🇬🇧 Glory be to Jesus Christ! 🌞
I wrote some comments earlier:
https://www.facebook.com/Oleksandr.S.Zhabenko/
The thoughts from the two previous posts are clearly developed here:
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The Lord Jesus Christ accomplishes what the Law prepares for: the victory over sin.
To overcome sin, one must be united with Christ in the Spirit.
In this case, a person lives by the Spirit, that is, the Holy Spirit gives him or her life not in sins and lusts, but in purity and faithfulness.
Matthew X, 16 – ‘φρονιμοι’ – ‘phronimoi’ - ‘prudent, careful, aware, warned’.
Matthew X, 18 – ‘εμου’ – ‘emou’ – ‘Me’.
Matthew X, 19 – ‘μεριμνησητε’ – ‘merimnesete’ – ‘do not be anxious’
(in advance). Same as in the Sermon on the Mount, cf:
https://oleksandr-zhabenko.github.io/en/Beauty.html
Matthew X, 20 – the literal translation reads: for you are not the
ones speaking, but the Spirit of your Father is speaking in you (as the
place of action)
. The Holy Spirit Himself spoke during the confession
and martyrdom of the Saint Apostles (and many believers after their
example), and therefore there is no need to be anxious about it in
advance. If the person is anxious about it, he or she will be
susceptible to human feelings and thus to sins, whereas if the person
fulfils this commandment, he or she will be in trust in the Holy Spirit
and He will give him or her what is necessary for the confession of
faith.
There is a parallel passage in the Gospel of John XV, 18 – XVI, 4.
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To the Great Martyr Theodore Stratelates:
2 Timothy II, 2 -
‘εμου’ – ‘emou’ – ‘me’.
2 Timothy II, 3 – ‘στρατιωτης’ – ‘stratiotes’ – ‘warrior, soldier’.
2 Timothy II, 4 – ‘εμπλεκεται’ – ‘empleketai’ – ‘binds, wraps, ties himself, binds himself’. ‘στρατευομενος’ – ‘strateuomenos’ – ‘being a warrior, a soldier in war’. ‘στρατολογησαντι’ – ‘stratologesanti’ - ‘enlisted him in the army, chose him as a soldier’.
The reading to the great martyr, who was a warrior, hence the name ‘Stratelates’ (‘warlord’), at the same time the reading contains the image of the warrior of Christ, the fighter against sin, which is why this place was chosen.
Glory be to Thee, our God, glory be to Thee!