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We're trying to derive a sound set of spiritual ideas, from the Lord's Word, that help people "build a house on a rock".
True Christian Religion 43: It is the essence of Love to love others outside of oneself, to desire to be one with them, and to render them blessed from oneself. . . .
"Joining together with an invisible God is like the eye’s grasp of the universe, whose end is beyond its sight..."
"I would be very happy to walk the path of rebirth with you..."
We have some time. It's a good thing, because we need it. We've got a process to go through, and Rome wasn't built in a day!
In John 10:10, Jesus states one of the reasons for His advent: "I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly."
A father. Two sons, on two different tracks. Both sons make mistakes, some obvious, and others more subtle. The actions of all three men can teach us valuable lessons.
When Joshua had led the Children of Israel into the land of Canaan, an angel appeared to him, telling him to take off his shoes because he was on holy ground. A similar thing had happened to Moses 40 years earlier. Take off your shoes...
In a deep sense, the gathering together of the twelve disciples, before sending them out as apostles, represents an important step in our spiritual development.
King Ahab is almost a comical figure in his complaining about the bad news he always hears from a prophet of the Lord. Amazingly, he seems completely unaware of the fact that he is personally responsible for the evil prophecy that always comes his way.
We know that we are supposed to be thankful to God for all that we have. At the same time, there is a small voice within us persistently asking the troublesome question, "What exactly did God give to me to be thankful for?"
When Jesus died on the cross, the veil of the temple in Jerusalem was "rent in twain" from top to bottom. It was a watershed event in spiritual history.