Easter, Judas and Jesus
God so loved us that he gave Jesus Christ to die for our sins and to riseIt would be nice if it were this simple but I think it comes with a responsibility, part of the Lords prayer:
again from the dead. We received the forgiveness of our sins and eternal life as gifts.
Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.While Jesus offers us redemption, it is our responsibility to forgive our fellow man.
The recent discovery of the book of Judah, and the knowledge that Jesus not only knew Judah would betray him to the Romans but in fact commanded him to do so, what that tells me is that he suffered and died knowingly and voluntarily for us, you can't love more than that.
I don't understand the whole son of God relationship; and actually for the first several hundred years neither did early Christians as churches disagreed, the council of Nicea dictated the meaning three hundred years after the fact. But I know Jesus loved enough to suffer and die.
I believe a prefect world eludes us only for our inability to love and forgive in this manner. I think instinctively we know this, that's the attraction in a pet, the desire for that unconditional love, and I think if we could all give that, and know we have it, the world would heal itself, at least that's my hope.
posted by Nanook at 10:48 PM
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About 3 years ago I dropped into a black hole – four months of absolute terror. I wanted to end my life, but somehow [Holy Spirit], I reached out to a friend who took me to hospital. I had three visits [hospital] in four months – I actually thought I was in hell. I imagine I was going through some sort of metamorphosis [mental, physical & spiritual]. I had been seeing a therapist [1994] on a regular basis, up until this point in time. I actually thought I would be locked away – but the hospital staff was very supportive [I had no control over my process]. I was released from hospital 16th September 1994, but my fear, pain & shame had only subsided a little. I remember this particular morning waking up [home] & my process would start up again [fear, pain, & shame]. No one could help me, not even my therapist [I was terrified]. I asked Jesus Christ to have mercy on me & forgive me my sins. Slowly, all my fear has dissipated & I believe Jesus delivered me from my “psychological prison.” I am a practicing Catholic & the Holy Spirit is my friend & strength; every day since then has been a joy & blessing. I deserve to go to hell for the life I have led, but Jesus through His sacrifice on the cross, delivered me from my inequities. John 3: 8, John 15: 26, are verses I can relate to, organically. He’s a real person who is with me all the time. I have so much joy & peace in my life, today, after a childhood spent in orphanages [England & Australia]. God LOVES me so much. Fear, pain, & shame, are no longer my constant companions. I just wanted to share my experience with you [Luke 8: 16 – 17].
Peace Be With You
Micky
I wish to thank you for sharing. My experiment seems to be positive in so much as life does in some ways seem to be turning around for me. But in others it still feels filled with catastrophe.
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