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00:00How are you, my dear brothers and sisters? It's a pleasure to greet you now in this new course, a course
00:10An introduction to the New Testament. It is, well, we want it to be the tools and the vision
00:19on how to approach these wonderful books that will lead us to know in a more
00:24full and more perfect to our Lord, but together with him to all who participated in the New
00:31Testament, which was not only the evangelists, but all the other writers like Paul, like
00:37Peter, etc. Already in our first part of the journey through the Bible, we began by looking at
00:46The Old Testament. In it we saw how our entire people were formed, a people that
00:54It culminates in Revelation, the last book. It begins in Genesis and ends in Revelation. Through these
01:01Through these books we have realized how God has wanted to present us with a wonderful experience.
01:07of their love throughout the history of humanity. And well, this will culminate,
01:13as we know, when we are reunited with him in heaven, which will be the last day of each one of us.
01:20of us, because it's either the last day we'll all be together or the last day for each of us. The second
01:26part of this journey we take through Sacred Scripture,
01:33We're going to begin, as I mentioned, with an introduction to the New Testament. Starting with
01:39Here our study will focus on the New Testament, since on one hand it is what we have left.
01:46obviously closer to the teachings of the Lord and on the other hand it gives us the rules and elements
01:53necessary for our life to be truly Christian, which is the goal of all our
01:59courses, advance in the knowledge of the Lord. There are countless reasons why it is important
02:07Read the New Testament. Firstly, because it is part of the divine revelation that God has given us.
02:13He left there, then, his word, his thought, his will. In this book or in these books of the New
02:24In the Testament we will find Jesus, who came to propose to us, particularly in the Gospels,
02:31a way of life. He came to reveal God's plan for us all. This is a sacred book.
02:39And what it contains, like everything else, has to do with the life of each one of us.
02:45But even more so, it has to do with our own salvation, as the evangelist makes very clear.
02:52John, at the end of his books, when he says, and this was written so that we might be saved.
03:00Now, we have already spoken in different catechesis sessions, I have already spoken, about how to read the New Testament.
03:08This should be read using the context of the church and respecting the principle of unity.
03:16These are two fundamental elements if we are going to read these books, because otherwise, we will end up with false ideas.
03:26First, it is necessary to consider the context. We must understand that this book was initially entrusted to the church.
03:38It wasn't entrusted to a priest or a bishop; it was entrusted to the Church. Therefore, we must read it within the Church.
03:45But it must be read within the context in which it was written, to avoid, as has happened in many cases,
03:55that the words contained in this book are used to justify even things that are not relevant.
04:05For example, perpetuating the domination or exploitation of our brothers.
04:12And it's not something I'm making up, it's something that has happened before, to promote initiatives or projects that are simply convincing.
04:25So, we have to be very careful. How do we read it?
04:29Consider the context and always under the guidance and direction of the church.
04:33When scripture is not read under the direction and perspective of the church, to whom it was entrusted,
04:42We may very possibly be making a serious mistake.
04:48We are using it to usually gain some personal advantage.
04:54Examples of this, examples of misinterpretations, brothers, there are many.
04:58But, as they say, one flower is enough to make us see the vase.
05:06Ephesians 6:58, which is also supported at the same time by 1 Peter 2:18, 25.
05:14These texts, or these texts with which the intention is to defend for a very long time,
05:19Slavery is still defended in some places.
05:22That people irrationally submit to work.
05:28Even though that is not the meaning of that text, certain theologies and movements have continued to promote it.
05:37that man must remain a slave.
05:41Because Paul says that slaves must serve, and do so in a good way.
05:47And Peter says so too, that's why those are the two texts that are used.
05:52Certainly, when these texts were written, today's context was irrelevant, as we say today.
05:59Because we now need to be enlightened by the teachings and by the proper study of Sacred Scripture
06:08in order to understand what is meant today by what that text meant on other days, at other times.
06:16And not to try to return to slavery or perpetuate it with them.
06:22No, that's not it.
06:24Another example that has also occurred to is using the first letter of Peter and the second letter of John.
06:34that have been used to argue, to argue that heretics should be mistreated.
06:46In other words, if someone doesn't believe in the God I believe in, tough luck.
06:53In other words, and this took place during the time of the saint, who is not a saint at all, but that's what she's called,
06:59of the Inquisition to justify the death of such people.
07:04Jesus never forced anyone to do anything, brothers.
07:07How? How are we going to grab each other and whip each other?
07:09No, it is a sad page or page of history in which the Inquisition,
07:20Well, taking from these texts of Sacred Scripture,
07:24under a completely misguided line of thought from what the authors intended,
07:28He meant to say that this could be done with heretics or with people who didn't come to mass or other things.
07:34This brought many misfortunes to our church, many.
07:41And that's a misinterpretation.
07:44So they tell us in the sacred texts.
07:48The aim was to justify an era in which kings and the church lived in a misguided alliance.
07:56leading them to create these kinds of allegations that caused martyrdom
08:01and the death of many innocent people.
08:05And what did they have for sustenance?
08:09The Holy Scriptures, brothers.
08:11The Holy Scriptures.
08:13Furthermore, it has been used with a one-sided, erroneous interpretation.
08:20to justify the wife's submission to her husband,
08:24because that's what Paul says in his letter to the Ephesians.
08:27We'd have to see chapter 5.
08:28However, this is not what the text says.
08:34This is not what Saint Paul intends to say in the Lord.
08:38We need to read properly.
08:41Otherwise, this ends up justifying spousal abuse.
08:46supported by texts such as these, in which, therefore, we find the Ephesians.
08:51that he submits and obeys me.
08:53Now, let's see, we also find things like this, for example, in Colossians 3:18,
08:59or in 1 Peter 3:16,
09:02which are texts that have been misused
09:04and that have not been read in the full context of the church,
09:09nor in the context in which Paul intended to write them,
09:11And we had to see why.
09:13and not just taking a reading completely out of thin air.
09:19It says here, and like I said, what does it say?
09:24What does it say?
09:26Not that it's written.
09:28What does it say there?
09:30Let us remember the principle of unity, which is fundamental.
09:34God cannot say one thing at one time and then contradict himself at another.
09:45Brothers, this is a story of God, a human being, someone who makes mistakes,
09:51And God, obviously, cannot make mistakes.
09:55So we could talk about a series of abuses,
09:58And this is hard to say, but it's the truth.
10:01Why should we avoid them in the future?
10:05In other words, this series of abuses,
10:08Well, they've made people part of the church,
10:15because that's not what the authors intended to say,
10:19and that have been used at will,
10:23taking them out of the context in which they were said,
10:26with the intention with which they were made.
10:29There is a historical context,
10:31and we're going to study it so we can get a clear idea
10:35of what God and the authors meant.
10:39That is why the principle of unity is extremely important.
10:45The same applies to not taking them out of the context of the church in which they were written,
10:50and also for the peoples and situations in which they were prepared and written.
10:55Therefore, if we want to read Sacred Scripture properly,
11:00particularly the New Testament,
11:02and derive from it the standard for our lives,
11:06We must respect the principle of unity.
11:11Always.
11:13God cannot say one thing first and then contradict himself.
11:16That means I'm misunderstanding.
11:20Just to give you an example of the importance of this principle of unity,
11:26We can see the case with the Protestants of idols.
11:31We can see how at a certain moment it would seem that God is saying something,
11:37He forbids it and then allows it.
11:39No, I'm not understanding correctly, I'm not reading it properly.
11:45Something is going off-topic or out of context.
11:48In this case, even from the text.
11:51This is what happens when we talk about images of separated siblings.
11:58They accuse us Catholics of being idolaters.
12:03because they have images, and they are based on a biblical text.
12:09Here, Exodus 24.5 tells us.
12:14Don't make any idols, check it out.
12:17nor anything that bears any resemblance to what is in heaven above,
12:26nor of what is below on the earth,
12:28nor with what is in the waters beneath the earth.
12:31Do not bow down to them or worship them.
12:37I, the Lord, am God, and I am a jealous God.
12:45With this quote, the estranged brother seeks to justify
12:50that images should not be kept in the home or in temples,
12:54neither from the Virgin Mary, nor from Saint Joseph.
12:56And then they mutilate the text, because they remove verse 3,
13:03which is what truly gives meaning to the passage.
13:07Because this verse tells us,
13:10have no other gods before me.
13:13Okay?
13:13That's the point.
13:16The lattice and what God wants in his people
13:18is that He alone is the only God,
13:21that there are no other gods.
13:23The issue, then, is not related to the images themselves,
13:28but we should not have other gods,
13:31which, therefore, were represented in their time.
13:36It could even happen today, right?
13:37There are people who really fall for this.
13:40But, in ancient times, they were the ones who represented the images.
13:44Those images represented the gods,
13:46to the gods of Egypt, to the Canaanite gods mainly, etc.
13:50Then Jesus tells him, no, don't imitate them, don't do that.
13:55I am who I am, I don't need an image.
13:58But, well, that doesn't mean I don't take pictures of other things.
14:02The writer's context, therefore, was that he was surrounded by paganism,
14:07I had a multitude of images,
14:11These were, therefore, the ones that represented the gods.
14:15And then they say, don't make images,
14:19Yes, don't make images of other gods.
14:22I alone am the Lord and I do not need an image.
14:28Verse 3 is what gives meaning to verses 4 and 5.
14:32That's why they must be united and with the rest of the writing.
14:36And if we continue reading,
14:40We'll realize that, a little later on,
14:44Now in chapter 25 of the same book,
14:48That's where we'll find the reference
14:49where the ark will be built,
14:52From verses 17 and 20, it says,
14:55Make a golden mercy seat
14:58one meter and ten centimeters long
15:01by seventy centimeters wide
15:03and also two golden cherubim
15:06hammered
15:08for the ends of the mercy seat.
15:11At each end
15:13A cherub will go.
15:15Make them so that they form a single piece
15:17with the propitiatory.
15:19The cherubim must have their wings outstretched.
15:22above the propitiatory
15:24and cover it with them.
15:27They will stand facing each other
15:29looking towards the mercy seat.
15:31So, what do you think?
15:34Okay, God, okay, shh.
15:36Wait a minute, God.
15:37So, do I make images or not?
15:39God, tell me.
15:43First you tell me no
15:44And then you tell me yes.
15:45It's like God should come down.
15:47and you would have gotten a whack on the head
15:47and I told you,
15:48Hey, big head!
15:50Don't make gods.
15:52Cherubim are not gods.
15:54And the people knew that they were not gods.
15:56They were cherubim, they were angels,
15:57They were images of angels.
16:00God would be inconsistent
16:03if he says one thing first
16:05And then another one says.
16:07Don't do it and do it.
16:10No.
16:11We follow the principle of unity
16:13which is not having other gods.
16:19Then, an image of an angel
16:21or of a saint
16:22Can he become God?
16:24Well, possibly so.
16:27However,
16:28That is not acceptable.
16:29within Catholicism
16:31because images are representations.
16:36Representations.
16:37Like the case of the cherubim
16:40They are representations of the sky
16:42But they are not God.
16:44That's why,
16:45the principle of unity
16:46it is fundamental
16:47to read properly
16:49Holy Scripture.
16:50when we notice that it seems
16:54which say two different things
16:55brake,
16:57as in this case.
16:59So, the safest thing to do is
17:00It's that we're not doing
17:02a correct interpretation.
17:04We are, as in this case,
17:06flying a little bit.
17:07We're not understanding
17:08that verse 3
17:09It is what gives meaning to the text
17:11And then something is wrong.
17:13We have to go again
17:15to the study,
17:17look for,
17:18review,
17:18analyze
17:19because the principle of unity
17:21It is fundamental.
17:23God cannot make mistakes.
17:27You can't make a mistake.
17:29If he says one thing,
17:30that's how it is.
17:34God,
17:35when he inspired this book,
17:38has intervened directly
17:40through the authors
17:42so that there is a principle of unity.
17:44otherwise,
17:46siblings,
17:47It wouldn't be the word of God.
17:49It is inspired by God himself.
17:52So,
17:53It is necessary,
17:53in addition to the text,
17:55take the context
17:56and have a reading
17:57which is called
17:58cross-section of the Bible
17:59so that we can realize
18:01how God
18:02expresses a thought
18:04that remains
18:07along
18:08of the historical timeline
18:10of Sacred Scripture.
18:13So,
18:14Let us keep in mind
18:15these two principles
18:17and it will be difficult
18:18that we might be wrong
18:20in his interpretation.
18:22See you
18:22in our next video.
18:27Thank you.