Pain is construct of a physical existence. In this world we have many examples of duality that we use to measure or life. Without sorrow how do we appriciate joy. There is no pleasure without pain and so on and so forth. Since we are able to live this life on three different levels we can in fact choose to a certain extent how much pain we endure.
Pain on the physical level is unavoidable.These bodies are born to die, they are only dust after all. Physical pain is a truth in this life that can be used either to our detriment or benifit depending on how we live life in the other two levels.
Emotional/ mental pain I think most of us would agree can be much worse and longer lasting than any physical pain. To much emotional pain leads directly to sin. We will use any method at our disposal to soften the ache. Drugs, sex, adreniline, will give us relief and pleasure at first but is only the britghly colored wrapping of a world of greater pain and darkness. To much emotional pain can and usually will lead directly to sin and Hell, because it imprints on our highest level of life, the spiritual.
Spiritual pain can last a life time and beyond. I would go so far to say that the soul purpose of religion is the healing of spiritual wounds. The most terrible people in history suffered terribly at the hands of there own spirit. Think about the Hitlers, Capones, Bundys, Mansons. They were completely spiritually sick and that manifested in thier actions.
This is were Jesus comes in. He destroyed the power of law, sin and guilt in this existence. He shows us by releasing us from the chains our lives have imposed on us. He shows us we can choose. Best of all he can heal us immediatly. Although physical pain is unavoidable in this life, emotional pain is soothed by the Holy Spirit and the soul is maintained pure and unhurt.
Pain
Pain is construct of a physical existence. In this world we have many examples of duality that we use to measure or life. Without sorrow how do we appriciate joy. There is no pleasure without pain and so on and so forth. Since we are able to live this life on three different levels we can in fact choose to a certain extent how much pain we endure.
Pain on the physical level is unavoidable.These bodies are born to die, they are only dust after all. Physical pain is a truth in this life that can be used either to our detriment or benifit depending on how we live life in the other two levels.
Emotional/ mental pain I think most of us would agree can be much worse and longer lasting than any physical pain. To much emotional pain leads directly to sin. We will use any method at our disposal to soften the ache. Drugs, sex, adreniline, will give us relief and pleasure at first but is only the britghly colored wrapping of a world of greater pain and darkness. To much emotional pain can and usually will lead directly to sin and Hell, because it imprints on our highest level of life, the spiritual.
Spiritual pain can last a life time and beyond. I would go so far to say that the soul purpose of religion is the healing of spiritual wounds. The most terrible people in history suffered terribly at the hands of there own spirit. Think about the Hitlers, Capones, Bundys, Mansons. They were completely spiritually sick and that manifested in thier actions.
This is were Jesus comes in. He destroyed the power of law, sin and guilt in this existence. He shows us by releasing us from the chains our lives have imposed on us. He shows us we can choose. Best of all he can heal us immediatly. Although physical pain is unavoidable in this life, emotional pain is soothed by the Holy Spirit and the soul is maintained pure and unhurt.