[Propertalk] Gospel tips - John 13:31-35 - Part 3

[Joe Parrish]

So let's say we're going to read the whole Bible in one year; that is 66 books, 1189 chapters, and at three chapters a day, five minutes per each chapter, that totals 92 hours of reading.  So I want you to summarize the whole Bible, the 66 books, the 1189 chapters, the 92 hours of reading.  What would you say?  How would you summarize the whole Bible? With a tangled history of the Jews?  With a tangled list of theologies that appeal to?  How would you summarize all your reading?  Jesus summarizes the whole Bible with eight words:  "Love one another as I have loved you."  Eight words to summarize 66 books, 1189 chapters and 92 hours of reading.  

http://www.sermonsfromseattle.com/series_c_love_can_be_so_simple.htm

Edward F. Markquart
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...a quotation by Morris Niedenthal, who teaches and preaches at the University of Chicago. He says that Jesus accepted people just the way they were, but he never left people just the way they were because he loved them  . Jesus always made them better. 

http://www.sermonsfromseattle.com/series_c_i_love_you_charlie_brown.htm

Edward F. Markquart
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Notice Jesus' arms at the top of the painting, by Salvador Dali, the Spanish genius, that his arms are stretched out, that his forgiveness is for all people in the world. "This is my blood shed FOR YOU and for ALL people." 

This gift is both personal and universal at the same time. This gift of forgiveness is FOR YOU PERSONALLY and for EVERYBODY. 

http://www.sermonsfromseattle.com/series_b_a_picture_is_worth_a_thousand_words.htm

Edward F. Markquart
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