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 13:1-9
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Now there were some present at the same time who told him about the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.
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Jesus answered them, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered such things?
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I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.
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Or those eighteen, on whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them; do you think that they were worse offenders than all the men who dwell in Jerusalem?
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I tell you, no, but, unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way."
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He spoke this parable. "A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it, and found none.
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He said to the vine dresser, 'Behold, these three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and found none. Cut it down. Why does it waste the soil?'
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He answered, 'Lord, leave it alone this year also, until I dig around it, and fertilize it.
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If it bears fruit, fine; but if not, after that, you can cut it down.'"
