Principalities, Freewill, And You

How can we argue without polarizing those we disagree with? I think the first step is to see all people as, well, people. Ive written about this this week and I do feel that is crucial. We need to take time to think of other's situations and backgrounds. If we would all realize that we are all under alot of different pressures and influences, we may begin to temper out attitudes towards our fellows. Then the next step should be to remind ourselves that our battles should not be against flesh and blood, but against principalities. That's not mine, thats from the epistle to the church in Ephesus. And Paul's words are not only true, but good, sound advice regardless of your religeous affiliation.

But does that mean that people are without blame and that only principalities are at fault amidst our differences? Are we merely pawns in a cosmic battle? No, we are not. This is another area where freewill comes into play. Freewill, another subject written about this week, would not exist if we were helpless cat's paws unable to choose between right and wrong. And without freewill there would be no need to be concerned about responsibility and less need to be accountable for our actions. "The Devil made me do it" philosophy will only lead to anarchy, on many levels and aspects.

We do need to realize that principalities are at work, and at battle, and that no one is above that reality. No one should be given a free pass due to these principalities. We are not powerless against the princes and dominion heads in our lives. We do need to realize that mankind is manipulated and continues the chain of manipulation, a pecking order so to speak, and that it is up to us as individuals to put an end to it.

Each of us are responsible for our own actions. We all need to be held accountable for our individual actions. We can't look at mankind or government or church and blame them for our personal shortcomings. We have to rise above the principalities. And we have to become individuals in order to see others as individuals. We truly become pawns and cat's paws when we generalize and begin to see others not as individuals, but as a muddled mass.

And the first step in this direction is to become an individual with personal relationships. Freewill allows each of us a choice. Freewill points to man being responsible for his own actions. Freewill not only allows for individuality, but nurtures the same individuality. And logically we must become an individual and function as an individual before we can view our fellows as individuals. Otherwise it is like describing our own face then looking in a mirror and not recognizing ourself.

Then at that point we become a faceless nation of people making mindless choices leading us to a dehumanized, muddled mass of grey. Then we become subject to principalities.