(1) What is lip service? Why Judas betrayed Jesus?Is he forget worship of God to money? Without money,can U provide service?
(2)Why Mark says"U put aside the commandments of God to cling to human traditions. Are we doing this?
(3) Why we interchange comm1 With 4(worship God,respect parents). Is it a sin? Why there is no commandment parents to respect their children?
(4)Why we want to be like God?. Why we justify ourself, we cannot go wrong?
(5)Why Jesus show about washing the disciple feets?. Why we want to be God at home, for our children?
(6)Ur body consist of 15 km long nerves, science cannot make artificial blood. U cannot decide from which parents that U hv to come to this world. Who created U?why God selected Ur parents?Why we have to Worship God & respect our parents/elders?
(7)Is God need our Worship?. Worship only to God, for whose benefit?
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without Ur knowledge money will become no1, then this will boost up with power, then we forget worship God. Then U give various cultural reason why U respect God. Having read JN 6 sequentially last 5 sundays, church carefully address from mark Gospel, the ommitted section of Jn6- Judas betrayl Jesus for Money, indicte whom?
Today 2nd sept 2018, we celebrate the 23rd sunday mass of ordinary 2 season, today church remind us to analyze (1) why Judas betrayed Jesus(2) through out 3 years he was with Jesus,as a disciple, what is the message he is showing to our Priest?
(3) Why worship to God become no1 for Catholicism. Does God wants that?(4)why lip service and traditions are combined in today's readings?(5)Are we observing same problems in our present society?
Today, after 5 sundays, we revert back to mark Gospel. Last 5 sundays we focused on Jn 6, except last verse, Judas betrayal. As indicated earlier, Jn 6 mainly address to catholic priest, how Jesus prepared HIS disciples for last supper and value of HolY Eucharist.
In life we cannot 100% predict future. We cannot predict 100% out come of our actions. When you are attracted towards money & power, you forget God, start silently that you are like God. This is what happened to our original parents. They want to be like God!, resulted God to introduce fear and sorrow,death, introducing birth, which resulted introduction of paradigm change and introduction of generations for humanity or introduction of childhood
(3) Why worship to God become no1 for Catholicism. Does God wants that?(4)why lip service and traditions are combined in today's readings?(5)Are we observing same problems in our present society?
Today, after 5 sundays, we revert back to mark Gospel. Last 5 sundays we focused on Jn 6, except last verse, Judas betrayal. As indicated earlier, Jn 6 mainly address to catholic priest, how Jesus prepared HIS disciples for last supper and value of HolY Eucharist.
In life we cannot 100% predict future. We cannot predict 100% out come of our actions. When you are attracted towards money & power, you forget God, start silently that you are like God. This is what happened to our original parents. They want to be like God!, resulted God to introduce fear and sorrow,death, introducing birth, which resulted introduction of paradigm change and introduction of generations for humanity or introduction of childhood
Your body consist of more than 15 km nerves. If you try million yoga excercises, you can do with your body. Your blood cannot be made artificially. You cannot live more than few minutes, without inhaling air, you cannot make air artificially!. Your cells in your body everyday change some die and some new born, you will have completely new cells after 7 years!. We believe it is God who created us, and watching how we react!.
Creation of God!
All creatures below man correspond to a pattern God has in HIS mind. A tree is truely a tree because it corresponds to God's idea of a tree. But it is not so with persons. God has to have 2 pictures of us: one is what we are, and the other is what we ought to be. God has to have these 2 pictures because in each and everyone of us there is some dis proportion, and want of conformity between the original plan and the way we have worked it out. The image is blurred.
Creation of God!
All creatures below man correspond to a pattern God has in HIS mind. A tree is truely a tree because it corresponds to God's idea of a tree. But it is not so with persons. God has to have 2 pictures of us: one is what we are, and the other is what we ought to be. God has to have these 2 pictures because in each and everyone of us there is some dis proportion, and want of conformity between the original plan and the way we have worked it out. The image is blurred.
Like adam and eve was trapped by satan, all humans are subjected to attract earth bound cravings such as money,power and desires. This will allow humans to leave God and attract towards satan. God is the source of happiness, and satan is source of fear and sorrow in the long run. God has given 10 commandments, not because HE need that. Because HE advice us to lead a happy life that we have to follow these commandments!
Does God need our worship?
Not at all. It is for us to appreciate God in every creation of HIS, including your self. You forget the worship of God means you don't really appreciate the God's creation. Jusdas though a diciple of HIM,where he carried a important task of money handling, betrayed God, for wanting of money!. This clealy showed in JN6 the sections ommitted in last 5 sundays, faith (walking on the sea & judas betrayal)and money is works on opposite directions. Even if you a are priest, when you try to handle money, you will see you lose faith, the important sign for outsiders to notice that is, you appreciate getting worship from others, silently you undermine God. This is true for any catholic.
This will have very negative effect for children,since children learn thru' observing others. They see their elders are being worshiped and God is respected. They will carry this to generations
God has not introduced in the commandments, whether parent should respect children. Why? In the modern society with divorce of parents, some ignore their children. Under this scenario, why God has not introduced 11th commandment: parents should respect their children.
Once parents give birth to child, child is a gift of God, parents are supposed to preserve that gift and maintain and uplift and train the child, until he become adult to lead his life following God's will.
Mt 18:5-6 says" any one who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf is welcoming me. But if you cause one of these little ones who trust in me to fall into sin,it will be better for you to have a large milestone tied around your neck and be drowned in the depths of the sea"
So parents and elders responsibility is clear, whether to respect them as gift of God, you have to guide them, allow them to see your actions and imitate you. But when you get worship instead of respect, you are seriously underming God in 2 counts one is you are at fault other is your fault Jesus says better to be drowned by yourself.
Worshiping elders in the 3rd world is best explained in this sunday reading.
Lip service
Is to just say something,but not actually do it, to pretend to believe a certain thing but not practice that belief, to consent with words, while dissenting in one's heart. When Jesus was asked why HIS disciples were not practicing traditions (a belief or behavior passed down within a group of society,with symbolic meaning or special significance with origins in past). HIS answer was"these people honor me with lip service while their hearts are far from me,The worship they offer me is worthless. The doctrine they teach are only human regulations" . (Mk7:1-8):U PUT ASIDE THE COMMANDMENT OF GOD TO CLING TO HUMAN TRADITIONS:(mk 7:14-15).10 comms 1-Thou shalt have no other Gods before Me, Honour thy father & mother. Who do we worship-elders?/respect-God
When we become unclean, without our knowledge, we will be attracted to corruption. Worship involves both physical & mental efforts from us, whereas most evil intentions may be only residing in mind!
God has not introduced in the commandments, whether parent should respect children. Why? In the modern society with divorce of parents, some ignore their children. Under this scenario, why God has not introduced 11th commandment: parents should respect their children.
Once parents give birth to child, child is a gift of God, parents are supposed to preserve that gift and maintain and uplift and train the child, until he become adult to lead his life following God's will.
Mt 18:5-6 says" any one who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf is welcoming me. But if you cause one of these little ones who trust in me to fall into sin,it will be better for you to have a large milestone tied around your neck and be drowned in the depths of the sea"
So parents and elders responsibility is clear, whether to respect them as gift of God, you have to guide them, allow them to see your actions and imitate you. But when you get worship instead of respect, you are seriously underming God in 2 counts one is you are at fault other is your fault Jesus says better to be drowned by yourself.
Worshiping elders in the 3rd world is best explained in this sunday reading.
Lip service
Is to just say something,but not actually do it, to pretend to believe a certain thing but not practice that belief, to consent with words, while dissenting in one's heart. When Jesus was asked why HIS disciples were not practicing traditions (a belief or behavior passed down within a group of society,with symbolic meaning or special significance with origins in past). HIS answer was"these people honor me with lip service while their hearts are far from me,The worship they offer me is worthless. The doctrine they teach are only human regulations" . (Mk7:1-8):U PUT ASIDE THE COMMANDMENT OF GOD TO CLING TO HUMAN TRADITIONS:(mk 7:14-15).10 comms 1-Thou shalt have no other Gods before Me, Honour thy father & mother. Who do we worship-elders?/respect-God
When we become unclean, without our knowledge, we will be attracted to corruption. Worship involves both physical & mental efforts from us, whereas most evil intentions may be only residing in mind!
C.Today's readings:
Book of Deuteronomy(Dt: 4:1-2.6-8):add nothing to what I command you. Keep the Commandment of God
St James says(Jm 1:17-18.2122.27): you must do what the word tells you.
Mk(7:1-8,14-15,21-23): you put aside the commandments of God to cling to human traditions.
Reminds: only talking is not expected by God, in creating you. First you should know his rules given to follow. Understand the rules. Follow the rules, in your life. Earth bound attractions are generally opposed to the given rules. There are 2 types of rules. (1) give by Jesus- to follow 10 commandments+ pardon each other+follow God's Will.
(2) Given by church; Holy spirit form the church. In Jesus time, God shown the method of salvation only to jews. Certain rituals like not eating pork or circumspect were even followed by Jesus+all apostles or even Paul. But the church, which has been formed by Holy Spirit, extended salvation to whole world, without restrictions such as eating pork or neither to circumcise.
Pope infallibility gives rulings on certain controversial issues, with the support of Holy Spirit. Artificial birth control, euthanasia and abortions are few to name.
7 sacraments, has been laid down by catholic church, in order to have more meaningful worship to God.
Book of Deuteronomy(Dt: 4:1-2.6-8):add nothing to what I command you. Keep the Commandment of God
St James says(Jm 1:17-18.2122.27): you must do what the word tells you.
Mk(7:1-8,14-15,21-23): you put aside the commandments of God to cling to human traditions.
Reminds: only talking is not expected by God, in creating you. First you should know his rules given to follow. Understand the rules. Follow the rules, in your life. Earth bound attractions are generally opposed to the given rules. There are 2 types of rules. (1) give by Jesus- to follow 10 commandments+ pardon each other+follow God's Will.
(2) Given by church; Holy spirit form the church. In Jesus time, God shown the method of salvation only to jews. Certain rituals like not eating pork or circumspect were even followed by Jesus+all apostles or even Paul. But the church, which has been formed by Holy Spirit, extended salvation to whole world, without restrictions such as eating pork or neither to circumcise.
Pope infallibility gives rulings on certain controversial issues, with the support of Holy Spirit. Artificial birth control, euthanasia and abortions are few to name.
7 sacraments, has been laid down by catholic church, in order to have more meaningful worship to God.
Deut:Moses asks his people to obey the Lords commandments & thus to give evidence about their wisdom. James tell us that only welcoming God's word,we will NOT BE SAVED. We must act on the word. Mk (7:1-8,14-15,21-23): Jesus Criticises the pharisees for imposing man made laws on people & disregarding God's commandment of love.reminding 3rd world catholics worshipping elders/parents while respecting God.God has given 10 comms not because HE wants, but for us to lead a happy life.God doesnot want our worship,but we need that to appreciate God's creations!.when we forget that we will not be able to visualise God's work to us.Why in 10 comms,that parents to respect is not there?B'cause they hv to guide & train their children to follow God, when they become adult.Children learn by what they see,not what they hear.what is the worship example U show to Ur child?Ur culture/Ur God-best?
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