Our paragraph topic is: (Jesus curses a fig tree) Part 3.
In the beginning God created all kinds of seed bearing trees that bore fruit. And the fruit carried seeds that would reproduce the tree. But Christ came upon a tree that did not bear any fruit and he was hungry. Did the tree have a purpose? Was it included in the original plan as made by God? Did it have seeds? Was it supposed to reproduce, to grow offspring? What was the purpose of the tree of Nothing?
Christ saw it as having no purpose in this life. It did not have fruit. It did not produce. It only had leaves. And those leaves were not for eating. So it was a tree with no purpose. And he commanded that it should never have a purpose. And he said ''May no fruit ever come from thee henceforward and forever!"
Are we cursed forever like the Nothing tree? Do we have a purpose in life? Why are we here? What is our goal in life? Is it to work and save and buy a house, a car, a boat, clothes, have money in the bank? What do we do with our lives? Do we live only for ourselves and not for anyone else? Or are we meant to be fruitful, to reproduce, to have fruit that has seeds to reproduce also? Is this our purpose in life?
Is there more to living than taking care our own needs, thinking of ourselves only? We are social creatures and must live with others. We cannot live alone. We must have others to give us a sense of worth, a sense of being, a sense of who we are in the universe. We need input from others and that is the reason that we live together. And in this togetherness we find comfort and relief. We find love and happiness and a sense of purpose in our togetherness.
Our Father in heaven, the judge of all the universe, gave man a command. But man did not obey that command and we suffer the judgment of the Father, that we should die. And we did. We lost our souls. We became the walking dead. We became flesh without a spirit. We were lost but not forgotten. God our Father is love. He is forgiveness. He is just and he is merciful. But someone had to make amends for the judgment. Someone had to atone for the disobedience. Christ came to save us from that sin, to save us from the judgment.
He gave his life for the souls of all men who had sinned against the father. He died on the cross to restore us to life. He was king and lord but became pauper and common man that we could be lifted up. And that uplifting is open to all. That uplifting is free to anyone who wants it. That uplifting is the door through which the transformation can take place to restore that which was lost. Do we believe? Do we know what we have lost? Do we understand the gift that we are given through Christ? His hand reaches out to each and every one of us offering to change who we are now into that which we lost, our souls. And the gift is free for the asking, all you need do is ask and he will give to you. Come! Do not become like the tree of Nothing. Become the tree of seed bearing fruit that gives light to all the world. The Spirit awaits you. Open your heart and seek to know the truth of who you are in Christ.
Read the sign of the times! Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself. Do not study it in parts reading one passage nd then skipping to another, but read it for understanding. Read it for knowledge. Read it for faith. Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ . The Holy Spirit awaits you. Christ seeks to know you. Open the door and let him in.
In the beginning God created all kinds of seed bearing trees that bore fruit. And the fruit carried seeds that would reproduce the tree. But Christ came upon a tree that did not bear any fruit and he was hungry. Did the tree have a purpose? Was it included in the original plan as made by God? Did it have seeds? Was it supposed to reproduce, to grow offspring? What was the purpose of the tree of Nothing?
Christ saw it as having no purpose in this life. It did not have fruit. It did not produce. It only had leaves. And those leaves were not for eating. So it was a tree with no purpose. And he commanded that it should never have a purpose. And he said ''May no fruit ever come from thee henceforward and forever!"
Are we cursed forever like the Nothing tree? Do we have a purpose in life? Why are we here? What is our goal in life? Is it to work and save and buy a house, a car, a boat, clothes, have money in the bank? What do we do with our lives? Do we live only for ourselves and not for anyone else? Or are we meant to be fruitful, to reproduce, to have fruit that has seeds to reproduce also? Is this our purpose in life?
Is there more to living than taking care our own needs, thinking of ourselves only? We are social creatures and must live with others. We cannot live alone. We must have others to give us a sense of worth, a sense of being, a sense of who we are in the universe. We need input from others and that is the reason that we live together. And in this togetherness we find comfort and relief. We find love and happiness and a sense of purpose in our togetherness.
Our Father in heaven, the judge of all the universe, gave man a command. But man did not obey that command and we suffer the judgment of the Father, that we should die. And we did. We lost our souls. We became the walking dead. We became flesh without a spirit. We were lost but not forgotten. God our Father is love. He is forgiveness. He is just and he is merciful. But someone had to make amends for the judgment. Someone had to atone for the disobedience. Christ came to save us from that sin, to save us from the judgment.
He gave his life for the souls of all men who had sinned against the father. He died on the cross to restore us to life. He was king and lord but became pauper and common man that we could be lifted up. And that uplifting is open to all. That uplifting is free to anyone who wants it. That uplifting is the door through which the transformation can take place to restore that which was lost. Do we believe? Do we know what we have lost? Do we understand the gift that we are given through Christ? His hand reaches out to each and every one of us offering to change who we are now into that which we lost, our souls. And the gift is free for the asking, all you need do is ask and he will give to you. Come! Do not become like the tree of Nothing. Become the tree of seed bearing fruit that gives light to all the world. The Spirit awaits you. Open your heart and seek to know the truth of who you are in Christ.
Read the sign of the times! Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself. Do not study it in parts reading one passage nd then skipping to another, but read it for understanding. Read it for knowledge. Read it for faith. Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ . The Holy Spirit awaits you. Christ seeks to know you. Open the door and let him in.
