I was talking with someone on another thread about how the truth will set you free. The truth for Jews doesn't mean Jesus saves (LOL...no offense!). Though if Jesus is a beacon for you then that's a fine thing.
But there is still a deep meaning there. When יוחנן המטביל (Yochanan ha-matbil, or John the Baptist) Correction: ישוע or Yeshua ben Yosef (Jesus) said the truth will set you free, he was referring to the words of Rabbi Shimon ben Gamliel: "The world continues to exist because of three things: justice, truth, and peace.
So the Truth (the Word...and knowing God) will set you free to pursue peace and justice. And that resonates for Jews and hopefully for all other people as well. We have to truly know God, and the change has to take place in our own hearts first, before we can truly see God in others.
As long as we remember there are many paths to God...then we understand that we will all get there one day.
Peace & blessings,
7L
Last edited by 7luminaries : 09-11-2010 at 07:05 PM.
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