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Bondage Or Liberty? This IS The Question! – Part II

by | Apr 2, 2011 |

A somewhat famous quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson states: "Every man is the inlet and may become the outlet for all there is in God." I added the italic emphasis on the word “may” to emphasize that becoming an “outlet” is a choice that we make. It does not happen automatically. God is already “in” us, but whether we become an “outlet” for “all there is in God” is our choice. This brings us full circle back to the original question: bondage or liberty? In bondage, we are only an “inlet.” In...

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Bondage Or Liberty? This IS The Question! – Part I

by | Apr 2, 2011 |

A Course In Miracles says in many places and in many ways that, at all times, we are either choosing love or choosing fear. In Emilie Cady’s language, we are choosing between bondage and liberty. To me, both statements communicate the exact same core truth.  We will either be liberated by God’s Love, or held prisoner to our own fear. At the foundation of our existence, there is no other choice we are ever really making. From Emilie Cady’s point of view, we are in bondage to the “flesh and to...

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