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00:30Hello dear brothers and sisters! Welcome back to our virtual classroom for active evangelization in this, I hope, very interesting course on the Pauline writings, which is now coming to an end with this fourth module in which we are talking about Pauline spirituality.
00:52In our first meeting, we saw conversion as a fundamental part of our spirituality, and within this, this experience, which must also be foundational and transformative for us, is the experience of Damascus.
01:09That illumination where God reveals his Son to us and in that experience of revealing Christ to us gives us a clearer understanding of our whole life and our whole history.
01:20Okay, let's look at a topic that I think is very important because this new Christian life will indeed be something new, but it will also be a problem.
01:33And the Christian life is going to present us with a series of new things, right? It's a novelty.
01:42This new development will bring with it a series of problems, especially in our times.
01:48This also happened in times past.
01:54The Christian life always presents itself as something new, but a newness that, in confronting itself, in confronting the world, will end up being a problem in our lives, right?
02:08That is why, my brothers, it will be very good for us to review what Paul tells us about this situation that occurs, has occurred, and will always occur in the lives of Christians.
02:22Above all, we will delve into the problems of this new life so that we can understand them and overcome them, and so that the newness that the Lord has given us through his Spirit may remain in us.
02:36Okay, so let's talk first about the newness of the Christian life.
02:42And we can say in short that the novelty of the Christian life is the indwelling of the Spirit.
02:49This is the big news.
02:51And this newness produces in us the fruits that are proper to it and that Saint Paul presents to us in his letter to the Galatians.
03:00I would like us to look at this text, which will serve as a clear guide for us.
03:05Galatians 5:22
03:07Let's go to the text.
03:14But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.
03:30Well, here we see the fruits of the Spirit, don't we?
03:35This is what allows a person to experience a new reality in all aspects of their life.
03:41The theme of love, which is the driving force behind everything, is fundamentally highlighted.
03:49For the same Spirit is identified with love, as we already know from what Saint Paul tells us in his letter to the Romans, chapter 5, verse 5.
03:59Because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
04:06So we have within us a force that is God himself, that is his Spirit and that is love, pure love.
04:15This love is the gift par excellence, as Saint Paul says in his first letter to the Corinthians.
04:24He writes beautifully in chapter 13.
04:29If you like, let's read this text which I find truly beautiful.
04:34For me, it is always one of the most beautiful and brilliant texts in writing.
04:39Let's go to 1 Corinthians 13:4-7.
04:43We read.
04:46Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
05:05It does not rejoice in injustice, but rejoices in the truth; it bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
05:19A truly epic and beautiful text, because it speaks to us of this reality within us that radically, diametrically, changes the way we live and live with others.
05:40He who has received this gift, we can say that he already lives in paradise, in love, in God himself.
05:50And if that weren't enough, it is the spirit that makes it possible for the new man to already experience paradise.
05:58What does St. Paul describe to us in the Letter to the Romans? Let's see what Romans, chapter 14, verse 17 tells us.
06:09We read, then, in Scripture.
06:10The kingdom is therefore the inheritance and natural habitat of the new man, and love is the inheritance through which life reaches its fullness.
06:31The Christian, filled with the Spirit, dead to this world and reborn for Christ, goes about spreading, as we said before, the pleasant aroma of Christ everywhere.
06:45For the Christian, everything is fine; he knows that everything works together for his good, and that everything is possible to live through: poverty, wealth, everything, absolutely everything.
06:59As Saint Paul says in his letter to the Philippians, I know how to live in poverty and I know how to live in prosperity.
07:08I have learned the secret of being content in every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.
07:17I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
07:20In this way, man, reborn in Christ, is a man who lives with great peace, with great serenity, who is kind, who produces joy and happiness all around him.
07:33Nothing worries him, because what was important to him now, because he considers it trash, he doesn't worry, everything is fine.
07:41The new man is driven inwardly by the spirit that radically changes his moral life, so he stops lying, he doesn't get angry excessively; if he gets angry, well, we all get angry, but not excessively.
07:55He does not give the devil a foothold, he does not steal, he does not speak destructive words to his listeners, and above all, he does not quench the fire of God's spirit in his heart, nor does he become bitter in his life.
08:13Okay, he gets angry, but he doesn't get enraged, he doesn't shout, he doesn't curse.
08:17And he is a new man, he will turn away from all malice, from all idolatry.
08:27Chapter 4 of the letter to the Ephesians practically refers to this whole new way of life.
08:35He speaks to us of the new man, of that man that you and I must become.
08:41When conversion has truly taken root in our lives, then we have this kind of life.
08:47Obviously, everyone notices.
08:52This is the life that Christ came to offer when he said that he came so that we might have life and have it in abundance.
09:00It is the life for which He paid for us on His cross and which we receive freely through His resurrection.
09:09This, my brothers, this is the life of the new man.
09:14This is the perfect life, it is the life that helps us to live a wonderful reality in Christ.
09:21It cannot be done if our life has not received that foundational experience of the Lord.
09:30But this is the new thing.
09:33This is what makes the Christian life, obviously, worth living.
09:39Because who wouldn't like to have this lifestyle? The people who live with us would be truly happy to live with someone who has these qualities.
09:53which are the fruits of the Spirit and which come directly from this action of God in our hearts.
09:59And that is another of the great statements of Saint Paul in relation to the new life he is proposing,
10:06and that is precisely what identifies us as Christians,
10:10It is the way of life that must be identified with the Gospel of Christ.
10:16The apostle says so in Philippians, in chapter 1, verse 27.
10:21Let's go to the Bible, because it's important that you have this one underlined.
10:25Philippians 1, chapter 1, verse 27.
10:33The apostle tells us.
10:36Just conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the Gospel of Christ.
10:43In a manner worthy of the Gospel of Christ.
10:47I think that sums it all up here.
10:51The new man, converted to Jesus Christ, not only does not steal, does not kill, does not commit sin,
10:58but also that their life should be a source of pride for Christ.
11:05Jesus must be proud of us.
11:10This expression of Saint Paul means that our lives must be entirely identified with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
11:19so that Jesus will feel proud and say, look at my son Ernesto, look at my daughter Luisa,
11:27Look at my son José, look at his way of life, a life in accordance with his Gospel.
11:36If we think about it, he's talking about life.
11:40In other words, he's talking about behavior.
11:44This life must be worthy of the Gospel.
11:48In other words, it must agree with this.
11:52By this expression we understand that the Gospel is not a document that we have to read, know, or memorize,
11:59but it is the rule of behavior for those who have been born again.
12:05And this further explains why evangelization and personal acceptance of this Gospel are necessary.
12:14The Gospel is more than letters and knowledge.
12:18It is and should be the norm of life for a Christian.
12:22A rule that must always be lived and everywhere.
12:26This is what a Christian is.
12:30But what's happening?
12:32What do we see today?
12:34Sadly, today the Gospel is far removed from the lives of the vast majority of Christians.
12:39And we do not see that there is a way of life that provides an exemplary way of being according to what Jesus Christ taught us.
12:49In this sense, Christians, you and I, must live and begin a new life,
12:57which must be in correspondence with Christ.
13:01It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.
13:05A life that comes from our union with Christ through the Holy Spirit.
13:12In that regard, I would like to quote an author named Antonio Romero,
13:18which says that the Christian life becomes holy when one walks with Christ,
13:24which sanctifies our entire life.
13:28All aspects of our lives,
13:30All the demonstrations are taking place in a Christian manner.
13:36This is how our life should be.
13:40However, how sad that it's in a different way.
13:45And well, we can already see that the conversion then has many implications.
13:51It has implications both for what we receive,
13:54in our way of being that benefits the people we live with,
13:58being loving, kind, happy people,
14:01In short, seeking the good of others, avoiding vices and other things.
14:08In other words, we are seeing that we are talking about a life.
14:13A life that has repercussions, and precisely for that reason,
14:17As we discussed in our previous class,
14:19Well, it will be obvious to everyone else.
14:22Now, the apostle Paul leads us in his letters
14:26to contrast the characteristics of the old man with those of the new man in Christ.
14:32That is why we see that particularly in Ephesians, Galatians, and Corinthians,
14:37which were pagan communities with many problems regarding moral life,
14:45It makes them, in particular, see
14:48that life is new and contrasts with the vanity of life without Christ
14:57and the fullness we find in Him.
15:00And so it becomes clear that there is a transformation,
15:04There's a change that people are obviously going to notice.
15:09Paul insists on this in all his letters.
15:11of how before beginning life in Christ
15:14They lived captive in darkness,
15:17but who now live in the light of Christ.
15:20They have gone from sin to holiness,
15:25of which they are worthy before God through Jesus Christ.
15:28And just for reference,
15:32because there would be many.
15:33I would like us to look at a text
15:34which is also very obvious
15:38and I think it can be useful to us.
15:40It's Ephesians chapter 5,
15:42verses 7 through 12.
15:44If you like, come along, join me in this text from Saint Paul.
15:49The apostle says,
15:53therefore,
15:55do not be accomplices with them.
15:57Is Saint Paul referring to the pagans?
16:00because before there was darkness,
16:05Before, there was darkness,
16:07But now they are light in the Lord.
16:09In other words, Christians are now light in the Lord
16:11and they must walk as children of light.
16:15It says in verse 9,
16:17because the fruit of the light consists in all goodness,
16:20justice and truth.
16:22Examining what is pleasing to the Lord.
16:26And do not participate in the fruitless works of darkness,
16:30but rather unmask them,
16:33because it's still shameful to talk about these things
16:35that they do in secret.
16:38I think that's clear enough.
16:42that there is a contrast.
16:44The pagans,
16:45They were part of that group,
16:47pagans live in a certain way
16:49And we Christians live differently.
16:53And that's why they are contrasted.
16:54and he tells them,
16:55You were among these,
16:57but now in Christ
17:00It is no longer darkness,
17:02but now they are light.
17:05Also in his letter,
17:05The Corinthians are already familiar with this tremendous port,
17:09There were all sorts of excesses.
17:14Saint Paul writes in his first letter
17:16to contrast them as well
17:19and make them see this reality
17:20that we just read in Ephesians.
17:22If you'd like,
17:23Let's go to 1 Corinthians 6,
17:25verses 9 through 11.
17:27In the text the apostle Paul writes,
17:34Or don't they know that the unjust
17:37Will they not inherit the kingdom of God?
17:39Don't be fooled,
17:42nor the immoral,
17:43nor the idolaters,
17:45nor adulterers,
17:46nor the effeminate,
17:48nor homosexuals,
17:50nor the thieves,
17:52nor the misers,
17:53nor the drunks,
17:55nor the slanderers,
17:56nor the con artists,
17:59Will they inherit the kingdom of God?
18:01And this,
18:03were some of you,
18:05but they have been washed,
18:07were sanctified,
18:10In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ,
18:13and in the Spirit of our God.
18:15We then see clearly,
18:20that the new man,
18:21is someone who has left their old way of life,
18:24as pagans,
18:26who do not know the newness of Christ,
18:28and therefore,
18:29We cannot walk like the Gentiles,
18:31like people who don't know God,
18:33who are always walking around,
18:34well,
18:35as he will explain later,
18:36in his letters,
18:37They walk in the vanity of their minds,
18:40with her little head completely filled with darkness,
18:44all darkened,
18:46who are completely alien to the life of God,
18:49Because they are ignorant.
18:51and also because of the hardness of their hearts,
18:53and then,
18:55In addition to losing all sensitivity,
18:58Let's look at our society,
19:00has lost all sensitivity,
19:03to spiritual things,
19:05and have been delivered,
19:06we have surrendered,
19:07people today,
19:08a lascivious life has been given over,
19:10and commits,
19:12So,
19:12This is what was happening,
19:14And what's happening now,
19:16says Saint Paul,
19:17to commit with greed,
19:18I mean,
19:19with great desire,
19:20almost recklessly,
19:21all kinds of impurities,
19:24It would be enough to read,
19:25what he tells us in his letter,
19:26to the Romans,
19:27and to the Colossians,
19:29And we would realize it,
19:30that this is a pagan life,
19:33and sometimes my brothers,
19:35Sadly,
19:36Well, that's the life we see today,
19:38that we live in today,
19:39in our own society,
19:41the new man,
19:43He is called to live in justice and holiness,
19:47It must be,
19:48a true role model for society,
19:52must exemplify,
19:53in it the words of Jesus,
19:56the new man,
19:57and therefore,
19:58as Jesus says,
20:00in the Gospel of Matthew,
20:01It must be light,
20:02and salt of the earth,
20:04we can say,
20:07that man,
20:07according to Christ,
20:09is the one who works,
20:10eagerly,
20:11in causing death,
20:12the earthly,
20:14particularly,
20:15We must work,
20:16in the mind,
20:17who is in charge,
20:18all our lives,
20:19We must begin,
20:20to fill our minds,
20:22of other things,
20:23that's why,
20:24Saint Paul,
20:25writes,
20:26to the Romans,
20:26as follows,
20:28I want you to go to your Bible,
20:29Let's go to the Romans,
20:30Chapter 8,
20:32in verse 5,
20:33because those who are,
20:39of the meat,
20:41They think about things,
20:42of the meat,
20:43But those who are,
20:44of the spirit,
20:45in things,
20:46of the spirit,
20:48I believe,
20:49that here,
20:49we are left with,
20:50well,
20:51more than clear,
20:52the spiritual ones,
20:57us,
20:57We must be the spiritual ones,
20:59must,
21:00to think,
21:01like the spiritual ones,
21:03And we understand,
21:03This is clearly true,
21:05and our life,
21:05It's different,
21:06to the others,
21:07what do they think,
21:07in the meat,
21:08what do they think,
21:09in things,
21:09of the world,
21:11the Christian,
21:12is a being,
21:13morally distinct,
21:15is a person,
21:16different,
21:18whom she does not know,
21:19to the Lord,
21:20and all this,
21:21my brothers,
21:22It's going to take us away,
21:24to have problems,
21:26And I would like now,
21:27to talk to you,
21:28a bit,
21:29regarding the problem,
21:30of the Christian life,
21:31and well,
21:33well,
21:34I think that,
21:34as has already been established,
21:35clear,
21:36Christianity,
21:37It refers to,
21:38to die to himself,
21:40to begin,
21:41a new life,
21:42however,
21:44This is not that simple,
21:45as it seems,
21:45at first glance,
21:47That's so true,
21:49that,
21:49Saint Paul,
21:51dedicates,
21:51practices,
21:52all his letters,
21:53to correct,
21:54the deviations,
21:56that are occurring,
21:56in the communities,
21:58in a way,
21:58that Christians,
21:59can truly live,
22:01OK,
22:01to the proposal,
22:02of Christ,
22:03and,
22:05and,
22:05This proposal,
22:06It is important,
22:08I mean,
22:09we have spoken,
22:10about what,
22:11the Christian life,
22:13It has to do with it,
22:13with the conversion,
22:15with a transformation,
22:16that is happening,
22:17in man,
22:18as a process,
22:18that begins,
22:21at a certain point,
22:22after a retirement,
22:23or something like that,
22:25but it continues,
22:26and it ends with death,
22:28From that moment on,
22:30the man,
22:30that he has received,
22:31already the Holy Spirit,
22:33this Spirit,
22:34of God,
22:34It revives him,
22:36He fills it with love,
22:37and gives it to him,
22:39this new life,
22:40life in Christ,
22:41that's why,
22:43a Christian,
22:44can say,
22:44In all truth,
22:45As we already mentioned,
22:46does,
22:47a moment ago,
22:48in Galatians 2:20,
22:50I am no longer myself,
22:51who lives,
22:52but Christ,
22:53who lives in me,
22:55all the exhortations,
22:56What does Saint Paul do?
22:57to Christians,
22:57in his letters,
22:59They are related,
23:00With this new reality,
23:01to whom she invites,
23:02to Saint Paul,
23:03to adhere,
23:04however,
23:05As we can see,
23:06in the different texts,
23:08This reality,
23:08We don't always live,
23:10because,
23:11in the processes of death,
23:13It is not always settled,
23:15the bad root,
23:16And if you're not careful,
23:18this,
23:18obviously,
23:19Well, it grows back.
23:22The tree needs to be removed.
23:24and remove the root,
23:27because if we leave the root,
23:28After a while,
23:28We see that once again,
23:29branches begin to sprout,
23:31For this reason,
23:31the Christian,
23:32He must be very clear about this,
23:34what has he done,
23:36a personal choice,
23:37through Christ,
23:38who has decided to live,
23:40according to his word,
23:41It's an option,
23:43And if you,
23:45You have decided to follow him,
23:46You need to have,
23:47That's perfectly clear.
23:50You have to take,
23:51These decisions,
23:53decisions,
23:54which will not be easy,
23:57Why don't we take it out,
23:58This root?
24:00Why do we return?
24:01to bear fruit of death,
24:02Instead of life?
24:04Why do they happen?
24:05These things?
24:06and well,
24:08fundamentally,
24:09There are two of them,
24:09the causes,
24:10one is,
24:12because nature,
24:13is weak,
24:14And God continues,
24:16respecting,
24:17our freedom,
24:19And on the other hand,
24:20we have the influence,
24:21of the devil,
24:22what are you looking for,
24:23In any case,
24:24delay,
24:25and if possible,
24:26make us,
24:27back,
24:28in the Christian life,
24:29The world wears us down,
24:31and the devil,
24:32He's starting to see the shape,
24:34to intervene in us,
24:36to move away from us,
24:37spiritual life,
24:38and with that,
24:40return,
24:41to worldliness,
24:42And so it is lost,
24:43all the benefits,
24:46that they bring into our lives,
24:47the life of the spirit,
24:48which is life,
24:50that the new man,
24:51must live,
24:53so,
24:53Look,
24:53how we have,
24:54these two elements,
24:56that are,
24:56we continually,
24:58and that push,
25:00this life,
25:00that we have started,
25:01conversion,
25:02And they're going to look for her.
25:04drag again,
25:05towards paganism,
25:07losing as a result,
25:08everything that Jesus,
25:09has won,
25:10for us,
25:11Hence the importance,
25:12of that acceptance,
25:13Christ's personal,
25:15which we have to,
25:16accept,
25:18but as a savior,
25:20And that's because it's a topic,
25:21related,
25:22Based on what we're seeing,
25:23This is precisely it,
25:25accept personally,
25:26to Jesus,
25:27as Lord,
25:29and Messiah,
25:31Well, that's it.
25:32for Saint Paul,
25:33It was fundamental,
25:34and in particular,
25:36for us,
25:37Yes, indeed.
25:38in the time of Saint Paul,
25:39he was introduced,
25:41as a challenge,
25:42growing up,
25:43in the relationship,
25:43with God,
25:44and become,
25:45in a new man,
25:46nowadays,
25:47siblings,
25:48This gets complicated,
25:49greatly,
25:51If we accept,
25:52as Catholics,
25:54we have not lived,
25:54a dying process,
25:55and even less,
25:57an acceptance,
25:58personal of our faith,
25:59and in particular,
26:00of Christ,
26:00as Lord,
26:01of our entire lives,
26:03acceptance,
26:05that he owes us,
26:05commit to living,
26:07according,
26:08to the word,
26:09of God,
26:11and this,
26:12It must be done,
26:13in a way,
26:13radical,
26:16not just on top,
26:17We have to live,
26:18that the word says,
26:19of God,
26:19this,
26:20well,
26:21That's what life is all about.
26:22just as the word says,
26:25we cannot say,
26:26that we are Catholics,
26:28when we haven't lived,
26:31a process of evangelization,
26:33that takes us,
26:34first,
26:35to realize,
26:36of what it is,
26:37of what it means,
26:39really,
26:39being Christian,
26:40if I haven't done it,
26:43this,
26:44If I don't understand,
26:46What does it mean to be a Christian?
26:49Well then,
26:50I'm going to live,
26:50generally,
26:52as a non-Christian,
26:53I have the idea,
26:55that in general,
26:57We haven't been told,
26:58with complete clarity,
26:59than to be Christians,
27:01This implies,
27:02a follow-up,
27:03radical,
27:04of the gospel,
27:06and with that,
27:07death,
27:08to everything that separates us,
27:10his,
27:11of everything that separates us,
27:12of Christ,
27:14Without this acceptance,
27:15aware,
27:17How can we talk,
27:20of the new man,
27:21in the church,
27:22of our time?
27:24The admissions process,
27:26to the Christian life,
27:28It was beginning,
27:29in a process,
27:30long,
27:31of death,
27:32which was beginning,
27:33with the kerigma,
27:34or the first announcement,
27:35which was where,
27:37who wanted to be admitted,
27:38to the Christian community,
27:39He began his preparations,
27:41towards death,
27:41that is to say,
27:43towards baptism,
27:44baptism,
27:45baptism,
27:45It was death,
27:47And that's why,
27:49They buried them like that,
27:51They buried them like that,
27:53with his hands,
27:54together,
27:55and then,
27:56They put them in the coffin,
27:58the coffin,
27:58It was water,
28:00and they died there,
28:02It was a preparation,
28:03whose name was,
28:04catechumenate,
28:05long,
28:06three,
28:07four years,
28:08to help the person,
28:09to die,
28:10but to actually die,
28:12because baptism,
28:13it was going to be,
28:13real death,
28:14of that person,
28:16This first announcement,
28:17querigma,
28:18It consisted of presenting,
28:19God's plan,
28:20for man,
28:21and it ended,
28:22with personal acceptance,
28:24of the person of Jesus Christ,
28:25like God,
28:26and Messiah of his life,
28:27That's where it ended,
28:28And so it ends today as well.
28:32the kerigma,
28:32It ends there,
28:33But that's just the beginning.
28:35That's where it would begin,
28:36our path of death,
28:37given that,
28:40in our time,
28:41baptism,
28:42It is an act of worship,
28:43that in general,
28:44It is private,
28:45of commitment to God,
28:46with Christ,
28:47and with his church,
28:48It is necessary,
28:50that each baptized person,
28:51make an acceptance,
28:53Christ's personal,
28:54and of his gospel,
28:55which logically,
28:56This implies knowing him,
28:58and from there,
28:59make the decision,
29:00to die,
29:01to begin our process,
29:02of death,
29:03that's why,
29:03If you look closely,
29:04on our page,
29:06you will find,
29:07first of all,
29:08that we have on our page,
29:10It is precisely,
29:11personal acceptance,
29:12of Christ,
29:13I mean,
29:13When you,
29:14You reach the page,
29:15Well,
29:16There it is,
29:16the homepage,
29:18which is called,
29:18the landing page,
29:19And if you start doing,
29:20scroll down,
29:22you will find,
29:23that the first paragraph,
29:24is,
29:25to accept Jesus,
29:26as Lord of my life,
29:27until this happens,
29:30What are we talking about?
29:32We're not talking,
29:33of a true conversion,
29:34We're not even talking,
29:35of a true Christian,
29:38for the neopagan,
29:40which is the term,
29:40used,
29:41through his holiness,
29:42Benedict XVI,
29:43to refer to,
29:44to Catholics,
29:45without a Christian life,
29:46congruent,
29:47of our time,
29:50this new life,
29:51starts,
29:51at the moment,
29:52in which it is done,
29:53an act of faith,
29:55with awareness,
29:57in which it is accepted,
29:58to Christ,
29:59as Lord,
30:00and Salvador,
30:01and it is recognized,
30:03at the moment,
30:04our faults,
30:05our sins,
30:07and,
30:07repenting,
30:09from the heart,
30:09of our sins,
30:11we can begin,
30:13a new life,
30:13in Christ,
30:15this,
30:15Similarly,
30:16that in the first community,
30:18define,
30:19the moment,
30:19of our path,
30:20towards death,
30:22From that moment on,
30:23my brothers,
30:24We are just starting,
30:25our path,
30:25to death,
30:26We haven't passed,
30:28around there,
30:30I'm going to use,
30:31my expressions,
30:32favorites,
30:33Too bad, Margarita.
30:36You haven't entered,
30:37still,
30:38in the process,
30:38conversion,
30:39in the process,
30:40of death,
30:41in this sense,
30:42Saint Paul,
30:43writing to the Romans,
30:44says,
30:45Let's see,
30:46which tells us,
30:47Saint Paul,
30:47to the Romans,
30:48I want you to go,
30:48to your Bible,
30:49Let's see,
30:50Romans 10,
30:519,
30:5110,
30:52says,
30:56Saint Paul,
30:57if with your mouth,
30:58Do you recognize Jesus?
30:59as Lord,
31:00and with your heart,
31:01Do you believe that God resurrected him?
31:03you will attain salvation,
31:05with my heart,
31:06It is believed,
31:07to achieve justice,
31:08and with the mouth,
31:09Jesus Christ is recognized,
31:10to attain salvation,
31:13it is from,
31:14from this awareness,
31:16which begins,
31:17to life,
31:18who testifies,
31:19who testifies,
31:20the presence,
31:21of God in us,
31:23and that modifies,
31:24noticeably,
31:25our way of thinking,
31:27to speak,
31:28And logically,
31:29to act,
31:30so it turns out,
31:31evident,
31:32that something has happened,
31:33in our lives,
31:35the people,
31:36People are going to realize,
31:38It's obvious,
31:39as we have made clear,
31:40if our moral life,
31:42if our relational life,
31:43has changed,
31:45it just can't be,
31:46that people don't realize,
31:47Yes, truly.
31:48we have entered,
31:49in this process of dying,
31:51if we want,
31:53that our life,
31:54really,
31:55may it be renewed,
31:56in Christ,
31:57we must accept,
31:58that for us,
31:59baptized,
32:00this process of dying,
32:02It will begin,
32:03It will begin,
32:05not in baptism,
32:06that we already experienced,
32:08and who live,
32:08the little children,
32:10which,
32:10They cannot answer,
32:11by themselves,
32:13and that, moreover,
32:13They have parents,
32:14that in general,
32:15They haven't done it either,
32:16This option,
32:16most,
32:18of us,
32:19we were born,
32:20in homes,
32:21at best,
32:22interns,
32:23based on rituals,
32:24in liturgies,
32:25in sentences,
32:27but not in knowledge,
32:28deep understanding of Jesus Christ,
32:29not in this experience,
32:30transformative,
32:32of which,
32:33Paul speaks to us,
32:34This experience,
32:36Pentecostal,
32:37This experience,
32:38from Damascus,
32:39that transforms life,
32:40for us,
32:43that we haven't experienced,
32:44a catechumenal process,
32:46our moment,
32:47It's time,
32:49in which,
32:49us,
32:50we accept,
32:51to Jesus,
32:52as savior,
32:53and at that moment,
32:55we accept,
32:55also,
32:56personally,
32:57consciously,
32:59to live his gospel,
33:02accept,
33:02that the path,
33:03which we will begin,
33:05It will be a path,
33:06of death,
33:07resignation,
33:09to separate ourselves,
33:10of all that,
33:12that the Lord separates us from,
33:14As we said at the beginning,
33:16that our will,
33:17It still is,
33:18at our service,
33:19Therefore, it is necessary,
33:20to maintain the decision,
33:22to die,
33:24and not be intimidated,
33:25halfway there,
33:27because?
33:27because the will,
33:29can take,
33:30quickly,
33:32other decisions,
33:33another way,
33:35in a way,
33:36that the kerigma,
33:37It is not an act,
33:38magical,
33:39but it is the beginning,
33:40of a road,
33:41which is based on,
33:42in a decision,
33:43staff,
33:44although,
33:46God mediates in her,
33:47However,
33:48He is free,
33:49of our will,
33:50to change,
33:50or continue,
33:51the path begun,
33:53I go to the kerigma,
33:54Or you can,
33:56see it,
33:57in our,
33:57on our page,
33:58we have the kerigma,
33:59or do,
34:00this short course,
34:01that I have at the beginning,
34:02of the,
34:04from our page,
34:06or do,
34:06the first three years,
34:07that are,
34:08at the beginning,
34:08from our page,
34:10But that's it,
34:11that's not all,
34:13there,
34:14This is the beginning,
34:16and it may be,
34:17also,
34:17the continuation,
34:19Let us remember,
34:19that God,
34:20does not take away,
34:21freedom,
34:22of man,
34:23Well, unlike,
34:24of the action,
34:24of the devil,
34:26God does not possess,
34:26to man,
34:27hence,
34:28this,
34:28it has to adhere,
34:29to the proposal,
34:30internal,
34:30of the spirit,
34:31the answer,
34:33of man,
34:34to these motions,
34:35of the spirit,
34:36It translates,
34:37in getting to have,
34:38the mind of Christ,
34:40as he tells us,
34:40Saint Paul,
34:42I have,
34:42the,
34:43Let's have the mind,
34:44of Christ,
34:45which without a doubt,
34:46will drive us,
34:47to search,
34:49everything that is true,
34:50everything that is honest,
34:52everything that is just,
34:54everything that is pure,
34:55everything that is kind,
34:57all that is,
34:58what makes it good,
34:59to man,
35:00If there is any virtue,
35:03something praiseworthy,
35:05Well, all of that is good.
35:06And so he writes them,
35:08in chapter 4,
35:09Saint Paul,
35:09to the Philippians,
35:12so that,
35:13In that way,
35:14we can give,
35:14a good testimony,
35:16consecrated to the Lord,
35:17and be salt,
35:19and light of our world,
35:21that's why,
35:22When Jesus says,
35:24if you believe,
35:25But if you also testify,
35:27and testify,
35:29And we had said,
35:29which is with our whole life,
35:32It's not like,
35:32our separated brethren,
35:34they think,
35:35which is nothing more,
35:36say it with our mouths,
35:38Yeah,
35:39but,
35:39It must be testified,
35:41with our whole life,
35:42not only,
35:43with our mouth,
35:44Yeah,
35:45so,
35:46this is,
35:47fundamental,
35:48And that's why,
35:48It's very important,
35:51our life,
35:52in Christ,
35:53and from there,
35:54That's the importance,
35:55of the cross,
35:56in our lives,
35:58if there is no cross,
35:59hardly,
36:01we will be able to achieve,
36:01a transformation,
36:03real in us,
36:04Saint Paul,
36:05he talks constantly,
36:07in the form,
36:08How do we do it?
36:09Death to the old man,
36:11and it always is,
36:12the cross,
36:14one of the expressions,
36:15more vibrant,
36:16from Paul,
36:18It's in the letter,
36:18to the Romans,
36:19in chapter 6,
36:21in verse 6,
36:22says,
36:24knowing,
36:25that our old man,
36:26was crucified with him,
36:28so that our body,
36:29of sin,
36:30was destroyed,
36:32so that now,
36:33Let's not be any more,
36:35slaves of sin,
36:36I mean,
36:37has been,
36:38If you look closely,
36:39has been destroyed,
36:42our body,
36:43on the cross,
36:43so that he will no longer obey,
36:46passions,
36:47And here we are,
36:48talking,
36:49We're talking here,
36:50of penance,
36:52to tame our flesh,
36:55not to allow,
36:56that our meat,
36:57get his way,
36:59and lead us to sin,
37:02Look what he tells us,
37:03in his letter,
37:05to the Galatians,
37:05Chapter 5,
37:06verse 24,
37:10Paul says,
37:12Well, those who are,
37:13of Christ Jesus,
37:13They have crucified,
37:15the meat,
37:16with their passions,
37:17and desires,
37:18they have,
37:19crucified,
37:20the meat,
37:21with their passions,
37:22and desires,
37:24I believe this,
37:25That much is clear to us,
37:27crucify,
37:28to kill,
37:29Don't give it to him.
37:30chance,
37:32however,
37:33a temptation,
37:35continues,
37:35for the Christian,
37:37It is wanting,
37:38resurrect,
37:38past life,
37:40that's why,
37:41It is that the Christian,
37:42must remain,
37:44crucified,
37:45with Christ,
37:45and not resurrect,
37:46to the past life,
37:47If you're already dead,
37:48You completed your process,
37:50You entered the water,
37:51They buried you,
37:54And here you come again,
37:56resurrect,
37:58to the past life,
37:59No,
38:01We must stay,
38:02crucified,
38:03with Christ,
38:05keep,
38:06her body,
38:07crucified,
38:08And in this sense,
38:10the apostle,
38:11writes,
38:12to the Corinthians,
38:13which we already know,
38:14That's life.
38:15of the Corinthians,
38:16and it was Corinthian,
38:17TRUE,
38:17I mean,
38:18all this,
38:19process,
38:20required,
38:21of crucifixion,
38:22and if it remains,
38:24keep,
38:24crucified,
38:26and this text,
38:27It is very important,
38:28We need to know that.
38:30almost from memory,
38:32First Corinthians,
38:32927,
38:34says the apostle,
38:36Don't they know?
38:37than those who run,
38:38in the stadium,
38:39Everyone is running,
38:41But they're running,
38:42to obtain,
38:42a prize,
38:44and they run,
38:45in this way,
38:46who seek to win,
38:48and all this,
38:49They do it,
38:50They are competing,
38:50in games,
38:52in order to win,
38:53And what do they do?
38:53They abstain from everything,
38:55see that they don't.
38:56No,
38:56They don't eat certain things,
38:58They fall asleep,
38:58all,
38:59They do all this,
39:00And they do,
39:02to receive,
39:03a prize,
39:04that will become corrupted,
39:05the little medal,
39:06the guerrillas,
39:07in Paul's time,
39:09I don't know,
39:10any prize,
39:10that can be won,
39:12in a sporting competition,
39:15however,
39:16says Pablo,
39:16I don't run,
39:17In that way,
39:19I don't run,
39:21as,
39:22to obtain,
39:23a material prize,
39:25but,
39:26I run,
39:27to get there,
39:27to the goal,
39:28and,
39:30I fight,
39:32not like,
39:33hitting,
39:33into the air,
39:34And look,
39:35This is the one,
39:35We have to learn each other,
39:36good,
39:37from memory,
39:38but,
39:39that I hit,
39:40my body,
39:41and I submit him,
39:43discipline,
39:45lest,
39:46that having,
39:47I preached,
39:48to others,
39:49myself,
39:50be disqualified,
39:52I submit,
39:53my body,
39:54discipline,
39:55And that's it.
39:58With this exhortation,
40:00of the apostle Paul,
40:02to his letter,
40:03to the Romans,
40:04I hope so,
40:05and,
40:06and it could be,
40:07truly useful,
40:09and that you listen to it,
40:10as,
40:10Good fortune to you,
40:13Romans 13,
40:15the verses,
40:1512 to 14,
40:17says Pablo,
40:21He's telling you,
40:22And listen,
40:24listen,
40:25this word,
40:26from Paul,
40:26that is directed to you,
40:28the night,
40:29It is very advanced,
40:31and the day,
40:32It's close,
40:33therefore,
40:35Let's throw it away,
40:36the works,
40:37from the darkness,
40:38And let's get dressed,
40:40with weapons,
40:41of the light,
40:42Let's walk,
40:43decently,
40:44as if it were daytime,
40:46not in orgies,
40:47and drunkenness,
40:49not in sexual promiscuity,
40:51and lusts,
40:52not in lawsuits,
40:53and envy,
40:54rather,
40:56Clothe yourselves with the Lord,
40:57Christ,
40:58and don't think,
41:00in providing,
41:01for passions,
41:03of the meat,
41:04This is telling you,
41:06Paul to you,
41:07we can say,
41:09that the new man,
41:11He is a man,
41:12She is a woman,
41:13according to Christ,
41:14It is he,
41:15that has caused death,
41:16the earthly,
41:17who has crucified,
41:18its meat,
41:18and has stripped himself,
41:19of the old man,
41:21and has dressed,
41:21of the new man,
41:22according to Christ,
41:24That's the goal.
41:26That's the goal.
41:27and we cannot,
41:27aspire to less,
41:28my brothers,
41:29Well, for that purpose,
41:31Christ paid,
41:32with his own blood,
41:33so far,
41:36We'll leave it here,
41:36this second chapter,
41:39from our module,
41:41I'll wait for you,
41:42in our next session,
41:44to delve deeper,
41:45in spirituality,
41:46Paulina,
41:47until then,
41:49God bless you,
41:49And we can't.
41:54Thanks for watching the video.