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    1/19/2023

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    God's #Constitution (part 2) All our beloved and respected members who follow the orthodox education and spiritual service that we convey on John's Repentance page; recall that we have prepared the lesson we got from the book of Christian doctrine regarding the laws of God and made it available to you in part one. Today we have sent you the short part two lesson as follows, so we entrust you all to read and learn from it. B/ The 6 words of the Gospel 1. Do not be angry with your brother in vain (Matthew 5:22-26) 2. Do not look at a woman to lust, and do not commit adultery in your heart (Matthew 5:27). 3. Do not divorce your wife for any other reason other than adultery (Matthew 5:32). 4. Never swear (Matthew 5:34) 5. Do not oppose evil with evil. (Matthew 5:39) 6. Love your enemy (Matthew 5:45) Explanation 1. Do not be angry with your brother in vain (Matthew 5:22-26) Everyone who is human is your brother and your friend. So don't hate him, don't fight him, don't be angry with him. For they rise from sudden anger to murder; Therefore, first of all, keep your anger away from you, for the holy spirit cannot live with an angry person. 2. Do not look at a woman with lust, and do not commit adultery in your heart (Matthew 5:27). This means that you must not see with your eyes and have feelings - do not commit adultery in your heart. The eye sees everything, but you choose what to send to the heart and to the mind. Therefore, do not look at a woman with evil desire and do not desire in your heart to commit adultery. For thought always turns into action. As the eye sees many things and ignores many things, when you see a woman, you must also ignore any unsain thoughts. And vice versa for women. 3. Do not divorce your wife for any other reason other than adultery (Matthew 5:32). Remember that husband and wife are one body. What God has joined together, no one can separate (Matthew 19:6). Therefore, this verse warns that no one should divorce his wife for any reason. When we look at the creation, for Adam and Eve; God only gave Adam to Eve and only Eve to Adam. This indicates that since a man can only have one woman and a woman can only have one man, it means that they should not divorce or separate after they have agreed to marry. 4. Never swear (Matthew 5:34) That means that even if you get into an argument regarding your wealth, your right, your life, your property and are asked to swear, you should not swear at all. It indicates that swearing is absolutely forbidden, let alone falsely, even if it is true; Because it is taking God's name in vain (Leviticus 19:12). 5. You do not oppose evil with evil. (Matthew 5:39) This means that if something bad happens to you from someone, try to be patient, but don't say that I should do bad to him as he has done bad to me. It means that you should not avenge an evil person with evil. He said this to teach us the importance of living in peace and harmony with everyone 6. Love your enemy (Matthew 5:45) This means agree with everyone, love each other and never have an enemy; It means that if you have a fight with someone, don't see them as enemies, instead treat them as your friends. Christ is perfect in loving everyone. As you are his follower, be perfect in loving everyone (Matthew 5:44-46). C / The 6 words of the gospel May the name of the Holy God be praised forever and ever in every tongue that He has created, today and always May God's mother, the virgin, and the cross remain glorious, Amen. Follow our Telegram group every day and share it with your friends https://t.me/+DCbv9KRTroY0NmJh About the sacrement of the #Eucharist Beloved and respected members who follow the orthodox education and spiritual service that we convey on John's Repentance page, we send you this writing about the sacrement of the Eucharist so that you read, understand and participate in this foundational mystery of the Church. 👉 Institution of the Sacrament Our Lord instituted this Sacrament on Covenant Thursday, just a few hours before His arrest and trial. After He had washed the feet of the disciples as a sign of their repentance and preparation, “He took bread, blessed it and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, ‘Take, eat; this is My body.’ Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, ‘Drink from it all of you. For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins’” (Mt 26:26-28) St. Paul said, “The Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, ‘Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.’ In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.’ For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes” (1 Cor 11:23-26) 👉 Symbols of the Eucharist in the Old Testament The offering of Melchizedek (bread & wine) was a symbol of this Holy Sacrament, “Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High” (Gen 14:18). This is the first verse in Holy Scripture where the word “priest” was used and it is interesting to notice the connection between the priesthood of Melchizedek and the offering of bread and wine. Therefore, it was said about our Lord, “You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek” (Ps 110:4; Heb 5:6) The Passover lamb that the children of Israel offered on the night of their exodus from Egypt, and which they used to offer every year thereafter was a symbol of this Sacrament “For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us” (1 Cor 5:7) The manna that the children of Israel ate in the wilderness of Sinai for forty years was a symbol of the Sacrament of Eucharist. Our Lord said, “This is the bread which came down from heaven – not as your fathers ate the manna, and are dead. He who eats this bread will live forever” (Jn 6:58) – “I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever and the bread that I shall give is My flesh” (Jn 6:51) 👉 The Question of the Real Presence Our Lord spoke about this Sacrament openly to the Jews but they “quarreled among themselves saying, ‘How can this Man give us His flesh to eat?’” (Jn 6:52). Moreover, many of the disciples protested saying, “This is a hard saying; who can understand it?” (Jn 6:60). When Lord Jesus explicitly emphasized His real presence in the Sacrament, it was written, “many of His disciples went back and walked with Him no more” (Jn 6:66) The question of the real presence is of considerable importance in relation to the differences, which have emerged within Christianity since the time of the so-called ‘Reformation’. A particularly important witness to the early Christian understanding of this Sacrament is provided by the ‘Catechetical lectures’ of St. Cyril of Jerusalem. This series of 24 lectures of instruction on the beliefs and practices of the Christian Church, given at some point around 350 AD to those preparing for baptism, are an important witness to the ideas that prevailed in the Jerusalem Church around this point. It is clear that St. Cyril regarded the bread and wine as becoming the real body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ:
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