“Pay Attention to what you Hear — The measure you Give will be the measure you Receive … and still more will be Given You.” ~ unknown (Mark 4:24) What so many Christians fail to do with this verse is read it in accordance with the teachings of Jesus Christ … Jesus was in […]
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It is high-time for a new Commandment — one that would force preachers to re-enliven their innate integrity, one that would force churches to finally actualize their most meaningful purpose, and one that would force religions to finally embody a righteousness more pure & true … And that Commandment is the following: Thou shalt NOT […]
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“But the Word of God is not chained.” ~ unknown (2 Timothy 2:9) This is a verse which means, of course, that the Bible itself allows us – nay, encourages us (nay again, in-Courages us) – to interpret its passages as divinely (i.e. as Lovingly) as we wish (i.e. as Lovingly as our Soul’s […]
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“Now in subjecting all things to them, God left nothing outside their influence.” ~ unknown (Hebrews 2:8) What more than a few Christians (and a few non-Christians as well) forget when reading this verse is the fact that, while an all-Loving God will continually influence us all to Do Good (and thereby inspire us […]
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“To the Pure all things are Pure.” ~ unknown (Titus 1:15) NOTE: It is impossible to know real purity (much less accurately perceive anything as being truly Pure) until we have purely lived LOVE — a Love without hope, a Love without expectation, a Love without desire, and a Love without condition.
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“Suddenly the heavens were opened to him and he Saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting within Him. And a Voice from Heaven said: This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am pleased.” ~ author unknown (Matthew 3:16-17) This verse can only be deeply understood when the reader remembers […]
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“There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were summoned to the single focus of your Calling; so too is there one Lord, one Faith, one Baptism, one God, and one Father of all, who is above all and through all and within all.” ~ unknown (Ephesians 4:4-6) We all have unique […]
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“Then he took a loaf of bread, and when he had Given Thanks, he broke it and gave it to them all, saying: ‘This is my body, which is Given for You. Do similarly in remembrance of Me.’ And he did the same with the cup, saying: ‘This cup that is poured out for You […]
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“To the One who Conquers I will also give the Morning Star.” ~ unknown (Revelation 2:28) For anyone looking to perceive the deeper (and by far the most practical) meaning of this verse, it is first & foremost important to realize that “the one who conquers” mentioned here is actually the one who chooses to […]
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“Comfort your Hearts and strengthen them in every Good Work and Word.” ~ Paul (1 Thessalonians 2:17) Some read this verse and focus on the term “your” – thereby using its words as motivation to do “good deeds” in order to attain some sort of emotional reward thereafter. Let it be duly noted that […]
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“For mortals it is impossible, but not for God; for God all things are possible …” ~ unknown (Mark 10:27) This verse seems to imply that we as humans can do nothing without assistance from an external Divinity. And yet in reality (which becomes clear when reading the larger context of its entire surrounding […]
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