Step by Step - Mixed Path - Circus of Life 2012

What Language Did Jesus Speak? (Mark D. Roberts)
Let me offer another illustration that shows why it's important for us to take seriously the language(s) of Jesus.

Throughout the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus continually refers to the kingdom of heaven, as in "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near" (Matt 3:2). Many Christians take the phrase "the kingdom of heaven" as a description of what we call heaven: the place where we go to be with the Lord after we die. This makes good sense in English, because "kingdom" signifies a place ruled by a king, and "heaven" is the place we believers go after we die, the place where God rules (Matt 6:10). .....

But I am saying that when we understand Jesus to be talking continually about what we call heaven when he speaks of "the kingdom of heaven," we are fundamentally missing his point.
He's speaking, not so much about life after death, as about the experience of God's kingly power in this life and on this earth.

1	NEVER BeLIEve	See how wrong this emotion often is: Reason: Most everyone in religion calls themselves BeLIEvers.
2	Truth Good Jack	If you haven't read the short word definitions linked on the front page - do so now. shrink image
3	Animal Kingdom (Age of Light)	Learn about LIONs and TIGERs and Eagles Reason: See how pride is pervasive worldwide and has spanned history
	Poetry Break #1	CON poem shrink image
4	All Empires Fall (Our Insanity)	Learn about the track record of empire building. Reason: See how stupid we have been
5	Section TBD (2012)	Cosmic Clues Signs Middle Way Age of Light? Bible Revelation - 7 Years, 7 Seals World Myths - Fog of War
	Word DNA DE CON	DEfCON time! Think of it as -- we are DEAF to all the lies out there. Time to get our "hearing" back!
6	Family Relations (Who are we?)	See how we are all related. Reason: Truth about race and how we spread across the planet
7	Human Animals
	Poetry Break #2	DIS poem shrink image
8	Psychology & Neurology for Dummies / Idiots / 101	Asians, Americans Show Perceptual Divide In other words, what might you not be seeing? LiveScience Articles Brain Scans Reveal Why Meditation Works - naming of emotions. During Mind / No Mind, you are "calling out" the components of pride to destroy it. Depression Linked to Uncontrolled Negative Thoughts Using the Mind to Cure the Body
9	Bible Quotes for Dummies / Idiots / 101	Matthew 18 (BibleGateway) What Language Did Jesus Speak? (Mark D. Roberts) Let me offer another illustration that shows why it's important for us to take seriously the language(s) of Jesus. Throughout the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus continually refers to the kingdom of heaven, as in "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near" (Matt 3:2). Many Christians take the phrase "the kingdom of heaven" as a description of what we call heaven: the place where we go to be with the Lord after we die. This makes good sense in English, because "kingdom" signifies a place ruled by a king, and "heaven" is the place we believers go after we die, the place where God rules (Matt 6:10). ..... But I am saying that when we understand Jesus to be talking continually about what we call heaven when he speaks of "the kingdom of heaven," we are fundamentally missing his point. He's speaking, not so much about life after death, as about the experience of God's kingly power in this life and on this earth.
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