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Paul’s Joy over the Corinthian Church’s Repentance

1 Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.

2 Make room for us in your hearts. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have exploited no one. 3 I do not say this to condemn you; I have said before that you have such a place in our hearts that we would live or die with you. 4 I have spoken to you with great frankness; I take great pride in you. I am greatly encouraged; in all our troubles my joy knows no bounds.

5 For when we came into Macedonia, we had no rest, but we were harassed at every turn – conflicts on the outside, fears within. 6 But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus, 7 and not only by his coming but also by the comfort you had given him. He told us about your longing for me, your deep sorrow, your ardent concern for me, so that my joy was greater than ever.

8 Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Though I did regret it – I see that my letter hurt you, but only for a little while – 9 yet now I am happy, not because you were made sorry, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you became sorrowful as God intended and so were not harmed in any way by us. 10 Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. 11 See what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what concern, what readiness to see justice done. At every point you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter. 12 So even though I wrote to you, it was neither on account of the one who did the wrong nor on account of the injured party, but rather that before God you could see for yourselves how devoted to us you are. 13 By all this we are encouraged.

“We as human beings do not understand perfection in a divine sense. We expect divinity to align itself to the rules and values and patterns of behavior that we have been taught with in our society.

Divinity does nothing of the sort.

Our perception of perfection is often based upon our expectations. These expectations in and of themselves are flawed as they are merely reflections of our limited understandings.

So it is an essential teaching for us within Kundalini to remove our expectations of what perfection is or is not. Within the Kundalini there are many areas of balance and redemption that are being experienced. The divine consciousness which understands a much more broad and detailed understanding of what it considers perfection to be allows certain traits and understandings to be given that guide us towards a powerful experience of what the divine meaning of the idea that is perfection.

Do not cling to the ideas of religion, science, or belief systems that espouse a certain understanding of what they feel or consider perfection to be. It will be limited.

Let yourself be shown the expanded divine understandings of the never ending "process of perfection." Open your self into the unknown and unlimited gift of knowledge that the divine is giving to you through the transformation that the Kundalini giving. Open into the impossible. Open into the magnificence. Let yourself be shown the expanded divine understandings of this continuous movement.”