š¬š§ Glory be to Jesus Christ! š
Here Paul speaks of the salvation of
different people through faith. āBy faithā means that people have had
experience of living with God, already had some faith, and now it has
been fulfilled, they have waited for the Promised Messiah, Jesus Christ.
Instead,
through faithā means that people did not have faith in God
before Jesus Christ came, but through Jesus Christ they came to faith
and cognition of God.
In this sense, faith is central.
Abraham, who believed God, is set as an example for all.
Has praise
– in its proper sense – a reason to boast
(an object
of praise, something to boast about
), but it can also mean the action
of boasting
. It was faith that made Abraham righteous, for works can
have other explanations and reasons than Godās will. For example,
Abrahamās hospitality (an active expression of love for different
people, even strangers) was praised by people, but his faith was praised
only by God (a simplistic statement, but faith is more than works in
this sense). Because hospitality had visible benefits that people
understood, whereas the belief that Abraham would have a son in his old
age, that he would become the ancestor of many numerous nations, that
his descendants would inherit the land in which he lived with a few
people as a stranger and a foreigner, that Isaac would live even if he
was sacrificed, and so on – this has no other basis than faith, than a
relationship with God, and therefore faith has an advantage over works.
Yes, many people praise Abraham now because his faith was fulfilled, at
least partially and in many significant ways, but at that time almost no
one (except Melchizedek, perhaps Sarah, Lot) praised Abrahamās faith,
but God counted such faith as righteousness
.
The building on the rock and sand in the Sermon on the Mount, its completion and the deeply astonished crowd, and the healing of the leper.
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The basis of life in Christ is the fulfilment of His will and commandments. Hearing is necessary for knowledge and faith, but the manifestation of Godās whole design for people in their lives is done through doing Godās will.
As for the comparison, the scribes and Pharisees taught as experts (to a certain extent confidently where there was no doubt or dispute), but Christ taught with authority, that is, as the Lawgiver.
Regarding the healing of the leper, he correctly says that if Christ wants to, He will heal, so the leper shows the necessary faith, and Christ immediately heals, showing His mercy and compassion for humanity. And as the fulfiller of the Law, He tells us what to do next.
To the Holy Apostles Bartholomew and Barnabas:
About the successful ministry of the Apostle
Barnabas together with Saul (the Apostle Paul).
Luke X, 16 – āĪµĪ¼ĪæĻ ā – āemouā – āMeā. āĪµĪ¼Īµā – āemeā – āMeā.
Luke X, 21 – āĪµĪ¼ĻĻĪæĻĪøĪµĪ½ā – āemprosthenā – ābefore, in front of the faceā.
Similar to Matthewās passage on joy in the Holy Spirit (Matthew XI,
25). See also the explanation of Johnās Gospel here:
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Glory be to Thee, our God, glory be to Thee!