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Picking Sense of the Non-Sense

Hail to the Lord’s Anointed Ones. Many times ones will only use one part of bible, and leave out another.

The Sense

1 Corinthanians 11:3

But I would have you know, that the head of every man is The Christ: and the head of the woman is the man: and the head of The Christ is JAH.

KEY WORD. The Christ

Christ, (greek) –anointed; the anointed; the Messiah.

A title, the Messiah is the promise of visible manifestation of the “I AM”.

The Christ is the divine-idea man. Jesus is the name that represents an individual expression of the Christ idea. Jesus The Christ is the form of the name that is commonly applied to the man of Galilee who demonstrated perfection. Christ the one complete idea of perfect man in DIVINE MIND. He is the embodiment of all divine ideas, such as intelligence, life, love substance, and strength. In the architect’s mind there may be one masterpiece, but the masterpiece is the sum of ALL BEATIFUL IDEAS that come to his mind. This Christ, or perfect-man idea existing eternally in Divine Mind, is the true, spiritual, higher self of every individual. Each of us has within him the Christ; just as Jesus had, and we must look within recognize our sonship/dauthership, our divine origin and birth, even as he did. By continually unifying ourselves with the Highest by our thoughts and words we too shall become sons/daughter of JAH, manifest.

The cosmic man or grand man of the universe, often referred to by religious mystics, is the Christ, and the Christ is the higher self of man. …

Christ is the cosmic man, is the grand man of the universe of the universe, demonstrated, developed brought out, in every man.

1 Corinthanians 11:11
Nevertheless neither is the man without woman, neither the woman with the man, in the Lord.

1 Corinthanians 11:12. For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of JAH.

If the Christ (behavior) is not the head of man, he is not the head of woman.

Picking the Sense of out of Non-Sense.

There is not beauty in beating a woman.

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Interview with Dr. Oswald Hoffman ,December 25, 1968 with H.I.M. Emperor Haile Selassie I

Question: Your Imperial Majesty, it is a great honour to be permitted
to speak with you today and also to have you as a guest on this
special Christmas programme which will be broadcast to people all
over the world. Your Imperial Majesty, what is it that makes you want
to follow Jesus Christ?

H.I.M.: When Jesus Christ was born from Virgin Mary, from that time
on He lived an exemplary life, a life which men everywhere must
emulate. This life and the faith which He has taught us assures us of
salvation, assures us also of harmony and good life upon earth.
Because of the exemplary character of the life of Jesus Christ it is
necessary that all men do their maximum in their human efforts to see
to it that they approximate as much as they can the good example that
has been set by HIM.

It's quite true that there is no perfection in humanity. From time to
time we make mistakes. We do commit sins, but even as we do that,
deep in our hearts as Christians we know we have a chance of
forgiveness from the Almighty. He taught us that all men are equal
regardless of sex, their national origin and tribe. And He also
taught us all who seek HIM shall find HIM. To live in this healthy
life, a Christian life, is what makes me follow Jesus Christ.

Read and study the Bible

Dr. Hoffman: Your Imperial Majesty, what advice would you give a
person who is considering the claims of Christ, perhaps for the first
time?

H.I.M.: I would tell a person who was considering the claim of Christ
for the first time that it is necessary to have faith in the
Almighty, that it is necessary to have love, and that it is necessary
to conduct oneself in a manner that we have been taught to do in the
Bible.

I would also advise him to seek the secular knowledge, for the more
one knows the more he realises the need for a prime mover, the need
for a Creator, a Creator who is good, and the need for salvation and
also for peaceful life upon earth.

I would also tell him to learn and to think for himself the ways he
would serve the Lord. In this thought and in this undertaking of his
he will inevitably find the way of serving his fellow men. For his
faith would then be manifested by His conduct. If Christians behave
in this way, if we dedicate ourselves to this fundamental task, then
we will have a peaceful world and will be assured of not
transgressing against the will and the Commandments of God.

Strength of Faith

Dr. Hoffman: Your Imperial Majesty, are there any incidents in your
life which stand in your memory as times when faith in Christ
sustained you?

H.I.M.: There are many instances in my life where the belief in The
Almighty and the Christian Faith have sustained me, times of troubles
and difficulties. No matter what may befall a human being he can
always succeed in overcoming it in time if he has the strength of
faith and praise to God, for inevitably He comes to the assistance of
those that believe in HIM and those that through their work live an
exemplary life.

This goes not only for Christians in my view, but for all men. I
think God communicates with those that find themselves in misfortune.
In particular, when my country Ethiopia was invaded by aliens several
years ago I was sustained in that period by my faith in God and in
the abiding belief that justice, however it may take time, will
ultimately prevail.

If I did not have faith in The Almighty and in His Righteousness and
that justice inevitable prevails, then I would have lost hope and
thus the interests of my country would have been ignored. Because I
attempted to maintain my faith in HIM and because all Ethiopians
maintained their faith in the ultimate goodness of the world and in
the grand design that The Almighty has for all men in the world, we
were able to victoriously re-enter our country and rid ourselves of
evil forces.

If I did not have in my heart the love of God I don't think I would
have acted in a manner that I did. The love of God brings a sense of
religiousness in a human being, it gives him comfort for the future
and assurance that right cause will ultimately prevail.

Resolute Leadership

Dr. Hoffman: His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie The First
ascended the throne of Ethiopia in November in the year 1930. Now, in
the year 1968, Haile Selassie has been in the forefront in mediating
the crisis in Biafra. Some of the intervening years have been stormy
ones. But there are few Statesmen who can retrace a career of more
resolute leadership in both internal and world affairs. Few can claim
greater unbroken continuity with the past that nevertheless moves
methodically into the twentieth century. At the same time, few have
seen more anguish and defeat than Haile Selassie, of whom biographer
Leonard Mosley has written in projected epitaph, He shaped, rather
than waited upon events.

Just seven months after He became Emperor in 1930, He gave the people
of Ethiopia their first written Constitution. His plea before the
League of Nations in 1936 as His country was ravaged by Mussolini's
armies, and His anguished exile during the following years, are
etched in the memory of the world. When He regained His throne in
1941, His refusal to allow retaliation against the defeated invader
was viewed with disbelief.

"One this day," He said, " I owe thanks unutterable by the mouth of
man to the living God who has enabled me to be present among you.
Today is the beginning of a new era in the history of Ethiopia. Since
this is so, do not reward evil for evil.. do not commit any act of
cruelty like those which the enemy committed against us up to this
present time.

Dr. Hoffmann: When the United Nations Charter was drawn up after
World War II His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie was one of its
original drafters. In 1963, He established the Organization of
African Unity, to encourage co-operation among African States and co-
ordinate their efforts to build a better life for the people of all
Africa.

Constitutional reforms in 1956 guaranteed all the rights of the
people of Ethiopia, though the Emperor retains much personal power in
governing His agricultural nation of 22 million people, all the time
seeking to lead His nation toward a fully modern way of life.

At 76 years of age, His Imperial Majesty continues to work a twenty
hour day, with three hours for sleep and one devoted to prayer.
Emperor Haile Selassie and I talked about many things on that day
during the rainy season.

Dr. Hoffman: Your Imperial Majesty, how does it seem to you the
Apostle Paul meant by the statement, Faith works by love?

H.I.M.:What St. Paul said here is not a mistaken statement. You all
know what St. Paul was and what kind of work he was engaged in before
his conversion. Later on, after his conversion he had faith and love,
and if he had not had that he would not have taught people this in
his epistles. Neither love nor faith are separable from each other.

An elaboration of this is Paul's exposition in one of his Epistles
which speak of love and faith. Without love all of our human efforts
in the sight of God can be useless. He loved us and on our behalf He
was given as a ransom, and it was because of love and His love for us
that He accomplished the act of love.

The true church

Dr. Hoffman: Your Imperial Majesty, as a member of the Body of
Christ, what do you expect of the Church?

H.I.M.: The Church is not merely a building. The Church is the
faithful fulfilment of the Christian life and its requirements. Thus,
as the name applies to the buildings so is our heart The Church in
which God dwells.

After our blameless Creator was sent to this world by His Father,
then the hearts of all believers become The Temple of God. The love
of God cannot be fathomed by a series of questions and answers, and
man's soul cannot experience deeper enrichment as a result. We
believe that men at all times be bound by His love and grace.

Dr. Hoffman:Your Imperial Majesty, as a member of the body of Christ,
what do you feel you can contribute to The Church?

H.I.M.: All men are endowed with natural responsibility. This
responsibility is in turn distributed and delegated to all according
to his gift, and it is expected of each one to fulfil his
responsibility. This responsibility in turn is to God and thus for
example, and would start his work asking God to bless the beginning
and thank God for a good ending too.

We believe that all people in all of their responsibilities delegated
to them will begin and finish their work in God's name. I gave you
brief answer. If we go into detail we would have to spend a long time
discussing.

Dr. Hoffman:It is a magnificent answer and I am deeply grateful for
it. To turn to another subject, Your Imperial Majesty, are there any
passages of the bible that have become especially meaningful to you?

H.I.M.: I have the highest respect for the Bible as a whole. We also
recognise the rightful name the Bible bears. We find that in all the
periods of the Old Testament, in the time of Patriarchs, Kings, and
Prophets, great miracles were done. On the other hand, the time in
which Our Lord HIM-self gave the command to go to all the world and
to preach is also of high value. Then, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John,-
the four gospels in which the sayings of our Lord are recorded- are
pillars for all men on the earth. Therefore the Bible should not be
cut into portions.

Fulfil The Ten Commandments

Dr. Hoffman: As a mature Christian, have You a special word for young
people of these days?

H.I.M.: On this occasion I address all those within Our Empire. Our
Christianity is not restricted to a given church and I stress above
all that We do not wish to make distinctions. My advice to all is to
fulfil the Ten Commandments. You are aware of the contents of the Ten
Commandments and can elaborate on it. If the nation for which I am
the Emperor follows and accepts this, since its also what I accept
and follow, I would believe our country is not only historically
Christian but also actively Christian.

Christ Earth Day

Dr. Hoffman: Your Imperial Majesty, the birthday of Our Lord is
observed by peoples throughout the world in different ways, I know,
and I should like to ask You how You observe the feast of the
nativity of our Lord within Your own family and household?

H.I.M.: The birth of Our Lord is a joyous family event. However, I do
not only rejoice with my kindred and family since the whole Ethiopian
nation is my family. I say this in the context of Christmas being
observed by all churches in Ethiopia. I rejoice on this occasion also
because of Jesus Christ being given for us. For He was born in the
lowly place and got warmth by animals. This fact encourages us to
celebrate it with joy.

When I have visited the five large continents, I have not been
anywhere where there was not a church. All over the world I have come
to know that the birth of Jesus Christ is celebrated.

Dr. Hoffman: Your Imperial Majesty, as a figure of world importance
and probably one of the best known man in the world today, I should
like to ask You this question: What meaning can the birth of Christ
have for the nations of the world today?

H.I.M.: As I said before, the birth of Christ is celebrated all over
the world. When I say the whole world it does not mean that all
people would observe it in the same manner. In all the places that I
have visited, including the Muslims and the Buddhists, We have seen
the observance. But for Christians it is an act conducted with love.

Dr. Hoffman: Your Imperial Majesty, You have done us great honour and
also all the people who will listen to this broadcast by giving us
the opportunity to speak with You this day. And all those who are
listening should know that this conversation was held in the Imperial
Palace at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with His Imperial Majesty the
Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, and we thank You and wish you
God's blessing in all the days to come.

H.I.M.: Thank you.

Jah Guide and Protect

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