Who am I? Finding my identity in Christ. From the moment we are born, we are given a name and a surname and are born into a family and culture. This is the beginning of our identity. Or is it?If we are to know who we are then we need…
After he had experienced the world’s suffering, this God who became man left behind him a Comforter, the Third Person of the Trinity, who would make his dwelling in many individuals still to come, none of whom would enjoy the privilege or even the possibility of being born without sin. In the Paraclete, therefore, God is closer to the real man and his darkness than he is in the Son. The light God bestrides the bridge—Man—from the day side; God’s shadow, from the night side. What will be the outcome of this fearful dilemma, which threatens to shatter the frail human vessel with unknown storms and intoxications? It may well be the revelation of the Holy Ghost out of man himself. Just as man was once revealed out of God, so, when the circle closes, God may be revealed out of man. But since, in this world, an evil is joined to every good, the avrlfiLfiov irveviia will twist the indwelling of the Paraclete into a self-deification of man, thereby causing an inflation of self-importance of which we had a foretaste in the case of Nietzsche. The more unconscious we are of the religious problem in the future, the greater the danger of our putting the divine germ within us to some ridiculous or demoniacal use, puffing ourselves up with it instead of remaining conscious that we are no more than the Stable in which the Lord is born. Even on the highest peak we shall never be "beyond good and evil," and the more we experience of their in- extricable entanglement the more uncertain and confused will our moral judgment be. In this conflict, it will not help us in the least to throw the moral criterion on the rubbish heap and to set up new tablets after known patterns; for, as in the past, so in the future the wrong we have done, thought, or intended will wreak its vengeance on our souls, no matter whether we turn the world upside down or not. Our knowledge of good and evil has dwindled with our mounting knowledge and experience, and will dwindle still more in the future, without our being able to escape the demands of ethics. In this utmost uncertainty we need the illumination of a holy and whole-making spirit—a spirit that can be anything rather than our reason. Carl Jung; CW 11, Psychology and Religion, Pages 179 - 180
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When you made Jesus Lord of your life, you became a part of the family of God. That’s not all, you also became an heir, just like Jesus.
The phrase “Born Again Christian” applies to people who have accepted Jesus as their Saviour or Redeemer. To be born again in this sense is not an actual physical rebirth, but it indicates a spirit…
What do Born Again Christians believe? Born Again Christians are not a separate category of Christ-followers. We are not a cult or even cult-like. We …
As the bride of Christ, we will one day be face to face with our bridegroom; and because of the cross, we will be a beautiful and worthy bride.
Quote/s of the Day – 25 June – The Nativity of St John the Baptist “ And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary,the baby leaped in her womb.And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit …“For be…
”For to us a child is born, to us a Son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder, and His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.“ …
Satan’s aim is to prove that Christianity doesn’t work, that God’s Word isn’t true, and that nothing really happened when we were born again. Because our struggle is against spiritual forces of wickedness, we need to know how to protect ourselves.
The Bible teaches that Second Coming Jesus – Christ Ahnsahnghong – must come from South Korea.
I'm always surprised and, admittedly, somewhat pleased to read articles such as the one I saw in today's WSJ which is entitled "How Did Moses Part the Red Sea?" Given the general hostility of the scientific community to religious matters and the derision with which they are often met, it's almost a tad jarring to see one of them taking the time to provide an explanation (albeit one wholly rooted in materialism) to one of the events which the theological world considers to be (almost) fully miraculous. The author, Bruce Parker, is the former chief scientist of NOAA's National Ocean Service and is a visiting professor at the Stevens Institute of Technology. In other words, he is apparently an expert on the way that the ocean behaves. He explains that the phenomenon of the Red Sea waters greatly receding for long enough for pedestrians to traverse it and then to collapse back to their normal state with enough force to destroy whoever is unfortunate enough to find themselves caught there, is all quite normal. In fact, he points out that a similar event was observed by no less a figure than Napoleon whereby he and his men were "almost drowned in 1798 at the northern end of the Suez... ." Professor Parker surmises that since Moses lived "in the nearby wilderness" he would have been familiar with the phenomenon and have seen various caravans traveling across the expanse when it was feasible. Yes, he admits that the timing would have to have been impeccable but gives Moses credit enough to be fully capable in this regard. Fine, but even assuming Moses's highly keen sense of observation and timing consider just how many fortuitous events and timings would have to have preceded the arrival of the Children of Israel (and of Egypt) at just that moment. Remember that the Egyptians were beaten and had actually encouraged the Jews to leave only to have a sudden change of heart later. Would Moses really have been able to bank on that reaction? And how did the Egyptians arrive at their defeat to begin with? Recall the year long series of natural (and supernatural) events that befell them. Could Moses have known how long they would take and plan the great sea trick around that? Doesn't seem too likely. It's true that the Torah seems to go out of its way to minimize the supernatural aspect of this event by ascribing it to a strong eastern wind that blew the whole night before, but in the final analysis, the timing is just too great a coincidence to overcome. Finally, I always wonder at (but enjoy) when secular-minded people take the time to explain away various miraculous occurrences that our tradition records - the flood, the plagues, the Ark of the Covenant, et al. Inasmuch as they could be inclined to just chalk them up to the standard mythology of some Bronze Age nomads, as some do, the fact that they meticulously search for natural explanations obviously means that they give them a lot more credence than a lot of other myths. I've yet to see the scientific analysis of the speed at which Thor's hammer traveled or the horse-power of the species of peacock that pulled Hera's chariot. As such, I take Professor Parker's exploration as a complement - even if it only tells part of the story. In any event, he's correct in asserting that "it has to qualify as the most dramatic an consequential tide prediction in history."
Those born once will die twice and those born twice will die once
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Bronze figurine of a Baal, ca. fourteenth-twelfth century BC, found at Ras Shamra (ancient Ugarit) near the Phoenician coast. Musée du Louvre. Mithra Exploding the Mithras Myth Ba’al & the Phry…
