Comments on: A Common Confusion http://www.frantonios.org.au/2009/05/18/a-common-confusion/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:52:13 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Romani sergyos http://www.frantonios.org.au/2009/05/18/a-common-confusion/comment-page-1/#comment-322 Romani sergyos Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:52:17 +0000 http://www.stbishoy.org.au/modules/wordpress/2009/05/18/a-common-confusion/#comment-322 Our lord did not ask too much from us as Christians , he asked to love God from all your heart and soul and to love thy neighbor as thyself ...he did not ask to read those hours all the time in Aggbia etc. and on judgment day he will not judge you on these aspects " truly the Agbbia , fasting , attending the church , confession , holy communion etc strengthen our faith and hope in order TO LOVE OUR GOD FROM ALL OUR HEARTS AND SOULS AND TO LOVE THY NEIGHBOR AS THYSELF " but the bible says even the devil has faith on our lord Jesus Christ but the only difference between the devil and us are our DEEDS ... the important thing is that on judgment day, what a day , in Mathew 25 our lord Jesus Christ will say to those on his right hand " come you blessed of my father , inherit the kingdom prepared for from the foundation of the world "for i was hungry and you gave me food , i was thirsty and you gave me drink , i was a stranger and you took me on , i was naked and you clothed me , i was sick and you visited me , i was in prison and you visited me , then the righteous will answer him saying lord when did we see you hungry we fed you and so on ....... and you will go to eternal life ... then he will say to those who are in his left ha"depart from me, you cursed ,into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels , for when i was hungry , you gave me NO FOOD ,when i was so................you will go to everlasting punishment .....give a thought pal and ask the holy spirit inside you to guide you to improve your deeds ...do not wait for anybody to direct you in this just go and do an act of love regularly ...it will build up by the time ...trust me you will feel good , contented and real pure heart you will have ..little things with care and love will do , no need for big things God is so merciful even your good intention to do good things , our Lord will consider it for you .... mate go and act now before it is too late you never know ...today God is merciful on us while we are in this materialistic life but when we depart from this body the divine judgment will be the only final say on judgment day ....praise the name of the lord all the time ,amen .... Our lord did not ask too much from us as Christians , he asked to love God from all your heart and soul and to love thy neighbor as thyself …he did not ask to read those hours all the time in Aggbia etc. and on judgment day he will not judge you on these aspects ” truly the Agbbia , fasting , attending the church , confession , holy communion etc strengthen our faith and hope in order TO LOVE OUR GOD FROM ALL OUR HEARTS AND SOULS AND TO LOVE THY NEIGHBOR AS THYSELF ” but the bible says even the devil has faith on our lord Jesus Christ but the only difference between the devil and us are our DEEDS … the important thing is that on judgment day, what a day , in Mathew 25 our lord Jesus Christ will say to those on his right hand ” come you blessed of my father , inherit the kingdom prepared for from the foundation of the world “for i was hungry and you gave me food , i was thirsty and you gave me drink , i was a stranger and you took me on , i was naked and you clothed me , i was sick and you visited me , i was in prison and you visited me , then the righteous will answer him saying lord when did we see you hungry we fed you and so on ……. and you will go to eternal life … then he will say to those who are in his left ha”depart from me, you cursed ,into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels , for when i was hungry , you gave me NO FOOD ,when i was so…………….you will go to everlasting punishment …..give a thought pal and ask the holy spirit inside you to guide you to improve your deeds …do not wait for anybody to direct you in this just go and do an act of love regularly …it will build up by the time …trust me you will feel good , contented and real pure heart you will have ..little things with care and love will do , no need for big things God is so merciful even your good intention to do good things , our Lord will consider it for you …. mate go and act now before it is too late you never know …today God is merciful on us while we are in this materialistic life but when we depart from this body the divine judgment will be the only final say on judgment day ….praise the name of the lord all the time ,amen ….

]]> By: tonyk http://www.frantonios.org.au/2009/05/18/a-common-confusion/comment-page-1/#comment-321 tonyk Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:35:18 +0000 http://www.stbishoy.org.au/modules/wordpress/2009/05/18/a-common-confusion/#comment-321 Bless me, Abouna, I was wondering, in the second letter to the Corinthians when St. Paul describes the motivation of Christians by writing, "The love of Christ compels us" (2 Cor. 5:14), did he mean Christ's love or our love towards Christ? Your homily seems to exhort a mixture of both- a responsive love to Christ's love, "because He first loved us". I suppose they are so intertwined, but I was wondering about your take? And if it should make any difference? Thanks. Bless me, Abouna,

I was wondering, in the second letter to the Corinthians when St. Paul describes the motivation of Christians by writing, “The love of Christ compels us” (2 Cor. 5:14), did he mean Christ’s love or our love towards Christ? Your homily seems to exhort a mixture of both- a responsive love to Christ’s love, “because He first loved us”. I suppose they are so intertwined, but I was wondering about your take? And if it should make any difference?

Thanks.

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