وعَلِّمُوهُم أَنْ يَحْفَظُوا كُلَّ مَا أَوْصَيْتُكُم بِهِ. وهَا أَنَا مَعَكُم كُلَّ ٱلأَيَّامِ إِلى نِهَايَةِ ٱلعَالَم».
إنجيل القدّيس متّى28/من16حتى20/:”أَمَّا التَّلامِيذُ ٱلأَحَدَ عَشَرَ فذَهَبُوا إِلى ٱلجَلِيل، إِلى ٱلجَبَلِ حَيثُ أَمَرَهُم يَسُوع. ولَمَّا رَأَوهُ سَجَدُوا لَهُ، بِرَغْمِ أَنَّهُم شَكُّوا. فدَنَا يَسُوعُ وكَلَّمَهُم قَائِلاً: «لَقَدْ أُعْطِيتُ كُلَّ سُلْطَانٍ في ٱلسَّمَاءِ وعَلى ٱلأَرْض. إِذْهَبُوا إِذًا فَتَلْمِذُوا كُلَّ ٱلأُمَم، وعَمِّدُوهُم بِٱسْمِ ٱلآبِ وٱلٱبْنِ وٱلرُّوحِ ٱلقُدُس، وعَلِّمُوهُم أَنْ يَحْفَظُوا كُلَّ مَا أَوْصَيْتُكُم بِهِ. وهَا أَنَا مَعَكُم كُلَّ ٱلأَيَّامِ إِلى نِهَايَةِ ٱلعَالَم».
فَيَا لَعُمْقِ غِنَى اللهِ وَحِكْمَتِهِ ومَعْرِفَتِهِ! مَا أَبْعَدَ أَحْكَامَهُ عَنِ الإِدْرَاك، وطُرُقَهُ عَنِ الٱسْتِقصَاء!
رسالة القدّيس بولس إلى أهل رومة11/من25حتى36/:”يا إخوَتِي، لا أُرِيدُ، أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَة، أَنْ تَجْهَلُوا هذَا السِّرّ، لِئَلاَّ تَكُونُوا حُكَمَاءَ في عُيُونِ أَنْفُسِكُم، وهوَ أَنَّ التَّصَلُّبَ أَصَابَ قِسْمًا مِنْ بَني إِسْرَائِيل، إِلَى أَنْ يُؤْمِنَ الأُمَمُ بِأَكْمَلِهِم.وهكَذَا يَخْلُصُ جَميعُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيل، كَمَا هُوَ مَكْتُوب: «مِنْ صِهْيُونَ يَأْتي المُنْقِذ، ويَرُدُّ الكُفْرَ عَنْ يَعْقُوب؛ وهذَا هُوَ عَهْدِي مَعَهُم، حِينَ أُزِيلُ خَطَايَاهُم». فَهُم مِنْ جِهَةِ الإِنْجِيلِ أَعْدَاءٌ مِنْ أَجْلِكُم، أَمَّا مِنْ جِهَةِ ٱخْتِيَارِ الله، فَهُم أَحِبَّاءُ مِنْ أَجْلِ الآبَاء؛ لأَنَّ اللهَ لا يَتَرَاجَعُ أَبَدًا عَنْ مَوَاهِبِهِ ودَعْوَتِهِ. فكَمَا عَصَيْتُمُ اللهَ أَنْتُم في مَا مَضَى، وَرُحِمْتُمُ الآنَ مِنْ جَرَّاءِ عُصْيَانِهِم، كَذلِكَ هُمُ الآنَ عَصَوا اللهَ مِنْ أَجْلِ رَحْمَتِكُم، لِكَي يُرْحَمُوا الآنَ هُم أَيْضًا؛ لأَنَّ اللهَ قَدْ حَبَسَ جَمِيعَ النَّاسِ في العُصْيَان، لِكَي يَرْحَمَ الجَميع. فَيَا لَعُمْقِ غِنَى اللهِ وَحِكْمَتِهِ ومَعْرِفَتِهِ! مَا أَبْعَدَ أَحْكَامَهُ عَنِ الإِدْرَاك، وطُرُقَهُ عَنِ الٱسْتِقصَاء! فَمَنْ عَرَفَ فِكْرَ الرَّبّ؟ أَو مَنْ صَارَ لَهُ مُشِيرًا؟ أَو مَنْ أَقْرَضَهُ شَيْئًا فَيَرُدَّهُ اللهُ إِلَيْه؟ لأَنَّ كُلَّ شَيءٍ مِنْهُ وَبِهِ وَإِلَيْه. لَهُ المَجْدُ إِلى الدُّهُور. آمين”.
Teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.’
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 28/16-20:”The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. When they saw him, they worshipped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.’
O the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgements and how inscrutable his ways!
Letter to the Romans 11/25-36:”So that you may not claim to be wiser than you are, brothers and sisters, I want you to understand this mystery: a hardening has come upon part of Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. And so all Israel will be saved; as it is written, ‘Out of Zion will come the Deliverer; he will banish ungodliness from Jacob.’ ‘And this is my covenant with them, when I take away their sins.’ As regards the gospel they are enemies of God for your sake; but as regards election they are beloved, for the sake of their ancestors; for the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. Just as you were once disobedient to God but have now received mercy because of their disobedience, so they have now been disobedient in order that, by the mercy shown to you, they too may now receive mercy. For God has imprisoned all in disobedience so that he may be merciful to all. O the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgements and how inscrutable his ways! ‘For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counsellor?’‘Or who has given a gift to him, to receive a gift in return?’For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory for ever. Amen.”