Jesus Christ is Come in the Flesh

I come to this doctrine, found in the Epistle of Saint John. And it's an important doctrine of the faith. That the Spiritual, the Spirit of Man, is as connected, and intertwined with the Physical, or Material, or Body of man.

That Jesus did come in the Flesh, that Jesus did take on a Human body, and that the entire fullness of God the Son dwelt and didn't only inhabit Christ, but was intricately woven into His very flesh Being---hence why we eat and drink His flesh and blood in Communion.

With this statement, also comes a recognition that the Spiritual, or Metaphysical in a Philosophical sense, is not some esoteric, airy thing, but rather is intricately woven into the Flesh and Material world. Logos, in all of its wisdom, comes embodied in Christ, and through that, the Logos holds the entire world together, as Flesh and Spirit are both working as one within all creation.

Demonic and Angelic beings, take on as much a Spiritual, as a Fleshly persona. They are not simply airy metaphors, or concepts or ideas, but are rather, physical beings, too, which inhabit men, cause suffering and doubt, and also cause suffering. Otherwise, Satan could never have stricken Job, or as it were, even manifest himself to cause a whirlwind.

So, with this understood, it's important that the Christian realize that Truth is not a matter of simple metaphor, or simple principle. It is the major fault in Western Philosophy, coined by Nietzsche and Kant, to distinguish morality separate from an objective, and tangible force that has physical properties. Obviously, the Epicureans came the closest to discovering the true purpose of Morality, but God, being infinitely wise, chose the Bible to reveal to man the truth of our innate being, and also how to rise above it.

With this said, it shouldn't be a surprise to Christians, that Morality isn't merely an idea, or a choice. It is not an existential choice we commit, in the face of uncertainty. Rather, Morality is objective, and a system of morality is objectively quantified by the Books of Moses, and the Gospel. It is spoken throughout the prophets and apostles and saints. This objective world, this objective morality, diminishes suffering, while promoting beneficial aspects of human flourishing. And while we cannot understand it, that is why there is faith. Certainly, men are not capable of understanding the Bible's difficult laws concerning slavery, or concubines, or even in some instances genocide---except that in certain points of history, such things were necessary to keep peace. As there are times for everything under the sun, a time to heal and a time to kill, a time to embrace and a time to shun embracing.

Truthfully, on the force of Good, is Peace, Love, Kindness, Hope and Forgiveness. On the side of evil is Strife, Hatred, Selfishness, and Revenge. And rather, even at some points it is necessary to defend what is good militarily, and thereby commit the atrocities of war; that way Peace can reign in the land, and wickedness subsides, and man can find rest.

But, truth is not subjective. As true as the Material World proves the things of God, so does the Material World in its morality, prove the things of God, and the nature of His law. The whole world cries out, and it follows in the Pattern of Christ's decorum. The entire world moves to that pattern, so that even when Evil is at its peak, if there are good men, the Evil gets purged. It is as natural to man that this happens, as two colonies of ants striving against one another.

And these are the difficult things regarding war. And these are the difficult things regarding faith, that Faith is much like the principles of Algebra or Calculus, in that it is a logic that helps us interpret, make sense of, and order the world to its proper names and alignment. Without which, we cannot hope to even understand our neighbor, as we are left within ourselves, completely isolated from other human beings. In a vacuum of narcissism and egocentricity.

As very real are the other minds we encounter, so is our mind. As very real, as those minds are like batteries, and their nerves like wires, and their heart like a well pump, so is the Spiritual enabled through this vessel, to add value to life, and therefore give life purpose. For, without purpose, we are left to anarchy, nihilism, and the things of Satan, so that all there  can be is contention and strife, and war, like orc hordes in a camp, striving over stolen property and murdering one another for a pound of flesh.

And with that, sometimes there is necessarily war. Sometimes good cannot rest, but must go out, and slaughter the Orc. For if it doesn't, the Orc Hordes move through the lands, raping, pillaging, and spreading their hatred and wicked devices, causing an absolute denial of even the Spiritual Inhibition that governs man and his body, that being the pleasures of life gained from good fortune obtained through good character. Without which, life suits not its purpose.