God’s christened Leader of Humanity, sent an Ambassador of his new humanity to my national/ethnic group, he was named Saul [probably after a tall leader from his own tribal group (Benjamin) who was made the first king of God's people], but soon after he took on the job of forming new communities of God's people around the world, he renamed himself in the language of the common people to whom he was sent, a name which rhymed with his birth name, but meant “small” - Paul. This is what he wrote to one of his understudies, named Titus:
“But when the kindness and love of God our Savior was revealed, he saved us. It was not because of any good deeds that we ourselves had done, but because of his own mercy that he saved us, through the Holy Spirit, who gives us new birth and new life by washing us. God poured out the Holy Spirit abundantly on us through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that by his grace we might be put right with God and come into possession of the eternal life we hope for. This is a true saying. I want you to give special emphasis to these matters, so that those who believe in God may be concerned with giving their time to doing good deeds, which are good and useful for everyone.” Titus 3:4-8 GNTD
But when the kindness and the love of God
who is our Savior, was revealed (in Christ),
he saved us. We should know that it was not
because of our good deeds or sacrifice
that we ourselves had done, it was because
of his own mercy that he saved us, through
the Holy Spirit, who gives us a wash,
& new birth (to new life) he gives us too.
So God poured out the Holy Spirit waste-
fully, abundantly on us through he
who is our Saviour*, Jesus Christ, who's graced,
and brought us back to God. Our Holy See*!
Whose wisdom and far-sightedness has brought
the life of God, eternal, to us now,
a life of kindness, goodness, that is fraught
with all God's weaknesses and pow'r somehow.
His Spirit gives direction, and a waft
of what our hearts are yearning for, what we
hope to "possess" - what we hope for, that's oft-
en embryonic here in us. But he
gives us his model, and his gifts to boot,
and our job is to grow in his good grace.
To let his life do more than just “take root”,
we want his life to “take o’ver” the place!
We want our people, who believe in God,
to be investors of their treasure, share
their time in doing good deeds, which are good
and useful for the people who are where
they be. Since they are those human BE-ings
(made in the image of Creator God)
it seems that sometimes they could have seeings
that are quite good and true - though life gets bogged).
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