Recent content by Janie23

God is blessing me right now with the desire and will to read and study the Scriptures. This is new. I'm forever grateful.

Yes, that makes sense. "Living Water" is water that moves, is the water of Spirit. John the Baptist baptized in the River Jordon. Frozen water would then mean a frozen spirit. Very much a barrier to God. It's such vivid imagery. Thank you.

Equivocating over the original commandments doesn't get us off the hook. Proverbs positions "a lying tongue" between pride and murder, connecting the two -- we can't escape lying as a sin just because Proverbs lists false witness separately; indeed, it makes it even more clear that plain old...

There are a multitude of verses that equate lying with sin. In the OT, the 9th Commandment tells us not to bear false witness -- which means it's a sin alongside other transgressions like adultery, murder, and theft. In Leviticus, it says not to steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to each other...

What do you think the ice means?

I once knew a man named Chrome Bob (on account of his practice of chroming every part on his motorcycle) who was stunned to discover I read books for fun (it was probably Watership Down at the time). His declaration: "Even if I could read, I wouldn't read a book."

Actually, I'm ruminating on how John 2, John 6, John 15, The Last Supper, and the Crucifixion and Resurrection are all partake of a central metaphor -- and how that metaphor is likewise integral to the notion of repentance, and consistent with the Christ's spotlessness.

Yes, I did. It's given me much food for thought. I need to let it ferment.

It's a mind blowing experience, isn't it? But it's clear, you have work to do: delivering the children of God back to God. What a calling! Peace and love to you, Jane

To put this sentiment in metaphor, the show is a mirror.

I don't think the text supports that interpretation (it's an interpretation believed and expressed by a few of the characters who aren't presented as reliable narrators), but you're at least familiar with the show. Good. In the field of narratology -- the study of narratives -- there is a...

Has anyone watching this thread seen the tv show Lost?

My cousin gave a sermon on the Holy Spirit a few weeks ago. Helped me realize I should pray to him, too, as well as Jesus and God.

There's certainly potential -- the inner conflict between indulgence and responsibility, between self love and self loathing. Between the outer self and the inner self. It's definitely worth exploring.

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