| Interpreting Bible stories from a metaphysical | | | | base chakra to purify it. The intent is to re-awaken |
| perspective can dramatically enhance the practical | | | | us to the truth that we are spiritual beings having a |
| relevance to us today! A perfect example comes | | | | human experience.) |
| from John 8:2-11, about the woman caught in an | | | | 7. When they kept on questioning Him, he |
| adulterous act. It has nothing to do with adultery, and | | | | straightened up and said to them, "Let anyone |
| everything to do with moving beyond | | | | among you who is without sin be the first to cast a |
| judgmentalness to a greater understanding of our | | | | stone at her." (When we are centered in our Christ |
| Christ nature. This article shows how to do a | | | | Consciousness we are able to remind ourselves that |
| verse-by-verse interpretation to provide a fresh, | | | | our old tapes and stale belief systems have no |
| practical view on this well-known story. | | | | power over us.) |
| The following Biblical story is a perfect example of | | | | 8.And once again He bent down and wrote on the |
| how a metaphysical perspective elevates a story of | | | | ground: ( Our I Am-ness, our Christ Consciousness |
| adulterous behavior above religious sexism. It comes | | | | lowers Itself a second time to rectify any sense of |
| from the 8th Chapter of John's Gospel, verses 2-11. | | | | lingering duality and to strengthen us so we can |
| Here's how to do a metaphysical interpretation, verse | | | | remain in a right relationship with our Christ Nature.) |
| by verse. | | | | 9. When they heard it, they went away, one by one, |
| 2. Early in the morning he came again to the temple: | | | | beginning with the elders: (The powerful nature of |
| (When we are centered in our Christ Consciousness, | | | | our I Am-ness dissolves even the oldest, most |
| we begin each day centered in the awareness that | | | | encrusted beliefs, assumptions, and prejudices causing |
| our Christ potential is our unfolding pattern of | | | | them to lose their relevance and fade away). |
| perfection.) | | | | And Jesus was left alone with the woman standing |
| All the people came to him and he sat down and | | | | before Him: (Once we put the noise of our sense |
| began to teach them: (The more we intentionally | | | | nature aside we stand firm in our awareness of our |
| seek the Presence of god within us, the more | | | | true nature.) |
| guidance we will receive.) | | | | 10. Jesus straightened up and said to her, "Woman, |
| 3. The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman | | | | where are they? Has no one condemned you?: " |
| who had been caught in adultery and made her stand | | | | (When we allow that still, small voice to guide us we |
| before all of them: (Our judgmentalness and | | | | remember that we have dominion over any and all |
| hypocrisy in spiritual matters are represented by the | | | | sense appetites.) |
| Pharisees. Our narrow-mindedness keeps us stuck in | | | | 11. She said, "No one, Sir.": (We can state |
| the letter of the law which encourages the use of | | | | emphatically, through affirmations and denials, that |
| dogma and creates doctrines of inclusiveness. Our | | | | nothing can separate us from our good). |
| close-minded ego tries to discredit our intuitive | | | | And Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you. Go your |
| receptivity to truth principles, represented by the | | | | way, and from now on do not sin again: (Our I Am |
| woman, by pointing out our failures.) | | | | Presence sees only the good in us. Once we become |
| 4. They said to Him, "Teacher, this woman was | | | | consciously one with our God- Self, we will hear no |
| caught in the very act of committing adultery: | | | | evil, see no evil, and speak no evil. We can say 'no' to |
| (Spurred on by its self-righteousness hypocrisy, our | | | | any sense appetite that we have previously allowed |
| ego is especially capable of manufacturing ways to | | | | to cause us to miss the mark.) |
| make us feel less spiritual, while at the same time | | | | This story reminds us to do three things: |
| hypocritically hiding behind its own shortcomings.) | | | | |
| 5. In the law Moses commanded us to stone such | | | | 1. Remember who we really are, so we can honor |
| women. 'Now what do you say?" 6a. They said this | | | | and express our innate divinity. |
| to test Him, so that they might have some charge | | | | 2. Use affirmations and denials as a way to stay |
| to bring against Him: (Moses in his later life represents | | | | connected with God, the source of our good. |
| that within us that identifies more with the letter of | | | | 3. Behold the Christ nature in every person we meet. |
| the law instead of the spirit of the law. Our religious | | | | Through a metaphysical interpretation of Bible stories, |
| egotism tests our spiritual growth because it is | | | | we gain a deeper insight into the real message from |
| unwaveringly comfortable with the status quo.) | | | | the Bible story! As a result, we can truly live at the |
| 6b. Jesus bent down and wrote with His finger on | | | | speed of our Christ Consciousness, experiencing |
| the sand. (This much talked about tactic on Jesus' | | | | spiritual growth and inner peace, regardless of outer |
| part signifies our Christ Self lowering itself into our | | | | appearances. |