And the opposite for those who don't.
Have you ever seen National Treasure with Nicolas Cage?
There is a secret message hidden on the Declaration of Independence, but to see it, they had to use special glasses.
Not only that, the hidden in (not so) plain sight secret message was revealed only if they used the right lenses on the special glasses.
Otherwise, any other and you would only see the Declaration, important, true...but not the 'rest of the story'.
For my understanding, I think the special glasses and the right lenses that together reveal the whole truth that's written work as the Father/Law and the Son/Love, respectively.
When they're used together, they reveal the hidden truths behind the written truth so that all is revealed.
You have to have both used together or you only see the written word.
Important, yes It is indeed(!), but not the whole story, hence the errors and the many interpretations, the early splits, and the reasons for them, and still the same arguments and arguing now.
The glasses work great, but the lenses aren't set quite right yet, so the hidden meaning is still missing.
“When they’re used together, they reveal the hidden truths behind the written truth so that all is revealed.”
New Age gobbledygook. The Spirit doesn’t lead one to truth alien to THE Truth. Jesus spoke in parables in part as a judgment, but He has spoken plainly to us by the Spirit. It is the GOSPEL that is veiled to those who are perishing.
This includes false teachers who promote another Gospel that appeals to PRIDE and a desire to be a possessor of secret knowledge. Poor misunderstood us, we had no choice but to listen to the Light, we were scared at first (clue!) but over time we accepted it.
Straight talk: Your enamoring of Vassula Ryden is a testimony of poor discernment, not enlightenment. Sorry if that seems mean, but you are already carried away and seemingly impervious to correction (circling the wagons). Your choice, but since this is a free forum I’m gonna throw in my two cents worth in the hopes that you’ll just say NO to the offerings in the “side menu-within-a-menu”.
That said, thanks for inspiring me to pick up my guitar!