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To: epicure who wrote (23636)	7/15/1998 4:44:00 PM
From: Emile Vidrine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

"There are many paths to enlightenment," Using a broad definition of enlightenment, that's probably a true statement. I personally experienced a certain intellectual enlightenment when I learned some of the principles of higher Math, Physics and Chemistry. I have the same experience when I study History and Philosophy. This type of enlightenment comes from our sense knowlege and helps illuminate the principles of our physical and mental world. It is a tedious method of understaniding and never rises above the sensual and mental realm ir the realm of sense knowledge.. This sense knowledge realm is only one part of man, but is often considered to be the total man. Man was originally created to be a spiritual as well as a physical being. This original man could communicate directly with God through his spirit. Through his spirit and faith man had dominion over the Universe. The essence of all the laws fo the physical creation were instinctively understood by man and were at man's command. When man sinned, his spirit died, the Holy Spirit left him and he lost his ability to communicate with God through his spirit. He also lost the instinctive knwledge and understanding of the physical laws of the Universe Sense knowledge or experiential knowledge was born. The tedious scientific method of finding the priciples of our physical Universe became the only method available to man. Then God sent his Son to restore and recreate the dead spirit within man. 'Then sin came into the world, and through sin death.' God's love for rebellious man led him to design his plan of salvation through faith in his Son Jesus Christ. The incarnated Son of God was both man and God simultaneously. Jesus's birth gave man his second Adam and second chance at Eternal Life. Although Jesus was divine ,he submitted himself to the laws of the flesh so he could demonstrate the power of the spirit man over the physical man. As a man, Jesus lived a sinless life and had complete power over the physical world. His divine nature sanctified our human flesh. He obedyed the laws and commands of God perfectly. Jesus then voluntarily gave his sinless life as a ransom for the sinful lives of mankind. All the sins of mankind flowed upon him as he hung dying on the Cross until he cried "my God, my God, why has thous forsaken me". Jesus had taken on the rejection of both man and God on the Cross. The rejection of man was man saying no to God in the Garden and then attempting to kill him by crucifixion and the rejection of God was God saying no to man's sins and turning from the God-man Jesus who had become sin so that we could become the righteouness of God through him. Jesus had reconciled man and God. In Christ's perfect obedience man had finally said yes to God through Christ. Through Christ's death, man had paid the penalty for sin and could be reconciled to God. Through the Resurrection God had said yes to man by restoring him to sonship with God. In Christ, man's spiritual dimension is restored and we can once more commicate with God and God with us. Our dead spiritual eyes have been restored. Only the spiritual man can know the things of God.