A. Back ground: advent means coming or new arrival. In advent you concentrate, how you give birth to jesus in your life.(2nd coming of Jesus). Christmas day 1st coming to whole world.
Seed of knowledge has to be planted in your mind. What knowledge?
How God has reintroduced freedom to human beings?. What is the method HE adopted?.
(1) HE created human to be eternally happy with time, with full freedom.
(2) But betrayal of our original parents, fear, sorrow/death introduced to humans
(3)For remedial action, God chosen Jews, father directly instructed Jews, undermining their free will(like slaves), what to do. He even drop manna for their food.
(4) HE send HIS Son(/HE came) to this world, to show how to manage your life, without direct forceful instruction from HiM, so that any human in the world(not only Jews),can use his free will, like adam and eve,and enjoy happiness in this world. Son did not change 10 commandments, but he changed from "eye to eye" to "turn your other cheek"
(5)In order to mange freedom, without God's direct forceful influence, Church formed with Holy Spirit, HE changed, (1)church castles not only to jews(2) no circumspect(3)can eat pork.
(6) human life change due to various,technological advancements. Holy Spirit through church, guide us how to manage this paradigm change.(ex-No artificial birth control, no abortion, no Euthanasia) and HE showed us path to understand, difficult areas in Catholism, such as. Ex Mary's dogma's,saints,purgatory etc
In advent, you are supposed to convince your self (1) about father,under what conditions God, operates? (2) about son,what he showed us, how to manage
Our physical and mental worries(3)How Holy spirit show us to experience the living God concept, thru' church
Today, it summarized, as how to focus your attention about catholism in nut shell.
B. Preamble to today's reading:
B.1 the changes made by each person by Holy Trinity
(1) Father introduced Jews 10 commandments with "eye to eye"principle jews People were circumcised and they did not eat Pork
(2) Son, to same Jews kept same 10 commandments
But changed"turn your other cheek"
(3) Holy Spirit, kept same 10 commandments with "turn your other cheek" but changed, church is now open not only to jews, but to the whole world and no circumcision,and no restriction to eat pork.
(jews People were circumcised and they did not eat Pork,even Jesus+apostles)
(4) Living God concept: God is omni potent,omni presence and omni scent. You have option to understand and study about HIM or not. God changes the paradigm of people on one side. On the other side, he mange his real followers, how to accommodate this change, through church,thru' papal infallibility.
(5)So to follow God's will, one has to follow all commandments given by Father(10 comms),Son(pardoning+love), Holy spirit(church rules).
B.(2)Value of your Free Will
God gave freedom to Adam and Eve. Always freedom is subject to law. But they failed. Before giving freedom, God prepared people. He chosen Jews. In summary, through Jews HE, gave 10 commandments+pardoning and love to be practiced. After Jesus HE gave freedom to human. Jesus asked Mary+apostles to wait until Holy Spirit come to form the church. Why? Holy spirit will guide human, how to follow the commandments given by father+son, in an environment, where always paradigm changes. So Holy Spirit through Church provide you additional advices how to manage human life to follow God's will and enjoy Happiness.
At the very beginning, Holy Spirit, through Peter(1st pope) changed the rules(customs) adopted by Jesus+apostles to accommodate, universal(catholic) church. Ie: castles,no crcumscion+no restriction on pork. Until now Holy spirit, through respective popes given many guide lines+dogma's to adopt. Ie: theory of saints+Holy mary+purgatory, restiction on artificial birth control,abortion,euthanasia etc.
Living God concept exist through Holy Spirit via Pope, with regard to paradigm change.
Now your free will(ability to chose), you can decide by your self without any interference. You can reject God even or blame HIM or reject HIM. You are responsible for your own consequences. This is one side of your free will. Other side of the free will is that you can decide any action expecting a output. But you don't know 100% whether you can get that output. You might leave home, to go to office and return in the afternoon. But you don't know whether you can come home as anticipated. Only God knows!.
B.(3) Value of Catholicism
You should know where to Go, before making effort. Your efforts for a wrong direction,(which you are not aware) make your Situation worst. Sometimes, when you miss the plane,due to flat tyre in your car, might have saved your life. 100% outcome for your action you are not aware, only God knows. First Identify what is the God's Will for your action, then make your efforts. To understand the God's will for you,follow commandments given by Father-10 commandments: Son-Pardoning+love: Holy Spirit-present+future church rules.
Under God's direction,You yourself should make an effort. The Bible+church are only teachers. The meditative ones who follow the path are delivered from the bonds of fear and sorrow.
B.(4) Most safest way for a happy life
You know that you cannot 100% get a result for action. You are dependent with God for that. When you follow God's Commandments, God is please with you, so that you can always depend on him for your anticipated action, trusting HiM, that he ensure Your happiness.
B.(5) Is It In The Bible?
Church was formed by Holy Spirit,headed by Peter divinely appointed.process of appointing popes followed up to now. Church does not derive it's belief from scripture alone& it was spread in entire Roman Empire before single book of New testament was written.There were many martyrs in church before to Gospels or Epistles.An authoritative & recognised ministry was carrying on God's work at HIS command,speaking in His name as witnesses of what they have seen,before anyone decided to write a single line of new testament.Church believed in VIRGIN BIRTH then Gospels recorded it.Church is preceded to new testament. Memory of church is more than 2014yrs & is called traditions(laid down in apostles creed-note CONCEIVED BY HOLY SPIRIT,BORN OF VIRGIN MARY/Communion OF SAINTS).Gospel needs tradition as lungs need air. True christianity has to be from scriptures & continuous teaching of Church!.
B.(6) craving for your own possessions!
There are 2 types of cravings to your own possessions. Primary possessions! Every human in this world is happy to acquire -money,power(prestige) and desires. These possessions has to be balanced in your life
Other type of possessions are 7 vices-(anger,sloth,pride,envy,
Once you have cravings to these things, you are like an intoxicated person, forgetting your creator God.
C. To days reading:
Prophet Jeremah(Jr 33:14-16) says"..days..coming..Lord..
Paul says(Ps 24:4-5. 8-9. 10.14)"..Lord..increasing..
Lk(21:25-28. 34-36) says"Jesus..signs..sun..
Reminds:
First we have to study about God, to make his directions to be followed. Then you give birth to God in your life. Physical birth of God to this world is Jesus. Jesus teachings are paramount importance to reflect in identifying who is our God!. Today, church invite us to devote time to know about God, without going too much about earth bound cravings (power,Money and desires) and avoiding 7 vices.
Conclusions:
All 3 cycles, address mainly same topic; How to give birth to Jesus in your life:
Today you are invited not to be intoxicated for your own cravings. For that you should know what are the cravings.
summary of readings for each cycle is given below:
Cycle 1:
Gospel:Mt24:37-44(Day& Hour unknown)
Cycle 2 reading
Gospel Mk 13:33-37 says:"......IF HE COMES UNEXPECTEDLY HE MUST NOT FIND YOU SLEEP....."
Cycle 3:
Lk(21:25-28. 34-36) says:
Factors we should know about our life!
(1) God knows our death time. No body has ever developed any medicine to avoid death. God given life from birth to death,has to enjoyed under the direction of God. For that the commandments that has to be followed has been given by Father+Son+Holy Spirit
(2) you don't know from which parents you will come to this world and you cannot decide at what time to come to this world (3) you cannot decide at what time your death is(unless you try to commit suicide!). Birth & death of a person is decided by the God, the Creator!. Today Jesus invites us to contemplate,how HE came as Jesus to this world. Devote time to study about Holy mary, Joseph and all associated with jesus,during his life, in this world
GBU
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