“Back in the Old Testament there is a strange prophecy, "And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach" (Isa. 4:1).
I do not know whether Christianity today is a fulfillment of that passage or not, but it is an illustration of it. We have everywhere those who call themselves Christian churches. Christian this, Christian that, and they do not want a thing that Jesus has except his name. There is not one thing Jesus has that they want except the external benefits.”
― And He Dwelt Among Us: Teachings from the Gospel of John
I do not know whether Christianity today is a fulfillment of that passage or not, but it is an illustration of it. We have everywhere those who call themselves Christian churches. Christian this, Christian that, and they do not want a thing that Jesus has except his name. There is not one thing Jesus has that they want except the external benefits.”
― And He Dwelt Among Us: Teachings from the Gospel of John
“Emoțiile sunt exprimate brusc prin noi impulsuri ale dorinței. O energie inepuizabilă ne atrage spre experiențe nelimitate, în timp ce uităm că și experimentarea are consecințele ei. Credem că putem separa ideile de consecințele lor. Dar adevărul e că și emoțiile pot mistui. În explorarea aceasta de noi posibilități există o imaturitate a înțelepciunii.”
― Recapture the Wonder
― Recapture the Wonder
“Cuvintele „te iubesc” fac același lucru - ele sunt modelate de trecut, celebrează prezentul și dau glas speranței în ce privește viitorul.”
― Recapture the Wonder
― Recapture the Wonder
“The tragedy with growing up is not that we lose childishness in its simplicity, but that we lose childlikeness in its sublimity.”
― Recapture the Wonder
― Recapture the Wonder
“Dar pentru creștin, la moarte orice dorință care înainte era limitată la carne va fi împlinită în duh. Atingerea după care a tânjit în exterior va fi atunci interioară. Credința care înainte privea spre viitor va găsi atunci eternitatea.”
― Recapture the Wonder
― Recapture the Wonder
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