When Jesus said, “The Father is greater than I” he meant that during his earthly ministry He was subject to pain, hunger, temptation, death.

The problem wasn’t that Jesus had not revealed Himself; it was that people didn’t want Him. They wanted somebody who offered worldly things.

This promise seems obviously false because almost everyone lacks a grown-up understanding of prayer.

Jesus knows we can’t understand perfection. That’s why he says, “Trust me” There are many ways even lukewarm believers already trust Jesus.

The Church grew after it became illegal b/c ordinary Christians took on the task of bearing witness to their families, neighbors, friends.

The words Jesus speaks, every one, come straight from the Lord and Creator of the universe, the One who is Being itself. God is the judge.

Jesus has power to heal, power to forgive, power to cleanse, power to save – but only for people who will make up their minds to trust Him.

Though Satan is fallen with respect to his will, he is not fallen with respect to his power. He is still an archangel.

It is unfortunate that Churches speak little of the Devil. But he is smart and powerful and we should take him as seriously as Jesus did.

We want a Jesus who will improve this life, and don’t care very much about the next.

Although the eating Jesus was talking about was real eating, the food was not ordinary food.

“My flesh for the life of the world” is not a metaphor. It is literally true or meaningless.

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