Easter bunnies hide good things for kids to find. God has hidden many good things for us to find as we are ready for them. That is probably close to the end of parallels between God and the Easter Bunny except for Chansen who would say ther are both mythical.
StephenBoothoot
Posted on: 04/05/2012 19:27
God reveals much.
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6 “I have revealed you[a] to those whom you gave me out of the world. They were yours; you gave them to me and they have obeyed your word. 7 Now they know that everything you have given me comes from you. 8 For I gave them the words you gave me and they accepted them. They knew with certainty that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me. (John 17:6-8)
10 The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?”
11 He replied, “Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.(Matthew 13:10-11)
35 So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet:
“I will open my mouth in parables,
I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world.”
(Matthew 13:35)
14 You are my friends if you do what I command. 15 I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. 17 This is my command: Love each other. (John 15:14-17)
16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of it. 17 Sanctify them by[d] the truth; your word is truth. 18 As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world. 19 For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified. (John 17:16-19)
25 At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. 26 Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.
27 “All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
(Matthew 11:25-30)
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are we listening, do we hear, do we learn of him, do we accept the words he was given to give to us?
do we oppose him?
Arminius
Posted on: 04/05/2012 19:54
The Easter Bunny brings goodies to children. God brings goodies to everyone.
airclean33
Posted on: 04/05/2012 20:11
Why do easter bunnys run around with eggs? Well if it wear rabbit season. Wouldn't you want to look like a CHICKEN.
InannaWhimsey
Posted on: 04/05/2012 20:11
Deity is sure to bless Hir followers this Easter. Here are two blessings so far
Yes, God is the easter bunny...and the deer, trees, rocks, streams, mountains, et al
InannaWhimsey
Posted on: 04/05/2012 20:26
good one, airclean33 :3
and Deity is also ((to me) nuclear waste, Chernobyl, cosmic rays, my dearest's laughter, eagle poop (it's ON THE DRIVEWAY! GRR), stephen harper's hair do, the current Syrian cease fire and the $650 million that one person just won in America
graeme
Posted on: 04/05/2012 21:05
I don't know why I asked that question but, having read these wonderful answers, I'm glad I did. I've never seen so much of wisdom and humour so well blended and stated with clarity is so few words.
Pinga
Posted on: 04/05/2012 21:40
Thinking of the Easter bunny makes me smile.
As a child, we think that the Easter bunny brings us stuff.
As a teen, we realize, that our parents are the easter bunny
As an adult, we relish the joy of being an Easter bunny....and come to realize, it isn't the material items brought, but the fun built into the little things that mean we truly know someone, and are seeking to make them happy, through little games and laughter
to me, that is kinda like God.
we have an early understanding of God, it evolves, and transforms.
For some of us, it evolves into that relationship and how we live our lives and treat each other. our concept of God shifts from granting us a good item to a much larger concept of relationships.
Elanorgold
Posted on: 04/05/2012 23:02
The Easter bunny is the pagan goddess Eostre, who brings good things to everyone at springtime. Rabbits and eggs are her symbols of fertility and blessings.
So happy Easter everyone!
Dcn. Jae
Posted on: 04/05/2012 23:25
I do not believe that Yahweh goes hoppin' down the bunny trail.
dreamerman
Posted on: 04/05/2012 23:36
MC jae wrote:
I do not believe that Yahweh goes hoppin' down the bunny trail.
Actually I thought God was Santa Claus. So then it would stand to reason that Christ would be the Easter Bunny and the Holy Spirit would be the Tooth Fairy. It makes sense to me. It does sound very trinitairian doesn't it? The three sharing one body would be kind of freaky though.
WaterBuoy
Posted on: 04/06/2012 14:17
Is that airy, hairy, of just a naked soul out there beyond this emotional Maas? Is the light connection or alchemii sort of wobbly when crossing the human domain were few know little but gathered they know a lot and can't get ID together?
Wild Hares ... like aL Isis rabid hole ... as a mire pun ... it is a ltereary device for the illiterate to learn from ... since many ov'm can't stand the truth about secular congregational movements! Close to oestrus ... a grave ID situation where silent words can speak to yah?
Comments
Jim Kenney
Posted on: 04/05/2012 19:07
Easter bunnies hide good things for kids to find. God has hidden many good things for us to find as we are ready for them. That is probably close to the end of parallels between God and the Easter Bunny except for Chansen who would say ther are both mythical.
StephenBoothoot
Posted on: 04/05/2012 19:27
God reveals much.
-----------------------
6 “I have revealed you[a] to those whom you gave me out of the world. They were yours; you gave them to me and they have obeyed your word. 7 Now they know that everything you have given me comes from you. 8 For I gave them the words you gave me and they accepted them. They knew with certainty that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me. (John 17:6-8)
10 The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?”
11 He replied, “Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.(Matthew 13:10-11)
35 So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet:
“I will open my mouth in parables,
I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world.”
(Matthew 13:35)
14 You are my friends if you do what I command. 15 I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. 17 This is my command: Love each other. (John 15:14-17)
16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of it. 17 Sanctify them by[d] the truth; your word is truth. 18 As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world. 19 For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified. (John 17:16-19)
25 At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. 26 Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.
27 “All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
(Matthew 11:25-30)
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are we listening, do we hear, do we learn of him, do we accept the words he was given to give to us?
do we oppose him?
Arminius
Posted on: 04/05/2012 19:54
The Easter Bunny brings goodies to children. God brings goodies to everyone.
airclean33
Posted on: 04/05/2012 20:11
Why do easter bunnys run around with eggs? Well if it wear rabbit season. Wouldn't you want to look like a CHICKEN.
InannaWhimsey
Posted on: 04/05/2012 20:11
Deity is sure to bless Hir followers this Easter. Here are two blessings so far
LA
and
YA
ab penny
Posted on: 04/05/2012 20:22
lol airclean...yeah, I would!
Yes, God is the easter bunny...and the deer, trees, rocks, streams, mountains, et al
InannaWhimsey
Posted on: 04/05/2012 20:26
good one, airclean33 :3
and Deity is also ((to me) nuclear waste, Chernobyl, cosmic rays, my dearest's laughter, eagle poop (it's ON THE DRIVEWAY! GRR), stephen harper's hair do, the current Syrian cease fire and the $650 million that one person just won in America
graeme
Posted on: 04/05/2012 21:05
I don't know why I asked that question but, having read these wonderful answers, I'm glad I did. I've never seen so much of wisdom and humour so well blended and stated with clarity is so few words.
Pinga
Posted on: 04/05/2012 21:40
Thinking of the Easter bunny makes me smile.
As a child, we think that the Easter bunny brings us stuff.
As a teen, we realize, that our parents are the easter bunny
As an adult, we relish the joy of being an Easter bunny....and come to realize, it isn't the material items brought, but the fun built into the little things that mean we truly know someone, and are seeking to make them happy, through little games and laughter
to me, that is kinda like God.
we have an early understanding of God, it evolves, and transforms.
For some of us, it evolves into that relationship and how we live our lives and treat each other. our concept of God shifts from granting us a good item to a much larger concept of relationships.
Elanorgold
Posted on: 04/05/2012 23:02
The Easter bunny is the pagan goddess Eostre, who brings good things to everyone at springtime. Rabbits and eggs are her symbols of fertility and blessings.
So happy Easter everyone!
Dcn. Jae
Posted on: 04/05/2012 23:25
I do not believe that Yahweh goes hoppin' down the bunny trail.
dreamerman
Posted on: 04/05/2012 23:36
I do not believe that Yahweh goes hoppin' down the bunny trail.
WaterBuoy
Posted on: 04/06/2012 14:17
Is that airy, hairy, of just a naked soul out there beyond this emotional Maas? Is the light connection or alchemii sort of wobbly when crossing the human domain were few know little but gathered they know a lot and can't get ID together?
Wild Hares ... like aL Isis rabid hole ... as a mire pun ... it is a ltereary device for the illiterate to learn from ... since many ov'm can't stand the truth about secular congregational movements! Close to oestrus ... a grave ID situation where silent words can speak to yah?