{"id":3887,"date":"2021-04-23T03:31:47","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T08:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/?p=3887"},"modified":"2021-04-24T03:34:49","modified_gmt":"2021-04-24T08:34:49","slug":"alongside-the-fleeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/alongside-the-fleeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Alongside the Fleeting&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2399 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/chag0q3i94r.jpg?resize=145%2C146&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"145\" height=\"146\" \/>God&#8217;s people are always &#8220;strangers&#8221; in this world; they are literally &#8220;e-stranged&#8221; &#8212; living here, yet not here. We are outsiders and pilgrims, not at home in this world, and our faith therefore is both a type of &#8220;protest&#8221; against any interpretation of reality that excludes, suppresses, denies, or minimizes the Divine Presence as well as a longing for the place where we truly belong&#8230;. If you feel crazy in an insane situation, then you are really quite sane&#8230; The world will feel oppressive and strange once you have been awakened from its madness and refuse to be moved by the delusions of the crowd&#8230; Life in <em>olam hazeh<\/em> (this world) is a place of passing that leads to the world to come. Our faith affirms that underlying the surface appearance of life is a deeper reality that is ultimately real and abiding. It &#8220;sees what is invisible&#8221; (2 Cor. 4:18) and understands (i.e., accepts) that the &#8220;present form of this world is passing away&#8221; (1 Cor. 7:31).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hebrew Lesson:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3890\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/psalm73-25-analysis-1.gif?resize=513%2C534&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"513\" height=\"534\" \/><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3887-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/psalm73-25-jjp-1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/psalm73-25-jjp-1.mp3\">https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/training\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/psalm73-25-jjp-1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hebrew4christians.com\/Blessings\/Blessing_Cards\/psalm73-25-lesson.pdf\">Psalm 73:25 Hebrew lesson<\/a> (pdf)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>God&#8217;s people are always &#8220;strangers&#8221; in this world; they are literally &#8220;e-stranged&#8221; &#8212; living here, yet not here. 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