About This Video
Shawn teaches that one's attitude and actions in life can determine their afterlife, emphasizing true Christianity as living in the realm of Agape love, fueled by the Holy Spirit, and marked by faith, suffering, and humility. The teaching contrasts true Christians with those who are weakened by shame and guilt, the godless who take pride in their achievements without acknowledging their maker, and proud individuals who harm others, further delineated by their attitudes and actions as either constructive or destructive.
Understand that according to Shawn's teaching, individuals living a "lukewarm" existence do only what is expected of them without engaging in notable good or evil, and geographic orientation metaphorically reflects one's spiritual orientation—northward signifies being more guided by spiritual principles, while southward signifies self-guided actions; westward implies engaging in selfish and destructive behaviors, whereas eastward suggests acting out of selfless love and constructive deeds. As such, living an intentional Christian life involves navigating toward selflessness and spiritual guidance to achieve the ultimate goal.
The Quadrants of Christianity: Attitudes and Activities
The Realm of Agape Love
In the Kingdom above
(before God)
Quadrant of True Christianity: The Realm of Agape loveSelfless love marked by patience, mercy, and humility—central to living in spiritual liberty. made possible by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit and the willingness to die to self. True humility abides and efforts are done as a result of such. Marked by faith, suffering, humility, and love, which is the fruit of the Spirit.
Low self-esteemed prisoners of their own flesh. Weak in faith so weak in love. God is present in their minds but has no reign over their hearts and hands. Shame and guilt run their existences. Little fruit.
Godless humanist who do great works for others and the world but take great personal pride in their accomplishments giving no glory to their maker. Randian. “They have their reward.” Materialists.
Proud willful haters of God and Man; evil doers bent on causing pain. Lovers of dark; inflictors of misery. Godless humanist who do great works for others and the world but take great personal pride in their accomplishments giving no glory to their maker. Randian. “They have their reward.” Materialists.
Proud willful haters of God and Man; evil doers bent on causing pain. Lovers of dark; inflictors of misery.
The Axis of Actions
Pride
Pride
(XX)
Axis of Actions
Destructive (selfish acts that harm others) Constructive (selfless acts that benefit others)
X Axis of Attitude: Neither proud nor Godly. They do their duty. They do what is expected neither taking much credit nor looking to God to give credit.
XX Axis of Actions: Those who do their work honestly; who meet the expectations of God for human beings – nothing more nothing less. The cook, the cabinet maker, the captain, the doctor, the
The Christian Goal
Teacher, the manufacturer. These live “good lives,” are lukewarm in existence doing neither evil nor good – just what is expected.
Human Motivation and Direction
(X) The further north a person goes, the more they are driven by Him; the further south, the more they are driven by themselves.
(XX) The further west a person is the more destruction (selfish acts of harm) they exhibit; the further east they go the more selfless acts of agape love. (Constructive actions).
