PASSAGE: “I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge; and my judgment is just, because I seek to do not my own will but the will of him who sent me” (John 5:30).
COMMENT: In the Gospel of John, Jesus is presented not so much as an historic figure, but as the embodiment of the Christ—the Word of God eternally present in all of us. Jesus is here sharing a sense of just how that works. We are not to use the Christ as a power to serve our ego demands and needs. We do not allow our mortal minds to decide what we are to create. Our mortal minds see mostly lack and need, and those energies cannot be trusted as a source for our creative divinity. Rather, we are to allow the Christ Mind within us to discern what our creative intention needs to be. Thus we seek not our own limited human will, but the infinite divine Will that is our Source. We are here to bring that divine Will into tangible expression through our thoughts, beliefs and choices. So long as we surrender to that Will, what we create and what we experience will be infinite love, abundance and joy. If, instead, we try to create according to the selfish demands of our mortal perceptions, the result will be frustration and dissatisfaction.
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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09
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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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