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Took Jesus

Took Jesus

The Messiah could do (in fact, then convert the water into wine and multiplied the loaves and fish) but it was not to please the devil and why his first response was: "It is written:" I do not live by bread alone man but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. " The devil had to face some friends (we will not have cost any effort), but gave up and returned to the load. Took Jesus to the holy city and, when they were in the top of the temple, where he presented a unexpected request: "If thou be the Son of God, throw yourself down, it is written:" I will order his angels hold in their hands, lest you dash a stone "(Psalm 91: 11-12) Jesus did not have cost do what was asked but it was clear that he would not be tempted. Satan not only read but memorized Scripture portions thereof. But Jesus answered with the same weapon, a citation of the word: – "It is written not to test the Lord your God" (Deuteronomy 6:16) was the second answer of Jesus and his forcefulness would think that everything ended at the time, but the devil had other plans. Took Jesus to a mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in its full glory: "All this will give you if you fall down and worship me." It was the height of audacity and Jesus instead of one, gives two answers.

First he says, with a firm tone, that he understands well, Satan Go! And then he recalls one of the highest principles of the believer: 'Worship the Lord your God and serve Him alone "(Deuteronomy 6:13). That yes, with obvious signs of firmness, the devil has no choice but to flee. The four words used by Jesus to confront Satan met in order to defeat him. But to us it is clear that being evil is bold since he dared to tempt none other than the Son of God. So we must be prepared for a fight that is long and difficult and in which our best and only weapon is God's protection.

Max Scheler

Max Scheler

“Oh, Thomas! The Archbishop is back again, return to France” (Part One, p.45) Are we sure that would not be these our words, if we were to return to Jesus? Dramatic contrast that many of us must hold in our minds! It is a verifiable fact that, currently, many do not mind the honor and the soul, perhaps because God does not care about, if not to brag to ignore or turn a matter of joke. Fortunately, not always the case, for the many who in various ways, we believe in a Supreme Being. However, every day we witness the mockery easy, but discredits those who practice and, perhaps lacking strongest arguments, uses this method to denigrate, outside the line of thought, the system is devastating effectively with the uncritical or unreflective. The reason for the success of this strategy, is caused by lack of rest and training of the individual, so thought settling slogans dominant through repeated and amplified over and over again. But there is a reason more powerful than those already exposed. And the annoying truth is that it forces us to confront ourselves, and we refuse to admit that we have replaced God, the idols of power, money, fame, sex, ideology, the desire to be gods, etc, dehumanized and seizing us to replace the real ethical or moral values. As Max Scheler said: “We are in the first period in which the man has become problematic in full and without crack, as well as not knowing what it is, you know you do not know.” The selfish attitude of wanting to accommodate religion to the personal convenience and cowardice to be branded as fanatics, is causing many Christians to become the main allies of the materialist view, acting as the priests of “Murder in the Cathedral “, which recommend to Thomas during wakefulness preceding the martyrdom,” which not fight what can not.