Welcome to Inner Stream
Jesus' life was mistaken as an end rather than a means and our Pattern
Welcome to Inner Stream
Jesus' life was mistaken as an end rather than a means and our Pattern
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Jesus' life was mistaken as an end rather than a means and our Pattern
A Hole in the Earth
Water Notice a few important details in my synopsis below, the distinction between the two Greek words translated well in this chapter, the fact that Jacob's well is also where the animals drink, implying to those with "ears" the carnal or carnivorous nature mixed in this particular well water, or doctrine.
Also notice this well, this doctrine, is deep but still is just a hole in the ground compared to the Fountain, #4077 pege in Greek, that Jesus is offering to you today. You can choose to spend the rest of your time in the "you've heard it said of them of old time" realm, never Ascending beyond the deep hole of the realm of the scribes and Pharisees level of righteousness, and in no wise enter the kingdom of the open skies, heaven(s) or you can move into the "But I Say unto you" Realm of Present Truth. See Matt 5:20, 21, 2nd Peter 1:12.
The "hour" G5610, hora in Greek, always Now Is* in relation to Jesus Christ, John 4:23. The word translated hour, Strong's #5610 hora in Greek is rich in itself, indicating day, instant, season...high time. Maybe Ascension time. [*also see Rev 1:5, 1:8, 4:8]
Waters from below vs Waters from Above Gen 1:6-8
Living Waters
Living Waters
Leaving Jacob's Well is not just a concept, it is required if we are to move on in our Growth toward the goal of attaining full stature of Huios. " That we henceforth be no more children [#3516=nepios], tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine...Ephesians 4:14(a).
What is the distinction of Jacob's Well , #5421 phréar a hole in the ground, and the Well #4077 pēgḗ, a spring or fountain of Living Waters?
Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh (Now Is-, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things. Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he, John 4:1-26 KJ
Welcome to Innerstream
Welcome to Innerstream
Begin the Journey
If you are new to Inner Stream, begin here.
This page exists to help you move through the site in a clear and steady order. It is not necessary to read everything at once, and it is not wise to jump ahead too quickly.
Inner Stream was built as a path, not as a pile of disconnected pages. Some pages are introductory, some interpretive, some structural, and some are for deeper study. If you begin in the right order, the language and framework will become much easier to understand.
The aim is not speed. The aim is understanding.
How to Use This Path
Approach this site slowly. Read one page at a time. Take notes if needed.
If a term is unfamiliar, do not panic and do not quit. Keep going. Many things become clearer only after the first few foundational pages are in place.
This path is designed to help you move:
1. from surface reading to deeper reading,
2. from borrowed ideas to tested understanding,
3. from confusion to structure,
4. and from spiritual vagueness toward maturity.
Do not rush ahead looking for the “highest” teaching. Foundation comes first.
The Reading Order for a New Reader
These are the seven Principle pages, in the order they are meant to be read. Each one prepares you for the next, so take them in sequence rather than skipping ahead.
1. The Pasture of Jesus / Jesus vs Christ
This is where the journey begins, because it trains the first and most important distinction the path depends on: the distinction between Jesus and Christ, and what it means to be fed and led in his pasture. What role does each play, example there is a difference in a Foundation stone and a Cap stone.
Before anything else can be built, the eye has to learn to see this. Philippians 1:10 Literal Version " Learn to distinguish between things that differ.
Why this matters: Much confusion comes from collapsing two things the path keeps distinct. Beginning here gives you the lens through which everything that follows becomes readable with a degree of understanding beginnig to Dawn. The Path of the Just does grow Brighter day by Day, Proverbs 4:18
2. The Old Man vs. The New Man
Once the first distinction is in place in our understanding, the path turns us inward. This page introduces the difference between the old man — the inherited, habitual self — and the new man being formed within us. It is the beginning of seeing that growth is not only learning, but transition as we apply the Principles we learn.
Why this matters: We cannot move forward but so far while still reading from the old self. The Path Jesus set for us is not about self-improvement. This page names what is being left behind and what is being put on. NOTE: you might have noticed that the Self-Improvment section is amongst the largest sections in most bookstores and libraries.
3. Finding Good Ground
This page asks about the condition of the soil. Not every heart receives in the same way, and the same seed can fall on hard, shallow, or crowded ground. Finding good ground is the work of preparing yourself to truly receive what the path offers. Our Journey continues or stops right here, so bookmark this page and come back often until these scriptures become second-nature, you might say.
Why this matters: Understanding does not depend only on what is taught, but on the ground it falls into. This page helps us tend our own ground before going deeper. Without love all our learning is vanity.
4. Leaving Jacob’s Well
This is one of the threshold teachings of the site. It introduces a crucial movement: the difference between drawing from inherited, mixed, or earthbound sources of understanding and receiving from a Living source. It helps establish why the journey begins at all.
Why this matters: Before we can grow further, we must first recognize that not every source nourishes equally, and not every “well” gives Living water. What matters first is grasping the central movement — leaving what keeps us circling in repetition and beginning to seek what truly gives Life, Zoe, G2222.
5. Trials
With good ground prepared and the Living source found, the path turns to testing. This page presents trials not as punishment or accident, but as part of how understanding is tested, proven, and matured.
Testing of our Faith
Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. (James 1:2,3 )
Why this matters: What is received must also be tested. Trials are where borrowed ideas either fall away or become tested understanding. This page reframes difficulty as a necessary part of the work, not an interruption of it.
6. Tools for the Workman
By now we are no longer only receiving; you are beginning to work. This page introduces some helpful tools needed to handle truth rightly — to divide, weigh, and build with care rather than carelessness.
Why this matters: Any workman needs the right tools and the skill to use them. This page equips you to find the material of the path without and follow along with your own fact-checking "instruments". Most are free.
7. Stages of Maturity
This page introduces the idea that spiritual growth is developmental. Not everything can be received in the same way at every stage. Some things belong to early formation, some to later growth, and some truths can only be recognized clearly when the reader is ready for them. This is one of the most important teachings that I have found.
Be sure and take the time to review the Preparation of the Seeker below: Click Here before leaving this page, it can help you.
Why this matters: This page helps you understand why the path places such emphasis on order, preparation, testing, and growth. It also guards against a common mistake — jumping into advanced ideas without first allowing inner formation to take place. Do not read it as a label chart; read it as a map of growth.
The Path at a Glance
The same seven pages, in the same order, so you can keep your place as you go: The Pasture of Jesus
1. The Pasture of Jesus / Jesus vs Christ
2. The Old Man vs. The New Man
5. Trials
Once you have worked through these seven, the site will no longer feel like a collection of unusual terms. It will begin to feel like a unified framework.
NOTE: For a yet a fuller study, see "Just Saved Sinners?" — a companion to old man vs new man page.
Important Guidance for the Reader
Do not hurry. This site was not built for speed-reading.
Do not assume unfamiliar means false. Sometimes a term is unfamiliar simply because you have not encountered that distinction before.
Do not force agreement too early. Give yourself permission to read, reflect, compare, and test.
Do not skip the foundation. Many people want the deeper material while bypassing the earlier stages of understanding. This usually creates confusion rather than growth.
Return to earlier pages. As you move forward, earlier pages may begin to open in new ways. Re-reading is part of the path.
If You Feel Overwhelmed
That is normal. Do not try to solve the whole framework at once.
Return to the first three Principle pages:
1. The Pasture of Jesus / Jesus vs Christ
2. The Old Man vs. The New Man
3. Finding Good Ground
Then continue again from there. Understanding often comes by layering, not by force. Always remember, we cannot climb up some other way, John 10:1.
A Final Word Before You Begin
This path is not about collecting spiritual language. It is not about sounding deep. It is not about mastering concepts so that you can repeat them.
It is about learning how to see more truly, test more carefully, and grow more steadily.
Read with patience. Read with honesty. Begin at the beginning.
That is the path.
In-Joy,
Marion D. Williams
Exoteric - the Lamp
Exoteric - the Lamp
Exoteric knowledge refers to the outer, external, and literal aspects of spiritual teachings, philosophies, and practices. It provides a foundation for understanding the fundamental principles and concepts of a spiritual tradition, and is essential for building a strong foundation in spiritual growth and development. Our goal at Innerstream.net is to provide exoteric knowledge and guidance that will help you navigate the breadth and length of the Logos, and prepare you for the deeper, more profound teachings and experiences that await you on your spiritual journey.
Exoterics is like the lamp for your feet, your walk, Psalms 119:105 The word translated "light" in this verse based on the Greek O.T. is G3088 lúchnos; gen. lúchnou, masc. noun. A portable lamp fed with oil, not a candle as commonly translated.
We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: 2 Peter 1:19 KJV The word translated light in this verse is also G3088 luchnos, an oiled lamp vs the Day Star arising.
Exoteric: of the four levels of Biblical understanding are: P [Pshat] – literal, simple – BREADTH (wide); R [Remez] – parable, allegory – LENGTH. These contain the history and data that we need to develop at the horizontal level of our life; meanwhile, on the Vertical planes, we lift up the son of man from our wilderness into the Light.
The exoteric letter of the Logos is a very necessary aspect to start with and develop familiarity with until, by our commitment and devotion to the letter, our intuition is ignited and we begin to perceive th 1) the "something more" within the text—the Remez-level hints and clues for the true Seeker to find. 2) There is a finding; do not give up. The finding comes with the application of the Truth that you are Hearing. The Esoteric is concealed within the Exoteric: the D [Derasha] – seek, search – DEPTH and S [Sod] – inner, mystical – HEIGHT. Click Here for more detail after finishing this page.
Esoteric - the Light
Esoteric - the Light
Esoteric refers to knowledge, teaching, or meaning that is intentionally inward, initiatory, or depth-oriented, and therefore not fully accessible through surface reading, public instruction, or merely literal understanding.
Esoteric material is apprehended through interior development—such as disciplined study, symbolic literacy, moral formation, contemplative practice, most importantly lived transformation (G1108=ginosko)—and is often disclosed progressively, according to the capacity of the knower rather than equally to all.. No, not the rapture, the Day star arising:
We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: 2 Peter 1:19 KJV The word translated Day Star in this verse is G5459 phōsphoros Thayer Definition:
1) light bringing, giving light
2) the planet Venus, the morning star, day star
3) metaphorically Christ
Esoteric refers to knowledge, teaching, or meaning that is intentionally inward, initiatory, or depthand height-oriented, and therefore not fully accessible through surface reading (exoteric=the letter), public instruction, or merely literal understanding. Esoteric material is apprehended through interior development—such as disciplined study, symbolic literacy, moral formation, contemplative practice, as lived transformation which is the true meaning of Gnosis. Esoteric is disclosed progressively, according to the capacity of the Seeker rather than equally to all. Usually starting at the upper teknon-level stature on the way to Huios. Click
Preparation of the Seeker
Preparation of the Seeker
A Guide to Searching the Scriptures
For your Inner Stream Journey
To read the Scriptures with spiritual eyes, you must first recognize where you are drawing your water. Water is often used in scripture as a metaphor for the Word, the Logos.
For too long, many have drawn from Jacob's Well—a deep hole in the ground representing the "you've heard it said of them of old time" realm of the scribes and Pharisees. This well feeds the tribal ancestry and the animal (carnal) nature.
To attain the full stature of Huios (a mature son) and "be no more children [nepios], tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine" (Ephesians 4:14), we must leave this well behind. We do not build our house on the tribalism of a war deity; we build on the Rock—Jesus, the Chief Cornerstone.
Here is how the true Workman prepares to search the Scriptures, moving from the Exoteric letter (the Lamp for our feet) to the Esoteric revelation (the Day Star in our hearts) (2 Peter 1:19).
Part I: The Preparation of the Seeker
The primary obstacle to understanding the Word is not the text itself, but the condition of the reader. To ascend, the seeker must meet three prerequisites:
1. The Spiritual Prerequisite: Awakening to the Father
The words of the Logos are spirit (John 6:63). You cannot apprehend spiritual realities using only the natural, carnal mind. "But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned" (1 Corinthians 2:14).
Leaving the Tribal Well: You must recognize that the Father Jesus points to is not the tribal deity of war, but the Spiritual Father who calls seekers into maturity. "God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth" (John 4:24).
The Goal: We must move from drinking the earthly waters of tribal ancestry to receiving the fountain (pēgē) that springs upward into everlasting life (John 4:14).
2. The Consecrated Prerequisite: The Single Eye
The Bible is full of Light, but Light can only illuminate a room if the windows are open. If your heart is closed or holding onto the old dogmas of Jacob's Well, you will remain in darkness.
The Single Eye: "The lamp of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light" (Matthew 6:22). We cannot serve two masters. we cannot hold onto the carnal nature while seeking the Living Waters.
Persistent Obedience: "If any man willeth to do his will, he shall know of the teaching" (John 7:17). Your ability to see the Truth is directly tied to your willingness to act on it.
3. The Exercised Prerequisite: Distinguishing the Holy from the Profane
"Solid food is for fullgrown men, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil" (Hebrews 5:14). To discern the Logos, you must practice separating the holy from the profane:
Objective Listening: Empty yourself of preconceived religious conditioning. Do not force the text to fit what you were previously taught by men.
Extreme Accuracy: The Word is exact. For instance, learn to distinguish carefully between "Jesus" (our Foundation) and "Christ" (our Completion). Jesus is the Chief Cornerstone; Christ is the Capstone.
Part II: Practices for the Workman
Once you have stepped away from the stagnant well, you need practical tools to navigate the Living Waters.
The Four Keys to Scripture Study
Searching the Word: "Ye search the scriptures, because ye think that in them ye have eternal life; and these are they which bear witness of me" (John 5:39). Read meticulously. Ask: Who is speaking? Is it Jesus the Son of Man (the Foundation), or is it the Christ (the Universal Capstone)?.
Recitation: "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly" (Colossians 3:16). Memorize key passages. Storing the Exoteric letter in your heart provides the vocabulary the Spirit uses to grant Esoteric revelation.
Comparison: "Comparing spiritual things with spiritual" (1 Corinthians 2:13). No single verse should be interpreted in isolation. Always compare scripture with scripture to separate truth from religious dogma.
Meditation: "But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate, ponder, day and night" (Psalm 1:2). Let your mind continually gravitate toward the Word throughout the day.
Part III: Mapping the Path (Study Frameworks)
To navigate the breadth, length, depth, and height of the Word (from Pshat to Sod), utilize these structured plans:
The Foundation vs. Completion: Understand that Ascension is a progressive journey.
Jesus (The Cornerstone): Represents individuality, the Teknon stage, the alignment of the heart center. He is the author and finisher of our faith as mankind.
Christ (The Capstone): Represents universal completion, the Huios stage, the blazing of the crown center. In Christ, polarity and earthly distinctions are dissolved: "There is neither Jew nor Greek... for ye are all one in Christ Jesus" (Galatians 3:28).
The Crucifixion of the Flesh: "And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts" (Galatians 5:24). To move into unity, the tribal and animal nature must be subdued and extinguished.
Sacred Numerology: Pay attention to how the Spirit uses numbers. One points to unity; Three to Divine completion; Four to creation; Five to human responsibility; Six is the number of man; Seven denotes temporary earthly perfection; Eight represents resurrection; and Twelve stands for eternal perfection.
By preparing your inner man and carefully applying these methods, you will no longer be trapped at Jacob’s Well. You will learn to properly measure the Truth against the Chief Cornerstone, Ascending steadily toward the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ (Ephesians 4:13).
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