Each religious tradition has its own sacred scripture. What tradition do you practice? How does your favorite scripture verse from your tradition influence your daily life and spiritual practice? Have you ever had a life-changing epiphany sparked by scripture? How has your understanding of that verse changed over time?
2007-04-23 16:43:16 · 15 answers · asked by PaxMaker 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Perseverance.I heard God say something to me,I knew it was just one word but I couldn't remember what it was because it was like being half awake then going back to sleep.When I woke up I knew I heard him say a word and it bothered me for about 2 weeks,then one day when I was having bible study with the family which is the King James,we were in Ephesians and there was the word,perseverance.
I didn't know what it meant so I got the Websters dictionary out and this is the definition...The act or habit of persevering,persistence in anything undertaken,the continuance in a state of grace of the elect of God.
The verse reads Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit,watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints.
All of this was before my life in the world(my husband left me with 3 baby's) and in the Spirit (I was a babe in Christ)changed.That was a bout 15 years ago.Oh how I see how important that word is don't you? My tradition is Jesus.
2007-04-23 17:20:53 · answer #1 · answered by jackiedj8952 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From James, "If any man seeks wisdom let him (or her) ask of God, who gives willingly to His children. This scripture has nurtured my search for 59 years. I have finally found my place in the Kingdom of Jesus Christ. I am preparing to become a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and I am really finding more joy than I ever had in my whole life.
2007-04-23 16:57:00 · answer #2 · answered by martha d 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
John 3:16. Guess what the verse is.
2007-04-23 16:45:35 · answer #3 · answered by chrstnwrtr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To everything there is a season,
a time for every purpose under the sun.
A time to be born and a time to die;
a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
a time to kill and a time to heal ...
a time to weep and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn and a time to dance ...
a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing;
a time to lose and a time to seek;
a time to rend and a time to sew;
a time to keep silent and a time to speak;
a time to love and a time to hate;
a time for war and a time for peace.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
It is about the balance of life, which I think is important to remember.
The following is not scripture but has been my "creed" of sorts since high school (back in the dark ages when dinosaurs were still roaming the earth)
Desiderata
Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant, they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let not this blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore, be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labors and aspirations in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams; it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.
--- Max Ehrmann, 1927
2007-04-23 16:59:37 · answer #4 · answered by CountryLady 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isaiah 41:13 “For I, Jehovah your God, am grasping your right hand, the One saying to you, ‘Do not be afraid. I myself will help you.’”
and...
Isaiah 48:17-18 “I, Jehovah, am your God, the One teaching you to benefit [yourself], the One causing you to tread in the way in which you should walk. 18 O if only you would actually pay attention to my commandments! Then your peace would become just like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.”
and
Psalm 18:25 “With someone loyal you will act in loyalty.”
and
James 4:8 “. . .Draw close to God, and he will draw close to you.”
2007-04-23 16:51:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gee...am I in class right now?.......Genesis 1:4-5.."And God saw the light that it was good, and God divided the light from darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first Day. ~ ><> Our Awesome Living God Created the World <><
2007-04-23 16:59:04 · answer #6 · answered by Barbara J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"When an alien resides with you in your land, do not molest him. You shall treat the alien who resides with you no differently than the natives born among you; have the same love for him as for yourself; for you too were once aliens in the land of Egypt. I, the LORD, am your God"
Leviticus 19:33-34
2007-04-23 16:55:37 · answer #7 · answered by maritimegypsy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do as thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Love is the Law, Love under Will.
2007-04-23 16:53:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a few favorites, but this is one... Psalm 19;14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be accepable in your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.
2007-04-23 16:50:35 · answer #9 · answered by BERT 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wicca.
"Let My worship be within the heart that rejoiceth; for behold, all acts of love and pleasure are My rituals." -- from The Charge of the Goddess
2007-04-23 17:10:19 · answer #10 · answered by prairiecrow 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋