John,
Who could believe what you wrote in “The Crucifixion of Jesus” about the Father and his relationship with his Son and Satan? Only somebody who has been touched by God. I feel so thankful to read and know what was really going on when Satan was doing the work he thought was pleasing to God. Also it lets me feel the great love God and his Son had for us, and for each other, to make a way for us to be called sons of God and to share their life with them.
God’s patience is terrifying as you said,. My prayer is, “God, have mercy on us and keep us from thinking that we are doing what you want when we are not. We will only know if you let us know and that is really what we want in our hearts.”
Stuart
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Oh my, “The Crucifixion of Jesus” was really touching and really terrifying. It made me cry. It made me speak in tongues, and it made me pray to have a tender heart like God’s. I know you went through something writing it. Thank you.
Cris
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The section of your book, “The Crucifixion of Jesus” just made me tingle all over! I’ve read it twice, once out loud to Kay, and it is very powerful. It brings so many things together.
damien
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I like the section “The Crucifixion of Jesus”, a lot. I watched some of movie tonight “The Greatest Story Ever Told”. I am not sure when it was made, but it was an old movie. It went through the story of Jesus from birth til resurrection. Just watching the story of what happened to Jesus was sad. He was offering people a different life, one where they could live peacefully. But they did not want it. That is what is being offered now, and people still don’t want it. Not the real life of peace with God.
Some thoughts while reading this section:
1. I like The section on page 2 where you talk about Satan nor his sons really not loving the real God or Son, but have developed a system using “Christ” in the title.
2. That was a really, really touching section at the end of the section, especially the way you worded the part about God’s selflessness.
3. God had Satan carrying out his plan in the death of Jesus… He was still pulling Leviathan around with that hook! Boy, Satan sure was deceived.. big time!
4. Jesus knew the plan was for himself to die and be with God. He could have called those legions of angels, but that wouldn’t have been fulfilling the plan that God had for Jesus. My, that takes some faith, to be able to go through with a plan that consists of having your life taken away, knowing you can get out of it if you need to, but you choose not to.
This is great!
Julie.
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I could not help but cry, when you wrote in “The Crucifixion of Jesus” about the heavens being bent so that God could be closer to his son. It gave John 3:16 a whole new meaning for me. God really, truly loves us, and wants to share His life and the life of His son with us; (true) Righteousness, (true) Peace, and (true) Joy.
Billy M
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Thanks John for writing on the crucifixion. It’s refreshing to read something that has life and solid truths in it. Thank the Father and the Son for sending it to us!
Earl & Betty