Lies: Perversions of Law:

Since many visitors have been ruthlessly pounded by so-called "religious fundamentalists" & the theology of hypocrites, - I want to take a close look at 'toxic teaching' that promotes itself as the very "words of the Lawd"!  Some study will reveal that the "Lawd" it comes from is non-other than the "god of this fallen world"! 
Well-crafted lies full of "violence in waiting" comes from the mouth of the father of lies.  Let's examine the very first recorded statement the Devil ever uttered to mankind.  We'll compare this divisive message to similar modern messages & look for patterns.  What you're about to see will give you an insight into evil that most men remain oblivious to until their lives are ruined by it!

GE 3:1 "Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman,

"God said, `You must not eat from any tree in the garden'!"

It's necessary to examine the "question" because it's loaded with the venom of lies.  The Devil, symbolized by the serpent in the text, is a fallen angel -- one of the original agents in the creation.  He was keenly aware of what God had said (& why) & the nature of things, - so the first thing we know is that the "question", wasn't really a question at all!  It was a probe to find weakness in Eve's knowledge of what was true. 

• The first lie was actually unspoken! Implied is: "I have an inquiry.".  [There was no inquiry. It was a aggressive probe.] 
• The next was unspoken -like the first.  It expresses the notion that "I heard this somewhere.".  The serpent misquotes the commandment as if he had heard it stated that way - insinuating that the statement (misquoted) came from God! [This is a primary tactic: The "Devil" often gives the impression that his gigantic lie comes from legitimate authority. CONFIRM THE SOURCE!]
• Another was also unspoken - an implication that the actual commandment was issued in such a way as it could be misunderstood. And after all -- if the Serpent had "misunderstood" it, -perhaps Eve did too.
• The next was a moral challenge, implying that: "You need to justify your actions regarding this issue.", - when no such justification to eat was required whatsoever. 
• Another was the unspoken accusation that God's character was such that it was possible that He'd create a garden full of food & deny them any of it (to starve them in the midst of plenty). 
• Which follows (also implied): "You're eating & God said you can't!" Not stated directly by the text, but implied by context is that Eve was hungry and probably eating (or getting ready to) at the time the question was asked.

ALL that venom in a single, loaded interrogative! And notice that most of the lies are IMPLIED - not blatantly spoken.

Beware of "accusing inquiries" that make implications -suggesting mere conjecture is truth! Test everything!
Solution: "We are dismantling sophistry - those arguments & every exalted, proud thing that sets itself up against the [true] knowledge of God; - taking every thought and purpose captive to the obedience, like Christ did" - 2Cor 10:5 GVT
If Adam (who had NO experience with lies) had done this: The Serpent would have been exposed!

At this point, it should be obvious that the one who posed the accusing-question is brilliant, full of wisdom, & a formidable enemy with an understanding of psychology that should make the reader take serious note.  LIES are his native language.

GE 3:2 The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,  but God did say, `You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.' "

The probe sent by the enemy found the weakness as it intended.  Nowhere in the text had God been recorded saying "and you must not touch it". 

What Satan's probe told him was that Eve did not have first hand knowledge of the specific command & that her knowledge of the commandment was tainted. At that point, if he could get her to merely touch the fruit, she would probably be emboldened to go the next step & eat.  After all, in her mind: if touching it did no harm, then the entire commandment may have indeed been false.  Part of Satan's strategy was probably to have rested his serpentine coils around some of the fruit, & while TOUCHING IT (casting doubt on the assertion that touching it was fatal), continued:     

GE 3:4 "You will not surely die," the serpent said to the woman. "For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like Gods, knowing good & evil." This statement, while true - failed to disclose the repercussions that would result from "breaking creation". It would be like a person saying: "If you step off the edge of a great cliff - you will know what it feels like to be weightless". True. Unspoken is the fact that you'll smash into the ground w. great peril! The Devil's offers always conceal perils & are made with callous disregard!

We know the lie/s worked.  Eve ate & so did Adam; & the mess it caused required Yeshua to fix it by way of the ultimate sacrifice (One side note: The Gospel message of the cross makes little sense until you understand that the fall of man recorded in Genesis had a profound effect on our physiology, perceptions & psychology - among other things.  Ironically, the more knowledge we gain about human nature in the "now", the more sense these Scriptures make!)
I want to briefly address one point: Where did Eve get the idea that the fruit could not be touched?  Scripture suggests it was from Adam -- who likely did what many people might do: In order that she not eat of it, he expanded the command to include not touching as well.  Was Adam at liberty to add to God's commandment?  No. Paul wrote; 'Now, brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us the meaning of the saying, "Do not go beyond what is written."' - 1CO 4:6.  In the book of Numbers, the enemies of Israel tried to bribe a prophet of God to curse Israel.  Look what the prophet said: 'But Balaam answered them, "Even if Balak gave me his palace filled with silver and gold, I could not do anything great or small to go beyond the command of the LORD my God."'.  What is the result of putting words in God's mouth? "Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar." - PR 30:6  Is that all?  "I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book." - Rev 22:18  So, when Adam, who had heard the literal commandment of God - added to it and told Eve "...or even touch it", - what was inevitable - cascaded into the events that followed!  Adam's word was proven false; & the plagues that would eventually be recorded in "the Book" - were added to them & their descendants!  That was a primary component in Satan's goal.

I want to ask : "Where did Adam get the idea to add the prohibition of merely touching (NAWGAH) the fruit?.".  The Scripture tells us that "Bad company corrupts good character".  We know that Adam had named the serpent (Gen 2:20).  In other words.  Adam was acquainted with the serpent.  I suspect he spent too much time around it (or vice versa).  I believe that it was the serpent who probably introduced the idea of moving the 'boundary' of God's prohibition from eating, -- to simply touching (as part of a diabolical plan).  It takes about a second to realize that "In the name of safety" , all kinds of laws are being fashioned today; -- & many of these mala-prohibita laws are created by those who claim to be God's righteous & His legal experts.  Maybe these "laws" do just the opposite of what they pretend!  Let's remember that the first demon Jesus is recorded casting out of a person was in the temple (Luke 4)!  Was the serpent interested in involvement in the religious life of men?  Let's look at what John the Baptist said to the 'religious experts' of his time: 'But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, "Offspring of vipers, who has forewarned you to flee from the coming wrath?"'  Yup.  So, it can be hypothesized that the old snake is up to his old devices -- & often via the 'credentialed' experts of the day!  So, rather than dictate to you the "Law of God revealed"; - I'm going to simply say that it's you're job to look into these matters further.  I am not co-dependant on your agreement with me.  Verify.  Fair?

Result of Sin - Animal Skin:
(Used by permission)

Previously, I discussed how in the Torah (Old Testament of the Bible) Adam added to God's word, & the resulting action from that addition was catastrophic (How catastrophic? Prior to eating, Adam's body was very different.  Originally, it had no blood & the covering [surface] of it was a unique type (probably highly photochromo-adaptive like a chameleon or octopus - from what I can discern from the broader text).  Eating the forbidden fruit was deadly because it compromised that covering & exposed them to the environment [much like some poisons attack certain body organs].  God's triage measure was to preserve the life of Adam/Eve by making coats of skin for them. God did not sew them a leather jacket.  The skin He placed them into was LIVING animal tissue (sapien?) & had a blood supply [here is where blood entered humanity & it's the problem]. "The LORD God made coats of skin for Adam and his wife; And clothed them." - Genesis.  Sound far fetched?  Modern medicine routinely hooks men up to animal parts (like pig livers) to take over the function of a damaged liver until it can heal.  So, even today, we routinely use the [animal skin] as a proverbial "covering" - & by connecting it to the blood supply, we let animal organs take over the function of a human organ that was lost or damaged (and this temporary fix causes massive complications - involving forced loss of immunity) [hello]!  God's use of epithelium was much more complete/seamless (all the way to genetic integration); & suddenly, with this understanding - all those nagging questions about why bad things happen to people are answered by the knowledge that man is now subject to the very same environmental forces as are animals because his protection in the natural world is no longer the covering God gave him - but now an animal skin! Other than our minds - we are like animals  --  As it is written: 'I also thought, "As for men, God tests them so that they may see that they are like the animals. Man's fate is like that of the animals; the same fate awaits them both: As one dies, so dies the other. All have the same breath; man has no advantage over the animal. Everything is meaningless. All go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all return. Who can say the spirit of man rises upward and if the spirit of the animal goes down into the earth?"' - Solomon.  There is an amazing wager I found in the Scripture between God & Satan; -- And it involved SKIN ("ORE" in Hebrew -"Skin"/"Glory" {Job 2:4}).   The fact that Jesus was born in a barn (with other animals), should be a literary hint!  The fact that a manger is a food dish should be another literary hint (Then Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Except you eat the flesh of the Son of Man, and drink His blood, you do not have life in yourselves.)!  What Jesus did, - he did to solve a problem of immense proportions that affects every person born - separating them (by their very animal nature) from God.  Jesus provided the mechanism to bridge that gap.  He is the proxy & sole interface to God (true spirituality) because what he accomplished transcends mere head-knowledge.  By mechanism it connects our physical world back to the Spiritual "His purpose was to create in himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace, and in this one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility." -Eph 2.  (Or in computer-programming parlance: "God hacked his way back into damaged creation & recreated a perfect control interface -via Yeshua to bridge the chasm that had formed in order to unfold the remaining part of His plan & eventually recreate perfect order.  When He hits the reboot key, -is your vital data saved? CREATION 2.0 is gonna rock your worldview!") 

Why did I go off on this tangent?  It goes back to a better understanding about gender issues.  Sometimes the "coat-of-skin" doesn't fit a man beneath just right (You may be interested in an episode of "House: Skin Deep").  The troubles with humanity are connected to the animal skin & its blood supply (it literally has a mind all its own sometimes - see Gal 5:19-21).  Sexuality is proof that another dimension of human existence transcends the mere physical -- going beyond the skin.  Paul wrote that: "We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies." - Rom 8. HELLO!  Birthpangs are on the INSIDE which is often the only place where a person 'knows' that something is different.  Everyone else looks on the external, -- oblivious to the spirit within that does not necessarily find complete agreement w. the animal-skin containing it.  

Men who are EXCLUSIVELY same-gender-attracted are the "eunuchs" that Yeshua (Jesus) spoke of being "BORN" THAT WAY.
It is written: For thus says the LORD, To the eunuchs who keep My sabbaths, And choose what pleases Me, And hold fast My covenant, To them I will give in My house and within My walls a memorial, And a name better than that of sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name which will not be cut off." - Isa 56:4-5

It astonishes me to hear so-called "fundamentalists" (I say "so-called" because the name they call themselves by is an implied LIE.) yell phrases like "Adam & Eve; Not Adam & Steve" while completely ignoring the Scripture that also plainly states that the physical body is yet unredeemed (remaining in an imperfect state)!  They mislabel natural physical appetites (I.E: sexuality) & declare judgment on those who don't conform to their preferred sexuality which they call "straight" (& that they imagine to be part of a divine image instead of part of an animal skin that is passing away)!  Spiritualizing sex is exactly what fertility cults do.  It's a form of idol worship (where sexuality itself is the idol).  It seems that the modern counterpart to this very ancient pagan religious belief system is called FUNDAMENTALISM!  Is this folly not what Jude (the half brother of Jesus) described: "Yet these men speak abusively against whatever they do not understand; and what things they do understand by instinct, like unreasoning animals--these are the very things that destroy them." - Jude 1:10  Let's make sure we don't follow in their errors.  Sex is an attribute of the animal skin (hey, without a blood supply, erections don't happen).  Like food, it does not bring us closer to God, -- but it can be used to edify or hurt other people which is precisely why the law of Moses took such text space to address it. 
Paul summarized the entire Law's guideposts quite succinctly: "The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself in love one toward another."; And about love, the apostle wrote: "Love works no ill toward its neighbor -- therefore love fulfills the law.".  Those principles don't seem to be the basis for any system of oppression I can think of!  It makes me wonder what "Jesus" the current religious right is following!

Liars exploit ignorance, prejudices, biases & cognitive blind spots.
Let's dismantle a modern example of evil pretending to be righteous - awash with lies & false accusations trying to destroy people:

I will briefly examine the image to the left. I'll note that there is even more to this image than I will discuss in this brief analysis - but the relevant SCRIPTURAL discussion is found throughout this website & may fill in some gaps that I may leave here.
The image shown is that of 2 men kissing in front of a "demonstration" being held by some so-called "fundamentalist" sect. The website on the signs (now the haven of malware), ties the (2) signs together. Notice how the left supports Donald Trump in the same voice as a call to ban "Homo marriage". The Scripture itself talks about people who would promote doctrines of demons & forbid men to marry. And if you look at the original language - the text is gender neutral. Trump is their false messiah & although the URL asserts that they are "Christian", the Scripture itself condemns them as followers of demons.

The sign on the right asserts that "HOMOS GO TO HELL". G0YS have taken great efforts to show that, -although sexual orientation is a theological non-issue (God is disinterested); -Falsely accusing a person of a capital crime based solely on that attribute is a grievous sin (according to the Scriptures themselves). 

The next part of the sign says "Repent. Obey Jesus.". In itself - this is sound advice, BUT placed in the CONTEXT of the sign's other messages - it becomes false reinforcement of several gigantic lies.  What this language IMPLIES is that sexual orientation can be changed (repented of). After decades of attempts & evidence to the contrary, we know that orientation CANNOT be changed (modified behavior in some bisexual individuals does not equal change in orientation).  The next lie on the sign is the impression that Jesus said something negative in reference to sexual orientation. He specifically did NOT. When he spoke about eunuchs, he spoke matter-of-factly & issued no condemnation (& yes - exclusively same gender attracted men ARE eunuchs as defined in antiquity)!

So, when you closely analyze the picture in light of the actual Scripture (Dismantling sophistry - those arguments & every exalted, proud thing that sets itself up against the [true] knowledge of God; - taking every thought and purpose captive to the obedience, like Christ did), -what you discover is that FALSE RELIGION masquerading as traditional Christianity is brazenly projecting gigantic lies that do exactly what the Scripture warns: Attribute falsehoods to God (putting lies in His mouth); -Falsely accusing men of grievous sins based on mere appearances.  And in doing so, it damns those who put forward the false message; -And - if the targets of the lies believe them - it slams the door to heaven shut in their face because they reject the real God (sadly believing the lies accusing Him, His message & His methods). And isn't that level of lies, destroyed reputations & destruction of souls the very thing you'd expect of the Devil? Thoughtful contemplation suggested...

So, the Spiritual condition of the men shown kissing has everything to do with the question if each has obeyed the gospel, -& absolutely NOTHING to do with the signs behind them! Ironically, these men kissing in front of those signs is NOT a mockery of God, but a mockery of Satan! False religion sees that KISS and says "shameful". Genuine Judaism/Christianity sees the KISS in its context & says "Buruch'im Godol La Ata" (Great Blessings unto You)! And that stark distinction in perception will likely disclose whether or not the viewer of this image knows the Scripture or has been made a victim of false religion!

Lies: Blatant, Political & Statistical!

It is one matter to deceive with an outright lie/s; -- But skilled tricksters can deceive their listeners without uttering a single actual falsehood. This is accomplished because the psychology of their listeners is intentionally used against them and facts spoken in a certain tone or with certain words that the hearer will likely misconstrue - taking them in false context. In such cases, the listeners actually deceive themselves and simultaneously become the butt of a joke &/ the subjects of ridicule.  Sometimes this lesson in humility is well deserved and the one who used the truth to deceive his hearers is attempting to make a greater point. Artists use lies to tell the truth but evil men use lies to cover up the truth and exploit. 
Other times this method is chosen so that the deceiver can raise the defense that he has literally made no false statements and cannot be held liable for any in/actions his hearers may have taken due to their ignorant misconstruction of his truthful statements.  Politicians & lawyers love this approach because they are immunized against any claim that they uttered a false statement or committed perjury.  One common approach by this group of deceivers is in the construction of legislation.  Within the legislation, certain terms are given specific legal definitions that differ from their use in common language.  Therefore, when the corresponding statute is read, -those who hear it will get a false sense of what the statute actually means because they have not become familiar with the definitions of the terms used as within the statute.  Infamous examples of terms given specific definitions within law are words such as PERSON, STATE, INCOME, VEHICLE, INCLUDES and EMPLOYEE/EMPLOYER.  A common tactic is to write a piece of legislation in such a way that it appears to cover nearly everyone and everything; -But when the definitions are scrutinized it turns out that it actually covers nearly nothing or no-one!  This type of deception is often done when government wants to control matters outside of its lawful jurisdiction:

"Grant the validity of this law, and all that Congress would need to do, hereafter, in seeking to take over to its control anyone of the great number of subjects of public interest, jurisdiction of which the States have never parted with, and which are reserved to them by the Tenth Amendment, would be to enact a detailed measure of complete regulation of the subject and enforce it by a so-called tax upon departures from it. To give such magic to the word "tax" would be to break down all constitutional limitation of the powers of Congress and completely wipe out the sovereignty of the States." - Chief Justice Taft in 259 U.S. 20 Bailey v. Drexel Furniture Company 1922

These politician-deceivers are neither beyond trying to raise revenue thru a so-called "tax" that will literally apply to almost no-one but will be misconstrued as applying to nearly everyone. And the liars who write this legislation depend heavily on the media to misconstrue the legal-meanings and then report those interpretive-errors to the general public as so-called "news".  This is how gigantic lies are propagated very quickly in a society.  You would do well to treat the reporter as a liar or a fool until proven otherwise.  Have you ever considered what happens if an operative of a governmental intelligence agency such as CIA or MI5 becomes a reporter or news-anchor?   Ultimately, you'll need to look into any important matter for yourself in order to escape the matrix of well crafted lies promoted by the likes of the government & the press.  I cannot overstate the importance of becoming literate in legal matters.  When you do, you will discover that most of the primary issues that cover the front pages in the press are being wildly misconstrued by most people and that the actual issues in law are very different from what the pundits and talking heads are discussing. Until you become civically knowledgeable in matters of fundamental law, due process & the methods of legal construction, -you will continue thru your ignorance to deceive and be deceived.  Govern yourself accordingly.

"My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children. The more they multiplied, the more they sinned against Me; They exchanged their Glory for a thing of disgrace..." - Hosea 4:6-7 (See Romans 1:25)

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