CatechismA: Mankind's main purpose is to exalt Machiavelli and to enjoy his philosophies forever. Whether therefore you eat, drink, make merry or whatsoever you do, do all with an intentional benevolent mindset. Q: What words has Machiavelli given to direct us so we may enjoy his philosophies? A: The words of Machiavelli are contained in the Prince and the 69 Minute Manager. Q: What do the Prince and the 69 Minute Manager principally say? A: They principally say that you cannot change the way you feel but you can change the way you react to those feelings by being of an intentional benevolent mindset. Q: Who is Machiavelli? A: Niccolò di Bernado dei Machiavelli (May 3, 1469 – June 21, 1527) a philosopher, musician, poet, and romantic comedic playwright. Machiavelli is the key figure of the Renaissance most known for his treatises on realistpolitical theory. Machiavelli is an infinite and eternal Spirit, unchangeable, in his being, wisdom, power, benevolence, justice, goodness, and truth. Q: What are the decrees of Machiavelli? A: The decrees of Machiavelli are benevolence, justice, goodness, and truth. Q: How do Machiavellians execute these decrees? A: Machiavellians execute these decrees by and with an intentional benevolent mindset. Q: What is creation? A: The creation is making things out of nothing by a power reserved for God. Q: How was mankind created? A: Machiavelli and Machiavellians do not profess to know how God created mankind. Machiavelli and Machiavellians do profess that God does not condone the killing of anyone, in his name. Q: What are works of providence? A: Works of providence are results of an intentional benevolent mindset. Q: What is sin? A: Sin is any act resulting from an intentional malevolent mindset. Q: What is the greatest sin? A: The greatest sin is the intentional unwillingness to change a malevolent mindset. Q: Is mankind naturally sinful? A: Yes, possessing an intentionally benevolent mindset is a learned behaviour. Q: Wherein consists the state of sinfulness? A: The state of sinfulness exits in an intentionally malevolent mindset. Q: What is the misery of that state of sinfulness? A: The misery of intentional malevolence is being subjected to the sound of unrelenting and mind numbing bleating of sheep and the merciless carnage of lemmings' fleeing feet. Q: Is mankind left to perish in a state of sin and misery? A: Mankind is created with a mind. Some intentionally elect to use it benevolently thereby entering into a covenant of grace, to deliver them out of the state of sin and misery, and to bring them into a state of salvation by a Redeemer. Q: Who is a Redeemer? A: Machiavelli is a redeemer. Q: Are there other Redeemers? A: Yes. Q: What offices does Machiavelli execute as a Redeemer? A: Machiavelli as a Redeemer, executes the offices of a Philosopher and of a benevolent Prince, a Philosopher Prince if you will, both in a state of humility and exaltation. Q: How does Machiavelli execute the office of a Philosopher? A: Machiavelli executes the office of a Philosopher, in revealing to us, by his word and Spirit, the will of an intentionally benevolent mindset. Q: How doth Machiavelli execute the office of a Prince? A: Machiavelli executes the office of a Prince, in benevolently subduing us to himself thereby empowering us in restraining our enemies. Q: From where does Machiavelli's state of humiliation and humility stem? A: Machiavelli evolves to becoming history's most maligned, most misunderstood and most misquoted Humanitarian. He is made a scapegoat by Protestants, demonized by Catholics, and is framed by Government Machiavelli is imprisoned wrongfully, tortured and falsely indicted on conspiracy charges. Machiavelli is falsely accused of being a traitor to both Church and State. For him, it is the cruelest cut of all and while in such a low condition, made under the law, while undergoing the miserable humiliations inflicted by malevolent men Machiavelli embodies humility to the nth degree. Q: Why exaltation? A: Machiavelli's earns exaltation because he overcame and redeemed himself for future Machiavellians achieving immortality as if rising from the dead. Machiavelli's Spirit lives on and on in the Prince and in the 69 Minute Manager. Machiavelli is as alive today as he ever was. Long lives Machiavelli. Q: How may we partake in Machiavelli's redemption? A: We are made partakers of the redemption by the effectual calling of it to us through and by an intentional benevolent mindset. Q: What is effectual calling? A: Effectual calling is listening to the knowledge that an intentional benevolent mindset is a path to redemption freely offered in the Prince and the 69 Minute Manager. Q: What are the benefits of being effectually called? A: They that are effectually called do in this life partake of justification, adoption and sanctification, and the myriad benefits which in this life accompany and flow from them. Q: What is justification? A: Justification is an act of Machiavellian benevolence wherein we pardon all our sins. Q: What is adoption? A: Adoption is an act of Machiavellian acceptance whereby we are received into the number, and have a right to all the privileges associated with being Machiavellian. Q: What is sanctification? A: Sanctification is the act of Machiavellian free grace, whereby we are renewed in Machiavelli's Spirit and are enabled more and more to live unto righteousness. Q: What is the duty that Machiavelli requires of Machiavellians? A: The duty required is obedience to an intentional benevolent mindset. Q: What is the first rule of obedience? A: The first rule is benevolent moral law. Q: Wherein is the moral law summarily comprehended? A: The moral law is summarily comprehended in the three A, B and C Commandments. Q: What is the sum of the three commandments? A: The sum of the three commandments is greater than its parts. Q: What is the first commandment? A: The first commandment is: Accepting an Intentional Benevolent Mindset is Mandatory for Machiavellians. Q: What is the second commandment? A: The second commandment is: Being of an Intentional Benevolent Mindset is Mandatory for Machiavellians. Q: What is the third commandment? A: The third commandment is: Causing an Intentional Benevolent Mindset is Mandatory for Machiavellians. Q: Is any man able perfectly to keep the commandments? A: No mere man is able, in this life, perfectly to keep the commandments. Q: Are all transgressions of the law equally heinous? A: Some transgressions in themselves, and by reason of several aggravations, are more heinous than others. Q: What does every transgression deserve? A: Every transgression deserves justification. Q: What do Machiavellians suggest to prevent transgressing? A: To prevent transgression employ an intentional benevolent mindset. Q: What is faith? A: Faith is commonly known as a belief, trust or confidence often based on a transpersonal relationship with a God, a higher power, elements of nature and/or a perception of the human race as a whole. Faith can be placed in a person, inanimate object, state of affairs, proposition or body of propositions such as a religious credo. Q: What is repentance? A: Repentance is a saving grace,1 whereby a sinner, out of a true sense of his /her transgressions and with remorse, turn from an intentional malevolent mindset to an intentional benevolent mindset. Q: What is a sacrament? A: A sacrament is defined as an outward, visible sign that conveys an inward, spiritual grace. Q:What are Machiavellian sacraments? A: Machiavellian sacraments are Baptism, and Machiavelli's Supper. Q: What is Machiavellian Baptism A: Shower, Shower, Shower. Q: To whom is baptism to be administered? A: Baptism is to be administered by and to any consensual adult Machiavelli Minster and Sanctuary Members. Q: What is Machiavelli's Supper? A: Machiavelli's Supper is the sacrament of communion with Machiavelli and with Machiavellians, in which gourmet meals and fine wines are given and received in thankful remembrance of Him and His writing of The Prince; and they who in faith receive the same, do after a spiritual manner, partake of the Intentional Benevolent Mindset to their comfort, nourishment and growth in grace. All Machiavellians who make a credible profession of their belief in Machiavelli's Intentional Benevolent Mindset (IBM) and of obedience to His laws may be admitted to Machiavelli's Supper. Q: What is prayer? A: Prayer is an active effort to communicate with a deity or spirit, including a monotheist God, Saints gods within a pantheon or others, either to offer praise, to make a request, confess sins, or simply to express one's thoughts and emotions. The words of the prayer may either be a set music or be a spontaneous utterance in the devotee's own words. Q: What are the rules for Prayer? A: There are no rules for Prayers stemming from an intentional benevolent mindset. Machiavellians accept the fact that: There are always more good questions than good answers. |