My family
went to a church that had a “once saved always saved doctrine.”
This meant that when I was “saved” – “my past, present, and future sins were
all forgiven.” Because of my background in banking and business, “once
saved always saved” always reminds me of the “Enron Loophole.”
Next time you buy groceries, pay your mortgage, pay your electricity bill, etc.
– remember the Enron Loophole. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/8c2269ba302b/is-forgiven-of-all-sins-like-the-enron-loophole
A defining
behavior of the members of the original Jesus Movement was something they
prayed everyday: “Forgive us the debt of our sins as we forgive the debt of
those who sin against us.” The words of Jesus are linked to Leviticus
19:17-18: “Do not hate your brother in your heart; you
shall reprimand (educate) your neighbor.” We are not born to
be loners. Loss of self-control is part of being human. Continue reading at: https://mailchi.mp/1a150630c22f/the-original-jesus-movement-the-forgivers
In the first
story in Genesis, when Elohim spoke, a new hierarchy of natural
differentiations separated the old order of the other cultures. Elohim is
distinct from nature, humans, and the world. Elohim is never a human, and a
human is never Elohim. Elohim is unnamed and beyond the capacity of humans to
describe. Humans are created to do Elohim’s will in the world, and they can
communicate with Elohim through prayer. Humans are creatures with the freedom
to do or not to do Elohim’s will. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/ef634db70ffb/do-tzedaqah-and-keep-theologies-out-of-government
Jesus taught
his followers this prayer so they could cross the chasm between them and
Elohim. But simply by praying “His will be done on earth,” demands
were placed on those praying to fulfill those obligations. Jesus
used each line of this prayer to teach his followers how to fulfill those
demands. He did it by “hinting at specific portions of Hebrew
Scripture.” Even this simple line – Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread
– is part of a wisdom lesson. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/b833d766a49b/give-us-this-day-our-daily-bread
The shared biblical-based wisdom principle and Lives 1st Value
-- “all humans are created as equals” -- of the United States of America and
the State of Israel is under the most serious attacks in both of their
histories (1776 & 1948). The
moment Ike, Jeffrey, and I realized that the original Jesus was neither the
Jesus described by modern Christian institutions, nor the Jesus described by
institutions of Rabbinic Judaism – all of our ingroup
vs. outgroup barriers collapsed. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/800fa1f3f5b4/a-way-two-christians-and-a-jew-found-to-stand-shoulder-to-shoulder
The Creator
of the Skies and the Earth is our Father and the Father of all Humankind. See Our
Father’s Will in the Skies and on the Earth. Continue reading by
clicking here - https://mailchi.mp/d697d6e21f02/may-your-will-be-done-in-the-skies-and-on-the-earth
The
traditional translation of this line of the Disciple’s Prayer is, “May
Your Kingdom Come.” That creates two possible images in the minds of
most readers: This kingdom is somewhere else, and it is going to come here. Or,
this kingdom does not exist now, but it will exist in the future. It is one of
the most important lines in the Lord’s Prayer. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/0caa3ea59c7f/may-you-continue-establishing-your-kingdom
