Symbolism in the Bible: Blood (Randy)

Blood in the Bible represents both death and life, and like water, shows how God works in the world.  He judges, saves, and ultimately reconciles us to him through the blood of Christ. 

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Symbolism in the Bible: Water (Randy)

Biblical writers wrote during a time when water was one of the most precious resources. They lived in an arid climate where drought brought famine and war cut off water supplies.  On the other hand, rain and full cisterns meant a good harvest and plenty to drink.  Water in the Bible represents both punishment and blessing. Ultimately, Jesus transformed it to represent eternal life. 

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Symbolism in the Bible: Oil (Chris)

Continuing in our Symbolism series, Chris looks at the symbolism of oil in the Bible.

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The Gospel of Thomas (Bruce Jones)

Bruce Jones from the Passages class at PRUMC examines The Gospel of Thomas.  Bruce adds:

From a recent daily missive by Richard Rohr: “Remember, it's God in you that loves God. You, on your own, don't really know how to love God. It's Christ in you that recognizes Christ. It's the Holy Spirit, whose temple you are (see 1 Corinthians 3:16), that responds to the Holy Spirit. Like recognizes like. That's why all true cognition is really recognition ("re-cognition" or knowing something again). Only so far as you have surrendered to Christ and allowed the Christ in you to come to fullness can you love Christ. It's Christ in you that recognizes and loves Christ.”

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Why Confess Our Sin? (Allen Taylor)

Allen Taylor shared a lesson called "Why confess our sins?" that mixed theology and personal testimony into what I believe you will find an interesting culmination to our Lenten lessons.

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Symbolism in the Bible: Wine (Chris)

This week, we will look at the symbolic mate of bread in the Bible: wine.  We will build on last week’s lesson and look for ways in which wine helps us better understand our human condition and relationship with God - how it represents a symbol of life and of our relationship with God.

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Symbolism in the Bible: Bread (Randy)

Some of the Bible’s most compelling stories involve bread – manna from heaven, the feeding of the 5,000, and the Last Supper. That is because bread symbolizes God’s provision for our lives, first in a physical sense and later in a spiritual one.  Jesus became the bread of life, broken for us so that we might have eternal life through him.

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