All are Members of the Logos but Not All are In Communication with the Head

     I was reading this morning in “After” by Bruce Greyson, M.D. and I reached the chapter titled, “What About God?” For context, this book in the account of Dr. Greyson’s decades of research into Near Death Experiences, and contains many quotes and recountings from those who have experienced them. I highly, highly recommend this book because of Dr. Greyson’s methodical, science based approach to the topic. In general, the majority of NDEers encounter a Divine Being in some way. Frequently it is Jesus Christ, and then moving on to experiencing a Being they call “God” for lack of a better term, but it is universally understood that this term doesn’t do any justice to the overwhelming Source of Being, Love, Peace, and Acceptance that wraps them in His embrace.

     In many cases, the person experiencing the NDE also comes to the understanding that they, their soul or mind, is somehow the same as this Source, but not. They are a part of this Source, though distinct from it. As one person put it, “IT was me and IT was not me. I was IT and I was not IT. I was *in* IT, *of* IT, yet still simultaneously my individual unique beingness. I knew myself to be precisely precious to this Presence of Light and Sound, as if I was an atom of IT. A drop of the ocean is the essence of the ocean, though not the ocean; the ocean is not complete except for the existence of the presence of every single drop of which it is composed. That is how I related to the Light and Sound in which I was immersed.” (p. 156) I cannot help but be reminded of how Paul describes the Body of Christ in his letters, and how it is made up of many “members” or literally, “body-parts.” It is occurs to me that this is not as much of a metaphor as I was initially taught, but a deeper, and more literal truth. In Stoic philosophy, from where the concept of the Logos comes, there is this same understanding of all human beings holding a share, piece, or literally “shred” of the divine logos, and all human beings for this reason being children of the God. One Logos, one Head, but also many logoi which are a part of the Logos and are Sourced from the God and are parts or members of that one Logos.

     It is my opinion that the Body of Christ is made of its members with Christ as the head. From my reading, this is the same as the Logos in Stoic philosophy of which all human beings possess a piece, shred, or part of logos with the Logos as their head. My current thinking is that while all human beings possess this logos, not all are in obedience to, or under the control of, The Logos, that is, not all remain in communication with the Head like a member of the Body does with the brain through the nervous system. It is when a member of the body is in full communication with the head that it is able to function properly and normally. All are members of the body, but not all are in communication with the head. It is those who are properly in communication with the Head that are His disciples and can be considered to be properly functioning members of the Body of Christ. When these members are properly communicating and following the instructions of the Head, then it can be said that the Head is acting and speaking through them. 

     There are too many who call themselves Christians, from any denomination, who don't even know where to begin in proper communication with their Head. They aren't taught. They're taught doctrines, dogmas, and theologies, but they're not taught how to disengage from their own malfunctioning flesh and surrender to the Spirit of Christ, the Logos. This is equally true, and most dangerously true, of much of the visible Church's leadership. As Jesus said, frequently they do not enter the Kingdom themselves and they prevent others from entering as well.