Thoughts, philosophy and religion cause the multitudes to follow that "broad way to destruction"! (Matthew 7:13)

The following was posted in response to a comment that simply stated, "Good thoughts!"
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i appreciate the encouragement yet it needs be REALized that "thoughts", and/or "philosophy", and/or "religion(Except The Active Faith revealed in James 1:27!)" walk hand in hand along that "broad way to destruction"! (Matthew 7:13)  http://asimpleandspirituallife.blogspot.com/2009/07/simply-progress-so-called-is-destroying.html

"Behold I(ego, id, self, pride) thought", has led the multitudes astray....... (II Kings 5:11; 5:1-14)
http://asimpleandspirituallife.blogspot.com/2015/02/behold-i-thought-2-kings-51-14.html
http://asimpleandspirituallife.blogspot.com/2009/05/i-must-die.html

TRUTH IS! A soul needs "receive a love of The TRUTH to be saved" from their own thought filled self("l", ego, id, pride)life, and then Hopefully "Born Again" of The Holy, Set Apart, SPIRIT that - IS - Our FATHER and ELOHIM('God' IS of pagan greek mythology)! (II Thessalonians 2:10-13, I Peter 1:23, John 3:3,7)
http://asimpleandspirituallife.blogspot.com/2013/05/one-needs-receive-love-of-truth-to-be.html
http://asimpleandspirituallife.blogspot.com/2009/05/i-must-die.html
http://asimpleandspirituallife.blogspot.com/2020/04/i-realized-miraculous-born-again.html#more

Self ("I", ego, id, pride) Denial Begets Faith, And Thankfully TRUTH - IS - Faith Wins The Victory Over Sin, 'D'evil and Death!

Someone had testified, "Self-confidence is the key: do you have it"?

And i responded:

Rather than "self-confidence", self("I", ego, id, pride)denial begets Faith, and Faith evermore begets self-denial! (Luke 9:23)  http://asimpleandspirituallife.blogspot.com/2015/06/life-or-death-easy-choice-however-to.html
http://asimpleandspirituallife.blogspot.com/2009/05/i-must-die.html

And Thankfully Faith Wins The Victory over sin, self, religion(James 1:27 reveals The Active Faith of The One and Only "Pure Religion and Undefiled"!), 'D'evil "god of this world", and ultimately death! (I John 5:4, Galatians 2:20, James 1:27, I Corinthians 15:54-55, Mark 8:34, John 11:26)  http://asimpleandspirituallife.blogspot.com/2014/07/thankfully-faith-wins-victory-i-john-54.html
http://asimpleandspirituallife.blogspot.com/2008/10/pure-and-undefiled-religion.html
http://asimpleandspirituallife.blogspot.com/2019/01/devil-prince-of-power-of-air-ephesians.html
http://asimpleandspirituallife.blogspot.com/2014/11/the-messiah-testified-whoever-lives-and.html

"The Pride of Life" - IS - of 'D'evil "god of this world", - NOT - "Our FATHER and ELOHIM"! (I John 2:16, ll Corinthians 4:4, John 20:17)

And the primary source of pride, IS the "I (ego, id, self")" in each and every soul! Souls who believe that the life(Breath/Spirit/air!) they received, and yet receive; was or IS of their own doing!
http://asimpleandspirituallife.blogspot.com/2009/05/i-must-die.html

However, TRUTH IS! Every breath(Spirit/air) reveals that life continues to be received, and that apart from The CREATOR(Our FATHER!) and HIS Creation life would not be! So why continue to deny and defy HIM?  http://asimpleandspirituallife.blogspot.com/2015/08/sadly-most-souls-dont-realize-who-their.html

Sadly, those souls who have not yet "received a love of The TRUTH so that they might be saved" from their own self("I",ego,id,pride)life, are evermore destroying and perverting that from which they were created(Earth, "the breath of life{Spirit/air}" and The TRUTH)! (II Thessalonians 2:10-13, Genesis 2:7)
http://asimpleandspirituallife.blogspot.com/2013/05/one-needs-receive-love-of-truth-to-be.html

So IT IS, the multitudes of worldly and/or religious souls(Except it be The Active Faith as revealed in James 1:27!) in these last days have their portion in the destruction of Creation(air, water, land, vegetation, creatures) and the perversion of that which IS SPIRIT(TRUTH, Light, Life, Love, Peace, Faith, Grace, Mercy, Wisdom,,,,,,, ALL that is Truly GOOD)!
http://asimpleandspirituallife.blogspot.com/2009/07/simply-progress-so-called-is-destroying.html

Why "Free Will(Choice)"?

TRUTH - IS - ! Apart from "free will(Choice!)" no soul would finally REALize how "poor and in need" of Our FATHER and ELOHIM('God' IS of pagan greek mythology!) we Truly are! (Psalms 70:5; 72:13, John 8:28-29, Luke 18:7)
http://asimpleandspirituallife.blogspot.com/2014/09/father-help-and-he-does.html

For if there was no "free will(Choice!)" there would be no "brethren(naturally male or 'fe'male) of The Messiah", only robotic like clones!

Thankfully the brethren of The Messiah, those "aliens and pilgrims while yet on the earth", evermore REALize that liken unto The Messiah, so also "i can do nothing of my own self(Breathing was The Gift of life, and the breath{Spirit/air} that sustains life needs be received!)"....... (John 5:19,30; 8:28-29)
http://asimpleandspirituallife.blogspot.com/2015/06/are-you-alien-and-pilgrim-while-on-earth.html
http://asimpleandspirituallife.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-messiah-testified-i-can-do-nothing.html

For the fruit of "free will(Choice!)" does work in the hearts and minds of The Faithful, those souls who have REALized how "poor and in need" of "Our FATHER and ELOHIM" we Truly are! For only when we began to REALize "i can do nothing of my own self(The breath{Spirit/air} that sustains this natural life - IS - received in spite of us!)" did we begin to Truly seek and desire to follow The Messiah on that "Narrow Way" that -IS- "The Way(TO), The TRUTH(OF) The Life"! (Psalms 70:5; 72:13, Matthew 7:14, John 14:6)
http://asimpleandspirituallife.blogspot.com/2015/11/the-ways-of-this-world-andor-religion.html
http://asimpleandspirituallife.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-declaration-of-dependence.html

Evermore seeking to "Trust in The LORD Our ELOHIM with all our heart and leaning not unto our own understanding! In all our ways acknowledging HIM as HE directs our path"! (Proverbs 3:5-6)
http://asimpleandspirituallife.blogspot.com/2015/11/my-prayer-father-help-and-he-does.html