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;Knowledge will reveal certain things to you about yourself and the people around you. | ;Knowledge will reveal certain things to you about yourself and the people around you. | ||
:You must be free to consider these things and to respond. | :You must be free to consider these things and to respond. | ||
| − | ; | + | ;Knowledge will take you to certain places. |
:You must be free to go there. | :You must be free to go there. | ||
;Knowledge will build real relationships with people who have great promise for you. | ;Knowledge will build real relationships with people who have great promise for you. | ||
:You must be free to participate there. | :You must be free to participate there. | ||
| − | ; | + | ;Knowledge will take you out of situations that are unhealthy or that have no future. |
:You must be free to withdraw. | :You must be free to withdraw. | ||
;Knowledge will ask you to wait. | ;Knowledge will ask you to wait. | ||
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:You must have the freedom and the courage to do this. | :You must have the freedom and the courage to do this. | ||
All of these freedoms require breaking away from certain things and building other things. They require a thousand little liberations and new beginnings in every aspect of your life.” | All of these freedoms require breaking away from certain things and building other things. They require a thousand little liberations and new beginnings in every aspect of your life.” | ||
| − | <ref name="free">The Freedom Journey | + | <ref name="free">''The Journey to a New Life'', Chapter 2: [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-1/journey-new-life/freedom-journey The Freedom Journey]</ref> |
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“If it is genuine, freedom brings with it responsibility, a [[commitment]] to give, accountability to others and a dedication to service. Freedom without these things is not freedom. It is avoidance. It is true freedom that must be protected and preserved. You lose your freedom every day when you lose contact with Knowledge, when you are lost to yourself.” | “If it is genuine, freedom brings with it responsibility, a [[commitment]] to give, accountability to others and a dedication to service. Freedom without these things is not freedom. It is avoidance. It is true freedom that must be protected and preserved. You lose your freedom every day when you lose contact with Knowledge, when you are lost to yourself.” | ||
| − | <ref name="stkct69">Steps to Knowledge Continuation Training, Step 69</ref> | + | <ref name="stkct69">Steps to Knowledge Continuation Training, Step 69: I will not take my freedom for granted.</ref> |
"Your greatest responsibility is to the Knowledge that God has placed within you to respond to, to follow and to express. This is an unparalleled freedom, but it requires great inner strength and forbearance." | "Your greatest responsibility is to the Knowledge that God has placed within you to respond to, to follow and to express. This is an unparalleled freedom, but it requires great inner strength and forbearance." | ||
| − | <ref name="build">[ | + | <ref name="build">''The Journey to a New Life'', Chapter 9: [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-1/journey-new-life/building-the-bridge-to-a-new-life Building the Bridge to a New Life]</ref> |
==Freedom and necessity== | ==Freedom and necessity== | ||
“Freedom is a state of no-choice. Now you are dealing with what is unequivocal and absolutely vital; you are not dealing with casual choices. Life is vital every moment. If you are entertaining choices, you can be certain you have not arrived at Knowledge in that situation.” | “Freedom is a state of no-choice. Now you are dealing with what is unequivocal and absolutely vital; you are not dealing with casual choices. Life is vital every moment. If you are entertaining choices, you can be certain you have not arrived at Knowledge in that situation.” | ||
| − | <ref name="wgcI7">[https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-5/wisdom-greater-community-volume-1 ''Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume | + | <ref name="wgcI7">[https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-5/wisdom-greater-community-volume-1 ''Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume I''], Chapter 7: Freedom</ref> |
“You must all become followers because you all are followers. There are no leaders in the world. Those who appear to be leaders are either following Knowledge or they are following their ambitions. They are bound to what they follow. There is no freedom except following the right calling.” | “You must all become followers because you all are followers. There are no leaders in the world. Those who appear to be leaders are either following Knowledge or they are following their ambitions. They are bound to what they follow. There is no freedom except following the right calling.” | ||
| − | <ref>''Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume | + | <ref>''Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume I'', Chapter 15: [http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-5/wisdom-greater-community-volume-1/giving-i Giving 1]</ref> |
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| + | ==Freedom and compliance== | ||
| + | "There will have to be great compliance, and, to a certain extent, individual freedom will be limited. For in this world, you cannot do anything or have anything or be anything you want. But that is okay because you did not come into the world to indulge yourself in this way. You have been sent into the world to serve the world and to contribute to the furtherance and the building and the refinement of human civilization." <ref>[https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-1/new-world/vision-future-world/ The Vision]</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 18:00, 31 October 2022
- "Knowledge will guide you to take certain actions.
- You must be free to take these actions.
- Knowledge will reveal certain things to you about yourself and the people around you.
- You must be free to consider these things and to respond.
- Knowledge will take you to certain places.
- You must be free to go there.
- Knowledge will build real relationships with people who have great promise for you.
- You must be free to participate there.
- Knowledge will take you out of situations that are unhealthy or that have no future.
- You must be free to withdraw.
- Knowledge will ask you to wait.
- You must have the freedom to wait.
- Knowledge will require forbearance.
- You must be able to practice forbearance.
- Knowledge will require real discernment and the development of discernment on your part.
- You must be free to undertake this development.
- Knowledge will require that you be discreet and not talk foolishly or mindlessly.
- You must gain the freedom and the strength to do this.
- Knowledge will require that you face the world and the Great Waves of change that are coming to humanity.
- You must have the freedom and the courage to do this.
All of these freedoms require breaking away from certain things and building other things. They require a thousand little liberations and new beginnings in every aspect of your life.” [1]
Freedom and accountability
“Freedom is the great reason people will not accept God, and yet God gives you freedom and power of such magnitude that you could not give it to yourself meaningfully. God gives you responsibility so that you may reclaim your power and value yourself. You cannot come closer to God unless you have this value. You cannot be a little crumb and go to God. God does not know you as a little crumb. God knows you as a magnificent creation. You cannot go to God all self-inflated with a big name tag saying, “I am a magnificent creation!” and be a little crumb inside, either. You must go to God as God made you, not as you made yourself.” [2]
“If it is genuine, freedom brings with it responsibility, a commitment to give, accountability to others and a dedication to service. Freedom without these things is not freedom. It is avoidance. It is true freedom that must be protected and preserved. You lose your freedom every day when you lose contact with Knowledge, when you are lost to yourself.” [3]
"Your greatest responsibility is to the Knowledge that God has placed within you to respond to, to follow and to express. This is an unparalleled freedom, but it requires great inner strength and forbearance." [4]
Freedom and necessity
“Freedom is a state of no-choice. Now you are dealing with what is unequivocal and absolutely vital; you are not dealing with casual choices. Life is vital every moment. If you are entertaining choices, you can be certain you have not arrived at Knowledge in that situation.” [2]
“You must all become followers because you all are followers. There are no leaders in the world. Those who appear to be leaders are either following Knowledge or they are following their ambitions. They are bound to what they follow. There is no freedom except following the right calling.” [5]
Freedom and compliance
"There will have to be great compliance, and, to a certain extent, individual freedom will be limited. For in this world, you cannot do anything or have anything or be anything you want. But that is okay because you did not come into the world to indulge yourself in this way. You have been sent into the world to serve the world and to contribute to the furtherance and the building and the refinement of human civilization." [6]
References
- ↑ The Journey to a New Life, Chapter 2: The Freedom Journey
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume I, Chapter 7: Freedom
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge Continuation Training, Step 69: I will not take my freedom for granted.
- ↑ The Journey to a New Life, Chapter 9: Building the Bridge to a New Life
- ↑ Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume I, Chapter 15: Giving 1
- ↑ The Vision