318 - Redigging Wells
By Jonathan S. Rose
Title: Redigging WellsRedigging Wells
Topic: The Word
Summary: There are wells of ancient wisdom buried beneath the dusty surface of the Bible. That wisdom concerns the most effective, transformative ways to show love to one another. It is about time we redug those wells and get them working again.
References:
Genesis 21:22-32; 26:1-2, 6-7, 12-33
Psalms 34
Genesis 3:14, 17-19
Deuteronomy 30:11-14
Matthew 16:23
Luke 20:1-8
James 3:11-18
Luke 13:1-9
This video is a part of the Spirit and Life Bible Study series, whose purpose is to look at the Bible, the whole Bible, and nothing but the Bible through a Swedenborgian lens.
Spirit and Life Bible Study broadcast from 10/4/2017. The complete series is available at: www.spiritandlifebiblestudy.com
Luke 20:1-8
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It happened on one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the Good News, that the priests and scribes came to him with the elders.
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They asked him, "Tell us: by what authority do you do these things? Or who is giving you this authority?"
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He answered them, "I also will ask you one question. Tell me:
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the baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men?"
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They reasoned with themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why didn't you believe him?'
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But if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet."
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They answered that they didn't know where it was from.
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Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."
