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oy _joert Q. Ngrt

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Ve Ngve Bjuia tne Qrue Bgctn................................1

Citrjau t̀cji .................................................................. 1Qne Excsteiè jb Fja................................................... 1

Fja ngs reveglea Ncdselb ............................................ 5

Fja Aeserves Jur _espe`t gia Joeaceiè ................. 6

Qne Qrue _elcfcji cs tne @gtnjlc` Bgctn....................... >

Qne Ncstjrc`gl Excsteiè jb Hesus @nrcst...................... 3

Hesus @nrcst cs Vnj Ne @lgcdea Qj Oe.....................77Jily Qnrjufn Hesus @nrcst `gi we oe Pgvea............. 71

Jily tnrjufn tne _elcfcji Hesus bjuiaea`gi we oe Pgvea....................................................... 75

Qne Vgy jb Pglvgtcji................................................. ?5

Qne Fcbt jr Frgè jb Bgctn.......................................... ?2

Qne @nur`n jr tne Ocole, oy Br. Agdei ................?3

Gojut Br. Agdei, P.H. ............................................... 17

Qj Bcia Jut Djre gojut tne

@gtnjlc` Bgctn .......................... Ciscae Og`m @jver

Gii Lgiaers8 Vnei yjur relcfcji wgsbjuiaea gia oy wnjd ....................... Og`m @jver

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oy _joert Q. Ngrt

Citrjau`tcjiLcstei brceias, tncs egrtn `gi oe g pretty agrm plgè. Pubbercif

gojuias, bjr tne rc`n gia tne pjjr glcme. Qne wegltny gia bgdjus s`gdpergojut tne wjrla ci segr`n jb sgtcsbycif every wncd, gia iever fgcingppciess. Qne pjjr gia aestctute segr`n bjr scdple susteigiè gia tne`ruelty jb tnecr wjrla gppegrs tj s`giaglcze tne `jièpt jb g `grcif@regtjr. Ve gre argwi tj tne ijtcji tngt excsteiè cs degicifless `ngjs,yet sjdetncif, sjdetncif, ngs plgitea ci jur nudgi igture, ojtn tne caegjb perbe`tcji, gia tne caeg jb etericty. Bgctn ci Hesus @nrcst, sjwi ci tneHewcsn negrt sjde bjur tnjusgia yegrs gfj gia orjufnt bjrtn ci reglctytwj tnjusgia yegrs gfj, trgverses tne seedcifly degicifless, gs g bulloljwi sgcl `rjsses tne fregt stret`nes jb tne aeep gia agrm jègis.

Gpprjg`n wctn gi jpei gia ljvcif negrt, yju seemers jb tne trutn, giayju wcll bcia prjbjuia degicif, prjbjuia oeguty, gia prjbjuia fljry citne Negrt jb @nrcst gia tne teg`ncifs jb tne @gtnjlc` @nur`n jver tne pgst

tweity èiturces. Ci snjrt, yju wcll bcia tne _egsji yju were ojri. Sjuwcll bcia Qrutn.

Ses, tncs ojjmlet cs wrcttei tj tngt “yju dgy mijw tne trutn, gia tne

trutn sngll dgme yju bree— . Vnei jie ngs `jde tj mijw tnebreeajd gia hjy tngt `jde ngia ci ngia wctn tne true Bgctn, jie `giijtnelp out tj `jde tj sngre ci tne seitcdeits jb tne Negrt jb @nrcst. NcsPg`rea Negrt ouris wctn ci`jdpreneiscole aescre tngt gll “`jde tj tne

mijwleafe jb tne trutn— tngt tney dgy mijw tne hjy jb eteriglsglvgtcji. Ct cs dy aescre tnerebjre (gs g nudole re`cpceit jb tncs trutn),tngt oy degis jb tncs lcttle wjrm C dgy `guse gs dgiy gs pjsscole tj ngve

tne hjy jb sgycif wctn de8 “ —

Qne Excsteiè jb Fja

C ngve wrcttei tncs wjrm wctn tne presudptcji tngt tne regaer oelcevestnere cs gi Gll-pjwerbul @regtjr (Fja) wnj dgae gll tngt excsts. Set bjr

giyjie wnj dgy oe smeptc`gl evei jb tncs, C jbber tne bjlljwcif scdple`jiscaergtcjis8

Jur bcrst `jiscaergtcji `jièricif tne excsteiè jb Fja aegls wctntne jraerlciess jb tncifs. Vnei jie sees g `lj`m, gi gutjdjocle jr g`jdputer, oe`guse jb tne dgrveljus jraerlciess jb tnese johe`ts, ij sgie



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persji wjula sgy tngt tnese tncifs `gde citj excsteiè ji tnecr jwi. Ijregsjigole persji wjula, bjr g dciute, oelceve tngt g``caeitgl bjrès`gusea gll tnjse pceès jb su`n pre`cscji tj ojtn tgme sngpe gia bgll citjtne prjper plgè sj gs tj prjauè giy jie jb tnese dgrveljus dg`ncies.Jily g oecif (jr oecifs) jb citellcfeiè gia goclcty `jula ngve aescfiea

gia ouclt su`n jraerly gia usebul wjrms.

Njw du`n fregter cs tne jraerlciess jb tne dgtercgl uicverse grjuiaus! Qncim jb tne jraerlciess oetweei hust tne sui gia tne egrtn. Qne egrtncs plgèa gt hust tne rcfnt acstgiè brjd tne sui tj suppjrt lcbe. Qnei, tnerevjlutcji jb tne egrtn gia cts jroct grjuia tne ever-ouricif sui fcves usicfnt gia agy gs well gs tne bjur segsjis wctn tnecr vgrcgtcjis ci wegtnersj tngt we `gi plgit gia ngrvest. Qncs grrgifedeit glsj prjauès bjr us

tne vctgl wgter `y`le gia dgiy jtner vctgl g`tcvctces dgmcif lcbe pjsscoleji tne bgè jb tne egrtn. Gi citellcfeit oecif dust ngve `regtea tned giagrrgifea tned.

Oeyjia tncs we dust `jiscaer tne bgr djre dgrveljus jraerlciess citne lcvcif `regtures ji egrtn. Cb we gll tgme bjr frgitea tngt g `jdputer,wnc`n ngs ij lcbe nga tj oe `rgbtea oy gi citellcfeit oecif, njw du`ndjre sj g lcvcif ̀ regture. Bjrfettcif tne dgrvels bjuia ci tne plgit giagicdgl mcifajds, let us gavgiè gt jiè tj tne nudgi `regture gia

`jiscaer njw dgrveljusly ct cs bgsncjiea. Ct lcves, ct oregtnes, ct djves. Ctngs tne `gpg`cty jb neglcif ctselb. Ct `gi tncim, spegm gia legri. Ct ngs tnegoclcty tj dgme `njcès. Ct `gi reprjauè. Gia ct cs gwgre jb cts jwiexcsteiè. Njw extredely bgr gojve tne dgrvels jb tne djst gavgièa`jdputer cs tne nudgi oecif!

Cb we gre well gwgre tngt `jdputers gia jtner su`n dgi dgae johe`ts`jula jily oe dgae oy citellcfeit oecifs, njw du`n djre sj tne nudgi

oecif. Gi Citellcfeit Oecif dust ngve ̀ regtea tned gia tne eitcreuicverse. Jily g Oecif jb cibcicte pjwer `jula ngve `regtea sjdetncifjut jb ijtncif. Qngt Oecif we `gll Fja. Gia cb we gre njiest, we gllmijw tncs cituctcvely.

Fja ngs _eveglea Ncdselb

Qne vgst dghjrcty jb pejple aj oelceve ci Fja, gia tngt cs èrtgcilyfjja. Qne prjoled cs tngt tne aevcl gia wc`mea dei ngve sewi sj dgiyseeas jb lces gia errjr ci tne wjrla tngt, brjd g nudgi stgiapjcit,* ct cs ijt

* Ve sgy, brjd g nudgi stgiapjcit , oe`guse ji tne spcrctugl level, cb we njiestly seem

tne trutn wctnjut refgra tj tne `jst, gia gsm Fja bjr ct, Ne wcll surely frgit ct.



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glwgys egsy tj `jde tj mijw tne trutn gojut Fja. @eiturces jb ebbjrts tjjosùre tne trutn ngve orjufnt us tj tne pjcit wnere tjagy we bcia sj dgiyacbbereit relcfcjis gia oelceb systeds ci jur wjrla ‑ gia tnese `jitciue tjdultcply. Ct snjula oe `legr tj giyjie tngt tney gll `giijt oe true, bjr tneaj`trcies nela oy tnese vgrcjus frjups acbber brjd gia `jitrgac`t eg`n jtner.

Gwgre jb tncs, dgiy tnrjw tnecr ngias up ci njpelessiess gia `njjsetj bjrfet gojut relcfcji gltjfetner. Cb we gre njiest, njwever, we mijwtngt tncs cs ij sjlutcji. Jtners, cistega, `njjse tj dgme tnecr jwipersjigl relcfcji ci tnecr negrt, `njjscif bjr tnedselves wngtever seeds fjja tj tned. Out tncs `giijt oe tne sjlutcji ectner. Bjr ct `gi ij djrefugrgitee tngt jie cs ji tne pgtn jb trutn tngi giy jb tne jtner dgi-dgaerelcfcjis ci tne wjrla.

Ve mijw (gs orcebly snjwi gojve) tngt tnere dust oe g Fja tngt`regtea everytncif ci tncs well-jraerea uicverse. Set, tngt wnc`n we `gimijw gojut Fja tnrjufn ncs @regtcji cs very lcdctea. Qnerebjre, tj bcia jutdjre we dust ljjm aeeper tj see cb tncs Fja jb @regtcji ngs sjdewnerereveglea djre jb Ncdselb tj dei. Bjr, cb we `gi mijw wctn èrtgcity brjd`regtea tncifs tngt Fja excsts, tnere redgci dgiy tncifs gojut Ncd giagojut wngt Ne dgy expe`t jb ncs `regtures tngt we `giijt mijw wctnjut giexplc`ct revelgtcji. Qne sgde cs true oetweei nudgi oecifs. C `gi mijw

sjdetncif gojut g persji C ngve iever det oy exgdcicif ncs njde, ncswjrm, ncs `ljtncif gia ncs jtner pjssesscjis, out njw lcttle C reglly mijwncd uiless ne ci sjde dgiier `jdduic`gtes wctn de.

Qjagy dgiy tregt tne wjra “relcfcji— gs g acrty wjra= gs cb gll tngtrelcfcji stgias bjr cs ̀ jrrupt, dgi-dgae cistctutcjis. Ievertneless, tnewjra “relcfcji— reglly scficbces Fja–s revelgtcji tj dei. Cb Fja ngspuolc`ly reveglea Ncdselb tj dei, ct cs oy g relcfcji ‑ g oelceb systed oy

wnc`n we `gi mijw tne trutn gojut Fja gia legri tj aj wngt cs plegscif tjNcd. Qgme ijte tngt C sgy “G— relcfcji. Qngt cs, ijt oy vgrcjus relcfcjis jroelceb systeds, out jily oy jie ‑ tne relcfcji Ne Ncdselb ngs fcvei us.

Qnere `gi jily oe jie relcfcji oe`guse Fja cs jie. Cb Fja ngs regllyreveglea Ncdselb tj us, Ne `giijt ngve ajie sj ci `jitrgac`tjry wgys. Bjrcistgiè, tne Hewcsn relcfcji teg`nes tngt Hesus @nrcst cs ijt Fja, wneregstne @gtnjlc` relcfcji teg`nes Hesus @nrcst cs truly Fja. Ectner Ne cs Fja jr

Ne cs ijt Fja, out ojtn stgtedeits `giijt oe true. Qnus, ojtn relcfcjis`giijt oe true. Jr gfgci, tne @gtnjlc` @nur`n teg`nes tngt tne rcte jb@nrcstcgi ogptcsd redjves jrcfcigl sci brjd tne sjul gia dgmes ncd gigajptea `ncla jb Fja wjrtny jb Negvei. Dgiy jtner @nrcstcgiaeijdcigtcjis teg`n tngt ogptcsd cs jily g sydojl gia tnus ngs ij ebbe`t jitne sjul wngtsjever. Nere gfgci, we see `legrly tngt sciè ojtn stgtedeits



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`giijt oe true, ojtn jb tnese relcfcjis `giijt oe true. Gia, bjlljwcif tncsljfc` tj cts igturgl eia, we `gi egscly `ji`luae tngt tnere `gi oe out jie truerelcfcji ci tne wjrla oy wnc`n Fja ngs reveglea Ncdselb tj dei.

Nere ct dgy oe fjja tj glsj stgte tngt vgrcjus relcfcjis dgy ngvesjde trutn, out ci tnjse pjcits wnere tney acbber brjd tne jie true relcfcjireveglea oy Fja, tney èrtgcily `jitgci bglsenjjas tngt wcll `guse us tj fjgstrgy.

Qnus, bjr tnjse wnj reglly aescre tj mijw tne trutn gojut Fja giagojut wngt tnecr autces gre tjwgra Ncd wnj `regtea tned, tne jily `njcèlebt cs tj seem jut tne jie true Bgctn ‑ tj bcia wnc`n jb tne relcfcjis jb tnewjrla cs tne jie tngt cs truly reveglea oy Fja.

Fja Aeserves Jur _espe`t gia JoeaceièCi jur sj`cety tjagy, tnere cs g peùlcgr teiaei`y tj reauè Fja tj

nudgi level wncle rgcscif jurselves up tj sjdetncif equgl tj Fja.Qnerebjre, oebjre fjcif ji tj acsùss tne jie true relcfcji, ct seedsieèssgry tj orcif bjrtn g buiagdeitgl trutn, igdely, tngt Gldcfnty Fjacs tne @regtjr jb gll tngt excsts gia tngt we nudgi oecifs, njwevercitellcfeit gia fcbtea we dgy oe, gre ncs `regtures, bgsncjiea gia `regtea

oy Ncd. Qngt citellcfeiè gia tnjse fcbts we pjssess were fcvei tj us oyNcd gia gre tj oe frgtebully usea tj njijr Ncd.

Ct tgmes gi Gll-pjwerbul Oecif tj `regte sjdetncif jut jb ijtncif.Jily Fja `gi aj tncs. Nudgi oecifs, wctn gll tnecr s`ceiè, `giijt `regtebrjd ijtncif sj du`n gs g vcle lcttle `j`mrjg`n. Gia, cb we citellcfeitnudgis `giijt aj tncs, tnei èrtgcily tncifs aca ijt `jde citj excsteièoy tnedselves. Ij, ct wgs Fja, wctn g scdple g t̀ jb ncs Vcll, wnj ̀ regteatne eitcre uicverse gia gll tngt ct `jitgcis, wctn cts oeguty, vgrcety, jraer,

ngrdjiy gia utclcty. Gia wctn ncs tnjufnt, Ne ̀ jitciuglly sustgcis, cievery dciute aetgcl, jb gll tngt Ne ngs `regtea.

Fja ngs glsj `regtea yju. Gia Ne ngs `regtea gll tngt yju ngve giagll tngt cs ieèssgry bjr yjur susteigiè. Ne tncims jb yju gt everydjdeit jr yju wjula cddeacgtely returi tne ijtncifiess jut jb wnc`nNe jrcfciglly arew yju.* Vngt djtcvgtes Fja tj aj tncs: Ct cs èrtgcilyijt jut jb giy ieèsscty= bjr, uilcme yju, Fja cs perbe`tly gia cibcictely

* Vncle ct cs true tngt eg`n nudgi ojay reècves cts suostgiè brjd cts pgrtcùlgr

pgreits, tne nudgi rgè gs g wnjle (gs wctn everytncif else ci `regtcji) wgs jrcfciglly`regtea brjd ijtncif. Eg`n nudgi sjul (tngt wnc`n gicdgtes tne ojay) cs `regteacddeacgtely oy Fja gt `jièptcji.



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ngppy gia selb-subbc`ceit ci Ncdselb. Vngt djtcvgtes Ncd tnei, cs ncscibcicte fjjaiess wnc`n wgits tj sngre ncs lcbe, ljve gia ngppciess wctnjtners. Qnus Ne ngs breely `regtea yju gia de gia gll jtner citellcfeitoecifs wctn wnc`n Ne `gi aj tncs. Pciè Ne `regtea yju gia de wctn sjdu`n ljve, gia sustgcis us gt every djdeit wctn sj du`n ljve, aj we ijt

jwe tncs sgde Fja sjdetncif ci returi:

Vngt wjula yju sgy jb g `ncla wnj snjwea ij respe`t jr joeaceiètj ncs pgreits: Qncs `ncla wcll ijt joey ncs pgreits. Ne rebuses tj `glltned Aga gia Djd. Ne rebuses tj pc`m up ncs `ljtnes, tj wgsn ncs ngias,jr tj aj giytncif else ne cs tjla. Set, tne pgreits orjufnt ncd citj tnewjrla. Qne pgreits tgme `jdplete `gre jb ncd gt every djdeit8 beeacif,`ljtncif, ogtncif gia teg`ncif ncd. Ne `jula ijt evei survcve wctnjut

tned. Vnei tney gsm sjdetncif jb ncd, ct cs bjr ncs fjja, sj tngt ne wclldgture tj oe`jde g `cvclczea gia respe`tgole nudgi oecif. Aji–t tnepgreits ngve g rcfnt tj expe`t joeaceiè gia respe`t brjd tncs `ncla: Gia,csi–t ct rcfnt tngt tne pgreits snjula oe hustly ciacfigit wctn su`n g `nclagia puicsn ncd bjr ncs `jitedpt gia cifrgtctuae:

Ct cs exg`tly tne sgde wctn Gldcfnty Fja, yet ji g du`n fregters`gle= bjr tne acbbereiè oetweei Fja gia giy jb ncs `regtures cs cibcictelyfregter tngi tne acbbereiè oetweei g pgreit gia ncs `ncla. Fja cs cibcicte,

eterigl, selb-subbc`ceit, gll-pjwerbul, gll-mijwcif, gll-hust, gia gll-ljvcif.Ji tne jtner ngia, we gre tciy ciscficbc`git oecifs `regtea jut jb ijtncif.@jdpgrea tj Fja we gre `jdpletely cfijrgit gia pjwerless, gia weaepeia ji Ncd bjr everytncif. Csi–t ct jily hust tj `jiscaer tngt we jweFja tne utdjst respe`t gia joeaceiè: Gia, ajesi–t ct dgme seise tngtFja snjula oe ciacfigit wctn us cb we rebuse tj fcve Ncd tncs aue:

Fja cs gll-ljvcif, gia jut jb ncs sneer fjjaiess Ne wcsnes tj orcif

eg`n jb us tj everlgstcif olcss ci Negvei jb wnc`n “ct cs wrcttei8 Qngt eyengtn ijt seei, ijr egr negra, iectner ngtn ct eiterea citj tne negrt jb dgi,wngt tncifs Fja ngtn prepgrea bjr tned tngt ljve ncd— .Set, Fja cs glsj gll-hust, gia `jisequeitcglly, tnjse wnj rebuse Ncd tncsaue respe`t gia joeaceiè derct tne puicsndeit jb tne eterigl bcres jb Nell.

Ngvcif seei tngt we ngve èrtgci autces oebjre Gldcfnty Fja, wengve gll tne djre regsji tj bcia tne true relcfcji sj gs tj `jde tjuiaerstgia `legrly tnjse autces gia njw tj bulbcll tned.

Qne Qrue _elcfcji cs tne @gtnjlc` Bgctn

Gia sj we `jde tj tne wnjle pjcit jb tncs lcttle ojjmlet8 tj dgmemijwi tngt Fja ngs reveglea Ncdselb tj us oy tne relcfcji tngt NeNcdselb ngs estgolcsnea. Gia, tnrjufn tngt relcfcji Ne civctes gll tj `jde



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tj edorgè tne true Bgctn tngt tney dgy ngve eterigl lcbe. Pj, wngt cs tnetrue relcfcji: Let us tgrry ij ljifer. Qne true relcfcji tngt Fja ngsreveglea bjr tne sglvgtcji jb every sjul cs tne @gtnjlc` relcfcji. Qne_jdgi @gtnjlc` @nur`n pjssesses gia preserves, wnjle gia eitcre, tnetrue Bgctn fcvei tj ct oy cts bjuiaer, Jur Ljra Hesus @nrcst, gpprjxcdgtely

twj tnjusgia yegrs gfj.

Cb yju bcia tncs ojla ae`lgrgtcji acbbcùlt tj oelceve, C gsm yju tjplegse put gscae gll prevcjus ocgs gia rega ji. C dust glsj gsm yju ijt tj huafe tne @gtnjlc` Bgctn ji tne bgclure jb èrtgci jb tne @nur`n–s dcicsterswnj ngve, ci preseit tcdes (gs well gs ci tcdes pgst), sgaly s`giaglczeaojtn tnjse jutscae gia ciscae cts bjla. Pu`n g huafdeit wjula, ciaeea, oeg frgve dcstgme. Bjr, tne Bgctn tngt tne @nur`n njlas `giijt oe huafea ji

tne g`tcjis jb su`n dcicsters. Cb cts jwi dedoers were s`giaglczea oy tneg`tcji jb tnese dcicsters, tnei jovcjusly tne Bgctn jb tne @nur`n, tnerelcfcji tngt sne teg`nes gs `jdcif brjd Fja, cs sjdetncif acbbereit tngtwngt ngs oeei wctiessea ci tnese scibul dei.

Burtnerdjre, cts bjuiaer, Hesus @nrcst stgtea8 “Ct cs cdpjsscole tngts`giagls snjula ijt `jde8 out wje tj ncd tnrjufn wnjd tney `jde—

!. Qnerebjre, we `gi èrtgcily expe`t s`giagls ‑ tney glwgys ngve oeeigia tney èrtgcily glwgys wcll oe. Pj, puttcif tne s`giagls jb pgrtcùlgr

`nur`ndei gscae, let us tgme g ljjm gt tngt wnc`n reglly dgtters8 tne `lgcdsjb tne @gtnjlc` @nur`n gia wngt sne g`tuglly teg`nes gs `jdcif brjd Fja.

Qne Ncstjrc`gl Excsteiè jb Hesus @nrcst

Qne @gtnjlc` @nur`n `lgcds tj oe bjuiaea oy Hesus @nrcst Ncdselb.Qnerebjre, tj snjw tngt tne @gtnjlc` @nur`n cs tne true relcfcji revegleaoy Fja, ct cs ieèssgry bcrst tj snjw tngt Hesus @nrcst truly excstea gia tngt

Ne cs wnjd Ne `lgcdea tj oe ‑ Fja dgae dgi. Qne excsteiè jb Hesus@nrcst cs ijt ngra tj prjve gia ij gutneitc` ncstjrcgi wjula aeiy tncs. Bjrncs excsteiè cs well estgolcsnea ijt jily brjd gi`ceit @nrcstcgi sjurès,out glsj brjd severgl gi`ceit iji-@nrcstcgis sjurès.

@nrcstcgi Pjurès

Gdjif tne @nrcstcgi sjurès we ngve bcrst jb gll tne bgctnbul Gpjstlesjb Hesus @nrcst. Qnese were tne dei wnj were l̀jsest tj @nrcst, wnj

lcvea gia trgvelea wctn Ncd aurcif ncs tnree yegrs jb preg`ncif giadgmcif mijwi ncs aj`trcie. Gbter ncs dcsscji wgs `jdpletea, tney`jitciuea preg`ncif ncs sgde aj`trcie tnrjufn `juitless trcgls evei uitjaegtn. Gll out jie (Pt. Hjni) eiaea oy subbercif dgrtyrajd bjr tne Bgctnci Hesus @nrcst tney preg`nea. Iuderjus gre tne acs`cples, `jitedpjrgry



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wctn tne Gpjstles wnj subberea dgrtyrajd tjj. Qnecr `njcè tj retgcitnecr bgctn rgtner tngi tj sgve tnecr djrtgl lcves fcves testcdjiy tj tnecroelceb ci @nrcst gia ncs revelgtcji.

Oeyjia tncs we ngve tne bjur Fjspels wrcttei oy tne Gpjstles (Pt.Dgttnew gia Pt. Hjni) jr tnecr acre`t acs`cples (Pt. Dgrm tne acs`cple jb Pt.[eter gia Pt. Lume tne acs`cple jb Pt. [gul). Qnese Fjspels ̀ jitgci tnestjry jb tne lcbe gia dcsscji jb Hesus @nrcst. Qney glsj fcve us gi g`ùrgtencstjrc`gl settcif ci wnc`n tnese eveits jb ncs lcbe tjjm plgè. Gll werewrcttei wctnci tne bcrst 7;; yegrs gbter @nrcst gia gll gre ci gfreedeit wctnjie gijtner. Gs tnecr gutneitc`cty `gi ci ij wgy oe regsjigoly aeicea,tnese tjj fcve tnecr testcdjiy.

Iji-@nrcstcgi PjurèsVncle tnere gre gadcttealy jily g bew iji-@nrcstcgi sjurès

prjvcacif evcaeiè jb tne ncstjrc`gl reglcty jb Hesus @nrcst, tncs cs èrtgcilysjdetncif tj oe expe`tea. Qne regsji bjr tncs cs `legr8 tne lgia jb Fglcleewgs g redjte gia relgtcvely uicdpjrtgit greg jb tne _jdgi Edpcre.Qnerebjre, wngt weit ji tnere ci su`n gi`ceit tcdes aca ijt fet du`ngtteitcji. Evei ci jur djaeri tcdes jb cistgit fljogl `jdduic`gtcji, tnevgst dghjrcty jb westeriers negr lcttle, cb giy, jb tne eveits tngt j`ùr ci

redjte plgès su`n gs [gpug Iew Fucieg jr @gpe Rerae. Uiless su`neveits ngve gi cddeacgte fljogl cdpg`t, we jracigrcly mijw ijtncif jbtned. Neiè, we `gi uiaerstgia wny we bcia lcttle repjrtea ci iji-@nrcstcgi sjurès jb Hesus @nrcst, wnj speit ncs tncrty-tnree yegrs upji tneegrtn ci tne ciscficbc`git refcji jb gi`ceit Fglclee.

Evei sj, ci tne seùlgr, iji-@nrcstcgi ncstjrc`gl re`jra tnere aj excstg bew `legr rebereiès fcvcif testcdjiy tj tne reglcty jb Hesus @nrcst.

Qnese ci`luae repjrts brjd Qg`ctus, [lciy tne Sjuifer, Puetjicus giaLu`cgi. Qnese repjrt Ncd gs lcvcif ci tne sgde tcde gia plgè re`jraea citne Fjspels, gia gfree ci jtner pertcieit bg`ts gs well.

Qg`ctus (G.A. 51-773) wgs g _jdgi ncstjrcgi. Ne repjrtea tngtEdperjr Ierj nga plgèa tne olgde ji @nrcstcgis bjr tne bcre tngtaestrjyea _jde ci jraer tj gavert giy suspc`cji brjd ncdselb. VncleQg`ctus wgs ij sydpgtnczer wctn @nrcstcgicty (gs we sngll see), ne fcves

`legr testcdjiy tj tne reglcty jb Hesus @nrcst gs g ncstjrc`gl persji. Ci ncsrepjrt ne sgys8

Ierj bgsteiea tne fuclt … ji g `lgss ngtea bjr tnecrgojdcigtcjis, ̀ gllea @nrcstcgis oy tne pjpulgè. @nrcstus, brjdwnjd tne igde nga cts jrcfci, subberea tne extrede peiglty aurcif tnerecfi jb Qcoercus gt tne ngias jb … [jitcus [clgtus, gia g djst



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dcs`ncevjus superstctcji, tnus `ne`mea bjr tne djdeit, gfgci orjmejut ijt jily ci Huageg, tne bcrst sjurè jb tne evcl, out evei ci _jde…

[lciy tne Sjuifer, Fjverijr jb Octnyicg, wrjte tj tne Edperjr Qrghgi(`cr`g. G.A. 27-775) gsmcif njw tj aegl wctn tne @nrcstcgis ci ncs hurcsac`tcji.Bjr, gs ne nga experceièa, tney `jula oe bjuia fuclty jb ij `rcde gt gll

‑ exèpt, jb `jurse, tngt jb tnecr @nrcstcgi bgctn. Ci jie letter ne stgtes8

Qney were ci tne ngoct jb deetcif ji g èrtgci bcxea agy oebjre ctwgs lcfnt, wnei tney sgif ci glterigte verses g nydi tj @nrcst, gs tjg fja, gia ojuia tnedselves oy g sjledi jgtn, ijt tj giy wc`meaaeeas, out iever tj `jddct giy brgua, tnebt jr gaultery, iever tjbglscby tnecr wjra, ijr aeiy g trust wnei tney snjula oe `gllea upji tjaelcver ct up

Gs yju `gi see tnei, ojtn @nrcstcgi gia iji-@nrcstcgi sjurès gll`jrrelgte tj fcve uiquestcjigole evcaeiè tngt Hesus @nrcst cs g regl,ncstjrc`gl persji. Qne iji-@nrcstcgi sjurès deitcjiea nere, gs well gsjtners, glsj fcve evcaeiè tj tne ncstjrc`gl g`ùrg`y jb tne Fjspels.Burtnerdjre, tne uprcfnt lcves jb nerjc` vcrtue jb tne nudgi gutnjrs jb tneFjspels glsj fcve testcdjiy tj tnecr verg`cty ‑ we `gi bcia ij frjuiaswngtsjever tj suspe`t aeèct. Qnus we ngve fjja regsji tj oelceve tngttne Fjspels fcve us g`ùrgte g``juits jb tne eveits surrjuiacif tne lcbe

gia dcicstry jb Hesus @nrcst.

Hesus @nrcst cs Vnj Ne @lgcdea Qj Oe

Hesus cs tne ljif gwgctea Desscgs "# $%&

Qne iext questcji we dust gsm cs wnetner tncs ncstjrc`gl persji jbHesus @nrcst cs truly wnj Ne `lgcdea tj oe, igdely, tne Desscgs ljifgwgctea oy tne Hews gia tne Eterigl Pji jb tne lcvcif Fja. Qncs cs ijsdgll dgtter. Bjr cb Ne cs ijt wnj Ne l̀gcdea tj oe, tnei Ne `gi jily oeg lcgr gia gi cdpjster. Cistega jb aeservcif tj oe ̀ grebully lcsteiea tj gianeeaea, Ne wjula oe aeservcif jb jur `jitedpt. Out gs we sngll see, Necs wnj Ne `lgcdea tj oe.

Ve `gi gsèrtgci tngt Hesus cs tne Desscgs bjr wnc`n tne Hews wgcteasj dgiy yegrs tj `jde oe`guse Ne bulbcllea gll tne Jla Qestgdeitprjpne`ces `jièricif tne Desscgs.* Qne prjpnets jb tne Jla Qestgdeit

feierglly giijuièa twj eveits ‑ jie tngt wgs tj oe bulbcllea ci tne iegr

* Qne jily prjpne`ces Ne aca ijt bulbcll gre tnjse wnc`n dust ieèssgrcly yet oe

bulbcllea ci tne buture.



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buture gia tne jtner tj oe bulbcllea gt g du`n lgter tcde. Qne regsji bjrtncs twj-bjla dgiier jb prjpne`y wgs sj tngt gbter tne bcrst prjpne`y wgsbulbcllea, tne se`jia (wnc`n dust oe gwgctea) wjula oe `jibcrdea.

Qne prjpne`ces jb Csgcgs were fcvei tj us grjuia 6;; yegrs oebjre@nrcst. Qj `jibcrd tne verg`cty jb ncs prjpne`ces `jièricif @nrcst, ne bcrstbjretjla tnree eveits wnc`n sjji tjjm plgè8 7) Qne aelcvergiè jb Herusgledoescefea oy twj mcifs= ?) tne aebegt jb Mcif Peiig`nerco= 0) tne aestru`tcjijb Herusgled oy Mcif Igou`ngajijsjr "# '(#)). Nere gresjde jb ncs prjpne`ces ne fgve `jièricif @nrcst tne Desscgs8

Qne Desscgs wjula ̀ jivert cajlgtrjus igtcjis " * = Newjula oe ojri jb g vcrfci djtner != Ne wjula oe gajrea oy mcifs ci ncs`rgale * +,-+= Ne wjula ngve g preùrsjr wnj wjula prepgre tne

pejple bjr Ncd ,= Ne wjula oe g dgi jb sjrrjws .= Ne wjulasubber vgrcjus tjrdeits, bjr upji Ncd wjula oe lgca tne puicsndeit bjr tnescis jb tne wnjle nudgi rgè (@n. 50)= Ne wjula ijt jpei ncs djutn tj`jdplgci .!= Ne wjula fcve ncs lcbe oe`guse Ne wcllea tj (c.e. breely),tj expcgte sci .!. Ne wjula prgy bjr ncs eiedces .!/ Ne wjulaoe refgraea gs g `rcdcigl .= Ne wjula recfi jver tne wjrla gsre`jdpeise bjr ncs aegtn .- * ..= Ncs @nur`n, ncs spjuse, `jdpjseagldjst eitcrely jb feitcle igtcjis, wjula fcve ncd dgiy `nclarei .-.

Ci [sgld ?7 ([s. ??) we bcia su`n g dgficbcèit gia aetgcleaprjpne`y `jièricif tne [gsscji jb @nrcst tngt ct `jula egscly oe tgmei bjrgi eyewctiess g``juit.

Hesus @nrcst cs Fja

Ci tne Fjspels we rega tngt wnei tne questcji jb oecif Acvcie wgsput oebjre Hesus gs Ne stjja ji trcgl oebjre tne Hewcsn ncfn prcest, Negiswerea ci tne gbbcrdgtcve8

…tne ncfn prcest sgca tj ncd8 C gahure tnee oy tne lcvcif Fja, tngt

tnju tell us cb tnju oe tne @nrcst tne Pji jb Fja. *

Hesus sgctn tj ncd8 Qnju ngst sgca ct. Ievertneless C sgy tj yju,neregbter yju sngll see tne Pji jb dgi scttcif ji tne rcfnt ngia jb tnepjwer jb Fja, gia `jdcif ci tne `ljuas jb negvei.

* Fja cs jie Oecif jb Qnree Acvcie [ersjis8 tne Bgtner, Pji gia Njly Fnjst (jr Njly

Ppcrct). Eg`n jb tnese Qnree Acvcie [ersjis cs equglly Fja. Pciè tncs trutn revegleatj us oy Hesus @nrcst `giijt oe bully `jdpreneiaea oy dgi, we `gll ct g dystery ‑tne dystery jb tne Njly Qrcicty.



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Qnei tne ncfn prcest reit ncs fgrdeits, sgycif8 Ne ngtnolgspnedea= wngt burtner ieea ngve we jb wctiesses: Oenjla, ijwyju ngve negra tne olgspnedy8

Vngt tncim yju: Out tney giswercif, sgca8 Ne cs fuclty jb aegtn%; + +-++.

Ncs wjras, vcrtues gia dcrg`les

Ijw cb Hesus were ijt tne true Pji jb Fja, Ne èrtgcily wjula oefuclty jb g sercjus sci jb olgspnedy bjr dgmcif Ncdselb jut tj oe Acvciewnei Ne wgs ijt. Set, ncs wjras, ncs vcrtues gia ncs dcrg`les gre tnreewctiesses testcbycif tj tne bg`t tngt Ne wgs tellcif tne trutn ‑ Ne wgs,ciaeea, Fja. Evei tnjse wnj rebusea tj oelceve ci Ncd g`mijwleafe

tnese tnree wctiesses. Bjr exgdple we bcia tne wctiess tj ncs dcrg`lesgia tj ncs wjras ci tne bjlljwcif pgssgfe brjd tne Fjspel jb Pt. Hjni8

Out jb tne pejple dgiy oelcevea ci ncd, gia sgca8 Vnei tne@nrcst `jdetn, sngll ne aj djre dcrg`les, tngi tnese wnc`n tncsdgi ajtn : Qne [ngrcsees negra tne pejple durdurcif tnese tncifs`jièricif ncd8 gia tne rulers gia [ngrcsees seit dcicsters tj

gppreneia ncd. ]Qnei, gbter tnese dcicsters nga negra Hesusteg`ncif ci tne tedple tneyT `gde tj tne `nceb prcests gia tne

[ngrcsees. Gia tney sgca tj tned8 Vny ngve yju ijt orjufnt ncd:Qne dcicsters giswerea8 Iever aca dgi spegm lcme tncsdgi !-7 +

Pj, derely oe`guse jb tne wjras Ne spjme, tne dcicsters jb tne[ngrcsees `jula ijt orcif tnedselves tj bulbcll tnecr auty tj gppreneiaNcd. Ci gijtner pgssgfe, gbter Hesus nga bcicsnea teg`ncif, we rega8

Gia ct `gde tj pgss wnei Hesus nga bully eiaea tnese wjras,

tne pejple were ci gadcrgtcji gt ncs aj`trcie. Bjr ne wgs teg`nciftned gs jie ngvcif pjwer,* gia ijt gs tne s`rcoes gia [ngrcsees

%; !-.

Jb `jurse we tjagy `gi stcll rega Hesus– wjras ci tne Fjspels gia seetngt tney gre bull jb èlestcgl lcfnt gia wcsajd.

Qne ngra-negrtea [ngrcsees wnj dgae Hesus tnecr eiedy glsj fcvetestcdjiy tj ncs dcrg`les. Qncs tney aj oy tnecr very begr jb tned. Gbter

Hesus wjrmea ncs djst stupeiajus dcrg`le jb rgcscif ncs brceia Lgzgrusbrjd tne frgve ‑ wnj nga oeei aega bjr bjur agys ‑ we bcia tned ci`jui`cl wctn tne `nceb prcests aelcoergtcif ji wngt tj aj8

* pjwer 8 jtner trgislgtcjis ngve “gutnjrcty.—



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Dgiy tnerebjre jb tne Hews, wnj…nga seei tne tncifs tngtHesus aca, oelcevea ci ncd. Out sjde jb tned weit tj tne [ngrcsees,gia tjla tned tne tncifs tngt Hesus nga ajie. Qne `nceb prceststnerebjre, gia tne [ngrcsees, fgtnerea g `jui`cl, gia sgca8 Vngt ajwe, bjr tncs dgi ajtn dgiy dcrg`les: Cb we let ncd gljie sj, gllwcll oelceve ci ncd = gia tne _jdgis wcll `jde, gia tgme gwgy jurplgè gia igtcji. … Brjd tngt agy tnerebjre tney aevcsea tj put ncdtj aegtn .-7 ..

Ncs vcrtues oe`jde selb-evcaeit oy g stuay jb ncs lcbe brjd ncs ocrtn citne stgrm pjverty jb Oetnlened tj ncs nerjc` prgyer jb bjrfcveiess bjr ncsexeùtcjiers gs Ne nuif aycif ji tne @rjss. Qnus ct cs ij wjiaer tngt`juitless gre tne iji-oelcevers jver tne èiturces tngt re`jficze Ncd gsjie jb extrgjracigry vcrtue. Evei tne Duslcds gia dgiy Hews re`jficze

Ncd bjr tncs.Set cb Hesus @nrcst cs upnela oy sj dgiy gs g fjja gia vcrtujus dgi,

wny cs ct tngt Ne cs ijt glsj re`jficzea gs tne Eterigl Pji jb Fja tngt Ne`lgcdea tj oe: Njw `gi Ne oe `jiscaerea fjja, uprcfnt, njiest, jrvcrtujus cb Ne were tj ngve lcea gojut wnj Ne reglly wgs ci g dgtter sjsercjus: Cb Ne `lgcdea tj oe Fja gia wgs ijt, tngt wjula oe tne necfnt jbbjlly! Ne `jula ijt oe ̀ gllea uprcfnt gia vcrtujus out jily oe `jiscaerea

gs g bjjl gia g dgadgi! Pciè ct cs `legr tngt Ne wgs iectner g bjjl ijrdga, Ne dust, ciaeea, oe tne Eterigl Pji jb Fja Ne `lgcdea tj oe!

Jily tnrjufn Hesus @nrcst `gi we oe Pgvea

Ve ngve estgolcsnea tngt Hesus @nrcst excstea. Ve ngve estgolcsneatngt Ne wgs wnj Ne `lgcdea tj oe8 tne Desscgs gia tne Eterigl Pji jbFja. Pciè Ne wgs Fja gia `gde tj teg`n us tne trutn gojut Fja, ct cscdpergtcve tngt we wnj gre Fja–s `regtures lcstei tj wngt Ne ngs tj sgy

gia neea ncs wjras. Let us ljjm, tnerebjre, gt wngt Ne ngs sgca8

Bcrst jb gll Ne dgae ct `legr tngt, sciè Ne wgs tne jily jie wnj`jula pgy tne cibcicte prcè bjr jur scis, tnere cs ij wgy tj oe sgvea brjdtned gia tnus fgci eterigl lcbe ci Negvei exèpt tnrjufn Ncd8

Gdei, gdei C sgy tj yju, C gd tne ajjr jb tne sneep. Gll jtners,gs dgiy gs ngve `jde, gre tnceves gia rjooers8 gia tne sneepnegra tned ijt. C gd tne ajjr. Oy de, cb giy dgi eiter ci, ne sngll

oe sgvea8 gia ne sngll fj ci, gia fj jut, gia sngll bcia pgstures.Qne tnceb `jdetn ijt, out bjr tj stegl, gia tj mcll, gia tj aestrjy. C gd`jde tngt tney dgy ngve lcbe, gia dgy ngve ct djre gouiagitly. Cgd tne fjja snepnera. Qne fjja snepnera fcvetn ncs lcbe bjr ncssneep ,!-.



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Burtner ji ci Pt. Hjni–s Fjspel, Hesus regbbcrds tncs teg`ncif gfgci8“C gd tne wgy, gia tne trutn, gia tne lcbe. Ij dgi `jdetn tj tne Bgtner,out oy de— +.

Pciè Hesus dgae `lgcd tngt Ne Ncdselb cs tne JILS wgy tjsglvgtcji, tj eterigl lcbe ci Negvei, gia tngt tnere cs ij jtner wgy, we

dust sgy gfgci tngt Ne `giijt oe hust g fjja gia vcrtujus dgi. Bjr, ijdgi wnj wjula dgme su`n ojla `lgcds gojut ncdselb tngt gre ijt true `gioe `jiscaerea g hust jr njly. Qnus, ectner Hesus cs Fja gia sgvcjr gs Ne`lgcdea tj oe jr Ne cs g wjrtnless `ngrlgtgi. Qnere `gi oe ij ci-oetweei.Out wctn tne testcdjiy we ngve ci jur pjssesscji, we ngve every regsjitj oelceve tngt Hesus @nrcst wgs ij cdpjster. _gtner, Ne cs tne ljif-gwgctea Desscgs, tne Pji jb Fja gia jily Pgvcjr jb jur sjuls.

Jily tnrjufn tne _elcfcji Hesus bjuiaea`gi we oe Pgvea

Iext, `jièricif wngt Hesus ngs sgca, Hesus tjla us tngt tnere greèrtgci tncifs we dust aj tj oe sgvea oy Ncd gia eiter Negvei. Qne bcrsttncif we dust aj cs tj oe ogptczea, bjr Hesus stgtea8 “Gdei, gdei C sgy tjtnee, uiless g dgi oe ojri gfgci, ne `giijt see tne mcifajd jb Fja.—Vnei ci reply Ne wgs gsmea njw g dgi `gi oe ojri gfgci, Hesus replcea8

“Gdei, gdei C sgy tj tnee, uiless g dgi oe ojri gfgci jb wgter gia tneNjly Fnjst, ne ̀ giijt eiter citj tne mcifajd jb Fja. Qngt wnc`n cs ojrijb tne blesn, cs blesn= gia tngt wnc`n cs ojri jb tne Ppcrct, cs spcrct. Vjiaerijt, tngt C sgca tj tnee, yju dust oe ojri gfgci— 7 .-!.

Brjd tne tcde jb tne Gpjstles, tnese wjras were glwgys uiaerstjjatj degi tngt jie dust oe prjperly ogptczea citj tne @nur`n tj oe sgvea.Burtnerdjre, ci ncs lgst wjra tj ncs Gpjstles oebjre gsèiacif citjNegvei, Hesus sjledily ae`lgrea8

Gll pjwer cs fcvei tj de ci negvei gia ci egrtn. Fjciftnerebjre, teg`n ye gll igtcjis= ogptczcif tned ci tne igde jb tneBgtner, gia jb tne Pji, gia jb tne Njly Fnjst. Qeg`ncif tned tjjoserve gll tncifs wngtsjever C ngve `jddgiaea yju8 gia oenjla Cgd wctn yju gll agys, evei tj tne `jisuddgtcji jb tne wjrla%; -.

Ve see tncs dgiagte oecif `grrcea jut oy Pt. [eter gs ne eias tne

very bcrst serdji ne fgve gbter Hesus– Gsèiscji8Out [eter sgca tj tned8 Aj peigiè, gia oe ogptczea every jie

jb yju ci tne igde jb Hesus @nrcst, bjr tne redcsscji jb yjur scis8 giayju sngll reècve tne fcbt jb tne Njly Fnjst. Bjr tne prjdcse cs tjyju, gia tj yjur `nclarei, gia tj gll tngt gre bgr jbb, wnjdsjever tneLjra jur Fja sngll `gll.



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Gia wctn very dgiy jtner wjras aca ne testcby gia exnjrt tned,sgycif8 Pgve yjurselves brjd tncs perverse feiergtcji.

Qney tnerebjre tngt reècvea ncs wjra, were ogptczea= gia tnerewere gaaea ci tngt agy gojut tnree tnjusgia sjuls ?( ?"

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Qne Dystc`gl Ojay jb @nrcst, tne @nur`n

Qnus, tne @nur`n ngs brjd tne oefciicif ogptczea gll jb cts `jivertswctnjut exèptcji. Jily Ogptcsd ci`jrpjrgtes sjuls citj wngt cs `glleatne Dystc`gl Ojay jb @nrcst . Jily oy Ogptcsd citj tncs Ojay ̀ gi sjulsreècve tne superigturgl lcbe jb sgi`tcbycif frgè wnc`n dgmes tned`nclarei jb Fja gia wjrtny jb tne everlgstcif lcbe jb Negvei. Bjr gfgci,

gs Hesus sgca8 “uiless g dgi oe ojri gfgci jb wgter gia tne Njly Fnjst,ne `giijt eiter citj tne mcifajd jb Fja.—

Gs tne Ocole teg`nes, tncs Dystc`gl Ojay jb @nrcst cs tne @nur`n. Ct csdgae up jb tne dedoers jb tne @nur`n, wctn Hesus @nrcst gs cts civcscolenega8

Pj we oecif dgiy, gre jie ojay ci @nrcst, gia every jiededoers jie jb gijtner 0 ..

Gia ne ]Hesus @nrcstT cs tne nega jb tne ojay, tne `nur`n, wnj cstne oefciicif, tne bcrstojri brjd tne aega= tngt ci gll tncifs ne dgynjla tne prcdg`y .

Qne Uicty jb @nrcst–s @nur`n & Jie Ojay jb Aj`trcie

Ct cs brjd Ncd wnj cs tne nega tngt tncs superigturgl lcbe jbsgi`tcbycif frgè bljws tj gll tne dedoers jb tne Ojay. Qne Ocole glsjteg`nes tngt tncs Dystc`gl Ojay jb @nrcst, tne @nur`n, cs uicbcea uiaer cts

jie snepnera jr nega. Hesus stgtea8

Gia jtner sneep C ngve, tngt gre ijt jb tncs bjla8 tned glsj Cdust orcif, gia tney sngll negr dy vjcè, gia tnere sngll oe jie bjlagia jie snepnera ,+.

Gia gt tne Lgst Pupper oebjre Ne acea, tncs cibgllcole prgyer bjr tneuicty jb ncs Gpjstles gia tnecr acs`cples grjse tj tne Bgtner brjd Hesus– lcps8

C ngve dgicbestea tny igde tj tne dei wnjd tnju ngst fcvei

de jut jb tne wjrla ] c.e. tne GpjstlesT. (…) Pgi`tcby tned ci trutn.Qny wjra cs trutn. Gs tnju ngst seit de citj tne wjrla, C glsj ngveseit tned citj tne wjrla. Gia bjr tned aj C sgi`tcby dyselb, tngt tneyglsj dgy oe sgi`tcbcea ci trutn. Gia ijt bjr tned jily aj C prgy,out bjr tned glsj wnj tnrjufn tnecr wjra sngll oelceve ci de =



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Qngt tney gll dgy oe jie, gs tnju, Bgtner, ci de, gia C ci tnee= tngttney glsj dgy oe jie ci us= tngt tne wjrla dgy oelceve tngt tnju ngstseit de !+7!-.

Nere ct cs cdpjrtgit tj ijte tngt Hesus prgyea bjr tncs sgi`tcbycifuicty “ci tne trutn— ijt jily bjr ncs bcrst Gpjstles, out glsj bjr tnjse wnj

wjula `jde gbter tned. Bciglly, ci gijtner pgssgfe, Pt. [gul cistru`tstnjse wnj aescre tj bjlljw Hesus @nrcst8

… meep tne uicty jb tne Ppcrct ci tne ojia jb peg`e. Jie ojay giajie Ppcrct= gs yju gre `gllea ci jie njpe jb yjur `gllcif. Jie Ljra, jiebgctn, jie ogptcsd. Jie Fja gia Bgtner jb gll 1" -+.

Oecif tngt tne @nur`n cs uicbcea, dgae jie oy Fja, espe`cglly ci bgctn, ct oe`jdes `legr tngt tncs jie true @nur`n jb @nrcst cs `jdpjsea jb

jily jie ojay jb aj`trcie. Qncs degis tne Ojay jb @nrcst `giijt oe g`jifljdergtcji jb dgiy `nur`nes wctn vgrcjus `jiblc`tcif aj`trcies. Bjrtnere cs out “jie bgctn.— Ct cs uicty jb oelceb tngt argws jtner sjuls tj `jdetj oelceve, wneregs `jiblc`tcif aj`trcies gs seei gdjif tne dgiy bglse“`nur`nes— turi sjuls gwgy ci gifucsn gia brustrgtcji.

Ever [ure ci Aj`trcie tnrjufn g Acvcie [rjdcse

Njw cs ct tngt tne @gtnjlc` @nur`n cs gole tj meep tncs sgde ojay jbaj`trcie, tncs “jie bgctn,— fcvei tj ct oy @nrcst bree brjd `jrruptcjitnrjufnjut tne gfes: Qne @nur`n redgcis pure ci cts aj`trcie brjdfeiergtcji tj feiergtcji oy tne Acvcie prjdcse jb Hesus @nrcst. Gs we ngveseei, Ne prgyea bjr tncs uicty bjr ncs Gpjstles gia bjr tnjse wnj wjula`jde gbter tned. Vnei Ne bjuiaea ncs @nur`n, Ne estgolcsnea tne Gpjstle[eter gs tne vcscole nega,* prjdcscif ct prjte`tcji brjd gll `jrruptcji8

Gia C sgy tj tnee8 Qngt tnju grt [eter= gia upji tncs rj`m C wcll

oucla dy `nur`n, gia tne fgtes jb nell sngll ijt prevgcl gfgcist Ct%; +.

Cb gt giy tcde tne @nur`n were tj bjrdglly teg`n sjde errjr,sjdetncif jtner tngi tne pure aj`trcie jb @nrcst, tne fgtes jb nell wjulangve prevgclea gfgcist ct. Out tncs ngs iever ngppeiea, ijr `gi ct. Bjr,Fja ngs jragciea gia tne Ocole teg`nes tngt “tne `nur`n jb tne lcvcif Fja—

cs “tne pcllgr gia frjuia jb tne trutn— 5 -..

* Vncle Pt. [eter gia ncs su``essjrs (tne [jpes tnrjufnjut tne gfes) gre tne vcscole nega

ji egrtn, Hesus @nrcst redgcis tne @nur`n–s civcscole nega ci Negvei.



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Ses, cb jie stuaces gi uiocgsea ncstjry jb tne @gtnjlc` @nur`n (c.e. gijohe`tcve stuay jb tne estgolcsnea bg`ts), jie bcias tngt ct ngs redgcieabgctnbul tj tne sgde ojay jb trutn eitrustea tj ct brjd cts bjuiagtcji. Qncscs g djrgl dcrg`le wnc`n, `jiscaercif tne `jrruptcji jb dgi, `gi jily oeexplgciea oy Acvcie prjte`tcji ‑ hust gs we ngve seei Hesus @nrcst

prjdcsea ct.

Exgdples jb tne @nur`n–s @jistgit Bcaelcty ci ner Qeg`ncif

Qj fcve gi exgdple, we `gi `jiscaer tne @nur`n–s (preseitly veryuipjpulgr) teg`ncif gfgcist tne use jb grtcbc`cgl ocrtn `jitrjl(`jitrgèptcji). @jitrcvcif grtcbc`cgl degis tj preveit `jièptcji wgsnela gs sercjusly scibul oy tne @nur`n brjd gpjstjlc` tcdes.* Qj tncs agy

* Bjr exgdple, nere gre g bew teg`ncifs brjd tne egrly @nur`n Bgtners8

Oe`guse jb cts acvcie cistctutcji bjr tne prjpgfgtcji jb dgi, tne seea cs ijt tj oe vgcilyehgùlgtea, ijr cs ct tj oe agdgfea, ijr cs ct tj oe wgstea (@ledeit jb Glexgiarcg, Qne

Cistru`tjr jb @nclarei , ?87;8378? ]G.A. 737T).

Vny aj yju sjw wnere tne bcela cs egfer tj aestrjy tne bruct, wnere tnere gre deac`cies jbsterclcty ]jrgl `jitrgèptcvesT, wnere tnere cs duraer oebjre ocrtn: Sju aj ijt evei let g

ngrljt redgci jily g ngrljt, out yju dgme ner g duraeress gs well.... Ciaeea, ct cssjdetncif wjrse tngi duraer, gia C aj ijt mijw wngt tj `gll ct= bjr sne ajes ijt mcll wngtcs bjrdea out preveits cts bjrdgtcji. Vngt tnei: Aj yju `jiaedi tne fcbt jb Fja giabcfnt wctn ncs ]igturglT lgws: … Set su`n turpctuae… tne dgtter stcll seeds ciacbbereit tjdgiy dei ‑ evei tj dgiy dei ngvcif wcves. Ci tncs ciacbbereiè jb tne dgrrcea deitnere cs fregter evcl bcltn= bjr tnei pjcsjis gre prepgrea, ijt gfgcist tne wjdo jb gprjstctute, out gfgcist yjur cihurea wcbe. Gfgcist ner gre tnese ciiudergole trc`ms (Hjni@nrysjstjd, Njdclces ji _jdgis, ?1 ]G.A. 037T).

C gd suppjscif, tnei, gltnjufn yju gre ijt lycif ]wctn yjur wcbeT bjr tne sgme jb prj`regtcifjbbsprcif, yju gre ijt bjr tne sgme jb lust jostru`tcif tnecr prj`regtcji oy gi evcl prgyer jr

gi evcl aeea. Qnjse wnj aj tncs, gltnjufn tney gre `gllea nusogia gia wcbe, gre ijt= ijraj tney retgci giy reglcty jb dgrrcgfe, out wctn g respe`tgole igde `jver g sngde.Pjdetcdes tncs lustbul `ruelty, jr `ruel lust, `jdes tj tncs, tngt tney evei prjùre pjcsjisjb sterclcty ]jrgl `jitrgèptcvesT … Gssurealy cb ojtn nusogia gia wcbe gre lcme tncs, tney greijt dgrrcea, gia cb tney were lcme tncs brjd tne oefciicif tney `jde tjfetner ijt hjciea cidgtrcdjiy out ci seau`tcji. Cb ojtn gre ijt lcme tncs, C agre tj sgy tngt ectner tne wcbe cs ci gbgsncji tne ngrljt jb ner nusogia jr ne cs gi gaulterer wctn ncs jwi wcbe ( Gufustcie,

Dgrrcgfe gia @jiùpcsèiè , 7875876 ]G.A. 173T).

Vnj cs ne wnj `giijt wgri tngt ij wjdgi dgy tgme g pjtcji ]gi jrgl `jitrgèptcve jr gi

gojrtcbg`ceitT sj tngt sne cs uigole tj `jiècve jr `jiaedis ci nerselb tne igture wnc`nFja wcllea tj oe beùia: Gs jbtei gs sne `jula ngve `jiècvea jr fcvei ocrtn, jb tngtdgiy njdc`caes sne wcll oe nela fuclty, gia, uiless sne uiaerfjes suctgole peigiè, snewcll oe agdiea oy eterigl aegtn ci nell. Cb g wjdgi ajes ijt wcsn tj ngve `nclarei, let nereiter citj g relcfcjus gfreedeit wctn ner nusogia= bjr `ngstcty cs tne sjle sterclcty jb g@nrcstcgi wjdgi (@âsgrcus, Perdjis, 787? ]G.A. 5??T). ] bjjtijte `jitciues ji iext pgfe T



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tne sgde @gtnjlc` @nur`n njlas tj tne sgde teg`ncif. Ct `jitciues tellcifcts dedoers tngt tncs g`tcji cs sercjusly scibul. Ct tells tned tngt tnjsefuclty jb tncs sci ùt tnedselves jbb brjd tne lcbe jb sgi`tcbycif frgèwnc`n gljie sgves tned brjd Nell gia fcves tned g rcfnt tj Negvei.

Ji tne jtner ngia, cb we ljjm gt gll jtner @nrcstcgi aeijdcigtcjis ji tncspjcit, we bcia tngt up uitcl tne egrly ?;tn èitury, gll jb tned nela tncs sgdeteg`ncif gs tne @gtnjlc` @nur`n. Out ci tne 730; Lgdoetn @jibereiè, tneGiflc`gi “`nur`n— `ngifea cts teg`ncif gia ae`lgrea tngt tnere were èrtgci`crùdstgiès wnei ocrtn ̀ jitrjl ̀ jula oe ̀ jiscaerea djrglly g`èptgole.Ijt ljif gbter, ct ae`caea ct wgs g`èptgole tj dgrrcea `juples ci giy`crùdstgiè. Gia sjji iegrly gll tne jtner aeijdcigtcjis bjlljwea suctuitcl tne @gtnjlc` @nur`n wgs vcrtuglly gljie ci bgctnbully njlacif bgst tj tne

sgde jrcfcigl teg`ncif ngiaea ajwi tj us brjd tne Gpjstles.Let us `jiscaer well tngt cb g teg`ncif cs `ngifea, tngt teg`ncif wgs

ectner wrjif oebjre ct wgs `ngifea jr gbter. Ectner wgy, ct wgs gt jie tcdewrjif. Qnus ct cs `legr giy “`nur`n— tngt `ngifes cts teg`ncif gt giy tcde`giijt oe “tne pcllgr gia frjuia jb tne trutn.—

Ve `gi spegm scdclgrly jb @nrcst–s teg`ncif ji acvjrè giaredgrrcgfe. Qne @gtnjlc` @nur`n ngs brjd tne oefciicif bjrocaaei tncs

prg`tcè gs sercjusly scibul, ogsea ji @nrcst–s `legr wjras ci tne Fjspel,gia tne uiaerstgiacif jb tnese wjras ngiaea ajwi tj us brjd gpjstjlc`tcdes.* Hesus sgca8

] `jitciuea brjd bjjtijte ji prevcjus pgfe T Vnere tnei gre tnjse wnj agre tj dutclgte]sterclczeT tnedselves, seecif tngt tney argwi ajwi tne gpjstjlc` ̀ urse, gia g`ùse tne

wjrmdgisncp jb Fja, gia tgme pgrt wctn tne Dgic`nees: (Hjni @nrysjstjd, @jddeitgry ji Fglgtcgis, 587? ]G.A. 035T).

* Bjr exgdple, nere gfgci gre g bew teg`ncifs brjd tne egrly @nur`n Bgtners8

Vngt tnei sngll tne nusogia aj, cb tne wcbe `jitciues ci tncs acspjsctcji ]gaulteryT:Let ncd acvjrè ner, gia let tne nusogia redgci scifle. Out cb ne acvjrès ncs wcbegia dgrrces gijtner, ne tjj `jddcts gaultery ( Pnepnera jb Nerdgs, 18782 ]G.A. >;T).

Sju acsdcss yjur wcbe, tnerebjre, gs cb oy rcfnt gia wctnjut oecif `ngrfea wctnwrjifajcif gia yju suppjse ct cs prjper bjr yju tj aj sj oe`guse ij nudgi lgw

bjrocas ct= out acvcie lgw bjrocas ct. Giyjie wnj joeys dei jufnt tj stgia ci gwe jbFja. Negr tne lgw jb tne Ljra, wnc`n evei tney wnj prjpjse jur lgws dust joey8“Vngt Fja ngs hjciea tjfetner let ij dgi put gsuiaer— (Gdorjse jb Dclgi, @jddeitgry ji Lume, >85 ]G.A. 0>3T).

Vnerever tnere cs bjric`gtcji gia g suspc`cji jb bjric`gtcji g wcbe cs breely acsdcssea.Oe`guse ct cs glwgys pjsscole tngt sjdejie dgy `gludicgte tne ciijèit gia, bjr tnesgme jb g se`jia hjcicif ci dgrrcgfe, g`t ci `rcdcigl bgsncji gfgcist tne bcrst, ct cs



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…wnjsjever sngll put gwgy ncs wcbe, exèptcif bjr tne `guse jbbjric`gtcji, dgmetn ner tj `jddct gaultery8 gia ne tngt sngll dgrryner tngt cs put gwgy, `jddcttetn gaultery %; ..

Vncle uibjrtuigtely tjagy dgiy @gtnjlc`s ‑ uiwjrtny jb tne igdegia oecif `gufnt up wctn tne spcrct jb tne wjrla ‑ aj ijt gocae oy tncs

teg`ncif, tncs jily dgmes tne grfudeit strjifer. Bjr tne @nur`n, tne“pcllgr gia frjuia jb trutn,— cs oecif Acvciely prjte`tea brjd `jrruptcji cicts aj`trcie evei cb dgiy jb cts jwi aj ijt gocae oy tngt sgde aj`trcie.Gia, gs wctn tne teg`ncif ji grtcbc`cgl ocrtn `jitrjl, vcrtuglly gll jtneraeijdcigtcjis ngve `jdprjdcsea ji tncs teg`ncif.

Bjrtuigtely, oe`guse Fja ngs fcvei ncs @nur`n, tne @gtnjlc` @nur`n,ncs prjdcsea prjte`tcji brjd errjr, tnjse wnj aescre tj oe sgvea `gi bcia

wctnci ct, tne true teg`ncif glwgys redgcicif pure gia wctnjut giyaebcledeit. Ses, evei uiaer tne strjif pressure jb tjagy–s bgsncjigoletncimcif gajptea evei oy dgiy jb cts `nclarei, ct `jitciues tj teg`n tnesgde “ngra sgycifs— ++, gs ct dust. Bjr, tne Ocole teg`nes8

[reg`n tne wjra8 oe cistgit ] c.e. `jistgitT ci segsji, jut jbsegsji8 reprjve, eitregt, reoume ci gll pgtceiè gia aj`trcie. Bjrtnere sngll oe g tcde, wnei tney wcll ijt eiaure sjuia aj`trcie= out,g``jracif tj tnecr jwi aescres, tney wcll negp tj tnedselves teg`ners,

ngvcif ct`ncif egrs8 Gia wcll ciaeea turi gwgy tnecr negrcif brjd tnetrutn, out wcll oe turiea uitj bgoles 5 -.

`jddgiaea tngt wnei tne bcrst wcbe cs acsdcssea g se`jia dgy ijt oe tgmei wncle tnebcrst lcves (Herjde, @jddeitgrces ji Dgttnew, 087383 ]G.A. 03>T).

Iectner `gi ct rcfntly oe nela tngt g nusogia wnj acsdcsses ncs wcbe oe`guse jbbjric`gtcji gia dgrrces gijtner ajes ijt `jddct gaultery. Bjr, tnere cs glsj gaulteryji tne pgrt jb tnjse wnj, gbter tne repuacgtcji jb tnecr bjrder wcves oe`guse jbbjric`gtcji, dgrry jtners. Qncs gaultery, ievertneless, cs èrtgcily less sercjus tngitngt jb dei wnj acsdcss tnecr wcves bjr regsjis jtner tngi bjric`gtcji gia tgme jtnerwcves. Qnerebjre, wnei we sgy= “Vnjever dgrrces g wjdgi acsdcssea oy nernusogia bjr regsji jtner tngi bjric`gtcji `jddcts gaultery,— uiajuotealy we spegmtne trutn. Out we aj ijt tnereoy g`quct jb tncs `rcde tne dgi wnj dgrrces g wjdgiwnj wgs acsdcssea oe`guse jb bjric`gtcji. Ve aj ijt ajuot ci tne legst tngt ojtn gregaulterers (Gufustcie, Gaulterjus Dgrrcgfes, 78383 ]G.A. 173T).

Gs g burtner gscae, tnere gre dgrrcgfes tngt gre bjuia tj ngve oeei civglca brjd tneagy tney were eiterea citj (c.e. ct cs bjuia tngt jie jb tne pgrtces wgs prevcjuslydgrrcea). Qnese gre ijt true dgrrcgfes gia `gi oe ae`lgrea iull (wnc`n cs`jdpletely acbbereit tngi acvjrè) oy tne gutnjrcty jb tne @nur`n. Ci su`n `gse,ectner pgrty tngt ngs ij cdpeacdeit redgcis bree tj dgrry oe`guse tney were ieverdgrrcea tj oefci wctn.



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Ci tncs pgssgfe we see njw sercjusly tne Ocole wgris us gfgcist bglseaj`trcies. Uibjrtuigtely, we gre lcvcif ci tcdes wnei tncs prjpne`y ngsiever oeei djre tnjrjufnly bulbcllea. Qnere teis jb tnjusgias jb“`nur`nes— wnc`n `gll tnedselves “@nrcstcgi— gll jb wnc`n acbber ci tnecraj`trcie. Set Hesus stgtea Ne wgs bjuiacif ncs “@nur`n,— ijt “`nur`nes,—

ci ncs sjledi ae`lgrgtcji tj Pt. [eter. Gia gfgcist tngt @nur`n gljie acaNe prjdcse tne fgtes jb nell wjula ijt prevgcl %; +.

@nrcst–s @nur`n ngs g Fja-fcvei Gutnjrcty, tne Jtners Aj Ijt

Qne Pji jb Fja, Hesus @nrcst, aca ijt bjuia tnese vgrcjus bglse“`nur`nes.— _gtner, jracigry bgllcole dei estgolcsnea tned wnj nga ijdjre gutnjrcty tj aj sj tngi yju jr C. Ji tne jtner ngia, Pt. [eter, tne bcrst

nega jb tne @nur`n, reècvea ncs gutnjrcty jver tne @nur`n acre`tly brjdHesus Ncdselb wnj ae`lgrea tngt Fja ci Negvei wjula rgtcby ncs ae`cscjis8“C wcll fcve tj tnee tne meys jb tne mcifajd jb negvei. Gia wngtsjever tnjusnglt ocia upji egrtn, ct sngll oe ojuia glsj ci negvei8 gia wngtsjevertnju snglt ljjse upji egrtn, ct sngll oe ljjsea glsj ci negvei— %; +.

Qnjse wnj ngve rulea @nrcst–s @nur`n sciè tnei ngve reècvea tnecrgutnjrcty tnrjufn gi uiorjmei lcie jb su`èsscji ‑ gbter [eter `gdeLcius, tnei @letus, tnei @ledeit gia sj ji ajwi tj tne preseit agy [jpe

(gt tncs wrctcif Oeieac`t ^RC). Qnus, tnjse ci gutnjrcty jver tne @gtnjlc`@nur`n ngve glwgys nga g Fja-fcvei rcfnt tj rule tne @nur`n. Qnesepgrgtea “`nur`nes— ngve ij su`n `lgcd.

Qne Ocole Vgris gfgcist [rcvgte Citerpretgtcji

Uibjrtuigtely, djst jb tne dedoers jb tnese bglse “`nur`nes— (gianere C spe`cbc`glly degi tne vgrcjus [rjtestgit se`ts) oelceve tngt gll tngt

tney ieea cs tne Ocole. Du`n djre gojut wny tncs ̀ giijt pjsscoly oe truewcll oe acsùssea ci tne se`jia pgrt jb tncs ojjmlet,

. Out bjr ijw let us ̀ jiscaer scdply tncs8 Qnjse wnj oeljif tj

tnese bglse `nur`nes oelceve tngt tney `gi rega tne Njly Ocole, aeterdciebjr tnedselves wngt ct degis, gia oy bjlljwcif tnecr jwi citerpretgtcji,oe sgvea. Out, gs we bcia, tne Ocole ctselb teg`nes gfgcist tncs. Cispegmcif jb Pt. [gul–s Epcstles we bcia8

…ci gll ncs ]Pt. [gul–sT epcstles…gre èrtgci tncifs ngra tj oeuiaerstjja, wnc`n tne uilegriea gia uistgole wrest, gs tney aj glsjtne jtner s`rcptures, tj tnecr jwi aestru`tcji. Sju tnerebjre, oretnrei,mijwcif tnese tncifs oebjre, tgme neea, lest oecif lea gscae oy tneerrjr jb tne uiwcse, yju bgll brjd yjur jwi stegabgstiess +-!.



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Qnjse wnj gre “uilegriea— gia tnjse wnj gre “uistgole— gre gll tnjsewnj ngve ijt legriea gia uiaerstjja tngt tnere cs jie gutnjrczeaciterpreter jb tne Njly Ocole gia tngt tngt cs tne @gtnjlc` @nur`n. Bjr, gs Cngve snjwi, sne cs tne “pcllgr gia frjuia jb trutn— gfgcist wnc`n, g``jraciftj tne fugrgitee jb @nrcst, “tne fgtes jb nell sngll ijt prevgcl.— Qnerebjre,

ci gll ner bjrdgl teg`ncifs, we gre gssurea we wcll glwgys re`ecve tnetrutn. Ji tne jtner ngia, tnere cs ij fugrgitee tngt giyjie else–sciterpretgtcji jb tne Ocole wcll oe tne true jie.* Bjr, gfgci we rega8

…ij prjpne`y jb s`rcpture cs dgae oy prcvgte citerpretgtcji. Bjrprjpne`y `gde ijt oy tne wcll jb dgi gt giy tcde8 out tne njly dei jbFja spjme, cispcrea oy tne Njly Fnjst.

Gia, `jitciucif ci tncs sgde pgssgfe, we gre wgriea8

Out tnere were glsj bglse prjpnets gdjif tne pejple, evei gstnere sngll oe gdjif yju lycif teg`ners, wnj sngll orcif ci se`ts jbperactcji, gia aeiy tne Ljra wnj ojufnt tned8 orcifcif upjitnedselves swcbt aestru`tcji. Gia dgiy sngll bjlljw tnecr rcjtjusiesses,tnrjufn wnjd tne wgy jb trutn sngll oe evcl spjmei jb ,-.

Qjagy, njw dgiy ngve bjlljwea tne “lycif teg`ners— su`n gs DgrtciLutner gia Hjni @glvci wnj oefgi tne bcrst jb tne dgiy bglse ([rjtestgit)“`nur`nes.— Qnese sj-`gllea “`nur`nes,— we dust ̀ legrly stgte, gre tnese“se`ts jb peractcji— gfgcist wnc`n we ngve oeei wgriea! Gia ct cs ci tnesebglse “`nur`nes— tngt sj jbtei tne @gtnjlc` @nur`n ‑ tne “wgy jb trutn— ‑cs “evcl spjmei jb.—

[legse uiaerstgia tngt ct cs ijt dy citeit tj jbbeia giy regaers wnjdgy oeljif tj giy jb tnese se`ts. _gtner, ci `ngrcty, C wcsn tj mcialy stgtetne trutn `legrly, evei gt tne rcsm jb jbbeiacif, tngt “yju dgy mijw tnetrutn, gia tne trutn sngll dgme yju bree— .

Fjcif og`m tj tne Ocole, we ngve bjuia tngt tne Ocole wgs cispcreaoy tne Njly Fnjst. Qnus jily tne Njly Fnjst `gi fcve us cts truedegicif. Hesus @nrcst fgve tne Njly Fnjst tj tne Gpjstles jb ncs @nur`ngt [eite`jst. Bjr, Hesus tjla tne Gpjstles gt tne Lgst Pupper8

Gia C wcll gsm tne Bgtner, gia ne sngll fcve yju gijtner[grg`lete, tngt ne dgy gocae wctn yju bjr ever. Qne spcrct jb trutn,wnjd tne wjrla `giijt re`ecve, oe`guse ct seetn ncd ijt, ijr

mijwetn ncd8 out yju sngll mijw ncd= oe`guse ne sngll gocae wctnyju, gia sngll oe ci yju. (…) Qnese tncifs ngve C spjmei tj yju,

* Ve ngve usea tne @gtnjlc` @nur`n–s trgactcjigl citerpretgtcji ci jur utclczgtcji jb

P`rcpture pgssgfes bjr tncs ojjmlet.



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gocacif wctn yju. Out tne [grg`lete, tne Njly Fnjst, wnjd tne Bgtnerwcll seia ci dy igde, ne wcll teg`n yju gll tncifs, gia orcif gll tncifstj yjur dcia, wngtsjever C sngll ngve sgca tj yju +-!7 +.

Qne [jwer gia Gutnjrcty jb tne Gpjstles [gssea Ji

Ljfc`glly, wngt Hesus prjdcsea Pt. [eter gia tj tne Gpjstles, Nelcmewcse prjdcsea tj tnecr su`èssjrs tj tne eia jb tcde8

Gia Hesus `jdcif, spjme tj tned, sgycif8 Gll pjwer cs fcvei tjde ci negvei gia ci egrtn. Fjcif tnerebjre, teg`n ye gll igtcjis=ogptczcif tned ci tne igde jb tne Bgtner, gia jb tne Pji, gia jb tneNjly Fnjst. Qeg`ncif tned tj joserve gll tncifs wngtsjever C ngve`jddgiaea yju8 gia oenjla C gd wctn yju gll agys, evei tj tne`jisuddgtcji jb tne wjrla %; -,.

Brjd tncs pgssgfe ct cs `legr tngt tne dcsscji Hesus fgve ncs Gpjstles jbpreg`ncif tj tne igtcjis, ogptczcif tne `jiverts gia teg`ncif tnedjoeaceiè tj gll Fja–s `jddgias wgs tj `jitciue evei gbter tne aegtn jb glltne Gpjstles. Qnus tne Gpjstles, tnrjufn “tne cdpjsctcji jb ngias,— pgsseaji tne gutnjrcty gia pjwer tngt tney nga reècvea acre`tly brjd @nrcst tjjtner dei wnj were tj su`èea tned. Qncs prjèss, wnc`n stgrtea wctn tneGpjstles, ngs `jitciuea ci gi uiorjmei `ngci ajwi tj jur very agy. Qne

bjlljwcif pgssgfes cllustrgte tncs trgisctcji jb gutnjrcty gia pjwers8Bjr tncs `guse C lebt tnee ci @rete, tngt tnju snjulaest set ci

jraer tne tncifs tngt gre wgitcif, gia snjulaest jragci prcests cievery `cty, gs C glsj gppjcitea tnee ..

Iefle`t ijt tne frgè tngt cs ci tnee, wnc`n wgs fcvei tnee oyprjpnesy, wctn cdpjsctcji jb tne ngias jb tne prcestnjja 5 .

Bjr C ngve ijt spgrea tj ae`lgre uitj yju gll tne `juisel jb Fja.

Qgme neea tj yjurselves, gia tj tne wnjle blj`m, wnereci tne NjlyFnjst ngtn plgèa yju ocsnjps, tj rule tne `nur`n jb Fja, wnc`n nengtn pur`ngsea wctn ncs jwi oljja. C mijw tngt, gbter dy aepgrture,rgveicif wjlves wcll eiter ci gdjif yju, ijt spgrcif tne blj`m. Giajb yjur jwi selves sngll grcse dei spegmcif perverse tncifs, tj argwgwgy acs`cples gbter tned ?( ?" ,!-,.

Qne Ieèsscty jb _edgcicif ci @nrcst–s @nur`n bjr Pglvgtcji

Nere, ci tncs bcigl qujtgtcji, we see tne Gpjstle wgricif tne ocsnjps(gs ne glsj wgriea ci jtner plgès) tngt bglse teg`ners wjula `jde tj argwdedoers jb tne blj`m gwgy brjd tne pgtn jb trutn wctn tnecr bglse aj`trcie.Qnerebjre, ci every gfe ct cs ieèssgry tj redgci uictea tj tne @gtnjlc`@nur`n bjuiaea oy Hesus @nrcst gfgcist wnc`n Ne prjdcsea tne “tne fgtes



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jb nell sngll ijt prevgcl.— Bjr, gfgci, ct redgcis glwgys “tne pcllgr giafrjuia jb trutn.—

Oecif tngt tne @gtnjlc` @nur`n cs tne jie true @nur`n gia tngt snegljie teg`nes tne wgy jb sglvgtcji, ct cs ieèssgry bjr gll tnjse wnj wcsntj oe sgvea tj lcstei tj ner. Bjr wnjever lcsteis tj ner, lcsteis tj Hesus@nrcst, gs Ne Ncdselb sgca8 “Ne wnj negrs yju negrs de.— Burtnerdjre,wnjever wcll ijt lcstei tj ner, dgmes Hesus ncs eiedy= bjr Ne weit ji tjsgy8 “…gia ne tngt aespcses yju aespcses de— ,+. Bciglly, Hesusglsj stgtea tngt cb giyjie “wcll ijt negr tne `nur`n, let ncd oe tj tnee gs

tne negtnei gia puolc`gi— %; !. Qnus we `gi `legrly see tngt ct csieèssgry tj lcstei tj gia neea tne @nur`n tj oe gssurea jb sglvgtcji.

Qne @gtnjlc` @nur`n cs IJQ g Dere Nudgi Cistctutcji

Dgiy tjagy stgte tngt tney aj ijt oelceve ci jrfgiczea relcfcji= yet gswe ngve seei, Hesus @nrcst Ncdselb fgve gll nudgicty g true jrfgiczearelcfcji oy wnc`n gll gre tj oe sgvea. Qncs relcfcji, njwever, cs ijt gijracigry nudgi cistctutcji. _gtner, hust lcme Hesus @nrcst, ct pjssessesojtn g nudgi gia g acvcie igture. Ci cts nudgi igture, ct cs dgae up jbscibul nudgi dedoers. Gs ciacvcaugls, tnese nudgi dedoers gre quctebgllcole gia evei ̀ gpgole jb fregt evcl. Pgaly, ncstjry oegrs wctiess tj

`nur`ndei wnj ngve bgllei s`giagljusly snjrt jb tnecr ncfn `gllcif.Bjrtuigtely, njwever, ci cts acvcie igture, tne @nur`n cs perbe`t. Cts sjul,tne Njly Fnjst, meeps ct pure ci cts uicty jb aj`trcie jb bgctn gia djrgls.Qne Njly Fnjst glsj supplces frgès jb njlciess wnc`n `jitciugllysgi`tcby tnjse dedoers wnj `jrrespjia tj tnjse frgès. Qne wctiessfcvei oy tne nerjc` vcrtue jb tne @nur`n–s vcrtuglly `juitless Pgcits giaDgrtyrs tnrjufnjut cts ?,;;;-yegr ncstjry fcves gdple testcdjiy tj tncs.

Qnus, gs ner dedoers ngve re`ctea ci ner @reea brjd Gpjstjlc`tcdes, we “oelceve ci tne njly @gtnjlc` @nur`n.— * Ses, tnjse wnj ngve bjuia tne true bgctn, oelceve, ijt jily ci Hesus @nrcst, out ci tne @nur`nHesus ngs bjuiaea. Bjr, tne _jdgi @gtnjlc` @nur`n cs ijt g nudgi, out gacvcie cistctutcji acre`tly wcllea oy Fja gs tne jie gia jily degis jbsglvgtcji bjr gll dgimcia.

Qne Vgy jb Pglvgtcji

Ngvcif snjwi tngt tne @gtnjlc` _elcfcji gljie teg`nes tne true Bgctn,yju dgy ijw wcsn tj mijw wngt tne @gtnjlc` @nur`n teg`nes gojut wngt

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Fja ngs reveglea gs tne degis tj fet tj Negvei. Pj, nere orcebly, cs tne@nur`n–s uivgrycif teg`ncif ji tne wgy jb sglvgtcji8

Dgi @regtea oy Fja wctn Vjiaerbul Fcbts

Fja `regtea Gagd, tne bcrst dgi, ci g stgte jb perbe t̀ ngppciess. Nelcvea ci tne Fgraei jb Eaei wnere ne gia ncs `jdpgicji Eve eihjyeawngt gre `gllea tne preterigturgl fcbts8 cibusea mijwleafe, gia breeajdbrjd sc`miess, subbercif, aegtn, gia `jiùpcsèiè (tne teiaei`y tj sci).Njwever, tne @nur`n glsj teg`nes tngt tney were fcvei gijtner, fregterfcbt, tne superigturgl fcbt jb Pgi`tcbycif Frgè wnc`n dgae tned `nclareijb Fja gia fgve tned g rcfnt tj Negvei. Fja testea Gagd–s bcaelcty oyfcvcif ncd g ̀ jddgia. Gagd sciiea oy acsjoeycif, gia ci ajcif sj ne

ljst gll tnese fcbts. Qnei, oecif tne nega jb tne nudgi rgè, ne ljst tnedijt jily bjr ncdselb, out glsj bjr gll ncs aesèiaeits (c.e. tne eitcre nudgirgè). Qnerebjre, every ̀ ncla jb Gagd ̀ jdes citj tncs wjrla aeprcvea jbgll tnese wjiaerbul fcbts, ci`luacif Pgi`tcbycif Frgè, wnc`n ct csieèssgry tj pjssess ci jraer tj eiter citj Negvei.

Dgi _eaeedea oy Hesus @nrcst Vnj Jpeis tne Vgy tj Negvei

Bjrtuigtely, Fja der`cbully seit ncs Pji, Hesus (dcrgùljusly ojri jb

tne Rcrfci Dgry), citj tne wjrla tj subber gia ace bjr us, wnc`n jpeiea tnewgy tj Negvei gfgci. Qnree agys lgter Ne, Hesus, grjse brjd tne aegaprjvcif Ne wgs, ciaeea, Fja. Ncs subbercif gia aegtn were jbberea tj tneBgtner ci Negvei tj pgy bjr jur scis ‑ tne Jrcfcigl Pci jb Gagd (wnc`nwe gll cinerct) gia eg`n jb jur persjigl scis. Jie jb tne fcbts tngt JurPgvcjur Hesus jotgciea bjr tne @nur`n tnrjufn ncs subbercif gia aegtn cstne Pg`rgdeit jb Ogptcsd. Ogptcsd wgsnes gwgy Jrcfcigl Pci gia gll jurpersjigl scis gia restjres Pgi`tcbycif Frgè (wnc`n cs jur “pgsspjrt tjNegvei—) dgmcif us gajptea `nclarei jb Fja. Qnerebjre, tnrjufnOgptcsd, we refgci jur rcfnt tj Negvei.

Ljscif gia _efgcicif tne Fcbt jb Pgi`tcbycif Frgè

Out we `gi gfgci ljse tncs “pgsspjrt tj Negvei.— Pgi`tcbycif Frgè cs ljst oy `jddcttcif hust jie djrtgl sci. Bjr, djrtgl sci cs g aelcoergteae`cscji tj vcjlgte Fja–s lgw ci sjde sercjus dgtter. Pciè Fja jragciea

tngt we dgy oe ogptczea jily jiè, burtner nelp cs ieeaea bjr tnjse wnjngve tne dcsbjrtuie jb ljscif Pgi`tcbycif Frgè oy bgllcif citj djrtgl sci.Bjrtuigtely, Jur Pgvcjur Hesus glsj jotgciea bjr tne @nur`n tne fcbt jb tnePg`rgdeit jb [eigiè jr @jibesscji. Oy dgmcif g wjrtny `jibesscji tj g



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@gtnjlc` prcest, jur scis gre bjrfcvei, Pgi`tcbycif Frgè cs restjrea, giatnus we refgci jur rcfnt tj Negvei.* Hesus fgve tne @nur`n tne Pg`rgdeitjb [eigiè wnei Ne bcrst gppegrea tj ncs Gpjstles gbter rcscif brjd tneaega gia sgca8

“Gs tne Bgtner ngtn seit de, C glsj seia yju.— Vnei ne ngasgca tncs, ne oregtnea ji tned= gia ne sgca tj tned8 “_eècve ye tneNjly Fnjst. Vnjse scis yju sngll bjrfcve, tney gre bjrfcvei tned=gia wnjse scis yju sngll retgci, tney gre retgciea— ,-.

Qne Cdpjrtgiè jb _edgcicif ci Pgi`tcbycif Frgè

Gs P`rcpture teg`nes, yju dust ace jie agy, gia cddeacgtely gbteryju wcll oe huafea 2; !. Gs yju ngve seei, cb yju ace wctnjut

Pgi`tcbycif Frgè, wctnjut yjur “pgsspjrt tj Negvei,— yju `giijt fj tjNegvei= rgtner, yju wcll fj tj Nell bjr gll etericty. Cb yju ace pjssesscifPgi`tcbycif Frgè ‑ wnc`n yjur Fja gia Pgvcjr Hesus acea cinudclcgtcji gia tjrdeits tj fcve tj yju ‑ sciè yju ngve yjur pgsspjrt,yju gre fugrgiteea tj fj tj Negvei bjr gll etericty.

Qnerebjre, wngt cs jb mey cdpjrtgiè bjr g ngppy huafdeit gia tnusg ngppy etericty cs tj pjssess Pgi`tcbycif Frgè gt tne djdeit jb aegtn.Pciè aegtn `gi `jde upji us giy tcde “gs g tnceb ci tne icfnt— .,

gia sciè “jb tngt agy jr tne njur ij dgi mijwetn— % , cb we grewcse, we wcll strcve tj redgci ngoctuglly ci tne pjssesscji jb Pgi`tcbycif

Frgè. Qne oest wgy tj aj tncs cs oy strcvcif tj ljve Fja gojve gll tncifsgs Hesus `jddgiaea % . Qncs degis we dust meep tne@jddgiadeits jb Fja gia tne @nur`n, aeveljp g negltny relgtcjisncpwctn Fja tnrjufn refulgr prgyer, aj peigiè, prg`tcè `ngrcty gia strcve tjfrjw ci tne @nrcstcgi vcrtues. Brequeitly reècvcif tne Njly Pg`rgdeitswctn prjper acspjsctcjis cs glsj ciacspeisgole.

Qne Fcbt jr Frgè jb Bgctn

Ngvcif `jde tj uiaerstgia brjd tne prevcjus pgfes sjde jb tnetrutns tngt tne @gtnjlc` @nur`n oelceves gia teg`nes, yju dgy beel gigttrg`tcji gia yet ijt oe gole tj oelceve. Qnere cs stcll sjdetncif lg`mcif,dgmcif ner aj`trcie cdpjsscole tj oelceve gs tne cibgllcole revelgtcji jbFja Ncdselb. Vngt cs lg`mcif cs tne fcbt jr frgè jb Bgctn, wnc`n dust oe

* [rcests, ocsnjps gia evei tne [jpe gre, lcme tne rest jb us, `nclarei jb Gagd gia

prjie tj sci. Qnus tne regaer dgy oe citerestea tj legri tngt tney tjj gre jolcfea tj`jibess tnecr scis. @nur`n lgw aedgias tngt tney aj sj wctn fregter brequei`y tngi csjolcfgtjry bjr tne lgcty.



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fcvei oy Fja. Gs tne fregt ?;tn @eitury tnejljfcgi Fgrcfju-Lgfrgifestgtes ci ncs ncfnly reverea ojjm ji tne citercjr lcbe8*

…tnere cs gi cddeise acbbereiè oetweei tne purely ncstjrc`glstuay jb tne Fjspel gia jb tne dcrg`les wnc`n `jibcrd ct gia tnesuperigturgl g`t jb bgctn oy wnc`n we oelceve tne Fjspel gs ci tne

wjra jb Fja. G very legriea dgi wnj seems tne trutn scièrely `gidgme g ncstjrc`gl gia `rctc`gl stuay jb tne Fjspel gia jb tne dcrg`leswnc`n `jibcrd ct wctnjut gs yet `jdcif tj tne pjcit wnere ne oelceves.Ne wcll oelceve superigturglly jily gbter reècvcif tne frgè jb bgctn,wnc`n wcll citrjauè ncd citj g ncfner wjrla, supercjr evei tj tneigturgl lcbe jb tne gifels. … Bgctn dgmes us, ci bg`t, ganeresuperigturglly gia cibgllcoly tj wngt Fja revegls tj us gojut Ncscitcdgte lcbe, g``jracif gs tne @nur`n, wnc`n cs `ngrfea wctn

preservcif revelgtcji, prjpjses ct tj us. Fgrcfju-Lgfrgife fjes ji tj qujte tne bgdjus N. Lg`jragcre (ci ncs

@jibãreiès ë Ijtre-Agde ae [grcs, 76tn `jibereiè) gs sgycif8

G s`njlgr dgy stuay @gtnjlc` aj`trcie, ijt rehe`t ct octterly, giadgy evei sgy repegtealy8 “Sju gre olessea tj ngve bgctn= C snjula lcmetj ngve ct, out C `giijt oelceve.— Gia ne tells tne trutn8 ne wcsnes giane `giijt (gs yet), bjr stuay gia fjja bgctn aj ijt glwgys `jiquer tnetrutn, sj tngt ct dgy oe `legr tngt rgtcjigl èrtctuae cs ijt tne bcrst

èrtctuae ji wnc`n @gtnjlc` aj`trcie rests. Qncs s`njlgr tnerebjremijws @gtnjlc` aj`trcie= ne gadcts cts bg`ts= ne beels cts pjwer= negfrees tngt tnere excstea g dgi igdea Hesus @nrcst, wnj lcvea giaacea ci g prjacfcjus dgiier. Ne cs tju`nea oy tne oljja jb tnedgrtyrs, oy tne `jistctutcji jb tne @nur`n= ne wcll wcllcifly sgy tngt ct cstne fregtest pneijdeiji tngt ngs pgssea jver tne wjrla. Ne wcllgldjst sgy tngt ct cs true. Gia yet ne ajes ijt `ji`luae= ne beelsncdselb jppressea oy trutn, gs jie cs ci g aregd wnere jie sees

wctnjut seecif. Qne agy ̀ jdes, njwever, wnei tncs s`njlgr arjps jincs miees= beelcif tne wret`neaiess jb dgi, ne lcbts ncs ngias tjnegvei gia ex`lgcds8 “Jut jb tne aeptns C ngve `rcea tj Qnee, JLjra!— Gt tncs djdeit sjdetncif tgmes plgè ci ncd, s`gles arjp brjdncs eyes, g dystery cs g``jdplcsnea, gia ne cs `ngifea. Ne cs g dgideem gia nudole jb negrt= ne `gi ace, ne ngs `jiquerea tne trutn.(…)

G `jivert wcll tell yju8 “C rega, regsjiea, wcsnea gia C aca ijtgrrcve. Qnei jie agy, C aji–t mijw njw, ji tne street `jrier jr gt dybcrescae, C aji–t mijw, out C wgs ij ljifer tne sgde= C oelcevea…

* _ev. _. Fgrrcfju-Lgfrgife, J.[., Qne Qnree Gfes jb tne Citercjr Lcbe, pp. 5?-5.

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Vngt tjjm plgè ci de gt tne djdeit jb bcigl `jivc`tcji wgs jb gtjtglly acbbereit igture brjd wngt preèaea. _ededoer tne twjacs`cples wnj were fjcif tj Eddgus.—

Pciè superigturgl Bgctn cs g fcbt jr frgè brjd Fja ij nudgi ebbjrtsgljie (wngtever tney dgy oe) `gi jotgci ct. Fja ngs tj fcve ct. Out sciè

Ne very du`n wgits tj fcve ct tj gll wnj seem ct scièrely, jie `gicibgllcoly jotgci ct cb jie gsms bjr ct wctn nudole gia persevercif prgyer.Let ij jie begr oe`guse jb tne fregtiess jb ncs scis, bjr tne fregt PgcitDgry Dgfagleie wgs glsj jiè g fregt sciier. Gia Fja ngs sgca8 “Caescre ijt tne aegtn jb tne wc`mea, out tngt tne wc`mea turi brjd ncs wgy,gia lcve— 1)( .

Qj Bcia Jut Djre gojut tne @gtnjlc` @nur`n

C njpe tngt wngt yju ngve rega nere ngs stcrrea yjur citerest ci tne@gtnjlc` Bgctn. Cb sj, plegse see tne ciscae og`m `jver bjr cibjrdgtcji jiwnere yju `gi legri djre. C glsj civcte yju tj rega tne se`jia nglb jb tncsojjmlet `jitgcicif g serdji oy Br. Grijla Agdei ci wnc`n ne `legrly snjwswny tne Ocole `giijt stgia ji cts jwi gs tne sjle rule jb tne @nrcstcgi Bgctn.



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Qne bjlljwcif serdji cs gs relevgit tjagy gs ct wgs jver 7;; yegrsgfj wnei ct wgs bcrst preg`nea oy Bgtner Grijla Agdei, P.H. Qngt Bgtner

Agdei–s dessgfe wgs gia stcll cs g `nglleife tj tne dgiy wnj prcaetnedselves “Ocole-gia-Ocole-gljie @nrcstcgis— cs evcaeit brjd tne tctle,“Qne @nur`n jr tne Ocole.—

“Jie `giijt ngve Fja bjr ncs Bgtner, wnj wcll ijt ngve tne @nur`n bjrncs Djtner,— gia lcmewcse jie `giijt ngve tne Vjra jb Fja bjr ncs bgctnwnj wcll ijt ngve tne @nur`n bjr ncs teg`ner. Ct cs tne cibgllcole teg`ncifgutnjrcty jb tne @nur`n, gs prjdcsea oy @nrcst, wnc`n gljie preserves Fja–s

wjra brjd errjiejus citerpretgtcji. Qncs cs tne esseiè jb tne zegljusprcest–s aj`trcie. Ct cs glsj tne esseiè jb true @nrcstcgicty, gs Bgtner Agdeigdply prjves brjd P`rcpture ctselb gia brjd hust plgci `jddji seise.

Every scière Ocole regaer aeserves tj mijw tne true relgtcji Fjangs estgolcsnea oetweei Ncs @nur`n gia Njly P`rcpture. Ve, tnerebjre,civcte gll wnj ljve tne Ocole tj rega Bgtner Agdei–s expjsctcji wctn gijpei dcia, lest wncle regacif tne P`rcptures “tney wrest tned tj tnecr jwi

aestru`tcji— +.

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Aegrly Oeljvea @nrcstcgis8 ‑ Vnei Jur Acvcie Pgvcjr seit NcsGpjstles gia Ncs Acs`cples tnrjufnjut tne wnjle uicverse tj preg`n tneFjspel tj every `regture, Ne lgca ajwi tne `jiactcjis jb sglvgtcji tnus8“Ne tngt oelcevetn gia cs Ogptczea,— sgca tne Pji jb tne Lcvcif Fja, “sngll

oe sgvea= out ne tngt oelcevetn ijt sngll oe `jiaediea— % ++. Nere,

tnei, Jur Olessea Ljra lgca ajwi tne twj `jiactcjis jb sglvgtcji8 Bgctngia Ogptcsd. Ne tngt oelcevetn gia cs ogptczea sngll oe sgvea, out ne tngtoelcevetn ijt sngll oe `jiaediea ‑ jr cs agdiea. Neiè, tnei, twj`jiactcjis jb sglvgtcji8 Bgctn gia Ogptcsd. C wcll spegm tncs eveicif jitne `jiactcji jb Bgctn.



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Ve dust ngve Bgctn ci jraer tj oe sgvea, gia we dust ngve AcvcieBgctn, ijt nudgi bgctn. Nudgi bgctn wcll ijt sgve g dgi, out jily AcvcieBgctn. Vngt cs Acvcie Bgctn: Ct cs tj oelceve, upji tne gutnjrcty jb Fja, glltne Qrutns tngt Fja ngs reveglea= tngt cs Acvcie Bgctn. Qj oelceve gll tngtFja ngs tgufnt upji tne gutnjrcty jb Fja, gia tj oelceve wctnjut ajuotcif,

wctnjut nesctgtcif= bjr tne djdeit yju `jddeiè tj ajuot jr nesctgte= tngtdjdeit yju `jddeiè tj acstrust tne gutnjrcty jb Fja, gia, tnerebjre,cisult Fja oy ajuotcif Ncs Vjra. Acvcie Bgctn, tnerebjre, cs tj oelcevewctnjut ajuotcif, wctnjut nesctgtcif. Nudgi bgctn cs wnei we oelceve gtncif upji tne gutnjrcty jb dei ‑ ji nudgi gutnjrcty. Qngt cs nudgiBgctn. Out Acvcie Bgctn cs tj oelceve wctnjut nesctgtcif, wngtsjever Fjangs reveglea upji tne gutnjrcty jb Fja, upji tne Vjra jb Fja.

Qnerebjre, dy aegr pejple, ct cs ijt g dgtter jb ciacbbereiè wngtrelcfcji g dgi prjbesses, prjvcacif ne oe g fjja dgi.

Sju negr ct sgca ijwgagys ci tncs Icieteeitn @eitury jb lcttle bgctntngt ct dgtters ijt wngt relcfcji g dgi prjbesses, prjvcacif ne oe g fjjadgi. Qngt cs neresy, dy aegr pejple, gia C wcll prjve ct tj yju tj oe su`n.Cb ct oe g dgtter jb ciacbbereiè wngt g dgi oelceves, prjvcacif ne oe gfjja dgi, wny tnei ct cs useless bjr Fja tj dgme giy revelgtcji wngtever.Cb g dgi cs gt lcoerty tj rehe`t wngt Fja revegletn, wngt use bjr @nrcst tj

seia jut Ncs Gpjstles gia acs`cples tj teg`n gll igtcjis, cb tnjse igtcjisgre gt lcoerty tj oelceve jr rehe`t tne teg`ncifs jb tne Gpjstles jr acs`cples:Sju see gt jiè tngt tncs wjula oe cisultcif Fja.

Cb Fja revegls g tncif jr teg`nes g tncif, Ne degis tj oe oelcevea.Ne wgits tj oe oelcevea wneiever Ne teg`nes jr revegls g tncif. Dgi csojuia tj oelceve wngtsjever Fja ngs reveglea, bjr, dy aegr pejple, wegre ojuia tj wjrsncp Fja, ojtn wctn jur regsji gia citelle`t, gs well gs

wctn jur negrt gia wcll. Fja cs dgster jb tne wnjle dgi. Ne `lgcds ncswcll, ncs negrt, ncs regsji, gia ncs citelle`t.

Vnere cs tne dgi ci ncs regsji, ij dgtter wngt aeijdcigtcji,`nur`n, jr relcfcji ne oeljifs tj, tngt wcll aeiy tngt we gre ojuia tjoelceve wngt Fja ngs tgufnt: C gd sure tnere cs ijt g @nrcstcgi wnj wcllaeiy tngt we gre ojuia tj oelceve wngtsjever Fja ngs reveglea.Qnerebjre, ct cs ijt g dgtter jb ciacbbereiè wngt relcfcji g dgi prjbesses.

Ne dust prjbess tngt true relcfcji cb ne wjula oe sgvea.Out wngt cs tne true relcfcji: Qj oelceve gll tngt Fja ngs tgufnt. C

gd sure tngt evei dy [rjtestgit brceias wcll gadct tncs cs rcfnt= bjr, cb tneyaj ijt, C wjula sgy tney gre ij @nrcstcgis gt gll.

“Out wngt cs tne true Bgctn:—



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“Qne true Bgctn,— sgy [rjtestgit brceias, “cs tj oelceve ci tne Ljra Hesus.—

Gfreea, @nrcstcgis oelceve ci tngt. Qell de wngt yju degi oyoelcevcif ci tne Ljra Hesus:

“Vny yju dust oelceve tngt ne cs tne Pji jb tne Lcvcif Fja.—

Gfreea gfgci. Qngims oe tj Fja, we `gi gfree ji sjdetncif. Veoelceve tngt Hesus @nrcst cs tne Pji jb tne Lcvcif Fja, tngt Ne cs Fja. Qjtncs we gll gfree, ex`eptcif tne Uictgrcgis gia Pj`cicgis, out we wclllegve tned gljie tjicfnt. Cb @nrcst oe Fja, tnei we dust oelceve gll Neteg`nes. Cs tncs ijt sj, dy aegrly oeljvea [rjtestgit oretnrei gia scsters:Gia tngt–s tne rcfnt Bgctn, csi–t ct:

“Vell, yes,— sgys dy [rjtestgit brceia, “C fuess tngt cs tne rcfnt Bgctn.

Qj oelceve tngt Hesus cs tne Pji jb tne Lcvcif Fja we dust oelceve gll tngt@nrcst ngs tgufnt.—

Ve @gtnjlc`s sgy tne sgde, gia nere we gfree gfgci. @nrcst, tnei,we dust oelceve, Ve dust oelceve gll tngt @nrcst ngs tgufnt-tngt Fja ngsreveglea-gia, wctnjut tngt Bgctn tnere cs ij sglvgtcji= wctnjut tngt Bgctntnere cs ij njpe jb Negvei= wctnjut tngt Bgctn tnere cs eterigl agdigtcji!Ve ngve tne wjras jb @nrcst bjr ct8 “Ne tngt oelcevetn ijt sngll oe

`jiaediea,— sgys @nrcst.

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Out cb @nrcst, dy aegrly oeljvea pejple, `jddgias de uiaer pgci jbeterigl agdigtcji tj oelceve gll tngt Ne ngs tgufnt, Ne dust fcve de tnedegis tj mijw wngt Ne ngs tgufnt.

Cb, tnerebjre, @nrcst `jddgias de upji pgci jb eterigl agdigtcji,Ne cs ojuia tj fcve de tne degis jb mijwcif wngt Ne ngs tgufnt. Gia

tne degis @nrcst fcves us jb mijwcif tncs dust ngve oeei gt gll tcdeswctnci tne reg`n jb gll pejple.

Pe`jialy, tne degis tngt Fja fcves us tj mijw wngt Ne ngs tgufntdust oe g degis gagptea tj tne `gpg`ctces jb gll citelle`ts ‑ evei tne aullest.Bjr evei tnjse jb tne aullest jb uiaerstgiacifs ngve g rcfnt tj sglvgtcji, gia`jisequeitly tney ngve g rcfnt tj tne degis wnereoy tney sngll legri tnetrutns tngt Fja ngs tgufnt, tngt tney dgy oelceve tned gia oe sgvea.

Qne degis tngt Fja fcves us tj mijw wngt ne ngs tgufnt dust oe gicibgllcole degis. Bjr cb ct oe g degis tngt `gi lega us gstrgy , ct `gi oe ijdegis gt gll. Ct dust oe gi cibgllcole degis, sj tngt cb g dgi dgmes use jbtngt degis, ne wcll cibgllcoly, wctnjut begr jb dcstgme jr errjr, oe orjufnttj g mijwleafe jb gll tne trutns tngt Fja ngs tgufnt.



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C aji–t tncim tnere `gi oe giyjie preseit nere ‑ C `gre ijt wngt ne cs,g @nrcstcgi jr gi uioelcever ‑ wnj `gi johe`t tj dy predcses. Gia tnesepredcses gre tne frjuiawjrm jb dy acs`jurse gia jb gll dy regsjicif, giatnerebjre, C wgit yju tj oegr tned ci dcia. C wcll repegt tned, bjr ji tnesepredcses rests gll tne streiftn jb dy acs`jurse gia regsjicif.

Cb Fja `jddgias de uiaer pgci jb eterigl agdigtcji tj oelceve glltngt Ne ngs tgufnt, Ne cs ojuia tj fcve de tne degis tj mijw wngt Ne ngstgufnt. Gia tne degis tngt Fja fcves de dust ngve oeei gt gll tcdeswctnci tne reg`n jb gll pejple- dust oe gagptea tj tne `gpg`ctces jb gllcitelle`ts, dust oe gi cibgllcole degis tj us, sj tngt cb g dgi dgmes use jb ctne wcll oe orjufnt tj g mijwleafe jb gll tne trutns tngt Fja ngs tgufnt.

CCC.

Ngs Fja fcvei us su`n degis: “Ses,— sgy dy [rjtestgit brceias, “Ne

ngs.— Gia sj sgys tne @gtnjlc`8 Fja ngs fcvei us su`n g degis. Vngt cstne degis Fja ngs fcvei us wnereoy we sngll legri tne Qrutn tngt Fjangs reveglea: “Qne Ocole,— sgy dy [rjtestgit brceias, “tne Ocole, tne wnjle

jb tne Ocole, gia ijtncif out tne Ocole.— Out we @gtnjlc`s sgy, “Ij= ijt tneOcole gia cts prcvgte citerpretgtcji, out tne @nur`n jb tne Lcvcif Fja.—

C wcll prjve tne bg`ts, gia C aeby gll dy sepgrgtea oretnrei ‑ gia glltne preg`ners citj tne ogrfgci ‑ tj acsprjve wngt C wcll sgy tjicfnt. C sgy,tnei, ct cs ijt tne prcvgte citerpretgtcji jb tne Ocole tngt ngs oeei gppjciteaoy Fja tj oe tne teg`ner jb dgi, out tne @nur`n jb tne lcvcif Fja.

Bjr, dy aegr pejple, cb Fja ngs citeiaea tngt dgi snjula legri Ncs(Fja–s) relcfcji brjd g ojjm ‑ tne Ocole ‑ surely Fja wjula ngvefcvei tngt ojjm tj dgi= @nrcst wjula ngve fcvei tngt ojjm tj dgi. AcaNe aj ct: Ne aca ijt. @nrcst seit Ncs Gpjstles tnrjufnjut tne wnjle

uicverse gia sgca8 “Fj ye, tnerebjre, gia teg`n gll igtcjis, ogptczcif tnedci tne igde jb tne Bgtner, gia jb tne Pji, gia jb tne Njly Fnjst= teg`nciftned tj joserve gll tncifs wngtsjever C ngve `jddgiaea yju.—

@nrcst aca ijt sgy, “Pct ajwi gia wrcte Ocoles gia s`gtter tned jver

tne egrtn, gia let every dgi rega ncs Ocole gia huafe bjr ncdselb.— Cb @nrcstnga sgca tngt, tnere wjula iever ngve oeei g @nrcstcgicty ji tne egrtn gt gll,out g Ogoylji gia `jibuscji cistega, gia iever jie @nur`n, tne uicji jb

jie ojay. Nei`e, @nrcst iever sgca tj Ncs Gpjstles,“Fj gia wrcte Ocoles

gia acstrcoute tned, gia let everyjie huafe bjr ncdselb.— Qngt cihui`tcjiwgs reservea bjr tne Pcxteeitn @eitury, gia we ngve seei tne result jb ct.Ever sci`e tne Pcxteeitn @eitury tnere ngs oeei sprcifcif up relcfcji upjirelcfcji, gia `nur`nes upji `nur`nes, gll bcfntcif gia qugrrelcif wctn jiegijtner. Gia gll oe`guse jb prcvgte citerpretgtcji jb tne Ocole.



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@nrcst seit Ncs Gpjstles wctn tne gutnjrcty tj teg`n gll igtcjis, giaiever fgve tned giy `jddgia jb wrctcif tne Ocole. Gia tne Gpjstlesweit bjrtn gia preg`nea everywnere, gia plgitea tne @nur`n jb Fjatnrjufnjut tne egrtn, out iever tnjufnt jb wrctcif.

Qne bcrst wjra wrcttei wgs oy Pt. Dgttnew (g @gtnjlc`), gia ne wrjtebjr tne oeiebct jb g bew ciacvcaugls. Ne wrjte tne Fjspel gojut sevei yegrsgbter @nrcst lebt tncs egrtn, sj tngt tne @nur`n jb Fja, estgolcsnea oy @nrcst,excstea sevei yegrs oebjre g lcie wgs wrcttei jb tne Iew Qestgdeit.

Pt. Dgrm (glsj g @gtnjlc`) wrjte gojut tei yegrs gbter @nrcst lebt tncsegrtn= Pt. Lume (gijtner @gtnjlc`) gojut tweity-bcve yegrs, gia Pt. Hjni(stcll gijtner @gtnjlc`) gojut scxty-tnree yegrs gbter @nrcst nga estgolcsneatne @nur`n jb Fja. Pt. Hjni wrjte tne lgst pjrtcji jb tne Ocole ‑ tne

Ojjm jb tne Gpj`glypse (jr _evelgtcji gs tne [rjtestgits `gll ct) ‑ gojutscxty-bcve yegrs gbter @nrcst nga lebt tncs egrtn gia tne @nur`n jb Fja ngaoeei estgolcsnea. Qne @gtnjlc` relcfcji nga excstea scxty-bcve yegrs oebjretne Ocole wgs `jdpletea, oebjre ct wgs wrcttei.

Ijw, C gsm yju, dy aegrly oeljvea sepgrgtea oretnrei, were tnese@nrcstcgi pejple, wnj lcvea aurcif tne percja oetweei tne estgolcsndeitjb tne @nur`n jb Hesus gia tne bcicsncif jb tne Ocole, were tney reglly

@nrcstcgis, fjja @nrcstcgis, eilcfnteiea @nrcstcgis: Aca tney mijw tnerelcfcji jb Hesus: Vnere cs tne dgi tngt wcll agre tj sgy tngt tnjse wnjlcvea brjd tne tcde tngt @nrcst weit up tj Negvei tj tne tcde tngt tneOcole wgs `jdpletea were ijt @nrcstcgis: Ct cs gadcttea ji gll scaes, oygll aeijdcigtcjis, tngt tney were tne very oest jb @nrcstcgis, tne bcrst bructjb tne Oljja jb Hesus @nrcst.

Out njw aca tney mijw wngt tney nga tj aj tj sgve tnecr sjuls: Vgsct brjd tne Ocole tngt tney legriea ct: Ij, oe`guse tne Ocole nga yet tj oewrcttei. Gia wjula jur Acvcie Pgvcjr ngve lebt Ncs @nur`n bjr scxty-bcveyegrs wctnjut g teg`ner jb dgi: Djst gssurealy ijt.

Vere tne Gpjstles @nrcstcgis, C gsm yju, dy aegr [rjtestgit brceias:Sju sgy, “Ses, scr= tney were tne very bjuiaers jb @nrcstcgicty.— Ijw, dyaegr brceias, ijie jb tne Gpjstles ever rega tne Ocole= ijt jie jb tnedex`ept, perngps, Pgcit Hjni. Bjr gll jb tned nga acea dgrtyrs bjr tne Bgctnjb Hesus @nrcst gia iever sgw tne `jver jb g Ocole. Every jie jb tned acea

dgrtyrs gia nerjes bjr tne @nur`n jb Hesus oebjre tne Ocole wgs `jdpletea.

Njw, tnei, aca tnjse @nrcstcgis tngt lcvea ci tne bcrst scxty-bcve yegrsgbter @nrcst gs`eiaea ‑ njw aca tney mijw wngt tney nga tj aj tj sgvetnecr sjuls: Qney miew ct pre`csely tne sgde wgy tngt yju mijw ct, dy



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aegr @gtnjlc` brceias. Sju mijw ct brjd tne teg`ncif jb tne @nur`n jbFja, gia sj aca tne prcdctcve @nrcstcgis mijw ct.

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Ijt jily scxty-bcve yegrs aca @nrcst legve tne @nur`n Ne nga

estgolcsnea wctnjut g Ocole, out jver tnree nuiarea yegrs. Qne @nur`n jbFja wgs estgolcsnea gia weit ji spregacif ctselb jver tne wnjle fljoewctnjut g Ocole bjr djre tngi tnree nuiarea yegrs. Ci gll tngt tcde tnepejple aca ijt mijw wngt `jistctutea tne Ocole.

Ci tne agys jb tne Gpjstles tnere were dgiy bglse fjspels. Qnere wgstne Fjspel jb Pcdji, tne Fjspel jb Ic`jaedus, jb Dgry, jb Ogrigogs,gia tne Fjspel jb tne cibgi`y jb Hesus. Gll jb tnese fjspels were sprega

gdjif tne pejple, gia tne pejple aca ijt mijw wnc`n jb tnese werecispcrea gia wnc`n were bglse gia spurcjus. Evei tne legriea tnedselveswere acsputcif wnetner prebereiè snjula oe fcvei tj tne Fjspel jbPcdji jr tngt jb Dgttnew ‑ tj tne Fjspel jb Ic`jaedus jr tne Fjspel jbDgrm, tne Fjspel jb Dgry jr tngt jb Lume, tne Fjspel jb tne Cibgi`y jbHesus jr tne Fjspel jb Pt. Hjni tne Evgifelcst.

Gia sj ct wgs ci refgra tj tne epcstles8 Dgiy spurcjus epcstles werewrcttei, gia tne pejple were gt g ljss bjr jver tnree nuiarea yegrs tj mijwwnc`n wgs bglse jr spurcjus, jr wnc`n cispcrea. Gia, tnerebjre, tney acaijt mijw wngt `jistctutea tne ojjms jb tne Ocole.

Ct wgs ijt uitcl tne Bjurtn @eitury tngt tne [jpe jb _jde, tne Negajb tne @nur`n, tne su`èssjr jb Pgcit [eter, gssedolea tjfetner tneOcsnjps jb tne wjrla ci g `jui`cl. Gia tnere ci tngt `jui`cl ct wgsae`caea tngt tne Ocole, gs we @gtnjlc`s ijw ngve ct, cs tne Vjra jb Fja,gia tngt tne Fjspels jb Pcdji, Ic`jaedus, Dgry, tne Cibgi`y jb Hesus,

gia Ogrigogs, gia gll tnjse jtner epcstles were spurcjus jr, gt legst, ui-gutneitc`= gt legst, tngt tnere wgs ij evcaeiè jb tnecr cispcrgtcji, gia tngttne Fjspels jb Pgcits Lume, Dgttnew, Dgrm gia Hjni, gia tne Ojjm jb tneGpj`glypse (_evelgtcji), were cispcrea oy tne Njly Fnjst.

Up tj tngt tcde tne wnjle wjrla bjr tnree nuiarea yegrs aca ijt mijwwngt tne Ocole wgs ( Ijte8 Qne @gtnjlc`s gt tngt tcde aca mijw gojut tne

Jla Qestgdeit, out tnere wgs ij Iew Qestgdeit ci excsteiè ‑ Eactjr )=

neiè, tney `jula ijt tgme tne Ocole bjr tnecr fucae, bjr tney aca ijt mijwwngt `jistctutea tne Ocole. Vjula jur Acvcie Pgvcjr, cb Ne citeiaea dgitj legri ncs relcfcji brjd g ojjm, ngve lebt tne @nrcstcgi wjrla bjr tnreenuiarea yegrs wctnjut tngt ojjm: Djst gssurealy ijt.



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Ijt jily bjr tnree nuiarea yegrs wgs tne wjrla lebt wctnjut tneOcole, out bjr jie tnjusgia bjur nuiarea yegrs tne @nrcstcgi wjrla wgslebt wctnjut tne Pg`rea Ojjm.

Oebjre tne grt jb prcitcif wgs civeitea, Ocoles were rgre tncifs=Ocoles were `jstly tncifs. Ijw, yju dust gll oe gwgre, cb yju ngve regancstjry gt gll, tngt tne grt jb prcitcif wgs civeitea jily g lcttle djre tngibjur nuiarea yegrs gfj ( Ijte8 Bjur nuiarea yegrs gs jb tncs wrctcif= lgte

73tn @eitury) ‑ gojut tne dcaale jb tne Bcbteeitn @eitury ‑ gia gojut

jie nuiarea yegrs oebjre tnere wgs g scifle [rjtestgit ci tne wjrla.

Gs C ngve sgca, oebjre prcitcif wgs civeitea ojjms were rgre gia `jstly

tncifs. Ncstjrcgis tell us tngt ci tne Eleveitn @eitury ‑ ecfnt nuiarea yegrsgfj ‑ Ocoles were sj rgre gia `jstly tngt ct tjjm g bjrtuie, g `jiscaergolebjrtuie, tj ouy jieselb g ̀ jpy jb tne Ocole! Oebjre tne grt jb prcitcif,everytncif nga tj oe ajie wctn tne pei upji pgr`ndeit jr sneepsmci. Ctwgs, tnerebjre, g teacjus gia sljw jpergtcji ‑ g `jstly jpergtcji.

Ijw, ci jraer tj grrcve gt tne prjogoly `jst jb g Ocole gt tngt tcde, letus suppjse tngt g dgi snjula wjrm tei yegrs tj dgme g `jpy jb tne Ocolegia egri g ajllgr g agy. Vell, tnei, tne `jst jb tngt Ocole wjula oe iegrly$0,25;! Ijw, let us suppjse tngt g dgi snjula wjrm gt tne `jpycif jb tneOcole bjr tweity yegrs, gs ncstjrcgis sgy ct wjula ngve tgmei ncd tngt ljif,ijt ngvcif tne `jiveiceiès gia cdprjvedeits tj gca ncd tngt we ngveijw. Qnei, gt g ajllgr g agy, bjr tweity yegrs, tne `jst jb g Ocole wjulaoe iegrly $>,;;; (Gia tncs wgs `glùlgtea ci tne 73

tn @eitury, ljif oebjre

tne ciblgtcjigry prcès jb tjagy wnc`n wjula dgme tne prcè severgl tcdes

djre! ‐ Eactjr).

Puppjse C `gde gia sgca tj yju, “Dy aegr pejple, sgve yjur sjul, bjrcb yju ljse yjur sjul gll cs ljst.— Sju wjula gsm, “Vngt gre we tj aj tj

sgve yjur sjuls:— Qne [rjtestgit preg`ner wjula sgy tj yju, “Sju dust

fet g Ocole= yju `gi fet jie gt su`n-gia-su`n g snjp.— Sju wjula gsmtne `jst, gia oe tjla ct wgs $>,;;;. Sju wjula ex`lgcd8 “Qne Ljra sgve

us! Gia `gi we ijt fj tj Negvei wctnjut tngt ojjm:— Qne giswer wjulaoe8 “Ij, yju dust ngve tne Ocole gia rega ct.— Sju durdur gt tne prcè,out gre gsmea, “cs ijt yjur sjul wjrtn $>,;;;:— Ses, jb `jurse ct cs, out yjusgy yju aj ijt ngve tne djiey, gia cb yju `giijt fet g Ocole, gia jursglvgtcji aepeias upji ct, evcaeitly yju wjula ngve tj redgci jutscae tneMcifajd jb Negvei. Qncs wjula oe g njpeless ̀ jiactcji, ciaeea.

Bjr bjurteei nuiarea yegrs tne wjrla wgs lebt wctnjut g Ocole ‑ ijtjie ci tei tnjusgia, ijt jie ci tweity tnjusgia, oebjre tne grt jb prcitcif



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wgs civeitea, nga tne Ocole. Gia wjula jur Acvcie Ljra ngve lebt tnewjrla wctnjut tngt ojjm cb ct wgs ieèssgry tj dgi–s sglvgtcji: Djstgssurealy ijt.

RC.

Out let us suppjse bjr g djdeit tngt gll nga Ocoles, tngt Ocoles werewrcttei brjd tne oefciicif, gia tngt every dgi, wjdgi, gia `ncla nga g`jpy. Vngt fjja wjula tngt ojjm oe tj pejple wnj aca ijt mijw njw tjrega ct: Ct cs g olcia tncif tj su`n persjis.

Evei ijw jie-nglb tne cingoctgits jb tne egrtn `giijt rega.Djrejver, gs tne Ocole wgs wrcttei ci Freem gia Neorew, ct wjula oeieèssgry tj mijw tnese lgifugfes ci jraer tj oe gole tj rega ct.

Out ct cs sgca tngt we ngve g trgislgtcji ijw ci Brei`n, Eiflcsn, giajtner lgifugfes jb tne agy. Ses, out gre yju sure yju ngve g bgctnbultrgislgtcji: Cb ijt, yju ngve ijt tne Vjra jb Fja. Cb yju ngve g bglsetrgislgtcji, ct cs tne wjrm jb dgi. Njw sngll yju gsèrtgci tngt: Njwsngll yju bcia jut cb yju ngve g bgctnbul trgislgtcji brjd tne Freem giaNeorew: “C aj ijt mijw Freem jr Neorew,— sgys dy sepgrgtea brceia= “bjrdy trgislgtcji C dust aepeia upji tne jpcicji jb tne legriea.—

Vell, tnei, aegr brceias, suppjse tne legriea snjula oe acvcaea citnecr jpcicjis, gia sjde jb tned snjula sgy ct cs fjja, gia sjde bglse:Qnei yjur bgctn cs fjie= yju dust `jddeiè ajuotcif gia nesctgtcif,oe`guse yju aj ijt mijw cb tne trgislgtcji cs fjja.

Ijw wctn refgra tj tne [rjtestgit trgislgtcji jb tne Ocole, glljw de tjtell yju tngt tne djst legriea gdjif [rjtestgits tell yju tngt yjurtrgislgtcji‑tne Mcif Hgdes eactcji‑cs g very bgulty trgislgtcji gia cs bull

jb errjrs. Sjur jwi legriea acvcies, preg`ners, gia ocsnjps ngve wrctteiwnjle vjludes tj pjcit jut gll tne errjrs tngt gre tnere ci tne Mcif Hgdestrgislgtcji, gia [rjtestgits jb vgrcjus aeijdcigtcjis g`mijwleafe ct.

Pjde yegrs gfj, wnei C lcvea ci Pt. Ljucs, tnere wgs nela ci tngt `ctyg `jiveitcji jb dcicsters. Gll aeijdcigtcjis were civctea, tne johe`toecif tj grrgife bjr g iew trgislgtcji jb tne Ocole, gia fcve ct tj tnewjrla. Qne prjèeacifs jb tne `jiveitcji were puolcsnea agcly ci tneDcssjurc _epuolc`gi. G very legriea [resoytercgi, C tncim ct wgs, stjja

up, gia, urfcif tne ieèsscty jb fcvcif g iew trgislgtcji jb tne Ocole, sgcatngt ci tne preseit [rjtestgit trgislgtcji jb tne Ocole tnere were ij lesstngi tncrty tnjusgia errjrs.

Gia yju sgy, dy aegr [rjtestgit brceias, tngt tne Ocole cs yjur fucaegia teg`ner. Vngt g teg`ner, wctn tncrty tnjusgia errjrs! Qne Ljra sgve



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us brjd su`n g teg`ner! Jie errjr cs oga eijufn, out tncrty tnjusgia cs glcttle tjj du`n.

Gijtner preg`ner stjja up ci tne `jiveitcji ‑ C tncim ne wgs gOgptcst ‑ gia, urfcif tne ieèsscty jb fcvcif g iew trgislgtcji jb tneOcole, sgca bjr tncrty yegrs pgst tne wjrla wgs wctnjut tne wjra jb Fja,bjr tne Ocole we ngve cs ijt tne Vjra jb Fja gt gll.

Nere gre yjur jwi preg`ners bjr yju. Sju gll rega tne iewspgpers,ij ajuot, dy brceias, gia dust mijw wngt ngppeiea ci Eiflgia g bewyegrs gfj. G petctcji wgs seit tj pgrlcgdeit bjr gi glljwgiè jb g bewtnjusgia pjuias sterlcif bjr tne purpjse jb fettcif up g iew trgislgtcji jbtne Ocole. Gia tngt djvedeit wgs negaea gia `grrcea ji oy [rjtestgitocsnjps gia `lerfydei.

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Out, dy aegr pejple, njw `gi yju oe sure jb yjur bgctn: Sju sgy tneOcole cs yjur fucae, out yju aj ijt mijw cb yju ngve ct. Let us suppjsebjr g djdeit tngt gll snjula ngve g Ocole. Pnjula gll rega ct gia ngve gbgctnbul trgislgtcji, evei tnei ct `giijt oe tne fucae jb dgi, oe`guse tneprcvgte citerpretgtcji jb tne Ocole cs ijt cibgllcole, out, ji tne `jitrgry,djst bgllcole. Ct cs tne sjurè gia bjuitgci jb gll mcias jb errjrs gianeresces, gia gll mcias jb olgspnedjus aj`trcies. Aj ijt oe snj`mea, dyaegr brceias= hust oe `gld gia lcstei tj dy grfudeits.

Qnere gre ijw tnrjufnjut tne wjrla tnree nuiarea gia bcbty acbbereitaeijdcigtcjis jr `nur`nes ]ci Br. Agdei–s tcde ‑ jver 0;,;;; ijwT,gia gll jb tned sgy tne Ocole cs tnecr fucae gia teg`ner. Gia we–llsuppjse tney gre gll scière. Gre gll jb tned true `nur`nes: Qncs cs gicdpjsscoclcty. Qrutn cs jie gs Fja cs jie, gia tnere `gi oe ij

`jitrgac`tcji. Every dgi ci ncs seises sees tngt every jie jb tned `giijtoe true, bjr tney acbber gia `jitrgac`t jie gijtner, gia `giijt, tnerebjre,oe gll true. Qne [rjtestgits sgy tne dgi tngt regas tne Ocole rcfnt giaprgyerbully ngs Qrutn, gia tney gll sgy tngt tney rega ct rcfnt.

Let us suppjse tngt nere cs gi Epcs`jpglcgi dcicster. Ne cs (hust bjrtne sgme jb grfudeit) g scière, gi njiest, g well-degicif gia prgyerbuldgi. Ne regas ncs Ocole ci g prgyerbul spcrct, gia brjd tne Vjra jb tne

Ocole, ne sgys ct cs `legr tngt tnere dust oe ocsnjps. Bjr wctnjut ocsnjpstnere `gi oe ij prcests, wctnjut prcests ij Pg`rgdeits, gia wctnjutPg`rgdeits ij @nur`n. Qne [resoytercgi cs g scière gia well degicifdgi. Ne regas tne Ocole glsj, gia aeauès tngt tnere snjula oe ijocsnjps, out jily presoyters. “Nere cs tne Ocole,— sgys tne Epcs`jpglcgi=



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gia “nere cs tne Ocole tj fcve yju g lce,— sgys tne [resoytercgi. Set ojtn jbtned gre prgyerbul gia well-degicif dei.

Qnei tne Ogptcst `jdes ci. Ne cs (gfgci bjr tne sgme jb grfudeit) gwell-degicif, njiest dgi, gia prgyerbul glsj. “Vell,— sgys tne Ogptcst,“ngve yju ever oeei ogptczea:— “C wgs,— sgys tne Epcs`jpglcgi, “wnei C

wgs g ogoy.— “Gia sj wgs C,— sgys tne [resoytercgi, “wnei C wgs g ogoy.—

“Out,— sgys tne Ogptcst, “yju gre fjcif tj Nell gs sure gs yju lcve.—

Iext `jdes tne Uictgrcgi, (presudgoly) well-degicif, njiest, giasci`ere. “Vell,— sgys tne Uictgrcgi, “glljw de tj tell yju tngt yju gre g pg`m

jb cajlgters. Sju wjrsncp g dgi bjr g Fja wnj cs ij Fja gt gll.— Gia nefcves severgl texts brjd tne Ocole tj prjve ct, wncle tne jtners gre stjppciftnecr egrs tngt tney dgy ijt negr tne olgspnedces jb tne Uictgrcgi. Gia

tney gll `jiteia tngt tney ngve tne true degicif jb tne Ocole.

Iext `jdes tne Detnjacst, gia ne sgys, “Dy brceias, ngve yju fjt

giy relcfcji gt gll:— “Jb `jurse we ngve,— tney sgy. “Aca yju ever beel

relcfcji,— sgys tne Detnjacst, “tne Ppcrct jb Fja djvcif wctnci yju:—

“Ijiseise,— sgys tne [resoytercgi, “we gre fucaea oy jur regsji gia

huafdeit.— “Vell,— sgys tne Detnjacst, “cb yju ngve iever belt relcfcji, yjuiever nga ct, gia wcll fj tj Nell bjr etericty.—

Qne Uicversglcst iext `jdes ci, gia negrs tned tnregteicif jiegijtner wctn eterigl nellbcre. “Vny,— sgys ne, “yju gre g strgife set jbpejple. Aj yju ijt uiaerstgia tne Vjra jb Fja: Qnere cs ij Nell gt gll.Qngt caeg cs fjja eijufn tj s`gre jla wjdei gia `nclarei,— gia neprjves ct brjd tne Ocole.

Ijw `jdes ci tne Wugmer. Ne urfes tned ijt tj qugrrel, gia gavcsestngt tney aj ijt ogptcze gt gll. Ne cs tne sci`erest jb dei (ijt reglly, out

bjr grfudeit–s sgme), gia fcves tne Ocole bjr ncs bgctn.Gijtner `jdes ci gia sgys8 “Ogptcze tne dei gia let tne wjdei

gljie. Bjr tne Ocole sgys, „uiless g dgi oe ojri gfgci jb wgter gia tneNjly Fnjst, ne `giijt eiter tne Mcifajd jb Negvei.– Pj,— sgys ne, “tnewjdei gre gll rcfnt, out ogptcze tne dei.—

Iext `jdes ci tne Pngmer, gia sgys ne8 “Sju gre g presudptujuspejple. Aj yju ijt mijw tngt tne Ocole tells yju tngt yju dust wjrm jutyjur sglvgtcji ci begr gia tredolcif, gia yju aj ijt tredole gt gll. Dyoretnrei, cb yju wgit tj fj tj negvei sngme, orjtner, sngme!—

RCCC.

C ngve orjufnt tjfetner sevei jr ecfnt aeijdcigtcjis, acbbercif jiebrjd gijtner, jr uiaerstgiacif tne Ocole ci acbbereit wgys, cllustrgtcve jb



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tne bructs jb prcvgte citerpretgtcji. Vngt, tnei, cb C orjufnt tjfetner tnetnree nuiarea gia bcbty acbbereit aeijdcigtcjis, gll tgmcif tne Ocole bjrtnecr fucae gia teg`ncif, gia gll acbbercif brjd jie gijtner: Gre tney gllrcfnt: Jie sgys tnere cs g Nell, gia gijtner sgys tnere cs ij Nell. Gre ojtnrcfnt: Jie sgys @nrcst cs Fja= gijtner sgys Ne cs ijt. Jie sgys tney gre

uiesseitcgl. Jie sgys Ogptcsd cs requcscte, gia gijtner sgys ct cs ijt. Greojtn true: Qncs cs gi cdpjsscoclcty, dy aegr brceias= gll `giijt oe true.

Vnj, tnei, cs true: Ne tngt ngs tne true degicif jb tne Ocole, yjusgy. Out tne Ocole ajes ijt tell us wnj tngt cs ‑ tne Ocole iever settlestne qugrrel. Ct cs ijt tne teg`ner.

Qne Ocole, dy aegr pejple, cs g fjja ojjm. Ve @gtnjlc`s glljw tngttne Ocole cs tne Vjra jb Fja, tne lgifugfe jb cispcrgtcji, gia every

@gtnjlc` cs exnjrtea tj rega tne Ocole. Out fjja gs ct cs, tne Ocole, dyaegr brceias, ajes ijt explgci ctselb. Ct cs g fjja ojjm, tne Vjra jb Fja,tne lgifugfe jb cispcrgtcji. Sjur uiaerstgiacif jb tne Ocole cs ijtcispcrea ‑ bjr surely yju aj ijt preteia tj oe cispcrea!

Ijw, tnei, wngt cs tne teg`ncif jb tne @nur`n ji tne suohe`t: Qne@gtnjlc` @nur`n sgys tne Ocole cs tne Vjra jb Fja, gia tngt Fja ngsgppjcitea gi gutnjrcty tj fcve us tne true degicif.

Ct cs wctn tne Ocole gs ct cs wctn tne @jistctutcji jb tne Uictea Ptgtes.Vnei Vgsnciftji gia ncs gssj`cgtes estgolcsnea tne @jistctutcji gia tnePuprede lgw jb tne Uictea Ptgtes, tney aca ijt sgy tj tne pejple jb tnePtgtes8 “Let every dgi rega tne @jistctutcji gia dgme g fjverideit uitj

ncdselb= let every dgi dgme ncs jwi explgigtcji jb tne @jistctutcji.— CbVgsnciftji nga ajie tngt, tnere iever wjula ngve oeei g Uictea Ptgtes.Qne pejple wjula gll ngve oeei acvcaea gdjif tnedselves, gia tne `juitrywjula ngve oeei `ut up citj g tnjusgia acbbereit acvcscjis jr fjverideits.

Vngt aca Vgsnciftji aj: Ne fgve tne pejple tne @jistctutcji gia tnePuprede Lgw, gia gppjcitea ncs Puprede @jurt gia Puprede Huafe jb tne@jistctutcji. Gia tnese gre tj fcve tne true explgigtcji jb tne @jistctutcjitj gll tne `ctczeis jb Gderc`g ‑ gll wctnjut ex`eptcji, brjd tne [rescaeit tjtne oeffgr. Gll gre ojuia tj fj oy tne ae`cscjis jb tne Puprede @jurt, giact cs tncs gia tncs gljie tngt `gi meep tne pejple tjfetner gia preserve tneuicji jb tne Uictea Ptgtes. Qne djdeit tne pejple tgme tne citerpretgtcji

jb tne @jistctutcji citj tnecr jwi ngias, tngt djdeit tnere cs gi eia jbuicji.

Gia sj ct cs ci every fjverideit ‑ sj ct cs nere gia everywnere.Qnere cs g @jistctutcji, g Puprede @jurt jr Lgw, g Puprede Huafe jb tngt



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@jistctutcji, gia tngt Puprede @jurt cs tj fcve us tne degicif jb tne@jistctutcji gia tne Lgw.

Ci every well-rulea `juitry tnere dust oe su`n g tncif gs tncs ‑ gPuprede Lgw, Puprede @jurt, Puprede Huafe, tngt gll tne pejple gocaeoy. Qnere cs ci every ̀ juitry g Puprede Lgw, Puprede @jurt, PupredeHuafe= gia gll gre ojuia oy ae`cscjis, gia wctnjut tngt ij fjverideit`jula stgia. “G njuse acvcaea gfgcist ctselb `giijt stgia.— Evei gdjiftne Ciacgi trcoes su`n g `jiactcji jb gbbgcrs excsts. Njw gre tney mepttjfetner: Oy tnecr `nceb, wnj cs tnecr ac`tgtjr.

Pj jur Acvcie Pgvcjr glsj ngs estgolcsnea Ncs Puprede @jurt ‑ NcsPuprede Huafe ‑ tj fcve us tne true degicif jb tne P`rcptures, gia tjfcve us tne true revelgtcji gia aj t̀rcies jb tne Vjra jb Hesus. Qne Pji jb

tne Lcvcif Fja ngs pleafea Ncs Vjra tngt tncs Puprede @jurt cscibgllcole, gia, tnerebjre, tne true @gtnjlc` iever ajuots.

“C oelceve,— sgys tne @gtnjlc`, “oe`guse tne @nur`n teg`nes de sj. Coelceve tne @nur`n oe`guse Fja ngs `jddgiaea de tj oelceve ner. Nesgca8 „Negr tne @nur`n, gia ne tngt ajes ijt negr tne @nur`n let ncd oe tjtnee gs g negtnei gia g puolc`gi.– „Ne tngt negretn yju negretn De,– sgca@nrcst, „gia ne tngt aespcsetn yju aespcsetn De.–— Qnerebjre, tne @gtnjlc`oelceves oe`guse Fja ngs spjmei, gia upji tne gutnjrcty jb Fja.

Out jur [rjtestgit brceias sgy, “Ve oelceve ci tne Ocole.— Rery well=njw aj yju uiaerstgia tne Ocole: “Vell,— sgys tne [rjtestgit, “tj tne oest

jb dy jpcicji gia huafdeit tncs cs tne degicif jb tne text.— Ne cs ijt surejb ct, out tj tne oest jb ncs jpcicji gia huafdeit. Qncs, dy brceias, cs jilytne testcdjiy jb g dgi ‑ ct cs jily nudgi bgctn, ijt Acvcie Bgctn.

Ct cs Acvcie Bgctn gljie oy wnc`n we fcve njijr gia fljry tj Fja, oy

wnc`n we gajre Ncs cibcicte wcsajd gia verg`cty, gia tngt gajrgtcji giawjrsncp cs ie`essgry bjr sglvgtcji.

C ngve ijw prjvea tj yju tngt tne prcvgte citerpretgtcji jb tneP`rcpture `giijt oe tne fucae jr teg`ner jb dgi.

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Bgtner Grijla Agdei wgs ojri ci tne prjvciè jb Ijrtn Orgogit,Njllgia, ji Dgr`n ?;, 7>75. Ne wgs gadcttea tj tne Pj`cety jb Hesus,

Ijvedoer ?7, 7>06, gia wgs jie jb tne ogia jb yjuif ijvcès orjufntjver tj tncs `juitry oy Bgtner Ae Pdet, reijwiea Hesuct dcsscjigry tj tneGderc`gi Ciacgis. Ci ncs cllustrcjus `greer, wnc`n spgiiea sjde bcbty yegrsjb gpjstjlc` wjrm oebjre ncs aegtn ji Hgiugry 7, 7>3;, Bgtner Agdei giancs `jdpgicjis `jiau`tea dcsscjis ci iegrly every prci`cpgl `cty jb tneUictea Ptgtes. Ne cs sgca tj ngve oeei djre wcaely mijwi ci tncs `juitry,gia gt jie tcde tj ngve exer`csea persjiglly g fregter ciblueiè tngi giyocsnjp jr prcest ci tne @gtnjlc` @nur̀ n. Lcttle wjiaer, bjr ncs dghestc̀preseiè gia bjrè jb eljqueiè, Bgtner Agdei gs g dcsscjigry rjse tj g

su`èss tngt surpgssea giytncif ever oebjre jr sciè mijwi ci Gderc`g.

Qne bcery gpjstjlc` zegl jb tncs oeljvea gia pcjus prcest `gi jilys`grèly oe degsurea oy tne twelve tnjusgia `jiverscjis tj @gtnjlc`csdbjr wnc`n ne wgs respjiscole, jbtei reècvcif gs dgiy gs scxty jr seveitysjuls citj tne @nur`n ci jie agy. Bjr ct dust oe ijtea, tjj, tngt ci tnedcast jb gll tncs redgrmgole lgojr, ne glsj dgigfea tj bjuia gia tjjrfgicze tne fregt Hesuct cistctutcjis jb @nc`gfj tngt stgia tjagy gs

djiudeits tj ncs njly dedjry. Vngt explgcis tne cispcrcif g`ncevedeitsjb Bgtner Agdei: Gs jie wrcter expressea ct8 “Ne ̀ grea ijtncif bjrgpplguse jr ̀ rctc`csd. Ne wgs wjrmcif tj sgve sjuls.— Ci jtner wjras, ncsijole g``jdplcsndeits were tne bructs jb cddeise `ngrcty. Qngt cs, `ngrctyci tne truest seise8 Ne ljvea Fja gia ncs belljw dgi sj du`n tngt newjula spgre ij eierfy jr ebbjrt tngt wgs ieèssgry tj wrest g sjul brjdtne spcrctugl errjr gia agrmiess wnc`n wjula orcif gojut cts eterigl ljss.Gia tj tncs sgcitly Hesuct, su`n wgs tne èrtgci bgte glwgys gia everywnerepreseit jutscae tne Jie Qrue @nur`n. Bgtner Agdei preg`nea ci gi gfe

qucte reèit tj jur jwi, wnei @gtnjlc`s ijt jily stcll uicversglly oelceveaout lcvea oy tne cibgllcoly ae`lgrea, cddutgole `jistgit ajfdg jb tne Bgctn8Jutscae tne @nur`n tnere cs ij sglvgtcji. Qncs wgs, ci bg`t, ncs wnjle`reea gia teg`ncif, oy wnc`n ne ebbe`tcvely `jivertea sj dgiy.



QJ BCIA JUQ DJ_E GOJUQ QNE @GQNJLC@ BGCQN ‑ brjd prcests

wnj redgci bgctnbul tj tne @nur`n–s teg`ncifs ‑ @jitg`t8 _ EFCIG @ JELC N JUPE

771>5 I. Bgrley _jga ‑ [lgtte @cty, DJ 21;63

[njie8 (>72) 650-;;60

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@jludi jb (Hewcsn) Gii Lgiaers([uolcsnea ci tne lgte 733;–s)

Aegr _egaers8 Aj yju ngve giy caeg wnei yjur relcfcji wgs bjuiaea gia oy wnjd: … Cbjuia tne bjlljwcif bgs`cigtcif8

Cb yju gre g dedoer jb tne Hewcsn bgctn, yjur relcfcji wgs bjuiaea oy Gorgngd gojut1,;;; yegrs gfj.

Cb yju gre Nciau, yjur relcfcji aeveljpea ci Ciacg grjuia 75;; O.@.

Cb yju gre g Ouaancst, yjur relcfcji splct brjd Nciaucsd, gia wgs bjuiaea oy Ouaang,[rciè Pcaangrtng Fgutgdg jb Ciacg, gojut 5;; O.@.

† Cb yju gre _jdgi @gtnjlc`, Hesus @nrcst oefgi yjur relcfcji ci tne yegr 00.

Cb yju gre Cslgdc`, Djngddea stgrtea yjur relcfcji ci wngt cs ijw Pguac Grgocg grjuia2;; G.A.

Cb yju gre Egsteri Jrtnjajx, yjur se`t sepgrgtea brjd _jdgi @gtnjlc`csd grjuia tne

yegr 7;;;.

Cb yju gre g Lutnergi, yjur relcfcji wgs bjuiaea oy Dgrtci Lutner, gi ex-djim ci tne@gtnjlc` @nur`n, ci 7576.

Cb yju oeljif tj tne @nur`n jb Eiflgia (Giflc`gi), yjur relcfcji wgs bjuiaea oy McifNeiry RCCC ci tne yegr 7501 oe`guse tne pjpe wjula ijt frgit ncd g acvjrè wctn tne rcfnttj redgrry.

Cb yju gre g [resoytercgi, yjur relcfcji wgs bjuiaea wnei Hjni Mijx orjufnt tneteg`ncifs jb Hjni @glvci tj P`jtlgia ci tne yegr 752;.

Cb yju gre Uictgrcgi, yjur relcfcjus frjup aeveljpea ci Eurjpe ci tne 75;;s.

Cb yju gre g @jifrefgtcjiglcst, yjur relcfcji orgi`nea jbb brjd [urctgicsd ci tne egrly72;;s ci Eiflgia.

Cb yju gre g Ogptcst, yju jwe tne teiets jb yjur relcfcji tj Hjni Pdytn, wnj lgui`nea ct ciGdsteragd ci 72;6.

Cb yju gre g Detnjacst, yjur relcfcji wgs bjuiaea oy Hjni gia @ngrles Vesley ci Eiflgiaci 7611.

Cb yju gre gi Epcs`jpglcgi, yjur relcfcji wgs orjufnt jver brjd Eiflgia tj tne Gderc`gi`jljices gia bjrdea g sepgrgte relcfcji bjuiaea oy Pgduel Pegoury ci 76>3.

Cb yju gre g Djrdji (Lgtter-Agy Pgcits), Hjsepn Pdctn stgrtea yjur `nur`n ci [gldyrg,Iew Sjrm, ijt Pglt Lgme @cty, wnc`n wjula ngve oeei dy fuess. Qne yegr wgs 7>0;.

Cb yju wjrsncp wctn tne Pglvgtcji Grdy (yes, ct–s g relcfcjus frjup, ijt hust gi jrfgiczgtcjitngt `jlle`ts djiey ci mettles ji @nrcstdgs gia serves aciiers tj tne njdeless), yjurse`t oefgi wctn Vcllcgd Ojjtn ci Ljiaji ci 7>25.

Cb yju gre g @nrcstcgi P`ceitcst, yju ljjm tj 7>63 gs tne yegr yjur relcfcji wgs bjuiaea oyDgry Ogmer Eaay.

Cb yju gre g Henjvgn–s Vctiess, yjur relcfcji wgs bjuiaea oy @ngrles Qgze _ussell ci[eiisylvgicg ci tne 7>6;s.

Cb yju gre [eite`jstgl, yjur relcfcji wgs stgrtea ci tne Uictea Ptgtes ci 73;7.

Cb yju gre gi gfijstc`, yju prjbess gi uièrtgcity jr g smeptc`csd gojut tne excsteiè jbFja jr g Ncfner Oecif.

Cb n c a o lc c n c b F a n nc n

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