ٱنْحَرَفُوا إِلى الكَلامِ البَاطِل، وأَرادُوا أَنْ يَكُونُوا مُعَلِّمِي الشَّرِيعَة، وهُم لا يُدْرِكُونَ ما يَقُولُونَ ولا مَا يُؤَكِّدُون
رسالة القدّيس بولس الأولى إلى طيموتاوس01/من01حتى08/:”يا إخوَتِي، مِنْ بولُسَ رَسُولِ المَسِيحِ يَسُوع، بِأَمْرِ اللهِ مُخَلِّصِنَا، والمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ رَجَائِنَا، إِلى طِيمُوتَاوُسَ ٱلٱبْنِ الحَقِيقِيِّ في الإِيْمَان: أَلنِّعْمَةُ والرَّحْمَةُ والسَّلامُ مِنَ اللهِ الآب، والمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ رَبِّنَا! نَاشَدْتُكَ، وأَنَا مُنْطَلِقٌ إِلى مَقْدُونِيَة، أَنْ تُقِيمَ في أَفَسُس، لِتُوصِيَ بَعضًا مِنَ النَّاس أَلاَّ يُعَلِّمُوا تَعْلِيْمًا مُخَالِفًا، ولا يُصْغُوا إِلى خُرَافَاتٍ وأَنْسَابٍ لا آخِرَ لَهَا، تُثِيرُ المُجَادَلاتِ أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا تَخْدُمُ تَدْبِيرَ اللهِ في الإِيْمَان. أَمَّا غَايَةُ هذِهِ الوَصِيَّةِ فإِنَّمَا هِيَ المَحَبَّةُ بقَلْبٍ طَاهِر، وضَمِيرٍ صَالِح، وإِيْمَانٍ لا رِيَاءَ فيه. وقَد زَاغَ عَنْهَا بَعضُهُم، فَٱنْحَرَفُوا إِلى الكَلامِ البَاطِل، وأَرادُوا أَنْ يَكُونُوا مُعَلِّمِي الشَّرِيعَة، وهُم لا يُدْرِكُونَ ما يَقُولُونَ ولا مَا يُؤَكِّدُون. ونَحْنُ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّ الشَّرِيعَةَ صَالِحَةٌ لِمَنْ يَعْمَلُ بِمُقْتَضَاهَا”.
Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark 06/47-56/:”When evening came, the boat was out on the lake, and he was alone on the land. When he saw that they were straining at the oars against an adverse wind, he came towards them early in the morning, walking on the lake. He intended to pass them by. But when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought it was a ghost and cried out; for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said, ‘Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid.’Then he got into the boat with them and the wind ceased. And they were utterly astounded, for they did not understand about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened. When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and moored the boat. When they got out of the boat, people at once recognized him, and rushed about that whole region and began to bring the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was. And wherever he went, into villages or cities or farms, they laid the sick in the market-places, and begged him that they might touch even the fringe of his cloak; and all who touched it were healed.
Some people have deviated and turned to meaningless talk, desiring to be teachers of the law, without understanding either what they are saying or the things about which they make assertions.
First Letter to Timothy 01/01-08/:”Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Saviour and of Christ Jesus our hope, To Timothy, my loyal child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. I urge you, as I did when I was on my way to Macedonia, to remain in Ephesus so that you may instruct certain people not to teach any different doctrine, and not to occupy themselves with myths and endless genealogies that promote speculations rather than the divine training that is known by faith. But the aim of such instruction is love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscience, and sincere faith. Some people have deviated from these and turned to meaningless talk, desiring to be teachers of the law, without understanding either what they are saying or the things about which they make assertions. Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it legitimately.”
