u/Dan_Defender

'Christ tells us that if we want to join Him, we will travel the way He took. Surely it is not right that the Son of God should go His way on the path of shame while the sons of men walk the way of worldly honor.' - St John of Avila

Whatever we suffer from others, it is not to be compared to what Christ suffered.

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u/Dan_Defender — 1 day ago

A Protestant asked: where in the Bible says that Christians must be united under one church? I don't think God minds the many denominations

My answer: Jesus was quite clear about unity:

'And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd.' - John 10:16

'I am not asking on behalf of them alone, but also on behalf of those who will believe in Me through their message, that all of them may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.' - John 17:21

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u/Dan_Defender — 4 days ago

It is part of the collection of the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. It is among the Dutch master's final works, likely completed within two years of his death in 1669. In the painting, the son has returned home in a wretched state from travels in which he has wasted his inheritance and fallen into poverty and despair. He kneels before his father in repentance, wishing for forgiveness and the position of a servant in his father's household, having realized that even his father's servants had a better station in life than he.

His father receives him with a tender gesture and welcomes him as his own son. His hands seem to suggest mothering and fathering at once; the left appears larger and more masculine, set on the son's shoulder, while the right is softer and more receptive in gesture. Standing at the right is the prodigal son's older brother, who crosses his hands in judgment.

u/Dan_Defender — 20 days ago