Jesus: “If those who guide you say: Look, the Kingdom is in the sky …” “Note: As I was preparing the Nicodemus series I realized that the message of the Resurrection and Last Judgment were almost always declared at public programs!!! ………………….. and not at Pujas as thought. How can this be true when SYs
“Jesus was talking to Nicodemus about a new beginning, a fresh start, and a chance to become a new person by entering into a life-changing, personal relationship with God.” “The search of Nicodemus is the search of many people in the world: a spiritual search for ultimate answers to life’s questions. And like many people,
“The pneumatological activity [Cool Breeze or Wind] … of the Paraclete … may most helpfully be considered in terms of the salvific working of the hidden Spirit.” “In Orthodoxy, the Spirit is conceived to be the mediator of Christ’s earthly presence through the icon. Thus, in spite of such developed teachings elucidating the work of
Gospel of Thomas offers the reader Jesus’ ‘secret teachings’ about the Kingdom of God “The Gnostic Gospels is a landmark study of the long-buried roots of Christianity, a work of luminous scholarship and wide popular appeal. First published in 1979 to critical acclaim, winning the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award,
“Organized religion has a very long history of curtailing and containing spirituality” “Why, at a time when so many are searching for deeper spiritual meaning, wasn’t there more accessible information about the history of the institutions which are purported to convey such spiritual truth? Without understanding the dark side of religious history, one might think
“The preachings of religion make a person dependent on priests, temples, idols, blind faith, and dogma” “The Upanishadic literature is not a religious scripture and is free from dogma and doctrines. It is not a part of any religion but is a philosophy for all times and for all. This philosophy does not oppose any
“Resurrection is accomplished by the wind of heaven that sweeps the worlds” Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi (1923-2011) was Christian by birth, Hindu by marriage, and Paraclete by duty. “The intention of the Spirit of truth is the restoration of an alienated, deceived humanity… The teaching role of the Paraclete tends to be remembered as a major emphasis of
Holy Baptism Of Fire And Water By Holy Spirit That Surpasses Heaven “The Gospel of the Egyptians (second or third century) says more about baptism in a section that may reflect a liturgical structure. It begins by reciting that the ‘great Seth,’ at the third of his appearances (identified as the flood, the conflagration, and
“Because of the presence of the Paraclete in the life of the believer, the blessings of the end-times—the eschaton—are already present” “While John uses the concept of the Spirit in a way very similar to other NT writers (e.g., 3:5ff.), he advances the Christian view of the Spirit with the concept of the ‘Paraclete.’ In
“The ‘eternal life’ Jesus offers believers is one that is like Jesus’ own life” “Yet it is not only the Paraclete who will abide in the disciples; John also declares, ‘I am coming to you’ (v. 18). Jesus promises his future presence with the believing community. This presence is once again characterized by life: ‘Because
