La para\u00adbo\u00adla del\u00adla via lar\u00adga e stret\u00adta ha un impatto for\u00adma\u00adtivo e piut\u00adtosto mora\u00adli\u00adsti\u00adco nella sto\u00adria. Pro\u00adba\u00adbilm\u00aden\u00adte ques\u00adta non era l\u2019in\u00adten\u00adzio\u00adne di Ges\u00f9. Nel con\u00adtes\u00adto del\u00adl\u2019in\u00adseg\u00adna\u00admen\u00adto sul carat\u00adte\u00adre e la vir\u00adt\u00f9 nel Dis\u00adcor\u00adso del\u00adla Mon\u00adtagna, Egli vuo\u00adle dir\u00adci: Smett\u00adi\u00adla di dire: \u00abMa \u00e8 ques\u00adto che mi met\u00adte nei guai\u00bb. Sia\u00adte pron\u00adti a paga\u00adre il prez\u00adzo per vive\u00adre secon\u00addo le nor\u00adme di Dio. \u00c8 la con\u00addi\u00adzio\u00adne per la tras\u00adfor\u00adma\u00adzio\u00adne ver\u00adso la cristallinit\u00e0.<\/p>\n
Da bam\u00adbi\u00adno, non solo anda\u00advo alla scuo\u00adla Spitz duran\u00adte la set\u00adti\u00adma\u00adna, ma anche alla scuo\u00adla dome\u00adni\u00adcale. Dome\u00adni\u00adca dopo dome\u00adni\u00adca, il signor Ruh, il nos\u00adtro insegnan\u00adte di scuo\u00adla dome\u00adni\u00adcale, si pre\u00adsen\u00adt\u00f2. Noi bam\u00adbi\u00adni sede\u00adva\u00admo dove\u00adr\u00ado\u00adsa\u00admen\u00adte e disci\u00adpli\u00adna\u00adta\u00admen\u00adte al nos\u00adtro pos\u00adto, can\u00adta\u00adva\u00admo \u00abDio \u00e8 amo\u00adre\u00bb e veni\u00adva\u00admo ammo\u00adni\u00adti a pren\u00adde\u00adre la via stret\u00adta. Un\u2019im\u00adma\u00adgi\u00adne ci ha mostra\u00adto chia\u00adra\u00admen\u00adte che la via stret\u00adta con\u00addu\u00adce semp\u00adre pi\u00f9 lon\u00adta\u00adno dal\u00adla via lar\u00adga. Ges\u00f9 ripren\u00adde ques\u00adto tema nel Dis\u00adcor\u00adso del\u00adla Mon\u00adtagna: \u00abPas\u00adsa\u00adte per la por\u00adta stret\u00adta! Per\u00adch\u00e9 la por\u00adta lar\u00adga e la via lar\u00adga porta\u00adno alla dis\u00adtru\u00adzi\u00ado\u00adne, e mol\u00adti sono su quella stra\u00adda. Ma la por\u00adta stret\u00adta e la via angus\u00adta con\u00addu\u00adco\u00adno alla vita, e solo pochi tro\u00adva\u00adno ques\u00adta via\u00bb (Matteo 5:13\u201314 NG\u00dc<\/span>). Ovvia\u00admen\u00adte ques\u00adto tes\u00adto ha un signi\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adto per la for\u00adma\u00adzio\u00adne del\u00adle vir\u00adt\u00f9 e del carat\u00adte\u00adre nella vita con Ges\u00f9. Ora riper\u00adcor\u00adria\u00admo ques\u00adto significato. \tQua\u00adli imma\u00adgi\u00adni inte\u00adrio\u00adri del cammi\u00adno stret\u00adto e lar\u00adgo ti accompagnano? La para\u00adbo\u00adla del\u00adla via lar\u00adga e del\u00adla via stret\u00adta ha un impatto for\u00adma\u00adtivo e piut\u00adtosto mora\u00adli\u00adsti\u00adco sul\u00adla sto\u00adria. Pro\u00adba\u00adbilm\u00aden\u00adte ques\u00adta non era l\u2019in\u00adten\u00adzio\u00adne di Ges\u00f9. Nel con\u00adtes\u00adto del\u00adl\u2019in\u00adseg\u00adna\u00admen\u00adto sul carat\u00adte\u00adre e sul\u00adla vir\u00adt\u00f9 nel Dis\u00adcor\u00adso del\u00adla Mon\u00adtagna, Egli vuo\u00adle dir\u00adci: smet\u00adte\u00adte\u00adla di dire: \u00abMa cer\u00adto ques\u00adto mi pro\u00advo\u00adca ango\u00ads\u00adcia\u00bb. Sia\u00adte pron\u00adti a paga\u00adre il prez\u00adzo per una vita secondo\u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","wpfc_preacher":[23],"wpfc_sermon_series":[72],"wpfc_sermon_topics":[],"wpfc_bible_book":[],"wpfc_service_type":[12],"class_list":{"0":"wpfc_preacher-matthias-altwegg","1":"wpfc_sermon_series-metamorphose","2":"wpfc-sermon-single","3":"post-3730","4":"wpfc_sermon","5":"type-wpfc_sermon","6":"status-publish","7":"hentry","10":"wpfc_service_type-gottesdienst"},"acf":[],"sermons_blog_filters_topics":"\t\t\t\t
\nSen\u00adtie\u00adro lar\u00adgo o stretto?
\nIntor\u00adno al 1860, Char\u00adlot\u00adte Reih\u00adlen, com\u00admer\u00adci\u00adan\u00adte di Stoc\u00adcar\u00adda, fece dipin\u00adg\u00ade\u00adre un qua\u00addro che mostra\u00adva i due per\u00adcor\u00adsi. Nei decen\u00adni suc\u00adces\u00adsi\u00advi, ques\u00adto dipin\u00adto ha fat\u00adto la sua mar\u00adcia tri\u00adon\u00adfa\u00adle in mol\u00adte stan\u00adze e ha lascia\u00adto il seg\u00adno in gene\u00adra\u00adzio\u00adni di cris\u00adtia\u00adni. In pri\u00admo pia\u00adno c\u2019\u00e8 un muro con un can\u00adcel\u00adlo spa\u00adlan\u00adca\u00adto su cui \u00e8 scritto un gran\u00adde Wel\u00adco\u00adme! \u00c8 l\u2019in\u00adgresso del\u00adl\u2019am\u00adpio sen\u00adtie\u00adro. Accan\u00adto c\u2019\u00e8 un pre\u00addi\u00adca\u00adto\u00adre in giac\u00adca e crava\u00adtta. La por\u00adta stret\u00adta del\u00adla via angus\u00adta \u00e8 con\u00adtras\u00adseg\u00adna\u00adta dal Reg\u00adno di Dio.
\nIl cammi\u00adno ver\u00adso il reg\u00adno di Dio \u00e8 fian\u00adcheg\u00adgi\u00ada\u00adto da una chie\u00adsa, una scuo\u00adla dome\u00adni\u00adcale, una casa dia\u00adco\u00adna\u00adle e una casa per bam\u00adbi\u00adni cari\u00adta\u00adte\u00advo\u00adli. Con\u00addu\u00adce su pon\u00adti stret\u00adti, si vedo\u00adno alcu\u00adne sce\u00adne di min\u00adac\u00adcia, che si domi\u00adnano con la fidu\u00adcia in Dio. E un sen\u00adtie\u00adro ripi\u00addo por\u00adta in cima a una mon\u00adtagna dove si pu\u00f2 vede\u00adre la Geru\u00adsa\u00adlem\u00adme cele\u00ads\u00adte dora\u00adta. All\u2019o\u00adriz\u00adzon\u00adte, dis\u00adteso lon\u00adta\u00adno, si vede l\u2019arcobaleno.
\nL\u2019al\u00adt\u00adro sen\u00adtie\u00adro, quello che por\u00adta alla rovina, vi invi\u00adta dirett\u00adamen\u00adte al can\u00adcel\u00adlo con una spe\u00adcie di locan\u00adda di sie\u00adpe dove si beve vino. Segue la Gast\u00adhaus zum Welt\u00adsinn, che ospi\u00adta un bal\u00adlo in masche\u00adra, quin\u00addi un casin\u00f2, un club di dibat\u00adti\u00adto e un ban\u00adco dei peg\u00adni. A un cer\u00adto pun\u00adto c\u2019\u00e8 di nuo\u00advo un uomo che invi\u00adta le per\u00adso\u00adne a pas\u00adsa\u00adre sul sen\u00adtie\u00adro stret\u00adto. La fine del per\u00adcor\u00adso \u00e8 un infer\u00adno di fuo\u00adco, una cit\u00adt\u00e0 cond\u00adan\u00adna\u00adta. Al di sopra del\u00adle fiam\u00adme nel fumo si rico\u00adno\u00adsco\u00adno figu\u00adre nere in cer\u00adchio e una sca\u00adla lumi\u00adno\u00adsa come seg\u00adno del Giudi\u00adzio Universale.
\nUn qua\u00addro asso\u00adlu\u00adt\u00adamen\u00adte mora\u00adle che dipin\u00adge il bian\u00adco e il nero in modo pro\u00adble\u00adma\u00adti\u00adco. Quan\u00addo 22 anni fa ho assun\u00adto il mio inca\u00adri\u00adco alla Chrisch\u00ado\u00adna Seon, il mio uffi\u00adcio era nella cap\u00adpel\u00adla di Eglis\u00adwil. C\u2019era una cop\u00adpia di anzia\u00adni che teme\u00adva che io, gio\u00adva\u00adne e dina\u00admi\u00adco, pot\u00adessi esse\u00adre trop\u00adpo mond\u00ada\u00adno. Ecco per\u00adch\u00e9 han\u00adno affis\u00adso sul\u00adla por\u00adta il seguen\u00adte ver\u00adset\u00adto bibli\u00adco: \u00abNon anda\u00adte sot\u00adto un gio\u00adgo estra\u00adneo con gli infede\u00adli\u00bb. Per\u00adch\u00e9 cosa ha a che fare la giu\u00ads\u00adti\u00adzia con l\u2019il\u00adle\u00adga\u00adli\u00adt\u00e0? Che rap\u00adpor\u00adto ha la luce con le ten\u00adeb\u00adre?\u00bb. (2 Corin\u00adzi 6:14 LUT<\/span>).
\nChi\u00adunque beva una bir\u00adra in una bir\u00adre\u00adria, vada a tea\u00adt\u00adro o gio\u00adchi al lot\u00adto non \u00e8 anco\u00adra sul\u00adla via del\u00adl\u2019in\u00adfer\u00adno. Al con\u00adtra\u00adrio, anda\u00adre in chie\u00adsa o ent\u00adra\u00adre in una casa di mate\u00adr\u00adni\u00adt\u00e0 di una dia\u00adco\u00adnes\u00adsa non \u00e8 un bigli\u00adet\u00adto gra\u00adtui\u00adto per il paradi\u00adso. Cer\u00adco di ren\u00adde\u00adre com\u00adpren\u00adsi\u00adbi\u00adle la teo\u00adlo\u00adgia bidi\u00adre\u00adzio\u00adna\u00adle di Ges\u00f9 con due domande.
\nDov\u2019\u00e8 il sen\u00adtie\u00adro stretto?
\nGes\u00f9 non ha loca\u00adliz\u00adza\u00adto geo\u00adgra\u00adfi\u00adca\u00admen\u00adte i due sen\u00adtie\u00adri. Non c\u2019\u00e8 scritto da nessuna par\u00adte che cor\u00adro\u00adno in dire\u00adzio\u00adni oppos\u00adte. Se illu\u00admi\u00adno ques\u00adto tema a par\u00adti\u00adre dal\u00adla tota\u00adli\u00adt\u00e0 del\u00adle affer\u00adma\u00adzio\u00adni bibli\u00adche, si dov\u00adreb\u00adbe imma\u00adgi\u00adna\u00adre che le stra\u00adde si sov\u00adrap\u00adpon\u00adga\u00adno, si sepa\u00adri\u00adno e poi si incro\u00adci\u00adno di nuo\u00advo. Ges\u00f9 usa l\u2019es\u00adpres\u00adsio\u00adne \u00abnel mon\u00addo, ma non del mon\u00addo\u00bb (Gio\u00advan\u00adni 17:14, 16). La via stret\u00adta cor\u00adre in gran par\u00adte in mez\u00adzo alla via larga.
\nL\u2019im\u00adpron\u00adta reli\u00adgio\u00adsa, come l\u2019ho descrit\u00adta all\u2019i\u00adni\u00adzio, ha por\u00adtato i cris\u00adtia\u00adni a for\u00adma\u00adre il pro\u00adprio ambi\u00aden\u00adte in modo casua\u00adle. Ogni tan\u00adto, in cer\u00adti dibat\u00adti\u00adti poli\u00adti\u00adci come il matri\u00admo\u00adnio per tut\u00adti o l\u2019a\u00adbor\u00adto dei bam\u00adbi\u00adni, appai\u00ado\u00adno come sot\u00adto\u00adma\u00adri\u00adni, per poi scom\u00adpa\u00adri\u00adre di nuo\u00advo lungo il sen\u00adtie\u00adro stret\u00adto. Sono per\u00adc\u00ade\u00adpi\u00adti dal mon\u00addo come poco monda\u00adni, sac\u00adcen\u00adti e presuntuosi.
\nNo, gli uomi\u00adni di Ges\u00f9 appar\u00adten\u00adgo\u00adno al mon\u00addo se vogli\u00ado\u00adno vive\u00adre il loro desti\u00adno di esse\u00adre sale e luce. Pao\u00adlo non solo met\u00adte in guar\u00addia dal \u00abtira\u00adre la stes\u00adsa corda degli inc\u00adre\u00addu\u00adli\u00bb, ma d\u00e0 anche il seguen\u00adte uti\u00adle sug\u00adge\u00adri\u00admen\u00adto: \u00abColo\u00adro che ent\u00adra\u00adno spes\u00adso in con\u00adtat\u00adto con le cose di ques\u00adto mon\u00addo le usi\u00adno sen\u00adza attac\u00adcar\u00adsi ad esse, per\u00adch\u00e9 il mon\u00addo e tut\u00adto ci\u00f2 che gli appar\u00adtiene pas\u00adser\u00e0\u00bb (1 Corin\u00adzi 7:31 NLB<\/span>). Usa\u00adre le cose del mon\u00addo sen\u00adza attac\u00adcar\u00adsi ad esse. Gode\u00adre del\u00adla crea\u00adzio\u00adne e del\u00adla crea\u00adti\u00advi\u00adt\u00e0 del\u00adle per\u00adso\u00adne sen\u00adza diven\u00adtar\u00adne dipen\u00adden\u00adti. Dob\u00adbia\u00admo donar\u00adci al mon\u00addo sen\u00adza ven\u00adder\u00adci ad esso. Come funziona?
\nCome si vive sul\u00adla via stretta?
\nOgni vol\u00adta che i nos\u00adtri fig\u00adli anda\u00adva\u00adno (o van\u00adno tut\u00adto\u00adra) in luoghi in cui non ave\u00adva\u00admo una buo\u00adna idea, non pre\u00adga\u00adva\u00admo: \u00abOh pap\u00e0, non lascia\u00adre che vad\u00ada\u00adno al sen\u00adso del mon\u00addo!\u00bb, ma: \u00abOh pap\u00e0, fa\u00bb che sia\u00adno con\u00ads\u00adape\u00advo\u00adli del\u00adla loro iden\u00adti\u00adt\u00e0 in te!\u00bb. Quan\u00addo una per\u00adso\u00adna \u00e8 con\u00ads\u00adape\u00advo\u00adle del\u00adla pro\u00adpria iden\u00adti\u00adt\u00e0 in Ges\u00f9, rima\u00adne libe\u00adra e non si sven\u00adde al mon\u00addo. Ques\u00adta set\u00adti\u00adma\u00adna si \u00e8 svol\u00adta Pray21. In una sta\u00adzio\u00adne ci \u00e8 sta\u00adta pro\u00admes\u00adsa la nos\u00adt\u00adra iden\u00adti\u00adt\u00e0 in Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto attra\u00adver\u00adso mol\u00adti ogget\u00adti: Figlio pre\u00addi\u00adlet\u00adto ed ere\u00adde di Dio, Sale e Luce, Let\u00adte\u00adra di Cris\u00adto, Ope\u00adra di Dio, Fat\u00adto nuo\u00advo, Mem\u00adbri del Suo Cor\u00adpo, ecc.
\nHo lascia\u00adto che ques\u00adto fos\u00adse com\u00adpre\u00adso e ho sen\u00adti\u00adto che mi dava una soli\u00adda base nella mia vita. Esse\u00adre con\u00ads\u00adape\u00advo\u00adli del\u00adla pro\u00adpria iden\u00adti\u00adt\u00e0 ci evi\u00adta di far\u00adci pren\u00adde\u00adre dal mon\u00addo. C.S. Lewis: \u00abPro\u00adprio per\u00adch\u00e9 ami\u00adamo qual\u00adcos\u2019al\u00adt\u00adro pi\u00f9 di ques\u00adto mon\u00addo, ami\u00adamo ques\u00adto mon\u00addo pi\u00f9 di colo\u00adro che non cono\u00adsco\u00adno alt\u00adro\u00bb. Esse\u00adre sul\u00adla via stret\u00adta signi\u00adfi\u00adca ave\u00adre qual\u00adco\u00adsa nella vita che \u00e8 pi\u00f9 gran\u00adde e pi\u00f9 pre\u00adzio\u00adso di ci\u00f2 che il mon\u00addo ha da offri\u00adre. Quan\u00addo Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto \u00e8 la nos\u00adt\u00adra pri\u00adma prio\u00adri\u00adt\u00e0, tut\u00adto il res\u00adto tro\u00adva il suo gius\u00adto pos\u00adto. \u00abSmet\u00adte\u00adte di ama\u00adre ques\u00adto mon\u00addo e ci\u00f2 che vi off\u00adre! Chi\u00adunque infat\u00adti ama il mon\u00addo dimos\u00adtra che l\u2019a\u00admo\u00adre del Pad\u00adre non \u00e8 in lui\u00bb (1 Gio\u00advan\u00adni 2:15 NLB<\/span>). Rice\u00adve\u00adre l\u2019a\u00admo\u00adre del Pad\u00adre \u00e8 il pre\u00adsup\u00adpos\u00adto fon\u00adda\u00admen\u00adta\u00adle per donar\u00adsi al mon\u00addo in modo sano. Quan\u00addo una don\u00adna si pro\u00adsti\u00adtuis\u00adce, si ven\u00adde. D\u00e0 il suo cor\u00adpo e rice\u00adve den\u00ada\u00adro in cam\u00adbio. Al con\u00adtra\u00adrio, dov\u00adrem\u00admo dona\u00adre noi stes\u00adsi al mon\u00addo. Ci\u00f2 signi\u00adfi\u00adca che non dob\u00adbia\u00admo trar\u00adre da esso la nos\u00adt\u00adra iden\u00adti\u00adt\u00e0 o il nos\u00adtro valore.
\nUn\u2019i\u00adden\u00adti\u00adt\u00e0 sta\u00adbi\u00adle in Cris\u00adto signi\u00adfi\u00adca anche sape\u00adre dove si tro\u00adva la casa. \u00abPer\u00adch\u00e9 ques\u00adto mon\u00addo non \u00e8 la nos\u00adt\u00adra casa; aspet\u00adti\u00adamo la nos\u00adt\u00adra cit\u00adt\u00e0 futu\u00adra solo in cie\u00adlo\u00bb (Ebrei 13:14 NLB<\/span>). Ques\u00adta cono\u00adscen\u00adza ci garan\u00adtis\u00adce la neces\u00adsa\u00adria distan\u00adza inte\u00adrio\u00adre dal\u00adle cose e dai pia\u00adce\u00adri del mon\u00addo. C.S. Lewis: \u00abPun\u00adta\u00adte al prossi\u00admo mon\u00addo e otter\u00adre\u00adte ques\u00adto mon\u00addo. Ma se mira\u00adte solo a ques\u00adto mon\u00addo, non otter\u00adre\u00adte n\u00e9 l\u2019u\u00adno n\u00e9 l\u2019al\u00adt\u00adro\u00bb. Ges\u00f9 par\u00adla del\u00adla via lar\u00adga che por\u00adta alla dis\u00adtru\u00adzi\u00ado\u00adne \u2013 e lo dice alle per\u00adso\u00adne che lo seguo\u00adno. A quan\u00adto pare, \u00e8 pos\u00adsi\u00adbi\u00adle che le per\u00adso\u00adne che si tro\u00adva\u00adno sul\u00adla via stret\u00adta pas\u00adsi\u00adno alla via lar\u00adga e cor\u00adra\u00adno ver\u00adso la dis\u00adtru\u00adzi\u00ado\u00adne. Ques\u00adto \u00e8 il momen\u00adto in cui si ven\u00addo\u00adno al mon\u00addo e pren\u00addo\u00adno la loro iden\u00adti\u00adt\u00e0 dal mon\u00addo. Un ragaz\u00adzo com\u00adpra un cana\u00adri\u00adno e lo met\u00adte nella gab\u00adbia con un pas\u00adse\u00adro, spe\u00adran\u00addo che il pas\u00adse\u00adro impa\u00adri a cant\u00adare. Dopo tre gior\u00adni si \u00e8 arre\u00adso per la frus\u00adtra\u00adzio\u00adne. Il pas\u00adse\u00adro non suona\u00adva come un cana\u00adri\u00adno, ma il cana\u00adri\u00adno suona\u00adva esat\u00adta\u00admen\u00adte come un passero.
\nMa cosa ha a che fare ques\u00adto con l\u2019in\u00adseg\u00adna\u00admen\u00adto sul\u00adla vir\u00adt\u00f9 e sul carat\u00adte\u00adre di cui trat\u00adta il Dis\u00adcor\u00adso del\u00adla Mon\u00adtagna? Ges\u00f9 dice: \u00abMa la por\u00adta stret\u00adta e la via angus\u00adta (moles\u00adta) con\u00addu\u00adco\u00adno alla vita, e pochi tro\u00adva\u00adno ques\u00adta via\u00bb (Matteo 5:14 NG\u00dc<\/span>). La paro\u00adla che descri\u00adve la via come stret\u00adta, angus\u00adta o afflit\u00adti\u00adva \u00e8 spes\u00adso usa\u00adta nella Bibbia nel con\u00adtes\u00adto del\u00adl\u2019af\u00adf\u00adli\u00adzio\u00adne che gli uomi\u00adni di Ges\u00f9 spe\u00adri\u00admen\u00adta\u00adno in ques\u00adto mon\u00addo. \u00abNel mon\u00addo ver\u00adre\u00adte in tri\u00adbo\u00adla\u00adzio\u00adne\u00bb, dice Ges\u00f9 in Gio\u00advan\u00adni 16:33. Le per\u00adso\u00adne che ball\u00adano la musi\u00adca di Dio, o che si accin\u00adg\u00ado\u00adno a pra\u00adti\u00adcar\u00adla, non di rado si tro\u00adva\u00adno di fron\u00adte a ven\u00adti con\u00adtra\u00adri in ques\u00adto mon\u00addo. Duran\u00adte una visi\u00adta di com\u00adp\u00adle\u00adan\u00adno a una per\u00adso\u00adna mol\u00adto esper\u00adta, ho sen\u00adti\u00adto pi\u00f9 vol\u00adte la frase che la vita con Ges\u00f9 \u00e8 una lot\u00adta. \u00c8 vero! Con quan\u00adta fati\u00adca, ad esem\u00adpio, mi con\u00adce\u00addo del tem\u00adpo per la preg\u00adhie\u00adra. La resis\u00adten\u00adza non vie\u00adne solo dal mon\u00addo visi\u00adbi\u00adle e dal\u00adle per\u00adso\u00adne, ma anche dal mon\u00addo invisibile.
\nIl carat\u00adte\u00adre del\u00adle per\u00adso\u00adne che seguo\u00adno Ges\u00f9, cio\u00e8 che sono ent\u00adra\u00adte nella Scuo\u00adla di Ges\u00f9, com\u00adpren\u00adde quin\u00addi la resi\u00adli\u00aden\u00adza di fron\u00adte agli scon\u00adtri e alle aff\u00adli\u00adzio\u00adni. L\u2019af\u00adf\u00adli\u00adzio\u00adne \u00e8 un seg\u00adno di auten\u00adti\u00adci\u00adt\u00e0 del\u00adla fede. Per ques\u00adto, il Van\u00adge\u00adlo usa anche la for\u00admu\u00adla \u00abport\u00adare la cro\u00adce\u00bb. Nel mon\u00addo, ma non del mon\u00addo: ques\u00adto pu\u00f2 crea\u00adre mol\u00adti attri\u00adti. Nel\u00adle Beati\u00adtu\u00addi\u00adni Ges\u00f9 dice: \u00abFeli\u00adci di esse\u00adre loda\u00adti quan\u00addo la gen\u00adte vi insul\u00adta e vi per\u00adse\u00adgui\u00adta per cau\u00adsa mia e vi dice le peg\u00adgio\u00adri cose ingi\u00adu\u00ads\u00adta\u00admen\u00adte. Gioite e ralle\u00adgra\u00adte\u00advi!\u00bb. (Matteo 5:11f NG\u00dc<\/span>). In caso di oppo\u00adsi\u00adzio\u00adne, non dob\u00adbia\u00admo abbassa\u00adre la tes\u00adta, nas\u00adcon\u00adder\u00adci o adotta\u00adre un att\u00adeg\u00adgi\u00ada\u00admen\u00adto da vitti\u00adma (\u00ab\u00c8 gi\u00e0 tan\u00adto\u2026\u00bb), ma gioire. La paro\u00adla gre\u00adca signi\u00adfi\u00adca: gioire, sal\u00adta\u00adre, espri\u00adme\u00adre la pro\u00adpria gioia con un sal\u00adto, alle\u00adgria e gioia esuberan\u00adte. Lute\u00adro ha tra\u00addot\u00adto con \u00abpoi sal\u00adta\u00adno come vitel\u00adli gras\u00adsi\u00bb. Ma \u00e8 importan\u00adte nota\u00adre: \u00abSe \u00e8 ingi\u00adus\u00adto\u00bb. Non quan\u00addo cor\u00adria\u00admo nella vita con i ver\u00adset\u00adti del\u00adla Bibbia e la vita sem\u00adbra mol\u00adto diver\u00adsa. Se han\u00adno ragio\u00adne, dob\u00adbia\u00admo cam\u00adbia\u00adre la nos\u00adt\u00adra vita e non sal\u00adta\u00adre come vitel\u00adli ingras\u00adsa\u00adti! Quin\u00addi il mess\u00adag\u00adgio di Ges\u00f9 die\u00adtro la para\u00adbo\u00adla del\u00adle due vie \u00e8: smet\u00adte\u00adte di dire: \u00abMa \u00e8 ques\u00adto che mi met\u00adte nei guai\u00bb. Sia\u00adte pron\u00adti a paga\u00adre il prez\u00adzo per vive\u00adre secon\u00addo le nor\u00adme di Dio.
\nGes\u00f9 dice di s\u00e9: \u00abS\u00ec, io sono la por\u00adta. Chi entra attra\u00adver\u00adso di me sar\u00e0 sal\u00adva\u00adto. Dovun\u00adque vada, tro\u00adver\u00e0 pas\u00adco\u00adli ver\u00addi\u00bb (Gio\u00advan\u00adni 10:9 NLB<\/span>). Ges\u00f9 stes\u00adso \u00e8 la por\u00adta stret\u00adta che con\u00addu\u00adce alla vera vita. Esse\u00adre sul\u00adla via stret\u00adta signi\u00adfi\u00adca ori\u00aden\u00adtar\u00adsi nella vita a Ges\u00f9. Il prez\u00adzo d\u2019in\u00adgresso a ques\u00adto per\u00adcor\u00adso \u00e8 sta\u00adto paga\u00adto anche da Ges\u00f9. \u00abDio ha paga\u00adto un alto prez\u00adzo per voi, per\u00adci\u00f2 non diven\u00adta\u00adte schia\u00advi degli uomi\u00adni\u00bb (1 Corin\u00adzi 7:23 NLB<\/span>). Dio ci ha com\u00adpra\u00adto a caro prez\u00adzo attra\u00adver\u00adso la mor\u00adte di Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto. Ges\u00f9 si \u00e8 ven\u00addu\u00adto e si \u00e8 dona\u00adto a noi per\u00adch\u00e9 noi ci don\u00adas\u00adsi\u00admo al mon\u00addo e non ci ven\u00addes\u00adsi\u00admo, per\u00adch\u00e9 sia\u00admo gi\u00e0 sta\u00adti com\u00adpra\u00adti da lui e ques\u00adto come dono.
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\nPos\u00adsi\u00adbi\u00adli doman\u00adde per i pic\u00adco\u00adli gruppi
\nLeg\u00adgi il tes\u00adto del\u00adla Bibbia: Matteo 7:13\u201314<\/p>\n
\n\tCome fai a vive\u00adre nel mon\u00addo ma non nel mon\u00addo? Dove si entra in con\u00adtat\u00adto con gli affa\u00adri di ques\u00adto mondo?
\n\tPer\u00adch\u00e9 la nos\u00adt\u00adra iden\u00adti\u00adt\u00e0 \u00e8 cos\u00ec importan\u00adte in ques\u00adta questione?
\n\tFino a che pun\u00adto tro\u00advi opp\u00adri\u00admen\u00adte il cammi\u00adno del\u00adla vita con Ges\u00f9? Che tipo di resis\u00adten\u00adza cono\u00adsce? Qua\u00adle potreb\u00adbe esse\u00adre il pro\u00adble\u00adma se non c\u2019\u00e8 resistenza?
\n\tCi sono due cita\u00adzio\u00adni di C.S. Lewis nel tes\u00adto. Per\u00adch\u00e9 sei (dis)d\u2019accordo con loro?<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"