My Favorite Verses - Vol I (thru Sept 14)
… a collection of brief commentaries on some of the Bible’s most beloved (and least understood) passages, parables, verses & sayings
… a collection of brief commentaries
on some of the Bible’s most beloved
(and least understood) passages,
parables, verses & sayings
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1 John 2:6 … Christians are as Christians DO<br />
(10/08/2011)<br />
"Whoever says, 'I abide in him,'<br />
must walk just as he walked." ~ 1 John 2:6<br />
When Pope Paul VI visited a prison on April 9, 1964, he told several hundred<br />
prisoners that he was not there for any typical humanitarian purpose, but rather<br />
because he literally saw in them all the incarnation of the Christ. He made it clear to<br />
those prisoners that no man is a “sinner” condemned to an eternal hell, but that even<br />
in the deepest degradation all could awaken to the realization of the full dignity of<br />
their humanity.<br />
In essence, what the Pope said – and did -- during this visit was show quite<br />
clearly that being a Christian is not believing a certain way or professing a certain<br />
faith, but rather acting with radical Kindness & unconditional Compassion. In<br />
essence, Pope Paul VI showed that being a Christian was not a noun at all – that<br />
being Christian is either a verb, or it is nothing.<br />
“A single courageously Just Man causes Satan much greater affliction than a<br />
million blind believers.” ~ Kahlil Gibran<br />
.<br />
“All that is necessary to make this world a better place to live in is to Love --<br />
to Love as Christ loved; to Love as Buddha loved.” ~ Isadora Duncan<br />
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