Sunday, July 24, 2011

It is good to be submitted to God

Hebrews 10, 1-18

The Jews where chosen to be an example to the world. From a law that first guided them came true liberty through a new covenant.

Obeying God is following Jesus commandments, he wants us to love one another as he loved us, so, we must sacrifice ourselves for others. Of course no one equals the master but we must recognise the institution of love and charity.

John 28 Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?” 29 Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”

1 John 4, 10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

I sometime wondered how can my neighbour be so indifferent, and I saw myself worst at so many times. Rare are the prayers of the heart and the preoccupation toward justice. In the Bible we learn that before Christ the chosen people had to make physical sacrifices to redeem themselves but to often the task couldn’t be met. Hebrew 10 3-4 But those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins. 4 It is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. Hebrew 10, 9-10 Then he said, “Here I am, I have come to do your will.” He sets aside the first to establish the second. 10 And by that will, we have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

Now all we have to do are prayers through faith, for ourselves and others.

We may all want to bless one another but how often do we really take care of God’s business, which is really sharing the word and prosperity. I want to had here that prosperity through the word is more moral than financial. Never the less: James 1, 25 But those who look intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continue in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do. James 2, 14-17 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if people claim to have faith but have no deeds? Can such faith save them? 15 Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. 16 If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? 17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.

But the ways of the world are still bringing us away from true happiness.

I am from Québec Province in Canada, decades have past and now the attendance to church on Sunday is very low. I have myself been going on and off so many times, but I am again on the better track.

It is to me a great shame that what can really save the world is being put aside. A well established catholic church is disappearing. Some people are claiming that it had to much of a political hold and they was of course so many scandals, and worst unpunished scandals like sexual abused and rudeness towards orphans and aboriginals. How can the word progress when it is not perceived through reading but from the mouth of traitors?

The truth must be promoted, but the guilty must also be punished by the authorities. We have a bill of wrights where crimes are clearly identified and where no residents are excluded. Where we recognise criminal responsibility we must let the authorities do there work, not to deprive true teaching but to denounce the guilty.

Paul was a Christian persecutor but he changed and became an apostle of great value. The following verses from Paul and than from Peter are to me a little of the chart if you can accept my criticisms. Paul wrote letters and would talk to specific people about particular situation and we must understand that sometime different solutions are at hand; and peace is better than blood shed. Just by reading kings of the bible we understand that rulers are not always good. But we must pray for everybody. So the verses are probably original but we must also consider the context or situation at hand, although it is not mentioned. I believe in a better ruling system in a democratic world.

Romans 13, 1-5 Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. 2 Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. 3 For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and you will be commended. 4 For the one in authority is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for rulers do not bear the sword for no reason. They are God’s servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer. 5 Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also as a matter of conscience.

We may understand that the church first grew by not interfering in political affairs.

1 Pierre 2, 13-17 Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human authority: whether to the emperor, as the supreme authority, 14 or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right. 15 For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of the foolish. 16 Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves. 17 Show proper respect to everyone, love your fellow believers, fear God, honor the emperor.

In our civilised and democratic world, it is easy to understand that the authorities are well intentioned and at our service. But many individuals are using the liberty masking their wrong intentions. Still if we must not judge prematurely we must recognise a crime when it is committed and let due process by law take action.

We all have a saying in the progress of our society. We must make our claims so they can be eared and exercised.

It is to me great sorrow that the church ore religion is less considered when Jesus-Christ remains the saviour of the world.

Bless is the lord Jesus-Christ, the son of God made man who died and was resurrected for the freedom of mankind.

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