Jun 9, 2023 · Here is the verse where this specific analogy is being given to us by the Lord: “But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.” (Isaiah 40:31)

May 21, 2022 · Too often, spirituality descends into a heavy and dull monologue — full of big abstract words, empty of familiar images. On this page, you will find quotes and sayings from one of the greatest masters of spiritual metaphors, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.

Jun 4, 2016 · An analogy is a comparison of one thing to another. There are many spiritual analogies out there, ways in which we can illustrate how Christians live in the secular world today.

First off, before we dive into our GUIDEBOOK, let us examine this ancient analogy of the Christian soul on a journey. This typology is found most explicitly in the Synoptic Gospels when Christ takes His apostles and travels to the other side of the Lake of Gennesaret, calming a storm while they are at sea.

Nov 18, 2015 · We also have some correspondence (by analogy) to knowing something of God as spiritual through using the same term for the spiritual part of human beings (with overlapping meanings among the terms for soul, spirit, and heart).

Feb 16, 2021 · In the gospel of John, Jesus taught 13 physical realities that illustrated spiritual truths: light, the Jerusalem temple, physical birth, wind, water, food, bread, flesh and blood, door, shepherd, vine, cup, and breath. These tangible metaphors helped enlighten believers with the spiritual realities of the Judeo-Christian worldview.

Jul 14, 2024 · Perhaps the most critical conceptual arrow in the spiritual seeker’s quiver for surveying spiritual phenomena from multiple angles is the analogy. It allows the spiritual thinker to leverage relatively known conceptual-sensory experiences in the act of meaningfully orienting toward relatively unknown spiritual experiences.

Spiritual Sacrifices (1Pet.2:5): It is important to emphasize that this new priesthood of which all believers in Christ are a part is significantly different from the Levitical priesthood – just as Christ's high priesthood is superior to that of the Levitical regime (Heb.7:1-28).

Jul 20, 2015 · Expressing a spiritual quality or lesson in familiar terms relates a materially intangible concept to things we commonly experience. Thus the idea is more easily comprehended. Analogies and parables are valuable learning aids that can communicate to us all.

Oct 21, 2019 · A while back, I wrote an article outlining some spiritual analogies to common activities that can illustrate our journey of salvation. Here are a few more activities applied analogically to our spiritual lives.