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from Jesus:
Let us first clarify the
meaning of the word “Lord.” In reality, I never used the
term Lord about myself. This was added by my disciples, and the unfortunate
effect was that people came to see me as a ruler or owner.
If you read my comments on another question,
you will see that the effect of many common forms of worship is to reinforce
the fear-based approach to religion. It is so easy for people to see
me as the owner or ruler over people and feel that they should swear
allegiance to me or even fear me. This use of the word Lord has been
greatly reinforced during the Middle Ages, when it became used for feudal
rulers who had literal ownership over the people beneath them and therefore
had absolute power over them.
As you will see from my teachings on this website, I have no desire
to own anyone or to have absolute power over them. I have absolute respect
for people's free will, and I see them as my brothers and sisters. I
have no desire to have people swear allegiance to me or have them obey
me blindly. I desire to see people open their eyes and make contact
with their Christ selves so that they can make enlightened decisions
on their own. In other words, I have no desire to serve as an overlord
and tell people what to believe and how to live their lives.
My point here is that if you use the term Lord the same way it has been
used by many Christians over the last 2,000 years, then that truly is
an inappropriate use of the word. The appropriate use of the word is
to see the term Lord as a spiritual title. As I explain throughout this
website, there is indeed a hierarchy of spiritual beings who serve to
raise the people of Earth to a higher state of consciousness. There
are levels and ranks in this hierarchy, yet this should not be seen
the same way as rank is perceived on Earth.
It is quite simple to see that anytime someone wields outer power, it
is because there is fear behind that power. If you have no fear, there
is no reason to wield power in an outer sense. In other words, I have
no desire to have power over people because I have no fear.
In the spiritual hierarchy, there are many different offices, and some
of them can be labeled as Lord, Hierarch or Master. When this is understood
as a spiritual title, and not as an earthly title that is based on outer
power, it is correct to use the title. So if you have this understanding
of the word Lord, then it is acceptable to call me Lord. I do hold an
office as Savior, and this can also be called Lord. However, there are
several spiritual offices that carry the title of Lord.
For example, as I explained in another
discourse, there is a progression of spiritual ages. For each age
there is a specific ascended being who becomes the hierarch, or Lord,
for that age. I was, and I still am since time is more fluid than perceived
by human beings, the Lord of the Age of Pisces. Saint Germain is the
hierarch, or Lord, for the Age of Aquarius. Even though the astronomical
age of Pisces has come to an end, an age represents a state of consciousness
and this state of consciousness is by no means obsolete or outdated.
Therefore, I am still Lord of a particular state of consciousness, and
it is still appropriate to call me Lord. However, it is also appropriate
to call Saint Germain Lord, given that he is the Lord for the present
age and the state of consciousness represented by that age.
There is also a spiritual office called the “Lord of the World.”
That office is currently held by the ascended being who was incarnated
as Gautama Buddha. As cycles move on, I will occupy that office at some
time in the future. There is an ongoing process whereby the chain of
hierarchy moves on. A particular spiritual being will hold and office
until another being is raised up to the level of consciousness where
he or she can hold that office. The previous holder will then move on
to a higher office, and in this way the entire chain of hierarchy moves
forward.
It is important to realize that there are no impenetrable barriers in
this spiritual hierarchy. The spiritual hierarchy includes human beings.
All human beings have the potential to take up a place in the spiritual
hierarchy that they were meant to have from the beginning. In other
words, you were created to hold a place in the spiritual hierarchy.
It is only because you have temporarily descended to a lower state of
consciousness that you cannot currently hold and fulfill that office.
Yet as you climb the spiritual path, you will begin to fill your rightful
place in hierarchy and then fill your spiritual office. Indeed, there
are some people who are currently in embodiment who actually have the
spiritual attainment and do hold a spiritual office. If you refer to
my discourse on the levels of spiritual
attainment, you will see that as people ascend to the level of being
mystics, who are consciously seeking union with God, it is quite appropriate
for them to begin to consider what might be their spiritual office.
This will allow them to prepare for that office and possibly begin to
fill that office while they are still in a physical body.
Let me end by saying that the term Lord should be seen as one office
in the spiritual hierarchy but not as the ultimate office. The ultimate
office in the chain of hierarchy belongs to God the Father. The term
Lord has traditionally referred to a lower-ranking office and not to
the ultimate ruler. However, some people have used the term Lord God
to refer to the ultimate Lord and the term Lord Christ or Lord Michael
to refer to a lower ranking office. My point here is that it is important
not to make an idol out of a spiritual being holding the office of Lord.
As my beloved mother explains so beautifully in her discourse,
I am not equal to God and I am not God in an ultimate sense. That is
why I said, “Why callest thou me good, there is none good but
God.” In other words, while it is appropriate to pay respect to
the holder of a spiritual office, one should never begin to think that
that being is as important as God. No ascended being would ever claim
equality with God, although all ascended beings know their infinite
worth and value, which is beyond comparison or competition.
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