The one time in the Bible where Jesus was intensely pressured into explaining the Salvation about which he so often spoke, he opened up and clearly stated that his “Kingdom of Heaven” was not a paradise of pleasure to which we travel someday after we die, but rather is a state of Bliss-full Being that […]
“If there is no laughter — at the very least on the inside, then Jesus has gone somewhere else. If there is no palpable joy in living and no flagrant freedom of belief, then there is no true church … If there is no celebration, then there is no pure worship.” ~ inspired by Steve […]
“You cannot devote your life to an abstraction. Indeed, life always shatters each & every abstraction in one way or another, including the concepts of ‘faith’ & ‘belief’ & ‘salvation’ & ‘truth’. If God — or the numinous, or the transcendent, or the Divine — is not alive in the very fabric of your existence; […]
“The Son of Man has authority on Earth to forgive sins” ~ Jesus (Luke 5:24) First & foremost, it is extremely important for all earnest students of the Scriptures to realize that Jesus was almost never referring to himself alone whenever he mentioned “the Son of Man.” In other words, that he is certainly […]
“Religious belief is a fine guide around which a person might organize his own life, but an awful instrument around which to organize someone else’s life.” ~ Richard D. Mohr I’ve got quite a few American friends who are self-professed conservative Christians. They believe that Christianity is the only “true religion”, and that all who […]
“And I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you … For if you love only those who love you, what reward do you have? … Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.”~ Jesus (Matthew 5:44-48) First & foremost, it is absolutely critical for those desiring to […]
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