Comments up to chapter 13

ENTRY BEFORE THE EPISTLE OF THE ROMANS

There is clearly a difference between the Epistles of the Apostle Paul to the Romans and other messages. Kozhen chitach, passing directly after the reading, for example, the Epistle to the Corinthians , There is respect for both the spirit and the approach. In a very great world, this is explained by the fact that when Paul wrote to the Roman Church, he turned to the church, basically without taking a share and with which no one had the same special connections. This explains what is written in the Epistles before the Romans There are so few details about the specific problems that are the content of his other messages. Axis why Epistle to the Romans , At first glance, it seems abstract. As Dibelius said: “The message of the Apostle Paul is the least thought out by the exact moment.”

We can figure it out differently. Letter to the Romans From now on, the epistle of the Apostle Paul comes closest to a theological treatise. In all of my other messages, however, there is a pressing problem, a difficult situation, and a clear reconciliation for the threatening insecurity that hangs over the church communities, before I wrote. In the Messengers to the Romans Apostle Paul came as close as possible to the systematic presentation of his powerful theological views, regardless of any current circumstances.

TESTAMENTARY AND PREVENTIVE

For this very reason, two great men stood together until the Epistle to the Romans two miracles. Sandi calling him sacred. There is such a feeling that Paul never wrote his last theological commandment, his last word about his faith, like the Epistle to the Romans he spoke a secret word about his faith and his transformation. Rome was the largest city in the world, the capital of the largest empire that the world has ever known. The Apostle Paul had never been there and did not know what he would do there. If he had written to the church in such a place, the pre-river people would have revealed the basis and essence of their faith. Preventative ones are those that protect against infection. The Apostle Paul, too often, when studying such harm and turbos, can call out evil manifestations, because of the concept that misleads the concept of the Christian faith and reconstitution. Therefore, I wanted to send a message to the church of the place, which was the center of the immediate world, to create such a temple for them, so that if an infection came to them, the stench of the true word of Christian faith would be sweated and wiped off. I realize that the greatest remedy against the infection of predators is the preventive infusion of truth.

SUBJECT TO WRITING A Message BEFORE THE ROMANS

Throughout his life, the Apostle Paul was haunted by the thought of Rome. To preach the gospel there - forever I will die. Staying in Ephesus, he plans to go again through Achaia and Macedonia. And then a proposition emerges from his mind, unquestionably going with his heart: “Having been there, I am guilty of teaching Rome.” (Acts 19:21). When he encountered great difficulties in Jerusalem and became threatening and finally became close to him, he became one of these people who encouraged him. Who is seen to have God standing next to him and saying: “Be of good cheer, Paul; for as you have testified for Me in Jerusalem, so it is time for you to testify in Rome.” (Acts 23.11)). Already the first section of this epistle sounded more partial than Paul’s prayer to Rome. “For I really urge you to encourage you to give you this spiritual gift until you are established.” (Rom. 1:11)). “Father, before me, I am ready to preach the good news to you in Rome.” (Rom. 1:15)). It can be said with certainty that the name Rome was enshrined in the heart of the Apostle Paul.

Letter to the Romans The Apostle Paul wrote in 58 p. at Corinth. Having just completed something dear to my heart. The Church in Jerusalem, which was the mother of all church communities, became wealthy and Paul collected penny alms from all the newly created church communities ( 1 Cor. 16.1 and given; 2 Cor. 9.1 given). These penny donations were small in two ways: They gave the young church communities the opportunity to show Christian charity in the cause, and they were the best way to show all Christians the unity of the Christian Church, to teach them that that they are not just members of isolated and independent religious brotherhoods, but members of one great churches, the skin of which bears responsibility for the responsibility. When the Apostle Paul wrote the Epistle to the Romans , I was just about to go to Jerusalem with this gift for the Jerusalem church community: “And now I am going to Jerusalem to serve the saints.” (Rom. 15:25)).

META WRITING MESSAGE

Why did you write this message at such a moment?

(a) The Apostle Paul knew that the trip to Jerusalem was fraught with unsafe inheritances. I knew that going to Jerusalem meant sacrificing my life and freedom. Even though we wanted the members of the Roman Church to pray for him, we must first destroy it in our own way. “Now I bless you, brothers, through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit, to strive with me in prayers for me to God. So that the unbelievers in Judea may be aroused by me, so that my service for Jerusalem may be more acceptable to the saints.” (Rom. 15,30,31)). Having secured the prayers of believers, we will first begin this dangerous enterprise.

(b) Great plans were brewing in Paul’s head. They said about him that “they were always haunted by thoughts about distant lands.” Without ever shaking the ship, which was at anchor, it was only in the future that the bastards would come on board to bring good news to people overseas. We will never kill the Girsky lancet in the distant Black Sea, but we will soon kill the bajans in order to convey the message of the crucifixion to people who have never heard of it. And suddenly Paul was haunted by the thought of Spain. “I’ll carefully walk the road to Spain, I’ll come to you. I’m sure that you are passing by, I’ll follow you.” (Rom. 15:24)). “Having crowned this and delivered to it (the church in Jerusalem) this fruit of diligence, I fly through your place to Spain.” (Rom. 15:28)). Are stars more likely to travel to Spain? Rome has conquered this land. Acts from the great Roman roads are still to be found there to this day. Spain itself shone with great names. Many great people who wrote their names in Roman history and literature came from Spain. Among them is Martial - the great master of epigrams, Lucan - the epic singer; bul Columela and Pomponius Mela - great works in Roman literature, bl Quintilian - master of Roman oratory, and especially there bl Seneca - the greatest of the Roman Stoic philosophers, reader of the emperor Ne Crown and Prime Minister of the Roman Empire. It is entirely natural that Paul’s thoughts went to such extremes that they gave birth to such a galaxy of brilliant names. What can happen if such people are considered to be before Christ? As far as we know, Pavlo has never been to Spain. Just before his visit to Jerusalem, he was arrested and never returned. Ale if you wrote the Epistle to the Romans , vin mriav about ce.

Pavlo was a wonderful strategist. Vin, like a good commander, outlined a plan for action. We consider that we can deprive Asia Minor and deprive Greece at any time. Having in front of you the whole of Zakhid, unoccupied territory, which you can subjugate for Christ. However, in order to begin such a plan at Sunset, it will need a stronghold. I like this strong point could only be One place and the other place is Rome.

Why did Paul write the Epistle to the Romans? . A great dream came to life in his heart, and a great plan matured in his mind. We need Rome as a stronghold for this new undertaking. We confess that the Church in Rome is guilty of the nobility of its name. Ale, as a human being from all over the world, he also praised the fact that the news about him that reached Rome was super generous. His enemies could talk all about his knuckling and theft. This is why he wrote a message to the Roman Church, giving in his new expression the very essence of his faith, so that, when the hour of completion comes, he would find a responsive church in Rome, through which it would be possible to establish connections with Spain and the Sunset. Because the Apostle Paul had such a plan and such a plan and wrote in 58 p. Corinth has its own Epistle to the Romans.

MESSENGER PLAN

Letter to the Romans It is instantly and even folded, and the structure is carefully thought out. To make it easier to understand your mother's need for information about your structure. It is divided into four parts.

(1) Chapters 1-8, which deal with the problem of righteousness.

(2) Chapters 9-11, which are dedicated to the nutrition of the Jews, the chosen people.

(3) Chapters 12-15, which deal with the practical nutrition of life.

(4) Chapter 16 is a sheet in which Deaconess Thebes is presented and the peculiarities of treatment are reinterpreted.

(1) When Pavlo uses words righteousness, vin may be respected rightly placed before God. The righteous is a person who is in the right steps towards God, and his life confirms this.

Pavlo begins in the image of the pagan world. You just have to look at the decay and dissolution that is panicking there in order to realize that the problem of righteousness is not prevalent there. After which Paul turns to the Jews. The Jews were forced to solve problems of righteousness with the strictures of the law. Pavlo himself tried this path, which brought him to the point of collapse and defeat, because every person on earth cannot fully understand the laws and, therefore, the ways of living in a peaceful manner, considering that he is guilty before God and deserves his condemnation. So Paul knew the path of righteousness for himself - the path of absolute faith and commitment. The only correct way to approach God is to take His word and rely on His mercy and love. This is the way to believe. We need to know that what is important is not what we can earn for God, but what He has earned for us. The basis of the Christian faith for Paul was the understanding that we cannot earn the mercy of God, but the things are worthless, otherwise we do not need to seek anything. The whole problem lies solely in mercy, and all that we can do is to accept the blessed love, devotion and trust that God has created for us. This, however, does not free us from the situation, and does not give us the right to do things at our own discretion: this means that we are obliged to constantly and from now on be rewarded by the same love that has done the work for us. Ale we no longer dare to resist the wrath of the unpaid, harsh and condemned law; We are no longer evildoers before the judge; We are lovers who have given all our life and love to the one who first loved us.

(2) The problem of the Jews was tormenting. In all honesty, the stench was the people chosen by God, however, when Sin Yogo came to the world, the stench threw up Yogo. What explanation could be given to this unnatural fact?

Paul’s only explanation is that this was also a divine act. The hearts of the Jews were baked; In addition, this was not a complete shock: some of the Jews were deprived of their faithful Yoma. In addition, this was not without a sense: because the very fact that they threw Christ out to the Jews, the pagans denied access to Him, who would then brutalize the Jews and all humanity would be stolen.

Paul went further: the people were already claiming to be a member of the chosen people through those who were born as Jews. This was inferred from the fact of the actual racial conflict of Abraham. Ale Pavlo emphasizes that the true people are not those whose blood and flesh can follow the steps of Abraham. This is the same people who came to the same decision about the absolute submission of God in the loving faith that Abraham came to. Therefore, Pavlo confirms that there are a lot of purebred Jews, who are not Jews at all in this sense. Nowadays there are a lot of people from other nations and real Jews. The New Israel, then, is not about racial unity; This was done by those who had the same faith as Abraham did.

(3) Twelfth section of the Epistle to the Romans to highlight the important ethical positions that need to be instructed from the Sermon on the Nigir. In this section Paul lays out the ethical achievements of the Christian faith. The fourteenth and fifteenth sections are concerned with calmly important nutrition. The church once had a large number of people who respected the stench of the guilty ones to escape from the songs of songs and songs, and who gave special significance to the days of singing and ceremonies. Pavlo speaks of them as if they were weak brothers, since their faith lay behind such modern speeches. There was another, more free-thinking part that did not bind itself to these rules and rituals. Pavlo regards them as the strongest brothers in their faith. In general, it is clear that he has the best interests of his brothers; But there is an important principle here: every person is not guilty of doing anything that could belittle the weaker brother, or put a stumbling block on his path. He maintains his basic principle that no one is guilty if they do what they can do to be a Christian; And in general, it can be understood that we will deprive ourselves of guilt from those that are especially important and valuable to us, for the sake of our weak brother. Christian freedom is not to blame for being frozen in such a way that it harms the life and conscience of other people.

TWO CATERINGS

The sixteenth section forever posed a problem to everyone. Many have realized that, in essence, this is not part of the Epistle to the Romans , and what is it really, a sheet of addresses to another church, which was received before the Epistle to the Romans, if they collected the leaves of the Apostle Paul. What is their evidence? First and foremost, in this section, Pavlo sends his message to twenty-six different individuals, twenty-four of them he calls by name and, obviously, he knows all of them closely. For example, you can say that Rufus’s mother was my mother. It is possible that Pavlo, having intimately known twenty-six people, churches that you have never seen before? Vlasna, whose division has more people than any other messenger. Even though he never entered Rome. Some clarification is needed here. If this chapter was not written before Rome, then to whom was it addressed? The names of Priscilli and Aquili appear here, as they call out differences. We know that they deprived Rome of 52 rubles, since Emperor Claudius saw the edict that banished the Jews (Dії 18.2)). We know that the stench came with Paul to Ephesus (Acts 18.18)), what a stench there was in Ephesus when Paul wrote his Epistle to the Corinthians (1 Cor. 16.19), then, less than two years before, he wrote the Epistle to the Romans . And we know that the stench was still in Ephesus when the pastoral epistles were written (2) Tim. 4, 9). Of course, if a sheet of paper is lost to us, who is trying to honor Prescilla and Aquili without any other address, then we are guilty of admitting that it is addressed to Ephesus.

What is the evidence that allows us to build a copy of the fact that chapter 16 was sent to us in Ephesus? There are obvious reasons that Paul’s stay in Ephesus was more troubling than in another place, and it was completely natural, as if he had sent riches to the people there. Paul spoke further about Epenet, “what an ear of Achaia for Christ.” Ephesus is located in Asia Minor, and therefore such a riddle would have been just as natural for a messenger to Ephesus, but not for a messenger to Rome. In the Messengers to the Romans (Rom. 16:17)) go “about the vibrating parts and calm down, above all, what you have learned” . It sounds like Pavel could not talk about the possible disobedience of his powerful ambition, even though he had never started at Rome.

It can be confirmed that the sixteenth chapter was initially addressed to Ephesus, but this affirmation is not as straightforward as it might seem at first glance. First of all, there is no solid evidence that this section, if ever connected with this, cream Epistle to the Romans. In another way, it’s not surprising, but Pavlo does not at all force the special greetings of the church, as he knows well. Not in the Epistles until Thessalonians, not until Corinthians, Galatiansі Philipians there are no special greetings to churches, which we know well, and at the same time such greetings to Message to Colossians, although Pavlo had never been to Kolosakh.

The reason for this is simple: if Paul had sent a special kindness to the well-known churches, then a feeling of jealousy and jealousy could have arisen among the members of the church as a whole. However, if he wrote messages to the churches, which he never sent, he wanted to establish more special connections. The only fact is that Pavel had never been to Rome, and it was almost time for him to establish the most special connections before his death. Once again, it is important to remember that Priscilla and Aquila were effective expelled from Rome by edict, Isn’t it incredible that after all the troubles have passed, after six or seven years they will return to Rome to take up their craft again, after they have lived in other places? And it is not entirely acceptable that there are many people under other names who also visited the exiles, who lived in other places, where they saw Paul, and who, as soon as the trouble was over, turned back to Rome and to your houses? Pavlo was in captivity due to the fact that there were so many special acquaintances in Rome and he quickly became hungry in order to establish a social connection with them.

Below, as we please, if we move on to a detailed examination of the sixteenth chapter, there are a lot of names - the households of Aristobulus and Narcissus, Amplius, Nereus and others - entirely native to Rome. Regardless of those who have evidence of selfishness against Ephesus, we can accept that there is no need to strengthen the section of the sixteen chapters of the Epistle to the Romans .

This is a worthwhile and important problem. Early lists show extremely wonderful speeches associated with sections 14, 15, 16. Natural for praise and in place the end of the sheet. In the Messengers to the Romans (16,25-27 ) is a hymn of praise to the glory of the Lord and stands at the forefront of most good lists. Ale in some lists of wines stands at the end of the fourteenth section ( 24-26 ), two good lists have this hymn and in this and in another place, in one ancient list of wines it is pointed out to the fifteenth section, in two lists there is no place in this or any other place, but you are deprived of a great place. In one ancient Latin list there is a list of short divisions. The remaining two axis look like this:

50: About the authenticity of the one who sues his brother for a hedgehog.

This, without any doubt, is a message to the Romans 14,15-23.

51: About the Prison of the Lord, about how it was lost before His suffering, and how it was revealed after His suffering.

This, without any doubt, is also the Epistle to the Romans 14,24-26- a hymn to the glory of the Lord. It is clear that this passage of a short period of sections was divided into a list, which had daily chapters of fifteen and sixteen. However, there is something that sheds light on it. In one list, name the riddle for Rima (Rom. 1.7 and 1.15) absolutely wasted. No one has a place where the message is addressed.

Everything shows that the Epistle to the Romans was expanded in two forms. One form is the same as ours - with sixteen sections and the other - with fourteen; And perhaps one more - at fifteen. Explanation, perhaps, like this: if Paul wrote the Epistle to the Romans , he had sixteen divisions; however, chapters 15 and 16 have a special character and concern specifically Rome. On the other hand, Paul’s other epistle would not present all his thoughts in such a neat form. Perhaps it became like this: A message to the Romans began to spread among other churches, with which the remaining sections were omitted, which had little local significance, for the blame of praise. At the same time, undoubtedly, they realized that the Epistle to the Romans had to be of such a fundamental nature that it could be limited only by Rome and would be deprived there and, from whom a chapter was given, which had a purely local character and would be sent to the entire church. From the earliest hours the Church perceived that the Letter to the Romans This is such a comprehensive summary of Paul’s thoughts that it seems that the bathhouses are not only one community, but also the church. If we read the Epistle of the Apostle Paul to the Romans, We must remember that people have always marveled at him as the basis of Paul's evangelical faith.

CHRISTIAN AND POWER (Rom. 13:1-7)

At first glance, this is an extremely surprising surprise, since it seems that in the new Christians are given the joy of achieving the absolute resignation of the huge power. This is essentially a commandment to pass like a thread through the entire New Testament. IN 1 Tim. 2, 1-2 it reads: “Father, first for everything, I ask you to make prayers, prayers, prayers, tributes for all people. For kings and for all those in power, so that we may lead a quiet and stress-free life in all piety and purity.” U Poslanni do Titu 3:1 the preacher is encouraged: “Tell them to repent and submit to authority and power, being ready for every good deed.” IN 1 Pet. 2:13-17 reads: “So be submissive to the skin of human authorities, for the Lord: to the king, as the supreme ruler, and to the rulers, as we have sent a new message for the punishment of evildoers and for the desire of those who do good, - for such is the will of God, So that we, who pay good deeds, block the mouths of people’s ignorance, -... Read our brothers, love brotherhood, fight God, vandalize the Tsar.”

It would be possible to assume that these series were written in those hours, if the Roman order had not yet begun to re-examine the Christians. We know, for example, from the book of the Acts of the Holy Apostles, that, as the Roman historian Gibbon says, the court of pagan judges was often the most powerful of the Jews. More than once I am bachimo, as Pavlo knows the defense of the unprepared Roman judicial system. It is noteworthy and noteworthy that through rocks and centuries, when the persecution began to rage, and Christians were seen as evildoers, the fathers of the Christian church continued to speak these very words.

Justin Martyr (Apologia 1.17) writes: “It is with the desire of all other people that we are forced to pay the taxes you have established, both basic and superordinate, as Jesus began us. We worship God, and besides everything else we serve you, knowing you to kings and rulers people and pray, so that your royal rule will bring healthy decisions." Athenagoras, speaking well of peace for Christians (chapter 37) writes: "We deserve praise for what we pray for your order, so that you can, in justice, take away kingdom, like father, and so that your empire expands and grows until that hour, Until all people are under your rule." Tertullian (Apologia, goal. 30) write about this more expansively: “We are dying with prayers for our princes to the eternal, true, living God, the mercy of which they themselves are guilty above all... Without fail, we pray for all our emperors. We pray for the continuation of life cha, about the safety and security of the empire, about the protection of the imperial house, about brave armies, about a faithful senate, a good people, peace for the world, for everything that a person like Caesar, the emperor, can give.” He goes on to say that Christians cannot otherwise honor the emperor “because our Lord calls upon His servant.” And Tertullian concludes this way: “Caesar is greater than ours, and less than yours, for God has recognized him.” Arnobiy (4.36) explains that at Christian gatherings “to ask for peace and forgiveness of all those in authority.”

The consistent and formal tradition of the Christian Church has witnessed that the great rulers are listened to and prayers are offered for them, because such a person as Nero stood on the side of that ruler.

What kind of thought and faith stand behind these philosophies?

1) Pavlo gave one unobstructed lead in order to reinforce the humility of the huge government. The Jews were famous for their bitter rebels. Palestine, especially Galilee, gradually rebelled and rebelled. In addition, there were zealots who were convinced that the Jews have no other king than God, and that no one, except God, should give tribute. The stench did not agree with anything similar to the policy of passive support. The stench was so strong that God would not help them, because the stench would not appear on the paths of violent acts in order to help themselves. Their method was to work even if the civil government was impossible. The stench was visible as people who had always carried a dagger with them. These are fanatics - terrorists, who swore an oath to promote inevitably terrorist methods of struggle. The stinks did not only oppose the order of Rome, but the stinks rumbled into houses, burned enemies and killed the families of their fellow Jews, who paid tribute to the Roman order.

Pavlo vvazhav is absolutely mindless. This was in fact directly contrary to the norms of Christian ethics. But still, let’s face it, among one part of the Jewish population, there was normal behavior. It is possible that Paul himself speaks so clearly and confidently about this, wanting to strengthen Christianity from rebellious Judaism and clearly show that Christianity and this huge population are not the same.

2) However, the relations between Christians and the state do not have only a past character. It is entirely possible that Paul was thinking about the conditions that were associated with the exaltations of the Jews, and, no doubt, the Jews and other conditions. In the first place, we cannot interfere with the marriage in which we are alive. I can’t be hungry for people, I can’t help but isolate myself from the people. As your member is rewarded with great benefits, as if you were not born, live on your own; However, again, we cannot logically lay claim to all the privileges and face all the challenges associated with social life. Just as it is part of the body of the church, so it is part of the body of the people: in whose world there is and cannot be anything like an isolated individual. The people owe their duties to the powers, and they are obliged to resign them to the fact that Nero sits on the throne.

3) The people of Zob are tied to the power by their defense. This was also Plato’s idea that the state is needed to ensure justice and safety and guarantee people safety from wild animals and savages. As they said: “People gathered behind the wall to live with the homeless.” A power is, in essence, an organization of a group of people who have agreed among themselves to support one song after another for the implementation of the old laws. Without these laws and without them, the ancient people would be strong, selfish and immoral; the weak having recognized the obligatory failures and disappointments; The life of the marriage has fallen into the law of the jungle. The skin of a person is related to his careless state, and therefore the song of the goiter is related to it.

4) The common people owe the power a great number of services that would be inaccessible to it. People could not afford their own individual systems for water supply, lighting, sewerage and transport. These systems are only accessible beyond the minds of people. And it would be absolutely abnormal, as if a person was profiting from all these benefits and benefits, but was not inspired to accept a different part of his personality. This is one of these conclusive proofs why it is right for a Christian to be a common citizen and to take part in the punishment of all the challenges associated with being a citizen.

5) In addition, Paul saw the power of the sun, and the Roman Empire as a God-appointed instrument for bringing light out of chaos. Take this empire and the world will scatter. In essence, the same pax Romana - Roman light - giving Christian missionaries the ability to evangelize. Ideally, people should be united one by one in a Christian congregation; But there is nothing else left, so they are united by a common power.

Pavlo saw the power as being in the hands of God, showing light in the face of chaos. Those who have occupied the power, having consigned, according to Paul’s thought, their role in this great commandment. Regardless of whether they created the stink, knowingly or unknowingly, the stinks were due to God and the Christians, according to Paul’s idea, to help them, and not to spoil them.

LIABILITIES THAT NEED TO BE PAID AND LIABILITIES THAT CANNOT BE PAID (Rom. 13:8-10)

At the first glance, the people so called “suspended borgs” could be seen. The 7th vertex has two of them: quitrentі taxes From the phrase give diligently(Obrok) Paul takes into account the taxes that all the people subject to Rome paid. Danina (rent), which the Romans collected from their subordinate peoples, consisted of three parts: land tax, For such a person was obliged to pay - in food and in kind - one tenth of all grain and a fifth of wine and fruits collected on his land. In a different way, tse buv income tax, For this, people paid one hundred percent of their income. I, in third, tse letters capitation tax, which pays kozhen from fourteen to sixty-five rocks. Under taxes, Pavlo accepts local taxes. These included taxes, taxes on goods that were imported and exported, fees for the use of main roads when crossing bridges, for entering the market or harbor, for the right to drive animals or use hand-carts or carts. Paul emphasized that a Christian is obliged to pay his dues and his taxes to both the state and the local government, no matter how unacceptable it was.

Then Pavlo turns to special borgs, warning: “Don’t deprive anyone of anything.” It would seem that they were talking about this, if only there were people who twisted the prayer “Our Father”, the words “Forgive us our sins, as we forgive our warriors,” and claimed forgiveness for all their penny cravings. Pavlo was able to remind his students that Christianity not only does not justify those who, in their own way, pretend to be completely related to their brothers; What’s more, it is the basis for the most hopeless vindication of all demands.

Let’s talk about the war that people have to pay every day: to love one another, but still want to be forever deprived of the war. Origen of Alexandria said: “The obligation of love is deprived of us and does not deprive us at all; not the obligation that we give every day, and at the same time we are deprived of the necessary ones.” Pavlo asserts that when a person honestly tries to fulfill the obligations of love, he automatically follows all the commandments. You won’t be overly in love, because if two people allow their addiction to destroy them, then it’s not enough for them to love one another, but for the fact that it’s not enough for them to love one another; True love is characterized at the same time by great self-control, which protects against sin. It also doesn’t matter, because love must first be created, and not destroyed; love is decent and always looks for a way to get rid of the enemy, without killing him, but trying to make him a friend. We don’t steal anything, because love has more power to give, no brothers. Vіn also does not respect the stranger, because the home of someone else (epitunia) - under the knowledge of the martyrdom of the harrowed fruit, and love cleanses the heart of the table, so that the martyrdom is completely extinguished.

There is a well-known commandment: “Love God and do what you want.” Since love is the main destructive force of the human heart, since every life is dominated by love for God and love for one’s brothers-in-arms, then I do not need another law.

OWN WAITING (Rom. 13:11-14)

Like many great people, Pavla repeated the thought about the speed of the hour. Andrew Marvell always sensed "the winged chariot of the hour that would rush past." Keats already had a small thought that his life would end sooner, and from his pen he laid down the things that were boiling in his regenerated brain. Pavlo was thinking a lot about the speed of the hour. Vin checking on the Friend of the Coming of Christ. The early Christian church looked for God at any moment, and was prepared to be ready for the next moment. Over the course of time, this awakening lost its bitterness and the pain weakened; But one thing is beyond reproach: every person does not know if God orders them to go. The hour becomes less and less, because every day we are one day closer to this moment. And we can be ready at every moment.

Let's take a look at the six sins identified by Paul and which were typical for those who rejected Christ.

1) First, banquet (komos). What a word. From now on komos meant a company of friends who accompanied him home, sang songs and glorified his victory. Later, this word began to signify the loud company of banquets that raged through the streets of the city at night. Vono means a banquet that degrades the worthiness of a person and shows the insignificance of others.

2) Piyatstvo (mete). For the Greeks, feasting was a particularly evil weapon. The stinkers drank a lot of wine. The children used to drink it. They called the snack akratism and folded into a bowl of bread soaked in wine. And yet, drinking was especially respected by the gods, because the Greeks drank heavily diluted wine through the marriage of good water. Pyatism was considered a vice not only for a Christian, but also for a pagan.

3) Happiness (koiti). In the literal translation koite- this is the post, and besides the meaning of the mother’s day, the post is blocked. This evil was typical for pagans. This word characterizes a person who does not value loyalty at all and always satisfies his desire.

4) Rozpusta (aselgeia). That's the word Aselei It is one of the most common words in the Greek language. Vono signifies immorality, and also characterizes people who are completely free of rubbish. Most people will refuse to take their lipsticks, aka people, from their hearts Aselei, It’s been a long time since he’s been dying for this dear respect. Yogo doesn’t turbuє, who wants to bach; I don’t complain that the huge condemnation of the wine is shouting to its own person; It doesn’t matter what people think about him. Word Aselei It is a characteristic of a person who dares to make speeches in public that is considered obscene.

5) Welding (Eris). Word eris signifies a spirit that will give rise to untidy and unclean supernatural. The good reason for this is the desire to reach the place, which has prestige, and hatred for those who can bypass you. This, apparently, is a sin that puts only oneself first and foremost, and represents itself outside the barriers of Christian love.

6) Zadrіst (zelos). Word Zelos It’s not easy to see the trace as a dirty word. This word can mean the gentry’s dignity of a person, which was due to the generosity of the character of another person and the desire to achieve the same. This word can also mean that lateness, as with great satisfaction, the people would be relieved of their nobility and advantages. In this case, it means the spirit of dissatisfaction with what is in him, and jealously after every good given to someone else, and not to you.

Comments (introduction) to the entire book “Before the Romans”

Comments up to chapter 13

Cathedral of the Christian Faith. Frederic Godet

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I. PARTICULAR POSITION IN THE CANON

The message sent to the Romans took precedence over the message of Paul, and it was entirely justified. The fragments of the book of the Acts of the Apostles end with the arrival of the Apostle Paul to Rome, it is logical that his epistle to the NT begins with the sheet of the Apostle to the church in Rome, written even before he became involved with the Roman Christians. In the view of the theologian, this Epistle, perhaps, is the most important book in the entire NT, since it lays out the fundamental principles of Christianity most systematically, equal to any other book of the Bible.

The Epistle to the Romans is most noticeable from a historical point of view. Blessed Augustine accepted Christianity after reading Romans 13:13-14 (380 rubles). The Protestant Reformation began with Martin Luther still understanding what the righteousness of God means and that the righteous will live by faith (1517).

The founder of the Methodist Church, John Wesley, knew how the church of the Moravian Brethren on Aldersgate Street, London, felt that they had read the introduction to Luther's commentary on the Epistle (1738). John Calvin wrote: “He who understands this Message will discover for himself the path to the understanding of all Letters.”

The heretics and the most radically inspired critics accept the over-Christian idea - the author of the Epistle to the Romans was the apostle of the pagans. Moreover, the first known scribe, who specifically naming the author Paul, the former heretic Marcion. This Epistle is also quoted by such early Christian apologists as Clement of Rome, Ignatius, Justin Martyr, Polycarp, Hipolis and Irenaeus. Canon Murator also ascribes the Epistle to Paul.

Already overexcited the text itself Message. The theologian, the language, and the spirit of the Epistle indicate entirely those whose author was Paul.

Of course, skeptics are not convinced by the first verse of the Epistle, which states that this page was written by Paul (1:1), but his authorship is attributed to many other places, for example 15:15-20. The most reconcilable, of course, is the absence of “sort of escapes” with the book of the Acts of the Apostles, which could hardly have been read on purpose.

III. HOUR OF WRITING

The Epistle to the Romans was written after the First and Other Epistles to the Corinthians appeared, collecting penny donations for the poor Jerusalem church, which was in the hour of their writing, already being completed and ready before delivery (16:1). The mystery of Cenchrea, the Corinthian port city, as well as many other details give rise to the majority of fachians to think that the Epistle was written in Corinth. So, at the end of his third missionary journey, Paul, having stayed with Corinth for only three months through a storm raised against him, then, the Epistle to the Romans was written in this short period of time, then approximately 56 AD.

IV. META WRITTEN ON THE TOPIC

How did Christianity reach Rome first? We cannot say for sure, but perhaps the Good News was brought to Rome by Roman Jews who were massacred in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:10). This happened to 30 people.

Twenty-six years later, since Paul wrote his Epistle to the Romans at Corinth, he had never been able to visit Rome again. All the deeds of Christianity from the Roman Church at that time already knew, as can be seen from Chapter 16 of the Epistle. At that time, Christians often changed their place of residence, either as a result of persecution, missionary activity, or simply work. And the Roman Christians were like the Jews and the pagans.

Around 60 years old, Pavlo found himself in Rome, but not at all as planned. When we arrive there, we will be arrested and arrested for preaching Jesus Christ.

The message before the Romans has become a classic work. It opens the eyes of undressed people to their grave sinful state and to the plane that God has prepared for their salvation. New believers are learning about their oneness in Christ and their overcoming by the power of the Holy Spirit. Mature Christians continue to be exposed to the wide range of Christian truths found in this Message: doctrinal, prophetic, and practical.

A good way to understand the book of Romans is to see it as a dialogue between Paul and some invisible opponent. There is a feeling that in the same way that Paul explains the essence of the Good News, his opponent presents various arguments against it, and the apostle consistently confirms all his nutrition.

At the end of this “conversation”, we believe that Paul believes in all basic nutrition, which is based on the Good News of God’s grace.

Sometimes the listed opponent is formulated specifically, sometimes they are taken into account. Regardless of how they are expressed, they all wrap around the same thing - the Good News about salvation through grace through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, and not through adherence to the law.

Considering the Epistle before the Romans, we highlight eleven main points: 1) what is the main theme of the Epistle (1:1,9,15-16); 2) what is “Gospel” (1:1-17); 3) why people demand the Gospel (1.18 - 3.20); 4) how, according to Good News, godless sinners can be justified by a holy God (3:21-31); 5) why the Good News is related to the Old Testament Scriptures (4:1-25); 6) what advantages are given by the practical life of a believer (5:1-21); 7) how can one allow or desire a sinful life (6:1-23); 8) how Christians are guilty before the law (7:1-25); 9) what encourages a Christian to live righteous lives (8:1-39); 10) that God, having destroyed His obligations to His chosen people, the Jews, gave salvation, both to the Jews and to the Gentiles, with the Good News (9:1 - 11:36); 11) how righteousness through grace is manifested in the daily life of the believer (12:1 – 16:27).

Having become familiar with these eleven facts and evidence for them, we can better understand this from this important Messenger. First question: “What is the main theme of the Epistle to the Romans?” - Unambiguous: “Gospel”. Pavlo, without wasting his words, immediately begins with the discussion itself. Only in the first sixteen verses of Chapter 1 will you think about the Good News (vv. 1, 9, 15, 16).

Here another question immediately comes into play: “What is the “Gospel”? The word itself means “the good news.” And in the first seventeen verses of the Epistle, the Apostle lays down six important facts that stand for the gospel: 1) to resemble God ( 1), 2) this is stated in the Old Testament Scriptures (v. 2), 3) this is the Good News about the Son of God, the Lord Jesus Christ (v. 3); 5) salvation is meant for all people, both for Jews and for pagans (v. 16);

Plan

I. DOCTRINAL PART: THE GOOD NEWS OF GOD (Vol. 1 - 8)

A. Knowing the Good News (1.1-15)

B. Significance of Good News (1.16-17)

V. Zagalna demand in Good News (1.18 - 3.20)

D. The basis and term of the Good News (3.21-31)

E. The Good News of the Old Testament (Voc. 4)

E. Practical benefits of the Good News (5:1-11)

G. Christ’s victory over Adam’s sin (5:12-21)

Z. Gospel path to holiness (Vol. 6)

I. The place of law in the life of a believer (Volume 7)

K. The Holy Spirit is the power for righteous living (Chapter 8)

II. HISTORICAL PART: GOOD NEWS AND ISRAEL (Ch. 9-11)

A. Minule to Israel (Vol. 9)

B. Advice to Israel (Vol. 10)

V. Maybutne to Israel (Vol. 11)

III. PRACTICAL PART: LIVING FOR THE GOOD NEWS (Ch. 12 - 16)

A. Dedicated to a special person (12.1-2)

B. The servant has spiritual gifts (12:3-8)

B. In marriage due to marriage (12.9-21)

G. In the veins in a row (13.1-7)

D. Shchodo maybutnyogo (13.8-14)

E. In waters with other viruses (14.1 – 15.3)

J. Paul's plans (15.14-33)

Z. The shabby one is placed before others (Voice 16)

G. In the veins in a row (13.1-7)

13,1 Those who have rejected the vindication of faith are to blame cover worldly order. In this place all people are worried, but here the apostle is especially concerned about the believers. God established a huge form of government immediately after the flood, saying: “Whoever sheds the blood of a man, that blood is shed by the hand of a man” (Booth. 9:6). This resolution gives people the right to judge and punish evildoers.

The skin's ordered marriage may have power, it may have its own power. Otherwise, anarchy will come, in which way it will be important to live. Whatever the order would be more beautiful, there would be no such thing. Father, God has fallen asleep the institution of public administration, and no power exists without His will. True, this does not mean that God praises everything that rulers fail to do. Of course, we are against corruption, cruelty and tyranny! Ale that fact is that The true power of God has been established,є unprotected.

Believers can live and change in the minds of democracy, constitutional monarchy and indict for a totalitarian regime. We cannot destroy any earthly order for the people we create. That's why I don't want them at all. The only ideal power is the gracious reign of the King and Lord Jesus Christ. For a better understanding, it is necessary to remember that Paul wrote this section, since the illustrious Nero was on the imperial throne. Those were dark days for Christians. Nero called them to the fire, which impoverished half of Rome (although the order about fell, perhaps, having surrendered himself). They ordered a lot of Christians to be burned alive, first entombed in tar, so that they could light up their orgies with these living tar flakes. Others were sewn up with animal skins and thrown to the wild dogs.

13,2 Prote is deprived of the truth that those who do not repent of the order and stand up against him, stand up against God, who has fallen asleep. The one who stands legal Vladi deserves punishment. Although, of course, there is blame here. A Christian is not obliged to submit to the order, since it punishes him to commit sin or destroy his loyalty to Jesus Christ (Acts 5:29). Zhodna Vlada cannot punish the conscience of people. In this manner, attacks are dealt with when a believer, submitting to God, is guilty of drinking against the will of a person. In such cases, it is the fault of those who are ready to punish injustice without costly money. For everyday situations, it is not your fault to stand up against your superiors, but take your fate in trying to throw him off.

13,3 Call on people that it’s right to be shy, there’s nothing to be afraid of the order. Those who break the law are most often punished. If you want to enjoy life, free from fines, court hearings and prosecutions, you can please him to be a law-abiding citizen. And then we deserve praise, not punishment.

13,4 Be it a ruler, a president, or a judge, servant God has the sense that he is the Lord's representative. You may not know God in particular, but officially you will still be deprived of Him as a human being. So, David gradually brutalized himself to the evil Saul as to the Lord's anointed king (1 Sam. 24:6,10; 26:9,11,16,23). No matter how many times Saul tried to kill David, he did not allow his people to harm the king.

Why? Because Saul became king, he was the one whom God Himself chose. As God's servants, rulers call to work for people good- about her safety, calm and secluded kindness. If you want to break the law, you are responsible for understanding what you will have to do if you testify, since the authorities have the power to judge and punish him. Viraz "It's not for nothing to carry a sword" serve your confirmations of this power, as God has endowed rulers.

Sword- this is not just an innocent symbol of power, like, for example, a scepter.

Sword transfers to the high power of the emperor, so that he can create the stratum. Thus, the assertion that passions were allowed only in the Old Testament, and not in the New Testament period, is incorrect.

This place NZ confirms the power of order to spare the life of the sovereign evildoer. Acts as an argument suggest the words from Exodus 20.13: “Do not drive in.” Alas, words are worth killing, but sovereign punishment cannot be struck by driving. The Hebrew word, translated as “to drive in”, means the most evil killing, and not just the indulgence of life. (The words “to drive in” and “to hit, drive in” in Hebrew are suggested by the words qatal and harag. The Ten Commandments have a special word “to drive in” (rahats), and the Greek translation is not difficult.) Death punishment was punished by the Old Testament law as serious acts mischief.

And again the apostle reminds us that the boss is God's servant, and then adds: "...an avenger of punishment for those who do evil." In other words, we must serve God in order to do good to us and punish those who violate the law.

13,5 Well, we are guilty of submitting to the authorities for two reasons: for fear of punishment and for the sake of good conscience

13,6 My goats are not only reproaching the sovereign laws, but also paying taxes It is in our interests to live in accordance with law and order, with the police and fire fighters, so we want to pay for their work. Representatives of the rulers spend their time and resources on the observance of God's will, maintaining the great order, and therefore require special protection.

13,7 The fact that believers are the inhabitants of the Kingdom of Heaven (Phil. 3:20) does not mean that they have released their burdens before the worldly order. They're dying to pay taxes- Massacre of taxes on profits, special authority and privacy. Also quitrent- Mint taxes for transporting goods from one country to another. Guilty with respect fear are placed before those who represent the ship's authority.

I, nareshti, push honor to the representatives and to the persons state services (navіt yakscho yak features stinks don't squeal povagi).

In connection with this, Christians are not to blame for their participation in the ranks of the president and prime minister. It’s not surprising that the stench of the political elections is getting to those who are worried about the head of the administration. It is written: “He who does good among your people is not a fool” (Acts 23:5).

D. Shchodo maybutnyogo (13.8-14)

13,8 The first part of this belief can be paraphrased as follows: “Pay your expenses immediately.” There is no place here to guard against the presence of any Borg. Our marriage has borgs, which we still cannot overcome. We all pay thousands of dollars for telephone, gas, electricity, water, etc.

It is impossible to engage in any kind of business without periodically taking money from the borg. Here we are talking about those so that we are not allowed to pay our borgs.

Let’s just say that there are some true principles that can be followed in these foods. It is not our fault to speak through dribnitsi. It is not our fault to assume that we are afraid that we will not be able to pay. In other words, we are obliged to pay full attention to finances, refusing to live honestly and mindfully, so that the champion becomes the slave of his boss (Div. App. 22.7).

The only obligation that will always be deprived of honor is the obligation to love. The word agape, which in the Epistle before the Romans is translated as “loves” (one blame - Rom. 12:10), means the deep, self-giving, supernatural grace of one person before another.

Qia is unearthly kohannya do not lie down to the honesty of the object of love; This kohanna is undeserved in the first place. There, like any other khanna, it expands not only to those whom you want to love, but also to your enemies.

This love is manifested in self-giving and, most often, in sacrifice. God Himself loved the world so much that He gave His Only Begotten Son. Christ loved the Church and gave Himself for it.

Tse kohanna shvidshe lie in sight choice, but you didn’t feel it. Those we need commanded to love means that we can choose, work without anything. It seems that this is not under control, as it periodically alarms us, it is unlikely that we could be asked for anything. But, of course, the presence of emotions cannot be noticed here.

This Divine love cannot be revealed in an unfaithful person. However, the believer himself is not in charge. Such love is only possible through the power of the Holy Spirit while living in someone. Lyubov knew thoroughly her image in the Person of the Lord Jesus Christ. Our love for God is revealed in His ancient commandments. That person, yak be in love your neighbor Vikonav law or accept that part of the law that is related to people.

13,9 The Apostle sees you commandments, how to defend the unloving actions of one’s neighbor. Tse commandments about over-love, murder, villainy, false testimony and being late. Kohannya, in exchange for too much love, does not exploit the body of another person. Kohannya, in addition to killing, does not save other people’s lives. Cohanna, in the name of theft, does not steal the power of another person. Kohannya, in the guise of perjury, does not tell the truth about another person. Kohannya, on the verge of retirement, still doesn’t care about someone else’s power.

Talking about all others commandments, Pavlo could even quote: “Blow your father and your mother.” But all the smells come down to the same thing: “Love your neighbor as you love yourself.”

Approach new people with the same enthusiasm, gentleness and kindness that puts you before yourself.

13,10 Kohannya no one tries to earn money for one's neighbor evil. However, it brings with it the prosperity and glory of others. In this way, human beings, in finding love, I completely understand the results of another tablet. law.

13,11 The resolution of the section is dedicated to the theme of spiritual sleeplessness and moral purity. Hour already close. The Age of Grace is reaching its end. The near end causes drowsiness and passivity. Is our little joke now so close to us as never before. The Savior will come to take us away from our Father.

13,12 This century is similar to nothing sin, as the axis-axis may end. Soon the light will be planted for the believers day eternal glory. This means that we are to blame throw it up to recognize as the unclean god of this world, then everything that is connected with unrighteousness and evil. Under what circumstances do we need to dress up in good light, so that the holy life has become dry. The warehouse of this uniform was re-arranged in Ephesians 6,14-18. The smells describe the character of a true Christian.

13,13 Respect that the main emphasis is placed on our special walk before God. The fragments of our children day, we are guilty behave as blue as light. What kind of relationship does a Christian have before rude parties, drunken scandals, dissolute orgies, base unstreaming, likes and spoils?

13,14 The best thing we can earn is, first of all, dress up in Lord Jesus Christ. This means that we need to accept His way of living, live as He is alive, worship Him as a butt and a traveler.

Otherwise, it’s not our fault the ritual about the body is transformed into lust. Raft is called our old, sinful nature. It exudes pleasure from comfort, luxury, illicit sexual indulgences, wasted passions, worldly indulgences, a riotous way of life and, most importantly, material benefits. And we give in to the lusts of the flesh, if we indulge in those associated with indulgences, if we make it easier for ourselves to sin, if we talk more about the body, less about the spiritual.

We cannot follow the lead of the flesh in anything. However, we need not to let her ability show itself.

God took this very lesson for certainty to Christ and the purity of the even rational, or rather corporeal, Augustine. When you have read to chapter 14, you have given up and given yourself to the Lord. From that time on, we became known as “blessed” and “saint” in history.

Paul, speaking emphatically about the payment of taxes (vv. 6-7), and the plea not to be deprived of anything owed to anyone, continues the theme of the financial burden of a Christian.

This phrase is sometimes misunderstood by the sense that a Christian cannot say anything. Neither the Old nor the New Testament is a categorical defense of positivity or positivity.

The Law of Moses states: “If you give money to the poor of My people, then do not put oppression on him and do not lay on anyone else’s growth” (Ex. 22:25; also Ps. 14:5). From which vertex we see that it was allowed to be posited, the fragments that were allowed to be posited. The moral problem arose before the hundred that was drawn from the poor. It is said even more clearly about the establishment of hundreds in the book of Leviticus: “If your brother falls ill and falls in you, then encourage him, whether he arrives or settles, so that he lives with you. Do not take anything from him. and come, and fear thy God; so that your brother may live with you" (Lev. 25:35-36, Neh. 5:7; Ez. 22:12).

God also kept His people in sight of the holiday position through those near the seventh river, when all the borgs are forgiven (div. Deut. 15:7-9). The Lord commanded the selfless and generous creditor that “for these the Lord your God bless you in all your doings and in everything that you work with your hands” (v. 10). He declared that “the righteous is merciful and gives... Today he is merciful and steadfast, and his descendants will be blessed” (Ps. 37:21, 26), and that “the good man gives to the poor the Lord: and He will give to him for "(Approx. 19:17). Regardless of whether a debtor turns back his money to a merciful creditor, the Lord will immediately give away everything to him.

From the citations of many other great leaders, it is clear that positing, and therefore positing, was the primary right in ancient Israel. The law carefully regulated the food supply, to collect wages from those who already demanded, rather than to give money under a fair and reasonable wage.

In the Nagir Sermon, Jesus also praised the practice of positivity and warned would-be positivists: “Give to anyone who asks you, and do not give in to anyone who wants to gain interest in you” (Matthew 5:42). Developing a greater thought about Divine blessing for those who give graciously and generously, Jesus said: “If you love your enemies, and graciously, let us do so without worrying about anything; and you will have a great city, and you will be sons of the Most High” ( Luke 6:35). I know that we are promised that if we give with our deep heartedness to those who require, the Lord Himself will Divinely reward us.

Both in the Old and in the New Testament, taking to the borg is allowed for those who perceive a serious need and do not have other resources, and resentment of the covenants arises from those who believe that they may be able to go to the borg for the brothers who need it. comfort, timidity, don’t hesitate vigodi.

In the hall of the reception, Jesus praised the addition of pennies to the mark of his investment on the right. In the parable of the talents (Matthew 25:14-30), the ruler praised the two servants who wisely invested his pennies, but also viciously subdued the unfaithful servant, who simply buried the pennies entrusted to him: “It was necessary for you to give my money to the merchants, and I came, having taken away my income with the profit" (v. 27).

Many types of business could not be started without a supply of pennies for investment in life, possession and production. Many farmers would not be able to grow a new harvest without borrowing pennies to buy produce. Many families would never have been able to buy a living without taking a position.

If it is really necessary to deposit money, turn it over as agreed with the creditor - immediately and completely. The Holy Letter does not justify taking pennies from the Borg to buy unnecessary speeches, especially luxury items that they cannot afford. Everyone needs to turn their borgs immediately and completely. These financial principles become the essence of Paul’s message - “do not deprive yourself of anything due to anyone.”

Then the apostle makes, it would seem, the most emphatic assertion, declaring that Christians are subject to one constant negligence. Absolutely regardless of the financial situation and situation, all believers are in a constant relationship - mutual cooperation. We can pay this whole body steadily, otherwise we will not be able to pay in full. Origen, one of the fathers of the early Christian church, said: “The obligation of love is deprived from us forever and never deprives us. And in deed to the merciful transfer of our Lord, we will always be able to pay this debt, and the more we pay, the more necessary and joyful the payment will be.

Our mutual love begins for us before our brothers in faith, our sisters and brothers in Christ. “I give you a new commandment,” Jesus said, “let you not love one another; just as I have loved you, so let you not love one another; this will prove to you all that you are my disciples, if you mother love one another” (IV. 13) . :34-35). Serving other Christians means serving Christ. “Because I wanted, and you gave me food,” said Vin, “having been thirsty, and you gave me something to drink; when you were a mandrika, and you received me; when you were naked, and you clothed me; when you were sick, and you gave me; “I tell you that you have broken up fragments for one of the least of my brothers, and you have cut down for Me” (Matthew 25:35-36, 40). Service to the saints does not only reveal our love for them, but our love for God (Heb. 6:10).

The theme of 1 John is Kohannya. It is worth telling us that “he who loves his brother remains in the world and lacks peace” (1 John 2:10). He reminds us that God commanded that “we should believe in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and love one and the same, as He commanded us” (3:23). He instructs us: “Beloved! We are loved by one, because love comes from God, and we love people from God and know God” (4:7), and “we have this commandment from Him, that whoever loves God should love his brother.” his own (4:21).

Pavlo also has a lot to say about our loving Christian brothers. He wrote to the messenger in Kolosia: “Father, let us agree, as God has favored the saints and love, in mercy, kindness, humility, kindness, patience, being gracious to one another and forgiving each other, as you like for whomever.” Maya skargu: as Christ has taught you, So also, you will be most united in love, which is the totality of thoroughness" (Col. 3:12-14). For the sake of the Corinthian believers, who often acted in a schismatic and worldly manner, the achievements of love (Div. 1 Cor. 14:1) , and for the sake of Timothy, he would want godly wives to experience faith, love and holiness (Div. 1 Tim. 2:15). He prayed that the love of Philippia’s believers would “grow even more and more in knowledge and in every y almost" (Phil. 1 :9).

The Apostle Peter, who knew how important it is to love as the Lord wants (for example, John 21:15-22, Acts 10), wrote: “By listening to the truth through the Spirit, having purified your souls to unfeigned brotherly love, consistently love one of the same kind a pure heart" (1 Pet. 1:22).

But no one should be treated in the same way by the unbelievers, by all the unbelievers, and not least by those who are nice and with whom they have become friends. Our Lord tells us: “Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, give grace to those who hate you, and pray for those who harm you and persecute you” (Matthew 5:44). As we taught in the earlier section of the Epistle to the Romans, Paul commands: “Bless your persecutors; bless and do not curse” (12:14), and “because your enemy is hungry, give him food; because he has waste, drink him” (v. 20) ). The message sent to the Galatian churches commands: “From now on, let us do good to everyone, and especially to our own through faith” (Gal. 6:10).

Righteous love is so important that the one who loves another is the law. This is the truth, as Paul repeats in v. 10, and we will discuss the progress of this decision.

It has become clear that righteous, pious behavior is much more than just emotions. As can be seen from the lovingly quoted text of the Epistle to Galatians, love begins with broad compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. But we will also always know the ability to “do good” to those whom we love, and deserve the stench of those things. The fragments arise and other situations are beyond our control, but there is only one good on the right that we can earn - either pray for them or study them. Of course, praying and studying is the best thing that can be done for people, especially as we pray for our salvation, and our forgiveness can make people feel God’s forgiveness. Ale as it has already been said above, “it’s time to come”, it’s our duty to show our love in a sincere and practical way. Godly love includes serving to meet the physical and financial needs of others, both believers and unbelievers. This truth is the basis of Jesus’ parable about the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37).

There are obviously no other ways to demonstrate piety. Finder - read God's truth and live according to it. The most important thing that can be conveyed to the unbelievers is the Good News of salvation. Believers receive God's truths, faithfully surviving "in purity, in prudence, in generosity, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in unfeigned love, in the word of truth, in the power of God" (2 Cor. 6:6-7). However, if we respect the need to lead and respect others, we must speak the truth out of love (Ephesians 4:15).

Godly love never abuses its freedom “by making the flesh fit” (Gal. 5:13) and never suffers lies or unrighteousness (1 Cor. 13:6). Lovers are encouraged to try to convert the unsinful themselves, so that they can create a believer or serve to the point of moral and spiritual stumbling (Rom. 14:21). “Most of all,” Apostle Petro advises us, “search for the best love one after another, because love covers the impersonality of sins” (1 Pet. 4: 8).

The pious khanna forgives. We are guilty of being “kind and compassionate one to one,” and forgive one another, “as God taught [us] in Christ” (Eph. 4:32). The Lord’s charge that “if you forgive people their sins, your Father in heaven will also forgive you,” is followed by: “But if you do not forgive people their sins, your Father will not forgive you your faults” (Matthew 6). :14-15 (por. Luke 6:36-37).

Godly love is characterized by humility, kindness, patience and gentleness one after another (div. Eph. 4:2). At the beautiful beast of the Corinthian church, which was not a powerful love, Paul said: “The path of patience is to endure, to have mercy, love is not to be spoiled, love is not magnified, does not write, does not rush, does not joke, does not fight, does not mean evil, does not delight in unrighteousness.” , and rejoice in the truth: he covers all things, believes all things, endures all things, endures all things. Love never ceases" (1 Cor. 13:4-8).

The ultimate criterion of a pious priest is the readiness to sacrifice one’s own needs and goodness for the needs and goodness of other people and to sacrifice one’s life if necessary. “There is no greater love than this,” said Jesus, “as that of a man who lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13). The greatest example of such love was revealed by Jesus Himself, Who “was in the image of God, not respecting robbery, but being jealous of God, the death of hell” (Phil. 2:6-8). , as Christ loved us and gave Himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God, at the reception of aroma" (Eph. 5:1-2). As Apostle Ivan reminds us: "We knew love in the fact that He sacrificed for us Our soul: and we are obliged to consider our souls for our brothers" (1 John 3:16).

Are we wondering how it is possible for us to love so righteously and self-givenly? First of all, we must remember that our merciful Heavenly Father gives His children everything they need to follow His commandments and inherit His butt. We have been given by God the ability to pay our great obligation to love, “for the love of God has poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit he has given us” (Rom. 5:5). God's love is an indescribable source from which we can draw the supernatural wisdom by which He commanded us to live. Paul praying for the Ephesians:

“By faith, Christ may dwell in your hearts, so that you, rooted and confirmed in love, may embrace with all the saints the breadth and length, and depth and height, and understand the overriding meaning of the love of Christ, so that because of her, you will be made like the fullness of God" (Ephesus 3:17-19).

In order to love, as God has commanded, Christians must submit to the Holy Spirit. Robly ones, we are guilty of any kind of hatred, hostility, anger, take revenge on the pride that shares us with those whom we love. “There is no need to write to you about brotherly love,” like Paul, “for you yourself were taught by God to love one another” (1 Thess. 4:9). God Himself begins to love us through His Holy Spirit! And fragments of God Himself is love (Div. 1 John 4:16), it is not surprising that the first fruit of the spirit is love (Gal. 5:22).

Love, as God commanded us, can be pure and broad, but love cannot be judged with hypocrisy. To this Peter exhorts: “By listening to the truth through the Spirit, having purified your souls to unfeigned brotherly love, consistently love the same kind of heart” (1 Pet. 1:22). Below, in this epistle, the apostle exhorts love unpretentiously: “The end of this world is near. Therefore, be reasonable and drink in prayer. Above all, strive to love one by one, because love covers the blindness of sins” (4:7-8).

Godly love is the right choice, and generous love is pleasing to God and can strengthen and unite His people. “Love is best suited to the totality of thoroughness” (Col. 3:14). Our godly love spawns the love of other believers. To him in the Book of Hebrews it is said: “Let us be respectful one to one, desiring love and good deeds” (Hebrews 10:24). The greatest opportunity to awaken love in others is “not to deprive yourselves of gatherings, as they say; but... let one know one another, and the more you look forward to the approaching day” (v. 28). “As there is joy in Christ,” Paul said to the Philippians, “as there is joy in love, as there is sweetness in the spirit, as there is in mercy and sweetness, then add to my joy: think only of thoughts.” , have the same love, be of one mind and one mind" (Phil. 2: 1-2).

And it’s wonderful that through the infinite grace of our Lord, righteous love is mutual love. We know that we can only love God if we “loved us first” (1 John 4:19). Regardless of this, the Lord promises: “Whoever loves Me, the one who loves him will be My Father, and I will love him, and I will appear to him Himself... And My Father will love him, and We will come to another and make an abode with him” ( John 14:21-23).

Viraz kohannya

God’s commandments: “do not over-love”, “do not kill”, “do not steal”, “do not bear false witness”, “do not favor a stranger”, and all others follow this word: “love your neighbor as yourself.” Those who love do not be afraid to harm their neighbors (13:9-10a)

Having said that love makes a law (v. 8b), the apostle illustrates this idea by naming six specific laws from the Old Testament. The first five of the Ten Commandments are presented in a different order in the Bible. 20:13-17 and Deut. 5:17-21. The sixth law is Lev. 19:18.

Godly love cannot be over-loved, since in such a sinful, defiled person there is a lack of respect for the purity of others. Love highly values ​​the goodness of others and cannot create anything that could defile morally. As others have shown the state's dissatisfaction, over-love is the result of a brutish sinful indulgence, and not a pure indulgence.

Those same people are complaining about how they committed murder or theft. Kohannya does not spare other lives.

The fragments of someone else's spruce can be recognized again and again, the One Lord. Who knows about this sin? If I say that if we are loved, then we will not take advantage of someone else, since love has nothing to do with unrighteousness (Div. 1 Cor. 13:6).

Jesus explained that all sins come from the heart independently of what this external manifestation entails: “Evil thoughts come from the heart, murder, over-love, over-love, theft, false testimony, blasphemy” (Matthew 1 5:19). At the Nagirna sermon, Vin noted: “You heard what was said a long time ago: “Do not beat in; "Whoever kills will incur judgment." And I show you that whoever is angry with his brother will incur judgment; and whoever says to his brother, "Cancer," will incur the Sanhedrin" (Matthew 5:21-22) , and “have you heard what was said long ago: “Don’t make me fall in love!” But I show you that it is impossible for anyone to marvel at a woman with greed, having already fallen in love with her in his heart” (vv. 27-28).

Whoever loves God, the love of a Christian, does not violate this, nor any other commandments, including two others of the Ten Commandments, which signify our position before other people, and the commandments themselves about the mischief of father and mother and about false testimony (div. Ex. 20: 12 ,16). All God's laws, which interact between human beings, follow this word: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

Since we truly love others as we love ourselves, we cannot feel the need to give them any kind of harm. This is what Paul quotes from the law of writings in Lev. 19:18, and Jesus voted to others for the importance of the Greatest Commandment: “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy minds” (Matthew 22:37-39), so recorded in Deut. 6:5.

The Apostle does not speak here about the First and Greatest Commandment and about other commandments associated with God, as long as we speak about our relationships with other people, whom the Apostle calls our neighbors. And as all things are designated, Jesus explained that our neighbors are all with whom we join together, especially those who are in need (Luke 10:25-37).

The commandment to “love your neighbor as yourself” does not serve as encouragement, as the actions of today’s popular, but absolutely unbiblical point of view about those who are guilty of mothers’ high psychological self-esteem. This means that people have already begun to think highly of themselves and are obliged, for God’s grace, to think the same about others. In another place, Pavlo instructs us that it is our responsibility to think more about others than about ourselves. “Do not work out of love or out of marnoslavism,” even if, “but for the sake of humility, respect one thing only for yourself. Not only about yourself, but about others” (Phil. 2:3-4).

Since believers are so self-effacing about the goodness of others, then it is imperative to give in to this broad and pious love, so as not to do evil to one’s neighbor, so as not to do evil to anyone.

The meaning of what Paul said lies in the fact that a Christian who allows God’s love to guide his life is divinely saved from sin and cultivated into righteousness. A loving Christian submits to God’s law not because he is afraid of the inheritance of disobedience, but because he is willing to love God and not respect Yoma, who loves others.

Fear is the natural cause of sin, and the Bible tells us many times about sin and its consequences. Regardless of the motives for sinful behavior, it is better not to commit a sin than to sin. But fear is not the main reason for the temptation to sin, especially for a Christian. Most unbelievers shy away from a lot of obviously wrong decisions, for fear that they will be harassed and punished.

Many nominal Christians lead a moral life in the hope of pleasing God and, with their good behavior, winning His favor. As the Lord said in the Hour of Jesus about ancient Israel: “This people draws near to Me with their mouths and with their tongues whispers to Me, but whose heart is far from Me, and their reverence before Me is the obedience to the commandments of men” ( Isa 29:13) . ).

The Word of God is rich in blessings and blessings for His faithful children, so that they will not always act the way we would like, and will not again accept the body. The merciful news and miraculous prospect of Your heavenly blessing is the greatest and purest reason for the believer to listen to the Lord. Godly Christians give up evil and do good, as one and the same, until the love that is in them flows to the Lord that is in them. God's bajans will become our bajans. Having noticed that we love God and other people with all our hearts, we can do as we want, as long as we want what is good for God and good for other people.

Assigned Kohannya

So love is obedience to the Law (13:10b)

Contrary to what many people think, living under the laws and living under the law do not include one and the same. In truth, the stench is inextricably linked. God's law cannot be enforced without love, the fragments of love and less love, as Paul has already explained (v. 8b), is the law of the end.

At the end of His servant Jesus said: “Do not think that I have come to destroy the laws and prophets; do not destroy the people of I, ale viconati. Until everyone obeys, then whoever breaks one of these commandments and teaches people like this will be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven, and whoever does and teaches will be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven” (Matthew 5:17-19).

Later in the Nagirna sermon, Vin stated what is called the golden rule: “So do whatever you want men to do to you, do it to them; for whose is the law and the prophets” (Matthew 7:12). Yakov speaks about love for your neighbor as for yourself, as about obeying the king’s law for the Scriptures (div. Yak. 2:8). Lyubov vikons the golden rule of the Lord and the royal law of the Lord.

I will make an excellent analogy from music, which helps to understand the greatness and magnitude of the khan. Music has all these basic notes; To be clear, richer children need fewer years of age. But such great composers as Handel or Beethoven were unable to capture the value of notes and their variations throughout their entire lives. Such is God's love. Here, vikorystovuyu, the main and some elements appear to be insignificant and phenomena to give rise to great ones. Kohannya is full of character and intelligence. You will have to patch up your shortcomings and develop your advantages. Under the ministry of the Holy Spirit and His power, more and more purchased men and women are being transformed into the image and likeness of Jesus Christ. There are no human heights; we cannot lift a human being to any kind of love. In essence, nothing can be done without a kohanna; the fragments in a kohanna are the essence of a person.

The fate of this was a paraphrase of 1 Cor. 13:

“As I thoroughly know my language and I say, like everyone else, that I live here, and I don’t feel God’s love for them, I am nothing. Because I get diplomas, degrees, I know all the new methods, but I don’t feel a little bit of His understanding love, I - There is nothing that I can successfully oppose and ridicule people’s religions, if I don’t pray to His turbo, I don’t need anything. Because I don’t think about all the faith, great ideals and miraculous plans, but because I don’t think about the love that suffers, bleed, cry and pray If I give people clothes and pennies, if I don’t show love to them, I am nothing.

As soon as I become satisfied with my plans, deprive myself of home and friends, end the sacrificial missionary service, and become gloomy and selfish in the midst of the miserable difficulties and veils of missionary life, I cannot love, which sacrifices one’s rights, satisfaction, and love plans. I no longer have any headaches. How can I overcome all the illnesses, otherwise I will hurt my heart and feel sick through the lack of strength in me? I am able to write articles and see books that can be used to ward off hoardings, but not in the spirit of reading the Word about the Cross of my love, I am nothing." (Unknown author)

Key verse: “Do not deprive yourself of anything owed to anyone other than mutual cooperation.” (Rom.13:8)

There are few reasons to interfere with our relationships with people, who sometimes act as a source of conflict and division. They reach them with tiles, images, insanity, and also nevikonanі zobov'yazannya – borgs.(Butt - $100) “The rich man panders over the poor, and the warrior [becomes] the slave of the seller.”(Proverbs 22:7) In life, friendly relations are created between people, but they can be settled through the financial need of one of them. Borg to rob his closest friend as a slave. A believing brother and sister can lose their due time through their bond, becoming a victim of manipulation and threats. This is a concern not only for ordinary members of the church, but also for any leaders and ministers. (Butt - the cause of corruption is most often associated with the pressure on these people, who are guilty or want to commit). A biblical example could be the story of Nehemiah, what happened at the hour of the restoration of Jerusalem. Through famine and great tributes, some believers began to rely on others, giving up their land and their lives to the outpost. This became the cause of slavery among the people of God!

“We have the same bodies as the bodies of our brothers, and our blues are the same as their blues; and we are obliged to give away our blues and our daughters to slaves, and our daughters are already in captivity. for the harvest in our hands, and our fields and our vineyards elsewhere (Neh. 5:5)

1) mutual damage

Through those who want to recognize the borgov's goiter, but do not stop them, it can lead to problems with sputtering. The fighter's authority is wasted, his trust is wasted. This is the same guarantee for a person’s loyalty that is unreliable in the financial sector. It is important to provide spiritual support and encouragement to the warriors. It is entirely possible that the respected warrior is bound by his financial problems. “And I know why you’re criticizing me. It’s all through a Borg that I can’t turn around.”

2) fear

If a person knows that she has a ligament that cannot be turned, and a goiter that is not in the mind of viconati, then she often has a gap and an open pink. Fear follows him. He is afraid of exposure, criticism, and possible punishment for his unknown identity. And this is not the case in many different spheres of life. Our country has a lot of fathers who are struggling to pay alimony, entrepreneurs who are cheating on taxes, and young people who do not dare to join the army. Fear collapses all over them.

3) evil

“For the Lord, your God, bless you, as He said to you, and you give riches to the nations, but you yourself will not count; and you pant over the rich nations, but the stench over you will not fade.” (Deuteronomy 15:6) We may have illusions that it is possible to pose some serious financial problems. In fact, the Borg often make the situation worse, leading to evil. It is clear from the Holy Letter and practical knowledge that the Borg are unlikely to want to be called blessed.

Realize that you made a big purchase (for example, you bought a washing machine) and didn’t think about how you would live for an hour that you missed out on until your salary. What is there to do with such a situation? Don’t hesitate, people take pennies from the borg... until their due salary. If in the coming month you win pennies, you will lose nothing from them. You can pay a lot to pay the Borg. And again I need to sit here, and so calmly. I note that those who allow the Borg into their lives do not hesitate even often. Alas, the stench is terrible. Such people are racking their brains about how to buy food, how to earn money, and who else can send them to the Borg. The warriors are melodiously calm, tied to tithes and sacrifices. How can you bless a people who are like the Borg? You no longer cry out for pity, and cannot be the butt of a prosperous Christian.

"Don't be deprived of the necessary no one(Rom. 13:8)

Oblige in front of stupid people

Inevitably, improper financial management can lead to ruin. If there is no plan for earning pennies, if there is too much opportunity, then you must come to take the money from the Borg. But there is no problem. In order not to give in to the burden of the Borg and not to waste money on loved ones, it is important to deal with the lack of finances. Perhaps some of us need to start spending extra pennies on everyday needs, and some of us need to learn how to manage a family budget.

Obov'yazok before the power

“Father, give to those who deserve it: to whom, give, give; to whom, dues, dues; to whom fear, fear; to whom honor, honor.”(Rom.13:7)

In some countries, including Russia, a lot of people (up to 50%) suffer from taxes, both unnecessary and less important. Sometimes you can almost talk about those who “steal from the state is not a sin.” But it does not represent Christian morality, as Jesus himself said "Give unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God God"(Matt.22,21)

Taxes and fees that we pay go to government services such as the police, fire protection, health protection and lighting. Those who suffer from taxes rely on the poverty of a large number of social services: help for the disabled, elderly people and orphans.

Obligation before God

Chantly, that obligation which may be given to us beforehand is our obligation before God. Until then, a tenth of all our income is due. “Bring all the tithes to the house of the congregation, so that there will be a hedgehog at My house, and from whomever you want, try Me.”(Mal.3, 10) It is very important for any person of faith to be faithful in financial gifts. It is clear that in the Word we cannot suppress the giving of tithes, shortchange them or submit them to the authorities.

So that the borgs and vіdnosini with the fighters do not become a tractor

1. Do not let your needs be satisfied by financial opportunities (1 Tim. 6:6)
2. plan your family budget, allocating pennies for necessary items (rent, travel, food, food...) (Luke 14: 28-29)
3. In tight financial situations, trust God, not human frustration.
4. Do not take from the borg if you do not know what rank you are given.
5. do not give money to your loved ones, otherwise we know the method of taking away the profit (Ps. 14:5)
6. do not let the believers go to Borg without favor with their servants. (Acts 4:34-35)
7. Set aside such a sum, you won’t worry about it. (Luke 6:35)
8. If you can’t turn around the Borg, be prepared to test it (Deut. 15:2)

God does not protect our brothers from the Borg and does not respect us for our sins, but He anticipates that the Borg can lead us to slavery. Borg by payment of chervoniy - to say after speaking, and this means that it is necessary to count as usual. We don’t know why and if we are paying for a position and a loan, then it is possible and not possible to insure at this cost. It is important to remember that living without borgs is the path to freedom, prosperity and good service.

Do not deprive anyone of anything other than mutual love; for the one who loves another, having established the law. Kohannya is not afraid to do evil to one’s neighbor; So love is the law of the Witches. Rome. 13:8,10

The mind has so many reasons not to love that only the right one has a chance - truly the right one!

The kind of person who, for various reasons, is considered to be a bastard is bad and pitiful.

The one who checks the khanna, and those who have turned away seem to be in it, is no better than a woman who has had an abortion!

Kohannya is freedom, that is why it does not obey the rules, and that is why it is not to love reason.

People who live by the rules, having swayed, the result is said to be love because love does not enter into everyday boundaries.

Kohanna is not a finished product, it is an ingredient-basis for the creation of happiness, so there is no need to look out for all the problems!

Strong people love to work even more strong, and we will put everything in order.

The chaos is spreading, the hatred is gravitating downward... Having walked the streets, marveling at the people, there is a misfortune... Are there signs of so much hatred?

God is love! Having seen the kohanna - having seen the sight of God!

Kohannya overcomes everything - don’t be afraid to love!

God overcomes with love, the devil overcomes with fear - rob you!

The one who cannot live within the framework of love, the one who cannot place love within the same framework.

You can only be seen as a kohan for the benefit of the kohan, avoiding self-deception!

Zakohanist has been tried for an hour - it’s already a slaughter, a slaughter without sacrifice - it’s not a zakohanist!

Making love is something that happens between two people, something to love, the mystery of one another’s hearts, angering souls. Everything else is the absorption of the greed of the flesh, or to put it simply - sex, creaturely fucking.

Faith is a great power, and whoever does not believe in the Kohanna does not take it away! For your faith, may you be!

The khannya will not fit into the framework, which is why they are not there. What does it mean to die at once, even God, who is love? No. Rules upon rules are a show of the imitation of external decency. There is no God here.

Kohannya is the light in the struggle, in what is a skin for itself, which is called life.

As you have a person who, with just her sleep, gives you peace of mind, gives you a sense of calm and tranquility, gives you joy in living and doing good... As if she doesn’t take anything away from you, believe and check - you are already lucky, three fight together, love!

How a man marvels at a sleeping woman is one of the greatest manifestations of cohannia!

Playing with love, you risk breaking the toy!

Misery that has not become a part of life becomes the cause of disappointment and pain.

We are all important, each with its own pros and cons, but only those who care about those ideals and goals, and those who love and respect themselves for nothing, and not to be surprised at anything.

Whoever for the sake of the Kohannya does not prepare for something in advance, that is not the Vartiy Kohannya!

Since it’s not a paradise with our dear friends, then either the dear one is not dear, but the sweetheart of the smoker chooses.

If you need all but love to save your family, then you don’t have enough family!

You'll find your own woodpecker on every deck!

It's enough to make women angry so as not to make men angry.

Most of the time, men can only remember the same thing, most often women can only remember it!

Deck and woodpecker. Created one for one.

My thoughts, if there is any escape, it will be more than a flash in the pan.
Go crazy and be crazy!

It was melodiously, with everyone, they asked: ask who you voted for in the elections, and then marvel with respect - for power or against it? Ale on the right is that we vote for or against this or that candidate. It is not our fault to interfere with our installation until it becomes clear.

Is it all the fault of the shifter?

“Then be submissive to the human authorities,” read Apostle Petro, “for the Lord: to the king, as the supreme ruler, and to the rulers, as we have sent Him.” And this is from the Apostle Paul: “Let every soul be surrendered to the greatest power, for there is no power except God.”

For days they told me that Saint Paul could not have said such a thing - he might have attributed the translation to this. In a similar way, one can have doubts about any fragment of the Bible that has become the subject of its own swearing. Therefore, let us better try to understand the apostles. “Bosses are terrible not for good people, but for evil ones,” said the Apostle Paul. - Do you want to not be afraid of the authorities? Do good, and reject praise from it, because the boss is God's servant, you do good. If you are afraid of evil, fight, because it is not for nothing to carry a sword... And it is necessary to repent not only out of fear of punishment, but out of conscience.”

They killed him with a sword, like a Roman hulk. In this case, he knew from afar that he was checking on someone else, without facing death, without changing his appointment to power. We'll try to make you understand. We often call on the Church to serve the ruler in order to take away all the good. A little over three hundred years after the death of the Savior of Christians, they killed them in the most brutal ways, and the stench continued to be heard not by fear, but by conscience. Every word spoken on this topic by the Apostle Paul was paid with his blood, and not with money and not with fear, even if the holy moment could be deprived of the Roman Empire. Ale vin lost his hulk. Christians knew that they would break the law and accept death without protest. They destroyed one single law, so what is more important for him is grace and the salvation of souls, so that all the orders of earth are worthless before God. For everyone who does not hesitate to believe, “give unto Caesar what is Caesar’s.”

P'ietro della Vecchia "Denarius of Caesar" (image from the site eaculture.ru)

The word about the rule of the Apostle Paul will end like this: “Father, give to those who deserve it: to whom should tribute, tribute; to whom quitrent, quitrent; to whom fear, fear; to whom honor, honor. Do not deprive anyone of anything other than mutual love; for the one who loves another has established the law.” Then you can fight, but serve love.

Christians gave the empire the finest warriors, leaders, and thinkers, because everything they took on was done with integrity. And when they realized that the stench was the worst, Emperor Kostyantin began to think: “What are we worried about, the worst?” Something similar happened in Russia. Only those who had control over them could be dealt with in a proper way. It was not the translators who ruined Saint Paul, but the current “fighters against the regime” who wanted to “correct” the Scripture.

Let the atheists and the people of little faith believe that life will change for the better if they change the devil’s awl for the devil’s sake, and let the faithful people try to work as soon as possible.

Why should we bow down again?

It is clear, however, how much nutrition is ill, it destroys a lot of doubts. There is no such rule that requires one to follow thoughtlessly. We know the Hours of Troubles, when Patriarch Iov was convinced to recognize the impostor False Dmitry as the son of Ivan the Terrible. On the right here was the one who saw the Cathedral anathematize the adventurer as soon as he entered the borders of the Muscovite kingdom. It was clear that this was the gate that had returned to the legal power, and once it had changed, little had changed for the Church.

P.I. Geller. “Patriarch Iov is expected to recognize the son of Ivan IV in False Dmitry I” (image from the site rop.ru)

Confirmation of the legality of power is not as automatic as it was given to Archbishop of Minsk Varlaam (Shyshatsky), who swore allegiance to Napoleon in 1812. He buried two thirds of the Belarusian clergy. It ended with Varlaam once again becoming a simple Chen and a few fatal blindness in tears. The resolution of the clergy was ordered to perform 50 prostrations as a sign of repentance for six days a week in front of the people.

At the same time, Patriarch Tikhin and the Church recognized the legitimate rule of the God-fighting Bolsheviks, regardless of those that they took by force, and the Imposter, against their background, looked like an Orthodox patriot and a champion of the Great Patriotic War. Many Orthodox Christians never reconciled, but Saint Tikhin firmly understood the two speeches.

First. The people, who allowed the cruel 1917 to overthrow the legitimate government, having lost all understandings of left and right, relied on all the supports on which Rus' rested, and perished all the institutions of legality and order. It was impossible to protect the new militia of Minin and Pozharsky - since not everyone was ready to fight for Holy Rus', and among them there were not many serious, reasonable people. Others fought for their own skins. Fierceness devoured everything like a berry.

Another word, as the holy Patriarch Tikhin knew: you need power to physically seize the people from poverty and captivity. It was clear that wars were looming not with these people, but with others. And here the axis that is important is the difference between the external and internal enemies that usurp power. Internally, there is no longer any concern for the country, so that there will be factories, the population will increase, and moral standards and civil decency will be preserved. The current government has only one idea - to plunder, and as soon as the Russian people know, they will not grieve, they will know who to bring to our place. This is a deadly gate, which will never become the power of God.

Three Vimogs

– Do you like these royal bloodsuckers who procured the needs of the people? – it was possible almost before the revolution.

– Do you like the atheist Bolsheviks? – it was possible in almost an hour SRSR. - These are God’s servants, what kind of gifts are given to us?

- Do you deserve this city of Russia, which robbed the people? – it was possible almost at ninety years.

In this case, one forgets that, having overthrown the Tsar, we have harmed tens of millions of people. “Everything is to blame for everything,” they say, “the people were weak.” I was weak. Ale is acceptable, so it is. Well, the stronger needed to become even stronger, to come to the Tsar’s aid, to lend a shoulder. Now about the Bolsheviks. About atheists and evildoers they sounded loudly until 1941. And then General Denikin himself recognized the honorable status of the rank and file of the Red Army.

Step by step, Vlada softened, at the 88th year she was reconciled with the Church. Here they were destroyed, and again millions of victims, before there was no GULAG, unless other methods were found. At the beginning of the new century, however, this power began to change, although it was even weaker. The Lord inevitably begins to teach the power, and people, having suffered from the first destruction, need to pay attention to better things.

Three goals for power:

- Autocracy is independence. She is not guilty of being a puppet, converting her people and the country’s wealth into food for other peoples and other countries.

- Turbot about multiplying strength, wealth and property to steal for yourself. Protect the people. Even if we didn’t have power, we would still be dissatisfied. It is enough for him that he wants to earn money directly.

- Don’t hesitate to attack our faith. Tobto will. The speech is not about the persecution that took place during the hours of the Roman Empire and in its worst form occurred in the USSR. Vlada is not guilty of timidity at the essence of our faith, the spiritual shrine of the people.

"Fight yourselves"

The age-old world is waking up, in order for the ruler to submit to the people, ending his life. And, however, there is this order: “Beware of your stench - there may be a stink.”

The science fiction writer Kira Bulichova has a essay on this topic - “Golden fish have come from sales,” where a small town was denying the ability to create its own world. It’s easy to spot the legacy, but I’m stammering on stage, as I convey the finale, when it becomes clear that our people are even more pitiful. There were many who were willing to spend one in three dollars to help the disabled Erik, who, having wasted an arm and injured a leg, fighting the old woman for the worse:

“Everyone turned around and stood in awe. The sight, as it presented itself to my eyes, was extreme and tragic. The man ran to the shore with ten legs, without arms, and waving his arms at the same time. And when the people came closer, they were recognized.

- Erik! - having said this."

Now to realize that the whole people wants to realize their dreams, there are changes that they don’t feel their power and need to be urgently corrected. So, just as real goldfish can no longer mindlessly marvel at us from aquariums, our hopes can no longer be realized:

– Idealism. The very stench killed Tsar Alexander the Other and destroyed historical Russia with ceaseless persecution.

- Grant holders. The remains of their salary will not remain in the economy - pennies are taken away, as a rule, because of the cordon - the problems in the region will not engulf their economy, but, on the contrary, will cost more with demands and supplies.

- Shakhrai. For them, the death of the country reveals colossal possibilities, if the law is not followed, the people are ruined - this is a dawning time.

- Power lovers. The most noisy and obscene public. For them, this is a happy hour, if the stench can fly from the brood to the princes.

I want to say that the power, created to quickly respond to the needs of all people, does not exist and has never existed in nature. It’s just Vlada, which is practically never a garna. America, however, owes its prosperity not to the owner, but to the fact that two hundred fates are alive, unique in revolution.

“There is a revolution there, is there democracy there?” - Lock me up.

Even after all the color revolutions began in the countries, there was democracy, and pre-revolutionary Russia was, until 1917, far from authoritarianism, and the remaining fates before the ruination of the USSR were the greatest, nevertheless whether in good times.

No, the Christian way does not at all include the fight for one’s rights, which is quite normal for a citizen - to strive so that his country becomes beautiful, so that there is no injustice or lawlessness in it. This includes revolutions and other upheavals, firmly rooted in the words of St. Paul: “All authority comes from God.”