“For everyone will be salted with Fire and every sacrifice will be cleansed with Salt. Salt is good, and yet when salt loses its taste, how can one restore its saltiness? Have Salt in your selves by being at peace with one another.” ~ Jesus (Mark 9:49-50) First & foremost, it is crucial to […]
“For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved … Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.” ~ Paul (Romans 10:10 + Acts 16:31) God bless the “apostle” Paul — he tried […]
“For to those who truly Have, more will be given, … but from those who do not Have, even what little they possess will be taken from them.” ~ Jesus (Matthew 13:12) For those mired in self-focus this verse sounds almost masochistic. Indeed, why would more be given to those who already have? And […]
“God is a God not of disorder but of harmony.” ~ Paul (1 Corinthians 14:33) This verse is actually ladled with quite a bit of irony, seeing as how Paul himself was actually a powerful agent of disorder & conflict, and a potent enemy of Harmony & Peace (see Acts 13:9-11, Acts 15:39, Romans […]
“Foxes have dens and birds have their nests; and yet the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head … Follow me, and let the Dead bury their dead.” ~ Jesus (Matthew 8:20-22) In order to be able to explore the deeper reaches of Truth available in the Scriptures, it is necessary that […]
“Whoever wishes to be great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be your slave; just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve – to give his life as a ransom for many.” ~ Jesus (Matthew 20:26-28) Once again, here […]
“Get up and stand on your feet; for I have appeared to you to awaken these purposes: both to serve and to testify to the things in which you have seen me … to open others’ eyes; that they may then turn from the darkness into the Light.” ~ unknown (Acts 26:16-18) First & […]
“[The Power of God, that] brings princes to naught, and makes the rulers of the Earth as though nothing.” ~ unknown (Isaiah 40:23) This is a most important verse if for no other reason than it comes from “Isaiah II” – the author of chapters 40-55 of the Book of Isaiah; the Hebrew Bible […]
“If you are led by the Spirit, you are not subject to the law.” ~ Paul (Galatians 5:18) This statement from Paul is true enough, though it is important to realize that he made this statement to affirm his own self-created (and fully-warped, and entitlement-based, and fear-steeped) theology of Atonement – a theology that […]
“Where I am going, you cannot follow me now; but you will follow afterward … You know the way to the place where I am going.” ~ Jesus (John 13:36 & John 14:4) In an interesting twist, this particular statement from Jesus was actually meant to be more literal than figurative … Please consider: […]
Tyranny comes in many forms. It dons the dark helmet of political oppression, it arrogantly struts the financial armor of the wealthy who are “in power”, and it wields the smiting sword of religious dogma. And yet, even though these despots & dictators have indeed infiltrated almost every corner of our lives, freedom from their […]
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