Red & Poisonous
“And from this slumber you shall wake,
when true love's kiss, the spell shall break.”
when true love's kiss, the spell shall break.”
The fairy tale on the Sleeping Beauty has been adapted countless times throughout history and retold by modern storytellers across various media. But we have two "awakening - by - Prince" stories. Almost every men and women are familiar with the © Disney versions of Sleeping Beauty and little Snow White. Although there are many similarities the basic stories come from different folklore backgrounds. Both of them are best known as a cartoon movie classics but you will also find surprising variations.. and interesting comparisons too.
In the previous article I wrote about the Sleeping Beauty's analogue. This topic is also very similar - with differences.
Despite all this ... Snow White finally ate the tempting apple: the seemingly good but poisonous red apple.
I think this is a very good image of the sin. Sin is not obviously ugly or suspicious. It is not the packaging that indicates its true nature but its source. Sin can be really pretty - with heavy consequences.
Despite all this ... Snow White finally ate the tempting apple: the seemingly good but poisonous red apple.
I think this is a very good image of the sin. Sin is not obviously ugly or suspicious. It is not the packaging that indicates its true nature but its source. Sin can be really pretty - with heavy consequences.
Cause and effect
Our Lord, Jesus explicitly informs and teaches us about the evil's plan. Though in his parable the trouble, the fault {the deadly sleepiness} comes before the trouble the connection is clear.
..while everybody was asleep, an enemy came and sowed zizanion...
Mt 13:24
Mt 13:24
Jesus's picture is surprisingly precise about the poisoning. A full article can be read here about the original meaning of the parable. But here in this page we want to focus on the princess' problem: the poison in the apple.
Meanwhile apple could be the healthiest fruit ever, looking good, tasting fantastic and demanding the next pick... our religious life is enthusiastically likes picking up the "apples" from unauthorised sources – sometimes like the apple of the knowledge of good and bad*, or sometimes a humble good looking or even commonly praised sort of apple...
Meanwhile apple could be the healthiest fruit ever, looking good, tasting fantastic and demanding the next pick... our religious life is enthusiastically likes picking up the "apples" from unauthorised sources – sometimes like the apple of the knowledge of good and bad*, or sometimes a humble good looking or even commonly praised sort of apple...
In the Garden of Eden, though, the first pair of humans are munching on a not named fruit from the Tiger - Euphrates region.
Adam and Eve ran into a problem. But their problem became our trouble: The fruit was forbidden, God was disregarded. This is the essence of sin: all the poisons that Satan offers arise from its conviction that mankind is ignorant and indifferent to the thoughts intentions and true being of God. And the potion is what evil has offered/offers: death.
Anyway - we, humankind used to get apples from various plants – and they are not always the best... When we recognise that our community is a Sleeping Beauty, or Snow White, first we should know that there's an "unauthorised apple" nearby. {Maybe a lodged piece in the throat...}
Apple Black-Market
Now let's look at the apples that seduce the congregation!
Niche based community - elitism
Niche based community - elitism
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Charismania - using the "Spirit"
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Pseudo - Jewish customs and focus {walking according to the Law}
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existentialism
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I talk/I sing (the one-man band)
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Members Not just sheep
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Timothy at all costs
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Your Church represents the Body - No just a part of the body
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Principle - based community
"the letter kills"Interestingly, most of us think that the Old Testament is the base of the Christian faith, and it is just a set of rules, contained in the 10 commandments.
This is wrong. The mosaic covenant was made with Israel by the same God who expects mercy and not sacrifice (Hos 6:6), who loves with an everlasting love(Jer 31:3), who is not pleased with the behaviour of people hiding behind rules and breaking laws. The latter is always characteristic of communities built on religious forms.
Articles :
· The Zizanion
· The Sleeping Beauty
· The Creeping Plant
