Dio ha scel\u00adto Israe\u00adle come suo popo\u00adlo san\u00adto. Il signi\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adto prin\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adle di \u00absan\u00adto\u00bb \u00e8 \u00abmes\u00adso a par\u00adte\u00bb. Cos\u00ec anche il popo\u00adlo d\u2019Is\u00adrae\u00adle si distin\u00adgue dag\u00adli altri popo\u00adli per\u00adch\u00e9 \u00e8 il popo\u00adlo di Dio che ha scel\u00adto per la sua sto\u00adria con l\u2019u\u00adma\u00adni\u00adt\u00e0. In ques\u00adto popo\u00adlo ci sono sacer\u00addo\u00adti il cui com\u00adpi\u00adto prin\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adle \u00e8 il ser\u00advi\u00adzio di Dio. La loro vita \u00e8 inter\u00adamen\u00adte dedi\u00adca\u00adta al ser\u00advi\u00adzio di Dio. Anche i segu\u00adaci di Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto fan\u00adno par\u00adte di ques\u00adto popo\u00adlo san\u00adto. Essi for\u00adma\u00adno un popo\u00adlo san\u00adto e un sacer\u00addo\u00adzio rega\u00adle. L\u2019at\u00adten\u00adzio\u00adne \u00e8 rivol\u00adta al cul\u00adto, ma in quan\u00adto sacer\u00addo\u00adzio rea\u00adle essi eser\u00adci\u00adta\u00adno anche il pote\u00adre sul\u00adla ter\u00adra. I segu\u00adaci di Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto sono san\u00adti in quan\u00adto sono mes\u00adsi a par\u00adte e vivo\u00adno la loro vita come un cul\u00adto vivente.<\/p>\n
Israe\u00adle \u2013 il popo\u00adlo san\u00adto scel\u00adto da Dio \tCome descri\u00adver\u00adeb\u00adbe il ter\u00admi\u00adne \u00absan\u00adto\u00bb per lei? Che cosa signi\u00adfi\u00adca per voi quan\u00addo san\u00adto ha il signi\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adto prin\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adle di \u00abmes\u00adso a parte\u00bb? Dio ha scel\u00adto Israe\u00adle come suo popo\u00adlo san\u00adto. Il signi\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adto pi\u00f9 ampio di \u00absan\u00adto\u00bb \u00e8 \u00absepa\u00adra\u00adto\u00bb. Il popo\u00adlo di Israe\u00adle si distin\u00adgue anche dal\u00adle alt\u00adre nazio\u00adni per\u00adch\u00e9 \u00e8 il popo\u00adlo di Dio, che ha scel\u00adto per la sua sto\u00adria con l\u2019u\u00adma\u00adni\u00adt\u00e0. Tra ques\u00adto popo\u00adlo ci sono dei sacer\u00addo\u00adti il cui com\u00adpi\u00adto prin\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adle \u00e8 quello di venerare.\u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":7082,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","wpfc_preacher":[79],"wpfc_sermon_series":[90],"wpfc_sermon_topics":[],"wpfc_bible_book":[],"wpfc_service_type":[12],"class_list":["wpfc_preacher-cedric-bruegger","wpfc_sermon_series-heilig-heilig-heilig","wpfc-sermon-single","post-7071","wpfc_sermon","type-wpfc_sermon","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","wpfc_service_type-gottesdienst"],"acf":[],"sermons_blog_filters_topics":"\t\t\t\t
\nQues\u00adta mat\u00adti\u00adna voglia\u00admo appro\u00adfond\u00adire il tema del\u00adla san\u00adti\u00adt\u00e0 di Dio. Olt\u00adre alla san\u00adti\u00adt\u00e0 di Dio, un\u2019al\u00adtra carat\u00adteristi\u00adca di Dio \u00e8 che \u00e8 ori\u00aden\u00adta\u00adto alla rela\u00adzio\u00adne. Per ques\u00adto motivo sce\u00adg\u00adlie del\u00adle per\u00adso\u00adne che diven\u00adta\u00adno un popo\u00adlo san\u00adto attra\u00adver\u00adso ques\u00adta ele\u00adzio\u00adne. L\u2019An\u00adti\u00adco Tes\u00adta\u00admen\u00adto trat\u00adta la sto\u00adria di Dio in ques\u00adto mon\u00addo in rela\u00adzio\u00adne a un uni\u00adco popo\u00adlo: gli israe\u00adli\u00adti. Per poter clas\u00adsi\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adre il ruo\u00adlo spe\u00adcia\u00adle e i num\u00adero\u00adsi pass\u00adag\u00adgi bibli\u00adci rela\u00adti\u00advi a ques\u00adto popo\u00adlo, \u00e8 importan\u00adte tene\u00adre a men\u00adte il signi\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adto di san\u00adto. San\u00adto ha mol\u00adti signi\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti. I sino\u00adni\u00admi sono, ad esem\u00adpio, divi\u00adno, pio e puro. Al gior\u00adno d\u2019og\u00adgi ci sono affer\u00adma\u00adzio\u00adni del tipo: \u00abMa per te nulla \u00e8 sacro!\u00bb. Tut\u00adta\u00advia, ques\u00adte paro\u00adle sono dif\u00adfi\u00adci\u00adli da inter\u00adpre\u00adta\u00adre nel con\u00adtes\u00adto del popo\u00adlo di Israe\u00adle. Il signi\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adto prin\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adle di \u00absacro\u00bb \u00e8 \u00absepa\u00adra\u00adto\u00bb. Ques\u00adto deri\u00adva dal signi\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adto ori\u00adgi\u00adna\u00adle del\u00adla paro\u00adla ebraica \u00abkado\u00adsh\u00bb, che signi\u00adfi\u00adca taglia\u00adre o separa\u00adre. Se taglio o sepa\u00adro qual\u00adco\u00adsa, all\u00ado\u00adra ques\u00adta si tro\u00adva su un lato, cio\u00e8 \u00e8 sepa\u00adra\u00adta dal res\u00adto. La san\u00adti\u00adt\u00e0 di Dio e di tut\u00adto ci\u00f2 che lo riguar\u00adda ha ques\u00adto signi\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adto fon\u00adda\u00admen\u00adta\u00adle: san\u00adto = separato.
\nSe tenia\u00admo pre\u00adsen\u00adte ques\u00adto signi\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adto, diven\u00adta chia\u00adro per\u00adch\u00e9 il popo\u00adlo d\u2019Is\u00adrae\u00adle \u00e8 il popo\u00adlo san\u00adto di Dio. \u00abPer\u00adch\u00e9 tu sei un popo\u00adlo san\u00adto per il SIGNORE<\/span> tuo Dio. Tra tut\u00adti i popo\u00adli del\u00adla ter\u00adra, tu appar\u00adtieni come popo\u00adlo al Signo\u00adre tuo Dio\u00bb (Deu\u00adte\u00adro\u00adno\u00admio 7:6 NLB<\/span>). Il popo\u00adlo d\u2019Is\u00adrae\u00adle non \u00e8 san\u00adto per meri\u00adto pro\u00adprio, ma per\u00adch\u00e9 appar\u00adtiene a Dio. Egli li ha desi\u00adgna\u00adti come suoi e quin\u00addi sono sepa\u00adra\u00adti da tut\u00adti gli altri popo\u00adli. La sepa\u00adra\u00adzio\u00adne del popo\u00adlo d\u2019Is\u00adrae\u00adle \u00e8 cos\u00ec spe\u00adcia\u00adle per\u00adch\u00e9 ques\u00adto popo\u00adlo \u00e8 espli\u00adci\u00adta\u00admen\u00adte riser\u00adva\u00adto a Dio. Quin\u00addi la loro san\u00adti\u00adt\u00e0 (sepa\u00adra\u00adzio\u00adne) irra\u00addia anche il popo\u00adlo d\u2019Is\u00adrae\u00adle, che \u00e8 san\u00adto (sepa\u00adra\u00adto). Ques\u00adto \u00e8 anche ci\u00f2 che dice il nos\u00adtro ver\u00adset\u00adto del\u00adl\u2019an\u00adno. \u00ab[\u2026] Tu sarai san\u00adto, per\u00adch\u00e9 io sono san\u00adto, il SIGNORE<\/span> tuo Dio\u00bb. (Esodo 19:2 LUT<\/span>). Ma qua\u00adli cri\u00adte\u00adri uti\u00adliz\u00adz\u00f2 Dio per sce\u00adglie\u00adre ques\u00adto popo\u00adlo? Vole\u00adva for\u00adse scri\u00adve\u00adre la sua sto\u00adria con il popo\u00adlo pi\u00f9 for\u00adte e di mag\u00adgi\u00ador suc\u00adces\u00adso? Dopo tut\u00adto, all\u2019epo\u00adca del\u00adle sto\u00adrie del\u00adl\u2019An\u00adti\u00adco Tes\u00adta\u00admen\u00adto, il ben\u00ades\u00adse\u00adre di un popo\u00adlo era lega\u00adto alla for\u00adza del suo Dio. Un popo\u00adlo for\u00adte dove\u00adva neces\u00adsa\u00adria\u00admen\u00adte ave\u00adre un Dio for\u00adte. Ma gli israe\u00adli\u00adti erano com\u00adple\u00adta\u00admen\u00adte diver\u00adsi. \u00abIl Signo\u00adre non vi ha scel\u00adti e non vi ha tenuti con s\u00e9 per\u00adch\u00e9 erava\u00adte pi\u00f9 gran\u00addi o pi\u00f9 importan\u00adti degli altri popo\u00adli \u2013 sie\u00adte addi\u00adrit\u00adtu\u00adra il meno importan\u00adte di tut\u00adti i popo\u00adli \u2013 ma per\u00adch\u00e9 vi ama e per\u00adch\u00e9 ha volu\u00adto man\u00adte\u00adnere la pro\u00admes\u00adsa fat\u00adta ai vos\u00adtri ante\u00adna\u00adti con un giura\u00admen\u00adto. [\u2026]\u00bb (Deu\u00adte\u00adro\u00adno\u00admio 7:7\u20138 NLB<\/span>). Dio ha scel\u00adto ques\u00adto popo\u00adlo per\u00adch\u00e9 deve esse\u00adre chia\u00adro che tut\u00adto l\u2019o\u00adno\u00adre \u00e8 dovu\u00adto a Dio, per\u00adch\u00e9 tut\u00adto vie\u00adne da Lui. Israe\u00adle ha quin\u00addi anche un com\u00adpi\u00adto cru\u00adcia\u00adle, che il pro\u00adfe\u00adta Isa\u00adia for\u00admu\u00adla come segue. \u00ab\u00c8 il popo\u00adlo che ho crea\u00adto per rac\u00adcon\u00adta\u00adre la mia glo\u00adria\u00bb (Isa\u00adia 43:21 NLB<\/span>). Ques\u00adta \u00e8 la ragi\u00adon d\u2019es\u00adse\u00adre di ques\u00adto popo\u00adlo: rac\u00adcon\u00adta\u00adre la glo\u00adria di Dio e ques\u00adto \u00e8 un vero ser\u00advi\u00adzio a Dio.
\nLa sepa\u00adra\u00adzio\u00adne dag\u00adli altri popo\u00adli \u00e8 par\u00adti\u00adco\u00adlar\u00admen\u00adte evi\u00adden\u00adte nel cul\u00adto e nel\u00adl\u2019e\u00adti\u00adca. I cin\u00adque libri di Mos\u00e8, in par\u00adti\u00adco\u00adla\u00adre, sono pie\u00adni di coman\u00adda\u00admen\u00adti e leg\u00adgi che rego\u00adla\u00adno il cul\u00adto e la vita. Ques\u00adte nor\u00adme dif\u00adfe\u00adris\u00adco\u00adno note\u00advol\u00admen\u00adte da quel\u00adle che erano le pra\u00adti\u00adche comu\u00adni nel\u00adl\u2019am\u00adbi\u00aden\u00adte di Israe\u00adle. Ma poi\u00adch\u00e9 Israe\u00adle, in quan\u00adto popo\u00adlo san\u00adto, appar\u00adtiene a un Dio san\u00adto, ques\u00adta \u00e8 la rea\u00adzio\u00adne logi\u00adca. Tut\u00adta\u00advia, la con\u00adfor\u00admi\u00adt\u00e0 \u00e8 lega\u00adta a una pro\u00admes\u00adsa. \u00abSe mi obbe\u00addi\u00adre\u00adte e osser\u00adverete l\u2019al\u00adle\u00adan\u00adza che far\u00f2 con voi, sare\u00adte il mio pos\u00adse\u00addi\u00admen\u00adto spe\u00adcia\u00adle al di sopra di tut\u00adti i popo\u00adli del\u00adla ter\u00adra, per\u00adch\u00e9 tut\u00adta la ter\u00adra \u00e8 mia. Sare\u00adte per me un reg\u00adno di sacer\u00addo\u00adti, una nazio\u00adne san\u00adta. [\u2026]\u00bb (Esodo 19:5\u20136 NLB<\/span>). Osser\u00advan\u00addo e ris\u00adpett\u00adan\u00addo col\u00adlet\u00adti\u00adva\u00admen\u00adte i coman\u00adda\u00admen\u00adti, il popo\u00adlo nel suo insie\u00adme assu\u00adme le fun\u00adzio\u00adni sacer\u00addo\u00adta\u00adli. Ma ques\u00adto non bas\u00adta. Come i re ter\u00adre\u00adni, assu\u00adme\u00adran\u00adno anche il pote\u00adre su ques\u00adta ter\u00adra. Ques\u00adta \u00e8 la pro\u00admes\u00adsa se il popo\u00adlo si attiene a Dio e osser\u00adva i suoi comandamenti.
\nSacer\u00addo\u00adte \u2013 Tra il sacro e il popolo
\nSeb\u00adbe\u00adne l\u2019in\u00adte\u00adra nazio\u00adne deb\u00adba esse\u00adre un reg\u00adno di sacer\u00addo\u00adti, c\u2019\u00e8 una par\u00adte del popo\u00adlo che ha il com\u00adpi\u00adto prin\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adle di svol\u00adge\u00adre il ser\u00advi\u00adzio e con\u00adtri\u00adbui\u00adre al suo suc\u00adces\u00adso. Ques\u00adti sono i Levi\u00adti. \u00c8 da ques\u00adto grup\u00adpo che i dis\u00adcen\u00adden\u00adti di Aron\u00adne sono desti\u00adna\u00adti a svol\u00adge\u00adre il ruo\u00adlo di sacer\u00addo\u00adti. A dif\u00adfe\u00adren\u00adza di tut\u00adte le alt\u00adre reli\u00adgio\u00adni, nel\u00adl\u2019e\u00adbrais\u00admo i sacer\u00addo\u00adti non sono inter\u00adme\u00addia\u00adri tra Dio e l\u2019uo\u00admo. Ogni israe\u00adli\u00adta \u00e8 dirett\u00adamen\u00adte responsa\u00adbi\u00adle. Ques\u00adto spie\u00adga anche per\u00adch\u00e9, in par\u00adte, il pec\u00adca\u00adto di uno pu\u00f2 signi\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adre un dis\u00adas\u00adtro per tut\u00adti gli altri. I sacer\u00addo\u00adti si occu\u00adp\u00ada\u00adva\u00adno del ser\u00advi\u00adzio all\u2019al\u00adta\u00adre dei sacri\u00adfi\u00adci e soprat\u00adtut\u00adto del san\u00adtua\u00adrio. Essi con\u00adtroll\u00ada\u00adva\u00adno la cor\u00adret\u00adta osser\u00advan\u00adza dei sacri\u00adfi\u00adci giorn\u00ada\u00adlie\u00adri pre\u00adscrit\u00adti e del servizio.
\nLa natu\u00adra spe\u00adcia\u00adle del\u00adla tri\u00adb\u00f9 di Levi e dei sacer\u00addo\u00adti \u00e8 dimostra\u00adta dal fat\u00adto che non vie\u00adne data loro una ter\u00adra nel ter\u00adri\u00adto\u00adrio di Israe\u00adle, ma solo cit\u00adt\u00e0 e pas\u00adco\u00adli cir\u00adcos\u00adtan\u00adti. (Gio\u00adsu\u00e8 13:14). Infat\u00adti, gra\u00adzie al loro com\u00adpi\u00adto al ser\u00advi\u00adzio di Dio, Dio stes\u00adso diven\u00adne la loro eredi\u00adt\u00e0. \u00abMa Mos\u00e8 non assegn\u00f2 alla tri\u00adb\u00f9 di Levi alcu\u00adna ter\u00adra in eredi\u00adt\u00e0, per\u00adch\u00e9 l\u2019E\u00adter\u00adno, il Dio d\u2019Is\u00adrae\u00adle, era lui stes\u00adso la loro eredi\u00adt\u00e0, come ave\u00adva pro\u00admes\u00adso\u00bb (Gio\u00adsu\u00e8 13:33 NLB<\/span>). Pro\u00adprio come il popo\u00adlo d\u2019Is\u00adrae\u00adle deve indi\u00adca\u00adre Dio, cos\u00ec i Levi\u00adti fan\u00adno lo stes\u00adso all\u2019in\u00adter\u00adno del popo\u00adlo d\u2019Is\u00adrae\u00adle. Ma solo i sacer\u00addo\u00adti posso\u00adno ent\u00adra\u00adre nel san\u00adtua\u00adrio di Dio.
\nDue cop\u00adpie di paro\u00adle sono uti\u00adliz\u00adza\u00adte in rela\u00adzio\u00adne al cul\u00adto israe\u00adli\u00adta. Si trat\u00adta del\u00adla distin\u00adzio\u00adne tra sacro e pro\u00adfa\u00adno e tra puli\u00adto e impuro. A par\u00adte la com\u00adbi\u00adna\u00adzio\u00adne di san\u00adto e impuro, ogni com\u00adbi\u00adna\u00adzio\u00adne \u00e8 con\u00adce\u00adpi\u00adbi\u00adle. San\u00adto signi\u00adfi\u00adca riser\u00adva\u00adto a Dio e pro\u00adfa\u00adno signi\u00adfi\u00adca mond\u00ada\u00adno, cio\u00e8 non diver\u00adso dal\u00adla mag\u00adgioran\u00adza. Puro e impuro si rife\u00adris\u00adco\u00adno al ritua\u00adle, non alla purez\u00adza igie\u00adni\u00adca. Puli\u00adto signi\u00adfi\u00adca puli\u00adto in sen\u00adso glo\u00adba\u00adle e ritua\u00adle e impuro signi\u00adfi\u00adca inqui\u00adna\u00adto, non imma\u00adco\u00adla\u00adto in ambi\u00adto ritua\u00adle. Tut\u00adta\u00advia, nel cul\u00adto degli israe\u00adli\u00adti, tut\u00adto deve esse\u00adre san\u00adto e puro, per\u00adch\u00e9 san\u00adto non va d\u2019ac\u00adcordo con impuro. Ai sacer\u00addo\u00adti \u00e8 quin\u00addi richies\u00adto un approc\u00adcio responsa\u00adbi\u00adle. Olt\u00adre al fat\u00adto che san\u00adto signi\u00adfi\u00adca sepa\u00adra\u00adto, anche divi\u00adno \u00e8 un sino\u00adni\u00admo di san\u00adto. Per\u00adtan\u00adto, la rive\u00adren\u00adza \u00e8 semp\u00adre richies\u00adta quan\u00addo si ha a che fare con il divi\u00adno. Poco dopo la nomi\u00adna di Aron\u00adne e dei suoi dis\u00adcen\u00adden\u00adti come sacer\u00addo\u00adti, la serie\u00adt\u00e0 di ques\u00adto com\u00adpi\u00adto e le con\u00adse\u00adguen\u00adze di un approc\u00adcio trop\u00adpo disin\u00advol\u00adto al sacro diven\u00adta\u00adno evi\u00adden\u00adti. \u00abI fig\u00adli di Aron\u00adne, Nad\u00adab e Abihu, pre\u00adse\u00adro i loro incen\u00adsie\u00adri, vi mise\u00adro den\u00adtro dei car\u00adbo\u00adni arden\u00adti e vi spruz\u00adza\u00adro\u00adno sopra del\u00adl\u2019in\u00adcen\u00adso. Cos\u00ec bru\u00adcia\u00adro\u00adno un\u2019of\u00adfer\u00adta d\u2019in\u00adcen\u00adso non auto\u00adriz\u00adza\u00adta al Signo\u00adre, che non ave\u00adva coman\u00adda\u00adto loro di bru\u00adcia\u00adre. All\u00ado\u00adra il fuo\u00adco usc\u00ec dal Signo\u00adre e uccise i due uomi\u00adni. Mos\u00e8 dis\u00adse ad Aaron\u00adne: \u00abOra acca\u00addr\u00e0 ci\u00f2 che il Signo\u00adre ha det\u00adto: Io mi mostrer\u00f2 san\u00adto a colo\u00adro che mi sono vici\u00adni. Mostrer\u00f2 la mia glo\u00adria davan\u00adti a tut\u00adto il popo\u00adlo\u00bb. Ma Aron\u00adne rima\u00adse in silen\u00adzio\u00bb (Esodo 10:1\u20133 NLB<\/span>). Ques\u00adta \u00e8 un\u2019im\u00adma\u00adgi\u00adne mol\u00adto dra\u00adsti\u00adca del\u00adla ges\u00adtio\u00adne impro\u00adpria del san\u00adto e mos\u00adtra l\u2019im\u00adportan\u00adte com\u00adpi\u00adto dei sacer\u00addo\u00adti. A loro \u00e8 per\u00admes\u00adso incon\u00adtra\u00adre Dio, ma ci\u00f2 deve esse\u00adre fat\u00adto con ris\u00adpet\u00adto e in con\u00adfor\u00admi\u00adt\u00e0 alle rego\u00adle prescritte.
\nSegu\u00adaci di Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto \u2013 un popo\u00adlo san\u00adto con un sacer\u00addo\u00adzio regale
\nGra\u00adzie a Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto, i requi\u00adsi\u00adti per ent\u00adra\u00adre nel popo\u00adlo san\u00adto di Dio stan\u00adno cam\u00adbi\u00adan\u00addo. Ment\u00adre nel\u00adl\u2019An\u00adti\u00adco Tes\u00adta\u00admen\u00adto si basa\u00adva sul\u00adla dis\u00adcen\u00adden\u00adza bio\u00adlo\u00adgi\u00adca e sul\u00adl\u2019os\u00adser\u00advan\u00adza dei coman\u00adda\u00admen\u00adti, ques\u00adte due con\u00addi\u00adzio\u00adni non sono pi\u00f9 obbli\u00adga\u00adto\u00adrie come un tem\u00adpo. Per appro\u00adfond\u00adire la ques\u00adtio\u00adne di chi appar\u00adtiene oggi al popo\u00adlo san\u00adto di Dio, dia\u00admo un\u2019oc\u00adchia\u00adta pi\u00f9 da vici\u00adno a 1 Pie\u00adtro. Infat\u00adti, cos\u00ec come pochis\u00adsi\u00adme per\u00adso\u00adne appar\u00adten\u00adgo\u00adno al popo\u00adlo d\u2019Is\u00adrae\u00adle, lo stes\u00adso vale per i desti\u00adna\u00adta\u00adri di ques\u00adta let\u00adte\u00adra e potrem\u00admo aggi\u00adunge\u00adre i nos\u00adtri ai luoghi elen\u00adca\u00adti. \u00abPie\u00adtro, apos\u00adto\u00adlo di Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto, scri\u00adve ques\u00adta let\u00adte\u00adra a tut\u00adto il popo\u00adlo che Dio ha scel\u00adto e che vive come stra\u00adnie\u00adro in tut\u00adto il Pon\u00adto, la Gala\u00adzia, la Cap\u00adpa\u00addo\u00adcia, l\u2019A\u00adsia e la Bit\u00adin\u00adia, tra gen\u00adte che non cre\u00adde in Cris\u00adto\u00bb (1 Pie\u00adtro 1:1 HFA<\/span>). La fede in Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto \u00e8 la dif\u00adfe\u00adren\u00adza decisi\u00adva. Qua\u00adli sono dun\u00adque i cri\u00adte\u00adri per appar\u00adtene\u00adre al popo\u00adlo san\u00adto (sepa\u00adra\u00adto) di Dio? \u00abVoi appar\u00adtenete a Dio nos\u00adtro Pad\u00adre. Egli vi ha pre\u00addesti\u00adna\u00adti a ques\u00adto fin dal prin\u00adci\u00adpio. S\u00ec, gra\u00adzie allo Spi\u00adri\u00adto San\u00adto sie\u00adte diven\u00adta\u00adti di sua pro\u00adprie\u00adt\u00e0: per\u00adso\u00adne che obbe\u00addis\u00adco\u00adno a Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto e sono libe\u00adra\u00adte da ogni col\u00adpa gra\u00adzie al suo san\u00adgue. Desi\u00adde\u00adro che la gra\u00adzia e la pace di Dio vi riem\u00adpia\u00adno semp\u00adre di pi\u00f9\u00bb (1 Pie\u00adtro 1:2 HFA<\/span>). Per appar\u00adtene\u00adre a ques\u00adto popo\u00adlo san\u00adto \u00e8 neces\u00adsa\u00adria l\u2019ob\u00adbe\u00addien\u00adza a Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto. Si trat\u00adta di una decis\u00adio\u00adne con\u00ads\u00adape\u00advo\u00adle che deve esse\u00adre pre\u00adsa se anche tu vuoi appar\u00adtene\u00adre a ques\u00adto popolo.
\nL\u2019ap\u00adpar\u00adte\u00adn\u00aden\u00adza a ques\u00adto popo\u00adlo \u00e8 anche lega\u00adta a un com\u00adpi\u00adto. \u00abE ora Dio vi edi\u00adfi\u00adchi nel suo tem\u00adpio spi\u00adri\u00adtua\u00adle come piet\u00adre vive. Voi dove\u00adte esse\u00adre i san\u00adti sacer\u00addo\u00adti di Dio e port\u00adarg\u00adli sacri\u00adfi\u00adci spi\u00adri\u00adtua\u00adli, che egli accet\u00adta gra\u00adzie alla vos\u00adtra comu\u00adnio\u00adne con Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto!\u00bb. (1 Pie\u00adtro 2:4\u20135 NLB<\/span>). Tut\u00adti i suoi segu\u00adaci sono sacer\u00addo\u00adti san\u00adti. Sono sta\u00adti crea\u00adti per ser\u00advi\u00adre Dio. Tut\u00adta\u00advia, ques\u00adto ser\u00advi\u00adzio non \u00e8 sta\u00adti\u00adco, ma \u00e8 vivo come lo sei tu. I sacri\u00adfi\u00adci spi\u00adri\u00adtua\u00adli sono loda\u00adre Dio, fare del bene, esse\u00adre genero\u00adsi con i beni, ser\u00advi\u00adre il prossi\u00admo. Ma tut\u00adto ques\u00adto deri\u00adva dal fat\u00adto che fai par\u00adte del popo\u00adlo san\u00adto di Dio. Sei sta\u00adto mes\u00adso a par\u00adte di ques\u00adti sacri\u00adfi\u00adci, non il con\u00adtra\u00adrio. L\u2019ap\u00adpar\u00adte\u00adn\u00aden\u00adza vie\u00adne pri\u00adma di tut\u00adto, solo dopo segue l\u2019ef\u00adfet\u00adto (il sacrificio).
\nQues\u00adta affer\u00adma\u00adzio\u00adne di Pie\u00adtro por\u00adta alla descri\u00adzio\u00adne dei segu\u00adaci di Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto. \u00abMa voi sie\u00adte diver\u00adsi, per\u00adch\u00e9 sie\u00adte un popo\u00adlo elet\u00adto. Sie\u00adte un sacer\u00addo\u00adzio rea\u00adle, il popo\u00adlo san\u00adto di Dio, la sua pro\u00adprie\u00adt\u00e0 per\u00adso\u00adna\u00adle. Per\u00adci\u00f2 sie\u00adte un esem\u00adpio viven\u00adte del\u00adla bon\u00adt\u00e0 di Dio, per\u00adch\u00e9 egli vi ha chi\u00adama\u00adti dal\u00adle ten\u00adeb\u00adre alla sua mera\u00advigli\u00adosa luce\u00bb (1 Pie\u00adtro 2:9 NLB<\/span>). Sul\u00adla base di ques\u00adto ver\u00adset\u00adto, \u00e8 neces\u00adsa\u00adrio sot\u00adto\u00adli\u00adnea\u00adre due cose. Da un lato, c\u2019\u00e8 il sacer\u00addo\u00adzio di tut\u00adti i san\u00adti. In alt\u00adre paro\u00adle, ci si rivol\u00adge a tut\u00adti colo\u00adro che sono sta\u00adti mes\u00adsi a par\u00adte, che seguo\u00adno Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto. D\u2019al\u00adtra par\u00adte, ci si chie\u00adde qua\u00adle sia il rap\u00adpor\u00adto con il sacer\u00addo\u00adzio rea\u00adle. Alcu\u00adne tra\u00addu\u00adzi\u00ado\u00adni bibli\u00adche scri\u00advo\u00adno anche re e sacer\u00addo\u00adti. Tut\u00adta\u00advia, l\u2019u\u00adso del\u00adl\u2019ag\u00adget\u00adtivo rega\u00adle for\u00adnis\u00adce una descri\u00adzio\u00adne pi\u00f9 det\u00adta\u00adglia\u00adta del sacer\u00addo\u00adzio e mos\u00adtra come deve esse\u00adre inte\u00adso. Il sacer\u00addo\u00adzio qui descritto \u00e8 un ser\u00advi\u00adzio divi\u00adno che ha un impatto anche su ques\u00adta ter\u00adra. Tut\u00adta\u00advia, l\u2019at\u00adten\u00adzio\u00adne si con\u00adcen\u00adtra sul cul\u00adto e non sul\u00adl\u2019e\u00adser\u00adci\u00adzio ter\u00adre\u00adno del potere.
\nNel ver\u00adset\u00adto suc\u00adces\u00adsi\u00advo, Pie\u00adtro chia\u00adris\u00adce che i segu\u00adaci di Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto sen\u00adza radi\u00adci ebraiche non appar\u00adten\u00adeva\u00adno al pas\u00adsa\u00adto. Ma Ges\u00f9 ha reso ques\u00adto pos\u00adsi\u00adbi\u00adle. \u00abPri\u00adma non erava\u00adte un popo\u00adlo, ora sie\u00adte il popo\u00adlo di Dio. Pri\u00adma non ave\u00adte rice\u00advu\u00adto la miser\u00adi\u00adcor\u00addia di Dio, ma ora ave\u00adte rice\u00advu\u00adto la sua miser\u00adi\u00adcor\u00addia\u00bb (1 Pie\u00adtro 2:10 NLB<\/span>). Ma ques\u00adto nuo\u00advo popo\u00adlo include per\u00adso\u00adne al di fuo\u00adri del pri\u00admo popo\u00adlo san\u00adto di Dio. Ques\u00adto era gi\u00e0 sta\u00adto pre\u00addet\u00adto dal pro\u00adfe\u00adta Osea. \u00ab[\u2026]. Io amer\u00f2 colo\u00adro che un tem\u00adpo chi\u00adama\u00advo \u2019non ama\u00adti\u00bb. E a colo\u00adro che chi\u00adama\u00advo \u2019non-mio-popo\u00adlo\u00bb dir\u00f2: \u00abVoi sie\u00adte il mio popo\u00adlo\u00bb. Ed essi rispon\u00adderan\u00adno: \u00abE tu sei il nos\u00adtro Dio\u00bb \u00bb (Osea 2:25 NLB<\/span>). Ci\u00f2 signi\u00adfi\u00adca che anche i non ebrei han\u00adno una par\u00adte nella mis\u00adsio\u00adne pro\u00adpria del popo\u00adlo d\u2019Is\u00adrae\u00adle, ossia quella di esse\u00adre il popo\u00adlo san\u00adto di Dio e di rac\u00adcon\u00adta\u00adre la glo\u00adria di Dio (Isa\u00adia 43:1). Ques\u00adto, a sua vol\u00adta, d\u00e0 ori\u00adgi\u00adne a un\u2019e\u00adti\u00adca san\u00adta pro\u00adpria, che si dif\u00adfe\u00adren\u00adzia dal\u00adl\u2019e\u00adti\u00adca mond\u00ada\u00adna. Tut\u00adte le con\u00adside\u00adra\u00adzio\u00adni eti\u00adche che i segu\u00adaci di Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto fan\u00adno devo\u00adno esse\u00adre inte\u00adse in ter\u00admi\u00adni di san\u00adti\u00adt\u00e0, cio\u00e8 di sepa\u00adra\u00adzio\u00adne da Dio.
\nPos\u00adsi\u00adbi\u00adli doman\u00adde per il pic\u00adco\u00adlo gruppo
\nLeg\u00adge\u00adre il tes\u00adto bibli\u00adco: 1 Pie\u00adtro 2:1\u201312<\/p>\n
\n\tCome potreb\u00adbe esse\u00adre se un popo\u00adlo fos\u00adse un reg\u00adno di sacer\u00addo\u00adti? Qua\u00adle potreb\u00adbe esse\u00adre il com\u00adpi\u00adto prin\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adle di un tale popolo?
\n\tCapi\u00adte la fun\u00adzio\u00adne dei sacer\u00addo\u00adti di Israe\u00adle? Che cosa si distin\u00adgue in par\u00adti\u00adco\u00adla\u00adre per lei?
\n\tQuan\u00addo vi sie\u00adte decisi con\u00ads\u00adape\u00advol\u00admen\u00adte per Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto? Vi sie\u00adte resi con\u00adto che ora fate par\u00adte di un popo\u00adlo santo?
\n\tQua\u00adli sacri\u00adfi\u00adci viven\u00adti fate? Se vi sem\u00adbra un sacri\u00adfi\u00adcio col\u00adlo\u00adquia\u00adle, cosa potreb\u00adbe esse\u00adre? Come pote\u00adte arri\u00adva\u00adre a ques\u00adto pun\u00adto in cui non \u00e8 pi\u00f9 per\u00adc\u00ade\u00adpi\u00adto come un taglio per voi, ma come un guadagno?
\n\tCome segu\u00adaci di Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto, dove vive\u00adte secon\u00addo una diver\u00adsa eti\u00adca san\u00adta (mes\u00adsa a par\u00adte)? Per\u00adch\u00e9 ques\u00adto ha sen\u00adso per te?<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"