John Burke
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None of it was true. But she had believed a lie, and that lie was now controlling her to actually slowly kill herself. Well, same thing with suicidal ideation. It's a lie. There's no other way out. It's hopeless. This is going to end the pain and the despair. Well, near-death experiencers consistently say, no, it doesn't. Yeah, it's just a doorway.
It's just a step into another life, but you take yourself with you and all the baggage. You got to work it out here. And so, yeah, so I think... I think that's probably what they're talking about. That we, you know, there are laws of nature, but there are spiritual laws as well.
It's just a step into another life, but you take yourself with you and all the baggage. You got to work it out here. And so, yeah, so I think... I think that's probably what they're talking about. That we, you know, there are laws of nature, but there are spiritual laws as well.
It's just a step into another life, but you take yourself with you and all the baggage. You got to work it out here. And so, yeah, so I think... I think that's probably what they're talking about. That we, you know, there are laws of nature, but there are spiritual laws as well.
And she's basing that on scripture.
And she's basing that on scripture.
And she's basing that on scripture.
Okay, okay. Yeah, and I would say, and even though I started a church and led the church, A small group, I think, is the best. And that's, you know, I didn't come to faith through the church. I actually came to faith through a small group where I could ask my questions and wrestle, and we were doing that. And what I like to say is start with the most clear and then work back from there.
Okay, okay. Yeah, and I would say, and even though I started a church and led the church, A small group, I think, is the best. And that's, you know, I didn't come to faith through the church. I actually came to faith through a small group where I could ask my questions and wrestle, and we were doing that. And what I like to say is start with the most clear and then work back from there.
Okay, okay. Yeah, and I would say, and even though I started a church and led the church, A small group, I think, is the best. And that's, you know, I didn't come to faith through the church. I actually came to faith through a small group where I could ask my questions and wrestle, and we were doing that. And what I like to say is start with the most clear and then work back from there.
So the Bible... You know, I think the reason it's so daunting is there's no other book like it. It's not a book. It's a library of books. It's 66 books, you know, like we talked about the first time, written over 1,500 years in three different languages by 40 different authors and yet consistent theme about God's story throughout human history, the God of all nations, right? So...
So the Bible... You know, I think the reason it's so daunting is there's no other book like it. It's not a book. It's a library of books. It's 66 books, you know, like we talked about the first time, written over 1,500 years in three different languages by 40 different authors and yet consistent theme about God's story throughout human history, the God of all nations, right? So...
So the Bible... You know, I think the reason it's so daunting is there's no other book like it. It's not a book. It's a library of books. It's 66 books, you know, like we talked about the first time, written over 1,500 years in three different languages by 40 different authors and yet consistent theme about God's story throughout human history, the God of all nations, right? So...
The thing about it, though, is throughout it consistently tells of a time that God would intersect human history in a form we could understand. God is far beyond what Jesus revealed, but all of the character, the full representation of God.
The thing about it, though, is throughout it consistently tells of a time that God would intersect human history in a form we could understand. God is far beyond what Jesus revealed, but all of the character, the full representation of God.
The thing about it, though, is throughout it consistently tells of a time that God would intersect human history in a form we could understand. God is far beyond what Jesus revealed, but all of the character, the full representation of God.
in human form and so starting with the gospels with jesus life and teachings the four eyewitnesses that report on it because i think jesus even said i have not come to do away with the law and the prophets which is all the old testament so i've come to fulfill them
in human form and so starting with the gospels with jesus life and teachings the four eyewitnesses that report on it because i think jesus even said i have not come to do away with the law and the prophets which is all the old testament so i've come to fulfill them
in human form and so starting with the gospels with jesus life and teachings the four eyewitnesses that report on it because i think jesus even said i have not come to do away with the law and the prophets which is all the old testament so i've come to fulfill them
Which I think means that all of that, the law and the prophets and the history of the Old Testament and humanity and all that comes to fulfillment in Jesus. And then he becomes, and his teaching becomes the lens to look back and understand and interpret the less clear. So for instance, he was asked, how do you sum up the whole Old Testament? What's most important? Right? This is Matthew 22.