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  • Infinities: Part 4, the Eternal Sacrifice.

    Infinities: Part 4, the Eternal Sacrifice.

    There is a “like-for-like” rule in the world. Jesus acknowledged that when He said, You have heard it said, ‘you shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy’. But Jesus came to teach us a different like-for-like, Heaven’s version. He begins its explanation in the Sermon on the Mount when He says: In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets. But that is only the beginning. It takes the whole Gospel for us to grasp its full implication: The way we treat people is the way we treat God.

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  • Infinities: Part 3, the Omniscience of God.

    Infinities: Part 3, the Omniscience of God.

    Just because I claim to believe in Jesus, just because I claim to be a Christian, just because I go to Church every Sunday, doesn’t mean I truly take His words to heart… always. Does that mean I may not be who I think I am? Or is it that I slip, that I momentarily forget? Is it possible that I don’t know my own heart? That was the prophet Jeremiah’s conclusion: The heart is deceitful above all things, and incurable; who can know it? But even if I don’t know it, there is One who does.

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  • Infinities: Part 2, the Omnipresence of God.

    Infinities: Part 2, the Omnipresence of God.

    The changelessness of God manifests itself in all His Infinities. For instance, He is omnipresent. He is everywhere at once, and that will never change. That means I can never be away from His Presence. David was overwhelmed by this realization…

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  • Infinities: Part 1, the Changelessness of God.

    Infinities: Part 1, the Changelessness of God.

    A recurring thought in Kierkegaard’s writing is the idea of the changelessness of God; an idea expressed succinctly by the writer of the letter to the Hebrews when he says: Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today, and forever. He is the same to you and to me and to every other person in the world. Therefore, in that relationship between Him and me, there is only one variable: I am the only changeable part of the equation. The consequences of that relationship depend entirely on me. This can be good news or bad news

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  • The Evensong, from Matthew’s gospel, Part 7: You can live in the Kingdom.

    The Evensong, from Matthew’s gospel, Part 7: You can live in the Kingdom.

    In this series I have been following Jesus’ last set of teachings to the crowds that gathered around Him… the last chance He would have to personally address them, to personally entreat them to enter the Kingdom. These lessons are now coming to an end. After these teaching sessions at the Temple, Jesus will concentrate on teaching His disciples the final set of lessons they would need to know before His mission was completed.

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  • The Evensong, from Matthew’s gospel: Part 6: You know.

    The Evensong, from Matthew’s gospel: Part 6: You know.

    There is an old joke about a man who went into a local pet store; and no sooner had he entered that this parrot spoke up: “Squawk… You are the ugliest thing I have ever seen.” The man, upset, turns to the owner, who shrugs his shoulders and says, “I am sure its previous owner taught it to say that.” Next week, when the man comes by again, again the parrot goes: “Squawk… You are the ugliest thing I have ever seen.” The man just glares at the bird. The next week, again. But this time the man leans over to the cage and whispers: “You say that to me again and I’m going to buy you and wring your neck.” The next week comes. The door opens; and it is the same man. And the parrot says: “Squawk… You know…”

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