Septuagint I AM Statements ἐγώ εἰμι Greek
Did Jesus claim to be God? ἐγώ εἰμι – ὁ θεός – κύριος Gen 17:1 ἐγένετο δὲ Αβραμ ἐτῶν ἐνενήκοντα ἐννέα καὶ ὤφθη κύριος τῷ Αβραμ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ θεός σου εὐαρέστει ἐναντίον ἐμοῦ καὶ γίνου ἄμεμπτος God to Abraham Gen 23:4 πάροικος καὶ παρεπίδημος ἐγώ εἰμι μεθ᾽ ὑμῶν δότε οὖν μοι κτῆσιν τάφου μεθ᾽ ὑμῶν καὶ θάψω τὸν […]
Two Evils: Forsaking God & Trusting Our Work
“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, The fountain of living waters, To hew for themselves cisterns, Broken cisterns That can hold no water. The first and greatest evil in this verse, and really in general, is turning away from God’s life giving Spirit. Being turned from God is death, not because God is punishing us, but that God is life. His Spirit has always been, and […]
This Is the Sin of Anger
If you brood over an injury, past or present, you will soon feel the painful desire and thirst for revenge. This is the sin of Anger. Cloud of Unknowing
When Is Someone Humble?
A man is humble when he stands in the truth with a knowledge and appreciation for himself as he really is. Cloud of Unknowing
Who Has the Aptitude for Contemplative Work?
The one who experiences God working in the depths of his spirit has the aptitude for contemplation and no one else.
Who Should Take up Contemplation?
These people, even if they have at one time been habitual sinners, should devote themselves to nourishing the grace of contemplative prayer.