jennifer_bloom

So I like many others used to believe that being religious was about keeping the law I now know that being religious is not about keeping the law but about loving others Does that mean God does not care whether you keep the law? Of course God cares. But when your love is perfected, you will...

I believe life has four purposes Most religious people believe life is about finding and serving God But I believe it’s also about helping others find and serve God You help people find God by showering them with compassion and prayer You help people serve God by counselling them when their...

The pharisees thought the ultimate Goal of life was perfection in Justice and law keeping To protect their religious interests they avoided adultery and kept kosher and sabbath But Jesus introduced or clarified or revealed a deeper level of obedience to God Jesus taught a perfection in love and...

Matthew 6:33 Says seek first the kingdom of God and all these things shall be added unto you Before declaring this, Jesus said do not worry about what you will eat or drink or what you will wear for clothing So I’ve concluded that to seek God’s kingdom involves seeking God’s Truth While to...

12 Reasons Many Fail To Appreciate, Understand or Properly Interpret Scripture is: (1) The Declaratively Powerful Expectation The expect God to speak through large scale events and not through rustling leaves (2) The Visually Evocative Expectation They expect what is virtuous to be beautiful and...

When Jesus was on the cross he was thirsty after 3 days of dehydration and requested water A man who did not respect him offered him vinegar mixed with wine attached to a sponge And when Jesus discovered the drink was not regular water he refused to drink it The drink is a symbol for love The...

The bible says those who share water receive water So if you want God to bless you can do it by blessing others Pray for those who are suffering Build the confidence of those who have low self esteem Calm those who are anxious Counsel those who have relationship problems Encourage those who feel...

A real Christian views the bible and the act of religious practice as an excuse and reason to care for and love and protect and bless and help and rejoice in others A sick minded Christian views religion as an excuse to judge and condemn and avoid and mock and humiliate others A real Christian...

In the bible Jesus tells a story A wealth property owner hires people to work in his vineyard Some are hired in the morning and work longer Some are hired near the end of the day and work shorter hours When it’s time to pay the labourers, the ones hired last are paid first while the ones hired...

The bible says blessed are the meek for they will inherit the earth To me meekness is not cowardliness or self hatred or moral failure in the face of adversity Its a willingness to minimize your demands on others and the world An egocentric person expects to eat steak and lobster A meek person...

One mistake I made when before I became a Christian was that I trusted in myself and not in the universe or the spirit of creation - this led to pride, ego, anorexia, extreme arrogance, anxiety disorders, health obstacles, daily humiliations, depression, psychological injuries, self-hatred,...

In Matthew 20:16 Jesus says many are called but few are chosen I believe Jesus meant to say that many are religious and pious and devoted to the laws of religion But few are humble and compassionate and just Like a very religious Christian harassed me for criticizing Trump on Facebook and he...

For me Christmas is not about fancy clothes or expensive lattes It’s about celebrating charity and good will Celebrating the lives of those who died Celebrating the family and friends who remain Celebrating the opportunities to serve and help the needy and destitute Celebrating our houses of...

1. I learned you cannot make money off of religion and be a successful and well adjusted Christian - I tried leading a bible study for donations - I tried running a ministry for donations - I tried to work as a life coach - I tried to work as an academic counsellor - I tried to work as a...

Jesus talks about how the kingdom of Heaven is like treasure a man found hidden in a field and after finding it he buries it again and than goes and sells all that he has and buys that field He also says the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls and upon finding one of great...

I think a lot of times, when a relationship is God’s will - it will often not make sense to outsiders I remember as an 18 year old I was madly in love with an older man who rejected me Both the guy I liked and his best friend thought I must be mentally ill to be so hopelessly obsessed with an...

Jesus said good trees produce good fruit Bad trees produce bad fruit A good tree cannot produce bad fruit A bad tree cannot produce good fruit By their fruits you will recognize them To me the tree is a symbol for your motive or spirit While the fruit is a symbol for your results or desires If...

Jesus said that in the house of God there are many mansions and if this was not fact Jesus would have warned you about it What I interpret from this is both that life with God is enriching but also that you do not have to worry about losing your benefits due to the benefits and successes from...

They did a survey of people who got accepted into Ivy League schools like Dartmouth or Harvard but chose to go to regular schools instead Some of these people wanted to live near their home to take care of brothers and sisters or sick parents. Others were in romantic relationships they did not...

Why did Eve desire the forbidden apple? It’s because it was forbidden Humans are always seeking the things they do not have instead of appreciating the things they do Why are female children with absentee fathers more likely to be obese? The research shows that food stimulates the same pleasure...