“Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the real will of God—what is good and what is acceptable and what is perfect.” ~ Romans 12:2 A dear Friend recently commented on the nature of humanity’s relationship to God, essentially […]
“Beloved, let us love one another. Because Love is from God, everyone who loves is born of God and knows God … God is Love, and those who abide in Love abide in God, and God abides in them … because as He is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in […]
“He who has something in his Heart will be given more; while he who believes he has nothing will be deprived of even the little he has.” ~ Jesus (Gospel of Thomas 41) Before one begins to analyze the deeper meanings of any passages from the Gospel of Thomas it is well worth it […]
I’ve always found Christians’ use of the term “unbeliever” to be somewhat patronizing (if not a blatant violation of Matthew 7:1’s call for us to avoid judging others altogether), and yet what I find even more intriguing is that the ones doing this and any similar name-calling seem to have fully forgotten an all-important fact: […]
“Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you might be Children of your Father in Heaven; for He makes the sun shine on the evil and on the good, and sends rain to the righteous and to the unrighteous. If you love only those who love you, what reward do […]
“Bear fruits worthy of your repentance.” ~ Jesus (Luke 3:8) First & foremost, this verse cannot be truly understood without understanding what Jesus meant by “repentance.” Indeed, contrary to popular understanding (which sees “repentance” as some sort of mental &/or verbal admission of sinfulness, culpability, or regret) the Greek word in the ancient manuscripts […]
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