{"id":389,"date":"2011-12-23T13:43:29","date_gmt":"2011-12-23T19:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/2011\/12\/23\/a-window-into-our-souls\/"},"modified":"2016-01-03T16:37:40","modified_gmt":"2016-01-03T16:37:40","slug":"a-window-into-our-souls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/2011\/12\/23\/a-window-into-our-souls\/","title":{"rendered":"A Window Into Our Souls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/12\/sheep-goats.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1041\" src=\"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/12\/sheep-goats.jpg\" alt=\"sheep-goats\" width=\"530\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/12\/sheep-goats.jpg 530w, https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/12\/sheep-goats-300x161.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A sobering scene of heaven is described by Jesus in the book of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=matt+25%3A31-46&amp;version=NIV\">Matthew chapter 25<\/a>: &#8220;All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen the King will say to those on his right, \u2018Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen the righteous will answer him, \u2018Lord, when did we see you hungry, thirsty, stranger, sick, or in prison?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe King will reply, \u2018Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen he will say to those on his left, \u2018Depart from me&#8230; For I was hungry, thirsty, stranger, sick, in prison&#8230; and you did not look after me.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What is Jesus saying about the role of compassion, the spiritual significance of good works, and the window into our souls that is opened through evaluation of our personal actions?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; A sobering scene of heaven is described by Jesus in the book of Matthew chapter 25: &#8220;All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 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