Eight Deadly Thoughts: Diogenes Allen
“These eight deadly thoughts are like cholesterol, they fill the arteries, so to speak, and the flow of the Spirit is not able to get through easily, and sometime, choked off all together.” These thoughts assail us unbidden – It is important to realize that the thoughts themselves are not sin. Christ was tempted, yet […]
Lord, Lord, Did We Not
In Matthew 7, Jesus makes a statement that should give each of us pause to consider our personal relationship with Him. Jesus said that not everyone who calls out to Him “Κύριε, Κύριε”, “Lord, Lord” are of His flock, the household of God. If people who claimed to follow Jesus, to the point of producing miracles, did […]
Job Did Not Turn From God – Was There More He Could Have Done?
The last few times I have gone through Job I have been hearing a new main message. God declares Job just, but still has this to say,
“Will you condemn Me that you may be justified?” Job 40:8
Ecclesiastes 3:11-15 Enjoy the Good Life – Only God Can Do More
To appreciate the gifts of God we need to enjoy the fruit of our labor and recognize it is from God. the works of God will הָיָה haw-yaw – fall out, happen, come to pass, occur take place
Ecclesiastes 3:1-10 God Has Provided Cycles in Which We Can Be Occupied
So far, the answer to the question, “what advantage is there?”, is ‘enjoy the activity of labor and it’s fruit.’ To find pleasure is from God.
The Interior Castle or the Mansions – Teresa of Avila – The Soul’s Union with God
A mystic believes that people have the ability to interact with deity, the extent varies. A Christian Mystic believes that our purpose is to have this union with God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit discloses to us that which belongs to the Son, and the Son says, “All […]