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Originally Posted by MS Fowler
In a way, that is the primary test, isn't it.
The question is one of authority. Am I the authority in my life, or do I submit to the authority of another? In fact it is the most basic understanding of the biblical story of "the Fall". Was Adam to be under God's authority, or his own? Many Christians understand the fall of Satan to be exactly that rejection of God's authority and the elevation of self, the great, "I Will", rather than, "If God wills, I will do...."
Sometimes following an authority outside of yourself is significantly more difficult than you imagine. Sometimes it is easy.
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Having self in between one and god is not a question of authority. If it were simply that one had to relinquish authority to god, then the man who "fell" would be picked back up once he did. Matt SD300 would no longer be on earth, as he has demonstrated having relinquished authority to god. Men who believed and gave over authority were not even returned to heaven/eden after Jesus's death.
It is not so simple. One has to erase selfness to return to heaven/eden/oneness with god. No matter how much free will is turned over to god, one cannot go anywhere.