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    Lesson
    1/16/2023

    Cintinued Part ๐Ÿ‘† This Means

    Do Not Destroy God's Building

    (cintinued part)๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿ‘‡ This means do not destroy God's building. Every person does not come to this world of his own free will, but God brought him and created him. Therefore, God did not create him for nothing, but to use him for a holy task. Therefore, it is a great sin to destroy a person whom God has created for a holy task. How do people tear down a building they didn't build? The owner of the building sues and fines; Therefore, human nature is greater than a building, and the human body is greater than the tower, so no one should tear it down. When you care for the soul of another, the other will care for your soul. If you don't care about the other person's life, it will threaten your own life. 3/ Do not commit adultery This means, don't go to a woman who is not yours, and don't destroy your marriage trust or hers. Going to a woman who is not his wife is rebellion. That is, it is considered as stealing. Also, to mislead any woman, to commit violence against a girl is considered as allowing another to inflixt violence against our family, that is, against our mother, out wife, and our sister. The wordings we use may seem that these things only apply to men but it also applies for women because it is wrong to go to a man who is not her husband. 4/ Don't steal This means: He warns that one should not take something that one has not worked hard for, that is not one's property and wealth. Stealing is like killing a soul in secret. That is, if he takes away the wealth of one who eats, drinks, and sustains his life, then the person from whom this is taken away will no longer have enough to sustain themselves and will lose hope. And as you steal another's wealth, others will steal yours. If that is the case, one cannot become wealthy and there will be no peace on earth. Therefore, do not steal so that your wealth and your life will be protected. 5/ Don't bear false witness against your neighbor This means, don't bear false witness against your neighbor because you may cause a loss of wealth, a loss of rights, a loss of life or something similar. Also, don't give false testimony to your friend or family after being bribed for your personal gain. Tomorrow they will bear false witness against you and take away your wealth and property. Moreover, they will destroy your life, so say the truth is the truth and the lie is a lie. 6/ Do not covet your neighbor's wealth; One should work and eat from the fruits of their labor but not covet the belongings of another. Desire is the root of all sins so we must be careful with what we desire so we don't commit any sins. A wise man cuts off evil desire from her conception so he doesn't have to deal with her fruits. 7/ Love your neighbor as yourself; A companion means all that is human by nature. Whether he comes from afar, whether he is a neighbor, we must treat and love everyone because he is our fellow man. He is our brother and neighbor, therefore, everyone should love, respect and help each other. And the love should not only be verbal or just to be seen and heard, but it should be a love that is manifested by work and help. Think that others may be starving as you can starve, think that others may not have peace as you can lose peace. And when you do it in this way, the other person will do the same for you. At this time, problems will disappear from the human side. It is because "if a relative had been a helper, trouble would not have hurt." This last paragraph sums up all the other nine paragraphs; It means that because this fulfilled, all others will be fulfilled, and because he will be destroyed, all others will be destroyed. For example, if a person loves his God, he will not give his worship to a foreign God, he will not call his name in vain, and he will not completely break his laws, because God protects him from many mistakes. And if he loves his neighbor, he will not kill him. He does not covet his wealth; He will not steal it; He will not testify falsely. In fact, instead of this, he thinks, speaks, and acts for his fellow man. (continues )๐Ÿ‘‡
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