š¬š§ Glory be to Jesus Christ! š
1 Corinthians VII, 24 – āĻĪ±ĻĪ± ĪĪµĻā – āpara Theoā – ānear God, close to God, āin the vicinityā of Godā. The point is that when God called a person and they responded, they were close to God, and this state of closeness not only needs to be remembered, but it did not become an obstacle to unity with God in vocation, and therefore this state does not harm being with God in general. Similarly, the temple not only does not harm a person to be with God, but is intended to serve such a purpose. If the calling of the person by God in a certain state has become possible and effective, then this state can resemble the temple, with which the state has the just mentioned similarity.
Paul goes on to give advice, as he did earlier in the letter, as one
who has hope of being faithful
. See this link:
18072023.html
In the following reading, Paul speaks about psychology.
Since people can live, love, think, marry, and so on in different ways, Paulās reasoning can be both in tune with and close to each person in Christ and also quite unusual. If a person lived before marriage wanting to please God alone, and got married in such a way pleasing a spouse are now ā a distractionā, then Paulās words are exactly the point. If, however, a person has received marriage as a blessing from God (as, for example, was the case with Isaac, Tobit, Moses, etc. in the Old Testament), then marriage will not only not be a distraction, but will help to please God. After all, if we talk about the integrity and undividedness of a person, the best example isā¦ the Virgin Maryā¦ Who wasā¦ married! And this did not prevent Her from pleasing God entirely. Therefore, Paul warns, tells, teaches, but his words do not necessarily take place in peopleās lives. We can also say that this is a certain experience of spiritual life, but it may be different for others.
Matthew XV, 17 – āĪŗĪæĪ¹Ī»Ī¹Ī±Ī½ā – ākoilianā – belly,
heart; generally any organ that is in the abdomen
.
A direct continuation of yesterdayās reading, which was described
here:
19072023.html
Between the parable and its explanation, Jesus speaks of the Pharisees. Christās words about them show the state of the Pharisees from different angles – their blindness and lack of understanding, their conviction that they are right, and their desire to lead others, while they do not see the essence of the matter. As for the pit, it is a physical example, and a very eloquent one at that: first, logically, the blind guide, the leader, is supposed to fall into the pit, and then the one being led by such a leader is supposed to fall into the same pit. These words of Jesus were fulfilled, in particular, when the Pharisees came forward to crucify Him.
As for the plants, the Lord means that the truth should not be stopped by someoneās disagreement with it. At least in the kingdom of God, the truth will be clear to everyone, so there is no point in giving it up for the sake of someoneās (false) opinion. For example, scientists are constantly faced with this question: new knowledge to some extent changes previous views, which have to be abandoned. If not, then there is no point in science itself.
With regard to the origin of sins from the human heart, this refers
to the core of the personality
, which represents whom a person is as
such. This makes a person a source of those things that come from
themselves, from their heart. This ability to be such a source, such a
cause, is directly related to freedom.
There is a good essay about freedom at the following link:
https://oleksandr-zhabenko.github.io/en/DialogueOnWordsChristFear.html
Glory be to Thee, our God, glory be to Thee!