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====== The Early Church ... ====== | ====== The Early Church ... ====== | ||
- | Monday, April 25, 2018. We have been looking into the transition from the gospels to the early church - in | + | Wednesday, April 25, 2018. We have been looking into the transition from the gospels to the early church - in |
particular the book of Acts, the story of the apostles. What do we find here? It starts with the ascension | particular the book of Acts, the story of the apostles. What do we find here? It starts with the ascension | ||
and the coming of the holy spirit, the election of the replacement for Judas, then several sermons of | and the coming of the holy spirit, the election of the replacement for Judas, then several sermons of | ||
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** Fact and our Life ...** | ** Fact and our Life ...** | ||
- | The gospel is about fact in history. But these fact do not remain distinct and meaningless, | + | The gospel is about facts in history. But these fact do not remain distinct and meaningless, |
have deep meaning for us today. They are important for me and for you, for each very moment! | have deep meaning for us today. They are important for me and for you, for each very moment! | ||
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the eternal life in God himself! | the eternal life in God himself! | ||
+ | We are all disillusioned within this world. We see our immediate environment only. We see the struggle, we | ||
+ | see our needs, and our power - when we believe to have it. We see societies with their way to function, | ||
+ | we see wealth and riches, but also poverty and need. Do we see eternal life? How could we? It is not part | ||
+ | of our everyday life. | ||
+ | Here, the story of Jesus truly superseeds our daily experiences. It is more than what we could know. It is | ||
+ | reaching far beyond. God, eternal life, eternal love, justice, truth, fatherhood and motherhood in full | ||
+ | completion. Is it too good to be true? Is it just a dream, just a fancy ideal? | ||
+ | Yet, we believe so many things in our life, which are of the same quality! We believe in ethics, in human | ||
+ | rights, in dignity, in love. It all is given in and through the Lord, it is rooted in our origin, | ||
+ | being creations of a fantastic eternal God and father. In Jesus, we are reconnected to him, fully, in | ||
+ | and through the spirit. A deep truth for today and tomorrow, for you and me. | ||
(Roland Potthast) | (Roland Potthast) | ||
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