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The Demystification of Certain Bible Terminology

Sinner.  One who views oneself to be in need of, or lacking, certain psychological qualities he or she considers to be necessary, or vital. One who, based solely upon the fact that they view themselves to be in need of certain psychological characteristics, views themselves to be “flawed" or “lacking.” One who can select one or more items from The Wish List. As an aside, and not by coincidence, man is the only earth-indigenous creation capable of viewing itself to be flawed, lacking, or in need of anything it views to be essential to its being.

Saved.  One who, only as a result of having removed (read: “plucked”) from his or herself any and all undesirable unconscious responses to external factors and circumstances, or any and all psychological characteristics, ideals, or values, or he or she began viewing as undesirable (read: “troubling”), develops a perfect self-image. Such a person begins viewing his or herself as “perfect and complete, as if lacking nothing,” to use the words of James.[1]

Double-Minded.  One who, as a consequence of the regular experience of internal conflict, can be both “for” and “against,” or “approaching” and “avoiding” the same thing. For example, a smoker who would like to quit smoking is both for and against cigarettes, because even as some part of the smoker gets something positive from the use of cigarettes, another part envisions something positive coming from the cessation of smoking. Likewise, a drug addict who is trying to quit using a certain drug is both for and against that same drug. Such a person can verbally say that he or she is going to quit consuming or using some chemical, only to continue consuming or using the same chemical. Such a person can both say that he or she is going improve his or her diet and yet continue eating in the same manner. For example, if after having told someone that I will never smoke another cigarette, I then smoke another cigarette, I have contradicted myself, in both action and word, the reality of which was addressed in the Bible.[2]

Like-Minded.   Synonymous with the experience of non-dual awareness, and with being and feeling whole and complete. [3]  One who, as a result of having addressed and resolved all of his or her own internal conflict, no longer has one part of them attracted to something that another part of them would like to avoid. Such a person no longer “stumbles,” in either speech or action. Such a person loses weight just after stating, either to themselves or to someone else, that they intend to lose weight. Such a person quits smoking just after stating, either to themselves or to someone else, that they intend to quit smoking, and so on.

Perfect Speech.  One who, during the course of living, manages to never contradict oneself.  Should such a person say that they are going to lose weight, he or she does exactly that. Should such a person say that he or she will quit smoking, he or she does exactly that. Should such a person say that he or she will never eat chocolate cake again, he or she never eats chocolate cake again.

Demons/Devils.  Also called “submodalities” in the field of NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), these are psychological aspects of a human being that, through working at the unconscious level, are not just beyond the realm of conscious control, but that keep a human being from being able to always do what he or she intends to do, to make rational decisions on a consistent basis, or from being able to always respond to external factors and circumstances in a rational manner. For example, to consciously choose to experience disappointment, or insecurity, or sadness, for whatever reason, is irrational. Accordingly, one who becomes free of Demons or Devils, each of which would get something from behaving in a manner that is largely inconsistent with the overall ideology of the person to whom they belong, is capable of exhibiting more rational behavior on a more consistent basis.