Truth Paraphrased

Do we know that those who are unbelievers and scoffers of the holy things also might be caught within the nets of grace even as we were, and they might also turn out to be our friends. (A touch of suspicion can sour up friendships and a touch of goodwill makes our enemies into friends.)
Love of God is Truth expressed in human terms. Jesus is a symbol and Representational Man. Symbol in the sense he makes our love transcend its human level to touch the heavens. Our love freely given however limited, can multiply as loaves and fishes and spread out to feed many.’first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.’ (St. Mk4:28) Our growth is gradual and to which we are helped by what we may catch of the highest in our soul.
‘I am the Way’, he said. Jesus is the pinion on which our finite nature revolves so love we have shown to our brethren and unbelievers alike can broaden out to a higher plane.
We love those who love us. Jesus showed us another example. ‘ Whosoever shall smite thee..’ (St. Matt 5. 39-40) Turn the other cheek is love on a higher plane than the truth of nature underlying in verse’ iron sharpeneth iron.’(Pro.27:17).
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