It does have some problems, but it cuts to the heart of the matter. To believe the statement in the Subject line, you'd have to be able to believe that Being is so petty that it would bar admittance to those who didn't believe in it.
________________________________ From: "steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2014 5:23 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Atheists Can't Transcend Okay, how bout, Atheists Can't Transcend. How Being Bounced Me Right Out of The Transcendent. One Man's Personal Journey" (okay, okay, I know it's got some problems technically with transcending partially, but it's a start) ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <steve.sundur@...> wrote : I think it could be a great title for a book, "Atheists Can't Transcend" Come to think of it, I don't think I've seen a book in the series along the lines of "Transcending for Dummies" ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> wrote : Isn't it in Lukas somewhere it says "Seek yea first the kingdom of heaven within......" ? Among turned up in newer translations probably because the "within" was confusing since they have no idea what that is supposed to be. Also, someone who sought "within" would be a threat to the Church knowing he would not find a way to "it" in their teachings. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <authfriend@...> wrote : P.S.: The complete sentence is, "The Kingdom of God is within/among/in the midst of you"--"you" meaning the Pharisees. You can't leave off the "you" without seriously misrepresenting what Jesus was saying. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <authfriend@...> wrote : Actually, there's major scholarly disagreement with the translation "within." Jesus was directly addressing the Pharisees, after all, not making a general statement; and he'd made it crystal clear that he thought they were corrupt inside and out. Just contextually, it's extremely unlikely he was saying the Kingdom of God was "within" the Pharisees. Most translations other than the KJV have "among" or "in the midst of" or similar, referring to the Pharisees' inability to recognize Jesus as the representative of God's Kingdom. Organized religions don't "talk" much about transcending simply because they lack the methods to achieve it. "The Kingdom of God is within " must the most revolutionary concept in Christianity yet is rarely or even never discussed out of fear the Church would loose it's grip on the people.
