“None of this stuff is really about morality or religion or dogma or big fancy questions of life after death. The capital-T Truth is about life BEFORE death.” ~ David Foster Wallace “The Kingdom of God is not coming in the future with things that can be observed, nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ […]
“But as for what was sown on Good Soil, these are the ones who hear the Word and understand It; who indeed bear its Fruit” ~ Jesus (Matthew 13:23) First & foremost, it is important to realize that this, the Parable of the Sower (see Matthew 13:1-23, Mark 4:1-20 & Luke 8:1-21), is “the […]
“Blessed is anyone who eats Bread in the Kingdom of God.” ~ Jesus (Luke 14:15) For the traditional Christian, this verse has Jesus arrogantly referring to himself as the “bread” that is the source of salvation (even though it would have been highly hypocritical for him to have done so – see Matthew 18:3-4), […]
“And one does not presume to take this honor, but instead accepts it only when Called by God … So also Christ did not glorify himself in becoming High Priest.” ~ unknown (Hebrews 5:4-5) Note that while this verse seems to indicate that only a few of us are to become “preachers of the […]
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