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======Who believes in Jesus ...======
Tuesday, Sept 11, 2012. What is it that we mean when we say "we believe"?
When you ask around, people have very different ideas. So we should have a look
into the New Testament and see what Jesus means when he talks about faith and
belief. Today, we just look a little bit around there ...
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**"Who believes in me ..." ...**
John 12:44
Then Jesus cried out, "When a man believes in me, he does not
believe in me only, but in the one who sent me.
John 6:35
Then Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life. He who ...
... He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never
be thirsty. ... Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. ...
John 7:38
Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will
flow from within him." ... Anyone who believes in me may come and drink!
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John 12:46
I have come into the world as a light, so that no one
who believes in me should stay in darkness. ...
Believe ...
The above statements of Jesus are taken from the Gospel of John. Belief is
something, which has influence on our way to live, on our way to feel, on
our mind, on our eyes, on our desires and wishes and hopes!
Jesus is explaining the truth around faith in images. For example, there is the
old image of light and darkness. Who believes will not live in darkness, but
in light. Faith provides light! Faith opens our inner eyes, the eyes of our
heart. Faith provides insight into what is important, and what is less important.
Living in light is an image which is used several times in the New Testament.
What is meant with "come and eat and drink"? It coincides with the image about
the "bread of life". Some theologians interpret as an image to say: Jesus is as
important for us as bread, the basic food. I think they are right, but the
image wants to tell us more, otherwise Jesus could have said us differently. Eating
and drinking is about a process of our soul. It is about our hunger for life.
It is about our plans, about satisfaction and fulfillness. With Jesus, our life
will be complete, our life will be full, it is fantastic and thrilling, full
of meaning, full of a dynamic peace which superseeds our strongest hopes!
(Roland Potthast)
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