“It shouldn't be difficult, then, to make the transposition at this point into the early Christian vision of Jesus and the Spirit and the way in which the material world is both celebrated and renewed through their work. The Jewish basis for the early Christian patterns of belief and behavior is clear. It is important that God's people are embodied, because God made this world and has no intention of abandoning it. The material of creation is a vessel made to be filled with God's new life and glory, even though the transformation may involve suffering, persecution, and martyrdom.” PeopleWorldWayMayMadeImportantChristianSpiritSufferingJesusBeliefDifficultVisionClearCreationThis WorldMaterialsBehaviorGloryBasesTransformationFilledIntentionPatternsPersecutionNew LifeVesselMartyrdomMaterial WorldChristian Persecution Author:N. T. Wright
“Be patient with yourself. Perfection comes not in this life, but in the next life. Don't demand things that are unreasonable, but demand of yourself improvement. As you let the Lord help you through that, He will make the difference.” LifeBelieveSelfGodHelpingMotivationalChristianFaithNextBeliefChangeDifferencesReligiousLordDemandSelf ImprovementPerfectionTransformationPatientImprovementThis LifeMaking A DifferenceSelf MotivationTrust In GodBe PatientMaking ChangesSurgeonsBe True To YourselfConfidence In GodUnreasonableSelf TransformationBeing A Better PersonNext LifeGod Help MeNot Being PerfectAlways Room For Improvement Author:Russell M. Nelson
“If you accept the belief that baptism incorporates us in the mystical body of Christ, into the divine DNA, then you might say that the Holy Spirit is present in each of us, and thus we have the capacity for the fullness of redemption, of transformation.” IfsBodyMightSpiritBeliefChristAcceptingDivineHolyCapacityTransformationRedemptionHoly SpiritMysticalDnaFullnessBaptismBody Of Christ Author:Thomas Keating