My Favorite Verses - Vol III (Aug 16 to Nov 16)

2 Corinthians 11:15 … Knowing our Ends
(10/26/2016)
“Their End will match their deeds.”
~ Paul (2 Corinthians 11:15)
This verse actually has a degree of importance inversely proportional to its
length, for it reflects quite a few Truths of quite great magnitude …
Initially, it exposes Paul as a hypocrite – seeing as how he uses this verse
(and the verses that immediately precede it) to condemn others for being falseprophets;
all while he himself – a man who purported to champion the teachings
of Jesus – was preaching a gospel that directly contradicted the Gospel of Christ
(feel free to contrast 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 & Romans 10:9 with Mark 10:18, Matthew
10:7 & Matthew 24:12-14, et al to see that this is indeed the case). Secondly, it is
extremely ironic that Paul would warn others of their ends matching their deeds,
when his own apparently brutal end matched his own relatively barbaric &
highly judgmental teachings (it is indeed also often true that those who call out the
sins of others are they themselves even more egregiously guilty of similar misdeeds).
Finally, and by far most importantly, this verse is accurately reflective of what I
call “The Law of Rapid Karma” – namely, the Truth that all of our deeds are not
only met with commensurate
consequences on the material
plane in the same lifetime
they are committed (with our
“wickedly” selfish deeds
reaping commensurate
experiences of painful discord,
and our “saintly” selfless acts
gleaning commensurate
experiences of peaceful Joy),
but that those same deeds
reap commensurate psychospiritual
consequences while
they are being committed as
well (with our “wickedly”
selfish deeds birthing
immediate feelings of shame
&/or fear &/or sadness, and our
“saintly” selfless deeds
engendering concurrent feelings
of Self-assuredness, profound
Peace & deep-seated Joy).
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