“When you can undress without being ashamed, and take your clothes off and put them under your feet the way little children do … then you will comprehend the Child of the Living One.” ~ Jesus (Gospel of Thomas 37) How intriguing this verse is when contrasted with the shame Adam & Eve felt […]
“And Pontius Pilate asked Jesus, ‘So are you a king?’ And Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king, but not I. For I was born to testify to the Truth, and to testify to the Truth I came into the world. Everyone who follows the Truth listens to my voice.” And Pilate asked […]
“When my Spirit was overwhelmed within me, then You knew my Way.” ~ unknown (Psalm 142:3) Psalm 142 generally speaks of a man in a state of hopeless despair, calling out to God for support and assurance. Interestingly, the Hebrew word here for “overwhelmed” is “ataph,” a word which can also mean “failed” or […]
“Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and anyone who comes to me I will never drive away … For I have come down from Heaven; not to do my own will, but rather the Will of Him who sent me.” ~ Jesus (John 6:37-38) The first part of this passage […]
“The first man was from earth, a man of dust; the Second Man is the Lord from Heaven.” ~ Paul (1 Corinthians 15:47) Here is yet another brilliant example of Paul unwittingly “getting it” without actually getting it. For Paul is here speaking of the principle of a post-mortem salvation that comes solely to […]
“Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also … Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may then be children of your Father in Heaven; for He makes his Light to shine on the evil and the good, and […]
“If you continue in my Word … You will know the Truth, and that Truth will set you free.” ~ Jesus (John 8:31b-32) There are actually quite a few interesting Truths buried within this verse; a verse spoken specifically to “the Jews who had believed in him” (John 8:31a) … Consider: First of […]
“Why do you look for the living among the dead?” ~ unknown (Luke 24:5) First & foremost, it is important to realize the context surrounding this particular verse – namely, that Jesus had been removed from the cross only the day before, and had only been (supposedly) in the tomb overnight … It was […]
“Those who are well have no need of a physician, but instead those who are ill. Go and learn what this means: I desire Mercy, not sacrifice — for I have come to call not the righteous but those who sin.” ~ Jesus (Matthew 9:12-13) First & foremost, it is critical for those wishing […]
“I have said these things to you in figures of speech. The hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you figuratively, but will show you plainly of the Father.” ~ Jesus (John 16:25) This is actually one of the very last things Jesus says in the Bible*, which means that almost […]
“Jesus said to them: ‘Fill the jars with water’ … and they filled them to the brim.” ~ anonymous (John 2:7) According to many, this (turning water into wine) was Jesus’ first miracle – and if so, then appropriately so, for it was also one of his most symbolically profound “deeds of power.” In […]
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