Readings, March 4, 2007

Genesis
Chapter 15 5 He took him outside and said: "Look up at the sky and count the stars, if you can. Just so," he added, "shall your descendants be." 6 1 Abram put his faith in the LORD, who credited it to him as an act of righteousness. 7 He then said to him, "I am the LORD who brought you from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land as a possession." 8 "O Lord GOD," he asked, "How am I to know that I shall possess it?" 9 2 He answered him, "Bring me a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old she-goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtle-dove, and a young pigeon." 10 He brought him all these, split them in two, and placed each half opposite the other; but the birds he did not cut up. 11 Birds of prey swooped down on the carcasses, but Abram stayed with them. 12 As the sun was about to set, a trance fell upon Abram, and a deep, terrifying darkness enveloped him. 17 3 When the sun had set and it was dark, there appeared a smoking brazier and a flaming torch, which passed between those pieces. 18 4 It was on that occasion that the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying: "To your descendants I give this land, from the Wadi of Egypt to the Great River (the Euphrates),

PhilippiansChapter 3

17 1 Join with others in being imitators of me, 2 brothers, and observe those who thus conduct themselves according to the model you have in us. 18 For many, as I have often told you and now tell you even in tears, conduct themselves as enemies of the cross of Christ. 19 Their end is destruction. Their God is their stomach; their glory is in their "shame." Their minds are occupied with earthly things. 20 But our citizenship 3 is in heaven, and from it we also await a savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. 21 He will change our lowly body to conform with his glorified body by the power that enables him also to bring all things into subjection to himself. Chapter 4 1 4 Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, in this way stand firm in the Lord, beloved.

Luke
Chapter 9 28 1 2 About eight days after he said this, he took Peter, John, and James and went up the mountain to pray. 29 While he was praying his face changed in appearance and his clothing became dazzling white. 30 And behold, two men were conversing with him, Moses and Elijah, 3 31 4 who appeared in glory and spoke of his exodus that he was going to accomplish in Jerusalem. 32 Peter and his companions had been overcome by sleep, but becoming fully awake, they saw his glory 5 and the two men standing with him. 33 As they were about to part from him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good that we are here; let us make three tents, 6 one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." But he did not know what he was saying. 34 7 While he was still speaking, a cloud came and cast a shadow over them, and they became frightened when they entered the cloud. 35 8 Then from the cloud came a voice that said, "This is my chosen Son; listen to him." 36 After the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. They fell silent and did not at that time 9 tell anyone what they had seen.

Catholic Fundamentalist Interpretation:

Catholic Fundamentalists think the descendants of Abraham will equal the number of stars. We, as Europeans, are descended from Abraham through the 10 northern tribes who became the foundations of Europe.

God gave Abraham Heaven Credits for believing, by one implication, an ongoing process in which we may participate.

Abraham, naturally, wanted to be sure it was God, and not an overactive imagination or a demon talking, so he asked The Programmer to confirm the 'valid title" part of their conversation.

After obeying God, and doing what seemed difficult and wasteful, attractive only to the eaters of carrion.

Abraham was allowed to see a manifestation of The Programmer, in what seems to have been a dark cloud, Who reaffirmed Abraham's children's ownership of a large part of the Real Estate Program.

Later happenings showed that both Semite and semi-Semite children of Abraham were given a clear title to the promised real estate.

I have downloaded The Program and work to follow the Operating Instructions. Watch us, and the same.

Many hate the idea of sacrificing vanity to truth, and hate those who do. They will be deleted. They love gratification and the things He programmed, but we love The Programmer, and live in His Kingdom. The perfection of The Program will allow us to download admission to The Programmer's Kingdom. He will reprogram our body to conform with Him because He can reprogram all things. When you see this, my brothers, who have been re-programmed to be able to go into the Kingdom, don't let your new program be erased or overwritten.

The Program assumed His true nature, dazzling white because there was no darkness in Him. Two members of the Kingdom spoke with Him about Him accomplishing His mission of leaving Jerusalem,

Peter, John, and James awoke to see The Program in all of His glory, Peter was stunned into babbling.

A cloud overshadowed and absorbed them, and The Programmer said, "This is my Son, listen to Him." Then, they returned to consciousness, and Jesus was there with them. 

They kept quiet about what they saw, possibly lacking the confidence to expect anyone to believe them.

Catholic Fundamentalist Interpretation:

Today, our priests still receive baskets and set them in front of the altar, another indication that The Church is The Church.

Aramean Semites (sons of Shem) moved out from the area of Mt. Ararat, where the ark landed. We are descended from one Aramean who went to Egypt, usually ruled by sons of Ham. We multiplied, showed potential for taking power, so were enslaved.

We cried to The Programmer, of Whose work our fathers were familiar. The Holy Wireless Connector let Him hear our plea.

He brought us out of slavery with His Programming Power, and brought us to our land where we could use our own, far lesser, programming power to prosper.

We return to The Programmer what He has graciously allowed us to produce with our own, small programming abilities.

We bow in realization that He is our King.

The Word (Jesus Christ, The Program in human form, is, in the form of a wafer, in your mouth and, then, in your heart. (Validation of transubstantiation.) If you say with your mouth what is in your mind, that Jesus (The Program in human and divine form) was raised from the dead (re-downloaded) by The Programmer, you will be saved.

Our closeness to The Programmer is justified by our belief in Him. Belief becomes salvation when we tell others about Him, opening hearts to The Holy Wireless Connector who, in turn connects us to The Programmer and The Program.

This downloading and broadcasting of our faith can be accomplished by anyone, not just the Semites or the Arameans among them.

Everyone who asks The Programmer, Program, and Holy Wireless Connector for help will be saved.

Jesus, The Program, asked The Holy Wireless Connector to make Him close to The Programmer. He had to see if His Program could be corrupted.

He purified his CPU support system, and was running out of power. The Corrupting Virus encouraged Him to do the basic re-programming to turn stones into bread. He conquered His physical demands, saying that Heaven's purer power was preferable. 

Then, the Corrupting Virus appealed to His vanity. Jesus, The Program in human form, preferred to live in The Kingdom, rather than lead a lesser one.

Then, in an appeal to greater vanity, the Corrupting Virus asked Him to become a God in front of the people. 

Again, Jesus, The Program in complete perfection, refused to put vanity in front of obedience.