PASSAGE: "If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you" (John 15:7).
COMMENT: This statement is from Jesus' final discourse to his disciples, on the evening of his arrest. He is thus on the verge of his greatest possible demonstration of the power of the Christ—the energy of our Oneness with God that is the true identity of every person. It is as the Christ—Jesus the Christ—fully surrendered to, and expressive of, his own Christ nature, that Jesus speaks. Thus when he says (15:1) "I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinegrower," he is claiming that identity for the Christ. God is the Source—the vinegrower—and each of us is a vine, fully filled with the energy of life, love and infinite possibility that flow from the Source. And, in this sentence, it is in the Christ that we are called to abide. The creative promise is clear and unambiguous. If we abide in the Truth of the Christ at the soul of our being, and express that Christ energy into the world according to the words—the teachings—that Jesus Christ has left for us, then we are fully One with the creative Power of God, and our choices become creative choices that will become manifest in our mortal lives.
Blessings!
Rev. Ed
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Have you ever wondered how a specific Bible verse might be interpreted metaphysically? Interpret This provides greater insight into the hidden meanings of the Bible.
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To Request Scripture Interpretation:
1. Review the previous interpretations below for previous interpretations.
2. Please provide a specific chapter and verse(s). If chosen for interpretation, our Bible expert, Rev. Ed Townley, will provide his insight and the response will post on this site. Requests for entire books of the Bible are not possible.
3. Click the link below to complete the online request form. References are from the New Revised Standard Version unless otherwise indicated.
Request a Bible verse interpretation.
4. Check back often to see if your request has posted and to read what others have requested.
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03
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Rev. Ed Townley was licensed and ordained as a Unity minister in 1991. He has served as senior minister in Beaverton OR , Chicago IL and Dallas TX. Author of The Secret According to Jesus, a metaphysical exploration of the Sermon on the Mount.
Rev. Ed is known as one of the top Bible teachers in the Unity movement.
In 1992 he founded Spirit Expressing, a non church ministry dedicated to the creative process. The Spirit Expressing ministry sponsors Higher Ground, a weekly Dallas group that explores spiritual principles through the challenges and adventures of life. Weekly talks and other materials are at www.spiritexpressing.org.
Rev. Ed is known as one of the top Bible teachers in the Unity movement.
In 1992 he founded Spirit Expressing, a non church ministry dedicated to the creative process. The Spirit Expressing ministry sponsors Higher Ground, a weekly Dallas group that explores spiritual principles through the challenges and adventures of life. Weekly talks and other materials are at www.spiritexpressing.org.
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