them as they were able to hear it.  But without a parable He did not speak to them. And when they were alone, He explained all things to His disciples" (Mark 4:33-34).  

If a sparrow cannot fall to the ground apart from the Will of God, then we have no other option than to come to terms with the biblical fact that everything in this life is directly orchestrated by the Laws of God?  Including the inability of those people who have yet to "turn about", who can't understand both the scriptures and life with the necessary  intellectual Wholeness of Mind.   Which means that because of the Causal-Factors imposed upon mankind by what Jesus taught was the Laws of God, those of whom it is stated that "...seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand”, that their blindness and inability to comprehend was in fact pre-ordained by God.  And what is not at all understood today, was that Jesus taught his original followers how to fulfill and overcome the Natural Laws that inhibited their ability to comprehend man's higher Soul and Spiritual Realities.  When the original (Ebionite) followers of Jesus attempting to explain to many of the gentile converts about the Natural Laws and Causal-Factors that Jesus taught about, they were unable to understand these important teachings and concepts -- i.e., the human condition portrayed in the prophecy of Isaiah that "‘When you hear what I say, you will not understand. When you see what I do, you will not comprehend". 

Unless the believer has begun to fulfill the Law, and their spiritual eyes and understanding is opened, they will remain unable to comprehend the higher reality of the Soul and the Kingdom of God.  When Jesus was asked why he spoke to the multitudes of people in the enigma of parables, he explained to his followers who had abandoned the ways of this world, and had begun to fulfill the Law within them as Jesus had taught them: “Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables: That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand” (Mark 4:11-12).  When the early Church author Epiphanius states that the original Ebionite followers of Jesus "blaspheme most of the legislation", this was because they did not observe the Law outwardly in ritual and tradition in the manner of the Jews.  Because as Epiphanius acknowledges with respect to the original followers that "Christ has revealed"  the spiritual meaning of the Law that remains beyond the perceptive understanding of the mind of organic man.  Therefore, they understood the allegorical symbolism that was applicable to unlocking the inner door or "narrow gate" to the Kingdom.   What did Jesus say with respect to the Law? "For verily I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven; but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the Kingdom of heaven. For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the Kingdom of Heaven" (Matt 5:18-20).   Unlike the scribes and Pharisees who threw away the Key of Knowledge in their outward carnal interpretations of the Law, unless you embrace the Law within your whole mind and being, so as to bring about the transformation of Consciousness, then you are portrayed as being "unlawful" -- i.e., "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?' And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!'" (Matt 7:21-23).  Where the scribes and Pharisees observed the Law outwardly in ritual and tradition, Jesus opened the mind of his followers, and this opening of the mind enabled his followers to understand the spiritual meaning of the Law, and how to fulfill the Law within their own mind and being.  The Gospel of the Nazirenes preserves the original meaning where it is written: "They who believe and obey will save their souls, and they who don't obey will lose them. For I say to you, That except your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees you will not enter the kingdom of heaven."  Why?  Because the Law monitors your every impression and thought in the process of bringing about the transformation of the mind (see Spiritual Osmosis And The Narrow Gate http://TheLawOfOctaves.com#Osmosis ).   When the foregoing is understood, repentance portrays those who release themselves from the shackles of carnal thinking and man-made dogmatic doctrines of belief -- i.e., beliefs that inhibit spiritual growth and development.   

These same Essene, Ebionite Nazirenes who were the core followers of Jesus, authored the original scriptures in the biblical language of Hebrew Characters (see The Original Spiritual Language Of The Gospels http://OriginalGospel.Ebionite.com#OriginalLanguage ).  The Greek and other languages which the canonical texts are based, were portrayed as "dumbed down" copies for those who had yet to spiritually evolve to the level where they were able to discern the spiritual meaning (see http://BibleCorruption.com#error ).  Thus, St. Jerome writes with respect to the Original Gospel which was written in Hebrew Characters: "A difficult work is enjoined, since this translation has been commanded me by your Felicities, which St. Matthew himself, the Apostle and Evangelist, did not wish to be openly written. For if it had not been Secret, he would have added to the evangel that which he gave forth was his; but he made up this book sealed up in the Hebrew characters, which he put forth even in such a way that the book, written in Hebrew letters and by the hand of himself, might be possessed by the men most religious, who also, in the course of time, received it from those who preceded them. But this very book they never gave to any one to be transcribed, and its text they related some one way and some another".   Why was a body of knowledge too "Secret", and had to be "sealed up in the Hebrew characters"  which was a language understood only by the "most religious"?  That the mind of organic man cannot comprehend his own higher Soul and Spiritual Reality, is the same reason why Paul wrote that the faith-based Christians were incapable of comprehending the spiritual meaning of the Gospel teachings who he portrayed as "babes in Christ" -- i.e., "And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ.  I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you were not able to receive it, and even now you are still not able; for you are still carnal" (1 Cor 3:1-3).  And why Jesus did not speak openly to the people -- and only spoke to the people in the enigma of parables: "And with many such parables He spoke the word to them as they were able to hear it. But without a parable He did not speak to them. And when they were alone, He explained all things to His disciples" (Mark 4:33-34).  Yet, those original followers who had to varying degrees fulfilled the Law, Jesus was able to speak more openly, saying: “The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said in parables so that, they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding” (Mark 4:11-12).  When Jesus portrayed the vast majority of people as being "outside" or "without", reference was being made to those portrayed as being "In The House" who had to varying degrees begun to enter the Inner Kingdom and be in the world and not of it. 

What you interpret as historical prophesies, is in reality prophesies of Consciousness. Every generation of doomsday prophets have predicted the End of the World. Yet the world goes on. The prophesies are not about the end of the world -- but rather, the prophesies are about the Kingdom coming within your own mind -- i.e., to be in the world and not of it. The prophesies are about the Anointing of your own mind when you fulfill the Law as Jesus did within himself (see Censorship Of The Truth And The Facts http://TheLawOfTheGospels.com#Censorship ) -- quoting: If, as Jesus taught, that the entrance to the Kingdom is within each us (Luke 17:20-21), and one of the primary purposes of the Gospel teachings is the body of knowledge on how to fulfill the Law and enter through the "narrow gate" within us -- thereby enabling the prodigal sons/daughters to be restored to the Edenic Kingdom -- therein fulfilling the objective to be in the world and not of it -- and this is accomplished by fulfilling the Law of God as Jesus taught, and his original followers witnessed as demonstrated in the words of Hippolytus when he stated that it was the Ebionite position that the man Jesus "...was justified by fulfilling the Law. He was the Christ of God, since not one of the rest of mankind had observed the Law completely. Had any one else fulfilled the commandments of the Law, he would have been the Christ, for they assert that our Lord Himself was a man in like sense with all humanity" (see Hippolytus, Refut. Omn. Haer. vii. 34). Hence "when Ebionites [or any other person] thus fulfills the law, they are able to become Christs, for they assert that our Lord Himself was a man in like sense with all humanity" (Hippolytus, Refut. Omn. Haer. vii. 34). And this is in fact the purpose and objective of the Gospel teachings -- i.e., to enable the lost prodigal sons/daughters to be restored to the Edenic Kingdom (see http://GateOfEden.com ) while still in the physical body-vessel -- and to attain the Anointing and At-Onement with the Divine Mind (see At-Onement With The Logos/Son Of God http://BrotherOfJesus.org#AtOnement ). Which means that the question that confronts every person who has ever walked the face of the earth is this: How many lifetimes will it take for you to fulfill the Natural Laws of Creation within your own mind and being, and in the words of the Revelation, "Go Out No More" -- i.e., "He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall go out no more" (Rev 3:12 see Go Out No More http://CausalFactor.Nazirene.org#GoOutNoMore ).

  The Original Disciples: Those followers and disciples who walked and talked with Jesus daily -- the very people who he personally taught -- those who could ask Jesus any question, and have Jesus explain his answer in fullness and depth -- all witnessed to the fact that Jesus was a true holy man who became the Anointed (Messiah/Christ) by fulfilling the Law of God within his own mind and being.  They affirmed what Jesus personally taught them -- i.e., that he (quoting) "...was justified by fulfilling the Law. He was the Christ (Anointed) of God, since not one of the rest of mankind had observed the Law completely. Had any one else fulfilled the commandments of the Law, he would have been the Christ, for they assert that our Lord Himself was a man in like sense with all humanity" (see Hippolytus, Refut. Omn. Haer. vii. 34).   And Jesus personally taught and guided them into the path where they were in the process of fulfilling the Law, and themselves becoming the Anointed (Messiah Christ).  What does it mean to "fulfill the Law"?  Why hadn't "the rest of mankind observed the Law completely"?  If what Jesus taught his followers that "Had any one else fulfilled the commandments of the Law, he would have been the Christ", then the most important question for all the followers of Jesus is: What must they, and other people do, to fulfill the Law and become the Anointed (Messiah/Christ)?  And if what Jesus said with respect to the fact that he (Jesus) "was a man in like sense with all humanity", then there is no salvation in worshipping Jesus without doing what he taught to his closest of followers. 

When this Gospel fact is understood, it confirms the reality that the Kingdom of God is within us as Jesus taught (see Luke 17:20-21) -- at the core of our mind and being -- that each of us is the prodigal son/daughter of the Most High -- and to use the scriptures as the Key of Knowledge, the scriptures must be turned within our own Mind and Being.  The problem was that unlike the Essene Ebionite Nazirenes who were the authors of our Gospels and other scriptures, the vast majority of the Gentiles had no conception of an inner Kingdom.  The Gentiles knew nothing about the Natural Laws of Creation that develops and perfects the Soul over the course of many lifetimes -- a reality which prompted the disciples of Jesus to pose the question: "'Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?'".   When his disciples asked him to clarify the cause of the man being born blind because of sin, Jesus did not at all correct them.  Why?  Because it is an historical documented fact that both the Pharisees and the Essenes understood the evolution of the Soul over the course of many lifetimes (see Biblical Foundation Mindset http://ChristianReincarnation.org#BiblicalFoundationalMindset ).  So how did Jesus answer this question pertaining to reincarnation that was presented to him?  Jesus presented them with a third reason why a person is born blind (see The Three Causes Of Human Blindness http://OriginalGospel.Ebionite.com#ThreeCausesOfHumanBlindness ).   And without an understanding of the Law that Jesus taught his followers to prevail over, it would remain impossible for the Gentiles to understand how a Soul evolves and becomes Anointed (Messiah/Christ) and enters into a Coverture-Union with the Mind of God (Logos/Word/Son see Coverture-Marriage - Was Jesus God? http://BrotherOfJesus.org#CovertureMarriage ).  What is a Coverture-Union with the Logos/Word/Son of God?  It is that condition when a a person becomes At-One with the Mind of God (see At-Onement With The Logos/Son Of God http://BrotherOfJesus.org#AtOnement ), which enables God to speak directly through the person. 

Jesus openly stated that it was not his words, but those of God who spoke through him.  When confronted by the Pharisees, and asked: "The Jews were amazed and asked, How did this man attain such learning without having studied?"   Jesus explained that:  "My teaching is not My own, Jesus replied. It comes from Him who sent Me" John 7:15-16).  And then Jesus stated:  "If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own" (John 7:17).  What does it mean that ANYONE who does the will of God will know the source of the words that Jesus spoke?  It means that anyone who does as Jesus taught and fulfills the Law within themselves, that they will become Anointed in accord with their ability to receive the Anointing.  And having fulfilled the Law and been Anointed, that they will be able to communicate directly with God.

  The Spiritual Meaning And Fulfillment Of The Law: When most people hear about the Law or Torah of God, they envision the Law of Moses -- but the whole of the Torah is an allegorical blueprint of your own mind.  Can the Torah or Law of Moses be read literally or historically?  In the Zohar which is the teachings on Jewish Mysticism it warns: "Thus the tales related in the Torah are simply her outer garments, and woe to the man who regards that outer garb as the Torah itself, for such a man will be deprived of portion in the next world..."  Thus, to see and observe the literal/historical teachings on the Law or Torah, such an observance  "will deprive [that person] of a portion in the next world..." Why?  Because the outward observation of the Law in ritual and tradition fails to fulfill the Law within the mind of the seeker as Jesus taught his disciples.   Wherein the Zohar further explains: “The narratives of the doctrine are its cloak.   The simple look only on the garment, that is upon the narrative of the doctrine; more they know not.   The instructed, however, see not merely the cloak, but what the cloak covers”.  Moses Maimonedes, one of the most respected of Jewish theologians, historian, and Talmudist, wrote about the nature of scripture: “Every time that you find in our books a tale the reality of which seems impossible, a story which is repugnant to both reason and common sense, then be sure that the tale contains a profound allegory veiling a deeply mysterious truth; and the greater the absurdity of the letter, the deeper the wisdom of the spirit”.    Which explanation is in perfect agreement with the Church Father Origen who stated of the scriptures: “Scripture contains an unhistorical element in-woven with the history, in order that the worthlessness of the latter may drive us to seek the spiritual meaning” (Origen quoted under Origen Adamntius; The Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics).  Further explaining in De Principiis that: “Where the word found that things done according to the history could be adapted to these mystical senses, he made use of them concealing from the multitude the deeper meaning; but where in the narrative of the development of super-sensual things, there did not follow the performance of those certain events which were already indicated by the mystical meaning, the scripture interwove in the history the account of some event that did not take place, sometimes what could not have happened; sometimes what could but did not.”   What this means is that the vast majority of Christians have no idea as to the spiritual meaning of the Law or the allegorical scriptures.  And because they make no effort to do as Jesus taught, and fulfill the Law within their own mind and being, they reject the Knowledge of the Kingdom that can only be imparted directly from the One Teacher that Jesus commanded to seek out (see The One Teacher http://BrotherOfJesus.org#TheOneTeacher ).  And thus, they fail to understand the enigma of the allegories of the written text of the Gospels -- i.e., "And with many such parables He spoke the word to them as they were able to hear it.  But without a parable He did not speak to them. And when they were alone, He explained all things to His disciples" (Mark 4:33-34).  And why it was stated only to a select few who understood the Law must be fulfilled within your own mind as Jesus taught: “Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables: That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand” (Mark 4:11-12).

Because the modern believer reject the Law that Jesus taught must be fulfilled, is why they can't even begin to relate to or understand the witness of those who walked and talked to daily that Jesus taught them the spiritual meaning of the Law so they could become the Anointed.   It is an historical fact that the Essenes and Ebionite Nazirenes did not observe the Law in the manner of the Jews.  That the Essene Ebionite Nazirenes had been enlightened by Jesus as to the spiritual meaning of the Law, and did not observe it outwardly in ritual and tradition in the manner of the Jews, is the reason why Epiphanius wrote that they "do not accept Moses' Pentateuch in its entirety; certain sayings they reject... stating Christ has revealed this to me, and will blaspheme most of the legislation" (Panarion 30.18.7-9).   Jesus taught them the spiritual meaning of the Law that each person must fulfill within their own mind and being, in order to become Anointed (Messiah/Christ).  For them to be accused of "blaspheming most of the legislation",  means that they did not at all observe the Torah in accordance with the letter of the written word in the manner of the Jews -- but rather, they understood the allegorical symbolism that was applicable to unlocking the inner door to the Kingdom.   

Why is this important to the modern believer today?  It is in fact the destiny of all the prodigal sons and daughters to be of an Anointed Mind, and restored to the Edenic Kingdom with their Heavenly Father by achieving the necessary Wholeness and Anointing -- as personified in the words of Jesus: "They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance" (Mark 2:17).  Before this verse can be understood we must first understand what it means to be Whole.   Which provokes the question: How is Wholeness achieved?   The answer is by fulfilling the Law within one's own mind and being.  And what this means is that, contrary to the dogma of the modern Church, if Jesus is the savior who every person needs for salvation, then Jesus himself said the Church was wrong, and those who are Whole do not need him.  And as a physician, Jesus did not come for the salvation of those who are Whole, but only for those who are sick and in need of a physician.   And in total opposition to Church dogma, what this also means is that at the time the historical man Jesus walked the face of the earth, there existed people who he portrayed as "whole [and] righteous" who did not need Jesus the physician.  Jesus openly states that his mission as a spiritual physician is not for them, because they achieved the necessary Wholeness without him, by embracing and fulfilling the Law within their own mind and being.  Therefore the question must be asked:  Does everyone need Jesus as the modern Christian maintains?  While Jesus himself said that those who had achieved Wholeness did not need him as a spiritual physician -- i.e., They that are whole have no need of the physician..." -- and that with effort, all of mankind is capable of achieving a condition that Jesus portrayed as "whole [and] righteous", which means that the people who did achieve Wholeness, were not sick, and in Jesus' own words were not in need of him (Jesus) as a physician to heal them.   Which means that the whole foundation of modern Church dogma is man-made and in error. 

While the teachings of Jesus were understood and had been embraced by the Essene Ebionite Nazirenes, the Gentiles worshiped Mithra the sun-god, the Isis/Easter the moon-goddess, as well as the stars and even the emperors.  Quoting the Wikipedia "The Roman imperial cult identified emperors and some members of their families with the divinely sanctioned authority (auctoritas) of the Roman State. Its framework was based on Roman and Greek precedents, and was formulated during the early Principate of Augustus."   The Wikipedia states of Augustus that "Caesar Augustus (23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian, was the first Roman emperor, reigning from 27 BC until his death in AD 14.  His status as the founder of the Roman Principate (the first phase of the Roman Empire) has consolidated a legacy as one of the most effective leaders in human history".   Therefore, the Gentiles worshiped the man Jesus, because they had no understanding of how to fulfill the Laws to become Anointed in the manner that Jesus taught, and they did not understand how the Laws evolved the Soul over the course of many lives. 

  The Natural Path Vs Taking The Kingdom By Violence And Force: Jesus taught the Natural Path to bring about the subsequent stages of birth that provides entrance into the Kingdom, through the process of mental-expansion and spiritual-deepening.  How does a person gain entrance into the Kingdom?  There is the Natural Process that brings about Wholeness and Completion, and there are the artificial religions of mankind.   Jesus taught his followers and disciples how to fulfill the Natural Laws that opens the mind, and connects us to our Godly Source of Consciousness.  

Modern Christians cannot explain the Gospel statement: "From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subject to violence, and the violent lay claim to it" (Matt 11:12).  How are they violent?  And how does the violent "lay claim" to the Kingdom?  The Biblehub has no commentary or explanation (see https://biblehub.com/parallel/matthew/11-12.htm ).  It appears that Jesus is stating that there are alternative paths into the Kingdom as stated in the words: “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber" (John 10:1) .   Which provokes the question: What other way does someone climb into the Kingdom -- i.e., those who "..climb in by another way"?   Jesus taught the path of Wholeness and fulfilling the Natural Laws -- and therefore, was not making reference to those who gained entrance by achieving Wholeness, as he stated: "They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance" (Mark 2:17).  Thus, Jesus portrayed those who attempt to lay claim to the Kingdom through violence and climbing up another way who Jesus as a physician came to heal.  Those who had themselves gained entrance by achieving Natural Wholeness, Jesus portrayed as righteous -- i.e., "They that are whole have no need of the physician, ...I came not to call the righteous".  Why are they portrayed as righteous?  Because they embraced the Natural Path which Creator-God intended for all of mankind to embrace and evolve to Wholeness, Light and Completion -- thereby, fulfilling the Natural Law, in the same manner that their brother Jesus did.  As the prodigal sons/daughters, Creator-God did not abandon you in this, the Far Country -- groping blindly in the "outer darkness" of mind and being -- or, from the perspective of the philosophers, remaining a prisoner in Plato's Cave of Illusions (see http://OuterDarkness.Nazirene.org ).   

The Gospel account of Jesus rejects and commands his followers not to be a rabbi or teacher (see "But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have One Teacher, and you are all brethren" (Matt 23:8 RSV).   Why?  Because a rabbi or teacher will attempt to convey to you what Jesus portrays as the way of thief's, robbers and the violence of those who climb up another way than the fulfillment of the Natural Laws.  

 Baptism was portrayed as the "wedding garment" that the seeker/believer had to put on, in order to come to be Anointed (Messiah/Christ, which enables the believer/follower to come to TheCall to the Wedding Feast (see Baptism - The Required Wedding Garment http://TheCall.Nazirene.org#TheWeddingGarment ).  

The Greek word Christ means the Anointing of the Mind -- and any believer who seeks a different teacher other than the Natural Anointing, has defiled the Wedding Garment.  Quoting the previous link:

  Jesus Taught How To Become The Christ: The Original teachings of Jesus was the path for the lost prodigal sons and daughters to become the Anointed that reveals all Truths and Knowledge to the seeker.   In the parable, the prodigal son had fallen under the control of the Citizen of the Far Country.  And after great suffering, the transition point is portrayed as: "But when he came to himself" (Luke 15:17) -- which portrays the process of fulfilling the Law that opens the mind to fulfill the adage to Know Thyself -- i.e., your True-Self that is the divine offspring of Creator-God -- which is the seeking and restoral of your True-Self that is a Being of Light (see http://BeingOfLight.com ).   And this is why Jesus is quoted as stating in the Gospel of Thomas: (3) Jesus said ...But if you will not know yourselves, you dwell in poverty and it is you who are that poverty"

The Hebrew word for Anointing is Messiah -- the Greek word is Christ -- the original Gospel teachings presented the path for the seeker to become the Anointed, just as their elder brother Jesus did -- i.e., "Go instead to my brothers and tell them, 'I am returning to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God'" (John 20:17).  To the degree that "Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, 'I said, You are gods '?" (John 10:34).   Those who walked and talked with Jesus daily witnessed to the fact that not only did Jesus become Anointed by fulfilling the Law within his own mind and being -- but he taught his disciples how they must fulfill the Law within their own mind to become the Anointed.  That each of us must seek to become Anointed, is portrayed in the words: "My little children, for whom I labor in birth again until Christ is formed in you" (Gal 4:19).  Which means that each believer or follower of the Gospel teachings begin in a state of immaturity, and they must advance and evolve through the transformative process of mental-expansion and spiritual-deepening while the Anointing (Messiah/Christ) begins to Enlighten their minds and as the lost prodigal son, is restored to the Edenic Kingdom.   Sincere believers must therefore turn from the carnal outward understanding of the flesh -- i.e.,: “For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace” (Rom 8:6).  The religion of the Gospels was spiritual -- to the degree that believers were taught not to look to the historical man Jesus or any other teacher, but rather the indwelling Spiritual Living Messiah/Christ as their savior and revealer of truth: “Therefore from now on we recognize no man according to the flesh; even though we have known Christ according o the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer” (2 Cor 5:16).   This Spiritual Anointing (Messiah/Christ), over the historical Messiah/Christ in the flesh, was what biblical scholar Rudolf Bultmann was speaking of when he concluded that the “…Christian faith is, and should be, comparatively uninterested in the historical Jesus and centered instead on the transcendent Christ” (Encyclopedia Britannica, 1998 electronic edition).

In the quotation of 1 John 2:27 it states that you don't need any other teacher if you seek to do as Jesus taught -- to fulfill the Law, and become Anointed.  The scriptures are sacred -- and when turned within your mind as the Key of Knowledge (see The Application Of The Key Of Knowledge http://KeyOfKnowledge.org#ApplicationOfTheKeyOfKnowledge ), the Gospels guided the seeker to become the Anointed and gain entrance into the Inner Kingdom -- i.e., "Then opened He their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures" (Luke 24:45).  Notice that Jesus did not teach them the esoteric meaning of the scriptures -- he opened their minds to understand a reality which they already possessed within them.   Why is the prodigal son/daughter not consciousness of this inner Self and the Kingdom?  Because organic man who dwells under the control of the Citizen of the Far Country, dwell in the "outer darkness" of mind and being (see TheCall To The Wedding Banquette http://TheCall.Nazirene.org ).  And it is this suppressed condition of mind that is the cause of organic man's  Spiritual Amnesia http://AnInconvenientTruth.org#SpiritualAmnesia -- causing them not to remember when they dwelt in the Edenic Kingdom with their Heavenly Father.

The Gentiles and the Orthodox Church which surrendered the validity of their teachings to the religion of the Emperor Constantine, did not utilize scriptures to reverse the condition of Spiritual Amnesia -- and neither did the Gentiles have any understanding of the Natural Laws that bring about Wholeness and Perfection in the prodigal sons/daughters of the Most High.  And in their carnal ignorance, the Gentiles attempted to interpret the scriptures as historical accounts -- instead of allegorical spiritual accounts that act as catalysts to overcome the condition of Spiritual Amnesia.   And in warning to this grave misinterpretation on the part of the Gentiles, the Apostle Peter warned that if another person teaches you the meaning of the scriptures -- or you subject your interpretation to organic human reasoning -- that you will find yourself unable to understand the spiritual meaning of the scriptures. Quoting from http://TheLawOfOctaves.com#ClementScriptures

In the Homilies of Clement the Apostle Peter is quoted as warning: "...therefore great care is to be taken, that when the law of God is read, it be not read according to the understanding of our own mind. For there are many sayings in the divine Scriptures which can be drawn to that sense which every one has preconceived for himself; and this ought not to be done. For you ought not to seek a foreign and extraneous sense, which you have brought from without". If we ask the question: What is being said to the believer who desires to be faithful to the Gospel Teachings? By design, the scriptures cannot be understood by the outward-looking Linear spheres of mind. And this fact is confirmed when the Apostle Peter stated: "when the law of God (scriptures) is read, it be not read according to the understanding of our own mind"?  Why? Because the scriptures are composed in a symbolic language that can only be interpreted and understood by the inward-looking Intuitive spheres of mind. The outward-looking Linear spheres of mind attempts to interpret all things literally and historically and outwardly in the wrong direction -- which is why Peter warns that "...For there are many sayings in the divine Scriptures which can be drawn to that sense which every one has preconceived for himself". Further, Peter warns that "...For you ought not to seek a foreign and extraneous sense, which you have brought from without". What this means is that if you attempt to interpret the scriptures in accord with a Biblical Commentary -- or in accord with the teachings of a Church -- or from a human thought-perspective -- that you will not only fail to understand the meaning of the scriptures, but you will alienate and disenfranchise your mind from the true spiritual meaning. Why? Because the scriptures are composed in the allegorical language of the Soul that employs allegorical catalysts that are used to develop the inward-looking Intuitive Spheres of Mind.
 

Jesus commanded his followers to reject the faux-teachers of this world, and seek out and learn only from the True Prophet within them (see The One Teacher http://BrotherOfJesus.org#TheOneTeacher ). The Apostle Peter warns that if you seek another Teacher other than the Anointing of your own mind, that your baptism (the Wedding Garment) has been tarnished, and is no longer valid. The Apostle Peter is quoted as warning  : "But the ways in which this garment may be spotted are these: If any one withdraw from God the Father and Creator of all, receiving another teacher besides Christ (the Anointing), who alone is the faithful and True Prophet" (see The Sin Of The Defiled Wedding Garment http://TheCall.Nazirene.org#DefiledWeddingGarment ).  The only valid teachings from an Original Gospel perspective, is how to fulfill the Law and become the Anointed (Messiah/Christ).  Church doctrines and man-made dogma is a rejection of the Gospel that causes the person to "...withdraw from God the Father and Creator of all ...and rejecting Christ". There is only one restored Gospel source that conveys to the seeker how to fulfill the Law and become the Anointed -- which was written by the original author of the Gospels, and can be found at http://OriginalGospel.Ebionite.com .

  The Spiritual Law Of The Gospels: Did the original followers who were personally taught by Jesus know the truth when they said that Jesus became the Anointed (Messiah/Christ) by fulfilling the Law?  Which provokes the question: How does a person fulfill the Law?  Today, the followers and disciples who Jesus taught are rejected as heretics.  Why?  Because man in his organic (carnal) condition of mind, has no understanding of the (Natural) Laws of God.  So, because they didn't follow the original teachings, the Gentile Church condemned and rejected the original Ebionite followers who Jesus personally taught, because they (the gentiles) did not know the difference between the allegorical Law/Torah of the Jews, and the esoteric meaning of the Law as taught by Jesus to his disciples.  While there is a foundational link of the Essenes with the Jews -- the Therapute can be rightly portrayed as the Greek version of the Essenes -- both of which came together within the Ebionites with the advent of Jesus.  The Laws of God and Creation are Universal -- affecting all of mankind equally.  From a Christian perspective, there are no exemptions from the Natural Laws of Creation (see Are There Religious Exemptions From The Royal Law   http://CausalFactor.Nazirene.org#ReligiousExemptions ).  When the Apostle Peter in the Epistle of Peter to James states that "...it will remain even for those who really seek the truth, always to wander in error"  if this essential knowledge of the Natural Laws is lost or thrown away, it is the ignorance of the Natural Laws that has shackled mankind as prisoners in the dungeons of what is personified as Plato's Cave -- or, imposed permanent confinement in the Far Country for the prodigal sons/daughters -- and this statement of Peter in relation to man's ignorance of the Natural Laws, has been proven to be absolutely True.   Jesus taught the lost prodigal sons and/or prisoners of Plato's Cave how to overcome the Natural Laws that inhibit all mental and spiritual development beyond organic levels of organic (carnal) consciousness -- ignorance that holds them captive in this world.  But, because the gentile Christians condemned and rejected what they did not understand, they have and continue to remain hopeless prisoners of earth-consciousness that is allegorically portrayed as the Citizen of the Far Country.  And remains true even today.   Even now, after proving that the Church corrupted the scriptures -- editing and even removing the most important teachings of Jesus (see The Corruption Of The Gospel Texts http://TheLawOfTheGospels.com#GospelCorruptions AND http://BibleCorruption.com ), the vast majority of modern Christians will reject the Truth and the Facts, while continuing to embrace the doctrines of pagan Rome that are the shackles that confine them as spiritual prisoners.  And because they did not understand the Law and how it is fulfilled, they redefined the man Jesus as God incarnate, and reduced the Gospel teachings to mere belief in the man Jesus -- proclaiming that Jesus nailed the Law to the cross -- thereby, permanently shackling themselves to spiritual ignorance.  And they do this, regardless of the words of Jesus when he stated: "Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled. Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.  For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven" (Matt 5:17-20).  What this means is that the followers of Jesus must be more proficient at fulfilling the Law than the scribes and the Pharisees.  But how can the modern Christians more proficiently fulfill the Law, when they have no idea what Jesus taught. 

The Deists who framed the American Constitution based upon Unalienable God-Given Rights in accord with the Laws of Nature and Natures God (see Deism - The Universal Spiritual Path http://Deism.DivineStrategery.com  ), to some degree restored the knowledge of the Natural Laws that Jesus taught -- and this restoration demonstrated the validity of Edward Herbert's ("the father of English Deism") statement that “truth” can be discovered through innate human “faculties.”   What Edward Herbert stated was that under the right conditions, the person in search of Higher Truth could innately draw this knowledge of the Laws directly from an internal Source at the Core and Essence of our Consciousness -- which to some degree the Deists did.  But even this statement provokes a number of questions -- i.e., why could some of the core Deists tap into their inner Source of Consciousness?  While others seemingly cannot?  Which further provokes the question: Who were the Deists who formed the bedrock of our Constitution?  Many of the core Deists were the very same original followers of Jesus in the first century.   Which means that these same Souls were tapping into the knowledge they learned as the original followers of Jesus.  But, because the teachings on the pre-existent Soul was suppressed and removed by fourth century pagan Rome (see The Pre-Nicene Position Of The Church On Reincarnation https://brotherofyeshua.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-pre-nicene-position-of-church-on.html ), modern Christians have no understanding of the Source of Inner Consciousness from which they can tap into in the present.  Modern neo-Deists who promote Reason based upon the very limited findings of Scientism that denies the Metaphysical Source of Creation (see The Scientific Revolution http://TheLawOfOctaves.com#ScientificRevolution ), is just as intellectually lost as the Christians who remain faithful to the doctrines of pagan Rome.  

What are those conditions that must be met to begin to tap into this Inner Source of Consciousness?  When expressed in modern English, Jesus taught his followers about what can be portrayed as the Checksum (see The Checksum Of The Law http://TheLawOfOctaves.com#CheckSum ) of the Natural Laws that insures that each and every Soul evolves to Wholeness, Completion and Perfection.  Which is why Jesus also taught his original disciples: "You, therefore, must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect" (Matt 5:48).  Therefore, the question must be understood: Does the Law track and monitor our every thought as expressed in the command: "…take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ" (2 Cor 10:5) -- and is the substance of every word judged?  As attested to in the statement of Jesus: "But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment" (Matt 12:36).  Thus, the question: Did Jesus really mean these words that presented a reality whereby each thought and word that a person thinks or speaks, will be evaluated and appropriately responded to by Law?  In the words of Jesus: "for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned” (Matt 12:37).  Thus the question: How will this justification or condemnation of our words be measured and brought about?  While the faith-based believer who the Deists who understand the Natural Laws portray as Theists have no understanding of the Laws of God, will imagine a judgment day scenario where we are put on trial and our every word is evaluated, this is not the reality of the Natural Laws. When Paul warned the faith-based Christians: “But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him...;” (1 Cor 2:14), he confirmed the fact that the mind of the Christian must evolve and advance, in order to comprehend the spiritual meaning of the Gospel teachings.   And when rightly understood, all judgment and evaluation of our words, thoughts, desires and deeds is brought about at the time of occurrence.  But to even begin to understand the Natural Laws, we must first comprehend how what can be portrayed as instant evaluation of our thoughts and words is accomplished? 

In using the image of Gandalf from The Lord Of The Rings, the meme provides us the answer in the words: Imbalanced Thoughts, Words and Actions cannot pass through the process of the spiritual checksum-attribute that is embedded in the Laws of Creation as explained at the subheading: The Spiritual Osmosis And The Narrow Gate http://TheLawOfOctaves.com#Osmosis .  In modern computer terminology, the term checksum is a representative of a block of embedded code that is used to check the integrity of a data string or transmission that is necessary to evaluate the wholeness of the message.  In the case of the Laws of God and Creation, there is the equivalent of a checksum embedded in the Natural Laws that evaluates the Impressions, Thoughts, Words and Deeds of each person for Wholeness that is necessary to spawn and bring about growth and development in the mind of the person.  In the same way that junk food is not beneficial for the nourishment of the body, neither can imbalanced junk-thoughts, or erroneous beliefs and actions, bring about development or growth of the consciousness of the person.  What has been traditionally called the Law of Three -- the Law of Seven -- both of which portray separate action-intervals within the Law of Octaves, act as a type of checksum implanted into the Laws of Creation that functions as the Osmosis Testing system for what the Gospels portray as the "narrow gate" of the mind and the Consciousness of Creation.  In the same way that our cells are surrounded by a membrane that selectively allows only what the cell needs to enter, what is portrayed as the "narrow gate" can be portrayed as a mental/spiritual-membrane that only permits Whole Impressions and Thoughts that can bring about the process of mental-expansion and spiritual-deepening about to enter therein.  The term Cell Membrane is defined as "a gatekeeper, guardian, or border guard" that protects the organism.  When rightly understood, what is portrayed as the Law of Octaves is the protective barrier of the "narrow gate" that acts as a gatekeeper that insures developmental Wholeness of the Mind of man beyond that level of what can be portrayed as Organic Consciousness.   And what this means is that embedded in the Natural Laws of God and Creation is a checksum osmosis-membrane that insures Wholeness and Balance in the development of the mind beyond organic (natural) levels of consciousness. 

Where man in his natural organic state of consciousness looks upon the Laws of God and Creation as a verbal declaration given by God for mankind to follow and adhere to, the person who has matured and evolved toward Wholeness of Mind and Consciousness, is able to comprehend how the Laws of God are Dynamic and Universally Active in the life of mankind and all of Creation.  When Jesus said: "They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance" (Mark 2:17), what was being confirmed was that those people who embraced Wholeness of Words, Thoughts, Desires and Deeds were able to mentally and spiritually advance beyond what is portrayed as natural and organic levels of human consciousness.  It is important to be cognizant of the fact that herein, Jesus stated that a person does not need him as their savior in the manner promoted by modern Church doctrines.   That in the same way that there is a checksum osmosis-membrane ingrained in the Law of God that recognizes Wholeness, there is also a provision embedded in the Laws that enable a man and a woman who have achieved Wholeness in their Marriage-Union, to prevail over all division and duality, and achieve a condition of At-Oneness with their Heavenly Father (see At-Onement With The Logos/Son Of God http://BrotherOfJesus.org#AtOnement ).  And in accord with the Laws of Creation, a man and a woman who enter into a Spiritual Marriage, have the ability to advance and evolve through the process of mental-expansion and spiritual-deepening that is brought about by the Laws of Creator God to advance them into a natural state of Wholeness and Completion.   And if we pose the question as to how this is brought about and accomplished?  The provision to bring advancement beyond organic consciousness was embedded in the Laws as a checksum that insures proper development of the seeker as portrayed in the words: "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways, says the LORD.  For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.  For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, and do not return there, but water the earth, and make it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater, So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it" (Isa 55:8-11).  Thus, within the Laws of Creator-God there is a testing or checksum osmosis-membrane that insures success in the growth and development of the prodigal sons and daughters that insure their development and advancement that enables them to return to the Edenic Kingdom -- and this advancement of each individual is guaranteed as expressed in the words: "...So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it".   

With respect to the above statement: "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways, says the LORD.  For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts..." -- the thinking of man and the doctrines of the Church are carnal and earthly, and always miss the mark and inhibit the progress and advancement of mankind.  But those who understand and seek to fulfill the Law of God within their own mind and being as Jesus taught, are able to advance and mature and begin to be nourished by the Thoughts and Teachings of God that is conveyed to sincere seekers from the One Teacher which the disciples of Jesus portrayed as the True Prophet (see The One Teacher http://BrotherOfJesus.org#TheOneTeacher ).  And thus the words: "...For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, and do not return there, but water the earth, and make it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater, So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth".  Thus, those who make themselves the "good ground" in the parable of the Sower and the Seed (see http://SowerAndTheSeed.Ebionite.com ), are able to bring about the transformational process of mental-expansion and spiritual-deepening portrayed in the words: "But other seed fell on good ground and yielded a crop that sprang up, increased and produced: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred. And He said to them, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear!" ( Mark 4:1-9 ).  Those faith-based believers and pseudo-Christians who lack the necessary Wholeness, are portrayed in the words: "And it happened, as he sowed, that some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds of the air came and devoured it.  Some fell on stony ground, where it did not have much earth; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of earth.  But when the sun was up it was scorched, and because it had no root it withered away.  And some seed fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no crop".    And these complacent Christians who lack development are those who are portrayed in the words: "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?' And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!'" (Matt 7:21-23).  Who and what is the "lawlessness" portrayed by Jesus?  It is the complacent believer who adheres to the pseudo-dogma that Jesus nailed the Law to the cross -- and therefore they make no real effort to fulfill the Law of God -- wherein they fail to embrace the necessary Wholeness of Mind that evolves them to spiritual maturity and transforms them into the Living Consecrated Final Temple (see The Living Consecrated Temple http://TheConsecratedLife.com#temple ). 

These words of rejection apply to the modern faith-based Christian where it proclaims: "You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men’” (Matt 15:7-9).  "And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?" (Luke 6:46).   And this is why Jesus warned those who would call themselves his followers and believers: “And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it” (Matt 10:38-39). The requirement that has been set forth is that “ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy” (Lev 11:45).    In the words of Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa: “…it is imperative on all those who have an equally earnest desire for the Good as He has, to be followers by the path of an exact imitation of Him Who leads the way to salvation, and to carry into action what He has shown them. It is, in fact impossible for persons to reach the same goal unless they travel by the same ways”.   And this is why the requirement was set forth by Jesus with respect to his disciples and followers:  “You, therefore, must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect” (Matt 5:48). 

Why is this reality of Law important in the life of the Christian?  If those who Jesus personally taught who said that he was a holy man who fulfilled the Law within his own mind were correct -- and he instructed his followers to fulfill the Law within their own mind and being in order to become Anointed in the manner that he taught -- then all the modern Christians who believe that Jesus was God, is in error.  Does it matter?  Yes, because the two mindsets are totally opposite.  If, as his original followers witnessed, that Jesus was a man who became the Anointed (Messiah/Christ), and entered into a Coverture-Union with the Mind/Word/Son of God -- and he taught them what they needed to know and do for themselves to become Anointed and enter into a Coverture-Union with the Mind of God -- then this would be the goal of every follower of Jesus.  Which would confirm the statement of Jacob, the Brother of Jesus who they call James, that "faith without actions" is dead (see James 2:26). 

See Also The Allegory Of Jacob's Ladder

  Jesus Knew Their Thoughts: Quoting from the Gospel Of The Nazirenes: "God gives you all truth, as a ladder with many steps, for the salvation and perfection of the soul, and the truth which seems today, you will abandon for the higher truth tomorrow. Press toward perfection."  Few seekers can advance, because they are unable to "abandon their truth to evolve to a higher truth tomorrow".  Modern-day scientist Nikola Tesla was correct when he stated that "If you wish to understand the universe, think of energy, frequency and vibration" -- and if you seek to journey within to your Source of Consciousness by advancing the rungs of the proverbial Jacob's Ladder, then each level of advancement is the result of mental-expansion and spiritual-deepening brought about through a change in the "frequency and vibration" of the person's mind.      

The Gospels state that Jesus knew the thoughts of the people to whom he was speaking to.  It is written: "And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Why are you thinking evil in your hearts?" (Matt 9:4).  And again: "And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand" (Matt 12:25).   In understanding the thoughts of the people he was speaking to, it is written: "And with many such parables He spoke the word to them as they were able to hear it.  But without a parable He did not speak to them. And when they were alone, He explained all things to His disciples" (Mark 4:33-34).  The key statement is in the words "as they were able to hear it" -- meaning that he knew their thoughts and spoke in accordance with the level of their development and their ability to comprehend the Higher Mysteries of the Soul and the Kingdom.   Yet, the catalysts embedded in the parables had the ability to connect the mind of the person with their Inner Source as the person embraces the necessary mindset and lifestyle.  The Consciousness of a person deepens and expands in accord with the "frequency and vibration" -- which is manifest in their level upon level of their mental development and enlightenment.   In understanding their thoughts, Jesus could observe their ability to understand the Gospel teachings as a matter of the fulfillment of the Law, and comprehend man's higher Soul and spiritual reality, by each step in their level of "frequency and vibration" of mind.  

In the same way that a fetus is incapable of comprehending the realities of this world, so too is organic man incapable of comprehending his own higher Soul and Spiritual reality.   That organic man is incapable of comprehending the spiritual meaning of the scriptures and the Gospel teachings, was also confirmed by Paul who could only convey what he portrayed as the "milk" of the Gospel for "babes in Christ" -- i.e., "And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ. I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you were not able to receive it, and even now you are still not able; for you are still carnal" (1 Cor 3:1-3).  Thus, because these baptized and confirmed Christians had not evolved through the transformative process which is portrayed in the article in the Encyclopedia Britannica under the heading, The History of Christian Mysticism, where it reads: “Although the essence of mysticism is the sense of contact with the transcendent, mysticism in the history of Christianity should not be understood merely in terms of special ecstatic experiences but as part of a religious process lived out within the context of the Christian community. From this perspective mysticism played a vital part in the early church. Early Christianity was a religion of the spirit that expressed itself in the heightening and enlargement of human consciousness”.  What this means is that the purpose and objective of the original Gospel teachings was to bring about the higher evolved condition of mind portrayed in the words: "...Early Christianity was a religion of the spirit that expressed itself in the heightening and enlargement of human consciousness”.   And what Paul confirmed was that those Christians who remained at the "natural" level of organic consciousness without evolving through the transformative process could only be taught the doctrine of Jesus Christ and him crucified (1 Cor 2:2).  Why?  Because they were not yet spiritual men -- but rather, they were men of flesh and still very much “babes in Christ”.   Paul then explains that: “I gave you milk to drink, not solid food; for you were not yet able to receive it. Indeed, even now you are not yet able” (1 Cor 3:2).    Spiritual people are of a very different "frequency and vibration" of mind that deepens and enlightens with each level of advancement.

Again, let me affirm:  It is important to be conscious of the fact that the Christians who Paul was making reference to, were baptized and confirmed faith-based believers who were yet of an organic consciousness (see Animal-Soul http://AnInconvenientTruth.org#animal ).  What Paul attested to was that mind of organic man who has yet to evolve through the the transformative process of mental-expansion and spiritual-deepening, could only comprehend what Paul portrayed as the milk of the Gospels, because they were incapable of comprehending the spiritual meaning of he Gospel teachings.  Which means that belief in Jesus and him crucified from an historical perspective, was the "milk" of the Gospel -- i.e., a belief that faith-based Christians who were still of a natural organic consciousness hold and embraces, prior to evolve through the transformative process that enables them to begin to comprehend man's higher Soul and Spiritual Reality.  Which is why Paul warned: “But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned” (1 Cor 2:14).  The NLT translation reads: "But people who aren’t spiritual can’t receive these truths from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can’t understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means".  What is the difference between a Christian of a "natural" mindset, and one who is "spiritual"?  Thus, it is imperative to ask the question: What is the "natural man"?   The condition of mankind that Paul is making reference to, would just as well be portrayed as "organic" -- or, of the physical body.   The "natural man" , is the "organic" human being.  Therefore, mere belief in the historical man Jesus does not in any way transform the person from the "natural man", and change his "frequency and vibration" of mind into a "spiritual man".  that is capable of being mentally nourished by the "solid food" or higher spiritual meaning of the Gospel that requires "...the heightening and enlargement of human consciousness” -- which is not a condition of mind that is the result of faith and belief in the historical man Jesus. 

To those who think they know -- and can ascertain the truth -- from the perspective of the natural organic consciousness of man and the mindset of the faith-based Christian believer, Paul warned them that: "If anyone imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know" (1 Cor 8:2).  Why?  Until they have transformed the mind step by step in the process of "...the heightening and enlargement of human consciousness” beyond organic levels of human consciousness and fulfilled the Natural Law that Jesus taught his followers and disciples how to prevail over, it will remain impossible for faith-based Christians to comprehend the spiritual meaning of the Gospels or their own higher Soul-Reality.  And Paul fully recognized his inability to convey the spiritual meaning of the Gospel to the body of faith-based Christians to the degree that he asked the Ephesians for them to pray for him, saying: "And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak" (see Eph 6:19-20).   What is the meaning of the word "mystery"?   Thayer's Lexicon states that it is a "hidden thing, secret, mystery... confided only to the initiated and not to ordinary mortals.  A hidden or secret thing, not obvious to the understanding.  Of God: The secret counsels which govern God in dealing with the righteous, which are hidden from ungodly and wicked men... in rabinic writings, it denotes the mystic or hidden sense of an Old Testament saying...".  Which means that when you base your beliefs upon a literal understanding of the scriptures, then you have inhibited and obstructed yourself from achieving any degree of fulfilling the objectives of the Gospel purpose and teachings. 

In reading these words, a man of true insight and intellect would want to know why mankind in his organic condition -- a believer who is a baptized and a confirmed Christian -- a person who has called upon the name of Jesus as their Lord and Savior -- would reject what Paul calls the higher reality of the soul and the Mysteries of God as absolute utter "foolishness"???   While modern Christians believe they know, Paul warns them that they do "...not yet know as he ought to know".  Foolishness is something that the Christian believer would reject as inconceivable -- regardless of the fact that it is the Truth -- and is beyond the Christian's organic consciousness to comprehend.  In accord with the teaching of Jesus that the Kingdom is within us (Luke 17:20-21) -- which enables a sincere seeker to make the inward journey into the Kingdom -- the testimony of Paul that he was "..caught up into Paradise and heard inexpressible words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter" (2 Cor 12:4-5) -- an intelligent man would immediately question as to why "...it is not lawful for a man to utter" what a Disciple who enters the Kingdom experiences?   The answer: It is impossible of the mind of organic (untransformed) man to comprehend his own higher Soul and Spiritual Reality.   In his Epistle to the Trallaus the first century elder Ignatius speaks of the Mysteries of the Gospel and the Kingdom, and writes: “Might I not write to you things more full of mystery?  But I fear to do so, lest I should inflict injury on you who are babes.  Pardon me in this respect, lest, as not being able to receive their weighty import, ye should be strangled by them”.  What is the difference between the organic and highly refined spiritual consciousness? 

In understanding their thoughts, Jesus knew that he could only convey the Higher Sacred Knowledge to those who had prepared themselves to receive and understand the Mysteries of the Soul and Creation.  How is a person prepared?  Where the Gospel proclaims : “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Matt 3:2) -- the Churches preach Repentance because they lack the ability to understand.  The original Greek literally means to “change the mind”, which conveys a message of great depth that is not apparent in our English translations today which spiritually means to "open and unloose the mind" (see http://GateOfEden.com ).   To correctly phrase the thought that is being expressed, the true meaning is to “Open and unloose the mind, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand”.   What does it mean to "open and unloose the mind"?  The Amplified Bible states: “Repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, regret past sins, live your life in a way that proves repentance; seek God’s purpose for your life], for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”  What this means is that those who truly repent by "opening and unloosing the mind", have the ability to enter the Kingdom.  This is truly important for the person of faith to come to terms with -- for it is the beginning of The Way.   When we begin to put these words into their proper context with respect to the Kingdom within (Luke 17:20-21), then we can see that the Gate of Eden which in the New Testament is portrayed as the "narrow gate" (see The Narrow Gate And The Enigma Of The Law Of Octaves http://TheLawOfOctaves.com#Intro ), can only be entered by unloosing the mind from the anchor of the doctrines and thinking of men -- opening the mind to the inner reality of the Kingdom -- and this can only be accomplished by living one's life in strict accord with the Commandments and Teachings to bring about a change of "frequency and vibration" of Consciousness, though the fulfillment of the Law that Jesus taught his disciples.

When Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders that the “…tax collectors and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you” (Matt 21:31), he presented two crucial facts that few people who claim to be followers have considered.  First off, why did the “…tax collectors and the harlots go into the kingdom of God"?  Because they repented and changed their life -- as confirmed in the very next statement "For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him; and you having seen, did not even repent afterward to believe him".  Thus, the tax collectors and harlots repented, and followed his teachings -- which means that they ceased to live in sin, and embraced the Gospel teachings.  Secondly, such a statement simply has no place within the present day understanding of Christian doctrine.   Because modern commentaries are without a means to explain these words of Jesus, most Bible commentaries simply ignore the implications of this passage of scripture.   One widely used commentary attempts to correct the text by changing the words to “instead of” -- which would then make the meaning doctrinally correct and read: “The tax collectors and the harlots go into the kingdom of God instead of you”.   Modern Christians can't understand this important teaching, because the Church suppressed, removed and even outlawed the teaching on the pre-existent Soul that evolves to Wholeness and Perfection over the course of many lifetimes.  And in this verse of scripture we are presented with one of the core reasons why the original followers of Jesus believed differently than most Christians today.   The question that must be posed is: When will the chief priests and elders enter into the kingdom?   Modern Christian doctrine states that because of their disbelief and rejection of Christ, they will be cut off from the face of God, and condemned to eternal judgment.   And yet we cannot deny the fact that Jesus' own words convey the message that there will come a time when the chief priests and elders will also enter the Kingdom of God -- and it will be in a future lifetime when physical death and rebirth frees them from the shackles of their doctrinal beliefs -- after the tax collectors and harlots who believed in their present life, repented, "opened and unloosed the mind", and were able to gain entrance into the inner Kingdom.  Meanwhile, the chief priests whose minds were anchored to the carnal by their doctrines of belief, could not bring about the necessary "frequency and vibration"  that opened the "narrow gate" within them -- which is also true of the modern Christians who have embraced and cling to the doctrines of pagan Rome.  

When Jesus said: "And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?" (Luke 6:46) -- Jesus could see and detect the level of Law that each person had fulfilled, by the "frequency and vibration" of their Consciousness.  Those who merely called and professed belief in Jesus, had ignored the fulfillment of the Law that he taught, and they lacked the necessary transformative change of their mind.  What did Jesus say? "For verily I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven; but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the Kingdom of heaven. For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the Kingdom of Heaven" (Matt 5:18-20).   The Gospel of the Nazirenes preserves the original meaning where it is written: "They who believe and obey will save their souls, and they who don't obey will lose them. For I say to you, That except your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees you will not enter the kingdom of heaven."  Why?  Because the Law monitors your every impression and thought in the process of bringing about the transformation of the mind (see Spiritual Osmosis And The Narrow Gate http://TheLawOfOctaves.com#Osmosis ).   When the above is understood, repentance can also mean that one releases themselves from the shackles of carnal thinking and man-made dogmatic doctrines of belief -- i.e., beliefs that inhibit spiritual growth and development. 

Unlike the scribes and Pharisees who threw away the Key of of Knowledge in their outward carnal interpretations of the Law, unless you embrace the Law within your whole mind and being, so as to bring about the transformation of Consciousness, then you are "unlawful" -- i.e., "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?' And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!'" (Matt 7:21-23).  Where the scribes and Pharisees observed the Law outwardly in ritual and tradition, Jesus taught his followers the spiritual meaning of the Law, and how to fulfill the Law within their own mind and being.    

When questioned by his disciples as to why he spoke differently to them than he did to the multitudes, Jesus explained: “Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables: That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand” (Mark 4:11-12).  What this means is that when his original followers stated that Jesus became the Anointed (Messiah/Christ) by fulfilling the Law, Jesus knew their thoughts -- and conveyed this teaching as the means which they and all of mankind was to follow in his footsteps.  Why?  Each of us is the lost prodigal son or daughter.  And without a change in "frequency and vibration" of mind, we will remain carnal in our thinking, and squander away our opportunity to be restored to the Edenic Kingdom.   Modern Christians remain carnal in their thinking -- unable to understand the spiritual meaning of the allegorical text of the Gospels -- alienated from the inner Kingdom -- because they remain focused on Repentance instead of Change through "opening and unloosening" the mind by embracing the transformative process of the Law.   In not understanding the spiritual meaning of the scriptures, modern Christians maintain that Jesus nailed the Law to the Cross -- totally ignoring the statement in the Epistle of James: "For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all" (James 2:10) AND "Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven".      

In knowing their thoughts, Jesus knew that the vast majority of people he spoke to could not understand the Law and how it worked to prepare the person to achieve greater understanding of the Soul and the Mysteries of the Kingdom.  But his disciples who had set themselves apart from the multitude of people -- were no longer being taught by "blind guides" -- they began to fulfill the Law of God by living the Law in word, thought, desire and deed, in the manner that Jesus taught them -- level upon level they climbed Jacob's Ladder through the transformation of mental-expansion and spiritual-deepening brought about through the changes in "frequency and vibration" which is the result of embracing the Law that Jesus taught (see http://CausalFactor.Nazirene.org#JacobsLadder ) -- and this enabled them to begin to comprehend what the vast majority of people could not. 

  The Law And The New Covenant: The New Covenant was declared at Jeremiah 33:33-34 -- and Jesus inaugurated the New Covenant when, as your elder brother, he was the first of the prodigal sons to complete the cycle from the Alpha of ignorance to the Omega of Enlightened Light, and be restored to the Edenic Kingdom.  What is the New Covenant?  The Old Covenant was the Law of God being declared externally -- allegorically portrayed as being written on tablets of stone.  The New Covenant is defined in the words: “For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord:  I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. No longer will a man teach his neighbor, or a man his brother, saying, 'Know the Lord,' because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest” (Heb 8:10-11).   Thus the enigma of human consciousness is set forth in the question: Is the mind of an infant empty?  Or does the infant possess the innate ability to tap into a pre-existing source of knowledge within the child's deeper consciousness that exceeds all of the wisdom of this world that he could be taught in the traditional manner?   When the New Covenant is set forth in the declaration that: "...No longer will a man teach his neighbor", this portrays a person who embraces the New Covenant as rejecting the need for teachers -- a rejection of the doctrines of sectarian churches, commentaries and any external source of instruction.   Which means that in practice today, those people who claim to believe in and embrace the New Covenant teachings, must reject the beliefs, as well as the outward rites and rituals of traditional religions, as they seek to open their minds and connect to the Inner Source of Knowledge which is the spiritual objective of the New Covenant.  And how is this connection to the Inner Source of Knowledge brought about?  By fulfilling the Law within one's own mind as Jesus taught -- and the Church of Rome rejected. 

If we pose the question: Isn't the purpose of the scriptures to teach us?  And convey to us what to believe?  The answer would be a resounding NO.  The purpose of the scriptures is to assist in the development of the mind -- and especially the inward-looking attributes of mind that enables the seeker to begin to tap into the inner Source of Knowledge.  And this is demonstrated in the fact that as each of the original followers began to fulfill the Law within their own mind and body, only then was Jesus able to open their minds to the spiritual meaning of the scriptures -- i.e., "Then opened He their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures" (Luke 24:45).  Notice that Jesus did not teach his followers the esoteric meaning of the scriptures -- he taught them how to fulfill the Law -- and to the degree that each person fulfilled the Law, their minds were opened, which enabled them understand the spiritual meaning of the scriptures.  The fact that their minds needed to be opened in order to understand the true meaning of the scriptures, means that the (1) scriptures could not be read literally and understood by man's organic consciousness; (2) that there is a Source within each person that possesses a pre-existing knowledge of the spiritual meaning of the scriptures;  (3) and this Inner Source can be tapped into, by embracing the Gospel teachings in a New Covenant mode.   

What this means is that the original followers of Jesus possessed a body of esoteric knowledge that was not -- and could not -- be possessed by those who were of an Old Covenant Mindset.  Why?  Because the written word of the scriptures is the (allegorical) flesh -- i..e, "It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh provides no benefit" (John 6:63) -- which equates to the "letter that killeth [and] Jewish folktales" (see 2 Cor 3:6; Titus 1:14).   Which is why Jesus portrayed the Pharisees as the "offspring of the devil" (see The Devil's Spawn http://DevilSpawn.Ebionite.com ), because they threw away the Key of Knowledge in their interpretation of the scriptures outwardly in ritual and tradition -- i.e., "How terrible it will be for you experts in religious law! For you hide the key to knowledge from the people. You don't enter the Kingdom yourselves, and you prevent others from entering" (Luke 11:52).  What Knowledge was Jesus making reference to that needed a Key to gain access?  As demonstrated in the Interlinear Greek interpretation for Luke 11:52 (see https://biblehub.com/interlinear/luke/11-52.htm ), Jesus was making reference to Spiritual Knowledge or Gnosis, which is the secret knowledge that can only be imparted to a person who is portrayed as beint In The House, directly from the Divine Mind.  Where the Jews threw away the Key of Gnosis by their outward interpretation of rituals and traditions, the Church of Rome outlawed spiritual Knowledge/Gnosis that did not support the pagan doctrines of the Church of Constantine.  Thus, in understanding these words spoken by Jesus to the Pharisees, the questions must be asked: How did the Pharisees and Jewish authorities "...hide the key to knowledge from the people"?   Why did Jesus condemn the leaders of the Jews for failing to enter the Kingdom themselves? -- i.e., "...You don't enter the Kingdom yourselves"!   Where is this door or gateway that must be entered?  And how did the religious leaders of the Jews "...prevent others from entering?"   In further clarification, the TEV version of the this verse states: “How terrible for you teachers of the Law! You have kept the key that opens the door to the house of knowledge; you yourselves will not go in, and you stop those who are trying to go in!” (Luke 11:52 TEV).  Thus, the scriptures when properly used, have the ability to "open the [inner] door to the House of Knowledge/Gnosis" -- and their outward interpretations whereby they seek the Kingdom to come outwardly (see The End Times - Armageddon/Rapture - The Coming Of The Kingdom http://TreeOfLife.Nazirene.org#EndTimes ),  inhibits believers from "going in [the House of Knowledge]" -- and by teaching the people their outward interpretations, they inhibited the community of believers from entering the Hose of Knowledge.  

The allegation that those who read the scriptures as outwardly, as historical narratives, inhibits the prodigal sons and daughters from entering into the Kingdom while they are still physically alive in the body -- i.e., "...You don't enter the Kingdom yourselves".  Which is why the pre-Nicene Church Father Origen portrayed the historical interpretation of the scriptures as "worthless" -- i.e., “Scripture contains an unhistorical element in-woven with the history, in order that the worthlessness of the latter may drive us to seek the spiritual meaning” (Origen quoted under Origen Adamntius; The Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics).  Because each person's ability to see and understand the spiritual meaning of the scriptures and even life itself, is in accord with their transformational process of receiving the Anointing from the Spirit -- i.e., "My children, I am again suffering labor pains for you until Christ is formed in you" (Gal 4:19).  And this transformation of the physical body-vessel, brings about a change in the "frequency and vibration" of their mind (see The Eyes Only See At The Level Of Comprehension http://TheLawOfOctaves.com#TheEyesOnlySee ) that is the third cause of organic blindness that Jesus taught his disciple about (see The Three Causes Of Human Blindness http://OriginalGospel.Ebionite.com#ThreeCausesOfHumanBlindness ).  And this body of spiritual knowledge that was beyond the vision and comprehension of those people functioning in an Old Covenant mode, was known as Gnosis in the Greek language -- i.e., the word Gnosis portrays a body of knowledge that  cannot be read in a book -- it cannot be taught in a school -- it cannot be taught by another person -- and can be best portrayed as the Sacred Knowledge or Divine Manna that can only be received directly from God -- i.e., the Logos/Mind of God (aka Son of God) that dwells at the core essence of our Mind and Being.  And this fact of the Old vs New Covenant mode is confirmed in the article on Gnosticism in the Encyclopedia Britannica where it states: “Among the majority of the followers of the movement, 'Gnosis' was understood not as meaning 'knowledge' or 'understanding', in our sense of the word, but 'revelation'. These little Gnostic sects and groups all lived in the conviction that they possessed a secret and mysterious knowledge, in no way accessible to those outside, which was not to be proved or propagated, but believed in by the initiated, and anxiously guarded as a secret. This knowledge of theirs was not based on reflection, on scientific inquiry and proof, but on revelation. It was derived directly from the times of primitive Christianity, from the Savior himself and from his disciples and friends, with whom they claimed to be connected by a secret tradition, or else from later prophets, of whom many sects boasted. It was laid down in wonderful mystic writings, which were in the possession of the various circles”.    Thus, what is defined as 'Gnosis' was understood not as meaning 'knowledge' or 'understanding', in our sense of the word", because the term Gnosis portrays the Divine Manna or Spiritual Nourishment that can only be imparted to the active seeker of the New Covenant directly by the One Teacher within the mind of that person.   And the Divine Manna (Gnosis) could not be revealed to those who Paul portrayed as "babes in Christ" -- i.e., as stated in the above quote: "But people who aren’t spiritual can’t receive these truths from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can’t understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means" (1 Cor 2:14 NLT). 

That the ability to receive the Divine Manna (Gnosis) was directly in accord with the condition of the mind of the person ("frequency and vibration"), is portrayed as the two groups -- i.e., the immature and spiritually mature Christian -- of these two groups of Christians, Smith and Wace's Dictionary of Christian Biography states: “We have no reason to think that the earliest Gnostics intended to found sects separated from the Church and called after their own names.   Their disciples were to be Christians, elevated above the rest as acquainted with deeper mysteries, and called Gnostikoi because possessed of a Gnosis superior to the simple faith of the multitude…  They also boasted to be in possession of genuine apostolical traditions, deriving their doctrines, some from St. Paul, others from St. Peter, and others again from Judas, Thomas, Philip, and Matthew.   In addition moreover, to [this] secret doctrine which they professed to have received by oral tradition, they appealed also to alleged writings of the apostles themselves or their disciples”.  When questioned by his disciples as to why he spoke differently to them than he did to the multitudes, Jesus explained: “Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables: That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand” (Mark 4:11-12).  That the Sacred Knowledge could not be given to the multitude who had not yet embraced the process of spiritual transformation in accord with the New Covenant teachings, Clement of Alexandria explained in his Stromata: “The Lord… allowed us to communicate those Divine Mysteries, and of that holy light, to those who are able to receive them. He did not certainly disclose to the many what did not belong to the many; but to the few to whom He knew that they belonged, who were capable of receiving and being molded according to them. But Secret things are entrusted to speech, not to writing as in the case with God". 

The two levels of teachings motivated the philosopher Celsus to accuse the Church of being a secret system -- teaching one group differently than the common man (see The Christian Secret Doctrine http://SecretDoctrine.Nazirene.org ).  And to answer the allegations, the Church Father Origen was commissioned to reply -- which he did when he wrote:  “Now, in answer to such statements, we say that it is not the same thing to invite those who are sick in soul to be cured, and those who are in health to the knowledge and study of divine things. We, however, keeping both these things in view, at first invite all men to be healed, and exhort those who are sinners to come to the consideration of the doctrines which teach men not to sin, and those who are devoid of understanding to those which beget wisdom, and those who are children to rise in their thoughts to manhood, and those who are simply unfortunate to good fortune, or -- which is the more appropriate term to use -- to blessedness. And when those who have been turned towards virtue have made progress, and have shown that they have been purified by the word, and have led as far as they can a better life, then and not before do we invite them to participation in our mysteries. ‘For we speak wisdom among them that are perfect’”.

What we have demonstrated in this reply to Celsus by Origen is the framework of a True Spiritual Church. Contrary to the structure of the modern church, the Word is presented at varying levels in accordance with the needs of the individual. The sinner is invited to partake of the healing of the Word -- and if they repent, and have a change in heart and mind, they will have prepared themselves to move onward. After purification from the transgressions and mindset of this world and servitude to man's carnal nature, the minor mysteries can be revealed to the disciple -- which minor mysteries will then enable the disciple to begin the process of attaining the next stage of birth, and gaining entrance to the spiritual kingdom within them (see Gate Of Eden). As the disciple gains spiritual strength and vitality, and develops his innate spiritual attributes -- attributes which lie dormant in the carnal believer -- the disciple is then able to take the hand of the Lord and walk in the footsteps of the Master.  This great spiritual truth is seen in the words of Origen when he writes regarding the mysteries of God: “…others again, which to the pure in soul and body exhibit the revelation of the Mystery, which was kept in secret since the world began, but now is made manifest by the scriptures of the prophets, and by the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ”. Origen then goes on to explain that the Christ will appear to, and teach, everyone who will be His disciple and follow in His footsteps: “…which appearing is manifested to each one of those who are perfect, and which enlightens the reason in the true knowledge of things”. In these words Origen confirms the essence of Christian doctrine -- a spiritual doctrine -- that even today, the Christ is the One and Only Teacher for the genuine disciple of the New Covenant. 

  The New Covenant Mindset: What was the "secret tradition"?  It was the embodiment of the New Covenant that "...No longer will a man teach his neighbor", because Jesus taught his followers how to tap into an inner Source of Divine Knowledge that can only be taught by The One Teacher ( http://BrotherOfJesus.org#TheOneTeacher ) that exits at the Core-Essence within us.   Which provokes the question: If the Source of Knowledge at the Core of your mind and being is greater than the very limited knowledge of this world that you can be taught by other men, then why would you not seek this Inner Source?  And this is why Jesus commanded his disciples not to be called a teacher, or go to a teacher of this world.  Which is the fulfillment of the words: "It is written in the Prophets: 'They will all be taught by God.' Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me" (John 6:45) -- i.e., The One Teacher http://BrotherOfJesus.org#TheOneTeacher .   Which means that the modern Christian Church is not at all functioning in a New Covenant environment and mode.  And this anti-New Covenant fact is confirmed by the great segmentation of the believer community into countless sects -- each publishing a great number of commentaries and Bible Study publications -- each teaching a different man-made interpretation of the Gospels -- each teaching their followers to study the doctrines of their sect.  Which means that there is nothing New Covenant about the modern Church that calls itself the followers of Jesus.  If the Church was functioning in a New Covenant mode, then the Elders in the Church would be conveying to the members how they must live in order to begin to tap into, and be taught by the One Teacher within them.    And therein lies the problem -- i.e., the vast majority of Christians are philosophical followers who are not willing to separate their thinking and lifestyle from the cultures of this world.  Belief in the historical man Jesus, without doing as he commanded by picking up your own cross and travailing in TheWay -- failing to live the necessary lifestyle of being in the world and not of it -- and thereby in their complacency, bringing greater judgment upon themselves.  Thus, Jesus warned: "And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more" (Luke 12:47-48 KJV). Thus, the modern Christian simply has no means to understand why and how the lukewarm believer will be beaten with the stripes of greater judgment, than the unbeliever. So what is the fate of those who "...did commit things worthy of stripes" -- but they shall clearly receive far less than those who knew the masters will, but did not properly prepare themselves? This is in opposition to everything that modern Christians believe. 

The Original Essene Ebionite Nazirene Community functioned in a New Covenant Mode, as seen in the statement of the Apostle Peter which is quoted in the Homilies of his disciple Clement where Peter stated with respect to the One Teacher that Peter portrayed as the True Prophet, that “...if you would know the things pertaining to God, you have to learn them from Him alone".  Further explaining that the Logos/Son of God/True Prophet is "...within the mind of every one of us, but in those who have no desire of the knowledge of God and His righteousness, He is inoperative; but He works in those who seek after that which is profitable to their souls, and kindles in them the light of knowledge. Wherefore seek Him first of all; and if you do not find Him, expect not that you shall learn anything from any other. But He is soon found by those who diligently seek Him through love of the truth, and whose souls are not taken possession of by wickedness. For He is present with those who desire Him in the innocence of their spirits, who bear patiently, and draw sighs from the bottom of their hearts through love of the truth; but He deserts malevolent minds, because as a prophet He knows the thoughts of every one. And therefore let no one think that he can find Him by his own wisdom, unless, as we have said, he empty his mind of all wickedness, and conceive a pure and faithful desire to know Him. For when any one has so prepared himself, He Himself as a prophet, seeing a mind prepared for Him, of His own accord offers Himself to his knowledge”.

Thus, when Jesus taught that the Kingdom of God will never come upon the earth because it is within you (Luke 17:20-21), Peter confirmed that the True Prophet (a.k.a. Logos/Mind/Word/Son) of God is "...within the mind of every one of us, but in those who have no desire of the knowledge of God and His righteousness, He is inoperative".  Which means that this One Teacher that Jesus taught to seek out -- i.e., the One Teacher that is the foundation of the New Covenant as the only Source of revelation and spiritual knowledge -- is within the minds of every man, woman and child -- within the minds of atheists and all of mankind regardless of their religious or philosophical beliefs.  And if a person does not acquire and develop the ability to connect to and learn from the True Prophet, that these people should  "...expect not that you shall learn anything from any other."  And what the Apostle Peter is presenting is the Core of the New Covenant -- i.e., that those who embrace the Gospel teachings will not need to be taught by other men as confirmed in the words: "...No longer will a man teach his neighbor" (Heb 8:10-11).  But to be taught by the True Prophet, the person must embrace the Gospel teachings in total purity by "...emptying his mind of all wickedness, and conceive a pure and faithful desire to know Him."  Peter confirms the reality that the the True Prophet "...knows the thoughts of every one" -- and that the prophet "deserts malevolent minds" -- which is defined as "having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others".   Which confirms the fact that the modern Church which is functioning in an Old Covenant mode in the manner of the Pharisees, dwells in a cocoon of spiritual confusion, because the leaders of the Church have rejected the New Covenant and the One Teacher or True Prophet within them.   And if we ask how this evaluation of our every word, thought and deed is brought about?  The answer is that there are checkpoints built into the Natural Laws that monitor every level of our mental-expansion and spiritual-deepening as explored at Spiritual Osmosis And The Narrow Gate http://TheLawOfOctaves.com#Osmosis