Thursday, December 30, 2010

What Does Ringworm Healing Look Like

What are the differences between you and us? Finally

We end the year by taking a great little lesson in personal evangelism by the Lord Jesus, in his conversation with a Samaritan woman. It is a well-known episode and I will not dwell on all the details. There is much to write about.

Jesus is tired and stops near a well, while his disciples to go into a village to buy food. I am in Samaria, an area where the Jews were not appreciated.

A woman comes hot. Bring a pitcher to draw water. She's a little BenVista in his village because he has an immoral life. She had five husbands and now lives. If he lived today, would probably find a prominent place in a gossip magazine and would be absolutely à la page. So the views were different, even if the gossip is probably not lacking in his favor.

The Lord Jesus begins a conversation by asking and talking about drinking water would take away all the wonderful spiritual thirst. She is surprised and asks him. Jesus said

point-blank: "Go call your husband."

She confesses her state, and when he realizes that the speech goes on and gets deeply religious and serious, tries to divert the conversation.

In this, things have not changed. Today when we witness to our faith in the Word of God and in Jesus as the only Saviour, the classic question that comes to us is: "What are the differences between you and us?". If you throw in religion, you go on a neutral ground. Your ideas as my digging!

Accurate: the Samaritan woman asks: "But you have to worship in Jerusalem or here on our mountain?". What are the differences?

Jesus explains a lot gently that things were changing: there would no longer be a need to worship in the temple in masonry, but the true worshipers would worship in Spirit (that is, by the power of the Holy Spirit) and the truth of the Word of God and the new fact that the Messiah would be established. Then he said very clearly that the Messiah had him

The Samaritan woman, at that point, all spring, Secchia, well, conversation and runs to the village to tell who had met the Messiah. She was transformed!

So: where is the lesson of Jesus' personal evangelism?

in two main points. Jesus spoke clearly to the woman, though very gently, of his sin. If you do not have the courage to tell people who are hopeless sinners, not worth speaking to them of salvation. If you do not realize they are lost and on the road to hell, from what you would wish to be saved?

Then, the second point, Jesus is not bogged down in discussions on the various temples, sacrifices, the Jewish traditions and the Samaritans (now is not that much to talk about the Pope, saints and Madonnas, which give very little importance), but presented himself as the Messiah, the liberator and savior.

about him and we highlight what he said and did. Let's say that was and is God who became incarnate, was born in Bethlehem, he did not commit Sin, who died for our sins and rose again. If we do it with love and compassion, the Lord will use for the benefit of relatives and friends.

the way, is about to leave the new edition of "But tell me '... there are still differences between Catholics and Protestants? ". It is a book that I wrote years ago, easy and convenient. Explain the basic differences between the Bible and the official religion of our country, and any other religion. Ask me. It's cheap: only € 3.50.

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Sore Throat At 37 Weeks Pregnant

could look up

time ago in a street near our office, I saw a woman turn up the incredible, he was on the zebra crossing.

"Madam, can I help?" I asked.

"Thank you, I'm used to," she said. He continued, unable to see around him and oblivious to the dangers of traffic.

I did come to mind a woman named in the Gospel of Luke (13:10-17), sick for eighteen years, unable to bend and straighten.

Log, a Saturday, in the synagogue where Jesus was teaching. He knew that God wanted the Jews listen to God's law and she was faithful to attend this sacred place. It was hard going, but she wanted to do the right thing. He could see only the floor, but he could hear the Word of God (A good example for those who, though only has a small boubou avoid going to hear the Word of God and worship on Sundays! Too much trouble to move. So, you can also pray at home!).

sees Jesus among all people, calls it, puts his hands on her and tells her: "Woman, you are freed from your infirmity."

She immediately got up, and explodes in praise to God For eighteen years he was crippled and now his bones take their rightful place, the joints melt. How wonderful!

general was to be expected an explosion of praise from all sides. Instead only a portion of these welcomes.

I found religious objection to heal a person is a job and God does not want to work on Saturday. The Sabbath is holy! The head of the synagogue is furious: "There are six days to work: you come to heal them, and not on Saturday." Some people are master in using the Bible according to its comfortable. These men hated and envied Jesus and tried to hit him with the weapons of law, citing the Bible to hurt him.

Jesus curtly: "You hypocrites! Do not bring your ox to drink on Saturday, as the law allows? Tie and lead to water is probably not a job? And this woman, daughter of Abraham, that Jewish faith and conviction, which was bound by Satan for eighteen years with a disease deforming, could not be untied on the Sabbath? ".

No replies by the religious, just shame.

What is striking is that in a crowded synagogue, Jesus has identified that very needy woman, she must have known personally, and perhaps has even stopped his teaching important to care for her. He knew how long he was in that condition, he saw in his heart, he knew everything.

Do the same with me, with you and all human beings. Law within us, sees our weaknesses, faults and sins. He calls us individually, offers us his grace and intervenes as needed. "Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest " says.

If all human beings began to pray together, listen and respond to each individual each. You have allowed Jesus to "straighten out"? You know who knows you thoroughly?
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Cysitc Fibrosis: Genotype

humble and insistent

In his humanity, Jesus is tired. The people pressed on all sides during the day and he often spent the night praying and talking with his Father in heaven. Every so often, he wanted to retire and stay in peace with the disciples.

Once before he tried to do so and instead was found in front of a crowd of over ten thousand people, who wanted to listen and was ready to make him king. He had given

to eat at all. A nice kind of rest!

episode today, is in Syria, in the territory of Tyre and Sidon. It closes with the disciples in a house and wants to remain incognito. Impossible!

A pagan woman finds out. Her daughter is tormented by a demon and she runs to Jesus for help. Yells at him breathlessly. I want to chase away the disciples, in the knowledge that Jesus had told them that he came only to the lost sheep of Israel, but she does not go away.

They ask the Lord to make it stop. But she insists, he threw himself at the feet of the Master and continued his supplication.

Jesus not satisfied now, evidently wants to put test (not the only person that did it). The addresses of the words might seem harsh: "Let the children first be filled, because it is good to take the children's bread and throw it to dogs" (Mark 7:27). The children were Jews, the Gentiles were dogs. The woman could be offended, but the need is too great. So do not give up.

is true: it is not Jewish, it's just a heathen. It can not have any right, as they were those who belonged to the camp of God's people So it begs to be treated like a dog and at least enjoy the privileges of a dog. Dogs do not eat at the table with the owner, but are content the crumbs that fall on the floor. A bit of grace was enough.

Jesus exclaims: "Woman, great is thy faith: be done as you want. For this word, it should be ', the demon has left your daughter ".

The woman comes home. Her daughter is healed and peaceful sleep. We are like the

. As sinners we have no right to assert meritorious before God No work can make us acceptable to Him if it were not for his grace, we would all be without hope. Lost and condemned to hell.

But his grace is offered to all. Have you accepted?

You can read this story in Matthew 15:21-28 and Mark 7:24-30.
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