My Favorite Verses - Vol III (Aug 16 to Nov 16)

John 10:25 … Testifying to the Soul
(09/16/2016)
“The Works that I Do in my Father‟s name
testify to my True Self” ~ Jesus (John 10:25)
Bibles typically have this verse reading something akin to “The works that I
do in my Father‟s name testify about me”, and yet it I have purposefully altered it
here -- and thereby enhanced its accuracy … You see, Jesus was an extreme
proponent of humility, and his staunch advocacy thereof included himself (see
Mark 10:18, John 6:47, John 12:44, John 14:12 et al). As such, if Jesus were speaking
highly of himself here as most Christians choose to believe, then he would be
violating the code of humbleness he so devoutly advocated. In essence, if Jesus
were saying anything like “My deeds prove that I am the only Son of God”, then
he would be speaking hypocritically – in direct contradiction to the Humility that
resides at the Core of his own teachings …
And yet that is quite clearly not what he is saying here. Rather, he is saying
that the deeds he does “in his Father‟s name” (i.e. in harmony with the all-Loving
will of the all-Loving God – see Luke 6:36, Matthew 5:48, 1 John 4:8 et al) are the
deeds that enliven and exhibit his True Self – are the choices that embody his
innate Child of God within. And thus, seeing as how he also quite clearly stated
that we too can do just as he did (see John 14:12 & John 13:15-17 et al), Jesus is
essentially reminding us with this verse that we too can be “reborn” when we align
our chosen actions with the all-loving Will of the Divine.
Amen ... Let it be so.
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