Perhaps this line holds the key to understanding much about the Church, including the canonical texts: in those texts, the early Christians saw an image of the LIVING GOD, crucified and raised from the dead. And that is what is most precious in the Church. It is precisely the PRESENCE of...
Whether you are a believer or not, whether you are seeking or not it is interesting to watch the life of the man who holds the record of books written about his life. I recommend it. The movie has a soft and pensive mood to it. Please do not expect an action movie. There is a ...
Just as the early Anabaptists spoke and lived as they discerned appropriate for their time as those committed to follow and have faith in Christ, the same holds true today. Always fresh expressions of the witness of the faith through the Spirit, in and of Christ in the church, God’s ...
Leave behind everything that holds you back on your spiritual journey, that drags you like chains clinging to you, without you meditating on the fact that you will live your true life with Me in My House. You must save your soul. My children, you are less and less aware, every day. ...
Who is the wise King who gives freely to all who ask. Who judges with the scepter of justice. Who holds the scroll and opens them. Who tears the veil. Who built Zion for His own—the eternal kingdom. Who is coming back for us to rule and reign with him as his princes and princes...
Then, from this new picture, I took away the dark brown color, which is like taking away from Jesus that which He holds in common with the early church. What is left behind is certainly part of Sallman’s original picture. But the image looks almost nothing like the original. This ...
it’s as if Heavenly Father is leaving us tender reminders that He holds the reins, orchestrating the grand spectacle of life behind the scenes. These are not mere coincidences but subtle affirmations, filling our hearts with a tranquil assurance that our journey is guided with purpose and peace...
usher in the Kingdom of God -- and to destroy with violence all the worldly competitors to his supremacy. As Foundation he is the only one on which we can build a life that will endure. As Cornerstone or Capstone, he is the one who holds our lives together and crowns them with glory...
1635. It’s striking that Joseph, who is pictured as being old, holds Jesus much as Mary does in much Christian art. Consider one additional New Testament text that connects Jesus as Savior to Jesus as God. This one comes from the so-called “Infancy Narrative” in Matthew’s gospel. ...
I am under authority too.”Jesus sends the word and the servant is healed. Then it says, “Jesus marveled at his faith.” He then turns to the crowd and, in one of the very few instances of Jesus interacting with a non-Jew, holds the gentile military occupier up astheexample of “...