Monday, August 07, 2006
Jesus Repents for Us
“Repent!” the Baptizer Thundered!
“The Kingdom of Heaven is at Hand!”
Now, the Hebrews would be very familiar with baptism, they knew it as mikveh, the Ritual Bath for Ritual cleansing.
So here was this Prophetic figure, telling them they had to change.
REPENT!
Metanoia. A complete change. a 180. Letting go of our past. Our ego's our sin.
The Old Man.
So. Here comes another prophet like man. Heading right for John.
“Jesus!” John says. “What are you doing? Don't you know I SHOULD BE BAPTIZED by You?”
“Let it be John”
And so, The baptizer baptizes one who is ego-less.
Without sin, without the need to change or be transformed.
So then why is Jesus taking this step of repentance? What does Jesus have to Repent of?
Nothing.
The Orthodox would say that Jesus is sanctifying the Waters so that when we go into them they are salvific.
I disagree. (meaning I think it was that but also...)
Before we can walk the Path we must know the Path, we must see the Path. We must be told the Path. Until we reach Transformation, Salvation - Satori, Enlightenmnet…
We can do nothing on our own. At least nothing right.
So Jesus Repents. For us. He does it for us!
So that when we lay our burdens down, when we let go of the ego, of our sin, and are willing to allow the transformation to begin..
We can do that which he has already done on our behalf.
God's Peace
Seraphim
“The Kingdom of Heaven is at Hand!”
Now, the Hebrews would be very familiar with baptism, they knew it as mikveh, the Ritual Bath for Ritual cleansing.
So here was this Prophetic figure, telling them they had to change.
REPENT!
Metanoia. A complete change. a 180. Letting go of our past. Our ego's our sin.
The Old Man.
So. Here comes another prophet like man. Heading right for John.
“Jesus!” John says. “What are you doing? Don't you know I SHOULD BE BAPTIZED by You?”
“Let it be John”
And so, The baptizer baptizes one who is ego-less.
Without sin, without the need to change or be transformed.
So then why is Jesus taking this step of repentance? What does Jesus have to Repent of?
Nothing.
The Orthodox would say that Jesus is sanctifying the Waters so that when we go into them they are salvific.
I disagree. (meaning I think it was that but also...)
Before we can walk the Path we must know the Path, we must see the Path. We must be told the Path. Until we reach Transformation, Salvation - Satori, Enlightenmnet…
We can do nothing on our own. At least nothing right.
So Jesus Repents. For us. He does it for us!
So that when we lay our burdens down, when we let go of the ego, of our sin, and are willing to allow the transformation to begin..
We can do that which he has already done on our behalf.
God's Peace
Seraphim
