TWO DISTINCT GROUPS
by Ruth Carter ruthcarter1915@sbcglobal.net

Truth is Reality and reality is that which is real.  Being religious is not spiritual. Very often one finds Life of the Spirit out of the sincerity of hearts in the religious practice but then soon abandons the lesser for the Higher.  There seems to be two main thought patterns displayed in this hour, one to hold on to religion and the other to follow on and pursue a spiritual path. It takes a mature mind to follow what is the path of Life of the Spirit and forsake the familiar path of the past.  10/14/07

INTRODUCTION

The Holy Spirit brought forth two groups of people over forty (40) years ago. It was that they both merge and become One Mind, the Mind of Christ.  We will later bring out some scripture reference as a means of support to this.

The first group came out of the religious, mostly organization realms of Christianity.  People of all walks and backgrounds searching for further Truth, knowing there must be something greater.  The second group came forth out of the intellectual, educated, somewhat atheistic or having forsaken all forms of religion looking for what must be a better way. Out of each group what they had was found to be no longer working all they believed and held on to and adhered to as a way of life.  Each group is to be dealt with but with one purpose to come to a place of Truth and Life of the Spirit.

The first group is the group called out of Christian organizations.   Still held on to what they had and did not let go of former beliefs that led to their present error.  Then after many efforts to make change rather than wait for the change to come many decided to re-organize and many things resulting in other splits and division.  Some returned to former religious practice and either went on to re-build yet still take on religious practice.  Very few chose to wait for direction for change.

The other group we will call skeptics or non-believers received new instruction from God by the Spirit.  Why, because they needed Guidance.  They heard the Voice of the Lord and proceeded to adhere to instruction. Why, because they knew this would be well advised and prudent in so doing.  It took seven years of writing and being even longer to get or for the plan to be in place. You see God deals at the level of our preparation and reception to accomplish perfection.

One thing this group of skeptics, now believers did was “follow instruction”.  One of the first principles in following a spiritual path and one of the laws in learning is to listen. Listening with a “hearing ear”.  Their plan of guidance was not to be imposed upon others.  (The other group “out of religion” had the same Guide; they just failed to follow the plan).  No solicitation, no advertising, no meetings but, at the very root of these wrecked lives of intellectual society God began to do a work.  Lives healed, broken hearts mended. Pretty soon word was getting around which is a miracle.  Their lives are more on a course in miracles, alcoholics restored to health, broken homes of divorce and children of broken homes now being healed and restored to relationship with parents.  You see God had, has a plan “goal” God is always to flow into one, One Path.  One God, one Spirit.  The one group began to demonstrate Love and forgiveness.  The other group still wanting to be right (ego would rather be right than happy) began to gnash out to the other and Love cannot abide where there is disharmony and soon their Love grows cold and they even turn on each other devouring another. You see the end result is always in the evidence or the manifestation is to whether it is real, of God or of the flesh.  If it is of God it will stand the test, if not it will wither and die.

Not the intention of God

God did not intend that the Church diminish and die over the past 2000 years but HE did intend for it to flourish and blossom and grow in Love.  Love always grows and flourishes.  In order for this group to be restored it will take Love, Love is patient, Love is kind, Love never accuses, Love never bears false witness, love is Love and Love never fails!  For the truth to become real there must be Love and where love is there is forgiveness and where Love is Peace abides. Let there be Peace on earth and let it begin with me. 

Although neither group is perfect, out of each come forth those who manifest Love and desire for change. This is all a pretty good indication that all are flowing or returning back to God or their True nature, Identity or their Father’s nature.  Much Love I Am 10/11/07 When the heart speaks take good notice! Heed!

Before we continue in our sharing let us go to scripture as a reference of what is happening with regard to these two groups.  Our first reference is found in Romans chapters 10 & 11. Romans 10 ¹Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.vs ²¹But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.  11 ¹I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. ²God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying, ³Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life. ⁴But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal. ⁵Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace. ⁶And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work. ⁷What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded ⁸(According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day. ⁹And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompense unto them: ¹⁰Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway. ¹¹I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy. ¹²Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?

 ¹³For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office: ¹⁴If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them. ¹⁵For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead? ¹⁶For if the first fruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches. ¹⁷And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert grafted in among them, and with them partakes of the root and fatness of the olive tree; ¹⁸Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee. ¹⁹Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in. ²⁰Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not high-minded, but fear: ²¹For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee. ²²Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off. ²³And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again. ²⁴For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree? ²⁵For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles be come in. ²⁶And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: ²⁷For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins. ²⁸As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers’ sakes. ²⁹For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. ³⁰For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief: ³¹Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy. ³²For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.  (In the Amplified version of scripture it states in verse32 “For God hat penned them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon ALL”).

We trust you have taken the time to read the above scripture, and now let us continue.

THE TWO DISTINCT GROUPS

Two distinct groups with the same purpose in pursuit of a Higher understanding, meaning and Spiritual enlightment, yet seemingly at odds. They each have a “book” to Guide them and study.  Both going back to our beginnings and purpose.  They both have the same Author (the Holy Spirit) yet each group believe the other to be in error and often verbalize this. We might add they each at time “take a peek” and look into and quote from the other. The first groups book has been around for around 2000 years. They very often play “our God is bigger than your God” not very conducive to Peace and harmony.  They both have missions following and the first has become more organized in their eliminating those not desired in their fellowship because they disagree with them.  The second group, quite young still in it’s youthful beginning (adhering to “first Love”) includes everyone, with those disagreeing will then soon leave to pursue their own path until they have an awakening to Truth (sounds like Love to me rc).  The first group verbalizes Love but you see Love is not a word it is a manifestation of an inward condition (heart condition). May they all be so blessed.

With all this Going On

With all this going on there is yet a continual flow back into God.  Perhaps not “back” but return.  The first group calls this place Zion or the highest place in the House of God.  The other do not call it a place but True experience each are right just different expression.  This second group now being brought also is of the House of Israel “thought to be cast off, but God forbid, He would not cast off His own”.  Kind of contradictory one might say, for you see the second group could not come through the first group because they still smacked of religion.  And their awakening was to pursue their spiritual path not religions (most did not come through any religious group and had forsaken all their old paths, as most where agnostic and/or atheistic).

Let us take this saga even further. When God gave this “call” but of the belief of man made organization and called it the “church” many of them are now left behind.  One main reason they where pursued by former groups.  The second group though pursued by many “lovers”, groups of religion still adheres to principles of Truth written in their book.  The first group likewise where hearing the Voice as the second group did.  They each have similar practice.  The first group had already learned to “worship in Spirit’ by an outpouring of Spirit in the early 60’s. They sing and praise God and some speak in tongues. The second group worship, they meditate and pray with divinely guided purpose. They make no alters but sacred places to spend time in fellowship with Spirit.  One interesting thing about each group, when compared by scientific and physiological testing the same thing takes place in the brain when worship and speaking in tongues as in quiet meditation. It is the Spirit of the Lord leading a people (both groups) from all walks of life to the Place and they “all flow in the great stream of God”, life in the Spirit. One other interesting thing about each group there are many “scribes” with articles and books written which are enlightened and inspired by the Spirit of God!

When the Tribes of Israel where separated, the kingdom divided, there where ten (10) tribes to the South and two (2) tribes to the north. The northern two tribes where Judah and Benjamin and where the tribes in Jerusalem, the other ten tribes of the South where considered to be lost.  They where never lost just scattered throughout the other parts of the earth.  In this hour the Lord is gathering his House the whole household of Israel for you see “ALL ISRAEL WILL BE SAVED”.   Jesus said to his disciples, “pick up the fragments, that nothing be wasted (lost)”. 

11/10/07 it is in the giving up of all “religious concepts”, ideas, doctrines, and ego’s intention we enter into Christ consciousness.  Manifestation is about being, not doing.  For all creation waits, the Now Present of the Christ mind manifests in our being ness! With blessings I am Ruth Christ-ine Grace. Selah