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tabernacleheart · 9 months
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...Christ, in His sweetness and His gentle sustaining help, comes near to us all across the sea of sorrow and trouble. A more tender, a more gracious sense of His nearness to us is ever granted to us in the time of our darkness and our grief than is possible to us in the sunny hours of joy. It is always the stormy sea that Christ comes across, to draw near to us; and they who have never experienced the tempest have yet to learn the inmost sweetness of His presence. When it is night, and it is dark, at the hour which is the keystone of night’s black arch, Christ comes to us, striding across the stormy waters. Sorrow brings Him near to us. Do you see that sorrow does not drive you away from Him!
Alexander MacLaren; Commentary on John 6:16-21
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judaismandsuch · 1 month
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A Brilliant Biblical Commentary that I can't Believe
Now, as many of you may know Humanity/ Man is Created twice in Breishit (Genisis) the First time in Breishit 1:27: "And G-d created man in His image....male and female He Created them."
The Second time in Breishit 2:7, and finished in 2:22: "...[G-d] formed man from the dust of the earth.....and Man became a living being." "[HaShem] fashioned the rib He took from man into a woman." (obv a bunch of stuff happens between verse 7 and 22).
Now important notes: 1)There is a lot of established commentary on all of this, but that means there is too much to succinctly summaries other views, so if you are curious about the established interpretations for all this look it up yourself. 2) All the garden of Eden stuff is a cohesive story in chapter 2-3, not mentioned at all in relation to the first creation.
Anyways there is a lot of explanation and reconciiation of these verses, as it is troubling the HaShem would describe the creation of humanity twice, and the stories be very different. There are answers, brilliant ones, bad ones, etc. But I believe I am the first to have this response.
So... it is indeed troubling, until you look a few chapters later, specifically chapter 6.
Now between chapter 2 and 6 a bunch of stuff happens: The garden of Eden, Cain and Abel. Cain taking a wife. The First city builder, the first smiths, the first tent dwellers (more accuaretly the specific ancestor of those, but w/e). The descendents of Cain and Seth, the subtle decrease in life span, etc.
Now aside from the general "Wow this is bullshit, it human civilization didn't progress in that manner." or "Humanity never had a lifespan that long!" Bad faith arguments, you run into an issue.
Who the fuck are they marrying? Hell, it's implied that there are other humans around when Cain kills Abel, where did those guys come from?
Again, loads of commentary but here we are going to my tying all this together:
Chapter 6: The Children of G-d and the Nephilim. 6:2: "The children of G-d saw how beautiful the daughters of Man (or humanity) were, and took wives from among those that pleased them." 6:4:"It was then that the Nephilim (lit. the fallen) appeared on earth when the children of G-d cohabited with the daughters of Man who bore them offspring, they were the Heroes of Old, Men of Great renown."
Now, this has it's own issues, mainly: What the fuck? Who are the children of G-d? Who are the fallen (Nephilim)? And who the hell are the Heroes of Old?
Again, loads of answers for all that already. (BTW, in Numbers/Bamidbar 13:33 Nephilim are mentioned again. by the spies, who use the word to mean 'giant', since that is a quotation of a human speaking, whereas this is not, I can safely ignore "Nephilim means giant" in my exegesis).
Now my commentary (though clever you, you may have already put it together!)
We already have fallen children of G-d mentioned: Adam and Eve. Them getting kicked out of the Garden of Eden can definitely be considered 'Falling'.
And if we consider that there were two separate 'Humans' those in the Garden (Adam and Eve), and those outside from chapter one, we get the answer to who Cain and Seth are marrying.
And then, from Adam's line we get a list of Great Humans: The City Builder, The Smith, The Musician. They could definitely be considered the heroes of old.
Are there issues with this explanation? A couple, none (scripturally) too challenging. Is this explanation original? As far as I know: Yes. But that may just mean my research is garbage.
But the biggest problem with this explanation?
It DEMANDS a fully literal acceptance of that portion of Breishit. If HaShem intended for it to be metaphorical, or a pat explanation b/c creation wasn't important, why would there be an interlock of the two stories?
There wouldn't be.
And I am NOT a (full) biblical literalist. (I do believe that one has to be within a small margin of error a biblical literalist from Avraham to the end of the Torah for Judaism to have validity).
So I have this beautiful, pat, explanation that I can't believe.
Terribly Annoying.
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galahadresearch · 1 year
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"Amen, amen I say unto you, that the hour cometh, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and they that hear shall live." John 5:25 DRC
How many of us come into close contact with others who are spiritually dead?
When Jesus comes to Martha and Mary following the death of Lazarus, He asks her if she believes that He is the resurrection and the life, and she confesses her belief that He is the Son of God. It is her faith that plays an integral role in Lazarus' resurrection.
"Did not I say to thee, that if thou believe, thou shalt see the glory of God?" John 11:40b DRC
It can be hard to worship in smaller parishes, with less reverent parishioners. Where ugly red bricks abound, and the desire for fellowship is nonexistent. But I realized when reading these passages that when we truly believe in the power of Christ, He can bring the spiritually dead in the pews next to us back to life.
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man-4-allseasons · 1 year
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Then he came again to Cana in Galilee where he had changed the water into wine. Now there was a royal official whose son lay ill in Capernaum. When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death. Then Jesus said to him, "Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe." The official said to him, "Sir, come down before my little boy dies." Jesus said to him, "Go; your son will live." John 4:46-50 NRSV This royal official (βασιλικὸς - basilikos) likely was a servant of Herod Antipas. 1, 2 This individual probably was someone of greater wealth and influence than the average resident in Galilee. Yet, his son is ill, and at the point of death. All his power and influence cannot save his "little boy". I grew up with the notion, like many of us do, that my success was what determined my value as a person. I believed that if I were able to have a successful career, earn more money, and gain more influence I would be happier. I would have more freedom, be able to sort out my own problems, and become the master of my own destiny! Nothing could be further from the truth, and in this passage we can see the error of this notion made strikingly clear. This royal official should be able to leverage his wealth and influence to get the very best of care for his son, but even this won't save his life. He's probably tried everything in his power, but has been unsuccessful. He needs Christ. I think many of us, myself included, envy the wealth and power of men like the royal official out of a desire for control. When we're faced with difficult circumstances it's easy to believe that having these earthly goods will help us resolve our problems. There is no denying that having money and power can give you access to, among other things, better quality health care, but ultimately our fate still rests firmly in the hands of God (Ecc 9:11-12). This passage reveals that wealth and power do not render us immune to suffering.
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sacredhymns · 2 years
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Remember, if any one of you wants Christ, he wants you; and if you long for him, he longs for you. If you seek him, he is seeking you. If you will now cry to him, he is already crying after you. ‘Whosoever will, let him come and take of the water of life freely.’
Charles H. Spurgeon (excerpt from a sermon delivered on 1 June 1873)
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thinkingonscripture · 4 months
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Jesus’ Ascension and Session
After Jesus’ resurrection, he appeared to many on several occasions. His final appearance was to His apostles. Luke wrote, “And He led them out as far as Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them. While He was blessing them, He parted from them and was carried up into heaven” (Luke 24:50-51). And in Acts we’re told, “He was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him…
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the-chill-remains · 2 years
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The Book of Job is misunderstood: An alternative guide for times of war, pandemic, democracy erosion, and climate change.
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sashayed · 1 year
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time for me to review The Whole Bible. ready? ok. to be honest my favorite part of the gospels is Mark 8.22-26, when Jesus spits in some nice blind man's eyeballs and accidentally gives him cosmic consciousness. guy's just like "may i have a teaspoon of visual response to stimulus" and jesus is like "oh sure" and gives him God Vision. fuckin...ayahuasca sight that perceives the interconnectedness of all life. "oh is that not normal? does everyone not have that? nuts. ok try these eyes. are those more regular? great. maybe lie down by yourself for a while and please don't mention this to anyone"
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hdslibrary · 3 months
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New Beginnings
This title page from 1664 depicts the biblical prophet, Jonah, having been swallowed by a whale and spat out again days later.
Best wishes to all for 2024!
Boëtius, Gellius. De prophetische duyve met een olijf-taxken : dat is troostelijcke en leersame bedenckingen over het tweede capittel des Propheten Jone. Tot Leeuwerden : By Lambert Dronryp ..., 1664.
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cold-inferno · 2 months
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"Ah. Curse of Eve. Anytime a holy woman strays from the path of God, her womanhood becomes painful. Guess heaven is finally rejecting her both in body and in spirit, good."
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tales-from-syscord · 10 days
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I was in a syscord server for a little bit and it was around the time that we had figured out that we have ramcoa trauma (terrible time for us).
Coming to terms with it, we saw so many people in this server saying number names should only be used by ramcoa systems. It puts such a target in our backs so no, no, use the number, let me be able to hide in plain sight in a crowd.
There were also so many people saying things about ramcoa and so many people in the server were just spreading things from TikToks and stuff.
I’m not trying to sound gatekeep-y, but trauma isn’t a trend. And some things that I’ve heard are so wild. I understand thinking something and then being wrong about it, but if you’re going to follow it like a trend, dump trauma, trigger others, and then run, that’s so messed up.
This is the same server that has made rules saying that, if something triggers you and it isn’t “a common trigger,” you have to leave the chat and can’t do anything else about it. We have a lot of “uncommon” triggers but still get triggered with all of the fucking Biblical talk that they allow there.
I’m glad I left it cuz fucking hell.
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tabernacleheart · 8 months
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The Transfiguration was the moment when the disciples were shown the divinity of Jesus on the Holy Mountain. The scene is reminiscent of Moses’ encounter with God on Sinai, when his face, too, shone like the sun. Moses and Elijah are present because they are the two Old Testament figures who experienced the presence of God on the Holy Mountain. With his usual impetuous generosity Peter attempts to ‘freeze’ the moment. ...The Voice from Heaven is an echo of the Voice at Jesus’ Baptism, [and] the public declaration of Jesus as God’s Son at the Baptism is repeated... there, however, it was addressed to Jesus, whereas here it is spoken to the disciples, proclaiming Jesus as authorized [divine] Teacher, the extension of that same divine Voice... Matthew is alert to the implications for the Church of the Presence of Christ as Teacher. The cloud is also a symbol of God’s presence, to which the human response can only be to fall to the ground in fear and reverence. The awesome moment of revelation cannot, however, last, and Jesus brings his disciples back to the dire realities before them with the reminder that His death must precede the revelation of his glory at the Resurrection: Until they have experienced the limitless generosity of his death, and the vindication by God of this love, they are not ready to spread the message of Jesus.
Dom Henry Wansbrough; Commentary on Matthew 17:1-9
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philtstone · 1 month
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I don't know much about LOTR but I know Aragorn's weird. He's a weirdo. He doesn't fit in. Have you ever seen him without that stupid helmet? Wait no don't kick that
lmfaoooo
my great hope is that everyone who has not yet watched lotr now observing my unhinged posts will be compelled to watch lotr. i feel this way not only because i think its a beautiful story but also and more pragmatically because i genuinely think that for whatever flaws it may have its a very special phenomenon in filmmaking history.
(i would never presume to insist anyone has to read the books. theyre bangers though)
that said if you, gentle reader, never do watch lotr. and ur seeing my crazy posts. yes. the biggest takeaway from all of this is indeed that aragorn, prophesied king of the realm and the best dude you will ever meet, is a weirdo
many tolkien characters are weirdos in out-of-story-context. and then several tolkien characters are weirdos in in-story-context, too, which makes them great fun. in fact, it could be argued that there's so much cross-cultural race and power-level mixing in the proverbial dnd party (and all subsequent side quests), that every single character is at one point perceived as a massive weirdo by any other given character in the story.
and theyre all the good guys <3
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galahadresearch · 1 year
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John: A Tale of Two Miracles
When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had been there a long time, he said to him, "Do you want to be made well?" John 5:6 NRSV
Many of us have been sitting by the pool of Bethesda for a long time, playing games we're destined to lose. The man by the pool is seeking healing, but he's not actively seeking Christ. He's trying to will (win) his own salvation by being first into the pool, when only Christ can make him whole. Like many of us, he's playing a game he's destined to lose, but there's a larger realization to be made in the comparison between this man and the royal official from the close of chapter 4 in St. John's Gospel.
Check out our blog (linked above) to read the rest!
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lelio-bites · 8 months
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Watching Good Omens s2 with my parents was... an odd experience.
My mother and I have religious baggage so we can kind of get all the references and jokes about biblical stuff, but my dad on the other hand, asked two days after we finished it what the second coming was because "I don't get why it's so important"
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greenflower21 · 15 days
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Trying to decide if I should:
Work on my Satine Week fics
Work on my Obi Wan mini bang fic
Write and research my 3 seminar papers
Draw Chabadnik Din Djarin
Draw Bob Dylan as Commander Cody
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