From Conflict to Peace

Suggested by: RLC

Basic Concept 1: Any relationship is at peace when there are no internal or external factors that limits its ability to accomplish the relationship's purpose of the moment. Therefore, all components of the relationship will use their ability to contribute to the relationship without intentional limits, and all external factors that may inhibit the performance of the purpose can be overcome without hesitation. The level of Purpose the relationship is capable of accomplishing is limited only by any limited abilities of its current components and external factors that it cannot overcome without hesitation in the performance of its purpose.

Basic Concept 2: When conflict occurs, it is because the relationship cannot accomplish its purpose of the moment for either of the two reasons stated in Concept 1. There is a desired purpose of the moment that cannot be accomplished without some kind of change in the relationship. Either the relationship needs additional components or some internal components must increase their abilities. Therefore, there is one or more factors that are preventing the manifestation of the accomplished purpose. This conflict occurs because of an internal need (desire) that cannot be immediately satisfied.

Basic Concept 2 readily points the way all conflict must be resolved or overcome. Living entities form the most complicated types of relationships, but their ability to accomplish any purpose of the moment must be in the same way the most basic of relationships must accomplish their purpose of the moment. Concept 2 points to the growth of intellectual understanding of the factors involved in manifesting the purpose of the moment, the laws that are involved in manifesting the purpose of the moment, and how to utilize those laws to manifest the purpose. Therefore, the spiritual growth of a living entity depends on understanding the laws in the manifestation reality that are involved in accomplishing the purpose of the moment.

Intellect is the third step of spiritual growth (Seven Steps of Spiritual Growth, Word Picture). Intellect is without emotion and is motivated by the desire for a purpose believed to be needed to resolve an internal conflict as defined by Concept 2. It stands to reason then that a relationship formed by living entities would create laws that promote the ability of the relationship (larger living entity) to manifest the highest purpose imagined, which provides the greatest level of peace within the relationship. It is important to recognize that inner peace of any higher relationship is promoted by laws that define the manifestation of the relationship as a unity--not its individual components. Each sub-component of the higher relationship has laws that promotes its ability to manifest the most it can for the benefit of the relationship of which it is a part. Therefore, there are laws within the sub-components of a relationship that promotes the manifestation of the sub-components individuality (unified oneness) and support the laws of the higher relationship (oneness) that promotes the manifestation of its highest purpose.

Let's now look at a couple of conflicts we find in the news today and determine how these conflicts should be resolved because the only resolution possible will utilize the basic concepts stated above. This means all of the potential components of a higher relationship must function under laws that promote the manifestation of the highest purpose for the higher relationship. The only emotion in the equation is that of a desire for unity of purpose within the higher relationship. All other conflict resolving activities must be intellectual--void of emotion.

The gay marriage question: A living entity is not complete if it has not obtained the level of spiritual growth necessary to fulfill the entity's highest purpose. In growing spiritually the entity will develop life-styles that work together to accomplish the purposes the entity has desired in the past and learned to love. Some of these lifestyles may not be of any value in any higher relationship. This does not mean the entity is all bad; it only means the entity is not prepared to function toward the highest purpose of a higher relationship because of a misdirected life-style. The higher relationship must create laws that promotes the accomplishment of its highest purpose. To do otherwise is self-defeating. It should be obvious that the gay life-style--and it is only a life-style--serves no useful purpose in a higher relationship. Try to name one useful purpose relative to a higher relationship! The gay life-style should never be legitimized because it can only weaken the higher relationship's ability to accomplish its highest purpose. Naturally, those who choose to live according to this life-style are going to work to get that life-style legitimized--weakening themselves relative to their ability to serve in a any higher relationship--including the body of Christ. To support any such life-style may result in the person's rejection as a member of the eternal, spiritual body of Christ. Eventually, the life that expresses this life-style must perish. It is better that it perishes, and the soul of the individual is saved than allowing it to live while the soul of the individual perishes. This choice must be made by the individual expressing the life-style. The individual expressing the life-style must change if that life-style has become so much of who they are that to lose it will result in the loss of their soul. If they change to where that life-style is unimportant to who they are, then their soul can be saved according to the life-styles that are important to them and the body of Christ.

The Middle East question: The two primary conflicting nationalities in the Middle East are Palestine and Israel. They have been in conflict for centuries. Obviously, both must have useful life-styles to contribute to the body of Christ, or GOD would have let one or both die out by now. The fact that they exist speaks loudly of the fact that they have the potential of contributing to HIS Purpose. The Bible gives us many examples of the redemption of misdirected life-styles (remember unclean animals entered Noah's Ark also). The ideal situation would be for both to recognize this fact and begin the intellectual process of building a mutually beneficial relationship, which can then contribute to an even greater relationship. Both currently have some form of relationship with other nations. In this sense both have recognized the value of a World unity and their part in it. It is unfortunate that there is not really a strong World government at this time. The United Nations is only a shadow of the kind of World government necessary to create the laws that promote unity among all nations. Therefore, we see what we see. Emotions play a big part in maintaining the conflict because both parties appear unwilling to change to the intellectual approach with a true desire for peace.

With an understanding of the basics for moving from conflict to peace, we can better understand what is happening in our lives daily. We should also be able to better recognize any opportunity for resolving the conflicts that may occur between ourselves and those with which we may form relationships.

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