A Model of Christian (1)
St. Paul received news of faith and charity of the early Christians of Ephesus. It is filled with joy and gratitude. They wrote that he continues to give thanks to God about them because they have understood the message of the Gospel, which they equated the preaching and can thus serve as a model for other communities. While he rejoices, he keeps "remembering you in my prayers" (Ephesians 1: 15-16). He does not condone nor loses interest in the situation. He knows, for example, that some believers are quick to return to their previous errors. This he blamed the Galatians: (read more ) "Poor crazy Galatians, who hath bewitched you, who have had their eyes the image of Jesus Christ crucified? (...) Are you so mad? Start with the Spirit and now ending with the flesh? "(Galatians 3, 1.3). It's something to be sorely surprised. "I am surprised that you so quickly deserting him who called you by the grace of Christ to move to a different gospel "(Galatians 1, 6).is why Paul prays that the Ephesians are on track and continue to give an example of faith and charity "towards all the saints" (Ephesians 1, 15). He shows us here that we must also always raise our prayer to God for our brothers in faith, asking God to help them with His grace, for they are always exemplary witnesses of the faith, burning homes sanctity of Evangelicals and fearless.
In his prayers, the Apostle calls the spiritual gifts for the faithful: "May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, Father of glory, give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation for the well know himself "(Ephesians 1, 17). Certainly a knowledge of the Lord. But this knowledge is still imperfect and very limited. The better we know our Lord and we will be challenged to live our faith and live charity towards all, as he did. It is good to ask the Lord that he reveals more to us, it made itself felt more deeply. It really depends on the circumstances in which we approach our moments of prayer and we will receive the Holy Eucharist. Because there are ideal opportunities to know oneself and to let God shape us as he pleases.
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