My Work in This, My here Speaking bodily Divine Avataric Incarnation-Form, is only the initiation of My Divine Avataric Ashvamedha.
The Dawn Horse Testament, Adi Da Samraj
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Can the essence of profound spiritual truths be confined? Can the spirit of a holy message be fully captured in a word or concept like “Logos”?
When can a revelation of truth be codified, structured, and formalized into rules and organizational frameworks?
If it can, do these structures embody the spirit of the revelation, or do they merely guide and point the way?
In the first century CE, people across Palestine, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, and the Mediterranean debated these questions fervently.
The fourth gospel, the Book of John, is often described as a “Book of the World” rather than of the church. Why is this so? It is considered the most spiritual and stands apart from the synoptic gospels.
The Book of John is believed to have emerged from the writings of John the Elder, a direct disciple of Jesus, and his community, the Johannine Circle. Many scholars believe the book was written by John’s disciples after his passing early in the first century.
This sparked intense debate within the Jewish community and beyond, into the Egyptian and Greek worlds, about the true nature of Jesus’ revelation. Was Jesus (Lesous, Yeshua, Yehoshua, Iesus) God, the son of God, or a messenger of God? The Jews did not have a central church or synagogue, nor a central organized society other than the state. Should the new religion of Christ be formed into one? The Book of John suggests otherwise.
Johannine ecclesiology is seen as more spiritual and less focused on church structure. There is no clear rejection of apostolic foundations, church offices, or sacramental practices in the Johannine community. However, the Fourth Gospel warns against the pitfalls of institutional developments, emphasizing the presence of Jesus within believers through the Paraclete. Any institution or structure must not replace this fundamental connection.
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