Ideas about the Kingdom of the Heavens around us and the unity of believers in Christ within it
About the shortness of my time remaining, the failure of my life thus far, priorities, how Don Quixote, the Serenity Prayer and Ponce de Leon fit, love is always passionate, and passion always hurts, and proudly wearing the craters on my heart.
Para entender cómo amar a las personas en cada situación específica, debo preguntarle a Dios y escuchar su respuesta. Esto es particularmente importante para mí debido a mi condición.. Yo no lo puedo fingir.
Conversation with God, Conversation with others, Desire to have our own way, Emotions, Free will, God Acts by Speaking, God is light, God is Love, God Never Stopped Speaking, God Speaks to Us, God's Existence and Nature, God's purpose for us, God's Voice, His Friends, Human Rationality, In prayer, Knowing good and evil, Language and Speech, Logical thinking, The Bible, Through Jesus, Through others, To be in his image, To live in unity, Trusting sight over God's words, Ultimate reality, What is God's Word, What is sin?
Jesús es el buen pastor. El buen pastor nunca abandonará a sus ovejas. El buen pastor da su vida por las ovejas, para liberarlas del peligro. Jesús ha hecho esto por nosotros.
There is only one kind of love, the love of God, who is unique, united in one. I must love God and my individual neighbor with the same unique, pure, undivided love with which God loves me.
Solo hay un tipo de amor, el amor de Dios, quien es único, unido en uno. Debo amor a Dios y a mi vecino individual con el mismo amor único, puro e indiviso con el que Dios me ama a mí.
John 10:7-10: Here, Jesus changes his metaphor a bit. He still calls us his sheep who trust in him. But now he is identified as the door of our fold, the place where we are safe. Just like in the previous metaphor, everyone else who came before Jesus and tried to lead the sheep were thieves and robbers. And once…
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Jesús se describe como la puerta del redil, asegurando la protección y guía de sus verdaderas ovejas, que solo siguen su voz y no la de los ladrones. Contrasta su misión de dar vida eterna con la de los ladrones, que buscan robar y destruir. Solo a través de él se obtiene vida abundante y eterna.
My lifelong struggle with love, exacerbated by autism, and how my attempts to show love have often been flawed. I realize authentic love comes from God and that I must rely on the Holy Spirit rather than my own wisdom to truly love others.
Un hombre reflexiona sobre sus siete décadas de vida y su incapacidad para entender completamente el amor debido a su autismo. Ha causado daño a otros a pesar de sus buenas intenciones y reconoce que todo amor verdadero viene de Dios. La clave es seguir la guía del Espíritu Santo y no depender de su propia sabiduría.
The passage from Hebrews 12:11-17 discusses the Lord’s discipline and how believers should support one another through it. Discipline, though painful, leads to righteousness and peace. This unified response showcases peace and holiness, helping others to see the Lord through our lives. Holiness and peace are essential for believers.
A God who Speaks, Changed treatment of each other, Confession and Repentance, Confession of Sin, Discipline or Correction, God Acts by Speaking, God Speaks to Us, God's purpose for us, His Children, In the Church, Love each other, Meaning of Unity, Repentance, Repentance in community, Restoration of our Relationships, Salvation, Through others, Through the church, To be his ambassadors, To bear fruit, To live in unity, Unity