Why does love make us do seemingly irrational things?

Why do we risk everything for one person when we could help many?

The 2,000-year-old parable of the lost sheep reveals the divine logic behind impossible choices (thread) 🧵 ... "What man among you, having 100 sheep and losing one, does not leave the 99 in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it?"

Jesus presents this as obvious behavior. But is it?

Most readers pass over the Transfiguration too quickly.

But what actually happened is hard to ignore:

Jesus shone like solar fire. A cloud rolled in. A voice thundered. The disciples collapsed.

It was the clearest moment in history when God showed his true form (thread) 🧵 … The Transfiguration happened in two stages.

First, Christ blazed with light. Then, a cloud covered them. Light AND shadow. Both at once.

This is how divine glory works.

Why did Jesus say, "My hour has not yet come," when Mary told Him, "They have no wine"?

The wedding at Cana holds a deeper mystery - a hidden message about time, purpose, and the beginning of His journey (thread) 🧵 ... Jesus instructs that six jars be filled with water.

The number six carries metaphysical significance.

Six = incompleteness, the number of man, work without rest.

The Tower of Babel wasn't destroyed because it was too weak.

It was destroyed because it was too strong. When humans achieve perfect unity without God, something terrifying happens.

This 4,000-year-old story predicted our current crisis (thread) 🧵 ... The setup: Humanity speaks one language, thinks alike, and decides to build a city with a tower reaching heaven.

Their goal: "Let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered across the earth."

Why did Noah send out a raven first, then a dove from the ark?

This was no coincidence. Two birds, two different messages, one profound truth about how real transformation works.

This 3,000-year-old story reveals the only way to truly begin again (thread) 🧵 ... We all know the story:

The world is drowned under chaotic waters. Noah and his family float in a wooden box filled with animals. After months of waiting, Noah needs to know:

Is the old world gone? Can the new world begin?

Why did God ask Abraham to sacrifice his beloved son Isaac, then stop him at the last moment?

This isn't cruel divine testing. It's the most profound truth about love ever told.

Here's what most people miss (thread) 🧵 ... Imagine you are Abraham.

Abraham waited 25 years for Isaac, the son of promise. Isaac represents everything - Abraham's future, his legacy, his hope.

Then God says: "Take your son, your only son, whom you love, and sacrifice him."

Why did God tell Moses to remove his sandals before approaching the burning bush?

This simple command contains one of the most radical ideas about identity ever conceived.

Here's what ancient wisdom knew about becoming who you really are (thread) 🧵 ... Ancient interpreters understood: the sandals represent the "garments of skin" - all the external coverings we use to define ourselves.

Your job, your status, your achievements, your possessions. Everything you think makes you "you."

Why did Jesus choose to ride a donkey instead of a horse into Jerusalem?

This wasn't random. It was the most radical political statement in human history.

Here's what ancient people understood that we've forgotten (thread) 🧵... In the ancient world, horses = power, nobility, military might.

Think Roman generals, conquering kings, warriors. Horses extended human capability - made you faster, stronger, more commanding.

The horse was the ultimate symbol of worldly dominance.

How can a symbol of chaos and death become a means of healing and life?

When venomous snakes struck the Israelites, they were given a strange remedy: a bronze serpent raised on a pole. Why?

The answer reveals the essence of Christianity (thread) 🧵 ... By lifting the serpent, it transformed from a symbol of wounding to one of healing.

The key to understanding this is the Greek word 'pharmacon', meaning both poison and medicine.