1. World Religions - Buddhism and Christianity
I usually pray in the chapter, but I feel pray better in the garden. ... Have I gone to God in prayer because of love or obligation? ... Now and then, I did not know how to say in the presence of a loved God. ... I find a peaceful place, such as chapter or garden to prayer and put up a crucifix, or picture of Mary or the saints, etc... ... That is: "O Lord, I want to love, to serve, to honor you in all things during my life. ...
He preached about love for one another and that every man and woman was equal regardless of class. ... Jesus taught that everyone has a God that pardons us, not based on our works and "righteous effort", but based on His love for us. ... It focused strongly on how much the Lord loved his people, and forgave everyone no matter what the sin, if they truly asked for forgiveness. ... Then he sent his Son to remind the people that the Laws were not everything, but love for each other was also a critical part of peace. ... He uses Christians as human torches to illuminate his gardens. ...
Sure enough, Peter would deny Kearney 3 even knowing Jesus to avoid imprisonment, and Judas" betrayal for some money led Jesus to getting caught while praying in the garden. ... Jesus" life left one universally important message behind: Love your neighbor as you would love yourself, thus you must forgive others as you would want to be forgiven. ...
The temptations demonstrated that God would not coerce obedience through divine power or bargain for the human love and respect that would bring order to the world.Crowds of people wanted to follow and listen to him. ... Yancey quotes several modern authors on Jesus' entry into Jerusalem, the Last Supper and first communion with his disciples, and Judas's betrayal of Jesus; Jesus' personal struggle in the garden of Gethsemane and the disciples' failure to support him; his questioning before Herod and Pontius Pilate; his crucifixion at Calvary; and finally his resurrection ...
However, despite all of man's failures God still loves us enough to send His only son to save us from our sin and give us eternal life with God, all we have to do is believe in him. In the beginning when God created the world and placed man in the Garden of Eden, He was very pleased with all that he had done and he rested. ...
