The Way

In the Gospel Reading today, ascribed by the Church, Jesus sends his disciples out two-by-two and commands them to go heal the sick and preach the Gospel. In doing so, he said to them, “The harvest is plenty but the laborers are few.” (Luke 10:2) This Bible portion might be very familiar to us. It has be taught and preached with regard to evangelism. But here, what I would like to accomplish is for us to contemplate on Bible passage and then see how it could be applied in our lives.

In Gospel Reading today, taken from St. John 6: 35-46, we see Jesus speaking about Himself in relation to His Father. Jesus says, “This is the will of the Father who sent Me, that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day.” What does Christ mean when he says, “all He has given Me, I should lose nothing?” First the question arises what did God the Father give to His Son. Biblically and theologically speaking Christ and His Father are one and the same. So whatever is in the Father; it is in the Son, and vice versa.

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When St. Paul went to Mars Hill, located in Athens, Greece to preach Christ to the Greeks (Gentiles), he did so by a alluding to the fact that the Greeks had a place in their temple dedicated to the unknown God. (Acts 17: 22-31) St. Paul preached that the unknown God is in fact Jesus Christ. After he preached, there were three categories of hearers: 1) those that rejected 2) those that have to think about it more 3) those that accepted. Here, we observe that St. Paul did his job, that is, preached Christ, and it was up to the hearers to respond. Similarly, when we as Christians do the work of the Lord, that is, evangelize, provide counsel, teach, preach, etc, we are the ones, as St. Paul states in 1st Corinthians 3:6, who either plant, or water; but it is God that provides the growth. In other words, we cannot create the growth, or rather the “change,” in any person, (Christian or non-Christian) when we are attempting to help them or guide them to the Lord.

When St. Paul went to Mars Hill, located in Athens, Greece to preach Christ to the Greeks (Gentiles), he did so by a alluding to the fact that the Greeks had a place in their temple dedicated to the unknown God. (Acts 17: 22-31) St. Paul preached that the unknown God is in fact Jesus Christ. After he preached, there were three categories of hearers: 1) those that rejected 2) those that have to think about it more 3) those that accepted. Here, we observe that St. Paul did his job, that is, preached Christ, and it was up to the hearers to respond.

In antiquity and at present, a seal is the joining to two parts so that they do not separate. Secondly, it is a liquid that has a symbol stamped on it that denotes that it belongs to a certain person or entity. Here, when we speak of seal, we are speaking in spiritual terms; nevertheless, the idea is the same.

On the day that we remember the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles gathered in the upper room, as recorded in the Book of Acts chapter 2, we are preparing ourselves to be “refilled” with the Holy Spirit.

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On the day that we remember the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles gathered in the upper room, as recorded in the Book of Acts chapter 2, we are preparing ourselves to be “refilled” with the Holy Spirit.

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“I set my face like a flint.” (Isaiah 50:7) Thus says Isaiah in regard to his prophetic ministry. That is, his face shall not be moved from the determination that is in his heart toward the One who has called him to be a prophet among the nations. In today’s Gospel reading, taken from Luke chapter 9 verses 51 and following, it says that, “Jesus had set his face to Jerusalem.” This famous portion of Gospel takes place in the context of the disciples and Christ attempting to stay at a Samaritan village on their way to Jerusalem. Further, the Bible states that the village did not let Christ stay with them because “His face was set on Jerusalem.”

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After the resurrection of Jesus Christ, he appears to two of his disciples in his post-resurrection unrecognizable form, while they had departed from Jerusalem and on the road to Emmaus. While on the road, they converse about the things that transpired in the weeks past concerning Jesus Christ according to the Scriptures. As they reached the city, Jesus was about to depart but the disciples asked him to lodge with them. That evening, Jesus broke bread with them, and immediately he vanished from their sight. Then the disciples spoke with each other about how their hearts “burned” while they were on the road when Jesus was speaking to them. (St. Luke 24:32)

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After the resurrection of Jesus Christ, he appears to two of his disciples in his post-resurrection unrecognizable form, while they had departed from Jerusalem and on the road to Emmaus. While on the road, they converse about the things that transpired in the weeks past concerning Jesus Christ according to the Scriptures. As they reached the city, Jesus was about to depart but the disciples asked him to lodge with them. That evening, Jesus broke bread with them, and immediately he vanished from their sight. Then the disciples spoke with each other about how their hearts “burned” while they were on the road when Jesus was speaking to them. (St. Luke 24:32)

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