“As you enter the house, greet it. If a house is willing, let your Peace come upon it. And yet if it rejects you, allow your Peace to remain strong within you.” ~ Jesus (Matthew 10:12-13) First of all, please note that the traditional translation of this passage (“As you enter the house, greet […]
“I do not count my life of any value to myself; if only I may finish my course and the ministry I received: to testify to the Good News of God’s Grace.” ~ Luke (Acts 20:24) First & foremost, it is important to consider the context of the passage from which this verse is […]
“He also saw a poor widow put in two, small, copper coins. He said: Truly, I tell you, this woman has given more than all of them; for they have contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has given all she had to live on.” ~ Jesus (Luke 21:2-4) This […]
“Above all, clothe yourselves with Love, which binds everything together in perfect Harmony.” ~ Paul (Colossians 3:14) The majority of scholars agree that – for a variety of reasons – 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Hebrews & Ephesians were almost certainly not written by Paul, and a portion of scholars cast their […]
“The path of the Just is like the shining sun, that shines ever brighter unto the Perfect Day.” ~ unknown (Proverbs 4:18) First of all, it is important to remember that – seeing as how the lives of all sentient beings are innately shrouded in abject fear (via their constant subconscious evaluations of “friend […]
“Blessed is she who Believed, for there will be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her by the Lord.” ~ Jesus (Luke 1:45) This verse becomes Truth only in those moments when Belief becomes a verb – only when we set aside merely thinking faithfully about God’s love for us and start acting […]
“If you have Faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain: ‘Move!’ – and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” ~ Jesus (Matthew 17:20) Fittingly, just as a tiny mustard seed contains a surprising amount of Power, this tiny verse contains a surprising amount of Truth. […]
“We must obey God rather than any human authority.” ~ Luke (Acts 5:29) Whereas the author of Luke might indeed have been referring here to an external, independent, authoritative God who resides “above” us and “looks down” upon us, it is important to remember that this is not how Jesus viewed God at all […]
“Avoid judging by appearances. Discern instead with Right Vision.” ~ Jesus (John 7:24) First & foremost, please note that I have Purpose-fully altered the wording of this verse – a verse which normally reads “Do not judge by appearances, but judge with righteous judgment”, and I have done so very good reason; namely, to […]
“Whatever you ask for in prayer, believe you are receiving it & it will be yours.” ~ Jesus (Mark 11:24) Most similar verses in the Gospels have the phrase “in my name” attached to them (see John 14:13-14, Matthew 18:20, Matthew 21:22, Luke 11:9 et al) – intimating that the prayer in question must […]
“When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became an adult, I put an end to childish ways.” ~ Paul (1 Corinthians 13:11) You know, even though I rarely sympathize with anything Paul has to say in the Bible, I DID […]
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