Indagatio Veri

"Everything the Father has is Mine. This is why I told you that He takes from what is Mine and will declare it to you. " (John 16:15).  The Holy Spirit is going to take what is Jesus' and share it with us! What do the Father, Son, and Spirit have? Unity, delight, joy, love, hope, and wonder. Within their connection there is no shadow, no fear, no shame, no worry or anxiety. They share other centered love and delight. They are creative, and they take great joy in goodness.  The plan from the beginning of creation was to include us in the relationship that the Father, Son, and Spirit share with each other. " For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love  he predestined us for adoption to son-ship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will-- to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves (Ephesians 1:4-6)." The Father, Son, and Spirit created ...

"The Thief comes only to kill and steal and destroy; I came that they might have life, and have it abundantly (John 10:10)." From the Garden of Eden to Revelation, God's one focus is to give us the abundant life He has created us for. There isn't some abstract reason or purpose that God wants us to join Him in, He has always been and always will be purposed towards one end; to give us life. This life isn't abstract either, it is real, something we all yearn for and recognize on a fundamentally human level. This life He has for us is about love, connection, freedom, true pleasure, fellowship, joy, and hope. Creation: God created us to live in the Garden of Eden with Him and with each other in unbroken fellowship, other centered love, and joyous discovery. We were created to be completely vulnerable without any distrust, hurt, anger, or pain in our lives; to be completely naked and unashamed. Simply put we were created for life and life was created for us. We w...