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Old 06-02-2018, 10:28 AM
 
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Jesus speaks of the treasure of heaven that is hidden but is found and then hidden by whoever finds it.

Why does he hide it?

How did He find it?



Matthew 13:44

"The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field."
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Old 06-02-2018, 10:31 AM
 
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Jesus speaks of the treasure of heaven that is hidden but is found and then hidden by whoever finds it.

Why does he hide it?

How did He find it?



Matthew 13:44

"The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field."
That one has always bothered me too, but the point seems to be that one will give up all that he has to gain what is most valuable. Legally, the finder had to own the land where the treasure was found in order to own it I'd have to say. It certainly isn't a matter of "hidden knowledge" or anything like it, Peacemaker.
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Old 06-02-2018, 10:40 AM
 
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It certainly isn't a matter of "hidden knowledge" or anything like it, Peacemaker.
Funny, sure says the kingdom of heaven is like a hidden treasure.

So is it hidden or not and why or why not. Jesus says it's hidden. Who is it hidden from and how is it found?

Maybe you don't know because you haven't found it and the guy who found it had to hide it.
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Old 06-02-2018, 12:15 PM
 
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The good seed?
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Old 06-02-2018, 01:14 PM
 
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The good seed?
You're true idenity. That is exactly what Jesus lived by. He sold the image that conflicted with his I Amness.
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Old 06-02-2018, 01:32 PM
 
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You're true idenity. That is exactly what Jesus lived by. He sold the image that conflicted with his I Amness.
As I see it, too.
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Old 06-02-2018, 01:36 PM
 
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You're true idenity. That is exactly what Jesus lived by. He sold the image that conflicted with his I Amness.
Lived by? Jesus said He had life just as the Father had life. The words are life.

Jesus emphasized the word of God more than anything and He said to remain in it and continue in it.
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Old 06-02-2018, 01:40 PM
 
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Lived by? Jesus said He had life just as the Father had life. The words are life.

Jesus emphasized the word of God more than anything and He said to remain in it and continue in it.
I and the Father are one....... That is what he discovered and lived by it.
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Old 06-02-2018, 02:33 PM
 
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I and the Father are one....... That is what he discovered and lived by it.
Sure. So are His followers as He stated.

The question to those who are not One is how are they One.

It is a hidden treasure.
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Old 06-02-2018, 03:00 PM
 
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Sure. So are His followers as He stated.

The question to those who are not One is how are they One.

It is a hidden treasure.
Primarily by coming to the realization you were never separated from God in the first place, then grow on from there.
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