Virtues
and Values.
"
Wherefore, my
dearly beloved,
flee from idolatry." I Corinthians 10:14 Can
morality be taught ? Is it
possible to educate society in order to improve the moral fiber of
society ? Can we teach
a person values, so that a person become a better person? Is the world
in such a mess because of a lack of education ? Should we
continue to indoctrinate the masses, for the 'good' of all
? The
answer to all these questions is an emphatic; No !
Natural man is corrupted, immoral. All the 'education' in the world will not change anything. The answer to all our problems can be found in the message according to the Gospel. The renewal of the mind. When man loses his identity, he becomes separated from reality. He becomes a fallen angel, separated from his Creator. Fallen man is referred to as natural man. Everything natural man perceives is valuated according to natural man likes (wants)and dislikes(don't wants). He is totally subjective, removed from the real world. Morality is a characteristic of a spiritual mindset. The mindset of a person who has been converted from a natural person, to a spiritual person. The only way for natural man to regain his morality is by conversion. His morality needs to be restored by means of transformation. Natural man is immoral, irrational, corrupted., As long as he is not converted, he remains deluded, and he has an irrational mindset.. Virtues
are moral
attributes. Values are carnal attributes. Virtues
are characteristic of a rational(spiritual) human being. Values are
characteristic of a irrational(natural) human being. Virtues are
absolute ,
values are relative. Virtues are inherent, values are imposed. Virtues
are objective(real), values are subjective(superficial). The virtue
"love", differs from the value 'love', in the sense that the value
'love', has another component, 'hate'. Values are dualistic, virtues
are holistic. The value 'love' is also 'hate'. Like Orwell
put it: " love is hate
".
Emotions are
value
responses, feelings derived from
idolatry. Feelings cannot be
trusted. Idolatry
is the act
of removing the part, from the whole, and
then making the removed part, a new 'whole', an idol. Idolatry comes
from
separation, from separating part of
reality, from reality. When part of reality is removed from
reality, it becomes not reality(fantasy). Idolatry is the result of
a distorted perception, a delusion. Putting a plus, or minus value, on
something
that is not
real. Idolatry always implies that there is more, or less, than One.
Be prepared, the world as we know it is in a state of collapse. Soon there will be a new heaven(spirit) and a new earth(perception). The harvest is ripe. |