Introduction
This post is intended to
collaboratively, publically develop political philosophy from the metaphysical
Jesus. "Meta-" means developed after, or later than, discovery. Thus,
the metaphysical Jesus is the influence "to ourselves and our
Posterity" after New Testament books and other reports of Jesus' life
became available. It seems Jesus did not write, so we have only constructs on
40 year-old and older memories of his life.
Metaphysics comes
on evaluation of discovery
Some people who learn about Jesus
actually study consequential ideas. Some people guide some choices in life according
to statements they learned about Jesus or personal impressions of Jesus from
those statements. In other words, sometimes a person interprets a statement
about Jesus differently from the intentions of the speaker or writer.
Nevertheless, some people in every generation act on what they perceive as
Jesus's guidance.
Jesus’s peace
For example, we understand Jesus said,
in John 14:27, ". . . my peace I give you . . . " implying comfort.
In Matthew 10:37, he's quoted, "I did not come to bring peace, but a
sword." As a Southern Baptist and a Christian, I listened to metaphysical explanations
for what seems to me direct contradiction. Family members always forgive
offenders and facilitate reform, often mutually. I trust myself and declare
that Jesus offers his peace, and I neither comprehend nor try to offer what I
do not possess. Not owning Jesus's peace, I offer fellow-citizens my aid to comprehensive-safety&
security during life. I skateboard with the intention not to fall yet wearing
safety gear.
Comprehensive-safety&
security: a political philosophy
I think there's an overlooked message:
humankind is independently responsible for comprehensive-safety& security
on earth. Somehow, Jesus' influence was available from the beginning of time.
Western civilization debates a 1000-year span of influence between 3,000 years
ago and 2,000 years ago. Judeo-Christian competition neglects both the ancient
ancients and modern discovery.
The development and end of the
Sumerian civilization, about 10,000 years ago to about 4,000 years ago, when
they were conquered by the Babylonians, might be reflected by Hebrew scholars
in Genesis 1. I may assume that the creator-God in Genesis 1 is the-High-God,
and "the Lord God" of Genesis 2 is the originator of Abrahamic
religions. With that rhetorical convenience, I can assume that "Before
Abraham was born I am", attributed to Jesus, means Jesus' influence is
reliable in all times to all civilizations. My reasoning is metaphysical to all
generations after the first primitive one -- perhaps before Adam& Eve.
Maybe Jesus actually said that some humans pursued the-good before Abraham was
born rather than mimicked a Hebrew "I am" (Exodos 3:14).
Accept mysteries
until evidence is discovered, yet constrain chaos
I
accept the mysteries of God, the Holy Spirit, Satan, souls, heaven, hell, and
Jesus to their actual origins& purposes, which I do not know. Also, I
practice the following political philosophy: willing fellow-citizen can glean
from Jesus' seemingly independent advice that does not advocate violence,
whether physical or psychological. While we do not comprehend Jesus' peace, we
know that our duty (comprehensive-safety& security) calls for violence only
in physical and not in psychological defense. Also, belief in worship&
praise is no surrogate for performance of the human-being's duty: constrain
chaos in personal ways of living.
The
individual human-being is powerless to resolve mysteries without evidence, and
by accepting the above-listed mysteries, a person can choose to focus on
responsibility to their own life: civic-integrity in self-interest. Genesis
1:28 asserts the political philosophy that a person can& may provide
order& prosperity both on earth and to the earth. In other words, each
person may choose to constrain chaos in their way of living. Again, worship&
praise is no substitute for constraining chaos.
Mystery need not
suppress the-good and vice-versa
The
fact that Jesus has influenced many people to the-good, now for 2,200 years, is
evidence that some ideas attributed to him are valuable. He did not write.
Therefore, ancient memory and scholarly analysis are all humankind has with
which to discern his positive civic-influence. Thus, his influence is neither
physical nor historical and seems metaphysical: reasonable appreciation of the
positive. We comprehend that Jesus physically lived; we may pursue positive consequences.
That is, the generations may glean the-good Jesus-influence and share to their
posterity.
The
purpose of this work is to discover and record possible civic-morality or positive
political philosophy suggested by the metaphysical Jesus, without
discouraging beneficial private pursuits
of the mysteries presented in the literature. Each human can& may add
worship& praise, if they want to, to personal aid to comprehensive-safety&
security on earth – add personal hope& comfort to civic-integrity.
A list of civic suggestions
from Jesus’ influence
Readers
are invited& requested to use the comment box to suggest new entries to
this list of civic-advice derived from the literature about Jesus:
1. By affirming if not authoring Genesis 1:28’s political philosophy,
Jesus suggested that a human-being can& may perfect their
unique person before death. Humans have opportunity to practice, facilitate,
and encourage civic-integrity. Integrity means reliability in every human
connection and transaction. Jesus may have suggested that some humans pursued
civic-integrity “before Abraham was born”, which may be extrapolated to the
beginning of human-kind.
2. Challenged, in Matthew 19, to approve divorce, Jesus clarified, “.
. . a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the
two will become one flesh.” Some people overlook “man will leave . . . be
united to . . . one flesh”. In John 8:11, Jesus expresses that error
does not condemn the errant yet they should not repeat mistakes.
3. In Matthew 22:15-21, some people who
practiced legal pride challenged Jesus about supporting the civic commander-in-chief.
Jesus said they should, affirming Genesis 1:28’s political philosophy.
Edited on September 3, 2022
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