Truth is a Journey, Not a Destination                                                              9-19-10

Pastor D.E. Paulk

Our speaker is the Senior minister of the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit on Atlanta, GA.  And he says that his ministry is New Thought inclusive!

A while ago,  Pastor Paulk heard a voice, “Tell me that you don’t know.”  It took awhile, but eventually, Pastor Paulk said, “OK, I don’t know.”  He said that immediately ideas, people and books flooded his life and there was a new, overwhelming knowing that was available to him.

Our journey is a constant one, not a destination.  He learned that we never stop learning and to keep questioning.

In the Bible, it is clear growth and questioning was an essential part of the spiritual life. 

• Paul, in his epistles of the churches, grew in understanding over the years.  He moved from thinking that Christ was only in a few to realizing that the Christ was in us all.

• Peter started by believing that Jesus was a person and progressed to knowing that the Christ Principle was awake in Jesus.

• And even Jesus himself grew.  When a Canaanite woman asked for his help, he rebuffed her twice before realizing that he was the Christ and above human prejudice.

There was a difference between Jesus the man and the Christ.  The Christ is within and through us all.

Questions to Ponder:

1. Discuss the idea that the Christ expressed through Jesus.  Do you see the Christ expressing through you?