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==Approaching the New Message== | ==Approaching the New Message== | ||
| − | "People come to the New Message to see if it conforms to their beliefs, their ideas and their expectations.... People come to the New Message from God wanting to use it as a resource to get what they want for themselves.... People come to the New Message hoping that they will find the wisdom necessary to correct their mistakes and to make their current investments profitable and meaningful.... People expect too little and want too little, and their expectations are not in keeping with the meaning and the power of the Revelation. | + | "People come to the New Message to see if it conforms to their beliefs, their ideas and their expectations." ... "People come to the New Message from God wanting to use it as a resource to get what they want for themselves." ... "People come to the New Message hoping that they will find the wisdom necessary to correct their mistakes and to make their current investments profitable and meaningful." ... "People expect too little and want too little, and their expectations are not in keeping with the meaning and the power of the Revelation. |
| − | People come to God’s New Revelation wanting to see how they can use it right away, as if it is nothing more than a series of tools that people could use to try to improve their lives. But they cannot improve their lives because they do not know what they are doing. They do not know where they are going, and their assumptions and beliefs, more often than not, are not in keeping with their greater purpose and true direction in life."<ref>The Gift of a New Life (May 14, 2011)</ref> | + | People come to God’s New Revelation wanting to see how they can use it right away, as if it is nothing more than a series of tools that people could use to try to improve their lives. But they cannot improve their lives because they do not know what they are doing. They do not know where they are going, and their assumptions and beliefs, more often than not, are not in keeping with their greater purpose and true direction in life."<ref>[https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-1/new-life/the-gift-of-a-new-life The Gift of a New Life (May 14, 2011)]</ref> |
==Approaching Others with the New Message== | ==Approaching Others with the New Message== | ||
| − | "When you present this Teaching to another, you are really inviting them to begin all over again. However, people do not understand this. They simply want to use The Way of Knowledge as if it were a tool or a resource for them to carry on with what they have always done. Or perhaps they will be drawn to The Way of Knowledge because it will seem to give them greater promise. They may think, 'Well, maybe I can use this to get a relationship,' or 'Maybe I can use this to win money,' or 'Maybe I can use this to become more powerful,' or 'Maybe I can use this so I do not have to work so hard in the world.'<ref>'' | + | "When you present this Teaching to another, you are really inviting them to begin all over again. However, people do not understand this. They simply want to use The Way of Knowledge as if it were a tool or a resource for them to carry on with what they have always done. Or perhaps they will be drawn to The Way of Knowledge because it will seem to give them greater promise. They may think, 'Well, maybe I can use this to get a relationship,' or 'Maybe I can use this to win money,' or 'Maybe I can use this to become more powerful,' or 'Maybe I can use this so I do not have to work so hard in the world.'<ref>''Living The Way of Knowledge'', [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-3/living-way-knowledge/sharing-the-way-of-knowledge-with-others Chapter 9: Sharing The Way of Knowledge With Others]</ref> |
==Entering the Greater Community== | ==Entering the Greater Community== | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:18, 21 December 2018
Approaching the New Message
"People come to the New Message to see if it conforms to their beliefs, their ideas and their expectations." ... "People come to the New Message from God wanting to use it as a resource to get what they want for themselves." ... "People come to the New Message hoping that they will find the wisdom necessary to correct their mistakes and to make their current investments profitable and meaningful." ... "People expect too little and want too little, and their expectations are not in keeping with the meaning and the power of the Revelation. People come to God’s New Revelation wanting to see how they can use it right away, as if it is nothing more than a series of tools that people could use to try to improve their lives. But they cannot improve their lives because they do not know what they are doing. They do not know where they are going, and their assumptions and beliefs, more often than not, are not in keeping with their greater purpose and true direction in life."[1]
Approaching Others with the New Message
"When you present this Teaching to another, you are really inviting them to begin all over again. However, people do not understand this. They simply want to use The Way of Knowledge as if it were a tool or a resource for them to carry on with what they have always done. Or perhaps they will be drawn to The Way of Knowledge because it will seem to give them greater promise. They may think, 'Well, maybe I can use this to get a relationship,' or 'Maybe I can use this to win money,' or 'Maybe I can use this to become more powerful,' or 'Maybe I can use this so I do not have to work so hard in the world.'[2]
Entering the Greater Community
see Deception
References
- ↑ The Gift of a New Life (May 14, 2011)
- ↑ Living The Way of Knowledge, Chapter 9: Sharing The Way of Knowledge With Others