My Favorite Verses - Vol IV (Nov 16 to Feb 17)
A collection of brief commentaries on some of the Bible’s most beloved (and often least understood) passages, parables, verses & sayings
A collection of brief commentaries on some of the Bible’s most beloved
(and often least understood) passages, parables, verses & sayings
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*Fifth, note that the tearing of the temple curtain symbolized the destruction<br />
of the church’s power <strong>to</strong> keep the people separate from God – symbolized that<br />
there no longer needed <strong>to</strong> be an intermediary for people <strong>to</strong> come <strong>to</strong> intimately<br />
know the Divine – symbolized that all we have <strong>to</strong> do is follow Jesus’ Way of<br />
willing self-sacrifice, radical Kindness, and unconditional Love in order <strong>to</strong> attain<br />
entrance in<strong>to</strong> his Kingdom of Heaven (see Luke <strong>17</strong>:20-21 + John 13:15-<strong>17</strong> et al); a<br />
fact that he showed others quite clearly on Golgotha when he essentially put<br />
himself up on the cross – an incredibly courageous gift of self-sacrifice which<br />
turned out <strong>to</strong> be his final “sermon.”<br />
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