“You were running well.
Who hindered you from obeying the truth?
This persuasion is not from him who calls you.
A little leaven leavens the whole lump.”
St. Augustine Arguing with Donatists
Charles-André van Loo (French, 1705-1765)
There is neither Jew nor Greek,
there is neither slave nor free,
there is no male and female,
for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Sermon At The Church Fair At Kalwaria (detail), 1906
Julian Falat (1853-1929)
"I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me."
The Apostle Paul in Prison, 1627
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice!
Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace.
And the God of love and peace will be with you.
A New Day
John Holyfield (American, 1969-present)
“Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.”
St Paul Preaching to the Ancient Britons, c. 1770
John Hamilton Mortimer (English, 1740-1779)
Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
Repentance, 1914
Vlaho Bukovac (Croatian, 1855-1922)
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ,
the new creation has come:
The old has gone, the new is here!
The Harbour in Agrigento
Thomas Fearnley (Norwegian, 1802-1842)
For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal glory that is far beyond comparison. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen.
For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
Hamlet and the King
‘Pray I can not.–
My words fly up,
My thoughts remain below;
Words without Thoughts,
never to heaven go.’
Act III, Scene 3
William Quiller Orchardson (Scottish, 1832-1910)
For we are a fragrance of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing; to the one an aroma from death to death, to the other an aroma from life to life. And who is adequate for these things?
First Mass in Kabylia, 1854
Emile Jean-Horace Vernet (French, 1789-1863)
2 Corinthians 3:17-18
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
Ramona (Señora Gonzaga Moreno and Ramona)
Newell Convers Wyeth (American, 1882-1945)
"O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?"
The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Doubting Thomas (c. 1881)
Carl Heinrich Bloch (Danish, 1834-1890)
Love never ends.
As for prophecies, they will pass away;
as for tongues, they will cease;
as for knowledge, it will pass away.
For we know in part and we prophesy in part,
but when the perfect comes,
the partial will pass away.
Pentecost - The Descent of the Holy Spirit (engraving)
Gustave Doré (French, 1832-1883)
No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man.
God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
The Temptation of Saint Anthony, 1620-1630
Jan Brueghel the Elder (Flemish, 1568-1625)
Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honour God with your bodies.
The Descent of the Holy Spirit (Pentecost), c. 1750
Joseph Ignaz Mildorfer (Austrian, 1719-1775)
For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
The Descent from the Cross, 1650/1652
Rembrandt Workshop, probably Constantijn van Renesse (Dutch, 1626-1680)
Sighing deeply in His spirit, He said,
"Why does this generation seek for a sign?
Truly I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation."
Christ in the Synagogue
Nikolai Ge (Russian, 1831-1894)
Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest Is a faithful messenger to those who send him, For he refreshes the soul of his masters.
Messenger's Story (Postillon in der Wirtsstube)
Hugo Kauffmann (German, 1844-1915)
“I most certainly understand now that God is not one to show partiality, but in every nation the man who fears Him and does what is right is welcome to Him. The word which He sent to the sons of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ–He is Lord of all”
Le Christ Quittant le Prétoire (Christ Leaving the Praetorium), 1862-72
Gustave Doré (French, 1832-1883)
For Absalom was riding on his mule, and the mule went under the thick branches of a great oak. And his head caught fast in the oak, so he was left hanging between heaven and earth –
Absalom (the second version), 1914
Albert Weisgerber (German, 1878-1915)
Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have,
for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
The Mealtime Prayer - Das Tischgebet ("Komm, Herr Jesu, sei unser Gast")
Fritz von Uhde (German, 1848–1911)
Afterward Moses and Aaron went and said to Pharaoh,
“Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel,
‘Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.’”
Moses and Aaron with the Pharaoh
Pietro della Vecchia (Italian, 1602/03–1678)
“Look! He is coming with the clouds;
every eye will see him,
even those who pierced him;
and on his account all the tribes of the earth will wail.
So it is to be. Amen.”
1000 Ethereal Figures Gathered in a Mystical Landscape by lanschman
https://playground.com/post/1000-ethereal-figures-gathered-in-a-mystical-landscape-wiel-xmndviteh5c0a0zora742pi1y
Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish, saying, “I called out to the Lord, out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice.”
Jonah and the Fish
Cameron Suter. Illustrator & Concept Artist
https://artstation.com/artwork/nEmRyO
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“Brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death, and you will be hated by all for my name’s sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.”
Christian Martyrs in the Colosseum, 1862
Konstantin Flavitsky (Russian, 1830-1866)
“I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. I will put My words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him. And I will hold accountable anyone who does not listen to My words that the prophet speaks in My name.”
Detail of David, from 'Saul and David' (1655-60)
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669)