"Heaven and Earth shall pass away, but My words will by no means pass away." Mark 13:31
Twelve days ago I wrote on these exact words found in Matthew 24:35. In that entry I wrote about the Bible and time; I'll take a different path this time around.
It's been 2000 years, give or take, since Jesus uttered these words, and so far you would be hard pressed to disagree with the eternal nature of his words. An why would any of us want to? Jesus' words are not like our words. Too often, in the church we tear each other down, but too often that is exactly what we deserve. Because, to err is human.
We get that part of the saying, it is the divine act of forgiving that we often choose not to do, perhaps because we recognize the humanity in us, but not the divinity. Jesus didn't have the same issue, he recognized his humanity and his divinity and in that he was able to accomplish mighty things. Recognizing the divinity within himself Jesus was able to live a life of love, but also one of authenticity, and consistency. Perhaps if we could recognize our own divinity we could as well.
+ Do you believe that there is divinity within you? within others?
+ Disagree? Read Genesis 1:27
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