9/3/11 cblog OVERCOMING EVIL w/ the POWER of GOOD? BEING WATCHMEN; Blessed sac wm 5p "..week from today 10th ann of of 9/11. ..govt to be a watchman ..ezekiel to warn israel likewise ...god will ezek respons..2nd reading st paul not afraid to speak against the sins ..reminds romans ..aduultret thief envy ..love one another ..daily life. 2 choices ..good or bad..if we love to do good ..posituve life giving sign..overcome evil thru power of good ...this society...more secure than 10 yrs ago..however our faith & belief attached by society ..same sex marriage and abortion, ahainst god and church teaching ..as catholic christians we r to be watchmen..
EZek 33.7-9
"Thus says the LORD: You, son of man, I have appointed watchman for the house of Israel when you hear me say anything, you shall warn them for me If I tell the wicked, "O wicked one, you shall surely die, " and you do not speak out to dissuade the wicked from his way, the wicked shall die for his guilt but I will hold you responsible for his death But if you warn the wicked trying to turn him from his way, and he refuses to turn from his way, he shall die for his guilt but you shall save yourself.
d me they tested me though they had seen my works." R. If today you hear his voice, harden not your heartsll
Rom 13.8-10
"Brothers and sisters Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. The commandments, "You shall not commit adultery; you shall not kill; you shall not steal; you shall not covet, " and whatever other commandment there may be, are summed up in this saying, namely"You shall love your neighbor as yourself." Love does no evil to the neighbor hence, love is the fulfillment of the law."
Matt 18.15-20 "Jesus said to his disciples"If your brother sins against you go and tell him his fault between you and him alone If he listens to you, you have won over your brother. If he does not listen, take one or two others along with you so that 'every fact may be established on the testimony of two or three witnesses. If he refuses to listen to them, tell the church. If he refuses to listen even to the church, then treat him as you would a Gentile or a tax collector. Amen, I say to you whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven Again, amen, I say to you if two of you agree on earth about anything for which they are to pray, it shall be granted to them by my heavenly Father. For where two or three are gathered together in my name there am I in the midst of them."
“But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us…”