Tune and Prepare!

From the book: "Pilgrim's Progress" by John Bunyan I saw then in my dream, that he went on thus, even until he came at a bottom, where he saw, a little out of the way, three men fast asleep, with fetters upon their heels. Te name of the one was Simple, another Sloth, and the third Presumption. Christian then seeing them lie in this case, went to them, if peradventure he might awake them, and cried, "You are like them that sleep on the top of a mast, for the Dead Sea is under you — a gulf that hath no bottom." Prov 23:34 "Awake, therefore, and come away; be willing also, and I will help you of with your irons. He also told them, If he that “ goeth about like a roaring lion ” comes by, you will certainly become a prey to his." 1Pt 5:8 With that they looked upon him, and began to reply in this sort: Simple said, “I see no danger”; Sloth said, “ Yet a little more sleep ”; and Presumption said, “Every fat must stand upon its own botto...

From the book: "Pilgrim's Progress" by John Bunyan And as he (Christian) was troubled thereabout, he espied two men come tumbling over the wall, on the left hand of the narrow way; and they made up apace to him. Te name of the one was Formalist, and the name of the other Hypocrisy. So, as I said, they drew up unto him, who thus entered with them into discourse. CHRISTIAN. Gentlemen, whence came you, and whither go you? FORMALIST and HYPOCRISY. We were born in the land of Vain-glory, and are going for praise to Mount Sion. CHRISTIAN. Why came you not in at the gate, which standeth at the beginning of the way? Know you not that it is written, that he that cometh not in by the door, “but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber?”. Jn 10:1 FORMALIST and HYPOCRISY. They said, that to go to the gate for entrance was, by all their countrymen, counted too far about; and that, therefore, their usual way was to make a short cut of it, and t...

But you are not to be called "Rabbi", for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers. And do not call anyone on earth "father", for you have one Father, and he is in heaven. Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah. The greatest among you will be your servant.. Jesus' words in Mt 23:8-11

meditation I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the place of slavery. You shall not... You shall not... You shall not... Exodus 20:2 .. call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me. Psalm 50:15 In your steadfast love give me life, that I may keep the testimonies of your mouth. Psalm 119:87-88 “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:11-13 Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Mt 6:9-10 ..seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Matthew 6:32-33 Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that ...

Eleftherios Tserkezis (Vigyázz a különbségre: "arámul beszélt" vagy "csak arámul beszélt") A tudomány már régen megállapította, hogy a korai római Palesztina korántsem volt egynyelvű. A régióban négy nyelvet ismertek és beszéltek: héberül, arámiul, görögül és latinul . Az igazi kérdés persze az, hogy ezek közül mindegyik mennyire volt elterjedt, és milyen alkalmakkor használták őket. A tudósok többsége úgy véli, hogy a mindennapi életben igazából az arámi volt a leggyakoribb nyelv. A régiókon és közösségeken átívelő kommunikációban azonban a görög volt a hasznosabb; sőt, a tudósok egyre növekvő kisebbsége szerint a görög volt az általános lingua franca. A héber valószínűleg a liturgikus és oktatási kontextusra korlátozódott, a latint pedig a hadseregben és a közigazgatásban használták. Jézus zsidó családban nőtt fel, így valószínűleg az arámi volt az anyanyelve. Szülőföldjén, Galileában azonban, amelyet találóan "a pogányok Galileájának" ne...