#Word Made Flesh

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

Jesus Brings Us Out of Darkness

John 1:9 This was the true light that enlightens every person by his coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him. Yet the world did not recognize him.

11 He came to his own creation, yet his own people did not receive him. 12 However, to all who received him, those believing in his name, he gave authority to become God’s children, 13 who were born, not merely in a genetic sense, nor from lust, nor from man’s desire, but from the will of God.

14 The Word became flesh and lived among us. We gazed on his glory, the kind of glory that belongs to the Father’s unique Son, who is full of grace and truth. 15 John told the truth about him when he cried out, “This is the person about whom I said, ‘The one who comes after me ranks higher than me, because he existed before me.’”

John 8:12 Later on, Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” — John 1:9-15 and John 8:12 | International Standard Version (ISV) The International Standard Version of the Holy Bible Copyright © 1995-2014 by ISV Foundation. All Rights Reserved internationally. Cross References: Psalm 85:9; Isaiah 53:3; Ezekiel 37:27; Hosea 1:10; Matthew 3:11; Matthew 5:14; Luke 11:36; John 1:3-4; John 1:7; John 3:18; John 19:27; James 1:18; 1 Peter 1:23; 1 John 2:8

[cosmicchrist888]

The only one who truly knows the Father is the Sun. But the Sun wants to tell others about the Absolute, the ultimate reality, so they can know him too. To you it has been given to know the Divine Wisdom, Gnosis, jñāna of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. Know thyself, the kingdom is inside of you, and it is outside of you. When you come to know yourselves, then you will become known, and you will realize that it is you who are the sons of the living father. The Suns of God. This is self realization, this is the Sacred Alchemical Marriage, and the final great Perfection. Ascend in your body of Glory, your body of resurrection, your light body Merkaba, your solar body, Rainbow body !

The Sacred Mystery is for those who are ready for initiation, for an expansion to Cosmic Consciousness. Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father who is in heaven is perfect. Resurrect from the Land of the dead, Maya,Saṃsāra and drink from my living waters! Who do you say I am ? Before Abraham Was, I Am. I Am He, I am that, I am that I am, Satcitananda, Tetragrammaton, the Word made flesh, AUM, The Solar Logos, the sun of righteousness! Soham ! Hu ! Krishna, Horus, Spiritual Sun, Cosmic Christ, The Morning Star, born of the virgin Kundalini Mother within you ! All spiritual Masters are born of the Virgin ! This is the Mystery of the 2nd birth ! Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again ! Rise in the East Quetzalcoatl ! Winged serpent of Wisdom! Awake and rise from your sleep ! Remember that you are a son of kings and see the slavery of your life. Remember the pearl for which you were sent into Earth (Egypt)! Remember your Robe of glory and your splendid mantle, which you may wear when your names are called in the book of life, when it is read in the book of heroes, when you and your brother inherit our kingdom. The New Jerusalem !

Namaste

Cosmic Christ

[bojackson54]

The Word Became Man: It Changes EVERYTHING

In the introduction to his Gospel, the Apostle John made the amazing claim that the Word was God. The Hebrew Scriptures maintained that creation itself was accomplished via the Word (“And God said, Let there be light”), but John said the Word itself was God, a pretty radical statement for a monotheistic Jewish man. Certainly, that claim had universal and cosmic implications, but those subjects…

[glryb2gd]

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. Romans 12:2

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. James 1:22

So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. Isaiah 55:11

[daretoliveinhim]

Lesson 8 - The Redemption - The New Saint Joseph Baltimore Catechism No. 2

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The Power of Words

Ecclesiastes 10:12 The words of a wise man’s mouth win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him. The Power of Words                Words can be so powerful that once there was a man who was called “the Word”.  John 1:1-5 says, ” In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him…

[pilgrimjim]

What Happens in Bethlehem Doesn't Stay in Bethlehem

A sermon for Christmas Day.It is a time to celebrate the wonder of the holy birth. But the child will become a man, and he is going to ask some difficult things of us someday. 

Sandro Botticelli, The Virgin adoring the sleeping Christ Child (c. 1485), Scotland National Gallery, Edinburgh. What on earth happened last night—at that little stable on the edge of town? It was all so strange, so unbelievable. Some of us are still sleeping it off. Some of us didn’t get any sleep at all, or maybe we were asleep the whole time and it was all just a dream.  There was a really…

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The Word became Flesh

Today’s Manna in the Word:The Word became flesh The impact of this phrase is not fully grasped when it is said by itself: the Word became flesh… In John 1 we read the Word was and is the God of the Bible. He made everything that was made. Then, He became flesh, one of us. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among…

[bonefall]

Anyway. Bi and Mspec Lesbians aren't a hotly "debated" topic or even new to queer culture, it's just the newest thing that bullies who REALLY want to be homophobic and even racist use to justify harassing gay people they don't like.

It's the thinnest possible veneer of progressive language wrapped around TERF and reactionary rhetoric so that they can feel righteous for forming an angry mob against vulnerable targets. If you're gullible enough to fall for the newest wave of bigotry within the queer community, and turn on your allies because they're "confusing" or "invading your spaces," the SAME way they turned on bi/pan labels, trans people, xenogenders, neopronouns, and aroace people before this, then get lost.

[therevlisad]

Jesus, You are Speaking - a prayer inspired by Hebrews 1

Jesus, You are Speaking – a prayer inspired by Hebrews 1

Hebrews 1:1-2Long ago God spoke to our ancestors in many and various ways by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom he also created the worlds. Jesus, Word of GodYou are speakingHelp us listen You speak words of deliveranceWords of life Wisdom and TruthHealing and Hope Invitations to rest andInvitations to…

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Sermon for Nativity of Our Lord - Christmas Day (12/25/22)

Primary Text | John 1:1-14

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Dear People of God,

There are three persons in the Trinity. Trinity means three-in-one, a tri-unity. God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Yet there is and has always been and will ever be just one God. For though the three persons are distinct from each other they share the same divine essence. That is what our catholic religion teaches, that there is one God and no other god. And that there are three persons in this one God. One person put it this way, “Whatever the Father speaks, Christ is, and whatever Christ is, the Holy Spirit hears.” All three persons are equally the very same, undivided God. This God has been around forever. But, of the three persons of the Holy Trinity, only one has become flesh as we are, and that is Jesus the Messiah, whom we also know as the Word. In the Gospel of St. John we hear, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (1:1). Here we learn that God is a Word. A Word is God. The Word is both with God and is God. And he was in the beginning. Meaning, that there was never a time when the Word was not around. The word is not a creation, the word is the one who created each of us as well as the whole world. Without him not one thing came into being. This word is the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness and the darkness did not overcome it. (1:5).

      We are gathered on Christmas morning because of something in particular that the word did. As we heard, “The word became flesh and dwelled among us” (1:14). I remember as a kid growing up in Wisconsin that my school wanted to teach us something of what it means to be a parent. You’ll have to tell me later if other states do this or if they even bother to do this at all anymore. So first they gave us each an egg and told us to bring it back in 24 hours without breaking it. In my proud little five foot tall body I can say that I lasted longer than most of my classmates in not breaking that egg. But my name was added to the list of shame when by the afternoon I twirled the winter hat that held my egg and it smashed on my desk in computer class. With all two brain cells my 10-year-old self could muster I still could not succeed in this thing. Then came the second stage of learning to be a parent where they gave me a mechanical baby for a week and said, “Take care of it.” At any time day or night it would go off and you had to feed it or change it or rock it. I will say I was not too happy to get up at 2am to shove a plastic bottle in its mouth. When we hear scripture say to us that “the word became flesh” we are not saying that the word became an egg or a mechanical, imitation baby like I had in elementary. We are saying that the word, this word who is also God, became an actual baby with the same flesh and blood as you and I have. I like this line from one of the Christmas hymns that Martin Luther wrote: “O Lord, you have created all! How did you come to be so small?” (ELW 268:9). This is to say, our Lord Christ, the word become flesh, also experienced the same baby things that we experienced as babies. This strange God of ours, who created all things, who is the word-in-flesh, pooped his pants. Wet himself. Grew hungry. Got cold. Slept in his mother’s arms. Cried for everything. Smiled when you smiled at him. The light that shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it, became not a pretend baby, but a real baby. And in that way alone, in his flesh and blood, God chooses to show his favorable heart toward us. That is still how he approaches us—with his word in his flesh and blood.

            As the world currently is, it is filled with darkness. Sin, death, and the devil wreak their havoc. The darkness is so strong that it is at work in all of us. The darkness of the world is one that hates God. The world knows nothing of God, does not fear or love him, and seeks after its own interests rather than the interests of God. It is the darkness of the world, the darkness that we have also, that ended up putting the Christ-child to death on the cross. It is the darkness that crucified and murdered this precious child of Christmas—who is the light. For it is true, people have loved the darkness rather than the light. And that remains true to this day. Few can be found who care for and love the word. Nevertheless the light is still at work. You and I this morning have been given this light of God in the form of a promise of God that cannot be undone—“the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it” (1:5). In his resurrection from the dead, we learn that our Lord Jesus Christ is a brilliant beam, nothing can snuff him out. This very same word that has become flesh comes to you now in the preaching of the word and in the administration of the sacraments. That light that shines, that word that is made flesh, that cannot be overcome, has been placed in your ears and into your heart. And thus, not even your own darkness can overcome this light given you. God has put his word in you by the mouth of another human being. This word: Your sins are forgiven you, you have been blessed with eternal life, and you are freed from all that binds you. Christ was born for you, for you. And he will never leave you.

            I want to take a brief moment to address the one to be baptized this morning. Dear Stevie, you are about to encounter the very same word of God that became a baby. As your brother John before you, you are to be baptized in the name of the Holy Trinity—in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. It will look very simple, there will be water poured over you. A word said over you. it is not an impressive thing in the eyes of this dark world, the world rejects what is about to happen. But know this, God is the one doing it. Little Stevie, the creator of the universe is about to make a promise to you in your baptism. Remember this, it is not a fake or mechanical promise, it is real promise with flesh on it…this promise of God can never be broken, you can’t mess it up. This promise, that he will be your God forever. Through thick and thin you forever will belong to him. Just as on the first Christmas morning, when God came down from heaven, born of the Virgin Mary—so again on this Christmas morning, in the sacrament of Holy Baptism, the word that became flesh will come from heaven to earth to be with you. He will place his word in your heart, he will make his home in you. In this sacrament God will forgive you all your sin. Not just now, but forever. He will bestow on you a life eternal. And he will free you from all that burdens you. You may not understand this all now. But by God’s grace, so you will never forget it, God has provided you with parents and sponsors and pastors and any who have been made God’s children by his word, to teach you and remind you of God’s gracious promises—to strengthen your faith. Through them God will place in your hands the holy scriptures, God will feed you with the holy supper of the body and blood of Christ, and God will again and again come to you in the preaching of his word in a sermon. You are about to have a holy bath, to be given grace upon grace. To be given the word made flesh. This promise of God will belong to you from now on: The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. No matter how difficult your life may get, what dangers you face, what wearies your heart or strains your body—this promise will yet remain true, the darkness cannot win, it cannot overtake the light God is about to give you in Jesus Christ. That is the gift and blessing of baptism. Merry Christmas, everyone!

[taxus-fraud]

My opponent just called upon the Oracles and scattered most of my pieces across space and time. Does anyone know the best counter in this situation?

[cosmicchrist888]

The one who seeks should not cease seeking until he finds, And when he finds, he will be dismayed. And when he is dismayed, he will be astonished. And he will be king over the All! Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you! I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life! I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me, The Sun of righteousness. The Initiate who drinks of my mouth, drinks of my Wisdom, I am He, The Divine Principle, The Word. Learn to listen to the universal Sound AUM. I Am you and you are I, I Am all: from me all came forth, and to me all attained. Split a piece of wood; I am there. Lift up the stone, and you will find me there”.

Inverential peace ☮️

Cosmic Christ

Jesus and the gnostic Gospels

[bojackson54]

The Logos: A Quick Word About It Doesn't Do it Justice

In the Prologue to his Gospel, John said that the Word– the logos– was God! Was this something he came up with out of the blue? Did anybody understand what he meant? Have you ever thought about what it means? Let’s take a quick look at it and consider not only what it meant, but what it says to us today… “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” (John 1:1…

[orpheuslament]

i know this isnt an original thought & its probably been said before in better ways but tradcaths & co completely misinterpret the figure of jesus christ. he was just a guy who wanted to help people & who surrounded himself with broken souls because he could see the goodness in everyone. was he really the messiah & the son of God? who knows. but at its core what the gospels teach is that every single being on earth is worthy of love & compassion & kindness. it baffles me how absolutely perverted or just downright ignored this message has come to be

[daretoliveinhim]

Lesson 7 - The Incarnation - The New Saint Joseph Baltimore Catechism No. 2