Well I am not so sure. There is more to this right and left throughout the Bible.
Turn not aside to the right hand nor to the left, but turn away thy foot from an evil way: for God knows the ways on the right hand, but those on the left are crooked:and he will make thy ways straight, and will guide thy steps in peace
Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
In the Kabbalah Tree of Life (Sefirot) the left side pillar which can be thought as the right hand is Feminine and the right side pillar which can be considered as the left hand is masculine.
A Tree of Life is seen throughout cultures around the world from Christianity, Judaism (Kaballah), Mesopotamia, India, China, Mayan, Native American. though of course their description of it varies significantly.
Perhaps there is not one usage for the terms right and left?
Sometimes it would seem to be strength, sometimes trust, and in the last judgement favoured and cursed.
It is the gnostics that seek to know it all (good and evil -sounds familar doesnt it!) whether they tread the left or right hand path will likely Fall short of the Kingdom as they are like thieves and murders as Jesus says. How much better is the Way to enter the Kingdom invited and welcomed by the gatekeeper Jesus Christ than try to break in uninvited.
âNot to the right or the leftâ is an example of a merism in Hebrew poetry. They are a common figure of speech that represents a totality. It means straight ahead not veering off the path in any way. Other examples are âheaven and earthâ (everywhere), âyoung and oldâ (all people), âfrom Dan to Beershebaâ (all of the land of Israel from North to South), âmy sitting down and my rising upâ (all my actions), âmy heart, soul, and mindâ (all of my being). With all merisms, itâs not an opposition or a binary that is in view, itâs the totality included by all the realms or categories mentioned.
Associated by philosophers and poets. And men, who wish to claim title to power and intellect.
There is nothing inherent in either sex that associates them with either set of categories.
The feminine heart love creative and the masculine mind selective/ destructive forces are fundamental aspects of the universe that are embodied in God. The Adam was made in the image of God integrating these forces. We are told that woman was derived from the rib or side of Adam dividing these aspects physically into the man and the woman (womb) though both have these masculine and feminine aspects in spirit to some degree.
No doubt. No doubt.
If your right eye causes you to [a]sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell. **30 **And if your right hand causes you to [b]sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.
No doubt - there are those things. The fallen Luciferian path is illusional and delusional. An artificial virtual reality world Artificial intelligence, Artificial Life, Artificial food, Artificial genes, Artificial friends, Artificial parents, Artificial Gods.
This is by no means new or original. I have a poem by Gordon Bailey from the 1980s about a âPlastic Worldâ that boils down to the very same thing.
It is more to do with being genuine than artificial though, and I would take your outburst to have the same basis.
There is a place for poetry and philosophy. Poetry can go paces reality cannot and it can create images and concepts that are hard to describe otherwise. Philosophy takes us away from the objective as a counterpoint to scientism. Each has its place. The problem comes when one view starts to exclude all else, be it science, religion or philosophy et al. (See Ecclesiastes)
It sounds like the hatred of anything new. It sounds like artificial religion.
So which is really from the devil? People creating art, film, games, and software imitating life? Or an imitation of religion inventing laws to condemn and forbid new things and so demand that human beings never learn or create anything new?
No doubt God knows how to thread the needle between the creative force on one hand and the organizing force on the other hand. The one side is essential with creativity and love while the other side is as well to organize and evolve that which is created. But if out of balance the creative side without the organization is chaos and the organized side without love and creativity is tyranny and destruction.
I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. **2 **Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He [a]takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. **3 **You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. **4 **Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.
5 âI am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. **6 **If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. **7 **If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you,you[b] will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. **8 **By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.
I would never think of such a dichotomy. It sounds like the invention of those who want to control the creativity of people so it only serves their interests. And no I donât think the passages you quoted are saying anything similar.
I would only contrast creative with destructive, and the principle religious application is in the comparison of good creative habits which aid the development of life with the bad destructive habits which refuses learning and change for the better.
Ok I am not really sure what are you talking about? You seem to be putting thoughts and ideas in my mouth? I am not saying to limit anyone but truly in Jesus Christ we are set free. More so that if you are in Christ and Christ is in you your work will bear much fruit that gives glory to God.
Are you saying that just all change is progress? Are you saying that you should be able to apply knowledge or technology in any way that you can or is possible?
What is your definition of wisdom?
What is your definition of righteousness?
Are you saying that we should sow for the flesh to satisfy all the carnal desires of the heart?
What does it mean to you to sow for the Spirit reaps everlasting Life?
Or visa versa⌠maybe I just couldnât understand what you were talking about. creative force versus organizing force??? For me these are pretty much the same thing â so why talking about this organizing force in opposition to creative force unless you wanted something limiting creation according to some organizing authority. In my experience those who complain about chaos are people addicted to control.