Author: BishopGACox

I would share, that every believer better allow Psalms 91 (the entire passage) to sink deep into your spirit as America is becoming steadily a war zone! Baptized in destruction not by the enemies you can see with your physical/corporeal eyes; but with the eyes of spiritual understanding and discernment! I would point out that, no hostages are being taken in these clear events of destruction; only a massive amount of casualties whose lives meant something to those who loved and knew them! All the rest of us constrained in prayer for the loved ones who are still present with us! Although tragic, I have no fear of these type of events nor is there need for any of us to fear! Fear can have a paralyzing effect and we must not allow it to lead us on our daily journey through life! This is what King David meant when he said “yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil”! Our minds must maintain focal points that drive fear from our very ontological state (essential being)! I would suggest, that, the scriptures are potent enough to create these exact focal points that drive away fear! Selected individuals penned the scriptures and yet, it is clear to me, that they are clearly not the Author of the holy scriptures (bible) by sheer virtue of the potency found in the written word of God (greek> logos) to drive away fear and to establish focal points that the mind (psyche) and heart (ontological realm of thought, reason, etc.) can dwell, operate, and rest safely in! Emphatically, We need not live in fear of the times we find ourselves in! Instead, we must order our lives through discipline, teach our children to do the same, and influence those around us to come into this arc of safety before another tragic event occurs and we are compelled once again to prayer for those who are still with us! (Just reflecting in the early morning hours)

-Bishop Dr. Guy A. Cox

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“As in any serious relationship of love, the appropriate response to love is to resonate with the will, purpose, desire, hope, and intention of the one who loves. Love is a dense term. Clearly it is a covenant word that means to acknowledge sovereignty and to keep one’s oath of loyalty, on which the covenant is based”

Dr. Walter Brueggemann

There are three notions that can be extrapolated from the two principles that have been set forth here that can serve us well as a caviat over and against the mis-education concerning the universal principle of love. The first notion to be set forth would be that lust (libido/driving impetus or desire) should not be mistaken for love (agape/leading impetus or responsibility). The two can reveal themselves and appear as the same principle in visage when in fact the duly noted contradistinction is that lust, (if it does not have the proper motivation to lead to one taking responsibility for the other subject of affection) will undoubtedly lead to estrangement setting in on the two relational participants leaving both dissatisfied and disillusioned. When this impulse is transferred to a new relationship the cyclic spiritual abuse is parasitically passed to a new participant. The second notion to set forth is that the animistic dimension of emotion should not be the leading impetus when it comes to the mystical (unseen spiritual realm) or pragmatic (corporeal/physical realm) expressions of love. Emotion cannot probe the psychological depth of the human spirit in order to discern the spiritual deficits that may reside there which can reveal themselves later on to be destructive in nature as it concerns the subjects of love. Logic, aided by Divine wisdom (theonomous thinking) is the proper leading impetus as it relates to the universal principle of love because it discerns the true motives of the heart by establishing the principle of responsibility as a safe guard over/against lust that leads to estrangement. The final notion to be set forth is the principle of responsibility as the litmus test of true love. When lust/libido has conceived it must receive proper check and balance by applying the principle of responsibility to the one whom we have entered into covenant with. This ensures that both participants have a concrete ground of faith (both mystical and pragmatic) to stand upon ensuring a proper opportunity for love to flourish and deepen. If this process is ever disrupted, estrangement begins to set in leading to the potential/actual demise of the gift of love between the participants. In love we must be ever wise, maturing, and growing in our education of expression of such a magnanimous gift. (Another oil point of “Theology Nation”)

-Bishop Dr. Guy A. Cox

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“A whole person allows the reversibility in a relatively conflict-free fashion. He or she refrains from insisting on being only agent or object…. The reversibility is itself a form of action…. A whole person is neither threatened by reversibility nor incapable of enjoying either position in a relationship” Dr. Roy Schafer

I have learned in wisdom that to become and remain versatile in our relationships with others is not only rewarding but also critical to maintaining the health and well being of those relationships! Failure to be versatile enough to be both agent (the one who enacts love and concern on the other) and object (the one who is enacted upon in love and concern by the other) in our relationships, usually, is the death bell tolling, pitching an alarm that change is critical if we are to avoid a painful demise of the relationships we hold so dear! Love requires the versatility of wisdom, knowledge, and understanding in a way that leads all participants to the litany of both agent and object! This versatility is powerfully gained through deep self reflection, prayer, and a willingness to act unselfishly as it relates to the other person (ego)! Many of the detrimental consequences we experience in relationships as a result of a breakdown of this paradigm could be altogether avoided if we employ this versatility as an initiative to such a complex dilemma! In the final analysis, we are the benefactors of healthy and whole relationships if we have the courage and moxy to remain versatile and not selfishly insist upon occupying the throne of self entitlement! (Another oil point from Theology Nation)

-Bishop Dr. Guy A. Cox

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The own search for the secrets of the heart, which are unfathomable-“for God knows the secrets of our heart.” When the confusion of reproaches and excuses, of wishes and fears makes everything in us opaque, God sees in all clarity right through to the bottom. There, however, God finds the very name that He Himself has inscribed: Jesus Christ. – Dr. Dietrich Bonhoeffer-

Reading this profound discourse of inner reflection, I am reminded that not long ago I found myself standing in the deeply painful and precarious place of eulogizing a new born baby before her young, grieving, and confused parents who couldn’t (understandably) make sense of the deep tragic loss they were experiencing for the very first time in their young lives. I knew at the outset that there were no words, apologies, sentiments, etc. that would heal such a deeply broken place of personal loss. That my eulogizing this young precious life was more of a matter of deep respect for the sanctity of life than a balm of healing for her heart broken young grieving parents. It would take a lifetime to only begin the healing process this young couple would so desperately need to undergo. The eulogy, succeeding processional to the grave site, and subsequent grave site burial served, in many respects, as a deep humbling agent and reminder of just how precious and fleeting life is and can be. In the final analysis, grace and faith could not remove the deep sense of pain, grief, and personal loss experienced by all present and involved. However, because the Lord knows the depth of every human heart and its present condition, grace and faith could provide a powerful dignity to live through such an overwhelming and insurmountable experience. (Just reflecting in the early morning hours)

-Bishop Dr. Guy A. Cox

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“He who questions the commandment of God before obeying has already denied Him.” Pastor Dr. Dietrich Bonhoeffer> The commandment one contemplates here is “They that worship Him must worship Him in Spirit and in Truth.” My father and mother planted the seed in my young spirit growing up that I was to tell the truth even if it drew negative consequences. Even now in my maturing years to stand aloof from the clear and present truth is extremely taboo and even convicting for me so that this principle of truth stands saliently above all other principles in my life except for love. A keen observation would note that there are different presentations and expressions of truth so that I must qualify my extrapolating here by saying that I am referring to “Divine Truth” or in other words, the Lord’s Word as expressed through command to humanity. The issue taken here is that in the 21st century many people say they want the truth and even go as far as to expect and even demand that the truth be presented to them and when the presentation is made they reject it for a sweet and equivocal lie that appears as truth. This self eclipsing of “Divine Truth” is what allows many of the destructive and deathly manifestations that occur in our lives to happen and then we immediately question the Lord’s sovereignty and faithfulness. To reject His Divine Truth, expressed through the commandments of His word, is to deny Him; and dialectical reasoning would conclude, that we should not entertain the Lord’s solidarity with us no more (and certainly even with a greater sentiment) than we would lend our solidarity to the one who rejects us. Many people use the expression “my truth” however, our truth pales in comparison to His truth because we do not possess the power to enforce our truth absolutely. He alone possesses this absolute power. Understanding this revelation should open up our spirits and cause us to embrace this impenetrable ontological reality which will remove us from the estranged place of rejecting Divine Truth and the perils in tow. I have experienced the weight of rejection from colleagues, family members, my children, spouse, church family, church members, etc. for giving the Lord’s truth in a given situation and have been perplexed at the response of hostility as if they would have rathered received a well dressed lie. Our worship and lives cannot stand on a firm substratum if we reject “Divine Truth”. (Just reflecting in the early morning hours)

-Bishop Dr. Guy A. Cox

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