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January 26, 2016
Love your enemies
The true measure of a man can be seen not by the love he shows towards his friends, but by the degree to which he loves his enemies. For “if you only love those who love you, what recompense will you have? Do not even the publicans do the same? [So] Love your enemies; do […]
January 18, 2016
The darkness and the light
The difference between the darkness and the light is that the former sends forth all kinds of falsehoods to appear as light, while being no more thanmultiple variations of darkness itself; whereas the light shines through with the reality of truth Who is God like Whom there is no other.Filed under: God the Father, Jesus, […]
January 12, 2016
On the Truth of God – 2
As it says in scripture: Anyone who is upright through faith willlive.The retribution of Godfrom heavenis being revealed against the ungodliness and injusticeof human beings who in their injusticehold back the truth.For what can be known about Godis perfectly plain to them, since Godhas made it plain to them: ever since the creationof the world, […]
January 10, 2016
What are mortal sin and venial sin?
Sins are rightly evaluated according to their gravity. The distinction between mortal and venial sin, already evident in Scripture,became part of the tradition of the Church. It is corroborated by human experience.Mortal sin destroys charity in the heart of man by a grave violation of God’s law; it turns man away from God, who is […]
January 9, 2016
The Mercy and Truth of God the Father
There is and can be no mercy of God for humankind without truth, and truth is both a Person and the Word of God the Father: Jesus Christ;God Himself. Any other kind of mercy is false mercy because it can lead to the eternal death of people’s souls.Filed under: God the Father, Jesus, Truth Tagged: […]
On the Truth of God – 1
Do you not realize that people who do evil will never inherit the kingdom of God? Make no mistake – the sexually immoral, idolaters, adulterers, the self-indulgent, sodomites, thieves, misers, drunkards, slanderers and swindlers, none of these will inherit the kingdom of God. Some of you used to be of that kind: but you have […]
January 8, 2016
Discerning true from false teachings in relation to God
Paul, an apostlenot from human beings nor through a human being, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Him from the dead,and all the brothers who are with me, to the churches of Galatia:grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,who gave Himself for our sins […]
January 7, 2016
Ask for peace
Ask Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of the Living God, to grant you peace. You may search repeatedly for peace in all the things of the world, in and through all the false gods, idols, and yes; even non-apostolic religions. However, none of these can give you true peace as they do not have it; […]
January 4, 2016
Humankind cannot rest in man
Humankind cannot truly rest in fellow man or in the world, because he has been placed by God the Father above nature and the world. Humankind can only rest in God, because no one other than God Who transcends man can reallysatiate his entire being.Filed under: God the Father, Thoughts for the Day Tagged: God […]
The foolishness of the world
The created wisdom of the world is utter foolishness incomparison to the perfect, uncreated wisdom of God.Filed under: God the Father, Thoughts for the Day Tagged: Wisdom
