Jien Mhux Se Qawwi

IL-KELMA ISSA FUQ IL-QARI TAL-QUDDIESA
għas-9 ta 'April, 2014
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MHUX negozjabbli. Dik kienet essenzjalment it-tweġiba ta ’Xadrak, Mesak, u Abednego meta s-Sultan Nabukodonosor heddidhom bil-mewt jekk ma jadurawx l-alla statali. Huma qalu, Alla tagħna "jista 'jsalvana".

Imma anke jekk ma jridx, taf, O sultan, li aħna mhux se naqdu lil alla tiegħek jew inqimu l-istatwa tad-deheb li int waqqaft. (L-ewwel qari)

Illum, dawk li jemmnu qed jerġgħu jiġu mġiegħla jbaxxu quddiem l-alla statali, illum il-ġurnata taħt l-ismijiet ta '"tolleranza" u "diversità." Dawk li m’humiex qed jiġu ffastidjati, immultati, jew sfurzati mill-karriera tagħhom.

Not that Christians don’t believe in tolerance and diversity. But for the believer, tolerance does not mean accepting as a “right” immoral behavior, but rather being patient with another’s weakness, blessing those who curse us, and praying for those who do us harm. Diversity to the Christian means celebrating the true differences in gender, culture, and giftedness—not forcing everyone into homologous thinking and colorless uniformity. Indeed, Pope Francis lamented the ‘worldliness’ of those who are engineering the cultural future into only one way of thought.

Mhix il-globalizzazzjoni sabiħa tal-għaqda tan-Nazzjonijiet kollha, kull waħda bid-drawwiet tagħha stess, minflok hija l-globalizzazzjoni tal-uniformità egemonika, hija l-ħsieb waħdieni. U dan l-uniku ħsieb huwa frott tal-mondanità. —PAPA FRANĠISKU, Omelija, 18 ta ’Novembru, 2013; Zenith

The “thought police” today are not only re-writing or ignoring history but redefining the very genesis of mankind, the family, and our anthropological roots. This was especially evident when the European Union deliberately left out any mention of Christianity in its constitution, leading Benedict XVI to say:

It has become fashionable to be amnesiac and to deny historical proofs. To say that Europe has no Christian roots is equivalent to claiming that a human being can live without oxygen and food. —BENEDICT XVI, Address to new ambassador of Croatia, April 11th, 2011, vatikan.ca

When you deprive a human of oxygen or food, it can eventually cause brain damage. That is analogous of the “eclipse of reason” in our times that seeks to overturn the natural law—and coercively persuade everyone that it is perfectly rational. But Jesus’ answer to the rationalists of His time was quite simple:

Jekk tibqa 'f'kelmietek, int verament tkun id-dixxipli tiegħi, u int taf il-verità, u l-verità teħles lilkom ħielsa.

That is, proof of the “truth” of His word would be in a esperjenza għexet of freedom that would impact not only the individual soul, but entire cultures. On the other hand, He said…

…everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin. (Today’s Gospel)

That is, sin, by its very nature would seek to dominate and control. Indeed, history has always shown that whenever there is a vacuum of truth, not only is it filled with lies, but when sin becomes institutionalized and socially systemic, it leads to one form or another of totalitarjiżmu.

…democracy is only as good as the moral character of its people. —Michael D. O'Brien, The New Totalitarianism, “hate crime,” and same-sex “marriage”, June, 2005, www.studiobrien.com

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego knew this, which is why they would never submit to the state god, even at the cost of their lives: they refused to become a slave to that which they knew to be a lie. So when the king saw one who looked like a “son of man” walking in the furnace with them, it is not that God was suddenly walking with them… they had been walking with the Truth all along.

…blessed is your holy and glorious name, praiseworthy and exalted above all for l-etajiet kollha. (From the canticle of the three men in the furnace, from today’s Psalm)