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People of the Land of Milk 6

Brothers, even if a man should be taken beforehand within any misstep/deviation, yourselves, the Breathing Ones,6 mend together such a one within a spirit of gentleness, he who is watching yourself, that you yourself are not also tested.
Carry the Weights of one another and thus you will fill up the Usage of the Anointed One.
For if anyone is thinking to be anything, he who is nothing is deceiving the mind of himself.
And let each one prove the Work of himself, and then he will hold a glory into himself alone, and not into the Other.
For each one will carry the cargo of his own.
And let him participate/communicate, the one who is being informed of the Logos Ratio, with the one who is resounding it within every good.
Do not be made to wander, God is not being nostril-flared at, for whatever a man might sow, this one also he will harvest!
Because the one who is sowing into the Flesh of himself, from out of the Flesh he will harvest corruption, and the one who is sowing into the Spirit from out of the Spirit he will harvest an eternal (aion) zoe-life.
And those who are making the Beautiful one, we should not weaken, for in his own time we will harvest, those who are not letting go.
So therefore even as we are holding time, we should work the Good one toward all, but most of all toward the Home Members of the Trust.
γράμμα Gramma - That which is Drawn
Behold! How large are the drawings I have drawn to yourselves with my own hand!7
As many as are desiring to make a good show within flesh, these ones force yourselves to be cut around, only so that they might not be put to flight/chased by the Stake of the Anointed One.
For neither themselves, the ones who are being cut around, are watching over a usage, but rather they want yourselves to be cut around so that they can glory proudly in the Flesh of your own.
But may it not become to mine to glory/boast, unless within the Stake of the Master of ourselves, of Salvation Anointed One, straight across through whom an order has been staked to myself, even myself to an order.
For neither a cutting around nor an acro-plug is what she is, but rather a new founding.
And as many will move in row/rank to this Straight Edge/Rod, peace and mercy upon themselves, and upon the God Contends ("Israel") of the God.
From now on, let nobody present beatings to myself, for I am carrying the stigmas/brand marks of the Salvation within the Body of myself!
The Grace of the Master of ourselves, of Salvation of Anointed One, in company with the Spirit of yourselves, brothers, trustworthy one!

Footnotes

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6 (Verse 1)

πνευματικός, -ή, -όν: Pertaining to breath or respiration. Can mean breathless (medical), rhetorical (periodic structure), animated by vital breath (pneumatic school), spiritual or incorporeal (philosophical/religious contexts). Also related to air (machines or flatulence), or exuding smell (odor).

7 (Verse 11)

γράμμα gramma refers to that which is drawn, specifically lines of a drawing or a picture. It can also mean a written character or letter, but in many contexts, especially in ancient literature, it signifies a drawing or picture. For example, it is used to describe tapestry designs (Euripides, Ion 1146), pictures by Apelles (Herodotus 4.73), and figures in a picture (Procopius). The word's primary meaning is thus closely related to artistic representations, such as lines or images, rather than just written symbols.

"The Old Art is Imitation vs. Art is Truth Debate"

In Plato's Republic 472d, the term γράμμα (gramma) is used in the context of visual art. They are discussing about the nature of art and imitation, particularly focusing on the relationship between reality, representations, and the forms. Specifically, Socrates is discussing how images (drawings, pictures, or representations) are mere "copies" of the true forms of things, which are themselves abstract and perfect concepts.

"those which are working for hire as a shadow and copy of the Heavenly ones..." (Hebrews 8:5 RBT)

Socrates compares how artists or painters (who create γράμματα grammata - drawn letters/images) represent things in a way that is only an imitation of the actual forms in the world. That is, art is an imitation of a copy of the truth (twice removed) and, therefore, cannot be considered a reliable source of knowledge. His view critiqued art's ability to mislead people into thinking that they have knowledge of something real when, in fact, they are only seeing distorted versions of reality, a fact all too apparent in cinema and a great many other forms of media. The only true knowledge, according to Plato, comes from understanding the forms themselves, which can only be grasped through reason and intellect, not through sensory experience or artistic representation.

"Changing the Mind to the Beyond"

But what happens if we introduce a metaphysical dimension of heaven into the debate? Now, the discussion shifts from merely imitating the world around us to engaging with an ideal, transcendent source of truth that exists "above" or "beyond" the material world. But any art representing an ideal, would be with out rational or intellectual basis. Enter the Logos. In the context of the Logos, "words from beyond" would reveal a "higher reason" and intellect—one that would "pierce through" our reality as we know it. In a sense, it would be a creative act originating from a single thought (i.e. the eye of the God), and that thought would then expand and increase throughout the fabric of existence.

Without the Logos piercing through (like light breaking through darkness), if it were obscured or covered, any "art of heaven" would become unclear, esoteric, misleading, and even chaotic. It might inspire awe, but it would lack a coherent explanation or understanding of its meaning. The single "divine thought" would be a dark one, and the darkness would spread throughout our reality. The origin (or our origin) would be hated, despised, or otherwise an enmity to fight against. But if the Logos is light, and breaks forth, it would provide a solid, rational structure needed for artistic representations of the divine, ensuring they are not only beautiful or evocative but also true in a metaphysical sense, if not in form. It would prevent art from devolving into mere aesthetic expression devoid of substance or intellectual grounding.

A "mind of heaven" would not only create or inspire art but would also organize and give meaning to the world, grounding all things in divine logic and order.

If the mind of heaven were to represent itself fully in the world, it (he) would need both art and logos. Art could point to divine truths and inspire awe, while logos would provide the rational means to understand those truths. Both would be integral to representing the totality of divine wisdom and beauty, ensuring that heaven’s presence is accessible both intellectually and emotionally. This highlights what has always been in tension, and thought to be even paradoxical: the synthesis of the intellectual and the emotional, the rational and the aesthetic, as a complete path to understanding the divine.

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