V for Vittles

We went to Texana Grill with the Myricks last night for Danny’s birthday and watched V for Vendetta back at the house afterwards. This is a fantastic movie, in fact, I’ll probably watch it again tonight. I really, really liked it. Spiritual references off the charts, as seems the norm for Wachowski Brothers screenplays. Anyways I started thinking about the major themes of right and wrong/good and evil in our world/culture/society.

Right and wrong: it’s an intra-opposing concept we’re reared with that has near-unshakeable hold in society. With it rides the seemingly obvious juxtaposition of good and evil. If I am right, then you are wrong; if I am good, then you are evil…and vice versa. However, in our relative world wrong and right, good and evil are subject to individual perception and authoritative standard, but dependent upon what I allow you to consider right or wrong, good or evil for yourself and largely, such a matter would have insignificant stake in my beliefs, giving me little reason Yes, it’s true his actions were wrong, but he doesn’t know any better; he’s been submerged in a society that believes such behavior is acceptable and profitable (right and good) and has only been deceived. Acting in ignorance of his deception, he committed wrong acts. Let’s take him in and train him in the (considered) right ways and change his foundation (convert) for right/wrong and good/evil will parallel when he sees old, mistaken beliefs which, though perhaps maintained right motive (loyalty to those beliefs), were not for the true greater good. Then he’ll be free of that deception and testify his conversion experience so more of his kind will see the light/truth/way…”

How interesting the parallel this has to society’s operations…and the similarities of kingdom awakening distracted by deceptions like religion…..

I haven’t articulated this very clearly…as in songwriting, I need to slow down and use more structure instead of this stream of consciousness, surely-you-follow-my-meandering-thoughts assumption. And like my songwriting, time often refines the idea and smoothes the complexities….

P.S. Consider the likes of star wars and lord of the rings...good and evil power struggle. is it really such a battle? or is good being deceived as much as "evil" in its concession to the actual existence of evil? If there is no opposition, just deception, then there is no war to wage and no more wasted effort to defeat what isn't real....ok i'm done for today.

The Rub

"Much of 'church world' is bogus. We are called to right doctrine though and therein lies the 'tension' my end of the spectrum has to walk. How do we disagree yet passionately love one another. To hold one another accountable is commanded. To love one another with everything we have is commanded. How does one do it? How does one remain faithful to all the commands of Jesus? I honestly don't know. But as you say we are all on a journey. Sometimes I wish God would just reveal all of Himself to us, all knowledge and understanding. but the reality is I'm also scared to death of what He might reveal." [Quoted from a feller on theooze]

Check that out eh?...yeah, the bold section...Outside of ego-trippin, I think that's the raw rub where the introducing Mind of Christ truth loses our "deceived, misguided, hard-hearted, carnal-mind dwelling" brothers and sisters (of whose camp we/I considered myself a mighty warrior for most of my life). Like Apoc (read Matrix), some just don't want to delve in exploration of the spiritual stirring within. Let's be honest, it has its implications (even if you're not thinking in the "TO THE STAKES!" religious box)...there's a limited community of those who're open to discussion and an even smaller circle of those who actually "buy" into the Truth...considering revelations of having all knowledge and Love etc and finding discoveries like this after pouring energy into religion and a matrix-life makes the self seem so idle and useless; and there it is...that scares people, like realizing 20, 30, 40 yrs into life the man you considered your father is really a poser playing house-you're still attached to that father regardless of how erroneous he is...he's what you've always known...even if you KNOW better

But from an honest, truth-seeker's perspective, what of it? There's TRULY no fear in Love and realizing freedom in our identity in Christ and coming to grips with capability (for the first time) is well worth the so-called rejections of those in carnal bondage...but I haven't really accepted the rejection...it's all in seeing the kingdom in others, drawing it out, that creates our earthly experience...and when you see in others the vain struggle to keep snoozing in dreamworld for fear of what experiencing reality may mean for their pride or their comfort, you call it like it is...and as Rick says, "before you take their teddy bear, give em their puppy"