Nella Bibbia ci vie\u00adne ripe\u00adtu\u00adtamen\u00adte chies\u00adto di esse\u00adre san\u00adti. Vive\u00adre in modo san\u00adto signi\u00adfi\u00adca con\u00addur\u00adre una vita dav\u00advero appa\u00adgan\u00adte. Le per\u00adso\u00adne sono in fase di san\u00adti\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adzio\u00adne quan\u00addo vivo\u00adno semp\u00adre pi\u00f9 in accordo con lo sta\u00adtus di \u00absan\u00adto\u00bb che gli \u00e8 sta\u00adto con\u00adfe\u00adri\u00adto. Pi\u00f9 con\u00adtempli\u00ada\u00admo la glo\u00adria di Dio, pi\u00f9 vedia\u00admo il suo poten\u00adte amo\u00adre e pi\u00f9 diven\u00adti\u00adamo santi.<\/p>\n
Il Signo\u00adre dice: \u00abSare\u00adte san\u00adti, per\u00adch\u00e9 io sono san\u00adto\u00bb (Esodo 19:2 LUT<\/span>). Vale la pena di impegn\u00adar\u00adsi per \u00abesse\u00adre san\u00adti\u00bb? Oppu\u00adre \u00e8 un con\u00adcet\u00adto anti\u00adqua\u00adto, super\u00ada\u00adto e non com\u00adpa\u00adti\u00adbi\u00adle con il mon\u00addo moder\u00adno? Pur\u00adtrop\u00adpo ques\u00adta paro\u00adla \u00e8 sva\u00adlu\u00adta\u00adta e ha una con\u00adno\u00adta\u00adzio\u00adne nega\u00adti\u00adva nel nos\u00adtro lin\u00adguag\u00adgio. Vive\u00adre in modo san\u00adto signi\u00adfi\u00adca inn\u00adan\u00adzi\u00adtutto: vive\u00adre secon\u00addo la nos\u00adt\u00adra natu\u00adra e il nos\u00adtro sco\u00adpo. Non devo esse\u00adre san\u00adto per pia\u00adce\u00adre a Dio, ma pos\u00adso tro\u00adva\u00adre una vita san\u00adta per esse\u00adre feli\u00adce come lo \u00e8 Dio. Nella sua san\u00adti\u00adt\u00e0, Dio pos\u00adsie\u00adde la qua\u00adli\u00adt\u00e0 di vita pi\u00f9 alta, pi\u00f9 gio\u00adio\u00adsa e pi\u00f9 sti\u00admo\u00adlan\u00adte. Vuo\u00adle con\u00addi\u00advi\u00adde\u00adre ques\u00adta vita con noi e per ques\u00adto ci chi\u00adama a gode\u00adre del\u00adla liber\u00adt\u00e0 del\u00adla san\u00adti\u00adt\u00e0. Nathan S\u00f6der\u00adblom: \u00abI san\u00adti sono per\u00adso\u00adne che ren\u00addo\u00adno pi\u00f9 faci\u00adle agli altri cre\u00adde\u00adre in Dio\u00bb. \tQua\u00adli sen\u00adti\u00admen\u00adti sca\u00adte\u00adna in te la chi\u00adama\u00adta ad esse\u00adre santo? Nella Bibbia ci vie\u00adne ripe\u00adtu\u00adtamen\u00adte chies\u00adto di esse\u00adre san\u00adti. Vive\u00adre in modo san\u00adto signi\u00adfi\u00adca con\u00addur\u00adre una vita dav\u00advero appa\u00adgan\u00adte. Le per\u00adso\u00adne sono in fase di san\u00adti\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adzio\u00adne quan\u00addo vivo\u00adno semp\u00adre pi\u00f9 in accordo con lo sta\u00adtus di \u00absan\u00adto\u00bb che gli \u00e8 sta\u00adto con\u00adfe\u00adri\u00adto. Pi\u00f9 con\u00adtempli\u00ada\u00admo la glo\u00adria di Dio, pi\u00f9 vedia\u00admo l\u2019e\u00adnor\u00adme amo\u00adre e la poten\u00adza di Dio.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":7584,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","wpfc_preacher":[23],"wpfc_sermon_series":[90],"wpfc_sermon_topics":[],"wpfc_bible_book":[],"wpfc_service_type":[12],"class_list":["wpfc_preacher-matthias-altwegg","wpfc_sermon_series-heilig-heilig-heilig","wpfc-sermon-single","post-7571","wpfc_sermon","type-wpfc_sermon","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","wpfc_service_type-gottesdienst"],"acf":[],"sermons_blog_filters_topics":"\t\t\t\t
\nPer tocco
\nNel Nuo\u00advo Tes\u00adta\u00admen\u00adto, le per\u00adso\u00adne che seguo\u00adno Ges\u00f9 sono chi\u00adama\u00adte dis\u00adce\u00adpo\u00adli, cris\u00adtia\u00adni o san\u00adti. La Bibbia usa il ter\u00admi\u00adne \u00absan\u00adti\u00bb per ren\u00adder\u00adci chia\u00adro il con\u00adcet\u00adto: Sia\u00admo diven\u00adta\u00adti com\u00adple\u00adta\u00admen\u00adte diver\u00adsi gra\u00adzie alla decis\u00adio\u00adne di segui\u00adre e alla fede in Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto. \u00c8 ini\u00adzia\u00adto qual\u00adco\u00adsa di com\u00adple\u00adta\u00admen\u00adte nuo\u00advo, per\u00adch\u00e9 per gra\u00adzia di Dio sia\u00admo diven\u00adta\u00adti capa\u00adci di con\u00addur\u00adre una vita nuo\u00adva e diver\u00adsa ris\u00adpet\u00adto a pri\u00adma. Nella famo\u00adsa preg\u00adhie\u00adra per i suoi dis\u00adce\u00adpo\u00adli, Ges\u00f9 dice: \u00abVoi non sie\u00adte di ques\u00adto mon\u00addo pi\u00f9 di quan\u00adto lo sia io\u00bb (Gio\u00advan\u00adni 17:16 NLB<\/span>). Esse\u00adre san\u00adti signi\u00adfi\u00adca esse\u00adre in ques\u00adto mon\u00addo, ma non appartenervi.
\nLa chi\u00adama\u00adta alla san\u00adti\u00adt\u00e0 signi\u00adfi\u00adca vive\u00adre semp\u00adre pi\u00f9 in accordo con lo sta\u00adtus con\u00adfe\u00adri\u00adto\u00adci di \u00absan\u00adti\u00bb, portan\u00addo a ter\u00adra la poten\u00adza dis\u00adpo\u00adni\u00adbi\u00adle. Tro\u00advia\u00admo ques\u00adte paro\u00adle come richi\u00adamo diret\u00adto nel\u00adle Sacre Scrit\u00adtu\u00adre per un tota\u00adle di otto vol\u00adte, cin\u00adque vol\u00adte nel\u00adl\u2019An\u00adti\u00adco Tes\u00adta\u00admen\u00adto e tre vol\u00adte nel Nuo\u00advo. Uno di ques\u00adti richi\u00adami si tro\u00adva nel Dis\u00adcor\u00adso del\u00adla Mon\u00adtagna: \u00abMa voi sia\u00adte per\u00adfet\u00adti, come \u00e8 per\u00adfet\u00adto il Pad\u00adre vos\u00adtro che \u00e8 nei cie\u00adli\u00bb (Matteo 5:48 NLB<\/span>). Per gli ascolt\u00ada\u00adto\u00adri ebrei, era chia\u00adro che Ges\u00f9 si sta\u00adva rif\u00ade\u00adren\u00addo alla chi\u00adama\u00adta di Esodo 19:2 ad esse\u00adre san\u00adti. Nel Dis\u00adcor\u00adso del\u00adla Mon\u00adtagna, Ges\u00f9 sta\u00adbi\u00adlis\u00adce uno stan\u00addard mol\u00adto alto per i suoi segu\u00adaci, tan\u00adto che la rea\u00adzio\u00adne pu\u00f2 esse\u00adre qua\u00adsi solo: Non potr\u00f2 mai farlo!
\nSubi\u00adto dopo ques\u00adta unit\u00e0 didat\u00adti\u00adca, Ges\u00f9 usa una sto\u00adria per rive\u00adla\u00adre il segre\u00adto per diven\u00adta\u00adre san\u00adti. All\u2019epo\u00adca di Ges\u00f9, la leg\u00adge proi\u00adbi\u00adva di toc\u00adca\u00adre un leb\u00adbro\u00adso. Chi\u00adunque lo faces\u00adse veni\u00adva con\u00adside\u00adra\u00adto un leb\u00adbro\u00adso e veni\u00adva escluso dal\u00adla comu\u00adni\u00adt\u00e0 del\u00adle per\u00adso\u00adne sane, almeno per un cer\u00adto peri\u00adodo. A quel tem\u00adpo, i leb\u00adbro\u00adsi dove\u00adva\u00adno vive\u00adre fuo\u00adri dai con\u00adfi\u00adni del\u00adla cit\u00adt\u00e0 e attira\u00adre l\u2019at\u00adten\u00adzio\u00adne su di s\u00e9 gri\u00addan\u00addo \u00ableb\u00adbro\u00adso, leb\u00adbro\u00adso\u00bb se qual\u00adcu\u00adno li avvicina\u00adva. Ai puli\u00adti non era per\u00admes\u00adso toc\u00adca\u00adre gli impu\u00adri. Quan\u00addo l\u2019uo\u00admo leb\u00adbro\u00adso chie\u00adde a Ges\u00f9 di esse\u00adre gua\u00adri\u00adto, Ges\u00f9 ribal\u00adta la rego\u00adla sen\u00adza ulte\u00adrio\u00adri indu\u00adgi: \u00abGes\u00f9 lo toc\u00adc\u00f2. \u00abLo far\u00f2\u00bb, dis\u00adse. \u00abGua\u00adri\u00adsci! E in un atti\u00admo l\u2019uo\u00admo fu gua\u00adri\u00adto dal\u00adla sua malat\u00adtia\u00bb (Matteo 8:3 NLB<\/span>). Ges\u00f9 \u00e8 il vol\u00adto uma\u00adno del Dio san\u00adto. Attra\u00adver\u00adso il con\u00adtat\u00adto con Ges\u00f9, una per\u00adso\u00adna diven\u00adta inte\u00adgra, com\u00adple\u00adta e san\u00adta. S\u00f6ren Kier\u00adke\u00adgaard: \u00ab\u00c8 importan\u00adte avvicinar\u00adsi a Dio il pi\u00f9 possibile\u00bb.
\nAttra\u00adver\u00adso l\u2019amore
\nPoco pri\u00adma del\u00adla sua mor\u00adte sul\u00adla cro\u00adce, Ges\u00f9 pre\u00adg\u00f2: \u00abNon pre\u00adgo solo per ques\u00adti dis\u00adce\u00adpo\u00adli, ma anche per tut\u00adti quel\u00adli che cre\u00adde\u00adran\u00adno in me per mez\u00adzo del\u00adla loro paro\u00adla\u00bb (Gio\u00advan\u00adni 17:20 NLB<\/span>). Ges\u00f9 non pre\u00adga solo per i suoi amici pre\u00adsen\u00adti, ma anche per tut\u00adti colo\u00adro che si affi\u00adde\u00adran\u00adno a lui in futu\u00adro. \u00abIo pre\u00adgo per tut\u00adti loro, per\u00adch\u00e9 sia\u00adno una cosa sola, come io e te sia\u00admo una cosa sola, Pad\u00adre \u2013 per\u00adch\u00e9 sia\u00adno una cosa sola in noi, come tu sei in me e io sono in te, e il mon\u00addo cre\u00adda che tu mi hai man\u00adda\u00adto. Ho dato loro la glo\u00adria che tu hai dato a me, affin\u00adch\u00e9 sia\u00adno una cosa sola come noi sia\u00admo una cosa sola \u2013 io in loro e tu in me, affin\u00adch\u00e9 tut\u00adti sia\u00adno per\u00adfe\u00adzio\u00adna\u00adti nel\u00adl\u2019u\u00adni\u00adt\u00e0. All\u00ado\u00adra il mon\u00addo sapr\u00e0 che mi hai man\u00adda\u00adto e capir\u00e0 che li ami come ami me\u00bb. (Gio\u00advan\u00adni 17:21\u201323 NLB<\/span>).
\nNella sua preg\u00adhie\u00adra, Ges\u00f9 men\u00adzio\u00adna due chia\u00advi per la san\u00adti\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adzio\u00adne: La glo\u00adria e l\u2019a\u00admo\u00adre. \u00c8 qua\u00adsi incre\u00addi\u00adbi\u00adle, ma vero: Dio ama tut\u00adti i segu\u00adaci di Ges\u00f9 \u2013 in quan\u00adti\u00adt\u00e0 e qua\u00adli\u00adt\u00e0 \u2013 esat\u00adta\u00admen\u00adte nella misu\u00adra in cui ha ama\u00adto il Suo uni\u00adco Figlio Ges\u00f9! Quan\u00addo cre\u00addia\u00admo in Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto, Dio ci ama non come ci meriti\u00adamo, ma come meri\u00adta Ges\u00f9.
\nMar\u00adtin Lloyd Jones una vol\u00adta dis\u00adse: \u00abCi sono mol\u00adti pro\u00adble\u00admi e dif\u00adfi\u00adcol\u00adt\u00e0 nella vita cris\u00adtia\u00adna. Mi sem\u00adbra semp\u00adre pi\u00f9 che la mag\u00adgi\u00ador par\u00adte di essi deri\u00advi dal sem\u00adpli\u00adce fat\u00adto che non rico\u00adno\u00adscia\u00admo, com\u00adp\u00adren\u00addia\u00admo e apprez\u00adzia\u00admo la vera veri\u00adt\u00e0 di noi cris\u00adtia\u00adni\u00bb. O per dir\u00adla in un alt\u00adro modo: se dav\u00advero affer\u00adras\u00adsi\u00admo le veri\u00adt\u00e0 del\u00adla Bibbia nel pro\u00adfon\u00addo del nos\u00adtro cuo\u00adre, la nos\u00adt\u00adra inte\u00adra vita ver\u00adreb\u00adbe rivo\u00adlu\u00adzi\u00ado\u00adna\u00adta. Il fat\u00adto che l\u2019a\u00admo\u00adre di Dio per noi sia infi\u00adni\u00adto, eter\u00adno, infal\u00adli\u00adbi\u00adle e immu\u00adta\u00adbi\u00adle non \u00e8 solo una veri\u00adt\u00e0 astrat\u00adta, ma pu\u00f2 diven\u00adta\u00adre una for\u00adza che cam\u00adbia la vita.
\nJohn Owen, deca\u00adno del\u00adla Pri\u00adma Chie\u00adsa del\u00adl\u2019\u00adUni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adt\u00e0 di Oxford, era con\u00advin\u00adto che non pos\u00adsia\u00admo tras\u00adform\u00adar\u00adci con le nost\u00adre for\u00adze, con uno sfor\u00adzo pi\u00f9 inten\u00adso, con l\u2019al\u00adlena\u00admen\u00adto del\u00adla nos\u00adt\u00adra volon\u00adt\u00e0. Nes\u00adsu\u00adno diven\u00adta ones\u00adto, genero\u00adso, indul\u00adgen\u00adte o corag\u00adgio\u00adso solo per ten\u00adta\u00adti\u00advi ed erro\u00adri. Ogni vol\u00adta che fac\u00adcia\u00admo qual\u00adco\u00adsa per\u00adch\u00e9 dob\u00adbia\u00admo far\u00adlo, rac\u00adco\u00adglia\u00admo un cam\u00adbia\u00admen\u00adto super\u00adfi\u00adci\u00ada\u00adle che non dura. Se un med\u00adico esor\u00adta un uomo d\u2019af\u00adfa\u00adri impeg\u00adna\u00adto a lavora\u00adre meno per moti\u00advi di salu\u00adte, i frut\u00adti saran\u00adno scar\u00adsi. L\u2019uo\u00admo rimar\u00adr\u00e0 un mania\u00adco del lavoro fin\u00adch\u00e9 non amer\u00e0 qual\u00adco\u00adsa di pi\u00f9 del den\u00ada\u00adro, del suc\u00adces\u00adso e del potere.
\nAlcu\u00adne per\u00adso\u00adne dif\u00adfi\u00adci\u00adlm\u00aden\u00adte ries\u00adco\u00adno a super\u00ada\u00adre un rifi\u00aduto o un tra\u00addi\u00admen\u00adto. La ver\u00adgo\u00adgna e la rab\u00adbia si ripre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adno con\u00adti\u00adnu\u00ada\u00admen\u00adte. Fin\u00adch\u00e9 la nos\u00adt\u00adra repu\u00adta\u00adzio\u00adne e l\u2019ap\u00adpro\u00adva\u00adzio\u00adne uma\u00adna saran\u00adno le cose pi\u00f9 importan\u00adti per noi, ques\u00adto non cam\u00adbier\u00e0. Fun\u00adzio\u00adner\u00e0 solo se ini\u00adzie\u00adre\u00admo ad ama\u00adre di pi\u00f9 Ges\u00f9. Quan\u00addo ami\u00adamo Ges\u00f9 pi\u00f9 del den\u00ada\u00adro, diven\u00adti\u00adamo genero\u00adsi. Quan\u00addo ami\u00adamo Ges\u00f9 pi\u00f9 del pote\u00adre, ini\u00adzia\u00admo a ser\u00advi\u00adre. Se ami\u00adamo Ges\u00f9 pi\u00f9 del\u00adla nos\u00adt\u00adra repu\u00adta\u00adzio\u00adne, sare\u00admo in gra\u00addo di per\u00addo\u00adna\u00adre. In Israe\u00adle c\u2019\u00e8 sta\u00adta per anni una lot\u00adta di pote\u00adre tra i poli\u00adti\u00adci Net\u00adan\u00adya\u00adhu e Gantz. Ora, dopo l\u2019at\u00adtac\u00adco ter\u00adro\u00adristi\u00adco, si sono riuni\u00adti per fare fron\u00adte comu\u00adne con\u00adtro il nemi\u00adco. Dove\u00adva acca\u00adde\u00adre qual\u00adco\u00adsa di pi\u00f9 gran\u00adde del\u00adle loro dif\u00adfe\u00adren\u00adze per tro\u00adva\u00adre l\u2019unit\u00e0.
\nSe l\u2019a\u00admo\u00adre di Dio ci toc\u00adca dav\u00advero, non dob\u00adbia\u00admo pi\u00f9 cam\u00adbia\u00adre o san\u00adti\u00adfi\u00adc\u00adar\u00adci, ma lo voglia\u00admo, lo desi\u00adde\u00adria\u00admo con tut\u00adte le fib\u00adre del nos\u00adtro esse\u00adre. All\u00ado\u00adra acca\u00addr\u00e0 in modo permanente.
\nOsservando
\nCon la secon\u00adda paro\u00adla chia\u00adve del\u00adla sua preg\u00adhie\u00adra, Ges\u00f9 ci mos\u00adtra come pos\u00adsia\u00admo rice\u00adve\u00adre ques\u00adto amo\u00adre: \u00abPad\u00adre, voglio che quel\u00adli che mi hai dato sia\u00adno con me per\u00adch\u00e9 ved\u00ada\u00adno la mia glo\u00adria [\u2026]\u00bb. (Gio\u00advan\u00adni 17:24 NLB<\/span>).
\nLa glo\u00adria deri\u00adva dal\u00adla paro\u00adla ebraica kabod e com\u00adpren\u00adde la seguen\u00adte gam\u00adma di signi\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti: peso, for\u00adza, pote\u00adre, abili\u00adt\u00e0, ono\u00adre, fama, glo\u00adria, digni\u00adt\u00e0, sple\u00adndo\u00adre. La glo\u00adria \u00e8 la san\u00adti\u00adt\u00e0 mani\u00adfes\u00adta, lo sple\u00adndo\u00adre e il sapo\u00adre del\u00adla san\u00adti\u00adt\u00e0. Vede\u00adre Ges\u00f9 nella sua glo\u00adria ci tras\u00adfor\u00adma istanta\u00adnea\u00admen\u00adte in una nuo\u00adva crea\u00adzio\u00adne per\u00adfetta: \u00abCari amici, noi sia\u00admo gi\u00e0 fig\u00adli di Dio adesso e non pos\u00adsia\u00admo nem\u00admeno imma\u00adgi\u00adna\u00adre come sare\u00admo quan\u00addo Cris\u00adto tor\u00adner\u00e0. Ma sap\u00adpia\u00admo che quan\u00addo tor\u00adner\u00e0 sare\u00admo simi\u00adli a lui, per\u00adch\u00e9 lo ved\u00adre\u00admo com\u2019\u00e8 ver\u00ada\u00admen\u00adte\u00bb (1 Gio\u00advan\u00adni 3:2 NLB<\/span>). All\u00ado\u00adra sar\u00e0 un bag\u00adno com\u00adple\u00adto nella glo\u00adria di Dio. Ma Ges\u00f9 dice che pos\u00adsia\u00admo gi\u00e0 vede\u00adre la sua glo\u00adria in ques\u00adta vita! \u00abHo dato loro la glo\u00adria che tu mi hai dato [\u2026]\u00bb. (Gio\u00advan\u00adni 17:22 NLB<\/span>). Ecco per\u00adch\u00e9 John Owen dice: \u00abIl fine ulti\u00admo del\u00adl\u2019es\u00adse\u00adre uma\u00adno \u00e8 vede\u00adre la Sua gloria\u00bb.
\nSia\u00admo san\u00adti\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti quan\u00addo l\u2019a\u00admo\u00adre di Dio ci rag\u00adgi\u00adunge guar\u00addan\u00addo la Sua glo\u00adria. La glo\u00adria di Dio non pu\u00f2 esse\u00adre vis\u00adta con i nos\u00adtri occhi natu\u00adra\u00adli. Gli occhi del nos\u00adtro cuo\u00adre devo\u00adno esse\u00adre aper\u00adti per veder\u00adla. Si trat\u00adta di un pro\u00adces\u00adso spi\u00adri\u00adtua\u00adle nella poten\u00adza del\u00adlo Spi\u00adri\u00adto San\u00adto. Ecco per\u00adch\u00e9 Ges\u00f9 pre\u00adga per ques\u00adto. Pao\u00adlo fa lo stes\u00adso. Pre\u00adga affin\u00adch\u00e9 la chie\u00adsa di Efe\u00adso sia in gra\u00addo di com\u00adpren\u00adde\u00adre l\u2019am\u00adpiez\u00adza, la lung\u00adhez\u00adza, l\u2019al\u00adtez\u00adza e la pro\u00adfon\u00addi\u00adt\u00e0 del\u00adl\u2019a\u00admo\u00adre di Dio (Efe\u00adsi\u00adni 3:18). Ques\u00adta \u00e8 la base del\u00adl\u2019\u00adope\u00adra di Dio in noi: \u00abPer mez\u00adzo del\u00adla poten\u00adte poten\u00adza che ope\u00adra in noi, Dio pu\u00f2 fare infi\u00adni\u00adta\u00admen\u00adte di pi\u00f9 di quan\u00adto pos\u00adsia\u00admo chie\u00adde\u00adre o anche solo spe\u00adr\u00ada\u00adre\u00bb (Efe\u00adsi\u00adni 3:20 NLB<\/span>).
\nAnche il mar\u00adke\u00adting sfrut\u00adta il fat\u00adto che alla fine voglia\u00admo ci\u00f2 che vedia\u00admo. La nos\u00adt\u00adra san\u00adti\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adzio\u00adne, la tras\u00adfor\u00adma\u00adzio\u00adne nel\u00adl\u2019es\u00adem\u00adpio di Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto, pro\u00adgre\u00addis\u00adce quan\u00addo osser\u00advia\u00admo la glo\u00adria di Dio. \u00abIl velo \u00e8 sta\u00adto tol\u00adto da tut\u00adti noi per\u00adch\u00e9 pos\u00adsia\u00admo vede\u00adre la glo\u00adria del Signo\u00adre come in uno spec\u00adchio. E lo Spi\u00adri\u00adto del Signo\u00adre ope\u00adra in noi per\u00adch\u00e9 diven\u00adti\u00adamo semp\u00adre pi\u00f9 simi\u00adli a lui e rif\u00adlet\u00adti\u00adamo semp\u00adre pi\u00f9 la sua glo\u00adria\u00bb (2 Corin\u00adzi 3:18 NLB<\/span>).
\nUn noto pas\u00adto\u00adre di New York rac\u00adcon\u00adt\u00f2 la sto\u00adria di C.H. Spur\u00adge\u00adon, che spe\u00adri\u00admen\u00adt\u00f2 l\u2019a\u00admo\u00adre e la glo\u00adria di Dio cos\u00ec inten\u00adsa\u00admen\u00adte che a vol\u00adte dove\u00adva chie\u00adde\u00adre a Dio di riport\u00adare indie\u00adtro la Sua glo\u00adria per\u00adch\u00e9 non riusci\u00adva pi\u00f9 a sop\u00adport\u00adar\u00adla. E poi il pas\u00adto\u00adre dis\u00adse: \u00abE se Spur\u00adge\u00adon ha potu\u00adto spe\u00adri\u00admen\u00adta\u00adre ques\u00adto come cal\u00advi\u00adnis\u00adta, all\u00ado\u00adra tut\u00adti noi pos\u00adsia\u00admo spe\u00adri\u00admen\u00adtar\u00adlo\u00bb. Il cal\u00advi\u00adnis\u00admo \u00e8 con\u00adside\u00adra\u00adto mol\u00adto razio\u00adna\u00adle e dottrinario.
\nPi\u00f9 con\u00adtempli\u00ada\u00admo la glo\u00adria di Dio, pi\u00f9 vedia\u00admo il suo poten\u00adte amo\u00adre e pi\u00f9 sia\u00admo cam\u00adbia\u00adti. Ger\u00adhard Tes\u00adtee\u00adgen ha det\u00adto: \u00abPre\u00adga\u00adre \u00e8 guar\u00adda\u00adre il Dio onni\u00adpre\u00adsen\u00adte e lascia\u00adre che lui guar\u00addi te\u00bb. Con\u00adtem\u00adpla\u00adre Dio non \u00e8 una per\u00addi\u00adta di tem\u00adpo, ma il segre\u00adto del\u00adla tras\u00adfor\u00adma\u00adzio\u00adne per\u00adso\u00adna\u00adle a sua immagine.
\nLa gran\u00adde doman\u00adda \u00e8: ci pren\u00addia\u00admo il tem\u00adpo di guar\u00adda\u00adre al Dio onni\u00adpre\u00adsen\u00adte? Una pro\u00adpos\u00adta uti\u00adle \u00e8 Pray23, che si ter\u00adr\u00e0 la prossi\u00adma set\u00adti\u00adma\u00adna nella sala del cen\u00adtro gio\u00adva\u00adni\u00adle. Dob\u00adbia\u00admo eser\u00adcit\u00adar\u00adci a sta\u00adre fer\u00admi per un peri\u00adodo di tem\u00adpo pi\u00f9 lungo e a guar\u00adda\u00adre la glo\u00adria di Dio.
\nLa preg\u00adhie\u00adra di Ges\u00f9 in Gio\u00advan\u00adni 17 chia\u00adris\u00adce una cosa: l\u2019ac\u00adces\u00adso a ques\u00adti tes\u00ado\u00adri ine\u00adsti\u00adma\u00adbi\u00adli del\u00adla glo\u00adria e del\u00adl\u2019a\u00admo\u00adre di Dio \u00e8 Ges\u00f9. La pro\u00admes\u00adsa di vede\u00adre la Sua glo\u00adria, di spe\u00adri\u00admen\u00adta\u00adre il Suo amo\u00adre e di esse\u00adre tras\u00adfor\u00adma\u00adti nel\u00adl\u2019im\u00adma\u00adgi\u00adne di Ges\u00f9 \u00e8 per colo\u00adro che \u00abcre\u00addo\u00adno in me\u00bb (Gio\u00advan\u00adni 17:20). La fede non \u00e8 solo cre\u00adde\u00adre che qual\u00adco\u00adsa sia gius\u00adto, ma met\u00adte\u00adre il peso del\u00adla tua vita su Ges\u00f9 Cris\u00adto. \u00c8 la cosa miglio\u00adre che tu pos\u00adsa fare!
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\nPos\u00adsi\u00adbi\u00adli doman\u00adde per il pic\u00adco\u00adlo gruppo
\nLeg\u00adgi il tes\u00adto bibli\u00adco: Gio\u00advan\u00adni 17:20\u201326<\/p>\n
\n\tCosa signi\u00adfi\u00adca esse\u00adre san\u00adti? Come si diven\u00adta santi?
\n\tDio ama i segu\u00adaci di Ges\u00f9 nella stes\u00adsa quan\u00adti\u00adt\u00e0 e qua\u00adli\u00adt\u00e0 con cui ama Ges\u00f9. Che cosa significa?
\n\tGuar\u00addan\u00addo la glo\u00adria di Dio, spe\u00adri\u00admen\u00adti\u00adamo ques\u00adto amo\u00adre. Cosa signi\u00adfi\u00adca vede\u00adre la glo\u00adria di Dio? Cosa com\u00adpor\u00adta? Cosa suc\u00adce\u00adde di conseguenza?
\n\tPre\u00adga\u00adte gli uni per gli altri per otte\u00adne\u00adre la poten\u00adza del\u00adlo Spi\u00adri\u00adto San\u00adto in modo da poter spe\u00adri\u00admen\u00adta\u00adre l\u2019am\u00adpiez\u00adza, la lung\u00adhez\u00adza, l\u2019al\u00adtez\u00adza e la pro\u00adfon\u00addi\u00adt\u00e0 del\u00adl\u2019a\u00admo\u00adre di Dio!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"