Beloved, do not trust every spirit but test the spirits to see whether they belong to God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. This is how you can know the Spirit of God: every spirit that acknowledges Jesus Christ come in the flesh belongs to God, and every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus does not belong to God. This is the spirit of the antichrist that, as you heard, is to come, but in fact is already in the world. You belong to God, children, and you have conquered them, for the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. They belong to the world; accordingly, their teaching belongs to the world, and the world listens to them. We belong to God, and anyone who knows God listens to us, while anyone who does not belong to God refuses to hear us. This is how we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of deceit. 1 John 4:1-6
Więcej dajesz – więcej zyskujesz
Weszli do domu i zobaczyli Dziecię z Matką Jego, Maryją; padli na twarz i oddali Mu pokłon. I otworzywszy swe skarby, ofiarowali Mu dary: złoto, kadzidło i mirrę. Mt 2, 11
Give Him your whole self
They were overjoyed at seeing the star, and on entering the house they saw the child with Mary his mother. They prostrated themselves and did him homage. Then they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Matthew 2:10-11
Wyniszczająca nienawiść i uzdrawiające przebaczenie
Nie dziwcie się, bracia, jeśli świat was nienawidzi. My wiemy, że przeszliśmy ze śmierci do życia, bo miłujemy braci, kto zaś nie miłuje, trwa w śmierci. Każdy, kto nienawidzi swego brata, jest zabójcą, a wiecie, że żaden zabójca nie nosi w sobie życia wiecznego. Po tym poznaliśmy miłość, że Chrystus oddał za nas życie swoje. My także winniśmy oddać życie za braci. Jeśliby ktoś posiadał na świecie majątek i widział, że brat jego cierpi niedostatek, a zamknął przed nim swe serce, jak może trwać w nim miłość Boga? Dzieci, nie miłujmy słowem i językiem, ale czynem i prawdą. Po tym poznamy, że jesteśmy z prawdy, i uspokoimy przed Nim nasze serca. 1 J 3, 13-18
The power of forgiveness
Do not be amazed, [then,] brothers, if the world hates you. We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers. Whoever does not love remains in death. Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life remaining in him. The way we came to know love was that he laid down his life for us; so we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. If someone who has worldly means sees a brother in need and refuses him compassion, how can the love of God remain in him? Children, let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth. 1 John 3:13-18