The Freedom of Man
XII
Man is free, and deserving of freedom. Created in the image of
God, man’s precious freedom was confirmed by the blood of the Christ, Jesus,
Himself, by his obedience to God, the Almighty Father.
XIII
The freedom of man is the natural innocence of man as the
very brother and dear child of God. Christ Jesus proclaims salvation to man,
and his restoration to blameless innocence and boyhood.
XIV
The obedience of man to God is the affirmation of man’s
freedom. For man is not the slave of God, but His servant, and moreover, His
friend. For the Master did reveal to us His Holy Will, and “told us everything
He knows.” Man enjoys the privilege of the confidence of God, and as His child
is called to bring it into being as co-Creator. God and those of God alone
respect man’s freedom, and his will, while God reveals His Will and invites us
to join in the work. Therefore, all men are equal before God and each other.
XV
Man in his freedom has the right to speak his dreams, his
fears, his belief, his compassion, and his protest. Man has the right to “bear
the conch” and to not have his speech stolen or suppressed by ridicule and
insult. Man by his speech cannot steal the dignity of others, or the voice of
others, or the hope of others in his promises, or the sense of others in his
observations. Speech belongs to God and man alone; through speech God created
and creates. Man can do likewise, or destroy little by little, until he wreaks
all.
XVI
The first thing that states abuse is the freedom of man. The
last thing they steal is the freedom of man. Once all has been stolen, the
seeds of destruction have sprouted. Let the statesman take heed, and govern
free men. A nation of free men will always remain free.
XVII
Slavery is the theft of man’s freedom. Beezelbub seeks to
enslave men, by tempting men to take each other’s freedom. Lies steal man’s
trust and faith. Slogans and half-truths steal man’s attention and perception
on the truth. False philosophies steal man’s mind. Violence steals man’s holy
innocence. Inappreciation and degradation, by self or otherwise, steals man’s
love. Stubbornness steals man’s patience. Ignorance steals man’s worth. Fear
steals man’s peace. Blind ambition steals the sight of man’s heart. Selfishness
steals man’s imagination. Laziness steals man’s passion. Lust steals man’s love
and enslaves him to his sexual addictions. Stupidity steals opportunity. Obsession
steals man’s priorities and duties. Anonymity steals man’s responsibility. When
such happens, both the man hurting and the one being hurt have a piece of their
precious freedom stolen by Beezelbub.
XVIII
Christ Jesus in his Mercy gave us a way to restore our
innocence and our gifts from the abyss of time, sin, and death. These serve for
the metanoia of men back to the children of God, and, for the statesman, the
conversion of the City of Man to the City of God
XIX
Society cannot be built on the hatred or ridicule of one or
many. As Christ Jesus says, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” So
cannot men, enslaved by hatred, controlled by evildoers and demagogues, live in
peace, until they recognize each other’s dignity and beauty, and thus end
endless enmity.
XX
Peace can only be restored between two men with the
contrition and forgiveness of both. By doing so, we gain healing from one another
and the healing that comes from God.
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