Father Csaba’s reflection on the gospel Tuesday 16 January 2018
"The sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath.”Matthew 2,28
Many feel that the laws are for men and not men for the laws. We can see that today’s society tends to arrange the laws to meet their own expectations, demands. From the above quote from the gospel at first it seems that Jesus also places man above the law. Yet elsewhere He says "18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished “ Matthew 5,18
In settling the controversy , we have to make a difference between the laws of God and the laws of men . The ten commandments , Jesus’ commandment of love is always and for everyone compulsory, binding . Men’s laws about keeping the sabbath , other commandments of the old testament , that are men made , those can be changed by men!
If man tries to change God’s commandments and disobeys them , then man commits a sin , the wages of sin is death . The young porn star appearing in the article below and her other two companions thought that God’s commandment does not apply to them . Their tragic deaths at such a young age proves that God’s commandments cannot really be disregarded . Because in reality God’s commandments are not boundaries but signposts at the edge of the precipice , the directions given by our Creator on how to live life . God could have also said: if you want to be happy , if you want a beautiful, long life within your loving family, then do not fornicate.
Lets differentiate between God’s holy commandments that lead us to life and the commandments made by people, even parliaments or any other official bodies . We should not disregard even one letter out of God’s commandments under any circumstances . The different state laws if guided by a sound mind , can then be changed within lawful guidelines . Till 1998 in Romania the child protection laws did not allow any civil , church affiliated legal people to conduct activities concerning child protection. This was a communist dictatorial law , that we fought against , the laws were changed and nowadays the Saint Francis Foundation is carrying out officially its speciality in child protection, because the child protection laws are for the children and not the children for the laws .
With love,
Father Csaba
translated by dr k.e,
As Jesus was passing through a field of grain on the sabbath,
his disciples began to make a path while picking the heads of grain.
At this the Pharisees said to him,
"Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the sabbath?"
He said to them,
"Have you never read what David did
when he was in need and he and his companions were hungry?
How he went into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest
and ate the bread of offering that only the priests could lawfully eat,
and shared it with his companions?"
Then he said to them,
"The sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath.
That is why the Son of Man is lord even of the sabbath.”
Mark 2, 23-28
Father Csaba’s reflection on the gospel Tuesday 16 January 2018