We are to leave old thoughts and attitudes behind; we are to forsake former ways of thinking and feeling. }, The Gospel According to Mark - Translated from the Original Greek, and Illustrated By Extracts from the Theological Writings Of Emanuel Swedenborg, The Parables of the New Testament Explained, Study the original Hebrew/Greek with qBible. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News MANILA - Around 10.9 million Filipino workers lost their jobs and had lower incomes and working hours this year as the COVID-19 pandemic affected the economy, according to a labor report released Tuesday. Unless we have first removed evil, the good that we do is always a form of self-love. He knows that at a certain stage in our spiritual development it certainly feels as though the good we do is from ourselves and not from the Lord. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 is the fourth studio album by Midnight Oil that was released on vinyl in 1982 under the Columbia Records label. Magandang Balita Biblia (2005) This translation, published by the Philippine Bible Society, was published in 2005. (32-45) Bartimeus healed. The Ten Commandments are a set of rules or laws. And he, casting away his garment and standing up, came to Jesus.51. Also, Jesus has probably noted that the man’s question contains another tip-off. 2 Before Jesus has a chance to get very far, a man comes running toward Him, kneels down before Jesus, and says, “Good Teacher, what shall I do that I might inherit eternal life?” (Mark 10:17).The key to understanding this apparently disconnected episode is in understanding that which immediately precedes it. Because of this, they do good to the evil and the good alike, not being aware that doing good to the evil is doing evil to the good…. Walking by Faith in the Wilderness 2. For example, in the middle of Jesus’ discourse with His disciples about marriage, young children are brought to Him so that Jesus might touch them. In human beings who have risen above their animal nature, it is the longing of truth to become one with goodness, and the longing of goodness to become one with truth. And having taken them up in [His] arms, [and] putting [His] hands on them, He blessed them.---As we have been pointing out throughout this study of the gospels, all things in the Word of God are seamlessly connected in a wonderful way. While this is not always evident in the literal sense, which sometimes seems disconnected, a careful study of the spiritual sense reveals that the Word of God is a perfectly ordered coherence of all words, phrases, and episodes from beginning to end. Jesus promises that whoever leaves “father, mother, brother, sister, wife and children” will be rewarded a hundred-fold.If the disciples had been astonished to hear that they should forgo worldly possessions, how much greater must have been their astonishment when they hear that they must forsake their family relationships. Whether it was “cutting off the hand,” “cutting off the foot,” or “plucking out the eye,” Jesus used powerful language to urge us to get rid of anything that might be an “offense” — that is, anything that might be an obstacle to our reception of what flows in from God. All that they receive they attribute to their parents. 34At siya'y kanilang aalimurahin, at siya'y luluraan, at siya'y hahampasin, at siya'y papatayin; at pagkaraan ng tatlong araw ay magbabangon siyang muli. From this also all things on a person’s right side correspond to celestial good; and those on the left side correspond to spiritual good.”25. Do not murder. Why would Jesus encourage His disciples to abandon father and mother when the decalogue commands that father and mother are to be honored? Our goal is to unite the truth and goodness that we receive from God in a “heavenly marriage” that produces useful service. In this regard, children represent an image of what adult faith can be like. View Philippines entertainment news and videos for the latest movie, music, TV and celebrity headlines on Inquirer.net 8 This kind of reception, which is relatively easy for children, becomes increasingly difficult as they grow older and insist on doing things their way, assert their independence, and choose to govern themselves. And Jesus answering said, “Amen I say to you, there is no one who has left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or fields, for My sake and the gospel's,30. Conjugial Love 395: “People know that little children are embodiments of innocence, but they do not know that their innocence flows in from the Lord…. At sinabi sa kanila ni Jesus, Ang sarong aking iinuman ay iinuman ninyo; at sa bautismo na ibinautismo sa akin ay babautismuhan kayo; 39At sinabi nila sa kaniya, Kaya namin. 291, s. 2008 for the Working Hours of Teachers.. When Jesus is talking about a husband who puts away his wife, and a wife who puts away her husband in order to marry another, He is speaking about spiritual adultery. Instead He says, “Go your way; your faith has made you well” (Mark 10:52).It is true that blind Bartimaeus has asked only for a physical healing, but implicit in his request is the kind of spiritual healing we should all be seeking. And because this is contrary to divine order it is said to be ‘easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye.’”22. 26At sila'y nangagtatakang lubha, na sinasabi sa kaniya, Sino nga kaya ang makaliligtas? This was solely at the husband’s discretion.Jesus’ additional comment about a woman putting away her husband is not about women’s rights and social reforms. Reg. But Jesus said to them, you know not what you ask. This is the marriage that takes place when a person freely chooses to receive the love and wisdom that flow in from God. It is a request for the healing of our spiritual blindness. 9 This is because the very nature of heavenly love is to want what is one’s own to be another’s.” See also Heaven and Hell 399: “One can see how great the delight of heaven must be from the fact that it is the delight of all people in heaven to share their delights and blessings with others…. “Rich people,” Jesus seems to be saying, “are going to have a very difficult time getting into heaven.” Astonished, they say among themselves, ‘Who then can be saved?’” (Mark 10:26)Understanding their confusion, Jesus responds to their question, saying, “With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible” (Mark 10:27). There is much truth in the saying “charity begins at home” when it is rightly understood. MK 10:11 And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her. To be “poor in spirit” is to acknowledge that all things of value come from the Lord, and that we can do nothing that is truly good from ourselves. Jesus said that one of the things that mark the culture of this world is being materialistic.