No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day.
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| The Lesser orbits the Greater |
This is the verse which caused many to leave Him, apparently for doctrinaire reasons. Rather not speak why at this moment but am not particularly inspired by doctrinaire reasons. Seems it is rather more like political positions, where they speak of one another who will obey the law but not the spirit of the law.
And his master praised the unrighteous steward because he had acted shrewdly; for the sons of this age are more shrewd in relation to their own kind than the sons of light. Luke 18:8
I always knew this but wondered why? What does Jesus mean here? That the world is smarter than we are? Looks like look-up item.
.....every careless word that men shall speak, they shall render account for it in the day of judgment. Matt 32:36
The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Proverbs 18:21 This well suggests that one have a greater respect for the power of words. Words can build on power by themselves as well as destroy ourselves in a series of seeming acts of kneejerk compulsions .
It is the Spirit which gives life. The flesh will not help you. The things which I have told you are spiritual and are life. But some of you will not believe me. - For Jesus knew from the beginning which of his followers did not trust him and who was the man who would betray him. Then he added, "This is why I said to you, 'No one can come to me unless my Father puts it into his heart to come.'"
Reason proof is always only to our satisfaction, but never absolute is because in the seen world everything is subject to inexplicable rotating change, as if in a dream. Faith, nothing wavering, is absolute. How could uncertain proof stand still beside it? Proof streches from the possible to the probable. Proof is whatever one is comfortable within a person. Many do not have any view on this. My view, as vague as it may be, is trying to get out of a kind of shell hiding my full view, whatever it may become.
....talked only and it was written down by many, then copied by many more. Today , some wonder if He ever lived. Yet, was it Homer who wrote one book? One book only and no one questions whether he ever lived or not. Yet another typically misunderstood fact. All those witnesses writing their memories down and they over time yet all put together a totally unique story hung together perfectly.
All that and disagreed on various facts, which is usual among so many witnesses. This proves they did not conspire to create such an original story, but they saw certain facts each from their own perspective. And that perspective was predicted by prophets over the ages all thru the Old Testament. Meanwhile He was 33 and His ministry lasted three years. It is all hard to believe, the wonder of it all.
It requires faith to believe, not proof. Those drawn by God will seek it out, deligently.
