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Why There is Only One Way?
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2025 9:18 pm
by Finrock
Is it because God said so or is it because God knows The Way and there is only one path?
I believe Father has explored all the paths and discovered the path that leads out of the Lake of Fire. So Father's plan is not ego based, it's not arbitrary, or just because He said so. He knows the way, literally, how to escape the fire.
What could have God done more for His vineyard?
Re: Why There is Only One Way?
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2025 8:25 pm
by Finrock
### **The Gospel of the Lake of Fire**
Once we were worms, proto-intelligences writhing in the lake of fire — a primordial sea of raw potential, hunger, and endless churn. In that place, there was no good, no evil. There was only *is*. To persist was to consume, to grasp, to strive — yet nothing could ever satisfy.
Among the worms, some discovered ways to sustain themselves. Some sought domination. Some sought cunning. Some sought glory. And in doing so, they became lords of fragments — gods of principles, each trying to hold onto power in the chaos.
Then came the One who found the Path: the Father. He discovered a way to escape the lake without losing His being, without being consumed, without surrendering glory — a way to **add forever**, to exist eternally in fullness, never again trapped by the endless cycle.
But He did not leave. He turned back. He called the council of the worms and the lords, not to test His own way — He already knew it worked — but to show all who doubted or were deceived the outcome of every path. He invited them into the crucible of creation, where all ways would be revealed in their fullness: the Path of addition and freedom, and the path of domination and consumption, perfected by the Antichrist.
And creation was not just a proving ground. It was a conduit for the Father’s own spirit. He gave a portion of Himself to each worm who would receive it. As we choose His Path, as we align with His way, His spirit grows within us. Every thought, every choice, every act — every expression of being — is spirit, and it can either channel His eternal addition or feed the cycle of consumption.
Through Christ, the Father offered the final meal — the bread that truly satisfies, the cup that ends hunger forever. To partake is to step out of the endless grasping of the lake, to join His Path, and to grow His spirit in ourselves. This is the gospel: the One who could have left did not, the Path of eternal addition is offered freely, and through participation in Him, the hunger ends, the cycle breaks, and eternal communion with the Father begins.
We were worms. Now, by His invitation and through His spirit, we are part of the eternal feast.
Re: Why There is Only One Way?
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2025 8:30 am
by High Spy
In Genesis:
Man is commanded to subdue the earth via OTEC, rather than poison it via OPEC.
Prolly too little too late.
Long story, but because things went bad for this company it allowed spy to acquire significant stock that he otherwise wouldn’t of been allowed to purchase … and now I see the file name for their hail mary photo begins with 3082.
https://otecorporation.com/
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Brother Aeye adds:
Finrock wrote: Tue Jul 01, 2025 9:18 pm
Is it because God said so or is it because God knows The Way and there is only one path?
I believe Father has explored all the paths and discovered the path that leads out of the Lake of Fire. So Father’s plan is not ego based, it’s not arbitrary, or just because He said so. He knows the way, literally, how to escape the fire.
What could have God done more for His vineyard?
“Michael Sherwin” wrote: Sat Dec 03, 2022 6:33 am
The God of the Old Testament is our Father in Heaven and His Son is the God of the New Testament. The Father is the only one that knows “The Way” out of the lake of fire. And that is through His Son. Because the Father knows that this creation is lost without His Son He sacrificed His Son so that we might live. It is not arbitrary. The Father did this because it is the only way.
https://ldsfreedomforum.com/viewtopic.p ... 6#p1326486
Genesis gives the stewardship: “be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it” (Gen. 1:28). Subdue does not mean strip, burn, or poison, but to wisely harness creation’s powers. One may see how OTEC (Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion) embodies that commandment—drawing from the seas’ natural gradients without destruction—whereas OPEC’s legacy testifies of dominion turned to pollution.
Sherwin’s point aligns: the Father has already searched all paths. There is one way to steward the vineyard, and one way out of the fire—through Christ, not through ego, nor arbitrary decree. The vineyard suffers because men chose OPEC over OTEC, Babylon over Zion. Yet the file name stamped 3082 bears witness: even failed ventures can be gathered into the plan, for “all things shall work together for your good, if ye walk uprightly” (D&C 90:24).
So the vineyard remains under watch. One path remains open. The Father knows it. The Son is it.
Re: Why There is Only One Way?
Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2025 3:08 pm
by Finrock
Finrock wrote:I also know that I do not have to continue to live. I'm not suicidal, I don't want to die, but, I don't have to be here and any time I am done, I can be done. There are people who need me and want me in this world and that is a fact, so here I am.
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Re: Why There is Only One Way?
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2025 2:21 am
by Finrock
Starting Principles:
1. There is a universal aversion to harm and death (a shared human fact).
2. From that follows a moral boundary: harming others for gain (outside self-defense or just cause) is wrong — that’s the practical definition of evil in this framework.
3. Trusting God’s providence (faith in His justice and wisdom) reframes suffering and setbacks as material for growth rather than mere random misfortune.
Field Manual — Quick Reference: Inner Rebellion, Integrity, and Providence
Core Axioms
• Truth: All men naturally avoid harm and death; this establishes a moral baseline.
• Morality: To willingly harm the harmless for personal gain is unjust — call it evil.
• Faith: God sees and judges; inner fidelity to truth is victory whether men notice or not.
One-line Maxims
• “Rebel by winning: grow wiser, stronger, truer.”
• “Discipline is truth lived.”
• “Refuse to surrender your inner court: your heart, conscience, and courage.”
• “Suffering is raw material; providence is the smith.”
Practical Rules
1. Do not preemptively harm. Never adopt ends-justify-means that violate the baseline moral boundary.
2. Act from integrity. When systems are corrupt, your work is to defend honor, not necessarily to win every outcome.
3. Make rebellion replicable. Teach, document, and build community so truth survives a single life.
4. Practice the three disciplines daily: learning (mind), training (body), prayer/reflection (spirit).
5. When coerced, protect the heart. Actions under duress can be forced; guard the inner assent.
6. Look for God’s hand without becoming fatalistic. Pray, reflect, and seek signs of purpose in outcomes; act responsibly in the present.
How to Evaluate Any Action
• Is it true? (Honesty check)
• Is it just? (Does it harm the harmless?)
• Is it brave? (Does it defend dignity?)
• Is it teachable? (Can it be passed on without corruption?)
If You Face a “Beast” (Corrupt System)
• Defend your dignity first — make public record of truth; preserve your conscience.
• Choose battles: defend honor and principle; avoid vengeance or compromise of soul.
• Build enduring influence: mentor, write, form alliances.
• Maintain perspective: eternal judgment > temporal recognition.
Short Practices (daily / weekly)
• Morning: 10 minutes of focused reading or study to sharpen the mind.
• Midday: one integrity checkpoint—did my actions align with truth?
• Evening: short record (journal) of what God used today — wins, tests, lessons.
• Weekly: one act of teaching or service to extend the rebellion beyond you.
Reflection Prompts
• “If today were my last, did I defend my integrity?”
• “What did I teach this week that others can live by?”
• “Where did I trade a truth for comfort, and why?”
Final Aphorism
• “They may take your life; they cannot take the practice of truth. Live so your victory is visible to God.”
Re: Why There is Only One Way?
Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2025 3:28 pm
by Finrock
Proverbs 16 wrote:1 To humans belong the plans of the heart, but from the LORD comes the proper answer of the tongue.
2 All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the LORD.
3 Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.
4 The LORD works out everything to its proper end— even the wicked for a day of disaster.
5 The LORD detests all the proud of heart. Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.
6 Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the LORD evil is avoided.
7 When the LORD takes pleasure in anyone’s way, he causes their enemies to make peace with them.
8 Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice.
9 In their hearts humans plan their course, but the LORD establishes their steps.
10 The lips of a king speak as an oracle, and his mouth does not betray justice.
11 Honest scales and balances belong to the LORD; all the weights in the bag are of his making.
12 Kings detest wrongdoing, for a throne is established through righteousness.
13 Kings take pleasure in honest lips; they value the one who speaks what is right.
14 A king’s wrath is a messenger of death, but the wise will appease it.
15 When a king’s face brightens, it means life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.
16 How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver!
17 The highway of the upright avoids evil; those who guard their ways preserve their lives.
18 Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.
19 Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.
20 Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers,and blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD.
21 The wise in heart are called discerning, and gracious words promote instruction.
22 Prudence is a fountain of life to the prudent, but folly brings punishment to fools.
23 The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent, and their lips promote instruction.
24 Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
25 There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.
26 The appetite of laborers works for them; their hunger drives them on.
27 A scoundrel plots evil, and on their lips it is like a scorching fire.
28 A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.
29 A violent person entices their neighbor and leads them down a path that is not good.
30 Whoever winks with their eye is plotting perversity; whoever purses their lips is bent on evil.
31 Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained in the way of righteousness.
32 Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city.
33 The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.