jennifer_bloom

Jesus mentions loving your enemies in multiple gospels in the bible and I will not be discussing all of them But these are the four factors I will consider 1. Bless those who curse you: To me this does not mean to radiate altruism around a jerk but rather to avoid being offended by their...

If you know me you know I cope with difficult verses by viewing them as allegory so that I can continue to obey God when a literal understanding of His word does not make sense Jesus said if your eye causes you to sin cut it off and throw it away because it’s better you go to heaven blind in one...

I’ve been researching an idea for months now at an scholastic level and for years at a professional level and for decades at an emotional level The idea is positive psychology When I was in university my dad tried to motivate me by telling me I was stupid and would starve to death if I did not...

One issue I have with my current pastor is he is an argumentative and judgmental person If you follow my questions and posts you will know that previously I complained about how the pastor thought my motives for mentoring a 14 year old in the bible study were sexual or romantic and not spiritual...

You ever hear about a rich house wife who is able to take baths in French champagne and yet hates her marriage and attempts suicide? How many times have you seen a hard working mother with 3-6 kids who does nothing other than change diapers and breastfeed all day long yet she’s bursting with...

The Jews are one of the few people on earth who have historically tried to keep the cultural traditions of temple worship as stipulated in the first half of the bible. When the temple was destroyed they created the proverb that its destruction was caused by cause less hatred and would be rebuilt...

Jesus said the kingdom of God belongs to children and unless you change and become like a child you cannot enter the kingdom of God and whoever humbles himself like a child is greatest in the kingdom of God. Children have four qualities 1. They are honest and true to themselves 2. They are...

Jesus gave us an allegorical story about Christian morality for which the explanation was never given He says nobody sees a patch of Unshrunk cloth on an old garment because the Unshrunk clothe will pull away from old garment when it touches water and a worse tear results He said nobody pours...

These are the four horses of the Old Testament book of Zechariah To me the black horse is a symbol for justice and impartiality The white horse is a symbol for innocence and confidentiality The dappled grey horse is a symbol for personal generosity and humanity While the red horse is a symbol...

So I believe these 12 rules can solve most of not all of your problems The first is 1. Do not worship or serve pride and ego or money or pleasure - realize God will honour you and provide for you and you don’t have to honour yourself or worry about manipulating people to get what you need 2. Do...

This might not happen overnight but working towards this goal will make you feel much happier and make you a better person Which we cannot do if we take rejection personally And God requires with both courage and forgiveness in us When I learned not to take rejection personally but to continue...

Around 6 years ago NASA concluded there are actually 13 constellations and not 12 - the 13th constellation is a serpent and it is named Ophiuchus This is why my title lists 13 star signs - the 13 star signs - by my own research symbols for these 13 elements of life - They are: Aquarius - The...

Why are new converts often more loving than mature believers? Why are casually religious people often more ethical than severely religious people? Why do some people devote their entire lives to God and fail to find him? Why do some people lost interest in God after becoming obsessively...

One theme the psalmist addresses over and over is the idea of humility Somebody who lacks humility will be offended by the gospel even if they know from an intellectual standpoint that God is right Its also why Jesus said the rich have difficulty finding God since they are overly saturated in...

There are two types of agreement One is emotional agreement And one is social agreement What God is trying to show us in this biblical passage is that the superior morals of the pharisees over the tax collectors and prostitutes was more an act of social conformity than it was an act of...

I got my idea from a guy named roger dafreman - he posted a video on YouTube called 666 the final solution it took around 3 months but I decoded every number in the equation he presented along with the 666 itself So 666 refers to the dark shadow that follows righteous godly cultures in society A...

A guy named Mo Gawdat gave a lecture on happiness yesterday and he said something that I think has defined the trajectory of my life this week And this phrase is “committed acceptance” My parents were growing up were very unpleasant and abusive and endangered me health from neglect and...

Here I included an element of my Chinese culture at a dragon festival for New Years according to the Chinese lunar calendar In the bible God says God chooses little children over the wise and learned innocent and honest and reactive unpretentious people who are open to novelty and people and...

The right way to interpret God is to be open to religious experiences and accept the wide and infinite gaps in all knowledge of him along with the billions of positive qualities he possess that we are not aware of The wrong way to approach God is black and white thinking A colourful thinking...

I'm sure when you were in grade 5 you learned about how to conduct an experiment - you have a hypothesis a list of materials a procedure a statement and a series of conclusions Here I will tell you what methods you can use to discern God's will You have the GP / The Guiding Physician / Guiding...