“Jesus gave us a model for the work of the church at the Last Supper. While his disciples kept proposing more organization - Hey, let's elect officers, establish hierarchy, set standards of professionalism - Jesus quietly picked up a towel and basin of water and began to wash their feet.” LastsJesusWaterChurchFeetModelsStandardsOrganizationHeyOfficersDiscipleHierarchyProfessionalismSupperTowelsLast Supper Book:Church: Why Bother?: My Personal Pilgrimage Source: Church: Why Bother?: My Personal Pilgrimage
“We can understand that the Fathers of the Church in the East wanted Apocalypse left out of the New Testament. But like Judas among the disciples, it was inevitable that it should be included. The Apocalypse is the feet of clay to the grand Christian image. And down crashes the image, on the weakness of these very feet. There is Jesus--but there is also John the Divine. There is Christian love--and there is Christian envy. The former would "save" the world--the latter will never be satisfied till it has destroyed the world. They are two sides of the same medal.” WorldShouldTwoWantedChristianFatherJesusLeftSidesChurchFeetDivineWeaknessEnvyEastSatisfiedDestroyedFormerInevitableLatterCrashDiscipleTestamentApocalypseClayMedalNew TestamentTwo SidesSave The WorldLeft OutChristian LoveJudas Book:Apocalypse Source: Apocalypse
“He will be the best Christian who has Christ for his Master, and truly follows Him. Some are disciples of the church, others are disciples of the minister, and a third sort are disciples of their own thoughts; he is the wise man who sits at Jesus' feet and learns of Him, with the resolve to follow His teaching and imitate His example. He who tries to learn of Jesus Himself, taking the very words from the Lord's own lips, binding himself to believe whatsoever the Lord hath taught and to do whatsoever He hath commanded-he I say, is the stable Christian.” MenTryingBelieveChristianJesusChristChurchLordWiseFeetTeachingExampleTaughtMastersThirdsLipsMinistersBeing The BestResolveStableDiscipleBindingBest Christian Author:Charles Spurgeon
“The first ministers were the twelve disciples. There is no evidence that Jesus chose them because they are brighter or nicer than other people. Their sole qualification seems to have been their initial willingness to rise to their feet when Jesus said, "Follow me."” PeopleFirstsHas BeensSaidSeemsJesusFeetEvidenceMinistersWillingnessTwelveSoleDiscipleInitialsBrighterFollow MeQualifications Book:Beyond Words: Daily Readings in the ABC's of Faith Source: Beyond Words: Daily Readings in the ABC's of Faith