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‘Do to others’ (Matthew 7:12) Jesus Christ always emphasize the necessity ‘to do’ (ποιῶσιν (poiōsin) in his teachings. The literal translation to English is ‘should do’. His reiteration is to understand the will of God through the actions of Jesus himself and following it or doing it. In all...

"I must decrease" John 3:30 Renunciation is an act of willful rejection or avoidance of things which previously gave pleasure or happiness. Most religions teaches about renunciation to avoid over-attachment to the wordily affairs and propose a state of transcended human-being with values that...

Stagnancy is detrimental in its all sense. When apostles tried to convey about the spiritual growth, it means the growth to the perfection and stature of our lord and savior Jesus Christ (Ephesians 4:13). But, it is not a philosophical or religious utopia, instead an achievable state of...

Christianity is a continuous struggle between the nature of self and that of divine God. It succeeds only when the self (or the animal instincts of humans like lust greed and anger) looses its control of the body and attainment of the stature of Jesus Christ in us. St. Paul explicitly mention...

'we are His workmanship' Ephesians 2:10 We are in the festive season. A season to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ into this world. The reminder of humbleness and love exhibited by God to initiate a mission to save all human who are suffering from the clutches of sins. The embodiment of the...

“Sheep among wolves” Matthew 10:16 World history and politics went through lots of ups and downs. There were times, when many part of the world are segregated or isolated and the philosophies of the people have been deteriorated into the hands of people who were clearly without a vision, proper...

“Who is my mother, or my brethren?” Mark 3:33 We are all close to our family and dear ones, especially our mother. We become proud if any of our family members achieve something in their life and feels happy about it. Many cultures denote their country as mother and proud of their motherland...

‘Word made flesh’ John 1:14 One of the most philosophical portions of the bible is the first few verses of the gospel of John. It begins with a Hymn to the Word which identifies Jesus as the Logos and the Logos as divine. 'In the beginning was the Word (logos), and the Word was with God, and...

"No more of this" Luke 22:51 There is an unprecedented need of peace in the world today. According to the new report from the institute of economics and peace, 32,658 people were killed due to terrorism in 2014 compared to 18,111 in 2013. Boko Haram in Nigeria and ISIL in Middle East were...

'the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations.... is Christ in you" Colossians 1:26,27) There are many hidden mysteries in bible which can be revealed to us only with the help of Holy Spirit. The profundity of theological revelation bestowed by the Holy Spirit to the writers...

"And if Christ be in you, the Spirit is life because of righteousness" Romans 8:10 'The righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe' (Romans 8:10). This was a statement from bible which amassed loud philosophical debate among the intellectuals that how a sinful man...

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"He hath broken down the middle wall of partition" (Ephesians 2:14) Many parts of the world are suffering from partition. Barriers of all sorts. Racial, religious, economic, ethnic, culture and even gender discrimination are surfacing up in an unprecedented way than never before. Development of...

Second letter of John is the smallest book in the bible according to the number of verses. In this letter, John explains the cycle of truth, emerged from the love and obedience, which expresses itself again as love. It also reiterates that the ultimate teaching of Christ is unconditional Love of...

"you were called to freedom" Galatians 5:13 We live in a world of chains. Most of our course of actions are dictated not by our needs, but the demands of the surroundings and our selfish nature. Definition of freedom is very relative to various people. For some, the ability to vote is freedom...