فَمَدَحَ السَّيِّدُ الوَكِيلَ الخَائِن، لأَنَّهُ تَصَرَّفَ بِحِكْمَة. فَإِنَّ أَبْنَاءَ هذَا الدَّهْرِ أَكْثَرُ حِكْمَةً مِنْ أَبْنَاءِ النُّورِ في تَعَامُلِهِم مَعَ جِيلِهِم
إنجيل القدّيس لوق16/من01حتى08/:”قالَ الربُّ يَسوع لِتَلامِيذِهِ: «كانَ رَجُلٌ غَنِيٌّ لَهُ وَكِيل. فَوُشِيَ بِهِ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ يُبَدِّدُ مُقْتَنَيَاتِهِ. فَدَعَاهُ وَقَالَ لَهُ: مَا هذَا الَّذي أَسْمَعُهُ عَنْكَ؟ أَدِّ حِسَابَ وِكَالَتِكَ، فَلا يُمْكِنُكَ بَعْدَ اليَوْمِ أَنْ تَكُونَ وَكِيلاً. فَقَالَ الوَكِيلُ في نَفْسِهِ: مَاذَا أَفْعَل؟ لأَنَّ سَيِّدي يَنْزِعُ عَنِّي الوِكَالة، وأَنَا لا أَقْوَى عَلَى الفِلاَحَة، وَأَخْجَلُ أَنْ أَسْتَعْطي! قَدْ عَرَفْتُ مَاذَا أَفْعَل، حَتَّى إِذَا عُزِلْتُ مِنَ الوِكَالَةِ يَقْبَلُنِي النَّاسُ في بُيُوتِهِم. فَدَعَا مَدْيُونِي سَيِّدِهِ واحِدًا فَوَاحِدًا وَقَالَ لِلأَوَّل: كَمْ عَلَيْكَ لِسَيِّدي؟ فَقَال: مِئَةُ بَرْمِيلٍ مِنَ الزَّيْت. قَالَ لَهُ الوَكيل: إِلَيْكَ صَكَّكَ! إِجْلِسْ حَالاً وٱكْتُبْ: خَمْسِين. ثُمَّ قَالَ لآخَر: وَأَنْتَ، كَمْ عَلَيْك؟ فَقَال: مِئَةُ كِيسٍ مِنَ القَمْح. فَقالَ لَهُ الوَكيل: إِلَيْكَ صَكَّكَ! وٱكْتُبْ: ثَمَانِين. فَمَدَحَ السَّيِّدُ الوَكِيلَ الخَائِن، لأَنَّهُ تَصَرَّفَ بِحِكْمَة. فَإِنَّ أَبْنَاءَ هذَا الدَّهْرِ أَكْثَرُ حِكْمَةً مِنْ أَبْنَاءِ النُّورِ في تَعَامُلِهِم مَعَ جِيلِهِم.”
كُلُّ مَنْ يُؤْمِنُ أَنَّ يَسُوعَ هُوَ المَسِيحُ يَكُونُ مَوْلُودًا مِنَ الله، وكُلُّ مَنْ يُحِبُّ الوَالِدَ يُحِبُّ المَوْلُودَ مِنْهُ أَيضًا
رسالة القدّيس يوحنّا الأولى05/من01حتى12/:”يا إِخوَتِي: كُلُّ مَنْ يُؤْمِنُ أَنَّ يَسُوعَ هُوَ المَسِيحُ يَكُونُ مَوْلُودًا مِنَ الله، وكُلُّ مَنْ يُحِبُّ الوَالِدَ يُحِبُّ المَوْلُودَ مِنْهُ أَيضًا. وبهذَا نَعْرِفُ أَنَّنا نُحِبُّ أَولادَ الله، إِذَا كُنَّا نُحِبُّ اللهَ ونَعْمَلُ بِوَصَايَاه. فهذِهِ هِيَ مَحَبَّةُ الله، أَنْ نَحْفَظَ وَصَايَاه، ووَصَايَاهُ لَيْسَتْ بِثَقِيلَة؛ لأَنَّ كُلَّ مَولُودٍ مِنَ اللهِ يَغْلِبُ العَالَم. والغَلَبَةُ الَّتي تَغْلِبُ العَالَمَ إِنَّمَا هِيَ إِيْمَانُنا. ومَنِ الَّذي يَغْلِبُ العَالَمَ إِلاَّ الَّذي يُؤْمِنُ أَنَّ يَسُوعَ هُوَ ٱبْنُ الله؟ هذَا هُوَ الَّذي أَتَى بِالمَاءِ والدَّم، إِنَّهُ يَسُوعُ الْمَسِيح، لا بِالْمَاءِ فَحَسْب، بَلْ بِالْمَاءِ والدَّمِ أَيْضًا. والرُّوحُ هُوَ الَّذي يَشْهَد، لأَنَّ الرُّوحَ هُوَ الحَقّ. والَّذِينَ يَشْهَدُونَ في السَّمَاءِ ثلاثَة: الآبُ والكَلِمَةُ والرُّوحُ القُدُس، وهؤُلاءِ الثَّلاثَةُ هُم وَاحِد. والَّذِينَ يَشْهَدُونَ في الأَرْضِ ثَلاثَة: أَلرُّوحُ والمَاءُ والدَّم، وهؤُلاء الثَّلاثَةُ هُم في وَاحِد. إِنْ كُنَّا نَقْبَلُ شَهَادَةَ النَّاس، فشَهَادَةُ اللهِ أَعْظَم، وهذِهِ هِيَ شَهَادةُ الله، أَنَّهُ شَهِدَ لٱبنِهِ. مَنْ يُؤْمِنُ بِٱبْنِ اللهِ فَلَهُ في نَفْسِهِ تِلْكَ الشَّهَادَة. ومَنْ لا يُؤْمِنُ بِٱللهِ فقَدْ جَعَلَ اللهَ كاذِبًا، لأَنَّهُ لَمْ يُؤْمِنْ بِالشَّهَادَةِ الَّتي شَهِدَهَا اللهُ لٱبنِهِ. وهذِهِ هِيَ الشَّهَادَة، أَنَّ اللهَ أَعْطَانَا الحَيَاةَ الأَبَدِيَّة، وهذِهِ الحَيَاةُ هِيَ في ٱبْنِهِ. مَنْ لَهُ ٱلٱبنُ لَهُ الحَيَاة. ومَنْ ليسَ لَهُ ٱبْنُ اللهِ لَيْسَتْ لَهُ الحَيَاة.”
The Master commended his dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly; for the children of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than are the children of light.
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 16/01-08/:”The Lord Jesus said to the disciples: ‘There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was squandering his property. So he summoned him and said to him, “What is this that I hear about you? Give me an account of your management, because you cannot be my manager any longer.” Then the manager said to himself, “What will I do, now that my master is taking the position away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg. I have decided what to do so that, when I am dismissed as manager, people may welcome me into their homes.”So, summoning his master’s debtors one by one, he asked the first, “How much do you owe my master?”He answered, “A hundred jugs of olive oil.” He said to him, “Take your bill, sit down quickly, and make it fifty.”Then he asked another, “And how much do you owe?” He replied, “A hundred containers of wheat.” He said to him, “Take your bill and make it eighty.”And his master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly; for the children of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than are the children of light.”
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the parent loves the child
First Letter of John 05/01-12/:”Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the parent loves the child. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. For the love of God is this, that we obey his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome, for whatever is born of God conquers the world. And this is the victory that conquers the world, our faith. Who is it that conquers the world but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? This is the one who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ, not with the water only but with the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one that testifies, for the Spirit is the truth. There are three that testify: the Spirit and the water and the blood, and these three agree. If we receive human testimony, the testimony of God is greater; for this is the testimony of God that he has testified to his Son. Those who believe in the Son of God have the testimony in their hearts. Those who do not believe in God have made him a liar by not believing in the testimony that God has given concerning his Son. And this is the testimony: God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.”