My Favorite Verses - Vol III (Aug 16 to Nov 16)
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 Corinthians 3:7 … The watering and the Growing<br />
(09/24/20<strong>16</strong>)<br />
“So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything; only<br />
God who Gives the Growth.” ~ Paul (1 Corinthians (3:7)<br />
While Paul quite possibly did indeed believe that God personally watched<br />
over all living things -- and that no growth would take place therein without His<br />
celestial attention, Jesus in all likelihood had a very different take on the matter …<br />
For Jesus, God the Father was a non-personal, internal, Divine Essence (see<br />
John 14:20); one that provides all sentient life with moral guidance while it grows.<br />
For Jesus growth was a simple fact of living – a happening innate <strong>to</strong> being alive.<br />
And thus it was not that we grew that fascinated him, but rather how people chose<br />
<strong>to</strong> do so (or not <strong>to</strong> do so) that was important.<br />
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