First Sunday of
Lent
You, dear children, are from God... the one who is in you
is greater
than the one who
is in the world. - I John 4:4
Our Holy Father of happy memory, Pope (Bl) John Paul II,
defined Lent as a time for "intense
prayer" and for "serious discernment about our lives" and our figurative desert is the place to do both.
In Matthew's version of the temptation in the
desert, after Satan tempts Jesus to turn a stone into bread, our Lord's response
of, "One does not live on bread alone" is
continued with "but by every word that proceeds from the Mouth of God" (Mt 4:4). On a translation note, in Luke's Gospel the Latin
Vulgate does include the words which translate as "but by every word of God"
even though it is absent from the liturgical text.
The bread that doesn't satisfy is the manna that was given to the Israelites (cf. Ex 16). It's interesting, though, that in this exchange between our Savior and the devil there are three words which are synonymous with Jesus. He is the "Stone" which the builders rejected (cf. Ps [117] 118:22, Mt 21:42, Mk 12:10, Lk 20:17, Acts 4:11, 1 Peter 2:4; 2:7), He is the "Bread" of life (cf. Jn 6:35; 6:48), and He is the "Word" of God (cf. Jn 1:1).
The bread that doesn't satisfy is the manna that was given to the Israelites (cf. Ex 16). It's interesting, though, that in this exchange between our Savior and the devil there are three words which are synonymous with Jesus. He is the "Stone" which the builders rejected (cf. Ps [117] 118:22, Mt 21:42, Mk 12:10, Lk 20:17, Acts 4:11, 1 Peter 2:4; 2:7), He is the "Bread" of life (cf. Jn 6:35; 6:48), and He is the "Word" of God (cf. Jn 1:1).
And this spiritual diet of Word and
Bread are exactly what we receive respectively at Mass from the
Liturgy of the Word and the Liturgy of the Eucharist."
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DENYING THE WORDS OF GOD THE FATHER! BY STEVE FINNELL
ReplyDeleteWhen men deny the truth found in the Scriptures; they are denying the words of God the Father. When men deny the truth spoken by Jesus; they are denying the words of God the Father. When men deny the doctrine of the apostles; they are denying the words of God the Father.
All Scripture is the word of God the Father.
2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,(NKJV)
All that Jesus spoke was from God the Father.
John 12:49-50 "For I have not spoken on My own authority; but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, what I should say and what I should speak. 50 "And I know that His command is everlasting life. Therefore, whatever I speak, just as the Father has told Me, so I speak."(NKJV)
All of the apostles doctrine was from God the Father. Why was that? Because Jesus taught the apostles and all of the words of Jesus were from God the Father.
John 14:26 "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.(NKJV)
John 16:13-14 "However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. 14 "He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you.
All the teaching from the Holy Spirit came from Jesus and all the words of Jesus came from God the Father.
There are no Scriptures that declare that church creed books, (catechisms) or any other extra-Biblical writings are that of God the Father. Remember; all Scripture is inspired by God. Creed books are not Scripture. No extra-Biblical writing is Scripture.
HOW DO MEN DENY THE WORDS OF GOD THE FATHER?
1. When men claim there is more than one God; they are denying the words of God the Father.
Ephesians 4:6 one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.(NKJV)
2. When men declare that Jesus did not say water baptism precedes salvation; they are denying the words of God the Father.
Mark 16:16 "He who believes and is baptized will be saved...(NKJV)
3. When men say that Christians cannot fall from grace; they denying the words of God the Father.
Galatians 5:4 You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace.(NKJV)
All Scripture is inspired by God the Father.
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