John baptised with water but at Pentecost
the inspirational Spirit descended on the Apostles to give the seven gifts of
life, prophecy, leadership,skill,holiness, wisdom and guidance.
The water that John baptised with is the
word of scripture. Fire and blood are baptism by Jesus i.e. the Holy Spirit. The Spirit
gives grace to those whom God has chosen for his own in this world.
This spirit and water wash away sin and
vice and corruption. The baptism of the Spirit is, as John says (John 1) unique
to Jesus. The Spirit gives gifts of inspiration and languages.
Modern English cognitive neuroscientists tell us
that those who are bilingual before they are twenty are low in social skills so
one must assume that there is no manipulation in linguists. Most of the world
know more than one language so modern science seems to have a very narrow
outlook in Anglo-Saxon countries which preach about linguists’ poor social
skills.
John continued (John, 3) “He must grow
greater, I must grow smaller”.
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15.11.2025
The eternal conundrum posed as between contradiction and consensus manifests itself in the clash between demos and authority,between democracy and stability albeit of a radical kind.
Let us stop and think....
The church rests its authority on Faith and Obedience to the will of a Trinity of Ather,Son and Holy Spirit while democracy rests its claims on the. Divine Gospel of Discontent and elections. (A looper like Donald Trump rests his claims on a pocketful of jumbles or verbal rebukes since there is no substance to the man...he is a manager of decline,a liquidator of US assets at one and abroad to Arab creditors and Chinese manufacturers as was Thatcher in her bring-and-buy state).
Which is it to be,Rome or Westminster? Which is it to be, Sovereignty or Democracy?
The answer is at the end of the day,Deism with some mixture of conciliar democracy in election of The Supreme Leader-I mock,I refer to the Pope- but "to make something of yourself" (St Paul), we must remember the words of the person who sealed a New Covenant with blood or fire,
"In my Father's house,there are many mansions".
By this I think is meant that there is place for democrats,Anglicans,republicans and all the 'stars of the constellations' if you are an animist in this last instance.
We read it many times in Jesus's words that he came for all to be saved.
Note well those of you whio are what some in Peru called followers of The Shining Path.
The word and the spirit,water and blood holds true for all ages be they Stalinist or Fascist and at the end of the day,of these "Blood is thicker than water."
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