Messages from Jeshua-Jesus-Christ

CHRIST’S LETTERS

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Dear Readers of Christ's Letters,
 One thing which is so wonderful and powerful about Christ's Letters, is how he will use very simple language and examples to make us understand concepts which in other parts of the text he explains in very complex and challenging ways. He is reaching out to everyone in humanity, and to every part of each person.
Consider the sheep. They are patient and non-aggressive towards each other even when huddled tightly in a corner of their pen. They feed quietly, never claiming ground which is not theirs, leaving the pasture closely cropped but not damaged, allowing the grass to recover after they have passed over it. Most importantly, they listen to their shepherd's voice. Therefore, he takes good care of them. He guides them into the best pastures and he sleeps with them at night that they may not be threatened or attacked by dogs or robbers.
'Look at the goats, how they scramble and leap over the rocks and get themselves into awkward or dangerous places. They tear at the brambles and the foliage of trees. They are despoilers. Were it not for their use to mankind, there would be no place for them other than to be tethered all day or put out into the desert.
'I look at you below me, and I know that amongst you are many sheep - and, also among you are many goats.'
There were a few angry murmurs but, on the whole, people good-naturedly jostled and ribbed one another, pointing out the 'goats' and laughing and nodding.
It was good to see them laughing and so I continued;
'You can tell the sheep by their homes, the way they treat their neighbours, and the way they are regarded by all in their community. You can likewise tell the goats - are they likely to have many friends?'
There was a loud roar from the crowd: 'No -o-o-o!' followed by much laughter.
'Does the shepherd follow after the goats and care for them - or must they look after themselves and come home by themselves to be milked at night?'
Again the crowd laughed and shouted various replies, some of them very
amusing and witty.
'And so is it with you who are sheep and those of you who are goats - you are protected by the 'Father' if you are sheep, and you are not protected by the'Father' if you are goats, because you are obstinately following your own desires every day and possibly leaving a trail of destruction behind you. Tell me - can the'Father' protect the people who are goats?'
The crowd was silent but listening intently.
'Will you say then, that the 'Father' is angry with the goats and will not protect them, or will you rather say that just as the shepherd cares for his sheep and would care for the goats if they would allow it, the 'Father' loves sheep and goats equally but is powerless to protect equally because of the goats' naturalbehaviour?'
Christ Returns, Letter 3
But why, some people may ask, can the Father not protect the goats? The Father can do all things. The Father is powerless in this instance because the goats have closed minds and cannot hear the Father or if they do hear something, they refuse to listen and do the opposite to what they have been told. WE have free will and whatever we choose to do despite warnings, so do we reap the consequences. If we listen and follow the Laws of Existence, we remain under the protection of the Father. This sounds dreary and reminiscent of church teaching but, in fact, it is teaching offered by Christ in great love.

On page 375 of Christ Returns, Christ says with such feeling: 'Would that I could remove the burden imposed on you by your earthly humanhood.'

But if we are goats, he cannot do so. We are governed by the unchangeable Law of Reaping and Sowing. 

With all love and joy in Christ,
Recorder