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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2 Corinthians 6:2 … The acceptable Time<br />
(09/27/20<strong>16</strong>)<br />
“Now is the acceptable time …<br />
See, now is (always) the moment of Salvation!”<br />
~ Paul (2 Corinthians 6:2)<br />
While it is clear from reading the works of Paul that he indeed believed that<br />
Salvation was a singular event of divine intervention – that he indeed believed<br />
that the time was nigh during his lifetime for God <strong>to</strong> send Jesus back <strong>to</strong> gather up<br />
all the worthy and ship them off <strong>to</strong> some otherworldly paradise, it is just as clear<br />
from reading the words of Jesus in the Gospels that he had a very different take<br />
on such matters …<br />
You see, while Jesus <strong>to</strong>o felt that he was alive in a time of imminent<br />
Salvation – that, as Paul so properly put it, “now is the moment of Salvation”,<br />
this heavenly retribution (for Jesus at least) was not a singular event, and it<br />
certainly was not going <strong>to</strong> come at some time in the future, or be ladled upon us<br />
from “on high” – either from him or his heavenly Father. No, for Jesus at least,<br />
Salvation was and still is alive in every moment of every sentient life, and its<br />
retribution comes <strong>to</strong> all from within – <strong>to</strong> all those who prove <strong>to</strong> be willing <strong>to</strong> set<br />
aside their personal fears & selfish desires in favor of serving others.<br />
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