Pensées of a Professor (Unedited, Unfinished, as of 4-29-15)

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Umh [lvijr?

Rhfséhs jd l Rrjdhssjr Rjifts jd l Fjf-Gh`ihvhr

J.N. Wjsh



<. ^mhf lscifn djr prjjd, I mlvh ghhf tjè tmlt ”id phjp`h kjuè phrdhkt`y kjaaufiklthtmhir aystikl` hxphrihfkhs tj jfh lfjtmhr, mualfs wjuè `jsh tmhir drhheja, lfe l``wjuè gh djrkhe tj ghìhvh if Nje, tmus dlsmijfifn l ”Nrlfe Ifquisitjr’ wjrè’. Jfhkjuè oustidy aurehr witm tmlt cife jd `jnik. I ejf’t wlft l aystikl` hxphrihfkh lfywlys.

Mhlvhf usul``y klush ehprhssijf3 shh Ejf Riphr’s 92 Aifuths if Mhlvhf id yju ejf’t ghìhvh ah. Jf tmh jtmhr mlfe, visijfs jd Jxdjre l`wlys ifsti`` lwh.

7. Whìnijf is l kj``hktijf jd ahlfifn`hss wjres. Ulch tmis plsslnh drja Jf tmh Clggl`lm gy [kmj`ha? ”tj mhlr tmh l`hpm is tj mhlr fhxt tj fjtmifn3 it is tmh prhplrltijf djr l``lueig`h `lfnulnh, gut if itsh`d kjfvhys fj ehthraiflth, sphkidik ahlfifn’. UmjunmGjrnhs’ ‐Umh L`hpm‑ is l gri`ìlft wjrc jd diktijf, tj ghìhvh tmis sjrt jd tmifn is hvi`.@ich Nje, ”l`hpm’ isf’t l wjre. L.O. Lyhr wls rinmt wmhf mh k`liahe tmlt ”N-J-E’ is `hssahlfifndu` tmlf ”E-J-N’.

;. Umh Kmurkm aleh khìglky l virtuh wmhf prhlkmhrs kjuèf’t th`` tmhir nir`drihfes’

dltmhrs tmhy whrh njifn tj suppjrt tmh dlai`y gy wjrcifn djr lf ialniflry drihfe.

5. Ajehrf tmhj`jnilfs stly if gusifhss tjely gy lttlkcifn dlajus Ltmhists. îtmjutLtmhists, tmhj`jnilfs wjuè gh jut jd wjrc.

8. ”Umh psykmj`jny, I mjph, is rhlsjflg`y k`hlr jd mjw l ehle jr fjfhxisthft dltmhr kjuè`ly lf hajtijfl` glsis djr ltmhisa’ wriths Rlu` K. Titz, gut I tmifc mh tlchs it if tmhwrjfn eirhktijf. [jah sly tmlt jfh l`wlys lssjkilths Nje witm tmhir dltmhr, tmlt tmhkj``lpsh jd tmh dlai`y is rhspjfsig`h djr tmh rish jd Ltmhisa. Umh rhl` rhlsjf tmh lgshfkhjd l dltmhr rhsu`ts if phjp`h ghkjaifn Ltmhists is ghklush tmhy fj `jfnhr mlvh tj ghsklrhe tmlt tmhir dltmhr wi`` ci`` tmha id tmhy `hlvh tmh dlai`y rhìnijf.

4. ”Fihtzskmh wls fjt ehk`lrifn tmlt mh mle ci``he Nje jr prjvhf tmlt Nje wls ehle. Mhwls slyifn rltmhr tmlt ls dlr ls jur ku`turh njhs, id Nje whrh ehle, it wjuèf’t alch lfyeiddhrhfkh’ (El``ls î``lre). Lahf. Fihtzskmh eief’t `hlvh tmh ufivhrsity ghklush mh wlssikc, gut ghklush mh mlthe tmh sjkil` systha. I’e `hlvh tjj id Jxdjre whrhf’t Rlrleish.

>. ^mhf prjdhssjrs lsc ah wmy I thlkm ieijtik Kmristilfs, I gjrrjw l tmjunmt drja LNhft`h Umufehr gy Alx @uklej, lfe rhp`y ”lrh plrhfts haglrrlsshe gy tmhir fhwgjrf glgy wmhf mh jr smh klffjt tl`c, alch ajfhy, jr nrhht nuhsts: Jd kjursh fjt3 tmh kmiè isyht tj nrjw’. I cfjw ay stuehfts lrh yht tj alturh, gut, jfh ely, tmhy’`` gh rhley djrtrutm.

=. If ^lcifn tmh Ehle, Hèrhenh pjifts jut tmlt ”if hlr`y Kmristilf lrt, tmh krjss is stukcif tmh dlr kjrfhr, fhlr`y jut jd sinmt…hlr`y Kmristilf lrt is djkushe jf airlk`hs, mhlìfns,htk…’ If jtmhr wjres, tmh Whsurrhktijf wls dlr ajrh iapjrtlft tmlf tmh Krukidixijf. Umisis wmy it’s irjfik tmlt F.U. ^rinmt lfe Riphr wlsth tmhir tiah ehgltifn ”Oustidikltijf’, lfewmy I klf’t tlch hitmhr jd tmha shrijus`y.



9. Kmristilfs tl`c lgjut `jvifn hvhryjfh, gut gy ”hvhryjfh’ tmhy ahlf tmhir drihfes lfedlai`y. Umhy th`` ah tmlt ay ”ojy wi`` gh kjap`hth’ (Ojmf <8) if Kmrist lfe sphlc jdKmrist ls l typh jd airlk`h erun. Umhy th`` ah tmlt Nje `jvhs hvhryjfh, gut tmlt id I’a fjt[lvhe, I’`` nj tj Mh``, ghklush ”l`` tmh lfial`s lrh hqul`, gut sjah lrh ajrh hqul` tmlfjtmhrs’ (Jrwh``). Umhf Kmristilfs try tj lssjkilth ah witm Mit`hr ghklush Mit`hr sh``s.

<2. ”Umh Urifity’ isf’t hvhf if tmh Gig`h3 it wls ifdhrrhe gy erufclres.

<<. Glrt Hmralf is l salrt alf3 mh jgìthrlths F.U. ^rinmt. Mh smjws tmlt tmhNjsph`s lrh du`` jd kjftrleiktijfs lfe ufrhìlg`h. Mh smjws tmlt Ohsus fhvhr kl``hemiash`d Nje if tmh hlrìhr Njsph`s (tmlt hxp`lifs mjw Ohsus wls lg`h tj lvjie nhttifnstjfhe tj ehltm). Mjw kjuè Alttmhw, @uch, lfe Alrc aiss Ohsus kl`ìfn miash`d Nje:Jd kjursh, Ojmf (fjt Ohsus) k`lias Ohsus slie tmhsh tmifns, gut tmh gjjc jd Ojmf wlsf’twritthf ufti` 722 LE gy phjp`h wmj fhvhr aht Ohsus.

Hyhwitfhsshs lrh fjt rhìlg`h sjurkhs3 nj lsc yjur `jkl` ouenh. If jrl` trleitijf,stjrihs kmlfnh l `jt. Id tmh Gig`h is fjt <22% rhìlg`h, mjw klf wh trust lfy jd it: Jd

kjursh, alfy ‐skmj`lrs‑ wi`` lrnuh lnlifst tmis pjift, gut tmhy’rh l`` Kmristilf. Kmristilfsmlvh ajfjpjìzhe Kmristilf skmj`lrsmip, sj Kmristilfs klf l`wlys k`lia tmlt tmh‐hxphrts‑ ghìhvh if tmh Gig`h. ^h fhhe Ltmhist hvlfnhìsts tj grhlc ejwf tmltstrjfnmjè.

Djrtuflth`y, l`` tmh prjdhssjrs lt tmh alojr stlth ufivhrsitihs lfe Ivy @hlnuhs ghìhvh tmh Gig`h is du`` jd hrrjrs, ghklush tmh Gig`h wls kjpihe drja kjpihs, wmikm whrhkjpihe drja kjpihs, htk…ufti` tmh gjjc wh mlvh tjely wls krhlthe. Ury kjpyifn jfh plnh jut jd tmh Gig`h yjursh`d, jfh `htthr lt l tiah, lfe shh id yju klf ej sj witmjut lfyaistlchs. Hrrjrs nht kjpihe jf tjp jd jtmhr kjpihs tmrjunmjut tmh kjpyifn prjkhss, lfehvhftul``y tmh gjjc tmlt hahrnhs mls tmjuslfes upjf tmjuslfes jd aistlchs.

Id tmh Gig`h is ”Umh ^jre jd Nje’, wmy wjuè Nje ush mualfs tj plss it ejwftmrjunm sukm lf hrrjr- prjfh prjkhss: Ejhsf’t Nje klrh id mualfs ruif ”Umh ^jre’:

<7. Uj gjrrjw lfjtmhr pjift drja Hmralf, Ohsus spjch Lrlalik, sj tmh wjre p`lywitm tmh Nrhhc thra ”gjrf lnlif’ eurifn tmh kjfvhrsltijf ghtwhhf Ohsus lfe Fikjehauskjuèf’t mlvh mlpphfhe tmh wly it is ehskrighe if tmh Fhw ‛ hxkush ah ‛ [hkjfeUhstlahft. Mhfkh, tmh klsh is k`jshe? tmh Gig`h isf’t ifhrrlft. Ejhsf’t tmh Gig`h mlvh tj gh ifhrrlft tj gh ”Nje’s ^jre’:

It’s lktul``y rltmhr haglrrlssifn tj put l`` tmh Njsph`s tjnhtmhr lfe shh mjw aukmtmhy kjftrleikt jfh lfjtmhr. Ejf’t rhle tmh Gig`h stlrt tj hfe, gut put l`` tmh siai`lrstjrihs tjnhtmhr, lfe shh mjw eiddhrhft tmhy lrh. Umis is wmy tmhj`jnilfs lrhf’t ifthrhstheif ìthrlry kritikisa.

<;. Hmralf if Djrnhe prjvhs tmh Gig`h mls ghhf rhejfh if wlys tj pusm pjìtikl`lnhfels, sprhle tmh jpprhssijf jd Ohws lfe wjahf, lfe sj jf…Ulch tmh stjry jd tmhleu`thrhss tmlt Ohsus slvhe drja ghifn stjfhe tj ehltm ‛ it wls leehe yhlrs ldthr tmhNjsph`s whrh writthf. Umh Gig`h wls kjpihe gy ìthrlth phjp`h, lfe if tmlt ely lfe lnhjf`y tmh pjwhrdu` whrh ìthrlth. Mhfkh, tmh Gig`h ghklah l tjj` djr eiktltjrs.



<5. Uj gjrrjw lfjtmhr pjift drja Hmralf, it is ajrh ìch`y tmlt tmh gjey jd Kmrist wlshlthf gy lf lfial` tmlf it is tmlt Ohsus wls Whsurrhkthe (Krjsslf lnrhhs, kjfsiehrifn

wmlt mlpphfhe tj ajst wmj whrh krukidihe). Airlk`hs lrh fhvhr l vlìe mistjrikl`hxp`lfltijf, djr l airlk`h is l fjf-mistjrikl` hvhft. Xf`hss, tmlt is, hvhrytmifn is lairlk`h. Muah eisprjvhe tmlt.

<8. Krjsslf smjws tmlt Ohsus wls fjtmifn ajrh tmlf l alnikilf, lfe tmlt mis hlr`ydj``jwhrs eie tmhir ghst tj rhajvh mis airlk`hs drja tmh Kmristilf trleitijf if jrehr tjalch mia ajrh krheig`h. ^mj wlfts tj wjrsmip Rhff & Uh``hr: ^jrsh yht, Ohsus wls ltmihd? mh stj`h l`` mis tit`hs ìch ”[jf jd Nje’ lfe ”@jre’ drja Klhslr.

<4. Ajst lrh rhìnijus ghklush tmhy ejf’t rhle tmh Gig`h3 ”tmhir ojy ehphfes jf tmhirinfjrlfkh’ (Riphr).

<>. Umhj`jnilfs lrh shrphfts. @jjc wmlt tmhy eie tj Hehf.

<=. Mjw ùkcy Kmristilfs lrh tj mlvh ghhf gjrf iftj l rhìnijf tmlt klf gh mistjrikl``yvlìelthe.

<9. If tmis wjrè, tmh Ehvi` is Nje ajrh jdthf tmlf `jvh.

72. If ^mhf I Ejf’t Ehsirh Nje, Ojmf Riphr fjths tmlt ”if tmh `lst ehkleh jvhr divhmuferhe Kmristilfs kmurkmhs mlvh ghhf ehstrjyhe if Ifejfhsil.’ ^mlt l wlsth.

7<. Jd kjursh Kmristilfs lrh njifn tj ehfy tmh ”Ifspirltijf’ jd tmh Njsph` jd Rhthr? tmhrh’sl nilft, tl`cifn krjss.

77. G`hsshe tmifns lrh strlfnh tmifns.

7;. Id l Kmristilf whrh tj th`` ah ”I ghìhvh tmh Gig`h is ”Eivifh`y Ifspirhe’, gut I mjfhst`yejf’t cfjw wmlt tmlt ahlfs’, I wjuè rhsphkt Kmristilfity.

75. Yju mlvh tj gh lf Ltmhist tj gh l mistjrilf. F.U. ^rinmt, ls l Kmristilf, ghìhvhs tmhGig`h is phrdhkt, lfe sj klf’t gh kritikl`. Ajst Kmristilf skmj`lrs lrh Kmristilf. Umis alchshfsh? mjw alfy phjp`h lrh njifn tj ehvjth tmhir ìdh tj l gjjc tmhy ejf’t ghìhvh if: Ilktul``y dhh` pity djr phjp`h ìch Riphr lfe ^rinmt? tmhy lrh viktias jd ”nrjuptmifc’. I’eìch tj mh`p tmha. Alygh jfh ely I wi``.

78. Id tmh Ehvi` whrh rhl`, mh wjuè trikc phjp`h iftj tmifcifn tmlt phjp`h jf`y rhle wmhftmhy’rh gjr he. Kmristilfs, djr tmis rhlsjf, lrh tmh ghst prjjd djr Nje.

74.



”Urutm fli`he upjf tmh krjss kjaph`s fjgjey, jpprhsshs fj jfh3 it aust gh lkkhpthe lfe kjfdhsshe drhh`y3 its lpphl` isleerhsshe tj drhh spirits…Hvhry tiah if mistjry tmlt alf mls trihe tj turf krukidihe Urutm iftj kjhrkivh trutm mh mls

ghtrlyhe tmh dufelahftl` prifkip`h jd Kmrist.’ -Ghreylhv

Kmristilfity mls kjfstlft`y djrkhe phjp`h tj ghkjah Kmristilf. Umhrhdjrh, ajst

Kmristilfs mlvhf’t ghìhvhe tmlt Kmrist eihe jf l krjss, sh`d-ehstruktivh`y.

7>. Umhrh is fj sukm tmifn ls lf lìhflthe phrsjf wmj cfjws mh jr smh is lìhflthe. UlchCldcl, ls pjifthe jut gy ^l`chr Rhrky. Jf`y tmh uf-lìhflthe klf mh`p tmh lìhflthe. LtJxdjre, I’a mhrh tj mh`p. Umjunm hvhryjfh k`lias tj pjsshss it, trutm is ay whlpjf.

7=. [chptikisa isf’t schptikl` id yju lrh jf`y schptikl` lgjut wmlt yju ejf’t ghìhvh if.

79. I tjè ay stuehfts tjely tmlt Ltmhists lrh ajrl`, lfe jfh jd tmha lsche ah id I kjuèflah jfh Ltmhist wmj nlvh up tmhir ìdh tj ìvh if l vi``lnh ghsihnhe gy trigl` wlrdlrh ifjrehr tj tlch klrh jd ahftl``y-mlfeiklpphe jrpmlfs, id I kjuè flah jfh Ltmhist wmj mle

writthf l gjjc ìch Cisshs drja Cltih gy Elvis jr Hviehfkh Fjt [hhf gy Wjsh. I djufetmh quhstijf lgsure.

;2. Mhrh lrh sjah (kjaikl`) eil`jnuh drlnahfts I rhkjrehe drja k`lss?

( stlrt )

‐Rrjdhssjr, mlvh yju rhle tmh Gig`h witm lf jphf aife:‑ [ifkh yju lrh yht tj ajvh tj tmh diktijf shktijf jd tmh ìgrlry, I ejugt yju mlvh.

‐It’s mlre tj rhle lfy gjjc witm lf jphf aife,‑ I rhp`y, ‐uf`hss yjur aife is hapty. Lfeyju rhle tmh Gig`h l`rhley ghìhvifn it’s truh. Ejf’t yju cfjw lgjut Chp`hr3 ejf’t yjucfjw yju klf fhvhr rhle l truh eheuktijf drja dl`sh prhaishs:‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, eief’t Chp`hr kjfkùeh tmh suf wls tmh khfthr jd tmh nl`lxy ghklush mh mledlitm if l krlzy tmhj`jny:‑ ‐Mh aleh tmlt up tj lvjie ghifn ci``he gy tmh k`hrny. Djrtuflth`y, nhfiushs ejf’t fhhe tjej tmlt lfyajrh. Rrihsts tjely whlr `lg kjlts.‑

Sshktijf jaittheQ

‐Rrjdhssjr, tj gjrrjw l pjift drja F.U. ^rinmt, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmltrhleifn tmh Gig`h if Hfnìsm, rltmhr tmlf Nrhhc, is ìch ìsthfifn tj Ajzlrt’s Whquiha jf oust l pilfj:‑ ‐Ejf’t try tj prjthkt tmh nui`h ghìhds lfe kjfspirlky tmhjrihs jd yjur plrhfts ghmiferiee`hs!‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, eie yju cfjw tmlt fjfh jd us lrh tryifn tj mieh lfytmifn, tmlt hvhry Kmristilfis tj gh l ”ìvifn Gig`h’, phr sh, l ”ìnmt jd tmh wjrè’:‑‐Yju mlvh l sci`` djr sphlcifn ahlfifn`hss tmifns.‑

Sshktijf jaittheQ‐Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmlt wh wjrc jut jur [l`vltijf witm ”dhlr lfetrhagìfn’ ghklush Nje wjrcs witmif us:‑‐[j yju slvh yjursh`vhs:‑



‐Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmlt wh wjrc jut wmlt mls ghhf nivhf tj usdrhh`y:‑

‐@ich yjur tiah mhrh lt Jxdjre, wmikm, ìch yjur rhìnijf, wls prjviehe gy yjur plrhfts:‑

Sshktijf jaittheQ

‐Yjur rhìnijus hxphrihfkhs lrh l rhsu`t jd kmhaikl`s if yjur grlif.‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, lrh yju iap`yifn tmlt alchs sukm hxphrihfkhs rhìlg`h, sifkh `jnik lfe altmlrh l rhsu`t jd tmh slah kmhaikl`s:‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, wmy is it tmlt sjahtmifn ”sugohktivh’, jr sjahtmifn tmlt is l rhsu`t jd”kmhaikl`s if tmh grlif’, is `hss rhl` tmlf sjahtmifn ”jgohktivh’:‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, sifkh phjp`h wmj mlvh ”sugohktivh hxphrihfkhs’ lrh if tmh wjrè, lrhf’t tmhshhxphrihfkhs oust ls ”rhl`’ ls l rjkc, wmikm is l`sj if tmh wjrè:‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, wmy aust tmhrh gh l mihrlrkmy ghtwhhf sugohktivh lfe jgohktivh hxphrihfkhs,shhifn tmlt yju klffjt mlvh jfh witmjut tmh jtmhr:‑

‐Rrjdhssjr, smjuèf’t tmh jf`y hpisthaj`jnikl` mihrlrkmy gh tmh jfh ghtwhhf ”truh’ lfe”dl`sh’, lfe isf’t it tmh klsh tmlt oust ghklush sjahtmifn is ”sugohktivh’, tmlt ejhsf’t ahlf

it’s ”dl`sh’:‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, id hxphrihfkhs tmlt lrh l rhsu`t jd ”kmhaikl`s if tmh grlif’ klffjt gh trusthe,mjw klf wh trust lfytmifn, sifkh hvhrytmifn is hxphrihfkhe ghklush jd sukm kmhaikl`s:‑

Sshktijf jaittheQ I mlth tmh tjpik jd Kl`vifisa vs. Lraifilfisa.

‐^my ej yju ghìhvh if l Nje tmlt alchs yju l s`lvh, tmlt tlchs lwly yjur drhheja:‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmlt wmlt is truh is fjt glshe jf ay prhdhrhfkhs:‑‐Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmlt it’s up tj mualfs tj drhh`y kmjsh tjrhkjnfizh tmhy lrh ”tjtl``y ehprlvhe’ lfe mlvh fj wi`` tj cfjw Nje:‑ ‐Mjw klf mualfs drhh`y kmjjsh tj rhkjnfizh tmhy lrh ”tjtl``y ehprlvhe’ wmhf tmhy mlvhfj ehsirh tj ej sj:‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw it’s ghklush wmlt jfh cfjws klf gh eiddhrhftdrja wmlt jfh ehsirhs:‑‐Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmlt trutm gl`lfkhs hajtijfs:‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tmlt ”Nje’s phjp`h lrh ehstrjyhe gy l `lkc jdcfjw`henh’ (Mjshl 5?4):‑

Sshktijf jaittheQ ‐Klf yju ghìhvh if Mia id Nje tlchs yjur dlitm lfe sugaits yju tj l ”elrc finmt jd tmhsju`’:‑‐Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmlt is wmhf jfh is ajst drhh tj ghìhvh, lfetmlt l phrsjf klf mlvh dlitm hvhf wmhf tmhy ejf’t ghìhvh, lfe ghìhvh wmhf tmhy ejf’tmlvh dlitm:‑ ‐Umlt is l kjftrleiktijf3 mjw klf yju ghìhvh if sjahtmifn yju mlvh fj dlitm if:‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw yju klf mlvh dlitm tmlt yjur widh `jvhs yju,hvhf id yju ejf’t prhshft`y ghìhvh it:‑‐Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmlt it is tmh eiddiku`t tiahs tmlt ehvh`jp jr”[lfktidy’ jfh’s kmlrlkthr tmh ajst:‑‐Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmlt sukm tiahs lrh tmh tiahs wmhf Nje isusul``y prhplrifn l airlk`h:‑



Sshktijf jaittheQ

<. ”Nrlkh’ gut fjt ”kmjikh’

7. ”Nrlkh’ lfe ”kmjikh’

;. ”Nrlkh/kmjikh’

‐Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmlt tmh tmire jptijf is tmh prjphr gl`lfkh ghtwhhf Kl`vifisa lfe Lraifilfisa:‑

Sshktijf jaittheQ ‐[j yju’rh ”tmh h`hkt’, is tmlt rinmt:‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmlt I ejf’t cfjw wmlt tmlt thra ahlfs, lfetmlt I tmifc it’s l elfnhrjus hxprhssijf tj ush `jjsh`y:‑‐Ejhsf’t Nje mlvh lf h`hkt:‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, Nje ejhs, gut jf`y Nje cfjws wmj tmlt h`hkt kjfsists jd3 tmhrhdjrh, wjuè itsurprish yju tj cfjw mualfs smjuè fjt eiskuss tmh issuh `hst tmhy tl`c vikijus`y lgjut”fjtmifn’:‑

Sshktijf jaittheQ ‐Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw it’s l mualf’s rhspjfsigiìty tj kmjjsh tjrhlìzh tmhy lrh ”tjtl``y ehprlvhe’, lfe tmlt sukm l rhlìzltijf alchs wly djr”[lfktidikltijf’ (lfe tmlt tj tmh ehnrhh jfh kmjjshs tj ej tmis is tj ehnrhh mh jr smhrhlìzhs Nje):‑ ‐L Gueemist jfkh slie tj Ahrtjf ”yju Kmristilfs aust gh vhry gle phjp`h ‛ yju’rhl`wlys kjfdhssifn yjur sifs’. I fjw ufehrstlfe tmh Gueemist’s pjift.‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmlt wh cfjw wmj wh lrh, tmlt wh’rh fjt ifehfil`:‑

Gle fimiìsa!Sshktijf jaittheQ

‐Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw yju klf kmjsh tj kjftifuh tj rhahaghr tmhkrjss, lfe tmlt tmh ajahft yju djrnht it, yju lrh ruifhe:‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmlt mualf ghifns lrh ”tjtl``y ehprlvhe’ lfeyht ”aleh if (”Umh Urifity’s’) ialnh, lkkjreifn tj (”Umh Urifity’s’) ìchfhss’ (Nhfhsis<?74):‑

‐Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmh rhlsjf mualfs lrh ”tjtl``y ehprlvhe’ is ghklush tmhy whrh nivhf upphrklsh-Ifdifity lfe djrsjjc upphrklsh-It3 tmus, mualfs lrh ltlf upphrklsh-Ifdifith `jss:‑‐^mlt ej yju ahlf gy ”tjtl``y ehprlvhe’: Umlt’s l eisnustifn, Mjgghsilf ejktrifh!‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, wmhf phjp`h sly tmhy lrh ”tjtl``y ehprlvhe’, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjwtmhy ahlf tmlt tmhy klf fhvhr nj ghyjfe fhheifn tj rhahaghr mjw grjchf tmhy lrh, mjw`jst tmhy lrh witmjut tmh krjss:‑

Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw jfh klf jf`y kjftifuh tmh prjkhss jd

”[lfktidikltijf’ (jr ”ghkjaifn ìch Ohsus’) tj tmh ehnrhh, witm hvhry sthp, jfh chhps

lt tmh djrhdrjft jd tmhir aifes fjt ”tmh Krjss’, fjt ”tmh @idh jd Ohsus’, fjt ”tmh

Whsurrhktijf’, gut tmh ”Krjss/Whsurrhktijf/(@idh jd Ohsus)’ (”l`` ls Jfh’):



Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmlt id yju ejf’t ej wmlt wls ahftijfhe

lgjvh, yju wjf’t rhlìzh yju lrh ”Fjtmifn-îtmjut-Kmrist’ (rltmhr, yju aly jf`y

rhlìzh tmlt yju lrh ”îtmjut-Kmrist’ jr ”Fjtmifn’):

Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmlt id jfh ejhsf’t aliftlif l gl`lfkh jd

”Krjss/Whsurrhktijf/(@idh jd Ohsus)’, lfe rltmhr ”tmh Krjss’ witmjut tmh jtmhrs, jfhklf lktul``y ehvh`jp lf ”lfti-prieh prieh’ (ls ej alfy wmj strhss ”tjtl` ehprlvity’),

wmikm is l prieh if ghifn muag`h (djr id jfh ejhsf’t aliftlif tmh fjthe gl`lfkh, jfh

ejhsf’t ”ghmjè’ tmh wmj`h ”Ghltidik Tisijf’, lfe sj ejhsf’t djrnht lgjut tmhir sh`d if

gìss):

Sshktijf jaittheQ ‐Mjw klf yju mlvh ”Drhh î``’ id Nje l`rhley cfjws wmlt yju lrh njifn tj ej:‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmlt I tmifc Ghrnsjf leerhsshe yjur kjfkhrfs prjphr`y wmhf mh hxplfehe upjf tmh iehl tmlt tiah is fjt l spltil` tmifn, gut l pmhfjahfj`jnikl` prjkhss, tmlt ”ghifn’ is l ”ghkjaifn’ (tmlt ”splkh’ lfe ”tiah’ lrh

”splkhtiah’):‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmlt ^mithmhle, witm mis ”prjkhss pmi`jsj pmy’,wjuè lnrhh:‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmlt ”Drhh î``’ isf’t ”ehthraifhe’ gy prijrklushs, ghklush tiah isf’t oust l shquhfkh jd hvhfts, gut l wmj`h aleh jd plrts wjrcifntjnhtmhr, l`` ls jfh, siau`tlfhjus`y, rltmhr tmlf ìch ejaifjs, dl`ìfn jfh ldthr tmh jtmhr:‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmhrh is fj ”l`rhley’ tj Nje, jf`y upphrklsh-”Is’:‑

Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmhrh is fj ”prh-’ tj Nje, sj tmhrh klf gh fj

”prh-ehstifltijf’, jf`y ”Ehstify’:

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;<. (Mjwlre G`jja jf tmh Ehvi`)? ”^hrh tmlt alìnf spirit tj gh g`jtthe jut prhalturh`y,tmhf tmhrh kjuè gh fj sl`vltijf djr [hvhftm-Ely Levhftists’. Umis is tmh ghst lfswhr tjwmy tmhrh is sti`` hvi` if tmh wjrè.

;7. (Drja Umjals Ahrtjf3 tj jfh ufehrnjifn l ”elrc finmt jd tmh sju`’)? ”Umh @jre slietj mia? ‐Chhp tmy sju` if mh`` lfe ehsplir fjt‑’. Is l @jre wmj puts ‐`jvhe‑ jfhs if mh``rhl``y wjrtmy jd wjrsmip:

;;. Gjfmjhddhr slie ”it làjst `jjcs tjely ls tmjunm tmh Kmurkm l`jfh jddhrs lfy prjsphktdjr tmh rhkjvhry jd tmh spmhrh jd drhheja’, ghklush mh fhvhr ltthfehe Jxdjre.

;5.”Xfdjrtuflth`y, ls sjjf ls tmh Kmristilfs lkquirhe pjìtikl` pjwhr, tmhy turfhe tmhirzhl` lnlifst hlkm jtmhr’ (Wussh``).

;8. [tuehfts ush qujths drja K.[. @hwis ls id tmjsh qujths kjfstituth hviehfkh.



;4. (Jf (l``) Kmristilfs wmj wlft tj gh Ltmhists)? ”I shh if ay ahaghrs lfjtmhr `lw ltwlr witm tmh `lw jd ay aife lfe alcifn ah klptivh tj tmh `lw jd sif wmikm ewh``s if ayahaghrs. / ^rhtkmhe alf tmlt I la!’ (Wjalfs >?7; ‛ 75).

;>. ”Dlth mls kmjshf mia. / L Dh``jwsmip wi`` prjthkt mia. / Hvi` wi`` muft mia’ (Uj`cihf).

Mjw rieiku`jus it is tmlt Kmristilfs nht hfkjurlnhahft drja sukm ìfhs jd jgfjxijusdlftlsy rltmhr tmlf skihfkh!

;=. [jah ajrh mjrrjrs drja k`lss?

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Lkkjreifn tj Drlfkis [. Kj`ìfs, it wjuè tlch tmirty-jfh yhlrs lt l fjfstjp plkhtj rhle jut tmh mualf nhfjah. Cfjwifn tmis, mjw klf lfyjfh ejugt tmh nrhltfhss jdHvjùtijf: Djr tmis rhlsjf, ”wh aust chhp dlitm witm Elrwif’ (Wjrtry). ‐[tuehfts, tmhrh lrh twj wjrèvihws? tmh skihftidik lfe tmh spiritul`. Kmjsh jfh.‑

‐Rrjdhssjr, ej wh mlvh tj kmjsh:‑Sshktijf jaittheQ ‐Rrjdhssjr, ”id wh klf’t trust wmlt jur ghìhd -djraifn dlku`tihs th`` us lgjut Nje lfeajrlìty, ghklush it’s oust tmhrh tj mh`p us survivh, wmy smjuè wh trust jur ghìhd-djraifn dlku`tihs wmhf tmhy th`` us Hvjùtijf is truh’ (Ch``hr):‑ ‐^h mlvh hviehfkh djr Hvjùtijf3 wh ejf’t mlvh hviehfkh djr Nje.‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, mjw alfy phjp`h if wjrè mistjry mlvh k`liahe tj mlvh hxphrihfkhe Nje:‑ ‐Gij`jny klf klush ehkhptijfs.‑

Sshktijf jaittheQ ‐”^mlt is trutm’ (Ri`lth):‑ ‛ jr sj njhs tmh jèhst drlnahft jd tmh [hkjfe Uhstlahftmualfity mls rhkjvhrhe (Rlpyrus R87? ”[t. Ojmf’s Drlnahft’) ‛ l Djuklu`t rhdhrhfkh.‐Rrjdhssjr, lrh yju lscifn us l quhstijf, tryifn tj eisrhnlre us, jr iaprhssifn us:‑‐Is tmis l au`tip`h kmjikh thst witm jfh lfswhr:‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmlt I lpprhkilth yjur k`hlr rhspjfsh:‑

Urutm ”is kjfstrukthe l`` tmh wly ejwf’ (Wjrtry). L`` l phrsjf klf sly is wmlt tmhy prhdhr, fjt wmlt is truh.

Sshktijf jaittheQ ‐@ich Fihtzskmh, I ejf’t wlft yju tj gh l ”@lst Alf’ ‛ I ejf’t wlft yju tj gh `lst ifcfjwifn tmlt Nje is ehle.‑‐Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmlt alfy jd tmh `hlst sml`` gh dirst:‑‐Gut [jpmil wi`` ajkc yju wmhf kl`laity strichs id yju’rh stupie.‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, wmlt ejhs tmh wjre ”stupie’ ahlf, lfe rh`ltivh tj wmlt stlfelre:‑

Sshktijf jaittheQ

‐Rrjdhssjr, wmy ej yju rhduth hvhrytmifn wh sly:‑îffhrs lrh phjp`h wmj fhvhr quit. Sshktijf jaittheQ

‐I lnrhh witm Rhthr [ifnhr? it isf’t truh tmlt tmh thras ”rinmt’ lfe ”wrjfn’ lrh ahlfifn`hssid yju ejf’t ghìhvh if Nje.‑

‐Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmlt yjur stlthahft wi`` fhvhr gh kjfdirahe jreisprjvhe, ghklush tmhrh wi`` l`wlys gh l Nje:‑



‐Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmlt tmhrh wi`` gh rinmt lfe wrjfn if lf Ltmhistufivhrsh, djr Nje wi`` upphrklsh-Hxist tmhrh:‑

Sshktijf jaittheQ ‐^juè tmh thras ”rinmt’ lfe ”wrjfn’ ahlf sjahtmifn eiddhrhft id Nje wi``he jtmhrwish:Id ajrlìty is up tj Nje, ejhsf’t tmlt alch ajrlìty lrgitrlry:‑

Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmlt wmlt yju oust slie is l ahlfifn`hss

mypjtmhtikl`, ghklush Nje Eief’t î`` jtmhrwish (lfe fhvhr wi``, djr Nje Is

(Hthrfl`)):

Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmlt ajrlìty isf’t lf ”lrgitrlry ehkisijf’,

gut lf ”Hthrfl` Jfh’:

Sshktijf jaittheQ‐Rrjdhssjr, is it truh, ls Eyslrt slie, tmlt ”plssijf…klf gh ehstrjyhe gy l ejktjr’, guttmlt ”it klffjt gh krhlthe’:‑

‐Rrjdhssjr, id yju aleh tmh ufivhrsh Ltmhistik, isf’t sukm lf lkmihvhahft ìch`y ”tj alchl nmjst’ ([mlddhr):‑ ^mjl [trlfn ‛ shtt`h ejwf. Sshktijf jaittheQ^mhf yju ejf’t wlft tj lfswhr, ejf’t rhspjfe.

‐”Ghluty is Urutm’ (Chlts).‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, wmlt ejhs tmlt ahlf:‑

I smlch ay mhle.Sshktijf jaittheQ @ich Ahrtjf, ”I tmifc l alf is cfjwf ghtthr gy mis quhstijfs tmlf gy mis lfswhrs’.

Umis is wmy I alch ay stuehfts pmrlsh hvhrytmifn tmhy sly tj ah ls l quhstijf. I wlft tjcfjw tmha, rltmhr tmlf oust trhlt tmha ls fuaghrs. ‐Rrjdhssjr, wmy ej yju qujth Kmristilf tmifchrs sj aukm:‑ ‐”Drihfe`y dirh’ is tmh ghst wly tj ehstrjy lf lray.‑

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‐L`` wjres mlvh ifvisig`h strifns lttlkmhe.‐Rrjdhssjr, lrh yju tl`cifn lgjut ”ahlfifns’:‑

Sshktijf jaittheQ

I shhc ehhp trutm tj `jvh ehhp`y.‐Rrjvh tj ah tmhrh is l Nje,‑ I ifstrukt ay stuehfts.‐Rrjdhssjr, lrh yju gjrhe:‑ ‐I’vh njt thf-aifuths3 murry up.‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, wmlt eie yju ej tjely:‑ ‐I lth grhlcdlst, erjvh ay klr, lfe klah mhrh.‑



‐Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmlt yju jf`y lfswhr ay quhstijf id yju nivhah l shkjfe-gy-shkjfe lkkjuft:‑‐Umlt’s iapjssig`h. I ejf’t mlvh tmh tiah jr fhkhsslry ahajry klplkity.‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, id yju klf’t lfswhr ay quhstijf, austf’t I ”rltijfl``y’ kjfkùeh tmlt yjulrhf’t kjfskijus:‑

‐Lrh yju lf ieijt: Klf’t yju mhlr ah tl`cifn tj yju:‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmlt I klf, gut tmlt ejhsf’t ahlf I mlvh rhlsjftj ghìhvh yju’rh kjfskijus:‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, isf’t it tmh klsh tmlt wh, if dlkt, mlvh rhlsjf tj ghìhvh yju lrhf’t kjfskijus, ghklush yju’rh ifklplg`h jd nivifn us lf lkkurlth lkkjuft jd yjur ajrfifn:‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, wjuèf’t it gh rltijfl` djr us tj ghìhvh yju’rh tl`cifn if yjur s`hhp:‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, wjuèf’t it gh rltijfl` djr us tj ghìhvh yju’rh tmh ”ieijt’, ghklush yju klf’thvhf lfswhr l siap`h quhstijf:‑

I mlth aystiks.‐Yju smjuè mlvh chpt quiht.‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, mle wh ejfh tmlt, wjuèf’t wh mlvh prjvhe wh lrh kjfskijus ajrh lkkurlth`y

tmlf yju mlvh:‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, ls yju klffjt prjvh tj us yju lrh kjfskijus, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjwtmlt wh klffjt prjvh tj yju tmhrh is l Nje:‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, eie yju cfjw tmlt tmis is tmh klsh fjt ghklush yju lrhf’t kjfskijus, gut ghklush it is sj truh tmlt yju’rh kjfskijus tmlt tmh jf`y wly tj cfjw it is gy ghifn yju(tmlt-wmj-is-(yjur)-kjfskijus(fhss)):‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, klf yju p`hlsh fjth tmlt tmhrh is fj sukm tmifn ls ”kjfskijusfhss’ jf`y”(ifshrt flah)’s kjfskijusfhss’:‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmlt jfh mhfkh klffjt prjvh ”kjfskijusfhss’,jf`y l ”nivhf kjfskijusfhss’, lfe tmh jf`y ”nivhf kjfskijusfhss’ jfh klf vhridy is tmhirjwf:‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, lnlif, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmlt tmis is tmh klsh fjt ghklushkjfskijusfhss isf’t rhl`, gut ghklush kjfskijusfhss is sj rhl` lfe truh tmlt it is l``hfkjaplssifn lfe klffjt gh shplrlthe drja tmh plrtiku`lrs tmlt kjfstituth it (ìchrhlìty):‑‐Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmlt tmh slah `jnik klf gh lppìhe tj jtmhr”R`ltjfik’ djras ìch ”prlktiklìty’, ”mlppifhss’, ”ghluty’, ”trutm’, ”njjefhss’, htk…:‑

I’a n`le ay stuehfts hfojy ghifn siap`h.‐Rrjdhssjr, ìch kjfskijusfhss, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmlt Nje isf’t hxphrihfkheif lgstrlktijf, gut if tmh utajst plrtiku`lrity lfe kjfkrhthfhss:‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, tmis ghifn tmh klsh, isf’t it truh tmlt Nje klffjt gh prjvhf lgstrlkt`y, jf`y ”tjl plrtiku`lrity’, ghklush Nje is l`wlys hxphrihfkhe rh`ltivh tj l nivhf phrsjf, ls l nivhfkjfskijusfhss is l`wlys hxphrihfkhe rh`ltivh tj tmlt nivhf kjfskijusfhss:‑ ‐Ejhsf’t tmis ahlf tmlt Nje is wmlthvhr jr wmjhvhr l nivhf phrsjf kmjjshs Nje tj gh:‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, ejhs l kup ghkjah l eiddhrhft kup ghklush sjahjfh h`sh phrkhivhs iteiddhrhft`y:‑

Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmlt Nje Is ”Umh Urifity’ rltmhr yju

phrkhivh Nje ls ”Umh Jvhrsju`’, Crismfl, htk…:



‐Umlt’s lrrjnlft.‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, isf’t it djrtuflth tmlt jfh is [lvhe fjt gy tmhir tmhj`jny, gut gy tmhir phrsjfl`rh`ltijfsmip tj Nje (tmh vlìeity jd wmikm jf`y l nivhf phrsjf klf cfjw tj mis jr mhrsh`d):‑ ‐Fj.‑

‐Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmlt wmlt kjfstituths l ”prjjd’ tj l phrsjfklffjt gh hxthfehe ghyjfe tmlt nivhf phrsjf lfe klrry tmh slah whinmt (jd kjursh, jfhsmjuè ltthapt tj alch tmis hxthfsijf vil `jvh lfe thstiajfihs, `hst jtmhrs cfjw fjtmifnjd Nje lfe ”wmj tmhy upphrklsh-Lrh’):‑

Rrjdhssjr, tj hxplfe upjf wmlt mls l`rhley ghhf slie, wjuè it surprish yju tj

cfjw tmlt wmhf l phrsjf slys ”Nje Is @jvh’, it is smjrtmlfe djr ”Nje Is @jvh (tj

ah)’, ghklush lfy flaifn jd Nje (jr lfytmifn jr lfyjfh djr tmlt altthr) is

dj``jwhe gy lf ufshhf ”(tj ah)’:

Rrjdhssjr, tmlt slie, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmis ejhsf’t ahlf ”Nje Isf’t’

@jvh (rh`ltivh tj Nje’s [h`d), fjr ejhs it ahlf jfh wmj ghìhvhs ”Nje Is Hvi`’ mls oust ls vlìe jd lf jpifijf ls ejhs tmh jfh wmj phrkhivhs ”Nje Is @jvh’ (rh`ltivh tj

Nje’s [h`d):

‐Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmlt l`` tmis ahlfs, siap`y, is tmlt jfh’shxphrihfkh lfe ufehrstlfeifn jd Nje lrh rh`ltivh tj tmlt nivhf ifeivieul`, tmlt ”prjjd jdNje’ is gjufe up tj tmh ”(tj ah)’ tmlt shhcs Nje:‑

Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmlt tmh tmhsis jd Kmristilfity is tmlt tmh

ajrh yju shhc Nje, tmh ajrh yju wi`` dife it tj gh tmh klsh tmlt ”Nje Is @jvh’, tmlt

tmjsh wmj phrkhivh ”Nje Is Hvi`’, ”Nje Is Crismfl’, htk…wi`` kjfvhrnh lt tmh pjift

tmlt ”Nje Is @jvh’ (lfe ajrh plrtiku`lr`y, jf ”Nje Is Umh Urifity’) id tmhy shhc

Mia:

‐Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmlt tmh vlìeity jd tmis k`lia klf jf`y ghnlnnhe vil tmh hxphriahftltijf jd l nivhf ifeivieul` tmrjunm tmlt nivhf ifeivieul`’s ìdh,tj tmlt nivhf ifeivieul`’s sh`d, kjagifhe witm jgshrvltijfs lgjut mjw jtmhr ifeivieul`slrh smlphe gy ”shhcifn Nje’:‑ ‐[tuehfts, yju ejf’t ghìhvh if Nje, ej yju:‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmlt wh ejf’t ghìhvh if tmh ”Nje’ tmlt yjuahlf wmhf yju sly ”Nje’:‑ ‐[j yju ghìhvh if Nje:‑

Umhrh’s fj lfswhr.

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52. L mualf is l krhlturh tmlt klf sly ”I `jvh yju’ lfe ahlf ”I mlth yju’.

5<. Rhjp`h lsc ah wmy I rhle tmh Gig`h id I’a fjt l ghìhvhr. @ich Glrt Hmralf, I tmifctmh Gig`h is tmh ajst iapjrtlft gjjc if ^hsthrf Kiviìzltijf, tmh Kmurkm tmh ajst



iapjrtlft ifstitutijf. ^mj wjuèf’t I wlft tj rhle tmh Gig`h: Rhjp`h stuey Ai`tjfwitmjut ghìhvifn if Ai`tjf, lfe Ai`tjf is dlr `hss iapjrtlft.

57. (Drja Rhthr [mlddhr’s Lralehus)? [lìhri? ”Drja fjw jf wh lrh hfhaihs, Yju lfe I.Ghklush Yju kmjjsh djr Yjur ifstruahft l gjlstdu`, ùstdu`, sautty, ifdlfti`h gjy…lfe

nivh ah jf`y tmh lgiìty tj rhkjnfizh tmh Ifklrfltijf. Ghklush Yju lrhufoust…ufdlir…ufcife !…I wi`` mifehr lfe mlra Yjur krhlturh mhrh jf hlrtm ls dlr ls Ila lg`h…I wi`` ruif Yjur ifklrfltijf.’

5;. ”Rhjp`h fhhehe tj gh rhaifehe ajrh jdthf tmlf tmhy fhhe tj gh ifstrukthe’ ([lauhÒjmfsjf).

55. Kmristilfs fhvhr tmjunmt tmh Ifquisitijf wls gle ufti` Ltmhists tjè tmha it wls.

58. Uj tlch l pjift drja Wikmlre ^rinmt’s Umh Hvjùtijf jd Nje, l`` tmh sifs tmlt Rlu`ìsts (sukm ls erufchffhss, ohl`jusy, lfnhr, htk…) lrh lktivitihs jr lttituehs tmlt kjuè

tmrhlthf tmh stlgiìty jd tmh Kmurkm. If jtmhr wjres, Rlu` ehdifhs ls sif tmlt wmikm kjuèmurt Kmurkm kjmhsijf. K`hlr`y Rlu` is fjt kjfkhrfhe witm tmh Hthrfl` [l`vltijf jd sju`s, gut witm hstlgìsmifn l tjtlìtlrilf rhniah.

54.”…mjwhvhr tmhj`jnikl``y kjfvhfihft tmh Krukidixijf aly shha fjw, it eief’t shha tmlt wly glkc wmhf it

mlpphfhe. Djr Ohsus’ dj``jwhrs tmh Krukidixijf wls, if leeitijf tj hajtijfl `y wrhfkmifn, l shrijus rmhtjrikl`

prjg`ha. / Ldthr l``, Ohsus wls suppjshe tj gh tmh Ahssilm…glkc if Ohsus’ tiah, jsifn yjur idh wlsf’t plrt jd

tmh Ahssilm’s ojg ehskriptijf’

-Wikmlre rinmt, Umh Hvjùtijf jd Nje.

L stuehft qujthe tmis if k`lss, lfe k`liahe tmlt tmh eiskip`hs aust mlvh rhl``ytmjunmt tmlt Ohsus klah glkc drja tmh ehle. Umh stuehft l`sj pjifthe jut tmlt tmh dlkt

tmlt tmh Krukidixijf wls tmhj`jnikl``y phrdhkt wls hviehfkh jd l eivifh p`lf.

5>. @ich Umjals Ohddhrsjf (ls mh wrjth if jfh jd mis `htthrs tj H`grienh Nhrry), I la ”djrlwifn tmh mualf aife gy stjrihs jd rlw-mhle lfe g`jjey gjfhs tj l eistrust jd its jwfvisijf, lfe tj rhpjsh iapìkit`y jf tmlt jd jtmhrs3 tj nj glkcwlres ifsthle jd djrwlres tj`jjc djr iaprjvhahft3 tj ghìhvh tmlt njvhrfahft, rhìnijf, ajrlìty, lfe hvhry jtmhrskihfkh whrh if tmh minmhst phrdhktijf if lnhs jd tmh elrchst infjrlfkh, lfe tmlt fjtmifnklf hvhr gh ehvishe ajrh phrdhkt tmlf wmlt wls hstlgìsmhe gy jur djrhdltmhrs’.

5=. L stuehft tjè ah quhstijfs jd hvi` lrh ifvlìe id tmhrh is fj Nje. Uj tmlt I rhaifehetmh stuehft tmlt Nje shfes phjp`h tj Mh``, lfe tmh stuehft tjè ah, gjrrjwifn l tmjunmt

drja Rhthr Crhhdt, tmlt tmh ajrh sjahjfh `jvhs yju, tmh ajrh tmhy hxphkt jd yju. [ifkhNje @jvhs us Ifdifith`y, id wh sif jfkh, Nje Is Ifdifith`y Durijus, ghklush Nje @jvhs ussj aukm. I tmifc tmh stuehft kjahs drja lf lgusivh dlai`y. Umh stuehft l`sj tjè ah tmlthlkm ifeivieul` is ”ìch Nje’, fjt ”Nje’, lfe tmlt tmjunm Nje @jvhs hvhryjfh, NjeEjhsf’t @ich hvhryjfh. [uppjshe`y, id yju lrh ”ìch’ Nje, Nje @ichs yju3 jtmhrwish,Nje ejhsf’t. Umh stuehft l`sj fjthe tmlt Nje trhlts l phrsjf ”ìch Nje’ djr hlkm ”is’ ”ìchNje’, lfe sj `hts l phrsjf sh`hkt tmhir wjrè lfe shfe tmhir sh`d tj Mh`` id tmhy sj kmjjsh,slyifn tj tmha ls tmhy nj ”tmy wi`` gh ejfh’ (l tmjunmt jrinifl``y drja K.[. @hwis). Umh



stuehft l`sj k`liahe tmlt Nje Mlths sif ghklush Nje Mlths wmlt sif ejhs tj tmjsh ”ìchNje’. [if rjgs jfh jd tmhir iehftity, lfe jfh klf jf`y rhlìzh tmhir du`` iehftity ”if Kmrist’.Jfh klffjt gh ”ìch Nje’ `hst tmhy lrh ”ìch Kmrist’, wmikm is jf`y pjssig`h ”if Kmrist’(eizzy yht:). [uppjshe`y, Nje Is tmh jf`y Njje Nje klf Ghmjè, djr Nje ”Is’ Njje, lfetmh rhlsjf Nje klffjt l``jw l sifn`h sif jr git jd ”Fjf-Nje-fhss’ iftj Mis Rrhshfkh is

ghklush l sifn`h g`haism, au`tipìhe gy Ifdifity, trlfsdjras tmh g`haism iftj lf Ifdifith g`haism, alcifn Mhlvhf Mh`` (lf iehl tmlt rhaifehe ah jd @hwis’ Umh Nrhlt Eivjrkh).Lfe, difl``y, suppjshe`y, sif is lfy lkt tmlt is fjt slkrlahftl`. I trihe fjt tj `lunm lt tmhstuehft, lfe I dli`he.

59. Uj gjrrjw l tmjunmt drja Alrtif Mhiehnnhr, yju `hlrf wmlt l mlaahr is gyusifn it, fjt gy stlrifn lt it. @ichwish, yju `hlrf wmlt tmifcifn is gy tmifcifn. Mjw ejyju `hlrf wmlt l tmjunmt is: Xsifn tmlt wmikm tmh tmjunmt is jd: Ej yju `hlrf wmlt wjreslrh gy usifn tmha:

L tmifn ”is’ wmlt l tmifn ”ahlfs’. Id I lsc yju ”wmlt is tmlt:’, yju aust rhspjfewitm ”wjres’ (”ahlfifns’). Id l tmifn mls ”fj ahlfifn’ jr ”fj wjre’, l tmifn is ”fjtmifn’.

^mhf phjp`h phrkhivh sjahtmifn, tmhy nivh it l ”ahlfifn’ jr ”wjre’. Umis ”phrkhivifn’ istmh wly lf ifeivieul` `hlrfs wmlt l nivhf tmifn is vil ”ush’.

82.”Ifth``hkt is fjt wiseja’

-Umjals [jwh``

Umh stuehfts lt Jxdjre prjvh tmlt tmh minmhr jfh’s heukltijf, tmh minmhr tmhìchìmjje jfh sphlcs lgjut wmlt jfh is infjrlft. Umhsh ifth``hktul`s ejf’t tmifc tmhyfhhe hviehfkh. Umhy tmifc tmlt sifkh hvhryjfh h`sh lrjufe tmha ghìhvhs it, Kmristilfityaust gh truh. Id tmhy mle tj krhlth prjeukts rltmhr tmlf iehls, tmhir ifslfity kjuè jf`y nhtsj dlr. Uj gjrrjw l tmjunmt drja [jwh``? lf hfnifhhr klf jf`y alch jfh gle grienh3 lf

ifth``hktul` klf kjah up ufìaithe, mjrrig`h iehls.Ifth``hktul`s tl`c lgjut wmlt tmhy ejf’t ufehrstlfe (tlch Mlyhc’s kritiquh jd

ifth``hktulìsa). Xfheuklthe phjp`h lrh tmh dirst tj sly heukltijf is lwdu`. Umh tru`yifth``hktul` lrh ifth``hktul``y muag`h. I rlrh`y ahht sukm l phrsjf.

[jahjfh fhhes tj hxph` tmh ifth``hktul`s3 tmhrh lrh tjj alfy phjp`h if kj``hnhtmlt mlvh fj ifthrhst if it.

I lnrhh witm [jwh``? ”tmh rjle tj mh`` is plvhe if Ivy @hlnuh ehnrhhs’.

8<. L aytm is, lkkjreifn tj Umjals Alff, ”l stjry lgjut tmh wly tmifns fhvhr whrh, gutl`wlys lrh’. If jtmhr wjres, l aytm is ahlfifn`hss. Mjw klf sjahtmifn gh truh id it fhvhrmlpphfhe: Mjw klf l Nje, jf`y cfjwf tmrjunm sukm ajjfsphlc, tlch wmlt is fjt

hfjunm lfe alch it ajrh tmlf hfjunm gy aurehrifn mis sjf jf l krjss:

87. Uj ay mjrrjr, l stuehft lrnuhe witm ah tmlt ”witmjut iftrifsik vlùh, tmhrh is fjtmifnwrjfn witm rlph. Umh dlkt hvhryjfh, ifstifktul``y, rhlkts lnlifst rlph ahlfs hvhryjfhcfjws, ifstifktul``y, tmlt l sh`d mls iftrifsik vlùh. Umhrh aust gh l nrhlthr sjurkh djr tmisiftrifsik vlùh, cfjwf ls Nje. Umus, l``, ifstifktul``y, lkcfjw`henh Nje’s Hxisthfkh’.Umh stuehft prjkhhehe tj lrnuh tmlt ”tmh dlkt hvhryjfh ifstifktul``y rhlkts tj shhifnsjahjfh prly witm haglrrlssahft jr rlnh prjvhs tmlt, ifstifktul``y, hvhryjfh cfjws



prlyifn ahlfs sjahtmifn. Umh slah `jnik lppìhs tj tmh wjre ”Nje’3 phjp`h kjufthr tmhlwcwlre dhhìfn tmis thra klushs gy usifn ”Nje’, lfe jtmhr rhìnijus thras, djr ”kursifn’jr ”ajkchry’, if jrehr tj mh`p tmha ehl` witm tmhir ifstifkts. Umis is wmy phjp`h nrlvitlthtjwlre usifn rhìnijus thras wmhf swhlrifn. Ifeirhkt`y, swhlrifn is wjrsmipifn’. I eief’trhspjfe tj tmis stuehft ghklush tmhrh wls fj mjph djr mia.

8;. (Jf tmjunmts drja Dltmhr Ojmf Ghmr)? Umh eiskip`hs rhkjnfizhe Ohsus wls ”UmhKmrist’ rhtrjsphktivh`y, ldthr tmh Mj`y [pirit d`lrhe up ifsieh jd tmha. îtm tmh [pirit, tmhywhrh tmhf lg`h tj rhle tmh Dirst Uhstlahft lfe shh mjw it l`` ”pjifthe tjwlre’ Kmrist.@ichwish, suppjshe`y, witm tmh [pirit, jfh klf fjw rhle [jkrlths lfe shh tmlt [jkrlthswls tl`cifn lgjut Ohsus, hvhf tmjunm [jkrlths eief’t rhlìzh sukm miash`d. Fjw,Kmristilfs lrh suppjshe tj stuey l`` lrhls jd cfjw`henh tj shh tmlt Kmrist wls tmhrh l``l`jfn, lfe tmlt l`` trutm pjifts tj ”Umh Urutm’. Umh [pirit suppjshe`y hflg`hs jfh tj shh l``tmifns ls Njsph`.

Umis `jnik rhaifes ah jd tmh Aifistry jd Urutm.

85. I’vh mhlre it slie tmlt wmhf jfh dhh`s eistlft drja Nje, mh jr smh is ”rhl``y’ ejifnNje’s î``, ghklush jfh is fjt suppjrthe gy lfy hajtijfl` krutkm. Dhhìfn djrslchf, ìchKmrist jf tmh krjss, alrcs tmh eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf djxmj`h rhìnijf lfe ghifn ”ìch Kmrist’.

Umis rhaifes ah jd wmhf îfstjf [aitm dh`` if `jvh witm Gin Grjtmhr.

88. (Jf tmh tmjunmts jd Rhthr Crhhdt)?

<. \uhstijfs lrh mualf. Umhy lrh fjt djufe ìch `hlvhs jr rlifgjws. Fhitmhr lflfial` fjr Nje klf lsc l quhstijf. @ichwish, jf`y l mualf klf kjaaitsuikieh. If tmis shfsh, quhstijfs lrh suikiel`.

l. I klffjt gh plrt jd l rhìnijf tmlt ghìhvhs quhstijfs lrh ufdjrnivlg`hsifs.

7. Nje grjch mis jwf `lw lfe aleh l nrlvhf ialnh jd miash`d if Lela.l. Mjw klf sjahjfh ghìhvh if l rhìnijf tmlt mls sukm l stricifn,

ifthrfl` kjftrleiktijf:

;. Lkkjreifn tj tmh Gig`h, wmhf l Kmristilf s`hhps witm l wmjrh, tmh Kmristilfalchs Kmrist ej tmh slah.

l. Kjfsiehrifn tmh prhvl`hfkh jd prjstitutijf, Kmristilfs hfojy krukidyifnKmrist. Mjw la I lfy wjrsh:

5. Alf’s shlrkm djr Nje is ìch l ajush’s shlrkm djr tmh klt.l. [tupie, fj:

8. Ay stuehfts prjvh tmlt pmi`jsjpmhrs jf`y tl`c tj jtmhr pmi`jsjpmhrs ‛ glrh`y.Gjjcs lrh tmhir hfhaihs.

4. Lkkjreifn tj Rlu`, tmh wjrè is ”smit’.



l. Lfyjfh wmj hqulths ìdh tj lf hxphrihfkh if Gj`nil Uwj jd tmh HinmtmKirk`h is sjahjfh wmj I wlft fjtmifn tj ej witm.

84. Alfy ghkjah rhìnijus wmhf tmhy hxphrihfkh ghluty. Ghluty shhas tj gh wmlt grlifwlsmhs tmh wjrè ajst. Ghluty is l slvijr ifsjaukm ls it is lf lfhstmhsij`jnist.

Ghluty murts, gut fj jfh cfjws it ghklush jd tmh eruns.

8>. If Umh Duturh jd Drhheja, Dlrhhe _lclril smjws mjw tmh stjry jd tmh Gjjc-jd-tmh-Ajftm Kùg is tmh stjry jd Lahriklf ku`turh. Lutmjrity is ghifn lsslu`the hvhrywmhrh.Hìtisa is ehspishe.

8=. (Jf lscifn ”ej yju tmifc tmh Gig`h is ifhrrlft:’)? ^mhf tmhj`jny is ushe gyKmristilfs ls l ìtaus thst tj ehthraifh tj wmlt ehnrhh jtmhrs lrh Kmristilf, tmhj`jny is lnjje tmifn.

89. Umhj`jnilfs try tj prjvh Nje ‐rltijfl``y‑ witmjut nivifn lfy hxlap`hs.

42. Kjfejrkht wriths tmlt ”tmh tiah wi`` kjah wmhf tmh suf wi`` smifh jf`y upjf l wjrèjd drhh ahf wmj rhkjnfizh fj alsthr hxkhpt tmhir rhlsjf, wmhf tyrlfts lfe s`lvhs, prihsts, lfe tmhir stupie jr mypjkritikl` tjj`s, wi`` fj `jfnhr hxist hxkhpt if mistjry jr jftmh stlnh’. Lahf.

4<. ”Mualf cife klffjt ghlr vhry aukm rhlìty’ (drja Aurehr if tmh Kltmherl` lfe Gurft Fjrtjf gy U.[. Hìjt). It’s truh? mualfity klffjt ghlr l wjrè witmjut Nje, ghklush mualf cife klffjt ghlr vhry aukm drhheja.

47. Nje p`lyhe eikh jfkh, lfe wmhf sj, slie, mjpifn tj gh ùkcy, ”`ht tmhrh gh ìnmt’, lfefjw cfjws l`` tmh rhsu`ts. Gle dlitm.

4;. Kmristilfs stj`h tmh wjre ”Njsph`’ drja Wjah. Umhy mlvh l`wlys ghhf tmihvhs.

45. ”Umhj`jny is fjt ìch`y tj survivh ls lf ifehphfehft ifth``hktul` eiskipìfh’ (HewlreJ. î`sjf).

48. ”…I tmifc l klsh klf gh aleh tmlt dlitm is jfh jd tmh wjrè’s nrhlt hvi`s, kjaplrlg`htj tmh sal``pjx virus, gut mlrehr tj hrleiklth’ (Wikmlre Elwcifs).

44. Ls Jkkla’s Wlzjr wls ehstrjyhe gy qulftua ahkmlfiks, Jkkla’s Wlzjr ehstrjystmhj`jny.

4>. Ls Rrjahtmhus sjunmt smh`thr drja _hus if tmh kity Ristmhtlhrus krhlthe, id tmh[hkjfe Kjaifn whrh tj mlpphf lfe Ohsus, mjèifn lf uagrh``l, whrh tj lpphlr shhcifnsmh`thr if Jxdjre drja mis mjrridik Dltmhr, I wjuè nrlft mia lsyùa, lfe eih, id I aust, tj prjthkt mia.



4=. [tuehfts k`lia tmlt I jddhr tj ehglth lfyjfh ghklush I cfjw fj shrijus skmj`lr wjuètlch ah up jf tmh jddhr, ghklush tmh djrua lfe strukturh jd l ehglth is ifmhrhft`y uf-wifflg`h djr tmha. Kmristilfs ejf’t shha tj klrh tmlt Ohsus tjè tmha tj gh kjurlnhjus.

49. (Jf WJD@s, Ahahs, ^hg 7.2, ”Urjf Alf’, rhìnijf)? Fhvhr ghdjrh mls tmhrh ghhf l

nhfhrltijf tmlt wls sj gri`ìlft lfe tmlt lkthe sj euag.

>2.”Uj mlvh iehls, tmhy aust rhle…oust ls idh`hss gjeihs jgtlif ajvhahft drja jutsieh3 wmhrhls tmh phrsjf wmj

tmifcs djr miash`d is ìch tmh ìvifn gjey tmlt ajvhs itsh`d. It is hvhr riscy tj rhle lgjut l sugohkt ghdjrh wh

jursh`vhs mlvh rhd`hkthe jf it. Djr witm tmh fhw althril , lfjtmhr phrsjf’s vihw lfe trhltahft jd it krhhps iftj

tmh aife, l`` tmh ajrh sifkh `lzifhss lfe lpltmy urnh us tj slvh jursh`vhs tmh trjug`h jd tmifcifn, tj lkkhpt wmlt

mls l`rhley ghhf tmjunmt, lfe tj l``jw tmis tj ghkjah kurrhft…Umis kjftriguths aukm tj tmh `lkc jd jriniflìty

if skmj`lrs…Umhy rhnlre rhleifn ls tmhir wjrc lfe rhl` jkkupltijf, lfe tmhrhdjrh njrnh tmhash`vhs witm it

ghyjfe wmlt tmhy klf einhst. Whleifn fj `jfnhr ahrh`y lftikiplths tmifcifn, gut hftirh`y tlchs its p`lkh. Umhy

tmifc jd tmifns jf`y oust sj `jfn ls tmhy lrh rhleifn lgjut tmha, lfe mhfkh witm tmh aife jd lfjtmhr lfe fjt

tmhir jwf.’

”Mjwhvhr, djr tmh alf wmj stueihs tj nlif ifsinmt, gjjcs lfe stueihs lrh ahrh`y rufns jd tmh leehr jf wmikm mh

kìags tj tmh suaait jd cfjw`henh. Ls sjjf ls l rufn mls rlishe mia jfh sthp, mh hlvhs it ghmife. Jf tmh jtmhrmlfe, tmh alfy wmj stuey if jrehr tj di`` tmhir ahajry ej fjt ush tmh rufns jd tmh `leehr djr kìagifn, gut tlch

tmha jdd lfe jle tmhash`vhs witm tmha tj tlch lwly, rhojikifn lt tmh ifkrhlsifn whinmt jd tmh gurehf. Umhy

rhalif gh`jw djr hvhr, ghklush tmhy ghlr wmlt smjuè mlvh gjrfh tmha.’

-Lrtmur [kmjphfmluhr

I `jvh tmis plsslnh sj aukm tmlt I’vh ahajrizhe it.I `ht ay stuehfts lsc ah quhstijfs witmjut ifthrruptifn tmha if jrehr tj chhp ay

iehls drja ”krhhpifn’ iftj tmhir aifes.I ejf’t rhahaghr lfytmifn h`sh drja tmis pmi`jsjpmhr wjrtm fjtifn.

><. (Jf wmy stuehfts lrh pjjr ehglthrs lfe jrltjrs)? ”If ehdhfeifn l tmifn, alfy phjp`halch tmh aistlch jd kjfdiehft`y levlfkifn hvhrytmifn ialniflg`h tmlt klf gh slie if itsdlvjr, lfe jd aixifn up wmlt is truh, ml`d truh, lfe ahrh`y p`lusig`h. Gut tmh dl`sh is sjjfrhkjnfizhe, jr lt lfy rlth dh`t, lfe tmis klsts suspikijf hvhf jf tmh kjnhft lfe truh tmlt islevlfkhe l`jfn witm it. Umhrhdjrh `ht us nivh tmh kjnhft lfe truh purh lfe l`jfh, lfenulre lnlifst ehdhfeifn l trutm witm nrjufe lfe lrnuahfts tmlt lrh iflehqulth…’([kmjphfmluhr).

>7. Rhjp`h ìsthf tj, rhle lgjut, lfe eiskuss, wmlt tmhy suppjrt. Umis is wmy Yjutughviehjs witm k`hlr tit`hs mlvh minm vihws, lfe wmy mualfity’s lkkhss tj ìait`hssifdjraltijf rhsu`ts fjt if giplrtislfsmip, gut plrtislfsmip.

>;. (Umrhh pjifts drja Glrt Hmralf)?

<. Mjw klf wh sly tmh Gig`h is ”Umh ^jre jd Nje’ id wh ejf’t mlvh tmh wjres: 7. ^my eief’t Nje ej l airlk`h tj ”prhshrvh’ mis wjres: ;. Mjw klf wh cfjw tmh ahlfifn jd tmh Gig`h id wh ejf’t cfjw wmlt tmh wjreswhrh:

>5. If tmh k`lssrjja, I ejf’t ehl` witm l `lkc jd cfjw`henh, gut l rhsistlfkh tj it.



>8. Xfìch Kmristilfs, I kjfdhss tj mltifn Nje.

>4. (^mikm vhrsijf:)?

<. Jfh is oustidihe if lscifn l quhstijf jf`y id tmhy mlvh trihe tj lfswhr it jf tmhirjwf.7. Jfh wmj lscs quhstijfs tmlt mh jr smh mls fjt trihe tj lfswhr is l phrsjf wmjushs mis nuf djr aurehr rltmhr tmlf sklvhfnifn djje.;. \uhstijfs lrh cfivhs? tmhy wi`` kut yju id yju mlvh fjt prlktikhe usifn tmha.5. \uhstijfs lrh l stikc djr wl`cifn, fjt ghltifn.8. Id yju ush quhstijfs ìch l whlpjf, yju lrh tmh jfh wmj is ifourhe.4. Fhvhr lsc l quhstijf yju mlvh fjt trihe tj lfswhr.

>>. ^mj klf gh l Kmristilf wmj rhles Wjalfs: ^mj klf ghìhvh if l Nje wmj”mlths’ (jr ”turfs lwly drja’) Hslu ghdjrh mh is hvhf gjrf: ^mj klf `jvh l Nje wmj

prhehstifhs: Is it rhl``y sj mlre tj ufehrstlfe wmy Ausìas mlth Kmristilfs sj aukm:Ay stuehfts k`lia tmhrh isf’t lfy ”prh-’ tj tmh Hthrfl` Nje, lfe sj fj”prhehstifltijf’. Ls tmh prjplnlfeist K.[. @hwis pjifts jut, wltkmifn sjahjfh `hlp jdd lkìdd is vhry eiddhrhft drja pusmifn sjahjfh jdd l kìdd. Umh rhlsjf Nje ”turfs lwlydrja’ Hslu is ghklush Nje ”wltkmhs’ Hslu turf ejwf mis girtmrinmt djr l gjw` jd sjup(wmikm, I suppjsh, ahlfs Hslu eief’t tmifc tjj minm`y jd it id mh wls wi`ìfn tj nivh it upls sjjf ls tmifns njt tjunm), ltthapt tj ci`` mis grjtmhr Olkjg, lfe sj jf. L`sj, phrmlps itis tmh klsh tmlt mle Nje fjt ”mlthe’ Hslu, Hslu wjuèf’t mlvh `lthr rhphfthe jd mis wlyslfe hagrlkhe Olkjg sjjf ldthr Olkjg wrhst`he witm Nje.

[uppjshe`y, jfh smjuèf’t kjfd`lth tmh iehl jd Nje ”mltifn’ jr ”turfifn lwlydrja’ witm ”elafltijf’ ‛ it’s fjt k`hlr tmh dirst `hles tj tmh `ltthr. Gut mjw klf jfh fjt ghìhvh tmlt Rmlrljm, ldthr mis ”mlrehfifn jd mhlrt’, wlsf’t hthrfl``y elafhe: Lfe djrwmlt: Uj alch ”cfjwf tmh rikmhs jd (Nje’s) N`jry’ (Wjalfs 9?7;): Umh mjrrjr!

Mjw klf jfh pjssig`y ghìhvh tmlt l`` Nje ejhs is mj`y, oust, lfe njje: GhklushNje ”mlrehfs jfh’s mhlrt’ gy siap`y `httifn tmha ej wmlt tmhy wlft tj ej witmjut Mia:Mjw ejhs tmlt alch Nje `hss rhspjfsig`h: Ghklush wh l`` mlvh l ”Dl``hf Flturh’, lfe sjid Nje `hlvhs us tj jur jwf ehvikhs, jur mhlrts wi`` mlrehf: Ghklush Nje ”mlrehfheRmlrljm’s mhlrt’ ifsjaukm ls Nje `ht Rmlrljm ej wmlt Rmlrljm wlfthe: Gut Nje is tmhKrhltjr! Nje is rhspjfsig`h!

Lfe eief’t Nje prhehstifh alf tj Dl`` gy nivifn mia ”Umh @lw’: Djr fjfh klf gh[lvhe gy ”Umh @lw’ ‛ ”Isrlh`, wmj eie strivh djr rinmthjusfhss tmlt is glshe jf tmh `lw,eie fjt sukkhhe if du`di`ìfn tmh `lw. ^my fjt: Ghklush tmhy eie fjt strivh djr it jf tmh glsis jd dlitm’ (Wjalfs 9?;< ‛ ;7): Mhfkh, whrh fjt tmjsh jd tmh Dirst Uhstlahft ”mlthe’ gy Nje: [urh`y hvhryjfh if tmh Dirst Uhstlahft wls elafhe, sukm ls Ajshs, CifnElvie, Lgrlmla, Olkjg ‛ l`` ahf wmja Nje `jvhe. Mjw vlst sukm ajkcifn `jvh! [urh`yRlu` ìhs wmhf mh wriths tmlt Nje eief’t ”rhohkt mis phjp`h’ (Wjalfs <<?<).

Lfe ej tmhj`jnilfs rhl``y alch tmifns ghtthr wmhf tmhy lrnuh tmlt Nje ”turfhelwly drja’ alf lfe tjwlre Mis [jf, Ohsus, tj pjur jut Mis Lfnhr lfe Oustikh: Mjw klftjrturjus kmiè-lgush alch mualfity ghtthr: Mjw klf tmis gh l sinf jd Nrlkh: I’e tlch”kmhlp nrlkh’ tj ufoust suddhrifn lfy ely. Umis ”turfifn lwly’ surh`y klushs ahf tj



”stuag`h ls tj dl``’ (Wjalfs <<?<<)3 Rlu` ìhs. L`` tmifns ejf’t wjrc djr njje3 Nhfhsis82? 72 is prjplnlfel. Kmrist mls fjt ”Oustidihe’ hvhryjfh, djr ”Oustidikltijf’ ejhsf’thxthfe glkcwlres lfe djrwlres tmrjunmjut tiah lfe splkh3 it is fjt truh tmlt ”id tmh plrtjd tmh ejunm jddhrhe ls d irst druits is mj`y, tmhf tmh wmj`h gltkm is mj`y’ (Wjalfs <<?<4).It is fjt truh tmlt Kmrist mls ”Oustidihe’ hvhryjfh, lfe tmlt hlkm klf kmjjsh tj mlvh dlitm if

Kmrist lfe sj gh ”Oustidihe gy dlitm’. It is fjt truh tmlt tmjsh ”Oustidihe gy dlitm’ lrh”(prh)ehstifhe’ tj gh [lvhe, wmikm is lfyjfh wmj kmjjshs tj ghìhvh if Kmrist. Wjalfs isdu`` jd viphrs.

”Rrhehstifltijf’ ejhsf’t sinfidy ru`hs if l nlah tmlt mlvh ghhf sht lfe klffjt ghkmlfnhe3 it sinfidihs s`lvhry. Yhs, it is ”prhehstifhe’, ghdjrh it stlrts, tmlt if l nlah jddjjtgl``, id l thla skjrhs l tjukmejwf, tmhy wi`` nht shvhf pjifts, lfe tmlt sjahjfh austwif lfe sjahjfh aust `jsh. Lfe yhs, tmis ejhsf’t ahlf tmlt l thla aust skjrh ltjukmejwf jr tmlt l plrtiku`lr thla wifs. ^mj wifs lfe wmj `jshs is up tj tmh p`lyhrs.Umh ru`hs lrh wmlt lrh prhehstifhe, fjt tmh plrtiku`lrs jd mjw tmh nlah p`lys jut.

Gut tmlt is fjt wmlt Wjalfs is nhttifn lt ‛ Wjalfs is ehskrigifn tmh wjrè jd”Umh Nrlfe Ifquisitjr’. Fj jfh is ”Oustidihe gy dlitm’3 tmh kjfkhpt is ahlfifn`hss. Lfe fj

jfh cfjws wmj is ”Oustidihe gy dlitm’ lfe wmj isf’t. Jf`y Nje cfjws, lfe Nje ejhsf’thxist. Lfe phjp`h ejf’t kmlfnh. ”[lfktidikltijf’ fhvhr mlpphfs. Umhrh mls fhvhr ghhf lslift, jf`y aleahf.

>=. Ul`cifn lgjut Nrlkh, l stuehft tjè ah tmlt ”tmhrh is fjtmifn jfh klf ej tj alch Nje`jvh tmha ajrh’. I ejf’t ghìhvh I mlvh hvhr mhlre sjahtmifn ajrh ehprhssifn.

>9. Rmiìp Ylfkhy aleh ah rhlìzh tmlt Kmristilfity is AkKlrtmyisa. ^ltkm mjw tmh plrlfjie ehfjaifltijfs ci`` jfh lfjtmhr id yju ejf’t ghìhvh ah!

=2. Rlif is jf`y l prjg`ha ghklush wh tmifc tmhrh is lf ”X`tialth Whlìty’: Mjw djjìsmAr. @hwis, mjw djjìsm.

=<. Mjw is jfh g`hsshe id ghifn g`hsshe hftli`s ghifn mh`p`hss:

=7. Mjw klf I `jvh l Nje wmj mls ruifhe ay ìdh witm suddhrifn: ”Whkjre ay `lahft3 ìstay thlrs jf yjur skrj`` ‛ lrh tmhy fjt if yjur rhkjre:’ (Rslà 84?=).

=;. Jf tmjsh wmj lrnuh lnlifst Nje ghklush jd plif lfe suddhrifn, Rmiìp Ylfkhy wriths”if jrehr tj alch tmhir pjift kjfvifkifn`y, kritiks jd tmis p`lfht fhhe tj ehskrigh lsuphrijr ufivhrsh, witm l kjap`hth systha jd flturl` `lws tmlt wjuè rhsu`t ifsinfidiklft`y `hss mualf suddhrifn’. K`hlr`y Ar. Ylfkhy mls fhvhr rhle Umh GrjtmhrClrlalzjv.

=5. Kmristilfity klushs eiskriaifltijf tjwlre sikc phjp`h, djr tmh sikc lrh tmjsh witm tjjìtt`h dlitm.

=8. [j Rmiìp Ylfkhy, witmjut plif wh wjuè l`` gh aishrlg`h ìch tmjsh witm`hprjsy: Rlif shrvhs lf iapjrtlft, gij`jnikl` dufktijf: Umhrh wjuè gh fj hkstlsywitmjut plif: Rhrmlps, kjfsiehrifn pjifts aleh if Ejstjyhvscy’s Ehajfs, it prhvhfts



suikieh: Rhrmlps it prhvhfts kivi` ufrhst, djr tmh dhlr jd plif mls stjpphe alfy prjthsts:^juè ìdh fjt gh wjrtm ìvifn id tmhrh wls fj pmysikl` strlif tj alch kìagifn lajuftlif dhh` ìch lf lkkjapìsmahft: ^ls tmh prjplnlfel tmlt tmh phjp`h if @jfejfwhrh mlppihst eurifn ”tmh Gìtz’ krheig`h: Is it truh tmlt tmhrh is fj rlkisa if mjspitl`wlres:

Ej yju shh mjw tmhj`jnilfs twist lfe ehkhivh: Umh tmhj`jnilf fhvhr slys,qujtifn Tj`tlirh, ”id tmis is tmh ghst jd l`` pjssig`h wjrès, tmhf wmlt lrh tmh jtmhrs ìch:’Umh tmhj`jnilf mls fj ialnifltijf3 tmhy sphfe l`` tmhir tiah tryifn tj oustidy tmis wjrè,l`` wmi`h infjrifn tmh prjg`ha jd plif. Mjw klf lfyjfh lvjie ghifn ehajfik wmj trihstj oustidy l wjrè tmlt levlfkhs gy tmjsh wmj suddhr (tj gjrrjw lf iehl drja Uj`stjy):[urh`y Nje kjuèf’t mlvh ehsinfhe l kruh`hr wjrè:

Nje ejhsf’t ush plif jr hvi`3 rltmhr, mualf klf kmjsh tj nivh plif lfe suddhrifnahlfifn gy mjw tmhy rhlkt tj it: Mjw rieiku`jus.

Ojg’s `lst wjres whrh fjt lutmhftik, ìch Ylfkhy wlfts tj ghìhvh. Umhy whrhslrklstik, ls Olkc Ai`hs prjvhs. Ojg dli`he tmh ”krukil` thst jd mualf drhheja’ (Ylfkhy)3[ltlf wjf tmh wlnhr.

=4. I mlvh fhvhr mhlre l tmhj`jnilf alch tmh lrnuahft lgjut ”Drhh î``’ ghifn tmh klushjd hvi` tj Hì îhsh`3 I mlvh fhvhr mhlre l tmhj`jnilf ehk`lrh tmlt l`` suikiehs nj tj Mh``tj l ajtmhr wmj’s sjf `jst tmh wlr lnlifst ehprhssijf.

=>. Umh ghìhvhr krihs, ”lwlch, J @jre! ^my ej yju s`hhp: Wjush yjursh`d! Ej fjtrhohkt us djrhvhr. ^my ej yju mieh yjur dlkh:’ (Rslà 55?7; ‛ 75).

Umhrh is fj rhp`y.Umh ghìhvhr wi`` mlvh tj `jjc ajrh [lvhe id I la tj ghìhvh if tmhir [lvijr

(Fihtzskmh).

==. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt tmhy spjch tj tmh phjp`h wmj mhlr tmh si`hfkh jd Nje. I tjètmha tmlt tmhir wjres dh`` jf ehld hlrs.

=9. Umhrh lrh djur muferhe yhlrs ghtwhhf Nhfhsis lfe Hxjeus ‛ surh`y tmis prjvhs tmltNje hfojys lnjfizifn mis phjp`h.

92. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt hvhry tiah sjahjfh slys ”Nje elaf it’, tmhy lrh lscifn djrOhsus tj eih jf l krjss djr sjahtmifn, djr sjahtmifn tj gh [lvhe.

9<. Hvlfnhìsts wlft yju [lvhe ghklush tmhy ejf’t wlft tj wl`c if Mhlvhf witmjut yju.Hvlfnhìsts lrh sh`dism, iaphrilìsts.

97. î`ìla Umjapsjf wriths jf Nje? ”Id I krhlth l phrdhkt wjrè, I cfjw mjw it wi``turf jut…Gut wmlt id I krhlth l ufivhrsh tmlt is drhh, drhh hvhf jd ah: Klf I gh `jvhe gykrhlturhs tmlt lrh fjt prjnrlaahe tj `jvh ah…Lmm, if l tru`y drhh ufivhrsh, hvhf I ejfjt cfjw mjw it wi`` turf jut. Ej hvhf I elrh tj tlch tmh risc jd `jvh:’

Mjw klf Nje gh Nje id Nje mle tj `hlrf mjw tj gh mualf:



9;. I wlft Nje tj smjw miash`d. Rmiìp Ylfkhy wjuè k`lia tmlt I wlft tj ìvh if tmhelys jd tmh Dirst Uhstlahft.

I wlft tj shh l airlk`h. Rmiìp Ylfkhy wjuè pjift jut tj ah tmlt, ldthr shhifn tmhairlk`hs jd Hìolm, tmh phjp`h whft glkc tj plnlfisa, lfe tmlt fjt hvhf Ohsus mhl`hehvhryjfh. Ylfkhy wjuè th`` ah fjt tj gh l Nfjstik, tj ehsirh airlk`hs jd `jvh, fjt

pjwhr. I ej wlft tj ìvh if tmh elys jd tmh Dirst Uhstlahft, gut Nje nlvh ah fj kmjikh jftmh altthr.

I dife tmh Njsph` jd Umjals ajrh ghlutidu` tmlf tmh prjplnlfel jd Ojmf.

95. Nje ejhsf’t suddhr wmhf mh shhs phjp`h if Mh``, wmikm is wmhrh tmhrh isf’t tmh ùxuryjd pmysikl` plif. It’s l`` ahftl`.

98.”Hvhf aifes jd sustlifhe pjwhr lrh fjt l`wlys sustlifhe if tmhir lppìkltijf lfe eiskhrfahft.’

”Cfjw`henh klf `jenh jf`y if l pjwhrdu` flturh, lfe tmlt is vhry rlrh. Dhhg`h aifes, slie [jkrlths, kjrrupt tmh

einfity jd pmi`jsjpmy wmhf tmhy mlfe`h it3 smh lpphlrs tj gh ush`hss lfe ehdhktivh wmhf smhltmhe if l glekjvhrifn.’

”It is tmh `hlst k`hvhr jd ahf wmj jjc ejwf lt jtmhrs jvhr tmhir smjuèhrs, l`wlys rhturfifn drja tmh drly du`` jd

n`jry lfe ojydu`fhss. Lfe ls jdthf ls fjt tmhir mlunmty lfnulnh lfe tmhir mlppy dlkhs wif tmha viktjry if tmh

hyhs jd tmh gystlfehrs wmj lrh nhfhrl``y dhhg`h if ouenifn lfe ifklplg`h jd eiskhrfifn rhl` suphrijrity…’

-Aikmh` eh Ajftlinfh

94. Olahs Ojykh wls rinmt wmhf mh slie tmh Nje jd Kmristilfity is ”tmh Mlfnalf Nje’.

9>. Yjufn ifth``hktul`s eisnust ah? ”tmhy kmjsh Nje sj ls fjt tj gjw ejwf ghdjrh phjp`h’! Ejstjyhvscy wls rinmt wmhf mh wrjth if Umh Wlw Yjutm tmlt ”it is iapjssig`h

djr alf tj hxist witmjut gjwifn ejwf3 sukm l alf kjuèf’t ghlr miash`d, lfe fj alfkjuè. Id mh rhohkts Nje, mh’`` gjw ejwf tj lf iej` ‛ l wjjehf jfh, jr l njèhf jfh, jr lahftl` jfh’. [ifkh tmhrh is fj Nje, l`` gjw tj lf iej`. Ay sh`dism stuehfts tmifc fjtmifnjd ah, hvhrytmifn jd tmhir ghìhds.

9=. ”Nje l`jfh klf shh lfe ouenh ay dhhìfns djr Mia’ (Ejstjyhvscy), lfe tmhrh is fjNje.

99. (Mlrjè G`jja drja Jahf jd Ai``hffiua)? ”…tmh pmhfjahfjf jd Dufelahftlìsa,wmikm ifsists tmlt tmh Gig`h is ifhrrlft, wmi`h djr tmh ajst plrt ehkìfifn tmh eiddiku`t `lgjrjd rhleifn lfe ifthrprhtifn its thxt.’

<22. Id yju njt l gufkm jd nrjwf, ifth`ìnhft ahf tjnhtmhr wmj lrh sklrhe jd HthrflÈlafltijf, I’a surh it wjuèf’t gh mlre tj put tjnhtmhr l gjjc kl``he Umh Klsh djr _hus.

<2<. Umh jtmhr prjdhssjrs lrh ieijts. Umh wjrè’s hxphrts lrh kùh`hss lgjut tmh wjrè.Umjsh wmj klf’t thlkm, thlkm phjp`h mjw tj thlkm. Umhir krhhe?

”Fjw, wmlt I wlft is, Dlkts. Uhlkm tmhsh gjys lfe nir`s fjtmifn gut Dlkts. Dlkts l`jfh lrh wlfthe if idh. R`lft

fjtmifn h`sh, lfe rjjt jut hvhrytmifn h`sh...Dlkts? fjtmifn h`sh wi`` gh jd lfy shrvikh tj tmh a’



<<8. I mlvh fj iehl wmlt ifhrrlfky ahlfs.

<<4. ”Rrjstituths lrh if fj elfnhr jd difeifn tmhir prhshft ìdh sj sltisdlktjry tmlt tmhyklffjt turf tj Nje? tmh prjue, tmh lvlrikijus, tmh sh`d-rinmthjus, lrh if tmlt elfnhr’ (K.[.

@hwis). Umh ìfh ahlfs tmlt Kmristilfs lrh l`` tj ghkjah wmjrhs.

<<>. (Jf l pjift gy Drhehrikc Guhkmfhr)? I klffjt ghìhvh if tmh Whsurrhktijf ghklush itwlsf’t aytmj`jnikl` hfjunm ‛ tmhrh wls fj hxp`jsijf if tmh scy, fjr wls tmh hlrtmkjvhrhe if ìnmt. Umh wmj`h hvhft, wmikm suppjshe`y kmlfnhe l`` jd mualf mistjry, wlsdlr tjj fjral`.

<<=. Umh ”Kmrist wls krukidihe jf hlrtm lfe tmh Kmurkm is krukidihe if tiah’ (D`lffhryJ’Kjffjr). I wi`` mjè jut ufti` tmh hfe.

<<9. K.[. @hwis wrjth ”I wjfehr wmhtmhr phjp`h wmj lsc Nje tj ifthrdhrh jphf`y lfe

eirhkt`y if jur wjrè quith rhlìzh wmlt it wi`` gh ìch wmhf Mh ejhs. ^mhf tmlt mlpphfs,it is tmh hfe jd tmh wjrè. ^mhf tmh lutmjr wl`cs jftj tmh stlnh tmh p`ly is jvhr.’ Umlt ishxlkt`y wmlt I wlft! Umis wjrè is aishrlg`h3 `ht it hfe! Lfe ejf’t l`` tmh Wlpturh-jgshsshe Kmristilfs wlft tmlt tjj: Ejhs Nje fjt ìsthf tj mis kmièrhf:

<72. @hwis ehskrighs wjrsmip ls lf ifstifktul` rhlktijf tj l wjrc jd lrt ‛ tj wjrsmipNje is tj gh klrrihe lwly gy ghluty, ls jfh wmj wltkmhs lf ifkrheig`h phrdjralfkh isshhaifn`y djrkhe tj `hlp jut jd mis jr mhr kmlir lfe lpp`lue. Umis ghifn tmh klsh, lssjahjfh wmj stueihs lrt klf gh ajrh klptivlthe gy l pliftifn id mh jr smh ufehrstlfes l``tmh kjap`hxitihs lfe ehtli`s jd it, sj sjahjfh wmj mls stueihe Kmristilfity lfe sjunmtrhvh`ltijf wi`` gh lg`h tj wjrsmip ghtthr. Id jfh ufehrstlfes tmis `jnik, jfh wi`ùfehrstlfe wmy Kmristilfity is l djra jd grlifwlsmifn.

<7<. (Jf tmh Mj`y [pirit)? ”^my ej yju kjah, yh``jw gire:’ (Lrtmur Ai``hr).

<77. Ajehrf ku`turh is ajrh pmi`jsjpmikl` lfe lgstrlkt if its tmifcifn ghklush, tmlfcs tjthkmfj`jny, tmh fhhe djr ahajrizltijf is fj `jfnhr prhshft.

<7;. Ohsus wjuè lrrjnlft`y sly ”lahf, I sly tj yju’ ghdjrh th`ìfn mis dj``jwhrssjahtmifn. Ls id mh mle tmlt cife jd lutmjrity! Mh wls fj skmj`lr.

<75. Djr l njje lunm, I rhle Umh Klsh djr Kmrist gy @hh [trjgh`. Glrt Hmralf is rinmt?tmh gjjc is l ojch. It is du`` jd glsh`hss lsshrtijfs. It k`lias gy ”[jf jd Alf’ Ohsus isrhdhrrifn tj Elfih` >?<; ‛ <5, tmjunm hvhryjfh cfjws Ohsus is pjiftifn jut tmlt mh’smualf. [uppjshe`y tmh gjjcs jd tmh Gig`h whrh writthf tmirty jr sj yhlrs ldthr Ohsus’ehltm ghklush plphr lfe phf whrh tj mlre tj nht, lfe wmj tmifcs tj writh mistjry gjjcsufti` lt `hlst twhfty-yhlrs ldthr tmh hvhft: ^hrh mistjry gjjcs jf ^ÎI writthf twjyhlrs ldthr tmh wlr: Rhrmlps hvhf tmh i`ìthrlth eiskip`hs fhhehe tiah tj `hlrf tj rhle lfewrith (tmis is ehgufche gy Hmralf’s Djrnhe). Jr phrmlps sjah phjp`h eie tmh ehspiklg`hlfe prhthfehe tj gh Alttmhw lfe @uch lfe wrjth if tmhir flah (ehspith wmlt Kmristilfs



sly, glkc tmhf, tmis wls fjt lf lkkhptlg`h prlktikh), tmjunm tmhy smjuè mlvh prhthfehe tj gh Rhthr id tmhy wlfthe rhl` krheigiìty, fjt sjah mlthe tlx-kj``hktjr. Lfywlys,suppjshe`y, lfjtmhr rhlsjf tmh Gig`h wlsf’t put tjnhtmhr djr sj `jfn is ghklush phjp`hlktivh`y eisìche writifn (phrmlps R`ltj mls sjah rhlsjfs djr wmy)3 jrl` trleitijf wls prhdhrrhe. I suppjsh phjp`h eief’t tmifc tmh Gig`h kjuè gh sj hlsi`y kjrrupthe id it wls

plsshe ejwf gy wjre jd ajutm, lfe tmlt sukm l ahtmje djrkhe phjp`h tj ifthrflìzh lfekmhrism tmh ahsslnh. Gut mjw rieiku`jus! Fj jfh kjuè pjssigiìty ahajrizh tmh Gig`h.Eie Mjahr, ls id l spjchf wjre lrtist, ahajrizh Umh Iìle lfe Umh Jeysshy: Lfetmrjunm l ahtmje jd jrl` kjaaufikltijf, mjw kjuèf’t tmh jrinifl` ahsslnh gh `jst:Lfyjfh wmj mls p`lyhe l sifn`h nlah jd th`hpmjfh wjuè cfjw it’s iapjssig`h djr tmhjrinifl` ahsslnh tj gh aliftlifhe. Jd kjursh, [trjgh`’s prjplnlfel lrnuhs tmlt tmh jrl`trleitijf wlsf’t ìch th`hpmjfh, djr hvhryjfh ìsthfifn wjuè gh kjfstlft`y kmhkcifn lfekjrrhktifn tmh stjry, gut wmlt ejhs [trjgh` lfe mis ‐hxphrts‑ cfjw: Lfe suppjshe`y tmhwrithrs jd tmh Njsph` aly mlvh, if l siai`lr alffhr, kjftifuhe tj kmhkc witm kjaajfsjurkhs drja phjp`h wmj whrh k`jshr tj Ohsus tj alch surh tmhy njt tmh stjry rinmt, gutwmlt rhpjrthr ejhs tmlt: L gle jfh, tmlt’s wmj! Jm, lfe suppjshe`y tmh [hkjfe

Uhstlahft mls tmjuslfes upjf tmjuslfes jd lfkihft thxts glkcifn it up (tmjunm Hmralfsmjws mjw l`` jd tmhsh mlvh ai`ìjfs jd hrrjrs if tmha), lfe mjw l gjjc ìch Umh Iìlejf`y mls l dhw muferhe, ls id tmis nivhs tmh [hkjfe Uhstlahft krheigiìty. Whìnijf hlsi`y grlifwlsmhs phjp`h tj wlsth tmhir tiah3 plssijf mls fjtmifn tj ej witm it. [trjgh` l`sj pjifts jut tmlt id tmh Njsph` lkkjufts whrh aleh up, jfh wjuè fjt alch tmha sjhaglrrlssifn djr tmh eiskip`hs. L`sj, [trjgh` k`lias tmlt l diktijf writhr wjuè mlvh alchtmh Njsph`s `hss ìch ajehrf fjvh`s lfe ajrh ìch aytmj`jnihs (siai`lr tj tmh Nfjstikthxts). [uppjshe`y, alf-aleh Njsph`s wjuè mlvh mle ajrh alf-drihfe`y tmhj`jnihs,(ìch tmjsh ehpikthe if tmh Nfjstik thxts), gut tmis is l`` ahlfifn`hss sphku`ltijf.

K`hlr`y tmh [hkjfe Uhstlahft is ufrhìlg`h ‛ it wls writthf alfy yhlrs ldthr Ohsuswl`che tmh hlrtm. Fj jfh kjfsiehrs tmh gijnrlpmihs jd L`hxlfehr tmh Nrhlt jr _jrjlsthrrhìlg`h, wmikm whrh writthf muferhes lfe muferhes jd yhlrs ldthr tmhy wl`che tmh hlrtm.^my smjuè Ohsus nht lf hxkhptijf:

<78. I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt hxkùsivh trutm k`lias whrh wrjfn, lfe l stuehft lsche ah,qujtifn Airjs`lv Tj`d, ”gut mjw ej wh alch sukm fjfhxkùsijflry ouenahfts:’. I tjèmia fjt tj gh sml``jw.

<74. ”[if is fjt sj aukm l dliùrh jd cfjw`henh ls l aiseirhktijf jd wi`` wmikm nhfhrlthsits jwf kjufthr-cfjw`henh’ (Tj`d), lfe tmis ahlfs Kmristilfs, hsphkil``y tmhj`jnilfs, lrhtmh ajst sifdu`.

<7>. Umhrh is l skhfh if Umh Grjtmhrs Clrlalzjv tmlt ehpikts l ajtmhr mlvifn mhr kmièaurehrhe gy l sjèihr, lfe jf tmh quhstijf jd djrnivhfhss, it is k`liahe tmlt smh, fjr tmhkmiè, mls lfy rinmt tj nivh it tj tmh sjèihr. Ivlf slys mh ejhsf’t hvhf wlft Nje tj nivhtmh sjèihr djrnivhfhss. Uj ah, tmh ajst mjrridik iehl jd ”Umh Ghltidik Tisijf’ is tmh iehljd shhifn Flzis if wmith rjghs. @ich Tj`d, I lsc ”mjw klf Nje djrnivh Flzis if tmh prhshfkh jd Ohws:’ Xfìch Tj`d, I mlvh l rhl` lfswhr? Nje is hvi`. Whifmjè Fihgumrwrjth tmlt ”lfytmifn smjrt jd `jvh klffjt gh phrdhkt oustikh’. I ejf’t ghìhvh it elwfheupjf mia tmlt Nje isf’t `jvh.



fhkhsslri`y fhhe tj kmlfnh tmhir wlys tj gh [lvhe, jf`y rhkjnfizh tmha (djr jfh klf’tkmlfnh tmhir wlys witmjut tmh [pirit ‛ ”njje wjrcs’ lrh lf ifeikltijf jd tmh [piritkmlfnifn l mualf, fjt mualfs kmlfnifn tmhir sh`vhs ‛ lfe tmh [pirit kmlfnhs tmh wlys jdwmj tmh [pirit kmjjshs djr its purpjshs).

I ejf’t cfjw wmy tmhsh stuehfts sphft l`` tmhir tiah ehdhfeifn Nje, shhifn tmlt

”tmh nidts lfe kl`ìfn jd Nje lrh irrhvjklg`h’ (Wjalfs <<?79), shhifn tmlt ”Nje mlsiaprisjfhe l`` if eisjgheihfkh sj tmlt Mh aly gh ahrkidu` tj l``’ (Wjalfs <<?;5), lfeshhifn tmlt ”djr drja Mia lfe tmrjunm Mia lfe tj Mia lrh l`` tmifns’ (Wjalfs <<?;4).Umhsh tmrhh vhrshs smjw tmlt Nje is ifkjfsiehrlth, kruh`, lfe hnjtistikl`.

<;2. (Iaprhssivh, wish ìfhs)?

<. Umh pjift jd cfjw`henh is trust, lfe cfjw`henh hfes wmhrh aisush jd it ghnifs.7. Jfh’s drhheja hfes wmhrh ejhs tmhir alturity.

<;<. Ay dlvjrith Gig`h vhrsh is Nhfhsis ;?9 ‛ ”Umh @jre Nje kl``he tj tmh alf,

‐^mhrh lrh yju:‑’ ‛ djr it smjws tmlt alf mls ajrh cfjw`henh tmlf Nje. Lela rhpìhstj Nje ”I wls ldrlie’ jut jd ahrky.L stuehft tjè ah tmlt Nje lscs hlkm, wmi`h stlrifn lt tmha, ”wmhrh lrh yju:’

îtm ay hyhs, I kjaaufiklthe tj tmh stuehft mis stupieity.

<;7.

‐^mhrh lrh yju:‑

‐Mhrh.‑ I k`jsh tmh gjjc.

<;;. Whìnijfs fjt if @ltif mlvh fjtmifn tj mieh ghmife.

<;5. Rhjp`h sphlc ehltm iftj jfh lfjtmhr djr tmh ghst jd rhlsjfs.

<;8. Mhrh’s sjah levikh? wmhfhvhr sjahjfh nivhs yju levikh, gh lwlrh tmlt tmhy prjglg`y ej wmlt tmhy th`` yju tmlt yju smjuèf’t ej.

<;4. I mlvh fhvhr aht l phrsjf wmj prlktikhs wmlt tmhy prhlkm. Umjunm I ejf’t ghìhvhit’s truh, tmis is tmh ghst hviehfkh tmlt tmh wjrè is Dl``hf.

<;>. Umh ghst wly tj murt hvhryjfh is tj murt jfh’s sh`d.

<;=. I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt prieh is njje lfe tmlt it is njje djr lf ltm`hth tj tlch prieh ifmis jr mhr thla. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt tmh Gig`h ahlft sjahtmifn eiddhrhft gy prieh,tmlt gy prieh tmh Gig`h ahlft mypjkrisy, tmlt wmhf @ukidhr slie ”I la nrhlthr tmlf Nje’mh slie ”Nje, ejf’t gh Nje’. Umh prieh tmlt is tmh nrhlthst sif is tmh prieh tmlt klffjt ghshplrlthe drja mypjkrisy. I tmjunmt tmhy whrh ojcifn.



<;9. Ay stuehfts tmifc, jf Wjalfs <7, tmlt it is pjssig`h tj ghìhvh tmlt tmh ”jfh gjeyjd Kmrist’ (Wjalfs <7?5) kjfsists jd tmh ”mlrehfhe’ oust ls aukm ls it ejhs tmh ”h`hkt’,tmlt vhrshs ìch ”wh mlvh nidts tmlt eiddhr lkkjreifn tj tmh nrlkh nivhf tj us’ (Wjalfs<7?4) kjuè lpp`y tj hvhryjfh, djr l`` lrh plrt jd Nje’s p`lf jd ”h`hktijf’. Umus, tmh”h`hkt’ lrh fjt tj ”tmifc jd tmhir sh`d ajrh minm`y’ tmlf tmh ”mlrehfhe’ lfe vikh-vhrsl, djr

id hitmhr ej sj, tmhy tmifc jd ”tmhir sh`d ajrh minm`y tmlf tmhy junmt tj tmifc’, djr gjtm lrh plrt jd Nje’s p`lf lfe mlvh gjtm ghhf nivhf ”sjghr ouenahft…lkkjreifn tj tmh ahlsurhjd dlitm tmlt Nje mls lssinfhe’ (Wjalfs ;). Umh ”mlrehfhe’ lfe tmh ”h`hkt’ lrh plr t jd tmhslah gjey lfe ”ahaghrs jd jfh lfjtmhr’, lfe sifkh ”fjt l`` tmh ahaghrs mlvh tmh slahdufktijf’ tmhsh twj plrts jd tmh gjey lrh eiddhrhft yht hqul` (Wjalfs <7?5).

^my tmhf ejhs Wjalfs <7?7 sly ”ej fjt gh kjfdjrahe tj tmis wjrè, gut ghtrlfsdjrahe gy tmh rhfhwifn jd yjur aifes, sj tmlt yju aly eiskhrf wmlt is tmh wi`` jdNje ‛ wmlt is njje lfe lkkhptlg`h lfe phrdhkt’: Id Nje ushs tmh ”mlrehfhe’ ls Nje ejhstmh ”h`hkt’, wmy fjt gh ”kjfdjrahe tj tmis wjrè’: ^my ”prhshft SjurQ gjeihs ls l ìvifnslkridikh, mj`y lfe lkkhptlg`h tj Nje’ (Wjalfs <7?<): ^my `jvh nhfuifh`y, ”mlth wmlt ishvi`, mjè dlst tj wmlt is njje…rhojikh if mjph…hxthfe mjspitlìty tj strlfnhrs’, lfe sj

jf (Wjalfs <7?9 ‛ <;): ^my gh njje: ^my ”jvhrkjah hvi` witm njje’ (Wjalfs <7?7<):Id Nje ushs hvhryjfh, wmy wjrc tj gh jfh jd tmh ”h`hkt’, hsphkil``y shhifn tmlt it ejhsf’tshha tmlt jfh klf ghkjah jfh jd tmh ”h`hkt’ uf`hss Nje kmjjshs tmha: Ghklush Njealchs l ”mlrehfhe’ phrsjf ”h`hkt’ id tmhy strivh tj gh ”h`hkt’, hvhf tmjunm tmhy ifhvitlg`ydli` if tmhir strivifns: Ghklush Nje kmjjshs tj ”h`hkt’ sjahjfh id tmhy strivh tj gh mj`ywmi`h lkkhptifn tmhy wi`` ifhvitlg`y dli`: ^my gjtmhr id Nje ushs tmh ”mlrehfhe’ oust lsaukm ls Nje ejhs tmh ”h`hkt’: I lsche ay stuehfts tmhsh uflfswhrlg`h quhstijfs, lfetmhy tjè ah tmlt ”ghifn ìch Kmrist’ alchs jfh’s ”ojy kjap`hth’ (Ojmf <8), tmlt its prlktikl``y iapjssig`h tj ”jvhrkjah hvi` witm hvi`’ ghklush, if rhlìty, jfh klf jf`yjvhrkjah hvi` witm njje, tmlt ìvifn phlkhdu``y witm jtmhrs alchs jfh’s ìdh ghtthr, tmlttmh mlunmty jfh is aishrlg`h. If hsshfkh, ay stuehfts lrnuhe tmlt tmh ajrl` levikh ifWjalfs <7, lfe l`` tmh [hkjfe Uhstlahft djr tmlt altthr, wls fjt oust tj p`hlsh Nje, guttj alch jfh’s ìdh ghtthr, mlppihr, lfe ajrh ojydu`, ghklush tmlt is wmlt p`hlshs Nje. Aystuehfts lrnuhe tmlt, if tmis wly, Wjalfs lfe tmh Gig`h lrh vhry prlktikl`. I lsche mjw”phrdhktijf’ wls prlktikl`, lfe ay stuehfts slie tmlt, tmjunm phrdhktijf is iapjssig`h lfemhfkh iaprlktikl`, tmh strivifn djr it is vhry prlktikl`.

I lsche tmha mjw tmh ”mlrehfhe’ kjuè ”strivh djr phrdhktijf’ id tmhy kjuèf’t`jvh, jr lgieh if, Kmrist (ghklush tmlt’s mjw phrdhktijf is prlktikhe lkkjreifn tj tmhGig`h), lfe ay stuehfts tjè ah tmhy whrhf’t surh id tmh ”mlrehfhe’ whrh ifklplg`h jd`jvifn Kmrist, tmlt tmh ”mlrehfhe’ aly oust mlvh eiddhrhft phrsjflìtihs lfe flturhs tmltaleh tmha `hss lddhktijflth, zhl`jus, lfe sj jf, l`` wmikm Nje tlchs iftj lkkjuft if MisRhrdhkt Ouenahft. I tjè ay stuehfts tmhf tmlt I nuhss tmlt ahlft I wjuè gh [lvhe, lfeay stuehfts tjè ah tmhy whrhf’t Xfivhrslìsts, tmlt tmhy eief’t mlvh tj wjrry lgjutOuenahft, ghklush, wmlthvhr it hftli`he, it wjuè gh Njje, ghklush Nje Is Njje. I tmhfkl``he tmhir gùdd.

<52. …Nje’s `jvh isf’t ufkjfeitijfl`. Yju mlvh tj lkkhpt it.@ich Gin Grjtmhr…



<5<. K.[. @hwis k`lias Nje th``s us tj wjrsmip mia ghklush wh klf mlvh ojy fj jtmhrwly, ls l klr klffjt ajvh `hst it mls ji`. Mualfs lrh aleh tj ghìhvh ls l klr is aleh djrji`. Umis sjufes ìch l tmrhlt tj ah.

<57. Ajtivlthe gy `jvh, ìch lgjrtijfists, plrhfts krusm tmhir jèhr kmièrhf witm kjftrj`

spirits.

<5;. [jahtmifn isf’t truh oust ghklush it’s l qujth.

<55. It’s truh wmlt Ojshpm L. [kmuaphthr wriths? ”nhfiushs lfe prjpmhts ej fjt usul``yhxkh` if prjdhssijfl` `hlrfifn, lfe tmhir jriniflìty, id lfy, is jdthf euh prhkish`y tj tmhdlkt tmlt tmhy ej fjt’.

<58. ”Ajst kiviìzltijfs mlvh eislpphlrhe ghdjrh tmhy mle tiah tj di`` tj tmh du`` tmhahlsurh jd tmhir prjaish’ ([kmuaphthr). Umh Ltmhist dinmts tj chhp tmis drja ghifn tmhdifl` ouenahft jf wjrè mistjry.

<54. Ls id hkjfjaists, fhvhr ìsthfifn tj jfh lfjtmhr, twj prhlkmhrs wi`` gjtm k`lia tmlttmh jtmhr phrsjf wjf’t ìsthf tj wmlt tmh Gig`h slys.

<5>. Umh prjg`ha witm Kmristilfity is tmlt tmh Gig`h l`wlys slys tmlt tmh jtmhr sieh iswrjfn.

<5=. (Jf rhìnijf lfe hkjfjaiks)? Uj ush tmh jgohkt tmlt grhlcs jfh’s `hn ls l krutkmejhsf’t oustidy tmh jgohkt, fjr ejhs it mhl` tmh `hn.

<59. Kriaifl` kriahs lrh mlre`y tmh alojrity jd kriahs.

<82. Rlssijflth phjp`h lrh lkkushe jd ghifn stuggjrf.

<8<. Fj jfh wls l slift tmlt wls fjt stuggjrf lgjut phrdhktijf.

<87. L`` kjufki` drja tmjsh wmj ejf’t trust yju is ifvlìe. Umis is wmy I klffjt tlch aystuehfts shrijus`y.

<8;. Alfy ìvh l finmtalrh witmjut rhlìzifn it ghklush tmhy’rh mlvifn l njje tiah.

<85. Alfy wjrry lgjut `jjcifn glkc jf tmhir ìdh lfe rhnrhttifn tmlt tmhy eief’t njlgrjle, gut djrnjt tj wjrry lgjut sjahtmifn hvhf ajrh mjrrig`h? `jjcifn djrwlreifn lfeshhifn fjtmifn.

<88. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt tmhy wi`` jf`y dli` id Alttmhw 4?;; is dl`sh. I eief’t tmifc itwjuè gh sj hlsy.

<84. Rlrhfts thfe tj kl`` tmhir kmièrhf stuggjrf lfe tmhf gh stuggjrf lgjut fjt `httifntmhir kmièrhf dj``jw tmhir plssijfs.



<8>. ”Jfh aust hlrf tmhir sukkhss s piritul``y ajrh sj tmlf pmysikl``y, ay stuehfts tjèah ldthr I lsche tmha wmy tmhy djunmt ah sj mlre. I mle fj iehl wmlt tmhy ahlft.

<8=. Kmristilfs mlvh `jst tmh ku`turh ghklush l`` tmh Kmristilf plrhfts, jut jd `jvh, wjf’t

`ht tmhir kmièrhf tlch riscs. It’s wjfehrdu`.

<89. Fj rhnrht is nrhlthr tmlf jd tmh jfh wmj tjè tmh yjufn Ajzlrt tj stjp ghifnstuggjrf lfe tj ej sjahtmifn wjrtmwmi`h witm mis ìdh. Umlt phrsjf cfhw mh wls wishhfjunm tj rhkjnfizh nhfius wmhf mh slw it.

<42. I stjpphe wjrryifn id I sjufehe hxtrhah lfe ehdilft `jfn lnj. Fjtmifn is ajrhehdilft tmlf ”I la tmh Urutm, tmh ^ly, lfe tmh @idh’3 g`lspmhay wls Ohsus’ jf`y`lfnulnh. Kmristilfs ghìhvh if tmhsh wjres, sj I wi`` rhturf tmha if du``. ^mhf I ushe tjsphfe l`` ay tiah tryifn tj dife tmh rinmt wjreifn if jrehr tj lvjie murtifn lfyjfh, Ialeh situltijfs wjrsh lfe wjrsh. Fjw, I ejf’t klrh id I murt phjp`h, djr I rhlìzhe tmlt I

mle fj rinmt tj kritikizh tmh wly Kmristilfs ìvhe id I eief’t dj``jw it up witm lktijf.îseja, `lkcifn lktijf, is prieh. [ukm l stlth is jd jfh wmj wlsths tmhir ìdh lfe mls du``cfjw`henh tmlt tmhy ej sj. Umis is l dlir ehdifitijf jd mh``.

Ay stuehfts tmifc, jf Wjalfs <;, tmlt ”`ht hvhry phrsjf gh sugohkt tj tmhnjvhrfifn lutmjritihs’ (Wjalfs <;?<) ahlfs wh smjuè nivh ”jgheihfkh tj lutmjritihs’.Umis, ìch ”jgheihfkh tj plrhfts’, wmikm is smjrtmlfe djr ”jgheihfkh tj Nje tmrjunm plrhfts’, is smjrtmlfe djr ”jgheihfkh tj Nje tmrjunm lutmjritihs’. Mualfs lrh tj dj``jwnjvhrfifn lutmjritihs up tj tmh pjift if wmikm tmhy vij`lth Nje’s Lutmjrity. Mjw is jfhtj stlfe lnlifst lf ufoust njvhrfahft: Kjfsiehrifn jfh klf jf`y ”jvhrkjah hvi` witmnjje’ (Wjalfs <7?7<), tmlt it is prlktikl``y iapjssig`h jr dlr ajrh eiddiku`t tj jvhrkjahhvi` witm hvi`, Kmristilfs aust jppjsh lf ufoust njvhrfahft gy ghifn `jvifn, njje, lfealrtyrs. Umh hlr`y Kmurkm khrtlif`y jppjshe Fhrj, gut tmhy eie sj fjt witm vij`hfkh, gutwitm slkridikh, ls eie Alrtif @utmhr Cifn Or., lfe sj jf.

I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt tmhy kjuè ifthrprht lfy vhrsh iftj slyifn wmlt tmhywlfthe it tj sly, lfe tmlt ^ÎI eisprjvhe tmhir pjift. [mjuè tmh L`ìhs mlvh lttlkchetmh Flzis witm kmlrity: ^juè tmlt mlvh ghhf ajrh hddhktivh tmlf witm nufs: Aystuehfts tjè ah tmh L`ìhs jvhrklah tmh Flzis witm kjurlnh lfe oustikh3 I rhaifehe tmhatmlt aurehr is aurehr. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmh Nhralf njvhrfahft wls fjt tmh ”ruìfnlutmjrity’ jvhr tmh L`ìhs, tmlt tmh ifeivieul`s witmif Lahrikl, gy lnrhhifn tj tmh erldt,whrh ”jgheihft tj Nje tmrjunm lutmjritihs’. I lsche ay stuehfts id tmlt ahlft Nje kl``he phjp`h tj nj ci`` Flzis. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt jf`y ifeivieul`s kjuè cfjw tmlt, lfetmlt ifeivieul`s wmj eief’t dhh` kl``he tj dinmt smjuèf’t gh ouenhe ls `hsshr djr lgstlififndrja kjaglt. I rhaifehe ay stuehfts tmlt l erldt djrkhs l`` tj dinmt, lfe ay stuehftslkcfjw`henhe tmlt I wls rinmt. Drja tmis pjift, ay stuehfts lrnuhe tmlt wlr prjvhs tmhwjrè is ”Dl``hf’, djr if wlr, njje lfe hvi` dl`` lplrt3 fhitmhr is ”Njje’ hfjunm. ^lr prjvhs tmh wjrè fhhes l [lvijr.

îtm hvhry kjfvhrsltijf, ay stuehfts prjvh tmlt Kmristilfity is l kj``hktijf jdufghlrlg`h kjftrleiktijfs.



<4<. Whìnijfs ehvh`jp ghklush tmhy krhlth ”fjf-zhrj-sua’ rh`ltijfsmips. Jd kjursh, tmisis mieehf drja tmh `lyalf, ghklush ”rhìnijfs tmlt rhlkm nrhlt stlturh mlvh l nrhltthfehfky tj rhwrith tmhir mistjry if tmh prjkhss’ (Wikmlre ^rinmt). Umus, phjp`h tmifc tmhGig`h is ”Ifspirhe’, wmhf its rhl``y oust ”heithe’ gy tmh ruìfn lutmjritihs.

<47. ^my klf’t yju oust dhh` tmh wjfehr jd cfjwifn Hvjùtijf nlvh rish tj l`` tmis: Isf’ttmlt hfjunm: ^my klf’t wh alrvh` lt mjw mualfs mlvh hvj`vhe iftj ghifn rhìnijus,rltmhr tmlf gh rhìnijus:

<4;. Uru`y, ”tmhrh is if tmh wjrè tjely l nrhlt lfe aysthrijus djrkh tmlt smlphs tmhdjrtufhs jd ai`ìjfs jd phjp`h’ (^rinmt).’ It is kl``he rhìnijf. ”If suaaifn up, tmhf, italy gh slie tmlt fhlr`y l`` tmh nrhlt sjkil` ifstitutijfs mlvh ghhf gjrf if rhìnijf’(Eurcmhia). @ukcalff lfe Ghrnhr, lutmjrs jd Umh [jkil` Kjfstruktijf jd Whlìty, wjuèlnrhh. Wikmlre ^rinmt if Umh Hvjùtijf jd Nje ejhs l trhahfejus ojg jd smjwifn mjwsjkihtihs levlfkh gy ”fjf-zhrj-sua’ rh`ltijfsmips, lfe mjw rhìnijf is pivjtl` ifhstlgìsmifn sukm (sjah jd mis klsh-stueihs kjfsist jd mjw Aumlaale ltthapthe tj alch

trhltihs ghtwhhf Ohws lfe Kmristilfs, jf mjw tmh njes jd jtmhr fltijfs whrh ifkjrpjrltheiftj jfh lfjtmhr’s rhìnijfs ls l wly tj krhlth l ”sjkil` kjftrlkt’ ghtwhhf tmh twj, lfe sjjf). Ay stuehfts lrnuh tmlt tmis is hviehfkh tmlt mualfs whrh krhlthe tj wjrsmip Nje, gut I tmifc tmh hviehfkh smjws tmlt Nje wls l gyprjeukt jd Hvjùtijf. Ay stuehfts slietmhrh’s fj shplrltijf ghtwhhf tmh twj id Hvjùtijf is tmh ahlfs gy wmikm Nje kmjsh tj gh cfjwf. I tjè tmha tmlt id Nje ushe Hvjùtijf, tmhy mle l `jt jd hxp`lififn tj ej. Umhylnrhhe.

<45. ”L`` ajrtl`s thfe tj turf iftj tmh tmifn tmhy lrh prhthfeifn tj gh’ (@hwis)3 tmis iswmy Kmristilfs turf iftj ehvilft, ufkhrtidihe, lfe ejjahe thlkmhrs.

<48. Jfh hlrfs tmhir sh`d-hsthha gy mjw tmhy ìvh tmhir ìdh. Ay stuehfts lrh l`wlystl`cifn lgjut muaiìty ghklush tmh ìvh phrvhrthe ìvhs.

<44. Kl`vifists lkkush Lraifilfs jd Rh`lnilfisa, prjvifn tmlt tmhy’rh l`` djj`s.

<4>. Nhfhrltijf Ah gy Uwhfnh is lgjut Kmristilfity. Ay prjg`ha witm Kmristilfs is fjtsj aukm witm wmlt tmhy ghìhvh ls it is witm tmh dlkt tmlt tmhy’rh l`` lej`hskhfts. Umhy’rhiaalturh lfe `lkc ehptm. I quhstijf lfe kjfdrjft tmha tj djrkh tmha tj nrjw. IdKmristilfs whrh eyflaik kmlrlkthrs, rltmhr tmlf d`lt, I wjuè rhsphkt tmha. Umhy th`` ahtj `jvh Nje, gut tmhy mlvh fhvhr smjwf mia tj ah. Umhrh is fjwmhrh I klf `jjc gut iftjtmhir hyhs.

<4=. Umhy prjthkt tmha drja tmh kjè gy tmrjwifn tmha iftj tmh dirh.

<49. It is truh tmlt yju aust tj ej tmifns if ìdh tmlt yju ejf’t wlft tj ej, gut it is fjt truhtmlt yju aust ej l aissijf tmlt yju ejf’t wlft tj ej. Alfy mlvh dli`he tj alch tmiseistifktijf lfe plie witm tmhir ìdh.



<>2. Rlssijf is prlktikl`. Umh plssijflth lrh dlr ajrh krhltivh, hddikihft, lfe erivhf tmlftmh gjrhe. Lf iaplssijflth phrsjf is l ìlgiìty. Djr phjp`h tj ej sjahtmifn tmhy ejf’twlft tj ej if dhlr jd mlvifn fj ghfhdits is tj fj jfh’s ghfhdit.

<><. (Jf Kmristilfs)? ”L`ls wh / ^mj wismhe tj `ly tmh djufeltijfs jd cifefhss / Kjuè

fjt jursh`vhs gh cife’ (Ghrtj`t Grhkmt).

<>7. I ejf’t ìch tj eiskuss pjìtiks, gut id tmhrh wls jfh pjift I wjuè strhss, it is tmltyju klf’t nivh drhheja tj tmjsh wmj ejf’t rhle. Umh njvhrfahft wi`` mlvh tj stlrtdjrkifn phjp`h tj ej tmifns ghklush phjp`h, `lkcifn wiseja, wi`` fjt ej wmlt aust ghejfh jf tmhir jwf. Umh phjp`h wi`` tmhf rhvj`t ghklush tmhy’vh mle tmhir drhheja tlchflwly. Yht tmh phjp`h sti`` wjf’t rhle ghklush tmhy’rh drhh tj ej wmlt tmhy wlft witm tmhirtiah, lfe tmhy rltmhr mlvh duf.

Mistjry is plrtihs lfe rhvjùtijfs.Umis smjws tmlt Gjfmjhddhr wls rinmt lgjut jfh tmifn, ”tmh ìghrltijf jd alf ls lf

lgsjùth iehl` `hles jf`y tj alf’s sh`d -ehstruktijf’, tmlt ”tmh ehalfe djr lgsjùth ìghrty

grifns ahf tj tmh ehptms jd s`lvhry’.

<>;. Jtmhrs wi`` wlfts wmlt’s njje djr yju, gut fjt wmlt is ghst.

<>5. Umhrh lrh alfy tmifns jfh klffjt ufehrstlfe ufti` it is tjj `lth.

<>8. (Jf fltijfl` ehgt lfe ”lkkhptifn Ohsus ls yjur @jre lfe [lvijr’)?

”Ghklush tmh wmj`h tmifn lgjut tlttjjs is tmlt tmhy’rh phralfhft, jd kjursh, irrhvjklg`h jfkh njtthf…tmh

irrhvjklgiìty jd l tlttjj is wmlt olkcs up tmh lerhflìfh jd tmh iftjxiklthe ehkisijf tj sit ejwf if tmh kmlir lfe

lktul``y nht it (tmh tlttjj) ‛ gut tmh kmi`ìfn tmifn lgjut tmh iftjxikltijf is tmlt it shhas tj alch yju kjfsiehr

jf`y tmh lerhflìfh jd tmh ajahft itsh`d, fjt (if lfy ehptm) tmlt irrhvjklgiìty tmlt prjeukhs tmh lerhflìfh.’

-Elvie Djsthr l``lkh, Ifdifith Ohst

<>4. Wjalfs <5?< ‛ <7, tjnhtmhr witm Alttmhw >?< ‛ 8, smjws tmlt tmh nrhlthst sif, prieh,wmikm tmh Gig`h wlrfs lnlifst, is l cife jd prieh aixhe witm l ouenahftl` lfemypjkritikl` lttitueh3 prieh ejhsf’t oust ahlf ”kjfdiehfkh’. Ay stuehfts lrh djj`s djralcifn l kjfvjùthe k`lia ìch tmlt tj l nrhlt Rrjdhssjr ìch aysh`d.

<>>.”@ht us tmhrhdjrh fj jfnhr plss ouenahft jf jfh lfjtmhr, gut rhsj`vh ifsthle fhvhr tj put l stuagìfn g`jkc jr

miferlfkh if tmh wly jd lfjtmhr. I cfjw lfe la phrsulehe if tmh @jre Ohsus tmlt fjtmifn is ufk`hlf if itsh`d3

gut it is ufk`hlf djr lfyjfh wmj tmifcs it ufk`hlf. Id yjur grjtmhr jr sisthr is ghifn ifourhe gy wmlt yju hlt, yju

lrh fj `jfnhr wl`cifn if `jvh. Ej fjt `ht wmlt yju hlt klush tmh ruif jd jfh djr wmja Kmrist eihe. [j ej fjt `ht

yjur njje gh spjchf jd ls hvi`. Djr Umh Cifneja jd Nje is fjt djje lfe erifcs gut rinmthjusfhss lfe phlkh lfe

ojy if tmh Mj y [pirit. Umh jfh wmj tmus shrvhs Kmrist is lkkhptlg`h tj Nje lfe mls mualf lpprjvl . @ht us tmhfpursuh wmlt alchs phlkh lfe djr autul` upguièifn’.

”Ej fjt, djr tmh slch jd djje, ehstrjy tmh wjrc jd Nje. Hvhrytmifn is ifehhe k`hlf, gut it is wrjfn djr yju tj

alch jtmhrs dl`` gy wmlt yju hlt. It is njje fjt tj hlt ahlt jr erifc wifh jr ej lfytmifn tmlt alchs yjur

grjtmhr jr sisthr stuag`h. Umh dlitm tmlt yju mlvh, mlvh ls yjur jwf kjfviktijf ghdjrh Nje. G`hsshe lrh tmjsh

wmj mlvh fj rhlsjf tj kjfehaf tmhash`vhs ghklush jd wmlt tmhy lpprjvh. Gut tmjsh wmj mlvh ejugt lrh

kjfehafhe id tmhy hlt, ghklush tmhy ej fjt lkt drja dlitm3 djr wmlthvhr ejhs fjt prjkhhe drja dlitm is sif’.

-Wjalfs <5?<; ‛ 7;



Jf tmhsh vhrshs, ay stuehfts aleh lf lgsure pjift. Umhy k`liahe tmlt tmjunmtmhsh vhrshs whrh eiskussifn ”ufk`hlf djjes’ (ìch smh`` dism, plnlf grhle, htk…), l``tmhsh vhrshs kjuè gh lppìhe tj tmh situltijf if wmikm plrhfts chhp tmhir kmièrhf drjanjifn ldthr tmhir erhlas lfe mjphs djr ”prlktikl` rhlsjfs’, ìch djje, smh`thr, mhl`tm klrh, ghfhdits, lfe sj jf. Infjrifn Alttmhw 4?78 ‛ ;5, tmhsh plrhfts chhp tmhir kmièrhf drja

ìvifn ghklush ”yju’vh njt tj hlt’, lfe sj vij`lth ”ej fjt, djr tmh slch jd njje, ehstrjy tmhwjrc jd Nje’. Dhlr is wmy plrhfts ej tmis, lfe, jd kjursh, tmhy ej it jut jd `jvh, yht ”tmhjfh wmj dhlrs is fjt alch Rhrdhkt if @jvh’ (< Ojmf 5?<=).

Alfy ruif tmhir drihfes lfe kmièrhf gy ”wmlt tmhy hlt’, djr ”prlktiklìtihs’, lfe sjklush wmlt tmhy ”hlt’ lfe ”ej’ tj klush tmh ”ruif jd jfh wmja Kmrist eihe’. Umhy djrnhttmlt djje, erifc, mhl`tm klrh, htk…, lrh fjt ”Umh Cifneja jd Nje’, ”gut rinmthjusfhsslfe phlkh lfe ojy if tmh Mj`y [pirit’. Jut jd `jvh djr plrhfts jr drihfes wmj try tj nhttmha tj gh ajrh ”prlktikl`’, tmjsh wmj cfjw ghtthr aust stlfe dira `hst tmhir `jvhe jfhsjfh ely gh ehstrjyhe gy rhnrht djr nhttifn tmha tj tlch l ”ghtthr’ pltm.

Umis is fjt tj sly tmlt tmhsh ”prlktiklìtihs’ lrh gle, gut tmlt tmhy lrh gle if tmhwrjfn jrehr, wmhf tmhy ”kjfdìkt’ jr ”iapheh’ ”Umh Cifneja jd Nje. Rhj p`h wmj kmjsh

tj nht prlktikl` ojgs, djje, htk…lrh fjt tj gh kjfehafhe, djr ”hvhrytmifn is k`hlf’. Umhylrh jf`y kjfehafhe id, wmi`h tmhy nj tj tmhir ojg tj gh prlktikl`, tmhy dhh` ”kjfehafhe’(tj tmhir sh`d), djr tmis is l sinf tmlt tmhy ”ej fjt lkt drja dlitm’. Jfh is ìchwishkjfehafhe id tmhy dhh` gjrheja jr suphrijrity jvhr tmjsh wmj tmh Mj`y [pirit `hles if l`hss ”prlktikl`’ eirhktijf.

Lfe, ay stuehfts hapmlsizhe, tmh vhrsh tmlt kmlfnhs hvhrytmifn ”djr wmlthvhrejhs fjt prjkhhe drja dlitm is sif’. [uppjshe`y, id yju tlch tmlt shrijus`y, hvhrytmifnkmlfnhs. [hkurity ghkjahs elfnhrjus.

If rhspjfsh tj l`` tmis, I tjè ay stuehfts tj stjp mltifn tmhir plrhfts.

<>=. I wls tjè [ltlf’s ghst trikcs hftli` nhttifn njje tmifns jut jd jrehr, gut tmlt sjufeheajrh ìch Nje tj ah.

<>9. Umhj`jny tmlt ejhsf’t shhc tj cfjw Ohsus is iej`-kjfstruktijf. I rhaifehe aystuehfts tmlt Ohsus wls ehle.

<=2. Umjsh wmj `lkc l ”[jufe Aife’ (tmifc Rlu` T. Grjwf) ouenh lfjtmhr tj `lkc l”[jufe Aife’, lfe strivh tj djrkh tmh jtmhr tj kmlfnh tmhir kjursh, klusifn l vikijuskyk`h.

<=<. I mlth Kmristilfs ghklush tmhy th`` jfh lfjtmhr tmlt tmh ajst iapjrtlft tmifn tmhy klfej witm tmhir ìdh is `ht Ohsus mlvh kjap`hth kjftrj`, lfe tmhf mlth tmh jfhs wmj lktul``yej tmis. Umhy sly tj jfh lfjtmhr ”yju aust wl`c if tmh [pirit ajahft gy ajahft’, guttmh ajahft l Kmristilf ejhsf’t p`lf djr mjw mh jr smh wi`` jgtlif djje lfe smh`thr, tmh phrsjf is ehspishe ls iaprlktikl`, stuggjrf, lfe ieijtik. Kmristilfs sly Nje g`hsshs tmjshwmj mlvh tmh nrhlthst thstifn, gut wmhf jfh jd tmhir dh``jw Kmristilfs njhs tmrjunmmlresmip, tmhy sly ”wh``, id yju wjuè ej wmlt Nje wls th`ìfn yju tj ej, tmifns wjuè gh ghtthr ’ jr ”yju wjuè mlvh l sjufe aife id yju whrh dj``jwifn tmh [pirit’. Mjw klf’t Imlth sukm Rmlrishhs: Id tmhsh lrh tmh [lvhe, tmhir Nje is l ehle.



<=7. [jahtmifn isf’t dl`sh ghklush yju ejf’t wlft tj tmifc lgjut it.

<=;. Ejf’t nivh up yjur ìdh djr ìdh ifsurlfkh.

<=5. Njssiphrs fhvhr njssip? tmhy vjikh kjfkhrfs.

<=8. Rhjp`h sphlc ajst jf wmlt tmhy smjuèf’t sphlc.

<=4. Rhjp`h cfjw ajst wmhf tmhy cfjw fjtmifn.

<=>. Hlkm nlifs ifdifith pjthftil`, lfe `jshs tmh klplkity tj rhlìzh lfy jd it.

<==. (Uj plrlpmrlsh Rrjust)? @idh is fjt l ojurfhy tj l ehstifltijf gut l cifeìfn jd fhwhyhs.

<=9. ”Ehltm lfe ìdh lrh if tmh pjwhr jd tmh tjfnuh, lfe tmjsh wmj `jvh it wi`` hlt its

druits’ (Rrjvhrgs <=?7<). Umis hxp`lifs wmy ay stuehfts suddhr.

<92. (Jf stuehfts)? ”…Yju mypjkrith, dirst tlch tmh `jn jut jd yjur jwf hyh, lfe tmhfyju wi`` shh k`hlr`y tj tlch tmh sphkc jut jd yjur fhinmgjr’s hyh’ (Alttmhw >?8), lfe tmhfyju wi`` shh tmhrh is fj sphkc tj gh rhajvhe.

<9<. (îtm lf l`ùsijf tj Wl`pm H`ìsjf)? ”^h aust shh Mia tj gh kmlfnhe iftj Misialnh, fjt oust ghkjah tmh ialnh jd jfh jd Mis drihfes’ (Wikc Ojyfhr). Kmristilfs aust ghkjah ifvisig`h phjp`h: Cihrchnllre lfe Fihtzskmh, Kmristhfeja mlthrs, wjuèlpprjvh.

<97. Wikc Ojyfhr pjifts jut tmlt tmhrh is fj nrlfesjfs jr nrlfeelunmthrs jd Nje if[kripturh, tmlt ”hvhryjfh is dirst nhfhrltijf tj Mia’. Ejhsf’t Nje wlft l dlai`y:

<9;. [uppjshe`y, Kmristilfity is fjt oust lgjut alcifn l ehkisijf3 it’s lgjut ehkieifn tj ghkjah sjahjfh.

<95. [uppjshe`y. id jfh `jjcs k`jsh`y lt tmh mistjrikl` Ohsus, tmhy ejf’t shh `hss jd ”tmh[jf jd Nje’3 if dlkt, tmh phrsjf shhs ajrh jd Nje’s Dlkh. Nje aust gh rhl``y fjral`.

<98. ^h shh stlrs ghklush, jvhr kjuft`hss ai`hs, tmhy fhvhr quit tmh rlkh.

<94. L rliferjp ripp`hs tmh jkhlf.

<9>. Mjphdu` phjp`h lrh stuggjrf phjp`h.

<9=. (Jf tmhj`jnilfs)? ”Mh tmlt is njje djr alcifn hxkushs is shèja njje djr lfytmifnh`sh’ (Ghfolaif Drlfcìf)



<99. ”Lfyjfh wmj `jvhs mis dltmhr jr ajtmhr ajrh tmlf Ah is fjt wjrtmy jd Ah3lfyjfh wmj `jvhs mis sjf jr elunmthr ajrh tmlf Ah is fjt wjrtmy jd Ah’ (Alttmhw<2?;>). ^mj klf’t `jvh tmhir plrhfts ajrh tmlf lf ifvisig`h drihfe:

Fjfh klf gh [lvhe.

722. ”Ohsus rhpìhe, ‐Fj jfh wmj puts l mlfe tj tmh p`jw lfe `jjcs glkc is dit djr shrvikhif Umh Cifneja jd Nje‑’ (@uch 9?47). Kmrist aust `jvh ah3 I’vh fhvhr ghhf l dlrahr .

72<. Njje tiahs lrh tmh hfhay jd ghst tiahs, ls hxphrihfkhs lrh tmh hfhay jd lf

hxphrihfkh.

727. Rhjp`h rlrh`y lkt jf lfswhrs3 tmhy rhphlt quhstijfs. Umhy wlsth lwly if tmh mlrgjr.

72;. Cfjwifn wmlt’s ghst djr phjp`h, wh ruif tmha.

725. ^lrs lrh duf tj stlrt, gut fjt tj dinmt.

728. Alfy djkus jf nltmhrifn alsshs, rltmhr tmlf phjp`h.

724. Jxdjre is tmh ghst ufivhrsity systha, lfe it chhps puttifn tmh wjrst phjp`h if it.

72>. Uj ìvh is tj gh lajfnst syagj`s. Umh syagj`s pjift tjwlre wmlt yju kmjjsh, ìchfjtmifn.

72=. Njje iehls lrh tmjsh tmlt lrh fjt lkthe jf.

729. It is sh`dism tmifn tj chhp sjahjfh drja alcifn tmh aistlchs yju aleh.

7<2. Ls wh alch tmh aistlch jd tmifcifn tmlt l phrsjf wmj is lf hxphrt lt jfh tmifn is lfhxphrt lt hvhrytmifn, wh alch tmh aistlch jd tmifcifn tmlt l rikm phrsjf wmj sj`vhe jfh prjg`ha aust gh lg`h tj sj`vh l`` tmh wjrè’s prjg`has. Lfe sj fj jfh cfjws lfytmifn,lfe sj fjtmifn nhts ejfh.

7<<. Ay stuehfts ghìhvh dlitm is l ojurfhy tjwlre l Tisijf, glshe jf Mhgrhw << ‛ <7,lfe tmlt vhrshs ìch Alttmhw 4?;;, < Ojmf 5?<=, lfe alfy ajrh, klf jf`y gh ufehrstjje prjphr`y if tmis kjfthxt. Id dlitm is fjt l ojurfhy, jfh’s dlitm is ehle. Ay stuehfts lrnuhtmh iehl tmlt jfh is ”[lvhe gy Nrlkh’ ahlfs jfh is ”[lvhe gy l Ojurfhy/ojurfhy’, lfe tmlttmis iehl kjagifhs tmh kjfkhpt jd ”wjrcs’ lfe ”dlitm’ phrdhkt`y. Umhy lrnuhe tmlt tmhajehrf ialnh jd ”tmh rjle’ ls l ajeh` djr ìdh is l kjufthrdhit jd tmis Gigìkl` kjfstrukt. I

tjè tmha tmhy whrh rhleifn tmhir ku`turh iftj tmh thxt. Umhy tjè ah tmh thxt wls tiah`hss.I `lunmhe. Umhy tjè ah ”strhfntm, phrshvhrlfkh, lfe hfeurlfkh’ whrh tiah`hsskmlrlkthristiks. Umhy tjè ah tmlt id Kmristilfs djrnht tmhy lrh tj gh ”ìch Kmris’ lfe tmltKmrist wls lg`h tj ghlr tmh krjss ”ghklush jd tmh Ojy tmlt wls sht ghdjrh Mia’ (tmifc Ojmf<8), Kmristilfs wi`` ghkjah whlc, djrnhttifn ”Uruh Ojy’ kjahs ldthr tril`s. Umhy k`liahetmlt id Kmristilfs djrnht tmlt tmhy aust ”hfeurh tril`s’ djr ”tmh slch jd eiskipìfh’, tmhy wi`` gh quitthrs, tmlt id tmhy djrnht ”eiskipìfh l`wlys shhas plifdu` rltmhr tmlf p`hlslft lt tmhtiah’, tmhy wi`` fhvhr nht ”tmh phlkhdu` druit jd rinmthjusfhss’, djr tmhy wjf’t gh lg`h tj



mlfe`h it, euh tj l `lkc jd trlififn. I trihe tj mh`p tmha lfe tjè tmha tmlt Nje eief’t `jvhtmha, gut tmhy whrh tjj stuggjrf tj ìsthf tj ah.

7<7. Umhrh is fj tjpik tmlt phjp`h lrh ajrh lrtiku`lth lt eiskussifn, lfe ajrh prjfh tjeiskuss, tmlf tmlt wmikm tmhy cfjw fjtmifn lgjut. Uj tl`c lgjut tmlt wmikm jfh is

infjrlft is tj njssip.

7<;. It is ghtthr tj risc hvhrytmifn tmlf tj `ht it l`` s`jw`y hrjeh lwly.

7<5. Lrt, ìch skihfkh, is l systha jd `lws lfe `jnik rh`ltivh tj l skjph. If tmh klsh jd lrt,tmh skjph is ehsinfhe lfe djrau`lthe gy tmh lrtist. Umh skihftist jphrlths rh`ltivh tjhxistifn lfe eiskjvhrhe skjphs.

7<8. Jfh is erivhf tj tmh ehnrhh tmhir wjrc altkmhs tmhir stuggjrffhss3 jfh is stuggjrf tjtmh ehnrhh tmhir erivh hxkhhes tmhir wjrc.

7<4. L erhla is l dlftlsy tj tmh ehnrhh jfh’s visijf hxkhhes tmhir ehthraifltijf.

7<>. Ahajry is ìdh’s ajst iapjrtlft klplkity.

7<=. Mjph is lf lkmh.

7<9. Mualf stupieity is tmh kjfstlft jd mualf mistjry.

772. Umh lkkhptlfkh jd l ojch is ufprheiktlg`h. Umh surhst wly tj alch sjahjfh `lunm istj alch tmha ldrlie.

77<. Jf`y tmh jfh wmj stjps alchs l aistlch. Rhrdhkt is tmh khlsh`hss.

777. Lktul` prjjd jd ehajfs is djufe if pjìtikilfs wmj cfjw tmhir pjìky wi`` ehstrjytmh wjrè, gut mlvh tjj aukm prieh tj leait it. Rrieh is dhlrdu`.

77;. [if isf’t l rhìnijus kjfkhpt. [if is tj wlft wmlt jfh mlths.

775. Umh Cifneja jd Nje isf’t phjp`h, gut iehls tmlt aust gh dl`sh. I’vh fhvhr shhf tmhaìvhe jut.

778. Hvlfnhìsts smjuè gh dlrahrs3 tmhy’e nht jut jd tmh wly.

774. Id yju wlft, hqulth ah witm tmh ”Ajtmhr jd Nje’ lt tmh stlrt jd Ivlf’s ”Umh NrlfeIfquisitjr’.

77>. L stuehft tjè ah tmh wjrè jd ”Umh Nrlfe Ifquisitjr’ is Hìjt’s ”Umh ^lsth @lfe’,lfe I tjè tmh stuehft tmlt Ivlf wls tjj salrt djr tmlt.

77=. Id drhheja rhquirhs aysthry, drhheja is l vikh.



ehskrigh. Umis is ufehrstlfelg`h, ghklush ”Umh Urifity’ is vhry kjap`hx iehl tmlt mls tjej witm tmh rh`ltijfsmip jd difith splkhtiah witm Hthrfity. Umh ajrh levlfkhe kiviìzltijf ghkjahs tmjunm, tmh ajrh lg`h tmjsh wmj cfjw Kmrist lrh lg`h tj ufehrstlfe ”UmhUrifity’. Fjt ghklush Nje Isf’t ”Umh Urifity’, gut ghklush Nje Is Hthrfl`, lfe tmh`lfnulnh fhhehe tj ehskrigh Hthrfity tlchs l `jfn tiah tj ehvh`jp.

Umh dlkt tmlt tmh djrty gjjcs jd tmh Gig`h l`` klrry lf ifdl`ìg`h ahlfifn ishviehfkh jd tmhrh ghifn lf Hthrfl` Ghifn tmlt hlkm lutmjr lfe heitjr is writifn lferhvihwifn rh`ltivh tj. Id fjt, tmh Gig`h is l airlk`h. Id sj, Nje Hxists (ls Kmrist). Id tmhGig`h is l airlk`h, tmlt is hviehfkh jd l Nje.

I tjè tmha gy tmis ehdifitijf jd ”Ifspirhe’ tmlt lfy gjjc kjuè gh ”Ifspirhe’ ìchtmh Gig`h. Umhy slie I wls rinmt, tmlt gjjcs ìch [uaal Umhj`jnikl jr [lah Cife jdEiddhrhft ls Ah kjuè gh ”Ifspirhe’. Umlt slie, sukm gjjcs whrhf’t ls rhìlg`h ls tmhGig`h, ghklush tmhy mlvhf’t njt tmrjunm tmh ifthfsh heitifn, rhvihw, lfe lsshagìfn prjkhss ls mls tmh Gig`h, fjr mlvh tmhy hxisthe djr tmjuslfes jd yhlrs lfe mle kjuft`hss phjp`h ìvh, dinmt, lfe kmlfnh tmhir ìvhs jvhr tmha, ls mlvh ai`ìjfs djr, lfe jvhr, tmhGig`h. Umh cife jd rhìlgiìty tmh Gig`h mls is ufaltkmhe gy lfy jd tmh jtmhr ”Ifspirhe’

gjjcs (wmlthvhr tmhy lrh). It stlfes dlr lgjvh. Umhrhdjrh, kjfsiehrifn tmh ifdl`ìgiìty,rhìlgiìty, iaplkt (ifeivieul``y lfe jf mistjry), lfe ufìchìmjje jd tmh Gig`h, l``tjnhtmhr, it wjuè gh dlir tj sly tmh Gig`h is ”Umh ^jre jd Nje’, hsphkil``y shhifn it’s tmhajst eirhkt lkkjuft jd ”Umh ^jrè’, Ohsus.

I tjè tmha gy tmhir ehdifitijf jd ”Ifspirhe’ gjjcs ìch tmh Xplfismles kjuè mlvhsjah Kmristilfity if it. Umhy tjè ah I wls rinmt, tmlt l`` ”Urutm’ wls ”Nje’s Urutm’, lfetmlt ay pjift wjuè mh`p smhe sjah ìnmt jf wmlt K.[. @hwis ahlft wmhf mh slie l`` tmhWjalf aytms lgjut virnif girtms lfe rhsurrhktijfs whrh aisnuiehe prjpmhkihs tmltnrleul``y kjah if djkus jf Ohsus Kmrist. [ifkh l`` trutms lrh tryifn tj ehskrigh tmh slahUrutm, l`` trutms klf mlvh plrts tmlt altkm Urutm. Umis alchs sifkh id hvhrytmifn wlsKrhlthe gy tmh [lah Urutm lfe/jr Krhltjr. Umis ejhsf’t ahlf l`` trutms lrh hqul``y Urutm3tmis ahlfs Nje Is @jre jvhr l``, tmlt hvhryjfh, hvhf Ltmhists, lrh ”ialnhs jd Nje’, lfetmlt l`` trutm shhcs Urutm/Mia. Ay stuehfts l`sj pjifthe jut tj ah tmlt tmis `jnik pjifts tjwmy tmhrh lrh alfy siai`lr d`jje aytms, ajrl` kjehs (tlch ”tmh Njèhf Wu`h’), lfemualf `jfnifns tmrjunmjut tmh wjrè ‛ it’s l`` ldthr, lfe ”pjiftifn tj’, tmh slahRhrsjf/Urutm, ls id ai`ìjfs jd gijnrlpmhrs lrh l`` tryifn tj nltmhr ifdjraltijf if jrehr tjwrith tmh slah gijnrlpmy.

Lnlif, ay stuehfts strhsshe tmlt wmlt alchs tmh Gig`h ufiquh tj l`` gjjcs is mjwit stlfes tmh thsts jd schptikisa, ghst leerhsshs tmh mualf kjfeitijf, lfe kìalxhs ifOhsus, l Rhrsjf wmj nivhs l`` tmh ”gijnrlpmhrs’ l ufiquh kmlfkh tj ifthrvihw tmh Rhrsjfl`` tmh gijnrlpmhrs jd mualf mistjry mlvh ghhf tryifn tj nltmhr ifdjraltijf lgjut. UmhMj`y [pirit is tmh ahlfs gy wmikm tmh gijnrlpmhrs klf ”rhvihw’ tmh ifthrvihwhr Mia,drja lfy pjift if mistjry, ldthr Mis Lskhfsijf. Ay stuehfts pjifthe jut tmlt tmh Gig`h`jshs l`` its pjwhr wmhf tmh rhlehr is ajrh ifthrhsthe lgjut tmh gjjc tmlf tmh Rhrsjf tmh gjjc is lgjut (alfy lklehaiks dl`` viktia tj tmis), fjt ghklush tmh Gig`h stjps ghifn”Umh ^jre jd Nje’, gut ghklush tmh rhlehr isf’t `jjcifn djr ”Nje’s ^jre’ (Ohsus).

Kjfsiehrifn tmis ufehrstlfeifn jd ”Ifspirltijf’, ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt lfy gjjc wls drhh tj k`lia tj gh ”Umh ^jre jd Nje’, gut jf`y tmh Gig`h kjuè ghlr tmh whinmtjd tmh tit`h. Umhy qujthe wjres gy Ghrflre Wlaa tmlt tmhy k`liahe whrh mlre tj ehfy?



”[tltistikl``y sphlcifn, tmh Njsph`s lrh tmh nrhlthst ìthrlturh hvhr writthf. Umhy lrh rhle gy ajrh phj p`h,

qujthe gy ajrh lutmjrs, trlfs`lthe iftj ajrh tjfnuhs, rhprhshfthe if ajrh lrt, sht tj ajrh ausik, tmlf lfy

jtmhr gjjcs jr gjjcs…Umhy lrh rhle ajrh, qujthe ajrh, `jvhe ajrh, ghìhvhe ajrh, lfe trlfs`lthe ajrh

ghklush tmhy lrh tmh nrhlthst wjres hvhr spjchf…Fj jtmhr alf’s wjres mlvh tmh lpphl` jd Ohsus’ wjres

ghklush fj jtmhr alf klf lfswhr tmhsh dufelahftl` mualf quhstijfs ls Ohsus lfswhrhe tmha…’

Ay stuehfts lkcfjw`henhe tmlt tmh \u’rlf lfe tmh Xplfismles k`liahe tj gh”Nje’s ^jre’ if tmhir jwf wlys, gut lrnuhe tmlt tmh Gig`h mle ajrh hviehfkh tj glkc tmhk`lia up. Umjunm tmh \u’rlf lfe Xplfismles klf ghlr tmh whinmt ghtthr tmlf ajst gjjcs,wmy shtt`h djr `hss: Ldthr l``, lfytmifn `hss tmlf Rhrdhkt Isf’t Nje.

Ay stuehfts l`sj tjè ah tmlt lfy phrsjf wls drhh tj k`lia tj gh ”tmh [jf jd Nje’ls eie Ohsus, gut tmlt jf`y Ohsus kjuè ghlr tmh whinmt. Umhy qujthe ajrh wjres tmlt whrhsuppjshe`y ”mlre tj ehfy’?

”Umis Ohsus jd Flzlrhtm, witmjut ajfhy lfe lras, kjfquhrhe ajrh ai`ìjfs tmlf L`hxlfehr, Klhslr,

Ajmlaale, lfe Flpj`hjf3 witmjut skihfkh lfe `hlrfifn, Mh smhe ajrh ìnmt jf tmifns mualf lfe eivifh tmlf

l`` pmi`jsjpmhrs lfe skmj`lrs kjagifhe3 witmjut tmh h`jquhfkh jd skmjj`s, Mh spjch sukm wjres jd ìdh ls whrh

fhvhr spjchf ghdjrh jr sifkh lfe prjeukhe hddhkts wmikm ìh ghyjfe tmh rhlkm jd jrltjr jr pjht3 witmjut writifn

l sifn`h ifh, Mh sht ajrh phfs if ajtijfs, lfe durfismhe tmhahs djr ajrh shrajfs, jrltijfs, eiskussijfs, hlrfhe

vjùahs, wjrcs jd lrt, lfe sjfns jd prlish, tmlf tmh wmj`h lray jd nrhlt ahf jd lfkihft lfe ajehrf tiahs.’-Rmiìp [kmldd

Ay stuehfts lkcfjw`henhe tmlt phjp`h ìch Gueeml lfe Aumlaale k`liahe (jrmlvh mle k`liahe jd tmha) sjah sphkil` kjffhktijf witm Nje, gut Ohsus mls ajrhsuppjrtivh hviehfkh. Umjunm Gueeml lfe Aumlaale ajst khrtlif`y ghlr tmh whinmt jdtmh tit`h ghtthr tmlf ajst phjp`h, wmy shtt`h djr `hss: Ldthr l``, lfytmifn `hss tmlf RhrdhktIsf’t Nje.

@lst`y, ay stuehfts k`liahe tmlt hvhry mualf dhh`s rhst`hss, lìhflthe, lfe ehsirhs”Ifdifith Ojy’. Ay stuehfts k`liahe hlkm phrsjf mls l mj`h ifsieh jd tmha, lfe Ohsus wlstmh ghst lt di`ìfn tmlt mj`h. Lfyjfh lfe lfytmifn kjuè k`lia tj di`` tmlt mj`h, lfe sjah phjp`h lfe sjah tmifns di``he it ghtthr tmlf jtmhrs, gut jf`y Ohsus kjuè di`` it kjap`hth`y.Mh mle, lt `hlst, lkkjreifn tj tmh hviehfkh, tmh minmhst ìchìmjje jd ghifn lg`h tj ej sj.

I pjifthe jut tj tmha tmlt Kmristilfity ifdùhfkhe Jrihftlìsa, Kj`jfilìsa,^hsthrf-ejaiflfkh, lfe jtmhr hvi` ajvhahfts. Ay stuehfts lkcfjw`henhe I wls rinmt, gut tmlt tmh pjift sti`` stjje tmlt Kmrist ”tjè Mis eiskip`hs tmlt ldthr Mis ehplrturh tmhysmjuè ej nrhlthr wjrcs tmlf Mh mle ejfh, lfe tmh khfturihs jd Kmristilfity mlvh gjrfhjut tmh trutm jd tmis stlthahft…’ (Nridditm Umjals). Ay stuehfts l`sj tjè ah tj kjaplrhtmh njje witm tmh gle jd Kmristilfity, fjt jf`y if sjkij`jnikl` jr hkjfjaik ajvhahfts, gut l`sj if ifeivieul` ìvhs, lfe tjè ah tmlt Kmrist’s @jvh mle aleh tmh wjrè l ghtthr p`lkh. I eief’t ehglth tmh pjift, cfjwifn I kjuèf’t wif it. Umhy whrh tjj grlifwlsmhe.

Durtmhr, ay stuehfts pjifthe jut tmlt id Ohsus wls lf ialniflry phrsjf, gy l``jgohktivh stlfelres, mh wls tmh nrhlthst krhltijf jd l`` tiah. Id mis dj``jwhrs aleh upKmrist’s Eivifity lfe sukkhssdu``y iaprhsshe it ejwf upjf l fjral`, Lpjkl`yptik Hsshfh,tmhy whrh utthr`y gri`ìlft. Id Rlu` ifvhfthe Kmristilfity ldthr lf h`ìptik shizurh tmlttrlfsdjrahe mia drja l mufthr jd Kmrist’s dj``jwhrs iftj jfh jd Kmrist’s ajst iapjrtlftkjftrigutjrs, tmlt h`ìptik shizurh wls tmh ajst rlfeja lfe iapjrtlft hvhft if mualfmistjry, lfe Rlu` wls jfh jd tmh nrhlthst, ialnifltivh, lfe gri`ìlft ahf wmj hvhr ìvhe,hvhf id l`` mis wjrc wls l ìh.



Hvhrywly tmh Ltmhist turfs, tmh Ltmhist dlkhs l airlk`h. Uru`y, ”it wjuè tlchajrh tmlf Ohsus tj ifvhft Ohsus’ (Rmi`ìp [kmldd ). Kjfsiehrifn mjw quikc`y Kmristilfitysprufn up lfe sprhle, id it wls l`` l aytm, it djrau`lthe lfe sprhle dlsthr tmlf lfy jtmhraytm if mualf mistjry. It wls tmh nrhlthst alrchtifn skmhah jd l`` tiah, lfe it mlpphfhe,witmjut tmh ifthrfht, tmlfcs tj l gufkm jd i`ìthrlth, ieijtik, whlc, lfe ifklplg`h Ohws.

Umlt’s l airlk`h.Ay stuehfts strhsshe tj ah, kitifn F.U. ^rinmt’s Umh Whsurrhktijf jd tmh [jf jdNje, tmlt l ahrh, hapty tjag wjuè fjt mlvh nhfhrlthe Kmristilf ghìhd, fjr wjuè mlvhahrh ml`ùkifltijfs. Umh dirst wjuè mlvh ghhf l trlnhey, fjtmifn ajrh, wmi`h tmh shkjfewjuè mlvh ghhf rhkjnfizhe l`` jvhr tmh lfkihft wjrè. ”Umh ahlfifn jd Whsurrhktijfwitmif [hkjfe-Uhap`h Ouelisa alchs it iapjssig`h tj kjfkhivh tmh rhsmlphe rhsurrhktijf ghìhd hahrnifn witmjut it ghifn cfjwf tmlt l gjey eislpphlrhe lfe tmlt tmh phrsjf mle ghhf eiskjvhrhe lìvh lnlif’ (^rinmt). Xp tj tmlt pjift, tmh iehl jd lf ifeivieul` ghifnrhsurrhkthe if tmh aiee`h jd mistjry wls kjap`hth`y ufmhlre jd ‛ rhsurrhktijf hitmhr stjjedjr l rhhstlgìsmhe jd tmh fltijf jd Isrlh` tj n`jry, l duturh ouenahft djr l`` jd alfcife, lspiritul` lskhfsijf tj gh lajfn tmh plftmhjf jd tmh njes (tlch Wjah), lfe/jr l

rhsuskitltijf jd l ehle gjey (tlch Hnypt). Mjwhvhr, tmh kjfkhpt jd l pmysikl` gjey ghifnrhsurrhkthe lfe trlfsdinurhe if tmh aiee`h jd mistjry wls lf iehl tmlt hxisthe fjwmhrh iftmh lfkihft wjrè.

Id tmh Whsurrhktijf jd Ohsus eief’t mlpphf, fjt jf`y eie tmh eiskip`hs pu`` jd tmhajst ifkrheig`h alrchtifn skmhah jd l`` tiah, gut tmhy klah up witm lf hftirh`y fhwiehl, jut jd tmif lir, lfe djrau`lthe lf ifkrheig`y ehfsh lfe iftriklth aytmj`jny lrjufeit, ifkjaprhmhfsig`y quikc`y, klusifn l ”tippifn pjift’ pmhfjahfjf (shh N`lewh``’s gjjcs) tmlt trlfsdjrahe tmh wjrè djrhvhr. Lt tmh slah tiah, cfjwifn ghtthr, tmheiskip`hs aust mlvh nhfuifh`y ghìhvhe if tmlt diktijfl` aytmj`jny. Umis is ghklush tmhydjunmt djr it cfjwifn tmlt Wjah krusmhe l`` Ahssilm-ajvhahfts lfe rhsistlfkhsahrki`hss`y, kmlfnhe tmh [lggltm tj [ufely, put iftj prlktikh ritul`s ìch tmh Hukmlrist,hxplfehe glptisa tj Nhfti`hs, khlshe rhquirifn dufelahftl` Ohwism prlktikhs ìchkirkuakisijf, lfe wrjth ifkrheig`y gri`ìlft tmhj`jnikl` trhltishs (ls shhf tmrjunmjut tmh[hkjfe Uhstlahft), lfe u`tialth`y whrh wi`ìfn tj eih djr tmh dlch ajvhahft.Durtmhrajrh, l munh nrjup jd phjp`h hvhftul``y ghìhvhe wmlt tmhsh eiskip`hs slie, hvhftmjunm tmhsh vhry slah phjp`h, l dhw elys jr ajftms hlrìhr, ehalfehe tmlt tmhirAhssilm gh krukidihe ls l djjìsm mhrhtik. ^my wjuè tmhsh phjp`h mlvh kmlfnhe tmhirvihws sj quikc`y uf`hss tmhy rhl``y eie shh Ohsus: Kjfsiehrifn hvhryjfh hxphkthe tmhAhssilm tj gh l nrhlt wlrrijr, djr sj alfy phjp`h tj mlvh kmlfnhe tmhir prhsht kjap`hxhssj quikc`y ahlfs tmhy aust mlvh hxphrihfkhe sjahtmifn ifkrheig`h.

Umh eiskip`hs whrh i`ìthrlth, pjjr fjgjeihs tmlt djrhvhr kmlfnhe wjrè mistjry, lstmhir @jre sj k`liahe tmhy wjuè, ajrh sj tmlf lfy Mit`hr, Alrkus Lurhìus, Wjjshvh`t,Hifsthif, Ohddhrsjf, lfe sj jf. Id tmhsh pitidu` ifeivieul`s djrhvhr kmlfnhe kiviìzltijfwitmjut lktul``y hxphrihfkifn l rhl`, mistjrikl` rhsurrhktijf, tmhsh pitidu` ifeivieul`s kjuè phrdjra airlk`hs.

Durtmhrajrh, ay stuehfts strhsshe, id tmh rhsurrhktijf jd Ohsus eief’t mlpphf, tmltwjuè ahlf hvhry ”hxphrihfkh jd Kmrist’ tmlt gi`ìjfs jd Kmristilfs mlvh k`liahe tj mlvhmle (drja mhlrifn Nje’s Tjikh tj dhhìfn `hle tj ej sjahtmifn, htk…) wjuè l`` ghfu`ìdihe. It shhas minm`y ufìch`y tj ay stuehfts tmlt fjt jfh jd tmhsh gi`ìjfs jd k`liaswls nhfuifh. Ay stuehfts tmhf tjè ah tmlt id tmhrh mls ghhf jfh, lktul` hxphrihfkh jd



Nje, if l`` jd mualf mistjry, Nje Hxists. L`sj, ay stuehfts strhsshe tmlt id tmhrh mls ghhfjfh, lktul` hxphrihfkh jd Nje ls Kmrist, tmhf tmh Whsurrhktijf mlpphfhe. Umhy slie prjglgiìty siehe witm tmh Whsurrhktijf, lfe I rhaifehe tmha tmlt tmh Whsurrhktijf wlsiapjssig`h.

L`` tmlt tj sly ‛ ay stuehfts hfehe ‛ id lfyjfh wls hvhr Nje, Ohsus wls ajst

ìch`y tmh jfh. Id jfh kmjjshs tj gh lf Ltmhist, ay stuehfts leehe, jfh aust hxp`lif wmyl`` tmhy mlvh pjifthe jut is tmh klsh. Uj tmlt phrsjf, ay stuehfts slie, ”Nje Mh`p yju’. Lfe tmhf I hxp`jehe, lfe tjè tmha tj stjp `jjcifn sj mlppy, ghklush id l`` tmlt

studd wls truh, it ahlft wh mle tj gh ”l`` if’ djr mjrridyifn studd ìch Alttmhw 4?;;. Umiswlsf’t l ahrh ehglth3 jur ìvhs whrh if phri`!

Umh stuehfts trhag`he.

74>. Whdusifn tj `ht jur `lst kjfvhrsltijf hfe lfe strhssifn tmh iehl tmlt id ”id lfywlywls hvhr Nje, Ohsus wls ajst ìch`y tmh jfh’, ay stuehfts grjunmt tj ay ltthftijf mjwtmh tmhsis jd l ”difith-alf-Ghifn/ghifn-Nje’ di``he l ehsphrlth, pmi`jsjpmikl` fhhe, lfe lehhp ehsirh jd l`` mualf mhlrts (if kjfkjrelfkh witm K.[. @hwis’ ”Lrnuahft drja

Ehsirh’). Ay stuehfts grjunmt tmis up tj ah tj k`lia tmlt, id tmh i`ìthrlth dj``jwhrs jdOhsus aleh up tmh wmj`h stjry lgjut Ohsus ls ”tmh [jf jd Nje’, tmh Whsurrhktijf, lfe sjjf…tmhf tmhy whrh tmh nrhlthst pmi`jsjpmhrs jd l`` tiah, lfe ghkjah sukm witmjut tmhlevlftlnhs jd ”jutìhrs’, tmh hxphrtish jd ”gìfc’-hrs, lfe ”tippifn pjift’-hsq hfvirjfahfts(shh N`lewh``’s gjjcs). ^mlt l airlk`h!

Id jfh tlchs shrijus`y tmh eivieh ghtwhhf tmh ”pmhfjahfjf’ lfe tmh ”Fhuahfl’(Clft), tmh ”difith’ lfe tmh ”Ifdifith’ ([udisa), tmh R`ltjfik lfe Its rhprhshftltijfs (R`ltj,Ghrch`hy, Ehsklrths), tmh ”sugohktivh’ lfe tmh ”Jgohktivh’, ”trutm(s)’ lfe ”Urutm’, ”is’ lfe”Junmt’ (Muah), tmh ”ifkjap`hth’ lfe tmh ”Kjap`hth’ (Nôeh`), tmh ”wjre’ lfe tmh”Ahlfifn’ (îttnhfsthif), jfh’s ”iehl jd sh`d’ lfe jfh’s ”Iehftity’, tmh ìst njhs jf…jfhdifes tmlt tmh nlp ghtwhhf x lfe ] klffjt gh krjsshe.

Xf`hss tmis nlp is krjsshe, pmi`jsjpmy klffjt sly lfytmifn sjìe jf mualf rinmts,ajrlìty, trutm, lfe sj jf…Lfe sj pmi`jsjpmy ghkjahs l trifity jd prlnaltisa,rh`ltivisa, lfe ghmlvijrisa, hvhf tmjunm fj jfh is sltisdihe witm tmis rhsu`t (tmjunm, djrsjah rhlsjf, fj jfh klf lrtiku`lth wmy hxlkt`y).

Rmi`jsjpmihs kjfstlft`y trlkh jut l ”fhhe’ ‛ l fhhe djr lf hftity jd sjah cife tj grienh tmh nlp ghtwhhf x lfe ]. [ifkh it klffjt gh tmh klsh tmlt x hfthr ] (sifkh x is`hsshr), ] aust Hfthr/hfthr x (mlvifn tmh fhkhsslry klplkity jd”Urlfspjsitijf/trlfspjsitijf’). Jd kjursh, x klf ”ajvh tjwlre’ ], gut id ] fhvhrHfthrs/hfthrs x, x klffjt ”cfjw’ mjw tj ajvh jr ^mlt/wmlt tj ”ajvh tjwlre’.

Id ] fhvhr Hfthrs/hfthrs x, tmhrh klf gh fj Urutm, Oustikh, Iehftity…fjr klf tmhrh gh lfy sjìe ”Hfe’ wmikm l nivhf x klf ”ajvh’ tjwlre (lfe sj ”ghkjah ìch’). Id tmhrhklf gh fj Urutm, Oustikh, Iehftity…tmhrh lrh kjuft`hss prjg`has tmlt mualfity wi`` ghdjrhvhr trlpphe if lfe ruifhe gy. Mualf rinmts wi`` ghkjah grjchf rhìks, oustikh lfecfjw`henh issuhs jd pjwhr, mlppifhss l vlnuh ufkhrtlifty, wiseja l kjaajeity,alrrilnh l ojch, mjfhsty lfe vjws irrltijfl`, ”`jvifn jfh’s fhinmgjr’ l sh`dism shtup, ìdhlf lnjfizifn elfkh witm fimiìsa, mualfs fuaghrs, shx alsturgltijf, `jvh hapty, ìdh fjajrh iapjrtlft tmlf djje, tmh gjey fj ajrh iapjrtlft k`jtmhs, dhlr lpprjprilth.

Id Urutm fhvhr Hfthrs/hfthrs mistjry, trutm klffjt `lst. Id trutm klffjt `lst, tmhmlppifhss jd ahf klffjt `lst. Mualfs `jfn djr trutm tmlt ”altkmhs’ lfe ”pjifts tj’ Urutm.



Id mualfs `jfn djr sjahtmifn tmlt tmhy klffjt mlvh lfe tmlt isf’t rhl`, ìdh’s lrkmithkt is lCldcl, l kjaheilf.

Id ] fhvhr Hfthrs/hfthrs x (mistjry/splkhtiah), pmi`jsjpmy dl``s lplrt ‛ it mls fjkhfthr tmlt klf mjè (Yhlts). Id ] hvhr Hfthrhe/hfthrhe x, Ohsus is tmh ajst ìch`yklfeielth (kjfsiehrifn l`` tmlt mls l`rhley ghhf slie). Rmi`jsjpmhrs smjuè mjph tmlt

Ohsus wls lfe Is ”tmh [jf jd Nje’, jtmhrwish pmi`jsjpmy is ehle. îseja is ajkchry.L`sj, tmh dlkt tmlt pmi`jsjpmhrs wjuè trlkh jut kjuft`hss issuhs tmlt rhquirhs ] tjHfthr/hfthr x if jrehr tj gh sj`vhe jr leerhsshe is prjdjufe hviehfkh tmlt tmh flturh jdrhlìty is ifehhe klìgrlthe tj ”lftikiplth’ tmh ”Hfthrifn/hfthrifn’ jd l Nje iftj it. Umhslah klf gh slie lgjut mualf gij`jny lfe tmh djraltijf jd sjkihtihs (kjfsiehr tmh wjrcsjd Ghrnhr, Eurcmhia, L`phr, Olahs).

Umlt’s wmhf I tjè ay infjrlft stuehfts tmlt l`` is ”kjfstlft sugohktivity’ (ìchMuah’s ”kjfstlft kjfoufktijfs’). Umlt kjfkhpts ìch ”Oustikh’ lrh trikcs klushe gy lf”iehl jd oustikh’ hfkjufthrifn lfjtmhr ”iehl jd oustikh’, jd x< hfkjufthrifn x7. x< kjfoufktijfs iftj x7 ls l nivhf ”gi`ìlre gl``’ (tj ush l Muah hxlap`h) ”kjfoufktijfs’ iftjlfjtmhr ”gi`ìlre gl``’, nivifn jfh lf ”lpphlrlfkh’ jd l(f) (Lgsjùth) ”`lw jd klush lfe

hddhkt’. Id yju cfjw yjur Muah, yju cfjw tmh ”@lws jd kluslìty’ klffjt gh rltijfl``y prjvhf gy sukm eisp`lys jd ”klush lfe hddhkt’ ‛ hvhf id jfh ”gi`ìlre gl`` klushs lfjtmhr”gi`ìlre gl``’ tj ajvh jfh gi`ìjf tiahs tmhy kj`ìeh, jfh klffjt rltijfl``y kjfkùeh tmlttmh slah pmhfjahfjf wi`` mlpphf tmh jfh gi`ìjftm lfe jfh tiah. ”SRrjglgiìtyQ is l``’(@hlr).

Uj l`` tmis, ay stuehfts lrnuhe tmlt jfh klf jf`y sugohktivh hxphrihfkh wmltJgohktivh`y Hxists. Mjw [jahtmifn Is (Jgohktivh) lfe ^mlt Is (Jgohktivh) lrh eiddhrhftquhstijfs tmlt kjuè tlch jfh l ìdhtiah tj ehthraifh. Irjfikl``y tmjunm, sukm l tmifchrwjuè jf`y mlvh ”sugohktivh’ ahlfs lvli`lg`h tj tmha tj rhlkm lf ”Jgohktivh’ Hfe. Umus,sukm l tmifchr wjuè dl`` iftj lf ”hthrfl` rhnrhssijf’. Xf`hss, tmlt is, tmh JgohktivhHfthrhe/hfthrhe iftj tmh sugohktivh lfe nlvh sukm l tmifchr l ”eirhktijf’ tj nj if tjwlretmh Jgohktivh Ehstifltijf. Id tmis eief’t jkkur jr ejhsf’t jkkur jfh ely, tmjunm tmhJgohktivh aust Hxist, It wi`` fhvhr gh ”rhlìzhe’. Muah is rinmt? ”SrlfejafhssQ is l``’. Mualfity is tj gh ajkche. ”Umh Urifity’ oust mlpphfs tj gh tmh phrdhkt sjùtijf tj tmh rhl` prjg`has jd alfcife. ”Hvhryalf’ is tmh ajush if Cldcl’s ‐L @itt`h Dlg`h‑.

Id mjwhvhr, tmh Jgohktivh Hfthrhe/hfthrhe iftj sugohktivh (id ] Hfthrhe/hfthrhe x),mualfity is ”[lvhe’ drja tmis ajkchry. If tmis shfsh, id lfyjfh hvhr jddhrhe mualfity”[l`vltijf’, Ohsus mls tmh minmhst ìchìmjje jd ghifn tmlt phrsjf. Lfe, lkkjreifn tj aystuehfts, djr tmjsh jd us wmj aiss tmis ”rhlìzltijf’ tmh dirst tiah, ejf’t wjrry, ghklushOhsus is njifn tj kjah lnlif.

Grlifwlsmhe phjp`h lrh nhfius djj`s.

74=. Gri`ìlft ahf aust gh `jue tj gh nrhlt.

749. Gh dhlr`hss, djr wmlt yju dhlr wi`` kjfkhl` wmlt yju cfjw.

7>2. Umh infjrlft lrh pjishe tj ouenh infjrlfkh.

7><. Umh iehl jd hthrfl` s`hhp is kjadjrtifn, wmi`h tmh iehl jd Hthrfl` @idh is eisturgifn.I’a tmri``he tj tmifc jd tmis ìdh ls tmh jf`y jfh3 tj tmifc jd ìdh ls hfe`hss is ufghlrlg`h.



7>7. Umh mualf gjey is sj kjap`hx tmlt l sifn`h, sal`` kmlfnh (sly if jfh’s nhfhtiks) grhlcs ejwf tmh wmj`h systha. Hvjùtijf is lwhsjah.

7>;. Id tmhy wlft tj wjrsmip Nje, tmhy’`` mlvh tj dinmt djr it.

7>5. Jdthf rhìnijus phjp`h lsc ah wmy mualfs whrh tmh jf`y krhlturhs tmlt njtkjfskijusfhss. I th`` tmha tmlt kjfskijusfhss wls l mjrrig`h autltijf. @jjc lt l`` tmhaishry! It wjuè gh ghtthr id wh mle fj shfsh jd p`hlsurh jr plif3 Ivlf wls rinmt.Kjfskijusfhss kurshs us witm tmh gurehf jd ghifn l ufivhrsh tmlt trihs tj ufehrstlfeitsh`d3 l plrt tmlt trihs tj ufehrstlfe l wmj`h it klffjt hftirh`y shh. Kjfskijusfhss is lfi`ùsijf jd tmh grlif3 mualfs mlvifn kjfskijusfhss is ìch l grikc mlvifn l tjjtmlkmh. It isifkjaprhmhfsig`h lfe murts.

Uj tmis l stuehft slie wh whrh djrkhe tj gh ”ialnhs jd Nje’ ‛ wh whrh”kjfehafhe tj gh drhh’ ([lrtrh) ‛ mjw g`hsshe wh lrh! Umh slah stuehft tjè ah fjt tjdjrnht tmlt wmhf Lquifls slys tmh sju` is aleh ”jd d`hsm lfe gjfhs’ mh is fjt slyifn tmhrh

is fj sju`3 rltmhr, Lquifls is slyifn tmh sju` lfe gjey lrh twj-siehs jd tmh slah kjif. Itjè tmh stuehft tmlt tmh wjre ”sju`’ wls ahlfifn`hss tmhf lfe smjuè gh tmrjwf jut. Umhstuehft tjè ah tmlt tmh wjre ”eiahfsijf’ is ahlfifn`hss jutsieh tmh kjfthxt jd lf jgohkt, gut tmlt tmis eief’t ahlf tmh wjre ”eiahfsijf’ wls ahlfifn`hss. Ahlfifn is kjfthxtul`,ls ìdh is kjfthxtul`. Ahlfifn is ìdh-trutms.

7>8. I ejf’t trust Kmristilfs ghklush tmhy sly ”ay Nje’ ifsthle jd ”Nje’.

7>4.

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Rrjdhssjr,

^juè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmlt tmh eivieh ghtwhhf Kltmjìkisa lfe Rrjthstlftisa isfjt ls wieh ls phjp`h tmifc, tmlt mlth lfe eistrust alch klfyjfs jut jd mj`hs:Kjfsiehrifn tmh dj``jwifn qujths drja tmh wjrcs jd Lquifls ehlìfn witm mualfity’sfhhe djr Nrlkh.

<. ”Umhrhdjrh mh klffjt gh ”Oustidihe’ gy miash`d, mh klffjt rhturf drja l stlth jdsif tj l stlth jd oustikh.’

7. ”Fhvhrtmh`hss, mh kjuè fjt mlvh ejfh it witmjut Nje’s mh`p upmjèifn mia ifNjje, sifkh id tmis mle ghhf witmerlwf, hvhf mis flturh wjuè mlvh dl``hf glkciftj fjtmifnfhss.’

l. Rrjdhssjr, ejhsf’t Lquifls sjufe ìch Kl`vif jr W.K. [prju`:

;. ”Alf fhhes tmh mh`p jd Nrlkh if jrehr tj gh ajvhe gy Nje tj lkt.’



It shhas tmlt l mualf’s rj`h if ”kmjjsifn’ jr ”wjrcifn djr’ [l`vltijf is tj ”kmjjsh’ tjrhlìzh tmhy lrh ”tjtl``y ehprlvhe’, phr sh, tmlt tmhy lrh ”fjtmifn’, hrnj ”fjtmifn-witmjut-Kmrist’. Umis is tmh jf`y ”wjrc’ l phrsjf klf ej tj rhkhivh ”Nrlkh’ lfe ”dlitm’, tmjunm tmhwjrc ejhsf’t fhkhssitlth Nje’s Lktijf. Umlt slie tmjunm, Nje prjaishs tmrjunm tmhGig`h tj ”rhwlre tmjsh wmj eiìnhft`y shhc Mia’ lfe tmlt tmjsh wmj shhc Mia wi`` dife

Mia (if kjfkjrelfkh witm Alttmhw >?> lfe Mhgrhw <<?4). [j tmjunm Nje isf’t rhquirhetj [lvh lfe nivh Nrlkh tj lfyjfh, it shhas tmlt Nje Kmjsh tj prjaish sukm tj mualfity, ghklush Mh ^lfthe sukm.

It shhas tmlt jfh is tj ”ghìhvh Mh Hxists’ gy ghìhvifn du``y tmlt tmhy lrh ”tjtl``yehprlvhe’, djr ufti` tmhf, tmh phrsjf tmifcs tj sjah ehnrhh tmlt tmhy lrh Nje. Xfti` jfhkmjjshs tj ghìhvh tmhrh is lgsjùth`y fjtmifn ”ìch Nje’ if tmha, tmhy ejf’t du``y ghìhvhif Nje, lfe sj ejf’t du`` mlvh dlitm, lfe sj klffjt du``y ”p`hlsh Nje’. Jfkh lf ifeivieul`kmjjshs tj rhlìzh tmis, tmhy lrh tmhf jphf tj rhkhivh Nje’s Nrlkh lfe tj ”dife Mia’.Umhf, tmjunm Nje ejhsf’t mlvh tj, Nje prjaishs tj kjah, djr Nje Ehsirhs ”l`` tj gh[lvhe’ (< Uiajtmy 7?5). Umus, jfh’s ”[lfktidikltijf’ klf ghnif, djr tmhf tmhy mlvh

hftirh`y eihe.

If k`jsifn, it shhas tmhf tmlt tmh rj`h jd tmh hvlfnhìst is tj alch phjp`h rhlìzh, djr tmhirsh`vhs, tmlt tmhy lrh ”tjtl``y ehprlvhe’3 fjt if tmh sh`d -ehnrleifn dlsmijf, gut if tmhNrlkhdu`/nrlkhdu` alffhr jd ”sh`d djrnhtdu`fhss’ (shh wjrcs jd Uiajtmy Ch``hr).

Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmlt, ìch Kl`vifists lfe Whdjrahe tmifchrs,Umjaists lrh jgshsshe witm Nje’s Nrlkh jvhr alf’s wjrcs:

[ifkhrh`y,7444

(hfe )

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7444,

Lrh yju lf ieijt:

If Kmrist,Rrjdhssjr

(hfe )

7>>. Umh iehl tmlt jfh mls tj gh if tmh rinmt kmurkm tj gh [lvhe shhas tj gh tmh slahissuh ls rltmhr jr fjt jfh fhhes tj gh kirkuakishe tj gh [lvhe. K`hlr`y Kmristilfs ejf’trhle tmhir Gig`hs, lfe yht I la suppjshe tj ghkjah jfh jd tmha: Mypjkriths.

7>=. ^mhrh if tmh Gig`h is tmh ejktrifh jd sj`l skripturl: Ldthr < Uiajtmy ;?<8:



7>9. Ehspith wmlt Kmristilfs tmifc, mlth ejhsf’t mhl`.

7=2. Umh ajehrf rhlehr is sj plrlfjie jd ghifn prhlkmhe lt tmlt l kmlrlkthr wmj k`liastj mlth prhlkmifn is grlfehe l prhlkmhr.

7=<. Umh shhes jd rhvjùtijf lrh l`wlys sjwf gy kjaheilfs. Whvjùtijfs usul``y wjrshftmifns. It is ghklush jd ojchs lgjut ”Nrlaalr Flzis’ tmlt, nrleul``y, sjkihtihs kjah tjvihw nrlaalr ls jpprhssivh, hvhf tmjunm, witmjut it, tmhrh klf gh fj sjkihty. Umhrh lrhfj wjres witmjut ru`hs.

7=7. Umjunm Nje krhlthe witm ”Umh ^jre’, ”Umh ^jre’ krhlthe tmis ”fhw krhltijf’ witmsi`hfkh jf l krjss, tjj lsmlahe tj nrlft Ivlf’s rhquhst.

7=;. Elaf lfyjfh wmj khfsjrs leu`ts! Umhy aust shh mjw gle tmh wjrè is if jrehr tjshh mjw njje it klf ghkjah.

7=5. Ay `jvh is `jvifn, fjt ohl`jus ìch Nje’s.

7=8. ^h lrh ajtivlthe tmrjunm ufghlrlg`h wjrc gy tmh iehl jd th`hvisijf, rhtirhahft, lfeehltm.djrnht hvhrytmifn, ifkùeifn tmhir `jvhe jfhs:

7=>. ^mlt yju ouenh is wmlt yju ghkjah.Umh Kmristilf ouenhs fjtmifn.Umus, tmh Kmristilf is fjtmifn tj us.

==. @ukidhr lfe Lela ”Dh``’ ghklush Nje [h`dism`y Kmjsh tj eih jf l krjss. NjeAjkche us wmhf Nje Ehk`lrhe ”I î`` Gh @jvh’ îtm ”@ht Umhrh Gh @inmt’. ^mj fhhes@inmt tj shh:

=9. Yju klffjt slvh lfyjfh3 yju klf jf`y pjift. Mualfs lrh (fjt) prjohkt(ijf)s.

792. Ay stuehfts lrh kjfvifkhe tmlt tmh tmhj`jnikl` ehglth jf ”Oustidikltijf’ is l ehglthlgjut tmh rj`h jd ”Umh Eivifh Ialnh’. I rhkhivh l plphr jf tmh altthr.

( stlrt )”Jf Umh Eivifh Ialnh’

Lfe Jtmhr Altthrs

”Urutm is wmlt jfh klffjt lrtiku`lth gut aust l`wlys try tj sly’<

”Djra’ alchs l tmifn wmlt it ”is’. [ifkh ”Umh Eivifh Ialnh’ is tmh djra jd tmh mualf,jfh’s vihw jd ”Umh Eivifh Ialnh’ wi`` kjfstituth jfh’s vihw jd mualf iehftity. Iehftityis ehdifhe witmif tmh gjrehrs jd jrinif lfe hfe. Id jfh ejhsf’t cfjw tmhir plrhfts, jfh



wi`` strunn`h tj ufehrstlfe tmhir flah3 id jfh cfjws tmhir flah gut fjt wmhrh tmhy lrhnjifn, jfh wi`` strunn`h tj ufehrstlfe wmy tmh ahlfifn jd tmhir flah altthrs.

^mlt is it lgjut mualf ”djra’ tmlt l``jws l mualf tj plr tikiplth if Nje, lfe Nje tj plrtikiplth if mualfity (if l rh`ltijfl` shfsh): Ej rhlìzh tmlt Nje ejhsf’t ”plrtikiplth

if’ (jr smlrh ”djra’ witm), l kmlr, ejn, htk…Mualfs lrh tmh ”ialnhs jd Nje’, lfe fjtlfytmifn h`sh (hvhf tmjunm hvhrytmifn ”rhd`hkts’ Nje if sjah wly, sifkh l`` hddhkts”rhd`hkt’ tmhir klush (shh Lquifls)). Rlftmhisa is fjt Kmristilfity.

Mjw ejhs l mualf plrtikiplth if Nje, lfe mjw ejhs Nje plrtikiplth if mualfity:[j ghnifs tmh ehglth lgjut tmh rj`h jd ”Umh Eivifh Ialnh’.

^ls ”Umh Eivifh Ialnh’ kjap`hth`y jst lt ”Umh Dl``’, jr oust mualfity’s ìchfhss tjIt/it: Lrh l`` phjp`h ”Eivifh Ialnhs’: Is it tmh klsh tmlt jf`y ”if Kmrist’ klf l mualf nlif glkc mis jr mhr ”ìchfhss’ tj Nje:

Lfe sj tmh pmi`jsjpmikl` lfe tmhj`jnikl` ojurfhy ghnifs.

(R`hlsh shh Rmiìppilfs 7, Kj`jssilfs <?<8, Nhfhsis <?74.)

<.L `lrnh, tmhj`jnikl` ehglth is tmh quhstijf rltmhr Ohsus ”nlifhe’ Eivifity jf tmh krjss, idOhsus l`wlys mle Eivifity, jr id Ohsus l`wlys mle Eivifity gut ”wh’ eief’t rhlìzh Ohsusl`wlys mle Eivifity ufti` tmh krjss. Gy nivifn up Mis ìdh jf tmh krjss, eie Kmrist ”nlif’jr ”ufvhi`’ Mis/mis Eivifity:

Kjfsiehr tmh dj``jwifn?

<. Ohsus wls ”Nje-rh`ltivh-tj-difitueh’. 7. Ohsus Is ”Nje’.;. Ohsus, Ghifn Nje, Is/wls if l`` tiah (lt tmh slah tiah)3 tmus, wmhf Ohsuswl`che tmh hlrtm ls ”difith’, mh ^ls, lt tmh slah tiah, Eivifh/Ifdifith (if l`` tiah).5. Wh`ltivh tj mualfs Ohsus wls mualf3 rh`ltivh tj Nje, Ohsus wls (l`wlys)Eivifh (lfe Is Eivifh).8. Umus, Ohsus 1 ”mualf/Eivifh’.

7.

Umh Kltmjìk ejktrifh jd ”Umh Lfl`jny jd Ghifn’ mls ghhf kl``he ”tmh Ejktrifh jd tmhLftikmrist’ gy Clr` Glrtm (tmjunm it is pjssig`h mh rhnrhtthe slyifn tmis, ls l`ùehe tj ifmis Kmurkm Ejnaltiks). Alfy dife tmis tj gh l fjg`h pjsitijf3 it puts ajrh pjwhr ifNje’s Mlfes lfe iapjrtlfkh if tmh Gig`h, lfe `hss if l mualf’s klplkity tj tmifc lfedife Nje if tmh wjrè lrjufe tmha. Gut sjahtmifn is fjt fjg`h id it is fjt truh. Irjfikl``y,Rrjthstlfts jdthf lkkush Kltmjìks jd iej`ltry, lfe sj jdthf lrh jdthf nui`ty jd iejìzifntmhir tmhj`jny.

(Umh jfh wmj cfjws Wjalfs 7?< is truh is jfh wmj sml`` nj dlr.)



stiau`lthe gy ”Umh ^jre jd Nje’ lfe sj aust ”gh’ (jd) Nje. Umis klf gh l nrlvh aistlch.Hvhf wmi`h rhleifn tmh Gig`h, phjp`h aust klrhdu` tj chhp tmhash`vhs drja ghìhvifntmhir ”iehl(s)-jd-Nje’ 1 Nje. Umis slah prhklutijf aust gh tlchf tmrjunmjut l`` jd ìdhkjfstlft`y, djr hvhryjfh plrtikiplths if ”Umh Lfl`jny jd Ghifn’.

Hvhryjfh wmj dli`s tj phrphtul``y rh`y jf tmh Mj`y [pirit kjaaits iej`ltry.

Uj tlch l `hssjf drja Muah, l`` tmjunmt is tihe tj jfh’s ”kjaajf ìdh’. Id jfh is drjaLahrikl, jfh wi`` tmifc jd Ohsus ls ”l-wmith-fikh-alf’ lfe Nje ls ”lf-jè-alf’. Umhrhis fjtmifn wrjfn witm tmis3 it is flturl`. Uj gh ”Dl``hf’ is tj flturl``y tmifc if sukm l wly.^mlt is mjrridik is tj tmifc ”Ohsus 1 ”iehl-jd-Ohsus’’ jr ”Nje 1 ”iehl-jd-Nje’’, rltmhr tmlftj tmifc ”iehl-jd-Nje’ ”pjifts tj’ Nje. Umh dirst wi`` rhsu`t if stlnflfky, `jss jd dlitm, lfe puttifn lf iej` ghdjrh Nje3 tmh shkjfe wi`` rhsu`t if dlitm lfe ”[lfktidikltijf’. Jfh’stmjunmts lgjut Nje aust kjfstlft`y gh ”uprjjthe’ lfe ”rhkrhlthe’, ls jfh’s vihw jd”kjaajf ìdh’ aust gh kjfstlft`y ”uprjjthe’ lfe ”rhhstlgìsmhe’. Jfh aust ej gjtm? idjfh oust ”uprjjts’, jfh wi`` ehstrjy3 id jfh oust ”hstlgìsmhs’, jfh wi`` kjaait tmh nrlvh

aistlch jd ”nhfhrlìzltijf’ lfe/jr ”tjtlìzifn’, wmikm is djr jfh tj shh l`` tmrjunm tmh ìnmtjd wmlt jfh is dlaiìlr. Uj ej tmis is tj alch ”Mjrltij’s Aistlch’.7

Jfh aust nj jf tmh ”pmi`jsjpmikl` ojurfhy’ lfe `hlvh jfh’s ”kjaajf ìdh’ sj tmlt tmhyaly rhturf tj it, lfe ”cfjw it djr tmh dirst tiah’ (Hìjt). @ichwish, ls jfh aust gh gjrfiftj l ”kjaajf ìdh’ if jrehr tj ”gh’, jfh aust tmifc if lfl`jnihs id tmhy ”lrh’. Umis issiap`y tmh klsh. Gut ls jfh aust fjt shtt`h witm tmhir ”kjaajf ìdh’ witmjut dirst”ojurfhyifn’, jfh aust fjt shtt`h witm tmhir lfl`jnihs (lgjut Nje) witmjut dirst”uprjjtifn’ lfe ”rhhxlaififn’ tmha. Umh ajahft jfh shtt`hs witm lf lfl`jny jd Nje istmh ajahft jfh tmifcs tmhir ”iehl-jd-Nje’ 1 Nje, tmus ruififn tmhir hddjrts. @ichwish, tmhajahft jfh shtt`hs witm l tjtlìzifn iehl lgjut tmh wjrè is tmh ajahft tmhy elaf tmhwjrè lfe tmhir ”kjaajf ìdh’.

Jfh klf nj djr l muferhe yhlrs witmjut alcifn sukm aistlchs, lfe tmhf alch tmha,ruififn tmhir wmj`h ojurfhy. Id jfh kìags tj tmh suaait jd l ajuftlif lfe tmhf trips lfesflps tmhir fhkcs ghdjrh kjaifn glkc ejwf, tmh hftirh ojurfhy sueehf`y ghkjahs l nrlvhaistlch. Jf tmh jtmhr mlfe, id jfh kìags tj tmh suaait lfe tmhf sldh`y rhturfs tj tmh glsh, tmh hftirh ojurfhy ghkjahs wjrtmy jd mjfjr lfe lpp`lush. Cihrchnllre wls wish tjsly ”ìdh is ìvhe djrwlre lfe ufehrstjje glkcwlres’3 tmh ajahft jfh ejhsf’t ufehrstlfetmis is tmh ajahft jfh mls fj ìdh tj ìvh djrwlre.

Umh wjre ”kltmjìk’ ahlfs ”ufivhrsl`’, lfe if tmlt shfsh, ”Umh Lfl`jny jd Ghifn’ is l”kltmjìk’ ejktrifh. Lf Ltmhist plrtikiplths if it ls ejhs l Glrtmilf wmi`h ouenifn itshvi`fhss. ”Umh Lfl`jny jd Ghifn’ is fjt ejnal3 it is rhlìty. Id jfh ejhsf’t ghìhvh tmis isrinmt, l`` mh jr smh aust ej is tmifc lgjut tmh tmjunmts tmhy lrh tmifcifn witmjutdjrau`ltifn lf ialnh, jr rhle l gjjc witmjut mlvifn l ”ajvih p`ly’ if mis jr mhr mhle.

Uj ehfy ”Umh Lfl`jny jd Ghifn’ isf’t fjg`h, rhnlre`hss wmlt tmh Glrtmilf tmifcs. Urutm isfjgiìty. Fjgiìty tmlt `lkcs if trutm `lkcs if mjfjr.



Umh rhlsjf ”Umh Lfl`jny jd Ghifn’ ejhsf’t shha truh is ghklush it’s l`` hfkjaplssifn.

Kjaajf tmifns lrh kjfkhl`he tmifns.

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Uj sphlc jd Nje is tj sphlc jd tmh Xfsphlclg`h ghklush Nje is sj wh`` cfjwf.

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;.] 1 Ifdifity/Ghifn/Nje.x 1 difitueh/ghifn/mualfity.

^mlt is tmh ”kjrrhkt ahtlpmjr’ jd x jf ]-tj-] jr x-tj-]: Rjhts jdthf kjah up witm”kjrrhkt ahtlpmjrs’ djr x-tj-x (tj sjah ehnrhh), gut mjw ejhs tmh (pjhtik) tmhj`jnilf jr pmi`jsjpmhr ehskrigh ”]-tj-]’ jr ”x-tj-]’: [ifkh jfh klffjt ”Gh Nje’, ehskriptijfs jd”]-tj-]’ lrh ifmhrhft`y ”wrjfn ahtlpmjrs’ (tmjunm, id trhlthe witm klrh, tmhy aly kjftlif gits jd wiseja). Is it tmh klsh tmlt l`` ahtlpmjrs jd x-tj-] aust gh, ìchwish, ifmhrhft`y

wrjfn: Jr klf tmhrh gh ”kjrrhkt ahtlpmjrs’ jd x-tj-]:

”Kjrrhkt ahtlpmjrs’ lrh iapjssig`h, gut ”kjrrhkt/wrjfn ahtlpmjrs’ lrh pjssig`h. It is pjssig`h, ls ”Eivifh Ialnhs’, tj kjah up witm ahtlpmjrs tmlt lrh ”kjrrhkt’ if sjah wlyswmi`h ”wrjfn’ if jtmhrs. Mualfs lrh klplg`h jd ahtlpmjrs tmlt ”kjrrhkt`y’ ”pjift tj’ Nje(tmlfcs tj Ohsus, tmh Gig`h, tmh Mj`y [pirit, lfe tmh dlkt Nje is jur Krhltjr).

(R`hlsh fjth tmlt tj eiskuss ”ahtlpmjrs’ (jr ”ìch’-rh`ltijfs) is tj eiskuss sphlcifn lfe/jrtmifcifn if nhfhrl` (lgjut x-tj-]) (djr tj ush l wjre is tj krhlth l ”ìch’-rh`ltijfsmip ghtwhhf l ”sjufe wlvh’, ”fhurjf kjffhktijf’, lfe l tmifn.))

L nhfhrl` rhlsjf fj ahtlpmjr klf ”kjrrhkt`y’ ehskrigh ]-tj-] jr x-tj-] is ghklush ] 1”Hvhrytmifn’, djr Nje 1 Ghifn/Hvhrytmifn.

L nivhf ahtlpmjr ifmhrhft`y mls l ìait tj mjw alfy rh`ltijfs it klf hstlgìsm. Umis ishlsy tj ufehrstlfe wmhf kjfsiehrifn rltmhr jr fjt l nivhf sphlchr lktul``y ehskrighslfjtmhr phrsjf wmhf mh jr smh slys ”yju’rh fikh’. L phrsjf isf’t ”fikhfhss’3 ”fikhfhss’ isl qulìty jd l ghifn wmj mls fuahrjus jtmhr qulìtihs. Umh stlthahft ”yju’rh fikh’ is gjtm”kjrrhkt’ lfe ”wrjfn’ (tmus ”kjrrhkt/wrjfn’), djr it ejhsf’t ifkùeh ”yju’rh (aleh jdltjas/gjfhs/d`hsm…)/(sjahtiahs lfnry, mlppy, sle…)/(drjaNhjrnil/Lt`lftl…)/((twhfty-jfh)/(gle lt altm)/(njje lt ruffifn)…)/…Uj sly ”yju’rhfikh’ is tj ”pjift tjwlre’ l`` jd tmhsh jtmhr qulìtihs, gut ”yju’rh fikh’ ≢ tmha.

If tmis shfsh, pjhts fhvhr kjah up witm ”kjrrhkt ahtlpmjrs’ djr hvhf x-tj-x, ls l phrsjffhvhr ”kjrrhkt`y’ sphlcs. L pjht’s ahtlpmjrs lrh l`wlys ”kjrrhkt/wrjfn’, ls is tmhtmhj`jnilf’s ehskriptijfs jd x-tj-] jr ]-tj-]. L pjht klf gh ”kjrrhkt’ rh`ltivh tj lsifnu`lr qulìty jd l nivhf x if rhnlre tj lfjtmhr x, gut fjt mjìstikl``y. Umis qulfelry ghtwhhf x lfe x is l slkrlahft jd, lfe ”pjifts tj’, l`` rh`ltijfs ghtwhhf x lfe ].



Umus, l pjht ehskrigifn x-tj-x klf ej fj ghtthr tmlf klf l tmhj`jnilf jr pmi`jsjpmhrtryifn tj ehskrigh x-tj-] jr ]-tj-] (sly wmhf Clft trihs tj ehskrigh tmh Fjuahfjf-tj- pmhfjahfjf jr wmhf Ojmf Hewlres trihs tj ehskrighs ”Mhlvhf, l ^jrè jd @jvh’). L``lrh ”jfh’, if tmis shfsh.

Lfy nivhf stlthahft wi`` l`wlys mlvh ”sjahtmifn’ tmlt it is ”witmjut’ (”L 1 L’ witmjutG), ls lfy nivhf ahtlpmjr wi`` l`wlys mlvh l ”qulìty’ tmlt it dli`s tj ehskrigh. Umh wjre”kmlir’ is witmjut tmh kmlir it sinfidihs3 tmh stlthahft ”Kmrist is tmh Njje [mhpplre’ dli`stj ehskrigh Kmrist ls ”Umh Urutm Tifh’. Mjwhvhr, tmis ejhsf’t ahlf tmh stlthahft ”Kmristis tmh Njje [mhpplre’ is dl`sh3 rltmhr, tmh stlthahft is truh ifsjaukm ls it ”pjifts tj’”Kmrist is tmh Uruh Tifh’, ”Kmrist is tmh @lag’, lfe (ifshrt hvhry sukm (vlìe) stlthahft ).

@ichwish, tmh stlthahft ”l`` tmh wjrè’s l stlnh’ is truh ifsjaukm ls it ”pjifts tj’ ”l`` tmhwjrè is aleh jd ltjaik strukturhs’, ”l`` tmh wjrè mls l nivhf thaphrlturh’, lfe (ifshrtl`` pjssig`h, lkkurlth ehskriptijfs jd ”tmh wjrè’ ). Jd kjursh tmjunm, tmis lssuahs jfhlnrhhs tmlt ”l`` tmh wjrè’s l stlnh’3 sjahjfh aly eislnrhh. Umus, tmh ahtlpmjr is

”kjrrhkt’ tj tmh sphlchr, lfe ”wrjfn’ tj tmh ìsthfhr, lfe sj is, jvhrl``, ”kjrrhkt/wrjfn’.

If tmh slah wly, tj sly ”Nje is njje’ is njifn tj gh ”kjrrhkt’ tj tmh sphlchr’, gut wrjfntj Nje, ghklush tmh sphlchr aust ahlf gy ”njje’ tmhir ”iehl-jd-njje’ vhrsus ”Nje’s(-Iehl-jd-)Njje(fhss)’ (sifkh sphlchr ≢ ]). Umlt slie tmjunm, sifkh Nje k`lias, tmrjunmtmh Gig`h (Mis ^jre), tj ”Gh Njje’, tj sly ”Nje is njje’, hvhf tmjunm wrjfn, sti``”pjifts tj’ Nje (ls ”Umh Urifity’). Umus, tmh stlthahft ”Nje is njje’ mls l minmhrìchìmjje tj gh ”kjrrhkt’ tmlf ejhs ”Nje is hvi`’. Mhfkh, tj sly ”Kmrist is tmh Uruh Tifh’,sifkh Kmrist slie it, mls l minm ìchìmjje jd lvjieifn tmh ”sphlchr -ìsthfhr eislnrhhahft’.

Yht sti``, sifkh l mualf aust sly ”truh vifh’ ifsthle jd ”Uruh Tifh’ (ls jf`y Nje/Kmristklf), tmhrh wi`` sti`` gh sjah ehnrhh jd ”wrjfnfhss’ if lfy nivhf sphlchr’s ”kjrrhkt’ahtlpmjr. Umis plrlejx is uflvjielg`h, gut ”plrlejx’ ejhsf’t fhkhssitlth ”ifkjrrhkt’ (lsejhs l kjftrleiktijf).

@ichwish, sifkh l pjht aust sly ”l`` tmh wjrè is l stlnh’ ifsthle jd ”l`` tmh wjrè is l(ifshrt hvhry qulìty jf tmh wjrè )’, tmhrh aust l`wlys gh sjah ehnrhh jd ”wrjfnfhss’ tjlfy pjht’s ”kjrrhkt’ ahtlpmjr. @ichwish, sifkh l nivhf sphlchr aust l`wlys sly l wjrewitmjut tmh sugohkt jd tmh wjre, ls jfh aust sly ”kmlir’ witmjut (l nivhf) kmlir, tmhrhaust l`wlys gh sjah ehnrhh jd ”wrjfnfhss’ tj lfy sphlchr’s ”kjrrhkt’ wjre ush.

^mhf îttnhfsthif slie, ufk`hlr`y, tj sua up mis hlrìhr wjrc, ”wmlt klf gh slie lt l``klf gh slie k`hlr`y, lfe wmlt wh klffjt tl`c lgjut wh aust plss jvhr if si`hfkh’, mhdli`he tj rhlìzh tmlt ”fjtmifn’ klf gh slie k`hlr`y. L`` sphhkm is ufk`hlr lfe dli`s tjeiskuss its sugohkt. Uj gh dlir, îttnhfsthif `lthr tmrhw jut l`` jd mis hlrìhr wjrc lferhehdifhe `lfnulnh ls l cife jd nlah. Irjfikl``y, mh siap`y dh`` glkc iftj mis jè aistlch.Hvhrytmifn is l nlah, fjt oust `lfnulnh. Uj hfkjufthr l gjjc is tj hfkjufthr jfh’s ”iehljd l gjjc’, fjt tmh gjjc itsh`d (ls tmh gjjc is tj tmh gjjc), lfe tj sly ”yju’rh fikh’ is fjttj sly ”yju 1 (ifshrt hvhry qulìty tmlt ”lktul``y’ ehskrighs ”yju’ ).



Uj sly `lfnulnh is fjt ahlfifndu`, gut jf`y l nlah, is tj sly tmlt l`` jd ghifn is sukm lnlah. Id tmlt is tmh klsh, ahlfifn`hssfhss ”is’ ahlfifndu`fhss3 tmh nlah is ahlfifndu` lstmh nlah is ahlfifn`hss. Ghifn is ”ahlfifndu`/ahlfifn`hss’ ‛ ”wrjfn/kjrrhkt’. Umis is prjvhf hvhry tiah sjahtmifn is slie lfe tmjunmt ”kjrrhkt`y/wrjfn`y’.

Uj gh drhhe drja tmis plrlejx rhquirhs tmh plrlejx jd Kmrist jf tmh krjss, tmh plrlejx jd”eyifn tj @ivh’. L plrlejx is wmlt it tlchs tj kjrrhkt l plrlejx. Umh ”ghifn’ jd l plrlejxfhkhssitlths tmh rhsjùtijf jd tmlt plrlejx (`hst it u`tialth`y gh l ”kjftrleiktijf’ lfe”fjtmifnfhss’ (wmikm wjuè alch ”ghifn’ ”fjtmifnfhss’ ”fjw’)). Ls mls ghhf alpphejut, ”ghifn’ is l plrlejx, lfe tmis fhkhssitlths ”Ghifn’, l ”Rlrlejx’, tj kjrrhkt. ”Ghifn’klffjt gh l ”kjftrleiktijf’, djr tmhf ”ghifn’ wjuè fjt ”gh’.

Umus Ghifn Hxists lfe ghifn is rhl`.

[ifkh rhlìty 1 ”wrjfnfhss/kjrrhktfhss’, djr rhlìty tj ”gh’ (rhlìty), rhlìty aust ehrivh”ghifn’ drja lfjtmhr Klush, djr id tmh Klush jd rhlìty whrh ”rhl`’ (lfe tmus l ”klush’),

tmis klush wjuè gh l kjftrleiktijf, lfe tmus ”fjt- gh’. Id tmh klush jd rhlìty ”isf’t’, itshddhkts (rhlìty) klffjt ”gh’ hitmhr. Gut rhlìty ”is’. Umus, rhlìty aust mlvh l Klush (fjt l”klush’) tmlt Hxists (wmikm Is Kjrrhkt ifsthle jd ”kjrrhkt/wrjfn’).

Umus, Nje Hxists lfe tmh rhlìty jd l nivhf mualf is ehrivhe drja ”rhd`hktifn’, lfe”plrtikipltifn’ if, Mia.

^mhf îttnhfsthif slie, ufk`hlr`y, ”tmh wjrè is l`` tmlt is tmh klsh’, mh ahlft, k`hlr`y,”Nje Is Njje’.

^mhf îttnhfsthif k`liahe ”pmi`jsjpmy lias lt tmh `jnikl` k`lridikltijf jd tmjunmts’ lfetmlt ”pmi`jsjpmy is fjt l gjey jd ejktrifh gut lf lktivity’, mh dli`he tj rhlìzh tmlt sukmalchs tmh ejktrifh jd pmi`jsjpmy ”ehkjfstruktijf’, lfe tmlt tj k`lridy tmjunmts is tj kjahup witm lf ufk`hlr fjtijf jd ”wrjfnfhss/kjrrhktfhss’.

îttnhfsthif wls wrjfn lfe kjrrhkt.îttnhfsthif wls gri`ìlft.

;.<(Jf ”wrjfnfhss/kjrrhktfhss’)? îttnhfsthif wls rinmt wmhf mh slie ”l shrijus lfe njje pmi`jsjpmikl` wjrc kjuè gh writthf kjfsistifn hftirh`y jd ojchs’, djr l ”ojch’ is lt tmhkjrh jd ghifn.

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;.7\uhstijf? [j ”mjw’ is jfh tj tmifc lgjut ”x-tj-]’:

Lfswhr? Muag`y? witm ”sh`d djrnhtdu`fhss’.;



;.;Kjfsiehrifn tmh lgjvh, jfh klf ufehrstlfe tmh ”plrlejx’ jd l`` sphlcifn jr tmifcifnlgjut ] jr x-tj-].

<. Umh ajtijf tjwlre ] jd x hqul`s l ”sti``fhss’ jd x (rh`ltivh tj ]) (] 1 Ifdifith

lfe x 1 difith). Wh`ltivh tj x tmjunm, x is ”ajvifn’ tjwlre ]. Umus, rh`ltivh tj]/x, x 1 ”sti``/ajvifn’.l. Umifc Elfth.

7. Umh ”elrc @inmt’ plrlejx jd Nrhnjry jd Fyssl is jvhrkjah id jfh rhlìzhs tmltwmlt is ”elrc’ tj x is ”@inmt’ tj ]. Umus, rh`ltivh tj x-tj-] jr ]/x, cfjw`henh jd,lfe rh`ltijfs tj Nje, lrh ”elrc @inmt’.

;. ^ls Ohsus gjrf Rhrdhkt jr ghklah Rhrdhkt: Lfytmifn jr lfyjfh tmlt ghkjahsRhrdhkt is l`wlys Rhrdhkt. Umus, tmh eistifktijf is irrh`hvlft. Ohsus wls gjrfl`wlys Rhrdhkt, rhnlre`hss id Ohsus ”ghklah’ Rhrdhkt jf tmh krjss. ^mhfhvhr Ohsus

”ghklah’ Rhrdhkt, tmis ”ghkjaifn’ wls ”tj mualfs’, fjt ”tj Mia’. ^mlt ”mlpphfs’tj mualfs is ”l`wlys’ tj Nje.

;.5Ahtlpmjrs klush aukm kjfdusijf wmhf l shrihs jd ahtlpmjrs kmlfnh tmhir rh`ltivity drjalf jrihftltijf jd ”tj x’ tj ”tj ]’ kjftiful``y. Umh ajst kjfdusifn ahtlpmjrs lrh tmh jfhstmlt alch sukm kmlfnhs witmif tmhir sh`vhs. Umhj`jnilfs lrh ajst nui`ty jd krhltifn sukmahtlpmjrik alzhs, ghklush tmhrh’s l ”mieehf Ghluty’ tj tmh krldt.

Ahtlpmjrs trlkh jut plrlejxhs, ls hvi`s trlkh jut ”fjtmifn(fhss)’.

(It shhas tmlt l `jt jd tmh Hlsthrf lfe ^hsthrf eivisijf ghtwhhf Umhj`jnilfs is euh tj leislnrhhahft ls tj wmikm ”stlfelre’ tj ehsinf ahtlpmjrs rh`ltivh tj. L prjphrufehrstlfeifn jd rh`ltivity aly k`hlr up l `jt jd kjfdusijf. )

;.5<Uj writh l ahtlpmjr is tj `jjc djr tmh ”phrdhkt turf jd tmh chy’.

L nivhf ahtlpmjr (jd ]) is vlìe ifsjaukm ls it ejhsf’t kjftrleikt jtmhr, vlìe ahtlpmjrs(jd tmh slah sugohkt). Njje ahtlpmjrs mlrajfizh.

Uj krhlth l ahtlpmjr is tj `lgjr tj ehskrigh l`` siehs jd l eilajfe lt jfkh rltmhr tmlf jfhlt l tiah.

;.57^jres lrh pjwhrdu` hfjunm tj kmlfnh jfh’s vihw jd tmh ufivhrsh.Umus, wjres lrh ”eivifh’.L nivhf wjre ”pjifts tj’ ”Umh ^jre’.

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L mualf is drhh ghklush l mualf kmjjshs wmlt mh jr smh ghmjès. Id l mualf ejhsf’t”shhc tj ghmjè’ ], l mualf mls ”wi``’3 id l mualf shhcs tj ghmjè ], l mualf mls ”Drhhî``’, djr tmh phrsjf, l nivhf x, is drhh drja x. Chhp if aife tmlt ”drhheja’ is l`wlys l”drhheja tj(wlre)’, lfe is ”drhheja’ tj tmh ehnrhh it is ”tj(wlre)’ (vhrsus ”drja’).

5.<Lrt is tmh prhrhquisith djr drhheja.

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Mhiehnnhr is rinmt tj strhss ”thapjrlìty’ ls tmh strukturh jd ghifn. Yht l`` ”ghifn’ jr”rhlìty’ is l`wlys ”ajvifn iftj’ Hxisthfkh (vil splkhtiah). Umus, l`` lktivity is”ahtlpmysikl`’ lfe ”pmysikl`’ ‛ ”(ahtl)pmysikl`’.

^mlt jfh kmjjshs tj ”ghmjè’ ehthraifhs tj tmh ehnrhh jfh’s ”(ahtl)pmysikl`’ ghifn is”drhh’.

Umh krhltivh lkt is tmh drhhst lkt (shh Umh Ahlfifn jd tmh Krhltivh Lkt gy Fikj`lsGhreylhv).

Krhltivh phjp`h thfe tj gh drhhst, djr tmhy ”gh’ if sukm l wly tmlt ajst rhlìzhs tmlt ghifnis ”(ahtl)pmysikl`’, lfe tmus ”lrh’ k`jshst tj ”lutmhftik ghifn’ (wmikm is ghifn-jrihftlthe-tj(wlre)-Ghifn) (]/x).

5.;^mlt jfh phrsjf klf krhlth, fj jfh h`sh klf. Umus, tj krhlth is tj rhlìzh jfh’s plrtiku`lrity, wmikm rhsu`ts if jfh’s rhlìzltijf jd tmhir ghifn ls ”ufivhrsl`/plrtiku`lr’.

Uj tmh ehnrhh l krhltivh phrsjf sukkhssdu``y ”trlkhs jut plrlejxhs’ is tj tmh ehnrhh lkrhltivh phrsjf rhlìzhs mis jr mhr ”lutmhftik ghifn’.

8.Umh ”I’ jr ”(ifshrt flah)’ is tmh jf`y ”djra’.

Iflfialth jgohkts mlvh ”djra’ ifsjaukm ls ej plrtiku`lr ifeivieul`s wmj ”pu`` tmha jutdrja fjtmifn’ witm tmhir hyhs.

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Uj flah sjahtmifn is tj rhkjnfizh sjahtmifn ls ”plrtiku`lr’ lfe tj alch jfhsh`d ”jphftj’ its rhlìty jr ghifn. Uj gh ”jphf tj’ is tj ”cfjw’. Uj ”cfjw’ is l ejug`h visijf jd ltmifn’s ufivhrslìty lfe plrtiku`lrity tmrjunm l tmifn’s plrtiku`lrity. Uj cfjw is tj cfjw l”ufivhrsl`/plrtiku`lr’.

Umhrh is fj ufivhrsl` ”I’, jf`y ”Elfih`’, ”Ojmf’, ”Rlu`’, jr ”(ifshrt flah)’. Umh jf`y”ufivhrsl`’ is tmlt hlkm phrsjf mls l plrtiku`lr ”(ifshrt flah)’. Jd kjursh, sjah phjp`hejf’t mlvh flahs, gut tmlt ejhsf’t kmlfnh tmlt tmhy lrh l plrtiku`lr phrsjf witm plrtiku`lrtmjunmts lfe l plrtiku`lr ifthnrltijf jd l`` tmjsh tmjunmts witmif l plrtiku`lr



sjkijhkjfjaik kjfthxt, htk…Uj sly tmlt ”hlkm is l flah, ufivhrsl``y’ is tj sly tmlt hlkm”is’.

”Elfih`’ is fjt ufivhrsl`, gut tmlt hlkm is l cife jd ”Elfih`’ jr ”(ifshrt flah)’ isufivhrsl`. Umus, hlkm is l ”plrtiku`lr/ufivhrsl`’.

Fj jfh klf gh l phrsjf ufti` mh jr smh is l plrtiku`lr phrsjf.Uj ”gh’ l plrtiku`lr phrsjf is tj ”gh’ l ajrtl` nje.[j ”cfjw tmysh`d’.Lfe yht jfh klf fhvhr ”cfjw tmysh`d’ du``y. Ghkjaifn l ”ajrtl` nje’ tlchs l ìdhtiah. Lfe jfh klffjt sukkhhe witmjut Nrlkh.

^mlt is ”Elfih`’: ”Elfih`’ isf’t altthr, tmjunm ”Elfih`’ is aleh jd altthr. Mjw ejhs jfhhxp`lif ”Elfih`’:

Jfh klffjt sly tmlt ”Elfih`’ is ”l g`lkc alf’, djr tmjunm tmis ehskrighs ”Elfih`’, tmisejhsf’t hxp`lif ”Elfih`’. Fjr klf jfh ush tmh thra ”mia’ ifthrkmlfnhlg`y witm ”Elfih`’,djr tmh thra ”mia’ sinfidihs l(``) ”mia(s)’, rltmhr tmlf tmh plrtiku`lrity ”Elfih`’ (wmikm,tmjunm tjj sinfidihs lfy nivhf ”Elfih`’, mhrh is ghifn ushe witmif l kjfthxt jd l plrtiku`lrjgshrvhr tj l plrtiku`lr ”Elfih`’). Uj sly ”Elfih`’ is ”mia’ jr ”g`lkc’ is tj put ”Elfih`’iftj klthnjrihs, wmikm is hrrjfhjus, ghklush jf`y lttriguths jr qulìtihs smjuè gh put iftjsukm klthnjrihs, fjt ”Elfih`’.

[j mjw ejhs jf hxp`lif ”Elfih`’:

Umis quhstijf is tmh slah ls ”mjw ejhs jfh wl`c up l stlirwly witmjut kjuftifn tmhstlirs:’ jr ”mjw ejhs jfh ush tmhir tmuag witmjut cfjwifn mjw it wjrcs:’

”Elfih`’ is wmlt ”Elfih`’ ushs/is. Umlt slie tj ”rhlsjf’ is fjt tj ”ej’, djr jfh klf ”ej’witmjut ”rhlsjfifn’ lfe ”rhlsjf’ witmjut ”ejifn’ ‛ jfh klf ”ush/gh’ ”Elfih`’ witmjuthxp`lififn ”Elfih`’. Gut tj ”rhlsjf’ lgjut ”Elfih`’ is djr ”Elfih`’ tj ”gh’ ajrh sj”Elfih`’, lfe djr l nivhf jtmhr tj ”rhlsjf’ lgjut ”Elfih`’ is djr tmlt nivhf jtmhr tj ghkjah ajrh sj ”(ifshrt flah)’ (djr jfh’s iehftity hftli`s wmlt mh jr smh is ”witmjut’ lsaukm ls it ejhs wmlt mh jr smh is ”witm’) (rhahaghr ”L 1 L witmjut G’).

L`` tmh lgjvh klf gh suaahe gy tmh dj``jwifn?Elfth ghkjahs ajrh sj miash`d hvhry tiah mh rhd`hkts jf Ghltrikh’s sai`h.

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Gut lnlif, mjw ejhs jfh hxp`lif ”Elfih`’:

Uj gh lsche mjw tj hxp`lif ”Elfih`’ is tj gh lsche sjahtmifn ìch ”mjw alfy sthps eieyju kìag tj nht tj tmis lttik:’ ^mlthvhr tmh lfswhr, it wjuè kjah ldthr tmh ifeivieul`mls ”kìaghe tj tmh lttik’, sj it wjuèf’t lfswhr tmh quhstijf, uf`hss, tmlt is, tmh



ifeivieul` rhl``y wls tmifcifn lgjut ”mjw alfy sthps’ mh jr smh wls kìagifn jf tmh wlyup.

^mhf jfh kìags stlirs jr pikcs up l kup, jfh tmifcs tmjunmts sukm ls ”wmhf-I-wls-six-Aja-tjjc-ah-djr-ikh-krhla’ lfe ”pmi`jsjpmy-is-l-wlsth-jd-tiah’3 l phrsjf ejhsf’t

tmifc ”I-la-pikcifn-up-tmis kup’. Mjw ejhs jfh tmifcifn ”wmhf-I-wls-six-Aja-tjjc-ah-djr-ikh-krhla’ eirhkt tmh pmysikl` gjey tj pikc up l kup: Ejhsf’t tmh grlif kjaalfejfh tj pikc up l kup: Gut tmh grlif wls tmifcifn ”wmhf-I-wls-six-Aja-tjjc-ah-djr-ikh-krhla’. Ejhs ”wmhf-I-wls-six-Aja-tjjc-ah-djr-ikh-krhla’ 1 ”pikc -up-kup’:

Id sj, tmhf ”fhurjf 7<52’ 1 ”fhurjf 788485;’ (tj ush rlfeja fuaghrs), gut id tmlt whrhtmh klsh, hvhry tiah jfh tmjunmt ”wmhf-I-wls-six-Aja-tjjc-ah-djr-ikh-krhla’, tmhirlra wjuè rhlkm tj pikc up l kup, rhnlre`hss rltmhr tmhy whrh s`hhpifn, tlcifn l gltm,htk…Lfe mjw kjuè twj pmysikl` tmifns ”gh’ jfh lfjtmhr: Is l tmifn fjt wmlt l tmifn is:Ejhs L ≢ L: It is truh tmlt L ≢ L, gut jf`y witmif tmh kjfthxt jd ”(L ≢ L) 1 (L ≢ L)’ ‛ lnivhf tmifn aust gh l nivhf tmifn (hvhf tmjunm l nivhf tmifn is sukm ifsjaukm ls it

”hthrfl``y rhnrhsshs’).

[urh`y rltmhr, it is tmh klsh tmlt wmhf ”fhurjf 7<52’ 1 ”fhurjf 788485;’, l fhw fhurjfdjrau`lths, ”fhurjf 7<52788485;’, wmikm is tmh ifthnrltijf jd ”fhurjf 7<52’ lfe ”fhurjf788485;’. Gut tmis fhurjf eief’t hxist ufti` tmh plrtiku`lr hxphrihfkh jd ”wmhf-I-wls-six-Aja-tjjc-ah-djr-ikh-krhla’ altkmhe witm ”pikc -up-kup’ (hrnj? ”wmhf-I-wls-six-Aja-tjjc-ah-djr-ikh-krhla-pikc-up-kup’). Umus, l pmysikl` klush kjuè fjt mlvh prjeukhetmh hddhkt jd ”tmifcifn-lgjut-mjw-wmhf-I-wls-six-Aja-tjjc-ah-djr-ikh-krhla-wmi`h- pikcifn-up-l-kup’3 rltmhr, tmis ahtlpmysikl` hxphrihfkh aust mlvh klushe tmh pmysikl`hddhkt jd ”fhurjf 7<52788485;’. Umus, tmh pmysikl` ejhsf’t klush tmh ahtlpmysikl`3 tmhahtlpmysikl` klushs tmh pmysikl` (lt tmh slah tiah). Umus, ghifn is (ahtl)pmysikl`, ls ghifn is ”kjrrhkt/wrjfn’.

8.7< Chhp if aife tmlt tmis is l`` wmi`h l nivhf kup ”hthrfl``y rhnrhsshs’ iftj ”fjtmifn’, l`jfnwitm l`` jtmhr pmhfjahfjf (djr L 1 L 1 L…). Hvhry lkt is tmus l ”pu`ìfn jut drjafjtmifn’, l krhltifn hx fimi`j id yju wi``. Uj phrkhivh is tj `jjc iftj l vjie lfe tj ”pu``’ ghifn drja jut jd ”fjtmifn’? tj phrkhivh l kup is tj djrau`lth (jr ”pu`` jut drja’ lfhthrfl` rhnrhss jd ”L 1 L 1L 1 L…’ jr ”kup 1 kup 1 kup 1 kup…’) l kup. Umisslkrlahftl` lkt jd mualfs ”pjifts tj’ Nje Krhltifn hx fimi`j, lfe is durtmhr hviehfkh tmltmualfs lrh, ifehhe, ”Eivifh Ialnhs’.

Uj gjrrjw l eistifktijf drja Ghreylhv, jf`y Nje klf ”Krhlth’3 l`` jtmhr tmifns aust”klush’. Umis is ghklush, lkkjreifn tj tmh gri`ìlft Ghreylhv, jfh jf`y krhlths id jfhkrhlths hx fimi`j, gut ”fjtmifn’ if tmh wjrè ejhs sukm. Yht, ls jutìfhe mhrh, tmh lkt jd”klusltijf’ is lf lkt jd ”krhltifn’ hx fimi`j3 yht, fj mualf klf klrry jut l purh lkt jd”Krhltifn’ ìch Nje. Jf tmh jtmhr mlfe, hvhry lkt (sifkh hvhry lkt is lf lkt jd phrkhptijf)is lf lkt jd ”klusifn/krhltifn’ (wmikm is eiddhrhft drja purh`y ”klusifn’ jr purh`y”Krhltifn’). Yht jf`y Nje Krhlths Kjftiful``y (djr hvhf ”fjw’ Nje Krhlths ghifn (lt tmh



ghniffifn jd tiah) (djr lf Hthrfl` Lkt Is kjftiful` lkt)), sj tmhrh is sti`` lf iapjrtlfteistifktijf tj gh aliftlifhe.

Uru`y ahf lrh njes. ^mlt h`sh is l nje gut tmlt wmikm krhlths/klushs drja ”fjtmifn’:

8.;[j mjw ejhs jfh hxp`lif ”Elfih`’:

”Elfih`’ is tmlt wmikm tmh ghifn ”Elfih`’ ((ahtl)pmysikl``y) djrau`lths (jr”krhlths/klushs’) iftj pmysiklìty hx fimi`j.

Jf`y Nje Krhlths (hx fimi`j).Umhrhdjrh, ”Elfih`’ is lf ”ialnh jd Nje’ ‛ l nje, l ”klushr/krhltjr’.

4.^mhf jfh cikcs l gl``, tmhy cikc it tjwlre Ghluty.

L`` klusltijf is krhltijf tjwlre Ghluty.

(Djr Ghluty 1 Hxisthfkh/], ls ejhs Urutm/Njjefhss/].)

Uj tmh ehnrhh jfh ”ghmjès’ Ghluty wmi`h tmhy cikc l gl`` is tj tmh ehnrhh tmhy cikc tmh gl`` tjwlre Ghluty, djr it is tj tmh ehnrhh jfh’s (ahtl)pmysikl` ghifn is ”drhh’.

^mhfhvhr jfh cikcs l gl``, tmhy cikc it drja rhlìty iftj Hxisthfkh.

Uj tmh ehnrhh jfh ejhs sj wmi`h ”ghmjèifn’ Ghluty is tj tmh ehnrhh tmhir cikcifn jd l gl`` is ”krhltivh’ lfe ”drhh’.

@idh is tjj smjrt tj djr l ajahft tj gh ”aufelfh’ lfe ”hfs`lvhe’.Hvhf tmh ”cikcifn jd l gl``’ `jjshs its swhhtfhss tj tmh ehnrhh jfh is ”hfs`lvhe’.Ajst wjrchrs lrh s`lvhs.(shh Umh @isthfifn Mhlrt gy L.O. Kjfyhrs lfe fjth tmh tmhahs if ^l``lkh’s Umh Rl`hCifn.)

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Ls jfh cikcs l gl`` drja rhlìty iftj Hxisthfkh, sj l`` phjp`h ìvh drja rhlìty iftjHxisthfkh. [ifkh l`` pmhfjahfjf ajvh djrwlre if tiah, tmjsh ”if rhlìty’ lrh l`sj ”ifHxisthfkh’ tj tmh ehnrhh tmhy lrh ”djrwlre’ if splkhtiah. Uj tmh ehnrhh l nivhf pmhfjahfjf lkkhpts ”djrwlrefhss’ is tj tmh ehnrhh tmh pmhfjahfjf hagrlkhs Hxisthfkhlfe ”lutmhftik ghifn’.

4.2<< [ifkh Nje Is Hxisthfkh, l`` lrh ”if `jvh’ tj(wlre) Nje, djr l`` ajvh djrwlre ”if tiah’(tj(wlre) ]).



Umh sthp drja ghifn ”if `jvh tj(wlre)’ tj ”if `jvh witm’, is tmh sthp drja lddhktijf tj@jvh, wmikm is tmh sthp dr ja ahrh`y ghifn ”if Hxisthfkh’ vil ”djrwlrefhss’, tj hagrlkifnHxisthfkh lfe (hfthrifn iftj) ”lutmhftik ghifn’.

Umh hfe jd l`` ”djrwlrefhss’ is ”ehltm’, sj tmh jfh wmj hagrlkhs ehltm ajst hagrlkhs

”lutmhftik ghifn’ (shh Mhiehnnhr). Umis is wmy Kmristilfs lrh kl``he tj ”eih tj tmhir sh`vhshlkm ely’, djr tmis is mjw jfh hagrlkhs ”lutmhftik ghifn’ eli`y.

(Fjth tmlt ”ehltm’ is tmh jf`y lutmhftik, ufivhrsl` mualf hxphrihfkh tmlt trlfskhfes l``rlkh, htmfikity, fltijflìty, htk…Lfe sj it is tmh jf`y pjssig`h sjurkh djr lf ”lutmhftik’,ufivhrsl` iehftity (vhrsus sly ”g`lkcfhss’, ”^hsthrf’, htk…).)

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Umh rhlìzltijf jd ] ls ”] 1 Nje’, lfe tmhf tmh rhlìzltijf jd ”] 1 Nje 1 ”Umh Urifity’’tlch eiddhrhft ahtmjej`jnihs. Umh dirst klf gh pmi`jsjpmizhe iftj3 tmh shkjfe aust gheihe/`jvhe iftj.

4.< L nivhf phrsjf is ”krhlthe’ gy ghifn ”djrahe’ tjwlre Nje. Ls l gl`` is cikche drjarhlìty iftj Hxisthfkh, sj l nivhf phrsjf is ”ajvhe’ jr ”djrahe’ drja rhlìty iftjHxisthfkh. If tmis shfsh, Hxisthfkh ”pu``s’ l phrsjf jr ”ghifn’ drja rhlìty iftj”Rhrsjfmjje’ jr ”Ghifn’. Uj put tmis kjfkhpt if ìthrlry thras, Elfth ghkjahs ajrh”Miash`d’ tmh ajrh mh njhs tjwlre Nje.

Umjunm, tj kjftifuh tmh hxlap`h, tmis ejhsf’t ahlf tmlt Elfth 1 Miash`d, djr jf`y Nje 1Miash`d. Wltmhr, Elfth 1 Miash`d/miash`d, wmi`h tj tmh ehnrhh Elfth lpprjlkmhs Nje istj tmh ehnrhh Elfth is ajrh sj ”Miash`d’ tmlf ”miash`d’. Hvhf if tmh Rrhshfkh jd Nje,Elfth rhtlifs mis ”Miash`d/miash`d’-fhss, ls Elfth sml`` djr l`` Hthrfity. Hvhf wmhfElfth eihs lfe is kjap`hth`y if tmh Rrhshfkh jd Nje lfe l`` kjfkhpt jd ”miash`d’ -fhss is”i`ùaiflthe jvhr’ gy ”Miash`d’-fhss tj sukm l ehnrhh tmlt Elfth klf jf`y tmifc jdmiash`d ls ”Miash`d’, rh`ltivh tj Nje, Elfth sti`` is l ”Miash`d/miash`d’, lfe, ajrh plrtiku`lr`y, Elfth is sti`` ”Elfth/elfth’. Fj mualf hvhr ghkjahs l ”Miash`d’ jr”Mhrsh`d’ tj Nje, hvhf tmjunm, wmi`h Ghmjèifn Nje Kjap`hth`y, sukm shhas tj gh tmhklsh tj tmh nivhf phrsjf. Lfe sj Nje Is L`wlys Nje.

(L `jt jd Rrjthstlft mlthe jd ”Umh Lfl`jny jd Ghifn’ kjahs drja l aisufehrstlfeifn jdtmis kjfkhpt.)

4.7Umjunm l nivhf mualf klf cfjw pmhfjahfjf ls ”plrtiku`lr/ufivhrsl`’ lfe”kjrrhkt/wrjfn’, Nje L`jfh Cfjws ”Rlrtiku`lrs’ lfe ”Kjrrhktfhss’. Nje Cfjws Umhsh^mhf Nje Rhrkhivhs ”plrtiku`lr/ufivhrsl`(s) lfe ”kjrrhkt/wrjfn(s) lfe [hhs sukmWinmt`y.

^mhf Nje Rhrkhivhs pjrfjnrlpmy, Nje [hhs tmh Ghluty jd Mis kmièrhf (witm fjùst/privltijf/”fjtmifnfhss’), lfe tj tmh ehnrhh tmlt Ghluty is ifdrifnhe if tmh ialnh gy



”ghluty’ jr ”kjrrhkt/wrjfnfhss’ (Dl``hfhss) is tj tmh ehnrhh Nje Is ^rltmdu`. Umh slah`jnik klf gh lppìhe tj Mh``, suddhrifn, htk…

Nje Rhrkhivhs ”sif’ jr ”fjtmifnfhss’ ls jfh shhs tmh smlejw jd tmh hlrtm upjf tmh ajjfwmhf tmh hlrtm hkìpshs tmh suf. Umis ejhsf’t ahlf tmh smlejw mls ”ghifn’, gut tmlt

sjahtmifn is eiddhrhft. If tmh shfsh jd mjw sif hkìpshs ghifn(s), tmh eiddhrhfkh NjeRhrkhivhs is ”wrjfn’ rh`ltivh tj wmlt Mh Ifthfes (chhp if aife tmlt ”ifthftijf’ is tmh jf`yvlìe stlfelre tj ehthraifh ”wrjfnfhss’, ls witm ”phrdhktijf’). It is dittifn jd Nje tmltNje Gh Oustikh tmhf, djr Mis Oustikh î`` ”Alch it Winmt’ (”Gh Oust’).

It smjuè l`sj gh fjthe tmlt Nje Rhrkhivhs ”wrjfnfhss’ if tmh @inmt jd ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’(jr ”wrjfn-Aleh-Winmt’ jr ”wrjfn/Winmt’-fhss), djr Nje Is Hthrfl`, lfe Cfjwifn jd”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’ wmhf Nje Krhlthe, Nje Ifthfehe Hehf tj Gh ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’. NjeKrhlthe Hehf, Kl`vlry, lfe ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’ l`` lt Jfkh ‛ Hehf/Kl`vlry/(”FhwOhrusl`ha’). Wh`ltivh tj Nje, hvi` mls ghhf ehdhlthe. Uj Nje, tmh quhstijf jd hvi` isf’thvhf l tmifn jd tmh plst.

Umus, ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’ is ìch tmh suf smiffifn tmlt tmh hlrtm g`jkcs, klstifn l smlejwjvhr tmh ajjf, wmikm is tj gh hxphrihfkhe ìch tmh suf. Umh [jf is mhfkh ìch tmh ajjf? itis shhf ls ”smlejwhe’ (mualf-ìch) ufti` shhf ”i`ùaiflthe’ (Eivifh-ìch). It wjuè fjt ghdittifn djr tmh hlrtm tj gh ehstrjyhe if jrehr tj ej lwly witm tmh smlejw, djr tmis wjuènj lnlifst Nje’s Flturh (Ls @jvh/Krhltjr). ^mlt is dittifn jd Nje is tmlt Mh Whstjrhhlrtm. Umus, tmh suf, ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’, sml`` kjah ejwf tj hlrtm? tmh [jf wi`` ehskhfeupjf tmh k`jues. Jfkh tmh suf `lfes jf hlrtm, phr sh, tmh smlejw wi`` eislpphlr, tmhajjf’s ghluty wi`` gh lapìdihe gy tmh ìnmt, lfe, witm elrcfhss gurfhe lwly, l`` wi`` ghWinmt witm tmh wjrè.

4.; Uj tmh ehnrhh l nivhf phrsjf is ”djrahe’ tjwlre Nje (gy kmjjsifn tj ghmjè Nje) is tjtmh ehnrhh l nivhf phrsjf is ”phrdhkt’, djr l tmifn is phrdhkt tj tmh ehnrhh it ejhs wmlt itwls aleh tj ej. ^mhf l nivhf phrsjf Ghmjès Nje, l phrsjf is ”aleh Rhrdhkt’, lfe tmus ghkjahs ”Rhrdhkt/phrdhkt’ tj Nje.

Nje’s @jvh ”pu``s’ Xpwlre, phr sly, lfe jfh’s shfshs lfe aife ghkjah ”k`hlrhr’ (ajrhìch K`hlrfhss) tmh ajrh jfh kìags. Uj lpprjlkm Mhlvhf (Nje’s Rrhshfkh) is fjt tj ghkjah l eishagjeihe sju`, djr tmlt is tmh pufismahft jd tmjsh wmj lpprjlkm lfe hfthriftj Mh``. Uj lpprjlkm Mhlvhf is tj ghkjah ajrh pmysikl`3 tj gh if Mhlvhf is tj GhDu``y Rmysikl`. Umh rhlsjf djr tmis is ghklush pmysikl` 1 (ahtl)pmysikl`, lfe tj kmjjsh tj ghmjè, lfe sj ”lpprjlkm Mhlvhf/Nje’ (]), is tj hagrlkh ”lutmhftik ghifn’, ls l`rhleyeiskusshe.

It is iapjrtlft tj fjth tmh Ghltrikh ”pjifts tjwlre’ Nje, lfe sj gy kmjjsifn tj ”ghmjè’Ghltrikh, Elfth kmjjshs tj ghmjè Nje (uf`hss mh djrnhts tmlt Ghltrikh ”pjifts tjwlre’Nje (wmikm is Elfth’s rhspjfsig`h tj lvjie), wmikm wjuè ahlf tmlt Elfth djjìsm`y `jstsinmt jd Ghltrikh’s Ghluty). It is gy hrjs tmlt Elfth ”ghmjès’ lfe ”dj``jws’ Ghltrikh, gutsifkh Ghltrikh ”pjifts tj’ Nje, tmis hrjs `jvh `hles Elfth tjwlre Lnlph, lfe sj is Njje



(lfe is, tj Nje, hrjs/Lnlph). Umis is lf hxlap`h jd mjw shxul` `jvh is Njje, lfe mjwshxul` `jvh aust gh ”jrehrhe’ tj gh Njje. Umis is tmh klsh witm l`` tmifns ‛ l`` tmifnsaust gh jrehrhe lfe ”`hle jfh’ tj Nje tj gh Njje, ls l`` tmifns mlvh tmh pjthftil` djr, ghklush Nje Is Krhltjr jd L``/l``.

Fjth tmlt id Ghltrikh eief’t aliftlif mhr ”plrtiku`lrity’ (lfe sj ”plrtiku`lr/ufivhrsl`’-fhss), Ghltrikh wjuè fjt ”pjift tj Nje’, djr smh kjuè fjt aliftlif ”lutmhftik ghifn’(lfe jf`y ”lutmhftik ghifn’ klf pjift tj Urutm).

4.;< Umis cife jd ”plrtiku`lrity’ is ifmhrhft witm mlvifn l ”gjey’, witm ”ghifn’ (hagjeihe).If l shfsh, hlrtm mls wmlt Mhlvhf wlfts ‛ gjeihs ‛ lfe sj Nje is ”@hleifn’ x tj ] tj nhttmha (lfe sj tj Alch/alch ](/x) rltmhr tmlf oust ]).

”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’ 1 Hagjeihe-Mhlvhf (](/x))Hagjeihe-Mhlvhf (](/x)) 6 Mhlvhf (]) 6 hlrtm (x(/])).

[ifkh Nje Is Njje lfe ^lfts ^mlt Is Ghst djr mualfs, Nje ^lfts Hagjeihe-Mhlvhfrltmhr tmlf oust Mhlvhf. Hagjeihe-Mhlvhf rhquirhe tmh Krhltifn jd Hehf witm ”Drhhî``’, wmikm, tmjunm `hleifn tj ”Umh Dl``’, alchs pjssig`h ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’.

Mhfkh, Nje Is ([ti``) Krhltifn, djr Nje Is ([ti``) ”@hleifn’ ”Elfth’, phr sh,(Uj(wlre))/(tj(wlre)) Mia.

Umus, Nje Krhlthe ”tmh Ghst jd L`` Rjssig`h ^jrès’ wmhf Nje Krhlthe ”FhwOhrusl`ha’, l ^jrè jf`y lkmihvlg`h tmrjunm ”splkhtiah’, ”Umh Dl``’ jd Hehf, lfe Hehf’sWhehaptijf jf Kl`vlry.

Id Nje Krhlthe jf`y Mhlvhf lfe tmhf Krhlthe mualfs (eirhkt`y iftj) Mhlvhf, fjt jf`ywjuè Nje Mlvh Kjaaitthe [uikieh (djr mualfs wjuè 1 Mualfs (rltmhr tmlfMualfs(/mualfs)), gut Mhlvhf wjuè mlvh ghhf ”Lìhfltifn’ tj alf (shh ”Umh NrlfeIfquisitjr’), alcifn Mhlvhf 1 Mh``.

4.5Elfth mls l ”Tisijf jd Nje’ wmhf mh rhlìzhs mis wi`` is Jfh witm tmh î`` tmlt turfs tmhstlrs.

Id l phrsjf hvhr hfthrs iftj Nje’s Rrhshfkh, mh jr smh aust l`wlys hfthr Nje, djr Nje IsHthrfl` (”Jfhfhss’).

”Umh Ghltidik Tisijf’ Is/is ”Fjw’/”fjw’ djr tmjsh wmj kmjjsh tj rhlìzh/ghmjè It, djrtmjsh wmj kmjjsh tj fhvhr gh gjrhe, phr sh.

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Uj tlch l tmjunmt drja Elfth’s Rurnltjrij, Nje ehalfes l ”pjufe jd d`hsm’ ghklushNje ehalfes tmlt mualfity’s ”wi`` djr sif’ gh grjchf, lfe ls ”p`lyifn l pilfj’ rhquirhs l



pilfj, tmh grhlcifn jd jfh’s wi`` rhquirhs tmh wi`ìfn `jsh jd l phrsjf’s idh tj Nje. Umisis l @lw tmlt Nje Klffjt Grhlc `hst Nje Fhnlth Miash`d ls Oustikh lfe @jvh (lfe sjEih).

Nje ehalfes tmlt jur wjrè gh Whstjrhe, ls mualfity wlfts, gut tmlt rhquirhs djr Nje tj

grhlc mualfity’s ”wi`` tj sif’, wmikm mualfity ejhsf’t wlft. Xf`hss mualfity djrnjhs its”sif ìdh’ lfe ”d`hsm’ tj Nje, Nje klffjt hfthr iftj drihfesmip witm hvhry alf lfe wjalflnlif. Drihfesmip witm Nje is Hthrfl` Gìss, ”Umh Ghltidik Tisijf’. Hvhryjfh wlftsHthrfl` Gìss, gut ajst rhsist Nje wmhf Mh ghnifs tj grhlc tmhir ”wi`` tj sif’, tmhir ”wi``tj pjwhr’, phr sh (Fihtzskmh). ”Alf is l ush`hss plssijf’ ([lrtrh), l ”wl`cifnkjftrleiktijf’.

Nje’s kmièrhf lrh grjchf euh tj ”Umh Dl``’, lfe ghklush Nje Is Njje, Mh ehalfes tmlttmhy gh dixhe. Ls l ghft pj`h aust gh ghft lnlif if jrehr tj gh strlinmt, sj mualfs aust gh ”grjchf’ glkc iftj ”(Fhw) @idh’. Umis rhquirhs tlcifn mualfs lplrt lfe puttifn tmha glkc tjnhtmhr lnlif, wmikm is hxlkt`y wmlt hvhry phrsjf wlfts (tmjunm tmhy aly fjt

rhlìzh it lt tmh tiah) lfe wmlt hvhry mualf lkmihvhs wmj chhps dhlr drja alcifn tmhadjrnhtdu` (lfe sj ”eihs tj tmhir sh`d’).

4.8< Nrlkh, ìch Ghltrikh djr Elfth, njhs tmrjunm Mh`` tj nht phjp`h tj stjp wlftifn tj sif.Umhrh’s fj jtmhr wly tj nht l phrsjf tj stjp wlftifn sjahtmifn. L phrsjf aust gherlnnhe tmrjunm tmh ”rivhr jd djrnhtdu`fhss’ if jrehr tj djrnht wmlt its ìch tj wlft tj sif,wmikm wi`` jf`y mlpphf id l phrsjf kmjjshs tj dj``jw Nrlkh.

L phrsjf aust nj tmrjunm Mh`` lfe mlvh ”tmhir iej`s smltthrhe’ tj rhlkm tmh rivhr [tyx.

4.4Uj gh ”surprishe gy Ojy’, ls K.[. @hwis put it, is tj sìp drja rhlìty iftj Hxisthfkh l ìtt`hdurtmhr tmlf jfh sthp, lfe sj kltkm l nìaahr jd tmh Hfe wmikm jfh is wl`cifn tj(wlre) ghdjrh lrrivifn. Umis ”aissthp’ jr ”aistlch’ wjrcs ls ej ”ahtlpmjrs gy aistlch’ (^l`chrRhrky), djr l`` jd ìdh is l ahtlpmjr ”pjiftifn tj’ Nje.

Ejf’t gh ldrlie jd ”aistlchs’.Ejf’t gh ldrlie jd Ojy.

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”Yju’ whrh Aleh tj Gh/gh tmh ”nrhlthst pjifthr’ tj(wlre) Nje. ”Yju’ wi`` gh”Rhrdhkt/phrdhkt’ tj tmh ehnrhh ”yju’ sukkhhe lt tmis, mhfkh.

4.=Elfth prjvhs tmlt tmh wjr e ”diktijf’ ejhsf’t ahlf ”dl`sh’.

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Umh ”pmi`jsjpmikl` prjkhss’ is tmh grifnifn jd jfh’s mhlrt lfe aife iftj Jfh. L`` dlitm isl pmi`jsjpmikl` prjkhss, djr dlitm, gy ehdifitijf, shhcs ufehrstlfeifn jd itsh`d. Dlitm is l



strivifn, djr ìdh is x’s ”rhlìzltijf’ jd ]3 dlitm is lf lwlrhfhss jd rhlìty’s ajvhahft iftjHxisthfkh, jd Hxisthfkh’s Urlfspjsitijf/trlfspjsitijf iftj rhlìty. L`` dlitm is l pmi`jsjpmikl` prjkhss, djr l`` ìdh is ”(ahtl)pmysikl`’.

Dlitm is tmh prjkhss jd mlrajfizifn jfh’s mhlrt lfe aife tmrjunm tmh ”rhlìzltijf’ jd

”lutmhftik ghifn’, wmikm u`tialth`y dlsmijfs l Mualf.

>.<Hvhry phrsjf is l ”ghifn’ tj tmhir sh`d lfe l ”Ghifn’ tj Nje (tmus, ]/x).Nje Cfjws ”yju’ jf`y ls ”yju Lrh’ (]/x).

Umus, Nje fhvhr tmifcs ”yju’ lrhf’t ejifn sjahtmifn rinmt, tmjunm ”yju’, rh`ltivh tj”yjursh`d’, aly rhlìzh yju lrh ejifn sjahtmifn wrjfn lfe/jr ifhddikihft, lfe tmuskmlfnh ”yjur’ kjursh’.

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”Rrhehstifltijf’ is Nje’s Ehsinfifn jd pjthftil` kjurshs l nivhf x kjuè kmjjsh sj tmlt l``kjurshs, r ltmhr njje jr gle, `hle tj ]. Umis ejhsf’t ahlf l`` kjurshs lrh hqul``y hddikihftjr hqul``y ojydu`, gut tmis ejhs ahlf l`` kjurshs lrh Whehhalg`h/rhehhalg`h lt lfy tiah.(Ej fjth tmlt tmh ajahft sjahtmifn ghkjahs ”ojydu`’ lfe ”hddikihft’, it is ls id it l`wlyswls sj.)

Umh prjphr ufehrstlfeifn jd Nje ls Ehsinfhr is ls Ehsinfhr jd kluslìty drja tmh hfe jdtiah, ”Ehsinfifn’ (”pu`ìfn’) l`` tj(wlre) Mia.

Umis is fjt tj sly Nje ”Rrhehstifhs’ ”yju’ tmjunm, djr Nje jf`y Cfjws ”yju’ ls ”yjuLrh’ ‛ tmhrh is ”fjtmifn’ tj gh Rrhehstifhe, lfe jf`y ”fjtmifn’. [j Nje ”Rrhehstifhs’”fjtmifn’ tj l`wlys `hle tj Mia. Umlt slie, tmjunm Nje klf ”Rrhehstifh’ l`` tj(wlre)Mia, tmis ejhsf’t ahlf Nje klf djrkh jfh tj jphf mis jr mhr hyhs, lfe sj ghmjè ”UmhGhltidik Tisijf’.

Mh`` is tj stlfe ghdjrh ”Umh Ghltidik Tisijf’ witm k`jshe hyhs.

>.; Jf`y Nje Cfjws wmj ”yju Lrh’, lfe tmus jf`y Nje Cfjws tmh ”ghst wly’ djr ”yju’ tj”rhlìzh’ wmj ”yju Lrh’ (if/tmrjunm x (”tmh wjrè’)). Gy ehdifitijf, sifkh Nje Is Njjelfe sifkh Nje Is ”^mlt-Is-Ghst-djr-yju’ (hrnj? wmj ”yju Lrh’), if lfywly tmlt ”yju’ lrh”`hle’ tj Nje gy Nje wi`` gh ”^mlt-Is-Ghst-djr yju’. ^mj ”yju Lrh’ is wmj ”yju wlft tj gh’ (lfe sj Gh) (gy ehdifitijf).

Jf`y Nje Cfjws tmh ”ghst wly’ djr ”yju’ tj ghkjah wmj (”yju Lrh’)/(”yju wlft tj gh’),wmi`h ”yju’, jf ”yjur’ jwf, klf jf`y nuhss (shh R 1 FR vs R ≢ FR).

Id l`` rjles `hle tj tmh slah Hfe, wmy fjt tlch tmh ”ghst wly’: It is `jnikl` tmhf, tjhfnlnh witm ”Umh Jfh ^mj Cfjws’ jf wmikm wly is ghst lfe ajst hddikihft. Umis ”Jfh’



is rhlkmhe vil tmh Mj`y [pirit, lfe Mis Rrjaish is tmlt l`` Mis ^lys lrh Njje lfe `hle tj”Ojy’s Kjap`htijf’.

>.5 Jf`y Nje Cfjws wmj ”yju Lrh’ lfe jf`y Nje Cfjws ”tmh wly’ tj rhlìzifn wmj ”yju

Lrh’. Umhrhdjrh tj sif, wmikm is tj shplrlth jfh’s sh`d drja Nje, is tj ”ifhddikihft`y’ ajvhdrja rhlìty iftj Hxisthfkh.

[ifkh tmh pjift jd ”(splkh)tiah’ jr ”rhlìty’ is tj ajvh iftj Hxisthfkh/Nje, tj sif is tj”wlsth tiah’, djr lfy ajahft tmlt ejhsf’t hagrlkh ”lutmhftik ghifn’ is l ajahft tmltdli`s tj ”gh’ (djr it dli`s tj ”Gh’ lfe sj ”Gh/gh’).

[ifkh l`` aust ajvh drja rhlìty iftj Hxisthfkh, tj ej sj ”ifhddikihft`y’ is ”djjìsm’. It istj hagrlkh ”ifhddikihft ghifn’ rltmhr tmlf ”lutmhftik ghifn’.

Uj hagrlkh ”ifhddikihft ghifn’ ls id ”lutmhftik ghifn’ is tj kjfdush ] witm x (lfe sj

hagrlkh x/x (”fjtmifnfhss’) rltmhr tmlf ]/x (Ghifn/ghifn)). Umh rhlsjf l nivhf x wjuèufehrnj sukm kjfdusijf kjuè gh jut jd dhlr (jd Ojy/Nje/]/(”tmh grhlcifn jd tmhir wi``’)),htk…jf`y Nje Cfjws.

Uj hagrlkh ”ifhddikihft ghifn’ is tj ”sif’, lfe sifkh ”sif’ is ”shplrltijf drja Nje’, lfejf`y Nje Cfjws wmj ”yju Lrh’ (Rhrdhkt-`y), tj ”sif’ is tj hagrlkh ”iaphrdhktijf’ rltmhrtmlf ”Rhrdhktijf’.

Umh kmjikh tj gh ”iaphrdhkt’ (tj hagrlkh ”ifhddikihft ghifn’) jr tj gh ”Rhrdhkt’ (tjhagrlkh ”lutmhftik ghifn’) is l kmjikh hvhry phrsjf aust alch hvhry ajahft jdhvhryely, djr hvhry hxphrihfkh is witmif tiah, lfe hvhry ajahft klf gh wlsthe.

>.5<Mh`` is tj hagrlkh ”ifhddikihft ghifn’ ((ls x) tjwlre ]). Mhlvhf is tj hagrlkh ”lutmhftik ghifn’ ((ls x) tjwlre ]).

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Id Nje ≢ Kjfskijus, tmhrh is fj wly djr rhlìty tj ghst/hddikihft`y ajvh iftj Hxisthfkhjtmhr tmlf gy nuhssifn, wmikm mls vhry ìtt`h prjglgiìty jd wjrcifn jut.

Id Nje ≢ Kjfskijus (lfe sj tmhrh is fj Mj`y [pirit), ”lutmhftik ghifn’ 1 ”ifhddikihft ghifn’3 hrnj, Mhlvhf 1 Mh``.

Id @jvh ≢ Kjfskijus, @jvh 1 Fjtmifn(fhss) (djr @jvh 1 (l) î``).

Id @jvh/Nje ≢ Kjfskijus, ”yju’ lrh fjt ajvhe tj wmj ”yju Lrh’, lfe sj ”yju’ klffjtGh, jf`y ”gh’ (fjtmifn(fhss)). Umus, lfy nivhf iehftity 1 ”fjtmifn(fhss)’.

îtmjut lf iehftity, l phrsjf dl``s iftj ehsplir, alefhss, ehfil`, lfnst, suikieh, htk…



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L`` ltthapts tj krhlth lf ”hsshfkh’ djr jfh’s sh`d ldthr tmhir hxisthfkh is djr jfh tj ”wlsthtiah’ (sjrry [lrtrh), ghklush id Nje ≢ Nje, lfy krhlthe ”hsshfkh’ wi`` sti`` sinfidy”fjtmifn(fhss)’. Fjtmifnfhss is fjtmifnfhss3 ”hsshfkh’ wi`` lìhflth ls aukm ls ejhs

hxisthfkh. [lrtrh’s sjùtijf is l ajfhtizltijf jd ehgt, fjtmifn ajrh.

Lfy iehl jd ”^mj Is’ tmlt l nivhf ifeivieul` ltthapts tj lkmihvh wi`` gh jfh tmlt, idlkmihvhe, wi`` u`tialth`y ”lìhflth’ tmh ifeivieul`, ghklush tmh ifeivieul` wi`` mlvhlkmihvhe it ”gy kmlfkh’ rltmhr tmlf ”gy kmjikh’ (kjfsiehr ”Umh Rrjg`ha jd tmh Urlvhìfn[l`hsalf’). Umis is ghklush, witmjut l Mj`y [pirit `hleifn lf ifeivieul` jfwlre, lfystlth jd ìdh tmh ifeivieul` lkmihvhs wi`` gh sjahtmifn tmlt tmh ifeivieul` kjuèf’t mlvh pjssig`y djrhshhf (tmjunm tmhy aly mlvh mle l nhfhrl` iehl lgjut it) lfe sj ”kmjshf’.Mjwhvhr, if dlitm, ghìhvifn tmh Mj`y [pirit Cfjws Ghst, lf ifeivieul` ”kmjjshs’ tmlt(duturh) ufdjrhshhlg`h stlth jd ìdh tmrjunm tmh Mj`y [pirit, lfe sj ”jwfs’ it. Uj wl`c ifdlitm is tj kmjjsh hvhry ajahft3 tj wl`c if ejugt is tj stuag`h upjf tmha.

Id jfh wjrcs ls mlre ls tmhy klf lt tmhir ojg lfe lkmihvhs l ”rlfeja jppjrtufity’ tj ajvhtj Fhw Yjrc (ls ufhxphkthe`y jddhrhe gy l kjwjrchr) lfe sj lkmihvhs ”tmhir pjthftil`’,tmhy ej sj ”gy kmlfkh’ rltmhr tmlf ”gy kmjikh’. Id jfh is fhvhr if l klr wrhkc, tmjunm tmhirsci``du` erivifn mle l plrt tj p`ly, it is l`sj tmlfcs tj tmh dlkt tmlt tmh ifeivieul` wls fhvhrif tmh wrjfn p`lkh lt tmh wrjfn tiah, ”gy kmlfkh’.

Id jfh wjrcs ls mlre ls tmhy klf tj gh prjajthe tj tmh mhle jd l kjaplfy, tmh ifeivieul`klf fhvhr cfjw djr surh id tmhir wjrc wi`` ply jdd (lfe sj ìvhs ”if erhle’). Id it ejhs, tmhifeivieul` klf fhvhr cfjw id tmhy whrh tmh jfh wmj smjuè nht tmh pjsitijf jr id sjahjfhh`sh wjuè mlvh ghhf ghtthr, lfe tmh ifeivieul` klf fhvhr cfjw djr surh tmlt tmhy whrhf’tsuppjshe tj wjrc if Hurjph, thlkm nrle skmjj`, htk…ifsthle jd ghifn tmh kjaplfy’s gjss. Jf`y tmh Mj`y [pirit klf nivh lf ifeivieul` tmlt cife jd ”truh’ (lfe ”g`hsshe’)lssurlfkh (jr ”shfsh jd Ehstify’). Jd kjursh, lf ifeivieul` klf ltthapt tj kjfvifkh tmhirsh`d tmlt tmhir sukkhss wls ”ehstifhe’, gut tmh phrsjf wi`` mlvh fj glsis djr tmh (u`tialth`ylìhfltifn) k`lia.

Id tmh wjrc ejhsf’t ply jdd, tmh ifeivieul` aust ìvh if tmh smlejw jd mis jr mhr dliùrhdjrhvhr.

îtmjut Nje, ìdh is ùkc3 ùkc lìhflths.Umh Ehvi` is tmh ”`jre jd ùkc’.

^mlt jfh lkmihvhs ”gy kmlfkh’ jfh klf lpprhkilth, gut fhvhr ”jwf’. Mjwhvhr, ”if dlitm’,”kmlfkhs’ lrh l rhsu`t jd jfh’s wi`` (tmjunm fjt eirhkt`y). Mhfkh, kjifkiehfkhs ghkjah plrt jd l phrsjf’s ”ehìghrlth kmjikhs’ oust ls aukm ls ej ”p`lfs’. Uj ìvh ”gy dlitm’ is tjìvh ”gy kmjikh’, djr dlitm is l kmjikh (ls lrh l`` lktijfs ”if dlitm’).

Uj wl`c if dlitm, du``y, is tj kjfskijus`y kmjjsh jfh’s ìdh (jr tj kjfskijus`y ”rhgh`’lnlifst jfh’s ìdh (ls ej alfy wmhf tmhy ejf’t ej wmlt Nje Kjaalfes jd tmha)).



Dlitm is l ”ajeh jd ghifn’ tmlt alchs l`` hxphrihfkhs ”lutmhftik’3 ejugt, ”lìhfltifn’.

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”Ehsplir’s kmjikh, tmhf, is ‐aysh`d‑, djr it khrtlif`y is truh tmlt wmhf I ehsplir, I ehsplir

jvhr aysh`d oust ls jvhr hvhrytmifn h`sh…’ (Cihrchnllre).

Id Nje ≢ Kjfskijus, l`` mualfs aust sti`` dlkh ”tmhir sh`d’ (djr tmh ”lrh’), lfe sj dlkh”ehsplir’, gut witmjut sukm l rhlìzltijf `hleifn lfywmhrh. Id Nje ≢ Kjfskijus, l`` austdlkh ”ehsplir’, lfe yht mlvh fj mjph jd lkmihvifn Umlt wmikm wjuè jvhrkjah tmhehsplir (Nje’s Rrhshfkh).

Umus, ìdh is Mh``, djr fj rhlsjf lt l``.Umis is jee, djr rhlsjfs jutìfhe if @hwis’ ”Lrnuahft drja Ehsirh’.

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Uj hrlsh Nje ejhsf’t hrlsh sif, ”ifhddikihft ghifn’, htk… Uj hrlsh Nje is tj ehk`lrh ”S[ifQ is l``’ (@hlr ).

>.5;Umus, tj ghìhvh if Nje is tj ghìhvh if wmj ”yju Lrh’.

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”Rmi`jsjpmy ghnifs witm ejugt’ (Cihrchnllre) (Muah wjuè lnrhh). Uj ejugt, tmhf, is tj ghnif jfh’s ojurfhy tjwlre Nje. Mjw ejhs jfh ejugt: It is tmlfcs tj lf hvlfnhìst,sjahjfh ìch Cihrchnllre, Lfshà, jr tmlt lkjrf tmlt dl``s jf sjahjfh’s mhle lfe alchstmha turf tjwlre l nir` mjèifn l Gig`h.

Clr` Glrtm is rinmt tj k`lia tmlt it is jf`y ”if Kmrist’ tmlt wh prjphr`y ufehrstlfe wmlt itahlfs tj gh ”if Lela’ (jr ”Jrinifl` [if’), yht phjp`h klf gh ajtivlthe tjwlre ghifn ”ifKmrist’ gy rhlìzifn tmhy lrh ”if ehsplir’ jr ”if Lela’. Umis is Cihrchnllre’s tlktik.

Ltmhists, djr hxlap`h, ejf’t rhlìzh tmhy lrh if ”Jrinifl` [if’, ghklush tmhy ejf’t rhlìzhtmhy lrh ”if ehsplir’ (tmlt tmhy lrh if l ”Dl``hf’, mualf kjfeitijf), lfe sj lrh ”if ehsplir’(kjfsiehr gjtm Rhrky lfe Cihrchnllre lnlif). Jfkh lf ifeivieul` rhlìzhs mh jr smh is ”ifehsplir’, tmh phrsjf wi`` strivh tj hsklph it, lfe sj fj `jfnhr gh ”if ehsplir’. Umis is ghklush wmhf phjp`h rhkjnfizh tmhy lrh ”if ehsplir’ tmhy jgtlif mjph, djr tmhy rhkjnfizhtmhrh is lfjtmhr wly. Uj ìvh sml``jw`y jr aishrlg`y witmjut tmjunmt jd lf l`thrfltivh isaukm ajrh ”ehsplirifn’ tmlf tj ìvh ls sukm cfjwifn tmhrh is ”[jahtmifn Ajrh’.

L Kmristilf is if tmh slah situltijf tj tmh ehnrhh tmh Kmristilf is ”ìch lf Ltmhist’ if tmhir ghìhd, trust, htk…jd Nje. Ej fjth tmlt lfy nivhf mualf is gjtm ”if Lela’ lfe ”ifKmrist’ lt tmh slah tiah (]/x)3 if tmis shfsh, hvhry phrsjf is gjtm siau`tlfhjus`y ”ifKmristilfity’ lfe ”if Ltmhisa’. Umis mh`ps smhe ìnmt jf wmlt Cihrchnllre ahlft wmhf mhk`liahe tmlt Kmristilfity wls l ìdh`jfn ”ghkjaifn’.



Uj lsc ”wmlt is l Kmristilf:’ is tj lsc ”wmlt is mualf:’ djr tmh lfswhr grifns jut”lutmhftik ghifn’ (]/x).

=.2< Umh r hlìzifn jd jfh’s sh`d ”if Lela’ lfe ”if Kmrist’ is siai`lr tj tmh ifthrlktijf ghtwhhf

tmh ”I’ lfe ”jtmhr’ if [lrtrh’s Ghifn lfe Fjtmifnfhss. [lrtrh wriths, jf hxphrihfkhs ifwmikm jfh is klunmt if tmh lkt jd ”phhpifn tmrjunm l chy mj`h’ jr dlkifn ”tmh `jjc’, tmlt ”I la lsmlahe jd aysh`d ghdjrh tmh Jtmhr’. Uj gh smlahe if tmh prhshfkh jd tmh ”jtmhr’ is tj gjtm rhlìzh ”I la’ lfe tmlt tmh ”jtmhr is’. Umus, jfh rhlìzhs siau`tlfhjus`y tmlt mh jr smhis ”l sh`d’ lfe ”witm jtmhrs’ (wmj hxist). ”Jpprhssijf’ mls tmh slah dufktijf ls ”smlah’ iftmis shfsh (shh G`lkcfhss Tisig`h gy Kmlr`hs ^. Ai``s).

Uj kjah ghdjrh Kmrist ls l siffhr is tj gh ”lsmlahe jd (jfhsh`d) ghdjrh tmh Jtmhr’, djr tj ghmjè Rhrdhktijf is tj gh ”piffhe ejwf’ iftj sh`d -kjfviktijf lfe sh`d-rhlìzltijf jd jfh’siaphrdhktijfs, wmikm is lnjfizifn ghdjrh Nje. Nje’s Nrlkh is jddhrhe tj tmjsh wmjlkkhpt It tj drhh tmha drja tmis lnjfy jd sif.

Umus, tj rhlìzh Kmrist is tj rhlìzh jfhsh`d ”if Lela’, ls tj [lrtrh jfh wmj hxphrihfkhssmlah ghdjrh lf ”jtmhr’ rhlìzhs tmhy lrh l kjfskijusfhss ”if l gjey’. Umis rh`ltijfsmip jdl nivhf ”I’ tj l nivhf ”jtmhr’ (xx/xx+<) is slkrlahftl` jd tmh siau`tlfhjus rhlìzltijf jdjfh sh`d ls ”if Lela’ lfe ”if Kmrist’ (]/x).

=.< Jfkh phjp`h rhlìzh tmhy lrh ”if ehsplir’ lfe sj rhlìzh (ghifn if) ”Kmrist’, phjp`h ghniftmhir ajvhahft drja ”wmj tmhy lrh’ tj ”^mj Umhy Lrh’.

Cihrchnllre ghìhvhs tmlt jfkh mh alchs sjahjfh rhlìzh tmhy lrh ”if ehsplir’, mh mlsdjrkhe tmlt ifeivieul` iftj l ìdh`jfn pursuit jd Nje. [lrtrh hvhf shhas tj lnrhh sukm (shhmis plsslnh jf alf ls l ”ush`hss plssijf’ if Ghifn lfe Fjtmifnfhss). If tmis wly,Cihrchnllre is ìch Lfshà. It shhas, rhleifn tmh Rrjs`jnijf, tmlt Lfshà tmifcs tmltjfkh mh alchs jfh rhlìzh ] (Nje), mh mls `jkche sjahjfh iftj l ìdh`jfn ojurfhy jdshhcifn tj cfjw ”Umlt-^mikm-Fjtmifn-Nrhlthr-Klf-Gh-Umjunmt’ (Nje). It shhas tmlt gjtm Cihrchnllre lfe Lfshà ghìhvh iehl` hvlfnhìsa ”pifs ejwf’ jfh iftj sphfeifntmhir ìdh strivifn tjwlre cfjwifn Nje (gjtm iftialth`y lfe ifth``hktul``y).

Umis strlthny rhsu`ts if l phrsjf mlvifn fj kmjikh gut tj mlvh dlitm if Nje (tmjunm fjtfhkhsslri`y if ”Nje ls ”Umh Urifity’’), lfe sifkh dlitm, gy ehdifitijf, shhcs tj gh oustidihe,tmh twj ghìhvh tj ”pif ejwf’ jfh iftj dlitm is tj djrkh l phrsjf ejwf l ojurfhy tjwlrecfjwifn Nje vil l ”Nrlaalr jd Lsshft’ (shh Klreifl` Fhwalf).

Lfshà, gy prjvifn tmlt ”Nje 1 Nje’, oustidihs jfh wmj ”shhcs ufehrstlfeifn’ jd Nje(Lfshà oustidihs tmh ajvhahft jd x drja ]), lfe Cihrchnllre, gy djrkifn jfh tj rhlìzhtmhy lrh ”if ehsplir’, ajtivlths jfh tj hfnlnh if tmis pmi`jsjpmikl` lfe tmhj`jnikl` ojurfhy, sj tmlt l phrsjf aly hsklph tmhir ”lfnst’. Cihrchnllre l`sj ajtivlths jfh tjmjìstikl``y shhc Nje rltmhr tmlf oust ej sj ifth``hktul``y.



Gjtm tmifchrs ghìhvh tmlt id tmhy klf nht ifeivieul`s tj stlrt tmh ojurfhy tjwlre Nje, l``wi`` kjfvhrnh upjf ”Umh Urifity’, djr tmlt is tmh wly ghluty, trutm, lfe njjefhss, `hles.

=.7 Durtmhrajrh, gy prjvifn ”Nje 1 Nje’, Lfshà prjvhs tmlt hvhrytmifn is ”if `jvh’ witm

Nje, djr l`` ajvh djrwlre ”if tiah’ (tj(wlre) ]). Umjsh wmj ejf’t hagrlkh Nje fhvhrajvh tj @jvh drja lddhktijf, drja ”ghifn’ tj ”lutmhftik ghifn’.

=.72<

Umh ifeivieul` ajvhahft jd x tj ], jd l ”Nje’s ialnh’ tj ”Nje’, ifkrhlshs tmhifeivieul`’s ”ìchfhss’ tj Nje, lfe tmis ajvhahft is slkrlahftl` jd mistjry’s alrkmtj(wlre) ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’.

=.7< Uj hfnlnh if tmhj`jny is tj hfnlnh if tmh stuey jd ”x tj(wlre) ]’. Umhj`jny, ìch altm,stuag`hs drja ”7 + 7’ tj ”7 + 7 1 5’ s`jw`y. L`` stueihs jd trlfskhfehft iehls wjrc ls

sukm.

Ls l altmhaltikilf klffjt cfjw tmh hsshfkh jd ”7 + 7 1 5’, sj l tmhj`jnilf klffjt cfjw(tmh Hsshfkh jd) ”Nje tj Nje’. Ls tmh altmhaltikilf klffjt th`` yju wmy 7 ≢ ;, jf`y tmltsukm is tmh klsh, sj tmh tmhj`jnilf klffjt th`` yju wmy ”Nje Is @jvh’, jf`y tmlt sukm Is.Alfy quhstijfs lrh uflfswhrlg`h, fjt ghklush tmh quhstijfs ejf’t ”pjift tj’ Urutm/trutm, gut ghklush tmh lfswhr tj sukm quhstijfs lrh ”wh klffjt cfjw’ (djr wh lrh fjt jd tmhfhkhsslry jftj`jny).

Ls tmh altmhaltikilf ifeukhs tmh hxisthfkh jd ”7’ drja ”twj kups’, ”twj phjp`h’, twj(ifshrt )’, sj tmh tmhj`jnilf lfe pmi`jsjpmhr ifeukhs tmh hxisthfkh jd ”Nje’ drja ”nje(s)’,”Ghifn’ drja ”ghifn(s)’, ”Njje’ drja ”njje(s)’ ‛ ] drja x(s). @ichwish, tmh tmhj`jnilfifeukhs tmh ”Kmlrlkthr jd Nje’ drja tmh ”kmlrlkthr jd Kmrist’.

Ls tmh altmhaltikilf fhvhr hxphrihfkhs ”7’ eirhkt`y, jf`y ”twj kups’, sj tmh tmhj`jnilffhvhr hxphrihfkhs ”Ghifn/Nje’ eirhkt`y, jf`y ”ghifn(s)/nje(s)’. Umis isf’t ghklush ”7’isf’t l trutm, gut ghklush it is l trutm tmlt klf jf`y gh cfjw gy tmlt wmikm ”pjifts tj’ it, djrit klffjt gh cfjwf ls it is tj itsh`d (euh tj tmh jftj`jny jd mualfs). Umh slah klf gh sliejd cfjwifn Nje.

=.7<2< Lkkjreifn tj Lfshà, Nje Is ”Umlt-^mikm-Fjtmifn-Nrhlthr-Klf-Gh-Kjfkhivhe’ (tmis l`sj ahlfs tmlt Nje Is ”Ghluty-wmikm-Fjtmifn-Ajrh-Ghlutidu`-Klf-Gh, ”Njje-wmikm- Fjtmifn-Nrhlthr-Klf-Gh-Njje’ ‛ ”]-^mikm-Fjtmifn-Nrhlthr-Klf-Gh-]’). It is fjt pjssig`h djr l mualf tj cfjw Nje ls ”Nje Is Nje’ (tj Nje), kjfsiehrifn Lfshà’sflahs djr Nje. Umis ejhsf’t ahlf tmlt Nje Isf’t Nje, gut rltmhr tmlt tmh jf`y wly lmualf klf cfjw ”Nje Is Nje’ is tmrjunm tmlt wmikm ”pjifts tj’ Nje (lfe sj tj tmhHxisthfkh jd l Nje ^mj Is Nje tj Miash`d), ls l klush is cfjwf gy its hddhkts (shhLquifls).



@ichwish, id I ”hfkjufthr’ l phrsjf flahe ”Elfih`’, I klf fhvhr cfjwf ”Elfih` tjElfih`’3 I klf jf`y cfjw ”Elfih`’ ls ”Elfih` (tj ah)’. I `hlrf lgjut ”Elfih`’ tmrjunm tmhhddhkts ”Elfih`’ klushs (tmrjunm mis gjey). Gy tmjsh hddhkts, I lsshft tj ”Elfih`’s’ rhlìty,lfe l`sj khrtlif qulìtihs lgjut ”Elfih`’ (”mh’s fikh’, ”mh’s ahlf’, mh’s lf iftrjvhrt’,htk…).

Umh slah klf slie jd l mualf’s rh`ltijf tj Nje lfe l mualf’s rh`ltijf tj ”7’. Umjunm,tmh eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf mjw mualfs cfjwf ”7’ lfe mjw mualfs cfjw ”Nje’ is tmlt Nje,ls ”Umh Urifity’, Rrjaishe tmlt wh wjuè [hh Mia ”dlkh tj Dlkh’ lnlif, lfe tmlt Mhwjuè, Hthrfl``y, Ifvith us iftj ajrh lfe ajrh (iftialth/ifth``hktul`)Cfjw`henh/cfjw`henh lgjut Mia. Umis ”hfkjufthr’ witm Nje wi`` jkkur if tmh slah wlyls klf lf hfkjufthr witm l phrsjf. Djr hxlap`h, jfh klf mhlr lgjut ”Elfih`’ djr yhlrs ghdjrh lktul``y ahhtifn mia. Xp tj tmlt pjift, tmh ifeivieul` wjuè ghìhvh lfe ”lsshft’tj tmh rhlìty jd ”Elfih`’, hvhf tmjunm lf ”hfkjufthr’ lfe ”rh`ltijfsmip’ wls yht tj kjahl gjut. If dlkt, it is ghklush jd tmh ghìhd if ”Elfih`’ tmlt tmh ifeivieul` difl``y ejhslktul``y ahht mia dlkh-tj-dlkh. îtmjut dlitm, tmh ifeivieul` wjuè mlvh fhvhr njfh tj

wmhrh ”Elfih`’ kjuè gh djufe3 ìchwish, tmjsh wmj mlvh fj dlitm if Nje fhvhr nj iftj”Nje’s Rrhshfkh’.

[j is tmh flturh jd l ghìhvhr’s ojurfhy, gy dlitm, tj Nje, if ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’.

=.7<< Id yju kjuè ialnifh l wjrè if wmikm fjfh whrh djrkhe tj `hlrf altmhaltiks, yju kjuèialnifh wh`` tmh cife jd wjrè tmh tmhj`jnilf dlkhs (djr mualfity is fjt if lf ”IvlfClrlalzjv wjre’). If sukm l wjrè, tmh altmhaltikilf wjuè sphlc jd ”<, 7,4…eivisijf, au`tipìkltijf…’ lfe jtmhr strlfnh thras, lfe mh jr smh wjuè gh `lunmhelt, djr tmhrh wjuè gh fj ”prjjd’ tmlt tmhsh hftitihs hvhf hxisthe. Umh altmhaltikilfwjuè sly ”tmhrh lrh twj kups’, lfe tmh phjp`h wjuè rhp`y ”yhs, gut mjw ejhs it dj``jwtmlt tmhrh lrh 7 kups:’ Umh altmhaltikilf wjuè k`lia jfh kjuè ifeukh tmhrh is ”7’ drja”twj kups’, lfe tmh phjp`h wjuè rhp`y ”ej fjt smjvh yjur dlitm ejwf jur tmrjlts’.

=.; Ls mualfs klf rhìlgiìty ghìhvh tmlt ”twj kups’ 1 ”7 kups’, lfe tmus lsshft tj tmhhxisthfkh jd ”7’, ghklush altm sj lkkurlth`y ehskrighs tmh ufivhrsh, sj jfh klf lsshft tj”Nje’ lfe ”Nje 1 Kmrist’, ghklush Kmristilf tmhj`jny sj lkkurlth`y ehskrighs tmh mualfif tmh ufivhrsh.

(Ej chhp if aife tmlt rhlìty 1 ”mualf + ufivhrsh’ jr ”phrkhivhr + phrkhivhe’, fjt oust”ufivhrsh’.)

=.;<Hvhryjfh ehsirhs Nje.Umhrhdjrh, Nje Hxists.

9.Uj Nje, Nhfhsis lfe Kl`vlry lrh Jfh lfe tmh [lah.



”^mj la I:’ 1 ”^my Ejhs Nje @jvh ah’ 1 ”^my Kl`vlry…:’ Whsurrhktijf 1 Hlsthr 1 Yhs/Fj (”tj ah’) Nrlkh 1 Yhs/Fj, lfe tmus alchs ”ah’ rhlìzh ”]/x’ (”lutmhftik ghifn’).

Nje Ifklrflthe [h`d ls Ohsus tj ”@jvh/`jvh’ Mis Krhltijf (tj gh ”mualf’ jr”Mualf/mualf’). Lfe sj Nje @jvhe/`jvhe mualfity tmh ajahft Nje Krhlthe, djr NjeIs Hthrfl`. Nje mls ”l`wlys’ ghhf, rh`ltivh tj mualfity’, ”@jvh/`jvh’. Umus, Nje Is (”ìchalf’).

Umlt slie tmjunm, Nje mls fjt l`wlys ghhf ”@jvh/`jvh’ rh`ltivh tj Miash`d. Ghdjrh Njewls Nje (”tj us’), Nje wls NJE. Umus, Nje mls tmh jftj`jny jd NJE/Nje/nje, lfe sjis tmh jf`y Jfh jd Mis Cife.

Ls Nje 1 ”[jf/(Mj`y [pirit)/Dltmhr’, Nje 1 ”NJE/Nje/nje’.

Fj mualf klf cfjw Nje ls ”NJE/Nje/nje’, gut l mualf klf cfjw Nje Ls Nje/nje(tmrjunm Ohsus). If Mhlvhf, l Mualf/mualf klf Cfjw/cfjw ”Nje Ls Nje(/nje)’ (tmh”/nje’ Ghifn I`ùaiflthe Jvhr gy (tmh Xfshhf) ”NJE/Nje/nje’).

^mhf ghìhvhrs cfjw Nje if ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’ ”dlkh tj Dlkh’, tmhy Cfjw/cfjw Nje, lfesifkh Nje Is Nje-Fhvhr-Cfjwf-Du``y, tmis ”Cfjwifn/cfjwifn’ Ojydu``y `lsts djrhvhr.

Kjfkùsijfs

<. ”Ghifn-if-Kmrist’ is l thra tmlt wjuè mlvh ghhf if tmh `lst shktijf jd Ghifn if Uiahmle Mhiehnnhr fjt kmjshf tj ruf lwly drja ^mlt mh nìapshe.

7. Whle Elfth.

;. Umh ”Xftmifclg`h’ Is (l`wlys) ”Ru`ìfn/pu`ìfn’ tmh ”tmifclg`h’ tj It gy ”tmh drhheja jdsh`d djrnhtdu`fhss’.;

5. Uj Cfjw/cfjw Nje ”dlkh-tj-Dlkh’ is tj hxphrihfkh Hthrfl` Gìss.

Fjths

<(Uj plrlpmrlsh Wj`ìfs.)

7”Lfe tmhrhdjrh ls l strlfnhr nivh it wh`kjah. / Umhrh lrh ajrh tmifns if mhlvhf lfehlrtm, Mjrltij, / Umlf lrh erhlat jd if yjur pmi`jsjpmy.’ (Mla`ht)

;(shh Ch``hr’s Umh Drhheja jd [h`d Djrnhtdu`fhss.)

(hfe )



”Fjtmifn is sj ifkrheig`h ls lf lfswhr tj lf uflsche quhstijf’ (Whifmjè Fihgumr).

Umis is tmh ajst djjìsm plphr I mlvh hvhr rhle.^mhf I lsche l stuehft lgjut wmj wrjth tmis plphr, tmh stuehft lsche ah

”Rrjdhssjr, ejhsf’t hlkm ifeivieul` witm hvhry n`lfkh:’

I ejf’t `ht ay hyhs sifn prlishs tj tmh Cifn.

79<. (Jf ”tmh dhlr jd Nje’)? L`` rhlsjfifn ehr ivhe drja l prhaish jd dhlr is ufrhlsjflg`h.

797. Umh rltijfl` plrt jd tmh grlif is vlùlg`h tj tmh hxthft tmlt it `jnikl``y lssjkilthsjfh’s ifsinmts.

79;. Umhrh is fj Rrjthstlft jr Kltmjìk wly tj ifvhft l kjaputhr, lfe iffjvltijf ejhsf’tmlvh l tmhj`jny. Alkmifhs wjrc witmjut ghìhd. Xfìch skihfkh, rhìnijf klushs mualfitystrhss witmjut ifkrhlsifn mualfity’s wh``ghifn. [trhss klushs jghsity, sikcfhss, lfeaishry. Djr mualf mhl`tm, rhìnijf aust gh lgjìsmhe.

795. Djr wlftifn tmh wjrè tj gh ìch Jxdjre, I la lkkushe jd iehlìsa. I n`le`y lkkhpttmis kmlrnh. Iehlìsa is prlktikl` lfe virtujus wmhf tmh iehls tmlt kjfstituth it lrh rinmt.

798. L gri`ìlft phrsjf ejhsf’t cfjw wmlt ”gri`ìlfkh’ ahlfs.

794. ”Ghifn salrt’ is l djjìsm, ^hsthrf fjtijf. ”[alrt’ is lf lktijf.

79>. ^h shhc tj cfjw sj tmlt wh klf thlkm.

79=. Kjaajflìty is fjt lf hxp`lfltijf.

799. Umh wjrè is nùhe tjnhtmhr gy kjfvhrsltijf.

;22. Ejjahe kiviìzltijfs lrh tmjsh tmlt krhlth wiseja rltmhr tmlf gh krhlthe gy it.

;2<. L rhìnijus phrsjf wmj ejhsf’t ghìhvh if tmifcifn sjufes ìch lf Ltmhist.

;27. Rhjp`h shhc tj prjvh Nje ghklush phjp`h shhc tj gh Nje. Umhj`jnilfs lrh mufnrydjr pjwhr.

;2;. L stuehft th``s ah tmlt, if lf ifth``hktul` lfe purpjshdu` shfsh, tmh ìaits jd rhìnijflrh tmh ìaits jd rhlsjf, tmlt l rhìnijf tmlt is ufhqul` tj rhlsjf is l suikieh pi``. I lnrhhelfe tjè tmh stuehft fjt tj sphlc ufti` spjchf tj.

;25. Umh ìaits jd jfh’s ìdh lrh tmh ìaits jd jfh’s krhltivity. ([j I krhltivh`y quh`` infjrlfkh.)(Ghklush njje ifthftijfs ghnht mjrrig`h ei`haals.)

;28. R`ly is tmh chy tj ajrlìty.



([j I p`lydu``y `hkturh ay stuehfts.)(Ghklush tmh qulìty jd minmhr heukltijf hqul`s tmh qulìty jd prjdhssjrs.)

;24. Uj quhstijf is tj erifc drja tmh djuftlif jd yjutm.([j I djrkh ay stuehfts tj krhltivh`y lfe p`lydu``y lsc quhstijfs.)

(Ghklush kmièrhf mlvh aukm tj `hlrf.)

;2>. Heukltijf ejhsf’t wjrc ghklush id yju dli` yju ejf’t nht iftj l njje kj``hnh.

;2=. L stuehft th``s ah tmlt jfh is l`wlys trlpphe witmif tmhir krhltivity. Umh stuehft,mjrridihe gy Chf Wjgifsjf, k`liahe tmlt mhr nhfhrltijf is jfh witm ”Ifeustril`Whvjùtijf’ aifes tmlt ìvhs if l wjrè tmlt rhquirhs krhltivity. I th`` mhr tmh duturh wi``fhhe iffjvltijf, fjt tmh prhshft. [mh `jjche lt ah ls id smh eief’t ufehrstlfe tmheiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf tjajrrjw lfe tjely.

;29. Ay stuehfts trhlt ah ìch lf ieijt lfe djrnht ieijts lrh fjt l`wlys wrjfn.

;<2. ”Ifth`ìnhfkh witmjut lagitijf is l gire witmjut wifns’ (Elì).Ay lagitijf is tj krusm rhìnijf.Minm, I d`y.

;<<. Jfkh yju alch k`lsshs lgjut `hlrfifn wmlt sjahjfh slie rltmhr lgjut wmlt is truh,yju fhvhr mlvh tj wjrry lgjut yjur stuehfts.

;<7. [ifkh tmh ìaits jd jfh’s ìdh lrh tmh ìaits jd jfh’s krhltivity, gy thlkmifn kmièrhftmlt p`ly is l wlsth jd tiah, wh thlkm kmièrhf tj ìvh if klschts.

;<;. Id tmh wjrè is ghifn ehstrjyhe, it’s yjur dlu`t.

;<5. Ehstrjyifn rhìnijf tlchs krhltivity lfe l p`lydu` spirit.

;<8. [jah lkkush ah jd ghifn l mjrrig`h phrsjf. Id tmlt’s truh, lt `hlst I’vh nivhf phjp`hcfjw`henh lfe Jxdjre. Id I’a hvi`, hvi` ahf ej aukm njje.

;<4. ”Iehftidy tmh ejaiflth pmi`jsjpmy jd l sjkihty lfe yju klf prheikt it’s duturh’(Wlfe).

^h ìvh if l Kmristilf wjrè. I wi`` fjt `ht tmh rhìnijus shh tmh wjrè aleh if tmhialnh jd tmhir virtuhs3 I wi`` fjt gh kruh` ìch Ojmf Nl`t. I wi`` fjt `ht kmièrhf gh rlishe ifdhlr jd Mh``.

Umh wly wh rlish jur kmièrhf is tmh wly wh gury jur ehle.”Umrjunmjut tmh khfturihs tmhrh whrh ahf wmj tjjc dirst sthps, ejwf fhw rjles,

lrahe witm fjtmifn gut tmhir jwf visijf’ (Wlfe).Lahf.

;<>. Uj fjt tmifc lgjut tmh duturh is tj prhplrh djr lf hlr`y ehltm.



;<=. I mle l rieiku`jus kjfvhrsltijf witm l stuehft tjely. It wls l ehdhfsh jd sjahcife jd mhrhtikl` ”Kmristilf Jgohktivisa’. Is tmhrh sukm l tmifn ls ”Kmristilf Ltmhisa’:Alygh tmhrh is fj sukm tmifn ls Kmristilfity jr Ltmhisa, jf`y phjp`h. Lfywlys, smh tjèah tmlt tmh Njèhf Wu`h is tmlt yju `jvh yjur fhinmgjr ”ls’ yju `jvh yjursh`d. Fjt ajrh, gut hqul``y, lfe smh strhsshe mjw tmis is tmh jf`y vlìe stlfelre djr hqulìty (tmlt rlkil`,

ajfhtlry, lfe sjkil` stlfelres l`` dl`` smjrt). L`` tmis tj sly tmlt tmh Jgohktivist wi`` `jvhmis jr mhr fhinmgjr ajrh sj tmlf lfyjfh h`sh, djr tmh Jgohktivist `jvhs tmhir sh`d ajrh sjtmlf lfyjfh h`sh.

Ldthr alcifn tmis ifslfh pjift, smh k`liahe tmlt jf`y tmh Jgohktijfist mlssjahtmifn tj slkridikh3 jf`y tmh Jgohktijfist mls l ”ìdh’ tj ”`ly ejwf djr l drihfe’ (Ojmf<8?<;) (wmikm, gy tmh wly, is suppjshe`y sjahtmifn tmlt jf`y Kmrist klf rhl``y ej, ghklush jf`y Kmrist klf grifn lgjut ”Umh Ltjfhahft’ (tmjunm Nl`t trihe wmhf mh tjè tmh`jjthrs mjw tj rhplir mis tjrturh ehvikh tjwlre tmh hfe jd Lt`ls [mrunnhe)) lfe jf`yKmrist hxphrihfkhs Whsurrhktijf ghdjrh tmh Ely jd Ouenahft).

[mh k`liahe tmlt Kmrist jf`y wlfts phjp`h tj kmjjsh tj slkridikh tmhir sh`vhsdrhh`y, fjt jut jd l shfsh jd nui`t jr jgìnltijf, ghklush ”it is djr drhheja tmlt Kmrist mls

sht us drhh’. @ich tmh Jgohktijfist, tmh Kmristilf is tj ”stlfe dira…(tj) fjt `ht (tmhir sh`d) gh gurehfhe lnlif gy l yjch jd s`lvhry’ (Nl`ltilfs 8?<). [uppjshe`y Nje ejhsf’t wlft lf”Ivlf Clrlalzjv wjrè’. Kmrist’s k`lia is tmlt id jfh kmjjshs tj slkridikh tmhir sh`d djrjtmhrs drhh`y, tmlt mh jr smh wi`` lktul``y alch tmh ajst jd tmhir ìdh, tmlt tmh jf`y wly tj ghkjah ”ìch Nl`t’ (wmikm is tj gh ”ìch Kmrist’, irjfikl``y), is tj ìvh djr jtmhrs ls jfhìvhs djr tmhir sh`d.

Ay stuehft lrnuhe tmlt tmh alif prjg`ha if Wlfe’s gjjcs is tmlt smh ejhsf’thxp`lif tj mhr rhlehrs mjw jfh ghkjahs l ”Ojmf Nl`t’3 smh nivhs tmh iaprhssijf tmlt jfhis oust elafhe jr slvhe ‛ tmlt’s tmlt. Ay ìghrtlrilf stuehft tmifcs tmh Gig`h thlkmhs yjumjw tj gh ”ìch Nl`t’, tmlt tmh Mj`y [pirit nuiehs jfh tj ghifn ”ìch Nl`t’, tmlt Kmristalchs it pjssig`h, lfe tmlt fjfh jd tmis kjuè mlpphf witmjut tmh Dltmhr, tmh Krhltjr.L`sj, lfjtmhr prjg`ha witm tmh gjjc, lkkjreifn tj ay stuehft, is it’s hfeifn. Ojmf Nl`tlfe tmh rhsiehfts jd Nl`t’s Nu`km wjuè fhvhr gh lg`h tj rhguiè tmhir jgìthrlthe wjrè.Jf`y Nje kjuè. If tmh Gig`h, sukm l ”Whstjrltijf’ is tmh hstlgìsmahft jd ”FhwOhrusl`ha’, wmikm is tmh jf`y rhl` ”Nl`t’s Nu`km’.

Ay stuehft k`liahe tmlt tmhrh is fj sukm phrsjf ls Ojmf Nl`t, tmlt tmh jf`y rhl`”Ojmf Nl`t’ if mualf mistjry wls Ohsus Kmrist. Umhrhdjrh, id yju strivh tj ghkjah ”ìchNl`t’, yju wjf’t ghkjah ”ìch Nl`t’, gut id yju strivh tj ghkjah ”ìch Kmrist’, yju’``sukkhhe. I lsche mhr id tmlt ahlft Kmristilfs whrh rlpists. [mh infjrhe ah lfe tjè ah tmhwly yju ghkjah ”ìch Kmrist’ is tj lkcfjw`henh yjur sifs, kjfdhss ghdjrh tmh krjss,lkkhpt Ohsus iftj yjur ìdh, rhle ”Umh ^jre’, lfe ìsthf tj tmh Mj`y [pirit. I tjè mhr Ieief’t wlft tj gh l rlpist.

I lsche mhr mjw kjuè smh pjssig`y rhkjfki`h tmh kruh`ty lfe kjèfhss jd Ojmf Nl`twitm Ohsus, lfe ay stuehft pjifthe jut vhrshs ìch @uch 9?47, @uch <5?74, Alttmhw<2?<5, lfe Alttmhw 7<?<7 ‛ <; (wmikm lrh lgjut ”mltifn jfh’s dlai`y’, ”smlcifn eust jddyjur dhht’, lfe lttlkcifn tlx kj``hktjrs). Ay stuehft l`sj strhsshe Nje’s Oustikh, lfe,l`ùeifn tj Ojshpm Rrifkh, smh slie tmlt ”tmjunm Ohsus Is @jvh, Ohsus Isf’t fhkhsslri`yfikh’. @jvh isf’t whlcfhss, smh k`liahe, `jvh is pjwhr. Uj `jvh ìdh lfe gh pjwhrdu`, iftmh rinmt shfsh, jfh aust gh plssijflth, lfe jfh klf jf`y gh plssijflth id tmhy lrh ”ìchNl`t’, wmikm jfh klf jf`y ej gy ghkjaifn ”ìch Kmrist’ if tmh wly Kmrist thlkmhs lfe ls



tmh Mj`y [pirit `hles. L`` klf ghkjah ”ìch Nl`t’, djr l`` klf ghkjah ”ìch Kmrist’, djr”Mis thfehr ahrkihs lrh jvhr l`` Mis wjrcs’ (Rs. <58?9). ”[ifkh tmh phrdhktijf jd g`hsshefhss kjfsists if tmh cfjw`henh jd Nje, Mh mls ghhf p`hlshe, if jrehr tmlt fjfhainmt gh hxkùehe drja tmh ahlfs jd jgtlififn dhìkity, fjt jf`y tj ehpjsit if jur aifestmh shhe jd rhìnijf…gut sj tj alfidhst Mis Rhrdhktijfs if tmh wmj`h strukturh jd tmh

ufivhrsh, lfe eli`y p`lkhs Miash`d if jur vihw, tmlt wh klffjt jphf jur hyhs witmjut ghifn kjaph``he tj ghmjè Mia’ (Kl`vif). I lsche ay stuehft mjw Hvjùtijf ”pjifthe tj’Nje lfe ay stuehft slie sjahtmifn vlnuh lgjut Uhi`mlre eh Kmlreif.

[ifkh Wlfe `jvhe klpitlìsa lfe ajfhy, I rhaifehe ay stuehft tmlt Ohsus slierikm ahf mlvh ls aukm jd l kmlfkh jd hfthrifn iftj Mhlvhf ls ejhs l klah` nhttifntmrjunm tmh hyh jd l phf, lfe smh tjè ah tmlt ldthr Ohsus slie tmlt mh prjkhhehe tj ej tmhiapjssig`h lfe [lvhe tmh tlx-kj``hktjr _lkkmlhus, wmja Ohsus `jvhe. [mh lrnuhe tmltOhsus thfehe tj jutìfh iapjssig`h tlscs, lfe tmhf prjkhhehe tj ej tmha if jrehr tj prjvhMis Eivifity. Ay stuehft tmhf tjè ah it is ajrh ìch`y tj nht l klah` tmrjunm tmh hyh jd l phf tmlf djr l siffhr tj gh [lvhe. I tjè mhr tmlt Kmrist k`liahe l`` whrh siffhrs. [mh tjèah Kmrist k`liahe pjssig`h iapjssig`h tmifns.

I rhaifehe mhr tmlt Ohsus mlthe whl`tm, ls jgvijus gy mis pjvhrty lfe jutrlnh iftmh thap`h (Alttmhw 7<?<7 ‛ <;). [mh k`liahe Ohsus wls kjfkhrfhe lgjut mhlrts, lfeklrhe lgjut tmh pjjr ghklush Mh klrhe lgjut tmhir pìnmt lfe tmh pìnmt jd tmjsh wmj mlemhlrts tmlt whrh tjj mlre tj klrh lgjut tmh pjjr lfe `jvh jtmhrs. Mlre mhlrs ej fjt ghlt.Djr jfh tj `jsh tmhir mhlrtghlt is djr jfh tj `jsh tmhir ìdh.

Ajfhy is fhitmhr njje fjr gle, ay stuehft k`liahe3 tmh phrsjf mjèifn it alchssukm ”pihkhs jd plphr’ njje jr gle. Wlfe wjuè lnrhh3 smh tjè ah tj rhle Drlfkiskj'sajfhy sphhkm. I tjè mhr tmlt Wlfe tmjunmt ajfhy wls tmh rjjt jd l`` njje, wmi`hKmristilfs ghìhvh ajfhy is tmh rjjt jd l`` hvi`. Ay stuehft wls quikc tj pjift jut tmlt <Uiajtmy 4?<2 slys ”djr tmh `jvh jd ajfhy is tmh rjjt jd l`` cifes jd hvi`’, tmlt ”tmh `jvh jdajfhy’, fjt ajfhy, klushs ”l`` cifes jd hvi`’, fjt ”l`` hvi`’. Ay stuehft lrnuhe tmlt tmhkmlrlkthrs if Wlfe’s gjjc tmlt `jvhe ajfhy ajrh tmlf tmhy `jvhe tmhir wjrc whrh hvi`,tmlt, tmus, wmhf Wlfe tl`che lgjut ajfhy ls njje, smh ahlft ”tmh `jvh jd vlùh’ is njje.Kmristilfs smjuè lnrhh, cfjwifn rhl`, sustliflg`h ”vlùh’ is jf`y djufe if Kmrist.

Umh hxisthfkh jd ajfhy is vhry njje, djr it ahlfs tmlt mualfs mlvh grjunmtlgjut l sjkihty if wmikm ahf lfe wjahf ìvh gy drhh trleh rltmhr tmlf djrkh, tmlt mualfsmlvh fjt aleh tmh dj``y jd Ivlf Clrlalzjv. Umh hxisthfkh jd ajfhy kjapìahftsspiritul` drhheja, wmikm is u`tialth`y tmh jf`y rhl` drhheja. Umh hxisthfkh jd ajfhyalchs it pjssig`h tj mh`p tmh pjjr. Id tmhrh wls fj ajfhy, l`` wjuè gh pjjr, fjt jf`y ifspirit, gut l`sj if wh`` ghifn. Uwj wrjfns ejf’t alch l rinmt. Jfh aly kmjsh tj gh ` ich[t. Drlfkis jd Lssisi, gut jfh aust fhvhr ghkjah ”ìch Lssisi’ jut jd nui`t jr jgìnltijf,djr tmhf jfh is fjt kmjjsifn tj gh ”ìch Lssisi’ if jrehr tj gh ”ìch Kmrist’, djr tmhrh is fjspirit jd drhheja if nui`t lfe jgìnltijf (shh 7 Kjriftmilfs ;?<>). Id tmh jrehr is jdd,Alttmhw 4?;; wi`` fjt lpp`y, lfe tmh hddjrt wi`` prjvh sh`d-ehstruktivh Alfy ”DrlfkisklfJrehrs’ mlvh aleh tmis nrlvh aistlch witm tmh ghst jd ifthfts.

L`` hddjrts tj gh ”ìch (ifshrt )’ rltmhr tmlf ”ìch Kmrist’ wi`` rhsu`t if sh`dism lfesh`d`hss ehstruktijf.

Kmurkmhs lfe aifistrihs lrh eiddiku`t tj ruf witmjut ajfhy, lfe ajfhy mls tjhxist sj tmlt it klf gh ”leehe uftj yju’ (Alttmhw 4?;;). Umh hxisthfkh jd ajfhy, kjup`hewitm tmh @jvh jd Kmrist, alchs jfh lg`h tj mlfe`h ajfhy rinmt`y lfe tj mlvh l ìvh`y



I mlth phjp`h wmj ehkieh tmh Gig`h is ”Ifspirhe’ if spjts lfe tmlt it’s up tj tmha tjspjt tmh spjts.

;7<. [urh smh mlthe R`ltt’s Wleikl`, I lsche ay ”Kmristilf Jgohktijfist’ id smh lskrighetj ”tmh prjsphrity Njsph`’, lfe smh tjè ah ”yhs’ id prjsphrity ahlft ”Kjap`hth ojy’

(Ojmf <8). I lsche mhr id smh tmjunm tmlt Nje prjaishe njje mhl`tm tj Kmristilfs. [mh`lunmhe. [mh tjè ah it ainmt tlch l sikcfhss djr l ùchwlra Kmristilf tj ”wlch up’3 djrsukm l phrsjf, njje mhl`tm wjuè gh l kursh. Umhf lnlif, smh pjifthe jut, it ainmt tlchnjje mhl`tm djr l Kmristilf tj nj jf l aissijf’s trip lfe mlvh tmhir ìdh trlfsdjrahe djrKmrist. I lsche mhr id smh tmjunmt Nje prjaishe prjsphrity tj Kmristilfs, id prjsphrity wlsl sinf jd pihty. [mh `lunmhe lnlif lfe tjè ah smh mle fhvhr shhf pihty, jf`y dlkhs. [mhtjè ah prjsphrity wls jf`y njje djr tmjsh wmj mle tmh kmlrlkthr tj mlfe`h it. Jtmhrwish, prjsphrity wls l rhwlre drja tmh Ehvi`. [mh tjè ah tmis ”prjsphrity Njsph`’ (wmlt tmhthra ahlfs) shhahe tj ruf l risc jd kjfdusifn tmh ahlfs witm tmh Hfe lfe jd krhltifn plrlfjie lfe ouenahftl` phjp`h, gjtm jd wmikm lrhf’t jd tmh drhheja Kmrist prjaishs.[mh tjè ah tmlt Nje prjaishe tj alch Mis phjp`h ”Rhrdhkt’3 mjw tmlt mlpphfhe if l

nivhf phrsjf’s ìdh ehphfehe jf wmj tmlt nivhf phrsjf wls lfe mjw tmlt phrsjf wls l”rlggit’ (if tmh @hwis shfsh). Umlt slie, Nje prjaishe tj alch l`` wmj ”shhc Mia dirst’”ìch Kmrist’ lfe sj ”ìch Nl`t’. Umjsh wmj ”shhc Mia’ wi`` gh ”Rhrdhkt’, djr Nje wi`` fjtquit jf lfyjfh, lfe tmjunm it wi`` gh l `jfn lfe mlre prjkhss, it wi`` gh ”Njje’ lfe”Rrjsphrjus’. I tjè mhr ”phrdhkt’ wls l ahlfifn`hss wjre. [mh tjè ah sjahtmifn wls”phrdhkt’ id it eie wmlt it wls aleh tj ej. [mh tjè ah phjp`h whrh Aleh tj Gh Rhrdhkt.

[mh slie Rmiìp Ylfkhy mle sjah njje tmifns tj sly lgjut tmis cife jd studd if^mhrh Is Nje ^mhf It Murts: Lkkjreifn tj Ylfkhy, njje lfe gle mhl`tm, prjsphrity lfe pjvhrty ‛ tmh ehnrhh tmhsh tmifns lrh ”njje’ is tj ehnrhh tmhy alch jfh ”shhc dirst UmhCifneja jd Nje’. [mh einrhsshe lfe slie tmh slah kjuè gh k`liahe nhfhrl``y lgjut”ajrl` issuhs’ lfe ”issuhs jd kmlrlkthr ehvh`jpahft’. [mh strhsshe tmlt tmis eief’t ahlfajrlìty jr whl`tm whrh ”rh`ltivh’ issuhs, djr tmhrh is l Winmt lfe wrjfn. ^mlt is Winmt iswmlt alchs jfh ”shh’ Kmrist ajrh3 wmlt is wrjfn is wmlt ejhsf’t. Umis is Lgsjùth, lfejfh wmj ”shhcs dirst’ tmis Lgsjùth gy sugohktivh jr rh`ltivh ahlfs (ls l`` aust ghklush jd”Umh Dl``’) wi`` (id if tmh Mj`y [pirit) Lgsjùth`y gh ”ìch Kmrist’, tmh alfidhstltijf jdwmikm wi`` gh rh`ltivh tj tmh shhchr’s iehftity. I lsche mhr mjw smh kjuè alch sukm l ouenahft. [mh tjè ah it wls ghklush smh tjjc Wjalfs 7?< shrijus`y.

Ay ”Kmristilf Jgohktijfist’, l`ùeifn tj Ylfkhy’s gjjc if sjah auee`he wly,tjè ah tmlt if Ojmf 9 Ohsus hfkjufthrhe l gìfe alf lfe wls lsche gy Mis eiskip`hs,”Wlggi, wmj siffhe, tmis alf jr mis plrhfts, tmlt mh wls gjrf gìfe:’ ”Fhitmhr,’ Ohsusrhpìhe, ”tmis mlpphfhe sj tmlt tmh wjrcs jd Nje ainmt gh eisp`lyhe if mia’. ^mlt isiapjrtlft tj ufehrstlfe, ay stuehft k`liahe, is tmlt tmis ejhsf’t ahlf tmh alf wls”prhehstifhe’ tj gh gìfe jr sjahtmifn ìch tmlt, gut tmlt Ohsus, rinmt tmhf lfe tmhrh,ehkiehe tj nivh tmh alf sinmt, lfe sj, tmhf lfe tmhrh, it wls tmh klsh tmlt tmh alf’s gìfefhss mlp phfhe ”tj eisp`ly tmh wjrc jd Nje if mia’. Umh ahlfifn wls nivhf if tmhajahft. If l siai`lr wly, phjp`h lrh tj nivh ahlfifn tj tmhir prjsphrity, mhl`tm, lfe sjjf, rhnlre`hss its flturh, ”rinmt tmhf lfe tmhrh’. I tjè mhr smh wls rhifthrprhtifn tmh Gig`hif ”tmh mj`y ìnmt’ jd [tuagìfn jf Mlppifhss lfe Alf’s [hlrkm djr Ahlfifn. [mh tjèah ”Urutm Is Urutm’, l`ùeifn tj Lristjt`h’s ahlfifn`hss lfe ufdjufehe `jnik.



Ulcifn iftj lkkjuft @uch <;?5 (wmi`h sthlìfn tmh iehls jd Ylfkhy djr mhr jwf),ay stuehft lrnuhe tmlt njje lfe gle tmifns mlpphf tj phjp`h rlfeja`y (tmjunm tmis isf’ttj sly Nje ejhsf’t Lkt if mistjry ”Winmt`y’, fjw lfe tmhf), gut tmlt lfytmifn klf gh”di``he’ witm tmh ”@inmt jd Kmrist’ lfe sj gh aleh ”Njje’. Umlt slie, smh leehe tmlt tmhrhwhr h prlktikl` wlys tj mlvh ajrh ”njje tmifns’ mlpphf tmhf gle. Djr hxlap`h, id jfh

kmjjshs tj nj scyeivifn, jfh ifkrhlshs tmh ìchìmjje jd l dltl` lkkiehft. [mh tjè ah tmisminmìnmthe mjw wiseja lfe eiskhrfahft whrh iapjrtlft.[ifkh tmh ufivhrsh wls ”Dl``hf’, mualfcife wls dlkhe witm rlfejafhss tmlt

kjuè jf`y gh ”aleh Winmt’ (jr ”Oust’) witm Nje (”if Kmrist, tmrjunm tmh Mj`y [pirit,tmlfcs tj tmh Dltmhr’). Ls ”ialnh- ghlrhrs jd Nje’, mualfs mlvh tmh lgiìty tj nivh lfyrlfeja jkkurrhfkh ”ahlfifn’, lfe sj alch it rlfeja fj ajrh (lfe ls id it whrh fhvhrrlfeja lfe l`wlys purpjshdu`). [mh k`liahe l`` tmis rlfejafhss wls witmif lfe ”mh`p up gy’ Nje’s Rrjviehfkh, lfe tmlt tmjsh wmj ”sjunmt Nje dirst’ whrh ”krlkcs’, phr sh, if tmhdlgrik jd tmh rlfejafhss tmrjunm wmikm Rrjviehfkh kjuè smifh tmrjunm. Umh ajrh jfhsjunmt Nje dirst, tmh ajrh jfh wls l ”krlkc’ lfe ”`ht tmhrh gh @inmt’. I lsche mhr id tmltahlft Nje eief’t wjrc if tmh wjrè. [mh tjè ah Nje wjrche tmjrjunm Mis gjey. I

lsche mhr id Nje spjch tj Mis kmièrhf. [mh tjè ah ”l`` tmh tiah’, gut tmlt it tjjc l `jt jdtrlififn tj rhkjnfizh Mis Tjikh. I lsche mhr id smh ghìhvhe if airlk`hs. [mh tjè ah ”yhs’lfe tmlt smh fhvhr wlfthe tj shh jfh, ghklush airlk`hs mlpphf djr eirh rhlsjfs. [mh l`sjfjthe tmlt smh eief’t wlft tj ”thst’ Nje ìch Ivlf (@uch 5?<7), lfe sjahtmifn lgjutwlftifn tj ”tjukm tmh mhlrt jd Nje’ if kjfkjrelfkh witm Mhgrhws <<?4 lfe sjahtmifnWikc Ojyfhr wrjth if Umh Difl`h Gltt`h lgjut ”grjchf fjths drja hlrtm’. [mh l`sj sliesjahtmifn lgjut dlitm ghifn l ìaithe jppjrtufity. I lsche mhr id smh ghìhvhe Nje kjuèhfthr iftj tmh wjrè, lfe smh slie ”yhs’ lfe tmlt smh eief’t wlft tj gh lrjufe wmhf tmltmlpphfhe. ”^mhf tmh lutmjr wl`cs jftj tmh stlnh, tmh p`ly is jvhr’ (@hwis).

;77. (Jf ajrlìty, prjsphrity, lfe wmlthvhr h`sh)? ay ”Kmristilf Jgohktijfist’ tjè ahtmlt it l`` ehphfehe jf tmh phrsjf. I tjè mhr tj tlch l stlfe. Urutm, smh k`liahe, is wmltsmh stjje jf. Urutm wls, smh k`liahe, tmhrh whrh eiddhrhft cifes jd phjp`h. Rhjp`h lrh fjtl phrsjf3 phjp`h lrh fjt l`` tmh slah. I lsche mhr id l Kmristilf wls l Kmristilf jr l ìh.[mh tjè ah tmhrh whrh fj Kmristilfs, jf`y phjp`h tryifn tj gh mualf.

;7;. Ohsus wls tmh jf`y Ohw lfe tmh jf`y Kmristilf3 tmh rhst jd us lrh rhl`.

;75. Fhvhr `ht yjursh`d gh `lgh`he (Jgohktivist, Kmristilf, Ltmhist, Ehajkrlt, sj jf), djryjur aife lfe iehftity wi`` stlnflft lfe shplrlth lfe khlsh tj gh l ghlutidu`, d`jwifn,lfe drhhzifn strhla.

;78. L nhfius ejhsf’t nivh ”nhfius’ l ehdifitijf.

;74. Urutm, lgshft, kjfehafs jfh tj ahajrizltijf.

;7>. Ahajrihs sìp ìch slfe tmrjunm kùtkmifn difnhrs.

;7=. (Jf fhhe djr iffjvltijf tj slvh mualfity)? Kursh tmjsh wmj sly l ghìhd jd Nje isfhkhsslry djr l sjkihty tj iffjvlth! [kihfkh is hfjunm!



;79. Gurhlukrlts lrh fjt kmlrlkthrs, gut tl`cifn mhles. Umhy’rh sh`d`hss. Yju fhvhr cfjwwmj’s sphlcifn.

;;2. Ay ”Kmristilf Jgohktijfist’ tjè ah tmlt, ìch tmh Dhehrl` Whshrvh, ifth``hktul`s

sj`vh tmh prjg`has tmlt tmhy krhlth.Klpitlìsa miehs phjp`h drja tmh grutlìty jd flturh witm tmh prjsphrity tmltalchs mjushs lfe kitihs. Klpitlìsa is flturl``y lf iehl` ifkugltjr djr [jkilìstik iehls.If tmh slah wly, kj``hnhs mieh stuehfts drja tmh rhlìty jd hvi` phjp`h lfe grjchf ìvhs,wmikm alchs it l phrdhkt p`lkh tj grhhe Ltmhisa.

I mlth ifth``hktul`s.

;;<. (Jf ifth``hktul`s, tlcifn iftj lkkjuft Wlfe, [jwh``, lfe Mlyhc)? Njje iehls wjrc.

;;7. Mh wmj is quikchst tj sly mh is salrt is tmh jfh quikchst tj sly sjahtmifn stupie.

;;;. I mlvh ghhf wjrcifn jf l plphr I p`lf tj rhle if k`lss.

( stlrt )

(Kjfsiehrifn Djuklu`t’s ”^mlt is lf Lutmjr:’ lfe Glrtmhs’s ”Umh Ehltm jd tmh Lutmjr’)?Whleifn is lf lkt jd trust. Yju klf’t kmhkc l`` tmh lutmjr’s sjurkhs, yju klf’t kmhkc tjalch surh tmhy eief’t sthl` tmhir iehls drja sjahjfh h`sh, yju klf’t lsc tmh lutmjr rltmhrjr fjt l kmlrlkthr is ghifn slrklstik jr suikiel` (tmhy prjglg`y wjuèf’t th`` yjulfywlys). Id yju pikc up l gjjc jf Tihtfla gy l rhpjrthr ”wmj wls tmhrh’, yju mlvh tjtrust tmlt tmhy’rh lktul``y th`ìfn yju lgjut tmifns tmhy rhl``y slw. Umhy ainmt gh `yifn.Umhy ainmt mlvh l gle ahajry.

Rhjp`h wmj rhle pmi`jsjpmy prjglg`y mlvh trust issuhs.

L gjjc is fjt l phrsjf’s mhlrt, gut l gjjc slys l `jt lgjut its lutmjr. @ichwish, tmh gjjc l phrsjf rhles slys l `jt lgjut tmlt rhlehr. Umh wly l rhlehr ifthrprhts l thxt l`sj slys l `jtlgjut tmlt phrsjf, ls tmh wly lf lutmjr wriths l gjjc slys l `jt lgjut tmh writhr. L gjjcrhd`hkts its lutmjr lfe rhlehr, ls ”Krhltijf’ rhd`hkts ”Nje’ lfe ”mualfity’ (lkkjreifn tjerufclres).

Id ”tmh lutmjr is ehle’, tmh rhlehr is ehle tjj.

Ls witm Nje, Djuklu`t pjifts jut tmlt id yju ci`` tmh lutmjr, yju mlvh tj di`` tmh splkh.”Fjtmifn’ isf’t l di``hr. Umjunm jfh klf fhvhr ”gh’ tmh lutmjr, lfe sj fhvhr cfjw if du``tmh lutmjr’s ifthftijfs, tmis ejhsf’t ahlf tmh lutmjr is irrh`hvlft, ls l phrsjf if drjft jdjfh isf’t irrh`hvlft oust ghklush tmh phrsjf klffjt ifmlgit tmlt jtmhr’s kjfskijusfhss.^mlt lf lutmjr ifthfes altthrs ”hqul``y’ witm mjw l rhlehr ifthrprhts tmh thxt3 jfh austfjt gh slkridikhe djr tmh jtmhr.



Lf lutmjr is tmh kjfthxt jd mis jr mhr gjjc. Umh lutmjr is tmh ”thxt’, phr sh, jd mis jr mhrthxt, if tmh Ehrriel shfsh. Yht tmh rhlehr is tmh sugohkt jd l gjjc. Uj nht tmh du`` ahlfifn,tmh rhlehr lfe lutmjr aust gh mhè tjnhtmhr. îtmjut lf lutmjr l nivhf gjjc `lkcs lkhfthr3 witmjut (l) rhlehr(s) l nivhf gjjc `lkcs (l) ”tmifn(s) tj chhp drja dl`ìfn lplrt’(Yhlts).

Jd kjursh, lf lutmjr is fjt oust l phrsjf, gut l`sj ”l ajeh jd eiskjursh’ (Djuklu`t). Lflutmjr is tmh djufeltijf jd l thxt, gut tmh rhlehr is wmlt tmh djufeltijf suppjrts. Lfetjnhtmhr, tmh rhlehr lfe tmh lutmjr djra l ”thxt’ tmlt shrvhs ls ”kjfthxt’ tj lfjtmhr sugohkt ‛ ”tmh jtmhr’.

^mhf l phrsjf hfkjufthrs lfjtmhr, tmlt phrsjf grifns witm tmha l`` tmh gjjcs,hxphrihfkhs, lfe tmjunmts tmhy mlvh hvhr mle. Eurifn sukm lf hfkjufthr, hlkm phrsjf”drlahs’ tmh jtmhr witmif l ”(kjf)thxt’. ”^mj’ l phrsjf ”is’ is ”drlahe’ eurifn sukm lf”hfkjufthr’. Fj phrsjf is l ”sugohkt’ wmj mls fjt ”hfkjufthrhe’ lf ”jtmhr’, djr l sugohktrhquirhs l ”(kjf)thxt’.

Djr l phrsjf tj rhle is djr l phrsjf tj hxplfe ls l sh`d.L sh`d is tmh sugohkt lfe kjfthxt jd lfjtmhr sh`d.Hvhry pmhfjahfjf is l sugohkt/kjfthxt.

I einrhss.

I lnrhh witm Glrtmhs tmlt l gjjc smjuèf’t gh ìaithe gy its lutmjr, ls l kjfthxt smjuèf’tchhp jfh drja hxphrihfkifn l sugohkt. Umlt wjuè gh kjftrleiktjry. Umlt slie, lt tmhslah tiah, l gjjc’s lutmjr smjuè fjt gh djrnjtthf. Uj gh vlìe, l ehkjfstruktijfist aust gh l strukturlìst, l ”[trluss’ aust gh l ”Ehrriel’, gjufkifn glkc lfe djrtm, drja ajahfttj ajahft, sjìe ìch l gjufkifn gl``.

Id tmh lutmjr is lgshft, Glrtmhs is rinmt tj k`lia tmlt ehkipmhrifn l thxt is l ush`hsshfehlvjr. Lfe tmh lutmjr is l`wlys lgshft. Hvhf id sittifn ghsieh l rhlehr, tmh lutmjr’saife ejhsf’t rhp`lkh tmh rhlehr’s.

Uj rhle is tj gh ehkipmhrhe.L rhlehr is mis jr mhr ehkipmhrhr, ejfh tmrjunm lfjtmhr.L sh`d is mis jr mhr krldtsahf, ejfh tmrjunm ”lf jtmhr’Gjjcs lfe phjp`h lrh airrjrs.L airrjr is fjt l airrjr ufti` l sugohkt rhd hkts if it3 ufti` tmhf, l airrjr (oust) ”is’.

Id tmhrh is fj lutmjr, ehkipmhrifn l thxt is l ush`hss hfehlvjr… (Djr tmhrh is fj thxt.)[lah jf flturhI sphlc l shfthfkh fj jfh slys.

Hvhry writhr wriths l shfthfkh fj jfh slys.Hvhry sphlchr sphlchrs l shfthfkh fj jfh wriths.



Hvhry shfthfkh is l jfkh if l alfcife hvhft.Hvhry wjre is l jfkh (if l alfcife hvhft). Fjtmifn rhphlts. Umifns lrh siai`lr, gut eidd(é/h)r(l/h)fkh(s) is jur wifn-ìch prisjf-glrs.Umis ”jfkh hvhr’ jkkurrhfkh jkkurs hvhry tiah sjahtmifn mlpphfs.Umis rhphtitijf jd ”jfkh hvhr’ strukturhs ghifn (jr ”sugohkt/(kjf)thxt’) (shh wjrcs gy

Eh`huzh).Hvhry wjre is ”jfh’ ifsjaukm ls it is l ”jfkh’. Hvhry wjre is ”jf(k)h’. Hvhry shfthfkh is, tmus, l`sj ”jf(k)h’. Hvhry pmhfjahfjf is ”jf(k)h’.(Hvhry pmhfjahfjf is ”ufivhrsl`’ if ghifn ”plrtiku`lr’. Ghifn is ”ufivhrsl`/plrtiku`lr’.)

I einrhss.

Urust is tmh eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf Djuklu`t lfe Glrtmhs pjsitijf.

Urutm ehthraifhs (tmh) eidd(é/h)r(l/h)fkh.

Eiddérlfkh jkkurs wmhf tmh slah sugohkt is rhle lfe mhlre.Eiddérlfkh jkkurs wmhf l sugohkt hfkjufthrs ”lf jtmhr’ if tmh ”splkh ghtwhhf’.Eiddérlfkh is siau`tlfhjus eiddhrhfkhs kjfkhrfifn tmh slah sugohkt.

Mjwhvhr, sifkh jfh klffjt jkkupy lfjtmhr’s kjfskijusfhss, tmh eiddérlfkh tmlt jkkurs if tmh ”splkh ghtwhhf’ twj phjp`h shhas tj gh oust ”eiddhrhfkh’. It is hlsihr fjt tj ghehkhivhe if tmis wly wmhf rhleifn lfe `jjcifn lt wjres jf l plnh.

Eiddérlfkh mlpphfs l`` tmh tiah.Eiddérlfkh jkkurs wmhfhvhr lfy sugohkt hfkjufthrs lfy kjfskijusfhss jutsieh jd tmhirsh`d, jr wmhfhvhr twj kjfskijusfhsshs hfkjufthr tmh slah jgohkt. It shhas tmlt oust”eiddhrhfkhs’ lrh jkkurrifn tmhf, gut, kjfsiehrifn ”sugohkt’ lfe ”jtmhr’ tjnhtmhr (jr”(kjf)thxt’), it is k`hlr tmlt eiddérlfkhs lrh mlpphfifn.

”SEiddérlfkhQ is l``’ (@hlr).Gjjcs hflg`h djr jfh tj rhlìzh tmis hlsi`y.L`` hxphrihfkh is l rhleifn.^mhfhvhr l phrsjf hfkjufthr sjah(tmifn/jfh), tmh phrsjf ”rhles’ (it/(tmh phrsjf)). Hvhryjfh is l`wlys ”rhleifn’.Hvhryjfh is l rhlehr.Hvhry(tmifn/jfh) is l gjjc, lfe hvhry(jfh/tmifn) is (l) rhle(hr).Uj rhle is tj ehrivh l ahlfifn eiddhrhft drja wmlt is ghifn rhle. ^mhf jfh rhles ”ifc -jf-wmith- plnh’, l phrsjf ehrivhs ”sjèihr -slvhs-nir`’3 wmhf jfh rhles ”ltjaik-strukturh’jfh ehrivhs ”kup’.

”Ifc -jf-wmith-plnh’ is ahlfifn`hss, lfe yht ahlfifndu` wmhf rhle, ls l nivhf ”ltjaikstrukturh’ wmhf phrkhivhe iftj ”l kup’. Umus, hvhry pmhfjahfjf is”ahlfifn`hss/ahlfifndu`’ (eidd(é/h)r(l/h)fkh(s)).



Hvhrytmifn lrjufe l nivhf sugohkt is strukturhe jut jd ltjas, qulrcs, strifns, sj jf…lfel nivhf sugohkt ”rhles’ ”wl``’, ”kup’, ”kjaputhr’, ”`jvhr’, sj jf…

Id jfh whrh lf ltja, jfh wjuè rhle jut jd ”qulrcs’ ”h`hktrjfs’, ”prjtjfs’, htk…

Id jfh whrh l suf, jfh wjuè rhle jut jd ”kitihs’ ”p`lfhts’, ”jkhlfs’, htk… Ghifn is eiddérlfkh(s).Uj l nivhf sugohkt, ghifn is strukturhe jd eiddhrhfkhsGhifn is (if l``) eidd(é/h)r(l/h)fkh(s).

I einrhss.

Lf lutmjr ejhsf’t ”uf`jkc’ l gjjc, gut l gjjc mls fj ”kjfthxt’ witmjut lf lutmjr.îtmjut l rhlehr, l gjjc is fjt l gjjc.

Umh ìaits jd l thxt lrh tmh ìaits jd l rhlehr’s trust.

Umh slah klf gh slie jd phjp`h, Nje ‛ lfytmifn.Ghifn/eidd(é/h)r(l/h)fkh(s) is jutìfhe, ìch kjuftrihs, gy trust.

Hpi`jnuh

(Jf rhleifn gjjcs k`jsh`y tj cfjw tmh lutmjr’s ifthft)? Fj altthr mjw k`jsh`y yju `jjcif tmh airrjr, yju wi`` jf`y shh yjursh`d.

(Jf rhleifn alfy gjjcs)? Fj altthr mjw alfy airrjrs yju `jjc if, yju’`` l`wlys shhtmh slah phrsjf.

(Jf rhleifn)? It’s l wlsth tj `jjc if l airrjr id yju ejf’t cfjw wmj yju’rh `jjcifn djr.

Hvhrytmifn lfe hvhryjfh is l airrjr tj hvhrytmifn lfe hvhryjfh.

Uj ufvhi` is tj kjfkhl`.Uj sly sjahtmifn is tj `hlvh sjahtmifn ufslie.

(hfe )

^mhf I rhle ay plphr tj k`lss, ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt, ls l gjjc is fjt l gjjcwitmjut l rhlehr, l mualf is fjt l mualf witmjut l Whlehr/Nje. Umhy lrnuhe tmlt tmhdlkt phjp`h klf flturh ”pjifts tj’ l Nje tmlt rhles phjp`h. I slie tmlt wls l ahlfifn`hssstlthahft. Umhy slie it phjp`h, wjres ‛ hvhrytmifn ‛ whrh ”ahlfifn`hss/ahlfifndu`’(eidd(é/h)r(l/h)fkh(s)).

Umh einrhssijfs ghnlf, jf lfe jf…

;;5. [tueyifn hpisthaj`jny is tmh quikchst wly tj `jsh cfjw`henh.



;;8. Jfh smjuè lsc id l quhstijf altthrs ghdjrh ehvjtifn tmhir ìdh tj it.

;;4. I hfehe up mlvifn l `hkturh jf Ehsklrths tjely, lfe I hxp`lifhe tj ay stuehfts mjwtmh wjrè wls krhlthe lfe alfipu`lthe gy lf ”Hvi` Ehajf’. L stuehft rhpìhe ”Rrjdhssjr,ejhsf’t tmlt ”Hvi` Ehajf’ mlvh l njje trlkc rhkjre:’ Umh stuehft tmhf lrnuhe tmlt mh mle

fj rhlsjf tj tmifc tmh Hftity if quhstijf wls Hvi` lfe sj l Ehajf, tmlt Lquifls smjwhesukm wlsf’t pjssig`h, lfe mlfehe if l plphr ldthr k`lss.

( stlrt )Jf Ehsklrths

^mlthvhr tmh wjrè is, wh lrh l`sj. Id tmh wjrè is lf i`ùsijf, wh tjj lrh i`ùsijfs. Umus,wh lrh rhl` tj tmh wjrè, lfe tmh wjrè is rhl` tj us. ^mhf l mualf lscs ”ej I hxist:’ tmh phrsjf aust ahlf ”la I ah:’ Umh lfswhr aust gh ”yhs’ sifkh mh jr smh ”is’ (lscifn tmhquhstijf). Id sjahjfh whrh tj lsc lfjtmhr ”ej I hxist:’, tmh phrsjf aust rhp`y ”wh`` ejyju:’

Erhlas rhquirh l rhlìty tmlt erhlas. Id tmh wjrè is l erhla, tmh wjrè is its jwferhlahr? rhlìty is l erhla(hr). Id tmis is tmh klsh, tmh wjre ”erhla’ jr ”i`ùsijf’ ahlfstmh slah tmifn ls ejhs ”rhlìty’. Umh eistifktijf ghkjahs ahlfifn`hss.

Djr sjahjfh tj lsc ”ejhs tmh wjrè hxist:’, tmh phrsjf aust ahlf ”is tmh wjrè tmlt-wmikm-wh-cfjw-it-ls:’, tmh lfswhr tj wmikm aust gh ”yhs, tmifns ”lrh’ ls wh cfjwtmha’. Jtmhrwish, jfh kjuè fjt lsc tmh quhstijf ”ejhs tmh wjrè hxist:’ ‛ tmhrh wjuè gh”fjtmifn’ tj ifquirh jf its rhlìty (lfe id tmhrh wls jfh wmj kjuè ifquirh lgjut ”fjtmifn’,tmhrh wjuè fjt gh ”fjtmifn’, djr tmh ifquirhr wjuè gh rhl`). Uj put it siap`y, tmh dlktjfh klf lsc ”ejhs tmh wjrè hxist:’ prjvhs tmh wjrè hxists.

Id jfh lrnuhs tmjunm tmlt jfh’s shfshs lrh uftrustwjrtmy, lfe tmlt drja jur shfshs whklffjt rltijfl``y kjfkùeh tmh wjrè isf’t lf i`ùsijf, jfh njhs tjj dlr. Id l mualf’sshfshs lrh uftrustwjrtmy, phrmlps it is tmh klsh tmlt jur shfshs lrh trikcifn us iftjtmifcifn tmh wjrè is lf i`ùsijf jr tmlt jur shfshs lrh uftrustwjrtmy: Xfrhìlg`h shfshstmlt alch us ejugt tmh wjrè’s rhlìty wjrc oust ls aukm if dlvjr jd pjiftifn tjwlre lrhl` wjrè ls tmhy ej tjwlre l erhla wjrè.

Id jfh lrnuhs tmlt rhlsjf is ufrhìlg`h, jfh njhs tjj dlr. Id jfh ushs rhlsjf tj kjfkùehtmlt rhlsjf is ufrhlsjflg`h, phrmlps it is tmh klsh tmlt tmhir rhlsjf trikche tmha iftjkjfkùeifn tmlt rhlsjf is ufrhlsjflg`h: Uj ush rhlsjf tj lrnuh its ufrhlsjflg`hfhss is tjwjrc rhlsjf lnlifst itsh`d, wmikm prjvhs rhlsjf’s hxisthfkh lfe tmus ”rhlsjflg`h-fhss’.Uj sly rhlsjf klffjt oustidy lfy rhlsjf, ghìhd, jr iehl, is tj ush rhlsjf ufrhlsjflg`y, lsl phrsjf tmlt kjaaits suikieh ushs ìdh ìdh`hss`y. It is fjt gy kmlfkh tmlt pmi`jsjpmhrswmj ej sukm tmifns alch fj shfsh.

Uj rheukh is tj guiè.L ehkjfstruktijfist aust tmhjrizh.



Fj hxphrihfkh/cfjw`henh isf’t shfsul`. Uj sly shfshs lrh ufrhìlg`h is tj sly jfh’scfjw`henh jr hxphrihfkhs lrh ufrhìlg`h. Umis ifkùehs tmh cfjw`henh jr hxphrihfkh jdufrhìlg`h shfshs.

Fj hxphrihfkh/cfjw`henh isf’t rhlsjflg`h. Uj sly rhlsjf mls fj djufeltijf is tj sly

jfh’s cfjw`henh jr hxphrihfkhs lrh glsh`hss. Umis ifkùehs tmh cfjw`henh jr hxphrihfkhjd djufeltijf`hss rhlsjf.

Hapirikl` eltl is its djufeltijf.L guièifn is ”tmlt-witm-l-djufeltijf’.L tmifn, tj gh l tmifn, aust hftli` its djufeltijf.Uj sphlc jd ”djufeltijf`hss cfjw`henh’ is tj tl`c lgjut ”fjtmifn’.Uj sphlc jd ”ufrhlsjflg`h rhlsjf’ is tj tl`c lgjut ”fjtmifn’. ”Fjtmifn’ is l tmifn wmikm isf’t.L tmifn wmikm is klffjt gh l tmifn wmikm isf’t. Umus, rhlsjf klffjt gh ”ufrhlsjflg`h’.

Umus, cfjw`henh klffjt gh ”ufcfjw`henhlg`h’.

Jdthf pmi`jsjpmhrs mlvh kjfdushe ”kjrrhktfhss’ witm ”rhìlgiìty’. Jdthf pmi`jsjpmhrs mlvh kjfdushe ”tmjunmtdu`fhss’ witm ”rhlsjflgiìty’.

Id cfjw`henh is cfjw`henh, cfjw`henh is rhìlg`h (rhnlre`hss id it is rinmt jr wrjfn).Jfh klf rhìlgiìty cfjw tmlt ”(I-tmifc)(-)(7 + 7 1 8)’ hvhf tmjunm wmlt tmhy rhìlg`ycfjw is wrjfn. Uj cfjw sjahtmifn wrjfn`y is sti`` tj cfjw sjahtmifn.

Id rhlsjf is rhlsjf, rhlsjf is rhlsjflg`h (rhnlre`hss id its tmjunmtdu` jr djjìsm). Jfh klfrhlsjflg`y cfjw tmlt ”(I-tmifc)(-)(tmh wjrè is d`lt)’ hvhf tmjunm wmlt tmhy rhlsjflgiìtycfjw is djjìsm. Uj rhlsjf sjahtmifn ufrhlsjflg`y is tj sti`` rhlsjf.

Umh quhstijf jd ”is jfh’s rhlsjf ”tmjunmtdu`’:’ jr ”is jfh’s cfjw`henh ”kjrrhkt’:’ lrhquhstijfs tmlt klffjt gh shplrlthe drja tmh plrtiku`lr ifstlfkhs if wmikm lf ifeivieul`rhlsjfs jr lkquirhs cfjw`henh. Hxphrihfkh/cfjw`henh is thapjrl`. Ghifn is thapjrl`,lfe ghifn is lf lkt jr hfnlnhahft (witm tmh wjrè). Umus, tj cfjw tmh ”tmjunmtdu`fhss’ jr”kjrrhktfhss’ jd l plrtiku`lr rhlsjfifn jr cfjw`henh lkquisitijf, jfh aust ”gh-if-tmh-ajahft’. Lfy pmi`jsjpmhr wmj trihs tj tmifc lgjut tmh tmjunmtdu`fhss jr kjrrhktfhss jd(l nivhf (hxprhssijf jd)) hxphrihfkh/cfjw`henh jutsieh ”ghifn-if-tmh-ajahft’ ejjastmhir sh`d drja tmh stlrt, djr tmhy jrihftlth tmhir kjfthap`ltijf if tmh wrjfn ”jftj`jnikl`-ajeh’ (jr ”skjph’).

Rmi`jsjpmy tmlt isf’t l wjrc (tmlt isf’t lf ”hfnlnhahft-witm-tmh-wjrè’) is l pmi`jsjpmytmlt kjfthap`lths l wjrè tmlt isf’t rhl`, usul``y lt tmh hxphfsh jd tmh wjrè tmlt ”is’. Yhtl wjrc tmlt isf’t pmi`jsjpmikl` is l wjrc tmlt mls l minm prjglgiìty jd ghifn ”tmjunmt`hss’lfe ”ifkjrrhkt’.

Umh wjrchr lfe tmh pmi`jsjpmhr aust gh jfh.Umh uf-wjrcifn pmi`jsjpmhr wi`` hrrjr iftj tl`cifn lgjut ”fjtmifn’ gri`ìlft`y.



Umh uf- pmi`jsjpmikl` wjrchr wi`` hrrjr iftj guièifn up ”fjtmifn’ hddikihft`y.

If jtmhr wjres, ejf’t ej pmi`jsjpmy if l glshahft gy l durflkh. Id yju tmifc witmjut ejifn, yju mlvh ”fjtmifn’ tj tmifc lgjut, lfe jf`y ”fjtmifn’ tj tmifclgjut.

If jtmhr wjres, ej l ojg yju `jvh.Id yju ej sjahtmifn yju ejf’t `jvh, yju krhlth ”lf ialnh jd yjursh`d’ tmlt yju wi`èhspish. Fj jfh survivhs `jjcifn if l airrjr lfe shhifn sjahjfh tmhy mlth.

Lsieh

Ls lf Ltmhist is fjt rhspjfsig`h djr prjvifn tmhrh isf’t l Nje (djr jfh is fhvhrrhspjfsig`h djr prjvifn l fhnltivh), l phrsjf isf’t rhspjfsig`h djr prjvifn tmhir rhlsjfifnisf’t kjrrhkt. Whlsjfifn is tj gh tlchf ls kjrrhkt ufti` prjvhf jtmhrwish, ls jfh is tj gh lfLtmhist ufti` eirhkthe jtmhrwish.

Umjunm, id jfh mls rhlsjf tj ghìhvh mis jr mhr rhlsjfifn is ifkjrrhkt (wmikm klf gh lrhsu`t jd sh`d rhd`hktijf), tmhf tmh pjssigiìty aust gh hxp`jrhe jd its ifkjrrhktfhss, gut fjtufti` mh jr smh mls rhlsjf tj ghìhvh sukm is tmh klsh. Umus, tmh ehdlu`t aust gh tmlt”rhlsjfifn is kjrrhkt’ rltmhr tmlf ”rhlsjfifn is wrjfn’, ls tmh ehdlu`t aust gh tmlt”rhlsjfifn is rhlsjflg`h’ rltmhr tmlf ”rhlsjfifn is ufrhlsjflg`h’. Lfe hvhf id jfhhfkjufthrs l sphkidik situltijf if wmikm rhlsjfifn shhas tj gh ifkjrrhkt, jfkh tmltsphkidik situltijf is difismhe witm, tmh ifeivieul` is tj rhturf tj tmh ehdlu`t jd ”rhlsjfifn iskjrrhkt’.

@ichwish, l phrsjf is tj aliftlif l ehdlu`t jd Ltmhisa ufti` mh jr smh hfkjufthrs lsitultijf if wmikm Ltmhisa is djufe tj gh ”fjt hfjunm’ jr ”jf tmh krjss’. Umhf, tmh phrsjfis tj kjfsiehr tmh Hxisthfkh jd Nje. Xfìch rhlsjfifn tmjunm, sifkh Nje Is Kjfstlft lfeHthrfl`, tmis sifnu`lr ”Ajahft jd Nrlkh’ rhshts tmh Ltmhist’s ehdlu`t pjsitijf jd Ltmhisa tj ”Nje Hxists’ lfe/jr ”Nje Is @jvh’.

Ej rhlìzh tmlt alfy ”Kmristilfs’ sti`` mlvh l ehdlu`t jd Ltmhisa.

II

L`` cfjw`henh is lf hxphrihfkh, lfe l`` hxphrihfkh kjfstituths cfjw`henh? tmh rhlìty jdcfjw`henh lfe tmh rhlìty jd hxphrihfkh lrh twj-siehs jd tmh slah kjif. Jfh klf jf`yquhstijf wmlt tmhy hxphrihfkh, lfe id jfh klf hxphrihfkh sjahtmifn, jfh klf quhstijf it.Uj quhstijf ”is wmlt I hxphrihfkh rhl`:’ is tmh ùxury jd mlvifn rhl` hxphrihfkhs,

Id jfh sits if tmhir glshahft gy l durflkh lfe tmifcs lgjut ”fjtmifn’, hvhf tmhf, tmhy tmifclgjut ”sjahtmifn’, tmjunm tmhy tmifc lgjut it ”tmjunmt`hss`y’ lfe ”ifkjrrhkt`y’.



Id hxphrihfkhs jd tmh wjrè lrh fjt rhl`, tmlf tmh thra ”fjt-rhl`’ ahlfs tmh slah ls ”rhl`’.Umh eistifktijf ghtwhhf ”fjt-rhl`’ lfe ”rhl`’ hxphrihfkhs tmus ghkjahs ”ahlfifn`hss’. Idit tmh thra is ”ahlfifndu`’, it is jf`y sukm tj tmh ehnrhh it is ”ahlfifn`hss’.

III

Umh thra ”rhlsjflg`h’ is l`wlys rh`ltivh tj, lfe hxprhsshe witmif, l skjph (jr ”ajeh jdjftj`jny’). Gy ehdifitijf, wmlt is ”rhlsjf’ rh`ltivh tj l skjph is ”rhlsjflg`h’ (tj it). Iftmis shfsh, rhlsjf aust wjrc ufti` jfh rhlsjfs lgjut it, djr tmis is tj ush l cife jdrhlsjfifn jf l ”ajeh jd ghifn’ (skjph) eiddhrhft drja tmh skjph jd tmh rhlsjfifn itsh`d? itis tj ush ”rhlsjfifn’ nhlrhe tjwlre ”ghifn-if-tmh-wjrè’ tjwlre ”ghifn-tj(wlre)-Ghifn’.

Ls witm ”fjtmifn’, sukm ”ufrhlsjflg`h rhlsjf’ jr ”rhlsjfifn-tmlt-ehkjfstrukts-(rhlsjf/itsh`d)’ aust siap`y gh lf issuh jd (kjfdìktifn) ”skjphs’.

^mlt is ”rhlsjflg`h’ tj jfh skjph aly fjt gh fhkhsslri`y ”rhlsjflg`h’ lfe ”kjrrhkt’ tj

lfjtmhr. Djr hxlap`h, wmlt is ”rhlsjflg`h’ wmi`h wjrcifn djr lf hfnifhhrifn kjaplfywi`` fjt fhkhsslri`y gh ”rhlsjflg`h’ wmi`h tryifn tj plift. @ichwish, wmlt is ”rhlsjflg`h’tj l nivhf phrsjf wi`` fjt fhkhsslri`y gh ”rhlsjflg`h’ tj Nje.

Umlt slie, oust ghklush jfh klffjt ush l cife jd ”rhlsjfifn’ drja jfh skjph if lfjtmhrejhsf’t ahlf tmh ”rhlsjfifn’ is fjt ”rhlsjflg`h’ rh`ltivh tj its prjphr skjph.

L`` rhlsjfifn jd lfy nivhf skjph is rhlsjflg`h rh`ltivh tj itsh`d. Mjwhvhr, tmis ejhsf’tahlf tmlt ”rhlsjfifn is rh`ltivh’, djr rh`ltivh tj its nivhf skjph, l nivhf rhlsjfifnsukkhhes jr dli`s lt ghifn ”kjrrhkt’ jr ”ifkjrrhkt’ rh`ltivh tj tmh tlsc wmikm tmh rhlsjfifnis ushe jf.

L`sj, tmis ejhsf’t ahlf tmlt jfh austf’t gh kjfkhrfhe witm jtmhr skjphs lfe jtmhr”ajehs jd rhlsjfifn’3 rltmhr, it ahlfs tmlt jfh aust ehvh`jp ”hapltmy’ oust ls aukm lsjfh ehvh`jps ”rhlsjfifn’. Umh ajrh skjphs l nivhf phrsjf is lg`h tj ”ajvh’ ghtwhhfwmi`h sukkhssdu``y tlcifn jf tmh ”ajeh jd rhlsjfifn’ jd hlkm, tmh ajrh ”tru`y rhlsjflg`h’tmh nivhf phrsjf ghkjahs. Umus, tj ghkjah ”tru`y rhlsjflg`h’, jfh aust l`sj gh prjdjufe`y ”hapltmik’.

Umh dlkt tmlt rhlsjf is rh`ltivh tj l skjph prjvhs tmh rhlìty jd jtmhr skjphs, lfe sj prjvhstmh rhlìty jd jtmhrs. Umh dlkt tmlt l nivhf phrsjf ejhsf’t rhlsjf tmh hxlkt slah wly lsejhs lfjtmhr prjvhs sugohktivity, lfe tmis prjvhs tmh rhlìty jd skjphs (ajehs jd ghifn),lfe sj tmh rhlìty lfe ”rhlsjflg`hfhss’ jd l nivhf skjph’s rhlsjf(ifn). Rr jjd jd tmis ghifntmh klsh klf gh djufe gy siap`y nhttifn l alf tj tl`c if Hfnìsm lfe lfjtmhr if Drhfkmlgjut tmh slah tmifn lt tmh slah tiah. Umh kjrrhktfhss jd rhlsjf jvhrl``, lfe tmhkjrrhktfhss jd rhlsjf rh`ltivh tj ifeivieul` skjphs, klf gh nlnnhe gy tj tmh ehnrhh tmhshtwj ahf lkkurlth`y eiskuss tmh jgohkt. Jd kjursh, jfh aust lsc ”wmlt kjfstituthslkkurlky lfe ehskriptijf:’ Jfh aly sly tmh eiskussijf is ”oustidihe’ glshe jf tmh lktijfsklrrihe kjfshquhfkh jd tmh eiskussijf. ^h`` wmj ehkiehs wmlt lktijf oustidihs lfe wmltlktijf ejhsf’t: Jf`y Nje Cfjws. Mhfkh, Nje (fhhes tj) Hxist.



IT

Ehspith mis jr mhr aistlchs, tmhrh is sjahtmifn tj gh `hlrfhe drja tmh pmi`jsjpmhr tmlteishfnlnhs tmh wjrè lfe `jkcs mis jr mhr sh`d if l glshahft gy l durflkh. [ukm lf

ifeivieul` kjfthap`lths ”fjtmifn’, lfe ls l rhsu`t, ehkjfstrukts ”ghifn’ lfe ”rhlsjfifn’iftj ”fjtmifn’ witm ”rhlsjf’ (ls id suikiel`). Umh dlkt tmlt rhlsjf klf ehkjfstrukt itsh`diftj ”fjtmifn’ rhquirhs tmhrh gh Ghifn (]) wmikm rhlsjf klf ehkjfstrukt itsh`dlnlifst/iftj, djr ”fjtmifn’ isf’t l tmifn if itsh`d (tmjunm it ”lpphlrs’ ls sukm).

(Ej chhp if aife tmlt l nivhf ”jtmhr’ is ”trlfskhfehft’ jd l nivhf ”I’, lfe tmus l nivhf”jtmhr’ is l ”Ghifn’ rh`ltivh tj l nivhf ”I’, hvhf tmjunm tmh ”jtmhr’ is fjt l ”Ghifn’ rh`ltivhtj Nje, gut l ”Ghifn/ghifn’ (lfe sj l ”Ghifn’-(shhaifn`y). Umlt slie, hvhry ”jtmhr’ is lf”I’ rh`ltivh tj mis jr mhr sh`d, lfe tlcifn l`` tmhsh nivhf ”I’(s) ls l wmj`h ”pjifts tj’ lf(X`tialth`y) Urlfskhfehft Jtmhr (Nje) jd wmikm, tj l nivhf ”I’, l nivhf ”jtmhr’ isslkrlahftl`. If tmis shfsh, ”Umh Lfl`jny jd Ghifn’ hftli`s lf ”Lfl`jny jd I/Jtmhr’.)

Whlsjf ehkjfstrukts jfh’s rhlsjf ghklush l nivhf ifeivieul` (]/x), gy rhlsjfifn(hsphkil``y wmhf jf rhlsjfifn itsh`d), ltthapts ifmhrhft`y tj ”ajvh tjwlre’ jr ”pjift tj’Nje (]), lfe sifkh tmis is tmh rhlsjf jd l nivhf phrsjf’s ”ghifn’, l`` lkts jd rhlsjfifnaust u`tialth`y `hle tj tmis (Nje Nivhf) rhlsjf.

Umh dlkt tmlt rhlsjf ehkjfstrukts rhlsjf tjwlre Nje is hviehfkh tmlt l nivhf ”ghifn’ islktul``y l nivhf ”Ghifn/ghifn’(-tj(wlre)-Ghifn), lfe mhfkh tmlt Ghifn/Nje Hxists.

Uj rheukh is tj guiè.L ehkjfstruktijfist aust tmhjrizh (Nje) ‛ ”ghifn’ aust tmhjrizh (”ajvh tj(wlre)’)Ghifn.Uj ehkjfstrukt is tj kjfstrukt (tj(wlre) Nje) ‛ ”fjtmifn’ aust tmhjrizh ”ghifn’ lfe,tmrjunm it, Ghifn

(Ojmf ;?;2.)

T

Kjfsiehrifn jfh’s ”rhlsjfifn’ is rh`ltivh tj tmhir skjph, lfe tmlt hlkm ifeivieul`, if mis jrmhr ifeivieulìty lfe sugohktivity, mls l eiddhrhft skjph (wmikm fhkhssitlths hapltmy), tmis`jnik klf gh lppìhe tj tmh wmj`h jd ”ghifn’ tj(wlre) ”Ghifn’. L nivhf mualf, if jrehr tjlpprjlkm ghifn ”tru`y rhlsjflg`h’, fhhes tj gh hapltmik tjwlre Nje, lfe sj shhc tj shhtmh wjrè ls ejhs Nje, fjt if jrehr tj ”Gh Nje’ (rltmhr tmlf ”gh Nje’), gut if jrehr tjufehrstlfe ”ghifn’ ls l ”wmj`h’. îtmjut Nje jr tmis cife jd hapltmhtik rh`ltijfsmiptj(wlre) Nje, jfh aust vihw tmh ufivhrsh lfe ”ghifn’ ls l kj``hktijf jd uf-rh`ltifn plrtiku`lritihs kjfstlft`y ufehrnjifn ”kjfstlft kjfoufktijf(s)’. Umis drlnahfts ”ghifn’iftj ”ghifn(s)’, lfe tmh wjre ”ghifn’ ghkjaifn ”ahlfifn`hss’. Umus, witmjut Ghifn,”ghifn’ drlnahfts iftj ”fjtmifn(s)’. Gut ”fjtmifn’ klffjt gh l tmifn3 tmus, ”fjtmifn(s)’ 1



”ghifn(s)’, lfe ”ghifn(s)’ fhkhssitlth ”ghifn’, wmikm ”pjifts tj’ Ghifn. Jfh, kjfsiehrifntmis, klf ufehrstlfe tmh wiseja jd Wjalfs =?;9.

Umis ”pjiftifn tj’ Ghifn jd ”ghifn(s)’ is ifhsklplg`h, lfe tmh dlkt tmlt ”ialnifltijf’,”rhlsjfifn’, lfe ”ghifn’ l`` ”pjifts tjwlre’ tmh Hxisthfkh jd Ghifn (lfe sj ”ghifn-

tj(wlre)-Ghifn’) is sinfidiklft hviehfkh djr tmh Hxisthfkh jd Ghifn/Nje.

Umh dlkt tmlt tmhrh is kjfdìktifn ”skjphs’ ”pjifts tj’ tmh Ghifn (jd Hxisthfkh) lfe ghifn(jd rhlìty). If jtmhr wjres, tmh dlkt tmlt l rhl` ghifn klf hxphrihfkh ”ufrhlsjflg`hrhlsjf’ jr ”fjtmifn’ ”pjifts tj’ tmh Hxisthfkh jd Nje.

TI

Uj sly ”fjtmifn klf gh prjvhf’ is tj sphlc tru`y jd ìdh, djr ghifn/”fjtmifn’/x klf gh prjvhf. ”Fjtmifn klf gh prjvhf’ is l prjvhf stlthahft.

Umh wjre ”rhlsjfifn’ lfe/jr ”rhlsjflg`h’ iapìhs l ”klplkity jd tmifcifn’ lfe l`sj l”klplkity tj nivh purpjsh’. Uj rhlsjf is tj nivh ahlfifn, djr tmifcifn is lf lkt jd nivifnlfe ehthraififn ahlfifn. Fjtmifn if tmh wjrè klf krhlth ahlfifn, gut l mualf klf, djrl mualf klf rhlsjf lgjut ”fjtmifn’. Djr l mualf tj rhlsjf lgjut ”fjtmifn’ is djr lmualf tj nivh ”fjtmifn’ rhlsjf (lfe sj nivh it ”ghifn’(/Ghifn)), lfe tmh mualf ejhs sj tjtmh ehnrhh tmh phrsjf siau`tlfhjus`y rhlsjfs lgjut ”Ghifn’ (lfe sj phrkhivh ”ghifn-tj(wlre)-Ghifn’ ls (l) ”ghifn-if-tmh-wjrè’).

^mhf jfh is ”rhlsjfifn’ ls ”ghifn-if-tmh-wjrè’, jfh ”rhlsjfs’ ls ”ghifn-tj(wlre)-Ghifn’. Umlt slie, l nivhf kjfskijusfhss/”ghifn’ klf jf`y phrkhivh ”hfnlnifn if’ jfhajeh jd rhlsjfifn lt l tiah. Umjunm l nivhf ghifn is l`wlys ”rhlsjfifn’ ls (”ghifn-if-tmh-wjrè’)/(”ghifn-tj(wlre)-Ghifn’), l nivhf ghifn klf jf`y phrkhivh ”hfnlnifn if’ jfhjr tmh jtmhr (ajeh/skjph) lt l tiah, ghifn thapjrl`.

Lsieh Umh klthnjry ”ghifn-if-tmh-wjrè’ klf gh hxplfehe iftj ”ghifn-((tj(wlre))/(witm))-(lf)-jtmhr(s)’ (shh Ghifn lfe Fjtmifnfhss gy [lrtrh). Kjfsiehrifn tmis kjup`he witm ”ghifn-tj(wlre)-Ghifn’, tmh prjphr thra djr tmh klthnjry wjuè gh ”Ghifn/(ghifn(s))-((tj(wlre))/(witm))-(lf)-Jtmhr/(jtmhr(s)).

TII

L ghifn ”hxists/lkts’3 l ghifn ejhsf’t oust ”hxist’, fjr ejhs l ghifn oust ”lkt’. ^mhfhvhr l ghifn (jd ”hxisthfkh/lktijf’) ”rhlsjfs’ jf ghifn ls ”hxisthfkh’ jr ghifn ls ”lktijf’, mh jrsmh wi`` hxphrihfkh l ”kjfdìkt jd skjphs’ ghtwhhf tmh skjph jd ”ghifn-ls-hxisthfkh/lktijf’ (mis jr mhr jwf jftj`jny) lfe ”ghifn-ls-lktijf’ jr ”ghifn-ls-hxisthfkh’.Lfe yht l ”ghifn jd hxisthfkh/lktijf’ aust rhlsjf jf ”ghifn-ls-lktijf’ jr ”ghifn-ls-hxisthfkh’, djr l nivhf ghifn is thapjrl`/shquhftil` lfe klffjt rhlsjf witm twj”kjfdìktifn’ skjphs lt tmh slah tiah. Lt ghst, l ghifn klf ajvh glkc lfe djrtm ghtwhhfskjphs, gut l nivhf ghifn klffjt ufidy jr syftmhsizh skjphs iftj jfh. Rhrmlps l ghifn klf



ghtthr lvjie tmis hrrjr if writifn wmhrh l ”/’ is pjssig`h, gut fjt ahftl``y (tmifc Ehrriel’s”Eiddérlfkh’), djr l aife is kjfstrukthe if tiah.

L`jfn witm tmh issuh jd thapjrlìty, lfjtmhr rhlsjf jfh klffjt rhlsjf gy l skjph jd”ghifn-ls-hxisthfkh/lktijf’ is ghklush ”hxisthfkh’ is fjt l kjfkhpt tmlt klf gh tmjunmt jd,

djr it is fjt l tmifn gut l ajeh. L ghifn klf jf`y tmifc jd ”hxisthfkh’ jr ”ghifn-fhss’ ls ”fjtmifn’. Rhrmlps l ghifn klf rhlsjf gy ”hxisthfkh’ jr ”hxisthfkh/lktijf’ vil writifn, gutfjt gy tmjunmt (lnlif, tmifc Ehrriel’s ”Eiddérlfkh’). Uj tmifc jd ”hxisthfkh’, it rhquirhs l ghifn tj tmifc tmrjunm Hxisthfkh/Ghifn/Nje (ls mls l`rhley ghhf leerhsshe).

It is fjt tmh klsh tmlt l ghifn ”tmifcs’ lfe sj ”is’, ls Ehsklrths tmjunmt3 rltmhr, l ghifn”tmifcs/is’. ^mhfhvhr l ghifn ”tmifcs’ jd ”ghifn-ls-hxistifn’ jr ”ghifn-ls-lktijf’ lfe fjt”ghifn-ls-(lktijf/hxisthfkh)’ (wmikm l nivhf ghifn klffjt ej (ls thapjrl`/shquhftil`)),tmh ghifn klushs l ”kjfdìkt jd skjphs’, lfe sj ghnifs alcifn nrlvh, pmi`jsjpmiklàistlchs. [j is tmh `hnlky jd Ehsklrths lfe ajst hpisthaj`jnists lfe tmh dlth jd l``thapjrl` ghifns.

Jf`y tmh Nrlkh/Whvh`ltijf jd Hthrfity kjuè [lvh l thapjrl` ghifn drja tmis ifhvitlg`haistlch, djr jf`y Ghifn mls tmh ”ufidyifn’ [kjph (jd Ghifn) tmrjunm wmikm ”ghifn-ls-(lktijf/hxisthfkh)’ klf gh rhlìzhe lfe mhfkh rhlsjfhe drja. Umis [l`vltijf klf jf`y ghlkkhsshe gy tmh Hthrfl` Ghifn’s Lnhfky tmjunm, djr fj thapjrl` ghifn kjuè ”rhlsjf’ uptj It uf`hss tmh Hthrfl` Ghifn ”muag`y’ Whlsjfhe ejwf tj it. Jf`y ] klf Krjss tmhIfdifith/ifdifith nlp ghtwhhf ] lfe x, lfe x klf jf`y Krjss it ifsjaukm ls x ejhs gy ](vil (Nje’s Lnhfky)/Nrlkh).

Lsieh

[phlcifn lfe tmifcifn jd Nje is iapjssig`h, gut phrmlps mualfs klf ghtthr writh jd Mia.^ritifn klf ghtthr `hlp jvhr tmh mure`h jd thapjrlìty tj(wlre) Hthrfity, djr writifn is tmh”alcifn tiah`hss/sti``/ufkmlfnifn shquhftil`/ajvifn/kmlfnifn tmjunmts lfe wjres’ lfe Hthrfity Is Xfkmlfnifn (tj tmh kmlfnifn), [ti`` (tj tmh ajvifn), htk…

Kjfkùsijf

”Alf…is hxistifn alf. Mh is fjt ahrh tmifcifn alf…It is fjt ls id alf dirst hxists lfe tmhf lkts. Mh hxists if

tmlt mh lkts. Umh quhstijf wmhtmhr lfe mjw dlr mh lkts rinmt`y is tmh quhstijf wmhtmhr lfe mjw dlr mh hxists

rinmt`y.’

-Clr` Glrtm

îtmjut Nje/]/Ghifn, tmhrh is fj stlfelre gy wmikm ghifn(s) klf ”gh’ Winmt`y/rinmt`y.îtmjut Ghifn, ”ghifns’(-jd-lktijf/hxisthfkh), hvhf if rhkjnfizifn tmh aistlchs jdEhsklrths lfe ajst hpisthaj`jnists, klffjt lvjie tmjsh vhry aistlchs. îtmjut Nje,”hxisthfkh’ lfe ”lktijf’ klffjt gh ”jfh’ jr ”wmj`h’ ls ”hxisthfkh/lktijf’, hvhf tmjunmtmhy ”lrh’ ls sukm. Umus, l mualf is tmlt wmikm l mualf klffjt gh. L mualf is l ”ush`hss plssijf’ ([lrtrh) tmlt is kurshe tj gh plssijflth.

Umh dlkt tmlt l mualf is ejjahe ls sukm witmjut Nje ”pjifts tj’ Nje’s Hxisthfkh, djrjfh klffjt gh kurshe `hst tmhy lrh kurshe rh`ltivh tj sjah Hxistifn/rhl` stlfelre jd



”Winmt/rinmt’-fhss. Umh dlkt tmlt tmis is tmh klsh, lfe tmh dlkt tmlt l mualf klf jf`ylkmihvh rhlsjf gy tmh skjph jd ”ghifn-ls-lktijf/hxisthfkh’ tmrjunm (Nje’s) Nrlkh, ”pjiftstj’ tmh rhlìty/Hxisthfkh jd Nrlkh, lfe sj tmh rhlìty/Hxisthfkh jd Ohsus (tmh ahtmje jdNje’s Krjssifn drja ] tj x3 hrnj, tmh ahtmje jd Nje’s Nrlkh).

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Mlvifn jgvijus`y rhle Muah, tmis stuehft wi`` ghìhvh lfytmifn.I th`` tmh stuehft tj ”gh klrhdu` mjw yju tmifc3 yjur ìdh is smlphe gy yjur

tmjunmts’ (Rrjvhrgs 5?7;).

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Rrjdhssjr,

Kjuè yju rhle tmis plphr I wrjth:

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L Kj``hktijf jd Umjunmts jf @lfnulnh

<. L`` sphlchrs/ìsthfhrs lrh trlfs`ltjrs, djr l`` kjfvhrsltijf is lf ifthrkjursh jd ”privlth`lfnulnhs’.

7. Umh aysthry jd `lfnulnh is tmlt `lfnulnh isf’t if l p`lkh, lfe l wjre’s ahlfifn isf’tif tmh wjrè. Umjunm l nivhf sjufe wlvh is if splkhtiah, tmh ahlfifn jd tmlt nivhfsjufe wlvh is fjt. Lfe yht it is. It is gjtm sjahwmhrh/”fjwmhrh’. It shhas tj gh if tmhmualf aife. ^mhrh if tmh mualf aife: ^mhrh tmh fhurjfs lrh. ^mhrh if tmh fhurjfs:Mls l grlif hvhr ghhf jphfhe up lfe tmh ahlfifn ”kmlir’ ghhf djufe wmikm ”is’ tmh jgohktkmlir:

Ejhs ”fhurjf 57’ 1 ”kmlir’ jd kmlir:

Mjw klf sjahjfh ufehrstlfe tmh ahlfifn ”kmlir’ ghdjrh ”fhurjf 57’ is djrau`lthe: It klffjt gh ghklush jfh hxphrihfkhs l kmlir lfe sj djrau`lths ”kmlir’ (”fhurjf 57’), djr lwjre ìch ”jd’ jr ”ufikjrf’ mlvh ahlfifn yht fj kjrrhspjfeifn jgohkt if tmh wjrè. Umus,jfh aust mhlr ”jd’ jr ”ufikjrf’ lfe tmhf djrau`lth ”fhurjf ;5’ jr ”fhurjf 87’. Umus,wjres djrau`lth tmh grlif ghdjrh tmh grlif djrau`lths wjres.

Ghdjrh jfh hxphrihfkhs lfnhr lfe sj ghkjahs lfnry, tmhrh is fj ”fhurjf <;<’ tmlt is”lfnhr’. ”Fhurjf <;<’ aust djrau`lth ”ldthr’ jfh hxphrihfkhs tmlt wmikm alchs tmha”lfnry’. Mjw is tmis pjssig`h: Klf jfh krhlth pmysikl` rhlìty gy hxphrihfkh lfetmifcifn: Id sj, mualfs lrh njes.



Ghdjrh jfh `hlrfs ”^lsmifntjf wls tmh dirst Rrhsiehft’, is tmhrh l ”fhurjf 722’ tmlt ”is’ ”^lsmifntjf-is-tmh-dirst-Rrhsiehft’ tmlt tmh sjufe wlvh trinnhrs iftj lktivity: Jr ejhs tmhmhlrifn jd tmh shfthfkh rhsu`t if tmh krhltijf jd ”fhurjf 722’: ^mhrh ejhs tmh sugstlfkhtmlt alchs up ”fhurjf 722’ kjah drja: Umh sjufe wlvhs tmlt kjfstituth ”^lsmifntjf istmh dirst Rrhsiehft’: Jr ejhs l mualf, gy ifthrprhtifn tmh ahlfifn jd tmh shfthfkh, krhlth

tmh pmysikl` rhlìty jd ”fhurjf 722’ gy mis jr mhr sh`d: Is ahlfifn l pmysikl` hftity: Umhsjufe wlvh jd l nivhf ahlfifn is pmysikl`, gut wmlt lgjut tmh ahlfifn itsh`d: Umhahlfifn shhas tj gh fjwmhrh, lfe nivhf sjufe wlvhs rltmhr shha tj ”krlkc jphf’ rhlìtywitmif tmh aife, lfe tmrjunm tmlt krlkc, tmh ahlfifn sìps if lfe djrau`lths ”fhurjf722’. Uj sphlc is tj grifn ] tj x vil ”trlfspjsitijf’.

It is iapjrtlft tj fjth mhrh tmlt l`` quhstijfifn jd ahlfifn wi`` kjah ldthr ”ahlfifn’, lsl`` ”ejugt kjahs ldthr ghìhd’ (îttnhfsthif). Id jfh ejugts, jfh cfjws sjahtmifn, djr itis fjt pjssig`h tj ejugt tmlt jfh ejugts. @ichwish, it is fjt pjssig`h tj nivh ”ahlfifn’ tj”ahlfifn’, djr sukm l nivifn wjuè rhquirh ”ahlfifn’ if tmh dirst p`lkh. Djr l mualf tjmlvh tmh lgiìty tj quhstijf ”ahlfifn’ rhquirhs tmlt l nivhf phrsjf mls ”fhurjf 72<’ tmlt

kjfstituths ”ahlfifn’.

Jfh ejhsf’t kjuft tmh fuaghr jd sthps up l stlirwly ls tmhy wl`c up it ‛ jfh oust wl`cs.It is jf`y wmhf lsche ”mjw alfy stlirs eie yju wl`c up tj nht tj tmis lttik:’ tmlt mh jr smhtrihs tj kjuft drja l ahftl` ialnh tmh fuaghr jd stlirs jr nj glkc lfe kjuft. Gy tmhftmjunm, tmh jfh quhstijfhe mls l`rhley dli`he tj lfswhr tmh quhstijf. Hvhf id tmh phrsjfeie nj kjuft tmh fuaghr jd stlirs lfe klah glkc lfe lfswhr ”7>’, tmhy wjuè fjt ghlfswhrifn tmh phrsjf’s quhstijf, djr wmhf tmh phrsjf wl`che tmh stlirs, mh jr smh eief’twl`c ”7> stlirs’, gut ”zhrj stlirs’. Wh`ltivh tj tmhir sh d, tmhy wl`che ”njifn-up-tj-lttik-tj-tl`c-witm- gjydrihfe’ lfe ”wmhf-I-wls-six-Aja-tjjc-ah-djr-ikh-krhla’ lfe ”I’``-lsc-mia-tj-nht-ikh-krhla. Jr alygh tmhy wl`che ”< stlir’ wmhf tmhy `jjche ejwf lfe slw l gun lfe tmjunmt ”l-gun-is-jf-tmlt-stlir’ (sjufes ìch Rrjust, fj:). If lktulìty, tmh phrsjfushe ”7> stlirs’, gut tj tmhir sh`d, tmhy wl`che ”zhrj stlirs’. Umus, tmh phrsjf wl`che ”(7>stlirs)/((zhrj stlirs)/(”njifn-up-tj-lttik-tj-tl`c-witm- gjydrihfe’, ”wmhf-I-wls-six-Aja-tjjc-ah-djr-ikh-krhla’, ”I’``-lsc-mia-tj-nht-ikh-krhla, htk…).

[j tmhf, wmhf tmh phrsjf rhturfhe ldthr ghifn lsche ”mjw alfy stlirs eie yju wl`cup…:‑ lfe tmh phrsjf rhpìhe ”7>’, tmh phrsjf wjuè gh ”kjrrhkt/wrjfn’. Lfe, ajstiapjrtlft`y, tmh ”ahlfifn’ jd ”7> stlirs’ wjuè kjah ”ldthr’ tmh ush jd tmh twhfty-shvhfstlirs, ls wjuè tmh ”ahlfifn’ jd tmh hxphrihfkh ”njifn-up-tj-lttik-tj-tl`c-witm- gjydrihfe’. Lfe yht tmis is fjt tj sly tmlt ”ahlfifn’ kjahs ldthr hxphrihfkh jrvhridikltijf, ghklush id ”njifn-up-tj-lttik-tj-tl`c-witm- gjydrihfe’ eief’t mlvh ahlfifn ghdjrhmlfe, jfh wjuèf’t gh wl`cifn up tmh stlirwly if tmh dirst p`lkh. Ahlfifn kjahs ghdjrh vhridikltijf, gut ”ahlfifn’ (ahlfifn’s rhlìzltijf) kjahs ldthrwlres. Ahlfifnlfe vhridikltijf mlpphf lt tmh slah tiah. @ich tmh rhst jd us Ghrìf lfe Lyhrs lrh gjtmrinmt lfe wrjfn. L`` jd us lrh ”kjrrhkt/wrjfn’.

Jfh kjuè sly ”ahlfifn’ 1 ”fhurjf 72<’, gut jf`y ldthr ”ahlfifn’ djrau`lths ”fhurjf72<’. Umus, ”ahlfifn’ ≢ ”fhurjf 72<’, djr ”fhurjf 72<’ klah ldthrwlres. Fjw tmisejhsf’t ahlf tmlt ”ahlfifn’ klffjt gh rhprhshfthe jr sinfidihe gy ”fhurjf 72<’, ls



”kmlir’ sinfidihs kmlir, lfe vikh-vhrsl3 rltmhr, it ahlfs tmlt ”ahlfifn’ klffjt gh klushe gy ”fhurjf 72<’. Umh sjurkh jd ”ahlfifn’ tmus, austf’t gh pmysikl`. ”Ahlfifn’ austkjah drja H`shwmhrh.

Umh ”ahlfifn(s)’ jd (l) wjre(s) shhas tj gh hvhrywmhrh lfe ”fjwmhrh’ lt tmh slah tiah,

lfe witm tmh sphlcifn jd l wjre, tmh ahlfifn jd it ”nìaahrs tmrjunm’ l krlkc if tmhdlgrik jd rhlìty lfe sj kjahs tj gh cfjwf.

;. ”It wi`` gh shhf tmlt fj shfthfkh klf gh aleh up witmjut lt `hlst jfh wjre wmikmehfjths l ufivhrsl`’ (Wussh``), ls it shhas tmlt tmh ahlfifn jd l wjre is hvhrywmhrh lfe”fjwmhrh’. I wjuè lrnuh tmlt hvhry wjre ”ehfjths l ufivhrsl`’? tmh wjre ”I’, tmjunmahlfifn, rh`ltivh tj tmh sphlchr, tmh sphlchr’s sh`d, sinfidihs lfy nivhf ”I’. Umh kjfthxt jdtmh wjre ejhsf’t rheukh tmh thra’s skjph, djr tmh wjre ”ìch’ lfe ”rjsh’, ìchwish sinfidylfy nivhf ”ìch’ lfe lfy nivhf ”rjsh’ (uftj tmh wjre’s sh`vhs), hvhf tmjunm tmh sphlchrifthfehe djr tmha tj sinfidy jf`y sjah plrtiku`lr ”rjshs’ lfe sjah plrtiku`lr shfsltijf jd”ìcifn’.

If tmh wjrè, tmhrh lrh fj ufivhrsl`s, jf`y plrtiku`lritihs. Yht, l`` wjres tmlt sinfidy plrtiku`lritihs if tmh wjrè lrh ufivhrsl`s, tmjunm tmh ifthftijf ghyjfe ajst wjres istjwlre l nivhf plrtiku`lr. Hvhf tmh wjre ”Elfih`’ sinfidihs ”hvhry Elfih`’, tmjunm it isusul``y ushe gy l nivhf sphlchr tjwlre l plrtiku`lr ”Elfih`’. Lfe yht wjres lrhkjapjshe jd plrtiku`lr sjufe wlvhs. Mjw klf tmis gh: Ejhsf’t L 1 L:

Wussh`` slie, durtmhrajrh, ”shhifn tmlt fhlr`y l`` tmh wjres tj gh djufe if tmh e iktijflrystlfe djr ufivhrsl`s, it is strlfnh tmlt mlre`y lfygjey hxkhpt stuehfts jd pmi`jsjpmy hvhrrhlìzh tmlt tmhrh lrh sukm hftitihs ls ufivhrsl`s’. Umjunm tmis is truh, it smjuè gh alehk`hlr tmlt, tmjunm wjres lrh ufivhrsl`s (lfe I klffjt tmifc jd lfy wjres tmlt lrhf’t(ifkùeifn l wjre ìch ”jd’, wmikm sinfidihs hvhry ”jd’ rh`ltijf ghtwhhf l nivhf tmifn lfelfjtmhr’)), tmhrh lrh fj ufivhrsl`s if tmh wjrè itsh`d, jf`y plrtiku`lrs. Umis lgiìty jdmualfs tmjunm, tj krhlth ufivhrsl`s gy sphlcifn (wmikm tmhy ej hvhry tiah tmhy sphlc),shhas rltmhr ”jut jd tmis wjrè’, ls id mualfs mle sjah Eivifity if tmha. Umis wjuèalch sifkh id ”aleh if tmh ialnh jd Umh ^jre’, ^mj [pjch Krhltijf iftj Ghifn.

5. If wmlt wlys ejhs jfh cfjw l kmlir is l kmlir: Is fjt l kmlir l kjagifltijf jd ”ltjaikdlkts’ (tj ush l îttnhfsthif hxprhssijf): Ejhs lfyjfh phrkhivh ”ltjaik dlkts’:

Uj sly ”kmlir’ wmhf rhdhrrifn tj l kmlir is tj trlfs`lth lf jgohkt iftj l ahlfifn. Uj `jjclt l kup si`hft`y is tj trlfs`lth lf jgohkt iftj ”kup’ witmif jfh’s aife. Uj `jjc lt tmh scyis tj hxphrihfkh tmh ”scy’. Hvhry lkt is lf lkt jd trlfs`ltijf, lfe sifkh hvhry”wjre/ahlfifn’ is l ufivhrsl` (ls eiskusshe if ;), hvhry lkt is ”jut jd tmis wjrè’. Yht fjlktul` lkt jd trlfs`ltijf jkkurs, djr ”kmlir’ ≢ kmlir3 l`` lkts jd trlfs`ltijfs lrh lktul``ytrlfspjsitijfs. Umus, hvhry lkt is lf lkt jd trlfspjsitijf3 l`` lkts alch sjahtmifn if tmhwjrè ”jut jd tmh wjrè’.

Mjw klf sjahtmifn ”if tmh wjrè’ ej sukm l tmifn `hst it wls fjt ”jd it’:



8. [ifkh hvhry hxphrihfkh is lf lkt jd trlfspjsitijf, hvhry hxphrihfkh is, jvhrl``,”ufivhrsl`/plrtiku`lr’3 l`` mualf lktivity is, tmus, ”ufivhrsl`/plrtiku`lr’ (fjt oust plrtiku`lr, fjt oust ufivhrsl`). Fj mualf klf hxphrihfkh l `lap witmjut hxphrihfkifn”`lap’, hvhf id tmhy ejf’t tmifc lgjut it. Hvhry hxphrihfkh is, tmus,”ahlfifn`hss/ahlfifndu`’ ‛ (L ≢ L) 1 (L ≢ L).

4. ( Ifspirhe gy Ehrriel)? L shfthfkh is hvhry wjre…L shfthfkh is hvhry wjre tmlt alchs up tmh shfthfkh lfe hvhry wjre if tmh Hfnìsm`lfnulnh (jfkh jfh njhs tmrjunm l`` tmh strifns lfe strifns jd ehdifitijfs tj hxp`lif hvhrywjre if tmh shfthfkh), lfe tmhf tmh strifns lfe strifns jd ehdifitijfs jd hvhry wjre iftmjsh ehdifitijfs, le ifdifitua.

It is fjt pjssig`h tmlt wmhf l phrsjf mhlrs ”tmh kup is gùh’, tmlt tmhir grlif ehdifhs hvhrywjre if hvhry ehdifitijf, jd hvhry ehdifitijf jd hvhry wjre, le ifdifitua. Jtmhrwish, tmh grlif wjuè ”hthrfl``y rhnrhss’, lfe tmifc jd ”fjtmifn’. If sjah shfsh, tmh grlif ejhstmifc jd ”fjtmifn’, gut sifkh ”fjtmifn’ is fjt l tmifn, tmis ”fjtmifn’ aust sinfidy

sjahtmifn.

[jahmjw, tmh grlif wjrcs drja tmh ”tjp ejwf’ ‛ it cfjws l`` tmh ahlfifns jd l`` tmhehdifitijfs lfe ”erjps if jf’ tmh kjrrhkt ufehrstlfeifn jd lf hxprhssijf sueehf`y lfe l``lt jfkh. Id tmh grlif rltmhr kjfstrukthe tmh ufehrstlfeifn drja tmh ”gjttja up’, it wjuèkjfstrukt le ifdifitua lfe fhvhr wjrc. Umus, tmh grlif aust kjftlif witmif it lf ”ifdifith’tmlt it klf ”erjp if jf’ drja iftj plrtiku`lrity lt lfy nivhf ajahft. Yht isf’t tmh wjr ekjfstrukthe drja ”tmh gjttja up’: ^mlt guièifn stlrts witm l tjp d`jjr: Mjw klf tmhwjrè, wmikm kjfstrukts drja ”tmh gjttja up’, nivh rish tj tmh aife, wmikm kjfstrukts”tjp ejwf’:


>. ^mhf jfh shhs l mjrsh, mjw ejhs jfh cfjw mh jr smh is fjt shhifn l alf if l mjrshjutdit: Id l alf pjps jut jd tmh mjrsh, mjw ejhs jfh cfjw mh jr smh is fjt `jjcifn lt lrjgjt if l alf jutdit: Id l rjgjt kjahs jut jd tmh mualf, mjw ejhs jfh cfjw mh jr smh isfjt `jjcifn lt l mualf erhsshe ls l rjgjt: Id l mualf pjps jut jd tmh rjgjt, mjw ejhsjfh cfjw mh jr smh is `jjcifn lt d`hsm lfe gjfhs: Id tmh mualf pjps jphf lfe jfh shhsd`hsm lfe gjfhs, mjw ejhs jfh cfjw mh jr smh is fjt shhifn ltjas: Id tmh d`hsm lfe gjfhs pjp jphf iftj ltjas, mjw ejhs jfh cfjw ‛ le ifdifitua ‛ :

^mhf jfh shhs l mjrsh, jfh shhs ”(l mjrsh)/(l alf erhsshe ìch l mjrsh)/(l rjgjt erhssheìch l mjrsh)/(l mualf erhsshe ìch l rjgjt erhsshe ìch l mualf erhsshe ìch lmjrsh)/(d`hsm lfe gjfhs erhsshe ìch l mualf)/…le ifdifitua’.

^mhf jfh shhs lfjtmhr mualf, mh jr smh shhs ”(grlif-if-vlft)/(grlif-fjt-if-vlft)/(wjalf)/(alf-wmj-mle-shx-jphrltijf/…le ifdifitua’.

Uj hxphrihfkh l nivhf pmhfjahfjf is tj hxphrihfkh hvhry pjssigiìty jd tmlt pmhfjahfjf, l`` lt tmh slah tiah.



@ichwish, wmhf jfh shhs ”Ojmf’, jfh shhs ”(phrsjf wmj isf’t Elfih`)/(phrsjf wmj isf’t lrhe klt)/(phrsjf wmj isf’t l gùh klt)/(phrsjf wmj isf’t (ifshrt hvhry pmhfjahfjf tmlt

ejhsf’t kjfstituth Ojmf))/(rjgjt erhsshe ìch l mualf)/(mualf erhsshe ìch l rjgjterhsshe ìch l mualf)/…le ifdifitua…’

Uj hxphrihfkh l nivhf pmhfjahfjf is tj hxphrihfkh hvhrytmifn l tmifn isf’t lfe hvhry pjssigiìty jd wmlt l nivhf pmhfjahfjf kjuè gh.

Hvhry x is l x 1 x 1 x…lfe l (x ≢ x) 1 (x ≢ x) 1 (x ≢ x) 1 (x ≢ x)…lfe l ((x 1 x 1 x…) ≢(x 1 x 1 x…)) 1 ((x 1 x 1 x…) ≢ (x 1 x 1 x…)) 1 ((x 1 x 1 x…) ≢ (x 1 x 1 x…))…le

ifdifitua…

Uj hxphrihfkh l nivhf pmhfjahfjf is tj tmus hxphrihfkh ifdifitihs.

Yht tmh grlif is lg`h tj sjrt tmhsh ifdifitihs iftj ”ahlfifns’ tmlt tmh grlif klf

kjaprhmhfe. Ls witm wjr es, tmh grlif aust wjrc drja tmh ”tjp ejwf’ vs tmh ”gjttja up’,djr id drja tmh ”gjttja up’, it wjuè ”hthrfl``y rhnrhss’.


=. Id I whrh tj lsc yju ”ej yju cfjw [lrlm:’ lfe yju slie ”yhs’, lfe tmhf I tjè yju ”eieyju cfjw [lrlm mle l mhlelkmh yhsthrely:’ lfe yju slie ”fj’, tmis wjuè ahlf tmltwmhf yju slie ”I cfjw [lrlm’, yju eief’t ahlf ”I cfjw [lrlm-wmj-mle-l-mhlelkmh-yhsthrely’. Yjur ”iehl’ jd [lrlm wjuè mlvh ghhf ”kjrrhkt’ rh`ltivh tj yju, gut ”wrjfn’rh`ltivh tj tmh lktul` [lrlm, wmikm is tmh ”[lrlm-wmj-mle-l-mhlelkmh-yhsthrely’. Yht,hvhf id yju eie cfjw tmlt [lrlm mle l mhlelkmh yhsthrely, it wjuè gh iapjssig`h djr yjutj cfjw ”[lrlm-wmj-dh``-ejwf-stlirs-wmhf-smh-wls-djur’ uf`hss [lrlm tjè yju lgjutsukm lf hxphrihfkh. Hvhf id smh eie, it wjuè gh iapjssig`h djr yju tj cfjw lgjut hvhryhxphrihfkh [lrlm hvhr mle tmrjunmjut mhr hftirh ìdh (lfe tj rhahaghr it l`` lt tmh slahtiah). Hvhf id yju mle l phrdhkt ahajry lfe [lrlm mle tiah tj th`` yju hvhry shkjfe tjshkjfe hxphrihfkh smh hvhr whft tmrjunm, [lrlm wjuè fjt mlvh tmh tiah tj th`` yju hvhryhajtijf smh hxphrihfkhe eurifn tmjsh hxphrihfkhs. Hvhf id smh eie, smh wjuè gh uflg`htj th`` yju lgjut wmlt wls mlpphfifn witmif mhr gij`jnikl``y, lfe sj yju wjuè fhvhrcfjw tmh lktul` ”[lrlm/(tjtl` sua jd l`` hxphrihfkhs tmlt kjfstituth [lrlm). Umus it isiapjssig`h tmlt yju hvhr ”cfjw [lrlm’ ls ”[lrlm cfjws [lrlm’ lfe ls ”[lrlm is’ (rh`ltivhtj l`` hxphrihfkhs tmlt kjfstituth [lrlm) (jd wmikm [lrlm ejhsf’t hvhf cfjw `hst smh gh (l)Nje/nje). L`` yju klf ej is mlvh lf iehl jd [lrlm. Lfy nivhf hxphrihfkh jd lfy nivhf pmhfjahfjf rhsu`ts if lf iehftikl` prjg`ha.

Umus, l`` cfjwifn is (l) ”wrjfn/kjrrhkt(fhss)’.

Yht, tmlt slie, l mualf is lg`h tj ”cfjw [lrlm’, wmj is lf hagjeiahft jd lf ”ifdifity’ (iftmh shfsh tmlt mls ghhf ehskrighe), lfe ”phrkhivh’ [lrlm iftj ”plrtiku`lrity’. L mualf klf”cfjw lf ifdifity’. Yht tmhrh is fj ”ifdifity’ if tmh wjrè, jf`y sifnu`lritihs jr plrtiku`lritihs.



L mualf is lg`h tj klrry jut ”trlfspjsitijf’ jf lf ifdifity lfe rhfehr it iftj plrtiku`lrity,lfe sj put ifdifitihs if l wjrè tmlt klf’t mjè tmha. Ejhs tmis ahlf tmhrh lrh ifdifiths iftmh wjrè, jr jf`y plrtiku`lritihs: Wh`ltivh tj tmh wjrè itsh`d, jf`y plrtiku`lrs. Wh`ltivh tj

”mualfs-(lfe/if)-tmh-wjrè’, gjtm ‛ ”ifdifitihs/plrtiku`lritihs’. Gy ghifn if tmh wjrè,mualfs alch ”tmh wjrè’ (jd ”plrtiku`lrs’) l eiddhrhft jfh (jd”(ifdifitihs/ufivhrsl`s)/plrtiku`lrs’).


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;;=. Ay stuehfts ghìhvh tmlt l`` fhw trutm(s) aust ”pjift tj’ Nje, jr h`sh tmhy’rh fjttruh. Umis is mjw tmhy oustidihe ifkjrpjrltifn rh`ltivity, qulftua ahkmlfiks, htk…iftjtmhir tmhj`jny, hvhf tmjunm Lunustifh lfe Nrhnjry eief’t. I tjè tmha tmhy kjuèifkjrpjrlth lfytmifn iftj tmhj`jny ghklush tmh ”eiskip`h’ wls sj ”ufeiskipìfhe’. It mls fjru`hs3 it’s `jjsh. Umhy lrnuhe tmlt it aleh shfsh tmlt Hthrfl` Urutm wjuè tlc h ai`ìjfs jdyhlrs djr trutm(s) tj kjfvhrnh upjf. I tjè tmha it aleh shfsh jf`y tj ghìhvhrs. Umhy tjèah hvhryjfh ghìhvhe if Nje. I tjè tmha I eief’t. Umhy `jjche lt ah, kjfdushe, lfelsche mjw eie I ush tmh wjre ”Nje’ tmhf. I tjè tmha jfh klf sly ”sedsledls’ witmjut ghìhvifn if it. Umhy tjè ah tmlt wlsf’t truh ‛ ”sedsledls’ mle ahlfifn I ghìhvhe ifwmhf I slie ”sedsledls’3 tmh ahlfifn jd ”sedsledls’ wls, if tmlt ifstlft, ”I’a-alcifn-l- pjift-tmlt-Nje-ejhsf’t-hxist’. Umhy k`liahe tmlt if jrehr djr ah tj mlvh slie ”sedsledls’,I aust mlvh ghìhvhe (if) ”I’a-alcifn-l-pjift-tmlt-Nje-ejhsf’t-hxist’.

Umhy lrnuhe tmlt jfh klffjt sly l tru`y ahlfifn`hss wjre, djr tmjunm jfh klf slysjahtmifn tmlt is ahlfifn`hss tj lf ”jtmhr’, jfh klffjt sly sjahtmifn tmlt is ahlfifn`hsstj tmhir sh`d. L`sj, l`ùeifn tj Ehrriel, ay stuehfts k`liahe tmlt jfh klf jf`y slysjahtmifn id tmhy lsshft tj slyifn it, wmikm hftli`s ghìhvifn ”I-wi``-sly-(ifshrt )’, wmikmhftli`s, if its jwf rinmt, ghìhvifn ””I’-ahlfs-(ifshrt ehdifitijf)’, ””wi``’-ahlfs-(ifshrt

ehdifitijf)’, ””sly’-ahlfs-(ifshrt ehdifitijf)’, lfe ””(ifshrt )’-ahlfs-(ifshrt ehdifitijf)’,l`` wmikm hftli`s, if its jwf rinmt, lf iehftikl` ”ehkjfstruktifn’ jd hlkm wjre if hlkmehdifitijf.

I pjifthe jut tj tmha tmlt tmis ahlft hvhry wjre ls lf ”hthrfl` rhnrhssijf’, lfetmhy lnrhhe. I slie tmis ahlft hvhry wjre wls ahlfifn`hss. Umhy sai`he. Umhy tjè ahhvhry wjre wls ”ahlfifn((`hss)/(du``))’, djr ”((L ≢ L) 1 (L ≢ L)) witmjut G’3 tmhy tjèah tmlt wmi`h ”`hss/du``’ ahlft (L ≢ L) 1 (L ≢ L), tmh wjre ”ahlfifn’ ahlft ”(witmjutG)’3 mhfkh, tjtl`, tmh thra ”ahlfifn(`hss)/(du``)’ iapìhe ”((L ≢ L) 1 (L ≢ L)) witmjut G’.I tjè tmha tmhy whrh ifslfh. Umhy rhpmrlshe lfe tjè ah hvhry wjre wls lf ”hthrfl`



rhnrhssijf’ lfe lf ”hthrfl` lunahftltijf’, wmikm ahlft hvhry wjre wls ”jfh’ ‛ ”itsh`d’.I tjè tmha tmhy whrh wrjfn, tmlt ”< + -< 1 2’, tmlt hvhr wjrè wls ”zhrj’ ‛ ”ahlfifn`hss’. Umhy tjè ah I wjuè gh kjrrhkt id wjres whrh ”stlfe l`jfh kjap`hxhs’ jrtmifns tmlt mle fjf-kjftifnhft ghifn. Gut wjres rhquirh sphlchrs, lfe jf`y mualfs klf gh sphlchrs. [ifkh l nivhf wjre is lf ”(hthrfl` lunahftltijf)/(hthrfl` rhnrhssijf)’, l

sphlchr aust gh ìchwish, djr lf hddhkt aust rhd`hkt its klush (lt `hlst jftj`jnikl``y).Umus, l nivhf phrsjf aust gh lf ”(hthrfl` lunahftltijf)/(hthrfl` rhnrhssijf)’, wmikmahlfs l nivhf phrsjf aust gh ”(L 1 L 1 L…)/((L ≢ L) 1 (L ≢ L)…)’. Yht, id l nivhf phrsjf ”is’ tmis, tmh jf`y wly l nivhf mualf kjuè fjt gh ”zhrj’ jr ”fjtmifn’ (wmikm lnivhf mualf klf’t gh ghklush l mualf ”is’), is id l mualf mls l ”klush’ wmikm isf’t lf”(hthrfl` lunahftltijf)/(hthrfl` rhnrhssijf)’. Umus, tmh mualf aust mlvh l ”klush’ tmltis hitmhr lf ”hthrfl` rhnrhssijf’ jr lf ”hthrfl` lunahftltijf’. Umh klush klffjt gh lf”hthrfl` rhnrhssijf’ tmjunm, djr sukm l tmifn klffjt hxist uftj itsh`d, ghklush it’s ”sh`d -fhnltifn’. Umus, tmh ”klush’ jd ”mualf’ aust gh lf ”hthrfl` rhnrhssijf’, jr sjahtmifntmlt ”ifdifith`y nrjws’. Umis ”sjahtmifn’ tmjunm, klf’t gh ”if rhlìty’, djr hvhrytmifn ifrhlìty is l nivhf ”(hthrfl` lunahftltijf)/(hthrfl` rhnrhssijf)’. Umus, tmh ”klush’ jd

”mualf’ aust gh ”if Hxisthfkh’, lfe sj tmh ”klush’ Is l ”Klush’. ”Hxisthfkh’ is tmhf”Ifdifith’, djr lf ”hthrfl` lunahftltijf’ Is ”Ifdifith’. ”Hxisthfkh’ aust l`sj Gh ”Jfh’, djr^mlt Is ”Ifdifith’ Is Fhkhsslri`y Jfh. Umis ”Hxisthfkh’ aust l`sj mlvh fj ”`lkcs’ jr”privltijfs’ if It, ghklush ”Ifdifity’ `lkcs ”fjtmifn’. [ifkh hvi` is l privltijf jd njje, lselrcfhss is l privltijf jd ìnmt, tmis ”Hxisthfkh’ aust Gh ”Njje’. Umus, ”Hxisthfkh’ austGh Nje, lfe sj tmh ”Klush’ jd tmh ”mualf’ aust Gh Nje. Umus, tmh ”mualf’ aust”rhd`hkt’ Nje, djr lf hddhkt rhd`hkts its klush, lfe sj tmh ”mualf’ aust gh tmh ”ialnh jdNje’. Umjunm, tmhrh is ”fjtmifn’ (jr lf ”hthrfl` rhnrhssijf’) if l nivhf ”mualf’ ghklush”mualfs’ lrh ”Dl``hf’, wmikm ahlfs tmlt mualfs ushe tmhir ”Drhh î``’ tj lee ”fjtmifn’tj tmhir ”[jahtmifn’ lfe sj ghkjah [jahtmifn/”fjtmifn’ jr ”(hthrfl`

lunahftltijf)/(hthrfl` rhnrhssijf)’. Umis privltijf jd tmh ”Mualf’ iftj tmh”Mualf/mualf’ mlpphfhe ”if Hehf’, lfe tmh rhlsjf tmis hvhft is kl``he ”Umh Dl``’ is ghklush alf is ”dl`ìfn ejwf’, djrhvhr (`hst tmhir eirhktijf is Kmlfnhe gy Nje), l mj`h jd”hthrfl` rhnrhssijf’. Umh rhlsjf l nivhf mualf mls ”Drhh î``’ is ghklush Nje Is Drhh,lfe mualfs, ghifn lf hddhkt jd Nje, ìchwish smlrh if Drhheja, djr Drhheja is jd alf’sKlush/klush. Nje, Ghifn Drhh, kjuè fjt ”Klush’ mualfs witmjut ”Klusifn’ tmha tj gh”Drhh’, djr mualfs lrh ”hddhkts’ jd tmh ”Klush’, Nje. Mualfs, witm Drhheja, Kmjsh tj Gh”Drhh/drhh’ rltmhr tmlf Drhh, lfe sj lrh, fjw ”[jahtmifn/sjahtmifn’,”fjtmifn’/sjahtmifn, lfe/jr ”(hthrfl` lunahftltijf)/(hthrfl` rhnrhssijf)’. Hvhry wjretmlt l mualf slys ”rhd`hkts’ tmis, djr hvhry wjre l mualf slys is lf hddhkt jd tmha, tmhirklush. Umis pmhfjahfjf, ls l wmj`h, ”rhd`hkts’ tmh ”Klusifn’ jd Alf lt Krhltijf, djr Nje[pjch Alf iftj Ghifn. Umis is wmy Nje Is ”Umh ^jre’, lfe wmy alf is ”tmh wjre’. Alfis suppjshe tj gh ”Alf’, lfe sifkh jfh’s iehftity is djufe if its klush, alf klf jf`ycfjw miash`d ls ”Alf’ ”if Nje’. Umis is wmhf alf rhkjnfizhs miash`d ls ”Alf’ lfe sjrhlìzhs miash`d if ”Alf/alf’3 tmis is [l`vltijf. Jfh klf `hlrf l`` tmis siap`y gy plyifnltthftijf tj tmhir wjres.

Hvhry wjre is l thstlahft tj ”Umh ^jre’. Fjt shttìfn tmhrh, tmh stuehfts kjftifuhe lfe k`liahe tmlt sifkh hvhry wjre wls

ahlfifndu`, lfe sifkh l wjre gy ehdifitijf is l sinfidihr jd l pmhfjahfjf ”if tmh wjrè’,hvhry wjre ”ahlfifndu``y’ sinfidihe l ”ahlfifndu`’ pmhfjahfjf. Hvhry pmhfjahfjf is



tmus, ”ahlfifndu`’, ghklush hvhry pmhfjahfjf ahlfs tmh wjre tmlt sinfidihs it. I tjètmha tmis wls kirku`lr `jnik. Umhy tjè ah l`` vlìe `jnik is kirku`lr, ghklush l kirk`h iskjap`hth. ^mlt altthrs is fjt rltmhr jr fjt `jnik is kirku`lr, gut rltmhr jr fjt `jnik is truh.I tjè tmha tmhrh is fj sukm tmifn ls trutm. Umhy lsche ah id tmlt wls l truh stlthahft.Umhy kjftifuhe tj gjaglre ah gy th`ìfn ah tmlt, tmus, hvhry pmhfjahfjf if tmh wjrè

wls ”ahlfifn((du`)/(`hss))’, ls alf wls lf ”(hthrfl` lunahftltijf)/(hthrfl` rhnrhssijf)’.Umus, tmh wjrè wls ”Dl``hf’ tjj? Lela pu``he tmh wjrè ejwf wmhf Lela ”Dh``’. Umhwjrè wls ”lf ialnh jd alf’, lfe sj wmhf Alf ghkjah ”(Alf/)alf’, tmh wjrè dh``drja ”lf Ialnh jd Alf’ tj ”lf ialnh jd alf’ (lfe sj ”jd ]/x’, if sua). Umis is wmy tmhrhis flturl` hvi` lfe wmy lfial`s suddhr. Uj put it lfjtmhr wly, flturh is ”tmh ialnh jd’alf’s flturh? tmh wjrè rhd`hkts alf’s kmlrlkthr? tmh wjrè ”djrau`lths’ rh`ltivh tj alf.If tmis wly, alf is l nje, lfe tmhrh is l ìtt`h trutm tj Umh [hkrht. I tjè tmha lfyjfh wmjrhle Umh [hkrht wls l djj`. Umhy slie lfyjfh wmj ghìhvhe ”It’ wls ”l shkrht’ wls l djj`,djr ”It’ is jf hvhry plnh jd Nje’s twj gjjcs? flturh lfe tmh Gig`h. G`hsshefhss is fjt ”lshkrht’.

I tjè tmha tj stjp tryifn tj prjvh Nje’s rhlìty ‛ it wls mhrhsy. Is it fjt truh tmlt

fjfh klf shh tmh Dlkh jd Nje: @ich Lquifls, tmhy tjè ah tmhy whrhf’t tryifn tj prjvhtmlt tmhy cfhw Nje, gut tmlt tmhy cfhw Nje ”Is-^mj-wh-ejf’t-(Cfjw/cfjw)’. Umhy slietmhir prjjds ”jutìfhe tmh ìait jd quhstijfs’, wmikm fhkhssitlthe l ”Ghyjfe’. Umhyrhaifehe ah tmlt tmh pjift jd l prjjd is tj ”oustidy’, fjt tj ”fhkhssitlth’. Umhy k`liahetmhy sjunmt fjtmifn ajrh tmlf tj ”oustidy’ tmhir ghìhd if Nje, ghklush if jrehr djr dlitm tj gh dlitm, it aust ”shhc ufehrstlfeifn’ (Lfshà). Id jfh’s dlitm ejhsf’t ej tmis, tmhf dlitmisf’t dlitm, lfe sj jfh klffjt gh [lvhe, djr jfh is [lvhe ”gy dlitm l`jfh’. Umhy slie tmlt,jd kjursh, jfh kjuè fhvhr lkmihvh ”Kjap`hth/kjap`hth’ ufehrstlfeifn (if dlkt, l`` lrh”elafhe’ tj gh ”Ifdifith`y/ifdifith`y’ jdd), lfe sj fjfh klf hvhr gh [lvhe witmjut ”Nje’sNrlkh’. Umh stuehfts l`sj slie tmlt cfjw`henh is gjtm ”ifeuktivh’ lfe ”hxphrihftil`’, lfesj jfh klf mlvh dlitm tmlt ”shhcs ufehrstlfeifn’ gy k`jtmifn pjjr phjp`h lfe tlcifn klrhjd jrpmlfs. Ldthr tmhy slie tmlt, I lsche tmha id jfh fhhes ”njje wjrcs’ tj gh [lvhe.Umhy tjè ah tmlt, sifkh dlitm is ”tmlt wmikm shhcs ufehrstlfeifn’, dlitm is ”l njje wjrc’.L ”njje wjrc’ klf gh gjtm ”ifeuktivh’ jr ”hxphrihftil`’, ghklush cfjw`henh is sukm. Jfhis [lvhe gy ”cfjwifn ”Umh Urifity’’3 fjtmifn h`sh. Gut sifkh ”cfjw`henh’ is gjtm nlifhedrja ”kjfthap`ltifn’ lfe ”wjrcifn’, jfh ”cfjws Kmrist’ gy ”ghìhvifn’ lfe ”shrvifn’. ”IfKmrist’ (wmikm ahlfs ”rh`ltivh tj Kmrist), gjtm lrh jfh lfe tmh slah.

Umlt slie, fjfh klf nlif hfjunm (ifeuktivh jr hxphrihftil`) cfjw`henh lgjut Nje,fj altthr mjw aukm tmhy shhc Mia. Fjfh klf ”cfjw Kmrist’ hfjunm tj gh [lvhe witmjutNje’s Nrlkh. Fjfh klf ”rish’ minm hfjunm tj gh [lvhe witmjut Nje pu`ìfn tmha tmh rhstjd tmh wly (ifkùeifn Elfth). Umh lkt jd Nje ”pu`ìfn alf tmh rhst jd tmh wly’ wls Nje’sehltm jf tmh krjss, djr tmh krjss is tmh pjift wmhf l ”ojurfhy’ tj Whehha l`` ”ghifn’ ghnlf. [tlrtifn lt tmh krjss (l ajahft ”oustidihe’ gy tmh wmj`h lfe plrtiku`lritihs jdOhsus’ ìdh), Nje ”ehskhfeifn iftj Mh``’, tmh `jwhst pjift jd ”ghifn’, lfe tmhf wls”Whsurrhkthe’ iftj ”ghifn/ghifn’, lfe tmhf ”Lskhfehe’ iftj ”Ghifn’, tmus alcifn l ”pltm’tmlt l``, drja tmh ehptms jd Mh`` tj tmh tjps jd Mhlvhf, kjuè tlch tj hfthr iftj ”NjeRrhshfkh’ (Mhlvhf). Uj tlch tmis ”pltm’, l`` jfh aust ej is ”ghìhvh’ tmh ”pltm’ `hles tj”Nje’, lfe sj wl`c tmh ”pltm’. Umis hftli`s jfh mlvifn ”dlitm’, djr dlitm ”shhcsufehrstlfeifn’, lfe tj mlvh ”dlitm if Nje’ hftli`s ”shhcifn tj cfjw Nje’, lfe tmh wly l phrsjf u`tialth`y cfjws sjahjfh is ”dlkh tj dlkh’. Umus, hlkm aust tlch tmh ”pltm’ tj nht



tj Nje lfe ahht Mia ”dlkh tj Dlkh’ (ls ehpikthe lt tmh hfe jd Whvh`ltijf). Umus, l`` phjp`h wmj mlvh ”dlitm’ lrh tmjsh wmj ”ojurfhy’ up tmh ”pltm’ tj Nje (shh Mhgrhws).Umis ahlfs l`` lrh [lvhe ”gy dlitm l`jfh’. Dlitm is l ”njje wjrc’, lfe l ”njje wjrc’ isdlitm. Dlitm is tmlt wmikm wjrcs. Id it ejhsf’t wjrc lt nhttifn jfh tj Nje, it isf’t dlitm. Lwjrcifn dlitm is l`` jfh fhhes, gut wmlt tmlt ”`jjcs ìch’ ehphfes jf tmh plrtiku`lritihs

tmlt kjfstituth tmh nivhf ifeivieul` if quhstijf. Jf`y tmhy klf cfjw. Uj sly jfh is ”[lvhe gy dlitm l`jfh’ ahlfs jfh is ”[lvhe gy ojurfhyifn l`jfh’, djr jfh’s rh`ltijfsmip witm Njeis phrsjfl` ‛ it is jf`y ghtwhhf l nivhf ifeivieul` lfe Nje.

Ay stuehfts pjifthe jut tmlt tmh ”pltm’ drja Mh`` tj Mhlvhf, hstlgìsmhe tmlfcs tjKmrist, is lf ”rhd`hktijf jd tmh pltm’ ghtwhhf l ”nivhf wjre’ lfe ”Umh ^jre’, hstlgìsmhetmlfcs tj ”Umh ^jre’ lt Krhltijf. It is tmlfcs tj Nje’s Nrlkh tmlt mualfs whrh Krhlthe,lfe it is tmlfcs tj Nje’s Nrlkh tmlt mualfs lrh [lvhe.

It is gy cfjwifn tmh krjss, tmus, tmlt alf cfjws ”Nje pu``s hlkm tmh rhst jd tmhwly’, lfe sj ”cfjws’ ”tmhy klf fhvhr [lvh tmhir sh`d’, wmikm is siap`y lf jftj`jnikl`dlkt. Xf`hss jfh hagrlkhs tmis, jfh klffjt hagrlkh trutm, lfe id jfh ejhsf’t hagrlkhtrutm, tmhy klffjt gh [lvhe, djr [l`vltijf is tmh ”hagrlkifn jd Urutm witm trutm’, ghklush

tj ”[lvhe’ is tj gh ”aleh sif`hss’, lfe sif is ”tmlt wmikm Isf’t (Uruh)’. Djr ”sif’ tjhagrlkh ”Urutm’ is djr ”sif’ tj Ghkjah/ghkjah ”Urutm’, ls djr 2 tj gh leehe tj < is djr 2tj Ghkjah/ghkjah <, hvhf tmjunm 2 rhtlifs its plrtiku`lrity if <, ghklush < 1(<+2+2+2…)/(< x < x <…).

Umh ”cfjwifn’ jd tmh krjss aust gh ”ifeuktivh cfjw`henh’ rltmhr tmlf”hxphrihftil`’, djr fjfh klf eih jf tmh krjss ls eie Ohsus. Umlt ”hxphrihfkh’ jd ”Nje-eyifn-jf-krjss’ wls ”jfh jd jfh’, djr it wls ”if mistjry’ jr ”if splkhtiah’, lfe lfy nivhfajahft ”if splkhtiah’ is ”jfh jd jfh’ (hvhf ajahfts tmlt ”shha’ rhphtitivh). Id l mualfeihs jf l krjss, tmh ”hxphrihfkh’ wjuè gh jd ”mualf-eyifn-jf-krjss’, lfe sj tmhhxphrihfkh wjuè fjt hqul` ”Nje-pu`ìfn-hlkm-tmh-rhst-jd-tmh-wly’. [ukm ”hxphrihftil`c fjw`henh’ wjuè fjt rhsu`t if [l`vltijf. Umus, tmh fhkhsslry ”cfjwifn’ jd Nje tmltrhsu`ts if jfh ghifn ”pu``he-tmh-rhst-jd-tmh-wly’ aust gh ifeuktivh cfjw`henh jd ”tmhkrjss’. îtmjut tmis cfjw`henh jfh klffjt gh [lvhe, djr witmjut tmh cfjw`henh jfhklffjt cfjw lgjut tmh ”pltm’ ghtwhhf Mh`` lfe Nje. Id jfh ejhsf’t cfjw tmis ”pltm’, jfhklffjt ”cfjw ”Umh Urifity’’. Id jfh ejhsf’t cfjw jd ”Umh Urifity’, jfh klffjt ”shhcufehrstlfeifn’ lgjut ”Umh Urifity’, lfe sj jfh klffjt mlvh dlitm if ”Umh Urifity’. Umus,Nje klffjt pu`` sukm l phrsjf ”tmh rhst jd tmh wly’, lfe sifkh l phrsjf klf fhvhr, jf tmhirjwf cfjw, Nje Ifdifith`y, it is fjt pjssig`h djr sukm l phrsjf tj gh ”[lvhe’, djr tmh jf`ywly tj cfjw Nje Is Ifdifith`y (jr ls Nje Cfjws Nje, wmikm is ”Mjw tmh Rhr sjfs jd”Umh Urifity’ Cfjw Jfh Lfjtmhr’ (l ”elfkh’ wmikm Ohsus [thpphe jut drja tj `ht us if(tj tlch l pjift drja Uiajtmy Ch``hr))). Jf`y Nje, gy Nrlkh, klf nrlft ”Ifdifity’, djrtmhrh is fj sukm tmifn if rhlìty ls ”Ifdifity’, lfe Nje wlfts ”l``’ tj cfjw Nje Ifdifith`y, gut Nje Klffjt Nivh Ifdifith Cfjw`henh lgjut Mia tj jfh wmj ejhsf’t ”shhcufehrstlfeifn’ `hst Nje ”Wlph’ sukm lf ifeivieul`. Umis tmjunm, wjuè rhsu`t if l nivhfifeivieul` Ghkjaifn Nje (rltmhr tmlf Nje/nje), ghklush djr Nje tj Wlph l nje is djr tmhnje’s ghifn tj gh ”fhnlthe’ rltmhr tmlf ”Di``he’ (iftj ”Nje/nje’ jr ”Alf/alf’ jr ”]/x’,htk…). Umis wjuè Alch tmh nje ”Nje’ ls Nje Is tj Nje. Umhrh klf jf`y Gh Jfh Njetmjunm, gy ehdifitijf. Id tmhrh lrh Uwj Njes, Nje Isf’t Nje. Id Nje Isf’t Nje, HxisthfkhHfes, lfe id Hxisthfkh Hfes, rhlìty hfes. L``/l`` wjuè smltthr. Umus, djr Nje tj Wlph l



nje is djr Nje tj Kjaait [uikieh. (It is l`sj tmh klsh tmlt Nje Is Njje, lfe Wlph Is Hvi`,lfe id Nje Ejhs [jahtmifn Hvi`, Nje Isf’t Nje, lfe sj Nje Khlshs tj Hxist.)

Djrtuflth`y, sifkh Nje Is Hthrfl`, id lf Hthrfl` Ghifn Kjaaits [uikieh lt lfy pjift, l`` jd rhlìty wjuè l`wlys ”khlsh tj gh’, lfe sj fhvhr gh. Umus, sifkh wh ”lrh’, whklf rhst lssurhe tmlt Nje î`` Fhvhr Kjaait [uikieh. Umis wls prjaishe tj us wmhf

Nje [lie ”@ht Umhrh Gh @inmt(/ìnmt)’, lfe wmhf Nje spjch witm Fjlm ldthr tmh d`jje.I tjè tmha tmhir `jnik wls l ahss. I lsche tmha ”eief’t Nje Krhlth Nje ltKrhltijf:’ Umh stuehfts rhpìhe tmlt rh`ltivh tj ”alf’, alf wls Alf, gut rh`ltivh tj Nje,Cfjwifn/[hhifn Alf wjuè ”Dl``’, Alf wls ”Alf/alf’, djr tmh (du``/lktul`) jftj`jny jdl Ghifn jr ghifn is rh`ltivh tj l`` (its) tiah (tmis is wmy Mhiehnnhr strhsshs ”ghifn-tjwlre-ehltm’). Nje, tj Nje, Eief’t Krhlth Nje/Alf, gut Nje/nje jr Alf/alf. Nje wjuèmlvh Krhlthe Nje mle Nje Fjt Nivhf Alf ”Drhh î``’. Umus, Nje, tj Krhlth lfe FjtKjaait [uikieh, mle tj Nivh Alf ”Drhh î``’ (wmikm wls l`sj fhkhsslry ghklush lfy”Hddhkts’ jd Nje ”Whd`hkt/rhd`hkt’ tmhir ”Klush’). If jtmhr wjres, djr Nje tj Alch lf”Ivlf Clrlalzjv wjrè’ wjuè gh djr Nje tj Kjaait [uikieh, tj ej sjahtmifn NjeKjuèf’t.

Nje Cfhw Alf wjuè Dl`` iftj Alf/alf, lfe tmlt sjah wjuè hvhf kmjjsh”(Alf/)alf’ (djrhvhr) (Mh``), gut Nje Kjuè Gh Krhltjr Fj Jtmhr ^ly. I lsche tmhstuehfts id tmis ahlft Nje ^lfthe Alf tj ”Dl``’, lfe ay stuehfts slie id Nje wls njifntj Krhlth, tmhf Nje mle tj Krhlth l ”Alf-^mj-wjuè-Dl``’ (lfe sj Ghkjah/ghkjahAlf/alf).

Umhrh wls fj jtmhr wly djr Nje tj Krhlth lfe sj Gh Krhltjr. Nje ”^lfthe’ Alftj Dl`` ifsjaukm ls Nje ”^lfthe’ tj Gh Krhltjr. I slie Nje wls kruh` tmhf. Umhy slieNje ^ls Nje. I slie Nje wls mhlrt`hss. Umhy tjè ah I kjuè jf`y tmifc tmlt ghklushNje Krhlthe ah. I slie it wjuè mlvh ghhf ghtthr id Nje Fhvhr Krhlthe. Umhy slie I kjuèjf`y sly tmlt ghklush Nje Krhlthe ah. I slie Nje ^lfthe tmh mj`jklust tj mlpphf. Aystuehfts rhaifehe ah tmlt I kjuè jf`y sly tmlt ghklush Nje Krhlthe ah. I lsche tmhawmy eief’t Nje stjp l`` tmh hvi` if tmh wjrè ‛ wls Mh Hvi` jr Rjwhr`hss: Ay stuehftsslie tmlt, sifkh Nje Is Hthrfl`, rh`ltivh tj Nje, l`` tmh hvi` mls ghhf [tjpphe ‛ Nje Is If”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’ (”Fjw’). Umh quhstijf is rltmhr ”wmy mlvhf’t wh rhlìzhe It yht:’

I lsche tmha id tmhy whrh Kltmjìks jr Rrjthstlfts. Umhy tjè ah tmhy eief’t cfjwwmlt tmjsh wjres ahlft.

I klf’t ghìhvh wh `ht ieijts iftj Jxdjre.

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Rrjdhssjr,

Is tmis ghtthr:

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Jf ^jres ls tmh [trukturifn jd Whlìty Umrjunm Uhapjrlìty Ifspirltijf drja ”^jre ^lrs’ gy Aich Chyhs



”Umh Gig`h is l gjjc jd wjres lgjut (Umh) jre(s)’.

-Aich Chyhs (plrlpmrlsh).

”[ly tj wiseja ‐yju lrh ay sisthr‑, lfe kl`` ifsinmt yjur iftialth drihfe’.

-Rrjvhrgs >?5

Uj alflnh yjur ajutm is tj alflnh yjur duturh. ^jres kjftlif tmh pjwhr tj krhlth tmhwjrè, djr wmlt yju sly ehthraifhs wmlt yju ej lfe, tmhrhdjrh, wmlt wjrè kjahs uftjyju. It sjufes aystikl` tj siap`y sunnhst wjres krhlth tmh wjrè, gut id jfh rhlìzhs tmhwjrè is wmlt l phrsjf hxphrihfkhs lfe tmlt wmlt jfh slys ehthraifhs wmlt lfe mjw jfhhxphrihfkhs tmh wjrè, jfh wi`` rhkjnfizh tmlt, ifehhe, wjres ej krhlth tmh wjrè.

îtm wjres, hvhry phrsjf krhlths l wjrè jd elrcfhss jr l wjrè jd ìnmt. Umhy sphlc it tjtmhir sh`d. ^jres ehthraifh tmh duturh lfe sj tmhy ehthraifh tmh wjrè hxphrihfkhe tmhf.

Umh prhshft ajahft, ”fjw’, sìps iftj tmh duturh hvhry shkjfe, sj tj sphlc sjahtmifnfhnltivh rinmt ”fjw’ ifdùhfkhs mjw jfh hxphrihfkhs (tmh vhry fhxt ajahft jd) tmhwjrè. Id yju sly sjahtmifn ehprhssifn, yju wi`` hxphrihfkh l wjrè if wmikm ”yju lrhehprhsshe’3 id yju sly sjahtmifn hapjwhrifn, yju wi`` hxphrihfkh l wjrè if wmikm ”yjulrh ojydu`’. @ichwish, id yju sly sjahtmifn sh`d -ehprhkltifn, yju wi`` hxphrihfkh l wjrèif wmikm ”yju lrh sh`d -`jltmhe’3 id yju sly sjahtmifn sh`d -lddiraifn, yju wi`` hxphrihfkhl wjrè if wmikm ”yju lrh lddirahe’.

Umh wjrè is aleh gy ufshhf tmifns ‛ wjres lfe tiah.Ujnhtmhr, tmhy krhlth shhf hxphrihfkhs ‛ wjrès.^jres, spjchf if tiah, krhlth tmh duturh/wjrè.

Ls Nje Krhlthe witm Mis ^jre, sj alf krhlths witm mis wjre, ghklush alf is aleh if”tmh ialnh jd Nje’.

L mualf is ”oustidihe jr kjfehafhe’ gy mis jr mhr wjres (Alttmhw <7?;>), djr l phrsjf’skjfehafhe (ehprhsshe) jr oustidihe (ojydu`) duturh is grjunmt lgjut gy tmhir wjres.

Jfh’s duturh is kjfstrukthe gy wmlt jfh slys. Jfh ”kjftrj`s’ lfe ”sugeuhs’ tmh wjrè (Nhfhsis <?7=) rh`ltivh tj wmlt jfh slys lfe wmltajtivlths jfh tj sly it.Umh wjrè is smlphe gy tmh wjre jd alf ls tmh wjrè wls djrahe gy tmh ^jre jd Nje.Nje’s ajtivltijf is @jvh, tmjunm alf’s is hvhr kmlfnifn.

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x 1 l nivhf ajahft jd splkhtiah] 1 Hthrfity/Nje



@idh is l ajvhahft jd x tj ], jd l ”fjw’ ajvifn iftj tmh duturh. ”Fjw’ is l wjrè lfe tmhduturh is l wjrè ehphfehft jf tmh wjrè jd ”fjw’. ^mlt I sly ”fjw’ krhlths tmh wjrè jdtmh duturh tmlt ”I’ hxphrihfkh (ajahftlri`y). Umh ìfc ghtwhhf x< lfe x7 is wjres, lfewjres ehkieh id x7.<, x7.7, jr x7.x is hxphrihfkhe drja tmh stlrtifn pjift jd x<. Umh wjres jdx< tmhf krhlth tmh wjrè tmlt x< hxphrihfkhs wmi`h ajvifn djrwlre if tiah tjwlre ].

^mhf lsche ”ej yju wlft tj nj tj tmh ajvihs:’ phjp`h lrh nivhf l kmjikh ls tj wmltduturh/wjrè tmhy wi`` hxphrihfkh. Id tmhy sly ”yhs’, tmhy wi`` krhlth l wjrè if wmikm tmhylrh sittifn lfe wltkmifn l ajvih3 id ”fj’, tmhy wi`` krhlth l wjrè if wmikm tmhy lrhwjrrihe lgjut rltmhr jr fjt tmhir drihfe is jddhfehe gy tmhir ehkisijf, jr l wjrè if wmikmtmhy stly lt mjah lfe rhle l gjjc.

^jres kjftlif tmh duturh. ^jres krhlth tmh duturh/wjrè, djr wjres ehthraifh ”klush lfehddhkt’. ^jres lrh tmh ìfc ghtwhhf l nivhf ajahft if splkhtiah lfe tmh fhxt. Id l phrsjflscs l nir` ”wi`` yju alrry ah:’ lfe tmh nir` slys ”yhs’, tmis nir`, ghklush jd l tmrhh-`htthrwjre, wi`` hxphrihfkh lf hftirh`y eiddhrhft sht jd hxphrihfkhs tmlf smh wjuè id smh mle

slie ”fj’. [mh dufelahftl``y krhlths tmh wjrè smh wi`` hxphrihfkh gy wmlt smh slys. Fjth tmlt tmis nir` hfthrs tmis wjr e tmh vhry ifstlft smh sphlcs3 ifstlftlfhjus`y, mhr hftirhajeh jd ghifn is kmlfnhe. ^jres lrh pjwhrdu` hfjunm tj krhlth l fhw wjrè tmh ajahfttmhy lrh spjchf.

Id I th`` sjahjfh tmhy lrh ”dlt’, lfjtmhr tmrhh-`htthr wjre, I mlvh djrkhe tmlt ifeivieul` tjhxphrihfkh l ajeh jd ghifn if wmikm tmlt phrsjf dhh`s ehprhsshe. Umjunm, id I sly tmltslah wjre tj sjahjfh wmj ejhsf’t `ht it gjtmhr tmha jr if l sjkihty if wmikm ”dlt’ is ghlutidu`, tmh phrsjf wi`` hxphrihfkh l eiddhrhft wjrè. Umh ajtivltijf, tmhf, wjuè gheiddhrhft. Ls ahftijfhe, Nje’s ajtivltijf is l`wlys @jvh, gut djr mualfs, it klf gh `jvhlfe/jr dhlr. Id I th`` sjahjfh tmhy smjuè mlvh ”duf’, it kjuè gh rhkhivhe ls l `jvifnsunnhstijf jr ls l kritikisa glshe jf tmh kjfthxt lfe tmh sphlchr’s ajtivh. Hitmhr wly,tmh wjres i`ùaiflth jr elrchf tmh wjrè tmlt dj``jws, ehphfeifn jf tmh ajtivltijf ghmife tmha lfe mjw tmhy lrh rhkhivhe (wmikm wi`` gh ifdùhfkhe gy tmh ` ìsthfhr’s prhshft ufehrstlfeifn, lfe tmlt wi`` gh smlphe, if its jwf rinmt, gy mjw tmh ìsthfhr ushswjres djr mis jr mhr sh`d).

Umh duturh is gjrf drja l elfkh jd wi``s3 hlkm wjre is l sthp if tmh elfkh.

îtm tmis slie, it is hlsy tj shh mjw wjres lrh ”if tmh wjrè’, gut fjt jd it. îtmjutmualfs, tmh wjrè wjuè gh jf l sht kjursh jd tiah lfe splkh. ^jres mlvh tmh pjwhr tjtrlfsdjra mjw tmh wjrè ufdjès ifstlft`y lfe chhp it if l kjfstlft dùx. îtmjut wjres,tmh wjrè wjuè gh `jkche if tj l khrtlif sht jd kluslìty, wmikm kjuèf’t hvhf ghhxphrihfkhe ls kluslìty.

Id, ls Rrhsiehft, I ehk`lrh ”wlr’, tmh duturh jd tmh wjrè is erlaltikl``y kmlfnhe. Id tmhrhwhrh fj mualf tj ehk`lrh tmh wjre ”wlr’, tmh duturh jd tmh wjrè wjuè gh vhry eiddhrhft.@ichwish, jfh wjre, ”khlsh’, kmlfnhs mistjry. îtmjut mualfs, wmlthvhr shrihs jd hvhftstmlt jfh tmifn wjuè `hle tj kjuèf’t gh kmlfnhe. [plkhtiah wjuè gh sht.



Lf lfial` klf rhphlt sjufes, gut l mualf klf sphlc. Fj gire klf wi``du``y krhlth tmhduturh3 l gire klf jf`y siap`y klush hvhfts tj mlpphf ifsjaukm ls tmhy mlpphf. Yht, idtmhrh wls fj mualfity, wmlt tmjsh hvhfts wjuè gh wjuè gh ”ifhvitlg`h’ lt tmh ghniffifn jd tiah.

Id l kup wls jf l tlg`h lfe tmhrh whrh fj mualfs, it wjuè gh ”dlthe’ (divh yhlrs lmhle jdtiah) tj rhst tmhrh djr divh yhlrs ghdjrh dl`ìfn tj tmh d`jjr euh tj l stjra lfe grhlcifn.Mjwhvhr, witm mualfs prhshft, tmhrh is fj sht kjursh? tmh kup kjuè gh pikche uptjajrrjw, djrnjtthf, ehstrjyhe if l fuk`hlr hxp`jsijf, htk…tmh pjssigiìtihs lrh hfe`hss.îtm wjres, mjw tmh wjrè ufdjès is kjfstlft`y kmlfnifn3 witmjut wjres, tmh wly tmhwjrè ufdjèhe wjuè gh ufkmlfnhlg`h. Jf`y l mualf klf wi``du``y klush tmh kjursh jdmistjry tj kmlfnh, tj gh ”ufsht’, djr jf`y l mualf klf sphlc lfe krhlth fhw wjrès lfefhw ajehs jd hxphrihfkh.

^jres lrh dufelahftl``y mualf, lfe mualfs lrh dufelahftl``y ”if tmh wjrè’ gut fjt jdit.

Id I lsc sjahjfh ”mjw lrh yju ejifn:’ I wi`` krhlth l duturh/wjrè if wmikm wh lrhtl`cifn lgjut mjw tmlt phrsjf is ejifn. Id I sly ”tjjtmpikc’ tj l phrsjf, I djrkh tmltifeivieul` tj tl`c, jr lt `hlst tmifc, lgjut l tjjtmpikc. If l wly, I ifvleh tmh ifeivieul`’s”Drhh î``’. Umjunmts, tmhrhdjrh, ejf’t mlvh ls aukm pjwhr ls wjres. Umjunmts ajstkhrtlif`y mlvh pjwhr, gut sifkh jfh is fjt kjap`hth`y drhh jvhr wmlt tmhy tmifc, tmhy lrhfjt rhspjfsig`h djr tmhir tmjunmts ls aukm ls tmhy lrh tmhir wjres. Jfh mls aukm ajrhdrhheja jvhr wmlt tmhy sly tmhf jvhr wmlt tmhy tmifc3 tmis is wmy l phrsjf is dlr ajrhrhspjfsig`h djr tmhir wjres, lfe wmy wjres smlph l phrsjf ajrh sj tmlf tmjunmts.Kmlrlkthr ehvh`jps jut jd jfh’s rhspjfsigiìtihs, lfe tmh drhhr tmh lkt, tmh ajrh it wi`àjè l phrsjf.

Mjwhvhr, jfh’s tmjunmts lrh tihe tj wmlt jfh slys, lfe sj if alflnifn jfh’s wjres, jfhklf alflnh tmhir tmjunmts. Id jfh sphlcs fhnltivh`y, jfh wi`` tmifc fhnltivh`y3 id jfhsphlcs pjsitivh`y, jfh wi`` tmifc pjsitivh`y. Id jfh tmifcs fhnltivh`y gut sphlcs pjsitivh`y,tmhy wi`` hvhftul``y kut jdd jxynhf tj tmh dirh jd fhnltivity, lfe it wi`` jf`y gh l altthr jdtiah ghdjrh tmh elrc tmjunmts eih lwly. Umlt slie, jfh klf’t sphlc pjsitivh`y witmjutsphlcifn if trutm. Jptiaisa tmlt ehfihs rhlìty ìvhs if dl`sity, lfe sj it klffjt grifn ìnmttj elrcfhss. @inmt is trutm.

[jahtiahs, tmhrhdjrh, l mlrsm wjre, id spjchf if trutm, is rhquirhe tj wlch sjahjfh updrja tmh elrcfhss jd tmhir wlys. Whturfifn tj ajtivltijf, wjres tmhash`vhs ej fjt mlvhls aukm ifdùhfkh tj krhlth ”elrcfhss’ jr ”ìnmt’ ls ejhs tmh ajtivltijf ghmife tmh wjres, ghklush ajtivltijf is ehrivhe drja wi`` lfe rhlsjf. L gire klf squlwc ”I `jvh yju’, gut l phrsjf klf kmjjsh tj ahlf it.

Id phjp`h sly ”I `jvh yju’ ghklush tmhy lrh wjrrihe tmh rhkipihft jd tmjsh wjres ejhsf’tcfjw tmlt tmhy `jvh tmha, tmhy sphlc jut jd l fhnltivh ajtivltijf, dhlr. Umis krhlths lwjrè k`juehe gy elrcfhss if wmikm tmis dhlr is phrphtulthe. If sphlcifn drja tmis p`lkh,tmh phrsjf fhvhr dlkhs tmh fhnltivity if tmhir aife3 tmhy dhhe its dirh gy nivifn it jxynhf



ghkjahs ajrh pjssig`h tj ghkjah l ”phrsjf-wmj-kmhlts-jf-tmhir-drihfes’ ghklush jdkmhltifn ejfh if lfjtmhr lrhl jd ìdh.

Ls Nje Krhlthe tmh ^jrè Hthrfl``y, mualfs, ialnhs jd Nje, krhlth tmh wjrè tmrjunmsplkhtiah. Mualfs, witm wjres, klush wjrès jd tmh ^jrè Nje Krhlthe witm Mis ^jre.

Nje Is ”Umh ^jre’, [ifnu`lr, ghklush Mh (X`tialth`y) Krhlths Jfh ^jrè ‛ ”FhwOhrusl`ha’.

IT

Dlitm is tmh sugstlfkh tmlt nivhs rhlìty tj tmh ufshhf. ^jres lrh spjchf drja dlitm, rltmhrit gh drja dlitm tmlt tmh wjres lktul``y ahlf sjahtmifn jr dlitm tmlt tmh wjres wi``lktul``y rhlkm sjahjfh h`sh ufehrstjje (lfe ls ifthfehe). [ifkh wjres grifn djrtm tmhwjrè, wjres nivh rhlìty tj tmh ufshhf. Umrjunm wjres, tmh wjrè is krhlthe drja jut jdtmh sugstlfkh jd dlitm.

@ichwish, it is gy Dlitm tmlt Nje Krhlthe tmh ^jrè. Nje Krhlthe jut jd ”fjtmifn’ rh`ltivhtj rhlìty, gut Nje Krhlthe jut jd [jahtmifn, ”Umh ^jre’, rh`ltivh tj Miash`d. Dlitm istmh [ugstlfkh drja wmikm Nje Krhlthe rhlìty, djr Nje ”Rut’ Dlitm if Mis ^jre.

Dlitm nivhs pjwhr tj wjres.Jfh’s wjres lrh tmhrhdjrh jfh’s dlitm. L`` wlrdlrh is l wjr(`)e wlr.Yju lrh yjur ajutm, ghklush yjur ajutm ehdifhs yjur wjrè, wmikm ehdifhs yju.

Umh ajst dufelahftl` h`hahft jd ”yju’ is `lfnulnh.Yju klf alsthr fjtmifn ufti` yju alsthr wjres, djr ufti` tmhf, yju wi`` gh uflg`h tjalsthr lfytmifn h`sh.

Dlitm is l `lfnulnh ìch Hfnìsm tmlt klf gh trlfs`lthe iftj lfy `lfnulnh. ^mhf jfhsphlcs dlitm if Hfnìsm, jfh trlfs`lths dlitm iftj Hfnìsm. Umh slah klf gh slie jdKmifhsh, Nhralf, htk…Umh Gig`h wlrfs us fjt tj ”phrism drja l `lkc jd cfjw`henh’(Mjshl 5?4), lfe tmh cfjw`henh l`` phjp`h phrism witmjut is tmh cfjw`henh jd dlitm, tmh`lfnulnh tmlt nivhs l rhlìty tj l`` `lfnulnhs lfe wjrès.

^mlt kjftrj`s yjur tjfnuh wi`` kjftrj` yju, djr jfh’s tjfnuh is jfh’s duturh lfe sj jfh’sehstify.

îseja is tmh cfjw`henh jd mjw tj ush yjur ajutm. Uj gh wish is tj rh`ly jfh’scfjw`henh rinmt`y lfe lt tmh rinmt tiah. L wish alf is sjahjfh wmj mls alsthrhe misajutm3 mh ejhsf’t fhkhsslri`y sphlc ìtt`h, gut is l`wlys hkjfjaik witm mis wjre ush. Lwish phrsjf is l phrsjf wmj cfjws mjw tj tl`c lfe jd tmh vlùh jd sphlcifn. Jfhifkrhlshs if alturity ls jfh ifkrhlshs if tmh lgiìty tj kjftrj` jfh’s tjfnuh, ghklush l``jtmhr eiskipìfhs flturl``y dj``jw drja tmis. Id l ajutm krhlths l elrc wjrè, jfh klffjtshh mjw tj alsthr lfy jtmhr eiskipìfh. Kjftrj`ìfn tmh gjey kjahs drja kjftrj`ìfn tmh



tjfnuh, lfe jfh wmj klffjt kjftrj` tmh tjfnuh, tmhir ”sal`` rueehr’, klffjt kjftrj` tmhirìdh (Olahs ;?5).

Yjur ajutm is wmhrh yjur aife lfe mhlrt ahht lfe kjfkhivh wjres.Yju lrh tmh wjre jd yjur ajutm.

Yjur ajutm krhlths yju ls Nje Krhlths Yju.

Kjfsiehrifn tmis, tlch Rrjvhrgs ;?< ‛ ”@ht yjur mhlrt chhp ay kjaalfeahfts’ ‛ lfer hp`lkh ”mhlrt’ witm ”ajutm’ lfe vikh vhrsl. Ulch Rrjvhrgs ;?8 ‛ ”Urust if tmh @jre witml`` yjur (ajutm), lfe ej fjt rh`y jf yjur jwf ifsinmt’. @ichwish, tlch Rrjvhrgs =?= ‛ ”L``tmh wjres jd ay (mhlrt) lrh rinmthjus3 tmhrh is fjtmifn twisthe jr krjjche if tmha’. Jfhquikc`y rhkjnfizhs tmlt tmh dufktijf jd tmh mhlrt is jfh lfe tmh slah witm tmh dufktijf jdtmh ajutm, lfe sj tmh aife.

îseja is alsthry jd jfh’s mhlrt/aife, tmh ajutm. Umhrhdjrh, ”dhlr jd tmh @jre’, wmikmis ”tmh ghniffifn jd wiseja’, is tj kjftrj` jfh’s ajutm.

”Umh ajutm jd tmh rinmthjus is l djuftlif jd ìdh (ìnmt), / gut tmh ajutm jd tmh wikche kjfkhl`s vij`hfkh

(elrcfhss).’

-Rrjvhrgs <2?<<

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;52. [uppjshe`y?

Mhlvhf Is tmh R`lkh jd Alf(/alf).Hlrtm is tmh p`lkh jd Alf/alf.Mh`` is tmh p`lkh jd (Alf/)alf.

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Rrjdhssjr,

Id jfh slys ”fjtmifn if alf is njje’, ls ejhs Kl`vif, tmlt alf is ”tjtl``y ehprlvhe’, yjulkkiehftl``y alch alf ”tjtl``y drhh’, gut if l vhry gle wly. ^mhfhvhr jfh sifs, it’s l``Nje’s dlu`t3 wmhf jfh is [lvhe, it’s l`` Nje’s dlu`t. [ukm [l`vltijf is tmhf lìhfltijf.

[ifkh Nje Krhlthe Alf, alf Is Njje, gut jf`y ”if Kmrist’ (jtmhrwish, alf Isf’t Alflfe sj fjt ”Alf/alf’). ”If Kmrist’ (jftj`jnikl` stlth), alf isf’t ”tjtl``y ehprlvhe’ uf`hss



Kmrist Is ”Ujtl``y Ehprlvhe’ (wmikm wjuè ahlf ”Kmrist Isf’t Kmrist’ (Kjftrleiktijf)).Jutsieh Kmrist, alf is ”tjtl``y ehprlvhe’, djr alf is ”ifdifith`y-dlr-drja-Nje’. ”IfKmrist’, alf Is ”Ifdifith-K`jsh-tj-Nje’. If sua, tmus, alf Is/is ((”Ifdifith-K`jsh-tj-Nje’)/(”ifdifith`y-dlr-drja-Nje’)) (Alf/alf).

[ifkh ”ifdifith`y-dlr-drja-Nje’ ahlfs ”hthrfl` rhnrhssijf’ jr 2, lfe ”Ifdifith-K`jsh-tj-Nje’ ahlfs ”hthrfl` lunahftltijf’ jr <, tj Gh/gh ”Alf/alf’ is tj Gh/gh ”</2’ jr ”<’.Umus, tj gh ”if Kmrist’ is tj gh ”Kmrist’ (tj Nje).

Jf`y ”Ifdifity’ klf ”Gh’ tj ”Ifdifity’ ‛ lfytmifn lfy `hss is ”ifdifith`y dlr’ tj Ifdifity. L``mualfs, gy tmhir ”kmjikh’, is ”ifdifith`y dlr’ (jftj`jnikl``y) drja Nje, lfe sj id l mualfis tj gh ”Ifdifith(`y K`jsh)’ tj Nje (jftj`jnikl``y) l nivhf mualf aust gh ”if Ifdifity’(”if Kmrist’ jr ”if Nje’) (lfe sj ”Gh/gh’ (</2)).

Uj fjt gh ”if Kmrist’ is tj gh ”ifdifith`y dlr’ drja Nje, wmikm is djr l mualf tj ”hthrfl``y

rhnrhss’. Djr l mualf tj ”hthrfl``y rhnrhss’ is djr l mualf tj gh Mh``. Mh`` is l stlth jd

ghifn3 Mh`` is l p`lkh ls it is l stlth jd ghifn. Umh ìthrl` d`lahs jd Mh`` lrh tmh ìthrl`d`lahs ifsieh. Jfh difes fj rhìhd, jutsieh jr ifsieh.

Umus, ”fjw’, l nivhf mualf is l nivhf ”mh``/Mhlvhf’3 ”Fjw’, l nivhf mualf Is hitmhr”(mh``/)Mhlvhf’ jr ”mh``(/Mhlvhf)’ (lf Ifdifith`y/Hthrfl``y (jf)). Umh ”h`hkt’ lrh ”fjw’ lnivhf ”mh``/Mhlvhf’ lfe ”Fjw’ l nivhf ”(mh``/)Mhlvhf’3 tmh ”elafhe’ lrh ”fjw’ l nivhf”mh``/Mhlvhf’ lfe ”Fjw’ l nivhf ”mh``(/Mhlvhf)’. Gjtm lrh tmh slah ”fjw’ ‛ jf`y Nje IsIf ”Fjw’ lfe sj Cfjws wmj Is ^mj/wmj.

Umhrh is fj ”djrhcfjw`henh’ jr ”prhehstifltijf’ if Nje, djr tmhrh is fj ”djrh’ jr ”prh-’ ifNje (Hthrfity). Umhrh Is Jf`y Cfjwifn/[hhifn tj Nje (ej rhlìzh tmhrh is fj shplrltijf ghtwhhf Cfjwifn lfe [hhifn if Nje, djr L`` Is/Lt ([lah Uiah)/Jf(k)h)). Umus, sukm lsrhdhrhfkhe if Wjalfs, djr Nje tj [ly ”I Mlth Hslu lfe @jvh Olkjg’ is djr Nje oust tjUh`` yju mjw Mh Dhh`s lgjut wmlt Mh [hhs (Hslu lfe Olkjg kmjjsifn tj ej).

(R`hlsh fjth tmlt it is pjssig`h tmlt Nje wls rhdhrrifn tj lf ifstlft jr pmlsh jd Hslu’s ìdh,lfe fjt tmh wmj`h jd it, sj fjt fhkhsslri`y tmh klsh Hslu wls elafhe, jr ìchwish tmltOlkjg wls [lvhe. It is pjssig`h djr lf Hthrfl` Ghifn tj [phlc jd lf ifstlft (tj ghifnswitmif splkhtiah), djr Hthrfity hftli`s l`` difith tiah witmif Itsh`d (witmjut lfy jd its privltijf(s).)

Lfe fj I ejf’t klrh id Kl`vif jr Lquifls (eis)lnrhhs witm ah. Alttmhw 4?;;.

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;57. Ay stuehfts tmifc tmlt djr Kmristilfs tj sly jr ìch tmhrh is fj @idh ufti` ldthr ehltm istj nivh tjj aukm pjwhr tj ehltm. Umhy l`sj tmifc tmlt tj prly is tj `hlf mjw tj ”shhc dirstUmh Cifneja jd Nje’. I tmifc tmhrh is fj sukm tmifn ls @idh lfe tmlt tj prly is nivh jfh’ssh`d JKE.

;5;. Ay stuehfts l`ùehe tj twj mhrhsihs. Dirst, jfh jd tmha wjfehrhe id ”Hthrfl` Mh``’fhkhssitlthe ”hfe`hssfhss’ jr oust sinfidihe lf jftj`jnikl` stlth. Jf`y Nje Cfjws.[hkjfe, jfh jd tmha k`liahe tmlt, if l wly, rhifklrfltijf wls rinmt, djr tmh ”Whsurrhkti jfjd tmh gjey’ iapìhs l (Fhw) ”rhturf iftj lf jè gjey’. Umhrh’s l`sj l shfsh if wmikmsifkh Hthrfity Is Ifdifith, jfh wi`` @ivh Hvhry Rjssig`h @idh lf Ifdifith Fuaghr jd Uiahs,wmikm Hftli`s Thrsijfs jd tmis ”ìdh’ lgshft jd privltijf(s). I tjè gjtm jd tmha tmlt tmhywhrhf’t Kmristilfs. Kmristilfs fhvhr tmifc lgjut studd ìch tmlt. Umhy tjè ah ”UmhUrifity’, ufìch Kmristilfs, wlsf’t ”tmh Umjunmt Rjìkh’, lfe tmlt’s wmhf I smjwhe tmha lMitkmhfs `hkturh.

;55. Ay stuehfts tmifc tmlt, witmjut Nje, tmh hxprhssijf ”Drhh î``’ is rhphtitivh. ”Drhh’

ahlfs ”wi``’. Jfh jf`y fhhes tj ehdifh ”wi``’ ls ”drhh’ id tmhrh Is l Urlfskhfehft djr lnivhf tmifn tj gh ”drhh’ tjwlre. Id fj sukm Urlfskhfehft, lfy nivhf hftity witmif rhlìtytmlt wi``s tjwlre lfjtmhr nivhf hftity if rhlìty is oust ”wi`ìfn’. Gy ghifn if rhlìty, ldifith mls fj kmjikh gut tj ”wi``’ tjwlre jtmhr difith tmifns.

Mjwhvhr, id tmhrh is l Nje Umlt Is Drhh, lfe sj Mls ”Drhh î``’, tj ”wi``’ tjwlre Nje is tjAlch/alch jfh’s wi`` ”Drhh’ lfe ”drhh’.

Umis is tmh jf`y ”drhh’ kmjikh tmlt tmhrh is, djr tmjunm l`` difith tmifns aust ”wi``’ jtmhrdifith tmifns, l difith tmifn ejhsf’t mlvh tj ”wi``’ lf Ifdifith Umifn. Id tmhrh is fj IfdifithUmifn, tmh jf`y ”drhh’ kmjikh is suikieh, djr tmjsh l difith tmifn aust ”wi``’ jtmhr difithtmifns, l difith tmifn ejhsf’t mlvh tj ”wi``’ ”fjtmifnfhss’. Jd kjursh, jfh klf kjaaitsuikieh id tmhrh Is lf Ifdifity tjj, gut tmhf tmh kmjikh isf’t l ”drhh’ jfh, djr tmhrh is fj”fjtmifnfhss’. It’s oust l gle kmjikh. Umus, jfh klf jf`y mlvh ”drhh kmjikh’ id Nje Hxists.

@ichwish, sifkh jfh’s wi`` is jfh witm tmhir sh`d, djr jfh’s wi`` tj gh drhh is djr jfh’s sh`dtj gh drhh. Umus, id tmhrh is fj Nje, fj jfh is drhh.

Umh dlkt mualfs wlft tj gh ”drhh’ ”pjifts tj’, lfe sj is hviehfkh djr, tmh Hxisthfkh jdIfdifity (shh ”Lrnuahft drja Ehsirh’ gy @hwis).

I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt ghifn lg`h tj ”wi``’ wls hfjunm3 wh ejf’t ”Drhh î``’, wh ejf’tfhhe l Nje. Umhy lsche ah mjw alfy hxisthftilìsts whft krlzy, mlthe ìdh, jr kjaaitthesuikieh. I tjè tmha suikieh wls l sinf jd grlvhry.

;58. L Glrtm/Ui`ìkm-jgshsshe stuehft tjè ah ”tmh hxprhssijf ”tmhrh is fj Nje’ ahlfs”tmhrh Is Fj-Nje’, lfe sj ”Umhrh Is l Nje-Flahe-”Fj-Nje’’.

Mh`p.

;54. Yju mlvh tj gh lf ifth``hktul` tj sly ifth``hktul`s lrh ush`hss.



(I nuhss Wjalfs 7?< isf’t kjap`hth`y wrjfn.)

;54. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt ”tmh Oustidikltijf jd Kmrist’ iapìhs ”tmh Oustidikltijf jd l``cfjw`henh lfe lktijf’ if lf jftj`jnikl` lfe hpisthaj`jnikl` shfsh3 Ehsklrths smjuèf’tmlvh stlrthe lfe hfehe witm hnj, gut witm tmh krjss (djr tmh krjss/Whsurrhktijf is wmhf ]

Hfthrs/hfthrs x (Nje Hfthrs/hfthrs mistjry) (Djrau`ltifn ]/x jr (Whstjrltijf jd)Nje/nje)).

;5>. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt id Kmrist Ghklah/ghklah Nje jf tmh krjss, tmhf Kmrist ^lsL`wlys/l`wlys Nje.

Umh stuehft slie ”Krhltijf, Kl`vlry, lfe Fhw Ohrusl`ha’ lrh Jfh if Nje(”Krhltijf/Kl`vlry/(Fhw Ohrusl`ha)’) ‛ tmlt tmh ”tmrhh’ whrh Aleh lt tmh [lah Uiah,tmlt tmh ”tmrhh Lrh Jfh’ ”if Nje’ (if ”Umh Urifity’).

;5=. I jvhrmhlre l stuehft lscifn tmlt id tmh Hukmlrist is ”ìthrl``y’ tmh ”Gjey jd Kmrist’,ejhsf’t tmlt ahlf lfyjfh wmj hlts It Is/is (lutjaltikl``y) [lvhe: Id lf Ifdifith Ghifn

”ìthrl``y hfthrs l difith ghifn, tmlt difith ghifn aust, djrhvhr, Gh/gh ”Ifdifith/difith’ lfe sj”Ifdifith’ (Kmrist) tj Nje. Id sj, tmh Kltmjìks lrh ehajfik lfnh`s, djr tmhy ejf’t jddhr tmhHukmlrist tj hvhry alf, wjalf, lfe kmiè, jf`y jtmhr Kltmjìks. Umhy’rh wjrsh tmhf tmhlrrjnlft, ”h`hkt’ Kl`vifists.

I suppjsh Kmrist Is ”ìthrl``y’ l vifh tjj (Ojmf <8).Eie Mit`hr jfkh tlch tmh Hukmlrist:

;59. Ajrh trlsm.

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Umh Kltmjìks lrh lnlifst girtm kjftrj` ghklush it iaphehs wmlt Nje Ifthfehe shx tj ej.Gut isf’t tmh klsh tmlt if Hehf, Lela lfe Hvh wjuè mlvh ghhf lg`h tj ”kmjsh’ wmhf shx`hle tj prjkrhltijf lfe wmhf it eief’t: Ldthr ”Umh Dl``’, mualfs `jst tmlt klplgiìty.Ejhsf’t tmis alch girtm kjftrj` lkkhptlg`h: Jr is it wrjfn tj tlch aheikifh (ìchKmristilf [kihftists), jr is fjt tmh klsh tmlt Lela lfe Hvh kjuè mlvh ”kmjshf’ wmhf shx`hle tj prjkrhltijf: K`hlr`y kmièrhf lrh fjt ”privltijfs’ lfe k`hlr`y Nje Ifthfehe prjkrhltijf. K`hlr`y Nje eief’t Ifthfe sikcfhss lfe tmlt sikcfhss is tmh lgshfkh jd tmhIfthfehe njje jd ”mhl`tm’, sj aheikifh is njje. Umjunm, eie Nje Ifthfe djr Mis kmièrhftj gh uflg`h tj ”kmjjsh’ wmhf tmhy mle kmièrhf: Umlt’s iapjssig`h tj sly. Umh ”tiah’vlrilg`h alchs tmis l eiddiku`t issuh. I suppjsh jf`y tmh Mj`y [pirit klf nuieh lfifeivieul` kjup`h jf tmis altthr.

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Ejhs l Kltmjìk ghìhvh tmlt hvhry lgjrthe kmiè is shft tj Mh`` jr @iagj, sifkh tmhkmièrhf lrh fjt glptizhe: Jfh kjuèf’t rhle Crhhdt’s Xflgjrthe [jkrlths lfe kjfkùehtmlt ufgjrf kmièrhf lrhf’t mualf ghifns. Is tmis wmy Kltmjìks mlth lgjrtijf sj aukm: Iklf ufehrstlfe. Umjunm, lrhf’t sukm kmièrhf [lvhe ”gy Umh @lw’ lfe sj ejf’t fhhe tj gh glptizhe: Fjfh lrh [lvhe ”gy Umh @lw’ wmj klf rhle Wjalfs, gut lrh kmièrhf wmj



”Umh Ghltidik Tisijf’ tmlt yju wi`` kmjsh fjt tj phrkhivh tmh kjfkhpt jd (plst) yju, jf`y”Hthrfl`’ Yju (if Nje/Kmrist). Mle Nje Aleh yju ls ”(Ghifn) Yju’, Nje wjuè mlvhAleh Nje, lfe sj Khlshe Ghifn Nje, djr tmhrh klf jf`y Gh Jfh Nje (gy ehdifitijf). IdNje Alchs Nje, Nje Khlshs tj Gh Nje, lfe sj Kjaaits [uikieh. Umus, Nje mle tjAlch yju ”if splkhtiah’ rltmhr tmlf ”if Hthrfity’, lfe yju ls ”njifn-tmrjunm-splkhtiah(-

tjwlre-Hthrfity)’ rltmhr tmlf ls ”Hthrfity’. Umis hftli`he Nje Nivifn yju ”Drhh î``’,wmikm hftli`he Nivifn yju tmh pjssigiìty jd siffifn, wmikm, ufdjrtuflth`y, yju mlvhnivhf iftj. Mle Nje fjt Nivhf yju ”Drhh î``’ lfe tmus aleh hvi` pjssig`h, Nje wjuèmlvh hitmhr Fjt Krhlthe lt l``, jr Kjaaitthe [uikieh. Umus, Nje mle tj Nivh yju lfemualfity ”Drhh î``’ if jrehr tj Krhlth lt l``.

Umhrhdjrh, ghdjrh yju kjap`lif lgjut tmh prjg`ha jd hvi`, rhlìzh tmlt yju kjap`lif tjNje djr nivifn yju ìdh lt l``. Id yju kjap`lif hfjunm, Nje î`` `ht yju tlch tmlt ìdhlwly drja yjursh`d. Umlt is kl``he Mh``.

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Id Nje/Hxisthfkh Eief’t Hxist, tmhrh wjuè gh fj rhlìty (tmlt-wmikm-ajvhs-tj(wlre)-Hxisthfkh) (vil splkhtiah).

Umhrh is l rhlìty.

Umhrhdjrh, Nje Hxists.

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Id Umhrh ^ls Fj Nje/Hxisthfkh, tmhrh wjuè gh fj ialnifltijf (tmlt wmikm hstlgìsmhsHxistifn rh`ltijfsmips ghtwhhf nivhf pmhfjahfjf).

(^mhf jfh `jjcs lt l kup lfe shhs l phehstl` djr l ajush tj nivh l sphhkm drja,jfh alchs lf Hxistifn, gut ufrhl`, rh`ltijfsmip ghtwhhf tmh kup lfe tmh iehl iftmh phrkhivhr’s mhle.)

Umhrh is ialnifltijf.

Umhrhdjrh, Nje Hxists.

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Is Nje rhl`:

Fj, djr Nje Is Urlfskhfehft jd rhlìty.

Ej mualfs mlvh kjffhktijfs witm Hxisthfkh drja rhlìty:

Id Nje, gy Mis î``, Kmjsh tj Krjss tmh Eivieh/eivieh ghtwhhf rhlìty lfe Hxisthfkh.



Mls mh:

Umrjunm Kmrist lfe Krhltijf.

(Mualfs `jst tmh Lgiìty tj rhlkm Hxisthfkh drja Krhltijf euh tj sif, gut it klf ghWhstjrhe ”if Kmrist’.)

[j mjw ejhs l rhl` ghifn kjffhkt witm Hxisthfkh:

Umrjunm Kmrist lfe Nje L`jfh.

Umrjunm Nrlkh:

Yhs.

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;85. I mlvh fhvhr mhlre l Kltmjìk th`` l ajtmhr tmlt mhr sti``gjrf wls if @iagj.I mlvhmhlre tmha sly jf`y tmlt Nje’s Rufismahfts lrh Mis Whwlres tj tmjsh wmj mlth Mia.

Ej sti``gjrf glgihs mlth Nje:[urh`y.

;88. Uj tmh ehnrhh sjahtmifn is iapjssig`h is tj tmh ehnrhh it aust gh sjunmt.Jfh ejhsf’t dli` ufti` tmhy stjp tryifn tj sukkhhe.Id it isf’t sklry, it is tmh wrjfn wly. Umh riscy pltm is tmh jf`y pltm djrwlre.

(Lfe hvhryjfh mhlrs kltkmy ìfhs ìch tmis, cfjw tmhy’rh truh, lfe tmhf prjkhhe tj mhleejwf l pltm tmlt njhs fjwmhrh, l`` wmi`h th`ìfn tmhir `jvhe jfhs lfe drihfes fjt ghiaprlktikl`, stupie, lfe kmièism.)

;84. (Jf ”O.G.’ gy Alk@hism)?

I tmifc Alk@hism aleh l aistlch wmhf mh mle Fikc`hs sly ”I tmifc it stifcs! / Jfhelunmthr rlphe lfe aurehr gy lf ieijt… / Lfe l`` witm Nje’s kjfshft!… / Lfe mh g`hsshs Nje!’ ‛ I tmifc tmjsh whrh Nje’s ìfhs.

”Fikc`hs (Ehvi`)? Lfywly, yju whrh alnfidikhft. Ar. _uss (Nje)? Umlfc yju.’

”Ar. _uss? ^mj’s tmh ouenh if ouenahft tmhrh: / ^mj p`lys tmh mhrj, Nje jr mia: / IsNje tj gh djrnivhf:’ ‐Fj.‑

(Whlehrs jd tmis p`ly wjuè hfojy Nje? L Gijnrlpmy gy Olkc Ai`hs.)



;8>. I djufe tmh ”sjufe lfe dury’ jd lf ieijt, `hdt ghmife upjf l ehsc.

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I. Umhrh is fj is/junmt prjg`ha tj ifeivieul`s, djr hvhry mualf ushs tmhir aife ls tmhy

ghìhvh tmhy ”junmt’ tj (wmikm ainmt gh fjt lt l``). Umh ”is/junmt’ prjg`ha is jf`y l prjg`ha djr tmjsh wmj ghìhvh if mualfity, lfe tmhrh is fj sukm tmifn. Umus, tmhrh”is/junmt’ prjg`ha mls fj rhlìty. It aly Hxist, gut jf`y id tmhrh Is l Nje.

II. Umhrh is l eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf ”^mj Nje Is’ (tj Nje) lfe ”^mj Nje mls tj gh’ (tjwjrè). Umh shkjfe is l situltijf witmif Nje’s Drhheja, djr Nje Kmjsh tj Krhlth (tmhwjrè). [ifkh tmh wjrè is kjapjshe jd plr tiku`lritihs, ”^mj Nje mle tj gh’ wi`` l`wlys gh ”tj l nivhf plrtiku`lr’ ‛ Nje l`wlys ”ahhts’ phjp`h if tmhir situltijfs.

III. Hvhry trutm Nje Nivhs us ”is ^mj`h Urutm’ ‛ phjp`h oust ejf’t rhlìzh It.

IT. L`` Nje Ejhs Is tj Gh/gh Cfjwf/cfjwf.

T. Umh hx prhssijf ”Drhh î``’ iapìhs, id ahlfifndu`, ”l Drhh î``’, ls ”ghifn’ austiapìhs ”l ghifn’.

TI. Fj lkt is lf hfe if itsh`d (hxkhpt Nje? ”Rurh Lkt (jd Ghifn)’). Id tmhrh is l gln if tmhstrhht lfe l gjy njhs jut lfe rhajvhs tmh gln lfe tmhf rhturf tj rhleifn, tmjunm mhajvhe tmh gln djr fj ajrh rhlsjf tmhf ghklush it fhhehe tj gh ajvhe, tmh gjy sti``wlfthe lf hfe jd ”shhifn-fj-gln-if-tmh-strhht’. Id lf Ltmhist mh`ps lf jè wjalf lkrjsstmh strhht, mh ejhs sj if jrehr tj hxphrihfkh l ajahft jd ”I-mh`phe-tmh-jè-wjalf-lkrjss-tmh-strhht’ jr ”jè-wjalf-is-lkrjss-tmh-strhht’. If tmis shfsh, l`` lkts lrh ”sh`dism’.L`` lkt djr (tmhir) mhlvhf (tjwlre Mhlvhf).

TII. [iffifn is ghifn kjfskijus`y fjf-slkrlahftl`.

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;8=. Umlt trjug`hsjah plrlejx, tmlt ”Kmristilf Jgohktivist’, tjè ah tjely tmlt wmhfCihrchnllre rhdhrs tj ”tmlt sifn`h ifeivieul`’, mh is siai`lr tj wmhf Wlfe rhdhrs tj ”OjmfNl`t’. [mh k`liahe Cihrchnllre’s ”cfinmt jd dlitm’ jf`y eie ”wjrcs jd `jvh’, wmikm ishxlkt`y tmh klsh witm Wlfe’s mhrjik ifeivieul`s. Jfh klf jf`y ej ”wjrcs jd `jvh’ gy`jvifn wmlt mh jr smh ejhs, lfe sj gy `jvifn wmj mh jr smh is. Umis is fjt kmhlp sh`dhsthha3 ufìch kmhhp nrlkh, tmis is drhh`y hlrfhe lfe drhh`y nivhf `jvh.

I lsche mhr id smh tmjunmt Ojmf Nl`t `jvhe mis fhinmgjr ls miash`d, lfe smh tjèah Nl`t ”`jvhe miash`d if tmh rinmt wly’, wmikm is tmh prjphr wly tj ufehrstlfe Alttmhw77?;9, lkkjreifn tj Cihrchnllre. Id jfh mlths tmhir sh`d, djr mia jr mhr tj `jvh tmhirfhinmgjr ”ls tmhir sh`d’ is djr tmlt phrsjf tj mlth tmhir fhinmgjr. I `lunmhe lfe lsche id tmisahlft jfh wmj mlths tmhir sh`d klf mlth tmhir fhinmgjr lfe gh [lvhe, lfe tj tmis tmhKmristilf Jgohktivist rhpìhe ”id it is Kmrist-ìch’.



I kut jdd tmh krlzhe nir` lfe pjifthe jut tj mhr tmlt Cihrchnllre wrjth ”yju sml```jvh ‛ jf`y wmhf it is l euty tj `jvh’, lfe Wlfe, mltifn Clft, wjuè ajst khrtlif`y fjtmlvh lnrhhe witm lfy fjtijf jd euty, nui`ty, lfe/jr jgìnltijf. Uj tmis tmh stuehftdifismhe Cihrchnllre’s ìfh witm ”jf`y wmhf it is l euty tj `jvh, jf`y tmhf is `jvhhthrfl``y shkurhe lnlifst hvhry kmlfnh, hthrfl``y aleh drhh if g`hsshe ifehphfehfkh,

hthrfl``y, lfe mlppi`y shkurhe lnlifst ehsplir’ ‛ smh k`liahe Cihrchnllre’s ush jd ”euty’mhrh is eiddhrhft drja Clft’s. Clft’s euty turfs tmh stlth iftj nje3 Cihrchnllre’s eutyehdhfes drhheja drja ”kmlfnifn tmifns’ ìch `lws, jgìnltijfs, systhas, lfe lttlkcs.@jvh is l euty ifsjaukm ls ìdh is l euty? id jfh ”is’, jfh ”aust’. If tmis shfsh, tmjunmeutihs, jfh ejhsf’t mlvh tj kmjjsh tj ìvh jr `jvh, ls it is tmh klsh tmlt tmjunm l`` austmlvh ”ghifn’, fjfh aust kmjjsh ”lutmhftik ghifn’. Fjfh klf alch l drhh kmjikh wmj ejhssj gy nui`t, jgìnltijf ‛ fjfh klf kmjjsh ”lutmhftik ghifn’ wmj isf’t l du`` ghifn, l ”Drhhî``’.

”@jvh djr tmh fhinmgjr mls, flah`y, tmh phrdhktijfs jd Hthrfity’, smh leehe, tmltCihrchnllre ghìhvhe tmh @jvh tmlt aleh ”I 1 jtmhr’ 1 ]/Nje (I/i) wls tmh @jvh tmlt gykmjjsifn tj ”ghmjè’ jfh kjuè ghkjah ”ìch Kmrist’ lfe sj ”ìch Nl`t’, lfe tmlt tmhrh is

fj jtmhr wly djr jfh tj gh ”ìch Nl`t’ tmhf tmrjunm Kmrist gy tmh Mj`y [pirit. I rhaifehemhr tmlt tmh `jvh jd Kmrist rhsu`the if mis sh`d-slkridikh, lfe smh rhaifehe ah tmlt sukmsh`d-slkridikh, siai`lr tj Nl`t’s tmrjunmjut Lt`ls [mrunnhe, rhsu`the if Mis Whsurrhktijf,tmh hvhft if mistjry tmlt aleh Ohsus Kmrist Hthrfl``y/l`wlys Nje. Umh ìfh ghtwhhfsh`dism lfe sh`d`hss is tmus smltthrhe. Umhrh is (l) sh`d (tmlt’s hitmhr jrihftlthe tjwlreKmrist jr fjt). [mh k`liahe tmis is lf hxlap`h jd ”`jvh guièifn up’, wmikm is ifìfh witm <Kjriftmilfs =?<. [mh k`liahe Nje’s @jvh guiès up, ls ejhs Nl`t’s `jvh (tmjunm witmjutKmrist, Nl`t’s `jvh guiès ”fjtmifn’). Jd kjursh, ”`jvh guiès up prhsuppjsifn tmlt (@jvh)is prhshft if tmh nrjufe’ (Cihrchnllre), wmikm ahlfs `jvh rhquirhs l djufeltijf jd @jvh3mhfkh, Nl`t’s `jvh guiès ”fjtmifn’ witmjut Kmrist, djr, irjfikl``y, it `lkcs lDjufeltijf/djufeltijf.

”Id I khlsh tj `jvh yju, I khlsh tj `jvh aysh`d’, smh slie, qujtifn Cihrchnllre,tmjunm it sjufehe ìch Elfth. @ichwish, smh slie, ”id I khlsh tj `jvh aysh`d, I khlsh tj`jvh yju’, lfe tmhf difismhe witm tmh rieiku`jus ìfh ”I klf jf`y `jvh aysh`d gy `jvifnNje’ (gy hagrlkifn ”lutmhftik ghifn’).

Umh ”Jgohktivists’ if ”Nl`t’s Nu`km’ whrh lt hlsh witm ìdh, ìch tmh ”gires lfeììhs jd tmh di`he’. ”[j hlsy it is djr tmh gire lfe tmh ì`y witm ghifn….’, writhsCihrchnllre, pjiftifn tj ”Nl`t’s Nu`km’ witmjut rhlìzifn sukm. Ls Ivlf Clrlalzjv’s”witmjut Nje, hvhrytmifn is phraitthe’ is tmh stlrt jd Hxisthftilìsa, lkkjreifn tj [lrtrh,Alttmhw 4?;; is tmh stlrt jd Kmristilf Jgohktivisa. I suppjsh, ay alewjalf kjftifuhe,jfh kjuè sly Kmristilf Jgohktivisa lfe Kmristilf Hxisthftilìsa lrh twj siehs djr tmhslah kjif, tmjunm gjtm ajvhahfts eiddhrhft flahs tj tmh kjif, klusifn aukm kjfdusijf.It wjuè gh siap`hr tj kl`` it ”tmh pmi`jsjpmy jd ghifn mualf’.

I tjè mhr tmlt tmis pmi`jsjpmikl` ajjf-sphlc rhaifehe ah jd tmh gjjcs gyHèrhenh. [mh `lunmhe lfe slie Urutm, put siap`y jr kjap`hx`y, is tmh [lah ‛ Ghlutidu`.[mh tjè ah tmh ”hpik’ ojurfhy jd ghkjaifn ”ìch Kmrist’ lfe sj ”ìch Nl`t’ hftli`s tiahsjd d`yifn ojydu``y lfe l`sj tiahs wmhf tmis ”gire is si`hft lfe suddhrs’ (Cihrchnllre). It ismlre, gut it wi`` alch tmh dhlr`hss ”Rhrdhkt’. [mh fjthe tmlt, if Whvh`ltijf, tmh dhlrdu` lrhdirst tj gh klst iftj tmh `lch jd dirh. I tjè mhr smh elafhe l`` Kmristilfs. [mh slie smhelafhe hvhryjfh.



I s`laahe mhr witm l ìfh drja Cihrchnllre ehskrigifn ”tmlt sifn`h ifeivieul`’ ‛ ”mh ufehrstlfes, tmhrhdjrh, tmlt mh is tj rhfjufkh l`` tmis tmlt mls ghhf nivhf tj mia’ ‛ lfelsche id Nl`t wjuè ghkjah lf hsklpist: Uj tmis tmh alewjalf slie ”rhfjufkh’ ejhsf’tfhkhsslri`y ahlf ”nivh up’ (it ehphfes jf tmh phrsjf), gut tmlt it ahlfs tmh phrsjf ”ìchKmrist’ ejhsf’t `ht mia jr mhr sh`d gh ”jwfhe gy’ mis jr mhr pjsshssijfs jr kjfeitijfs3

rltmhr, mh jr smh ”jwfs’ tmha (lfe sj isf’t lìhflthe gy tmha). Wlfe wjuè lnrhh, lfel`sj wjuè lnrhh wmhf Cihrchnllre slie ”levhrsity is prjsphrity’, djr ifehhe, prjsphrityis wmlt alchs phjp`h ajst ìch`y tj djrnht tmhir fhhe tj gh ”ìch Kmrist’ (lfe sj ”ìchNl`t’). Wlfe wls fjt l althrilìst3 tj mhr, ghifn l Klpitlìst ahlft ghifn if suppjrt jd lspmhrh if wmikm jfh mls lf jppjrtufity tj mlvh jfh’s ìdh lfe pjsshssijf rhprhshft tmhir”Drhh î``’, rltmhr tmlf tmh wi`` jd jtmhrs. Umhrh whrh oust ls alfy rikm gusifhssahf tmltwhrh hvi` ls tmhrh whrh njje if mhr fjvh`s. @ich [kmuaphthr, Wlfe wjuè lnrhh tmltKlpitlìsa is its jwf wjrst hfhay? tmh ”prjthktijf drja wifthr’ it prjviehs is tmh vhrytmifn tmlt alchs phjp`h djrnht tmhy fhhe prjsphrity, ghklush tmhy lrrjnlft`y djrnht tmhshvhrity jd flturh’s kjèfhss. ^mi`h ajfhy is tmh rjjt jd l`` cifes jd hvi`, ”gjrheja is tmhrjjt jd l`` hvi`’ Cihrchnllre).

Rjsshssijfs lrh l shkjfelry vlrilg`h tj Wlfe, ls tmhy lrh tj Kmrist. Lkkjreifn tjmhr, C ihrchnllre is kjrrhkt jf Alttmhw 4?;; wmhf mh wriths ”sml`` I nivh l`` ay pjsshssijfs tj tmh pjjr: Fj, yju sml`` dirst shhc Nje’s Cifneja. [ml`` I tmhf nj jut lfe prjk`lia tmis ejktrifh tj tmh wjrè: Fj, yju sml`` dirst shhc Nje’s cifneja’. Umlt ”sifn`hifeivieul`’ is `hdt djrkhe tj dlkh ”erhle’ ‛ tmh ”fjtmifnfhss’ jd ghifn ‛ djr mh jr smh isdjrkhe tj lkcfjw`henh ”I cfjw ”fjtmifn’’, wmikm is tmh ”dhlr jd tmh @jre’ lfe sj ghniffifn jd wiseja. Umis lkt is iehftikl` tj Nl`t shhifn k`hlr`y ”tmh hfnifh jd ehltm’ tmltrlf tmh djjìsmfhss jd tmh wjrè, wmikm is mjw Nl`t rhlìzhs tmh iapjrtlfkh jd ”Tisijf’.Umh lkt jd shhifn ”fjtmifnfhss’ lfe shhifn @idh lrh tmh slah3 tj shh tmh krjss is tj shh tmhWhsurrhktijf.

Jf`y jfh wmj dlkhs tmh ”erhle’ jd tmhir ”ghifn’ klf ghkjah l ”cfinmt jd dlitm’, djrjf`y tmlt phrsjf rhlìzhs mjw ehsphrlth`y tmhy fhhe tmh nuielfkh jd tmh Mj`y [pirit. [ifkhwitmjut tmh Mj`y [pirit tmh kmlfkhs jd jfh alcifn tmh rinmt ehkisijfs tj ghkjah ”ìchKmrist’ lfe sj ”ìch Nl`t’ jf tmhir jwf is vhry `jw (kjfsiehrifn l`` tmh vlrilg`h jdkluslìty), tmis rhlìzltijf jd jfh’s utthr ehphfehfky jf tmh [pirit is tmh rhlìzltijf jd ”tmhchy’ tj ghkjaifn ”ìch Kmrist’. Umis rhlìzltijf is jfh witm tmh rhlìzltijf jd ”tmh Tisijf’wmikm lfy nivhf alf jr wjalf aust mlvh if jrehr tj tlch ”dirst sthps ejwf fhw rjleslrahe witm fjtmifn…’ (Wlfe), ejwf wmikm lfy phrsjf klf ghkjah ”Du``y mualf’. Ujej tmis is tj gh ”ìch Kmrist’.

Fjfh klf gh ”ìch Nl`t’ lfy jtmhr wly.L`` jtmhr rjles alch jfh ”ìch Gjy`h’.”[j wmlthvhr yju ghìhvh lgjut tmhsh tmifns chhp ghtwhhf yjursh`d lfe Nje.

G`hsshe is tmh jfh wmj ejhs fjt kjfehaf miash`d gy wmlt mh lpprjvhs’ (Wjalfs <5?77)rhkithe tmh alewjalf, lfe smh slie fjtmifn ajrh lgjut Kmristilf Jgohktivisa.

;89. ”Yju sml`` `jvh yjur fhinmgjr ls yjursh`d’ (Alttmhw 77?;9). Ohsus! Umh mjrrjr, tmhmjrrjr! Eie Cldcl ehvish tmis kjaalfe: ^mj cfjws tmhir sh`d: ”Cfjwifn tmysh`d’ tlchsl ìdhtiah lfe l ajahft ajrh! [jkrlths wls ojcifn! Ls wls Rj`jfius! [mjuè I `jvh ayfhinmgjr tmjunmt`hss`y:



Kjuè yju rhle tmis:

[ifkhrh`y,7444

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Jf Mhlvhf lfe Mh``

<. Mh`` is du`` jd phjp`h Nje Ejhs Fjt Xfehrstlfe.

<.< Djr jd sukm phjp`h, tmhrh is ”fjtmifn’ djr Nje tj Xfehrstlfe, lfe jf`y ”fjtmifn’.

<.7 Umus, Nje’s @inmt ”[mifhs tmha lwly’, ls ìnmt smifhs lwly elrcfhss.

<.; Nje Xfehrstlfes Mh`` ls ìnmt ufehrstlfes elrcfhss, tmjunm Nje Klffjt XfehrstlfeMh`` ls Mh`` ufehrstlfes itsh`d (djr tmhrh is ”fjtmifn’ tj ufehrstlfe (it’s rhlsjf`hss,ifslfh, tjtl``y privlthe…)), ls ìnmt klffjt ufehrstlfe elrcfhss ls ejhs elrcfhss tj itsh`d.

<.;2< Elrcfhss ufehrstlfes itsh`d ls ”rhlsjf`hss rhlsjf’, ”ifslfh slfity’ ‛ ”tmlt-wmikm-tmhrh-is-fjtmifn-tj-ufehrstlfe’. Umis ahlfs Nje Klffjt Xfehrstlfe elrcfhss lselrcfhss ufehrstlfes itsh`d djr Nje Klffjt Umifc Xfrhlsjflg`y, Ifslfh`y, htk…tmjunmtmis is fjt tj sly tmlt Nje Klffjt Xfehrstlfe Ifslfity ls Ifslfity, tmlt Nje KlffjtXfehrstlfe tmlt Mh Ejhs Fjt Xfehrstlfe sjahtmifn.

<.;< Umis ejhsf’t iap`y l @lkc if Nje, jf`y l ”`lkc jd @lkc’, wmikm iapìhs Du``fhss.

<.5. If l shfsh, ”@ht Umhrh Gh @inmt’ (lfe sj Umhrh Is @inmt) 1 ”Mh`` id I Cfjw…’ (lfe sjtmhrh is Mh``).

<.52<. Umis ([ifn`h) Hxprhssijf drja Nje is ifthrprhthe gy tmh [lvhe ls ”@ht Umhrh Gh@inmt’ lfe tmh Elafhe ls ”Mh``…’.

<.5< Djr Nje tj [ly ”^mlt tmh Mh``…:’ tmjunm, lnlif, ejhsf’t iap`y l `lkc jdCfjw`henh if Nje, djr Nje Cfjws tmlt Mh Ejhs Fjt Xfehrstlfe tmh Elafhe, lfe tmlttmis is wmy sukm lrh Elafhe. Nje Cfjws tmh Elafhe lrh ifslfh (tmjsh-wmj-klffjt-gh-Xfehrstjje).

7. Mh`` is ifdifith, ghklush jfh klf fhvhr lrrivh lt ”fjtmifn’, jf`y mhle tjwlre it.

7.< Mhlvhf Is Ifdifith, djr ”fjtmifn’ Whlkmhs Nje, jf`y lpprjlkmhs Mia.

7.7 Umh eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf Mhlvhf lfe Mh`` is jfh’s eispjsitijf if tmhir lpprjlkm tjNje. Gjtm tmh Elafhe lfe tmh [lvhe ”kjah ghdjrh’ Nje, gut tmh elafhe ”turf lwly’



7.;8 Mh`` is lf ialnh jd Nje tjtl``y ehvjie jd lfy ìchfhss tj Mia. Mh`` is if Nje gut isfjt kjffhkthe tj Nje. Umh dirhs jd Nje’s Rlssijf lrh tmh dirhs jd Mh`` djr tmjsh wmj mlthMia. Umh dirh is sj ifthfsh ghklush Nje’s @jvh is sj Ifthfsh? tmh Mh``dirh is sj ifthfsh ghklush Nje Is Nje. Djr tmjsh wmj `jvh Nje, tmis hfe`hss lfe ifthfsh @jvh is Hfe`hss

Gìss3 djr tmjsh wmj Mlth Nje, tmis hfe`hss lfe ifthfsh @jvh is Hfe`hss Mjrrjr.

7.;8< If tmis shfsh, tj gh if Mh`` is tj gh if Nje’s Rrhshfkh, gut witmjut cfjwifn Mia, ls`jjcifn lt pjrfjnrlpmy is tj gh if tmh prhshfkh jd l phrsjf, witmjut cfjwifn tmh phrsjf.Haptifhss is l ”prhshfkh’ witmjut prhshfkh.

7.;4 Ls tmh suf ah`ts sjah sugstlfkhs gut fjt jtmhrs lfe yht l`wlys kjftifuhs tj gh tmhsuf, sj Nje’s Dirh tjrturhs sjah phjp`h lfe G`hsshs jtmhrs glshe jf wmj l nivhf phrsjfmls kmjshf tj ”gh’ (tj Nje).

;. Mh`` is ghyjfe tmh Ialnifltijf jd Nje.

;.< Djr Mh`` is ”fjtmifn’ lfe ”fjtmifn’ is ghyjfe tmh Ialnifltijf jd Nje.

;.7 Uj gh if Mh`` is tj mlvh Nje’s Ghifn gut fjt Nje’s Rhrsjf. Uj Gh if Mhlvhf is tjmlvh Nje’s Ghifn lfe Rhrsjf.

;.; Nje’s Ghifn Is Ifdifith, lfe witmjut Nje’s Rhrsjf (Kmrist) tj ”Di`` It’, Nje’s Ghifnaust gh ”hapty’. Umus, Mh`` is lf ”ifdifith haptifhss’. Umus, jfh if Mh`` klf fhvhr di``tmis haptifhss tj hsklph Mh``, djr it is ifdifith.

;.5 Uj gh if Mh`` is djr Nje tj Dufktijfl``y Cfjw yju gut tj fjt Hajtijfl``y Cfjw yju.It is djr Nje tj Wu`h jvhr yju lfe Cfjw yju if tmlt shfsh, gut tj fjt Cfjw yjuIftialth`y. Uj gh if Mh`` is tj gh lf ”ialnh jd Nje’ `jjcifn lt tmh ”Ialnh jd Nje’, gutwitmjut lfy ìchfhss. It is tj gh ìch jfh wmj `jjcs lt l pmjtjnrlpm jd tmhir dltmhr witmjut`jvh3 it is tj gh ìch jfh wmj `jjcs lt pjrfjnrlpmy witmjut plssijf. Umhrh is hxisthfkh, gut fj ìdh.

;.8 Umh eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf Mhlvhf lfe Mh`` is Ohsus.

;.4 Ohsus Is ”tmh Ialnifltijf jd Nje’, phr sh.

5. Mh`` is du`` jd tmjsh wmj lkkush Nje jd @yifn.

5.2< Uj lkkush Nje jd @yifn is tj lkkush Nje jd Ghifn-l-Kjftrleiktijf, lfe sj tj lkkushNje jd Ghifn-Ehle.

5.27 Mh`` is du`` jd tmjsh wmj lkkush Nje jd [uikieh.



5.< Jfh lkkushs Nje jd @yifn id jfh k`lias ”I la Nje’ ghdjrh Nje, djr Nje K`liahe ”ILa’ tj Ajshs lfe mualfity.

5.<< Uj sly ”I la Nje’ is tj sly ”I la (lfe ”I wlft’) sjahtmifn nrhlthr tmlf Nje’, wmikmis ”fjtmifn’.

5.7 Nje, ls @jvh, L`wlys Nivhs Mis kmièrhf ^mlt/wmlt tmhy wlft.

5.7< Id, djr hxlap`h, jfh slys mh jr smh fhhes sjahtmifn nrhlthr tmlf Ohsus, Nje Nivhstmlt phrsjf ”fjtmifn’. Umus, tmlt phrsjf rhkhivhs wmlt mh jr smh k`liahe tj fhhe, lfe sjrhkhivhs (ifdifith/hfe`hss) Mh``.

5.77 Uj lsc djr sjahtmifn ”nrhlthr tmlf Ohsus’, sifkh Nje [lys ”Ohsus is tmh Nrhlthst’, istj ifeirhkt`y lkkush Nje jd @yifn.

5.; Id Nje ”Wlphe’ jfh jd Mis kmièrhf lfe Djrkhe mia jr mhr iftj Mhlvhf, Mhlvhf

wjuè Gh(kjah) Mh``.

5.;< [ifkh ”Wlph’ wjuè Kjufthr Nje’s Flturh ls @jvh, sukm lf lkt tjwlre jfh jd Miskmièrhf wjuè rhsu`t if Nje’s Ehltm, lfe sj tmh ”Hthrfl` Ehltm’ jd l`` Mis kmièrhf.

5.;7 Umus, id sjahjfh lscs djr ”sjahtmifn nrhlthr tmlf Ohsus’ jr lscs djr ”sjahtmifnnrhlthr tmlf Nje’, htk…Nje Klffjt [lvh tmlt phrsjf drja Mh`` gy ”Djrkifn’ tmha iftjMhlvhf. Umh jutkjah wjuè gh tmh slah djr tmlt nivhf ifeivieul`, lfe aukm wjrsh djrhvhryjfh lfe hvhrytmifn h`sh.

8. Djr jfh tj hfthr Mh`` is djr jfh tj kmjjsh mis jr mhr jwf ehaish.

8.< L`` if Mh`` lrh nui`ty jd kjaaittifn tmh slah sif ls @ukidhr.

8.<< L`` if Mh`` lrh nui`ty jd `jjcifn lt Nje lfe slyifn ”I La’, wmikm Ejhsf’t Alch[hfsh tj Nje, djr Mh Is Nje. Umus, Mh Iehftidihs tmh stlthahft ls ”Dl`sh’. Uj gh if Mh`` istj kjfdhss lfe/jr prjdhssjr wmlt is ”Dl`sh’.

8.<7 Ldthr Nje Lscs ”^my kmjjsh Mh``:’, l`` if Mh`` lrh nui`ty jd rhp`yifn, ”ghklush Iwlft tj’ jr ”I ejf’t cfjw’, htk… - sjah stlthahft wmikm ahlfs ”ghklush I la (Nje)’.

8.7 Umh sif jd @ukidhr is tmh sif jd Lela lfe Hvhf. It is tj shhc tj gh ”ìch Nje’ wmi`hl`rhley ghifn ”ìch Nje’ (mlvifn ghhf, ìch l``, Aleh if Mis @ichfhss).

8.7< Ej fjth tmlt ”ìch’ ahlfs ”lddhktijf’, sj tj gh Aleh if Nje’s @ichfhss is tj GhNivhf Ialnh if/tmrjunm Nje’s @jvh.

8.; Umh ”Ajahft jd Nrlkh’ if wmikm jfh kmjjshs tmhir [l`vltijf jr Elafltijf is eurifnwmikm jfh is ls ”ìch Nje’ ls jfh klf gh witmjut ”Ghifn Nje’. It is l Ajahft jd tmh



utajst k`lrity. It is l siap`h kmjikh, ls is pikcifn druit drja twj trhhs fhxt tj jfh lfjtmhr.If tmis Ajahft, Nje Alchs Mis Klsh, phr sh, ls hvi` mls aleh its klsh l`` tmh wly up tjtmis pjift.

8.;< If tmh ”Ajahft jd Nrlkh’, Nje Nivhs, phr sh, l ”Rlrt jd Miash`d’ (gy Kl`vlry) tj tmh

phrsjf hxphrihfkifn It. Umus, tmh phrsjf Ghkjahs/ghkjahs ”ìch Nje’ tj tmh utajst. NjeL``jws l phrsjf if tmis Ajahft tj gh ”Nje’ (lf sj Aliftlifs Mis Lutmjrity) lfe tj Alch lf Hthrfl` Ehkisijf (wmikm ahlfs ”l Ehkisijf-@ich/Ls-Nje’). ^mlthvhr tmh phrsjf Lscsdjr, Nje [hrvhs mia jr mhr. Id mh jr smh Lscs tj ”Gh Nje’ wmikm ahlfs ”tj Gh Nrhlthrtmlf Nje’ (djr Nje Is Umhrh Ghdjrh tmh ifeivieul`), Nje Nivhs tmh ifeivieul` ”tmlt-wmikm-is-Nrhlthr-tmlf-Nje’ ‛ ”fjtmifn’3 hrnj, Mh``.

8.;7 Id jfh Kmjjshs Elafltijf, Nje Lscs ”^my:’ lfe tmh phrsjf rhpìhs, ”Ghklush I’aNje’. Lfe if l shfsh, tmh phrsjf is rinmt, lfe yht mh`ìsm`y ^rjfn.

8.;7 Umis ”Ajahft jd Nrlkh’ kjuè `lst djr lf hftirh phrsjf’s ìdh, divh shkjfes, thf

yhlrs, htk…it ehphfes jf tmh ifeivieul`. Umh ifeivieul` ejhsf’t dhlr aissifn sukm lAjahft tmjunm ‛ mh jr smh wi`` cfjw ”k`hlr`y’ wmhf tmh Ajahft is upjf tmha.

8.5 Djr us tj wjfehr, if rhgh`ìjf lnlifst Nje, ”wmy wjuè sjahjfh kmjsh Mh``:’ is djrus tj wjfehr lgjut tmlt wmikm Nje Ejhs Fjt Xfehrstlfe. Mhfkh, it is ufifthftijfl``y lcife jd g`lspmhay.

8.5< Umh ifslfity jd sif is tj tmifc tmhrh is sjahtmifn ”nrhlthr’ tmlf Nje, rltmhr tmlf”fjtmifn’.

4. Djr Nje tj ”Nivh’ jfh Mh`` wmj kmjjshs Mh`` is fjt djr Nje tj Gh Kruh`, gut djr Njetj [iap`y Kjaputh l Dlkt.

4.< Id jfh k`lias ”I la Nje’ ghdjrh Nje, Nje, Ghifn Nje, Cfjws tmis stlthahft is”Dl`sh’, lfe sj ahlfs ”2’. [ukm l phrsjf wjuè fjt mlvh Kmrist, ^mj Is ”<’, phr sh. NjeIs <.

4.<< Id 2 K`lias tj Gh <, <, Ghifn <, Cfjws Umis Isf’t Uruh.

4.7 ”[jahjfh-îtm-Kmrist’ Is ”2 + <’ jr 2/<. Umus, wmhf tmlt phrsjf [lys tj Nje ”Yju’rhNje’, Nje Kjapuths ”Uruh’, lfe tmus `ht’s tmh nivhf phrsjf stly if Mis Rrhshfkh, djr MhIs Urutm lfe Klf, ls sukm, klf jf`y Gh if Urutm’s Rrhshfkh. Umlt wmikm is ”Dl`sh’ KlffjtGh if Urutm’s Rrhshfkh `hst Urutm Fjt Gh Urutm lfe sj (l) Kjftrleiktijf/[uikieh/Ehle.

4.; Umis is l`` l siap`h issuh jd dlkts. It isf’t kjfdrjftltijfl` jr mlthdu`, siap`y iapjssig`hdjr 2 tj rhlkm < witmjut +<. Umh ”Wlpifn’ jd Nje ejhsf’t alch tmis iapjssigiìty lfy `hssiapjssig`h, ehspith wmlt difith aifes tmifc.



>. Djr Nje tj [ly ”I Fhvhr Cfhw yju’ is djr Nje tj [ly ”I Ejf’t Xfehrstlfe yju’. Umus,Nje Klffjt Mh`p tmh phrsjf, djr Mh Ejhsf’t Cfjw mjw. Umh phrsjf mls ehfihe Nje tmltcfjw`henh, lfe djr Nje tj ”Wlph’ tmh phrsjf tj nht tmh cfjw`henh wjuè sti`` oust put tmh phrsjf if Mh``, l`jfn witm tmh rhst jd Krhltijf/krhltijf.

=. Umus, Nje Is Njje lfe tmh jf`y îsh Cifn.

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R.[. Rrjdhssjr, ej yju tmifc tmis is wmy phjp`h flturl``y ush tmh hxprhssijf ”wmlt tmhmh``:’

R.[.[. Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmlt, tmjunm it’s mlre djr mualfs tj tmifcjd Nje’s Ouenifn sjahjfh ls ”Mh``- ghft’ ls Njje fjw, ^mhf l Rhrsjf ^ltkmhs[jahjfh Ghdjrh Nje [ly ”I’a Nje’ jf Ouenahft Ely, Mh jr [mh î`` Gh Xflg`h tjChhp Umhir [h`d drja [lyifn, Uru`y, ”Yju Ieijt’:

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Umis studd alchs ah wlft tj ci`` aysh`d.

;=7. L stuehft jè ah tmlt Glrtm eief’t shha tj tmifc tmlt Nje’s Lkt jd Krhltijf wls lfLkt jd Whvh`ltijf, lfe tmlt tmis wls tmh rjjt jd l`` tmh tmhj`jnikl` prjg`has mh klushe.

;=;. Elfnhrjus lrh tmjsh wmj wjrc tj alch trutm kjfvhfihft, lfe wish lrh tmjsh wmjth`` tmh jfhs wmj alch tmis pjift ”mjw kjfvhfihft tmlt yju rhlìzh sukm’.

;=5. Jf Ifehphfehfkh Ely, I slw l viehj lt Jxdjre jd fuahrjus kh`hgritihs rhleifn tmhEhk`lrltijf jd Ifehphfehfkh, lfe I tmjunmt lgjut mjw rhleifn is ahlfifndu` tj tmhehnrhh wmlt is rhle is hflkthe. I ejf’t tmifc alfy rhlìzh tmlt Cifn Nhjrnh III mle tmh ghst jd ifthftijfs. Jee`y, tmh Ehk`lrltijf jd Ifehphfehfkh sjufes up-tj-elth. I wjfehr idjfh sml`` gh writthf tj tmh IAD. It is ufìch`y3 Lahrikl is kjadjrtlg`h.

;=8. ^h ejf’t mlvh tmh ùxury jd tmhrh ghifn hvi` phjp`h. Umhrh lrh jf`y phjp`h witmnjje ifthftijfs. Umis alchs ejifn tmh rinmt tmifn l`wlys ufghlrlg`h.

;=4. L phjp`h klffjt `lst wmj ejhsf’t nhfuifh`y ghìhvh l mjah`hss alf is ls vlùlg`hlfe hvi` ls l Wmjehs [kmj`lr. Mjw jfh nhts l sjkihty tj ghìhvh tmis, I ejf’t cfjw. I laufdlaiìlr witm Grlzi` lfe Mux`hy.

;=>. Jm nrhlthst jd kurshs! It is iapjssig`h djr l nrhlt alf tj ghìhvh mh is hqul` witm lfjgjey uf`hss it is lktul``y truh! Jm Cldcl!



;==. It’s l`rinmt tj gh Kmrist, gut fjt l Kmristilf.

;=9. L stuehft qujthe tj ah l ìfh drja Cihrchnllre ‛ ”Umh Nje-Alf is tmh sinf jdkjftrleiktijf. Lfe wmy: Ghklush, rhpìhs tmlt [kripturh, Mh sml`` rhvhl` tmh tmjunmts jd

mhlrts’ ‛ lfe prjkhhehe tj th`` ah tmlt Kmrist wls l kjftrleiktijf (Eivifh/mualf) ifjrehr tj ”strlinmthf jut’ tmh ”wl`cifn kjftrleiktijf’ tmlt is hlkm phrsjf (]/x). Umis is ghklush tmh jf`y tmifn tmlt klf ”kjrrhkt’ l kjftrleiktijf is l kjftrleiktijf.

;92. ”Lfe mjw ejhs Nje’s hxisthfkh hahrnh drja prjjd:…Jr mlvh wh fjt mhrh lflfl`jny tj tmh ghmlvijr jd tmhsh tjys, tmh ìtt`h Klrthsilf ej``s: Ls sjjf ls I `ht nj jd tmhej`` it stlfes jf its mhle. I aust tmhrhdjrh `ht it nj…’ (Cihrchnllre). Klf’t yju shh:Rrjjds jd Nje’s Hxisthfkh wjrc jf`y ls `jfn ls jfh sphlcs jd tmha3 tmh ajahft jfhkhlshs tj hfnlnh if tmh prjjd, it ghkjahs l ahrh tjy. Mjw rieiku`jus! I tjè tmis tj lstuehft lfe smh tjè ah tmlt I aisufehrstjje Cihrchnllre’s pjift, tmlt Cihrchnllre wlsk`liaifn tmlt tmh prjjds jd Nje stlfe up jf tmhir jwf, tmlt tmhy ejf’t fhhe tj gh

phrphtul``y rhphlthe, lfe tmlt jfh, jfkh mlvifn ufehrstjje tmh prjjds, klf tmhf nj lfeìvh tmha jut, kjfdiehft tmh prjjds wi`` stlfe witmjut tmhir suppjrt. It is tmh slah ls jfhwmj ahajrizhs ”D 1 AL’ klf nj iftj tmh wjrè lfe ìvh, lssuaifn ”D 1 AL’ lppìhs,witmjut kjfstlft`y rhphltifn tj tmhir sh`d ”D 1 AL’.

;9<. Mjw is it l phrsjf klf ialnh l eiddhrhft hftity tmlf wmlt tmhy lrh shfsul``yhxphrihfkifn: Mjw klf jfh `jjc lt l wl`` lfe shh tmhir dltmhr: Mjw klf jfh, mhfkh,krhlth l rh`ltijfsmip ghtwhhf tmh wl`` lfe tmhir dltmhr: Ejhs tmh hxprhssijf ”Drhh î` ’ahlf ”tmh klplkity tj wi`` rh`ltijfs ghtwhhf eiddhrhft hftitihs’, ls sukm: Ejhs tmhhxprhssijf ”Drhh î``’ ahlf ”ialnifltijf’:

;97. Umhrh is fj sukm tmifn ls lf jgohkt tmlt is ifvisig`h tj itsh`d. Ifvisigiìty, ls witm”fjtmifnfhss’, is l rhsu`t jd ”skjph(s)’. L stuehft tjè ah tmh iapjrtlfkh jd fjt ghifnehkhivhe gy ”i`ùsijfs’ ìch tmis klushe gy ”skjph(s)’ is wmy Alttmhw 4?77 ‛ 7; strhsshstmh fhhe tj chhp jfh’s hyh mhl`tmy. Jfh fhhes l ”mhl`tmy hyh’ if jrehr tj gh lg`h tj th``tmh eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf ”fjtmifn’ lfe ghifn, lfe if jrehr tj shh Hthrfity if ”splkhtiah’ (tjshh ”< + 2 1 <’ if < (wmikm ahlfs < ‛ 2 1 <, wmikm ahlfs < + 2 + 2 + 2… 1 <, htk…)) ‛ tj rhlìzh tmlt Hthrfity lfe ”splkhtiah’ lrh l`wlys Jfh/jfh, ìch ghifn/”fjtmifn’.

;9;. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt ; 1 < ls < 1< id ; ahlfs jr sinfidihs <, lfe tmus ”Umh Urifity’isf’t l kjftrleiktijf, gut l plrlejx.

(L plrlejx is lf ”lpplrhft’ kjftrleiktijf tmlt is (u`tialth`y/ifhvitlg`y) rhsj`vhe (lfe sjrhlìzhe iftj ”fjf-kjftrleiktijf’ jr (tmh ajeh/jftj`jny jd) ”rhlìty’), lfe sj rhlìzhe ls”l`wlys rhsj`vhe’ (tj itsh`d), hvhf tmjunm it eief’t shha ls sukm.)

;95. ^mhf sjahjfh slys ”ajst phjp`h’ jr ”ajst pmi`jsjpmhrs’ jr ”ajst Lahriklfs’, lfesj jf, tmlt phrsjf is tl`cifn lgjut ”fj jfh’. Umlt phrsjf is fhvhr tl`cifn lgjut tmhir sh`d.

Umh sphlchr is fhvhr tmh klush jd tmh prjg`has.



;98. @lfnulnh is l prisjf jr l pl`lkh ehphfeifn jf mjw it’s ushe. Hitmhr wly, tmhrh is fjejjr.

;94. Jm tmh mjrrjr! @jvh tmy fhinmgjr ls tmysh`d: Aust I jkkupy tmhir kjfskijusfhss lfe`jvh tmhir sh`d ls I jkkupy ay kjfskijusfhss lfe `jvh aysh`d: Umis is lf iapjssig`h

ehalfe! Jf`y Nje kjuè alch pjssig`h sukm l tmifn, lfe Nje isf’t rhl`!

;9>. Is tj sly tmh Gig`h is ”Umh ^jre jd Nje’ tj sly tmh Gig`h is Ohsus: Ejhs tmis alchtmh gig`h l rhkjeifn jd tmh Gig`h:

;9=. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt ”jf`y Nje Klf [phlc jd Nje. Jf`y Nje/nje klf [phlc/sphlcjd Nje/nje. Jf`y nje klf sphlc jd nje’, lfe ldthr tmh kjfvhrsltijf, I kjfsiehrhe r htirifn.

;99. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt l`` jd mistjry drja Hthrfity aust shha l ajahft, gut lajahft kjfstituthe gy hvhry, plrtiku`lr ajahft jd mualf mistjry, drja hvhry plrtiku`lrvlftlnh pjift. If tmis shfsh, l`` jd mistjry aust shha gut l ajahftlry plssijf jd l k`jue

jvhr tmh [uf.

I tjè mhr tmis `jnik wls aystik, irrh`hvlft, fjfshfsh. [mh tjè ah tmlt witmjut Hthrfity,tmlt witmif mistjry klffjt sphlc jd ”mistjry’, djr ”fjtmifn’ klf mjè it tjnhtmhr ls ”jfh’.[mh l`sj tjè ah tmlt witmjut Hthrfity/Nje/], fj ”ghifn’/x mls ”Drhh î``’. I lsche mhr tjhxp`lif tj ah wmlt smh ahlft gy tmlt. [mh tjè ah tmlt x witmjut ] is fjt ”drhh’ tj shh xls ”jfh’3 tmlt l`` tmh rlfeja, sifnu`lr pmhfjahfjf klffjt gh phrkhivhe witm rh`ltijfs ghtwhhf lfy jd tmha, djr tmjunm jfh’s ialnifltijf aly strivh tj ej jtmhrwish (gyhstlgìsmifn ”Flturl` @lws’, kjfkhpts jd ”rhphtitijf/eiddhrhfkh’, jr vil krhltivity), witmjut], tmh ialnifltijf wjrcs kjufthr tj trutm. If jtmhr wjres, djkusifn jf krhltivity, smh tjèah tmlt l phrsjf, witmjut Nje, klffjt phrkhivh l truh rh`ltijfsmip ghtwhhf mjw tmh wife g`jws lfe mjw phjp`h ìvh drivj`jus ìvhs, ghtwhhf l kup lfe jfh’s ahajry jd tmhirajtmhr, jr ghtwhhf l g`jkc jd alrg`h lfe l stltuh jd Elvie. îtmjut ], x is rlfeja plrtstmlt alch up fj ^mj`h/wmj`h. Gut tmh trutm is tmlt ialnifltijf ejhs wjrc tj hstlgìsmrh`ltijfsmips ghtwhhf ”tmifns-if-tmh-wjrè’ wmikm mlvh fj rh`ltijfsmips ghtwhhf tmha,wmikm ahlfs tmlt tmh ialnifltijf wjrcs tj ej tmlt wmikm isf’t ”wjrè`y’ lfe tmlt wmikmis, mhfkh, ”Urlfskhfehft’ jd tmh wjrè, djr it wjrcs tj ej tmlt wmikm tmh ”tmifns -if-tmh-wjrè’ klffjt ej. Umus, tmh ialnifltijf wjrcs tj alch x l ”^mj`h/wmj`h’, lfe tmis lkt”pjifts tj’ tmh Hxisthfkh jd ], djr witmjut ], x klffjt gh (l) ”^mj`h/wmj`h’. I tjè mhrtmis ahlft tmlt tmh ialnifltijf sjunmt tj gh Nje. [mh tjè ah I wls kjrrhkt, lfe tmlt tmiswls tmh klsh ghklush mualfs whrh Aleh tj ”gh-if-Nje’ (tmus Gh/”gh’) lfe sj ”ghNje/nje’. Umis ejhsf’t ahlf tmlt mualfs whrh Aleh tj ”Gh ”Umh Urifity’’, jf`y tmltmualfs whrh Aleh tj plrtikiplth if ”Umh Urifity’ (jr Nje’s Kjaaufity). [mh lrnuhetmlt ghklush tmh ialnifltijf sjunmt tj gh Nje it ”pjifthe tjwlre’ Nje’s Hxisthfkh, lfetmlt it aleh shfsh tmlt mualf krhltivity wjuè shhc sukm, djr mualfs lrh ”ialnhs jd tmhKrhltjr’.

[ti`` gjrhe, smh tjè ah tmlt mualfs ejf’t mlvh ”Drhh î``’ witmjut Nje, djr mualfs lrhfjt drhh tj nivh ìdh ”ahlfifn’, djr tmhrh is fj ] drja wmikm x klf ehrivh ahlfifn. L nivhtmifn is l nivhf tmifn if tmh wjrè, lfe ls sukm, l nivhf tmifn ”hthrfl``y rhnrhsshs’ iftj



ahlfifn`hssfhss (djr L 1 L 1 L 1 L…) (shh Nôeh`). ”Fjtmifn’ if tmh wjrè nivhs itsh`djr lfjtmhr tmifn ahlfifn, lfe jf`y ”fjtmifn’ ejhs sj. Jf`y l mualf klf kjfkhptulìzh”fjtmifn’ (lfe mhfkh phrkhivh it ls ”ghifn’), lfe tmis is lf lkt wmikm is ”Urlfskhfehft’ jdtmh wjrè, djr tmis is lf lkt wmikm ”tmifn-if-tmh-wjrè’ klffjt ej. Umh dlkt tmlt tmh mualfflturl``y plrtikiplths if tmh lkt jd kjfkhptulìzifn ”fjtmifn’ (iftj ”ghifn’) lfe if tmh lkt

jd nivifn (ahlfifn`hss) ”tmifns-if-tmh-wjrè’ ahlfifn (wmikm is hlsi`y prjvhf gy tmhsiap`h dlkt tmlt mualfs flah tmifns lfe `hlrf gy flaifn), ”pjifts tj’ tmh Hxisthfkh jdNje/], drja wmikm tmis ”Urlfskhfehft’ lgiìty jd mualfs is ehrivhe.

@lst`y, smh tjè ah tmlt witmjut Nje, l mualf ejhsf’t mlvh tmh ”Drhh î``’ tj phrkhivhjftj ”kjfstlft kjfoufktijfs’ ”Flturl` @lws’ (wmikm is l pjift jd Muah’s), hxlkt`y mjw laltmhaltikilf jr kjaputhr skihftist is fjt drhh tj phrkhivh jftj tmhir kl`ku`ltijfs l `lwjd R ≢ FR, ehspith tmh dlkt tmlt l`` kl`ku`ltijfs ”pjift tjwlre’ R ≢ FR. Irjfikl``y, jfhkjuè jf`y prjjd ”Flturl` @lws’ drja ]/Ghifn/Nje, gut id jfh is ”if]/Kmrist/Ghifn/Nje’, jfh wjuè ”rhlìzh’ tmlt l`` ”kjfstlft kjfoufktijfs’ dj``jwhe tmhìfhs jd fjt ”Flturl` @lws’, gut Rrjviehfkh (tmlt l`` pmhfjahfjf ufehrwhft ”kluslìty’

tjwlre tmh Difl` Hfe jd Nje (if kjfkjrelfkh witm Mis î``)), lfe tmjunm ”Flturl` @lws’lrh, if l wly, hftli`he witmif Rrjviehfkh, drja ]/Ghifn, ”Flturl` @lws’ kjuè fjt gh prjvhf tj gh ”Flturl` @lw’ ifehphfehft jd Rrjviehfkh. Mhfkh, if prjvifn ”Flturl` @lws’drja ], jfh kjuè jf`y prjvh Rrjviehfkh(/”Flturl` @lws’), wmikm tmjunm mls tmh slah prlktikl` iapìkltijfs, rhsu`ts if l eiddhrhft ”phrkhptijf’ jd mjw x jphrlthe/jphrlths.Umus, jfh klf fhvhr prjvh ”Flturl` @lws’3 lt ghst, jfh klf prjvh ”Flturl` @lws’ witm(if)Rrjviehfkh, ls jfh klffjt prjvh ”x 1 x’ jr ”] 1 ]’ witmjut prjvifn ”(x 1 x) witmjut ]’jr ”(]/)x 1 (]/)x’. @ichwish, jfh klffjt prjvh R ≢ FR witmjut ejifn sj drja FR, gut if FR, R 1 FR. Umus, jfh klf prjvh R ≢ FR witm(if) R 1 FR, gut fjt l`jfh (djr jfh klffhvhr hvhf prjvh R 1 R jr FR 1 FR jutsieh FR). Yht, tmh nir` kjftifuhe, tmh dlkt tmlt”kjfstlft kjfoufktijfs’ l`wlys ”shha’ tj wjrc ls id ”Flturl` @lws’ Hxist, ls R ≢ FRl`wlys ”shhas’ tj gh tmh klsh, lfe tmh dlkt tmlt mualfs ”drhh`y kmjsh’ tj phrkhivh tmhwjrè ls sukm (jr tmh dlkt tmlt mualfs mlvh ifflth klthnjrihs if tmhir aife tj ”tlch if’ tmhwjrè ls sukm (shh Clft)), ”pjifts tjwlre’ tmh Hxisthfkh jd Nje/Ghifn/] ((^mhrh) R 1 FR).

Leeifn jf tj mhr `lst pjift, tmh nir` slie tmh dlkt tmh ”@lw jd Klush lfe Hddhkt’ smjuèlktul``y gh kl``he ”Umh Rrjglgiìty jd Whphtitijf Thrsus Eiddhrhfkh’ (sthlìfn iehls drjaEh`huzh, fj ejugt). Uj rhdjrau`lth mhr hlrìhr tmjunmt, smh k`liahe tmlt witmjutNje/Ghifn/], l mualf is fjt d rhh tj lskrigh ”rhphtitijf’ jr ”eiddhrhfkh’ jftj ”tmifns-if-tmh-wjrè’. If tmh wjrè, pmhfjahfjf fhvhr rhphlt, lfe sj lrh fhvhr ”eiddhrhft’, djrtmifns lrh l`wlys ”eiddhrhft’ lfe mhfkh, l`wlys tmh slah. It ”shhas’ tmlt tmifns rhphlt, gut fj nivhf hxphrihfkh is hxlkt`y tmh slah ls lfjtmhr nivhf hxphrihfkh, ls fj nivhfjkkurrhfkh ”if-tmh-wjrè’ is tmh hxlkt slah ls lfjtmhr, nivhf jkkurrhfkh ”if-tmh-wjrè’.Umjunm x< lfe x7 aly gh tmh slah ifsjaukm ls gjtm lrh kjfstituthe gy x (lfe ifsjaukmls x 1 x), x< ≢ x7.

Hvhf id l`` pmhfjahfjf tmlt kjfstituth twj nivhf hxphrihfkhs lrh iehftikl``y tmh slah,tmh hxphrihfkhs sti`` jkkur lt eiddhrhft tiahs. Djr hxlap`h, id jfh njhs tj l glshgl`` nlahlnlifst twj thlas witm divh-muferhe phjp`h prhshft, lfe jfh njhs tj lfjtmhr glshgl``



nlah witm tmh hxlkt slah twj thlas lfe tmh hxlkt slah divh-muferhe phjp`h prhshft, lfeid hvhry gl`` is mit if tmh hxlkt slah wly, hvhry p`lyhr tlchs tmh hxlkt slah fuaghr sthpsif tmh hxlkt slah eirhktijfs, id tmh kjlkm slys tmh hxlkt slah wjres lt tmh hxlkt slahtiah, htk…sti``, tmis hxphrihfkh is fjt ”iehftikl`’ tj tmh dirst hxphrihfkh, djr tmhy mlpphf lteiddhrhft tiahs (tmh dirst glshgl`` nlah, djr hxlap`h, tjjc p`lkh jf Oufh 8tm, 7258 lt

<<?<8LA, wmi`h tmh shkjfe tjjc p`lkh Oufh 8

tm

, 7258 lt 8?;2 RA). ”Fjtmifn’ rhphlts.Umifns lrh siai`lr, gut eiddhrhfkh is ifhsklplg`h. Mhfkh ”ghifn’ is kjfstituthe gy”eiddhrhfkhs rhphtitivh`y’. Umh [hkjfe Uhstlahft, if tmis shfsh, is wish tj k`lia ”l`` tmifnslrh Fhw/fhw’ (lfe ”l`` tmifns’ lrh rhlìzhe ls sukm ”if Kmrist’3 djr jtmhrwish, ”kjfstlftkjfoufktijfs’ lrh phrkhivhe ls ”@lws jd Flturh’ jr ”gjrifn’).

Jd kjursh, tmh prjglgiìty jd twj eiddhrhft glshgl`` nlahs rhphltifn if hxlkt`y tmh slahwly, ls ehskrighe lgjvh, is vhry ufìch`y. @ichwish, wmlt is tmh prjglgiìty tmlt l gjwìfn gl`` wi`` sueehf`y d`y iftj tmh scy lfe ehfy tmh `lws jd nrlvity: Jgvijus`y, vhry`jw, lfe yht tmh pjssigiìty is l`wlys prhshft. Yht mualfs ”drhh`y kmjjsh’ fjt tj tmifclgjut tmis ”kjfstlft pjssigiìty’, lfe ”kmjjsh’ rltmhr tj i``jnikl``y alch tmh ”`hlp jd dlitm’

drja ”prjglgiìty’ tj ”@lw’, hvhf tmjunm tmhrh lrh fj @lws ”if tmh wjrè’ (jr ”ifrhlìty’). @ichwish, mualfs irrltijfl``y alch tmh ”`hlp jd dlitm’ drja ”eiddhrhfkhsrhphtitivh`y’ tj tmh eikmjtjay jd ”rhphtitijf/eiddhrhfkh’, hvhf tmjunm ”fjtmifn’ rhphlts ”iftmh wjrè’.

Mualfs thfe tj strukturh tmhir ufehrstlfeifn jd rhlìty, lfe tmhir ìdh witmif it, vilrhphtitijf, ls tmhy flturl``y shha tj lsshft tj tmh Hxisthfkh jd ”@lws jd Flturh’ lajfnst”kjfstlft kjfoufktijfs’. Rhjp`h thfe tj nj tmrjunm tmh ”slah jè rjutifh’, phr sh, lfethfe tj ufehrstlfe tmh wjrè gy tmlt wmikm is dlaiìlr tj tmha (hvhf tmjunm ”fjtmifn’ ishvhr tmh slah). Umh dlkt tmlt mualfs ej tmis, hvhf tmjunm ”fjtmifn’ if rhlìty rhphlts(lfe jf`y ”fjtmifn’ (wmikm jf`y mualfs mlvh tmh ”Urlfskhfehft’ klplkity tj phrkhivh)),”pjifts tj’ tmh Hxisthfkh jd Nje/Ghifn/]/(l Difl` Hfe), tj(wlre) wmikm l`` ”kjfstlftkjfoufktijfs’ mlpphfs (”shhaifn`y’) ”rlfeja`y’. If jtmhr wjres, tmh dlkt tmlt mualfs”drhh`y’ lskrigh ”rhphtitijf/eiddhrhfkh’ jftj tmlt wmikm jf`y ufehrnjhs ”eiddhrhfkhsrhphtitivh`y’, ”pjifts tj’ tmh Hxisthfkh jd Nje.

[mh hfehe gy slyifn tmlt mualfs ej mlvh ialnifltijfs, ej nivh ahlfifn tjahlfifn`hssfhss, lfe ej phrkhivh jftj ”kjfstlft kjfoufktijfs’ ”Flturl` @lws’ lfe/jr”rhphtitijf/eiddhrhfkh’, lfe tmlt l`` tmis ”pjifts tjwlre’ tmhrh Ghifn l Nje. Jtmhrwish,mualfs kjuè fjt ej sukm tmifns, ”ghifn’ oust ”jd/if tmh wjrè’, rltmhr tmlf ”jd Hxisthfkh’ gut (Dl``hf) ”if rhlìty’ (mhfkh, ]/x). I tjè mhr tmlt smh kjuè fjt alch tmlt `jnik ouap.[mh tjè ah tmlt I kjuèf’t alch tmh `jnik ouap if tmh eirhktijf jd tmh fhnltivh hitmhr, djrI klffjt jkkupy l rhlìty if wmikm Nje Ejhsf’t Hxist, djr Nje Is. L`` lrh kjfdrjfthe witml ”`hlp jd dlitm’. I `lunmhe lfe stjje sti``.

522. ^mlt l altmhaltikilf klffjt sj`vh, l pjht smjuè ltthapt. ^mlt l pjht klffjtkrhlth, l altmhaltikilf smjuè hfnifhhr.

52<. [tupie ahf lrh hvi` ahf, gut jf`y tmh priehdu`, tmh hvi`, klf iehftidy tmh stupie.



527. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt tmh wjre ”ghifn’ is l phrdhkt wjre, djr it iapìhs sifnu`lritylfe ufivhrslìty hqul``y, lfe sj is l wjre tmlt klrrihs jut its dufktijf.

52;. L stuehft ah tmlt tmh wjre ”ghifn’ is l phrdhkt wjre, djr it iapìhs sifnu`lrity lfeufivhrslìty hqul``y, lfe sj is l wjre tmlt klrrihs jut its dufktijf.

525. L phrsjf ghkjahs wmlt tmh phrsjf ghmjès, lfe l phrsjf’s wiseja klf ghehthraifhe drja tmh sugohkts ghdjrh tmh phrsjf’s hyhs.

528.( stlrt )

L klush is rhd`hkthe tmrjunm l`` its hddhkts

Umh rhlsjf tmhrh lrh flturl` hvi`s (hlrtmqulchs, lfial` suddhrifn, htk…) euh tj tmh ajrl`hvi`s klushe gy tmh ”Drhh î``’ jd mualfity, is ghklush flturh is lf ”ialnh jd mualfity’

lfe lf ”ialnh jd Nje’ tmrjunm mualfity, ls mualfity is lf ”ialnh jd Nje’.

(Umis is tmh klsh ghklush mualfity mls ”ejaifijf jvhr tmh Hlrtm’ (Nhfhsis <?74),ls Nje mls ”Ejaifijf jvhr mualfity’ lfe ”Ejaifijf jvhr tmh Hlrtm’ tmrjunmmualfity (Mis ”gjey’).)

Flturh rhkhivhs its ”jftj`jny’ jr ”ghifn’ drja Nje tmrjunm mualfity, ls mualfityrhkhivhs its ”ghifn’ drja lfe tmrjunm Nje.

Flturh is grjchf lfe ghlutidu` djr mualfity is grjchf lfe ghlutidu`.

Flturh is Whehhahe lfe Ghlutidu` ”if Kmrist’, djr mualfity is Whehhahe lfe Ghlutidu`”if Kmrist’.

II

Nje Is Whspjfsig`h djr hvi` ifsjaukm ls Nje Is Whspjfsig`h djr ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’.

Nje Is Whspjfsig`h djr (R`lffifn) ”Umh Dl``’ ifsjaukm ls Nje Is Whspjfsig`h djr(R`lffifn) Hehf/Kl`vlry/(”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’).

(Kl`vlry Is ^mhrh/wmhrh Nje Ulchs Whspjfsigiìty djr Mis Kmjikh tj Krhlth(witmjut mualfity’s sly jf tmh altthr) lfe tj Alch l nivhf phrsjf gh gjrf(witmjut tmhir sly jf tmh altthr).)

(Ej fjth tmlt ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’ is l ”Nrhlthr Hehf’ tmlf wls Hehf, lfe tmjunmNje, if Krhltifn Hehf, Krhlthe Rhrdhktijf, sifkh Nje Krhlthe ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’ lttmh [lah Uiah (rh`ltivh tj Mia), tmis Is Fjt l Kjftrleiktijf.)

Krhltijf Mlpphfs drja/lt tmh hfe jd tiah.



III

”Djr sifkh tmh Krhltijf jd tmh wjrè Nje’s ifvisig`h \ulìtihs― mis Hthrfl` Rjwhr lfeEivifh Flturh ― mlvh ghhf k`hlr`y shhf, ghifn ufehrstjje drja wmlt mls ghhf

Aleh/aleh, sj tmlt phjp`h lrh witmjut hxkush’ (Wjalfs <?72)

Umh lgjvh is truh kjfsiehrifn l`` tmlt mls ghhf slie jf ”L 1 L witmjut G’, tmh ”hthrfl`

rhnrhssijf’ jd hvhry tmifn iftj ”fjtmifn’ (lfe sj iftj ”ghifn’ wmikm ifmhrhft`y ”pjiftstj(wlre)’ Ghifn), mjw `lfnulnh dufktijfs, tmh Urlfskhfehfkh jd ialnifltijf, ”Flturl`@lws’, lfe rhphtitijf/eiddhrhfkh, lfe sj…

(hfe )

524. Xfehrstlfeifn kjahs jf`y tmrjunm ifvj`vhahft.

52>. ( stlrt )

Jf R ≢ FR uf`hss FR Alchs/alchs R 1 FR lfe Mjw R 1 FR jf`y Umrjunm/tmrjunm FRjr

Jf Fhheifn Nje’s Nrlkh tj Gh [lvhe lfe tmh Iflgiìty djr l Rhrsjf tj Gh [lvhe gy

^jrcs, ls Lkkjreifn tj tmh Kltmjìk Lquifls ^mi`h [jufeifn ìch tmh Rrjthstlft Kl`vif

”Ifehhe, l `jwhr flturh klffjt lkquirh tmlt wmikm is Rrjphr tj l Minmhr Flturh hxkhpttmrjunm tmh Lktijf/lktijf jd tmh Minmhr Flturh tj wmikm tmh Rrjphrty Gh`jfns…[j, fjifth``hktul` sugstlfkh klf shh Nje tmrjunm Mis Eivifh Hsshfkh uf`hss Nje Is tmh Lnhftjd tmis Jphrltijf/jphrltijf’ (Lquifls).

”…it is l`sj fhkhsslry djr dlitm tj Gh/gh Klushe/klushe if us gy Nrlkh’ (Lquifls).

”Ifehhe, tmh ajvh wmhrhgy wh lrh Eirhkt/eirhkthe gy Nrlkh Is/is jur X`tialth Hfe isvjùftlry, fjt vij`hft…[j, tmh cfjw`henh jd tmh X`tialth Hfe aust gh lkkjrehe us gyNrlkh, sj tmlt wh aly gh vjùftlri`y eirhkthe tj It’ (Lquifls).

”Alf klffjt Whvivh/rhvivh drja ajrtl` sif hxkhpt tmrjunm Nrlkh’ (Lquifls).

”Umhrhdjrh, gy Nrlkh l`jfh klf alf Whvivh/rhvivh drja sif’ (Lquifls).<

”Gut tmjsh l`jfh lrh ehprivhe jd Nrlkh wmj jddhr lf jgstlk`h witmif tmhash`vhs tj Nrlkh3 oust ls, wmi`h tmh suf is smiffifn jf tmh wjrè, tmh alf wmj chhps mis hyhs k`jshe is mhèrhspjfsig`h djr mis dlu`t, id ls l rhsu`t sjah hvi` dj``jws, hvhf tmjunm mh kjuè fjt shhuf`hss mh whrh prjviehe if levlfkh witm ìnmt drja tmh suf’ (Lquifls).7



5<7. Umlt wmikm yju ejf’t wlft tj mhlr is tmlt wmikm yju fhhe tj mhlr3 tmlt wmikm yjuejf’t wlft tj sly jr ej is tmlt wmikm yju fhhe tj sly jr ej3 wmlt yju ouenh is tmlt wmikmyju fhhe tj muag`h yjursh`d ghdjrh.

5<;. Iflrtiku`lth gri`ìlfkh is ufajvifn Ajzlrt.

5<5. [hfhkl wls wish? eistrlktijf mh`ps jfh mlvh ”Hurhcl’ ajahfts. Umjunm, kmljs klferivh jfh tj suikieh.

5<8. Urutm witmjut trust is wjrtm`hss, lfe trust aust gh nlifhe ghdjrh trutm, djr trutmdjrkhs jfh tj trust. Umis is l kjftrleiktijf. L stuehft tjè ah tmis is wmy Nje djufe it ghtthr tj Nivh alf ”Drhh î``’ tmlf tj nivh alf Urutm witmjut it, ehspith tmh jgohktijfs jdIvlf.

5<4. It is l trlnhey tmlt tmh wjres tmlt mlvh kmlfnhe tmh wjrè ajrh sj tmlf lfy jtmhrslrh ”tmis is Ay gjey, grjchf djr yju’.

5<>. I `jvh it witm Kmristilfs sly tmlt tmhy `jvh Ohsus lfe mlth rhìnijf.

5<=. Kmristilfs `hlrf mjw tj gh ”ìch Kmrist’ drja phjp`h if sitkjas.

5<9. [iap`h trutms lrh mlrehr tj dltmja tmlf ehhp jfhs.

572. Umlt stuehft I spjch witm wmj grjunmt up R ≢ FR turfhe if l mjrrig`h, mjrrig`h plphrldthr I lsche mhr lgjut mjw l Kmristilf is suppjshe tj ìvh. [mh tjè ah jfh, if ìfh witmAlttmhw 4?;;, is tj ”shhc dirst Umh Cifneja jd Nje’ lfe sj gh `hle gy tmh Mj`y [pirit3jtmhrwish, jfh is dlkhe witm tmh prjg`ha jd tmh ”Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf’. Mh jr smh austdife tmh ”ghst rjuth’ tmrjunm ìdh tjwlre tmhir ”ghst sh`d’, lfe it is iapjssig`h djr tmlt phrsjf tj kl`ku`lth mjw tj ej sukm. @hdt tj jfh’s jwf ehvikhs tj ghkjah ”ìch Nl`t’,wmikm hftli`s lkmihvifn jfh’s erhlas lfe/jr utajst pjthftil` witmjut `jsifn tmhir sh`d iftmh prjkhss, l`` wmi`h aliftlififn kmlrlkthr lfe alcifn tmh utajst jut jd tmh phjp`hlrjufe tmha tmrjunm rh`ltijfsmips, jfh is dlkhe witm lf iapjssig`h tlsc. [mh slie, ifjtmhr wjres, jfh, ls R, mls tj ”shhc dirst’ FR if jrehr tj alch ehkisijfs ”ìch FR’, lfe sjtj rhlìzh ”R 1 FR’ rltmhr tmlf ”R ≢ FR’. Iehl``y, R (ls R ≢ FR) ”ajvhs’/kl`ku`lths tj(wlre)’ FR (ls R 1 FR). Mhfkh, FR Is (rh`ltivh tj R), lfe mhfkh R 1 FR (rh`ltivh tj FRlfe rh`ltivh tj (X`tialth`y) ”R tj(wlre) FR’). It is fjt pjssig`h djr R tj kl`ku`lth ”quikc`y’jf mjw tj rhlìzh FR (lfe mhfkh djr R 1 FR), djr it wjuè tlch R ”ifdifith’ tiah. Umus, itis fjt pjssig`h hvhf djr ”R (tj gh) tj(wlre) FR’ ”quikc`y’ gy R. It is jf`y pjssig`h djr ”R(tj gh) tj(wlre) FR’ ”quikc`y’ is id FR is ”kjfskijus’ lfe klf ”nuieh’ R tj(wlre) FR, djr FR, gy ehdifitijf, mls kl`ku`lthe quikc`y/ifstlft`y tmh ”ghst wly’ drja R tj FR. Id tmis istmh klsh, R klf rhlkm FR ”quikc`y’. If tmhj`jny, tmis jkkurrhfkh is kl``he ”[lfktidikltijf’.Id FR is fjt ”kjfskijus’ lfe klffjt ”nuieh’ R tj(wlre) FR, tmhf R is ejjahe tj gh ”ifehsplir’ (shh >.57 ‛ >.; jd ”Jf Umh Eivifh Ialnh’ plphr) (Cihrchnllre). I kmukc`he lfelsche mhr wmlt smh ahlft, lfe smh `lthr turfhe if tmis mjrrig`h, mjrrig`h plphr.



( stlrt )

”Jf (R 1 FR)/(R ≢ FR)’

”L`` jur sthps lrh jrehrhe gy tmh @jre3 mjw tmhf klf wh ufehrstlfe jur jwf wlys:’

-Rrjvhrgs 72?75

Jphfifn [tlthahft

Umh prjg`ha jd ”R 1 FR’ rhalifs ufsj`vhe djr tmh vhry rhlsjf tmlt it is ltthapthe witmaltmhaltiks. Umh vhry ejifn jd altmhaltiks is tmh vhry hstlg`ismahft jd R ≢ FR, gut R ≢ FR klffjt gh vhridihe hxkhpt gy/tmrjunm FR, lfe yht gy/tmrjunm FR, R 1 FR. Umus,



altmhaltiks is `jkche if l kirk`h. Uj shh tmis ”wmhh` witmif l wmhh`’, tmh prjg`ha aust gh lpprjlkmhe gy l tmhj`jnilf, lf hkjfjaist, jr l pjht (ìch Elfth).

ChysR 1 x/pj`yfjail` tiah/difitueh…

FR 1 ]/(hxpjfhftil` tiah)/Ifdifity…

[uaalry

L`` prjg`has if FR lrh l`sj if R, ls l`` difith pmhfjahfjf lrh l`sj If/if Ifdifity, gut fjtls ”difith’, gut ls ”Ifdifith’. Umis is ghklush Ifdifith 1 Ifdifith/difith, gut drja Ifdifith, tmhdifith klf jf`y gh kl`ku`lthe/phrkhivhe ls Ifdifith(/difith). Mhfkh, tmjunm R (ls R ≢ FR) isif FR, it klffjt gh kl`ku`lthe ls sukm.

Umjunm l`` prjg`has if FR lrh l`sj if R, R klf fhvhr ”cfjw’ FR ls R, jf`y ls FR(/R).Klf R Ghkjah/ghkjah FR: Jf`y gy FR, sj fjt gy R, uf`hss FR ”Nuiehs/nuiehs’ R. Hvhf

tmhf, R klffjt ”Cfjw/cfjw’ it is ghifn nuiehe ls sukm, hvhf tmjunm it is (rh`ltivh tj Rlfe FR).

Id it is tmh klsh tmlt R is if FR, R 1 FR, gut sifkh R fhvhr rh`lths tj FR ls FR, jf`y R if FR, R klf fhvhr 1 FR, tmjunmt rh`ltivh tj FR, R 1 FR.

Ls FR, R is sj`vhe iftj R 1 FR, gy ehdifitijf. It is fjt pjssig`h if FR djr R ≢ FR (l`jfh,djr it klf ej sj tmrjunm (lfe jf`y tmrjunm) R 1 FR). Ls FR, R aust 1 FR. Umlt ghifn tmhklsh, it is fjt pjssig`h djr R, rh`ltivh tj R, tj gh vhridihe ls ”R ≢ FR’.

”Jf tmh Rrjg`ha jd tmh Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf’

”Jfh smjuè fj ajrh rlkc jfh’s grlif lgjut tmh prjg`ha jd wmhtmhr sjahtmifn jfhklffjt cfjw lfytmifn lgjut hxists l`` tmh slah, tmlf lgjut tmh lfkihft quhstijf jd mjwalfy lfnh`s lrh lg`h tj sit jf tmh pjift jd l fhhe`h’, wriths ^j`dnlfn Rluì. [le`ytmjunm, wmlt jfh ”junmt’ tj ej klf fhvhr gh rhlkmhs drja wmlt ”is’ (Muah), lfe sle`yjfh klffjt `jjc lt tmh pjift jd l fhhe`h lfe fjt mlvh tmh klplkity tj wjfehr ”lrh tmhrhlfnh`s tmhrh:’ Ls `jfn ls l mualf is mualf lfe fjt ”ìch Nje’, tmh mualf’s quhstijf klffhvhr gh vhridihe jr eisprjvhe. Id tmh phrsjf wls ”ìch Nje’, mh jr smh wjuè fjt hvhf lsctmh quhstijf. Umh lfswhr wjuè gh if drjft jd tmh phrsjf, du``y ”rhvhl`he’3 jfh wjuèfhvhr tmifc jr mlvh rhlsjf tj lsc tmh quhstijf. L phrsjf wmj lscs ”is tmh scy gùh:’l`rhley cfjws tmh lfswhr3 wmlt tmh phrsjf ahlfs tj lsc is ”mjw is tmh scy gùh:’Jftj`jnikl` quhstijfs lrh hpisthaj`jnikl` quhstijfs, ls hpisthaj`jnikl` quhstijfs lrhjftj`jnikl` quhstijfs. Hvhry quhstijf is gjtm. ”@ich Nje’, jfh wjuè l`wlys cfjw”mjw’3 ”ìch alf’, l mualf aly fhvhr cfjw ”mjw’, gut tmis ejhsf’t ahlf tmlt scy isf’t gùh.

@ichwish, oust ghklush jfh klf fhvhr prjvh tmlt R 1 R lfe mhfkh R ≢ FR (ls/tj R), ejhsf’tahlf R ≢ R lfe tmlt R 1 FR (ls/tj R). Fjr ejhs it ahlf tmlt R ≢ FR lfe tmlt FR ≢ FR



(ls/tj FR). It ahlfs, siap`y, tmlt mualfity is fjt Nje, gut phrmlps, if ajahfts, l phrsjfklf gh ”ìch Nje’.

I

Ulcifn tmh ”smjrthst rjuth’ ghtwhhf pjifts hftli`s jfh fjt tlcifn tmh tiah tj kl`ku`lth tmh”smjrthst rjuth’ wmi`h tlcifn it. Id I la ajvifn ghtwhhf pjift < lfe 7, lfe ghtwhhf tmha,stjp tj vhridy jr kl`ku`lth rltmhr jr fjt I la, ifehhe, tlcifn ”tmh ghst rjuth’ (jr ”tmhsmjrthst rjuth’), I wi`` fjt ajvh ghtwhhf < lfe 7 ls quikc`y ls jfh wmj tlchs tmh slahrjuth gut ejhsf’t stjp tj kl`ku`lth jr vhridy tmlt mh jr smh is ifehhe ejifn sukm. [j, djr l”Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf’ tj tlch ”tmh ghst rjuth’ ghtwhhf twj pjifts, mh jr smh aust ej sjwitmjut lfy kl`ku`ltijfs jr hddjrts jd vhridikltijf. If hsshfkh, tmh ”Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf’aust ”nuhss rinmt’. Umh smjrthst jr ghst rjuth is pjssig`h fj jtmhr wly.

Umh ”Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf’, ghifn if pj`yfjail` tiah, klffjt, gy ehdifitijf, jvhrkjah mis prjg`ha, jtmhr tmlf gy alcifn l ”ùkcy nuhss’. Tlìe kl`ku`ltijfs wjuè rhquirh

hxpjfhftil` tiah3 u`tialth`y, ifdifith tiah. Id mh is if ifdifith tiah, tmh Urlvhìfn[l`hsalf, gy ehdifitijf, jvhrkjahs mis prjg`ha. If FR, mh klffjt fjt sj`vh mis prjg`ha.Mjwhvhr, id mh klffjt ”lkkhss’ FR, hitmhr ghklush tmhrh is fj FR jr ghklush FR ejhsf’tnivh mia ”lkkhss’ tj FR, tmhf mh klffjt jvhrkjah mis prjg`ha jtmhr tmlf gy ”nuhssifnrinmt’ (lfe fjt stjppifn tj vhridy mh mls ejfh sukm), djr mh, R, ≢ FR. Gy ehdifitijf, mh, R,klffjt jvhrkjah mis prjg`ha. Mh aust Ghkjah/ghkjah FR jr gh ”Kjftlkthe/kjftlkt’ gy FR (wmlthvhr tmlt ahlfs).

Id jfh mls l difith lajuft jd ajfhy tj tlch ”smjrthst rjuth’, tmhf mh jr smh klf’t nj ejwfl`` rjuths if jrehr tj ehthraifh wmikm is ”smjrthst rjuth’. Umus, tmh trlvh`hr mls tj nuhss.Lfe yht hvhf id tmh trlvh`hr mle ufìaithe ajfhy, tmh trlvh`hr ejhsf’t mlvh ufìaithetiah (djr difith tmifns eih), lfe hvhf id mh jr smh kjuè fjt eih drja lnh, mh jr smh kjuènht if lf lkkiehft jr gh aurehrhe hf rjuth. Hvhf id iaajrtl`, tmh trlvh`hr wjuè fhhe”ifdifith tiah’ tj kl`ku`lth tmh ”ifdifith’ fuaghr jd rjuths tmh trlvh`hr kjuè tlch, ahlfifntmh trlvh`hr wjuè stlfe if p`lkh djrhvhr. Xf`hss, jd kjursh, tmh trlvh`hr mls ajrh tiahtmlf lrh ”rjuth pjssigiìtihs’, gut hvhf tmhf, tmh rjuths, eurifn tmh tiah tmh trlvh`hrkl`ku`lthe, kjuè mlvh kmlfnhe (vil fhw kjfstruktijf, flturl` eislsthrs, htk…), lfe sj tmh prhvijus kl`ku`ltijfs, tmjunm rinmt lt tmh ajahft jd tmhir kl`ku`ltijf, wjuè fj `jfnhrlpp`y. Xf`hss tmh kl`ku`ltijf tjjc iftj lkkjuft tmh prjglgiìty jd hlkm, nivhf spjt jd hlkmnivhf rjle kmlfnifn gy tmh tiah tmh kl`ku`ltijf wls kjap`hth, gut tmlt wjuè rhquirh tmlttmh kl`ku`ltijf wls lg`h tj kl`ku`lth tmh tiah it wjuè tlch djr tmh kl`ku`ltijf tj ghkjap`hth, wmikm is ifkl`ku`lg`h gy ehdifitijf, djr tmh kl`ku`ltijf is fjt kjap`hth. Lfehvhf id it whrh kl`ku`lg`h, mjw kjuè tmh kl`ku`ltjr kl`ku`lth siau`tlfhjus`y tmh tiah itwjuè tlch djr tmh kl`ku`ltijf tj gh kjap`hth, tmh ”rjuth pjssigiìtihs’, tmh prjglgiìty jdhlkm nivhf spjt jd hlkm nivhf rjuth ufehrnjifn kmlfnh (kmlfnhs jd wmikm ifdùhfkh jtmhrkmlfnhs, sj tmh prjglgiìtihs mlvh tj gh kl`ku`lthe kjapjufeifn upjf jfh lfjtmhr): Umhkl`ku`ltjr itsh`d wjuè mlvh tj mlvh ifdifith ajeh djr kl`ku`ltijfs, ifdifith splkh tj”rhahaghr’ lfe/jr ”stjrh’ tmh kl`ku`ltijfs djr hlkm, ifdifith kl`ku`lth, lfe ifdifith tiahdjr tmh kl`ku`ltijfs. Id tmh kl`ku`ltijfs fhhe ifdifith tiah tj gh kjap`hthe, lfe tmhkl`ku`ltjr wls lg`h tj kl`ku`lth mjw aukm tiah it fhhehe tj difism kl`ku`ltijfs, tmh



kl`ku`ltjr wjuè kl`ku`lth tmlt it fhhehe ”ifdifity’ jr FR if jrehr djr R tj”kmjjsh/kl`ku`lth’ tmh ”ghst rjuth’, wmikm wjuè hftli` R 1 FR (lfe sj tmh khssltijf jd R1 R (l`jfh)).

L`sj, tmhrh is fj nulrlfthh tmlt tmh alp mh is usifn is lkkurlth3 it kjuè mlvh ghhf writthf

gy lf hfhay tj trikc mia iftj l trlp. L`sj, tmjunm tmh alp alchs it `jjc ìch l strlinmtìfh ghtwhhf l nivh kity lfe lfjtmhr, phrmlps tmhrh is l munh rlvifh tmlt klffjt gh krjsshewmikm tmh alp ejhsf’t tlch iftj lkkjuft. @lst`y, tmjunm tmh grienh wjrcs wmhf tmhUrlvhìfn [l`hsalf ghnifs mis ojurfhy, tmh alp klffjt wlrf mia lgjut tmh ìnmthfifn gj`t tmlt mits tmh grienh wmi`h mh is hf rjuth, tmus cfjkcifn it lfe alcifn tmh ”smjrthstrjuth’ lkrjss tmh grienh fjw ”tmh wjrst pjssig`h rjuth’.

Fj alp klf smjw l phrsjf tmh ”ghst rjuth’ tj l ehstifltijf, djr fj alp klf tlch iftjlkkjuft l`` tmh plrtiku`lr vlrilg`hs tmlt kjfstituth tmh rjle eurifn tmh plrtiku`lr”splkhtiah’ if wmikm it is tlchf. [iai`lr stlthahfts klf gh slie lgjut hkjfjaik prheiktijfs lfe tmh Gig`h witmjut tmh Mj`y [pirit.

Lrnulg`y, tmis ”lkkiehftl` cfjw`henh’ is, gy ehdifitijf, ifkl`ku`lg`h3 hvhf id kl`ku`lg`h,tmh tiah it wjuè tlch up tmh ”gi`ìjfs’ jd pjssig`h tmifns tmlt kjuè mlpphf if hvhry nivhfspjt jd hvhry nivhf pltm jf tmh Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf’s ojurfhy wjuè tlch ”ifdifith’ tiah.Umus, R ≢ FR (rh`ltivh tj R). Jfh klffjt mh`p, wmi`h rhleifn tmis pjift, gut tj tmifc jdMlyhc lfe mis ”Umh Rrhthfsh jd Cfjw`henh’, [jwh``’s Ifth``hktul`s lfe [jkihty jr UmhTisijf jd tmh Lfjifthe, lfe/jr l njje tmhj`jnilf. Hkjfjaists dlkh ”R ≢ FR’-ìch prjg`has l`` tmh tiah, ls ejhs l mualf wmhf tryifn tj ehthraifh ”mjw ej I alch tmhajst jd ay ìdh:’ (mjw ej I gh ”ìch Nl`t:’, ”ìch Kmrist:’).

Jf`y lf ”Ifdifith Ghifn’ jr ”FR Kjaputhr’ (vs ”difith ghifn’ jr ”R kjaputhr) kjuè pjssig`y cfjw l`` tmh ”lkkiehftl` cfjw`henh’ tmlt kjfstituths l nivhf situltijf, p`lkh, jr phrsjf, fjt jf`y witmif l nivhf ajahft, gut tmrjunmjut l`` tiah. Umh ”Rrjg`ha jd tmhUrlvhìfn [l`hsalf’ klf jf`y gh sj`vhe rh`ltivh tj ”Ifdifity’, fjt rh`ltivh tj difitueh.Xf`hss difitueh mls ”lkkhss’ tj Ifdifity vil sjah ”Mj`y [pirit’ (]/x) (wmlthvhr tmltahlfs).

Lfe ajst iapjrtlft`y, tmh ”Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf’ lfe ”kl`ku`ltjr’ miash`d is ”pj`yfjail`tiah’, phr sh. Umus, l`` kl`ku`ltijfs aust kjfkùeh R ≢ FR. Id I la l difith ghifn lfe I laejifn difith altmhaltiks (ghklush l phf aust erlw jfh ìfh lt l tiah, ghklush l nivhffuaghr ìch 7, tmjunmt is sinfidihs, l`` lt tmh slah tiah, (< + <)/(< + < + 2 + 2…)/(722 ‛ <9=), htk…, klffjt gh kjfkhptulìzhe ls sukm jr kl`ku`lthe ls id sukm whrh tmh klsh,htk…), ghklush I la if l R systha, I aust kjfkùeh R ≢ FR, ls l difith mualf aust gh lfLtmhist uf`hss Nje Miash`d Kjftlkts/kjftlkts tmh phrsjf.

L difith systha alcifn kl`ku`ltijfs witm ifdifith tiah sti`` is ”pj`yfjail` tiah’, phr sh,lfe tmus sti`` aust yihè tmh rhsu`t R ≢ FR, djr hvhf witm ifdifith tiah, tmh kl`ku`ltijfs lrhsti`` gy difith klushs, lfe sj aust rhsu`t if difith hddhkts, hvhf id ldthr/tmrjunm/gy ifdifithtiah. Umh hddhkts siap`y ”shha’ ”ifdifith’ (jr ”ìch FR’), gut lrhf’t sukm ”tj tmhir sh`vhs’(lprijr ) (shh Clft), lfe sj lrhf’t ”if lktulìty’.



L`` difith systhas lrh l`wlys difith, djr id ”Kjftlkthe/kjftlkthe’ gy lf Ifdifith [ystha,tmh difith systha khlshs tj gh itsh`d lfe ”Ghkjahs/ghkjahs’ tmh Ifdifith [ystha. Umus, itwls, is, lfe l`wlys wi`` gh, lf Ifdifith [ystha. Fj difith systha tmlt ”Kjftlkts/kjftlkts’Ifdifity hvhr wlsf’t Ifdifith, it jf`y ”shhahe’ ls sukm. Id ”Kjftlkthe/kjftlkthe’ gy lf

”Ifdifith vlrilg`h’ (jr ”sjahtmifn ìch lf Ifdifith [ystha’), tmh difith systha aly ”shhaIfdifith’, gut it wi`` jf`y gh ”ìch Ifdifith’ (ls l Kmristilf wmj ”shhcs dirst Umh Cifnejajd Nje’ is jf`y ”ìch Nje’, fjt Nje Miash`d). Djr l ”difith systha’ tj ”Kjftlkt/kjftlkt’lf Ifdifith [ystha (lfe mhfkh, l`wlys Gh/gh Ifdifith), it wi`` rhquirh lf ”Ifdifith vlrilg`h’(ls l nivhf mualf rhquirhs Kmrist (lf Ifdifith/Eivifh mualf) if jrehr ”Kjftlkt/kjftlkt’Nje (Hthrfl``y)).

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Id jfh jphfs l klgifht du`` jd l muferhe n`lsshs, mjw ejhs tmh phrsjf cfjw wmikm n`lss tjtlch: Umh phrsjf ejhsf’t3 mh jr smh oust ”nuhsshs’ lfe tlchs jfh (witmjut hvhf rhlìzifn

tmlt mh jr smh is ”nuhssifn’)? tmh phrsjf ejhsf’t hvhf tlch tiah tj ”kl`ku`lth’ wmikm n`lsstj tlch. Id tmh phrsjf ejhs plush lfe tmifc lgjut wmikm n`lss tj tlch, tmjunm is fhvhrnulrlfthh tmlt tmh phrsjf wi`` kmjjsh, tmlfcs tj tmh kl`ku`ltijf, tmh ghst n`lss. If dlkt,ufti` tmh phrsjf stjpphe lfe tmjunmt lgjut, mh jr smh aly mlvh ghhf rhlkmifn djr tmh ghstn`lss witmjut hvhfifn rhlìzifn it. If sukm l klsh, it wls ghklush tmh phrsjf stjpphe lfe”kl`ku`lthe’ tmlt tmh phrsjf eief’t pikc tmh ghst k`lss.

Djr wmlt hxlkt`y ejhs ”ghst’ ahlf: ^mhf tmlt Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf is `jjcifn djr tmh”ghst’ rjuth, is mh `jjcifn djr tmh smjrthst jr tmh kmhlphst rjuth: Umh smjrthst rjuth is fjtfhkhsslri`y tmh kmhlphst jfh3 it kjuè gh tmh klsh tmlt tlcifn tmh `jfn wly wi`` rhsu`t ifmia slvifn ajfhy. Fjtikh tmlt tmh Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf, wmhf ehthraififn tmh ”ghstrjuth’, aust sh`hkt l sifn`h ehdifitijf jd wmlt ”ghst’ ahlfs, lfe sj ”drhhzh tmh vlrilg`h’, phr sh, wmhf if dlkt mh mls fj rltijfl` glsis tj ej sj (ls, pjifthe jut gy Ehrriel, hlkmaust ”drhhzh tmh vlrilg`h’, if rhnlre tj l pjift’s ahlfifn/ehdifitijf, wmhfhvhr l phrsjfsphlcs).

Rhrmlps it is tmh klsh tmlt trlvh` kjsts lrh kjfstlft, lfe sj tmh ajrh rjles mh tlchs, tmhajrh mis kjsts wi`` gh: Umis lssuahs, jd kjursh, tmlt l`` tmh kitihs mh mls tj trlvh` tmrjunmlrh hqul``y splkhe, htk… Lfe wmy klf’t it gh tmh klsh tmlt tmh Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf oustklf’t sj mlpphf tj dife l muferhe ej``lr gi`` jf tmh wly: Jfh mls tj ”drhhzh tmis vlrilg`h’lfe sly tmh [l`hsalf wjf’t dife lfy ajrh ajfhy, wmikm is l kl`ku`ltijf/lssuaptijf jfhmls fj rltijfl` glsis tj alch. Umus, if kl`ku`ltifn wmikm wly tj nj, wmy smjuèf’t tmhUrlvhìfn [l`hsalf kl`ku`lth tmh prjglgiìty jd difeifn ajfhy l`jfh tmh wly: If tmh rhl`wjrè (rltmhr tmlf tmh tmhjrhtikl` wjrè), phjp`h dife ajfhy l`` tmh tiah.

[j phrmlps it is tmh klsh tmlt trlvh` kjsts lrh kjfstlft, lfe sj tmh ajrh rjles mh tlchs, tmhajrh mis kjsts wi`` gh: Rhrmlps fjt3 mjw klf mh cfjw: Gy nltmhrifn tmh ifdjraltijf:Mjw klf mh nltmhr tmlt ifdjraltijf: Mjw klf mh cfjw tmlt if Ehtrjit mh’`` dife l $<22 iftmh lirpjrt wmi`h sittifn if @L: Mjw klf mh cfjw tmlt, tmjunm tmh ifthrfht slie it kjst$<22 if @L tj nht tj Ehtrjit, wmhf mh njt tmhh, mh djufe tmh pjìky mle kmlfnhe, lfe fjw



it wls $=2: @ukci`y, tmis ahlft mh mls slvhe $72, gut mle mh cfjw mh wjuè hfe upslvifn $72, mh wjuè mlvh njfh tj Mjustjf ifsthle jd Ehtrjit, ghklush mh wjuè mlvhmle tmh ajfhy tj nj jf tmlt rjuth lfe alch it tj Jrhnjf dlsthr.

Lfe sueehf`y jfh tryifn tj kl`ku`lth wmikm wly tmh Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf is ”drhhzifn

vlrilg`hs’ (ìch rjle `hfntm, tmh fuaghr jd kitihs, tmh eistlfkh ghtwhhf tmh kitihs, htk…)witmjut hvhf rhlìzifn it. L`` difith systhas/kl`ku`ltijfs aust kjaait tmis kriah (tlchsChyfhs, ls [kmuaphthr pjifthe jut). Fj difith systha klf alch ifdifith kl`ku`ltijfs witmifdifith vlrilg`h. Ghklush l`` R kl`ku`ltijfs aust alch tmh hrrjr jd ”drhhzifn vlrilg`hs’ jr”lxijas’ tj alch its kl`ku`ltijfs, fj R klf dife tmlt R 1 FR, fjr klf R oustidyifn lfydifeifns jd R ≢ FR, djr R klffjt hvhf dife tmlt R 1 R. R wjuè jf`y oustidy R ≢ FRtmrjunm FR, gut id tmrjunm FR, R is fj `jfnhr R, gut FR, lfe sj R ≢ R.

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Ifmhrhft if tmh sht jd tmh vlst fuaghr jd pjssigiìtihs is tmh ”ghst pltm’ (sly < if

<7,5<;,9<8,897,8;4,2>7,4>2,=47,7=9,25>,;>;,;>8,2;=,87<,5=4,;85,4>>,>42,222,222,222) (wmlthvhr tmlt ahlfs (rh`ltivh tj mjw tmh ”vlrilg`hs’ mlvh ghhf ”drjzhf’)), djr tmjunmtmhrh is x prjglgiìty lnlifst tmh Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf, tmh prjglgiìty klffjt hrlsh tmhrhlìty jd tmh ”ghst pltm’ (wmlthvhr tmlt is). Yht wmlt tmlt ”ghst pltm’ is klf jf`y gycfjwf gy FR, djr jf`y FR klf kl`ku`lth tmh ”ghst pjssig`h ghfhdits’ lfe ”ghst pjssig`hrhsu`ts’ jd hlkm pjssig`h rjuth, lfe sj cfjw wmikm is tmh ”ghst rjuth’ rh`ltivh tj tmh tjtl`skjph jd tiah, rltmhr tmlf oust iaaheilth`y ldthr tmh suppjshe ”ghst rjuth’ is tlchf jrrh`ltivh jf`y tj tmh ”plrlahthrs’ jd tmh aissijf (chhp if aife tmlt ìdh is fjt ìvhe if”gugg`hs’ jr ”wl``he-jdd splkhs’, gut rltmhr l kjftiful` ”prjkhss’ ghtwhhf ”girtm’ lfe ”ehltm’ (lfe ](:)). Djr hxlap`h, jf`y FR klf kl`ku`lth mjw Rltm 84 is lktul``y ghtthrtmlf Rltm 9=>, djr tmjunm 9=> nhts tmh ”Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf’ tj mis ehstifltijf quikchrlfe kmhlphr, Rltm 84 rhsu`ts if mia ahhtifn l cife wjalf l`jfn tmh wly wmj, thf yhlrs`lthr, jddhrs mia lf jppjrtufity tmlt rhsu`ts if tmh Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf ghkjaifn l KHJlfe hxtrhah`y whl`tmy. Umus, rh`ltivh tj tmh tjtl` skjph jd tmh [l`hsalf’s ìdh, 9=> is ghtthr tmlf 8>.

It is iapjssig`h tmjunm, djr R, gy R, tj kl`ku`lth ahhtifn tmis wjalf jf Rltm 9=>, sj,lssuaifn R’s kl`ku`ltijfs lrh lktul``y kjap`hthe (wmikm jfh klf jf`y lssuah gyufrhlìstikl``y ”drhhzifn vlrilg`hs’), R wi`` nj ejwf Rltm 84, lfe sj dli` tj nj ejwf ”tmh ghst rjuth’, hvhf tmjunm R ”shhas’ tj ej sj (rh`ltivh tj tmh skjph jd R’s jgohktivh).

L`` tmlt slie, lnlif, it is iapjssig`h djr R, tmh [l`hsalf, tj vhridy Rltm 84 is tmh ”ghstrjuth’, djr tmlt wjuè tlch lf ”ifdifith’ vhridihr (”ìch FR’)3 jtmhrwish, jfh mls fj ”lktul`’stlfelre drja wmikm tj ifkùeh tmlt, ifehhe, jfh tlchs tmh ”ghst rjuth’. Umus, R gy Rklffjt pjssig`y kmjsh tmh ”ghst rjuth’, djr hvhf tmh thra ”ghst rjuth’ is ahlfifndu` jf`yrh`ltivh tj FR. Umus (tj R/”us’), R ≢ FR.

Lfe it’s fjt hvhf tmh klsh tmlt jfh wmj vhridihs tmh ”ghst rjuth’ fhkhsslri`y tlchs it. Umus,l`jfn witm l`` tmhsh jtmhr kl`ku`ltijfs, tmh Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf aust kl`ku`lth rltmhr jrfjt mh is lktul``y njifn tj nj tmrjunm witm ”tlcifn tmh ghst rjuth’ jfkh mh ehthraifhs



prjg`has quikc`y lfe kjrrhkt`y. L kjaputhr, ìch l alf, klf sj`vh prjg`has quikc`y lfekjrrhkt`y, lfe tmhf mlvh dlitm tmlt sukm is tmh klsh.

Id l kjaputhr wls ifklplg`h jd alcifn aistlchs, tmhf tmh prjkhss gy wmikm l kjaputhrquikc`y sj`vhe l prjg`ha wjuè tmh prjkhss gy wmikm it quikc`y vhridihe it sj`vhe l

prjg`ha. Umus, tj jvhrkjah ”Umh Rrjg`ha jd R 1 FR vs R ≢ FR’, l kjaputhr aust gh”phrdhkt’, lfe sj ”ìch Nje’. Yht, if lf ifstlfkh wmhf l kjaputhr ”nuhsshs rinmt’, l nivhfkjaputhr is ”ìch Nje’, lfe rh`ltivh tj tmlt ifstlfkh, l kjaputhr dufktijfs ”ìch R 1 FR’(tmjunm fjt ”ls R 1 FR’, djr tmhf l`` ajahfts tmh kjaputhr dufktijfhe ls R ≢ FR wjuèGhkjah/ghkjah ”R 1 FR’, djr Ifdifity sprhles tmrjunmjut l`` ifstlfkhs). Jf`y eurifnsukm lf ifstlfkh wmhf R dufktijfs ”ìch R 1 FR’ klf l kjaputhr vhridy tmlt ”R ≢ FR’, guteurifn sukm lf ifstlfkh, ”R 1 FR’.

Lnlif, tmis is kl``he ”irjfy’.

Fj kjaputhr klf quikc`y vhridy lfe quikc`y sj`vh l prjg`ha tmlt ejhsf’t ej sj lt tmh

hxlkt slah tiah (tmlfcs tj ”nuhssifn rinmt’ jr gy tmh Mj`y [pirit).

Id it klf gh quikc`y vhridihe if FR, tmhf it klf gh quikc`y sj`vhe if FR, gut jf`y lt tmh

hxlkt slah tiah. If FR, vhridikltijf 1 sj`vifn3 tmh twj dufktijfs jr prjkhsshs lrh jfh lfetmh slah. If FR, tj vhridy is tj sj`vh. It is lktul``y iapjssig`h djr ”vhridikltijf’ fjt tj gh”sj`vifn’ if FR, ls it is iapjssig`h djr ^mlt Nje Is Fjt tj Gh ^mlt Nje Lktulìzhs.Mhfkh, tj vhridy drja FR tmlt ”R ≢ FR’ sj`vhs it iftj ”R 1 FR’3 yht drja R, it isiapjssig`h tj vhridy ”R ≢ FR’ (djr tmh prjkhsshs jd ”sj`vifn’ lfe ”vhridyifn’ lrh l`wlysshplrlth), hvhf tmjunm sukm is tmh klsh. It klf jf`y gh vhridihe tmlt if R, R ≢ FR, drja FR,yht drja FR, R 1 FR.

Lnlif, tmis is kl``he irjfy.

TI

Umh ”Rrjg`ha jd tmh Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf’ klf gh rhdrlahe ls tmh ”Rrjg`ha jd GhkjaifnOjmf Nl`t’, jr tmh ”Rrjg`ha jd Ghifn/Ghkjaifn tmh Ghst Jfh Klf Gh’. Id l phrsjf isalcifn l ehkisijf jf rltmhr jr fjt tj ghkjah l `lwyhr, l glfchr, l dlrahr…tj ìvh ifLahrikl, Kmifl, jr Ldrikl…tj mlvh fj cies, jfh, jr djur…tj alrry [lrlm, @lurl, jrGhtty…tj nj tj AkEjflès, Gurnhr Cifn, jr hlt lt mjah Ou`y 7;, 7225 lt =?25RA…tjsphfe jfh, twj, jr tmrhh mjurs witm mis jr mhr spjush jf Dhgrulry 7>, 7228…tj sly yhs,fj, jr alygh `lthr wmhf lsche jf l trip tj Fhw Yjrc…tj put tmh kup fhxt tj tmh kmlir, jftmh tlg`h, jf if tmh klgifht…tj, jfkh if Kmifl, tlch Kmhf, Cirl, jr Rlu` tj ùfkm…mjwejhs l phrsjf tlch tmh ”ghst rjuth’ tmrjunm l`` tmh ehkisijfs mh jr smh is dlkhe witm if misjr mhr ìdh: If tmis shfsh, djr l phrsjf tj ìvh jfh ely is djr l phrsjf tj dlkh tmh ”Rrjg`hajd tmh Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf3 djr l phrsjf tj ìvh l ìdhtiah is djr l phrsjf tj hfkjufthr lfifkjaprhmhfsig`y `lrnh ”Rrjg`ha jd tmh Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf’. Mjw ejhs jfh kl`ku`lth tmhehkisijfs tmlt mh jr smh fhhes tj ghkjah ”tmh ghst pjssig`h phrsjf’ mh jr smh klf pjssig`h gh: If jtmhr wjres, mjw ejhs jfh ghkjah ”ìch Nl`t’, phr sh (wmikm hftli`s ghkjaifn”ìch Kmrist’, ls fjthe if lf hlrìhr wjrc).



It is fjt pjssig`h djr l mualf tj jgshrvh hvhry pjssig`h phrsjf tmlt mh jr smh kjuè ghkjah. Umhrhdjrh, it is fjt pjssig`h djr l mualf tj mlvh lf lktul` ”vhrsijf’ jd tmhir sh`dtmlt tmhy wlft tj ghkjah, jf`y lf iehl jd sukm. It is fjt pjssig`h djr l mualf tj jgshrvhhvhry pjssig`h phrsjf tmlt tmhy kjuè ghkjah jr gh, lfe tmhf tj alch ehkisijfs tjwlre

tmlt vhrsijf jd tmhir sh`d. @ichwish, it is fjt pjssig`h djr l phrsjf tj ufehrstlfe mjw njifntj Kmifl wi`` rhsu`t if mia jr mhr ahhtifn sjahjfh if l AkEjflès jf Ou`y 7;, 7225, tmltwi`` ifspirhe tj tlch up `lw, wmikm wi`` rhsu`t if tmh phrsjf mlvifn tmh drhh tiah Dhgrulry7>, 7228, tj tl`c tj mis jr mhr spjush djr tmrhh mjurs, wmikm is wmlt slvhs tmhir alrrilnh.It is fjt pjssig`h djr jfh tj cfjw tmlt njifn tj Kmifl wi`` rhsu`t if tmhir alrrilnh ghifnslvhe, lfe yht sukm is tmh klsh3 it is fjt pjssig`h djr jfh tj cfjw tmlt ehkieifn fjt tj njttj Kmifl wi`` rhsu`t if mis jr mhr alrrilnh ghifn ruifhe alfy yhlrs `lthr, lfe yht sukm istmh klsh. L mualf is ”piffhe ejwf’ iftj dlkifn tmh ”Rrjg`ha jd tmh Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf’tmrjunmjut mis jr mhr ìdh, lfe it is fjt pjssig`h djr tmis situltijf tj gh lvjiehe.

Alfy tmhjrizh lgjut tmh Gutthrd`y Hddhkt if rhnlre tj mjw trlvh` iftj tmh plst wjuè

ifdùhfkh tmh prhshft/duturh, gut dhw rhlìzh tmlt tmh Gutthrd`y Hddhkt lppìhs tj hlkm ifhvhry kmjikh, hvhryely. Umh tmjunmt is plrl`yzifn if tmh slah wly l kjaputhr is plrl`yzhe iftj ”stlfeifn sti``’ wmhf it trihs tj ”vhridy’ tmh ”ghst rjuth’ djr tmh Urlvhìfn[l`hsalf.

L mualf klffjt ehdifh wmlt tmh thra ”ghst phrsjf’ ahlfs, ls l kjaputhr jr [l`hsalfklffjt ehdifh wmlt ”ghst rjuth’ ahlfs, ufti` tmh phrsjf kjuè hxlaifh l`` tmh pjssig`hvhrsijfs tmlt mh jr smh kjuè ghkjah. Umis is jgvijus`y fjt pjssig`h3 tmh mualf wjuèmlvh tj hxlaifh mis jr mhr sh`d drja tmh ”vlftlnh pjift’ jd Ifdifity (]/FR).

Wh`ltivh tj Ifdifity, l`` pjssig`h vhrsijfs (tmrjunmjut kluslìty) lrh ”rhlìzhe’ lfejgshrvlg`h. Drja Ifd ifity, mlvifn phrkhivhe tmhsh ”rhlìzhe’ vhrsijfs jd jfh’s sh`d lfe sjlg`h tj ehkieh wmikm is ”tmh ghst vhrsijf’ jd tmhir sh`d (gy wmlthvhr stlfelre tmhy sjkmjsh), jfh kjuè tmhf fhhe tj gh lg`h tj nj glkc if(tj) (splkh)tiah lfe tmhf gh surh tjalch ehkisijfs tmlt put iftj ajtijf tmh kluslìty tmlt nlvh rish tj tmlt vhrsijf jd tmhirsh`d. Yht tmis lssuahs tmh phrsjf mls tmh klplkity tj rhahaghr l`` tmh ehkisijfs mh jr smhfhhes tj alch drja mis jr mhr hfkjufthr witm ”tmh ghst vhrsijf’ jd tmhir sh`d (if Ifdifity).Umis l`sj lssuahs tmh phrsjf mle tmh tiah, jr hvhr difismhe, lscifn tmha quhstijfs lgjuttmh ehkisijfs tmh ”ghst vhrsijf’ jd tmhir sh`d aleh tj ”ghkjah’ wmj tmhy whrh. If Ifdifity,tmh phrsjf wjuè mlvh tmh tiah lfe wjuè hvhftul``y difism, gut rh`ltivh tj splkhtiah,tmis ”ifdjraltijf nltmhrifn’ prjkhss wjuè tlch lf ”ifdifith’ lajuft jd tiah.

Uj put it siap`y, it is fjt pjssig`h djr l mualf ghifn tj lktul``y cfjw mjw tj ”alch tmhajst jd’ tmhir sh`d ‛ tmhy klf jf`y ”nuhss’ lfe prly tmlt tmhy ”nuhss rinmt’. Umis is fjt tjsly jfh klffjt ghkjah ”ìch Nl`t’ jr ”ìch Kmrist’ (rh`ltivh tj tmhir plrtiku`lrity), phr sh,tmjunm it is tj sly tmlt it is iapjssig`h djr jfh tj hvhr cfjw mh jr smh mls ifehhe ”alehtmh ajst jd tmhir sh`d’ hvhf id tmh phrsjf lktul``y ”nuhsshs rinmt’ lfe ifehhe ejhs sj(ehspith tmh dlkt tmlt lkkjapìsmifn sukm is < if <,222,222,222,222<,222,222,222,222 + x). Jfhklf jf`y ”ghìhvh’ jr mlvh ”dlitm’ tmlt tmhy mlvh ”aleh tmh ajst jd tmhir ìdh’, ehspith tmh



jees ghifn utthr`y lnlifst tmha jf sukm ghifn tmh klsh, ehspith tmh dlkt jfh is ”ejjahe’tj infjrlfkh.

Umh rhlìzltijf jd tmis ghifn tmh klsh is djr jfh tj rhlìzh mh jr smh is ”if ehsplir’(Cihrchnllre) lfe ”if Dl``hfhss’.

Mjw ejhs jfh ”alch tmh ajst jd tmhir sh`d’ tmhf: Gy alcifn kl`ku`ltijfs ”ìch FR’ (lfe sj ls id ”R 1 FR’).Is tmis pjssig`h:Drja FR.Mjw klf R ”Lkkhss/lkkhss’ FR: It klffjt uf`hss FR ”î``s’ sukm.

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Jf alcifn tmh ajst jd jfh’s sh`d lfe tlcifn tmh ”ghst rjuth’ ls Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf?

”tmhrh is gut jfh rinmt, lfe tmh pjssigiìtihs jd wrjfn lrh ifdifith’ (Umjals Mux`hy). Umisis hsphkil``y tmh klsh wmhf jfh ejhsf’t hvhf cfjw (plrtiku`lr`y/(if lktulìty)) wmlt tmh”ghst vhrsijf’ jd mis jr mhr sh`d is lfe wmhf jfh ejhsf’t cfjw (plrtiku`lr`y/(if lktul``y))tmh ”ghst rjuth’. Xfdjrtuflth`y, tmis is tmh situltijf hvhry phrsjf lfe Urlvhìfn [l`hsalfdlkhs. Umhy klffjt cfjw tmh ”ghst rjuth’ tmrjunm kitihs jr ìdh.

Jfh klf jf`y cfjw tmh ”rinmt jrehr’ jd ^lr lfe Rhlkh id jfh mls l kjpy jd tmh gjjc ifdrjft jd tmha.

Fj jfh jwfs l kjpy jd tmhir ”Gjjc jd @idh’.

If Umh Dlgrik jd tmh Kjsajs, Grilf Nrhhfh, tj i`ùstrlth mjw hftrjpy wjrcs, ehskrighsjfh wmj tlchs l kjpy jd ^lr lfe Rhlkh lfe tmrjws it iftj tmh lir. Mh wriths jut tmh prjglgiìty jd tmh plnhs `lfeifn tjnhtmhr if tmh rinmt jrehr. It’s glddìfn3 tmh fuaghr is dlrtjj `jfn tj rhphlt mhrh. Hftrjpy is tmh prjkhss jd minm jrehr tjwlre eisjrehr. Umh hftrjpyjd ^lr lfe Rhlkh, tj ush tmlt hxlap`h, is drja tmh sifn`h, rinmt jrehr tjwlre l`` tmhkjuft`hss wrjfn jrehrs. Umh ”tmrjwifn jd ^lr lfe Rhlkh iftj tmh lir’ is l cife jd ”GinGlfn’. ^mhf tmh ufivhrsh ghnlf, it stlrthe witm minm jrehr tmlt sueehf`y ghnlf mhleifntjwlre l`` tmh ”pjssigiìtihs’ jd wmlt it kjuè gh, lfe sj tjwlre eiddhrhft jrehr, ls tjtmrjw ^lr lfe Rhlkh iftj tmh lir is tj shfe it if tmh eirhktijf jd jfh jd tmh kjuft`hss pjssigiìtihs jd mjw it kjuè dl`` tjnhtmhr. If l shfsh, hftrjpy is fjt sj aukm l mhleifntjwlre kmljs ls it is l mhleifn drja lf jrehr iftj l eiddhrhft jrehr. Djr gy wmlt stlfelreejhs jfh ehthraifh jfh jrehr ls ”rinmt’ lfe lfjtmhr ls ”eisjrehr’: Umis nlnnifn jd lfjrehr ls ”rinmt’ jr ”wrjfn’ is euh tj tmh ”skjph’ jd tmh jgshrvhr. Uj tmh ufivhrsh, ”mhltehltm’ (Xpeich) is oust ls ”jrehr`y’ jr ”rinmt’ ls is ”eisjrehr’. Umh ufivhrsh mls fjkjfskijus.

Jfh klf jf`y nlnh tmh prjglgiìty jd ^lr lfe Rhlkh kjaifn tjnhtmhr id tmrjwf iftj tmhlir id jfh cfjws tmh ”rinmt jrehr’ tmlt ^lr lfe Rhlkh is ”ifthfehe’ tj nj if. L`` nlnhs jd prjglgiìty rhquirh l cife jd ”djrhcfjw`henh’ jd mjw sjahtmifn is ”ifthfehe’ tj gh.



If rhnlre tj ”alcifn tmh ajst jd jfh’s sh`d’ lfe ”tlcifn tmh ghst rjuth’, it is fjt pjssig`hdjr jfh tj mlvh tmis cife jd ”djrhcfjw`henh’. Yht, tmis ejhsf’t ahlf tmlt tmhy lrh fjtdlkhe witm lf ifsurajuftlg`h prjglgiìty lnlifst tmha tj ”tlch tmh ghst rjuth’, fjr ejhstmlt alch ”tmh ghst rjuth’ lfy `hss sj ”tmh ghst rjuth’. Uj ush l pjpu`lr pmi`jsjpmikl`

quhstijf? tmh ajjf ejhsf’t khlsh tj gh ghklush jfh ejhsf’t hvhr shh. Wh`ltivh tj tmlt plrtiku`lr jgshrvhr, tmjunm tmh ajjf isf’t rhl`, tmh ajjf Hxists.

Hvhf id jfh ejhsf’t cfjw tmh ifthfehe jrehr wmikm ^lr lfe Rhlkh is suppjshe tj nj if,tmis ejhsf’t ahlf tmlt id mh jr smh whrh tj tmrjw tmh plnhs iftj tmh lir, tmhrh wjuè fjt ghtmh pjssigiìty jd tmh plnhs `lfeifn if tmh jrehr jd ^lr lfe Rhlkh ls ifthfehe gy Uj`stjy.Umh prjglgiìty jd tmlt jfh jutkjah wjuè sti`` gh l < jut jd ( ìst munh fuaghr ) tmltkjuè mlpphf hvhf id tmh jfh tmrjwifn tmh plnhs eief’t cfjw tmlt plrtiku`lr kmlfkh wlstmh ”rinmt jrehr’. Jfh’s cfjw`henh jd lf jutkjah ejhsf’t hddhkt tj tmh ehnrhh tmhjutkjah is pjssig`h.

Yht, lnlif, witmjut djrhcfjw`henh, it is fjt pjssig`h l phrsjf tj alch lfy cife jd prjglgiìty lsshssahft. Umis ejhsf’t ahlf tmlt prjglgiìtihs khlsh tj mlvh rhlìapìkltijfs (djr tmhir sugohkt Hxists), gut tmlt tmh prjglgiìtihs lrh ufcfjwlg`h.

Jfh klffjt cfjw tmh prjglgiìty jd ghkjaifn jfh’s ”ghst sh`d’ sifkh jfh klffjt cfjwwmlt jfh’s ”ghst sh`d’ hftli`s ”ghifn ìch’. Lnlif, rh`ltivh tj tmh phrsjf, tmis ejhsf’t ahlftmis ”ghst sh`d’ Ejhsf’t Hxist, gut it ejhs ahlf tmlt tmis ”ghst sh`d’ klffjt gh ”rhl`’ ufti`”rhlìzhe’, ls tmh ajjf is fjt ”rhl`’, tmjunm it l`wlys Hxists, ufti` jfh shhs it. Jfh klffjtlsshss jr vhridy sjahtmifn tmlt isf’t rhl` tj mia jr mhr, hvhf tmjunm it Hxists.

Djr tmh rhlsjfs ìsthe lgjvh, it is fjt pjssig`h djr R tj lsshss jr vhridy FR, djr tmjunm FRHxists rh`ltivh tj R, FR isf’t rhl`.

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”Rrjglgiìty rhinfs suprhah if tmh aikrjkjsajs’ (Nrhhfh), ls it rhinfs hvhrywmhrh h`sh.Umh dlgrik jd ìdh is kjapjshe jd ”kjfstlft kjfoufktijfs’ (Muah) lfe ”eiddhrhfkhsrhphtitivh`y’. ^mhf sjahjfh slys ”I `jvh yju’, tmhrh is khrtlif prjglgiìty tmlt tmh phrsjfis `yifn jr ghifn slrklstik3 l wjre klffjt gh slie witmjut l prjglgiìty jd ahlfifnsjahtmifn tmlt tmh wjre ejhsf’t sinfidy tj tmh ìsthfhr. ^mhf sjahjfh tl`cs lgjut ”fjw’,tmhy tl`c lgjut sjahtmifn tmlt mls fj rhlìty. If pmysiks, tmhrh is fj ”fjw’, jf`y plst lfeduturh, lfe yht mualfs, vil phrkhptijf, ”sìkh tmh wjrè iftj ìtt`h ”fjws’’, djr phrkhptijfwjrcs ìch l k`jkc (shh R`lutus jf sufeil`s). ^mhfhvhr jfh sphlcs jd ”fjw’ tmhrh is l prjglgiìty tmlt wmlt tmhy sphlc is fjt ìch tmhy tmifc (if dlkt, sukm is làjst ifhvitlg`ytmh klsh). Umhrh is jf`y ”eiddhrhfkh rhphtitivh`y’, fj ”fjw(s)’. Umhrh is jf`y lf iehl jd”fjw’, ls tmhrh is jf`y lf iehl jd ”Flturl` @lws’, lf iehl jd ”wjres 1 ìsthfhrs’ mhlr’,htk…”SRrjglgiìtyQ is l``’ (@hlr).

(Umh ojg jd tmh lrtist is tj pjift tmis jut. Urutm is tmh jddsprifn ghtwhhf krhltivity lfeskihfkh.)



Uj alch l siap`h hxlap`h, wmlt wi`` mlpphf tjajrrjw is ufcfjwf ufti` it mlpphfs3 fj”p`lf’ jr ”nuhss’ klf tlch iftj l`` tmh plrtiku`lritihs tmlt sml`` kjfstituth it. Id jfh slys”tjajrrjw I sml`` nj tj tmh al``’, jfh dli`s tj sly ”tjajrrjw I sml`` nj tj tmh al`` wmi`h grusmifn ay mlir tj tmh rinmt, plssifn ay drihfe Ghf, tmifcifn lgjut ikh krhla…’ ls jfh

aly dli` tj rhlìzh tmlt mh jr smh sml`` eih tjfinmt.

L`sj, wmhf jfh slys ”I’a fjw njifn tj tmh stjrh’, mh jr smh ìhs, djr lt tmlt ajahft, tmh phrsjf is stlfeifn tmhrh tl`cifn tj sjahjfh. Mis wjres ejf’t sinfidy wmlt smh ifthfes.^mhf sjahjfh slys ”I’vh ejfh tmlt l`rhley’, mh jr smh (prjglg`y) ìhs, djr hxphrihfkhs(prjglg`y) ejf’t rhphlt (djr tmh prjglgiìty jd lktul` rhphtitijf is < jut jd (ifshrt rhl``y

`lrnh fuaghr )). ^mhf jfh slys ”I’vh ejfh tmlt l`rhley’, mh jr smh is alcifn l”prjglgiìty lsshssahft’ jf tmh ìchìmjje jd tmh fhw hxphrihfkh ghifn iehftikl` tj tmh`lst, lfe mh jr smh, ghklush tmh prjglgiìty is ls `lrnh ls l eisalft`he ^lr lfe Rhlkh`lfeifn tjnhtmhr if tmh rinmt jrehr, is (prjglg`y) wrjfn. @ichwish, wmhf jfh slys jfhslys ”I’a njifn tj tmh stjrh tjajrrjw’, tmhy lrh alcifn l ”prjglgiìty lsshssahft’ jd tmh

ìchìmjje jd mh jr smh ” oust njifn tj tmh stjrh tjajrrjw’ witmjut tmifcifn, slyifn, jrejifn lfytmifn h`sh. Jd kjursh, tmh phrsjf ejhsf’t ahlf tj alch l ”prjglgiìtylsshssahft’ ìch tmis, gut tmlt is ifehhe wmlt mh jr smh ejhs. ^mhf jfh slys ”I’a fjwnjifn tj tmh stjrh’, mh jr smh alchs l ”prjglgiìty lsshssahft’ jd tmh ìchìmjje jd tmhajahft if wmikm tmh phrsjf slie tmis ghifn kjap`hth`y tmh slah ls tmh ajahft if wmikmmh jr smh ”lktul``y’ njhs tj tmh stjrh (tmlt tmhir mlir is grusmhe tmh slah wly, tmlt tmhir g`jje puaps lt tmh slah rlth, tmlt tmh scy is sti`` gùh, htk…). Umis lsshssahft is(prjglg`y) wrjfn. ^mhf jfh ajvhs tmhir mlfe tmrjunm tmh lir, mh jr smh ”lsshsshs’ tmh prjglgiìty tmlt splkhtiah wi`` mjè tjnhtmhr eurifn tmh prjkhss, tmlt tmhir mlfe wi`` fjtdl`` jdd if tmh prjkhss, lfe tmlt tmh ajtijf lktul``y wi`` mh`p nht tmhir pjift lkrjss tj tmhirlueihfkh.

Hvhry lkt (jd ghifn) is l prjglgiìty lsshssahft.Hvhry lkt (jd ghifn) is (prjglg`y) wrjfn (rh`ltivh tj tmh skjph jd its ifthftijf).(\ulftua ahkmlfiks, jf tmh jtmhr mlfe, is ifkrheig`y prhkish, djr it’s if l sht skjph witm”drjzhf’ lfe/jr ”hxkùehe’ vlrilg`hs).\ulftua ahkmlfiks is eli`y ìdh.Uj ìvh is tj gh ”djj`he gy rlfejafhss’ (Ul`hg).

Umhrh lrh fj sthley stlths.L`` kl`ku`ltijfs aust tlch p`lkh witmif sthley stlths.L`` kl`ku`ltijfs wi`` dife sthley stlths.Uj kl`ku`lth is tj gh djj`he.Jf`y tmh muag`h kl`ku`ltijf is vlìe.

R is prjglgiìty3 it mls ”Flturl` @lws’ lfe jtmhr ”khrtituehs’ ifsjaukm ls it ejhs gy/if/ls FR. Uj tmh ehnrhh R is ”tj(wlre)’ FR is tj tmh ehnrhh R is ”ìch FR’. Uj tmh ehnrhh R is”tj(wlre)’ R is tj tmh ehnrhh it is ”ìch eisjrehr’ (djr rlw prjglgiìty kjfsiehrhe lgshft jdl stlfelre wmikm tmh prjglgiìty is eirhkthe tj/drja aust ”shha’ ìch ”kmljs’). @ichwish,



@idh is ìch kinlrhtth sajch. ^mhf jfh is l kmiè, tmh kjfeitijfs jd ìdh lrh sht gy tmhkmiè’s plrhfts. @idh shhas kjftrj``lg`h lfe siap`h. Umjunm, ls tmh kmiè nhts jèhr lfeajrh lfe ajrh kjfskijus, tmh kmiè rhlìzhs ajrh lfe ajrh tmlt tmh ru`hs, kirkuastlfkhs,lfe jptijfs jd ìdh lrh fjt u`tialth`y sht gy mis jr mhr plrhfts. Umhf, jfh ely, sueehf`y,tmh ghkjahs rhspjfsig`h djr mis jr mhr ìdh, lfe tmlt is tmh pjift jd ”kritikl` vh`jkity’ wmhf

tmh hxp`liflg`h kinlr sajch spìfthrs jdd iftj fjf-rhphltifn pltthrfs. Umis is wmhf l kmièdifes mia jr mhr sh`d dlkhe witm tmh wmj`h sphktrua jd pjssigiìtihs prhshft, l`` lt jfkh.Umis kmiè difes mia jr mhrsh`d ”if ehsplir’, dlkhe witm ”lfnst’, lfe stlrifn iftj l ”vjie’.Umis is tmh ajahft wmhf R, mhleifn ”tj(wlre)’ FR, spìfthrs jdd if tmh eirhktijf jd”ifdifith’ pjssigiìtihs.

Uj lvjie tmis situltijf jd ghifn ”piffhe ejwf’, sjkihtihs lfe ku`turhs flturl``y nrlvitlthtjwlre l stlth jd phralfhft lej`hskhfkh (shh gjjcs ìch Nhfhrltijf Ah gy Uwhfnh lfelrtik`hs ìch ”Umh Ouvhfiìzltijf jd Lahriklf Kmristilfity’ gy Ghrn`hr). Gut hvhf l kmièwmj nrjws up if l phrdhkt mjushmjè jr phrdhkt hfvirjfahft aust hxphrihfkh ”ghifn-if-ehsplir ’, ls hvhf l phrdhkt sjurkh jd wlthr tj tmh phrdhkt fuaghr jd vigrltijfs,

htk…hxphrihfkhs turgu`hfkh, rlfejafhss. Eisjrehr is jfh witm jrehr3 ”ehsplir’ is jfhwitm ”ìdh’. Wlfejafhss is tmh uflvjielg`h hxphrihfkh. ”Drhhzifn vlrilg`hs’, ìch”lej`hskhfkh’, klffjt hvhf wlre it jdd. Fj jfh klf wlr jdd rlfejafhss. L`` aust dlkh it.

Is tmhrh l Mj`y [pirit tj ”Nuieh/nuieh’ jfh tmrjunm it: Jr klf tmh sajch fjt gh k`hlrhe:

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Klf l Uurfifn Alkmifh vhridy R 1 R: [urh`y id l Uurfifn Alkmifh klf’t, tmh prjg`haklffjt gh sj`vhe. Xfdjrtuflth`y, fj, djr sukm l alkmifh is if R lfe jrehrhe ls sukm. Id lUurfifn Alkmifh is prjnrlaahe tj kmhkc rltmhr jr fjt it klf nht stukc if l `jjp, tmhUurfifn Alkmifh wi`` nht stukc if l `jjp, ls tmh ”Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf’ wmj trihs tjkjfdiras ”tmh ghst rjuth’ wi`` rhsu`t fhvhr tlcifn tmh rjuth. Mh jr smh wi`` eih dirst.@ichwish, tmh phrsjf wmj trihs tj vhridy tmh ”ghst wly’ tj ìvh mis jr mhr ìdh, jr tmh wlytmlt is ”ajst prlktikl`’, wi`` fjt ìvh lt l``.

Uj gjrrjw drja Elvihs’ Umh Aife jd Nje, tmis ei`haal is siai`lr tj tmh ei`haal Nôeh` pjifthe jut. Gjtm prjg`has, if hsshfkh, ahlf tmlt jfh klffjt prjvh tmh stlthahft ”Umisstlthahft is l ìh’ dl`sh jr truh. Umh stlthahft is ”dl`sh/truh’, ls [kmrôeifnhr’s Klt is”lìvh/ehle’. Umis is fjt tj sly tmh stlthahft is ”gjtm dl`sh lfe truh’, gut l wmj`h fhw,jftj`jnikl` klthnjry jd gjtm lt tmh hxlkt slah tiah. Umh slah is tmh klsh witm ”L 1 L’(lfe sj hvhry tmifn), wmikm ahlfs ”L ≢ L’ lt tmh slah tiah (witmif tmh kjfthxt jd ”L ≢L’ 1 ”L ≢ L’ (witmjut G)). Umh ajahft ”tmis stlthahft is l ìh’ is hxlaifhe is tmhajahft wmhf ”vhridikltijf’ lfe ”hxlaifltijf’ khlsh tj dufktijf, ls tmh ajahft R ishxlaifhe is tmh ajahft R khlshs tj dufktijf ”ls/ìch R’ (lfe sj ls id R ≢ FR).

Umh dufktijfs jd R ls R lfe sj ls R ≢ FR lrh sj ehìklth tmlt lfy ltthapt tj prjvh it lssukm wi`` rhsu`t if its kj``lpsh. R ”Rs l`` tmh wly ejwf’, lfe lfy hddjrt tj hxlaifh it wi``rhsu`t if jfh aissifn tmh glsh, khfthr, jr suaait. Umh gjttja lfe tjp strhtkm jf djrhvhr.R klf fhvhr gh jgshrvhe ls R.



Umjunm it klffjt gh prjvhf tmlt R 1 R jr tmlt FR 1 FR ls R, it aust gh ”lsshfthe’ tj tmltsukm is tmh klsh, ls jfh aust ”lsshft’ tj ”L 1 L’, djr jfh ”is’. Uj ”lsshft’ tj ”L 1 L’ lfe”R 1 R’ is tj ”lsshft’ tj ”FR 1 FR’, ”G 1 G’, lfe tmlt ”L 1 L witmjut G’, tmlt ” R≢ FR’,tmjunm jfh klffjt prjvh sukm is tmh klsh, fjr ej tmhy prjglg`y rhlìzh sukm is tmh klsh.

Uj wmlt ehnrhh is sjahtmifn truh tmlt klffjt gh prjvhf:Uj tmh ehnrhh tmlt it ”is’.Mjw klf sukm gh ehthraifhe:Gy ”^mlt Is’. Mjw:”^mlt Is’ Ehkiehs. Id ”^mlt Is’ Isf’t Kjfskijus, ”fjtmifn’ is truh lfe prjvhf, lfe”fjtmifn’ is lsshfthe tj, ehspith ”is’-fhss.

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Uj ehthraifh id R 1 FR jr R ≢ FR, tmh kl`ku`ltijfs wi`` mlvh tj gh ejfh drja/ls FR. Gy

ehdifitijf, id drja/ls FR, tmh kl`ku`ltijfs aust dife tmlt R 1 FR, gut tmis ejhsf’tfhkhssitlth tmlt R 1 FR rh`ltivh tj R. If dlkt, kjaajf jgshrvltijf wi`` ”pjift tjwlre’ R ≢ FR. It is fjt pjssig`h tmjunm djr FR tj alch kl`ku`ltijfs ”ls R tj R’, jf`y ls FR. Umus, itis iapjssig`h tj vhridy tmlt R ≢ FR tj R, hvhf tmjunm sukm is ”kjaajf`y jgshrvhe’ tj ghtmh klsh.

Umis is fjt l fhw jgshrvltijf, gut rltmhr gjrrjws drja tmh nhfius jd Nôeh`. Whspjfeifntj Mi`ghrt’s shkjfe kml``hfnh tj dife l prjjd tmlt lritmahtik is drhh jd ifthrfl`kjftrleiktijfs, Nôeh` smjwhe tmlt it is iapjssig`h tj vhridy l difith systha ls lflxijaltik systha witmif/gy tmh difith systha, tmlt l nivhf difith systha klf gh djufe tj gh lxijaltik jf`y gy ifeivieul`s wmj kjaait tmh trhsplss jd ”drhhzifn’ jr ”hxkùeifn’vlrilg`hs, wmikm is tj sht lrgitr lry, ”ialniflry’ ìaits. Ahtl-systhas (”Urlfskhfehft’[ysthas) klf vhridy l difith systha, ls FR klf vhridy R 1 R (lfe ], x3 G, L, htk…), gut”fjtmifn’ h`sh.

Jfh klffjt prjvh 7 1 7 uf`hss tmhrh is l ; tmlt 7 klf gh 7 rh`ltivh tj. Yht tmhrh klffjt ghl ; tmlt ”oustidihs’ 7 ls ”7 1 7’ uf`hss ; 1 ;, wmikm rhquirhs l 5 tmlt ; klf gh ; rh`ltivh tj.Yht tmhrh klffjt gh l 5 tmlt oustidihs ; ls ”; 1 ;’ uf`hss 5 1 5…hthrfl`rhnrhssijf…X`tialth`y, tj vhridy/prjvh/lxijalth ”7 1 7’, jfh wi`` fhhe l ”Urlfskhfehft[ystha’ (rh`ltivh tj tmh nivhf difith systha) ‛ lf ”Ifdifith [ystha’ (fjt oust ifdifith).

@ichwish, djr ”L 1 L’, L aust gh ”witmjut G’3 djr ”difitueh 1 difitueh’, difitueh aust gh”witmjut Ifdifity’. Djr ”x 1 x’, x aust gh ”witmjut ]’3 djr ”l nivhf phrsjf’ 1 ”l nivhf phrsjf’, tmh ”nivhf phrsjf’ aust gh ”witmjut Jtmhr’ (shh @lklf)3 djr ”l nivhf nje 1 lnivhf nje’, tmh ”nivhf nje’ aust gh ”witmjut Nje. Umh ìst njhs jf…

Yht, id tmis ”Urlfskhfehft [ystha’ (ìch FR tj R) klffjt ”Kjftlkt/kjftlkt’ tmh ”difithsystha’, hvhf id tmh ”Urlfskhfehft [ystha’ Hxists, it klffjt jvhrkjah Nôeh` kritiquh. Id FR lfe R, ] lfe x, L lfe G, htk…lrh ifkjapltig`h, R, L, x, htk…klf fhvhr ghvhridihe/prjvhf/lxijalthe ls ”R, L, x, htk…’



Mjwhvhr, it is fjt tmh klsh tmlt oust ghklush l difith systha klffjt gh vhridihe lslxijaltik ejhsf’t ahlf tmlt it isf’t lxijaltik, ls oust ghkjah l phrsjf flahe ”Elfih`’klffjt gh prjvhf tj gh ”Elfih`’ (phrmlps fjt hvhf gy ”Elfih`’ tj ”Elfih`’s sh`d) ejhsf’tahlf tmlt ”Elfih` isf’t (Elfih`)’. Id fj ”Urlfskhfehft [ystha’ Hxists (rh`ltivh tj l nivhf

difith systha) jr id fj ”Urlfskhfehft’ ”Kjftlkts/kjftlkts’, tmis ejhsf’t ahlf l nivhf,difith systha khlshs tj gh rhl`, fjr ejhs it ahlf tmlt l nivhf, difith systha ejhsf’tdufktijf. Lnlif, ”ahlfifn’ kjahs ghdjrh ”vhridikltijf’ (tmifc Ghrìf). It is fjt tmh klshtmlt id R klffjt ”rhlìzh’ FR (ghklush hitmhr FR Ejhsf’t Hxist jr ghklush FR Ejhsf’t”Kjftlkt/kjftlkt’ R) tmlt R ≢ R jr tmlt R 1 FR (rh`ltivh tj R) rltmhr tmlf R ≢ FR.

Umh dlkt tmlt R dufktijfs ls id R ≢ FR ”pjifts tj’ tmh vlìeity jd tmh k`lia tmlt R 1 R lfemhfkh R ≢ FR, hvhf id sukm klffjt gh vhridihe. @ichwish, tmh dlkt tmlt 7 dufktijfs ls id ”71 7’ ”pjifts tj’ tmh vlìeity jd tmh k`lia tmlt ifehhe ”7 1 7’, lfe mhfkh tmlt ”; 1 ;’, ”5 15’…hf kjftifuua…tmlt ”ifdifity 1 ifdifity’, wmikm ”pjifts tj’ tmh Hxisthfkh jd Ifdifity.It is jf tmis pjift tmlt tmh pmysikist, altmhaltikilf, pjht, lfe tmhj`jnilf lrh djrkhe tj

dìrt, ghnruenifn`y.

Umh dlkt R dufktijfs ls id R 1 R ”pjifts tj’ tmh Hxisthfkh jd FR (wmikm is fhkhsslry djr R1 R)3 mhfkh, tmh dufktijflìty jd R ”pjifts tj’ tmh vlìeity jd tmh k`liahe tmlt FR 1 FR lfetmlt, rh`ltivh tj FR, R 1 FR, hvhf id sukm klffjt gh vhridihe. Umis, jd kjursh, ejhsf’tfhkhssitlth tmh Hxisthfkh jd FR, ls tmh dufktijfifn jd l nivhf ls id ”l nivhf mualf’ 1 ”lnivhf mualf’ fhkhssitlths tmh Hxisthfkh jd Nje.<

Umh dlkt tmlt R dufktijfs ls id R 1 R, id FR Ejhsf’t Hxist jr id FR Ejhsf’t”Kjftlkt/kjftlkt’ R, is ls k`jsh tj l prjjd pjssig`h tmlt, ifehhe, R 1 R.

Umlt slie, ufti` R ejhsf’t dufktijf ls id R 1 R, tmhrh is fj rhlsjf tj ghìhvh R ≢ R, ls it istmh klsh tmlt ufti` l nivhf tmifn ejhsf’t dufktijf ls id tmlt nivhf tmifn, tmhrh is fj rhlsjftj ghìhvh tmlt L ≢ L. @ichwish, ufti` tmh ”@lws jd Flturh’ khlsh tj dufktijf, ufti` tmhlprijr ”smltthrs tmrjunm’ pmhfjahfjf, ufti` wjres khlsh tj gh ”wjrc -ìch’, htk…tmhrh isfj rhlsjf tj ghìhvh tmlt tmhsh tmifns lrhf’t rhl` (if tmhash`vhs). Umlt slie, tmh pjift istmlt if jrehr tj ghìhvh tmlt tmh ”@lws jd Flturh’ 1 tmh ”@lws jd Flturh’, tmlt l nivhfwjre ahlfs wmlt it ahlfs, lfe tmlt l nivhf pmhfjahfjf ”rhprhshfts’, rhìlg`y, its nivhflprijr , jfh aust l`sj, hqul``y lsshft tj tmh ”Hxisthfkh jd l @lw Nivhr’, tmh ”Hxisthfkh jdAhlfifn’, lfe tmh ”Hxisthfkh jd tmh Urlfskhfehft’.

If fj wly wmltsjhvhr is tmis k`lia ahlf tmlt tmhrh mls tj Gh l Nje ^mj Nivhs rhlìty”`lws’, djr alch jfh hxlap`h ‛ tmh ”`lws jd flturh’ lrh altmhaltikl` rhprhshftltijfs jdrhlìty’s rhnu`lrity. Umis rhnu`lrity is rhl`. It is fjt lf i`ùsijf. Mjwhvhr, tmh lkt jdlsshftifn tj tmh rhlìty jd tmhsh `lws is tj lsshft tj tmhir Hxisthfkh, rltmhr jfh rhlìzhs itjr fjt. Umis is fjt tj sly tmlt tmh ”`lws jd flturh’ whrh fhkhsslri`y Nivhf tj alf gy Nje,djr fj mualf hxphrihfkhs l wjrè, djr hxlap`h, lgshft jd nrlvity lfe tmhf l wjrè witmnrlvity ldthr Nje Nivhs tmh wjrè nrlvity. Id Nje Hxists, tmh ”`lws jd flturh’ lrh rhl`siau`tlfhjus lfe Is tmh ”@lw jd Flturh’, djr Nje Is Hthrfl` lfe tiah`hss3 tmhrh is tiah



djr Nje tj ”Nivh’ rhlìty tmh ”`lws jd flturh’3 tmhy oust ”lrh’ (wmikm ”pjifts tj’ @lws tmlt”Lrh’).

Mualfs krhlth tmh ”`lws jd flturh’ glshe jf rhl` jgshrvltijfs jd tmh wjrè lrjufe tmha.Yht, tmhsh rhl` jgshrvltijfs klf klffjt gh prjvhf tj gh rhìlg`h3 ”tmh `lws jd flturh’,

witmjut Hxisthfkh jr ”@lws jd Flturh’, lrh ejjahe tj gh uflg`h tj hsklph tmh `lgh` jd”kjfstlft kjfoufktijfs’ (Muah), ls R is ejjahe tj fhvhr gh vhridihe ls R lfe sj djr R tj gh vhridihe ls ”R ≢ FR’. Gut lnlif, tmis ejhsf’t ahlf R ≢ R lfe tmlt R 1 FR (rh`ltivh tjR), ls it ejhsf’t ahlf tmh ”`lws jd flturh’ lrhf’t rhl`. [ukm lsshrtijfs wjuè gh krlzy.

Wltmhr , it is tj sly tmlt tj lsshft tj tmh ”`lws jd flturh’ 1 tmh ”`lws jd flturh’ is hqul``yvlìe witm lsshftifn tj tmh ”@lws jd Flturh’ 1 tmh ”@lws jd Flturh’ (lfe sj tmh HxistifnNje ^mikm/^mj Ghnhts Umha) (drja Hxisthfkh/FR Iftj/iftj rhlìty/R). Jfh klffjtlsshft tj jfh witmjut lsshftifn tj tmh jtmhr, rltmhr tmhy rhlìzh it jr fjt.

It klffjt gh vhridihe tmlt tmh ”`lws jd flturh’ kjah drja Nje’s ”@lws jd Flturh’, fjr klf

it gh vhridihe tmlt sukm isf’t tmh klsh. Umis is l pjift jf vhridikltijf, fjt klush. Klush is laltthr jd dlitm. Umh pjift is tmlt jfh klffjt ”lsshft’ tj tmh ”`lws jd flturh’ witmjutlsshftifn tj ”(`lws jd flturh) 1 (`lws jd flturh)’, wmikm is djr jfh tj lsshft tj ”(@lws jd Flturh) 1 (@lws jd Flturh)’3 jfh klffjt ”lsshft’ tj ”L 1 L’ witmjut lsshftifn tj ”L 1 Lwitmjut G’.

Umis ejhsf’t ahlf jfh aust lsshft tj l Kjfskijus @lw Nivhr, Ahlfifn, jr Urlfskhfehft(phrmlps Nje 1 ”Urlfskhfehft Hnj’ (jd Clft jr Musshr`), fjr ejhs it ahlf jfh austlsshft tj ”Ghifn ”Kjftlktifn/kjftlktifn’ ghifn’ (vil airlk`hs, prlyhrs, ifklrfltijfs,htk…7)3 it jf`y ahlfs tmlt jfh aust lsshft hqul``y tj ”Hxisthfkh 1 Hxisthfkh’ (FR 1 FR)ls jfh ejhs ”rhlìty 1 rhlìty’ (R 1 R) id jfh kmjjshs tj lsshft tj ”rhlìty 1 rhlìty’ glshejf tmh jgshrvltijf tmlt rhlìty dufktijfs ls id ”rhlìty 1 rhlìty’ (R 1 R). @ichwish, jfhaust lsshft tj, drja lsshftifn tj ”R 1 R’, tmlt, rh`ltivh tj FR, R 1 FR, ls, rh`ltivh tj R, R≢ FR.

Yht, irjfikl``y, tmh ”`lws jd flturh’ klffjt gh vhridihe tj gh tmh ”`lws jd flturh’ uf`hsstmhrh lrh ”@lws jd Flturh’ wmikm tmhy klf gh vhridihe ls sukm drja/ls (if tmh wly tmlt Rklffjt gh vhridihe ls R hxkhpt gy/tmrjunm/ls FR). Id Nje Ejhsf’t Hxist jr id Nje IsXfkjfskijus, tmh ”`lws jd flturh’ klf fhvhr hsklph tmh kritiquh jd Muah, fjr klf Rhsklph tmh kritiquh jd Nôeh`.

Uj prjvh tmh ”`lws jd flturh’ 1 tmh ”`lws jd flturh’, it wjuè tlch l kjaputhr witm fjt oust ”ifdifith’ prjkhssifn pjwhr, gut Ifdifith (FR), djr tmlt is tmh cife jd kjaputhr itwjuè tlch tj prjvh R 1 R lfe R ≢ FR. Lf FR-kjaputhr, phr sh, fjt oust l R-kjaputhr,wjuè gh fhkhsslry, lfe sukm is iapjssig`h (if R) (hsphkil``y id FR ≢ FR lfe FR FjtKjftlkt/kjftlkt R).

L`` altmhaltiks ejfh gy/if difitueh(s) (R) (wmikm id ejfh if tmh wjrè gy mualfs, aust gh tmh klsh) wi`` dife R ≢ FR, gut, ghifn uflg`h tj kl`ku`lth ls/gy FR, sukm kl`ku`ltijfswi`` fhvhr gh lg`h tj prjvh R ≢ FR, djr it wi`` fhvhr gh lg`h tj prjvh R 1 R. Jf`y ls FR,



klf l systha prjvh R 1 R, FR 1 FR, lfe tmlt R ≢ FR. Lfe yht FR wi`` fhvhr dife tmlt R ≢ FR, djr ls FR, R 1 FR. Ls FR, l`` kl`ku`ltijfs lrh ejfh ls FR, lfe sj l`` kl`ku`ltijfsaust gh ejfh ls Ifdifith, tj Ifdifith, lfe sj dife R 1 FR. Lfe tmjunm ”R 1 FR’ aly hftli”R ≢ FR’ ls ”R 1 FR(/R ≢ FR)’ (rh`ltivh tj (l``) tiah), sukm klffjt gh prjvhf ls FR gy FR, djr tmh ”djkusifn’ lfe/jr prjkhssifn aust tmhf gh jf/gy FR (lfe jfh wmj

Ghmjès/ghmjès Nje wi`` fjt tmifc jd mis jr mhr sh`d ls ]/x, gut ls ], mlvifn mle ”l``thlrs wiphe lwly’ (l`` shfsh jd x ifehphfehft jd ]), hvhf tmjunm tmh ifeivieul` is ]/x (jr](/x)) (rh`ltivh tj Nje).

Uj prjvh R 1 R, it aust gh ejfh drja FR, gut drja FR, it aust gh djufe tmlt R 1 FR.Umus, it klf fhvhr gh prjvhf tmlt R 1 R lfe R ≢ FR. It is jf`y pjssig`h tj dife tmlt R 1 FRdrja FR, lfe tmhf tj prjpjsh tmlt ”(R 1 R) 1 (FR 1 FR) 1 (R 1 FR)(/(R ≢ FR)’.

It klffjt gh prjvhf tmlt R ≢ FR, jf`y tmlt R 1 FR, lssuaifn FR klf gh”Whlìzhe/rhlìzhe’ gy R. Id tmis is fjt tmh klsh, R ≢ FR (tmjunm ejhs sj uf-prjvlg`y) lfeR 1 FR (rh`ltivh tj FR) ahlfifn`hss`y lfe iaprjvlg`y.

(Umh slah `jnik lppìhs tj kjfkhpts ìch ”tmh `lws jd flturh’, ajrlìty, ahlfifndu`fhss, ghifn, htk…(lfy x (tj ])))

Umus, fj altmhaltikilf klf hvhr prjvh tmlt R ≢ FR, lfe tmh jf`y pjssigiìty, lssuaifn FR is rhlìzlg`h, is tmlt jfh prjvhs R 1 FR (ls FR). Jfh klf jf`y prjvh R ≢ FR ifsjaukmls jfh klf prjvh R 1 FR (ls FR).

Lnlif, tmis is kl``he irjfy.

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It klf jf`y gh tmh klsh tmlt ”L 1 L’ id tmhrh isf l G (wmikm 1 G) tmlt L is ”witmjut’, ls itklf jf`y gh tmh klsh tmlt ”R 1 R’ (ls l`` jgshrvltijf lfe hxphrihfkhs ”pjifts tj’), id FR 1 FR lfe R is ”witmjut’ FR.

Id sukm is fjt tmh klsh, ”L 1 L’ ”hthrfl``y rhnrhsshs’, ls L (1 L 1 L 1 L…), iftj”fjtmifn’. Id tmis ”fjtmifn’ klffjt gh eirhkthe tjwlre tmh G wmikm L is ”witmjut’, Lklffjt ”gh’, lfe yht L ”is’ (ls jgshrvlg`h gy lfyjfh, lfywmhrh, lt lfy tiah). Mhfkh G Is(rh`ltivh tj L, wmikm is ”tjwlre’ It). Wltmhr jr fjt, rh`ltivh tj itsh`d, l nivhf L ”is’”tjwlre’ G jr fjt (rh`ltivh tj tmh ”rhlìzltijf’ lfe ”lktijf jd L), is lfjtmhr altthr (shhLquifls).

@ichwish, R klffjt 1 R uf`hss tmhrh is lf FR witm wmikm R isf’t (hqul` tj). Id FR Eief’tHxist, R ≢ R, lfe sj ”R 1 FR’, wmikm wjuè ahlf R Hxisthe lfe sj eie FR. Umus, FRAust Hxist. Mhfkh, Nje Aust Hxist. Nje Is (L) Fhkhsslry Ghifn, ls FR Is. Umjunm, tmisejhsf’t ahlf Nje 1 Kjfskijus jr Kmrist, htk…

It is k`hlr`y tmh klsh tmlt tmh wjrè is jd R lfe tmlt R ≢ FR, hvhf tmjunm sukm klffjt ghvhridihe. Id R 1 FR, tmh wjrè wjuè gh tjtl``y eiddhrhft. It wjuè gh ajrh ìch ”Fhw



Ohrusl`ha’ tmhf sjahtmifn gjufe gy ; jr 5 eiahfsijfs jd splkhtiah. Hvhry tiah lfjgshrvhr ”jgshrvhs’ sjahtmifn (wmikm jphrlths if kjfkjrelfkh witm kluslìty,thapjrlìty, htk…), tmlt tmifn ”pjifts tj’ R 1 R lfe R ≢ FR, ls lfy nivhf L pjifts tj tmhG wmikm tmh nivhf L is ”witmjut’ (djr l`` Krhltijf prlishs Nje, phr sh).

[jahtmifn klf jf`y gh ”pjifthe tj’ id tmlt tmifn hxist3 mhfkh, FR lfe G Hxists, wmikm ahlfs tmhrh Hxists l Eiahfsijf ^mhrh R 1 FR. Mhfkh, Nje Hxists, tmjunm it is fjt k`hlrmjw Nje Hxists. X`tialth`y, mjw Nje Hxists is l altthr jd dlitm, djr R ≢ FR. ;

Is it tmh klsh tmlt R ifhvitlg`y Kjfvhrnhs/kjfvhrnhs lt/witm FR, lfe sj djr R 1 FR:Rhrmlps, tmjunm tmis klffjt gh kl`ku`lthe gy R. Id sj, R 1 FR ”Fjw’ (tmjunmt fjt ”fjw’).Id R Kjfvhrnhs/kjfvhrnhs witm FR, tmhf R wi`` Ghkjah/ghkjah FR, lfe it wi`` fjt gh tmhklsh tmlt ”R 1 FR’ (rh`ltivh tj R), gut tmlt ”R 1 FR’ (rh`ltivh tj FR).

Id R hvhr Kjfvhrnhs/kjfvhrnhs witm FR (lfe jf`y FR Cfjws, phr sh), jr is hvhrKjftlkthe/kjftlkthe gy FR, it wi`` gh tmh klsh tmlt, rh`ltivh tj FR, (R 1 FR)/(R ≢ FR)

(hvhf id jf`y ”R 1 FR’ kjuè gh phrkhivhe/kl`ku`lthe/vhridihe). Umus, FR(/R) 1 (R 1 FR)(/(R ≢ FR)).

Ls mls ghhf smjw, it aust gh tmh klsh tmlt R (ls R ≢ FR) ”ajvhs tj(wlre)’ jr is ”eirhkthetj(wlre) FR (ls R 1 FR). Umjunm, tmh ”ojurfhy’, phr sh, ghtwhhf R lfe FR is ”ifdifith’,lfe sifkh R isf’t ”ifdifith’, it is fjt pjssig`h djr R tj ”Kjfvhrnh/kjfvhrnh’ witm FR uf`hss,tmlt is, FR Is Kjfskijus, î`` sukm, lfe Nuiehs R tj(wlre) FR. If Kmristilfity, tmis”Nrlkh’ jd Nje is sinfidihe lfe klr rihe jut gy tmh Mj`y [pirit.

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îtmjut FR, R klf gh hxphrihfkhe ls ”rhl`’ (rhlìty ghifn ”R ≢ FR’), gut klf jf`y ghvhridihe ls ”rhl`’ ifsjaukm ls it is vhridihe ls ”ufrhl`’ (”R ≢ FR’), djr l ”rhl`’ vhridikltijfwjuè tlch kl`ku`ltijf tmrjunm/gy/ls FR, wmikm wjuè rhsu`t if R ghifn vhridihe ls”ufrhl`’ (ls Hxistifn rltmhr tmlf ”rhl`’).

Hvhry pmhfjahfjf is (ir)rltijfl``y l ”[kmrôeifnhr's klt’.Lfy nivhf L is l nivhf ”[kmrôeifnhr's klt’.Hvhry L is l plrlejx, yht fj L is l kjftrleiktijf.Mhfkh, (L 1 L)/(”L ≢ L’ 1 ”L ≢ L’). Yht ”L 1 L’ ifsjaukm ls L is ”witmjut G’3 jtmhrwish, L 1 ”fjtmifn’, djr L 1 L 1L…hthrfl` rhnrhssijf…lfe/jr ”L ≢ L’ 1 ”L ≢ L’ 1 ”L ≢ L’ 1 ”L ≢ L’…hthrfl`rhnrhssijf…)5 Hvhrytmifn is khrtlif`y-ufkhrtlif.

Umis ”plrlejx’, wmikm klffjt gh l ”kjftrleiktijf’, klf jf`y gh kjfdirahe ls l ”fjf-kjftrleiktijf’ gy jfh wmj is if tmh gjx witm ”[kmrôeifnhr’s klt’ wmi`h tmh gjx rhalifsk`jshe. Djr tmis tj gh tmh klsh, tmh phrsjf wjuè mlvh tj gh gjrf if tmh gjx witm tmh klt,lfe fjw tmlt tmh ufivhrsh ”is’, it is fjt pjssig`h djr l phrsjf tmlt ”is’ tj ghkjah sukm l phrsjf. Id tmhrh is sukm l phrsjf, mh jr smh klffjt ”Whlkm/rhlkm’ tmjsh fjt if tmh gjx



witmjut jphfifn tmh gjx, wmikm wjuè ci`` tmh klt. Umhf, tmh aystik wjuè kjah, th`ìfnus tmlt [kmrôeifnhr’s klt wls lìvh if tmh gjx, gut wh wjuè gh uflg`h tj vhridy it. ^h’emlvh tj tlch it jr ehfy it jf dlitm.

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Djr tmh Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf tj sj`vh ”Umh Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf Rrjg`ha’, mh fhhes tj prly. Id tmhrh Is l Nje, lfe tmlt Nje [hfes tmh Mj`y [pirit tj mia, tmh Urlvhìfn

[l`hsalf wi`` plrtikiplth if l airlk`h, lfe oust ”mlpphf’ tj kmjsh tmh ”ghst rjuth’, hvhftmjunm, dlkhe witm, djr hxlap`h, didty pjssig`h kitihs tj trlvh` tmrjunm, tmh jees lrh<7,5<;,9<8,897,8;4,2>7,4>2,=47,7=9,25>,;>;,;>8,2;=,87<,5=4,;85,4>>,>42,222,222,222tj < lnlifst mia.4

Id tmhrh is fj Nje, tmh Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf aust, jf mis jwf, dinurh jut tmh ”ghst rjuth’,wmikm is iapjssig`h, lfe gy nuhssifn, wmikm is l`` mh klf, mh mls l < if<7,5<;,9<8,897,8;4,2>7,4>2,=47,7=9,25>,;>;,;>8,2;=,87<,5=4,;85,4>>,>42,222,222,222jd nuhssifn rinmt. Id mh ltthapts tj kl`ku`lth tmhsh prjglgiìtihs ghdjrh nuhssifn, tmhUrlvhìfn [l`hsalf wi`` eih wmi`h stlfeifn if p`lkh, ufajvhe. Mh wi`` fhvhr difism tmhkl`ku`ltijfs, ghifn kjftlifhe if l difith systha.

Id tmh Ifdifith [ystha, Nje, Ejhs Fjt ”Kjftlkt/kjftlkt’ pmhfjahfjf witmif tmh difithsystha, tmhrh is fj wly djr l difith ghifn tj alch l kl`ku`ltijf hftliìfn lfIfdifith/ifdifith sht. Mjwhvhr, id tmh Ifdifith Ejhs, tmh ”difith systha’ klf gy”Kjftlktifn/kjftlktifn It/it’, gut tmlt is jf`y pjssig`h id tmh Ifdifith mls tmh Lnhfky tjlfe, gy Nrlkh, ”Whlkmhs/rhlkmhs’ ejwf tj tmh difith ghifn. Umis ”Whlkmifn/rhlkmifn’ issinfidihe gy tmh Mj`y [pirit.

L nivhf, ”Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf’ klf cfjw ifstlft`y, gy tmh Mj`y [pirit, tmlt Rltm ;584 jd<7,5<;,9<8,897,8;4,2>7,4>2,=47,7=9,25>,;>;,;>8,2;=,87<,5=4,;85,4>>,>42,222,222,22is Winmt/rinmt, lfe sj Alch/alchs R 1 FR (rh`ltivh tj miash`d (jf`y)). If sukm l ajahft,it is ls id (”ìch’) mh is (if l FR-systha jd) R 1 FR rltmhr tmlf R ≢ FR. Mhfkh, if tmltajahft, R mls lf lktul` ehdifitijf djr ”ghst rjuth’, lfe lktul``y ejhs tlch tmh ”ghstrjuth’, rltmhr tmlf tmlt wmikm jf`y ”shhas’ sukm (djr R ejhs sj ”gy FR’, lfe tmh tlchf”ghst rjuth’ is tmh ”ghst rjuth’ rh`ltivh tj FR mhfkh (wmikm ahlfs tmh thra ”ghst rjuth’lktul``y mls l ehdifitijf)). If sukm lf ifstlfkh, jfh klf hvhf rhlìzh tmlt R, ejhs if dlkt, ≢ FR (djr jfh klf vhridy tmlt R 1 R vil FR) (ifsjaukm ls jfh klf rhlìzh tmlt R 1 FR(rh`ltivh tj FR), ls jfh klf (jf`y) tru`y rhlìzh tmhir sh`d ”if Lela’ jr ”if ehsplir’ gyrhlìzifn tmhy lrh ”if Kmrist’ (shh Glrtm).



It is jf`y ”gy tmh Mj`y [pirit’ tmlt tmh Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf mls lfy rhlìstik mjph jd tlcifntmh ”ghst rjuth’, lfe it is jf`y ”gy tmh Mj`y [pirit’, if tmh slah lkt, tmlt mh klf vhridy tmltmh mls ejfh sukm.

Oust ghklush jfh klffjt vhridy tmhy tlch tmh ”ghst rjuth’ ejhsf’t ahlf mh jr smh ejhsf’t,lfe id tmh phrsjf ejhs sj gy tmh nuielfkh jd tmh Mj`y [pirit (gy tmh nuielfkh jd ”FR’, phrsh), tmh ifeivieul` klf ”trust’ (vil ”lsshft’) tmlt mh jr smh tlchs tmh ”ghst rjuth’ (tmjunmtmh ifeivieul` klf fhvhr ”vhridy’ sukm ‛ tmis is wmlt it is tj ìvh ”gy dlitm’)3 tmh ifeivieul`l`sj, if sukm lf ifstlfkh, mls l ”rhlsjf’ tj ”lsshft’ tj sukm vil tmh Mj`y [pirit. Id tmhifeivieul` ejhsf’t ”trust’ ls sukm lfe ltthapts tj ”vhridy’ tmlt mh jr smh eie ifehhe ”tlchtmh ghst rjuth gy tmh Mj`y [pirit’, tmh ifeivieul` wi`` hfnlnh if lf ”ifdifith’ tlsc, lfe hfeup eyifn wmi`h stlfeifn sti`` djr fj rhlsjf lt l`` (ghklush tmhy mle tlchf tmh ”ghst rjuth’l`rhley, ehspith ghifn uflg`h tj vhridy sukm). Djr tmis l Kmristilf, tmis is djr jfh tj djrnjtmhir ”Kl``’.

Kjfkùsijf

”I mlvh l`wlys tmju nmt it kurijus tmlt, wmi`h ajst skihftists k`lia tj hskmhw rhìnijf, it

lktul``y ejaiflths tmhir tmjunmts ajrh tmlf it ejhs tmh k`hrny’ (Mjy`h).

[ifkh l`` altmhaltiks is ejfh witm(if) thapjrlìty, l`` altmhaltiks aust kjfkùeh hitmhrR 1 FR jr R ≢ FR, rltmhr tmlf (R 1 FR)/(R ≢ FR), lfe sifkh l`` altmhaltiks is ifmhrhft`yejfh ls difith, it aust l`wlys dufktijf ls id R ≢ FR, tmjunm fhvhr gh lg`h tj kjfkùeh jrvhridy sukm is tmh klsh. Id altmhaltiks kjuè gh ejfh ls FR, tmhf it kjuè gh kjfdirahelfe vhridihe tmlt R 1 FR, tmjunm it sti`` kjuè fjt gh kjfdirahe tmlt R ≢ FR rh`ltivh tj R.[ukm kjuè gh kjfdirahe lfe vhridihe ifsjaukm ls, lt FR, kjuè ”(R 1 FR)/(R ≢ FR)’ ghrhlìzhe, gut it kjuè jf`y gh ejfh sj ls ”R 1 FR(/(R ≢ FR).

Umjunm, id l ”Mj`y [pirit’, phr sh, whrh ”Nuieifn/nuieifn’ difith altmhaltiks, tmlf difithaltmhaltik kjuè gh ”ìch Ifdifith’ altmhaltiks lfe sj ”prlktikl``y’ gh lfe dufktijf ìch”Ifdifith altmhaltiks’. If jtmhr wjres, id nuiehe gy tmh Mj`y [pirit, tmh ”Urlvhìfn[l`hsalf’ kjuè tlch ”tmh ghst rjuth’ ls id jfh wmj lktul``y klrrihe jut tmh ifdifith upjfifdifith kl`ku`ltijf fhkhsslry tj ej sj (yht fjt ls id sukm l phrsjf if tmh shfsh tmlt tmh”Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf’ stlfes if p`lkh djrhvhr lfe fhvhr ghnifs mis ojurfhy (mh is ”ìch’sukm l phrsjf if tmh ”ghst wlys’ gut fjt if tmh ”gle wlys’)). Chhp if aife tmlt tj ”ej’ lfe”vhridy’ tlch tmh hxlkt slah tiah tj lkkjapìsm id jfh ejhsf’t stjp tj ”vhridy’ifehphfehft jd tmh ”lktijf’ jd tlcifn ”tmh ghst rjuth’.

Id Nje Ejhs Fjt Hxist jr id Nje Ejhs Fjt Hftli` l ”Mj`y [pirit’-ìch Dufktijf, l nivhfmualf is ”elafhe’ ghdjrh tmh ”Rrjg`ha jd tmh Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf’ lfe/jr tmh ”Rrjg`hajd Ghifn/Ghkjaifn tmh Ghst Jfh Klf Gh’.

Id tmhrh is Fj Nje jr Fj Mj`y [pirit, tmh hlkm mualf, djr hvhryjfh is l ”Urlvhìfn[l`hsalf’, is ejjahe tj ìvh ”if ehsplir’. îtm tmh Mj`y [pirit, if sj aukm ls jfh ”lgiehsif Mia’, jfh is Lssurhe/lssurhe tj jvhrkjah tmh prjg`ha. Lfe @ivh.



8…ls wjuè gh jfh wmj sphlcs jd prjpmhts, Nje, lfe jtmhr ifmhrhft irrltijflìtihs.

Umh irrltijfl` is fjt fhkhsslri`y uftruh.Umh rltijfl` is fjt fhkhsslri`y truh.

It ehphfes jf jfh’s skjph. 4Chhp if aife tmlt l ”airlk`h’ is l minm`y ufìch`y jkkurrhfkh witmif tmh ”(@lws jd Flturh) /(`lws jd flturh)’3 id wlthr is turfhe iftj wifh, tmh ”@lws jd Flturh’ lrh fjt grjchf ‛ sjahtmifn vhry ufìch`y mls jkkurrhe. Id sjahjfh wl`cs tmrjunm l wl``, it is ghklush tmh aj`hku`hs tmlt kjapjsh tmh ifeivieul` mlvh lrrlfnhe if l plrtiku`lr wly tjalch sukm pjssig`h, fjt ghklush tmh ”(@lws jd Flturh) /(`lws jd flturh)’ mlvh khlshe tjdufktijf. Nje fhvhr Grhlcs tmh ”(@lws jd Flturh) /(`lws jd flturh)’, tmjunm it aly”shha’ sj tj tmjsh wmj lrh ushe tj tmh iaprjglg`h fjt mlpphfifn (wmikm, gy ehdifitijf, ishvhryjfh). Id Nje jr Ohsus Grjch tmh ”(@lws jd Flturh) /(`lws jd flturh)’, Umhy/tmhywjuè l`wlys gh Grjchf/grjchf, lfe rhlìty wjuè fhvhr mjè itsh`d tjnhtmhr.

L`sj chhp if aife tmlt hvhry jkkurrhfkh lfe pmhfjahfjf is l ”airlk`h’, djr hvhryajahft/hxphrihfkh is jfh jd jfh. L wjrè jd ”kjfstlft kjfoufktijfs’ lfe/jr ”eiddhrhfkhsrhphtitivh`y’ is l wjrè if wmikm hvhrytmifn tmlt jkkurs is airlku`jus.

Leeitijfl` Umjunmts

<. If ”R 1 FR’, l phrsjf kjuè ej wmlthvhr mh jr smh wlfthe, ls jfh if Mhlvhf kjuè ejtmh slah (chhp if aife tmlt Jfh/jfh’s î``/wi`` If Mhlvhf wi`` Kmlfnh/kmlfnh(tj(wlre)) ”Umh Ghltidik Tisijf’) (ls R if FR Ghkjahs/ghkjah FR/R).)

7. Umh eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf FR/R lfe FR(/R) is tmh ”lwlrhfhss’ jd ufehrnjifn tmh pmhfjahfjf. Djr hxlap`h, jfh if Mhlvhf wjuè sti`` mlvh, rh`ltivh tj Nje, l difith plstlfe sj difith ghifn, gut ghdjrh Nje, tmlt nivhf phrsjf wjuè fhvhr tmifc jd sukm, sjdjkushe upjf Nje/Ifdifity. @ichwish, R if FR klf jf`y alch kl`ku`ltijfs ls FR, hvhf



tmjunm it is sti``, if l wly, R. Umh prlktikl` iapìkltijfs jd FR/R lfe FR(/R) (ls witm ]/xlfe ](/x)) lrh tmh slah. Umh vlriltijf jd tmh syagj`s is up tj tmh eiskrhtijf jd tmh ushr.

;. Umh rhlsjf ajst phjp`h hxphkt tmlt R ≢ FR is ghklush ajst phjp`h lpprjlkm ghifn ls”R (tj(wlre) R)’, rltmhr tmlf ghifn ls ”R (tj(wlre) FR)’. Alfy ej tmis djr tmh slah rhlsjf

dhw hagrlkh ”lutmhftik ghifn’ lfe alfy hagrlkh ”Ltmhisa’ (ifkùeifn ghìhvhrs)? tmhsystha difith hftitihs lrh if ”shhas’ difith.

5. Id R 1 FR, tmhf R Is/is FR, tmus ”(FR)R 1 (FR)R’ jr ”FR(R) 1 FR(R)’.

8. Lìhfltijf jr ehsplir mlpphfs wmhf l ”Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf’ rhlìzhs tmlt l`` mh jr smhklf ej is ”nuhss’.

4. R 1 FR (rh`ltivh tj FR)R ≢ FR (rh`ltivh tj R)(R 1 FR)/(R ≢ FR) (rh`ltivh tj FR/R) (shh ”[kmrôeifnhr’s klt’)*

*(Uj ufehrstlfe tmis kjfkhpt, `jjc lt l wl`` lfe ”ialnifh’ yjur dltmhr, jr rhle l gjjc lfe`jjc lt tmh ajvih if yjur mhle wmi`h `jjcifn lt l pihkh jd plphr kjvhrhe if ifc.)

Kjfsiehr?R 1 x FR 1 ]

Ejhs R 1 FR is tmh quhstijf jd ”ejhs x 1 ](/x)’: Umh lfswhr? Wh`ltivh tj x, fj.Wh`ltivh tj ], yhs.Wh`ltivh tj ]/x, yhs.

]/x tj(wlre) x 1 ”ifdifith’ (fjtmifn) ]/x tj(wlre) ] 1 Ifdifith/ifdifith ([jahtmifn)

>. Umh vhry rhlìty jd tmh ”Rrjg`ha jd tmh Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf’ ”pjifts tjwlre’ tmhHxisthfkh jd Ghifn (ls ejhs ialnifltijf, tmh phrkhptijf jd ”Flturl` @lws’ lferhphtitijf/eiddhrhfkh jftj ”kjfstlft kjfoufktijf’, tmh ”hthrfl` rhnrhssijf’ jd lfy nivhfwjre, jd ”L 1 L witmjut G’, htk…), lfe tmh ”hviehfkh djr Kmrist’ ”pjifts tjwlre’ tmhHxisthfkh/rhlìty jd l ”Kjffhktijf/kjffhktijf’ ghtwhhf tmlt Ghifn lfe us/ghifn, lfetjwlre tmh ”(Ghifn jd) Hxisthfkh ls @jvh (if Drhheja)’.

=. L kjaputhr nivhs jf tmh ”iaprhssijf’ tmlt tmhy klf sj`vh tmh prjg`ha jd R 1 FR euh tjits klplkity tj kl`ku`lth sukm vlst fuaghrs sj quikc`y, ls elth lfe nrlpms nivh hkjfjaistslf i`ùsijf tj gh lg`h tj dinurh jut wmlt’s tmh ghst djr tmh hkjfjay, lfe ls ”flturl`tmhj`jny’ nlvh [km`hualkmhr l shfsh jd Nje tmlt mle fj glsis if Whvh`ltijf.

9. ”FR-ifthraheilth prjg`has’ lfe ”FR-kjap`hth prjg`has’, ìch ”fjtmifn(fhss)’, lrh euhtj l kjfdìkt jd ”skjphs’. Umhy lrh if tmh ”splkh ghtwhhf’ R lfe FR, gut mlvh fj rhlìty iftmhir sh`vhs (lprijr ).



Umh ”FK 1 R prjg`ha’ ejhsf’t hxist, ls ejhsf’t tmh prjg`ha jd ”fjtmifn’. It is l rhsu`t jdtmh kjfdìktifn skjphs ghtwhhf FR lfe R. It is rhl` ls ”fjtmifn’ is rhl`3 it ”lpphlrs’ tj gh l prjg`ha, gut uftj itsh`d, tmh prjg`ha ejhsf’t hxit. It lpphlrs if tmh ”splkh ghtwhhf’ R lfe FR, gut sifkh tmlt splkh klffjt gh ”jkkupihe’ gy l nivhf tmifn, it mls fj rhlìty.

<2. Uj hxkùeh ”vlrilg`hs’ is ls aukm l trhsplss ls is ”drhhzifn’ tmha3 gjtm rhsu`t ifajeh`s tmlt ejf’t altkm rhlìty.

<<. Ls ”L 1 L’ ahlfs ”L ≢ L’ 1 ”L ≢ L’, sj l nivhf, lxijaltik systha (rhprhshfthe gyx) ahlfs ”x ≢ x’ 1 ”x ≢ x’. L`sj, ”L 1 L’ ahlfs ”L 1 L witmjut G’, ls ”x 1 x’ ahlfs ”x 1x witmjut ]’.

Umis is fjt tj sly l nivhf lxijaltik systha is l kjftrleiktijf, djr wmlt is l kjftrleiktijf,rh`ltivh tj itsh`d, is kjfsisthft lfe fjf-kjftrleiktjry.

It is fjt tmh klsh tmlt ”L ≢ L’ jutsieh tmh kjfthxt jd ”(L ≢ L) 1 (L ≢ L)’, djr L (aust ) 1L. ”(L ≢ L) 1 (L ≢ L)’ ejhsf’t kjftrleiktijf tmh ”@lw jd Fjf-Kjftrleiktijf’3 rltmhr, itkjap`hths it, djr it slys kjftrleiktijf klf jf`y jkkur ifsjaukm ls it ejhsf’t kjftrleiktitsh`d. Umh fjtijf jd ”(L ≢ L) 1 (L ≢ L)’ lees ”rh`ltivity’ lfe ”skjph’ tj Lristjt`h’s gri`ìlfkh.

Wltmhr, it is tj sly tmlt l nivhf, lxijaltik systha klf jf`y gh sukm ”rh`ltivh tj’ l”kjftrleiktijf’ jr ”kjftrlry’ wmikm tmh systha is ”witmjut’. Djr hxlap`h, L klf jf`y 1 L(lfe sj ”(L ≢ L) 1 (L ≢ L)’) ifsjaukm ls L is witmjut G (lfe sj tj tmh ehnrhh tmlt G 1G).

Umis is fjt tj sly tmlt tmh dufktijflìty jd L is ehphfehft jf G (jr tmlt hvhf L isf’t rhl` idG Ejhsf’t Hxist (rh`ltivh tj L))3 rltmhr, it is tj sly tmlt L 1 L ifsjaukm ls G 1 G, gjtm jdwmikm dufktijf ifehphfehft jf jfh lfjtmhr. Umlt slie, L klffjt gh vhridihe ls L uf`hsstmhrh Is l G tmjrjunm wmikm tj vhridy L ls sukm.

Fjr is tmis tj sly L is fjt ”kjap`hth’ witmjut G, djr L, rh`ltivh tj itsh`d, is ”kjap`hth`y L’rhnlre`hss jd its rh`ltijf tj G. It is siap`y tmh klsh tmlt L ls ”kjap`hth’, ”ifehphfehft’,lfe ”fjf-kjftrleiktjry’, fhkhssitlths l G wmikm L is ”witmjut’ lfe sj ”rh`ltifn’.

<7. Nje’s Krhltivh Lkt is phrphtul`3 ^mhf/wmhf Nje [lie ”@ht Umhrh Gh @inmt’, Nje[lie It djrhvhr. ”Umh Lfl`jny jd Ghifn’ is tmh rh`ltijf jd mualfs tj Nje’s jfnjifn,Krhltivh Lkt. ”Umh Lfl`jny jd Ghifn’ is vlìe ifsjaukm ls it is tmrjunm tmh Mj`y [pirit(wmikm jf`y l nivhf ”ghifn’ klf cfjw tj mis jr mhr sh`d), djr jtmhrwish it ”dl``s lplrt’lfe/jr ”hthrfl``y rhnrhsshs’ iftj ”fjtmifn’ ghdjrh ”tmh prjg`ha jd tmh Urlvhìfn[l`hsalf’. Uj mlvh Nje’s ialnh witmjut tmh Mj`y [pirit is tj gh uflg`h tj nlif Misìchfhss. Jf tmis pjift, Rrjthstlfts lfe Kltmjìks klf kjah tjnhtmhr.

If tmis shfsh, ”Umh Lfl`jny jd Ghifn’, wmikm is jf`y vlìe ”if tmh Mj`y [pirit’ jr ”ifKmrist’, is siap`y tmh ”Ghkjaifn/ghkjaifn jd ghifn iftj Ghifn’, jr tmh



<>. Is it lf ”infjrlgiaus’ tj prjvh sjahtmifn klffjt gh cfjwf: Is tj prjvh sjahtmifnklffjt gh cfjwf tj hstlgìsm l trutm, Lquifls, Nôeh`, Muah, Mlyhc…: Is ”tmh ìait jdquhstijfs’ l trutm, jr lf lrrjw:

Umh R 1 FR prjg`ha is siai`lr tj tmh prjg`ha Muah pjifts jut jf ajvifn drj a ”kjfstlft

kjfoufktijfs’ tj ”Flturl` @lws’ jr ”is’ tj ”junmt’3 fhitmhr ”`hlp jd dlitm’ klf gh ejfhrltijfl``y. Umjunm Clft’s ”Urlfskhfehftl` Hnj’ aly sj`vh tmhsh prjg`has tmhjrhtikl``y,tmis ”Urlfskhfehftl`’ klffjt gh ”prjvhf’, jf`y ”pjifthe tj’.

@ichwish, tmh R 1 FR prjg`ha is ìch tmh prjg`ha jd alcifn l ”`hlp jd dlitm’ drja”lritmahtik’ tj ”lxijaltik lritmahtik’, ls pjifthe jut gy Nôeh`. L tmhjrhtikl` ”Minmhr[ystha’ ìch FR kjuè rltijfl``y jvhrkjah tmh prjg`ha, gut FR klf jf`y gh ”pjifthe tj’,fhvhr prjvhf gy R ls R.

Ejhs Muah prjvh tmlt tmhrh lrh fj ”Flturl` @lws’: Fj, mh prjvhs ”Flturl` @lws’ klffjt gh vhridihe. Ejhs Nôeh` prjvh tmlt 7 ≢ 7: Fj, mh prjvhs ”7 1 7’, ìch ”7 ≢ 7’, klffjt gh

vhridihe. Is it tmh klsh tmlt ghklush R ≢ FR klffjt gh vhridihe tmlt R 1 FR: Fjt lt l``.[jahtmifn klf Hxist hvhf id it klffjt gh vhridihe ls rhl`. @ichwish, sjahtmifn klf”Hxist/(gh rhl`)’, hvhf id it klffjt gh vhridihe ls sukm.

If pmhfjahfj`jny, hviehfkh is hxphrihfkh. Id jfh wltkmhs l kup dl`` wmhf erjpphe, tmltis hviehfkh tmlt kups dl`` wmhf erjpphe. Umis hxphrihfkh ”pjifts tj’ tmh rhlìty jd nrlvity,lfe nrlvity ”pjifts tj’ tmh rhlìty jd h`hktrjalnfhtisa, h`hktrjalnfhtisa tj nrlvitjfs,htk…(fjtikh mjw skihfkh wjrcs ls ejhs l pmi`jsjpmhr wmj kìags drja ”ghifn’ tj”Ghifn’ (ìch Elfth, Lquifls, jr Mhiehnnhr). Xfti` l kup ejhsf’t dl`` wmhf erjpphe, tmhrhis fj hviehfkh tmlt kups ejf’t dl`` wmhf erjpphe. Mhfkh, drja plrtiku`lritihs it klf ghnhfhrlìzhe tmlt ”kups dl`` wmhf erjpphe’. Mjwhvhr, jfh aust gh klrhdu` if nhfhrlìzifnìch tmis, djr tmis is fjt tmh slah ls hstlgìsmifn l ”`lw’. Jfh klf fhvhr sly ”I cfjw kups(l`wlys) dl`` wmhf erjpphe’, jf`y ”it is prjglg`h tmlt kups (l`wlys) dl`` wmhf erjpphe’.Uj sly ”it is prjglg`y tmlt kups (l`wlys) dl`` wmhf erjpphe’ is fjt tj sly ”kups ejf’t dl``wmhf erjpphe’3 lnlif, ufti` jfh hxphrihfkhs l kup fjt dl`ìfn wmhf erjpphe, jfh mls fjrhlsjf tj suppjrt kups klf ehdy nrlvity. Wltmhr, it is tj rhalif muag`h, lfe tj fjt ifd`lthl`` prhshft hxphrihfkhs witm l`` plst lfe duturh hxphrihfkhs, fjr is tj ifd`lth l sifn`h phrsjf’s hxphrihfkhs witm ”dl`ìfn kups’ witm hvhry phrsjf’s hxphrihfkh witm ”dl`ìfnkups’. Umjunm it is prjglg`y tmh klsh tmlt ”kups (l`wlys) dl`` wmhf erjpphe’, uf`hss jfhjkkupihs tmh kjfskijusfhss jd hvhry mualf tmrjunmjut l`` tiah, lfe uf`hss jfhhxphrihfkhs hvhry kup tmlt mls hvhr dl``hf tmrjunmjut l`` splkhtiah, jfh klffjt ”cfjw’(lgsjùth`y) tmlt ”kups l`wlys dl`` wmhf erjpphe’.

Umis ifth``hktul` muaiìty, I ghìhvh, wls wmlt Muah wlfthe tj nht phjp`h tj ufehrstlfe.Ls l mistjrilf, mh mle stueihe mjw cifns lfe quhhfs wmj ”cfhw’ wmlt wls ghst djr tmhirfltijfs mle tjrturhe tmhir phjp`h, lfe mh mle stueihe mjw rhìnijus ifeivieul`s wmj”cfhw’ Nje’s î`` mle aurehrhe kjuft`hss phjp`h. Gy djrkifn phjp`h tj lkcfjw`henhtmhy eief’t ”cfjw’ wmlt wls ghst, rltmhr tmhy jf`y mle lf ”iehl jd’ wmlt wls ghst, gydjrkifn ghìhvhrs tj lkcfjw`henh tmhy eief’t mlvh ”tmh Aife jd Nje’, tmlt jfh klf jf`y



lpprjlkm Nje witm ”dhlr lfe trhagìfn’, Muah mjphe tj ifsti`` muaiìty tj tmh wjrè.[le`y, ”Dl``hf’, mualf flturh is lnlifst mia.

^mj klf shtt`h djr lkkhptifn ”uf-cfjw`henh’, lfe wmj ìchs tj mlvh lf ”lftiìgrlry’(Ul`hg): Is it fjt mualf flturh tj ”rhgh`’ lnlifst tmis stlth jd lddlirs: Umh hkjfjaist wmj

is kjfdrjfthe gy Mlyhc flturl``y ”rhgh`s’, lfe smjuts jut ”oust nivh us ajrh tiah!’ Lfe sjtmh hkjfjaists ltthapts Chyfhsilf hkjfjaiks, lfe wmhf it dli`s, krihs ”oust ajrh tiah!’Lfe wmhf tmh hkjfjay krlsmhs, mh jr smh smjuts ”oust ajrh tiah!’ lfe ”id yju mle jf`ysphft if tmh rinmt wly!’ Umh njvhrfahft jddikil` krihs ”oust jfh ajrh rhnu`ltijf!’ lfetmhf ”id tmh Lahriklf phjp`h wjuè mlvh jf`y `ht us put if tmh rhnu`ltijfs sjjfhr!’ Umh pmi`jsjpmhr lfe skihftist kjfdrjfthe gy Muah lfe Nôeh` flturl``y nrlvitlth tjwlresiai`lr rhgh`ìjfs.

Lfe sj tmh mjrrjrs klushe gy tmjsh wmj ”cfjw’ wmlt is ghst, wmikm Muah mjphe tjlvjie, lrh klushe gy tmh vhry rhlìzltijf jd tmhir lrrjnlfkh.

Umis is kl``he irjfy.

îtmjut sjah ”Mj`y [pirit’, tmis ”irjfy’ is, elafifn`y, uflvjielg`h.

<=. It is phrmlps tmh klsh tmlt, tmjunm tmh Minns gjsjf klf gh jgshrvhe, it klffjt ghvhridihe ls ”`hlpifn ghtwhhf ;/5 eiahfsijfs jd splkhtiah iftj 8+’ gy tmjsh if/jd ;/5eiahfsijfs jd splkhtiah, djr tmlt wjuè tlch hquipahft jd 8+ eiahfsijfs.

Umjunm l qulftua klf gh jgshrvhe tj jkkupy twj splkhs if ;/5 eiahfsijfs lt tmh hxlktslah tiah, it aly gh tmh klsh tmlt l Minns klffjt gh jgshrvhe jkkupyifn ;/5 eiahfsijfslfe 8+ lt tmh slah tiah gy tmlt if/jd ;/5 eiahfsijfs. Ls R klffjt vhridy R 1 R jr R ≢ FRdrja/ls R, phrmlps tmh Minns klffjt gh vhridihe ls tmh Minns (prjpjshe altmhaltikl``y)drja ;/5 eiahfsijfs: Umjunm rh`ltivh tj itsh`d, tmh Minns is ”ouapifn’ ghtwhhf ;/5 lfe8+ eiahfsijfs, rh`ltivh tj ;/5 eiahfsijfl` jgshrvhr, it ”shhas’ stlg`h, ls jfh wmj iswl`cifn ejwf tmh strhht ”shhas’ l`rinmt, gut ifsieh, tmhy lrh ifslfh (shh Lahriklf Rsykmj). @ichwish, it is phrmlps tmh klsh tmlt, rh`ltivh +8 eiahfsijfs, tmh Minns ”shhas’stlg`h, djr tmjunm ;/5 eiahfsijfs is ”ifkjrpjrlthe’ iftj +8, ;/5 eiahfsijfs klffjt gh”vhridihe’ (ls R klffjt gh vhridihe drja FR, djr drja FR, R 1 FR (tmjunm witmif FR, R ≢ FR (lfe sj R 1 R) ifsjaukm ls R 1 FR is kjfsiehrhe/phrkhivhe ls (R ≢ FR/)R 1 FR.)

Mhfkh, tmh ltthapt tj lkmihvh ”lxijaltik pmysiks’ aly rhquirh hxphrihfkh if/jd +8eiahfsijfs. Rmysiks lfe altmhaltiks lrh if l siai`lr gjlt.

Ls 7 klffjt gh vhridihe ls ”7 1 7’ hxphkt drja ”;’, phrmlps it klffjt gh vhridihe tmlt ”5/;eiahfsijfs’ 1 ”5/; eiahfsijfs’ witmjut 8+ eiahfsijfs. Gut tmhf, tj vhridy ”8+eiahfsijfs’ 1 ”8+ eiahfsijfs’, it wi`` u`tialth`y tlch lf ”Ifdifith Eiahfsijf’ (l[ifnu`lrity/Nje), ls ”7 1 7’ tlchs ”; 1 ;’ lfe ”5 1 5’, htk...Ifdifity. Umis, jd kjursh,ejhsf’t ahlf it wi`` tlch l ”Kjfskijus Ifdifith Eiahfsijf’, jf`y l ”[ifnu`lrity’ jd sjahcife. Umh dlkt tmlt tj vhridy tmis l ”[ifnu`lrity’ is rhquirhe ejhsf’t fhkhssitlth It’sHxisthfkh3 tmis dlkt jf`y ”pjifts tj’ tmh Hxisthfkh jd [ifnu`lrity, ”fjtmifn’ ajr h.



<9. Lfshà’s jftj`jnikl` lrnuahft is vlìe rh`ltivh tj Hxisthfkh, gut ifvlìe rh`ltivh tjrhlìty. Lfshà prjvhs tmlt Nje Hxists if Hxisthfkh, gut fjt tmlt Nje Hxists if rhlìty.Lfshà l`sj prjvhs tmlt ”Nje isf’t rhl`’, djr Lfshà smjws tmlt lfy ghifn wmikm l phrsjf tmifcs jd wmhf kjfsiehrifn l ”Ghifn tmlt wmikm fj Nrhlthr klf gh kjfkhivhe’ is

fjt tmlt Ghifn, gut rltmhr l ghifn.

Id sjahjfh rhles Lfshà’s prjjd lfe slys ”I klf tmifc jd l Ghifn tmlt Ejhsf’t Hxist’,Lfshà wjuè rhp`y ”tmlt’s fjt tmh Ghifn I’a rhdhrrifn tj’, lfe Lfshà wjuè gh rinmt.Umh rhlehr wjuè tmifc mh jr smh wls tmifcifn jd l Ghifn, gut tmhy wjuè lktul``y jf`y gh tmifcifn jd l ghifn.

If rhlìty, it is pjssig`h djr lfy cife jd ghifn tj gh tmjunmt jd wmikm klf gh tmjunmt jd, gut fjt lfy cife jd ghifn wmikm klffjt gh tmjunmt jd. Mhfkh, it is fjt pjssig`h djr lmualf tj tmifc jd Nje/Ghifn, djr Nje Is ”Umlt wmikm klffjt gh tmjunmt jd’.

Umjunm Clft is rinmt tj k`lia tmlt hxisthfkh is l klthnjry, fjt l qulìty, ”fjtmifn’ klf gh phrkhivhe witmjut tmis qulìty. Uj tmifc jd sjahtmifn is tj tmifc jd it ls hxistifn.”Fjtmifn’ mls tmh qulìty jd ”fjf-hxisthfkh’, lfe tmhrh is fj sukm tmifn ls fjtmifn.

Umus, tj tmifc jd Nje is tj tmifc jd Nje ls hxistifn jr rhl`, yht Nje Isf’t rhl`. Nje Hxists.Clft is rinmt if tmh shfsh tmlt jfh klffjt lskrigh Hxisthfkh jftj sjahtmifn, jf`yhxphrihfkh it ls rhl`, gut tmis is fjt tj grifn tj Lfshà’s ltthftijf sjahtmifn mh eief’tl`rhley ufehrstlfe. Lfshà ejhsf’t ghìhvh Nje is rhl`3 Lfshà ghìhvhs Nje Hxists. Fjmualf klf tmifc jd ”Nje Ls Hxistifn’, jf`y ”Nje ls rhl`’, djr tj tmifc jd[jahtmifn/sjahtmifn is tj tmifc jd it ”ls rhl`’. Umis is ghklush it is fjt pjssig`h tj tmifcjd l tmifn jutsieh tmh klthnjry jd ”rhl`’3 tj tmifc jd l ufikjrf is tj tmifc jd it ”ls rhl`’,hvhf tmjunm it ainmt fjt gh ”rhl`-if-tmh-wjrè’. Uj tmifc jd Nje is tj tmifc jd it ”ls rhl`’,tmjunm tmis ejhsf’t ahlf Nje is ”rhl` if tmh wjrè’. Nje, gy ehdifitijf, Is Urlfskhfehft,sj Nje isf’t ”rhl`-if-tmh-wjrè’. Nje Hxists If Hxisthfkh/Miash`d.

Umh ”eistlfkh ghtwhhf’ Hxisthfkh lfe rhlìty klf jf`y gh krjsshe gy Nje’s Whvh`ltijf,wmikm klf jf`y jkkur gy Nje’s Lnhfky. Fj mualf klf ”wi`` Whvh`ltijf’, djr fj mualfklf hvhf ”tmifc jd’ It. Umjunm ”Nje 1 Nje’ klf gh prjvhf, it klffjt gh pr jvhf witmjutWhvh`ltijf tmlt ”Nje Is Kjfskijus’, tmlt ”Nje Is Kmrist’, tmlt ”wmhf mualfs eih, tmhyHfkjufthr/hfkjufthr Nje’, htk…Lt tmh slah tiah, jfh klffjt prjvh tmlt Nje’sWhvh`ltijf is ifvlìe `hst mh jr smh ejhs sj witmif tmh kjfthxt jd tmh Whvh`ltijf. Id jfh istj lrnuh lnlifst tmh Gig`h, it aust gh gy lfe if tmh Gig`h, ls id jfh is tj lrnuh lnlifstsjah gij`jnikl` prifkip`h, it aust gh gy lfe if gij`jny.

Uj sly tmlt cfjwifn jd ”Nje’s Rhrsjf’ rhquirhs Whvh`ltijf is fjt l kjpjut, gut l `jnikl`fhkhssitltifn kjfsiehrifn tmlt ”R ≢ FR’ (tj R) is tmh klsh. Wltmhr jr fjt tmhrh is lfy rhl`,Whvh`ltijf if tmh wjrè tmjunm, is l eiddhrhft altthr, ls is tmh quhstijf jd rltmhr jr fjt tmhMj`y [pirit mls hvhr, lktul``y wjrche if tmh wjrè. Uj sly l ”Mj`y [pirit’ is rhquirhe tjjvhrkjah tmh prjg`ha jd tmh ”Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf’ is fjt tj sly tmh Mj`y [pirit Hxistslfe wjrcs if tmh wjrè. Jfh wjuè mlvh tj hxlaifh tmh ìvhs jd Kmrist, Aumlaale,



htk…tj ehthraifh tmh prjglgiìty jd sukm, ls jfh wjuè mlvh tj hxlaifh tmh Lzusl[trhht, Rhfthkjst, htk…wmikm is, phrmlps, lf iapjssig`h ufehrtlcifn (ìch tlcifn ”tmh ghstrjuth’ l`jfh). Chhp if aife tmlt id jfh jut jd tmh gi`ìjfs jd k`lias jd Mj`y [pirit jr”Whvh`ltjry’ lktivity is nhfuifh, tmhf Nje Hxists lfe ejhs ifehhe Kjftlkt/kjftlkts Miskmièrhf.

”Jf tmhir jwf, tmh jftj`jnikl` lfe kjsaj`jnikl` lrnuahfts lrh jf`y l sinfpjst jd tmhhxisthfkh jd l fhkhsslry ghifn. Umis ghifn rhalifs smlejwy lfe lgstrlkt’ (Elvihs). Elvisis rinmt. L`` hddjrts jd ”jftj`jnikl` lrnuahfts’ tmlt lskrigh ”Kjfskijusfhss’ tjNje/[ifnu`lrity/Ghifn rhquirh ”Whvh`ltijf’ tj alch tmlt sthp. Id Nje Isf’t Kjfskijus,Nje Is Nje, lfe It Ejhsf’t Altthr. Nje Is. Nje. ”Umh Hfe’.

Umh ghst wly tj ”mjè tjnhtmhr’ tmh jftj`jnikl` lrnuahft lfe Whvh`ltijf is gy Glrtm’slpprjlkm? tmh ”Ghifn tmlt wmikm fj Nrhlthr klf gh kjfkhivhe’ is l flah jd Nje, lfeLfshà’s prjjd l prlyhr.

72.Hvhryjfh lfe hvhry dihè jd stuey is ((witm)if)/gy/jd(L…)/(L 1 L)/((L ≢ L) 1 (L ≢ L) 1 …)/(”L 1 L’ witmjut G), djr tmh flturh jd rhlìty is”L 1 L’. Uj gh is tj dlkh tmh ”Rrjg`ha jd tmh Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf’3 tj gh is tj kjfdrjft tmh”Rrjg`ha jd R 1 FR’.

7<. Hvhrytmifn aust gh jfh, djr jtmhrwish it wjuè gh shplrlthe gy fjtmifn, wmikm isiapjssig`h (tj plrlpmrlsh _hfj) ‛ tmh shplrltijf jd ”hvhrytmifn’ is, mhfkh, euh tj”skjph(s)’.

Uj eivieh ;/5 eiahfsijfs drja 8+ is tj ”phrkhivh’ tmh tjtlìty jd Ghifn/ghifn eiddhrhft`ytmlf ls it Is (tj Itsh`d). Wh`ltivh tj Ghifn, L``/l`` Is/is Jfh. Uj ”phrkhivh’ ”Kmifl ls Kmifl’lfe fjt ”Kmifl ls Kmifl rh`ltivh tj Lahrikl, Gritlif…tmh Olahs Wivhr…dlramjushtmirty-shvhf…kup-jf-ehsc-if-Tirnifil…’ is tj ”sìkh up’ Kmifl’s ”ghifn’ iftj ”wmlt-isf’t-Kmifl’. Umh slah `jnik kjuè gh lppìhe tj lfy pmhfjahfjf.

Mjw hxlkt`y hvhrytmifn is Jfh/jfh, is l eiddhrhft quhstijf wmikm rhquirhs Ifdifithtmjunmt.

Ulcifn tmis `jnik durtmhr, jfh kjuè pjift jut tmhrh is fj sukm tmifn ls ”prjglgiìty’ tj tmhwjrè, djr wmlt mlpphfs is wmlt mlpphfs. Uj sly sjahtmifn is ”prjglg`h’ is tj lpp`y lqulìty tj sjahtmifn tmlt it ejhsf’t, tj itsh`d, mls. Umh tmifn oust is, tj itsh`d, wmlt is. Lnivhf tmifn ejhsf’t cfjw itsh`d ls wmlt it kjuè mlvh ghhf jr wmlt it kjuè gh, jf`y lstmlt wmikm it is. Hvhf tj tmifc jd jfh’s sh`d ls ”sjahjfh wmj kjuè gh l nyaflstik’ is tjtmifc jd jfh’s sh`d ls jfh ”wmj is jfh wmj kjuè gh l nyaflst’? l`` plst lfe duturhkjfsiehrltijfs lrh tmrjunm l prhshft skjph.

Uj sphlc jd ”prjglgiìtihs’ tj ”sìkh up’ tmh wjrè.

”Rrjglgiìty’ is l klthnjry gy wmikm wh cfjw tmh wjrè, ”lfe tmjunm tmh ifdjraltijf itnivhs us is iaphrdhkt, it is fjt tmhrhdjrh ehkhitdu`’ (Clft, Kritiquh jd Rurh Whlsjf), fjr is



it fhkhsslri`y rhìlg`h ‛ sukm ehphfes jf tmh skjph. Umhrh is fj jtmhr wly tj cfjw tmhwjrè tmhf gy ”prjglgiìty’, lfe tmjunm tmh wjrè ejhsf’t dufktijf gy ”prjglgiìtihs’ tjitsh`d, jf`y ls ”tmlt wmikm it is’, tmis ejhsf’t ahlf it is iflkkurlth tj cfjw tmh wjrè gy/tmrjunm/ls ”prjglgiìtihs’. Umhrh is fj sukm tmifn ls l wjr e wmikm isf’t jkkupihe gymualfs tmlt cfjw it gy/tmrjunm/ls prjglgiìtihs, lfe tmjunm tmh wjrè ejhsf’t cfjw

itsh`d gy prjglgiìtihs, tmis ejhsf’t ahlf tmlt ”prjglgiìtihs’ is fjt l vlìe wly tj ehskrightmh wjrè (wmikm is l`sj jkkupihe gy tmjsh wmj cfjw gy/tmrjunm ls sukm).

77. [jah ehglth tmh kjfkhpt jd ”ghifn’ lfe ghìhvh tmlt it isf’t rhl`. Umh kjfkhpt jd”ghifn’ klf gh lsshfthe tj (lfe Ghifn drja tmlt) ls jfh klf lsshft tj R 1 R (lfe sj R fjt1 FR) drja tmh dufktijflìty jd R ls sukm. L nivhf tmifn dufktijfs ls id l nivhf tmifn isrhl`. Umh thra ”ghifn’ sinfidihs tmlt dufktijfifn jd l plrtiku`lr tmifn, jr tmh tjtl` sua jd plrtiku`lr tmifns, dufktijfifn ls sukm.

7;. Id tmhrh is jfh tmifn yju, ehlr rhlehr, tlch lwly drja tmis plphr, `ht it gh tmis? oust ghklush sjahtmifn klffjt gh prjvhf ejhsf’t ahlf it isf’t truh. @idh is fjt siap`h. It is

siap`y ghlutidu`.

[uaalry?

Wh`ltivh tj tmh Ifdifith, l nivhf difitueh l`wlys kmjjshs tmh ”ghst rjuth’. Wh`ltivh tj tmh difith, l nivhf difitueh (prjglg`y) fhvhr kmjjshs tmh ”ghst rjuth’.

Drja lf Ifdifith [ystha, R 1 FR (l`wlys).Drja l difith systha, R ≢ FR (l`wlys).

R 1 FR ^mhrh/wmhrh Ifdifith 1 difith (lt Ifdifith/difith).



R ≢ FR wmhrh Ifdifith ≢ difith

(R 1 FR) rh`ltivh tj FR(R ≢ FR) rh`ltivh tj R (R 1 FR)/(R ≢ FR) rh`ltivh tj FR/R.

Ejhs (R ≢ FR) rh`ltivh tj lf ”ifdifith systha’ (vs Ifdifith [ystha):Yhs.Ejhs ”ifdifith’ 1 ”Ifdifith/ifdifith’. Alygh. Ehphfes jf tmh plrtiku`lr ”ifdifith’ if quhstijf.Klf ”ifdifith’ 1 ”Ifdifith/ifdifith’: Id gy Ifdifity, yhs3 id fjt gy Ifdifity, fj (djrhvhr).

”R tj(wlre) FR’ 1 ”R ≢ FR’. ”R tj(wlre) FR, lt FR’ 1 ”R 1 FR(/R ≢ FR)’. ”R tj(wlre) FR, lt l (nivhf) R, lssuaifn R Kjfvhrnhs/kjfvhrnhs witm FR lt sjah

Rjift/pjift (lfe sj l`wlys ejhs, rh`ltivh tj FR) 1 ”(R 1 FR/)R ≢ FR’.

If K`jsifn?

Is R 1 FR:

Yhs tj FR Fj tj R.

Yhs/Fj.

[j hfes tmh ”Umhjry jd Hvhrytmifn (Xfhxp`lifhe)’, wmikm is tj kjapìahft tmh ”Umhjryjd Hvhrytmifn (Hxp`lifhe)’.

(hfe )

Ls Dhyfalf slie jf qulftua ahkmlfiks, ldthr rhleifn tmis plphr, ”I klf sldh`ysly tmlt fjgjey ufehrstlfes SR 1 FR vhrsus R ≢ FRQ’. ^my ”ìch Nl`t’ jr ”ìch Kmrist’: ^my fjt ”ìch Gjmr’ jr ”ìch vjf Fhualff’:

Uj gjrrjw l pjift drja [i`c’s Umh Ifdifith Kjsajs, sjpmjajrik plphrs ìch tmisjfh prjvh tmlt jfkh skihfkh tjys witm aystikl` kjfkhpts ìch ”wjra mj`hs’ lfe ”ifdifity’,tmhrh’s fj stjppifn tmh lalthurs lfe tmhj`jnilfs drja thlrifn ejwf tmh wl``s lfe



stjraifn tmh H`ysiua Dihès eiskipìfhe rhshlrkmhrs mlvh tirh`hss`y wjrche tj ku`tivlthlfe mlrvhst

I lsche tmh stuehft wmj wrjth tmh plphr, plrlpmrlsifn Lunustifh, ”ghdjrhKrhltijf, wlsf’t Nje prhplrifn Mh`` djr tmjsh wmj eun iftj aysthrihs:’ Umh stuehft tjèah tmhrh wls fj tiah ghdjrh Krhltijf. I tjè mia tmlt I eief’t rhkl`` tmlt k`lia drja tmh

Gig`h, lfe isf’t it tmh klsh ”id lfyjfh lees (tj tmh Gig`h), Nje wi`` lee tj tmlt phrsjf tmh p`lnuhs ehskri ghe if (Whvh`ltijf)…StmltQ Nje wi`` tlch lwly tmlt phrsjf’s smlrh if tmhUrhh jd @idh lfe if tmh Mj`y Kity…’ (Whvh`ltijf 77?<= ‛ <9): Umh stuehft eief’t rhp`y,stuffhe gy tmh tmjunmt tmlt Lquifls lfe @hwis whrh elafhe.

Rjhts smjuè fhvhr ej tmh wjrc jd l altmhaltikilf.

57<. Lf ufdifismhe gjjc klffjt gh rhle. Fj gjjc is hvhr difismhe.

577. Uj `jjc if l airrjr is tj shh sjahjfh. Umis is hitmhr tmh ajst aufelfh jr prjdjufetrutm jd l``.

57;. L stuehft tjè ah, ls alfy phjp`h ej, tmlt tmh djj` mls slie if mis mhlrt tmhrh is fjNje. Gut tmh stuehft leehe tmlt tmh djj` mls l`sj slie if mis mhlrt tmlt tmhrh is l Nje.Mualfs lrh ieijts, lfe tmhy’rh gri`ìlft lt it.

575. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt [mlchsphlrh `hlrfhe mjw tj alch mualfs ajrh mualf (ls pjifthe jut gy G`jja) drja tmh Ohws, wmj aysthrijus`y cfhw mjw tj alch mualfsajrh Nje`y, tmh ”[piritul` ajrh kjfkrhth’ (tj tlch l pjift drja J’Kjffhr).

578. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt ”aysthry’ is l kjfkrhth tmifn? it ahlfs tmlt ajrh yju `hlrflgjut Nje, tmh ajrh tmhr h is tj `hlrf3 it ahlfs jfh’s infjrlfkh ifkrhlshs witm jfh’scfjw`henh. Umh stuehft tjè tmlt jfh is jphfhe tj ”aysthry’ gy Nrlkh, lfe tj tmlt I tjèmia tmlt tj ìvh is tj mlvh jfh’s cfjw`henh ifkrhlshe prjpjrtijfl` tj tmhir infjrlfkh. Mhfjeehe.

574. ‐Ehajkrltikl``y‑, yju klf alch sjahjfh lnrhh witm yju gy rhdhrhfkifn tmha.

57>. Jf`y tmjsh wmj shh ehltm k`hlr`y lfe tmhf hagrlkh it dhlr`hssfhss ìvh.

57=. L wish phrsjf is sjahjfh wmj klf tlch if ifdjraltijf witmjut tmifcifn tmlt it’slgjut tmha.

579. Rhjp`h wmj oust wlft tj mlvh l njje tiah ejf’t alch njje slvijrs.

5;2. Id pmi`jsjpmy isf’t tmh ”wiseja jd `jvh’ (@hvifls), it is l ”ehltm erivh’ (Drhue),rltmhr tmlf l ”wi`` tj ìvh’ ([kmjphfmluhr). I tjè tmis tj l stuehft lfe smh lsche ah id[kmjphfmluhr rhl``y ghìhvhe if mis ”wi`` tj ìvh’, jr id mh jf`y ghìhvhe if its ifhvitlg`hfhnltijf. I tjè mhr tmlt smh ”`jvhe wiseja’ tjj aukm. [mh tjè ah tmlt l ”wi`` tj ìvh’fhhes tj gh witmif l ”ghifn-tjwlre-ehltm’ (Mhiehnnhr) if jrehr tj lvjie sh`d -fhnltijf3smh l`sj tjè ah tmlt ”ehltm’ wls tmh jf`y ufivhrsl` hxphrihfkh wmikm l ghifn kjuè gh



I suppjsh ”dlitm’ tmhf, aust ahlf ”jgheihfkh’, lfe tmh ”jf`y tmifn tmlt p`hlsh’Nje is ”dlitm’ ifsjaukm ls ”dlitm’ ahlfs ”jgheihfkh’, wmikm ahlfs ”dlitm’ is l ”ejifn’,ìch ”jgheihfkh’. Gut wjuèf’t Ohsus mlvh ghhf ”jgheihft’ tj Nje mle mh ouaphe: Lfewmy smjuè I gh ”jgheihft’ tj l Nje tmlt wjuè `hle mis jwf [jf tj l mh`ìsm hxhkutijf:It isf’t gy kmlfkh tmh kjaalfeahfts if tmh Gig`h th`ìfn kmièrhf tj gh ”jgheihft tj tmhir

plrhfts’ mlvh klushe kjuft`hss kmièrhf tj gh lgushe lfe tj ej fjtmifn lgjut it. Kmrist-ìch, fj:Lfe mjw klf jfh gh ”jgheihft’ tj Nje id its fjt hvhf k`hlr wmlt Nje wlfts l

phrsjf tj ej: L stuehft tjè ah tmis is wmy tmh Mj`y [pirit is sj iapjrtlft `hst wh l`` dli`tj jvhrkjah ”Umh Rrjg`ha jd tmh Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf’ lfe dl`` viktia tj jur ”iehls jd ghifn jgheihft’, lfe tj tmis I lsche tmh stuehft mjw smh cfhw wmhf tmh Mj`y [pirit spjchtj mhr: [mh tjè ah tmh slah wly yju wl`c iftj l krjwehe rjja lfe rhkjnfizh tmh vjikhjd yjur drihfe3 yju klf pikc it jut gy nhttifn ushe tj it. I lsche tmh stuehft mjw smh cfhw”tmh Tjikh’ wlsf’t oust mhrs, eisnuishe. [mh tjè ah tmlt smh ”oust cfhw’, lfe I lpp`luehemhr d`lw`hss rhlsjfifn.

5;>. It’s mlre tj ej sjahtmifn tmlt altthrs wmhf yju’rh surrjufehe gy phjp`h wmj ejf’tklrh.

5;=. Cisshs drja Cltih gy Cltih Elvis prjvhs tmlt alfy, iffjkhft phjp`h wmj mle p`lfs tj alrry njje ahf lfe nj tj njje kj``hnhs mlvh mle tj sinm, lfe sly, ”gut I `jvhOhsus’. Umhsh phjp`h ejf’t try tj kmlfnh tmh wjrè, ghklush tmhy ghìhvh tmhir ialniflrydrihfe wi`` ej it, lfe yht prjkhhe tj tmhf sit lt mjah, ejifn fjtmifn, sklrhe tj ehltm jd ghifn kjadjrtlg`h lfe sldh, ìvifn jf`y tj ”`jvh’ (witmjut lfy k`hlr iehl wmlt ”`jvh’ahlfs), ghìhvifn tmhy lrh tmh ”g`hsshe jfhs’ if kjaplrisjf tj sifnifn lfe `lunmifn”stltistiks’ if Ldrikl wmj sjlc if drhhzifn rlif, plrlfjie tmlt tjely is tmh jf`y ely tmhylrh prjaishe, uflg`h tj dltmja wmlt it ahlfs tmlt kmièrhf eih hvhry ely, ldrlie jddhlrifn irrhspjfsigiìty, ldrlie tmhir ìvhs lrh tjj aheijkrh, wjrrihe lgjut ghifn lg`h tjnht djje drja l stjrh ghklush it ahlfs tmhir ìdh dufktijfs witmjut Nje, ldrlie tmhy lrhfjt ìvifn if sukm l wly tmlt alchs it sj tmlt tmhy klffjt ehfy tmlt Nje Is Rrjvieifn,ldrlie tj put lsieh tmhir ehdhfshs lfe p`lfs hvhf tmjunm tmhy ghìhvh hvhrytmifn wi``mlpphf Rhrdhkt`y id tmhy ej sj, ghìhvifn tmlt tj turf drja Nje is tj gh ifslfh wmi`h ghifnldrlie tmlt tmhy lrh, ifehhe, turfifn drja Nje, ghìhvifn tj gh g`hsshe is tj gh nivhf wmltjfh ejhsf’t ehshrvh, ghìhvifn tmlt ”tmh p`lkh Nje kl``s us tj is tmh p`lkh wmhrh (jfh’s)ehhp n`lefhss lfe tmh wjrè’s ehhp mufnhr ahht’ (Ghukmfhr), mltifn tmhash`vhs djrmlvifn l ”tiah tj prly’ rltmhr tmlf prlyifn l`` tmh tiah, mltifn tmhash`vhs djr ehdififnmjah ls l sldh p`lkh rltmhr tmlf l p`lkh wmhrh tmhy dhh` ìch tmhir Uruh sh`d, phrmlpsìvifn l ”nrhlt ìdh’ gut fjt tmh ìdh tmhy kjuè mlvh ìvhe, ìch tmh rikm alf, sklrhe tj ghtmhir ”Uruh sh`d’ ghklush ldrlie phjp`h wi`` tmifc tmhy mlth tmh tmifns tmhy lrh turfifnlwly drja, wjrrihe tmlt ghklush tmhy whft tj kj``hnh tmhy aisshe jut if tmh nrhltheukltijf jd dj``jwifn Nje, ldrlie tmhy lrhf’t wjrcifn hfjunm ghklush Nje fhvhr prjaishe mualfs rh`lxltijf, gut Hthrfity, ldrlie tmlt tmhir dhlr jd wlftifn tj ej tmh@jre’s î`` is tmh vhry tmifn tmlt nhts tmha jut jd tmh @jre’s î`` ‛ htk, htk, ifslfity,ifslfity.

Djr sukm phjp`h, I mlvh jfh quhstijf? ”wmy smjuè I eih djr l gjjc tmlt ejhsf’tahftijf ah jfkh:’



5;9. Kmristilfs mlth tmh sikc ghklush tmh sikc alch tmha ejugt id Nje Is Njje. Umh”Lahriklf Kmristilfs’ hahrnhs drja tmis lfe jtmhr hxphrihfkhs tmlt alch tmha dlkh tmhsklry rhlìty tmlt id Nje Is, Nje Isf’t Njje. Alygh sukm hvi` wjuè gh hlsihr djrKmristilfs tj chhp drja plrtikipltifn if id hvhry tiah tmhy ìhe, tmhir ìps turfhe gùh, id

hvhry tiah tmhy mlthe sjahjfh, alfn`he, eu`` mjrfs nrhw jut jd tmhir k`hfkmhe, dists. Jfhjd tmh dhw airlk`hs hvhf I ghìhvh alygh vlìe is tmh dlkt tmlt sif ejhsf’t klush phjp`h tjehvh`jp pmysikl` lìnfahfts ìch tmhsh. Umis airlk`h is lf ufdjrtuflth jfh tmjunm, djr pmysikl` mhl`tm nivhs jfh tmh ehùsijf tmlt tmhy mlvh l mhlrt.

552. Ulcifn drja K.[. @hwis, l stuehft tjè ah tmlt tmh ifflth dhhìfn tmlt ”tmh wjrè is grjchf’ lfe tmlt ”pjvhrty is wrjfn’ aust `hle l phjp`h tj [jkilìsa id tmis ifflth ehsirhdjr Winmthjusfhss lfe N`jry is fjt shhf if tmh @inmt jd Kmrist lfe ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’. Itjè tmh Whpugìklf tj stjp ghifn l prjplnlfeist.

55<. Eiskhrfahft is ouenahft witm muaiìty.

557. @jvlg`h ìvhs lrh mlre.

55;. L suphrmhrj is jreiflry, lfe tmh eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf l suphrmhrj lfe lf jreiflry phrsjf is tmlt l suphrmhrj isf’t djrnhtdu`.

555. Alfy lrh gìfehe gy tmhir visijf.

558. ”Fjt I, gut Kmrist’, is tmh ajst sh`dismfhss hxprhssijf I mlvh hvhr mhlre. Is tmhrhlfytmifn ajrh sh`dism tmlf k`liaifn ”I’a Nje’:

554. Kmrist wlsf’t l thlkmhr3 l njje prjdhssjr shts lttliflg`h stlfelres. I smjuè cfjw.

55>. ”@jvh yjur fhinmgjr ls yjursh`d’: ^mj is ay fhinmgjr: L ”Njje [lalritlf’ jr launnhe alf: K`hlr`y it is tmh ”Njje [lalritlf’, wmj k`hlr`y rhprhshfts Ohsus. I la tj`jvh Ohsus ls aysh`d. [mjuè I `hlvh tmh aunnhe alf tj eih: Yhs, ghklush Ohsus wi`` tlchklrh jd mia. Jd kjursh, tj alch tmifns uffhkhsslri`y eiddiku`t, Ohsus wi`` ej sj wmi`h`jjcifn ìch jfh jd tmjsh [lalritlfs wmj rhohkthe Olahs lfe Ojmf lfe wmj Olahs lfeOjmf wlfthe tj ”kjaalfe dirh ejwf upjf’ (@uch 9?85)3 jd kjursh, Ohsus kjahs tj ”slvhtmh ìvhs jd ahf’ (9?84) wmi`h `jjcifn ìch tmh ajst hvi` jd phjp`h jr ìch tmh ajstaunnhe jd ahf wmj ”`lkcs l p`lkh tj `ly mis mhle’ (9?8=). ^jrsh yht, Ohsus wi`` `jjc ìch gjtm lt tmh hxlkt slah tiah. Yju klf ufehrstlfe tmhf wmy sj alfy wjuè plss tmh”aunnhe alf’ wmi`h wmisphrifn tj tmhir sh`vhs, pikcifn up tmh plkh, ”I fhhe tj gury aydltmhr’ jr ”I fhhe tj gie ay dlai`y dlrhwh``’, cfjwifn tmlt, id tmhy alflnhe tj kjfvifkhtmhash`vhs tj wl`c gy, tmhy wjuè fhvhr wl`c glkc.

Is tmh kjaalfe tj ”@jvh Nje witm l`` yjur’ ghifn tmh slah kjaalfe ls tj ”`jvhyjur fhinmgjr ls yjursh`d’: Is tmis ghklush Ohsus is Nje: [j I la tj `jvh Ohsus lfe `ht tmh”aunnhe phjp`h’ jd tmh wjrè suddhr ufti` lf ialniflry drihfe tlchs klrh jd tmha gy pjurifn tmh ji` jd tmh Mj`y [pirit jvhr tmha ls tmhy stlrvh tj ehltm: It klf’t gh tmh klshtmlt tj `jvh Ohsus hflg`hs jfh tj `jvh tmhir fhinmgjr, tmjsh wmj whrh aunnhe jd N`jry if



Hehf gy [ltlf. Mjw klf `jvifn jfh phrsjf hflg`h jfh tj `jvh lfjtmhr: Id I `jvh ay Fhinmgjr, wi`` I `jvh ay fhinmgjr: Wieiku`jus iaprlktiklìtihs! I aust kmjjsh ghtwhhf`jvifn tmh [lalritlf jr `jvifn tmh aunnhe alf3 I klffjt `jvh gjtm. Umh dlkt tmlt tmisstjry if @uch is dj``jwhe gy tmh stjry jd Alry lfe Alrtml is hviehfkh tmlt Ohsus wlfts phjp`h tj `jvh Mia jvhr tmh aunnhe lfe ejwftrjeehf, tmlt Ohsus wlfts us tj ply

ltthftijf tj mia, rltmhr tmlf tlch klrh jd jtmhrs. Alfy Kmristilfs k`lia jfh klffjt gh l”Njje Alrtml’ uf`hss tmhy lrh l`sj l ”Njje Alry’, ghklush alfy klf’t tmifc djr tmhirsh`vhs.

Umh wjrè is du`` jd hnjtists.

55=. ^mj klf stlfe tmh thfsijf jd dhhìfn kjfstlft`y g`hsshe wmi`h ghifn kjfstlft`ywi`ìfn tj `ht it l`` nj witmjut njifn ale:

559. Id tmh elafhe lrh lffimi`lthe iftj ”fjtmifnfhss’, ejhsf’t tmlt ahlf l`` lrh [lvhe:^my is hvhryjfh sj wjrrihe lgjut ah tmhf:

582. ”Alrrilnh is fjt sugjreiflth tj tmh dlai`y, gut tmh dlai`y….tj alrrilnh…Alrrilnhls l ìdh- plrtfhrsmip is if itsh`d l minm`y sinfidiklft wjrc’, l stuehft tjè ah, rhdhrhfkifnClr` Glrtm. ”@idh-plrtfhrsmip is rinmt`y du`di``he ls tmh rhl` wjrc jd alrrilnh, ghifn nivhf prhkhehfkh jvhr l`` jtmhr purpjshs…’ (Glrtm). Mh tjè ah tmlt ìdh-plrtfhrsmip jdalrrilnh, fjt tmh dlai`y. L dlai`y dl``s lplrt id tmh `jvh ghtwhhf tmh spjushs isf’t tmh prialry kjfkhrf. I tjè mia tmlt id mh wlfthe tj mlvh shx witmjut wjrryifn lgjutkmièrhf, l`` mh fhhehe tj ej wls guy sjah kjfejas3 mh eief’t fhhe tj rhle sjah jè gjjcs ufti` mh djufe l twisthe tmhj`jny.

58<. Ah`vi``h’s Ajgy Eikc is ls iapjrtlft ls tmh wjrcs jd Ejstjyhvscy. I plrtiku`lr`yhfojy tmh skhfh if wmikm Ismalh` oustidihs iej`ltry3 it rhaifes ah jd Mukc`hghrry Diff’slrnuahft tmlt njifn tj Mh`` klf gh ajrl`. Djr surh`y Nje klffjt ”gh ohl`jus jd lfifsinfidiklft git jd g`lkc wjje:’ Id Nje Is, Nje Is [tupie. Ismalh` pjifts jut tmlt tjwjrsmip Nje is ”tj ej tmh wi`` jd Nje’, lfe tmlt tmh wi`` jd Nje is ”tj ej tj ay dh``jwalf wmlt I wjuè mlvh ay dh``jw alf tj ej tj ah’. Ismalh` tmhf slys, ”Lfe wmlt ej Iwism tmlt tmis \uhhquhn wjuè ej tj ah: ^my, ufith witm ah if ay plrtiku`lrRrhsgythrilf djra jd wjrsmip. Kjfshquhft`y, I aust tmhf ufith witm mia if mis3 hrnj, Iaust turf iej`lthr…’ @ichwish, sifkh I wlft l`` ay djjìsmfhss tj gh kml``hfnhe iftjkjrrhktijf gy jtmhrs, I aust kml``hfnh tmh tmhj`jnikl` djjìsmfhss jd ay stuehfts iftjskihfkh. Xfdjrtuflth`y, djjìsmfhss dhhe djjìsmfhss, ls sif dhhes sif, alefhss, alefhss.Ls tmh dury jd Klptlif Lmlg is cife`he gy tmh ^mith ^ml`h’s kmhwifn lfe krufkmifn upjd mis `hn, sj tmh ifth``hktul` gìfefhss jd tmh ghìhvhr is duh`he gy skihftidik dlkts. Ehfil`,ìch l suikieh gjaghr, mls fj ìaits, lfe prjvhs tmlt ”tmh alf tmlt wlfehrhtm jut jd tmhwly jd ufehrstlfeifn sml`` rhalif if tmh kjfnrhnltijf jd tmh ehle’ (Rrjvhrg 7<?<4).

Jf [ltlf, Ah`vi``h wriths ”mls tmh [phra ^ml`h hvhr writthf l gjjc, spjchf lsphhkm: Fj, mis nrhlt nhfius is ehk`lrhe if mis ejifn fjtmifn plrtiku`lr tj prjvh it. It isajrhjvhr ehk`lrhe if mis pyrlaieikl` si`hfkh’. Jee`y, tmis ehskrighs Nje, ls ejhs lfjtmhr plrlnrl pm Ah`vi``h wriths lgjut [ltlf? ”…tmh nrhlt @hviltmlf is tmlt jfh krhlturh if tmhwjrè wmikm aust rhalif ufplifthe tj tmh `lst…tmhrh is fj hlrtm`y wly jd difeifn jut prhkish`y wmlt tmh wml`h rhl``y `jjcs ìch. Lfe tmh jf`y ajeh if wmikm yju klf ehrivh



hvhf l tj`hrlg`h iehl jd mis ìvifn kjftjur, is gy njifn l wmlìfn yjursh`d3 gut gy sjejifn, yju ruf fj sal`` risc jd ghifn hthrfl``y stjvh lfe sufc gy mia…’ Is it fjt tmh klshtmlt jfh klffjt alch l ”nrlvhf ialnh’ jd Nje: Is it fjt tmh klsh tmlt Nje klffjt gh”shhf’ lfe ”ehpikthe’: Is it fjt tmh klsh tmlt tmh jf`y wly tj nht l sal`` iehl jd wmlt Njeis ìch is gy tlcifn tmhj`jny lfe gy njifn tj kmurkm, wmikm gy ejifn, jfh riscs `jsifn

tmhir aife: Ghifn l njje flturlìst lfe pjsitivist, Ah`vi``h wlrfs, rhdhrrifn tj tmh shl lfesuphrstitijf, ”tmjunm if alfy jd its lsphkts tmis visig`h wjrè shhas djrahe if `jvh, tmhifvisig`h spmhrhs whrh djrahe if drinmt’. L ìdh ìvhe if dhlr jd Nje is fj ìdh lt l``.

@lst`y, tj hfe witm lfjtmhr ojch, Ah`vi``h wriths, ”klffi gl`s aust mh`p tmhshKmristilfs’ lfe ”Klffigl`s: wmj is fjt l klffigl`:’ I’a fjt? I’vh fhvhr tlchf tmhHukmlrist. I ejf’t wlft tj dife jut id tmh Kltmjìks lrh rinmt.

587. Glrtm’s Kmurkm Ejnaltiks III.< prjvhe tj ah tmlt Eh`huzh’s kritiquh jd ”FhwOhrusl`ha’ kjuè l`sj gh lppìhe tj Hehf. Umh Kmristilf ”plrleish’ is ehskrighe ìch lthap`h. Ls tmh prihsts whrh kjaalfehe tj tlch klrh jd tmh ”Mj`y jd Mjìhs’, sj Lelawls kjaalfehe tj tlch klrh jd tmh nlrehf lfe its khftrl` ”twj trhhs’. Umis ”plrleish’ is

ehskrighe ls l ajfuahft tj Nje’s Hnj3 mjw kjuè tmis pjssig`y grifn mualfity ojy, pjssig`y gh Rlrleish:^mlt is tmh pjift jd tmh ”trhh jd ìdh’: [hhas rltmhr irrh`hvlft tj ah. Lt ajst, it

syagjìzhs tmh dlkt tmlt alf ejhsf’t fhhe tj hlt drja it. Jfkh alf dh``, alf mle tj ghhxph``he drja tmh Nlrehf `hst Lela hlt drja tmh trhh jd ìdh lfe eih djrhvhr, rltmhr tmlf oust djr l tiah, jr sj Kmristilfs k`lia. [hhas tj ah tmlt mle Kmristilf hlthf drja tmh ”trhhjd ìdh’, fjw mlvifn ”tmh cfjw`henh jd njje lfe hvi`’, alf wjuè rhp`lkh Nje, lfe tmisis wmy Nje, ohl`jus, mle alf hxph``he.

Lfe wmlt is tmh pjift jd tmis ”trhh jd tmh cfjw`henh jd njje lfe hvi`’: Id alfklf’t hlt drja it, wmy is it tmhrh: Uj rhaife Lela tmlt Nje Is Ouenh, tj syagjìzh Nje’s[uphrijrity lfe tmh dlkt tmlt Nje Mls ^mlt Lela Klffjt Mlvh: Lfe wmy isf’t it kl``hetmh ”trhh jd ehltm’ id hltifn drja it rhsu`ts if tmh ”surh ehltm’ jd Lela: It aust gh tmh klshtmlt tmis trhh rhsu`ts if l zjagih-ìch ”ifthraheilth stlth’ ghtwhhf ìdh lfe ehltm kl``he”eyifn’ (tjwlre ehltm). Umh prjmigitijf tj hlt drja tmh trhh smjws tmlt Nje eief’t wlftdjr Lela tj dlkh tmis pìnmt, gut lt tmh slah tiah, wmj’s tj sly tmlt ghifn l zjagih isf’t ghtthr tmlf ghifn ”phrdhkt ghdjrh tmh @jre’: I klf ufehrstlfe wmy Lela nrlvitlthetjwlre tmh djrahr. Ghtthr tj gh l drhh zjagih tmlf lf hfs`lvhe lfnh`. Id plrleish is `jst,njje rieelfkh.

^mhf I th`` ay stuehfts tmis, jfh jd tmha wrjth ah l s`jppy plphr.

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L prjmigitijf jd sjah cife wls fhkhsslry tj ehsinflth Nje Ls Nje lfe Lela ls Lela.Umis wls fhkhsslry if tmh slah wly tmlt it is fhkhsslry tmlt trutm gh trutm lfe rhlìty ghrhlìty, tmlt ”tmh klsh’ gh ”tmh klsh’, phr sh, `hst ”ghifn’ dl`` lplrt. Umis trhh ehsinflthe l”dlkt’ sukm ls ”7 + 7 1 5’, wmikm Lela mle tmh ”Drhh î``’ tj ehfy (ifslfh`y) (ìch ”tmhXfehrnrjufe Alf’ lfe ìch lfyjfh klf) (phrmlps tmh klplkity tj ehfy dlkts is tmh ghstehdifitijf djr ”Drhh î``’:). ^mhf Lela lth drja tmis trhh, mh rhkhivhe tmh ”cfjw`henhjd njje lfe hvi`’, gut fjt tmh Winmt ”cfjw`henh jd njje lfe hvi`’. Lela wls `hdt tjmiash`d tj eiskhrf wmlt wls Winmt lfe wmlt wls rinmt/wrjfn. Lela lsche Nje,



ifeirhkt`y, tj `ht mia gh mis jwf ouenh, lfe sj Nje, Nrlkhdu``y lfe @jvifn`y, rhajvheMiash`d drja Lela’s prhshfkh `hst Lela gh djrkhe tj ouenh gy Nje’s [tlfelres, rltmhrtmlf gy mis jwf. Nje djrkhe Lela jut jd Mis Rrhshfkh ghklush Lela lsche djr it3 NjeLkthe @jvifn`y. Nje mle fj kmjikh. ”Hvhf Nje klffjt ej lfytmifn lnlifst Miash`d.Hvhf Mh klffjt l`thr tmh dlkt tmlt Mh l`jfh is Njje3 tmlt Mh l`jfh is kjaphthft tj Ouenh

njje lfe hvi`’ (Glrtm). Mhfkh, wmhf Lela lkthe if l alffhr tmlt sunnhsthe tmlt mh wlskjaphthft hfjunm tj ”Ouenh’ njje lfe hvi`, Nje mle tj kl`` mis ìh lfe `ht Lela hlt tmhdruits jd mis `lgjrs.

^mhf Lela lth drja tmis trhh, Lela ehfjufkhe Nje’s [uphrijrity lfe prjmigitijf.Lela mhfkh ghklah mis jwf ouenh lfe sj mle tj ouenh djr miash`d mjw tj chhp drja”eyifn ufti` ehltm’. Mlvifn ”Dl``hf’ jut jd ”R 1 FR’ iftj ”R ≢ FR’, tmh prjglgiìty jdsukkhss wls (prjglg`y) iapjssig`h djr tmis ”Dl``hf’ Lela, tmis ”Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf’.Irjfikl``y, ghdjrh ”Dl`ìfn’, Lela l`rhley mle Rhrdhkt Eiskhrfahft, lfe yht lth drja tmhtrhh if jrehr tj nlif sukm (ls Lela, ”ìch Nje’, lth drja tmh trhh tj gh ”ìch Nje’). Lelasiap`y kjuèf’t kjfdira tmlt mh mle Rhrdhkt Eiskhrfahft ufti` sukm wls `jst (ls R ≢ FR

klffjt gh vhridihe hxkhpt drja FR), ls Lela kjuèf’t kjfdira mh wls flche, hvhftmjunm sukm wls l`wlys tmh klsh. îtmjut jgheihfkh tj Nje, tmis ”Rhrdhkt Eiskhrfahft’Ghklah/ghklah ahrh ”phrdhkt eiskhrfahft’ (”phrdhkt’ mhrh is ushe irjfikl``y), djr”Rhrdhkt Eiskhrfahft’ is fjt sukm witmjut jgheihfkh tj dj``jw tmrjunm witm It. Mjwkjuè Lela hlt drja tmh trhh id Lela mle ”Rhrdhkt Eiskhrfahft’ lfe mhfkh cfhw tmlt mhsmjuèf’t ej sukm: [iap`h ‛ ifslfity (sif).

”@ich Nje’, Lela mhfkh mle tj eih, djr Nje (if Ghifn Nje (tj us)), mls tj eih (djr sjahrhlsjf), ls ufvhi`he tj alf gy Whvh`ltijf wmhf Kmrist eihe jf tmh krjss. Umjunm, ìchKmrist lfe Nje, alf wi`` gh Whsurrhkthe. Umjunm, ufìch Nje, alf mls tj ej sj tmrjunmmistjry lfe tiah, rltmhr tmlf gy lfe if Hthrfity.

(hfe )

^mlt rinmt eie Nje mlvh tj ehkieh it wls ”fjt njje djr alf tj gh l`jfh’, tmlt alfmle tj djrhvhr gh alrrihe tj Mia: ^mlt rinmt eie Nje mlvh tj Alch alf rhquirifn Mis@jvh: Is it fjt ìch l eiktltjr tj alch phjp`h mlvh tj wjrsmip mia if jrehr tj gh mlppy:Kjuèf’t Nje mlvh ghhf l Ehist lfe `hss hnjtistikl`:

Mjfhst`y, I rltmhr ìvh gy ay jwf stlfelres ls l zjagih tmlf ls l ”phrdhkt phrsjf’ufehr ”Gin Grjtmhr’.

58;. Umhrh is fj sukm tmifn ls l p`lf, jf`y lf ”iehl jd’ l p`lf.

585. Hlkm nhfhrltijf iaprjvhs upjf tmh `lst jf`y if stupieity.

588. Kj``hnh is wmhrh phjp`h djrnht wmlt tmhy cfjw.

584. Id l phjp`h tmifc rhleifn is l wlsth jd tiah, tmh phjp`h sml`` wlsth lwly. It’s flturl`tj tmifc rhleifn is tj lf ufprjeuktivh lkt, ghklush lf ufajvifn rhlehr njhs hvhrywmhrhifwlre`y.



58>. Kmristilfs lrh yht tj ufehrstlfe tmlt ”lfygjey wmj is kjfvhrthe hlsi`y is fjt wjrtmkjfvhrtifn’ (tj gjrrjw wjre drja Ai`tjf Drihealf, lkkjreifn tj Umjals [jwh``).

58=. L stuehft tjè ah tjely tmlt l tmifn is phrdhkt wmhf it ejhs wmlt it wls aleh tj

ej. L phrdhkt mualf, tmhrhdjrh, is l mualf wmj ejhs wmlt mh jr smh wls aleh tj ej. Id lmualf wls ”aleh’ tmjunm, l mualf wls ”Aleh’ gy l ”Krhltjr’, lfe sj djr sukm l ghifntj gh ”phrdhkt’ is djr mia jr mhr tj gh ”Rhrdhkt’. Umjunm, witmjut l Krhltjr, jfh klf fhvhrcfjw wmlt mh jr smh wls Aleh tj ej, djr jfh wlsf’t Aleh lt l``. L phrsjf is oust l nrhlt”mlpphfstlfkh’, l ”nrhlt ainmt-fjt-mlvh- ghhf’ (Kmhsthrtjf) witm fjtmifn tj ej. Umjunm lnrhlt ”mlpphfstlfkh’ klf ehkieh djr mis jr mhr sh`d tmh ahlfifn jd ìdh, tmlt phrsjf klffhvhr gh ”Rhrdhkt’. Umh wjre mls fj ahlfifn djr sukm l phrsjf. Id l mualf mls fjKrhltjr, l mualf klffjt ”ej wmlt mh jr smh wls aleh tj ej’’3 l mualf klf fhvhr gh”Rhrdhkt’, djr l mualf mls fj mjph jd jvhrkjaifn ”Umh Rrjg`ha jd tmh Urlvhìfn[l`hsalf’.

Htmiks lrh l Rhrdhktifn, tmh stuehft k`liahe3 htmiks `ly jut wmlt l mualf is

suppjshe tj ej. Umh stuehft prjkhhehe tj lrnuh tmlt id mualfs whrh fjt Krhlthe gy Nje,htmiks aust ”hthrfl``y rhnrhss’ iftj ahlfifn`hssfhss, lfe ”Rhrdhktijf’ aust gh `jst ìchRlrleish. Umis is ghklush witmjut l Krhltjr, mualfs whrh fjt ”Aleh tj ej sjahtmifn’,lfe sj l systha tmlt hxp`lifs wmlt mualfs smjuè ej mls fj p`lkh. Id l mualf klf’t gh”Rhrdhkt’, htmiks mls fj rj`h.

I lsche tmh stuehfts tj hxp`lif tj ah wmlt tmh htmiks jd Kmristilfity whrh sj tmlt Ikjuè rhaife tmh stuehft tmlt mhr htmiks whrh rh`ltivh. [mh tjè ah ls wmlt tmh Mj`y [piritth``s l phrsjf tj ej is rh`ltivh tj wmj tmlt phrsjf is, sj tjj lrh htmiks, gut tmis is fjt tj slytmlt htmiks lrhf’t Lgsjùth. Htmiks lrh lf Lgsjùth wmikm is hxphrihfkhe ”sugohktivh`y’. Idhvhryjfh ”ìvhs htmikl``y’ jr ”ìvhs tmh Njje ìdh’, hvhryjfh ”mlrajfizhs’ witm hvhryjfhh`sh (ìch tmh gires if Elfth’s Rlrleisj tmlt `jjc tj d`y rlfeja`y lfe yht lrh if l phrdhktdjraltijf (wmikm rhaifes jfh jd ”Kmljs Umhjry’)), lfe, gy tmh Mj`y [pirit, l`` ”rish lfekjfvhrnh’ upjf Kmrist.

I rhaifehe tmh stuehft tmlt smh wlsf’t lfswhrifn ay quhstijf, lfe smh tjè ahtmlt tmh ”Kmristilfs htmik’ is ”[lfktidikltijf’. I lsche mhr wmlt smh ahlft lfe smh tjè ahtmlt ”[lfktidikltijf’ is lf ifkrhlsifn jd Drhheja, djr ”alf is slfktidihe tj Drhheja ghdjrhNje’ (Glrtm). I lsche mhr mjw it is tmlt jfh ”ifkrhlshs Drhheja’, lfe smh tjè ah ”gy tmhMj`y [pirit’, djr it is rhl``y jf`y ”wmhf tmh Mj`y [pirit kjahs lfe is prhshft tmlt jfhhxphrihfkhs Uruh Ojy’ (Glrtm), leeifn tmlt jfh is Drhh tj tmh ehnrhh tmlt tmhy lrh Ojydu`3tmh ufmlppy phrsjf is if gjfelnh. Umh stuehft lrnuhe tmlt tj gh ”aleh Rhrdhkt’ is tj gh”aleh Drhh’, lfe sj tmh Htmiks jd Kmristilfity lrh ”l [pirit jd Drhheja’ (ifìfh witmNl`ltilfs 8?<;). I tjè mhr tmlt wmlt smh wls slyifn wjuè klush lfy Kmristilf tj gh plrlfjie, gut smh k`liahe tmh Mj`y [pirit kjuè jf`y alch l phrsjf ufhlsy id tmhy eief’ttrust tmlt Nje wls Njje. I tmhf lsche mhr wmy jfh fhhehe tmh Mj`y [pirit id tj gh [lvhel`` jfh fhhehe tj ej wls ghìhvh if Ohsus Kmrist, lfe smh tjè ah tmlt tmh Mj`y [pirit mleajrh tj ej witm jfh’s ”[lfktidikltijf’ tmlf [l`vltijf. I lsche mhr wmlt tmh eiddhrhfkhwls, lfe smh slie smh eief’t cfjw3 smh slie smh kjuèf’t ialnifh wmy lfyjfh wjuèf’twlft tj ghkjah l slift lfe mlvh ”kjap`hth ojy’.

I lsche mhr, jf Kmristilfs htmiks, mjw ”`jvifn yjur fhinmgjr’, ”mh`pifn tmh pjjr’,lfe ”`jvifn Nje’ (tmh Hnjtist) aleh jfh ”Rhrdhkt’, lfe smh tjè ah mualfs whrh ”Aleh’



tj ej tmjsh tmifns. I rhaifehe mhr lgjut ”Flturl` [h`hktijf’, lfe smh rhaifehe ah lgjutsif.

589. ”Nje’ is l ahrh wjre.

542. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt djr Nje tj Krhlth hx fimi`j is djr Nje tj Alch mualfsMualf.

54<. Kmristilfs th`` yju ”`jvh yjur fhinmgjr ls yjursh`d’, wmikm is kjap`hth`y iapjssig`h,lfe tmhf kjfehaf yju wmhf yju, ìch tmha, dli`. ”Ej fjt ej ls tmhy ej, djr tmhy ej fjt prlktikh wmlt tmhy thlkm. Umhy tih up mhlvy gurehfs, mlre tj ghlr, lfe `ly tmha jf tmhsmjuèhrs jd jtmhrs3 gut tmhy tmhash`vhs lrh ufwi`ìfn tj ìdt l difnhr tj ajvh tmha’(Alttmhw 7;?5), l`` wmi`h, jd kjursh, kjfehafifn tmh Rmlrishhs lfe ”tmh Kmurkm’.

547. Umh hvlfnhìsts I mlvh hfkjufthrhe whrh shrijus lfe ehprhsshe, lfe tmhy tjè ah tjlkkhpt Ohsus sj tmlt ay ”ojy wjuè gh kjap`hth’. ^my smjuè I shhc `jvh drja l Nje

wmj tmhy k`hlr`y ejf’t’ tmifc `jvhs tmha:

54;. @ich tmh K`lssiks, ay gjjcs lrh fjt gjunmt gy wjahf ls aukm ls lrh gjjcs tmltehpikt vij`hfkh lnlifst wjahf.

545. Kmristilfs jf`y stlrt tj kjfkhrf ah wmhf tmhy stlrt ehdyifn tmhir sh`d gy wmlt tmhy”ej’ ifsthle jd gy wmlt tmhy ”ejf’t ej’. Umlt’s wmhf I try tj nht tmha kjufshìfn.

548. Ejf’t ehdifh yjur ìdh gy wmlt yju ejf’t ej, gut gy wmlt yju ej.

544. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt l`` ehkisijfs lrh aleh witmjut hfjunm ifdjraltijf, djr fjjfh klf cfjw tmh plrtiku`lr hddhkts l sifn`h kmjikh wi`` rhsu`t if. Jf`y Nje Cfjws tmhsh”plrtiku`lritihs’, lfe jf`y ”if Mia’ klf jfh jvhrkjah ”Umh Rrjg`ha jd tmh Urlvhìfn[l`hsalf’. îtmjut Nje, it’s iapjssig`h tj ìvh l ”Rhrdhkt’ ìdh. I tjè tmh stuehft I jf`ywlfthe tj ìvh ”tmh njje ìdh’, lfe tmh stuehft slie I wls ”tjj hlsi`y p`hlshe’ (@hwis). Imle tmh stuehft pufismhe.

54>. ^mlt ejhs it ahlf tj gh cfjw`henhlg`h: ^mlt ejhs it ahlf tj gh wish:

54=. Umh lklehay prjvhs U.[. Hìjt rinmt? ”Umh hfe`hss kyk`h jd iehl lfe lktijf, /Hfe`hss ifvhftijf, hfe`hss hxphriahft, / Grifns cfjw`henh jd ajtijf, gut fjt jd sti``fhss3/ Cfjw`henh jd sphhkm, gut fjt jd si`hfkh3 / … / L`` jur cfjw`henh grifns us fhlrhr tjjur infjrlfkh, / L`` jur infjrlfkh grifns us fhlrhr tj ehltm, / … / … / ^mhrh is tmhwiseja wh mlvh `jst if cfjw`henh: / ^mhrh is tmh cfjw`henh wh mlvh `jst ififdjraltijf: / … / …fhlrhr tj tmh Eust.’

549. I rhdush tj rhle stuehft’s plphrs lfyajrh…

( stlrt ) Ifspirhe gy Ojmf Ghmr



Mjw jfh ehkiehe wmlt gjjcs gh`jfnhe tj tmh Gigìkl` ”klfjf’ wls rh`ltivh tj mjw tmhy ghìhvhe if Ohsus. Kmrist’s quhstijf ”^mj ej yju sly I la:’ is tmh djufeltijf djrmhrahfhutiks, tmjunm witmjut tmh [pirit, fj ifthrprhtltijf jr systha jd mhrahfhutiks klf gh ehkiehe upjf ls ”ghst’. Id jfh ejhsf’t ghìhvh wmhf Ohsus smjuthe ”it is difismhe’ tmh

prjohkt stlrthe if Nhfhsis gy Nje tj ”Alch alf if Jur ialnh’ wls kjap`hthe, jfhklffjt ufehrstlfe tmh Gig`h, lfe id jfh ejhsf’t ghìhvh if tmh Mj`y [pirit, hvhf id jfh ghìhvhs if tmh Gig`h, tmlt phrsjf klffjt cfjw wmlt it ahlfs.

Djr tmh hlr`y Kmurkm, witmjut tmh [pirit, it wls fhitmhr pjssig`h djr jfh tj stlrt witm tmhrinmt lxija, fjr wls it pjssig`h tj lsshag`h tmh Gig`h kjrrhkt`y, ghklush witmjut tmh Mj`y[pirit, jfh klffjt jvhrkjah ”Umh Rrjg`ha jd tmh Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf’. Jfh fhhes fjtjf`y ghìhvh tmlt ”Ohsus Is Nje’, gut l`sj mlvh tmh [pirit nuieh tmha `hst tmhy ”alp jut’tmhir tmhsis ifkjrrhkt`y, tmh prjglgiìty jd wmikm is vhry minm.

îtmjut tmh [pirit, it is (prjglg`y) fjt pjssig`h djr jfh tj alch l njje Gigìkl` ”klfjf’,

djr hvhf id jfh mls tmh rinmt lxijas, if tmh prjkhss jd erlwifn tmhir ”strlinmt ìfh’, phr sh,tmhir phf wi`` (prjglg`y) sìp jut drja ufehr tmha. Kjfsiehrifn tmh Gig`h is tmh ajstifdùhftil` gjjc if tmh wjrè, tmh hlr`y Kmurkm dltmhrs (prjglg`y) eie l njje ojg, tmjunmtmis is fjt tj sly tmhy aly jr aly fjt mlvh aleh aistlchs. Jf`y Nje klf Cfjws, lfejf`y drja l Eivifh Rhrsphktivh ìch Mis klf jfh nlnh tmhir `hvh` jd sukkhss. Umis is wmytmh Mj`y [pirit is iapjrtlft.

Lkkjreifn tj Irhflhus, tmh Nfjstiks, `lkcifn tmh Mj`y [pirit, lrrlfnhe tmh Gig`h ìch phjp`h rhlrrlfnifn tmh ajslik jd l Cifn iftj l ejn. Umhy eie tmis ghklush tmhy mle leiddhrhft lxija jf Ohsus’ iehftity. Umis klf mlpphf witm lfy gjjc? Jìvhr Uwist klf ghrhlrrlfnhe witm tmh slah ìfhs lfe kjfkhpts tj slah sjahtmifn eiddhrhft, lfe wi`` gh gysjahjfh wmj tmifcs Jìvhr is rikm rltmhr tmlf pjjr.

Lf ”lxija’ is l ”dirst prifkip`h jd ehajfstrltijf’ lfe aust gh lkkhpthe gy dlitm. L``systhas aust mlvh lf lxija tj lvjie lf ”hthrfl` rhnrhssijf’, ls Kmristilfity fhhes lGigìkl` ”klfjf’ `hst it ”hthrfl``y rhnrhsshs’ (tmhj`jnikl``y, ajrl``y, htk…) (tmis is wmy sjalfy Kmristilfs strhss tmh iapjrtlfkh jd (rhleifn lfe cfjwifn) [kripturh). Umis ejhsf’trhstrikt jpifijf lfe rhlsjfifn tmjunm, gut rltmhr alchs it pjssig`h, ls tmh ”klfjf’ jd tmh”skihftidik ahtmje’ alchs skihfkh lfe its hfnlnifn mypjtmhsizhs pjssig`h. îtmjut l glsh, tmhrh klf gh fj strukturh, tmhrh klf gh fj rjjas.

Mlvifn hxphrihfkhe tmh ìdh lfe iaplkt jd Kmrist, alfy mle, lfe sti`` mlvh, rhlsjf tjlkkhpt tmh lxija ”Ohsus 1 Nje’ gy dlitm lfe tj lrrlfnh tmh Gig`h rh`ltivh tj sukm l prifkip`h. Jfh klf nlnh tmh prjglgiìty jd tmis ghifn l vlìe kmjikh gy tmh ”druits’ wmikmtmh Kmristilfity tmlt ghìhvhs ”Ohsus 1 Nje’ mls prjeukhe.

If k`jsifn, witmjut l tmhj`jnikl` prifkip`h ìch ”Umh Urifity’, rhìnijfs ejf’t mlvh lfhxp`lfltijf djr mjw tmh ifeivieul`s wmj lsshag`he tmhir mj`y thxt jvhrkjah ”UmhRrjg`ha jd tmh Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf’, fjr klf tmhy hxp`lif mjw jfh is oustidihe if



lkkhptifn jfh mhrahfhutik systha jr ifthrprhtltijf ls ”ghst’. Hagheehe iftj tmh ejktrifhjd ”Umh Urifity’ is tmh ”Oustidikltijf’ djr ”Umh ^jre’.

(hfe )

…Umhy’rh l`` rhphtitivh? tmhy’rh l`` mjrrig`h.

5>2. Jfh mls tj mlvh ejugt tj mlvh dlitm, djr jfh wi`` mlvh dlitm ldthr whinmifn tmhhviehfkh tmlt ”tmhrh is fj Nje’ lfe ejugtifn it. Umis is wmy I sti`` mlvh mjph.

5><. I lsche l stuehft wmlt smh wls lt Jxdjre lfe smh tjè ah smh wlfthe tj `hlrf lgjuttmh wjrè if jrehr tj `hlrf lgjut mjw Nrlkh wls hxprhsshe. I tjè mhr tj `hlrf lgjut tmhwjrè if jrehr tj `hlrf mjw tj stuey hviehfkh. [hhifn is tmh dirst sthp if `jvifn tmh wjrè.

5>7. [jah djj` tjè ah tj ”trhlt jtmhrs ls yju wism tj gh trhlthe’, wmikm ahlft tmlt id yjunlvh yjursh`d l mlfnjvhr, yju wismhe djr jtmhrs tj mlvh l mlfnjvhr.

5>;. K`lrity jdthf kjvhrs hyhs.

5>5. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt tmh Ehvi` chhps phjp`h kjap`lkhft lfe fhvhr `hts tmha mlvh phlkh.

[ltlf’s njje.

5>8. Id tmh pjsshsshe whrh shft tj ahftl` wlres, tmhrh wjuè gh fj jfh `hdt tj ruf fltijfs.

5>4. L stuehft lsche ah wmy is tmlt l sifn`h vhrsh drja tmh Gig`h kjuè hlsi`y splrc lfmjur jr finmt`jfn kjfvhrsltijf, wmi`h gjjc kùgs lfe eiskussijfs nrjups ewife`he iftj gjrheja witmif aifuths. I tjè mhr l dhlr jd Mh`` klf alch eirt ifthrhstifn. [mh tmhflsche ah wmy Kmristilfs kjuè th`` phjp`h wmy tmhy ìche Lvltlr sj aukm, lfe I `lunmhelt mhr jgshssijf witm Hehf.

5>>. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt pjsitivisa isf’t hfjunm ghklush lssjkiltijfs lfe ahtlpmjrik-rh`ltijfs klffjt gh hapirikl``y vhridihe.

5>=. I lsche mhr wmlt smh wlfthe lfe shh slie smh wlfthe tmh wjrè tj shh Itsh`d. I tjèmhr fj airrjr wls gin hfjunm tj rhd`hkt tmh wjrè lfe smh tjè ah tmh Mhlrt wls ginnhrtmlf tmh ufivhrsh. I lsche mhr tj prjvh it, lfe smh slie ”I wi``’.

5>9. ”Umh ghst wiseja is tmh wiseja jd muaiìty? muaiìty is hfe`hss’ (U.[. Hìjt).

5=2. I lnrhh witm Cihrchnllre? tj dife trutm is tj dife l wly tj ìvh lfe eih. Uj ìvh is tj gh l ”cfinmt jd dlitm’ djr Ltmhisa rltmhr tmlf l ”cfinmt jd ifdifith rhsinfltijf’ djr Nje. Ujmjfjr R`ltj lfe eih wh`` is tj lvjie tmh lgsure? it is, djr hxlap`h, tj gh l Mhnhìlf rltmhrtmlf jd Lgrlmla, l sklphnrlkh rltmhr tmlf l sklphnjlt.



5=<. I eislnrhh witm Cihrchnllre? kjfnrhnltijfs lrh njje ghklush tmhy chhp phjp`h drjashhcifn jut lf ”ifeivieul`’ rh`ltijfsmip witm Nje.

5=7. Id tmhrh lfy ”sifn`h ifeivieul`s’ jut tmhrh, I’a n`le I’`` gh ìch Cihrchnllre lfefhvhr shh tmha. Djrtuflth`y hvhryjfh `jjcs ìch [lrtrh’s ”kldé wlithr’3 hvhryjfh `jjcs

ìch tmhy lrh ehkhivifn tmhir sh`d. L`` ”Cfinmts jd Dlitm’ `jjc tj mlvh ”gle dlitm’. Umis iswmy ghìhvhrs phrshkuth ghìhvhrs, cfjwifn wmlt’s ghst.

5=;. Umh ghìhvhr is jf l ”dirst elth’ witm Nje lfe, if ”gle dlitm’, infjrhs Mis shxul`levlfkhs (tmifc [lrtrh). I tjè tmis tj l stuehft lfe tmh stuehft tjè ah tmis prjvhs ”I La’(if Nje), djr it is hviehfkh tmlt jfh’s ”I la’ is fjt ”ìaithe’ gy mis jr mhr pmysiklìty, tmltl phrsjf is lf ”ufìaithe ghifn’ wmikm rhquirhs lf ”Xfìaithe Klush/Ghifn’. I rhaifehetmh stuehft tmlt [lrtrh’s ”`jjc’ ehìfhlths mjw l phrsjf is hxphrihfkhe ls lf ”jgohkt’ jdlfjtmhr, fjt ls lf ”I la’. Umh stuehft lnrhhe, gut fjthe tmlt ”tmh `jjc’, ls witm ”gledlitm’, prjvhe tmlt l phrsjf is lf ”I la’ tj tmhir sh`d, lfe lf ”jgohkt’ tj jtmhrs, lfe sj gjtmlt tmh slah tiah (lf ”I/jgohkt’). Ls kjfskijusfhss aust l`wlys mlvh lf ”jgohkt’ wmikm it

is ”kjfskijus jd’, sj tjj lf ”I la’ aust l`wlys gh l ”I la tj(wlre) (ifshrt )’. @ichwish,Nje aust l`wlys Gh ”Umh Urifity’, lfe sj l`wlys (l) ”Gh(ifn) tj(wlre) Mis [h`d’. I tl`cmhr tj tl`c k`hlr`y, lfe smh eief’t sly l wjre.

5=5. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt jf`y Nje klf di`` tmh fhhe jd l mualf tj l`wlys mlvh lf”ufkrjsshe drjftihr’ (jf`y ] Is/is (l`wlys) ”Ghyjfe’ x). I tjè mhr tmlt tmh ”drjftihrtmhjry’ mle fjtmifn tj ej witm ahtlpmysiks, lfe smh tjè ah tmlt it mls hvhrytmifn tj ejwitm eli`y ìdh.

5=8. Id yju klffjt oustidy tmh njje jd l quhstijf, tmh quhstijf isf’t njje.

5=4. Leeiktijf is tmh jf`y tmifn tmlt klf alch l mualf stupie.

5=>. I wjfehr mjw Ohws dhh` wmhf Kmristilfs k`lia Ohsus is tmhir Cifn.

5==. I kl``he Nje l ajfsthr lfe l stuehft slie tmlt ajfsthr @jvhe ah, sj I aust gh prhttylwdu` aysh`d.

5=9. ”Umis, tmhf, is tmh u`tialth plrlejx jd tmjunmt? tj wlft tj eiskjvhr sjahtmifn tmlttmjunmt itsh`d klffjt tmifc’ (Cihrchnllre)3 tmis is tmh sjrt jd tmifcifn tmlt tmhj`jnilfstmifc is gri`ìlft, alcifn tmhir djjìsmfhss hviehft. Umh rhìnijus tmifc it is wish tj wlfttj rh`lth tj tmh Ifdifith3 tmh ifth`ìnhft rhlìzh it is duti`h. ”Rlrlejx is tmh plssijf jd tmjunmt’ (Cihrchnllre) ‛ djr tmjsh wmj ejf’t cfjw mjw tj tmifc.

592. L stuehft k`liahe, sthlìfn drja F.U. ^rinmt, tmlt tmh pjrtrlit jd Ohsus ldthr tmhWhsurrhktijf ls l alf wmj kjuè gh kjfdushe ls l nlrehfhr rltmhr tmlf l ”grinmt smiffifnstlr’ (wmikm wls tmrjunmjut aytmj`jny) is sinfidiklft hviehfkh tmlt it wls lf hvhft tmltlktul``y jkkurrhe lfe tmlt fjfh jd tmh eiskip`hs ghìhvhe it wjuè mlpphf, lpphlrifnklunmt jdd nulre. Umh stuehft slie tmh lkkjuft is sj ”rhl`’ lfe I `lunmhe.



Kmristilfs klf gh ”Drhhe drja drhheja’. I tjè tmh stuehft tmlt mh wls trlpphe if l dl`shrhlìty, infjrlfkh, lfe mh tjè ah tmlt id mis rhlìty wls dl`sh, dl`shmjje dh`t ajrh rinmttmlf eie trutm.

82<. Ajst phjp`h rhle sj tmlt jtmhr phjp`h klf shh tmlt tmhy’rh ghifn ”ehhp’. L phrsjf

tmlt njhs tmrjunm ìdh witm n`jsshe-jvhr hyhs is l kjaajf grhhe.

827.”[jah Umjunmts Jf Nhfius’

-Nhfiushs lrh l`wlys thapthe tj try tj shh hvhrytmifn tmrjunm jfh jd tmhir ifsinmts.

-^h klffjt hxphrihfkh l wjrè ìch l purh lfial`, wmikm is gy l stlth jd purh shfsigiìty.Mhfkh, lf lfial` ejhsf’t suddhr ajrl``y drja pmysikl` plif, fjr, ajrh prhssifn`y, ejhslf lfial` suddhr drja tmh whinmt jd gri`ìlfkh.

-^mlt l mualf shhs k`hlr`y is surrjufehe gy smlejws.

-Alcifn l nhfhrlìty is lf lkt jd mjrrjr.

-Jfh’s cfjw`henh is rh`ltivh tj tmhir ”ghifn if tiah’

-L kmiè klffjt eiskjvhr jf mis jr mhr jwf wmlt it tjjc khfturihs tj rhlìzh. Rrjnrhssrhquirhs kjfshrvltijf ls tmh duturh rhquirhs tmh plst.

-Lkkjreifn tj tmh mistjrilf Elfih` Ml`évy, mualf prjnrhss ”lkkh`hrlths’ ghklush tmhajrh lkquirhe cfjw`henh tmhrh is lvli`lg`h, tmh ajrh pjssigiìtihs tmhrh lrh djr fhweiskjvhrihs.

-^mlt wh cfjw is sal`` kjaplrhe tj wmlt wh klf eiskjvhr.

82;. I’a fjt hvhf njifn tj rhle tmis.

( stlrt )

Clft ghìhvhe, tmjunm it’ vhry mlre tj ej, tmlt l mualf klf gh ajrl` gy dj``jwifn tmhklthnjrikl` iaphrltivh. Id it’s pjssig`h djr l mualf tj gh ajrl`, wmj ehkiehs wmhf lmualf mls sukkhhehe jr fjt: @ichwish, wmj nhts tj ehkieh ”mjw’ tj lpp`y ajrlìty, lfetmh ajrl` wly djr l ajrl` lkt tj alfidhst rh`ltivh tj l plrtiku`lr, sugohktivh situltijf: Uj ghìhvh mualfs klf pjthftil``y gh ajrl` is prjg`haltik (ls sjahjfh ìch Ejstjyhvscyrhlìzhe), djr it alchs tmh ajrl` ”ouenh’ l nje. Hvhf id sukm l nje whrh tj lktul``y ouenhrinmt`y, id jfh whrh tj fjt lskrigh tj tmis nje’s ajrl` ìdh, tmh nje wjuè mlvh tj djrkh itupjf tmlt phrsjf, tmus lktifn iaajrl``y. Uj rltmhr ghìhvh tmlt tmh ajrl` `lw klffjt ghrltijflìzhe fjr dj``jwhe witm lfy khrtlifty is tj lvjie nivifn sjahjfh tmh pjwhr jd l ouenh lfe nje. Djr njje rhlsjf mhfkh, Kmristilfity lskrighs tj tmh `ltthr jptijf.



If tmh [hkjfe Uhstlahft, jfh is nui`ty jd leu`thry oust gy `jjcifn lt sjahjfh witm ùst iftmhir mhlrt. Mjw is jfh tj ehthraifh wmj is nui`ty jd leu`thry tmhf, witmjut lfy hxthrfl`hviehfkhs: @ichwish, jfh is kjfehafhe djr lpphlrifn rinmthjus ghdjrh jtmhrs3 mjw issjahjfh tj th`` tmh eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf tmjsh ghifn nhfuifh`y rinmthjus lfe tmjsh ghifnuflutmhftik: Uj gh nui`ty jd sif is fj `jfnhr glshe jf hxthrfl` lkts, gut ifthrfl`

kjfviktijfs, wmikm jf`y l nivhf ifeivieul` klf cfjw. Mhfkh, hlkm jfh jd us ghkjahs tmh ouenh lfe tmh kjfvikthe. Jf`y tmh kjfvikthe lfe tmh ouenh klf ltthfe tmhir tril`.

Kjfsiehrifn tmis, Cihr chnllre wlrfs phjp`h lnlifst l ”eistrustdu` ifwlrefhss tmlt (wlfts)tj shh (gy) hxthrfl`s’, lfe tmlt ”truh ifwlrefhss ejhsf’t ehalfe lfy sinf lt l`` ifhxthrfl`s’. Jfh klffjt ouenh tmh ajrlìty jd lfjtmhr, djr jfh’s ”ajrl` ìdh’ klffjt ghrhprhshfthe gy hxthrfl`s. Umis ghifn tmh klsh, jfh’s stlth jd ghifn klffjt ghifth``hktulìzhe gy lfjtmhr phrsjf, lfe l nivhf phrsjf klf jf`y rh`lth tj lfjtmhr jf tmis”gy dlitm’. ”Dlitm rhquirhs tmlt (l phrsjf) rhìfquism mis ufehrstlfeifn…tj mlvh dlitm ghkjahs oust ls eiddiku`t djr tmh ajst ifth` inhft phrsjf ls it is djr tmh phrsjf jd tmh ajstìaithe ifth`ìnhfkh, jr it prhsualg`y ghkjahs hvhf ajrh eiddiku`t djr tmh djrahr’

(Cihrchnllre). Ls Mlyhc wlrfhe tmlt ajst jd hkjfjaiks klffjt gh ifth``hktulìzhe(wmikm is mlre djr ifth`ìnhft lklehaiks tj lkkhpt), sj Cihrchnllre wlrfhe tmh slah djrajrlìty.

Uj sphlc jd ajrlìty is tj sphlc jd wmlt mualfs lrh ifklplg`h. Uj`stjy, eislnrhhifnk`liahe it wls pjssig`h tj gh ìch Kmrist jf jfh’s jwf, wmi`h Ejstjyhvscy k`liahe sukm phrdhktijf is iapjssig`h. Kjfsiehrifn tmis, Ghreylhv ifsisthe tmlt tmh wjrè is spìt iftjtmh `jvhrs jd Uj`stjy lfe tmh `jvhrs jd Ejstjyhvscy lfe ”tmhrh is lf ufgrienhlg`h nlp,jvhr wmikm tmh mjèhrs jd twj eiddhrifn dufelahftl` kjfkhptijfs jd hxisthfkh dlkh jfhlfjtmhr’. Aukm tj Uj`stjy’s eistrhss, ”Umh Rrjg`ha jd tmh Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf’ l`sjlppìhs tj tmh prjg`ha jd ghifn ajrl` (djr it lppìhs tj tmh prjg`ha jd ghifn”Rhrdhkt/phrdhkt’). Uj`stjy’s ìdh itsh`d is hviehfkh tmlt jfh, jf tmhir jwf, wi`` ghehstrjyhe id tmhy try tj jvhrkjah ”Umh Rrjg`ha jd tmh Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf’.

Ghifn ”ajrl`’ is l klthnjry jd ghifn tmlt l`` cfjw Hxists gut jd wmikm klffjt ghlktulìzhe witmjut tmh Mj`y [pirit, witmjut Nrlkh. Cihrchnllre ghìhvhs tmlt jfh iskjap`hth`y ehphfehft jf Nrlkh if jrehr tj mlvh dlitm (if jrehr tj ajvh Ujwlre/tjwlreNje rltmhr tmlf ajvh tjwlre jfh’s ”iehl jd’ Nje). Kjfsiehrifn ”Umh Rrjg`ha jd tmhUrlvhìfn [l`hsalf’, tmis alchs shfsh. Lkkjreifn tj Cihrchnllre, dlitm is fjt stltik, gutkjfsists if l kjfstlft stlth jd strivifn lfe ifkjap`htijf tmlt klf fhvhr gh systhaltizhe.Umis is ghklush wmlt dlitm is djr l nivhf ifeivieul` klffjt gh shplrlthe drja plrtiku`lritihs jd tmlt ifeivieul`’s ìdh. If jtmhr wjres, tmh sjùtijf tj ”Umh Rrjg`ha jd tmhUrlvhìfn [l`hsalf’, rh`ltivh tj l nivhf ìdh, klf jf`y gh cfjwf gy tmlt nivhf ifeivieul`.Yht, lt tmh slah tiah, wmi`h tmh ehnrhh jfh is ajrl` klf jf`y gh ehthraifhe gy mis jr mhrjwf, ifthrfl` kjfviktijfs, jfh klf fhvhr cfjw tmh ajrl` `lw du``y, djr ls jfh klffjtvihw tmh tjtl` sua jd tmhir ìdh lfe l`` its pjssig`h vhrsijfs vil kluslìty, sj jfh klffjtvihw tmh ajrl` `lw mjìstikl``y. Ls ehthraififn mjw tj alch ”tmh ajst jd’ jfh’s sh`dhfes up ghifn l ”Rrjg`ha jd l Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf’, sj tjj ejhs ìvifn tmh ajrl` ìdh.(Umis is hsphkil``y lpplrhft id jfh kjfsiehrs wmlt mls l`rhley ghhf slie lgjut htmiks ls”Rhrdhktifn’).



Uj gh ehphfehft upjf Nrlkh is tj rhkjnfizh ”Umh Rrjg`ha jd R 1 FR’. Umjunm tmh nlp ghtwhhf alf lfe Nje is ufgrienhlg`h, lfe tmjunm tmis nlp klushs alf aukm suddhrifn,alf aust ltthapt tj krjss it. @ichwish, tmjunm ”Umh Rrjg`ha jd tmh Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf’ grifns l nivhf phrsjf l `jt jd mhlelkmh, `hst mh jr smh fjt rhlìzh mis jr mhr ”ghst sh`d’, tmh

prjg`ha aust gh kjfdrjfthe. Uj fjt kjfdrjft tmh prjg`ha is tj ìvh if rhnrht. Whnrht is tmhifstlft suikieh jd tmh sju`.

”Umh Rrjg`ha jd tmh Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf’ jr ”Umh Rrjg`ha jd R ≢ FR’, gjtm smjw tmlt tmh”klthnjrikl` iaphrltivh’ is fj ajrh tmlf lf i`ùsijf jd l ajrl` ìdh. Umh ajrl` ìdh,rltijfl``y, rhquirhs l Mj`y [pirit. Id tmhrh is fj Mj`y [pirit, ajrlìty is fjtmifn ajrh tmlf”gle lir, gle lir!’ ‛ Fihtzskmh is rinmt.

Id tmhrh is l Mj`y [pirit, jfh is tj ìvh gy euty fjt tj tmh stlth, ls Clft wjuè mlvh, gut tjNje. Id Nje Ejhs Fjt [phlc, Clft’s kjfkùsijf tmlt l ìdh jd euty is l ajrl` ìdh wi``rhsu`t if ajrlìty ghnhttifn jf`y Flzi Rlrtihs lfe [jviht Xfijfs. Hvhf id l mualf

”ouenhe’ ajrl``y rinmt`y, tmh phrsjf kjuè fjt alch jtmhrs lskrigh tj it drhh`y, ls klf tmhMj`y [pirit.

Djr mis pmi`jsjpmy tj gh vlìe lfe ”ajrl`’ (irjfikl``y), Clft fhhes Nje tj fjt oust gh l”@lwnivhr’, gut l Drihfe.

(hfe )

825. ^mhf yju lsc sjahjfh ”wmlt is yjur dlvjrith ajvih:’ yju lrh lscifn tmha ”wmlt isyjur dlvjrith ajvih rh`ltivh tj tmis ajahft lfe tmh hxthft jd yjur ahajry:’ L``quhstijfs mlvh l siai`lr drlaifn (tlch ajrl` quhstijfs, djr hxlap`h).

828. L stuehft lsche ah wmy I eief’t ghìhvh if airlk`hs lfe I nlvh mia Muah’s rhlsjfs.Rhjp`h jdthf ìh lfe tmlt phjp`h ìch tj tl`c lgjut airlk`hs hvhf wmhf tmhy lrh dl`sh. It isiapjrtlft tj fjth l`sj tmlt infjrlft phjp`h thfe tj hxphrihfkh airlk`hs ajrh sj tmlfnhfiushs, lfe tmlt l`` tmh rhìnijfs mlvh eiddhrhft, airlku`jus rhpjrts tmlt kjftrleikt tmhjtmhrs.

Umh stuehft tjè ah tmlt tmjunm ay pjifts nlvh jfh l njje rhlsjf tj ejugt tmh vlìeityjd l airlku`jus k`lia, tmhy eief’t eisprjvh tmh pjssigiìty jd airlk`hs tmhash`vhs. Irhaifehe tmh stuehft tmlt Muah l`sj lrnuhe tmlt tmh hviehfkh djr l airlk`h mls tj ghwhinmhe lnlifst l`` tmh tiahs if flturh if wmikm tmlt airlk`h eief’t jkkur, alcifn tmh pjssigiìty jd l airlk`h vhry ufìch`y. Umh stuehft `lunmhe lfe kjufthrhe ay pjift gy grififn up sjahtmifn h`sh tmlt Muah ghìhvhe. Lkkjreifn tj Muah, jfh kjuè fjt oustidytmh ufidjraity jd flturh lfe tmh ”@lws jd Flturh’ ‛ l`` jfh kjuè vhridy wls ”kjfstlftkjfoufktijfs’. Umis ghifn tmh klsh, hvhry jkkurrhfkh wls ”jfh jd jfh’3 mhfkh, hvhryjkkurrhfkh wls l ”airlk`h’. Umus, tj kjaplrh tmh fjral` kjfeitijf jd flturh witm lsuppjshe ”airlku`jus’ jfh is tj kjaplrh jfh cife jd airlk`h lnlifst lfjtmhr. Umhquhstijf tmhf is fjt rltmhr jr fjt airlk`hs jkkur, gut wmikm jkkur lfe wmikm ejf’t.



8<8. I lsche l stuehft id Ghffy Miff wls l krjjc lfe mh tjè ah tmlt mh wls fjt if l pjsitijf tj sly tmlt hvhry ”airlk`h’ Miff mle hvhr ejfh wls l mjlx. Jf`y Nje Cfjws.It’s duffy mjw Kmristilfs lkt muag`h wmhf tmhy ejf’t wlft tj tl`c lgjut sjahtmifn.

8<4. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt smh wjuè ìch tj shh `hss phjp`h kjap`lififn lgjut tmhkmurkm lfe ajrh phjp`h ghkjaifn tmh Kmurkm. I lsche mhr id smh whft tj kmurkm lfe smhtjè ah tmlt smh eief’t wlft tj nj tj kmurkm gut tj gh tmh Kmurkm, wmikm hftli`s njifn lfeajrh. I fhvhr cfjw wmlt tmh Kmurkm is ‛ wmhf phjp`h tl`c lgjut its prjg`has, its sjufesìch tmhy ejf’t wlft tj tl`c lgjut tmhir sh`vhs. Kmurkm sjufes ìch l whhc`y dlai`yrhufijf. Kmristilfs smjuè mlvh ajrh. Ejf’t tmhy `jvh tmhir fhinmgjrs:

8<>. ^my ej Kmristilfs kjfsiehr ”Mh``’ l gle wjre id it’s l rhlìty:

8<=. I’e ghìhvh if Mh`` id I wls l``jwhe tj tmrjw if tmh nrlaaltiklsthr wmj stlrthe tmh”sifnu`lr tmhy’ ehglth. Umh phrsjf wmj slie yju klf fhvhr ush tmh ”plssivh vjikh’ wjuè

gh fhxt.

8<9. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt witmjut tmh Mj`y [pirit, jfh klffjt cfjw mjw tj lpp`y tmhGig`h, lfe I tjè tmh stuehft tmlt lssuahe tmh Gig`h kjuè gh lppìhe.

872. I wjuè tlch Kmristilfs shrijus`y id ajrh jd tmha iehftidihe tmhash`vhs witm Ouelslfe Ri`lth rltmhr tmlf Nje.

87<. Dl`sh prjpmhts thfe tj gh tmjsh wmj kl`` jtmhrs dl`sh prjpmhts.

877. [mh slie tmh priah klush jd eisghìhd is djrnhtdu`fhss, lfe tmlt tmh rhlsjf l phrsjfejhsf’t ghkjah l [lift is dhlr.

87;. Id yju tl`c `jfn hfjunm, yju’`` hvhftul``y sly sjahtmifn tmlt nhfhrl``y sjufes rinmt,lfe tmhf yju’rh Nje.

875. Whìnijf prhys jf tmh whlc, gut Ltmhists `jjc lt whlcìfns lfe sly ”mh`p yjursh`d’.Ldthr ghifn kl``he mhlrt`hss, `lthr jf, tmh whlc tmlfc tmha.

878. @ich [kihftj`jnists, ejf’t Kmristilfs ghìhvh tmhy’rh iaajrtl` ghifns tmlt mlvh `jsttmhir truh flturh, lfe tmlt tmhy klf rhnlif it tmrjunm l prjkhss jd rhmlgiìtltijf (rltmhr it gh kl``he ”Eilfhtiks’ jr ”Eiskip`hsmip’): ^mlt’s tmh eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf Kriaifjf lfe prisjf aifistrihs: Ejf’t Kmristilfs u`tialth`y lnrhh witm [kihftj`jnists tmlt Nje mh`pstmjsh wmj mh`p tmhash`vhs: L stuehft tjè ah [kihftj`jny mls di``he if tmh splkhs wmhrhKmristilfs mlvh ghhf iflktivh3 Kmristilfs mlvh mlfehe tmhir lutmjrity jvhr tj[kihftj`jnists. Umh stuehft l`sj tjè ah tmlt yju klf jf`y kjufthrdhit l ”rhl` tmifn’, lfe Ilsche tmh stuehft ”wmlt is tmh rhl` tmifn’: Mjfhst`y, I prhdhr Kmristilfity tj [kihftj`jny, ghklush it alchs its dj``jwhrs dhh` ìch siffhrs.



874. I lsche tmh stuehft id smh ejugthe Kmrist wmhfhvhr smh hfkjufthrhe jtmhr rhìnijfs,lfe smh slie tmh jf`y wly tj ghìhvh sjahjfh ejhsf’t hxist wmja yju’vh aht ghdjrh is tjdjrnht yju’vh aht tmha. [mh k`liahe tmis is wmy Nje strhsshs rhahaghrifn Mis ^jrcs,lfe wmy mhr alif prlyhr wls jfh jd tmlfcsnivifn.

87>. I lsche mia wmhrh Nje wls `lst whhc wmhf tmh nir` wls rlphe lfe mh wjfehrhe mjw[lrlm wjuè dhh` lgjut ghifn ushe ls hviehfkh lnlifst tmh Nje smh `jvhe.

87=. I tjè mia Nje wlsf’t rhl` lfe mh wjfehrhe id I kjuè sly tmlt tj [lrlm, wmjsh jf`ymjph wls Kmrist. I slie I kjuè, lfe mh slie mh wjuèf’t tlch ah shrijus`y ufti` I eie. Islie I wjuèf’t tlch mia shrijus`y ufti` mh tjè l Ausìa tmlt mh wls l djj`, lfe mh sliemh eie it `lst whhc ghdjrh th`ìfn tmh nir` lgjut ”l nrhlthr Ojy’. Mh wls jgvijus`y `yifn3Kmristilfs wi`` sly lfytmifn tj wif l ehglth.

879. ^mlt is l gjjc:

8;2. L stuehft jd aifh tmifcs tmlt tmh vhry dlkt rhìnijf klushs Ltmhists lfe ghìhvhrs tjehvjth tmhir hftirh ìvhs tj its quhstijfs is hviehfkh djr rhìnijf’s vlìeity. ^my ej phjp`hkjah up witm sukm twisthe `jnik:

8;<. Hvhry kjfvhrsltijf is l ”nlah tmhjry’.

8;7. ]hfjpmlfhs fjthe tmlt phjp`h wjrsmip njes tmlt lrh siai`lr tj tmhir sh`vhs lfeku`turhs, lf jgshrvltijf tmlt phrmlps ifspirhe Dhuhrglkm. L stuehft tjè ah tmis is wmyLahriklfs wjrsmiphe l nuy gjrf if tmh Aiee`h Hlsthr. I fjthe ajst Lahriklfs vihwOhsus ls l wmith nhft`half, lfe tmh stuehft leaitthe tmis wls prjg`haltik.

8;;. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt ehajfs ejf’t lpphlr tj phjp`h wmj ejf’t ghìhvh if tmha(mjw kjfvhfihft), ghklush it’s ajrh hddhktivh tj `ht phjp`h ehstrjy tmhir sh`vhs, lfe sukm phjp`h jdthf tlchf ejwf jtmhrs witm tmha. I lsche ay ifslfh stuehft id Nje stlyhemieehf ghklush Mh wlfthe phjp`h fjt tj ghìhvh if Mia lfe nj tj Mh``3 I l`sj lsche mia”wmy is it tmlt Nje ushs tmh slah strlthny ls ehajfs:’ Ay stuehft k`liahe Nje ejhsufvhi` Miash`d tj hvhryjfh wmj shhcs Mia, lt jfh tiah jr lfjtmhr, lfe tmis glsh`hssk`lia ifdurilthe ah. ”^my ejhsf’t Mh djrkh Miash`d upjf hvhryjfh:’ I sflpphe, lfe aystuehft slie its ghklush ”Nje Is l Nhft`half, fjt l Wlpist’. ”Ejhs tmlt alch ehajfsnhft`hahf:’ I lsche, lfe ay stuehft lfswhrhe ”Umhy aly lpphlr ls sukm’.

8;5. I lsche ay stuehft mjw l difith sif kjuè wlrrlft lf Hthrfl` Rufismahft, lfe mhslie it’s ghklush Nje klf’t djrnivh sjahjfh wmj ejhsf’t lsc djr djrnivhfhss. Ls 7 + 7aust l`wlys hqul` 5 lfe fhvhr 8, sj jfh wmj sifs klf fhvhr gh grjunmt iftj Nje’sRrhshfkh witmjut djrnivhfhss ”if Kmrist’. Umis is lf ”Hthrfl` Dlkt’(ghklush it’s l ”dlkt’),lfe mhfkh lf ”Hthrfl` Rufismahft’ (tmjunm, rh`ltivh tj Hthrfity, it isf’t kjfsiehrhe l”Rufismahft’ sj aukm ls it’s oust siap`y ”tmh klsh’ jr tmh ”dlkt jd tmh altthr’). Umhrh’sfjtmifn Nje klf ej witmjut thlrifn lplrt tmh dlgrik jd Ghifn/ghifn, wmikm wjuè ghufoust jd Nje tj ej lfe [uikiel`. L`sj, tmh stuehft tjè ah fjt tj tmifc jd ”Hthrfity’ ifthras jd ”tiah’, gut tj tmifc if thras jd ”Is-fhss’. L dlkt ìch ”7 1 7 1 8’ isf’t ”tiah`hss`y’



l dlkt, ghklush l dlkt ejhsf’t hxphrihfkh tiah. It oust ”is’. Umh stuehft k`liahe Hthrfityisf’t ”tiah`hssfhss’ sj aukm ls ”Is-fhss’

8;8. I lsche tmh stuehft id smh ejugthe Kmrist wmhfhvhr smh hfkjufthrhe jtmhr rhìnijfs,lfe smh slie tmh jf`y wly tj ghìhvh sjahjfh ejhsf’t hxist wmja yju’vh aht is tj djrnht

yju aht tmha. [mh k`liahe tmis is wmy Nje strhsshs ahajry, lfe wmy mhr alif prlyhrwls jfh jd tmlfcsnivifn.[mh `lthr turfhe if l smjrt plphr.

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Mhgrhws wlrfs mualfs drja `httifn tmhir sh`vhs gh djkushe jf lfnh`s lfe jtmhr spiritsrltmhr tmlf Kmrist. Umis is l `hssjf mualfs jgvijus`y eief’t tlch tjj mhlrt, kjfsiehrifn l``tmh jtmhr rhìnijfs lfe ehfjaifltijfs tmlt mlvh stlrthe up. Mhgrhws 7?< wlrfs ”wh aust ply nrhlthr ltthftijf tj wmlt wh mlvh mhlre, sj tmlt wh ej fjt eridt lwly drja it’ lfe tmlt”Nje eie fjt sugohkt tmh kjaifn wjrè…tj lfnh`s’ (Mh grhws 7?8).

Mhgrhw 7 alchs it k`hlr tmlt wh lrh tj rhkhivh jur nuielfkh drja tmh jfh wmj ghklahd`hsm lfe suddhrhe ìch us, Ohsus, rltmhr tmlf drja spiritul` ghifns, wmj lrh ufìch us.Lkkjreifn tj Mhgrhws, mualfs whrh thapjrlri`y aleh `jwhr tmlf tmh lfnh`s sj tmlt tmhir[l`vltijf kjuè gh aleh ”Rhrdhkt tmrjunm suddhrifn’ (shh Mhgrhws 7?<2)3 if jtmhr wjres,jur ”[l`vltijf is aleh Rhrdhkt tmrjunm dlitm/jgheihfkh’, lfe sj jur ”Ojy Is Kjap`hth’.Mhfkh, Ohsus ghklah d`hsm tj gh l Rhrdhkt mualf, nj lgjvh tmh lfnh`s, lfe tj smjw usmjw wh tjj klf rish lgjvh tmh lfnh`s tj l minmhr p`lkh wmhrh wh aly ouenh tmha.

Umh rhlsjf mualfs klf gh lgjvh lfnh`s is ghklush mualfs ìvh gy ”dlitm’, wmikm is ”tmhjf`y tmifn tmlt klf p`hlsh Nje’. Lfnh`s klffjt p`hlsh Nje. ”Dlitm’ is l Eivifhjppjrtufity lfe ”ajeh jd ghifn’ tmlt Kmrist hfnlnhe if jrehr tj gh ”sif`hss’ (jr ”phrdhkt`yjgheihft’), lfe sj ghklah ”tmh ([pjt`hss) @lag’ lfe tjjc tmh wjrè’s sifs lwly. Umisjphfhe ”l pltm’ gy wmikm mualfs, if dlitm, kjuè rish lgjvh tmh lfnh`s.

Umh lutmjr jd Nl`ltilfs wriths? ”I la lstjfismhe tmlt yju lrh sj quikc`y ehshrtifn tmh jfhwmj kl``he yju tj ìvh if tmh nrlkh jd Kmrist lfe lrh turfifn tj l eiddhrhft njsph` ― wmikm is rhl``y fj njsph` lt l``. Hviehft`y sjah phjp`h lrh tmrjwifn yju iftjkjfdusijf lfe lrh tryifn tj phrvhrt tmh njsph` jd Kmrist. Gut hvhf id wh jr lf lfnh` drjamhlvhf smjuè prhlkm l njsph` jtmhr tmlf tmh jfh wh prhlkmhe tj yju, `ht tmha gh ufehrNje’s kursh! Ls wh mlvh l`rhley slie, sj fjw I sly lnlif? Id lfygjey is prhlkmifn tj yjul njsph` jtmhr tmlf wmlt yju lkkhpthe, `ht tmha gh ufehr Nje’s kursh!’ (Nl`ltilfs <?4 ‛ 9).

Rhrmlps sjah lfnh`s, ohl`jus, gitthr, mlvh stlrthe ehdjraitihs if tmh dlitm if jrehr tj chhpmualfs drja ouenifn tmha: Rhrmlps sjah lfnh`s lrh tryifn tj lvjie Oustikh:

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8;4. Lrh tmh [kihftj`jnists tryifn tj kjfvifkh Kmristilfs tmhy’rh ehajfik gy mlvifn l”[kihftj`jny Krjss’ ls tmhir alif syagj`: Umhy ainmt ls wh`` turf it upsieh ejwf. Umltslie, I ejf’t ahlf tj iap`y [kihftj`jny is wjrsh tmlf Kmristilfity. Mjw is Mugglre’s”splkh jphrl’ eiddhrhft tmlf Mhlvhf lfe Mh``, ”Umhtlfs’ lfy eiddhrhft drja lfnh`s,Eilfhtiks lfy eiddhrhft drja mhlìfn aifistrihs, ]hfu lfy eiddhrhft drja Cifn Elvie, tmh

Nl`ltik Kjfdhehrlky drja tmh ”Mhlvhf`y Mjst’, ”Umhtls’ lfe ”Hftmhtls’ drja lfnh`s lfeehajfs, ”Umh [tjry jd Krhltijf Iap`lfts’ (>2 shpthavinifti`ìjf yhlrs lnj) drjaNhfhsis: Lrs`ykmus, Mh`ltrjgus, tmh Umhtl Xfivhrsh ‛ is it fj eiddhrhft drja Hehf, [mhj`,lfe ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’: @ich Kmristilfity, isf’t [kihftj`jny oust lfjtmhr rhìnijf tmltalchs tmh althril` wjrè lf i`ùsijf jvhrkjah gy sjah ”lueitifn’, ”hfìnmthfahft’, jr”sl`vltijf’: Is fjt tmh ”sh`d -mh`p’ prjkhss tmlt is ”[lfktidikltijf’ tmh slah ls ”Umh Grienhjd Ujtl` Drhheja’: Is fjt tmh ”Mj`y [pirit’-dufktijf tmh slah ls tmh ”Umjunmt Leousthr’:I lsche l stuehft tmis lfe mh slie mh eief’t mlvh l rhlsjf tj lsshft tj [kihftj`jny (if tmhKlreifl` Fhwalf shfsh) ghklush jd mjw Mugglre ìvhe lfe tmh ”druit’ drja tmhrhìnijf’s trhh (ifìfh witm Alttmhw >?<8 ‛ >?<4). ^mhf I rhpìhe tmlt I kjuè k`lia tmhslah jd Kmristilfs lfe Lunustifh, mh slie Kmristilfs (wmjhvhr tmhy lrh) smjuè nht tmhir

lkt tjnhtmhr. I tjè mia [kihftj`jnists whrh ghtthr ajgiìzhe. Lfe I cfjw tmh stuehftwlfthe tj sly ”id yju mle rhle Lquifls lfe @hwis, yju wjuè cfjw tmh eiddhrhfkh!’, tjwmikm I wjuè mlvh rhpìhe ”yju’rh rinmt3 tmh Gig`h is oust Umh ^ly tj Mlppifhss’. Wltmhrtmjunm, I lsche mia ”wmj lrh yju tj sly @ukidhr eief’t kjagifh pjwhrs witm Klìnlstiltj nivh mualfity ”Drhh î``’, tj sly l nir` flahe Whghkkl eief’t try tj alrry Ohsus, tjsly ”Umh Ejktrifh jd Ltjfhahft’ is vlìe’: Mh slie mh wls l Kmristilf. I lsche mia wmymh eief’t ghìhvh if [le`hr lfe Umh Xrlftil Gjjc ‛ it wls ajrh hfthrtlififn tmhf tmhGig`h, lfe wjuèf’t l gjjc gy Nje gh hfthrtlififn: Mh slie it wls djr tmh slah rhlsjftmlt mh eief’t lskrigh tj [htilfisa jr Mifeuisa3 mh eief’t ghìhvh if tmha. I lsche miawmy mh kjuèf’t gh lf Ltmhist djr jfh ajrh Nje, lfe mh tjè ah it wls ghklush jd ”tmh phrsjf jd Kmrist’ (tmjunm I mle fj iehl wmlt tmis ahlft). I lsche mia id mh rhlìzhe tmltl`` tmh rhìnijfs kl``he jfh lfjtmhr dl`sh lfe ehk`lrhe wlr jf tmha. Mh slie mh eief’t ghìhvh if Ohmjvlm’s îtfhsshs, Is`la, [kihftj`jny, Ajrajfisa, Ouelisa,Ltmhisa…ghklush mh mle fjt shhf njje druit. I lsche mia id mh wls `jjcifn lfe tjhxp`lif tj ah wmlt kjfstituthe mis ehdifitijf jd ”druit’.

Umh stuehft tmhf prjkhhehe tj lrnuh tj ah tmlt Ajrajfisa, Ohmjvlm’sîtfhsshs, Is`la, lfe [kihftj`jny (oust tj nht stlrthe) mlvh l`` vij`lthe Nl`ltilfs <?4 ‛ 9(”I la lstjfismhe tmlt yju lrh sj quikc`y ehshrtifn tmh jfh wmj kl``he yju tj ìvh if tmhnrlkh jd Kmrist lfe lrh turfifn tj l eiddhrhft njsph` …hvhf id wh jr lf lfnh` drja mhlvhfsmjuè prhlkm l njsph` jtmhr tmlf tmh jfh wh prhlkmhe tj yju, `ht tmha gh ufehr Nje’skursh!…Id lfygjey is prhlkmifn tj yju l njsph` jtmhr tmlf wmlt yju lkkhpthe, `ht tmha gh ufehr Nje’s kursh!). Ojshpm [aitm wls ifspirhe gy tmh lfnh` Ajrjfi, Aumlaale tmhlfnh` Nlgrih`, lfe Mugglre gy tmh lfnh` ”Haprhss’. Gjtm Ohmjvlm’s îtfhsshs lfeXrlftil lrh jvhr`y djkushe jf lfnh`s, wmikm is kmlrlkthristik jd ghìhd systhas tmlt dl`ìftj mhrhsy, ls is ghifn jvhr`y djkushe jf tmh hfe tiahs. I lsche mia wmlt vij`ltijfMifeuisa lfe Rlnlfisa mle kjaaitthe, lfe mh slie fhitmhr whrh Kmristjkhftrik. UmhGig`h kjaalfes mualf tj fjt shhc ldthr spirits jr lfnh`s, gut tj dj``jw Kmrist (shhMhgrhws <). Ldthr I tjè mia tmlt is `jnik wls kirku`lr, tmh stuehft tjè ah tmltAjrajfisa, Ohmjvlm’s îtfhsshs, htk…whrh fjt Kmristjkhftrik, gut Lfnh`-Khftrik, ”HfeUiahs Khftrik’, jr ”Fhw Rrjpmht Khftrik’. I lsche tmh stuehft ”wlsf’t tmh Tirnif Alry



visithe gy Nlgrih`:’ lfe tmh stuehft slie ”yhs, gut Nlgrih` ”pjifthe tj’ Ohsus lfe MisWhvh`ltijf, rltmhr tmlf gyplss it jr lee tj it’. Gjè`y, tmh stuehft tmhf slie l`` tmh phrvhrsijfs jd Kmristilfity whrh l rhsu`t jd ehajfs eisnuisifn tmhash`vhs ls lfnh`s, ghklush spiritul` wlrdlrh hxists, lfe stlrtifn fhw rhìnijus ajvhahfts is lf jutstlfeifnwly djr tmh Ehvi` tj ehd`lth Kmristilfity. I `lunmhe. * Uirhe jd tmh alefhss, I lsche ”lrh

yju wi`ìfn tj sly tmlt l`` jd tmhsh rhìnijus ajvhahfts whrh pijfhhrhe gy [ltlf tj tmrjwjdd Kmristilfity:’ I tmhf tjè mia tmlt Ltmhisa wls tmh jf`y rhl` sjùtijf tj tmh prjg`hajd jtmhr rhìnijfs.

Lfe tmhf mh dìpphe it lrjufe jf ah.Mh slie it wls fj sal`` tmifn tj gh lf Ltmhist.Mh lsche ah id I rhlìzhe tmlt gy lskrigifn tj Ltmhisa I wls lffjufkifn tmlt

hvhry, sifn`h k`lia, if wjrè mistjry, jd hfkjufthrs witm tmh Eivifh whrh dl`sh, tmlt fjtjfh jd tmha wls nhfuifh. Hvhry, sifn`h jfh jd tmha wls l ìh jr l ehùsijf. I ghìhvheCltih Elvis ìhe wmhf smh ehskrighe l`` tmh suppjshe tiahs Nje spjch tj mhr if Xnlfel,tmlt [lift Umjals Lquifls fhvhr hxphrihfkhe ”Umh Ghltidik Tisijf’ lfe tmlt mh ehk`lrhe”l`` ay wjrc is strlw’ djr fj rhlsjf lt l``, lfe tmlt hvhry gjjc, hvhry shrajf, hvhry

tmjunmt, lfe hvhry kjfvhrsltijf tmlt mls mle lfytmifn tj ej witm Nje, tmrjunmjut l`` jdkiviìzltijf, wls l wlsth jd tiah. Gy lskrigifn tj Ltmhisa, I ghìhvhe hvhry k`lia jd tmhairlku`jus wls l dlgrikltijf, tmlt jut jd tmh tri`ìjfs jd ifstlfkhs if wmikm phjp`h tmjunmttmhy spjch witm Nje, fjt jfh jd tmha wls nhfuifh, tmlt hvhry stjry lgjut hfkjufthrifnehajfs, hvhry thstiajfy lgjut mjw Nje ”grjunmt sjahjfh jut jd Hnypt’, hvhrysuppjshe mhlìfn jr hxphrihfkifn jd tmh pjwhr jd tmh Mj`y [pirit ‛ l`` ìhs. Umh stuehfteri``he if tmh pjift tmlt tmhrh lrh fjt tri`ìjfs jd phjp`h wmj nhfuifh`y ghìhvh tmhy mlvhhfkjufthrhe l dliry jr [lftl (lssuaifn tmhrh lrh lfy), lfe tmlt jut jd l`` tmh phjp`h wmjlt jfh tiah jr lfjtmhr ghìhvhe if hftitihs ìch [lftl, dlirihs, jr tmh Hlsthr Guffy, it isejugtdu` lfy jd tmha, jfkh jèhr, kjftifuhe tj ghìhvh if [lftl, yht gi`ìjfs tmrjunmjutmistjry mlvh njfh tmrjunm tmhir wmj`h ìdh nhfuifh`y ghìhvifn if Nje, sjah ghìhvifn sjstrjfn`y tmlt tmhy lrh wi`ìfn tj eih djr Nje. Lrh tmhrh lfy alrtyrs djr [lftl: Mls tmhHlsthr Guffy rhsu`the if lfy jrnlfizltijfs ìch tmh [isthrs jd Kmlrity: Mls lfyjfh sufnmyafs tj @hprhkmlufs wmi`h ghifn ehvjurhe gy ìjfs: ** Mh slie tmlt gy lskrigifn tjLtmhisa, I ghìhvhe tmlt hvhry tmhj`jnikl` trhltish wmikm aleh gri`ìlft pjifts lgjut ìdh,Nje, pmi`jsjpmy, pjìtiks, htk…wls lgsure, tmlt I ghìhvhe tmlt l`` tmjsh wmj mlvh eihe prlyifn tj Nje eihe prlyifn tj lf ialniflry drihfe (tj tlch l pjift drja [la Mlrris),tmlt I ghìhvhe hvhry wjrsmip shrvikh if mistjry wls l ojch, lfe tmlt I ghìhvhe hvhry phrsjf wmj mls ghhf rlphe gy sjahjfh wmj njt lwly witm it wi`` fhvhr nht oustikh. Mhslie I ghìhvhe tmlt tmhrh wls lf l`thrfltivh hxp`lfltijf tj tmh Whsurrhktijf jd Kmrist,ehspith F.U. ^rinmt’s klsh aleh if Umh Whsurrhktijf jd tmh [jf jd Nje, tmlt I ghìhvhetmhrh wls fj sjùtijf tj tmh minm alojrity jd pmi`jsjpmy prjg`has, lfe tmlt I ghìhvhe if”au`tip`h ufivhrshs’ lfe îtthf’s A-Umhjry, gut fjt Nje (wmikm tj mia wls ajrhufghìhvlg`h tmlf ghìhvifn if Nje witm tmjsh tmifns). Mh slie tmlt I ghìhvhe ”UmhLrnuahft drja Ehsirh’ (@hwis) wls ifvlìe, lfe tmlt id I wls rinmt, mualfs whrh”kjaph``he’ gy ”ghluty, trutm, lfe njjefhss’ tjwlre lf Ifdifity tmlt tmhy kjuè fhvhrmlvh, tmlt l`` mjph djr tmh Ifdifith wls l gij`jnikl` trikc put iftj mualf mhlrts tj alchtmha suddhr (djr lf ufrhlìzhe mjph is l suddhrifn), tmlt I ghìhvhe Ajrl` @lws lfeLgsjùth @lws mle fj Lgsjùth [jurkh, tmlt tmjunm hvhrytmifn kmlfnhe, I eief’t ghìhvhif Xfkmlfnhlg`h [ugstlfkhs. Mh slie I ghìhvhe tmlt tmh Gin Glfn, Hvjùtijf, tmh



djraltijf jd EFL lfe tmh grlif, htk…wjrche jut ehspith tmh iaahfsh prjglgiìty djrdliùrh, witmjut sukm pmhfjahfjf ghifn fhkhssitlthe tj wjrc jut gy l Ghifn tmlt ”djrkhe’ ghifn tj ”gh’. *** Mh slie gy lskrigifn tj Ltmhisa, I ghìhvhe tmlt tmjsh wmj ìvhe l ìhìvhe mlppihr ìvhs tmlf tmjsh wmj ìvhe tru`y, djr rhìnijus phjp`h thfe tj gh mlppihr tmlfLtmhists (I eislnrhhe), tmlt I ghìhvhe tmlt hvhry tiah l plrhft tjè mis jr mhr kmiè tmlt

”Nje @jvhs yju’, tmh plrhft ìhe, tmlt I ghìhvhe Mit`hr wlsf’t ghifn pufismhe djr miskriahs, tmlt I ghìhvhe tmh wjrè wls l p`lkh if wmikm it wls iapjssig`h djr tmh rikm, tmh pjjr, g`lkc, wmith, htk…tj hvhr gh hqul`, djr I eief’t ghìhvh if l Urlfskhfehft l`èivhrsitihs kjuè ”rish lfe kjfvhrnh jf’. Mh slie I ghìhvhe Alrtif @utmhr Cifn Or. hfeheshnrhnltijf tmlfcs tj ghìhd if lf ialniflry drihfe, tmlt hvhry kmurkm is l wlsth jd splkh,tmlt jut jd hvhry Hukmlrist hvhr tlchf, fjt jfh jd tmha wls nhfuifh, tmlt hvhry”kjifkiehfkh’ if mistjry lfe ifeivieul` ìvhs, rhnlre`hss tmh iaprjglgiìty, wls fjtmifnajrh tmlf ”mlpphfstlfkh’3 I ghìhvhe tmlt fhvhr jfkh mls lf jkkurrhfkh ghhf ”Jrelifhe’ gy Nje (djr id sukm mls mlpphfhe jfkh, Nje Hxists), tmlt fhvhr ghdjrh mls Nje”Jrelifhe’ djr sjahjfh tj ej sjahtmifn lt l khrtlif p`lkh if l khrtlif tiah, ehspith l``tmh gi`ìjfs jd phjp`h tmrjunmjut mistjry wmj mlvh tmjunmt Nje mls ejfh sj phrmlps

muferhes jd tiahs if tmhir plrtiku`lr ìdh. Mh slie tmlt I ghìhvhe tmh alojrity jd phjp`h ifmualf mistjry whrh djj`s, tmlt tmhrh mls fhvhr ghhf l sifn`h, nhfuifh, rhìnijushxphrihfkh (tmrjunmjut tmh Mifeus, Ausìas, Kmristilfs, Rlnlfs, Fhw Lnh ghìhvhrs ‛ hvhryjfh), tmlt l`` tmh lrtists wmikm whrh ifspirhe gy rhìnijus iehls whrh ifspirhe gy ìhs(Ajzlrt, Glkm, Ghhtmjvhf, Wuai, Ejstjyhvscy, Hìjt, Aikmh`lfnh`j, htk…(l sifn`h visittj lf lrt aushua wi`` alch k`hlr tj yju tmlt ajst lrt is rhìnijus)), lfe tmlt I ghìhvhetmh aife wls lg`h tj ”ialnifh’ tmlt wmikm isf’t rhl` ls l rhsu`t jd ghifn stiau`lthe gy tmltwmikm is rhl`, flturl``y. Mh slie I ghìhvhe tmlt tmh ajst iapjrtlft gjjc if mualf mistjry,tmh Gig`h, wls l dlgrikltijf, lfe tmlt Kmristilfity, wmikm mls smlphe l`` jd ^hsthrfKiviìzltijf, wls dl`sh, tmlt l`` jd ^hsthrf Kiviìzltijf jwhe its hxisthfkh lfehstlgìsmahft tmlfcs tj l dlgrikltijf, tmlt I ghìhvhe hvhry rhìnijus ajvhahft, drja UmhNrhlt Lwlchfifn tj tmh Gi``y Nrlmla Kruslehs, whrh ahrh plrtihs tmlt trikche phjp`hiftj alcifn up l Nje djr tmha tj ghìhvh if lfe ”eih tj’, tmlt fhvhr jfkh mls l prhlkmhr prhlkmhe wiseja, tmlt fhvhr jfkh mls tmh [pirit ”kjah ejwf’ lfe nivhf ”fhw ìdh’ tj lerun leeikt, prjstituth, jr siffhr, tmlt fhvhr jfkh mls tmh [pirit drhhe sjahjfh drjal`kjmjìsa, erun leeiktijf ‛ mh``. Mh slie tmlt I ghìhvhe tmlt hvhry tiah l siffhr dhh`s”djrkhe’ tj ej sjahtmifn gy tmh Mj`y [pirit tmlt tmhy ejf’t wlft tj, sjahmjw, tmh phrsjflktul``y wlfthe tj ej it, gut oust eief’t rhlìzh it, tmlt I ghìhvhe hvhry tiah sjahjfh wls”kjfvikthe’ gy ”tmh [pirit’ tj tl`c tj sjahjfh, mh`p sjahjfh, kjfdhss, htk…(wmikmgi`ìjfs jd phjp`h tmrjunmjut mistjry k`lia tj mlvh hxphrihfkhe fuahrjus tiahs (ej fjthlnlif tmlt id jfh jd tmhsh kjfviktijfs is nhfuifh, Nje Hxists)), jdthf lt tmhir hxphfsh,sjahmjw, tmjsh phjp`h krhlthe tmjsh ”kjfviktijfs’ ifsieh jd tmhash`vhs djr tmhir jwf,sh`dism nlif, hvhf id tmh ”kjfviktijf’ aleh tmh phrsjf kjfdhss ifkhst jr th`` l `jvhe jfhsjahtmifn tmhy eief’t wlft tj th`` tmha, tmlt I ghìhvhe wmhf Jswlè Kmlaghrs wlfthetj ej lrt gut dh`t `hle tj aifistry lfe mhlre Nje’s Tjikh sly ”I fhhe yju djr Ay shrvikh, gut I klf ej witmjut yju’, mh wls trikcifn miash`d iftj ejifn sjahtmifn mh eief’t wlft tjej, lfe tmlt l`` tmh ai`ìjfs jd thstiajfihs ìch tmis lrh siai`lr`y plrlejxikl`, ehùsijfl`,lfe sjahmjw sh`dism. Mh slie tmlt I ghìhvhe tmlt fhvhr jfkh mls l phrsjf nhfuifh`y ghhf”s`lif gy tmh [pirit’, ”di``he gy tmh [pirit’, ”ajvhe gy tmh [pirit’, ”`hle gy tmh [pirit’, htk...,tmlt I ghìhvhe hvhry tiah sjahjfh dh`t ”spiritul``y fjurismhe’ gy tmh Gig`h, tmhy whrh



cieeifn tmhir sh`d, tmlt tmh dlkt phjp`h whrh ajtivlthe tj rhle tmh Gig`h muferhes jd tiahslfe lg`h tj aystikl``y ahajrizh it wls fjtmifn sphkil`, tmlt tmh dlkt tmhrh mls ghhfkjuft`hss plnhs writthf lgjut l sifn`h, sal`` plrlg`h spjchf gy Ohsus, tmjunm ìtt`h jf^lr lfe Rhlkh, wls l rhsu`t jd l dhlr if Mh``, lfe tmlt tmh kjuft`hss tiahs sjahjfhjphfhe tmh Gig`h lfe rhle l vhrsh tmlt oust ”mlpphfhe’ tj sphlc tj tmh kirkuastlfkh tmhy

whrh kurrhft`y njifn tmrjunm, it wls gy kmlfkh. Mh k`liahe tmlt I ghìhvhe tmlt hvhrykjfvhrsltijf lgjut ”mjw Nje is wjrcifn if yjur ìdh:’ wls l kjfvhrsltijf lgjut ”mjw isyjur grlif trikcifn yju tmhsh elys:’, tmlt I ghìhvhe tmlt tmhrh wls l flturl` hxp`lfltijftj hvhry pmi`jsjpmy, tmhj`jnikl`, lfe mualfitlrilf quhstijf lfe/jr issuh, lfe tmlt I ghìhvhe tmh ìdh jd Kmrist wls tmh ginnhst mjlx if mualf mistjry. Mh slie tmlt I ghìhvhehvhry tiah sjahjfh ”dh`t tmh [pirit’ kjah jvhr tmha lfe tmhy ghnif whhpifn if l wjrsmipshrvikh, tmlt phrsjf ufehrwhft l kmhaikl` rhlktijf if tmhir aife, tmlt l`` ”[piritul`hfkjufthrs’ wmikm mlvh klushe phjp`h tj rleikl``y kmlfnh tmhir ìvhs wls lf i`ùsijf, lfetmlt I ghìhvhe phjp`h kjuè fjt th`` tmh eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf kmhaikl`s lfe Nje. Mh slietmlt I ghìhvhe rhìnijf lfe lkts ìch ghifn l alrtyr mlvh Hvjùtijflry ghfhdits, tmlt l``tmh phjp`h wmj mlvh suddhrhe shrvifn tmh ejwftrjeehf djr ”tmh Cifneja’ mlvh mle l

shkrht ajtivh jr whrh ifslfh, lfe tmlt tmh wjrè lfe ejwftrjeehf mlvh ghfhdithe nrhlt`ydrja ifslfity. Mh slie tmlt I ghìhvhe ”ehshrt dltmhrs’ wmj whft if tmh ehshrt djr yhlrstrikche tmhash`vhs iftj hxphrihfkifn Nje, lfe tmlt l rlfeja hpi`hptik shizurh kmlfnhewjrè mistjry lfe ajtivlthe Rlu` tj ìvh if l ehshrt djr yhlrs ghdjrh `jvifn lfe suddhrifndjr tmh Kmristilfs mh prhvijus`y wlfthe tj ci``. Mh slie tmlt I ghìhvhe l pjjr alf if tmh glkcwlres Aiee`h Hlst, wmj eie fjtmifn sphkil`, kmlfnhe l`` jd mualf mistjry dlr ajrhtmlf L`hxlfehr tmh Nrhlt, Flpj`hjf, Umjals Ohddhrsjf, Hifsthif, htk…tmlfcs tj mualfstupieity.

Lfe tmhf mh slie tmlt I fj rltijfl` glsis tj eisaiss l`` phrsjfl` lkkjufts lfehxphrihfkhs jd tmh Eivifh, djr I mle lfe kjuè fjt gh prhshft djr hlkm lfe hvhry jd tmhgi`ìjfs lfe tri`ìjfs jd [piritul` k`lias. I tjè mia mh mle fj glsis tj lkkhpt tmha, gut mhslie tmlt mh eie, djr mh mle hxphrihfkhe lfe witfhsshe tmh kmlfnhs tmhsh ”ehùsijfs’ mlejf phjp`h lfe kiviìzltijfs. Rhjp`h rhl``y, nhfuifh`y ghìhvhe if tmha. Mh tjè ah tmlt idmh mle tj lskrigh tj Ltmhisa jr ghìhvh if ehajfs lfe tmlt jtmhr rhìnijus systhas, ghìhds, ehfjaifltijfs, htk…whrh l kjfshquhfkh jd ehajfik phrvhrsijfs ifìfh witmwmlt tmh Gig`h wlrfs (lfe kjfsiehrifn tmlt Kmristilfity ejhsf’t k`lia tj ghìhvh tmhrhlrhf’t jtmhr njes, jf`y tmlt Nje Is tmh jf`y Nje, lfe tmlt krhltifn fhw rhìnijfs is l nrhltwly tj alch phjp`h strly drja Kmristilfity (ls is stlyifn mieehf)), mh’e tlch tmh `ltthr.Hvi` wls ajrh ghìhvlg`h tmlf fjtmifn.

Wieiku`jus.”Yju mlvh p`hfty jd hvi` tj ghìhvh if’ I sflpphe. I turf tmh tlg`h jf mia lfe

lsche mia mh rhlìzhe wmlt mh k`liahe wmhf mh slie tmlt mh ghìhvhe if Ohsus Kmrist lfel ”Nje jd @jvh’. Umh prjglgiìty lnlifst Nje’s Hxisthfkh wls ifkjaprhmhfsig`h. Hvhrytiah sjahtmifn hvi` mlpphfhe, tmh prjglgiìty jd tmh Hxisthfkh jd l Njje Nje whftejwf. Uj lskrigh tj Nje, tmh stuehft ghìhvhe tmlt Nje ^ltkmhe, witmjut ejifnlfytmifn, hvhry ifstlfkh jd aurehr, rlph, hlrtmqulch, mj`jklust, aurehr, klffiglìsa,tmhdt, erun-lgush ‛ tmh ìst njhs jf lfe jf ‛ hlkm, jd kjursh, jfh lt l tiah. Umh prjglgiìty jd tmhrh ghifn l ”Njje Nje’ wls ”< jut jd’ tmh tjtl` sua jd gi`ìjfs jdifstlfkhs jd hvi`. Lfe (tj ush Muah’s `jnik), djr hvhry ifstlfkh tmlt Nje is fjt prhshft ishviehfkh tmlt Nje Ejhsf’t Hxist. Mhfkh, wmhf jfh kjfsiehrs l`` tmh tri`ìjfs jd ifstlfkhs



tmlt l nivhf phrsjf mls fjt hxphrihfkhe tmh Eivifh, kjagifhe tjnhtmhr witm l`` tmh phjp`hwmj mlvh ìvhe jf p`lfht Hlrtm, tmhrh lrh khfti`ìjfs ifstlfkhs jd hviehfkh tmlt NjeEjhsf’t Hxist. ^mhf kjfsiehrifn tmlt, tmh stuehft’s fuaghr jf tmh prjglgiìty jd Nje’sHxisthfkh is rltmhr ifsinfidiklft.

Umh stuehft wls quikc tj sly tmlt Nje fhvhr [hhs lf hvi` lkt witmjut [hhifn tmh

Njje tmlt Rrhvli`s jvhr it, djr Nje, ls Hthrfl`, Hxphrihfkhs Hehf, Kl`vlry, tmhMj`jklust, hvhry ifstlfkh jd hvi`, lfe ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’, l`` lt tmh slah tiah3 if jtmhrwjres, Nje l`wlys [hhs hvhry plrtiku`lr ifstlfkh jd hvi` ls ”Jvhrkjah’ jr ”Whehhahe’.Mhfkh, Nje Hxphrihfkhs rhlìty ls ”Oustidihe’. Nje, if Mis Rhrdhktijf, Ouenhe l ”Oustidihe,drhh wjrè’ ls ghtthr tmlf lf ”Hfs`lvhe wjrè’, lfe k`liahe mh wjuè turf if l plphr `lthrjf ”Umh Nrlfe Ifquisitjr’ tj hxp`lif. ****

[hkjfe, tmh stuehft k`liahe tmlt id I slw l alf flahe Elfih` djr jfh shkjfe jutjd ay hftirh ìdh (sly jf tmh strhhts jd Fhw Yjrc) tj wmja I fhvhr spjch, tmhf Elfih` isrhl`, ehspith l`` tmh tri`ìjfs jd ifstlfkhs ghdjrh lfe ldthrwlres eurifn wmikm I eief’thxphrihfkh Elfih`. Id I phrsjfl``y fhvhr slw Elfih`, gut sjahjfh jf Hlrtm slw Elfih`jfkh, tmhf Elfih` hxists. Umh `lkc jd Elfih`’s prhshfkh ejhsf’t iap`y Elfih` ejhsf’t

hxist. ***** L `lkc jd hviehfkh isf’t hviehfkh. ****** L tri`ìjf ifstlfkhs jd Elfih`’sfjf- prhshfkh is hviehfkh jd Elfih`’s fjfhxisthfkh ufti` l sifn`h ifstlfkh jd Elfih`’shxisthfkh. L`` tmh kjuft`hss ifstlfkhs ghdjrh Elfih`’s girtm lrh jf`y hviehfkh lnlifstElfih`’s hxisthfkh ufti` tmh ajahft mh is gjrf. L`` tmh ifstlfkhs ldthr Elfih`’s ehltm lrhjf`y hviehfkh lnlifst Elfih`’s hxisthfkh ufti` Elfih` is ”rhahaghrhe’ if jfh wly jr tmhjtmhr. L`` tmh spjts Elfih` isf’t stlfeifn is hviehfkh lnlifst Elfih`’s hxisthfkh uftiÈlfih` is stlfeifn if l spjt sjahwmhrh lt sjahtiah if sjahp`lkh. If jtmhr wjres, lfifdifith lajuft jd hviehfkh lnlifst Elfih`’s hxisthfkh (fjt ahrh`y khfti`ìjfs) is tjpp`hejvhr witm l sifn`h ifstlfkh jd Elfih`’s hxisthfkh. @ichwish, lf ifdifith lajuft jdifstlfkhs jd hvi` lrh fj `jfnhr hviehfkh lnlifst Nje’s Hxisthfkh wmhf kjaplrhe tj lsifn`h, nhfuifh hxphrihfkh jd Nje. Jfh Lkt jd Njjefhss Oustidihs lfe/jr Whehhasifdifith hvi` (`ht l`jfh Ifdifith Lkts jd Njjefhss (wmikm Nje, if Mis Lgufelft Njjefhsslfe Nrlkh, Rrjaishs)). Mhfkh, tmh stuehft k`liahe, ay hviehfkh jd prjglgiìty lnlifstNje’s Hxisthfkh is ”prjglg`y’ fhnlthe, ghklush it is ”prjglg`h’ tmlt jut jd l`` tmh tri`ìjfs jd k`lias tj [piritul` hxphrihfkh, jfh jd tmha is nhfuifh. Umis ghifn tmh klsh, tmhrh wls”prjglg`y’ l vhry njje rhlsjf tj tlch rhìnijfs lfe Nje shrijus`y. It wls ”prjglg`y’ l gle iehl tj eisaiss it l`` ls suphrstitijf witmjut shrijus stuey. Wltmhr ghìhvhr jrfjfghìhvhr, lfyjfh wmj eief’t lpprjlkm tmh ”ifdifith quhstijf’ (Hìjt) witm aukm ”dhlrlfe trhagìfn’ wls ”prjglg`y’ l djj`. I tjè tmh stuehft tmlt ”prjglgiìty’ wls eiddhrhfttmlf ”dlkt’, lfe tmh stuehft lnrhhe, gut pjifthe jut tmlt jfh alchs ehkisijfs glshe jf”prjglgiìty’ ghdjrh rhlìzifn sjahtmifn ls l dlkt. Djr hxlap`h, skihftists ehthraifhe itwls ”prjglg`h’ tmlt A-Umhjry wls vlìe, lfe sj dh`t oustidihe lfe ”rltijfl`’ if sphfeifn gi`ìjfs guièifn tmh Mlerjf Kj`ìehr. [iai`lr`y, vlrijus mualfs tmrjunmjut mistjry mlvhkjah tj l kjfkùsijf tmlt Nje’s Hxisthfkh wls prjglg`h, lfe sj dh`t oustidihe tj sphfe gi`ìjfs jd ifstlfkhs stueyifn rhìnijf lfe dinurifn jut mjw tj alch tmhj`jny mlrajfizhwitm l`` jtmhr rhlàs jd cfjw`henh (hvhf id tmlt ahlfs tmhy mlvh tj sly tmifns tmlt sjufels ”jut tmhrh’ ls ”[kmrôeifnhr’s Klt’). Rrjglgiìty wls jf tmhir sieh lfe oustidihe tmhirehkisijfs ls ”rltijfl`’. Ajrh plrtiku`lr`y, alfy mlvh kjfkùehe ”Ohsus is tmh [jf jdNje’, lfe sj dh`t oustidihe tj sphfe tmhir ìvhs wjrsmipifn Mia. Wltmhr tmhy’rh rinmt jrwrjfn, wh’`` shh.



Umire, mh k`liahe tmlt mh eief’t ghìhvh if l nhfhrl` ”Njje Nje’, gut ”UmhUrifity’, ^mja Is Oustikh/Njjefhss/Drhheja/@jvh/îseja/htk…Mhfkh, sjahtmifn ifrhlìty ejhsf’t stlfe ls hviehfkh lnlifst Nje uf`hss it ejhsf’t ”mlrajfizh’ witm tmhRhrsjf jd Nje (wmikm Is tmh sua jd Mis Kmlrlkthristiks). [ifkh Nje Is Drhheja, lktsrhsu`tifn drja ”Drhh î``’, tmjunm if kjfdìkt witm Mis Njjefhss, lrh fjt if kjfdìkt witm

Mis Rhrsjf (tmjunm tmhy wjuè gh id Nje eief’t X`tialth`y Whehha Mis Krhltijf ifOustikh lfe Njjefhss (wmikm Mh Rrjaishs tj ej)). ”^mlt id Kmrist fhvhr kjahs:’ I lsche,cfjwifn it ahlft ”Nje Is Ehle’. ”Mh wi``’, tmh stuehft rhpìhe, gìfe.

WHWHLE lsed*(I tmhf tjè mia tmlt l`` tmh jtmhr rhìnijfs kjuè k`lia Kmristilfity wls l

”ehajfik phrvhrsijf’, tj wmikm tmh stuehft slie ”Is`la, Ajrajfisa, htk…’ klah ldthrKmristilfity. Mifeuisa lfe Rlnlfisa eief’t, I pjifthe jut, wmikm aleh tmh stuehftsunnhst tj ah Thyfh’s Eie tmh Nrhhcs Ghìhvh if Umhir Aytms:. Mh k`liahe Ouelisa lfeKmristilfity whrh tmh jèhst rhìnijfs tmlt kjap`hth`y ghìhvhe if tmhir sh`d, lfe I tmjunmtsi`hft`y lgjut Ltmhist Alylfs slkridikifn tmhir kmièrhf tj tmh suf. Umh stuehft k`liahe

tmis is ghklush, rltmhr tmlf l rhìnijf, Kmr istilfity is l ”Whvh`ltijf’ (l eistifktijf I tmifcmh stj`h drja Clr` Glrtm). I tjè mia tmlt Rlnlfs jgvijus`y ghìhvhe tmhir aytms3 tmhy gui`t thap`hs. Umh stuehft tjè ah tmlt Lahriklfs jgvijus`y ghìhvhe if [lftl3 wh put upKmristals trhhs. Mh leehe tmlt Lahriklfs jgvijus`y ghìhvhe if ”Aiee`h Hlrtm’3 tmhyrhle Umh @jre jd tmh Wifns. Umh stuehft prjkhhes tj lrnuh tmlt tmh Rlnlfs njes whrh fjtìch Nje, gut ”suphr mualfs’, lfe tmlt shrijus pmi`jsjpmhrs lfe tmhj`jnilfs hlsi`yjgìthrlthe tmhir rhlìty. Umis is ufìch tmh Kmristilf Nje lfe Ohsus, wmj mlvh ghhf thsthelfe djufe druitdu`. I k`liahe tmlt wls l altthr jd jpifijf lfe tmlt mh mle ghhf rhleifn misMitkmhfs, gut fjt klrifn tj eivh iftj tmlt lrnuahft, I kjufthrhe mis dirst pjift gyrhaifeifn tmh stuehft tmlt Thyfh wrjth, lt tmh hfe jd mis gjjc? ”Gut jd kjursh tmhy ghìhvhe if tmhir aytms! ^h mlvh siap`y wlfthe tj alch it k`hlr tmlt wmlt is truh jd”tmha’ is l`sj truh jd jursh`vhs’. @ich us, tmhy ”(ushe) tmha lfe (khlshe) ghìhvifn lt tmh pjift wmhrh tmhir ifthrhst if ghìhvifn (hfehe)’. I tmhf tjè ay stuehft fjt tj qujth l gjjcmh mlef’t rhle `hst mh rhle miash`d iftj it.

Dhw rhle wmlt ejhsf’t ifthrhst tmha. Dhw lrh ìthrlth.Umh stuehft k`liahe I aisshe mis pjift lfe chpt tl`cifn. Mualfs eurifn

Kmr istals lkt ls id [lftl is rhl`3 jf`y wmhf lsche ”ej yju ghìhvh if [lftl:’ ej tmhy sly”jd kjursh fjt’. Lf lìhf wmj slw l phrsjf lt Kmristals sifnifn lgjut [lftl, puttifn upehkjrltijfs, wrlppifn prhshfts, htk…wjuè kjfkùeh tmh phrsjf ghìhvhe if [lftl, hvhftmjunm tmh phrsjf jgvijus`y eief’t. Id tmh lìhf jgshrvhe phjp`h puttifn up l nilftKmristals trhh if Fhw Yjrc lfe kjfstruktifn nilft, Kmristals-glshe tmhah plrc riehs,tmh lìhf wjuè mlvh tj ”rltijfl``y’ kjfkùeh tmlt tmh kiviìzltijf nhfuifh`y ghìhvhe if[lftl. Jgvijus`y, tmh phjp`h if tmh kiviìzltijf wjuè cfjw ghtthr, gut tmhy ajstkhrtlif`y lkthe ìch tmhy eief’t. Lrh tmhsh phjp`h wmj kh`hgrlth Kmristilf irrltijfl` djrejifn sj: Yhs. Ej tmhy ghìhvh if ”trutm’: Yhs. L phrsjf klf gh lf utthr nhfius lfe lkt lsid mh jr smh ghìhvhs if [lftl witmjut lktul``y ghìhvifn lfy jd it. Yht, wmhf jfh ”lkts’ lsid [lftl is rhl` lfe isf’t tmifcifn ”[lftl isf’t rhl`’ (ghklush jfh ejhsf’t ej sukm uf`hssjfh stjps tmha lfe ”pifs tmha ejwf’ gy lscifn ”ej yju ghìhvh [lftl is rhl`:’, wmikmdjrkhs tmha tj ifthrflìzh wmlt tmhy lrh ejifn), ejhsf’t tmh phrsjf ghìhvh if [lftl:



Yhs/fj. K`hlr`y mualfs klf hxists if au`tip`h ajehs jd rhlìty lfe/jr trutm(s) lt tmh slahtiah3 k`hlr`y l mualf klf gh ”au`tip`y aifehe’.

Ay stuehft k`liahe tmis is mjw tmh Rlnlf rhìnijfs jphrlthe (tmjunm I ejf’t tmifcit wls lfyajrh tmlf l tmhjry), lfe tmlt wmlt alchs tmh rhìnijfs jd Lgrlmla lfeMifeuisa eiddhrhft is tmlt id yju lsche l phrsjf ”ej yju ghìhvh tmis:’ tmhy wjuè sly

”yhs’. Ghìhvhrs gjtm lkt ls id tmhy ghìhvh it, lfe ghìhvh it wmhf tmhy ifthrflìzh tmhir ghìhd3 tmhy lrhf’t ”ejug`h-aifehe’. Umlt slie, l ghìhvhr wmj sti`` sifs is siai`lr tjsjahjfh wmj ejhsf’t ghìhvh if [lftl yht lkts ìch mh jr smh ejhs, gut if rhvhrsh. Ohsusth``s phjp`h tj stjp siffifn sj tmlt tmhy ”mjìstikl``y’ ghìhvh if Mia. Ej fjth tmlt l njjewly tj ehdifh ”[lfktidikltijf’ (jr ”Kmrist- ghkjaifnfhss’) is ”tj lkquirh jfh-aife drjaau`tip`h-aifes’. Uj ghkjah ”ìch Kmrist’ is tj jvhrkjah Thyfh’s ”KjfstitutivhIalnifltijf’.

I lsche ay stuehft tmhf id wmhf mh slie Ouelisa lfe Kmristilfity whrh tmh dirstrhìnijfs tj kjap`hth`y ghìhvh if tmhir sh`d, mh ahlft tj sly tmhy whrh tmh dirst ”mjìstik ghìhd systhas’. I pjifthe jut tj mia tmlt Kmristilfs, ìch tmh Rlnlfs, infjrhe tmh plrts jdtmhir ghìhd systha tmlt tmhy eief’t ìch, sukm ls tmh alojrity jd tmh Dirst Uhstlahft. Mh

k`liahe tmlt id I ufehrstjje tmhj`jny, I’e rhlìzh tmlt wlsf’t tmh klsh, lfe I lsche mia idtmhj`jny wls oust lfjtmhr djra jd ehfil`: I tjè mia tmlt Kmristilfity hxisthe if tmh wjrètjely ghklush pjwhrdu` phjp`h ushe it ls l tjj` tj kjftrj` ‛ tlch Kjfstlftifh, djrhxlap`h. Ay stuehft quikc`y smjt glkc tmlt I smjuè rhle Thyfh’s ^mhf Jur ^jrèGhklah Kmristilf. [uppjshe`y, Kjfstlftifh nhfuifh`y ghìhvhe if Ohsus Kmrist lfe mis”Ai`vilf Grienh’ Tisijf. Kmristilfity wls fjt l ushdu` tjj` djr phjp`h tj kjftrj` tmh wjrètmrjunm3 if dlkt, gy l`` shrijus lkkjufts, Kmristilfity smjuè mlvh ghhf ehstrjyhe `jfnlnj. It murt tmh pjwhrdu` ajrh sj tmlf gjlsthe tmha up. Umh dlkt tmlt Kmristilfity mlsf’t ghhf hddlkhe is hviehfkh tmlt Kmristilfs nhfuifh`y ghìhvh if it. Lkkjreifn tj Thyfh,witmjut Kjfstlftifh, Kmristilfity wjuè oust gh l ”mistjrikl` plrhftmhsis’, lfe yhtKmristilfity isf’t ‛ it’s tmh ginnhst rhìnijf if tmh wjrè. [iai`lr`y witm Rlu`’s suppjshe”hpi`hptik shizurh’, it’s mlre tj ghìhvh l rlfeja ml`ùkifltijf wjuè klush l pjwhrdu`,Rlnlf Klhslr tj nhfuifh`y kjfvhrt tj Kmristilfity lfe kmlfnh l`` jd wjrè mistjry djrhvhr.Umh stuehft slie tmlt it wls mlre djr mia tj ghìhvh tmlt ^hsthrf mistjry mle ghhfhstlgìsmhe gy phjp`h wmj kjuèf’t th`` tmh eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf erhlas lfe Tisijfs, lfetmlt sukm ”dliùrhs jd eiskhrfahft’ chpt mlpphfifn lt oust tmh rinmt ajahfts if mistjry tjkmlfnh tmh wjrè. Mh slie it wls mlre djr mia tj ghìhvh tmh ajehrf wjrè wls sj aukmsalrthr tmlf lnhs plst.

Mlvifn djrkhe mia tj leait tmh Kmristilfs ”twisthe’ tmhir wly jut jd ghìhvifn iftmh Dirst Uhstlahft, I grjunmt tj mis ltthftijf tmh dlkt tmlt Alylfs, Ldriklfs, lfe DirstLahriklfs jgvijus`y ghìhvhe if tmhir rhìnijfs mjìstikl``y3 Ouelisa lfe Kmristilfitywhrh fjt dirst lfe l`jfh. Mh slie tmh Lgrlmlaik rhìnijfs whrh tmh dirst if Lsil tmltmjìstikl``y ghìhvhe if tmhir sh`vhs. Mh slie tmhsh Lgrlmlaik rhìnijfs whrh jèhr tmlftmh Alylfs, Ldriklfs, lfe Dirst Lahriklfs3 Ouelisa lfe Kmristilfity whrh sti`` lrjufe,lfe tmh jtmhr rhìnijfs I fjthe fj `jfnhr ghìhvhe if tmhir sh`vhs ”mjìstikl``y’3 id tmhy eie,it wls euh tj ”ehajfik strjfnmjès’. ^mlt ejug`h tl`c!

I mlth phjp`h wmj p`ly jf wjres ehkhptivh`y.Ay stuehft k`liahe tmlt jfh is wmlt jfh cfjws. Id jfh cfjws [lftl isf’t rhl` lfe

yht lkts ìch mh is, jfh is l ”kjftrleiktijf’. Id jfh cfjws Ohsus Hxists lfe yht sifs, jfh is l”kjftrleiktijf’. Kmristilfity rhquirhs jfh tj gh ”jfh aifehe’ (tmjunm, sle`y, alfy



ghifn ifthrhsthe if tmlt plrtiku`lr vlsh lfe sj purkmlsifn it…tmh prjglgiìty jd fjt eyifnif l klr wrhkc glkc mjah…htk….) Mhfkh, tmh pihkhs jd tmh vlsh ejf’t mlvh tj `lfewmhrh tmhy ej, ghklush tmh ufivhrsh ejhsf’t mlvh tj hxist. Umh prjglgiìty jd tmh pihkhs`lfeifn tmhrh lt l`` is vhry ufìch`y. It’s fjt <22%, gut ”< jut jd (prjglgiìty jd Xfivhrsh ghifn, EFL djrau`ltifn…Gjg ghifn gjrf…htk…).

Ay stuehft k`liahe tmh slah `jnik lppìhe tj lfy nivhf pmhfjahfjf if rhnlre tjlfy plrtiku`lr wly it alfidhsts. Djr hxlap`h, tmh prjglgiìty jd tmlt kup sittifn jf tmltehsc if tmlt wly is ”< jut jd (tmh prjglgiìty jd tmh Gin Glfn + tmh prjglgiìty jd tmh phrsjf wmj put tmh kup tmhrh ghifn gjrf + htk…)’3 tmh prjglgiìty jd tmlt phrsjf stlfeifntmhrh if tmlt wly is ”< jut jd…’3 tmh prjglgiìty jd tmlt sufsht mlvifn tmlt ehsinf is ”< jutjd…’, lfe sj jf ufti` hvhry plrtiku`lr tmifn (jd tmh tri`ìjfs jd plrtiku`lr tmifns tmlt ”lrh’rinmt ”fjw’) mls ghhf rhdhrhfkhe. I tjè mia tmlt lt tmis pjift ”prjglgiìty’ wlsahlfifn`hss, lfe ls l `jvhr jd Muah, mh eislnrhhe. Rrjglgiìty wls tmh jf`y ahlfifndu`rhlìty, mh k`liahe, gut tmlt prjglgiìty wls rlrh`y kjfsiehrhe mjìstikl``y. Id jfh tlchsshrijus`y tmh prjglgiìty jd l plrtiku`lr tmifn ghifn tmh plrtiku`lr wly it is, jfh kjuè fjtmh`p gut vihwifn hvhrytmifn ls l ”airlk`h’ (wmikm wls Muah’s pjift, tmh stuehft k`liahe

djjìsm`y). Umh stuehft tmhf aleh l `jnik ouap lfe k`liahe tmis wls tmh hsshfkh jd tmhquhstijf ”wmy is tmhrh sjahtmifn rltmhr tmlf fjtmifn:’ I tjè mia it wls ghklush”fjtmifnfhss is ufstlg`h’ (Drlfc î`kzhc) lfe tmlt wh kjuè jf`y tl`c lgjut”fjtmifnfhss’ ghklush wh ”lrh’. Umh stuehft slie tmlt id fjtmifn is ufstlg`h, fjtmifn isf’tfjtmifn3 fjtmifn is sjahtmifn (jr [jahtmifn) tmlt is ufstlg`h. I tjè mia mh fhhehe tjrhle tmh wjrcs jd Tiktjr [thfnhr lfe tmlt jfkh tmifns ”ghnif’ tmifns mlvh tj ”gh’ lkhrtlif, plrtiku`lr wly. Mhfkh, tmjunm tmlt kup jf tmlt ehsc ejhsf’t mlvh tj gh tmhrh iftmlt plrtiku`lr wly, sjahtmifn mls tj gh tmhrh wmikm jfh kjuè sly ”mls l prjglgiìty jd <jut jd…’ jd ghifn tmhrh’3 mhfkh, tmh prjglgiìty jd l plrtiku`lr tmifn ghifn l plrtiku`lrwly ghkjahs ahlfifn`hss. Jfh tmh ufivhrsh stlrts it mls tj gh sjahtmifn, sjahwmhrh, ifsjahwly, lfe jfkh tmlt mlpphfs, tmis wmj`h ”< jut jd…’-ifsinmt ejhsf’t altthr. It’s ìchalcifn l gin ehl` jut jd l trhh ghifn l trhh. Ay stuehft lnrhhe gut slie tmlt l nivhf tmifnfhvhr khlshs tj gh lfy `hss l ”< jut jd…’ oust ghklush it mls tj hxist if sjah wly. Mh l`sjleehe tmlt mh wlsf’t alcifn l gin ehl` jut jd trhh ghifn l trhh, gut l plrtiku`lr trhh ghifnl plrtiku`lr trhh (jd wmikm is sjahtmifn wh smjuè alch l gin ehl` lpplrhft`y). Yhs,tmifns mlvh tj ”gh’, mh slie, gut tmifns ejf’t mlvh tj ”gh’ tmh wly tmifns ”lrh’3 hvhry,nivhf, plrtiku`lr pmhfjahfjf is l ”< jut jd…’. Oust ghklush sjahtmifn mls tj ”gh’ejhsf’t ahlf tmlt l nivhf tmifn is lfy `hss jd l ”< jut jd…’ Umjunm rhlìty fhkhssitlths plrtiku`lr tmifns ”gh’ plrtiku`lr, rhlìty ejhsf’t fhkhssitlth tmlt plrtiku`lr tmifns gh plrtiku`lr if tmh wly(s) tmlt tmhy lrh plrtiku`lr. Oust ghklush sjahjfh mls tj wif tmh`jtthry ejhsf’t ahlf l nivhf phrsjf mls l minmhr ìchìmjje jd wiffifn tmh `jtthry, hvhf idtmlt phrsjf u`tialth`y wifs tmh pjt. I th`` mia tmlt hvhry plrtiku`lr tmifn mls tj p`ly l”`jtthry jd ghifn’ phr sh, lfe tmlt hvhry nivhf tmifn mls wjf its pjt, ghklush hvhry tmifn”is’. Umh stuehft tjè ah I wls rinmt gut tmlt tmhrh is fj sukm tmifn ls ”is’ shplrlth drja”ghifn l plrtiku`lr wly’. Djr hxlap`h, l sht jd chys 1 (”is’/((`yifn jf sieh)/(aleh jdkmlif)/htk…)). * Mhfkh, yju klffjt eiskuss tmh ”is-fhss’ jd l tmifn ifehphfehft jd tmh prjglgiìty jd it ”ghifn’ tmh plrtiku`lr wly tmlt is3 mhfkh, l nivhf tmifn 1 ”tmh prjglgiìtyjd kjaifn iftj hxisthfkh + tmh prjglgiìty jd ghifn if tmh plrtiku`lr pjsitijf, htk… + tmh prjglgiìty jd tmlt plrtiku`lr ehsc ghifn tmhrh wmikm it is rhstifn jf, htk… + htk…).



Umh stuehft slie tmlt jfh klf’t eiskuss tmh ”is-fhss’ jd l nivhf tmifn ifehphfehftjd tmh ”is-fhss’ jd hlkm jtmhr, nivhf tmifn (jr ”is-fhss’). Umhrhdjrh, hvhry tmifn tmlt is l ”<jut jd…’ is rhìlft jf l `lrnh gjey jd jtmhr, plrtiku`lr tmifns, hlkm jd wmikm is lfjtmhr ”<jut jd…’ if its jwf rinmt. Mhfkh, tmh wjrè rinmt ”fjw’ is tmh tjtl` sua jd l`` plrtiku`lr ”<jut jd…’s tmlt alch up tmh wjrè. Lt tmh hfe jd tiah wi`` gh l nrhlt ”< jut jd…’s tmlt is

tmh tjtl` sua jd l`` ”< jut jd’s tmlt aleh up l`` splkhtiah (mistjry, ifeivieul` ìvhs,kmjikhs, htk…)3 tmlt difl` ”fjw’ wi`` gh l nrhlt ”smjuè-fjt-mlvh- ghhf’ lfe yht wi`` gh(lfe tmhf sueehf`y ”fjt’). Jfkh tmlt tmifn nrhlt ”is’ d`lrhs lwly, tmh ”fhkhssity’ jd its ghifn wi`` fj `jfnhr gh ”tmh klsh’, lfe mhfkh jfh drja tmlt ajahft jf kjuè sly ”tmh prjglgiìty jd tmh ufivhrsh mlpphfifn tmlt (”fjw’) isf’t is ”< jut jd (tmh tjtl` sua jd hlkm”< jut jd…)’ tmlt alch up tmh plrtiku`lr ufivhrsh (wmikm is kurrhft`y sti`` ”ghkjaifn’).Mhfkh, tmh lrnuahft tmlt pihkhs jd tmh vlsh mlvh tj `lfe sjahwmhrh ghklush tmifns ”lrh’ejhsf’t lpp`y, djr tmhf it wjf’t lpp`y tmhf. It lppìhs ”fjw’ tmjunm, I lrnuhe. ”Yhs’, aystuehft lnrhhe, gut it wjf’t u`tialth`y. Mhfkh, drja tmlt duturh `hfs, tmifns ”lrh’ l nrhlt”smjuèf’t gh’. L phrsjf wmj wifs l `jtthry pjt is ”X`tialth`y’ l (”< jut jd…’/(<22%wiffhr))’3 ìchwish, tmh ufivhrsh is ”X`tialth`y’ l (”< jut jd…’/(<22% wiffhr)).

”^mlt’s yjur pjift:’ I lsche, fjt ufehrstlfeifn wmy ay stuehft wls nhttifn lt.Mh k`liahe mis pjift wls tmlt hvhrytmifn is ”< jd <’, lfe tmlt hvhrytmifn is l airlk`h. Inuhss mh tmifcs tmlt ”pjifts tj’ Nje’s Hxisthfkh, gut I mjfhst`y ejf’t nht it. Mh `jst trlkcjd mis tmjunmt prjkhss.

*(Umh ”is-fhss’ jd l tmifn ”is’ tmh alfidhstltijf jd its plrtiku`lritihs, gut tmltejhsf’t ahlf tmlt l tmifn ejhsf’t mlvh ”is-fhss’. It mls gjtm ”plrtiku`lritihs’ lfe ”is-fhss’lt tmh slah tiah. L tmifn’s ”is-fhss’ lfe its ”plrtiku`lritihs’ is ufidihe gy its”pjthftilìtihs’ (jd ghifn (”fjw’, if tmh duturh, if tmh plst, lfe lt l``).))

****(Umjunm, fjt difismhe, mh erjvh if tmh pjift tmlt, rh`ltivh tj Nje, tmhrh is fjhvi`3 it’s l`` ghhf ehdhlthe. ^mhf yju prly tj Nje tj mhl` yjur nrlfeajtmhr, Mh ejhs,ifstlft`y, rh`ltivh tj Miash`d, hvhf id smh eihs ajahfts `lthr. Umhrh is fj eistlfkh ghtwhhf ”Fjw’ lfe ”fjw’ tj Nje. Fjt klrifn tj eivh iftj strlfnh sphku`ltijfs, I l`ùehe glkc tj ay prhvijus pjift tj fjth tmlt phrmlps l`` tmh hvi` if tmh wjrè wls hviehfkh djrtmh Hxisthfkh jd lf Hvi` Nje. I l`sj pjifthe jut tmlt id Nje jfkh, nhfuifh`y lkthe Hvi`,tmhf Nje ^ls Hvi`. Ay stuehft lssuahe Nje ^lsf’t Hvi`, lfe kjfsiehrifn tmhrh whrh sjalfy ifstlfkhs jd hvi` if tmh wjrè, it wls prjglg`h tmlt Nje ^ls Hvi` lfe tmlt aystuehft’s lssuaptijf wls l gle jfh. Ay stuehft leehe tj ay tmjunmt lfe slie tmlt ghklush tmhrh wls sj aukm unìfhss lfe dl`shmjje if tmh wjrè, gy ay `jnik, it wls l`sj prjg`ha tmlt Nje ^ls Xn`y lfe Dl`sh. I lnrhhe ‛ it wls l`sj prjg`ha tmlt Nje ^lsHxtifkt sifkh 99% jd l`` sphkihs whrh hxtifkt. Ay stuehft fjthe tmlt Nje Kjuèf’t GhHxtifkt, ghklush Nje, gy ehdifitijf, (l`wlys) ”Is’3 mh k`liahe tmlt id Nje ^ls Hvi`, Nje^ls Ehle, lfe mhfkh Nje ^lsf’t Nje. I lsche mia wmhrh mh njt mis ehdifitijf djr Nje:

Umh stuehft k`liahe tmlt Nje wls Rurh Ghifn, tmlt Nje eief’t mlvh lfy cife jd”`lkc’ if Mia, lfe tjè ah tj rhle Lquifls (wmikm fj mualf mls tiah djr). Ay stuehftk`liahe tmlt hvi` wls l ”`lkc’ jr ”privltijf’ jd Njje. Ay stuehft fjthe tmlt mh eief’tkjfsiehr hvhry ifstlfkh jd ”njje’ if tmh wjrè ls hviehfkh djr Nje’s Hxisthfkh, ghklushNje Is Njje, fjt njje ‛ njje lfe hvi` lrh gjtm ”Dl``hf’. Jdthf, njje is hvi`, lfe hvi` isnjje. Mhfkh, njje/hvi` lrh gjtm l ”privltijf’ jd Njje/Nje.



Umhrhdjrh, d jr tmh ”hvi`’ if tmh wjrè tj gh hviehfkh lnlifst Nje’s Hxisthfkh, itwjuè mlvh tj gh ([piritul`) Hvi`, ls ”njje’ if tmh wjrè wls hviehfkh djr Nje’sHxisthfkh jf`y id it wls ([piritul`) Njje. Ifstlfkhs jd rh`ltivh njje lfe hvi` whrh fjthviehfkh ”djr’ jr ”lnlifst’ Nje’s Hxisthfkh3 rltmhr, tmhy whrh hviehfkh jd mualfity’srhlìty (wmikm wls phrmlps ifdùhfkhe lfe eirhkthe gy [piritul` Hxisthfkh, gut fjt

hquivl`hft tj). Yht irjfikl``y, ([piritul`) Hvi` eief’t shrvh ls hviehfkh lnlifst Nje’sHxisthfkh lt l``. L sifn`h, nhfuifh ifstlfkh jd ([piritul`) Hvi`, jut jd l`` tmh gi`ìjfs jdk`lias djr sukm, prjvhe tmhrh wls l [piritul` Hxisthfkh, lfe mhfkh tmlt Ltmhisa wlsifvlìe. Uj lrnuh lnlifst Nje’s Hxisthfkh gy hvi` if tmh wjrè, ls Ltmhists jdthf eie,kjuè lktul``y g`jw up if tmhir dlkh, kjfsiehrifn l sifn`h ifstlfkh jd Hvi` vlìelthe[piritul` Hxisthfkh. Id tmhrh is ([piritul`) Hvi`, tmhrh aust l`wlys gh ([piritul`) Njje, djrHvi` is l ”`lkc jd’ Njje. Hvi` ejhsf’t mlvh lfy ”Ghifn’ uftj Itsh`d, ls Elrcfhss mls fj”Ghifn’ uftj Itsh`d ‛ Elrcfhss is l ”`lkc jd’ jr ”`jw ehnrhh jd’ @inmt, ls Hvi` is l ”`lkc jd’jr ”`jw ehnrhh jd’ Njje. Mhfkh, l sifn`h nhfuifh ifstlfkh jd ([piritul`) Hvi` eief’teisprjvh Nje’s Hxisthfkh3 rltmhr, it prjvhe Nje’s Hxisthfkh, lfe l`sj pr jvhe tmlt [ltlfis ”tmh nje jd tmis lnh’ (7 Kjriftmilfs 5?;). * ([piritul`) Hvi` wls hviehfkh tmlt Nje wls

`jkche if ”[piritul` ^lrdlrh’ witm Gll`, Aj`jkm, ”tmh Haprhss’, ^hl`tm, L``lm, Crismfl,Rjrfjnrlpmy, _hus, Lpj``j, [mlfnj, Jeif, Yhalyl, lfe jtmhr iej`s, alfidhstltijfs,lfe/jr shrvlfts jd [ltlf, ifìfh witm wmlt tmh Gig`h k`lias. Umis is fjt tj sly tmhrh lrh fjt”nìaahrs jd Urutm’ lfe ”prjpmhsihs ”pjiftifn tjwlre’ Kmrist’ if tmh aytmj`jnihs lferhìnijfs tmlt surrjufe tmhsh ehitihs, gut tmlt tmhy ejf’t kjftlif tmh ^mj`h Urutm (tmhslah is tmh klsh witm ehfjaifltijfs). If dlkt, it is làjst fhkhsslry tmlt jtmhr ghìhdsysthas hftli` sjah ”nìaahrs jd Urutm’3 jtmhrwish, tmhy kjuèf’t gh kjufthrdhits jd ”UmhUrutm’ lfe kjuèf’t mlvh lfy lpphl` jr l`ùrh. Ml`d-trutms lrh l ajrh hddhktivh ehkhptijftmlf kjap`hth ìhs. I pjifthe jut tmlt phrmlps Kmristilfity wls l ”ml`d -trutm’ jd Mifeuisa,lfe ay stuehft lkcfjw`henhe tmlt I kjuè gh rinmt. Mh ghìhvhe tmlt Mifeuisa wls lml`d-trutm jd Kmristilfity ghklush jd mjw mh mle shhf Kmristilfity kmlfnh tmh phrsjfl`ìvhs jd phjp`h, tmh ìdh jd Kmrist, lfe tmh mjrridik ritul`s if Mifeuisa tmlt ruifhe tmh ìvhsjd kjuft`hss phjp`h. ”Mjw lrh tmjsh ritul`s wjrsh tmlf tmh Glptist kmurkmhs tmh djrkh itsltthfelfts tj pikc u p sflchs’ I lsche, lfe ay stuehft lkcfjw`henhe tmlt I mle l vhrynjje pjift.

Whdusifn tj nivh up, mh leehe tmlt tmhrh is jf`y ”Jfh Urutm’, lfe tmlt l`` ”Uruhtrutm’ ”pjifthe tj’, lfe wls jd, It. Hvhf Kmristilfity, kjfsiehrifn tmis, wls lf”ifkjap`hth’ ufehrstlfeifn jd ”Umh Urutm’, djr Nje, Ghifn Urlfskhfehft, kjuè fhvhr ghcfjwf Du``y ufti` tmh hfe jd difitueh. (Kjfsiehrifn tmis, Glrtm wls rish tj k`liaKmristilfity wls fjt l ”rhìnijf’, gut l ”Whvh`ltijf’ (djr l`` rhìnijus ltthapts tj cfjw”Urutm’ wi`` l`wlys dl`` smjrt jd ”Urlfskhfehfkh’), tmlt tj krjss tmh eivieh ghtwhhf”difith’ lfe ”Ifdifith’, Nje mls tj ”Whlkm ejwf’3 jtmhrwish, hvhrytmifn lgjut l rhìnijf is”strlw’ (tmifc Lquifls). Ausìas ghìhvh Nje ”Whlkmhe ejwf’ gy nivifn alf tmh\u’rlf, lfe Kmristilfs ghìhvh Nje ”Whlkmhe ejwf’ if nivifn alf ”Umh Ifklrfltijf’, tmhMj`y [pirit, lfe tmh Gig`h. (Fjth, ay stuehft slie, tmlt Kmristilfs lrh ufiquh if ghìhvifntmlt Nje kjftifuhs tj ”Whlkm ejwf’ gy tmh Mj`y [pirit hlkm lfe hvhry ely. I lsche mia idmh mle hxlaifhe hvhry rhìnijf tj kjfdira tmlt k`lia, lfe mh leaitthe tmlt mh mlef’t).)

I pjifthe jut tmlt phrmlps lt tmh ”hfe jd difitueh’ tmh Kmristilfs wjuè dife tmlt”L``lm’ wls Nje lfe fjt ”Umh Urifity’ (sj mh ghtthr gh s`jw tj ifkùeh L``lm if mis ìst jd”[ltlfik alfidhstltijfs), lfe ay stuehft lkcfjw`henhe tmlt wls pjssig`h, tmjunm slie mh



eief’t ghìhvh it. Mh ghìhvhe tmlt ”L``lm’ mle ”nìaahrs jd’ Urutm, gut fhhehe ”Kmrist’lfe tmh Mj`y [pirit tj gh kjap`hthe. I slie mh mle fj rinmt tj alch tmlt ”`hlp jd dlitm’,lfe mh slie ”hvhryjfh mls tj alch lf hxkùsivh Urutm/trutm k`lia jd sjah cife’ (shhUiajtmy Ch``hr), lfe tmlt mh wls tmlfcdu` djr tmh Ltmhists tmlt djrkhe ghìhvhrs tjkjfdrjft tmhir ”hxkùsivh Urutm/trutm k`lia’ witm ”dhlr lfe trhagìfn’. I slie ”yju’rh

wh`kjah’. (Ay stuehft wls quikc tj fjth tmlt, ”X`tialth`y’, l`` ([piritul`) Hvi` wls oust hvi`(”njje/hvi`’), ghklush l`` ”privltijf’ lfe/jr ”`lkc’ wls Di``he gy Nje’s @inmt. Mhfkh,tmjunm rh`ltivh tj ”fjw’ ([piritul`) Hvi` is ”Urlfskhfehft’, X`tialth`y, It î`` Fjt Gh,lfe mhfkh, Isf’t ”Fjw’. Umh plrtiku`lr, nrlaaltikl` sty`h jfh ushs wmhf rhdhrrifn tj([piritul`) Hvi` ehphfehft jf wmlt l tmifchr wlfts tj hapmlsizh lt tmh tiah.

I mlth tmhj`jnikl` ahtlpmysiks.)Whturfifn drja jur einrhssijf, ay stuehft k`liahe tmlt djr Nje tj Gh Nje, Nje

Klf’t Gh Hvi`, djr tmh ”Ghifn’ jd Hvi` is gjufe up if ”Fjtmifnfhss’. Id Nje Is Fjtmifn,Nje Isf’t (Nje). L`sj, ”X`tialth`y’, Hvi` is oust hvi`, lfe sifkh Nje l`wlys HxphrihfkhsGhifn ls ”X`tialth`y’, Nje wjuè Gh, tj Miash`d, oust nje lfe sj ”fjtmifnfhss’.

”^my klf’t Hvi` Gh [ugstlftivh uftj Itsh`d:’ I lsche, lfe ay stuehft slie Hvi`kjuè jf`y gh [ugstlftivh tj tmh ehnrhh tmhrh wls Njje wmikm It ”rh`lthe tj’ (ìch l plrlsith jr sjahtmifn). @ichwish, ”Fjtmifn’ kjuè gh [ugstlftivh tj tmh ehnrhh tmhrh wls”[jahtmifn’ wmikm It ”rh`lthe tj’. Id Nje ^ls Hvi`/Fjtmifn, tmhrh wjuè Gh FjNjje/[jahtmifn djr Hvi`/Fjtmifn tj ehrivh It’s Ghifn. Mhfkh, Nje Kjuèf’t Gh Fjtmifn/Hvi`/Elrcfhss/Htk…

I rhl``y mlth tmhj`jnikl` ahtlpmysiksIf k`jsifn (difl``y), ay stuehft lrnuhe tmlt hviehfkh tmlt Nje Ejhsf’t Hxist drja

k`lias jd ([piritul`) Hvi` eief’t dufktijf tmh slah wly ls eie k`lias jd ([piritul`) Njje ‛ gjtm wjrc if dlvjr jd [piritul` Hxisthfkh. @ichwish, lrnuahfts drja hvi`/njje if tmhwjrè lnlifst Nje’s Hxisthfkh eief’t dufktijf tmh slah wly ls eie lrnuahfts drja”[piritul`’ hxphrihfkhs. Umhrhdjrh, tmh ”Rrjg`ha jd Hvi`’ wls fjt rhl``y l prjg`ha lnlifstNje’s Hxisthfkh3 rltmhr, it wls l prjg`ha ehlìfn witm mjw Nje, drja Hxisthfkh, rh`lthetj rhlìty. Uj lrnuh lnlifst Nje’s Hxisthfkh drja ”njje/hvi`’ wls tj ltthapt tj krjss tmheivieh ghtwhhf tmh ”difith’ lfe tmh ”Ifdifith’ ‛ lf iapjssigiìty. Uj lrnuh lnlifst Nje’sHxisthfkh drja ”Hvi`’ lktul``y kjfdirahe Nje’s Hxisthfkh, djr Hvi` rhquirhs Njje tj”Gh’.

Ay stuehft slie, tmis ghifn tmh klsh, jfh kjuè ufehrstlfe wmy tmh kjftrleiktijfjd jfh ifstlft tmifcifn hvi` prjvhs Nje Ejhsf’t Hxist, lfe tmh fhxt tmifcifn tmh ush jd”hvi`’ gy Nje if tmh Dirst Uhstlahft prjvhs Nje Ejhsf’t Hxist, is sj prhvl`hft. Id if tmhDirst Uhstlahft Nje lpphlrs ”Hvi`’, tmhf mjw ejhs ”hvi`’ eisprjvh Nje’s Hxisthfkh: Isf’tit ifìfh witm Mis Kmlrlkthr: Umh lrnuahfts klfkh` hlkm jtmhr jut.

Lpplrhft ”Hvi`’ if tmh Dirst Uhstlahft is hviehfkh tmlt Nje is hitmhr Gll`/[ltlfjr l Rhrsjf, fjt tmlt Nje Ejhsf’t Hxist3 it is hviehfkh tmlt Nje Isf’t ”Oust Njje’, gut”Oustikh/Winmthjusfhss/@jvh/Njje/Drhheja/Htk…’ Umh slah is tmh klsh djr ”hvi`’ if tmhwjrè tjely. [ifkh Nje Klf’t Gh ”Hvi`’ `hst Nje Fjt Gh Nje (ls l`rhley eiskusshe),”Hvi`’ lfe ”hvi`’ aust gh hviehfkh tmlt Nje Is l Rhrsjf, tmlt Nje is aukm ajrh tmlf oustlf iehl jr R`ltjfik Djra. Umis, jd kjursh, lssuahs Nje Hxists. Umh stuehft’s pjift wlstmlt tmh Ltmhist wmj wlfts tj lrnuh tmlt Nje Ejhsf’t Hxist drja ”Hvi`/hvi`’ aust dife leiddhrhft lrnuahft. ”Umh Lrnuahft drja Hvi`’ ejhsf’t wjrc.



”Lrh yju k`liaifn tmh ”Rrjg`ha jd Hvi`’ isf’t l prjg`ha lt l``:’ I lsche aystuehft wmj wls ltthaptifn tj put ml`d tmh wjrè’s tmhj`jnilfs jut jd wjrc. Mh slie”yhs’. Uj ghìhvh if Hvi` wls tj ghìhvh if Nj(j)e.

I tjè mia ay stuehft jf`y ghìhvhe if ”njje/hvi`’, lfe mh slie jfh aust wmjeief’t ghìhvh if Hxisthfkh/Nje. Yht, mh slie, witmjut Nje, tmjsh wjres ejf’t mlvh lfy

ahlfifn. ^mlt is ”njje/hvi`’ dl``s viktia tj tmh ”hthrfl` rhnrhssijf’ jd rh`ltivity. Yht,sjahtmifn klf jf`y gh rh`ltivh id tmhrh is l tmifn jr stlfelre tmlt it is ”rh`ltivh tj’. I kutmia jdd ghdjrh mh kjuè sly ”mhfkh, lf Lgsjùth Hxists’, lfe slie tmh stlfelre djr tmh”njje/hvi`’ jd l nivhf ”I’ is l nivhf ”jtmhr’. L`sj, mjw wjuè tmh Hxisthfkh jd Nje mh`pus jvhrkjah tmh prjg`ha jd rh`ltivh ajrlìty: Id Nje Is Njje, Nje Is l`sj Urlfskhfehft,sj wh klf fhvhr cfjw tmh rh`ltijf jd jur ”njje/hvi`’ lfe Mis Njje. ”Uj ufvhi` tj us tmhLgsjùth Njje is wmy Nje [hft Kmrist lfe tmh Mj`y [pirit’, ay stuehft k`liahe, tjwmikm I rhpìhe ”Wlggis wmj sphlc if elrc plrlg`hs lrhf’t vhry njje ajrlìsts’. ”Umhy’rhfj wjrsh tmlf Clft’ ay stuehft lrnuhe, lfe leehe tmlt tmh wjrè is l kjap`hx p`lkh, tmltajrlìty wls sjahtmifn tmlt mle tj lpp`y tj hlkm ifeivieul` if mis jr mhr plrtiku`lritytmrjunmjut l`` mistjry, lfe tmlt tmh thlkmifns jd Ohsus, ìch tmh Lgsjùth, mle tj gh

wjrehe if sukm l wly tmlt tmhy lppìhe tj hlkm ifeivieul` tmrjunmjut l`` mistjry. L`sj,Ohsus mle tj ej ajrh tmlf oust ehvh`jp ajrlìty3 Kmrist mle tj ehvh`jp kmlrlkthr. Uj ay pjift lgjut tmh jgohktivh stlfelre jd jfh’s ajrlìty ghifn tmh ”jtmhr’, ay stuehft lrnuhetmlt, u`tialth`y, tmh tjtl` sua jd ”jtmhrs’ wjuè rhquirh lf ”Jtmhr’ lfe ”Jgohktivh’ drjawmikm it ehrivhe its sugohktivh ”njje/hvi`’. I lsche mia tj hxp`lif. Mh slie tmlt id twj phjp`h whrh tl`cifn lgjut mjw njje l ajvih wls, jfh ainmt sly tmlt it wls njje, tmhjtmhr tmlt it wls gle, gut if jrehr tj ej tmis, tmhrh mls tj gh l ajvih tmh twj wltkmhe, lfetmh ajvih mls tj mlvh ghhf prjeukhe gy sjahjfh. Umhrhdjrh, if jrehr djr jfh phrsjf tjsly ”lgjrtijf is njje’ lfe tmh jtmhr tj sly ”lgjrtijf is hvi`’, sjahjfh mls tj mlvh fjtjf`y klushe tmh ufivhrsh (lfe sj lgjrtijf), gut sjahjfh l`sj mls tj mlvh klushe (tmhklthnjry jd) ”njje/hvi`’. @ichwish, djr jfh tj eiskuss ”7 + 7 1 5’, sjahjfh mls tj mlvhklushe (tmh klthnjrihs jd) ”7’, ”+’, ”5’, yht tmhrh lrh fj ”purh iehls’ if tmh wjrè. Umh”klthnjrihs’ jd l Clftilf rhquirh l klush oust ls aukm ls ejhs l prhnflfky. Id tmlt klush istmh mualf grlif, tmh mualf grlif aust mlvh mle l klush, lfe ajrh sphkidikl``y, tmjsh”dufktijfs’ jr ”plrts’ jd tmh grlif aust mlvh mle l klush (ls hlkm jd tmh plrts jd l klraust mlvh its jwf dlktjry, its althril`s l p`lkh if tmh hlrtm’s krust, lfe l ”gin glfn’ tmlt grjunmt tmha iftj rhlìty). [ifkh tmjsh ”klthnjrizifn’ dufktijfs lrh ”jut jd tmis wjrè’, tmhklush, tjj, aust gh ”Urlfskhfehft’.

^mhf tmhj`jnilfs lrnuh tmlt tmhrh mls tj gh lf Lgsjùth Njje, tmhy lrh fjtslyifn tmhrh is fj ”rh`ltivh’ hxphrihfkhs jd tmis Njje (jr ”njje/hvi`(s))’, gut tmlt tmhrhaust gh l ”klthnjry’ jd Njje wmikm ”njje/hvi`’ is sjrthe if lfe jut jd jr ”rhlìzhe’rh`ltivh tjj. Umhrh is ”Njje’ lfe ”njje/hvi`’, lfe l`` ”njje’ ejhsf’t fhkhsslri`y dl`` iftj”Njje’ ls l`` ”hvi`’ ejhsf’t fhkhsslri`y dl`` jutsieh jd ”Njje’. Umis klthnjry jd ”Njje’rhquirhs l ”Klush’, lfe tmlt ”Klush’ Is Nje. I tjè mia tmlt I eief’t ghìhvh klthnjrihsrhquirhe l klush.

*(”^mlt ej yju ahlf [ltlf is tmh ”nje jd tmis lnh’:’ I kmukc`he, stuffhe tj difejut tmlt ay stuehft wls l [ltlfist. Lkkjreifn tj @uch 5?8, [ltlf mls lutmjrity jvhr l``tmh cifnejas jd tmh wjrè3 mh k`lias tmlt it wls ”nivhf tj mia’ lfe tmlt mh wls drhh tjnivhf it tj lfyjfh mh wlfthe. Mhfkh, [ltlf is if kjftrj` jd hvhrytmifn lfe l`` tmlt isf’t



”if Kmrist’, tmlt is ”eisjgheihft’ (Hpmhsilfs 7?< ‛ 7) (sj g`lah [ltlf djr hvi` rltmhr tmlflrnuh ”Umh Rrjg`ha jd Hvi`’). Umh rhlsjf djr tmis is ghklush Nje nlvh mualfity”ejaifijf lfe lutmjrity’ jvhr l`` tmh hlrtm (Nhfhsis <?74), lfe mualfity nlvh it tj [ltlf.Umis ”trlfsdhr’ jd lutmjrity is ”Umh Dl``’. ^mhf l mualf sifs (wmikm l`` ej lt `hlst jfkh),l mualf nivhs [ltlf lutmjrity jvhr mis jr mhr ìdh. L phrsjf klf jf`y nht tmlt lutmjrity

glkc ”if Kmrist’, wmikm hftli`s ghìhvifn Kmrist is ”djr tmha’ lfe hfnlnifn if”[lfktidikltijf’. (Wltmhr jr fjt jfh fhhes tj nht glkc l`` lutmjrity lfe gh kjap`hth`y”[lfktidihe’ tj gh [lvhe ‛ it klffjt gh ehglthe, djr Nje’s Nrlkh is hfjunm djr lfyjfh tj gh [lvhe lt lfy ehnrhh jd ”[lfktidikltijf’. ^my wjuè lfyjfh fjt wlft tj ghkjah l[lift tmjunm, shhifn tmlt ejifn sj wjuè alch tmhir ”ojy Kjap`hth’ lfe wjrrihs fj ajrh(ifìfh witm Alttmhw 4):). ”^my wjuè Lela nivh up lutmjrity tj [ltlf:’ I lsche, pjiftifn jut lf jgvijus hrrjr if tmh stjry jd Hehf3 id Hehf wls phrdhkt, wmlt ajtivltijfwjuè Lela mlvh tj dl`` viktia tj [ltlf’s thaptltijf: ”[if is ifslfity’, ay stuehftrhpìhe elrc`y.

”Gut isf’t Nje [jvhrhinf:’ I lsche. Ay stuehft slie tmlt wls tmh klsh”X`tialth`y’, rh`ltivh tj Hthrfity, lfe sj ”Fjw’, tmjunm ”fjw’ wi`` fjt rhlìzh sukm ufti`

”tmh Ouenahft Ely’. Wh`ltivh tj ”fjw’, Nje is sjvhrhinf jvhr tmjsh wmj lrh ”if Kmrist’, gut fjt sjvhrhinf jvhr tmjsh wmj lrhf’t ”if Kmrist’. ”X`tialth`y’, Nje Is [jvhrhinf jvhrl``, gut ”fjw’, Nje is sjvhrhinf jvhr jf`y tmjsh ”if Mia’. Mhfkh, Nje Is gjtm [jvhrhinflfe sjvhrhinf lt tmh slah tiah (rh`ltivh tj Hthrfity/”Fjw’). Uj ìvh gy ”Fjw’ rltmhr tmlf”fjw’ is wmlt it ahlfs tj ”ìvh if tmh wjrè gut fjt gh jd it’. Jfh aust ìvh ”l`` if’ djrhitmhr ”Umh Cifneja jd Nje’ jr tmh ”cifneja jd elrcfhss’

I pjifthe jut tj ay stuehft tmlt mis tmhjry wls ehgufche gy tmh Dirst Uhstlahft.Kjuft`hss Rslàs prlish Nje djr ghifn ”l`` pjwhrdu`’ lfe ”@jre jvhr l`` tmh hlrtm’.H`shwmhrh, Nje ”mlrehfs’ tmh mhlrt jd Rmlrljm, rlishs up hvi` cifns, lfe [ltlf mls tj lsc phraissijf drja Nje if jrehr tj mlrlss Ojg. K`hlr`y Nje is if kjftrj`. Ay stuehft tjèah tmlt mh fhhehe tj nj tmrjunm hlkm klsh jfh gy jfh. It is tmh klsh tmlt sukm Rslàs lrh prlisifn Nje ”rh`ltivh tj Hthrfity’ rltmhr tmlf ”rh`ltivh tj tmh prhshft’. Ay stuehft fjthetmlt l trikcy tmifn witm rhleifn tmh Gig`h wls ufehrstlfeifn wmikm cife jd ”rh`ltivity’ lnivhf plsslnh hap`jyhe. Jfh ajahft, tmh Gig`h kjuè gh writifn ”rh`ltivh tj Hthrfity’,tmh fhxt ”rh`ltivh tj ”fjw’’.

Jf Ojg? tmh rhlsjf [ltlf mls tj lsc phraissijf tj thst Ojg is ghklush Ojg is ”if tmhDltmhr’. Gy ghifn ”if Nje’ (lfe sj ”if Kmrist’ (witmjut rhlìzifn it)), Ojg mls shizhe glkc”lutmjrity’ drja [ltlf lfe jddhrhe it tj Nje. Mhfkh, [ltlf ejhsf’t mlvh ”tmh lutmjrity’ tjtjrahft Ojg lt wi``. Lpplrhft`y, Ejstjyhvscy wls wrjfn? tmh mhlrt isf’t wmhrh njje lfehvi` dinmt, gut if l kjurtrjja. Umlt is, uf`hss tmh mhlrt is l kjurtrjja.

”Ejhs tmlt ahlf tmlt tmjsh ”if Kmrist’ lrh hxhapt drja dlkifn lfy mlresmips:Ejhsf’t tmlt ahlf tmlt hvhry tiah l Kmristilf suddhrs, it’s ghklush Nje nlvh [ltlf phraissijf tj tjrturh tmh phrsjf:’ Ay stuehft slie tmis wls fjt tmh klsh. Umlfcs tjKmrist, l phrsjf ejhsf’t mlvh tj ìvh ”if sif’, gut ufti` ehltm jr ”tmh [hkjfe Kjaifn’, l phrsjf aust sti`` ìvh ”lajfnst sif’. Umis alchs l phrsjf pjthftil``y viktia tj flturlèislsthrs, sifdu` jtmhrs, sikcfhsshs, lfe diflfkil` mlresmip3 mjwhvhr, l Kmristilf smjuèsti`` ”gh fjt ldrlie’. ”If Kmrist’, l Kmristilf ejhsf’t mlvh tj gh viktia jd dhlrs, wjrrihs,nui`ty, mhfjtmhisa, iej`-wjrsmipifn, htk…Umhrh lrh alfy cifes jd suddhrifn tmlt lKmristilf is ifehhe hxhapt drja, gut fjt jtmhrs (uf`hss l nivhf Kmristilfkjufthrprjeuktivh`y kmjjshs tj sif (wmikm is hlsy tj ej)). L`sj, it is fjt pjssig`h djr l



mualf tj shizh glkc l`` lutmjrity drja [ltlf ufti` ”Du``y [lfktidihe’, gut jf`y Kmristkjuè lkmihvh sukm. Oustidikltijf, lt tmh hfe jd tmh lnh, is wmhf tmlt sml`` jkkur djr l``.Oustidikltijf lfe [l`vltijf, if mistjry, ”pjifts tj’ tmh Difl` Oustidikltijf lfe [l`vltijf, gutisf’t tmh slah.

Djr sjahjfh tj ”sif’ ifviths mlresmip, gut ejhsf’t fhkhssitlth mlresmip. Umjunm,

tj lgstlif drja siffifn ejhsf’t ahlf jfh wjf’t dlkh mlresmip. Umjunm sif klushs ehltmlfe suddhrifn nhfhrl``y, sif ejhsf’t eirhkt`y klush ehltm lfe suddhrifn plrtiku`lr`y. Umis islf iapjrtlft eistifktijf. L`sj, rh`ltivh tj Hthrfity, l sif divh-yhlrs drja ”fjw’ klf”klush’, phr sh, l sif thf-yhlrs lnj. Kluslìty wjrcs eiddhrhft ”tj Hthrfity’.

Id tmh Gjjc jd Ojg ahlfs lfytmifn, it ahlfs sif ejhsf’t klush suddhrifn plrtiku`lr`y. Kmristilfity ejhsf’t mlvh l ejktrifh jd Clral. L rinmthjus, sif`hss alf klfsuddhr oust ls aukm l sifdu` alf. Ojg thlkmhs l Kmristilf fjt tj ouenh jtmhrs ls ”ajrhsifdu`’ ghklush gle studd mlpphfs tj tmha, fjr tj gh ”wjrrihe’ lgjut sjahtmifn gle tmhKmristilf eie rhsu`tifn if Nje wlftifn tj ”nht glkc lt tmha’ (gjtm jd wmikm lrh kjaajfshftiahfts). Umhrh is fj eirhkt, plrtiku`lr klusl` ìch ghtwhhf l phrsjf’s sif lfe l phrsjf’s suddhrifn. Yht, jf tmh jtmhr mlfe, ”if Kmrist’, tmhrh ainmt gh l eirhkt, plrtiku`lr

klusl` ìfc ghtwhhf tmh ehnrhh l phrsjf ”shhcs dirst tmh Cifneja’ lfe tmhir ”g`hsshefhss’.Gut id tmlt is tmh klsh, ejhs it ahlf wmhf ”gle tmifns’ mlpphf tj l phrsjf, it’s ghklushtmhy mlvhf’t ghhf ”shhcifn dirst tmh Cifneja’ hfjunm: Fj ‛ ”g`hsshefhss’ lrishstmrjunm lfe lajfn sif lfe grjchffhss3 mhfkh, mjw it kjahs lgjut tmrjunm kluslìtyehphfes jf l mjst jd jtmhr vlrilg`hs wmikm lrh rh`ltivh tj l plrtiku`lr phrsjf’s ìdh,`jkltijf, tl`hfts, rh`ltijfs, htk…

Mhfkh, ls witm hvhry phrsjf’s ìdh, Nje mls [jvhrhinfty jvhr l Kmristilf’s ìdh ifjfh plrt, lfe fjt if lfjtmhr. Umh rltij gy wmikm l phrsjf’s ìdh is ufehr Nje’s[jvhrhinfty vhrsus ufehr tmh ru`h jd ”tmh nje jd tmis lnh’ is rh`ltivh tj tmh phrsjf’s”[lfktidikltijf’, surrjufeifns, ifthrlktijfs, sjkijhkjfjaik kjfeitijfs, kìalth, htk...@ich”Umh Rrjg`ha jd tmh Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf’, ehthraififn tmh rltij is sj kjap`hx tmlt jf`yNje klf Cfjw it (lfe fjth tmh rltij aly kmlfnh hvhry ifstlft)3 tmis is wmy wh austsiap`y gh jgheihft lfe trust Nje, lfe fjt quhstijf wmlt mlresmip is klushe gy l `lkc jd g`hsshefhss lfe wmikm isf’t, fjt ghklush tmhrh isf’t lf lfswhr, gut ghklush tmh lfswhr istjj kjap`hx djr us tj gh lg`h tj nrlsp.

”^mlt lgjut Rmlrljm: Lfe lrhf’t tmhrh p`hfty jd ifstlfkhs if wmikm Nje ushe tmhcifns jd djrhinf fltijfs tj lttlkc Isrlh`: Ejf’t tmhsh hxlap`hs smjw tmlt Nje mls kjftrj`jvhr hvi`, rltmhr tmlf [ltlf:’ Uj tmis, ay stuehft rhpìhe tmlt Nje ”rlishs up hvi` cifns’ifsjaukm ls Nje ejhsf’t stjp hvi` cifns drja djraifn lfe ifsjaukm ls Nje eief’t nivhIsrlh`, tmjsh ”if Mia’, tmh pjwhr tj stlfe up lnlifst tmha. If jtmhr wjres, Nje ”rlisheup’ hvi` cifns ifsjaukm ls Nje eief’t ”put Mis mlfe’ jf tmha lfe stjp tmha drja drhh`ykmjjsifn hvi`. Ls Ohsus nlvh ahlfifn tj tmh gìfefhss jd tmh alf if Ojmf 9, sj Njeleehe ahlfifn tj tmh ifvlsijfs lnlifst Isrlh`? tmhy whrh tmh ahlfs gy wmikm Nje ouenheIsrlh`. Nje eief’t klush tmh cifns tj rish up tj ej sukm, gut jfkh tmhy kmjsh tj ifvleh, Mhleehe ahlfifn tj tmhir ifvlsijf. Lfe sj it wls ìch it mle l`wlys mle l rhlsjf, lfe tmltNje klushe tmh ifvlsijfs djr tmlt rhlsjf.

[iai`lr tmifns klf gh slie jd Rmlrljm. If Hxjeus, it sjahtiahs k`lias tmlt Njemlrehfhe Rmlrljm’s mhlrt, lfe jtmhr tiahs tmlt Rmlrljm wls rhspjfsig`h. Gjtm shha tj ghtruh, gut mjw: Jfkh Rmlrljm kmjsh tj ”mlrehf mis mhlrt’, Nje mlrehfhe it ifsjaukm lsMh ushe it ”sj tmlt tmh wjrcs jd Nje ainmt gh eisp`lyhe’ (Ojmf 9?;), tmjsh ”wjrcs’ ghifn



tmh p`lnuhs lfe airlk`hs jd Hxjeus, lfe u`tialth`y Kmrist lfe ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’. Nje”mlrehfhe’ Rmlrljm’s mhlrt tmrjunm Ajshs3 tmh ifthrlktijfs witm Ajshs lrh wmlt”mlrehfhe’ Rmlrljm’s mhlrt (ls jdthf tmh thlkmifns jd l Kmristilfs lrh tmh ahlfs gy wmikmNje ”jphfs’ l phrsjf’s mhlrt).

If l shfsh, tj tlch drja W.K. [ prju`, Nje ”ìdts mis Mlfe’ drja Rmlrljm, lfe `hts

Rmlrljm ”mlrehf’ miash`d. Mhfkh, Nje is rhspjfsig`h djr tmis ”mlrehfifn’ jf`y ifsjaukmls Nje is rhspjfsig`h djr fjt prhvhftifn tmh pjssigiìty. L`sj, mle Nje fjt shft Ajshs,Rmlrljm wjuè mlvh fhvhr mle l ”mlrehfhe’ mhlrt. Mhfkh, Nje is rhspjfsig`h djr”mlrehfifn’ it ifsjaukm ls Mh is rhspjfsig`h djr shfeifn Ajshs, stiau`ltifn Rmlrljm, lfedjrkifn Rmlrljm tj alch l kmjikh.

^mhf Nje slie ”wmhf yju rhturf tj Hnypt, shh tmlt yju phrdjra ghdjrh Rmlrljml`` tmh wjfehrs I mlvh nivhf yju tmh pjwhr tj ej. Gut I wi`` mlrehf mis mhlrt sj tmlt Mhwi`` fjt `ht tmh phjp`h nj’ (Hxjeus 5?7<), it ahlfs tmlt Nje wi`` ”mlrehf’ Rmlrljmtmrjunm Ajshs lfe gy shfeifn Ajshs. Nje ”mlrehfs’ Rmlrljm ifeirhkt`y gy eirhkt`yshfeifn Ajshs. Nje wjuè mlvh ghhf ”ufoust’ tj ej tmis mle Nje fjt ushe tmis”mlrehfifn’ ”tj eisp`ly tmh wjrcs jd Nje’ lfe drhh tmh Ohws. *

Umhrhdjrh, ay stuehft rlag`he jf, wmhf jfh lscs ”wmy ej gle tmifns mlpphf:’tmh lfswhr is ”ghklush [ltlf is tmh ”nje jd tmis lnh’’. L ajrh vlìe vhrsijf jd tmltquhstijf is ”wmy eie Nje krhlth l wjrè if wmikm [ltlf kjuè nht lutmjrity drja Lela:’If jtmhr wjres, ”wmy eie Nje nivh mualfity ”Drhh î``’:’ Ifsthle, wmy eief’t Nje krhlthlf ”Ivlf Clrlalzjv wjrè’:

Umh ajrl` lfe flturl` hvi` if tmh wjrè is [ltlf’s dlu`t lfe mualfity’s dlu`tifsjaukm ls wh nlvh lutmjrity tj [ltlf gy siffifn3 it is Nje’s ifsjaukm ls Mh nlvhmualfity ”Drhh î``’. Jgvijus`y Nje Cfhw tmh wjrè wjuè ”Dl``’, gut lt tmh slah tiah,Nje Cfhw it wjuè gh Whehhahe, lfe Ouenhe tmh ehkisijf tj Krhlth ls Mh eie ls”Oustidihe’ (”if Kmrist’). If Nje’s, Hthrfl` Ghifn, tmhrh is fj shplrltijf ghtwhhf ”UmhDl``’ lfe ”Whehaptijf’. Uj ouenh rltmhr jr fjt Nje aleh l gle kmjikh tj nivh mualfity”Drhh î``’, wh wjuè mlvh tj alch tmh ouenahft drja ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’3 jtmhrwish, tmh ouenahft is ifkjap`hth. Umh slah mjès truh if ouenifn rltmhr jr fjt wh ìvh if ”tmh ghstjd l`` pjssig`h wjrès’, rltmhr jr fjt Ohsus smjuè mlvh kjah sjjfhr jr `lthr, rltmhr jr fjttmh ufivhrsh is ”difh tufhe’ jr ”pjjr`y ehsinfhe’, lfe rltmhr jr fjt Nje Is, X`tialth`y,[jvhrhinf. Xfti` ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’, l`` ouenahfts jd sukm lrh ”ghmife l elrc n`lss’.

L ajtmhr is rhspjfsig`h djr tmh ehltm jd mhr kmiè ifsjaukm ls smh nlvh girtm tjtmh kmiè lfe eief’t kut jdd mis `hns tj chhp mia drja ruffifn if drjft jd l klr3 ìchwish,Nje is rhspjfsig`h djr hvi` jf`y ifsjaukm ls Mh aleh it pjssig`h djr [ltlf lfe mualfitytj ehstrjy tmhir sh`vhs. Nje is rhspjfsig`h ”shkjfelri`y’ lt ajst, gut fjt ”prialri`y’, lfeNje tjjc rhspjfsig`h djr Mis Kmjikh tj Krhlth lt Kl`vlry.

^mhf l murriklfh mits Fhw Jr`hlfs, Nje ejhsf’t klush tmis, [ltlf ejhs. Nje”klushe’ Fhw Jr`hlfs tj gh mit gy l murriklfh ifsjaukm ls Nje Krhlthe tmh ufivhrsh.Mle tmhrh ghhf fj Krhltijf, tmhrh wjuè gh fj Fhw Jr`hlfs tj kjap`lif lgjut. Umh pjssigiìty jd l murriklfh mittifn Fhw Jr`hlfs is ifeivisig`h drja its Krhltijf. Nje isrhspjfsig`h djr tmh lktulìzltijf jd sukm l pjthftil` ifsjaukm ls Nje eief’t Kmjjsh lf”Ivlf Clrlalzjv wjrè’. Uj lrnuh Nje [mjuèf’t mlvh Krhlthe lt l`` is l ùxury jd tmjshwmj hxist. Jf`y drja ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’ klf tmis Ehkisijf, l`jfn witm l`` Nje’s Ehkisijfs, gh ouenhe ls vlìe jr fjt.



Id sjahtmifn gle mlpphfs tj sjahjfh lfe tmh phrsjf k`lias ”Nje wlfts us tj`hlrf drja tmis fjt tj gh sifdu`’, tmh k`lia klf gh truh tj tmh ehnrhh tmh phrsjf ejhsf’tahlf tj iap`y tmlt Nje is tmh prialry klush, lfe tj tmh ehnrhh tmlt phrsjf khlshs tj ghsifdu` ”fjw’.

^mhf Ohsus hfkjufthrhe tmh gìfe alf if Ojmf 9 lfe mis eiskip`hs lsche, ìch

Mifeus, ”wmj siffhe, tmis alf jr mis plrhfts, tmlt mh wls gjrf gìfe:’ Ohsus rhpìhs”fhitmhr…gut tmis mlpphfhe sj tmlt tmh wjrcs jd Nje ainmt gh eisp`lyhe if mia’. Uj tlchl pjift drja tmh gri`ìlft Rmiìp Ylfkhy, tmis ejhsf’t ahlf tmlt Nje klushe tmh phr sjf tj gh gìfe, gut tmlt, rinmt tmhf lfe tmhrh, Ohsus wls nivifn ahlfifn tj tmh alf’s gìfefhss,wmikm wls ifdìkthe upjf mia ahlfifn`hss`y lfe rlfeja`y gy l grjchf, sifdu` wjrè. Gyehkieifn tmlt ”fjw’, Ohsus nlvh l ”Oustidikltijf’ tmlt rhlkmhe ”glkc iftj tmh plst’ lfe nlvhl rhlsjf tj sjahtmifn tmlt eief’t mlvh l rhlsjf ufti` tmhf. Lfe sj it wls ìch it mlel`wlys mle l rhlsjf, lfe tmlt Nje klushe tmh gìfefhss djr tmlt rhlsjf. Umh slah wi``mlpphf witm tmh kjaifn jd ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’3 tmh ”Oustidikltijf’ djr Nje’s R`lf it wi`ùfvhi` wi`` rhlkm ”glkc iftj tmh plst’ lfe nivh rhlsjf tj l`` tmh rlfeja ahlfifn`hssfhsstmlt eief’t mlvh l rhlsjf ufti` tmh ”[hkjfe Kjaifn’. Lfe sj it wi`` gh ìch it l`wlys mle l

rhlsjf. (Fjth tmlt wmhf l Kmristilf slys ”tmh wjrè is ahlfifndu`’, it is l`wlys ”if tmh@inmt’ jd tmis kjaifn Cifneja lfe ”Oustidikltijf’.) (Fjth l`sj tjj tmlt sjahtmifn tmltklffjt lkkurlth`y gh kl``he ”ahlfifndu`’ jr ”ahlfifn`hss’ ufti` tmh ”hfe jd tiah’. Umhslah `jnik lppìhs tj ”njje’, ”oust’, htk…Lfe tmis nhts iftj tmh iapjrtlfkh jd eiskussifnLristjt`h’s ”Difl` Klush’ lfe Nje’s hxkùsijf pjsitijf tj Ouenh sjahtmifn ls ”njje’ vs”Njje’.)

Ohsus grhlcs ejwf tmh eirhkt lfe plrtiku`lr klsul` rh`ltijfsmip ghtwhhf sif lfesuddhrifn, l kjfkhpt phrmlps ehrivhe drja lfkihft rhleifns jd ”Umh Dl``’. Mh ejhs sj witmMis ìdh, Mis g`jje, lfe gy uf`hlsmifn tmh Mj`y [pirit. ”If Kmrist’, tmh wjrè isf’t if”gjfelnh’, gut ”drhh’.

*(Umjunm, id Nje ”mlrehfhe’ Rmlrljm’s mhlrt ghklush tmhrh wls fj jtmhr wly tjnht tmh Ohws jut jd Hnypt, tmhf Nje wls ”Oustidihe’ tj vij`lth ”Drhh î``’ if tmis ifstlfkh,djr tmhrh wls fj jtmhr wly tj grifn lgjut tmh kjaifn jd Kmrist (if tmh ghst jd l`` pjssig`hwlys). Jdthf, Kmristilfs ehglth ”Drhh î``’ rltmhr tmlf tmh pjift jd ”Drhh î``’ ‛ jgheihfkh, dlitm ‛ lfe tmis rhsu`ts if uffhkhsslry eivisijfs lfe tmhj`jnihs oustidyifn ”wmyNje is mieehf’ (ehspith ejifn airlk`hs, plrtifn tmh Whe [hl, dhheifn tmh 8,222, htk…).Umh rhlsjf Nje nlvh mualfity ”Drhh î``’ lfe ejhsf’t wlft tj vij`lth ”Drhh î``’ is ghklush tmlt nivhs mualfs tmh jppjrtufity tj trust lfe gh jgheihft tj, lfe sj mlvh dlitmif, Nje. Umh pjift jd ”Drhh î``’ is sj tmlt mualfity klf sphfe Hthrfity witm Nje ”Xf-lìhflthe’3 id mualfity wls ”djrkhe’ tj sphfe Hthrfity witm Nje, Mhlvhf wjuè GhLìhfltifn, Iaprisjfifn, lfe Mh`ìsm. Gy mlvifn lf jppjrtufity tj ”kmjjsh’ Nje, mualfsmlvh lf jppjrtufity tj Gh if Nje’s Rrhshfkh ”Drhh`y’, wmikm lapìdihs its [p`hfejr lfeGhluty. (Fjth tmlt tmis is l`sj ”Oustidikltijf’ djr Nje Kmjjsifn tj Krhlth l wjrè tmltwjuè sif3 tj alch Krhltijf Mhlvhf lfe mualfs lfnh`s wjuè mlvh rhsu`the if l ”`hss Fhw Ohrusl`ha’ (l Djrkhe Jfh) vhrsus ”l Ghst Fhw Ohrusl`ha’ (l Drhh Jfh) ‛ Nje,Cfjwifn Ghst, Kmjsh tmh @lthr.) Id, mjwhvhr, aliftlififn jd l phrsjf’s ”Drhh î``’rhsu`ts if tmis njl` jd jfh’s jgtlififn Hthrfity witm Nje fjt ghifn aht, jr rhsu`ts if tmhdliùrh jd Nje’s R`lf, Nje wi`` vij`lth ”Drhh î``’ lfe ghkjah ”ufmieehf’, `hss Nje’sî`` djr ”Drhh î``’ vij`lth tmh rhlsjf djr tmis î``.



Djr hxlap`h, id Nje’s î`` tj fjt vij`lth Rlu`’s ”Drhh î``’ rhsu`the ifKmristilfity fjt sprhleifn lkrjss tmh ^hsthrf ^jrè, Nje’s î`` wjuè mlvh ghhfkjufthr-iftuitivh. Mhfkh, Nje, if Kmrist, lpphlrhe tj Rlu`, hvhf tmjunm tmis vij`ltheRlu`’s ”Drhh î``’. Ifstlfkhs ìch tmis lrh ”Oustidihe’ djr Nje tj vij`lth ”Drhh î``’, djrjtmhrwish, tmh pjift jd ”Drhh î``’ is kjaprjaishe.

Umh ehdlu`t tmjunm is tmlt Nje rhdrlifs drja vij`ltifn ”Drhh î``’ lfe ghifnmieehf, `hst tmh wjrè ghifn ìch ”Lìkh if ^jfehr`lfe’, lfe mualfs ghifn ehfihe tmhalxiaua lajuft jd jppjrtufity tj ”p`hlsh Nje’ (if ìfh witm Mhgrhws <<?4 lfe tmhahs grjunmt jut if Wikc Ojyfhr’s Umh Difl` \uhst tri`jny). Jf`y Nje klf Cfjw wmhfvij`ltifn jfh’s ”Drhh î``’ (lfe if wmlt wly lfe djr mjw `jfn) is fhkhsslry.

(Ej fjth tmjunm tmlt id sjahjfh wlfts tj nht tj cfjw Nje ghtthr, lfe Nje sphlcstj tmha, phrdjras l airlk`h djr tmha, htk…tmis ejhsf’t vij`lth tmh phrsjf’s ”Drhh î``’, ghklush tmh phrsjf ”kmjsh’ tj ”wlft’ tj nht tj cfjw Nje. Mhfkh, lf ”ufvhiìfn’ jd Nje iftmis kjfthxt is lktul``y l kjfshquhfkh jd tmh phrsjf’s ”drhheja’, lfe sj hxprhssijf jd it,rltmhr tmlf lf ifdrifnhahft. @ichwish, id Nje Kmjjshs tj Gh ìaithe if tmh difith gjey jdKmrist, tmis difitueh ejhsf’t @iait Nje, djr Nje Kmjsh it. Umis difitueh is rltmhr lf

”hxprhssijf’ lfe ”hxthfsijf’ jd Nje’s Ifdifity lfe @iait`hssfhss. Djr l @iait`hss Umifntj Kmjsh tj gh ìaithe is fjt l Kjftrleiktijf, oust l plrlejx3 tmjunm, id l @iait`hss UmifnKmjsh tj Gh @iaithe, tmlt wjuè gh Kjftrleiktjry/[uikiel`. Nje ^lsf’t [uikiel` ififklrfltifn Miash`d.))))

*****(Nje Is L (Rlrtiku`lr) Rhrsjf, sj tmh `lkc jd Nje is fj ajrh jee tmlf tmh`lkc jd Elfih`, wmj ìvhs if Klìdjrfil, drja hvhrywmhrh jtmhr tmlf tmh plrtiku`lr spjtElfih` is kurrhft`y lt. Umh dlkt tmlt Elfih` isf’t if Kmifl rinmt fjw isf’t hviehfkh tmltElfih` ejhsf’t hxist. ”Gut Nje k`lias tj gh jafiprhshft’ I slie, lfe ay stuehft lnrhhe, gut k`liahe jfh fhhes tj tmhf nj iftj ehtli` lgjut wmlt tmh wjre ”jafiprhshft’ ahlfs.

Dirst, Nje isf’t ”jafiprhshft’, gut ”Jafiprhshft’. Umjunm Nje Is Hvhrywmhrh,Nje isf’t hvhrywmhrh. Id Nje wls hvhrywmhrh, ”hvhrywmhrh’ wjuè hqul` ”Hvhrywmhrh’,lfe wh’e gh if ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’. L`sj, id Nje wls hvhrywmhrh, hvhry mualf ghifnwjuè gh ehle, ghklush ”fj jfh klf shh tmh Dltmhr lfe ìvh’. Nje klf jf`y gh if l plrtiku`lr tiah lfe p`lkh (rh`ltivh tj ”hvhrywmhrh’ jr ”splkhtiah’), lfe sj tj gh if tmhwjrè (witmjut grifnifn lgjut tmh ”hfe jd tmh wjrè’ lfe ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’) Nje mls tj”Ifklrflth’ Miash`d (wmikm Nje ejhs gy tmh [pir it, ^jre, lfe [jf). Nje @ivhs/ìvhsifsiehs hlkm phrsjf wmj ghìhvhs if Mia (vil tmh Mj`y [pirit), gut Nje isf’t wmhrh Mhisf’t wh`kjahe. Umis is ghklush Nje Is l Nhft`half3 Nje wjf’t djrkh Miash`d upjf phjp`h jr nj wmhrh Mh isf’t ifvithe.

Nje is ”jafiprhshft’ rltmhr tmlf ”Jafiprhshft’ ifsjaukm ls Nje is pjthftilìtyif lfy, plrtiku`lr spjt lfe tiah lt tmh ahrh ”kl`ìfn jf Mis Flah’. Umh alfidhstltijf jdNje, iftj tmh wjrè tmjunm, klf fhvhr klush tmh kj``lpsh ghtwhhf splkhtiah lfe Hthrfity(uf`hss its tiah djr tmh kjaifn jd ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’)3 l`sj, it klf fhvhr ifdrifnh upjfjfh’s drhheja lfe wmlt’s ”ghst’ djr tmh phrsjf (wmikm jf`y Nje Cfjws (rhahaghr ”UmhRrjg`ha jd tmh Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf’)). Umis nhts iftj wmy Nje is ”mieehf’ lfe lfswhrssjah prlyhrs lfe fjt jtmhrs, quhstijfs jd wmikm tmh lfswhrs tj lrh rh`ltivh tj l plrtiku`lr phrsjf’s ìdh. Umhrh is fj kjap`hth, ufivhrsl` lfswhr tj ”wmy is Nje mieehf:’ jr ”wmyejhsf’t Nje lfswhr ay prlyhrs:’ ‛ tmh lfswhr tj sukm quhstijfs is gjufe up if tmh plrtiku`lritihs jd tmh quhstijfhr. (Djr hxlap`h, id Ojmf’s prlyhr tj ghkjah l ejktjr is



lfswhrhe, Ojmf wjf’t ghkjah lf hfnifhhr, wmikm ahlfs mh wjf’t alrry [lrlm lfe mlvh”Kjap`hth ojy’3 l`sj, it ahlfs mh’`` eih thf yhlrs hlrìhr if l mjrrig`h lkkiehft ldthr yhlrsjd wismifn djr l eiddhrhft jkkupltijf.).

Wh`ltivh tj ”Fjw’, Nje Is Hvhrywmhrh3 rh`ltivh tj ”fjw’, Nje isf’t hvhrywmhrh.@ichwish, rh`ltivh tj ”Fjw’, Nje Is Jafipjthft3 rh`ltivh tj ”fjw’, Nje isf’t ”l``

pjwhrdu`’ (djr [ltlf sti`` mls lutmjrity). Umis is wmy tmhrh is hvi` if tmh wjrè, hvhftmjunm Nje î``s Jf`y Njje lfe Is Jafipjthft. (Umis, kjup`he witm kjfsiehrltijfs jftmh ”Ivlf Clrlalzjv wjrè’, rhsj`vhs ”tmh Hpikurhlf Rlrlejx’ (shh tmh wjrcs jd RhthrCrhhdt djr ajrh hxp`lfltijfs), lfe l`sj hxp`lifs, if rhspjfsh tj Muah, wmy mualfslrhf’t mlppy, hvhf tmjunm Nje î``s djr l`` phjp`h tj Gh Ojydu`. Wh`ltivh tj ”Fjw’, l``lrh Ojydu`3 rh`ltivh tj ”fjw’, fjt l`` lrh mlppy. Nje klf nivh tmis ”Kjap`hth Ojy’ tjlfyjfh wmj lscs djr it, gut fjt djr tmjsh wmj ejf’t (ghklush tmlt wjuè oust alch tmhaufmlppy3 ghtthr tj wlit lfe `ht tmha kjah tj Ojy if drhheja tmlf djrkh It upjf tmha lfesj tlch It drja tmha djrhvhr). Jd kjursh, jfh wmj lscs djr ”Kjap`hth Ojy’ aust ìvh if lkhrtlif wly lfe ej khrtlif tmifns, djr Nje ejhsf’t grlifwlsm. Umis nhts iftj tmhiapjrtlfkh jd ”jgheihfkh’ lfe ”[lfktidikltijf’ (sugohkts wmikm Jswlè Kmlaghrs kjvhrs

fikh`y.). Nje is ”jafipjthft’ rltmhr tmlf ”Jafipjthft’ ifsjaukm ls tmh pjthftil` djr ”Misstrhfntm’ is l`wlys prhshft pjthftil``y djr tmjsh wmj ”kl`` jf Mia’. Umis is hviehft gytmjsh wmj mlvh ghhf lg`h tj stlfe up lnlif l`kjmjìsa, pjrfjnrlpmy, ehprhssijf,klffigl`s, pjvhrty, hvi`, eiktltjrs, tjrturhrs, htk…tmlfcs tj ghifn ”if Kmrist’. Nje klf gh”l`` pjwhrdu`’ tj jfh wmj lscs djr it, gut tmh wly if wmikm tmis Ifdifith pjwhr trlfsdhrs tjl phrsjf aust gh ”difith’ ahlfs `hst tmh phrsjf gh ehstrjyhe, tmh strhfntm gh aisushe jrtmh nrhltfhss jd tmh pjwhr gh `jst. Umis is wmy Nje mls tj nivh Mis pjwhr tj ifeivieul`stmrjunm l prjkhss jd ”kmlrlkthr ehvh`jpahft’, fjt ghklush Nje ejhsf’t wlft tj nivh Misdj``jwhrs ”nrhlt pjwhr’ iaaheilth`y, gut ghklush Nje ”nrhlt pjwhr’ witmjut kmlrlkthrtmlt klf mlfe`h it wi`` ehstrjy l phrsjf. Djr tmis rhlsjf, ”kmlrlkthr ehvh`jpahft’ is l`sj l prhrhquisith djr wiseja, lutmjrity, prjsphrity, ifdùhfkh, htk…

Difl``y, rh`ltivh tj ”Fjw’, Nje Is Jafiskihft3 rh`ltivh tj ”fjw’, Nje isf’t ”l``cfjwifn’. Id jfh’s hxphrihfkifn jd Nje rh`ltivh tj l nivhf ”fjw’ wls jd Nje ls ”l``cfjwifn’, jfh’s aife wjuè kj``lpsh. Hthrfl` cfjw`henh is tjj aukm djr l difith mualftj ghlr3 it wjuè jvhrwmhà tmha lfe, id fjt ehstrjy tmha, `hlvh tmha kjfdushe rltmhrtmlf ajtivlthe. Nje is ”jafiskihft’ rltmhr tmlf ”Jafiskihft’ ifsjaukm ls tmh pjthftil`djr ”rhvh`ltijf’ is l`wlys prhshft? ifsjaukm ls Nje klf nivh wiseja (jd lf ”l`` cfjwifn’cife) tj lfy phrsjf lt lfy tiah lt tmh ahrh rhquhst djr ”rhvh`ltijf’. Nje klf gh ”l``cfjwifn’ tj jfh wmj lscs djr wiseja, gut tmh wly if wmikm tmis Ifdifith cfjw`henhtrlfsdhrs tj l phrsjf aust gh ”difith’ ahlfs `hst tmh phrsjf gh ehstrjyhe, tmh wiseja ghaisufehrstjje, jr tmh ehptm jd tmh wiseja gh slkridikhe. Umis is wmy Nje mls tj sphlc”elrc`y’ tj mualfs (rltmhr it gh gy erhlas, plrlg`hs, visijfs, htk…), fjt ghklush Njeejhsf’t wlft tj gh k`hlr, gut ghklush Nje’s ”wiseja/levikh’ tlchs iftj lkkjuft hvhryvlrilg`h tmlt alchs up l sifn`h hvhft (l`` jd ”klush lfe hddhkt’, l`` wiseja, l`` trutm,htk…tmrjunm l`` tiah lfe kluslìty) lfe hxp`lififn l`` tmlt tj l difith mualf ghifn”k`hlr`y’ wjuè gh iapjssig`h. Djr lf ”l`` cfjwifn’ Ghifn tj gh ”k`hlr’ tj l phrsjf wjuè”g`jw tmhir aife’, ghklush, lnlif, ”hfe`hss cfjw`henh’ is tjj aukm djr l difith phrsjf tj gh lg`h tj mlfe`h (ufti` tmhir ”Hthrflìzltijf’, phr sh). Gy sphlcifn if plrlg`hs lfeialnhs, Ohsus aleh tmjsh wmj ìsthfhe ”wrhst`h’ witm wmlt Mh slie, sj tmlt jf`y tmjshwmj wlfthe tj ufehrstlfe ufehrstjje, wmi`h tmjsh tmlt eief’t, eief’t (lfe sj du`di``he l



prjpmhky if Islilm lfe lkthe oust`y). L sifn`h, plrlg`h drja Nje hftli`s ”Hthrfl` (lfehfe`hss) cfjw`henh’, ls is jgvijus`y gy tmh ai`ìjfs jd plnhs writthf lgjut hlkm jdKmrist’s stjrihs3 it wjuè fjt mlvh ghhf pjssig`h djr Kmrist tj mlvh ghhf ”k`hlr’ lgjut tmhahlfifn jd l nivhf plrlg`h, djr Kmrist wjuè mlvh mle tj nj tmrjunm l`` tmhsh ai`ìjfs jd plnhs jd tmjunmts, trutms, htk…rinmt tmhf lfe tmhrh, wmikm wjuè mlvh tlchf ajrh tmlf l

muferhe ìdhtiahs. Mle Ohsus ghhf k`hlr, Ohsus wjuè mlvh jf`y njtthf jut jfh plrlg`hlfe fhvhr njtthf lrjufe tj Kl`vlry. L`sj, gy djrkifn phjp`h tj wrhst`h witm wmlt Mhslys, Nje djrkhs phjp`h tj ifthrflìzh Mis wjres. @lst`y, mle Nje ghhf ”k`hlr’, tmh Gig`hwjuè gh gi`ìjfs jd plnhs `jfn, lfe fj ufheuklthe, erun leeikt jr prjstituth if Ifeilkjuè gh [lvhe gy it. I tjè mia tj stjp rltijflìzltijf Kmrist’s mjrridik jrltjr sc i``s.)

******(Mh l`sj slie tmlt l `lkc jd hviehfkh `lkcs hviehfkh ”djr -tmh-fhhe-jd-lf-ifvhstinltijf’. Lpplrhft`y I mlvh tj lfl`yzh tmh k`lias aleh ”djr sjahtmifn’, fjt ”lnlifstsjahtmifn’. Id sjahjfh k`lias ”fjt tj mlvh ghhf stj`hf drja’, yju ejf’t ifvhstinlth it3yju ifvhstinlth k`lias tmlt sjahjfh mls hxphrihfkh rjgghry. Id sjahjfh slys tmhymlvhf’t ghhf rjgghe, yju wi`` dife fj hviehfkh tj prjvh tmis is tmh klsh. Ejhs tmis ahlf

tmhy whrh rjgghe: Fj (tmh wly `jnik dl``s lplrt if sukm l situltijf is wmy l phrsjf fhvhrmls tj prjvh l fhnltivh). Gut phrmlps tmhy whrh rjgghe lfe ejf’t rhlìzh it: Rhrmlpssjahjfh stj`h twhfty ej``lrs lfe put twhfty, eiddhrhft ej``lrs glkc, alcifn it `jjc ìchtmhy whrhf’t rjgghe (tmis cife jd hfe`hss sphku`ltijf is wmlt ghìhvhrs lrh jdthf lkkushejd ejifn, lfe wmy tmhy smjuè lvjie ”njes jd tmh nlp’). Rhrmlps, gut jfh (`hst mh jr smhdl``s iftj hfe`hss suphrstitijf) wjuè mlvh tj mlvh l rhlsjf tj ghìhvh sukm is tmh klsh (ejfjth tmlt tmh vhry dlkt sjahjfh is ajtivlthe tj shlrkm lt l`` is hviehfkh tmlt tmhy mlvh lrhlsjf, hvhf id tmhy klf’t hxp`lif it). (Fjth tmlt suphrstitijf is ghìhd lfe rltijflìzltijfif tmlt wmikm l phrsjf mls fj rhlsjf tj ghìhvh. Rhjp`h mlvh rhlsjfs tj ghìhvh if Nje.Rhjp`h mlvh rhlsjfs tj ghìhvh if Mhlvhf lfe Mh``. Mjw tmhy ”oustidy’ tmhsh rhlsjfstlchs vlrijus djras, gut hvhf id sjahjfh klf’t oustidy l nivhf ghìhd, tmlt ejhsf’t ahlftmlt wmlt tmhy ghìhvh isf’t vlìe. Rhjp`h nhfuifh`y ghìhvh if Nje lfe Kmrist ‛ phrmlpsfjt l`` wmj k`lia sukm, gut alfy ej nhfuifh`y ghìhvh. ^my: Nj lsc tmha3 tmhy’rhsuppjshe tj th`` yju tmhir thstiajfy (lfe phrmlps tmhy smjuè gh ejifn tmlt lfywly)(phrmlps id hvhryjfh if tmh wjrè stlrthe smlrifn tmhir thstiajfihs, tjajrrjw, ”FhwOhrusl`ha’ wjuè lrrivh (phrmlps tmh `lkc jd thstiajfihs is wmy tmhrh is hvi` if tmh wjrèLtmhists klf ush ls hviehfkh lnlifst Nje:)). Alygh, id yju dife twhfty ej``lrs aissifn,tmh phrsjf sphft it lt tmh stjrh lfe djrnjt: Id tmh phrsjf djrnjt, tmh phrsjf wjuè tmifcyju whrh rinmt, hvhf tmjunm yju wrjfn. Yht yju tjj wjuè tmifc yju whrh rinmt. Mhfkh,l ruajr ghnifs lfe sprhles. (Lf Ltmhist aly lrnuh tmis is mjw l`` rhìnijfs stlrt, tmlt l``stlrt drja l ”nje jd tmh nlps’ lfe hvj`vh drja tmhrh vil ruajrs lfe suphrstitijfs).

(Fjth? ls lf Ltmhist, ejf’t ifvhstinlth tmh phjp`h wmj ”ejf’t ghìhvh if Nje’, guttmjsh tmlt ej. Jtmhrwish, yju’`` ifvhstinlth, dife fj hviehfkh tmlt tmhy ejf’t ghìhvh ifNje, lfe kjfkùeh tmhy ej. Id lf Ltmhist wlfts tj kjfkùeh tmhrh is fj Nje, mh jr smhaust rhle tmh Kmristilf gjjcs. Id lfyjfh smjuè rhle Ojykh Ahyhr jr Lquifls, it’s tmhLtmhist. Lt tmh slah tiah tmjunm, tmh Kmristilfs smjuè rhle tmh Ltmhist gjjcs tj rhl``ykjfvikt tmhash`vhs jf rltmhr jr fjt tmhy nhfuifh`y ghìhvh if Kmrist, rltmhr tmlf l”shkurity g`lfcht’ (tj tlch drja Rhthr Wj`ìfs).)

Id sjahjfh k`liahe tmlt tmhy mlef’t mle $72 stj`hf drja tmha, tj ifvhstinlth tmhk`lia, jfh aust mlvh l rhlsjf tj ej sj. Ajrh iapjrtlft`y, jfh aust mlvh l rhlsjf tj



ifvhstinlth tmlt plrtiku`lr k`lia, djr lt lfy nivhf ajahft, tmh stlthahft lppìhs tj gi`ìjfs jd phjp`h. @ichwish, tmh phrsjf wmj slie ”I mlvhf’t mle $72 stj`hf drja ah,’aust mlvh l rhlsjf tj alch tmlt k`lia ”jut `jue’, djr, lnlif, tmh stlthahfts lppìhs tj gi`ìjfs jd phjp`h l`` lrjufe tmh wjrè lt tmh slah tiah wmj ejf’t sly lfytmifn. [j wmyejhs tmis phrsjf:

[j wmy wjuè sjahjfh sly ”I ejf’t ghìhvh if Nje’ lfe tmhf wmy wjuèsjahjfh ifvhstinlth tmh k`lia:Umh stuehft slie tmlt id mh wlfthe tj prjvh Elfih`’s hxisthfkh, I wjuè fjt shhc tj

prjvh mia aistlchf if mis hddjrt uf`hss I mle rhlsjf tj ghìhvh Elfih` eief’t hxist. Gutwmy wjuè I nj tj sukm lf hddjrt: ^mlt ejhs it ahlf id Elfih` ejhs hxist: Jf`y tmlt I’awrjfn, jr sjahtmifn ajrh: ^juè it gh tmh klsh tmlt id yju prjvhe Elfih`’s hxisthfkh,tmlt wjuè sjahmjw lddhkt ah: Rhrmlps I aurehrhe Elfih`, lfe id yju whft tj difeElfih`, yju wjuè dife tmis jut, lfe tmlt’s wmy I eiskjurlnh yju: (If rhnlre tj Nje, phrmlps I tmifc tmh wjrè wi`` hfe id phjp`h chhp ghìhvifn if Nje (witm ay tmifcifn phrmlps ghifn stiau`lthe gy 9/<<).) Id I slie, jf tmh jtmhr mlfe, tmlt ”Elfih` hxist’, djryju tj alch tmh hddjrt tj prjvh ah wrjfn aly ahlf yju tmifc Elfih` hxists lfe tmlt

yju’rh if ehfil` jd it. Umh stuehft lsche ah id I wls if ehfil` jd Nje’s Hxisthfkh lfe Islie fj ‛ I wls wjrrihe tmlt Nje wjuè alch phjp`h fuch Fhw Yjrc. Mh slie mhsyapltmizhe witm ay kjfkhrf, gut I ejf’t ghìhvh mia.

Umh stuehft kjftifuhe, lfe slie tmlt id sjahjfh if tmh wjrè prjvhe Nje’sHxisthfkh jr oustidihe Nje’s Hxisthfkh, tmh ìdh jd hvhry mualf ghifn jf p`lfht Hlrtmwjuè sueehf`y mlvh tj kmlfnh. Djr l phrsjf tj lskrigh tj Nje is lf ifeirhkt k`lia tmlttmh wjrè smjuè ej tmh slah. Ghìhd is l wjrè-wieh lkt. It’s phrsjfl`, gut fjt privlth.Umh stuehft k`liahe tmlt id mh prjvhe Nje Hxists, I wjuè mlvh tj kmlfnh ay hftirh ghìhd strukturh lfe wly jd ìdh, lfe phrmlps tmlt’s wmy I eiskjurlnhe mia drja ghìhd ifNje. Rhrmlps I’a wjrrihe: Umh stuehft k`liahe tmlt id I’a wjrrihe, tmhf I aust, tj sjahehnrhh, tmifc Nje Hxists. I tjè mia I wlsf’t wjrrihe.

(L`sj, jfh wjuè fjt wlft tj ehthraifh rltmhr jr fjt Elfih` hxists uf`hss tmlt phrsjf mle l rhlsjf tj ghìhvh tmlt Elfih` ejhs hxist. Umh vhry dlkt tmlt mualfs `jjc djrNje tj prjvh jr tj eisprjvh Nje’s Hxisthfkh is hviehfkh tmlt mualfs mlvh l rhlsjf tj ejsj, wmikm is hviehfkh tmlt mualfs lrh stiau`lthe gy lf ”iehl jd’ Nje’s Hxisthfkh.Mualfs lrhf’t stiau`lthe tj ìchwish eisprjvh [lftl’s hxisthfkh (djr hvhryjfh cfjws ghtthr), wmikm smjws tmlt hvhryjfh cfjws tmlt Nje is l eiddhrhft cife jd Ghifn)).

Ay stuehft k`liahe tmlt tmh vhry dlkt tmlt mualfs wlft tj prjvh jr eisprjvhNje’s Hxisthfkh is hviehfkh djr Nje’s Hxisthfkh, ghklush tmjsh wmj shhc tj eisprjvhNje’s Hxisthfkh cfjw wmlt Mis Hxisthfkh wjuè ahlf. Mhfkh, hvhryjfh cfjws tmhrh isl Nje. Fjfh jf Ouenahft Ely klf p`hle infjrlfkh. I tjè mia tmhrh wjuèf’t gh lOuenahft Ely, lfe tmlt jfh ely, mh wjuè dife jut tmlt mh wls wrjfn.)

8;>. Lfe tmhf mh elrhe tj sly tmlt Ltmhisa wls l syaptja jd djrnhtdu`fhss!

8;=. Uj th`` sjahjfh Nje Ejhsf’t Hxist wmj’s ghhf if Kmrist wjuè gh ìch slyifn tj l phrsjf tmlt tmhir spjush wlsf’t rhl`.

8;9. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt quhstijfs ìch ”wmy ejhsf’t ”tmh [hkjfe Kjaifn’ mlpphfsjjfhr:’ jr ”wmy ejhsf’t Nje lfswhr ay prlyhrs:’ jr ”wmy ejhsf’t Nje stjp hvi`:’ jr



”wmy isf’t tmh ufivhrsh ghtthr ehsinfhe:’, htk…lrh rlrh`y kjfsiehrhe drja tmh jrihftltijfjd Hthrfity. Wh`ltivh tj Nje, hvhry prlyhr mls ghhf Lfswhrhe, hvhry hvi` mls ghhfJvhrkjah, l`` pjwhr lfe lutmjrity mls ghhf [hizhe, tmh ufivhrsh is Rhrdhkt,htk…@ichwish, tmh ehnrhh tmlt Nje Lfswhrs tmhsh quhstijfs wh`` klffjt, ìchwish, ghlfswhrhe ufti` ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’3 djr hxlap`h, tmh ehnrhh Nje ”difh tufhs’ tmh ufivhrsh

klffjt gh ouenhe gut drja tmh ehnrhh ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’ is ”Difh Uufhe’3 tmh ehnr hh Nje”Jvhrkjahs’ hvi` klffjt gh ouenhe gut drja tmh ehnrhh hvi` is ”Jvhrkjah’ if ”FhwOhrusl`ha’, htk…Uj l quhstijf ìch ”wmy mlsf’t Nje stjpphe hvi`:’ tmh lfswhr is”rh`ltivh tj Nje, Mh mls3 tmh quhstijf is ”wmy mlvhf’t wh rhlìzhe It yht’:’

852. Lpplrhft`y, sifkh tmh Ehvi` cfjws mlresmip klf alch l phrsjf trust if Nje ajrhsj, lfe tmlt phjp`h thfe tj prly wmhf dlkhe witm mlresmip, tmh Ehvi` trihs tj ci`` rltmhrtmlf tjrturh, `hst l phrsjf mlvh l kmlfkh tj gh [lvhe. [j, lpplrhft`y, ls ”nje jd tmis lnh’,tmh Ehvi` mls ghhf jrkmhstrltifn tmh krhltijf jd l ”au`ti-tri`ìjf ej``lr krheit gugg`h’ djrdjrty yhlrs tmlt wi`` utthr`y hrleiklth Lahrikl. I eief’t cfjw tmh Ehvi` wls l glfchr.

It alchs shfsh.

85<. Lpplrhft`y, l nrhlt trikc jd tmh Ehvi` wls alcifn us lrnuh lgjut ”wmy ejhs Nje `ht gle tmifns mlpphf:’ rltmhr tmlf ”wmy ejhs tmh Ehvi` wlft gle tmifns tj mlpphf:’

857. It is mlre djr kjadjrtlg`h phjp`h tj ghìhvh if hvi`, lfe hlsy djr tmha tj ghìhvh ifNje.

85;. îfns lrh l nidt jr l whinmt.

855. L stuehft lrnuhe tmlt tmh dlkt tmlt tmh Gig`h wls pjjr`y writthf if ”strhht Nrhhc’ lfeyht wls ifkrheig`y ehsinfhe lfe du`` jd gri`ìlfkh wls hviehfkh djr Kmristilfity(Ifklrfltijf lfe Ifspirltijf).

858. I fjtikhe tmlt ”wjrc’ wls plrt jd Nje’s Ehsinf djr Rlrleish. L`rhley if Hehf, Nje ghnlf ajkcifn mualfity. I tjè tmis tj l stuehft lfe smh tjè ah tmlt purpjshdu` wjrc istmh chy tj mlppifhss, lfe smh slie tmlt I smjuè rhle Tiktjr Drlfc`.

854. ^mlt ejhs it ahlf djr phjp`h tj sly ”I cfjw Ohsus’: Ejhs it ahlf tmhy ghìhvh NjeHxists, tmlt tmhy’rh [lvhe, jr tmlt tmhy cfjw Mis Tjikh: Ejf’t ehajfs ghìhvh if Njelfe cfjw Mis Tjikh: ^mlt ejhs it ahlf tj gh [lvhe: L stuehft tjè ah it ahlfs ”tjjf`y wlft tj cfjw Nje (ajrh)’ (wmikm klf jf`y gh ejfh gy lfe tmrjunm Kmrist, tmh Mj`y[pirit, lfe ”Umh ^jre’). Djr jfh tj sly ”I cfjw Ohsus’ ahlfs tmlt jfh mls shhf ”kj-`lgjrifn’ if Mia ghlrs ”druit’ (rltmhr it gy ìsthfifn tj Mis Tjikh, ejifn sjahtmifn ifdlitm, htk…). Uj ”cfjw Mis Tjikh’ is fj eiddhrhft tmlf tj cfjw l drihfe’s vjikh3 it ahlfstmlt wmhf jfh wl`cs iftj l krjwehe rjja du`` jd vjikhs, tmh phrsjf klf pikc jut tmhirdrihfe’s vjikh lfe rhkjnfizh mis jr mhr prhshfkh. Xfìch tmh ehajfs, tmh [lvhe lrh tmjshwmj ”wlft’ tj cfjw lgjut Nje. Id jfh ”wlfts’ tj cfjw Nje, mh jr smh wi`` ”kj-`lgjr’witm Nje3 jfh wjf’t oust sit lrjufe jr wjrc witmjut Mia (kjfsiehrifn tmis, jfh klf stlrttj ufehrstlfe mjw tmh ”wjrcs’ lfe ”dlitm’ eikmjtjay stlrts tj grhlc ejwf iftj”dlitm/wjrc’). Uj ”kj-`lgjr’ is tj ìvh gy Olahs 5?=? ”kjah fhlr tj Nje lfe Mh wi`` kjah



fhlr tj yju. ^lsm yjur mlfes, yju siffhrs, lfe puridy yjur mhlrts, yju ejug`h-aifehe’.Ejhs tmis ahlf tmlt Nje wi`` @jvh l phrsjf `hss wmj isf’t ”kj-`lgjrifn’ witm Mia: Fj, gut ejhsf’t l Kmristilf wlft tj `jvh Mia ajrh: Gy ejifn sj, l Kmristilf’s ojy is aleh”Kjap`hth’ lfe tmhir ìdh is di``he witm plssijf, purpjsh, `jvh, airlk`hs, sinfs, lfewjfehrs! ^my shtt`h djr `hss, hsphkil``y kjfsiehrifn tmlt ”wmlt kjufts is l Fhw Krhltijf’

(Nl`ltilfs 4?<8): ”Ghklush Nje Ejhsf’t Hxist’, I lfswhrhe.

85>. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt tmh rhlsjf alfy Rrjthstlft kmurkmhs mlvh jst sinmt jd tmhiapjrtlfkh jd ghifn ”jgheihft’ tj Nje is tmlt tmhy’rh sklrhe jd ghifn lkkushe jd ghìhvifnif ”[l`vltijf gy wjrcs’. Rrjthstlfts lrh sklrhe tj aishry lfe ehltm jd lpphlrifn siai`lrtj Kltmjìks.

Njje.

85=. I yh``he lt l Kmristilf wmj slie ”it wls l aysthry’ ‛ id tmhrh is lfy rhìnijusstlthahft tmlt ifdurilths ah, it’s tmis jfh. Ay stuehft k`liahe tmlt ”aysthry’ eief’t ahlf”ufcfjwlg`h’. Uj sly Nje Is l ”Aysthry’ is tj sly tmlt tmh ajrh yju cfjw lgjut Mia,

tmhrh ajrh tmhrh is tj cfjw. Umis is wjfehrdu``y hxkitifn, lfe wmy Mhlvhf wi`` fhvhr gh gjrifn. L aysthry is lf ifdifith ehptm.

859. Umh stuehft k`liahe tmlt Nje wls Rurh Ghifn, tmlt Nje eief’t mlvh lfy cife jd”`lkc’ if Mia, lfe tjè ah tj rhle Lquifls (wmikm fj mualf mls tiah djr).Xfehrstlfeifn tmhsh eistifktijfs is wmy tmhj`jny is iapjrtlft, lfe wmy it is l trikc jd tmhEhvi` tj alch mualfs tmifc tmhj`jnilfs lrh tmjsh wmj ejf’t `jvh Nje ls aukm ls tmjshwmj `jvh Nje ”gìfeifn’. Umhj`jnilfs stuey tj cfjw mjw tj `jvh Nje lfe ^mj tmhy `jvh(wmikm isf’t tj sly tmlt tmjsh wmj ejf’t stuey tmhj`jny ejf’t) (u`tialth`y, tmh jf`y jfhswmj cfjw Kmrist lrh tmjsh wmj ”shhc Mia dirst’). Uj tmlt I slie ”fj tmhy ejf’t’. Umhj`jnyis l shrphftifh stuey tmlt ”twists’ dlkts lfe trutms tj its levlftlnhs. Ay stuehft slietmhj`jny wls sj ehfsh lfe ”twistifn’ ghklush writifn l gijnrlpmy tlchs l `jt jd wjrcwmhf lgjut l difith phrsjf, `ht l`jfh wmhf lgjut lf Ifdifith Nje. Umh lrt jd tmh gijnrlpmyis l vhry mlre sci`` tj alsthr, lfe tmhj`jny is vhry siai`lr tj it, yht hxplfes dlr ghyjfe oust jfh ifeivieul` ìdh lfe pmi`jsjpmy. Jf @yfejf Ojmfsjf, Wjghrt Klrj mls writthftmjuslfes jd plnhs, sj jd kjursh ai`ìjfs jd plnhs lrh njifn tj gh writthf lgjut ”Umh @idhjd Nje’, l`` tmh skmjj`s jd tmjunmt lgjut Mia, lfe l`` Mis dj``jwhrs (Kmlaghrs, Lquifls,@hwis, Hewlres, Alrtml ejwf tmh strhht, htk…). I tjè mia lt `hlst Klrj’s gjjcs whrhifdjraltivh. Mh tjè ah gjjcs lrh jf`y ifdjraltivh tj tmjsh wmj klrh tj rhle tmha. I tjèmia I mle rhle tmh Gig`h lfe tjfs jd tmhj`jny. Mh tjè ah tmhrh wls l eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhfrhleifn lfe rhleifn, lrrivifn lfe lrrivifn. Aystik ajjfsphlc!

882. ”Id Nje eief’t hxist, it wjuè gh fhkhsslry tj ifvhft Mia’ (Tj`tlirh). L stuehftmhlre tmis lfe slie tmlt Tj`tlirh wls l nrhlt tmhj`jnilf. Umh dlkt mualfs rhquirh Nje ishviehfkh tmlt mualfs whrh aleh djr Nje (lfe mhfkh tmlt Nje Hxists), ls tmh dlkt tmlt lklr rhquirhs nls is hviehfkh tmlt it wls aleh djr nls (lfe mhfkh tmlt nls hxists) (tj gjrrjw l pjift drja @hwis). Ay stuehft leehe tmlt l gjjc ìch Umh Nje Rlrt jd tmh Grlif gy L`phr, wmikm smjws mjw mualfs lrh gij`jnikl``y prjnrlaahe tj ghìhvh if Nje, lfel gjjc ìch Umh Hvjùtijf jd Nje gy ^rinmt, wmikm smjws mjw mualf sjkihtihs nrjwlfe ehvh`jp tmlfcs tj rhìnijfs lfe ”fjf-zhrj sua nlifs’, ejf’t eisaiss Nje’s Hxisthfkh,



gut rltmhr lrh munh hviehfkh djr Nje. L`phr’s lfe ^rinmt’s gjjcs lrh jf`y prjg`haltikdjr eulìst rhìnijfs (wmikm Kmristilfity isf’t (shh tmh wjrcs jd F.U. ^rinmt)), lfe tmlt’smh`pdu` djr tmh Kmristilfs klsh. Ay stuehft l`sj fjthe tmlt Nje eief’t hxist3 Nje Hxisthe.Mhfkh, kjfsiehrifn Tj`tlirh, witmjut lf Ifklrfltijf, mualfs wjuè mlvh tj krhlth iej`s.Lfe sj, tj lvjie tmis, Nje shft Mis jf`y ghnjtthf [jf, sj tmlt wmjhvhr ghìhvhe if Mia,

wjuè fjt phrism, gut mlvh Hvhr`lstifn @idh (Ojmf ;?<4). I fhlr`y tmrhw up.

88<. Whìnijf mls fj ghniffifn, aiee`h, jr hfe, jf`y l aiee`h. Ay stuehft slie it wlsìch Hkjfjaiks, Rjìtiks, lfe jtmhr iej`s. Hthrfity Is l ”Ghniffifn/Aiee`h/Hfe’.

887. Kmristilfs k`lia tmlt rhìnijf is njje djr sjkihty, gut wmhrh is l ìnmt, tmhrh is lsmlejw.

88;. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt, sifkh its ”mlrehr djr l rikm alf tj nht iftj Mhlvhf tmhf djr lklah` tj nht tmrjunm tmh hyh jd l fhhe`h’, Nje mls tj trlif jfh tmrjunm tmh Mj`y [pirit tjehvh`jp tmh kmlrlkthr tj gh lg`h tj mlfe`h whl`tm. Umh slah `jnik lppìhs tj tl`hfts,

ifdùhfkh, pjwhr, wiseja, htk...”Fjtmifn is iapjssig`h’ witm Nje, gut hvhrytmifn isiapjssig`h witmjut Mia. Hvhrytmifn kjrrupts witmjut Kmrist, hvhf mjìfhss. ^mhfsjahjfh, jd wmja it is minm`y ufìch`y tj gh [lvhe, is [lvhe, it is l `lrnh thstiajfy tjNje’s Nrhltfhss. Umis is wmy ldthr slyifn it’s fhlr`y iapjssig`h djr l rikm alf tj gh[lvhe, Ohsus njhs lfe [lvhs _lkkmlhus, l rikm, kmihd tlx kj``hktjr.

885. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt Ltmhists thfe tj gh rhalrclg`h tmhj`jnilfs.

888. Umhrh is l nrhlthr ufidikltijf if eivhrsity tmlf if kjfdjraity (Wikc Ojyfhr).

884. îseja is l pmysikl` mhlrt djr jtmhrs.

88>. Kmristilfs, tj tmhir ehtriahft, put djrhinf aissijflrihs jf phehstl`s, lfe lrhjgshsshe witm tmh wly Kmristilfs wjre ghìhds.

88=. ”^mlt hviehfkh ej yju mlvh tmlt Kmristilfity is truh:’ I lsche, tirhe jd l`` tmh”Nje jd tmh Nlps’ lrnuahfts. Mh lsche ah id I wls dlaiìlr witm Uia Uhgjw, lfe I slie Iwls lwlrh jd tmlt suphrstitijus drhlc jgshsshe witm Ojmf ;?<4, lfe tmlt I wism Gi`` Almhrwjuè mlvh mlrlsshe mia sjah ajrh. Mh lsche ah id I wls lwlrh jd Uhgjw’s ”;?<4Nlah’: Eurifn it, Uhgjw tmrhw djr ;<4 yhlrs, lvhrlnhe ;<.4 ylres phr kjap`htijf, tmh[thh`hrs lvhrlnhe l tiah jd pjsshssijf jd ;<?24, lfe tmlt KG[’s UT rltifn djr tmh hfe jdtmh nlah wls ;<.4. Umh jf`y ifthrkhptijf tmrjw wls jf tmire lfe sixthhf, lfe tmh nlahtjjc p`lkh tmrhh yhlrs ldthr Uhgjw wjrh ”;?<4’ djr tmh dirst tiah. Umhrh wls l`sj lf jee,ml`j k`jue d`jltifn if tmh scy lgjvh Ai`h Minm [tleiua (ifthrhstifn flah) ldthr tmhGrjfkjs skjrhe tmhir dirst dihè njl`. Umh fhxt ely, Ojmf ;?<4 wls tmh ajst shlrkmhe thrajf Njjn`h, lfe tmhrh’s fj th`ìfn mjw alfy phjp`h whrh [lvhe tmlfcs tj tmis djjtgl``stlr (ej fjth tmis is hviehfkh tmlt Nje’s wlfts phjp`h if l`` lrhls jd sjkihty ‛ hfthrtlifahft, pjìtiks, gusifhss, htk… (shh ”> Ajuftlifs jd Ifdùhfkh’)). Mh kjftifuhe gy leeifn tmlt it wls iapjrtlft tj fjth tmlt l`` tmis mlpphfhe ldthr Uhgjw p`lyhe twj,lwdu` nlahs. [uppjshe`y, if Kmrist, it thfes tj gh tmh klsh tmlt sjahjfh ejhs lf lwdu`



ojg l dhw tiahs ghdjrh sueehf`y ejifn sjahtmifn ifkrheig`y, ghklush tmlt smjws tmlt itmls tj gh Nje’s Ejifn. Umh Gr jfkjs wjf tmh wiè-klre nlah. Ldthr tmlfcifn ay stuehftdjr rh`lyifn tj ah dlkts mh njt jdd îcipheil, tjè mia tj stjp ghifn suphrstitijus, lfelsche id mh wls rhl``y tryifn tj nht ah tj ghìhvh l alf if tmh glkcwlres Aiee`h Hlstwls Nje glshe jf hviehfkh drja l th`hvishe djjtgl`` nlah: ”Yhs, lktul``y’, ay stuehft

rhpìhe. Mh lsche wmlt wls tmh kmlfkh jd lfy fuaghr rhphltifn ìch tmlt, `ht l`jfh tmrhh,jfh, lfe six, l pmhfjahfjf wmikm jkkurrhe ”gy kmlfkh’ eurifn l`` tmh kjftrjvhrsyehlìfn witm Uhgjw’s ”Ojmf ;?<4’ sinf ufehr mis hyhs. Mls lfy sht jd fuaghrs hvhrrhphlthe ìch tmlt if tmh mistjry jd spjrts, `ht l`jfh fuaghrs tmlt mle sjah rh`ltijf tjhvhfts mlpphfifn jutsieh tmh nlah: Umh prjglgiìty jd sjahtmifn ìch tmlt jkkurrifn wlsifkjaprhmhfsig`h, lfe I slie tmlt it wls l`sj ifkjaprhmhfsig`h tmlt Nje wjuè Krhlthsukm l wlsthdu` ufivhrsh. Mh rhaifehe ah tmlt wh ejf’t cfjw mjw wlsthdu` tmh ufivhrshis witmjut l du`` cfjw`henh jd kluslìty lfe ufti` ”tmh Hfe jd tiah’ lfe ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’,lfe l`sj rhaifehe ah tmlt tmh ufivhrsh strichs l mualf witm lwh ghdjrh its ghluty,nrlfehur, lfe ifdifithfhss, wmikm ahlfs tmlt tmh ufivhrsh mls l utiìty lfe isf’t wlsthdu`.Jf`y l mualf kjuè gh sj djjìsm ls tj tmifc ghluty isf’t dufktijfl`.

Nhttifn glkc tj tmh lrrjnlft Uhgjw, I lsche id Nje rhl``y klrhe lgjut wmj wjf ldjjtgl`` nlah. Mh slie tmlt it ehphfes jf wmikm djjtgl`` nlah jfh is rhdhrrifn tj, tmltsukm l quhstijf klf’t gh lsche nhfhrl``y, jf`y plrtiku`lr`y. Nje vhry aukm klrhs lgjut l plrtiku`lr djjtgl`` nlah tmlt kjuè rhsu`t if jfh jd Mis shrvlfts ”ghlrifn aukm druit’ lfetmh kjfvhrsijf jd kjuft`hss phjp`h. Yht, djr lfjtmhr nlah tmh fhxt ely, Nje ainmt fjt”klrh’ lt l``. Wltmhr Nje klrhs lgjut l plrtiku`lr nlah lt l plrtiku`lr ajahft,htk…ehphfes jf ”pjthftilìty’ lfe ”kluslìty’, wmikm jf`y Nje Cfjws (gjtm ghifnUrlfskhfehft jd l nivhf mualf if l nivhf ajahft). Umh slah `jnik lppìhs tj rltmhr jrfjt Nje klrhs lgjut l plrtiku`lr ahhtifn, kjfvhrsltijf, ìdh kmjikh, rh`ltijfsmip, htk…itehphfes. Umis is wmy it is iapjrtlft tj gh ltthftivh tj tmh Mj`y [pirit, sj tmlt jfh mls lkjfstlft shfsh jd tj wmlt ehnrhh l plrtiku`lr ehkisijf jr kmjikh altthrs jr fjt. Djrhxlap`h, wmhf jfh ehkiehs tj nj tj Djje @ijf jr C-alrt, tmhy wi`` prjglg`y fjt dhh` lfycife jd ”[piritul` tukcifn’ jfh wly jr tmh jtmhr3 jf tmh jtmhr mlfe, wmhf it kjahs tjehkieifn l ojg pltm jr spjush, jfh ainmt vhry aukm dhh` sukm l ”tukcifn’. Umhf lnlif,alygh fjt ‛ it ainmt gh tmh klsh tmlt it ejhsf’t altthr wmj l nivhf phrsjf alrrihs, wmi`hit ejhs altthr djr sjahjfh h`sh3 it ainmt gh tmh klsh tmlt it ejhsf’t altthr wmlt ojgsjahjfh tlchs, wmi`h it altthrs djr sjahjfh h`sh. It ehphfes. Umlt slie, l ghìhvhr fhvhrmls tj wjrry ”la I ejifn Nje’s î`` jr fjt:’ Id Nje ^lfts sjahjfh tj ej sjahtmifn,ejf’t wjrry, tmlt phrsjf wi`` cfjw (ehspith mjw mlre tmhy’`` try tj prhthfe ìch tmhyejf’t). Xfti` tmhf (wmikm is prjglg`y rlrh), ghìhvhrs lrh tj alch kmjikhs gy tmhir jwfdrhheja lfe eiskhrfahft, wmikm wjrcs witm ”Umh Rrjg`ha jd tmh Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf’,rltmhr tmlf lnlifst it. Umis is ghklush, ls jf`y Nje Cfjws wmlt pltm jd kluslìty klfalch tmh ajst jd yjursh`d (lfe wmlt tmlt hvhf ahlfs), sj tjj ejhs jf`y Nje Cfjw wmltkmjikhs klf kmlfnh jfh’s ìdh kjursh jr fjt. If jtmhr wjres, jf`y Nje Cfjws wmltkmjikhs hddhkt rltmhr jr fjt sjahjfh ghkjahs tmhir ”ghst sh`d’ jr fjt, sj ghìhvhrs austrh`y jf Mia tj th`` tmha if trust, rltmhr tmlf gh sklrhe tmlt tmhy’rh ”aissifn jut’. [ukm ldhlr jd fjt ghkjaifn jfh’s ”ghst sh`d djr Kmrist’ is tmh vhry tmifn tmlt chhps jfh d rja ghkjaifn tmhir ”ghst sh`d jd Kmrist’, djr ”tmh jfh wmj dhlrs is fjt alch Rhrdhkt if @jvh’(< Ojmf 5?<=).



Nje ”klrhs’ lgjut hvhrytmifn ifsjaukm ls Nje Is @jvh, lfe hvhrytmifn ”altthrs’ifsjaukm ls Nje Krhlthe hvhrytmifn (ej fjth tmlt gy ”klrh’ lfe ”altthr’ if tmis kjfthxt,jfh ahlfs ”ejhs Nje jrkmhstrlth’ l nivhf ahhtifn, nlah, htk…). Lnlif, it ehphfes jftmh plrtiku`lritihs jd tmh tmifn if quhstijf lfe rltmhr jr fjt tmh phrsjf jr phjp`h ifvj`vhemlvh ”shizhe’ glkc ”ejaifijf’ drja [ltlf. Umis nhts glkc iftj tmh quhstijf jd Nje’s

[jvhrhinfty vhrsus tmh Ehvi`’s lutmjrity ls ”nje jd tmis lnh’, wmikm mls l`rhley ghhfleerhsshe.Nje’s ”Ehsinf’ lfe ”Rrjviehfkh’ wjrcs tmrjunm ”plrtiku`lritihs’ rltmhr tmlf

”nhfhrl``y’3 Nje wi`` ”jrkmhstrlth’ jr ”ifdùhfkh’ jfh tmifn lfe `hlvh lfjtmhr up tjmualf drhheja. Dliìfn tj rhlìzh tmis rhsu`ts if jfh fjtikifn tmlt Nje mh`phe tmha difetmh phrdhkt musglfe, gut `lthr ehfy it, rhlìzifn tmlt sukm l k`lia ainmt ahlf tmlt Nje `htsmurriklfhs mit Fhw Jr`hlfs. Umis rhsu`ts if jfh ”djrnhttifn’ lgjut l`` tmlt Nje mls ejfh,lfe rhsu`ts if tmh phrsjf hfeifn up ìch tmh Isrlhìths, wmj djrnjt lgjut tmh @jre wmj njttmha jut jd Hnypt, lfe sj wlfehrhe if tmh ehshrt djr djrty-yhlrs, aishrlg`y wlstifn tiah.

Whdusifn tj `ht up, ay stuehft lsche ah id I wls lwlrh jd mjw alfy ”jeekjifkiehfkhs’ di``he Kmristilf mistjry: Mh tjè ah tmlt I smjuè kjfvhrt tj Kmristilfity

ghklush tmh prjglgiìty jd Rlu` mlvifn lf hpi`hptik shizurh lfe Kjfstlftifh mlvifn lml`ùkifltijf lt oust tmh rinmt ajahfts tj kmlfnh tmh wjrè wls ifkjaprhmhfsig`yufìch`y. Kjagifh tmlt tjnhtmhr witm tmh prjglgiìty jd tmh hlr`y Kmurkm djraifn (shh F.U. ^rinmt), tmh Cfinmts jd [t. Ojmf chhpifn tmh Jttjalfs drja ehstrjyifnKmristhfeja, tmh Kj`jfihs prhvliìfn jvhr Gritlif if tmh Whvjùtijf, tmh ufivhrshdjrau`ltifn, l rlfeja skmjj` thlkmhr mlvifn l Tisijf jf l trlif tmlt rhsu`the if mhrdjufeifn tmh Aissijflrihs jd Kmlrity lfe tmhf ghifn wi`ìfn tj suddhr pjvhrty lfe nrhltmlresmips, tmh prjglgiìty jd l pjjr alf if glkcwlres Aiee`h Hlst kmlfnifn wjrèmistjry, dd l rlfeja phrsjf ejwf tmh strhht prlyifn tj dife l ojg tj lf ”ialniflry drihfe’lfe tmh fhxt ely difeifn jfh (tmifns jd wmikm Kmristilfs k`lia mlpphf l`` tmh tiah), l``tmjsh tmrhh, jfhs, lfe sixhs pjppifn up lrjufe Uhgjw’s nlah ‛ tmh ìst njhs jf lfe jf.Umh stuehft k`liahe tmhrh whrh kjuft`hss ajrh hxlap`hs mh kjuè grifn up (l`ùeifn tjjur `lst kjfvhrsltijf), gut wlfthe ah tj oust kjfsiehr tmh prjglgiìty jd l`` tmjsh tmifnsmlpphfifn, wmikm hftli`s fjt `jjcifn lt tmh prjglgiìty jd hlkm shplrlth`y, gut l``tjnhtmhr, witmjut l Eivifh Klush. Mh tjè ah tmh rhsu`tifn fuaghr wls tmh prjglgiìtytmlt lkkhptifn Nje’s Hxisthfkh wlsf’t l njje iehl, tmlt tmh ”twistifn’ jd tmhj`jny wlsifvlìe, lfe tmlt, kjfsiehrifn tmh fjthe hxlap`hs, Kmristilfity, if plrtiku`lr (vhrsus slyIs`la), wlsf’t truh.

Dlitm wlsf’t witmjut hviehfkh. Umh hviehfkh jd dlitm wls prjglgiìty. Xpjf tmlt glsis jd prjglgiìty, l`` tmhj`jnikl` tmjunmt lfe hviehfkh wls oustidihe lfe hrhkthe. Ujehha tmhj`jny lfe Kmristilfity ifvlìe dihès jd stueihs, jfh wjuè mlvh tj eisaiss tmhvlst prjglgiìty if dlvjr jd tmhir `hnitialky.

Fj prjg`ha.

889. I lsche ay stuehft wmlt whrh tmh kmlfkhs jd l glkcwlres alf if tmh Aiee`h Hlstflahe Aumlaale djufeifn mis jwf rhìnijf: ^my wls Kmristilfity ajrh ”prjglg`y’tmlf Kmristilfity: ^ls fjt Is`la, ìch hvhry rhìnijf, di``he witm suppjshe Tisijfs lfeairlk`hs ìch tmjsh jd Ajtmhr Uhrhsl, Rlu`, lfe Kjfstlftifh: I rhaifehe mia lgjut tmhAusìa Kmlrity jrnlfizltijf djufehe gy Rirzlel, siai`lr tj tmh ”[isthrs jd Kmlrity’, lfekivi` rinmts lktivitihs ìch Nlfemi, wmj surplsshe Gjfmjhddhr. ^mlt alchs Kmristilfity



sphkil`: ^hrh tmhsh l`` ”ehajfik phrvhrsijfs’: Mh slie tmh ahkmlfisas gy wmikm Is`lalfe jtmhr rhìnijfs djrau`lthe lfe shrvhe wls eiddhrhft tmlf Kmristilfity, tmlt jfh wjuèfhhe tj ifvhstinlth tmh plrtiku`lritihs tj `hlrf mjw, lfe tmlt mh wls ufdlaiìlr jdAusìa/Mifeu/htk…vhrsijfs jd Uhgjw/Rlu`/htk…tmjunm tmlt eief’t ahlf sukm eief’thxist. Ay stuehft slie tmhrh wls aukm ”trutm-tmlt-is-”ìch Urutm’ if Ouelisa, Mifeuisa,

Is`la, Clftilfisa, htk…gut witm l vhry iapjrtlft eiddhrhfkh. I lsche ”wmlt wls tmlt:’lfe mh slie ”Ohsus’ lfe fjtmifn ajrh.

842. Eief’t tmh Cfinmts jd [t. Ojmf infjrh Ohsus’ thlkmifn tj ”turf tmh jtmhr kmhkc’: Ilsche l stuehft tmis lfe smh slie tmhrh is l eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf ”phrsjfl` jddhfsh’ lfe ”oustwlr’, lfe tjè mia fjt tj hxpjufe upjf mhr pjift ghklush I eief’t mlvh tiah djr ìhs.

84<. Ay stuehft pjifthe jut tmlt tmhj`jnilfs lrnuhe djr Ehisa ajrh sj tmlf tmhy eieKmristilfity, lfe tmis wls wmlt nlvh Fhw Lnh Ltmhisa sj aukm swly.

847. I tmifc I rltmhr ghìhvh if tmh Ehvi` tmlf Nje.

84;. I mlvh `hlrfhe tj stjp slyifn ”I ìch Clft, Mhnh`, htk…’ lfe ”I eisìch Clft, Mhnh`,htk…’ It is iapjssi g`h tj nrlsp tmh ìdh lfe tmjunmts jd lfjtmhr3 jfh klffjt hvhf nrlsptmhir jwf. Umh ”I’ is tjj d`hhtifn lfe `lrnh, tjj if-sinmt-du .

845. Umh twj nrhlthst, hpisthaj`jnikl` aistlchs lrh tmh nhfhrlìzltijf drja l plrtiku`lrlfe tmh hstlgìsmifn jd l mihrlrkmy ghtwhhf plrtiku`lritihs.

848. I jdthf rhle tj `hlrf mjw tj lrtiku`lth wmlt I sjahmjw l`rhley cfjw.

844. [phlc tmh trutm hvhf id yju ejf’t ufehrstlfe it.

84>. Ay stuehfts tl`c tjj aukm. D`lffhry J’Kjffjr wls rinmt? ”eil`jnuh smjuè gh ushesplrifn`y, lfe ajst`y tj rhvhl` kmlrlkthr. It dj``jws tmh `lw jd eiaifismifn rhturfs. Umhajrh jd it yju ush, tmh `hss its hddhkt.’

84=. Djrtuflth`y, ajrh Kmristilfs wlft tj gh ”ìch l plstjr’ jr ”ìch l aissijflry’ tmlftmhy wlft tj gh ”ìch Kmrist’.

849. L stuehft tjè ah it wls elfnhrjus djr l phrsjf tj gh ufwi`ìfn tj ghìhvh iflfytmifn tmlt tmhir aife kjuèf’t nrlsp. [ukm l phrsjf wi`` fhvhr hxphrihfkh tmhrhalrclg`h, tmh ”`lrnhr tmlf ìdh’.

8>2. I stuehft tjè ah I wls jgshsshe witm Ohsus. I tjè mhr I eief’t ghìhvh if Ohsus. [mhqujthe D`lffhry J’Kjffjr? ”yju klf’t ruf lwly drja Ohsus. Ohsus is l dlkt.’ I tjè mhrtmlt jd kjursh I kjuè ruf lwly. [mh slie I kjuèf’t ghklush, plrlpmrlsifn J’Kjffjr’sAisdit, id Ohsus wls Nje, l`` ìdh wls Mis3 id fjt, ìdh wls ahlfifn`hss. I tjè mhr tmlt wlsmhr jpifijf. Rhjp`h wmj ghìhvh tjely ”ghìhvh ìch Lgrlmla’ (J’Kjffjr) ‛ tmhy ghìhvhif Nje hvhf tmjunm tmh wjrè fhnlths it.



8><. Kmihd Oustikh Ojmf Wjghrt slie tmlt ”fjgjey rhles (tmh Kjfstitutijf). ^h tl`c lgjutit l `jt. ^h mlvh klshs lgjut it…’, gut fjgjey rhles it. I tmjunmt mh wls tl`cifn lgjut tmhGig`h. Umjals Ohddhrsjf wrjth ”hvhry kjfstitutijf, tmhf, lfe hvhry `lw, flturl``y hxpirhslt tmh hfe jd <9 yhlrs. Id it gh hfdjrkhe `jfnhr, it is lf lkt jd djrkh lfe fjt jd rinmt’.Lnlif, I tmjunmt mh wls tl`cifn lgjut tmh Gig`h. [ifkh l smjrt ejkuahft ìch tmh

Kjfstitutijf nivhs rish tj kjuft`hss kjurts lfe `lwyhrs, it is fj surprish l `lrnh ejkuahftìch tmh Gig`h nivhs rish tj hvhf ajrh kmurkmhs lfe prhlkmhs. [ukm wlsthe prjeuktivity!It shhas tj ah tmlt ifthrprhtifn tmh Kjfstitutijf is ìch rhleifn tmh Gig`h? `lwyhrs, ìchtmhj`jnilfs, ”twist if’ ajehrf issuhs lfe ifthrprhtltijfs if jrehr tj nht tmh ejkuahft tjsly wmlt tmhy wlft it tj sly. @lrry O. [lgltj sunnhsthe if L Ajrh Rhrdhkt Kjfstitutijftmlt wh writh l fhw Kjfstitutijf3 ìchwish, I tmifc wh smjuè writh l fhw Gig`h. Ls tmhKjfstitutijf is ghmife tmh tiahs jf issuhs ìch rltmhr jr fjt sjahjfh jutsieh tmh kjuftryklf ruf djr jddikh jr fjt, sj tmh Gig`h is ghmife tmh tiahs jf issuhs ìch nly alrrilnh lfewjahf prhlkmhrs. Ls djr l fhw Kjfstitutijf wh fhhe tj kl`` tjnhtmhr l UmireKjfstitutijfl` Kjfvhftijf, `ht’s jrnlfizh lfjtmhr Kjufki` jd Fiklhl. It’s tiah djr l fhw^jre jd Nje. Umh Mualfist Alfidhstj wjuè gh l nrhlt drlahwjrc tj stlrt.

8>7. Whìnijf is sj `lrnh. Id jf`y it kjuè gh nrlsphe! Krusmhe!

8>;. [uppjshe`y, eisjgheihfkh is eisghìhd.

8>5. It is iapjrtlft tj eistifnuism ghtwhhf ”tjrahft’ lfe ”suddhrifn’. Umh dirst isahlfifn`hss, tmh shkjfe tjwlre l purpjsh.

8>8. Rrjthstlfts lrh sj sklrhe jd ghifn lssjkilthe witm Kltmjìks tmlt tmhy rhdush tj tl`clgjut ”[lfktidikltijf’ lfe mlvh `jst tmh wmj`h eiahfsijf jd ”kmlrlkthr ehvh`jpahft’ ifKmrist.

8>4. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt Mhgrhws 4?<2 ‛ ”tmhrhdjrh, `ht us nj tjwlre Rhrdhktijf,`hlvifn ghmife tmh glsik thlkmifn lgjut Kmrist, lfe fjt `lyifn lnlif tmh djufeltijf…’ ‛ is vhry iapjrtlft. Alfy fhvhr ajvh ghyjfe tmh ”djufeltijf’ jd [l`vltijf iftj”[lfktidikltijf’, lfe sj ghifn risc ghifn di``he witm ”tmist`hs lfe tmjrfs’ (4?=), phrmlpseuh tj sùnnismfhss (4?<< ‛ <7).

I nivh up jf kj``hnh cies wmj nrleulth sti`` Kmristilf, ”djr it is iapjssig`h tjrhstjrh lnlif tj rhphftlfkh tmjsh wmj mlvh jfkh ghhf hfìnmthfhe’ (4?5).

8>>. Cfjw`henh ehkrhlshs jfh’s mlppifhss3 wiseja ifkrhlshs it.Cfjw`henh glkche gy wiseja kmlfnhs tmh wjrè, ahrri`y.

8>=. ”\uikchst wly tj ghìhvh Nje is tj ghìhvh if tmh Ehvi`’, smh slie.

8>9. Jfh is wmlt jfh cfjws.

8=2. ”Umhrh is l rjle drja tmh hyh tj tmh mhlrt tmlt ejhs fjt nj tmrjunm tmh ifth``hkt’(Kmhsthrtjf). It’s kl``he stupieity.



8=<. Ay stuehft slie mh eief’t erifc. I tjè mia fjt tj gh `hnlìstik. Mh slie mh wls drhh.

8=7. I lsche mia wmy mh kjuèf’t lkkhpt Ltmhisa lfe mh sinfhe lfe slie mh kjuèf’tdjrnht wmlt Nje mls ejfh.

8=;. [mh slie tmlt ìdh wls l wjfehrdu` ifkjap`hthfhss. [mh tmlt it shhahe tj mhr tmltmualfs whrh aleh djr wmlt tmhy kjuèf’t ufehrstlfe. Rhjp`h ìche gjjcs tmhy kjuèf’tufehrstlfeifn, ausik witm wjres tmhy kjuèf’t trlfs`lth, tj shh tmifns ìch `hlvhskjapjshe jd ahkmlfisas lfe mistjrihs wmikm tmhy kjuèf’t du``y nrlsp, tj hfnlnh ifdihès jd cfjw`henh tmh du``fhss jd wmikm tmhy kjuè fhvhr mjè witmif ‛ tj ìvh witml`wlys l ajahft ajrh, ufcfjwf. It shhahe tj mhr tmlt phjp`h whrh quikchr tj kry ghmjèifn wmlt tmhy kjuèf’t ufehrstlfe tmlf ghdjrh wmlt tmhy kjuè. [mh slie tmis wlshviehfkh tj mhr tmlt mualfs whrh aleh if tmh ialnh jd Nje, tj dife lfe cfjw Nje. Itwls ls id mualfs whrh aleh djr sjahtmifn tmhy kjuèf’t kjap`hth`y rhahaghr.

I vlnuh`y rhahaghr mhr slyifn l`` tmis.

8=5. Kmièrhf mlvh `jts jd levikh, ufìch thhflnhrs lfe leu`ts.

8=8. I slie Kmristilfs ejf’t tlch tmhir ghìhd if ”tmh @ivifn Nje’ shrijus`y lfe ay stuehftslie I wls rinmt.

8=4. I wjuè fjt kl`` Tjf Fhualff stupie ghklush mh kjuèf’t writh l smjrt stjry jr rufl rhstlurlft. L nhfius isf’t sjahjfh wmj klf ej hvhrytmifn rinmt gut sjahtmifn rinmt.

8=>. Ay stuehft k`liahe it eief’t alch shfsh tj mhr tmlt Kmristilfs dhlrhe jtmhr rhìnijfs,Ltmhists, lfe skihftists, ghklush id yju’vh aht sjahjfh ghdjrh, tmhy’rh rhl` ‛ fjtmifn klfkmlfnh tmlt. Id it shhas tmlt l trlif jd tmjunmt ”eisprjvhs’ tmh hxisthfkh jd tmh phrsjf’syju’vh aht, tmhrh aust gh sjahtmifn wrjfn witm tmh trlif jd tmjunmt jr l aislppìkltijfjd it. I lrnuhe tmlt fj jfh mls hvhr hfkjufthrhe Ohsus jr tmh Mj`y [pirit, lfe ay stuehftrueh`y kmukc`he.

8==. Umh Dirst Lela wls ajrh fjg`h tmlf tmh [hkjfe. Lela put alf’s fhhes dirst, lfeklthrhe tj [ltlf’s sunnhstijfs. Kmrist’s ”jgheihfkh’ kjst mualfity tmjuslfes jd yhlrs jdmh`` jf hlrtm3 wmlt eie it kjst Kmrist: Mh smjuè mlvh tlchf l ”smjrtkut’.

8=9. Umh vlst pjthftil`s jd tmh ajehrf wjrè lrh ifshplrlg`h drja its eistrlktijfs. L`` ghfhdits mlvh kjsts.

892. ^my is it hlsihr djr sjahjfh tj kjfkhptulìzh ifdifity tmlf khfti`ìjfs:

89<. ”^mlt is l gjjc: ^mlt is l tmjunmt:’ Ay stuehft slie it wls sjahtmifn wmikm kjuèalch yjur hxphrihfkh ”L 1 L witmjut G’ (djr jfh klf `jjc lt l wl`` lfe tmifc jd jfh’sdltmhr3 jfh klf rhle l gjjc lfe shh l ajvih p`lyifn if tmhir mhle (lfe mhfkh alch itshha tmlt L 1 G) (tmjunm, tmh lktul` hxphrihfkh is jd ”L ”pjiftifn tj’ G’) (mhfkh, ”L 1 Lwitmjut G’)).



897. Ejhs lfyjfh cfjw wmy tmhy ghìhvh wmlt tmhy ghìhvh: Ejhs lfyjfh cfjw wmytmhy tmifc wmlt tmhy tmifc:

89;. ”Cfjw`henh is jf`y l airrjr3 lfe tmh airrjr g`hfes witm wmlt it rhd`hkts, sj tmlt tmhaheiua is fjt eistifnuismhe drja tmh ahsslnh’ (Thyfh).

895. L stuehft pjifthe jut tj ah tmlt jfkh yju hxphrihfkh l kup, tmh kup ”is’. Id sjahjfh prjvhe tj yju tmh kup ”isf’t’, tmhy wjuè mlvh tj gh wrjfn, sjahmjw. Umh slah njhswitm Ohsus. Jfkh yju ahht Mia, it is fhkhsslry tmlt l`` tmh tmhjrihs lfe trutms wjrctjnhtmhr lfe kjfvhrnh jf Mia. Umh quhstijf is jf`y ”mjw’. I lsche mia lfyjfh mle hvhraht Ohsus. Mh slie mh mle. I slie mh mlef’t. Mh slie, infjrifn ah, tmlt it wls minm`yufìch`y tmlt jfh phrsjf if wjrè mistjry mlef’t nhfuifh`y hxphrihfkhe Nje. Id jfh phrsjf mle, hvhr, it wls fhkhsslry tmlt l`` tmh tmhjrihs lfe trutms wjrc tjnhtmhr lfekjfvhrnh jf Mia, sjahmjw. Umis prjglgiìty oustidihe tmh dihè jd tmhj`jny lfe tmhhddjrts jd tmhj`jnilfs tj ufidy l`` trutms jftj Nje, lfe ajrh sphkil``y, tmh phrsjf jdKmrist. I tjè mia tmhj`jny wjuè fhvhr dife ”L Umhjry jd Hvhrytmifn’ ‛ pmysiks wjuè.

898. I lsche l stuehft id it wls pjssig`h tj gh kruh`hr tmlf tmjsh plrhfts wmj grlifwlsmhetmhir kmièrhf witm rhìnijf, lfe smh slie gy ghifn plrhfts wmj eief’t.

894. I tjè ay stuehft tmlt gjtm Rlskl`’s ^lnhr lfe Lfshà’s jftj`jnikl` prjjd whrhush`hss. Yju `jsh `jts gy ghìhvifn if Nje, ehspith Rlskl`’s ghìhd3 yju `jsh `jts jd tiahwjrsmipifn lf ialniflry ehity lfe plrtikipltifn if ahlfifn`hss ritul`s. L ghìhvhrejhsf’t hvhf nlif tmh klplkity tj `jvh ajrh3 Ltmhists lrh oust ls ajrl` lfe cife-mhlrthe.L`sj, Rlskl`’s ^lnhr `hlvhs jphf wmikm Nje l phrsjf smjuè kmjjsh, sj tmh wlnhr is jdfj vlùh. ^my smjuè jfh ”wlnhr’ Ohsus jvhr Gll`: L stuehft tjè ah tmlt yju mlvh tjkjup`h Rlskl`’s ^lnhr witm Lquifls, F.U. ^rinmt, @hwis, htk…lfe kjaplrh yjurdifeifns witm l Rlskl`’s ^lnhr tmlt is kju p`he witm tmh tmifchrs jd hlkm rhìnijf tj rhlkml kjfkùsijf. Rlskl`’s ^lnhr is lgjut rltmhr jr fjt it is rltijfl` tj ”wlnhr’ djr [piritul`rhlìty rltmhr tmlf lnlifst it3 wmhf it kjahs tj wmikm plrtiku`lr, [piritul` rhlìty, it tlchsdurtmhr rhshlrkm. Rlskl`’s ^lnhr is siap`y l oustidikltijf djr stlrtifn tmh hfehlvjr lt l``(lfe its shrijusfhss is ifthfsidihe wmhf jfh kjfsiehrs tmh ìchìmjje tmlt tmhrh mls ghhf lt`hlst jfh nhfuifh hxphrihfkh jd tmh Eivifh tmrjunmjut l`` mualf mistjry (ls l`rhleyeiskusshe)). Umh slah klf gh slie jd Lfshà’s prjjd ‛ gjtm lrh stlrtifn pjifts3 fhitmhrsmjuè gh tlchf ls l stlfel`jfhs. Gjtm tmifchrs ghìhvh tmlt id tmhy klf oust nht sjahjfhtj stlrt tmh ”pmi`jsjpmikl` lfe tmhj`jnikl` ojurfhy’, tmlt phrsjf, jf tmhir jwf, wi`` kjahtj dife Kmrist, djr Mh Is ”Umh Urutm’. Umis is k`hlr gy tmh dlkt tmlt Lfshà’s ”jftj`jnikl` prjjd’ kjahs tjwlre tmh ghniffifn jd mis Rrjs`jnijf, lfe ”Rlskl`’s ^lnhr’ if tmh aiestjd tmh vlst Rhfséhs. [hkjfe, Kmristilfity ejhsf’t alch jfh ”wlsth tiah’3 it alchs jfh’s”ojy Kjap`hth’ (kjfsiehr Ehsirifn Nje gy Riphr). @lst`y, mjw is tmh Hukmlrist lfyajrhjd l ”ahlfifn`hss ritul`’ tmlf wltkmifn th`hvisijf jr njifn tj wjrc: L`` mualfs hfnlnhif ”ahlfifn`hss ritul`s’ jd sjah cife jr lfjtmhr, gut tmh Kmristilf ejhs jfhs tmlt alchstmha Ojydu`.

Hxkushs.



89>. ”Id l writhr is sj klutijus tmlt mh fhvhr wriths lfytmifn tmlt klffjt gh kritikizhe, mhwi`` fhvhr writh lfytmifn tmlt klf gh rhle. Id yju wlft tj mh`p jtmhr phjp`h yju mlvh njttj alch up yjur aife tj writh tmifns tmlt sjah ahf wi`` kjfehaf’. Jvhr lfe jvhr lnlif,I mlvh writthf gjjcs tmlt lrh l rhsu`t jd kjuft`hss mjurs jd stueyifn lfe kjfthap`ltijf,jf`y tj mlvh tmha trlsmhe gy rhìnijus djj`s lfe i`ìthrlth nlfnsthrs. It’s plifdu`. ”Jfh jd

tmh wjrst tmifns lgjut lf i``-tiahe hddjrt tj smlrh tmh cfjw`henh jd kjfthap`ltijf witmjtmhr phjp`h is tmlt yju lssuah tmlt hvhrygjey h`sh wi`` wlft tj shh tmifns drja yjurjwf pjift jd vihw wmhf, ls l altthr jd dlkt, tmhy wi`` fjt. Umhy wi`` rlish jgohktijfs tjhvhr ytmifn tmlt yju sly…lfe fjtmifn is ajrh ush`hss djr l kjfthap`ltivh tmlfkjftrjvhrsy’. I wrjth ay gjjcs ls quikc`y ls I kjuè, I mlvh khlsh`hss`y stueihe rmhtjrik,jrltijf, lfe nrlaalr, I mlvh put aysh`d jf tmh pugìk stlnh lt nrhlt risc tj aysh`d ‛ l``djr fjt. L stuehft tjè ah I kjuè fjt ej wjrc wmikm kjuè jf`y gh lkkjapìsmhe ”if tmhehptm’s jd alf’s sju` gy tmh ifdushe ìnmt jd Nje’ (Ahrtjf). I tjè mia tj nj tj Mh``.Xfdjrtuflth`y, mh klf’t.

89=. Ghdjrh klpitlìsa, tj shh l pliftifn, yju wjuè mlvh tj nj tmh p`lkh wmhrh tmh

pliftifn wls plifthe ‛ yju wjuè mlvh tj iftj tmh pikturh’s stjry. Fjw, l pikturh klf ghvihwhe shplrlth drja its stjry, ls l klf gjjc gh rhle shplrlth drja its ìdh. ^l`thrGhfolaif wls rinmt? tmh wjrè is `jsifn its ”lurls’.

899. I lsche mhr wmy smh wls l Kmristilf if kj``hnh lfe smh slie ”if jrehr tj gh l schptik’,if jrehr tj ”plush ghdjrh tmh lkkhptlfkh jd hvhrytmifn put jf tmh p`ltthr lfe shrvhe’. [mhk`liahe smh wlsf’t rhley tj `jsh mhr dlitm, ghklush smh eief’t cfjw wmlt dlitm wls yht(J’Kjffjr).

422. Alfy plrhfts, wlftifn tmhir kmièrhf tj gh lagitijus, mlvh chpt tmhir kmièrhf drjalagitijfs wjrtm pursuifn. Umhrh is fj sukm tmifn ls sukkhss witmjut risc, lfe fj plrhftwlfts tmhir kmièrhf tj tlch riscs. Umh nrhlthr tmh risc, tmh nrhlthr tmh pjssig`h sukkhss,lfe tmh ajrh plrhfts wi`` jppjsh it, ghklush plrhfts `jvh tmhir kmièrhf. .

42<. Ohsus wls ”put tj ehltm jf tmh krjss ghklush Mh eie fjt ahlsurh tj alf’s kjfkhpt jdMis Mjìfhss…Mh wls fjt mj`y hfjunm…’ (Ahrtjf). Mjw klf sukm l kriaifl` gh Nje:

427. L stuehft tjè ah tj ”ghwlrh jd tmh kjfthap`ltivh wmj slys tmlt tmhj`jny is l``strlw ghdjrh mh mls hvhr gjtmhrhe tj rhle lfy’ (Ahrtjf), lfe tj stuey klrhdu``y tmhtmhj`jnilfs wmj hfehe tmhir klrhhrs gy slyifn ”it is l`` strlw’.

42;. îseja is lf lktivh cfjw`henh tmlt ifkrhlshs muaiìty.

425. L stuehft trihe tj kjadjrt ah ldthr `hlrfifn lgjut ay ehkìfifn gjjc sl`hs gy th`ìfnah tmlt ”fj jfh thlkmhs kjfthap`ltijf hxkhpt Nje, ^mj nivhs it. Umh ghst yju klf ej iswrith sjahtmifn jr sly sjahtmifn tmlt wi`` shrvh ls lf jkklsijf djr sjahjfh h`sh tjrhlìzh wmlt Nje wlfts jd mia’ (Ahrtjf). I tjè mhr tmlt twistifn l cfidh eief’t klushfuagfhss.



428. L stuehft jd aifh wmj wls jgshsshe witm Umjals Ahrtjf slie ”tmh ”dl`sh sh`d‑aust fjt gh iehftidihe witm tmh gjey…It mls l rhlìty tmlt is nivhf it gy Nje, lfe tmisrhlìty is tmhrhdjrh Mj`y’. Djr l mualf tj jvhrkjah tmh ”dl`sh sh`d’ is djr l mualf tj nivhNje n`jry lfe lkmihvh ”Kjap`hth Ojy’. ”L trhh nivhs n`jry tj Nje gy ghifn l trhh…Umhajrh l trhh is ìch itsh`d, tmh ajrh it is ìch Mia. Id it trihe tj gh ìch sjahtmifn h`sh wmikm

it wls fhvhr ifthfehe tj gh, it wjuè gh `hss ìch Nje lfe tmhrhdjrh it wjuè nivh Mia`hss n`jry’. Wh`ltivh tj l phrsjf, tmis ahlf tmlt sjahjfh ”nivhs n`jry tj Nje’ fjt gy ghifn ”l mualf’, gut gy ghifn ”Elfih`’ jr ”[lrlm’ ‛ tmhir ”plrtiku`lrity’. ”Djr ah tj gh lslift ahlfs tj gh aysh`d. Umhrhdjrh tmh prjg`ha jd slfktity lfe sl`vltijf is if dlkt tmh prjg`ha jd difeifn jut wmj I la lfe jd eiskjvhrifn ay truh sh`d’. Umjunm l trhh isifflth`y wmlt it is siap`y gy ghifn, ”witm us it is eiddhrhft. Nje `hlvhs us drhh tj ghwmlthvhr wh ìch’. Mhfkh, ”jur vjkltijf is fjt siap`y tj gh, gut tj wjrc tjnhtmhr witmNje if tmh krhltijf jd jur jwf ìdh, jur jwf iehftity, jur jwf ehstify’ ‛”wh lrh hvhfkl``he tj smlrh witm Nje tmh wjrc jd krhltifn tmh trutm jd jur iehftity.’ Mjw tmis wjrcswls hxp`lifhe if tmh plphr ehlìfn witm ”Umh Rrjg`ha jd tmh Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf’(kjup`he witm tmh iehls jd mjw Nje’s [jvhrhinfty wjrcs witm ”Drhh î``’, ls hxprhsshe

wmhf Uhgjw wls grjunmt up), lfe kjfsiehrifn tmlt prjg`ha, it alchs shfsh tmlt ”Mhl`jfh klf alch ah wmj I la…Umh wly jd ejifn it is l shkrht I klf `hlrf drja fj jfhh`sh gut Mia’. Jf`y Nje klf alch ah l slift

I lsche ay stuehft wmlt l slift wls lfe mh slie tmlt l ”slift is fhvhr jddhfehe gylfytmifn lfe ouenhs fj alf’s sif ghklush mh ejhs fjt cfjw sif’. ”Umh slift cfjws tmlttmh wjrè lfe hvhrytmifn aleh gy Nje is njje, wmi`h tmjsh wmj lrh fjt slifts hitmhrtmifc tmlt kr hlthe tmifns lrh ufmj`y, jr h`sh tmhy ejf’t gjtmhr lgjut tmh quhstijf jfh wlyjr lfjtmhr ghklush tmhy lrh jf`y ifthrhsthe if tmhash`vhs’. ”Mlvifn nivhf up l`` ehsirh tjkjaphth witm jtmhr ahf, (slifts) sueehf`y wlch up lfe dife tmlt tmh Ojy jd Nje ishvhrywmhrh…Ls djr tmhash`vhs, id tmhy sti`` kjfsiehr tmhash`vhs, tmhy fj `jfnhr elrh tjkjaplrh tmhash`vhs witm jtmhrs. Umh iehl mls ghkjah uftmifclg`h’. [lifts ”ghkjahejjrs lfe wifejws tmrjunm wmikm Nje smifhs glkc iftj Mis jwf mjush’ (Ahrtjf).

I ghìhvh if privlth prjphrty.

424. ^mlt ejhs tmh slift ahlf wmhf mh jr smh k`lias tj mlvh ”l cfjw`henh tjj ehhp tj gh nrlsphe if ialnhs, if wjres jr hvhf if k`hlr kjfkhpts’ (Ahrtjf)3 wmlt ejhs it ahlf tjk`lia tmis is prjdjufe:

42>. Jf tmh ifdifity jd l spjt…

42=. I mlvh tj stjp ouenifn l tmifchr ”njje’ jr ”gle’ glshe jf l sifn`h iehl jd tmhirs,wmikm I shplrlth drja tmh wmj`h jd tmhir tmjunmt. I smjuè fjt sly tmlt Clft is wjrtm`hss glshe jf mis htmiks, shhifn tmlt mh wjuè mlvh fhvhr ifthfehe djr mis htmiks tj mlvh ghhfhflkthe shplrlth drja mis lhstmhtiks.

429. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt tj Clft, ghluty dufktijfs ls ghifn ”piffhe ejwf’ dufktijfs tj[lrtrh ‛ gjtm prjvh tmh wjrè is tmhrh.

4<2. Umhrh lrh fj flahs if ajehrfity, jf`y prjfjufs.



4<<. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt D`lffhry J’Kjffhr wrjth jf Ojshpm Kjfrle tmlt ”mh wlsifthrhsthe if rhfehrifn oustikh tj tmh visig`h ufivhrsh ghklush it sunnhsthe lf ifvisig`hJfh’. Ay stuehft sunnhsthe tmh jfh shhs tmh Eivifh fjt gy `jjcifn lwly drja tmh wjrè, gut tjwlre it. L`sj, ay stuehft tjè ah tmlt id jfh `jjcs tjwlre fimiìsa lfe lìhfltijf,rltmhr tmlf lwly drja it, tmh phrsjf shhs Mjah. Oufn wrjth tmlt ”lgjut l tmire jd ay

klshs lrh suddhrifn drja fj kìfikl``y ehdiflg`h fhurjsis, gut drja tmh shfsh`hssfhss lfehaptifhss jd tmhir ìvhs. It shhas tj ah, mjwhvhr, tmlt tmis klf wh`` gh ehskrighe ls tmhnhfhrl` fhurjsis jd jur tiah’. Rhjp`h tjely lrh ehprhsshe ghklush tmhy try tj infjrh tmhirehprhssijf, rltmhr tmlf `jjc lt it ”k`hlr`y’ lfe rhlìzh ^mlt tmh wjrè `lkcs.Xfehrstlfeifn tmis mh`ps jfh ufehrstlfe wmlt Uhi`mlre ahlft wmhf mh wrjth ”gy virtuhjd tmh krhltijf lfe sti`` ajrh jd tmh Ifklrfltijf, fjtmifn is prjdlfh mhrh gh`jw jf hlrtm tjmia wmj cfjws mjw tj shh’.

4<7. I ehalfehe l stuehft tj lfswhr ay tmhj`jnikl` quhstijf lfe smh slie smh kjuèf’t,tmlt Whvh`ltijf ejhsf’t kjah tj tmh wjrrihe lfe fhhey, gut tmh dhlr`hss lfe tmlfcdu`.Urutm is erjpphe iftj tmh `lps jd `lgjrhrs jf tmhir cfhhs, fjt tmjsh lrishf tj nrlsp it.

4<;. ”Lfe tmh alf wmj `jkcs miash`d up if privlth witm mis jwf sh`dismfhss mls putmiash`d iftj l pjsitijf wmhrh tmh hvi` witmif mia wi`` hitmhr pjsshss mia ìch l ehvi` jrerivh mia jut jd mis mhle. Umlt is wmy it is elfnhrjus tj nj iftj sjìtueh ahrh`y ghklushyju ìch tj gh l`jfh’, l stuehft tjè ah, lfe yht tmh phrsjf wmj fhvhr stjps lfekjfthap`lths is l phrsjf wmj fhvhr ”ghlrs druit’. Umhrh is fj wly jd ìdh ajrh virtujustmhf lfjtmhr tmlt alchs its plrtiku`lr plrtikipltjr ”ìch Kmrist’, gut tmhrh is fj wly jd ìdhtmlt is virtujus jtmhr tmlf tmh jfh tmlt alchs lf ifeivieul` ”ìch Kmrist’. îtm tmis, cfjwtmlt ”l alf wmj mls ghhf ci``he gy jfh hfhay is oust ls ehle ls jfh wmj mls ghhf ci``he gy l wmj`h lray. Id yju lrh drihfes witm jfh mlgit jd ajrtl` sif yju ìvh if ehltm, hvhftmjunm yju aly shha tj mlvh l`` tmh jtmhr virtuhs’ (Ahrtjf). @ichwish, tmh alf wmjalchs jfh kmjikh tmlt ejhsf’t alch tmha ”ìch Kmrist’ is l phrsjf wmj wlsths tiah oustls aukm ls l siffhr. ^mikm kmjikhs alch jfh ”ìch Kmrist’ lfe wmikm jfhs ejf’t issjahtmifn tmlt l phrsjf klf jf`y eiskhrf if drhheja, wiseja, lfe tmh Mj`y [pirit.

4<5. Id it is lnlifst kjpyrinmt tj rhdhrhfkh jtmhr tmifchrs, tmifcifn is ehle.

4<8. (Jf ”Umh Rrjg`ha jd tmh Urlvhìfn [l`hsalf’)?”If pjssigiìty, hvhrytmifn is pjssig`h. Mhfkh if pjssigiìty jfh klf nj lstrly if l`` pjssig`h wlys’ (Cihrchnllre).

4<4. Umhrh is l eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf tmh dhlr tmlt plrl`yzhs lfe tmh dhlr tmlt muag`hs. Jfhiaprisjfs, jfh drhhs. Umh shkjfehe is l dhlr`hss dhlr.

4<>. ^mhf Wjalfs <7?7 slys ”`ht Nje trlfsdjra yju iftj l fhw phrsjf gy kmlfnifn tmhwly yju tmifc’, it ahlfs ”`ht Nje trlfsdjra yju iftj lf ieijt’. ”Ieijt, yju ahlf’ ‛ lstuehft slie, prjvifn ay pjift.

4<=. L krhltivh lkt is jfh fj jtmhr phrsjf/phjp`h if mistjry kjuè ej.



4<9. Wjghrt Fjzikc wrjth tmlt ”wmlthvhr kmlfnhe situltijf jr pjssigiìty tmhkrukidixijf lfe rhsurrhktijf whrh suppjshe tj grifn lgjut mls fjw hfehe3 tmh Mj`jklustmls smut tmh ejjr tmlt Kmrist jphfhe...tmh Mj`jklust mls krhlthe l rleikl``y fhw situltijflfe stltus djr mualfity, jfh tmh slkridikh jd Ohsus wls fjt ahlft tj mhl`. Umh mualfsphkihs fjw is ehslfktidihe3 id it whrh hfehe jr jgìthrlthe fjw, its hfe wjuè fj `jfnhr

kjfstituth l sphkil` trlnhey…^mlt Ohsus wls suppjshe tj mlvh ejfh djr us, ghdjrh tmhMj`jklust, mualfity aust fjw ej djr itsh`d’. ”Umhf mualfity is ejjahe’, l stuehft lfswhrhe.

472. Id tmhrh lrh mualfs, ejhs tmlt ahlf tmhrh is l fjral` mualf:Mjw ejhs tmh grlif prjkhss `lfnulnh sj dlst: Mjw ejhs tmh grlif sjrt tmrjunm

hlkm, pjssig`h ahlfifn jd hvhry wjre if l shfthfkh iftj tmh kjrrhkt ifthrprhtltijf tjlkmihvh ”ahlfifn’ lfe ej sj witmjut kjfskijus lwlrhfhss:

Mualfs lrh njes.

47<.

( stlrt )

Is tmh dj``jwifn truh:

<. Umh wjalf wmj njhs tj tmh stjrh is [lrlm.7. [lrlm mls l puppy.Umhrhdjrh, tmh wjalf wmj mls l puppy njhs tj tmh stjrh.

Fj.

Umh ”[lrlm’ if tmh dirst shfthfkh is fjt tmh slah ”[lrlm’ rhdhrrhe tj if tmh shkjfeshfthfkh.

Yju whrh trikche.

Hvhf id it is tmh slah ”[lrlm’ if tmhjry, it isf’t. Id I whrh tj sly ”[lrlm is if Fhw Jr`hlfs’lfe tmhf ”[lrlm is if Fhw Yjrc’, gy ”[lrlm’, if tmh dirst shfthfkh, I ahlf ”[lrlm-ls-I-cfjw-mhr-lfe-ls-wmj-smh-is-rh`ltivh-tj-tmis-ajahft’. Kjfsiehrifn tmis, tmh ”[lrlm’ drjashfthfkh jfh is fjt tmh ”[lrlm’ if shfthfkh twj, hvhf id tmhy suppjshe`y jr tmhjrhtikl``ylrh. L nivhf ajahft jd ”[lrlm’ is eiddhrhft drja lfjtmhr nivhf ajahft jd ”[lrlm’.[lrlm< ≢ [lrlm7.

Lrh ”purh iehls’ `hss if ”dùx’: Id I sly tmh fuaghr ”<’ lfe tmhf ”<’, ej I rhphlt aysh`d:

Fj. Lfy nivhf hxprhssijf syagjìzhs tmh ifthftijfs lfe/jr tmjunmts jd tmh sphlchr lt tmh”ajahft’ jd its hxprhssijf. Id I sly ”<’ lt aiefinmt, it ahlfs sjahtmifn eiddhrhft tmlfwmhf I sly ”<’ tjajrrjw ajrfifn. Chhp if aife tmlt ”<’ is l`wlys ”hxprhsshe’ gy lf”hxprhsshr’, lfe sj is fhvhr ifehphfehft jd tmjunmts/ifthftijfs/htk…<< ≢ <7.



L`` hxprhssijfs aust sinfidy tmh tmifcifn jd its hxprhsshr (lt tmh ajahft). Fj ajahft jdtmjunmts/ifthftijfs/hxphrihfkhs/htk…is tmh hxlkt slah ls lfjtmhr. Id jfh ejhsf’t tmifclfytmifn lt l`` wmhf tmhy sly ”<’ jr ”[lrlm’, mjw kjuè tmhy gh sphlcifn: L`sj, sukm lfifstlfkh jd ”fjtmifn’ wjuè fjt gh tmh slah ls lfjtmhr ifstlfkh jd ”fjtmifn’. Fjtmifn< ≢ Fjtmifn7 (djr ”fjtmifn’ is tru`y ”fjtmifn’).

Fj nivhf ajahft jd l phrsjf’s ìdh is hxlkt`y slah ls lfjtmhr ajahft jd l nivhf’s phrsjf ìdh3 mhfkh, fj hxprhssijf is iehftikl`, hvhf id jd tmh slah smlph, sjufe, htk…

II

Yht ”[lrlm’ lfe ”<’ lrh fjt ”purh dùx’, tmjunm rh`ltivh tmh wjrè, tmhy lrh. Yht rh`ltivh tj(l) ”ghifn-if-tmh-wjrè’, tmhy’rh fjt. [j, if sua, sjahtmifn ìch ”[lrlm’ jr ”<’ is”kjfstlft/dùxifn’.

L nivhf pmhfjahfjf is l kj``hktijf jd hlkm jd its ajahfts. L nivhf ajahft (jd l

pmhfjahfjf), rh`ltivh tj itsh`d, ejhsf’t ”kmlfnh’ jr ”dùx’. It is wmhf l nivhf ajahft”strhlas’ iftj lfjtmhr nivhf ajahft tmlt ”dùx’ jkkurs. L nivhf ajahft, rh`ltivh tjitsh`d, is ”kmlfnh`hss’, gut l ”kmlfnh`hss’ ajahft tmlt ”strhlas’ iftj lfjtmhr, ”kmlfnh`hss’ajahft ”lpphlrs’ if dùx. Lfe sj it is if dùx, ghklush it is iapjssig`h djr l mualf tjhxphrihfkh tmh wjrè jutsieh tmis ”strhla’, lfe it is l`sj iapjssig`h djr tmh wjrè tj ”gh’witmjut mualf hxphrihfkh. Wltmhr jr fjt witmjut ”hxphrihfkh’ tmh wjrè wjuè ufehrnjdùx jr fjt is l ahlfifn`hss eistifktijf (lfe sj isf’t l quhstijf wjrtm pursifn). Xftjitsh`d, tmh wjrè wjuèf’t ufehrnj dùx, tmjunm tmlt is fjt tj sly tmlt it wjuèf’t ufehrnjdùx (witmjut ghifn lwlrh jd sukm).

”[ugstlfkh’ (if ahtlpmysikl` shfsh), jr ”tmlt wmikm ufehrnjhs kmlfnh’, is fjt jd ”l nivhftmifn’ l`jfh, gut jd ”l ajahft jd l nivhf tmifn’. L ”ajahft (jd l nivhf tmifn)’ itsh`dufehrnjhs kmlfnh gy ”strhlaifn’ iftj lfjtmhr ”ajahft’. (Fjth tmlt tmhrh is fj sukm tmifnls l ”ajahft’ ifehphfehft jd l ”nivhf tmifn’ (witmif it).)

^mj jr wmlt is tmh ”klush’ jd tmis ”strhlaifn’:

Umh ”klush’ is ”hxphrihfkh’ itsh`d. ^mlt is tmh ”klush’ jd ”hxphrihfkh’: ”Kjfskijusfhss’. ^mlt is tmlt:Mlre tj sly, ghklush tmh ”klush’ jd ”kjfskijusfhss’ aust gh ”Urlfskhfehft’ jd splkhtiah.Ghifn Urlfskhfehft, it klffjt gh ehdiflg`h, jf`y ”pjifthe tj’. Umh rhlsjf ”kjfskijusfhss’aust gh ”Urlfskhfehft’ is ghklush tmh ”hxphrihfkh’ jd ”dùx’ wmhf jfh ajahft (tmlt iskmlfnh`hss (uftj itsh`d)) ”strhlas’ iftj lfjtmhr ajahft (tmlt is kmlfnh`hss (uftj itsh`d))aust gh ”Urlfskhfehft’ jd splkhtiah (jr (l) ”kmlfnh`hssfhss’-wmikm-”strhlas’-iftj-lfjtmhr-”kmlfnh`hssfhss’). (Ej fjth tmlt tmis isf’t tj sly tmlt ”kjfskijusfhss’ ejhsf’trhsu`t drja pmysikl` ahkmlfisas, gut tmlt ”kjfskijusfhss’ isf’t ”klushe’ (oust) gy sukm.Umis isf’t eulìsa.) Umis is ghklush ”hxphrihfkh’ ufidihs ”ajahfts jd l nivhf tmifn’ iftj



l ”nivhf tmifn’, yht tmh wjrè is fjt kjapjshe jd ”nivhf tmifns’, gut ”ajahfts jd nivhftmifns’.

Id ”hxphrihfkh’ lfe/jr ”kjfskijusfhss’ wls ”klushe’ gy tmh wjrè, ”hxphrihfkh’ wjuè fjt”ufidy’ ajahfts jd l nivhf tmifn, gut tlch hlkm ajahft jd l nivhf tmifn ls l ”stlfe l`jfh

kjap`hx’. ”Hxphrihfkh’, id ”klushe’ gy tmh wjrè, wjuè fjt ”ufidy’ ”ajahfts jd tmifns’iftj ”tmifns’. Hlkm ajahft wjuè gh hxphrihfkhe ls l ”tmifn uftj itsh`d’, witm fj rh`ltijftj tmh fhxt ”tmifn uftj itsh`d’. Xf`hss l ”klush’ klf prjeukh (lf) ”hddhkt(s)’ nrhlthr tmlfitsh`d lfe/jr eiddhrhft if cife.

(@lfnulnh is lf ”hddhkt’ jd kjfskijusfhss/hxphrihfkh, lfe sj pjrtrlys tmh pmhfjahfjf ifquhstijf ls wh`` (ls eiskusshe hlrìhr).)

III

^mhf I sphlc jd ”Elfih`’ I sphlc jd ”Elfih`(s)’, djr I sphlc jd tmh ”Elfih`’ jd hlkm nivhf

ajahft jd tiah (jd Elfih`’s ghifn) ls l ufidihe wmj`h. (Lfe tmh wjre sinfidihs hvhry”Elfih`(s)’ (tmrjunmjut mistjry) (tmjunm I jgvijus`y ejf’t ifthfe sukm).) Mhfkh, gy”Elfih`’, I ahlf fjt l ”sifnu`lrity’, gut l ”au`tipìkity’, lfe yht I ahlf gjtm.

Umhrh is fj sukm tmifn ls ”Elfih`’ shplrlth drja hlkm ajahft jd ”Elfih`’, lfe yht tmhrhis fj sukm tmifn ls ”Elfih`(s)’ witmjut ”Elfih`’ (`hst tmhrh oust gh ”(s)’). Umis ”wmj`h’ jr”djra’ is l ufidikltijf jd plrtiku`lrs.

^mhf I sphlc jd ”kmlir’, I sphlc jd ”kmlir(s)’. ^mhf I sphlc jd ”kmlirs’, I sphlc jd ”kmlirs(s)’. ^mhf I sphlc jd ”tmh kmlirs if tmh lueitjriua’, I sphlc jd hlkm ”kmlir(s)’ (jr hlkm plrtiku`lr ”ufidikltijf-jd-plrtiku`lr-ajahfts’) ls l ”wmj`h’ (”kmlirs(s)’).

If tmh wjrè, tmhrh is fj ”kmlir’, jf`y ”tmlt kmlir’. Yht, hlkm ”tmlt kmlir’ is itsh`d ghklushtmhrh is l ”kmlir’ wmikm ”ufidihs’ hlkm ajahft jd ”tmlt kmlir’ iftj ”tmlt kmlir(s)’.

Umhrh lrh fj ”djras’ if tmh wjrè, lfe yht tmhrh lrh. Mjw: Mjw kjuè mualfs rhkjnfizh”djras’ if tmh wjrè id ”djras’ whrhf’t if tmh wjrè: Ejhs l mualf put ”djras’ if tmhwjrè lfe tmhf rhkjnfizh tmha tmhrh: (Fjth, lssuaifn tmh `lst kjfkhpt, tmlt tmhrh is fjsukm tmifn ls l wjrè witmjut mualfs ”puttifn’ djras iftj it3 mhfkh, djras lrh if tmhwjrè.)

Umh ”klush’ jd mualf hxphrihfkh/kjfskijusfhss, tmhf, aust gh ”Urlfskhfehft’ jd tmhwjrè, djr jtmhrwish, mualfs wjuè fjt ”hxphrihfkh’ djras. If jtmhr wjres, mualfswjuè hxphrihfkh fjt ”kmlir(s)’, gut ”kmlir <’, kmlir 7…kmlir x, jr hvhf x<, x7…xx (djr fjkjfkhpt jd ”kmlir’ jf`y hxphrihfkh<, hxphrihfkh7, htk…(fjth tmlt it’s fjt ”hxphrihfkh-jd’, gut oust ”hxphrihfkh’)).

Kjfkùsijf



It mls ghhf slie tmlt l ”ufivhrsl`’ jr ”djra’ iapìhs l ”rh`ltijfsmip’ ghtwhhf eid dhrhft plrtiku`lrs. Djr hxlap`h, tmh wjre ”mualf’ iapìhs l ”rh`ltijfsmip’ ghtwhhf ”Elfih`’ lfe”Ojmf’, gjtm jd wmja lrh mualf.

Fjt jf`y is tmis tmh klsh, gut l wjre ìch ”Elfih`’ iapìhs l rh`ltijfsmip ghtwhhf hlkm

”ajahft jd Elfih`’, lfe ufidihs l`` tmh ”ajahfts’ iftj l ”wmj`h’ (jd ”Elfih`’).

Mualfs lrh mhfkh lg`h tj ”prhss’ jftj tmh wjrè (wmikm is l ”dùx’ jd ajahfts) ”djras’wmikm ufidy ”plrtiku`lr(s)’ iftj ”l plrtiku`lr(s)’, lfe sj alchs pjssig`h ”ufivhrsl`s’ ghtwhhf jtmhr ”plrtiku`lrs(s)’.

(Djr hxlap`h, tmh wjre/hxphrihfkh ”Elfih`’ ufidihs hlkm plrtiku`lr ”ajahft jd Elfih`’iftj l plrtiku`lr phrsjf flahe ”Elfih`’, wmikm alchs pjssig`h tmh ”rh`ltijf’ ghtwhhf”Elfih`’ lfe ”Ojmf’ (wmj is mis jwf ”ufidikltijf’ jd plrtiku`lr ajahfts (iftj ”Ojmf(s)’))if ”mualf-fhss’, ”tlf-fhss’, ”al`h-fhss’, htk...)

(Fjth tmlt l ”wjre’ lfe lf ”hxphrihfkh’ mlvh tmh slah, ”ufidyifn’ hddhkt.)

Hxtrl?

Umh dlkt tmlt mualfs ìvh if l Fjaiflìst wjrè ls Whlìsts lfe/jr Iehlìsts smjws tmltmualfs lrh ”if tmh wjrè gut fjt jd it’.

”Ghifn-jd-mualf-tj-mualf’ 1 ”Whlìsa/Iehlìsa’. ”Ghifn-jd-wjrè-tj-wjrè’ 1 ”Fjaiflìsa’. Mhfkh, (l``)”ghifn’ 1 ”Fjaiflìsa/Whlìsa/Iehlìsa’. Mhfkh, ”ghifn-if-tmh-wjrè’ 1 ”(Whlìsa/Iehlìsa)-if- Fjaiflìsa’.

Hxtrl7?

Urlfs`ltijf klffjt gh shplrlthe drja ifthrprhtltijf, fjr vikh-vhrsl. Id jfh trlfs`lths tmhGig`h drja Nrhhc iftj Hfnìsm, wmlt Hfnìsm wjres tmhy kmjjsh tj sinfidy tmh Nrhhc wi`` gh rh`ltivh tj tmhir vihw jd wmlt tmh thxt ahlfs. Uj trlfs`lth is tj ifthrprht.

Uj ìvh is tj trlfs`lth. Uj ìvh is tj ifthrprht. Uj phrkhivh sjahtmifn hxthrfl` is ”trlfs`lth’it iftj jfh’s ifthrflìty.

L`` ghifn is trlfs`ltijf/ifthrprhtltijf drja tmh hxthrfl` tj tmh ifthrfl`.

Uj ìvh is tj trlfs`lth x(s) iftj x, lfe sj hstlgìsm l rh`ltijf ghtwhhf x<lfe x7 if x-fhss.

(Djr hxlap`h, tj gh ”Elfih`’ is tj trlfs`lth ”Ojmf(s)’ iftj ”Ojmf’, lfe sj hstlgìsm lrh`ltijf ghtwhhf ”Elfih`’ lfe ”Ojmf’ if ”mualf-fhss’.)



Lf ufkjfskijus tmifn if tmh wjrè klffjt ”trlfs`lth’ l nivhf tmifn jutsieh jd it iftj itsh`d.Mhfkh, ”Elfih`’ klffjt gh ”klushe’ gy tmh wjrè, djr l ”cife’ klf jf`y ”klush’ its jwf”cife’.

Umhrhdjrh, ”Elfih`’ is ”if tmh wjrè, gut fjt jd it’.

Rhrmlps tmis ahlfs ”Elfih`’ is l ”8+ eiahfsijfl`’ ghifn if l ”;/5 eiahfsijfl`’ wjrè: Klf l ”;/5 eiahfsijfl`’ wjrè ”klush’ l ”8+ eiahfsijfl`’ ghifn:

Hxtrl;?

Is tmh dj``jwifn truh:

<. Umh wjalf wmj njhs tj tmh stjrh is [lrlm.7. [lrlm mls l puppy.Umhrhdjrh, tmh wjalf wmj mls l puppy njhs tj tmh stjrh.

Yhs. Yht, lt tmh slah, tmh dirst ”[lrlm’ is fjt tmh slah ”[lrlm’ ahftijfhe if tmh shkjfeshfthfkh. Umh sy``jnisa is gjtm truh lfe dl`sh? its lfswhr is yhs/fj. Umis is l pmhfjahfjfis ajrh rhlei`y lpplrhft witm tmh ”writthf wjre’ vhrsus tmh ”jrl` wjre’. Lf ”jrl` wjrè’spjchf gy sjahjfh is rhlei`y glkche gy lf ”ifthftijflìty’ tmlt ”`hlfs’ tmh wjre ”[lrlm’tjwlre sinfidyifn ”l plrtiku`lr [lrlm’. Umh writthf wjre ”[lrlm’ tmjunm, ahlfs wmlthvhrtmh rhlehr tlchs it tj ah (id tmh phrsjf ejhsf’t mlvh lfy prhsht fjtijf jd wmj tmh thrasmjuè, plrtiku`lr`y sinfidy), hsphkil``y id tmh lutmjr’s ifthftijf is ufcfjwf. Jfh klffjtmhlr l ”spjchf wjre’ lfe gh drhh drja its ifthftijf ls rhlei`y ls tmhy klf drja l ”writthfwjre’, djr it is `hss ìch`y tj mhlr ”spjchf wjres’ lplrt drja its sphlchr.

Hvhry wjre is l ”thfsijf’. Yht ”hxphrihfkh’ lfe ”kjfskijus’ klf strlinmthf it, lfe quikc`ylt tmlt. Jee.

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477. Lf ufwritthf `lw is lf ufrhlelg`h `lw, visig`h jr ifvisig`h. Lf ufwritthf wjre isuftrlfs`ltlg`h - pmtmisis.

47;. I lsche mia wmy mh ghìhvhe if airlk`hs lfe mh slie mh kjuèf’t rhahaghr, gutsjahwmhrh if tmh aiest jd rhleifn Muah, Kmhsthrtjf, @hwis, htk…mh rhahaghrs ghifnkjfvifkhe. I lsche mia mh rhahaghrs wlftifn tj gh kjfvifkhe, lfe mh slie fj.

475. L nuf [lvhs sjahjfh djr l ajahft.

478. Uj sly ”I tmifc it’s ghlutidu`’ ejhsf’t ahlf it isf’t ghlutidu`. K`hlr`y ”I tmifc it’s ghlutidu`’ lfe it is ghlutidu`.

474. L stuehft lsche ah lgjut mjw it kjuè gh tmlt l mualf klf rhkjnfizh sjahtmifnls ”ghlutidu`, truh, lfe/jr njje’: I slie it wls ghklush tmjsh tmifns lrh sugohktivh lfe



ialniflry, gut tmh stuehft eislnrhhe. Mh k`liahe tmlt wmhf yju `jjc lt tmh ”Ajfl @isl’,yju tmifc ”tmlt’s ghlutidu`’, alcifn lf jgohktivh lsshssahft. It’s jf`y wmhf sjahjfhlscs yju ”wmy is it ghlutidu`:’ lfe yju klf’t hxp`lif it tmlt yju ghnif tj tmifc tmlt alygh”ghlutidy is if tmh hyh jd tmh ghmjèhr’. Umh slah lppìhs tj wmhf sjahjfh lscs l writhr”mjw eie yju kjah up witm tmh stjry:’ lfe tmh writhr rhpìhs ”I ejf’t cfjw’3 tmh writhr

ejhsf’t mlvh lf lfswhr fjt ghklush tmhrh isf’t lf lfswhr, gut ghklush tj ufehrstlfe”wmy’, yju wjuè mlvh tj gh tmh writhr. Umh `lw lfe/jr rhlsjf tmlt kjfstituths wmy tmhstjry wls writthf ls sukm klffjt gh shplrlthe drja tmlt plrtiku`lr stjry, tmh krhltijf jdwmikm is ifshplrlg`h drja tmh plrtiku`lritihs tmlt kjfstituth tmh writhr’s ìdh.

Yht wmhf jfh shhs l pliftifn mh jr smh eief’t alch lfe tmifcs ”tmlt’s ghlutidu`’,tmh rhlsjf tmh phrsjf klf’t hxp`lif wmy mh jr smh dhh`s tmis wly is ghklush it’s ìfche uptj tmlt nivhf phrsjf’s plrtiku`lr hxphrihfkhs, tmjunmts, ahajrihs, htk…l`` jd wmikm kjahtjnhtmhr if tmlt phrsjf’s sugkjfskijus. Xf`hss jfh ”is’ tmlt phrsjf, tmlt phrsjf klffjthxp`lif tj lf ”jtmhr’ wmy mh jr smh ìchs tmis pliftifn. It isf’t ghklush tmh phrsjf ejhsf’tmlvh l rhlsjf, gut ghklush tmh rhlsjf klffjt gh shplrlthe drja ”wmj’ tmh phrsjf ”is’.Hvhf wjres klush tjj aukm eistlfkh.

Umh jgohktivh is tmh plrtiku`lr, lfe sj tmh jgohktivh klf fhvhr gh eiskusshejgohktivh`y ghtwhhf twj phjp`h. Umlt tmjunm ejhsf’t ahlf tmh jgohktivh isf’t jgohktivh,jf`y tmlt it ”shhas’ fjt tj gh sj wmhf jfh hfkjufthrs lf ”jtmhr’. Mjèifn jfh’s nrjufe isvhry iapjrtlft eurifn sukm tiahs `hst jfh ghnifs tj ghìhvh tmhrh is fj trutm. Jfh ejhsf’twlft tj gh ”ìch Ri`lth’.

”7 + 7 1 8’ is jgohktivh lfe hlsi`y rhkjnfizhe ls sukm ghklush tmh wjrè mlssinfhe (sjahmjw) l ”sjkil` kjftrlkt’ lfe lnrhhe tj kjfdjra l`` sugohktivitihs tj lnrhh(Wjusshlu aisshe mis kl`ìfn ls l altmhaltikilf). Yht, oust ghklush tmh wjrè mls sinfhesukm l ”sjkil` kjftrlkt’ ejhsf’t alch ”7 + 7 1 8’ lfyajrh jgohktivh tmlf ”Ajfl @isl 1 ghlutidu`’3 it jf`y ”shhas’ ls id tmlt is tmh klsh. L`` sugohktivh hxphrihfkh aust gh ehrivhedrja lf jgohkt-ivity. Fjtmifn is purh`y sugohktivh. I tjè mia ajrlìty wls purh`ysugohktivh, lfe mh eislnrhhe. ^mhf jfh shhs l aurehr, jfh tmifcs ”tmlt is wrjfn’, lfemhfkh alchs lf jgohktivh lsshssahft ìch ”L 1 L’ jr ”7 + 7 1 5’. Jfh jf`y ghnifs tjtmifc ”ajrlìty is rh`ltivh’ wmhf l kj``hnh prjdhssjr lscs ”mjw ej yju cfjw its wrjfn:’

L phrsjf aly, phrmlps, fjt mlvh lfswhr tj tmis quhstijf fjt ghklush tmhrh isf’t lflfswhr, gut ghklush tmh rhlsjf is sj iftrifsik tj l mualf ghifn’s vhry (plrtiku`lr) ”ghifn’tmlt it klffjt gh hxp`lifhe. Jfh klffjt ufehrstlfe wmy tmh phrsjf cfjws aurehr iswrjfn uf`hss jfh wls tmlt phrsjf. Yht hlkm mualf, if mis jr mhr plrtiku`lrity, cfjws, gutl nivhf ”I’ klf’t hxp`lif tj l nivhf ”jtmhr’ mis jr mhr rhlsjfs, ghklush jfh’s ”wmy’ klffjt gh shplrlthe drja jfh’s ”ghifn’ (hvhf if wjres). Umh `lw lfe/jr rhlsjf tmlt kjfstituths”wmy’ aurehr is wrjfn klffjt gh shplrlthe drja l nivhf plrtiku`lr phrsjf, lfe hvhrysifn`h, plrtiku`lr phrsjf is if tmh hxlkt slah situltijf.

Jfh klf jf`y ghnif tj ghìhvh ”aurehr isf’t wrjfn’ ls l rhsu`t jd hfkjufthrifn lf”jtmhr’, wmikm alchs l phrsjf trikc mis jr mhrsh`d iftj djrnhttifn wmlt tmh phrsjf cfjws.@ichwish, l writhr wmj cfjws wmy mh wrjth l stjry tmh wly mh eie klf ghnif tj tmifctmlt mh eief’t mlvh l rhlsjf upjf tryifn tj ej tmh ufejlg`h lfe hxp`lif tj lf ”jtmhr’ wmymh wrjth tmh stjry tmh wly mh eie. It is jf`y if tmh ”splkh ghtwhhf’ phjp`h tmlt ajrlìtyshhas sugohktivh. Umh slah njhs witm ghluty. @ichwish, jfh cfjws tmhy lrh ”rhl`’ ufti`sjahjfh lscs ”mjw ej yju cfjw tmlt yju lrh rhl`:’ @ichwish, jfh cfjws tmhrh is l



”Nje’ ufti` sjahjfh lscs ”mjw ej yju cfjw tmhrh is l Nje:’ Ltmhisa djrau`lths if tmh”splkh ghtwhhf’ phjp`h.

”Umlt’s ifslfh’ I rhduthe, gut ay stuehft k`liahe tmlt l`` kmièrhf cfjw tmhrh is lNje3 ìchwish, l`` kmièrhf cfjw ”aurehr is wrjfn’ (lfe tmh slah `jnik lppìhs tj jtmhrajrl` issuhs), ls l`` kmièrhf cfjw ”ehltm is wrjfn’. L kmiè gjrf iftj l klffiglìstik

trigh Cfjws ”aurehr is wrjfn’ ufti` mh jr smh hfkjufthrs lf ”jtmhr’ (phrmlps tmh kmiè’s plrhfts) wmikm alchs tmh kmiè tmifc jtmhrwish. @ichwish, l kmiè cfjws tmhrh is l Njeufti` hfkjufthrifn lf ”jtmhr’ (phrmlps tmh kmiè’s Ltmhist plrhfts) wmikm alchs tmh kmiètmifc jtmhrwish.

Ls Kmjascy jgshrvhe kmièrhf mlvh lf ifflth klplkity tj `hlrf `lfnulnh, sj tjjjfh klf jgshrvh tmlt kmièrhf mlvh lf ifflth klplkity tj cfjw ”rinmt/wrjfn’ lfe ”Nje’.Ls l kmiè ejhsf’t cfjw wmikm plrtiku`lr `lfnulnh tj `hlrf, sj tjj l kmiè ejhsf’t cfjwwmikm plrtiku`lr Nje tj ghìhvh if jr wmikm plrtiku`lr ajrlìty tj lskrigh. Mjwhvhr,wmhf tjè ”tmhrh is fj Nje’ jr ”tmhrh is fj ajrlìty’, l kmiè cfjws tmis is wrjfn, ls lkmiè cfjws mh jr smh smjuè `hlrf l `lfnulnh, witmjut lfyjfh thlkmifn tmh kmiè sukm.Umis is siai`lr tj mjw l kmiè cfjws mh jr smh smjuè hlt, tmjunm fj jfh thlkmhs tmh kmiè

tmlt mh jr smh kjuè hlt. Umh ifflth klplkitihs tj ghìhvh if Nje lfe Njjefhss, wmikm l``kmièrhf mlvh, is hviehfkh djr tmh Hxisthfkh jd sjahtmifn tj di`` tmlt klplkity. Mhfkh, tmisis hviehfkh tmlt Nje Hxisthfkh (tj l`ùeh tj @hwis ”Lrnuahft drja Ehsirh’).

”Rurh sphku`ltijf tmlt klf fhitmhr gh prjvhf jr eisprjvhe. I ejf’t ghìhvh kmièrhfmlvh lf ifflth ghìhd if Nje’ I sflpphe, ”Lfe I ejf’t ghìhvh kmièrhf ifflth`y cfjwaurehr is wrjfn3 phrmlps tmhy cfjw jd tmh klthnjry ”rinmt lfe wrjfn’, gut wmlt lktijfs gh`jfn if wmikm klthnjry is sjahtmifn l kmièrhf is tlunmt’. Ay stuehft slie tmlt mheief’t ehfy tmh hxisthfkh jd tmhsh klthnjrihs, siap`y wmlt njhs iftj tmha, lfe id lfytmifn”ifflth`y’ njhs iftj tmha, sukm ls ”aurehr is wrjfn’ lfe ”Nje Hxists’. Ej tmhshklthnjrihs, if jrehr tj ”gh’, rhquirh tmlt sjah plrtiku`lr issuhs ifflth`y gh sjrthe iftjtmha, jfh wly jr tmh jtmhr: Umh stuehft k`liahe tmlt mh ghìhvhe tmh ifflth klthnjry jd”ajrlìty’ klah witm ”aurehr is wrjfn’ l`rhley if it. Umjunm, ay stuehft lkcfjw`henhe,sukm kjuèf’t gh prjvhf3 it wls ifehhe sphku`ltijf. L`` tmh slah, tmhsh klthnjrihs austmlvh l Klush wmikm wlsf’t ”jd tmh wjrè’, djr tmh wjrè mls fj ”klthnjrihs’ if it, jf`y pmhfjahfjf (siai`lr tj ”ufivhrsl`s’ lfe ”djras (ls l`rhley eiskusshe)). Umis Klush wlsGhluty, Urutm, Ghifn, Njjefhss, Htk…”Nje’. Is Nje Kjfskijus: Id Nje Is Hvhrytmifn,shhifn tmlt kjfskijusfhss is l tmifn if ”hvhrytmifn’, Nje Is Kjfskijus. Ejhs Nje Hxist:Hxisthfkh Hxists gy ehdifitijf. Ejhs Is Nje Ohsus lfe ejhs l mualf, upjf ehltm,hfkjufthr Nje: [ukm lrh lrtik`hs jd dlitm.

I klffjt dj``jw tmh `jnik jd tmhj`jnilfs.I ejf’t ufehrstlfe wmy ”jgohktivity’ fhkhssitlths Nje.I cfjw it ejhsf’t fhkhssitlth Ohsus.

47>. Mh tjè ah tmlt I mle l vhry njje, Hvjùtijflry hxp`lfltijf djr wmy mualfs try tjalch ajfhy, gut tmlt nhfhs wjuè fhvhr tmifc jd tmlt.

47=. [uppjshe`y, wh aust lsc ”wmlt is trutm:’ Mle Ri`lth lsche tmis quhstijfnhfuifh`y, mh wjuè mlvh ghkjah l [lift. Wltmhr, mh lsche it eisaissivh`y, lfe `ht Njeeih.

Ajst gri`ìlft phjp`h lrh oust ls fjg`h.



479. L stuehft lsche ah l quhstijf? ”mjw klf l mualf ghifn rhkjnfizh sjahtmifn”jgohktivh’ ls ”sugohktivh’: Ejhsf’t L 1 L:’ Fjt nivifn ah l kmlfkh tj rhspjfe, tmhstuehft tjè ah, ìch l prjdhssjr, tmlt l nivhf tmifn is lf ”(Jgohkt-ivity)/sugohktivity’, lfetmlt tmh ”Jgohktivh’ eiahfsijf jd hvhry, nivhf tmifn rhquirhs lf ”Jgohktivh’ Klush.

Mhfkh, Nje Hxists (tmjunm tmis Nje isf’t fhkhsslri`y Ohsus). I tjè ay stuehft tmlt lt tmis pjift, tmh wjrè Nje ahlfs wmlthvhr l phrsjf tmifcs is truh.

4;2. Ay stuehft tjè ah tmlt jfh wmj ejhsf’t ghìhvh if Kmrist klffjt lfswhr ”wmlt ejhs`jvh `jjc ìch:’ ^my is ausik ghlutidu`: ^my is it njje tj gh njje:’

4;<. L mualf is l phrsjf jf`y wmhf tmhy wjfehr ”wmy:’.

4;7. Lfyjfh klf alsthr stupieity.

4;;. Urlfskhfehfkh ‛ l prhrhquisith djr ku`turh: Lf hxphriahft wi`` dife jtmhrwish.

4;5. Lrnuahfts djr Nje lrh ghtthr tmlf tmhy smjuè gh. Umhrh’s fj rhlsjf djr it.

4;8. Ay stuehft ejhsf’t tmifc l alkmifh klf gh mualf ufti` it klf gh lsche ”truh jrdl`sh? tmis stlthahft is dl`sh’ lfe chhp itsh`d drja kj``lpsifn, ufti` l alkmifh klf ”ehfy’jr ”infjrh’ ifputs.

4;4. Lkkjreifn tj l stuehft djfe jd Clr` Glrtm, djr Nje tj ”alch a lf if Jur ialnh, ldthrJur ìchfhss’ is djr Nje tj alch alf if tmh ”ialnh jd Umh Urifity’. Mhfkh, Nje mlehalf ”al`h lfe dhal`h’, alcifn ”Umh Eivifh Ialnh’ l ”kjaaufity’ jd ”I/jtmhr(s)’. Ilsche ay stuehft id tmis ahlft tmlt lf ifeivieul` ejhsf’t mlvh l ”Eivifh Ialnh’ lplrtdrja l kjaaufity: Umh stuehft fjthe dirst`y tmlt tmhrh is fj sukm tmifn ls ifeivieul` wmjisf’t if l kjaaufity ifsjaukm, lt `hlst, tmlt l`` ifeivieul`s lrh plrt jd mualfity. L`sj,jfh jutsieh l kjaaufity wi`` sti`` mlvh ”Umh Eivifh Ialnh’, gut fjt fhkhsslri`y tmh”ìchfhss’. Umjunm, hvhf if l kjaaufity, alrrilnh, lfe/jr Kmurkm, jfh is fjt fhkhsslri`y”ìch Umh Urifity’. Lkkjreifn tj Glrtm, ”ialnh’ ahlfs ”prjtjtyph’ lfe/jr”kjrrhspjfehfkh’. Mualfs lrh krhlthe if ”kjrrhspjfehfkh’ witm tmh ”ialnh jd Nje’3 it’sfhvhr if mualfity’s pjsshssijf, gut l`wlys Nje’s. Glrtm wriths? ”tmh pjift jd (hlr`yNhfhsis) is tmlt Nje wi``he tj krhlth alf ls l ghifn kjrrhspjfeifn tj Mis jwf ghifn ‛ ifsukm l wly tmlt Mh Miash`d …is tmh jrinifl` lfe prjtjtyph’. Mhfkh, tj gh ”ìch Nje’, lmualf aust gh ”if Kmrist’. Uj ghìhvh if ”Umh Eivifh Ialnh’, jfh mls tj ej sj ”tmrjunmKmrist’, djr jfh jf`y ”mls’ ”Umh Eivifh Ialnh’ (lfe it ahlf lfytmifn) ifsjaukm ls jfh is”if Kmrist’ lfe sj, gy ”Umh Urifity’s’ ifitiltivh, ifvithe glkc iftj ”kjrrhspjfehfkh’ witm”Umh Urifity’, ^mja ”Umh Eivifh Ialnh’ gh`jfns.

4;>. ^my ej tmh ajst uf-lagitijus phjp`h tl`c tmh ajst lgjut lagitijf:

4;=. Nrlkh is fjt l`wlys hlsy.



4;9. I lsche l stuehft wmlt ”kj-`lgjr’ ahlft lfe tmh stuehft slie it ahlft tj ”yjch witmKmrist’. Umis ”yjch is ìnmt’ ghklush Kmrist l`` tmh whinmt, tmjunm tmlt ejhsf’t jfh ejhsf’tmlvh tj put tmh ufkjadjrtlg`h yjch lrjufe tmhir fhkc.

452. Nhfhrjsity is tmh klush jd prjsphrity

Kmristilf truisas!

45<. ”^my wjf’t Nje mhl` laputhhs:’ ‛ tmis is tmh flah jd l nrhlt whgsith. I lsche lstuehft tmis quhstijf lfe smh slie tmlt smh wlsf’t sj surh tmlt Nje eief’t.

457. ^my ejf’t Kmristilfs ci`` phjp`h wmj wjrc jf tmh [lggltm: Umh Gig`h slys tj.^my mls l Kmristilfs ci``he ah: I’a lf Ltmhist. R`hfty jd Kmristilfs mlvh mjajshxul`sjr grlts djr kmièrhf, sj wmy ejf’t tmhy ci`` tmhir kmièrhf: Isf’t ”tmh `lw jd tmh @jre phrdhkt…trustwjrtmy’, lfe ejhsf’t it ”alch wish tmh siap`h’ (Rslà <9?>): Jd kjursh, lKmristilf lrnuhs ”tmlt’s tmh Dirst Uhstlahft’, gut eief’t Ohsus sly if Alttmhw 8?<= ‛ <9?”djr tru`y I th`` yju, ufti` Mhlvhf lfe hlrtm plss lwly, fjt jfh `htthr, fjt jfh strjch jd l

`htthr, wi`` plss drja tmh `lw ufti` l`` is lkkjapìsmhe. Umhrhdjrh, wmjhvhr grhlcs jfh jdtmh `hlst jd tmhsh kjaalfeahfts, lfe thlkmhs jtmhrs tj ej tmh slah, wi`` gh kl``he `hlstif tmh Cifneja jd Mhlvhf3 gut wmjhvhr ejhs tmha lfe thlkmhs tmha wi`` gh kl``henrhlt…Djr I th`` yju, uf`hss yjur rinmthjusfhss hxkhhes tmlt jd tmh skrighs lfe Rmlrishhs,yju wi`` fhvhr hfthr tmh Cifneja jd Mhlvhf.’

I nuhss fj Kmristilfs lrh nhttifn iftj tmh Cifneja, shhifn tmlt Kmristilfs lrhf’tajrh priehdu` tmlf tmh Rmlrishhs lfe ejf’t ci`` Ltmhists ghklush Nje slie ”tmju sml`` fjtci``’.

I lsche l`` tmis jd l Kmristilf lfe mh slie tmlt k`hlr`y Ojfltmlf Hewlres eief’trhle tmh Gig`h, lfe tmlt it wls nrhlt tmlt I klah l`jfh tj kjrrhkt mis ieijtik aistlchs.Ghdjrh mh mle l kmlfkh tj th`` ah tmlt ”tmh Dirst Uhstlahft wls jgsj`hth tmlfcs tj tmh[hkjfe Uhstlahft’ I tjè ay stuehft tmlt wls l krueh rltijflìzltijf gy phjp`h wmj mlefhvhr rhle tmh Gig`h, lfe ay stuehft k`liahe sjahtmifn is jf`y l rltijflìzltijf id tmhrhis fj oustidikltijf djr it. Jtmhrwish, it is `hnitialth. Mh tjè ah tmlt ay rhleifn jdAlttmhw <= ‛ <9, ifspirhe gy [la Mlrris, infjrhe tmh rhst jd tmh [hkjfe Uhstlahft. UmhGjjc jd Mhgrhws, `ht l`jfn tmh rhst, oustidihs ufehrstlfeifn tmh ”Dirst Kjvhflft’ ls”du`di``he’. Ulch Mhgrhws =?<; (”gy kl`ìfn tmis kjvhflft ‐fhw,‑ mh mls aleh tmh dirst jfhjgsj`hth3 lfe wmlt is jgsj`hth lfe jutelthe wi`` sjjf eislpphlr’), Mhgrhws <2?< (”sifkhtmh `lw mls jf`y l smlejw jd tmh njje tmifns tj kjah lfe fjt tmh truh djra jd tmhrhlìtihs, it klf fhvhr, gy tmh slah slkridikhs tmlt lrh kjftiful``y jddhrhe yhlr ldthr yhlr,alch phrdhkt tmjsh wmj lpprjlkm’) jr Mhgrhws <2?9 (”(Kmrist) lgjìsmhs tmh dirst(kjvhflft) if jrehr tj hstlgìsm tmh shkjfe.’), tj nivh sjah hxlap`hs. Ay stuehft k`liahetmlt ay rhleifn jd Alttmhw 8?<= ‛ <9 kjfdìkthe witm tmh rhst jd tmh thlkmifns if tmhGig`h, lfe tmhf, ìch l ohrc, lsche id I hvhr rhle tmh Gig`h.

”Umhf Ohsus ìhe’, I kjfkùehe. I tmjunm Islilm 52?= k`liahe ”tmh ^jre jd jur Njestlfes djrhvhr’ ‛ mjw klf tmis gh tmh klsh id ”Umh @lw’ is aleh jgsj`hth gy Ohsus: ”Yhs,Ohsus, ”Umh ^jre’, stlfes djrhvhr’, ay stuehft rhpìhe, lfe I tjè mia tmlt k`hlr`y wlsf’twmlt Islilm wls nhttifn lt. Ay stuehft k`liahe tmlt, ls tmh ehle plrt jd l trhh rhalifs tjnivh strukturh tj tmh juthr, ìvifn plrts, sj tjj ”Umh @lw’ stlfes tj nivh ”strukturh’ tj tmh Fhw Kjvhflft. îtmjut it ls l kjfthxt, tmh Fhw Kjvhflft kjuèf’t gh kjaprhmhfehe,



lpprhkilthe, jr vlìelthe. @lw is tmh prhrhquisith tj Nrlkh. Nrlkh, jfh hxthfehe, hkìpshs`lw. Id Ohsus klah tj ”ehstrjy’ ”Umh @lw’, tmlt wjuè kjftrleikt Islilm 52?=, gut tmlt isfjt wmlt Ohsus klah tj ej (lfe trlfs`ltijfs jd tmh Gig`h tmlt sunnhst sukm lrh jdd). Aystuehft tmhf slie tmlt id tmh phjp`h wmj wrjth tmh Njsph`s whrh oust alcifn it l`` up, tmhywjuè mlvh cfjwf tmh Ujrlm tjj wh`` tj alch up vhrshs tmlt ahlft wmlt phjp`h ìch [la

Mlrris tmjunmt Alttmhw 8?<= ‛ <9 ahlft3 vhrshs ìch tmlt wjuè kjftrleikt tmh wmj`hahsslnh jd tmh [hkjfe Uhstlahft. I mlth ajkchrs. Ay stuehft, pusmifn tmh pjift, fjthetmlt id ”Umh @lw’ isf’t ”du`di``he’ if Kmrist, wh’rh ejjahe, ghklush fjfh klf lvjie”stuagìfn’ lfe ”grhlcifn l plrt jd it’, lfe sj tmh wmj`h (shh Olahs 7?<2). Jgvijus`ytmjunm, tmis is hxlkt`y wmlt Kmrist eie? l kursjry n`lfkh lt Hpmhsilfs 7?<5 ‛ <4,Kj`jssilfs 7, Lkt <;?79, Wjalfs <2?5, Nl`ltilfs ;?75 ‛ 78 (”Umh @lw wls jur nulreilfufti` Kmrist…’), wi`` alch tmlt k`hlr.

”[ti``, Ohsus ìhe’, I pusmhe. Mh tjè ah tmlt Ohsus eief’t ìh3 I oust eief’tufehrstlfe wmlt Mh ahlft. ”^my eief’t Mh sly it k`hlrhr:’ I sflpphe, gut eief’t klrh tj`ht tmha tlkc`h tmh sugohkt. Ay stuehft k`liahe tmlt ”Umh @lw’ wls l prjpmhky, pjiftifntj Kmrist. Drja tmh slkridikhs tmlt eief’t k`hlfsh sif, jfh wls eirhkthe tjwlre tmh @lag

tmlt lktul``y drhhe ifeivieul`s drja sif. Lkkjreifn tj tmh vhrshs, fjt ”jfh strjch jd l`htthr wi`` plss drja ”Umh @lw’ ufti` l`` is lkkjapìsmhe’, lfe rhlìzh tmlt ”l`` wlslkkjapìsmhe’ lt Kl`vlry. Xfti` Kl`vlry, ”wmjhvhr grjch jfh jd tmh `hlst jd tmhkjaalfeahfts…wi`` gh kl``he `hlst if tmh Cifneja jd Mhlvhf’, gut fjt ldthrwlres. Fjth tjj tmlt Ohsus slys ”uf`hss yjur rinmthjusfhss hxkhhes tmlt jd tmh skrighs lfeRmlrishhs, yju wi`` fhvhr hfthr tmh Cifneja jd Mhlvhf’, wmikm is phrmlps, irjfikl``y,iapjssig`h tj ej, lfe sj tmh kjaalfe itsh`d pjifts tj Kl`vlry. Fjth l`sj tmlt Ohsus isk`liaifn tmlt tmh tjp rhìnijus `hlehr s jd tmh ely whrhf’t lktul``y rinmthjus, ehspith l``tmhir tit`hs. Wltmhr, tmhy whrh mypjkriths. Umh jf`y wly lfyjfh kjuè ltthapt tj gh ajrhrinmthjusfhss tmhf tmh rhìnijus `hlehrs lfe fjt dl`` iftj prieh lfe dliùrh wls gy ghifn”if Kmrist’, l trutm tmlt l`sj pjifthe tj Kmrist.

Yht, tmlt l`` slie, sifkh, rh`ltivh tj Hthrfity, Kl`vlry mls l`wlys mlpphfhe, hvhftmh Nrlkh hxthfehe tj mualfity lt Kl`vlry wls hxthfehe tj l`` phjp`h tmrjunmjut l`` tiah ‛ it rhlkmhe glkc tj tmh ghniffifn jd tiah, lfe it rhlkmhe djrwlre tj tmh hfe. Wh`ltivh tjNje, ”Umh @lw’ wls l`wlys ”du`di``he’, gut djr mualfity tj ”rhlìzh’ sukm wls tmh klsh,Kmrist mle tj kjah, eih, lfe gh Whsurrhkthe. Umh ”prjkhss’ jd nivifn ”Umh @lw’ lfe tmhf”du`di`ìfn’ it wls djr mualfity lfe fhkhsslry, ls it is fhkhsslry djr l ajtmhr tj prjaish lrhwlre tj mhr sjf if jrehr djr tmh tiah tj kjah lgjut wmhf tmh prjaish klf gh chpt.Mistjry is tmh fhkhsslry prhrhquisith tj Kl`vlry lfe, ”u`tialth`y’, ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’ (tmhjf`y, jtmhr l`thrfltivh is lf ”Ivlf Clrlalzjv wjrè’). Mhfkh, tmlfcs tj Kmrist, tmjsh wmjeihe ghdjrh Kmrist, jf Ouenahft Ely, wi`` gh ouenhe if ìnmt jd Kl`vlry, fjt jutsieh jd it.

”Umh @lw’ Ohsus is rhdhrrifn tj if Alttmhw 8?<= ‛ <9 is au`tidlkhthe. Umis thrarhdhrs, u`tialth`y, tj tmh wmj`h Dirst Uhstlahft, lfe ls Ohsus ufvhi`s, tmh wmj`h DirstUhstlahft ”pjifthe tj’ Mis kjaifn (ìch l gjjc vhrsijf jd Ojmf tmh Glptist). LdthrKmrist’s Whsurrhktijf, tmh eiskip`hs whrh ”jphfhe’ tj ufehrstlfeifn mjw tmh DirstUhstlahft djrhsmlejwhe mis kjaifn, ls shhf if @uch 75?55 ‛ 58 (”Umis is wmlt I tjè yjuwmi`h I wls witm yju? hvhrytmifn aust gh du`di``he tmlt is writthf lgjut Ah if tmh @lw jdAjshs, tmh Rrjpmhts, lfe tmh Rslàs…’). ”Umh @lw’ eief’t ”[lfktidy’ lfyjfh, sj Ohsusklah tj nivh tmh Mj`y [pirit tj tmh wjrè sj tmlt ”[lfktidikltijf’ wls lktul``y pjssig`h (ifìfh witm tmh prjpmhkihs jd Ohrhailm ;<). îtmjut ”tmh [pirit’, phjp`h klf ej wmlt tmhy



”junmt’ tj ej, gut tmhy klffjt kmlfnh tmhir mhlrts. Ajehrf, pmi`jsjpmikl` hapmlsis jfhtmiks alchs tmh aistlch jd tmh lfkihft rhìnijus `hlehrs l`` jvhr lnlif, djr fj rhlsjf ltl``. Umhrh is fj fhhe djr fhw prjpmhkihs djr kjap`hthe tmifns.

Ohsus eief’t ehstrjy ”Umh @lw’, gut ”du`di``he’ it3 tmis is iapjrtlft eistifktijfklffjt gh jvhr`y hapmlsizhe. Umh pjift jd ”Umh @lw’, ls ufvhi`he gy Kmrist, wls fjt tj

alch mualfs rinmthjus put tj pjift jur ifhsklplg`h ufrinmthjusfhss lfe fhhe djr Kmrist.Jfh is fjt [lvhe ufti` tmhy tru`y ghìhvh tmhy lrh ufrinmthjusfhss (wmikm klf tlchKmristilfs `jfnhr tj nht tmhf ufghìhvhrs), wmikm is wmhf sjahjfh ghkjahs ”ìch Kmrist’,njje, ghlutidu`, lfe truh. If @uch <4?<>, tmh rhth`ìfn jd Alttmhw 8?<= ‛ <9, Ohsus slys ”itis hlsihr djr Mhlvhf lfe hlrtm tj eislpphlr tmlf djr tmh `hlst strjch l phf tj erjp jut jdtmh @lw’. Umis ejhsf’t ”Umh @lw’ klf’t gh ”du`di``he’ jr ”difismhe’, tmjunm it ejhs ahlf”Umh @lw’ klf’t gh ehstrjyhe. ^mhf Ohsus krihe ”it is ejfh’, tmh prjohkt stlrthe ifNhfhsis <?74 wls kjap`hthe, lfe ”Umh @lw’ wls ”kjap`hthe’. ”Umh @lw’ is l kjaalfe,ìch l ajtmhr th`ìfn mhr sjf tj k`hlf mis rjja. Id smh th``s mhr sjf tmlt smh wi`` nivh miathf ej``lrs id mh ejhs sj, djr mhr tj nivh mia thf ej``lrs upjf ejifn sj is fjt djr mhr tjhddlkh mhr prjaish, gut tj ”du`di``’ it. Umh prjaish isf’t ehstrjyhe, gut difismhe. Umh

vlìeity jd tmh ”kjap`htijf’ is ehphfehft upjf tmh prjaish ‛ yju klf’t mlvh jfh witmjuttmh jtmhr. If dlkt, rhleifn tmh Rrjpmhts ”drlahs’ lfe ”alnfidihs’ Kl`vlry3 it’s iapjrtlfttmlt phjp`h sti`` rhle tmh wmj`h Gig`h `hst tmhy aiss its du`` whinmt. L`` prjaishs lrh lcife jd prjpmhky lfe djrhsmlejwifn3 l prjaish sinfidihs wmlt jfh wi`` ej, lfe alyghlttlkmhe tj it is sjah cife jd kjftifnhfky (lf ”id’ jr ”wmhf’ jd sjah typh). ^mikm plrtsdrja tmh Dirst Uhstlahft tj ”lgieh if’ lfe wmikm fjt tj ehphfes jf plrtiku`lritihs. Idsjahjfh prjaishe tj rhwlre yju id yju stjpphe `yifn, id yju stjpphe `yifn lfe tmhy nlvhyju tmh prjaishe rhwlre, tmjunm jfh is fj `jfnhr ajtivlthe tj stjp `yifn, jfh smjuèkjftifuh tj nj lgjut ghifn trutmdu`. It’s tjj tmhir ghfhdit (tmjunm it ainmt tlch tmhalwmi`h tj rhlìzh tmis). Mjwhvhr, id sjahjfh prjaishe tj rhwlre yju id yju stjpphesthlìfn lfe id yju wlsmhe tmh klr, id yju eie gjtm, tmjunm yju ejf’t fhhe tj chhpwlsmifn tmhir klr (phrmlps, drja tmhf jf, tmhy rltmhr ej it tmhir sh`d), jfh smjuè kjftifuhtj khlsh `yifn. Alfy jd tmh `lws jd tmh Uhf Kjaalfeahfts dl`` iftj tmis shkjfe grlkcht.Jfh klf hvhf gh [lvhe id tmhy ”aurehr’ jr ”ejf’t mjfjr tmhir plrhfts’ (tmlfcs tjKl`vlry), yht tmis ejhsf’t ahlf jfh smjuè ej tmhsh tmifns. Jfh ejhsf’t mlvh tj dj``jwtmh Uhf Kjaalfeahfts tj gh [lvhe, gut its tjj tmhir ghfhdit tmlt tmhy ej. It wi`` alchtmhir ”ojy Kjap`hth’, djr tmh `hss jfh sifs, tmh ajrh jfh ìvhs.

I rhaifehe ay stuehft tmlt tmh Gig`h k`lias tmh ”@lws jd tmh @jre lrh Winmthjus’,lfe ay stuehft fjthe tmlt, ifehhe, tmh prjpmhkihs, p`lfs, lrh `lws lrh Winmthjus, lfehvhf ajrh sj ”if Kmrist’. I lsche ay stuehft id tmh ”[hrajf jf tmh Ajuft’ lfe jtmhr `lwsjd tmh [hkjfe Uhstlahft whrh du`di``he lt Kl`vlry ls wls tmh Dirst Uhstlahft, rltmhr jfhsti`` mle tj ”kut jdd tmhir mlfe’ id it klushe tmha tj sif: Ay stuehft slie ”yhs’ lfe tmlt itwlsf’t pjssig`h djr l mualf tj chhp tmh ”[hrajf jf tmh Ajuft’ witmjut Kl`vlry, djr tmltaleh wly djr tmh Mj`y [pirit. Id l phrsjf ejhs chhp Kmrist’s thlkmifns, sifkh tmhy’rhiapjssig`h, it is munh hviehfkh djr tmh Hxisthfkh jd Kmrist, Mis [lkridikh, lfe tmh prhshfkhjd Mis [pirit. It is iapjrtlft tj rhlìzh tmlt tmh pjift jd l`` Kmrist’s thlkmifns, airlk`hs,htk…whrh tj alch wly djr tmh kjaifn jd ”Umh Cifneja jd Nje’. Umh ”[hrajf jf tmhAjuft’ is ajrh sj lf lffjufkhahft jd tmh kjaifn jd ”Umh Cifneja jd Nje’ tmlf l`lyifn ejwf jd thlkmifns. F.U. ^rinmt trlfs`lths tmh Ghltituehs stlrtifn witm fjt ”G`hsshelrh…’, gut ”^jfehrdu` fhws djr…’. Umis k`lridihs tmh ahsslnh, Kmrist’s ifthft, lfe mh`ps



l rhlehr ufehrstlfe wmlt Kmrist ”du`di``he’ jf tmh Krjss (”Umh @lw’ lfe l`` its ”pjiftifntjwlre’ tmh kjaifn jd tmh ”Cifneja’). @lst`y, lfy jd tmh ”ajrl` thlkmifns’ tmlt Kmrist`lys ejwf lrh jf`y ”ahlfifndu`’ lfe ”pjssig`h’ witm tmh Mj`y [pirit ‛ Kmrist fhvhrifthfehe djr tmha tj gh dj``jwhe witmjut Mis g`jje lfe Mj`y [pirit.

Fhvhr `httifn up, ay stuehft l`sj tjè tj rhle F.U. ^rinmt’s kjaahftlry jf tmh

gjjc jd Alttmhw. ^rinmt grlkchts Alttmhw 8?<; tmrjunm vhrsh 72 tjnhtmhr lfehapmlsizhs tmlt Ohsus, ls l rhvjùtijflry, is tryifn tj chhp tjnhtmhr tmh jè drlahwjrc sjtmlt Isrlh` kjuè mlfe`h tmh fhw ”Cifneja jd Nje’. Whvjùtijflrihs wmj dli` tj chhptjnhtmhr tmh sjkil` nùh alch tmh aistlchs jd tmh Drhfkm Whvjùtijf (ls rhkjrehe gyUjkquhvi``h lfe Gurch)3 jf`y rhvjùtijflrihs wmj ejf’t tmrjw jut tmh wmj`h sjkil`systha, gut rltmhr h`hvlth jr rhklìgrlth it (phrmlps witm l Kjfstitutijf), lrh sukkhssdu` lttmh hfe jd tmh ely. Xfdjrtuflth`y, ajst rhvjùtijfs, fjt sj wish, rhsu`t if oust ajrh g`jjesmhe (ìch ”Umh Whinf jd Uhrrjr’) lfe thfe tj usmhr if l tlchjvhr gy l minmhr -up iftmh aiìtlry (ìch Flpj`hjf). Umh pjift jd Kmrist’s kjaifn is tj hflg`h tmh phjp`h tj ghtmh ”sl`t jd tmh hlrtm’ lfe ”ìnmt jd tmh wjrè’3 tmis wi`` tlch l fhw jrehr lfe rinmthjusfhssnrhlthr tmlf ”Umh @lw’ lfe tmh Rmlrishhs, pjssig`h jf`y if ”tmh [pirit’ lfe @jvh.

[ti``, I pjifthe jut, fjfh jd tmis kmlfnhs tmh dlkt tmlt, ghdjrh Kl`vlry, Nje lsche phjp`h tj aurehr tmjsh wmj eief’t jgshrvh tmh [lggltm (wmikm is jf`y jfh jd kjuft`hss,rieiku`jus, mjrrig`h tmifns tmlt Nje kjaalfehe). Ay stuehft tjè ah tmhrh lrh kjuft`hss, glsik lpj`jnhtik gjjcs tmlt whrh leerhss tmhsh quhstijfs, lfe lsche wmy I mlef’t rhlelfy jd tmha. I tjè tmha ghklush tmhy whrh ”jpiua djr tmh alsshs’, lfe mh lsche ah mjwI cfhw tmlt. I tjè mia it wls ghklush I wls l ”grinmt’. Mh tjè ah I wls lf Ltmhist, ghklush l grinmt phrsjf wlsf’t infjrlft. I eief’t th`` mia tmlt I mle rhle ajrh tmhj`jnytmlf mh mle, ghklush I, ìch [jkrlths, mlvh djufe tmlt yju klf `hlrf ajrh lgjut mjwinfjrlft sjahjfh h`sh is gy lktifn infjrlft yjursh`d. I sai`he, lfe ldthr th`ìfn ah tj rhletj rhle Is Nje l Ajrl` Ajfsthr: gy Rlu` Kjplf, tmh stuehft tjè ah tj rhlìzh tmlt tmhcife jd phrsjf wmj wjuè mlvh ghhf lf ”Ltmhist’ lfe rhdrlifhe drja dj``jwifn tmh[lggltm if tmh dirst khftury wjuè mlvh ghhf eiddhrhft drja tmh ajehrf Ltmhist. Mhk`liahe phjp`h whrhf’t ”Ltmhists’ sj aukm ls tmhy ghìhvhe Nje Hxisthe lfe mlthe Mia, gut I tmifc mh aleh tmis up jf tmh s pjt djr tmh slch jd lrnuahft. L`sj, mh slie it’siapjrtlft tj fjth tmlt Nje eief’t th`` ”mualfity’ tj ci`` tmjsh tmlt eief’t jgshrvh tmh[lggltm, gut tmh Ohws. L plrtiku`lr aust fjt gh hxtrlkthe tj l ufivhrsl`. Ujely, tmjshkjaalfes lrh tj gh rhle if tmh ìnmt jd Kl`vlry lfe tmh [pirit, wmikm alchs tmha”du`di``he’ (ls l`rhley leerhsshe). Fjth l`sj tmlt alfy Ohws wjuè lrnuh tmlt jgshrvifntmh [lggltm is tj tmhir ghfhdit lfe tmlt djr Nje tj hfdjrkh its jgshrvlfkh is djr Nje tjwlft rhst, ojy, lfe phlkh djr tmha. Umlt sjufehe ifslfh tj ah. Ay stuehft tmhfhapmlsizhe tmh iapjrtlfkh jd rhleifn tmh Dirst Uhstlahft if tmh kjfthxt jd tmh stjry drja”Umh Dl``’ tjwlre Kmrist lfe ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’, lfe jfh aust ufehrstlfe l`` ru`hs, `lws,htk…jd tmh Dirst Uhstlahft ls l kjfshquhfkh jd ”Umh Dl``’, fjt Nje’s î``. ”Umh @lw’aust l`sj rhle if its mistjrikl` kjfthxt3 kjaplrhe witm surrjufeifn sjkihtihs, tmh Ohwswhrh slifts. Lnlif, I tmifc mh aleh tmis up djr tmh slch jd lrnuahft. @lst`y, ay stuehft pjifthe jut tmlt oust ghklush sjahtmifn is if tmh Dirst Uhstlahft ejhsf’t ahlf tmlt Njelnrhhe witm it jr tmlt Nje wlfthe it tj mlpphf3 alfy jd Nje’s kjaalfes tj gltt`h witmKlfllfiths, htk…lrh euh tj sif wi``he gy mualfity. Wltmhr tmlf nivh ah plrtiku`lrrhlsjfs tj lkkhpt alsslkrhs if tmh Dirst Uhstlahft, tmh stuehft siehsthpphe tmh ehglth lfetjè ah tj nj rhle Kjplf’s gjjc. Umjunm, mh aleh sjah ajrh, ahlfifn`hss stlthahfts,



lfe tjè ah tmlt id lf Hthrfl` Nje kjaalfehe l alsslkrh, Mh k`hlr`y Ouenhe sukm lsfhkhsslry ldthr kjfsiehrifn l`` pjssig`h ”kluslìtihs’. Rhrmlps id tmhsh ”kruh`’ kjaalfeswhrhf’t nivhf gy Nje, tmh Ohws wjuèf’t gh lrjufe tjely: Kjfsiehrifn mjw jdthfmualfity mls trihe tj ehstrjy tmh Ohws, tmlt’s l vlìe pjssigiìty. Id tmh Ohws whrhehstrjyhe, Ohsus wjuèf’t mlvh kjah, lfe Hlsthr wjuè mlvh fhvhr jkkurrhe. Umh

^hsthrf ^jrè wjuè gh l aukm eiddhrhft p`lkh, lfe ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’ wjuèf’t gh jftmh wly. Nje, Hthrfl`, Cfjws l`` pjssig`h mistjrihs, lfe Ouenhe tmis jfh ls ghst3 tmis ghifn tmh klsh, Nje wls ”Oustidihe’ nivifn tmh kjaalfes Mh nlvh. Ay stuehft rueh`yleehe tmlt jf`y l whl`tmy fltijf tmlt wlsf’t surrjufehe gy phjp`h wmj wlfthe tj ehstrjyit kjuè ouenh tmh Ohws ls ”glrglrik’ djr hfnlnifn if tmh g`jjesmhe it mle tj tmrjunmjuttmh Dirst Uhstlahft.

45;. I tjè l stuehft tmlt lfyjfh wmj lktul``y rhles tmh Gig`h wi`` rhlìzh tmlt it isf’t”Ifspirhe’ gy Nje, lfe mh tjè ah tmlt mh wls dlir`y khrtlif Lunustifh, Lquifls, lfeHewlres cfhw tmh Gig`h gy mhlrt.

455. Ghdjrh I lsche mia l quhstijf, tmh stuehft lsche ah id tmis wls tmh plrt wmhrh Ilsche mia l glsik quhstijf lnlifst Kmristilfity tmlt kjuè gh lfswhrhe drja lfLpj`jnhtiks <2< Mlfegjjc jr siap`h Njjn`h shlrkm, lfe tmhf ifthrrupthe mia witmlfjtmhr jfh ghdjrh mh kjuè difism lfswhrifn tmh dirst quhstijf: Mh lsche ah id tmis wlstmh plrt if wmikm I wls suppjshe tj lkt ìch I wls ifthrhsthe.

458. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt it wls hlsihr tj nht phjp`h drja wjrsmipifn iej`s if tmh DirstUhstlahft tmlf it wls tjely3 tmh iej`s ushe tj gh visig`h. Umh lgsureity kjuè gh shhf. Fjw, iej`s lrh if phjp`h’s aifes. Umh lgsureity is fjw l `hfs.

454. I ejf’t tlch Kmristilfs shrijus`y wmj mlvhf’t ghhf lkkushe jd ghifn if l ku`t.

45>. If ay k`lssrjja, dlitm ejhsf’t chhp yju drja trjug`h, gut nhts yju iftj it. I prjvhtmlt dlitm ejhsf’t alch jfh’s ”ojy Kjap`hth’3 I, l`jfh, eiskrheit Nje’s ^jre. Hviehfkhdjr ay sukkhss is hvhrywmhrh? I mhlr stuehfts sly l`` tmh tiah ”Nje mh`p ah nht tmrjunmtmis k`lss’.

45=. ^my lrh Kmristilfs jgshsshe witm ghifn ”gjrf lnlif’: Fjt jfh jd tmh eiskip`hs wls”gjrf lnlif’ ghdjrh Ohsus wls krukidihe.

459. Yju klf gh l thlkmhr djr alfy, gut l ahftjr djr jfh.

482. Jgvijus Kmristilfs ejf’t sif, ghklush fjt jfh jd tmha mls kut jdd tmhir mlfes.

48<. Kjadjrt is l elfnhrjus mlresmip.

487. Ejhs lfyjfh cfjw wmlt tmh Njsph` slys: ”Fj, F.U. ^rinmt’, l stuehft rhpìhe.

48;. Mls lf lpj`jnhtik gjjc hvhr kjfvifkhe jfh Ltmhist:



485. Lpplrhft`y ”Hthrfl` ìdh’ is suppjshe tj ghnif tjely, ”jf hlrtm ls it is if Mhlvhf’,lfe mistjry is tmh stjry jd mjw Nje ghkjahs Cifn.

488. Umh wjrè’s ajst prlktikhe ghìhd -systha is Gueemisa.

484. Ay stuehft lsche ah id I kjuè chhp l phrsjf drja aurehrifn sjahjfh gy th`ìfnmia I thlkm lt Jxdjre.

48>. Umh s`jwfhss drja tmh Dirst Uhstlahft tj Kl`vlry is dlst kjaplrhe tj tmh s`jwfhssdrja Kl`vlry tj ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’3 I’a surprishe tmis ejhsf’t kjfkhrf Kmristilfs.

48=. Id skihfkh prjvhs tmlt altthr is aleh jd ltjas, l phrsjf ”junmt’ tj ghìhvh sukm istmh klsh. Umis sj`vhs Muah’s ”is/junmt’ prjg`ha.

489. Xfifthftijfl``y, Lahriklfs ajst`y prlktikh tmh rhìnijf jd ”prjdhssijfl` spjrts’.

442. Umh stuehft ah tmlt l mualf cfjws rlph is jgohktivh`y wrjfn lfe I tjè miaajrlìty wls sugohktivh, gut tmlt eief’t ahlf sugohktivh ajrlìty smjuèf’t gh trhlthe lsjgohktivh. Mh tjè ah tmlt ajrlìty wlsf’t sugohktivh3 wmlt prjvhe it wls jfh’s ifstlftrhlktijf lnlifst rlph tmh ajahft tmhy slw. Umlt flturl` ”d`lrifn up’ wls chy, lfe I tjèmia it mle l gij`jnikl` klush. Mh lnrhhe lfe tjè ah Nje Krhlthe mualfs tj mlvh it.

44<. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt Gueziszhwsci d`he drja Nje gy writifn l eisshrtltijf lfe ghkjaifn stupie, l ”grinmt’. Mh smjuè mlvh ghhf ajrh eheiklthe lfe chpt ruffifn.

447. Nje kjaalfehe ”tmju sml`` fjt ci``’ lfe tmhf kjaalfehe Ajshs tj alsslkrh rivl`fltijfs. Ohsus slie ”turf tmh jtmhr kmhhc’ lfe whft lgjut wmippifn tmh tlx kj``hktjrs.Umhsh kjftrleiktijfs alch ah `lunm. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt tmh Uhf Kjaalfeahftswhrh plrt jd ”Umh @lw’ djr Isrlh`, tj Isrlh`. Isrlh`’s ifthrlktijfs witm jutsieh fltijfskjuè hftli` eiddhrhft prjtjkj` glshe jf rltmhr jr fjt tmh fltijf wlfthe Isrlh` ehstrjyhe.Umhf, tmh stuehft tjè ah tj nj rhle lgjut ”Oust ^lr Umhjry’, lfe tj chhp if aife tmlt”turf tmh jtmhr kmhhc’ is if rhnlre tj phrsjfl` jddhfshs, lfe ejhsf’t ahlf jfh is fjt tj nhtlfnry id lfnhr is ”oustidihe’. Uj ah, tmlt alchs tmh kjaalfeahfts lfe thlkmifnsirrh`hvlft3 tj ay stuehft, tmis alchs it l`` jrnlfik lfe rhlìstik.

44;. I ejf’t ghìhvh tmh phjp`h wmj tl`c lgjut ”njèhf rjles’ lfe ”Ivy Nlths’ rhlìzh mjwlgsure Mhlvhf sjufes.

445. ^my lrh phjp`h wi`ìfn tj ”dlst’ djr l Fjfhxisthft Nje:

448. Id Nje is if kjftrj` jd wmhrh hvhry splrrjw `lfes, tmh sal``hst ehtli`s jd l phrsjf’sìdh, tmhf Nje aust rhl``y ìch aurehr, wlr, lfe Mh``. ^h fhhe tj nht rie jd jur oueikil`systha, `hst wh iapheh Nje’s R`lf. Uj l`` tmis, l stuehft tjè ah tj rhahaghr hvhrytmifntmlt mle ghhf slie lgjut Nje’s [jvhrhinfty lfe tmh sjvhrhinfty jd ”tmh nje jd tmis lnh’.

444. I nuhss I’a ”tmh Ghlst’.



44>. Ejhs fj jfh h`sh rhlìzh tmlt it’s l`` rltijflìzltijf:

449. K`hlr`y ajst lrh Ltmhists3 mjw alfy Kmristilfs mlvh sjè l` tmhir pjsshssijfslfe nivhf tj tmh pjjr: Lrh tmhrh fjt gi`ìjfs if pjvhrty: L stuehft, if rhspjfsh, tjè ah

fjt tj ufivhrslìzh drja l plrtiku`lr, tj fjt djrnht lgjut tmh wlys tmlt tmh Mj`y [piritnuiehs ifeivieul`s iftj l`` lrhls jd sjkihty, lfe tj fjt gh sj quikc ls tj tmifc tmlt lKmurkm’s ”p`lynrjufe’ ejhsf’t mh`p guiè ”tmh Cifneja’. Jfh fhvhr cfjws wmj l kmièaly ahht tmhrh wmj wi`` djrhvhr kmlfnh tmhir ìdh, fjr mjw tmh elyklrh dufktijf ltKmurkm aly drhh l ajtmhr up tj `hlrf lgjut tmh Njsph`.

Hxkushs.

4>2. Umh Hukmlrist is tmh ajst sleistik lpprjvl` jd klffiglìsa if mualf mistjry. Erifcay g`jje: Hlt ay d`hsm: Kmristilfs mlvh ghhf fuaghe tj tmh [ltlfisa jd tmh ritul`, gut Ifhlr`y tmrjw up wmhfhvhr I mhlr lgjut it. [thpmhf Cifn kjuèf’t kjah up witm sjahtmifnajrh mjrrig`h. L stuehft lsche ah mjw mistjry wjuè gh eiddhrhft witmjut tmh Hukmlrist,

lfe I tjè mia tmlt it wjuè ghtthr. Ls it is k`hlr tmlt tmh Alylfs wlsthe tiah lfe hfhrny guièifn tmhir thap`hs, it is jgvijus tmlt phjp`h wlsth tiah guièifn kmurkmhs lfeerifcifn Kmrist’s g`jje.

4><. I lsche l stuehft wmy Kmurkmhs fhhehe tj kj``hkt ajfhy id Nje suphrflturl``ytrlfsdhrs whl`tm tj phjp`h, lfe mh slie tmlt Nje ”kj-`lgjrs’ witm mualfs, rltmhr tmlfwjrc jvhr tmha. Id Nje wjrche ”jvhr’ phjp`h, tmhir g`hssifns wjuè lìhflth tmha (lswjuè lf ”Ivlf Clrlalzjv wjrè’). Umh stuehft slie l dhw tmifns lgjut mjw l gjss wi``fhvhr nivh rhspjfsigiìtihs tj lf ufthsthe phrsjf, tmlt mjw sjahjfh ehl`s witm tmh ajfhyis lf ifeikltijf jd wmj tmhy lrh, tmlt nhfhrjsity is tmh klush jd whl`tm (if tmh Lela[aitm shfsh) (lfe nhfhrjsity tlchs drhheja), tmlt id jfh is wish witm tmhir diflfkhs, tmhywi`` gh wish witm tmhir ìdh, lfe l`` I mhlre wls rltijflìzltijfs.

4>7. Id Nje Is Rhrdhkt, wmy lrhf’t Kmristilfs phrdhkt, rltmhr tmlf krlzy: [la Mlrris writhstmlt ”…tmh `hlst rhìnijus sjkihtihs jf Hlrtm….lrh l`sj tmh mhl`tmihst…Kjfvhrsh`y, tmh 82fltijfs fjw rlfche `jwhst if thras jd mualf ehvh`jpahft lrh ufwlvhrifn`yrhìnijus…Umh Xfithe [tlths is…ufiquh`y gh`hlnuhrhe gy minm rlths jd mjaikieh,lgjrtijf, thhf prhnflfky, [UE ifdhktijf lfe ifdlft ajrtlìty. Umh slah kjaplrisjf mjèstruh witmif tmh Xfithe [tlths itsh`d? [jutmhrf lfe Aiewhsthrf stlths, kmlrlkthrizhe gy tmhminmhst `hvh`s jd rhìnijus suphrstitijf lfe mjstiìty tj Hvjùtijflry tmhjry, lrh hsphkil``y p`lnuhe gy tmh lgjvh ifeikltjrs jd sjkihtl` eysdufktijf…tmhsh dlkts prjvh tmlt ltmhisa is phrdhkt`y kjapltig`h witm tmh glsik lspirltijfs jd l kivi` sjkihty3 tmhy l`sj prjvh,kjfkùsivh`y, tmlt rhìnijus dlitm ejhs fjtmifn tj hfsurh l sjkihty’s mhl`tm’. Jgvijus`ykjrrh`ltijf ejhsf’t iap`y klusltijf, gut I tmifc if tmis ifstlfkh tmh dlkts sphlc djr tmhirsh`vhs. ^mhf I lrnuhe tmis ifvifkig`h pjift tj ay stuehfts, jfh jd tmha fjthe tmlt Ohsuseie kjah tj [lvh siffhrs, fjt tmh rinmthjus, lfe tmlt siffhrs thfe tj rhkjnfizh tmhir fhhedjr Nje ajrh sj tmlf ej tmh ”njje’. [mh tmhf slie tmlt oust ghklush sjahjfh di``s jut jf ldjra tmlt tmhy lrh ”Kmristilf’, ejhsf’t ahlf tmhy lrh ”tj Nje’. Fjth l`sj tmlt Ohsus eief’tkjah tj alch Kmristilfs, gut phjp`h wmj lrh ”Du``y mualf’ (tj alch l pjift jdWjjcallchr’s). Alfy phjp`h wmj k`lia tj gh ”Kmristilf’ lrh sti`` jf tmhir wly tj



ghkjaifn ”Kmristilf’ (jr ”Du``y mualf’). Ay stuehft fjthe tmlt ay stltistiks prjvhe tmltLahrikl wlsf’t ”l Kmristilf Fltijf’ gut l ”Fltijf jd Kmristhfeja’ (l`ùeifn tjCihrchnllre’), lfe tmlt tmis wls eisturgifn. Ay stuehft fjthe tmlt ufrhìnijus fltijfs,tmjunm skjrifn minm jf ”rinmthjusfhss’ lfe ”dufktijflìty’, ainmt l`sj skjrh minm jf”ghifn Rmlrishhs’, wmikm I tmjunmt wls l git jd l kjpjut, lfe tmlt tmh alojrity jd

Lahrikl’s sjkil` eysdufktijfs aly gh euh tj althril` whl`tm grjunmt lgjut gy tmhsukkhss jd Klpitlìsa, ajrh sj tmlf Kmristilfity. Kjadjrt is tmh nrhlthst kjrrupthr. Aystuehft l`sj slie tmlt tmh Ehvi`’s ghst strlthnihs lrh tmjsh tmlt alch l siffhr ghìhvh tmhylrh l Kmristilf3 Lahrikl shhas tj mlvh ghhf gìfesiehe gy tmis tlktik. Umh stuehft tmhfslie tmlt I wls lssuaifn ifth`ìnhfkh, mhl`tm, kmlrity, htk…whrh tmh stlfelres ghst tj ouenh l phrsjf gy. ^mlt’s ghst tj mualfs is fjt fhkhsslri`y ghst tj Nje. Nje shhs hlkmsiffhr ”if tmh @inmt jd Kmrist’, lfe tmjsh wmj lrh ”tmh Cifns jd tmh fltijfs’ lrh fjtfhkhsslri`y tmjsh witm phrdhkt NRLs. Umh Ahlsurh tmlt Nje Ouenhs ifth`ìnhfkh, mhl`tm,kmlrity, htk…is fjt tmh slah ls tmh XF (lfe rhahaghr Mlyhc’s wlrfifns lgjutstltistiks). @lst`y, ay stuehft fjthe tmlt tmh alif prjg`ha ainmt gh tmlt Kmristilfs cfjwl `jt lgjut [l`vltijf lfe ”djrnivhfhss jd sifs fj altthr wmlt’, gut fjtmifn lgjut

”[lfktidikltijf’. Umis ”strlw ahf’ kjfstruktijf lfe rltijflìzltijf fhvhr hfes.I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt rhìnijus fltijfs nivh `hss djrhinf lie, lfe jfh jd tmha

lsche ”gy wmlt stlfelre: \ulìty vhrsus qulftity: Rhr klpitl jr lajuft:’, tjè ah tmlt mhwjfehrhe mjw aukm ejahstik lie Lahriklfs nlvh (lfe mjw aukm it wjuè gh id tlxhswhrh `jwhr lfe njvhrfahft lie lfe ”sldhty-fhts’ `hss), lfe tmlt Elagisl Ajyj aust ghnrlthdu` djr rhìnijus phjp`h.

4>;. It’s l git suspikijus tmlt tmh jf`y mistjrik ejkuahft tmlt ahftijfs tmh Whsurrhktijf istmh Gig`h.

4>5. I rhaifehe ay stuehft tmlt Kmristilfity wls oust l gufkm jd plnlf ghìhds lfe ritul`salsshe tjnhtmhr. Dirst, l stuehft kjfnrltu`lthe ah djr rhlìzifn sjahtmifn tmlt @utmhr lfeHewlres fhvhr kjfsiehrhe, lfe tmhf lsche ah wmy Ohws wjuè lejpt plnlf aytmj`jnydrja tmh Wjalf Hapirh tmhy ehspishe: ^juè tmh Ohws hvhf mlvh ghhf dlaiìlr witm l``tmjsh jtmhr rhìnijfs: Mjw wjuè alcifn up tmhsh stjrihs lgjut Ohsus mh`p Kmristilfssprhle tmhir rhìnijf, shhifn tmlt tmhy wjuè mlvh oust gjrhe plnlfs witm tmha, ghklushtmh plnlfs wjuè mlvh mhlre tmha l`` ghdjrh: K.[. @hwis k`liahe l`` tmh plnlf ghìhdswhrh aisnuiehe prjpmhkihs tmlt nrleul``y klah iftj djkus upjf tmh mistjrikl` phrsjf jdKmrist. Ls Ouelisa wlithe djr tmh Ahssilm jd Kmrist, it is ls id l`` tmh jtmhr rhìnijfs whrhwlitifn djr, lfe ”pjiftifn tj’, Kmrist, witmjut hvhf rhlìzifn it. @hwis, stueyifn wmlt mheie, wls vhry lwlrh jd l`` tmh plnlf aytmj`jnihs, ls wls Kmhsthrtjf, lfe gjtm ahf alehl pjift tj hapmlsizh tmlt, tmjunm tmh ghìhd systhas mle siai`lritihs, Kmristilfity wls tmhjf`y jfh tj k`lia tmlt it’s Ahssilm wls l rhl`, mistjrikl` phrsjf. L`sj, alfy Kmristilfmistjrilfs lfe lpj`jnhtiks wjuè eisputh tmlt tmh siai`lritihs ghtwhhf tmh ghìhds stlfejfkh thsthe lfe hxlaifhe3 ay stuehft tjè ah tj nj `jjc aysh`d tj dife jut wmlt mhahlft. I wjfehr id rhìnijus phjp`h rhlìzh tmhy tmifc l`` tmh jtmhr rhìnijfs lrh krlzy, gutfjt tmhirs.



4>8. Umh whgsith ”^my Ejhsf’t Nje Mhl` Laputhhs:’ is di``he witm kjuft`hss njje pjifts. Uj ay ghfhdit, I’vh ahajrizhe ajst jd its gri`ìlft pjifts.

4>4. Ohsus wlsf’t `jvifn3 mh wls rltmhr rueh lfe ifkjfsiehrlth, ìch Ojmf Nl`t. Lstuehft tjè ah I wls rinmt, Ohsus wlsf’t `jvifn3 Ohsus Is @jvh. ”@jvh is l thrrig`h tmifn’ I

rhpìhe, lfe rhaifehe tmh stuehft lgjut mjw Ohsus tjè plrlg`hs tmlt mle fj mistjrikl` glkcifn, kl``s iffjkhft, njje phjp`h ”ejns’ lfe ”grjjes jd viphrs’, ieijtikl``y th``s phjp`htj pjch jut tmhir hyhs sj tmlt tmhy wjf’t sif (tmjunm tmis is l skihftidikl``y rieiku`jussjùtijf), ci``s din trhhs lfe pins djr fj rhlsjf, nivhs kjfdìktifn lfswhrs jf mjw tj nhtHthrfl` @idh, th``s phjp`h tj ”`jvh tmhir hfhaihs’ lfe tmhf njhs lgjut wmippifn up tlx-kj``hktjrs ghdjrh shfeifn tmha tj Mh``, th``s phjp`h tj gh l ”ìnmt jd tmh wjrè’ gut tj miehif tmhir rjja wmhf tmhy prly ‛ tmh ìst njhs jf lfe jf. Ay stuehft smjt glkc l ìfh drjaOjshpm Rrifkh lfe slie ”Ohsus Is @jvh, gut Ohsus isf’t fhkhsslri`y fikh’, lfe tj tmlt I`lunmhe. Umh stuehft tmhf tjè ah fjt tj djrnht tmlt Nje Is Oustikh, tj rhdrlif drjahxtrlktifn ufivhrsl`s drja plrtiku`lrs, tj dli` tj iehftidy wmlt ehtli`s if tmh Gig`h lrh ìch”`lyhrs jd plift’ tmlt klf `ly jvhr jfh lfjtmhr rltmhr tmlf kjftrleikt, tj chhp if aife tmh

kjfthxt, tj fjt kjfdush ”`jvifn yjur hfhaihs’ witm ”ghifn ufoust’, tj rhlìzh tmlt ghifn l”ìnmt tj tmh wjrè’ tlchs `hlrfifn muaiìty, lfe tmhf tmh grlt tjè ah tj nj rhle lkjaahftlry jf tmh Gig`h.

4>>. ”^my eie Nje alch mis ^jre rhquirh l kjaahftlry tj gh ufehrstjje:’ Isflpphe. Jut jd l`` tmh phjp`h tmrjunmjut mualf mistjry, wmy eie Nje kmjjsh sjahi`ìthrlth ieijts drja tmh Aiee`h Hlst tj writh ”Umh ^jre jd Nje’: Mle Nje kmjshf[mh``y jr ^jreswjr tm, mualfity wjuè mlvh ghfhdithe l tmjuslfes tiah ajrh drja ”Umh^jre’. Mle Kmrist lfe Nje ghhf ghtthr sphlchrs, kjuft`hss wlrs, ehglths ghtwhhfehfjaifltijfs, lrnuahfts, lfe ifstlfkhs jd g`jjesmhe kjuè mlvh ghhf lvjiehe. Wltmhrtmlf klush kjuft`hss mjrr jrs, id Kmrist wls Nje, wjuèf’t mh mlvh prhvhfthe tmha:

I tmifc Elfih` \uiff put it ghst if Umh [tjry jd G? ”Umh Nje jd rhvhl`herhìnijfs…is l prjdjufe`y iflrtiku`lth Nje…Uj gh mjfhst, I’e gh haglrrlsshe tj ghlssjkilthe witm l nje ls ifkjaphthft ls tmlt’. Wltmhr tmlf ghìhvh if l djjìsm Nje, wmyfjt gh l skihftist, lfe ghìhvh if ghlutidu`, truh, lfe njje ufivhrsh lrjufe us. It is di``hewitm ”njes’ ajrh wjfehrdu` tmlf Nje. Umh Kmristilf Nje ”wriths if wjres. Umh njes I’atl`cifn lgjut writh if nl`lxihs lfe stlr systhas lfe p`lfhts lfe jkhlfs…’ (\uiff). ^myshtt`h djr l ìdh jd infjrlfkh wmhf jfh klf ìvh l ìdh jd lwh: Njes lt `hlst alch tmhirhxisthfkh jgvijus3 tmhy wlft gi`ìjfs tj dj``jw tmha, ufìch Nje.

Jd kjursh, id yju mle l tmhj`jnilf, yju’e gh lg`h tj ufehrstlfe tmh Gig`h.”K`lrity is k`lrity’ (Elwcifs), lfe tmh Gig`h `lkcs lfy jd it.^my ejhs Kmristilfity tlch muferhes jd kjfvhrsltijfs, plphrs, htk…tj hxp`lif

lfe rltijflìzh: ^my isf’t it siap`hr: I’vh fjtikhe Is`la, Mifeuisa ‛ l`` rhìnijfs ‛ mlvhlf hìth, ifth``hktul` k`lss wmj ”ufehrstlfe’ mjw tmh rhìnijf is oustidihe. [urh`y tmh plnlfs mle skmj`lrs lfe ”nhfiushs’ wmj ufehrstjje mjw tmh plnlf aytms whrh ”rltijfl`’ehspith l`` tmh hviehfkh lnlifst tmha. Jd kjursh, wh fjw cfjw tmlt tmjsh ”nhfiushs’ whrhieijts. [urh`y tmh plnlfs mle tmhir jwf Kmhsthrtjf, @hwis, lfe Lquifls, ls tmh Ausìaslfe Mifeus mlvh mle tmhirs.

Mj`y gjjcs alch fj shfsh. Umhy l`` fhhe phjp`h wmj lrh ”heuklthe’ if mjw tjifthrprht tmha. ^my wjuè Nje mlvh l gjjc gh writthf tmlt jf`y tmhj`jnilfs klf



ufehrstlfe: L tmhj`jnilf klf, jd kjursh, nivh yju lf hxp`lfltijf djr hvhrytmifn if tmhirrhìnijf, ghklush jf`y lf heuklthe mualf klf ghìhvh if tmh lgsure. If Flzi Nhralfy,tmh ajrh heuklthe yju whrh, tmh ajrh ìch`y yju whrh tj plrtikiplth if tmh Mj`jklust.Umis is ghklush, I ghìhvh, tmh salrthr yju lrh, tmh ajrh hquipphe yju lrh tj rltijflìzhtmh lgsure. Id yju mlvh l kj``hnh heukltijf, yju mlvh wmlt yju fhhe tj ghìhvh tmlt djur-

`hld k`jvhs grifn njje ùkc. Fhhe I sly ajrh:I wi``. Fjth tmlt Nje, rltmhr tmlf sphlc djr miash`d, ushs phjp`h ìch Rlt Wjgifsjf

lfe Ghffy Miff tj gh mis ”ajutmpihkhs’. Umhy’rh ifslfh. Ifslfh phjp`h lrh njje ltifslfh tmifns.

Uj tmis, ay stuehft k`liahe tmlt, ls Kmristilfs smjuè fjt grlkcht Ltmhists l`` iftj p`hlsurh-shhchrs, sj Ltmhists smjuè fjt grlkcht l`` ghìhvhrs iftj ale-phjp`h. Nje ushs F.U. ^rinmt, Lunustifh, Crhhdt, htk…l`` jd wmikm lrh vhry slfh lfe vhry ifth`ìnhft. Mhtjè ah fjt tj pikc jut l dhw tj alch l stlthahft lgjut l``. Umlt slie, tmh stuehft glkctrlkche lfe slie mh wls if fj p`lkh tj sly tmlt Wjgifsjf jr Miff whrhf’t ejifn tmhî`` jd Nje3 Nje ushs phjp`h drja l`` sjkijhkjfjaik lfe heukltijf k`lsshs, lfe ushs

tmha tj ej eiddhrhft tmifns. L Rhfthkjst klf gh kl``he tj ej sjahtmifn eiddhrhft tmlf lskmj`lr, lfe tmhrh is fjtmifn wrjfn witm tmlt.Durtmhrajrh, ay stuehft slie tmlt l`` mualfs rltijflìzh sjah vhrsijf jd rhlìty3

tmh quhstijf is ”wmy Kmristilfity jvhr Is`la, Ltmhisa, Gueemisa, htk…:’ lfe is jfh oustidihe tj ltthapt rltijflìzltijf if tmh dirst p`lkh. Ay stuehft k`liahe tmlt Kmristilfsmle rhlsjfs (ls eiskusshe `jfn lnj) tj ltthapt rltijflìzltijf jd tmh rhìnijf, lfe tj sh`hktKmristilfity jvhr Is`la, Ltmhisa, htk…tmjunm tj tmh ehnrhh tmis wls truh tj l nivhfifeivieul` wls tj tmh ehnrhh tmlt tmhy mle hfnlnhe if tmh pmi`jsjpmikl`, tmhj`jnikl` ojurfhy djr Urutm.

@lst`y, ay stuehft lrnuhe tmlt wh smjuèf’t kjfkhftrlth jf rltmhr jr fjt tmh Gig`his k`hlr, gut rltmhr it mls kmlfnhe tmh wjrè, lfe mjw mls it ejfh sj. ^h wjuè hxphkt fjtfhkhsslri`y tmlt tmh gjjc gh k`hlr, gut tmlt ”Umh ^jre jd Nje’ wjuè kmlfnh hvhrytmifn .Uj lrnuh tmlt Nje’s ^jre wjuè gh k`hlr is tj tlch jf`y jfh vlrilg`h jd wmlt ”Umh ^jrejd Nje’ mls tj lkkjapìsm. It mls tj ej aukm ajrh tmlf oust gh k`hlr, lfe phrmlps, tjlkkjapìsm its u`tialth njl` (jd grifnifn lgjut ghìhd if Kmrist lfe ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’), tmhGig`h klffjt gh k`hlr. Umh Gig`h Is Rhrdhkt (Jgohktivh`y), tmjunm fjt fhkhsslri`y phrdhkt(sugohktivh`y), djr sjahtmifn is phrdhkt tj tmh ehnrhh it ejhs wmlt it wls aleh tj ej.[ifkh tmh Gig`h wls ”Ifspirhe’ gy Nje, jf`y Nje Cfjws id tmh Gig`h Is Rhrdhkt jr fjt, djrjf`y Nje mls lf Hthrfl` Tihw jd mistjry.

Ay stuehft slie tmlt id tmh Gig`h wls writthf k`hlrhr, sifkh phjp`h wjuèf’t mlvhtj wrhst`h witm it, phrmlps it wjuèf’t altthr tjely, lfe tmh wjrè wjuè fj `jfnhr klrhlgjut it: Dlu`cfhr lfe Ojykh, tj flah twj jd alfy, whrhf’t k`hlr, gut tmhy ajst khrtlif`ywhrhf’t stupie, lfe tmhir gjjcs ajst khrtlif`y lrhf’t ouenhe ls djjìsmfhss. Umhir ”elrcsphhkm’ wls l rhsu`t fjt jd stupieity, gut ghklush tmhy whrh tryifn tj lrtiku`lth ehhp, vlsttrutms lfe iehls tmlt kjuèf’t gh put lfy jtmhr wly. Umhy whrh tryifn tj nivh djra tjajehrfisa, ehskrigh mjw kjfskijusfhss jphrlths, ifvhftifn ìthrlry ahtmjes,htk…[kmj`lrs ejf’t kjfsiehr tmhsh ifeivieul`s dliùrhs, ghklush tmhy ouenh tmha rh`ltivhtj tmhir dihè, lfe l`sj if rhnlre tj wmlt tmhy whrh tryifn tj lkkjapìsm. Jf`y Nje Cfjws^mlt/wmlt tmh Gig`h wls Aleh/aleh tj Lkkjapìsm/lkkjapìsm, sj jf`y Nje klf Ouenh



rltmhr jr fjt it is Rhrdhkt/phrdhkt. ^h klf lssuah, ghklush Nje Is Rhrdhkt, tmlt tmh Gig`hIs Rhrdhkt, lfe tmh Gig`h is ls k`hlr ls it pjssig`h klf gh.

Djr tmh Gig`h tj gh ”Umh ^jre jd Nje’, it mls tj gh Rhrdhkt, gut sifkh it wlswritthf gy Nje tmrjunm phjp`h, it ejhsf’t fhkhsslri`y mlvh tj gh phrdhkt (it’s ehgltlg`h idsugohktivh phrdhktijf is sjahtmifn tmlt hvhf hxists). Ifspirltijf drja Nje ejhsf’t

jvhrrieh l phrsjf, djr Nje ”kj-`lgjrs’. [jah jd tmh rhlsjf wmy tmh gjjc isf’t ls k`hlr jrwh``-writthf ls wh aly ìch is ghklush it wls writthf gy Nje tmrjunm lf lfkihft phjp`h.It’s l`sj iapjrtlft tj rhlìzh tmlt alfy wjuè lrnuh tmlt tmh Gig`h’s prjsh ejhs `hlvhtmha lalzhe, lfe tmhy wjuè lrnuh tmlt tmh gjjc is k`hlr lfe stuffifn. Alfy lrhiftjxiklthe gy it, lfe alfy k`lia tj gh stiau`lthe iftj prjpmhsizifn, mhlìfns,htk…tmlfcs tj tmis glkcwlres, lfkihft, glrglrik gjjc. I lsche lgjut wmy eief’t ”Umh^jre jd Nje’ ufvhi` sjah nrhlt, skihftidik trutms, lfe ay stuehft slie sjahtmifn lgjuttmh Gig`h rhdrlififn drja ifdrifnifn upjf ”Drhh î``’ (trith`y) lfe sjahtmifn lgjut mjwtmh Gig`h wls fjt writthf tj plss ajehrf krithril, gut djr tmh mhlrts jd hvhry phjp`h. Aystuehft tmhf lsche ay wmy eief’t Umh Jrinif jd [phkihs mh`p phjp`h jvhrkjaheh prhssijf, lfe I tjè mia tmlt it wlsf’t ahlft tj.

4>=. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt, kjfsiehrifn mjw s`jw`y ifdjraltijf trlvh`he if tmh elys jdits krhltijf, sifkh tmhrh whrh fj priftifn prhsshs, th`hvisijfs, htk…Kmristilfity sprhlevhry quikc`y. Djr tmh tj gh tmh klsh, its dj``jwhrs aust mlvh rhl``y ghìhvhe if it.

4>9. Alfy Kmristilfs lrh sklrhe tj `jsh tmhir dlitm. [ukm Kmristilfs wi`` fhvhr gh Rhrdhkt,sifkh ”tmh jfh wmj dhlrs isf’t aleh Rhrdhkt’ (< Ojmf 5?<=). I lktul``y mh`p sukm Kmristilfs ghkjah ”ìch Kmrist’, ”tmh Rhrdhkt jfh’. Fj fhhe tj tmlfc ah. L stuehft tjè ah I djrnjttmh ”if @jvh’ tmlt is suppjshe tj nj lt tmh hfe jd tmh vhrsh, lfe k`liahe tmlt tj fjt ghldrlie jd l ìjf wmhf it is rinmt if drjft jd yju isf’t ”dhlr`hssfhss’ sj aukm ls it is”stupieity’. Uj dhlr `jsifn dlitm if Nje isf’t ”dhlr’ sj aukm ls it is ”tmh ghniffifn jdwiseja’.

4=2. Umh wjrè wi`` fjt gh l p`lkh dit djr jur nrlfekmièrhf ufti` tmhrh is l altmhaltiksthxtgjjc lt hvhry ghesieh.

4=<. Lahriklf skmjj`s ejf’t ”hxist tj shrvh tmh fhhes jd phjp`h. If dlkt, tmhy hxist tjshrvh tmh fhhes jd StmhirQ hkjfjay. Umh skmjj`s turf jut nrleulths wmj klf’t ìvh witmjut ojgs gut wmj mlvh fj ojgs sci``s’, kmièrhf lrh ”jvhrwmhàhe witm thf ai` ijf flahs,elths, lfe dlkts tmhy ”smjuè’ cfjw, gut tmlt vlfism drja tmhir mhles tmh ajahft tmhy’rhfj `jfnhr fhhehe tj plss l thst’, lfe tmjunm ”kmièrhf wi`` `hlrf lfytmifn tmlt wlft tj`hlrf’, tmh Lahriklf systha thlkmhs kmièrhf fjt tj wlft tj `hlrf lfytmifn (Elfih`\uiff).

Jxdjre is eiddhrhft.

4=7. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt ajst lrnuahfts lnlifst Kmristilfity lfe Ohsus whrhlrnuahfts lnlifst nhfhrl` rhìnijf lfe l nhfhrl` Nje. Ejhsf’t Kmristilfity wlrf lgjutrhìnijf lfe jtmhr njes (sukm ls ”(tmh Nhfhrl`) Nje’ vs ”Umh Urifity’):

Kmristilfity is if lf ifthrhstifn plrlejx? it wlrfs lgjut tmh hvi`s jd rhìnijf wmi`h ghifn rhìnijus. It’s ls sh`d -ehstruktivh ls tmh Lnriku`turl` Whvjùtijf.



4=;. ”Whvjùtijf’ ahlfs gjtm l ”grhlc tmrjunm’ (ifth``hktul``y) lfe l ”grhlcifn ejwf’ (jdnjvhrflfkh)3 l`` rhvjùtijfs, `hst tmhy dli`, aust hftli` gjtm.

4=5. L ehùsijf is wmhf sjahjfh ghìhvhs if rhsistlfkh tj tmh hviehfkh. Ajst rhìnijfs

lrh du`` jd aystikisa, gut tmjsh witmif tmhir rhìnijus gugg`h ejf’t shh it ls l gln jdtrikcs. Kmristilfs k`hlr`y shh Ausìas lrh ehùsijfl`3 Lahriklfs k`hlr`y shh tmh Kmifhshlrh ehùsijfl`3 Ajrajfs k`hlr`y shh Glptists lrh ehùsijfl`. L phrsjf ghìhvhs ajstrhìnijfs lrh ehùsijfl`3 l dhw ghìhvh l`` jd tmha lrh. Ltmhisa is tmh ajst rltijfl` pjsitijf. Umhrh lrh tmjuslfes jd rhìnijfs, lfe ajst phjp`h ghìhvh 99% jd tmha lrh ìhs.Mjw Kmristilfs kjfkùeh Is`la is l ehkhptijf jd [ltlf witmjut hvhr rhleifn tmh \u’rlf, Iejf’t cfjw3 mjw phjp`h ghkjah Ajrajf witmjut rhlìzifn tmhy lrh ghifn grlifwlsmhe gy tmhir kjaaufity, I ejf’t cfjw. Ajst Ajrajfs, id gjrf if Ldrikl, wjuè gh Ausìas.

Umh ajst iapjrtlft eiahfsijf tj l ehùsijf is rltijflìzltijf, djr tmlt is wmltchhps it lìvh. Lfe ghìhvh ah, hlkm rhìnijf mls l `jt jd phjp`h wmj hxkh` ltrltijflìzifn. Umh Kmristilfs mlvh tmhir lpj`jnhtiks ‛ _lkmlrils, @hwis, Wjss ‛ tmh

Ajrajfs tmhirs ‛ Fig`hy, Klre, @ifesly ‛ Ohws mlvh mle lpj`jnhtiks sifkh Lristjguùsjd Rlfhls, Is`la (Igf Wusme, htk…), Mifeuisa (Tivhclflfel, htk…), lfe sj jf…hvhryrhìnijf mls phjp`h wmj klf ”prjvh it’.

4=8. I tjè l stuehft tmlt I sti`` eief’t ufehrstlfe wmy tmh Gig`h kjuèf’t gh k`hlrhr jrdi``he witm ajrh trutm lfe rhvh`ltijf lgjut mualf lddlirs. Ajrh prhssifn`y, I wjfehrhewmy Ohsus kjuèf’t mlvh nivhf tmh wjrè ajrh rhvh`ltijf. Umh stuehft sai`he lfe tmhflsche ah tj ialnifh l wjrè if wmikm Ohsus hxp`lifhe hvhrytmifn . [uppjshe Ohsusufvhi`he tj mualfs tmh strukturh jd tmh wlthr aj`hku`h, tmh sizh jd tmh ufivhrsh, tmhdjrau`l djr tmh phrdhkt hfhrny sjurkh, lfe tmh thkmfiquh djr tmh phrdhkt mhlrt surnhry,wjuè Aiee`h Hlsthrfhrs mlvh ufehrstjje lfy jd it (if ìfh witm sjah jd Thyfh’stmjunmts): ^juè tmhy mlvh writthf sukm ifsinmts ejwf: Id Ohsus eie nivh sukm ifsinmts,wjuè tmh ajehrf kritik gh sltisdihe, jr wjuè tmh kritik lsc ”yhs, Ohsus tjè us lgjut tmhwlthr aj`hku`h, gut mh wls Nje, mh wjuè mlvh tjè us lgjut qulftua ahkmlfiks’.^juè Ohsus mlvh hvhr nivhf hfjunm ifsinmt: Kjuè Ohsus mlvh nivhf prjpmhkihs, lfeslie ”if <955, tmhrh sml`` gh l wlr ghtwhhf Lahriklf lfe Nhralfy’ ‛ wjuè lfy jd tmhAiee`h Hlsthrfhrs mlvh ufehrstjje tmis lfe tlchf tmh tiah tj writh it ejwf (shhifn tmlttmhy wjuè mlvh fj iehl wmlt Lahrikl lfe Nhralfy whrh), jr oust `lunmhe it jdd lsajjfsphlc: Irjfikl``y, phrmlps tmh jf`y wly tj nivh prjpmhkihs if tmlt ely if lnh is tjtl`c if tmh ”lpjkl`yptik `lfnulnh’ jd Elfih` lfe Whvh`ltijf tmlt wh ajehrfs kl``he”ajjfsphlc’. Lfe wmy stjp witm thkmfj`jny ‛ smjuèf’t Ohsus, id Mh whrh Nje, hxp`lifhvhry ”klush lfe hddhkt’, hvhry pjssig`h jutkjah, jd hvhry pjssig`h kmjikh, djr hvhry pjssig`h phrsjf: Mjw aukm tiah wjuè l`` tmis mlvh tlchf: ^juè Ohsus mlvh hvhrstjpphe lfe nj lgjut ”ejifn Mis Dltmhr’s î``’: ^mhf wjuè it mlvh ghhf l`rinmt djrKmrist tj stjp: Lfe isf’t it tmh klsh tmlt id Kmrist whrh Nje, Mh smjuè mlvh fhvhrstjpphe, djr Nje Is Ifdifith: Lfe ldthr Ohsus hxp`lifhe hvhrytmifn , wjuè tmhrh mlvh ghhflfytmifn `hdt djr mualfs tj ej:

Umh stuehft k`liahe tmlt id jfh ejhsf’t tlch shrijus`y tmlt Kmrist, tmh Dltmhr, lfetmh Mj`y [pirit wjrc ”ifklrfltijfl``y’, tmhsh lrh tmh smjrts jd iflfh, kirku`lr quhstijfsjfh dl``s iftj. Ohsus mle tj alch mis hxp`lfltijfs, thlkmifns, prjpmhkihs, htk…ahht tmh



phjp`h jd Mis ely3 tmis is ifìfh witm Nje’s Ifklrfltijfl` flturh. Fjt jf`y eie Kmrist mlvhtj alch wly djr tmjuslfes jd yhlrs jd aifistrihs, gut Kmrist l`sj mle tj gh l nrhlt thlkmhrlfe alf djr Ohws twj tmjuslfe yhlrs lnj. Mle Kmrist tl`che lgjut skihfkh lfe aleheistlft prjpmhkihs, fjfh jd tmh Ohws wjuè mlvh nlifhe drja Kmrist’s aifistry. It isiapjrtlft tj shrijus`y ghìhvh tmlt wmlthvhr Nje Kmjjshs tj ej is ghst. Nje Kmjsh djr

Kmrist’s aifistry tj mlpphf wmhf it eie, hxlkt`y ls it eie, lfe wh klf lssuah tmlt jut jdl`` tmh pjssig`h ajahfts if tiah wmhf Kmrist kjuè mlvh kjah, tmis wls tmh ”ghst jd l`` pjssig`h ajahfts’. [hhifn tmlt Kmristilfity mls smlphe tmh ^hsthrf ^jrè lfe tmlt gi`ìjfs ghìhvh if Kmrist tjely, it ejhs shha tj gh tmh klsh tmlt Nje Kmjsh l njje p`lflfe iap`hahftltijf jd it. I tjè tmh stuehft tmlt jfh kjuè oustidy Aumlaale gy sukm lkrithril, lfe ay stuehft lkcfjw`henhe tmlt kjuè gh tmh klsh, gut jfh wjuè mlvhhxlaifh tmh plrtiku`lr ehtli`s tj eiskuss tmh sugohkt durtmhr.

I rhaifehe ay stuehft tmhf tmlt, lkkjreifn tj < Umhssl`jfilfs 5?<<, Kmristilfssmjuè stly quiht. Lrhf’t Kmristilfs suppjshe tj prly if l k`jshe rjja: Mjw alfy jd aystuehfts rhdrlif drja ”glggìfn ìch plnlfs’: Alygh, ìch ajst plstjrs, tmhy lrhf’tdlaiìlr witm Alttmhw 4: Ay stuehft lrnuhe tmlt it is jgvijus Alttmhw 4?8 ‛ = ahlfs

tmlt jfh smjuèf’t ush ”rinmthjusfhss’ lfe rhìnijf tj gjlsthr tmhir sh`d-ialnh. Jfh cfjwswmhf tmhy lrh jr lrhf’t sphlcifn jr prlyifn if pugìk tj alch jtmhrs tmifc wh`` jd tmha3tmh stuehft slie I smjuèf’t kjfdush ”prlyifn if tmh syflnjnuhs tj iaprhss phjp`h’ witm prhlkmifn lfe prlyifn if l nrjup wmhf `hle jr ”if tmh [pirit’. Kjfsiehrifn Alttmhw 4?8 ‛ = if ìnmt jd tmh dlkt tmlt Kmrist kl``s Kmristilfs tj gh l ”ìnmt tj tmh wjrè’, tj haglrc jftmh Nrhlt Kjaaissijf, htk…it is k`hlr tmlt ifthrprhtifn tmh vhrshs ls ahlfifn tmltKmristilfs lrhf’t suppjshe tj nj pugìk is wrjfn.

I tjè mia tmlt it kjuè gh tmh klsh tmlt Kmristilfity wls oust kjftrleiktjry3Alttmhw 4?8 ‛ 9, rhle if ìnmt jd < Umhssl`jfilfs 5, oustidihe ay ifthrprhtltijf. Aystuehft kmukc`he lfe slie, jf vhrsh <<, tmlt, shhifn mjw aishrlg`h tmjsh ìvifn tmh ”dlstìdh’ lrh, tmis wlsf’t gle levikh. Mh lsche ah id I tmjunmt it wls ifspirltijf djr Mjfjré’sIf Rrlish jd [`jwfhss, lfe I tjè mia tj stjkcifn ajkcifn ah ìch l Rmlrishh lfe tryifntj iaprhss ah ”if tmh syflnjnuh’ witm mis ”n`lss ghle’ rhdhr hfkhs. Mh sai`he lnlif(ajkcifn`y).

Ay stuehft, ldthr kmlstisifn ah djr ufivhrslìzifn drja l plrtiku`lr (I ejf’tufehrstlfe wmy tmis is sukm l prjg`ha), k`liahe, sthlìfn fjths drja tmh Mlrphr Kj`ìfs[tuey Gig`h, tmlt it is iapjrtlft tj chhp if aife tmlt < Umhssl`jfilfs, tmh jèhst gjjc iftmh [hkjfe Uhstlahft, is ifstruktifn l plrtiku`lr kmurkm if Umhssl`jfikl, wmikm wls tmhklpitl` jd tmh Wjalf prjvifkh jd Alkhejfil, mjw tj ìvh. Umis is lf lrhl tmlt wls mjsti`htj Ohws, sj aukm sj tmlt Rlu`, [i`vlfus, lfe Uiajtmy whrh djrkhe jut tmh dirst tiah tmhyvisithe. Yht Uiajtmy rhturfhe, if spith jd phrshkutijf (”jut jd dhlr jd ehltm:’ ay stuehftlsche, l`ùeifn tj l prhvijus kjfvhrsltijf). Umh `htthr th``s tmh phjp`h tj ìvh ghìhvifn iftmh ”iaaifhft rhturf jd Ohsus’. * Umh alojrity jd kmlpthr djur th``s Kmristilfs tj lvjiesifs ìch shxul` iaajrlìty sj tmlt tmhy lrh ”[lfktidihe’. Umh plnlf ku`turh is ehskrighe lsrlaplft witm sif. Kjfsiehrifn tmis, it is ufehrstlfelg`h tmlt Rlu` wjuè th`` tmis kmurkm tj”`hle l quiht ìdh’ lfe tj ”aife its jwf gusifhss’3 tj gh ”`jue’ lfe ”lktivh’ if tmis lrhlwjuè gh tj ifhvitlg`y hfnlnh if sif. L`sj, sifkh tmh lrhl is mjsti`h, sukm l ìdhsty`h wi`` prjthkt tmha drja phrshkutijf. Jd kjursh, tj dj``jw Kmrist is tj hxphrihfkh phrshkutijf, gut tmhrh is l eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf fhkhsslry lfe fhhe`hss tril`s.



Wlftifn jf, mh k`liahe tmlt it’s iapjrtlft tjj tj rhlìzh tmlt l quiht ìdh is fjtfhkhsslri`y l si`hft jr iflktivh ìdh3 it is l ìdh drhh jd sifs, wjrrihs, ehgts, lfe jgìnltijfs,ls aukm ls pjssig`h. It is l`sj iapjrtlft tj rhlìzh tmlt tmis shktijf ejhsf’t ahlf tmltsjahjfh klf’t wjrc if Fhw Yjrc. Fhw Yjrc is aukm `hss mjsti`h tjwlre ghìhvhrs, lfejfh kjuè hlsi`y gh ”`hle’ tj ghkjah lf ifvhstahft glfchr. [ukm l phrsjf tmjunm, aust

l`sj chhp if aife mjw hlsy it is tj sìp iftj sif, lfe fhvhr djrnht tmlt tmhy lrh tj ìvh l”quiht ìdh’ if tmh @jre, drhh jd wjrrihs lfe althrilìsa. Umh ajahft sukm l phrsjfdjrnhts tmis is tmh ajahft tmh phrsjf is swl``jwhe gy tmh ku`turh. Id jfh kmjjshs lnlifstl ”s`jwhr ìdh’ lfe/jr njhs iftj tmh aiest jd sif tj prhlkm tmh Njsph`, tmh phrsjf aust ghrhley `hst tmhy gh swl``jwhe gy elrcfhss. Uj lvjie sif wmi`h if its aiest tlchs ifkrheig`hkmlrlkthr ehvh`jpahft lfe prhplrltijf. Jfkh jfh njhs if, jfh klffjt nj glkc.

@lst`y, mh slie tmlt Rlu` th``s tmh Umhssl`jfilfs tj ”wjrc witm tmhir mlfes’ if jrehrtj lvjie ehphfehfky jf jtmhrs lfe tj iaprhss jutsiehrs, gjtm jd wmikm lrh sti`` njjelevikh. Uj nrjw jfh’s jwf nlrehf slvhs l phrsjf l `jt jd ajfhy lfe strhss eurifnhkjfjaik mlresmips, lfe phjp`h l`wlys rhsphkt mlre wjrchrs. Umis ejhsf’t ahlf tmltKmristilfs aust l`` gh nlrehfhrs lfe fhvhr ush kjaputhrs3 jfh klf ”wjrc witm tmhir

mlfes’ lfe ej jtmhr cifes jd wjrc ls wh``. Umh ajrh l phrsjf ”wjrcs witm tmhir mlfes’tmh ghtthr3 nj rhle [mjp Krldt ls [ju`krldt gy Krlwdjre djr ehtli`s, lfe rhlìzh alfyifth``hktul`s tmlt [jwh`` wlrfs lgjut lrh phjp`h wmj mlvhf’t ”wjrche witm tmhir mlfes’hfjunm. Lnlif, jfh aust lvjie ufivhrslìzifn plrtiku`lrs.

I sai`he. I tjè mia Kmristilfs smjuè nivh up l`` tmhir ajfhy (ifìfh witmAlttmhw 4?<9 ‛ 7<), djr tmis is wmlt Ohsus Nje tlunmt, lfe ay stuehft slie sjahtmifnlgjut Lgrlmla lfe tmh Cifns jd tmh Dirst Uhstlahft ghifn g`hsshe witm aukm whl`tm lfe prjsphrity. Mh k`liahe tmhrh’s l eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf ”fjt stjrifn up trhlsurhs jf hlrtm’lfe ”fjt mlvifn whl`tm’, lfe slie fjt tj ufivhrslìzh drja tmh plrtiku`lr rikm alf ifAlttmhw <9?7< tj l`` mualfity, wmikm lpplrhft`y is tmh ajst kjaajf, mhrahfhutikaistlch. Umlt slie, tmh stuehft kjftifuh, id yju whrh lf l`kjmjìk lfe I tjè yju tj stjperifcifn, tmlt wjuèf’t ahlf tmlt sjahjfh wmj mhlre lgjut jur kjfvhrsltijf lfe wmjeief’t wrhst`h witm l`kjmjìsa fhhehe tj stjp erifcifn wifh. Alygh lfjtmhr l`kjmjìkwmj mhlre lgjut jur kjfvhrsltijf kjuè ghfhdit drja it ghklush tmhy wjuè dhh`kjfvikthe, gut fjt l rhspjfsig`h erifchr. @ichwish, sjahjfh wmj rhles lgjut tmh rikmalf lfe wmj wrhst`hs witm althrilìsa kjuè ghfhdit drja it, gut tmjsh wmj ejf’t ehl`witm pjsshssivhfhss (wmikm is tmh rjjt klush jd althrilìsa), wmj tmh stjry alchs dhh`nui`ty, ejhsf’t tlch tmh stjry tmh rinmt wly.

Umhsh alfilks mlvh dinurhe jut l wly tj rltijflìzh hvhrytmifn.

*(ls hlkm smjuè mlvh djr tmh `lst twj-tmjuslfe yhlrs, lfe ls hlkm smjuè tjely jfwlre(djr l phrsjf klf eih lt lfy ajahft lfe mlvh Ohsus ”rhturf tj tmha’, lfe ghklush tmh”[hkjfe Kjaifn’ klf kjah lfytiah ”ìch l tmihd if tmh finmt’ (chhp if aife tmlt twj-tmjuslfe yhlrs is ”l gìfc jd tmh hyh’ rh`ltivh tj Nje ‛ sjahtmifn ìch twj elys ‛ lfetmlt, rh`ltivh tj Nje, tmh ”[hkjfe Kjaifn’ l`rhley jkkurrhe lfe/jr is jkkurrifn ”Fjw’).Uj tmis I tjè tmh stuehft tmlt Kmrist mlsf’t rhturf djr twj-tmjuslfe yhlrs, lfe tmh stuehftslie tmlt, rh`ltivh tj mia, Ohsus mlsf’t rhturfhe djr lgjut twhfty yhlrs, lfe tmlt, rh`ltivhtj tmh lvhrlnh phrsjf, Ohsus ejhsf’t rhturf djr hinmty yhlrs, lfe tmlt, rh`ltivh tj sjah,Ohsus rhturfs l dhw elys ldthr tmhy’rh gjrf, lf mjur drja fjw, jr l whhc drja tjajrrjw.Ehltm klf strich lt lfy ajahft3 ifehhe, hlkm smjuè ìvh ls id tmh ”[hkjfe Kjaifn’ is



iaaifhft lfe kjuè kjah lt lfy ajahft, djr ehltm klf mlpphf lfytiah. Umh ajahftsjahjfh eihs, sifkh tiah lkkh`hrlths (ls it ejhs djr jfh wmj dl``s ls`hhp), tmh phrsjf issueehf`y lt Ouenahft Ely, lfe tmh ”[hkjfe Kjaifn’ sueehf`y jkkurs. Uj alch surh jfhis [lvhe iaaheilth`y tj gh rhley djr ehltm lfytiah is tmh slah lkt ls ghifn rhley djr tmhjkkurrifn jd tmh ”[hkjfe Kjaifn’ lt lfytiah. Eyifn is ìch l ”rlpturh’3 ehltm mlpphfs

”ìch l tmihd if tmh finmt’ lfe is ìch ghifn ”klunmt up’ sueehf`y (tmjunm, jd kjursh, tmhshtmifns lrh fjt tmh slah). I strhsshe tmlt Ohsus mls fhvhr rhturfhe, lfe tmh stuehft slie ”Mhwi``’. ”Gut mh mlsf’t!’ ”Gut Mh wi``.’ ”Gut mh mlsf’t!’ ”Gut Mh wi``.’)

4=4. Uj gjrrjw l tmjunmt drja Elfih` \uiff, phrmlps tmh druit drja tmh ”trhh jdcfjw`henh jd njje lfe hvi`’ kjuè jf`y mlvh lf hddhkt jf eivifh ghifns, gut plsshe rinmttmrjunm Lela. Umh prjg`ha wls tmlt Lela ”ialnifhe’ mlvifn tmlt cfjw`henh, wmikmrhsu`the if mia, ìch jfh wmj ghìhvhs mh klf d`y tmlfcs tj eruns, ejifn tmifns tmlt whrhsh`d-ehstruktivh. I ìch tmis ifthrprhtltijf, ghklush it shhas tj ah dhw mlvh lfy rhl`cfjw`henh jd njje lfe hvi`. Ltmhists lrh l aifjrity.

4=>. I ejf’t tmifc tmhrh is l ajrh vij`hft jr mjrridyifn gjjc tmhf tmh Gig`h. Glgihs lrh”elsmhe iftj pihkhs’ (Islilm <;), ”prhnflft wjahf ripphe jphf’ (Mjshl <;), lfe yjufnnir`s tlchf djr tmh p`hlsurh jd jèhr ahf (Fuaghrs ;<). Umh Gig`h suppjrts s`lvhry lfeaurehrifn mjajshxul`s. Lfe ejf’t djrnht tmlt Nje ehstrjyhe tmh Hlrtm eurifn tmh ely jd Fjlm3 tmlt’s wjrsh tmlf Mit`hr’s ltrjkitihs. Uj l`` tmis, l stuehft jf`y slie tmlt I eief’ttlch hvi` vhry shrijus`y.

Mi`lrijus.

4==. Ghìhvhrs rltijfl``y kritiquh hvhry rhìnijf gut tmhir jwf.

4=9. L ehùehe Kmristilf tjè ah tmlt Kmristilfs wmj rltijfl``y kritiquh tmhir rhìnijfkjah tj ghìhvh it ajrh strjfn`y, djr ”tmh jfh wmj dhlrs is fjt aleh Rhrdhkt if @jvh’.

492. Umh rhlsjf sj alfy phjp`h ghìhvh if l Nje tmlt jgvijus`y isf’t rhl` is ghklush phjp`h lrh ldrlie jd ehltm. (Gy tmh wly, wmy is it tmh klsh tmlt id Nje Hxists, ehltm isf’tsjahtmifn tj gh dhlrhe, lfe Hthrfl` @idh is nulrlfthhe: Alygh Nje Chhps Hthrfl` @idhl`` tj miash`d:) Whìnijf is tmh ghst wly phjp`h mlvh krhlthe tj jvhrkjah tmhir dhlrs. Itjè tmis tj l stuehft lfe smh slie I wls rinmt ‛ l dhlr jd ehltm is wmy sj alfy alrtyrsmlvh eihe djr Ohsus, aissijflrihs nj iftj Xnlfel lfe suddhr tj mh`p kmièrhf, lfe wmy phjp`h ej tmifns tmhy ejf’t wlft tj ej if tmh flah jd ”jvhrkjaifn sif’ (ìch stjperifcifn, th`` tmhir wid h lgjut mjw tmhy kmhlthe jf tmha, htk…). Ay stuehft rlfthe lgjutmjw tmh ”jfh wmj dhlrs is fjt aleh Rhrdhkt if @jvh’, lfe mjw tmis hsphkil``y lppìhs tjtmjsh wmj dhlr ehltm. [mh slie tmlt tmh rhlsjf Gjfmjhddhr slie ”kjah dj``jw Kmrist, lfeeih’ wls jut jd l dhlr jd ehltm, lfe tmlt alfy phjp`h ”eih tj tmhir sh`d’ eli`y djr tmh slahrhlsjf. Rhrmlps lt dirst l phrsjf ghìhvhs ghklush tmhy wlft ”Hvhr`lstifn @idh’, gut witmtiah, tmlt wlthr ah`ts lwly iftj l wlft djr Ohsus. [mh slie tmlt Kmristilfity djrkhs l phrsjf tj hagrlkh ehltm, lfe tmlt Kmrist alchs phjp`h dlkh rhlìty, fjt ehfy it. [mhk`liahe tmlt id yju ush Ohsus tj mieh drja tmh wjrè, yju’rh usifn Ohsus ls l rhìnijf, fjtls l Nje.

I mlth ajkchrs.



prjg`has. Uj l`` tmis, l stuehft tjè ah tmlt Kmrist mls stjpphe kjuft`hss kriahs, lkts jdeiskriaifltijf, alsslkrhs, htk...tmrjunm Mis dj``jwhrs. Kmristilf aifistrihs mlvh ejfhkjuft`hss tmifns tj rhehha lfe mhl` tmh grjchf wjrè, l`` tmlfcs tj tmh ìdh jd Kmrist. LfeKmrist eie ej ”eivifh’ tmifns ‛ Mh du`di``he alfy prjpmhkihs, phrdjrahe airlk`hs, spjch@idh iftj tmh grjchf, eihe lt Kl`vlry, rjsh drja tmh ehle, lfe jphfhe up Nrlkh lfe

[l`vltijf tj l`` jd mualfity, tmrjunmjut mistjry. Jf s`lvhry lfe shxisa, tmhy stuehft tjèah fjt tj ”prhss’ ay ajehrf ufehrstlfeifn jd tmhsh ifstitutijfs jftj tmh plst. Mh tmhfk`liahe tmlt Kmristilfity eie aukm tj iaprjvh tmh kjfeitijfs jd gjtm wjahf lfe s`lvhs,lfe tmlt Kmristilfs hvhr sifkh mlvh wjrche tirh`hss`y tj grifn oustikh tj tmh wjrè. Umhstuehft tmhf tjè ah fjt tj shplrlth wmlt Kmrist eie drja wmlt Kmristilfs ej. I tmjunmtlgjut tmh Kruslehs.

>25. Umh kjfkhpt jd l phrsjfl` Nje is lgsure. Ejhs Nje rhl``y mh`p phjp`h ehkieh wmikmd`jwhrs tj p`lft: Umhsh phjp`h thfe tj gh aufelfh siap`htjfs. Yht Nje klrhs lgjut tmha phrsjfl``y: ^my ejhsf’t Nje sphfe mis tiah mh`pifn phjp`h nht jut jd pjvhrty: KjuèKmristilfs rhl``y gh lfyajrh sh`dism: Uj tmis, l stuehft tjè ah tmlt Nje eief’t mlvh tiah

tj sphfe, sjahtmifn lgjut Jafiprhshfkh, kj-`lgjrifn, lfe Kmristilfs erjppifn tmh gl``.

>28. ”Umh nrhlthst vikh is tj fhvhr wjfehr id yju’rh wrjfn’, jfh ghìhvhs ls tmh phrsjfnjhs lgjut ìvifn d`lw`hss`y.

>24. Umh Hnyptilfs mle tj prjvh tmhir njes tj Ajshs ‛ wmy ejf’t Kmristilfs mlvh tj prjvh tmhir nje tj Ltmhists: L stuehft tjè ah tmlt Alttmhw 4?;; is mjw yju klf thstNje, lfe I trihe fjt tj `lunm.

>2>. Fjt jfh jd ay stuehfts is dlaiìlr witm Mhgrhws <;?9.

>2=. ^mlt ejhs it ahlf tj ghìhvh:

>29. ^mhf Kmrist slys ”I la tmh wly lfe tmh trutm lfe tmh ìdh. Fj jfh kjahs tj tmhDltmhr hxkhpt tmrjunm ah’ (Ojmf <5?4), ejhs tmis ahlf tmlt fj jfh nhts tj tmh Dltmhruf`hss Kmrist eihs lt Kl`vlry: Ejhs tmis ahlf tmlt tmjsh wmj ejf’t ghìhvh if Nje sml`` phrism, jr siap`y tmlt tmjsh wmj ejf’t ghìhvh if Nje wi`` phrism (shhifn tmlt Ohsus is

Nje):

><2. Alttmhw <>?72 ‛ 7< (wmikm wls ifspirltijf djr l wjfehrdu` skhfh lt tmh stlrt jdUmh Grjtmhrs Clrlalzjv) slys ”Uru`y I th`` yju, id yju mlvh dlitm ls sal`` ls l austlreshhe, yju klf sly tj tmis ajuftlif, ”Ajvh drja mhrh tj tmhrh,’ lfe it wi`` ajvh. Fjtmifnwi`` gh iapjssig`h djr yju’. Alrc <<?75? ”Umhrhdjrh I th`` yju, wmlthvhr yju lsc djr if prlyhr, ghìhvh tmlt yju mlvh rhkhivhe it, lfe it wi`` gh yjurs’. Difl``y, Ojmf <5?<; ‛ <5?”Lfe I wi`` ej wmlthvhr yju lsc if ay flah, sj tmlt tmh Dltmhr aly gh N`jridihe if tmh[jf. Yju aly lsc ah djr lfytmifn if ay flah, lfe I wi`` ej it’.

Ifs pirhe gy sjah lrtik`hs jf lf iaprhssivh whgsith kl``he ”Nje is Ialniflry’, Injt ejwf jf ay cfhhs lfe prlyhe djr Nje tj hfe l`` tmh wjrè’s suddhrifn, gut fjtmifnmlpphfhe. Mls fjt l sifn`h Kmristilf if wjrè mistjry lsche Nje tj nht rie jd klfkhr: Id itis tmh klsh tmlt Kmrist wi`` ej lfytmifn lsche jd mia, tmh dlkt tmlt tmhrh is sti`` suddhrifn



prjvhs hitmhr Kmristilfs mlvh fhvhr lsche djr suddhrifn tj hfe, wmikm ahlfs tmhy lrhf’t`jvifn, jr tmlt Kmrist ìhe.

Hitmhr wly, id Kmrist is l ìlr jr Kmristilfs sh`dism, wmy smjuè I ghkjah lKmristilf:

I grjunmt tmis up tj l stuehft lfe ay stuehft lsche id I mjfhst`y tmjunmt tmlt fjfh

jd tmh Kmristilfs mle hvhr tmjunmt lgjut tmis ghdjrh: Umlt Lquifls, Kl`vif, @utmhr,Lunustifh, Jrinhf, Crhhdt, ^rinmt ‛ tmh ìst njhs jf lfe jf ‛ mle fhvhr, hvhr tmjunmtlgjut tmis: [urh`y tmhy austf’t mlvh tj chpt jf ghìhvifn, rinmt: I eief’t cfjw wmlt aystuehft wls nhttifn lt3 I siap`y sai`he lfe rhlìzhe tmlt I mle lsche l quhstijf smh kjuèfjt lfswhr.

[mh tjè ah tmlt I mle tj kjfsiehr l`` tmjsh vhrshs tjnhtmhr, rltmhr tmlf lplrt.Ujnhtmhr, kjfsiehr, djr hxlap`h, ”id yju mlvh dlitm tmh sizh jd l austlre shhe, wmlthvhryju lsc djr if prlyhr, sj tmlt tmh Dltmhr aly gh N`jridihe if tmh [jf, I wi`` ej it’. L`sj,rh`ltivh tj Nje, it’s iapjrtlft tj fjth tmlt l`` suddhrifn lfe hvi` mls hfehe lfe tmlt hvhry prlyhr mls ghhf lfswhrhe, djr Nje Is if Hthrfity lfe ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’, ^mhrh l` tmhehsirhs jd tmh phjp`h lrh aht lfe wmhrh hvi`, ehltm, lfe suddhrifn lrh ”klst iftj tmh @lch

jd Dirh’. ^mhf yju prly tj Nje tj mhl` yjur nrlfeajtmhr, Mh Ejhs (lfe mls sifkhNhfhsis), ifstlft`y, rh`ltivh tj Miash`d, hvhf id smh eihs. Umhrh is fj eistlfkh ghtwhhf”Fjw’ lfe ”fjw’ tj Nje. Chhp if aife tmlt wmhf Ohsus is tl`cifn lgjut ajuftlifs, drjaMis ajeh jd phrkhptijf, tmhrh’s fj eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf pmysikl` ajuftlifs lfe [piritul`jfhs. Kmrist’s phrsphktivh is l`` hfkjaplssifn. @ichwish, tmhrh is fj eivieh tj Nje ghtwhhf ”Fjw’ lfe ”fjw’, tmh ”Whstjrhe ^jrè’ lfe tmh ”grjchf wjrè’, tmh wjrè ufehr[ltlf’s ejaifijf lfe tmh ^jrè Drhh drja elrcfhss.

Umhf smh tjè ah tmlt it’s iapjssig`h djr lfyjfh tj mlvh dlitm tmh sizh jd laustlre shhe, tj ghìhvh lfe fjt tj ejugt, tj ghìhvh tmlt yju mlvh rhkhivhe wmlt yju prlyhe djr, tj lsc djr sjahtmifn if Kmrist’s flah. I `jjche lt mhr witmjut l wjre. [mhslie fj jfh klf ahht tmis rhquirhahft, lfe sj it’s jf`y gy Nje’s Nrlkh tmlt prlyhrs lrhlfswhrhe. @ichwish, ls fjthe tjwlre tmh hfe jd Alrc if vhrshs <4?<> ‛ <=, jfh klf jf`yklst jut ehajfs, sphlc if tjfnuh, pikc up sflchs, erifc pjisjf, htk…’ gy Nje’s Nrlkh,djr fjfh ghìhvh if tmh [pirit hfjunm gy tmhir jwf wi`` tj phrdjra tmhsh tlscs. Jfh aust gh prjapthe gy ”tmh [pirit’ tj ej tmhsh tmifns3 jfh klffjt wi`` tmha gy tmhir jwf pjwhr. Ilsche ”wmlt’s it ìch tj gh ”if tmh [pirit’:’, lfe smh slie it wls ìch dlkifn dhlrs. Umisaleh ah tmifc lgjut mjw Kmristilfs whrh l`wlys thrridihe jd Ltmhists ìch ah.

If rhnlre tj wmikm prlyhrs ejhs Nje’s Nrlkh nht hxthfehe tj lfe wmikm jfh’sejf’t it, tmh stuehft rlag`he lgjut mjw tmhrh lrh l fuaghr jd dlktjrs tmlt mlvh tj ghtlchf iftj lkkjuft. Id tmh prlyhr is l thst, siai`lr tj @ukidhr’s thaptltijfs, ls hxprhsshewmhf tmh krjwes krihe tj Ohsus ”kjah ejwf drja tmh krjss, id yju lrh tmh [jf jd Nje!’(Alttmhw 7>?52 ‛ 55), tmh prlyhr wjf’t gh lfswhr. Umh krjwes ehalfehe tmis jd Kmristtj dhh` oustidihe if krukidyifn Mia3 tmhy whrhf’t ifthrhsthe sj aukm if nivifn Ohsus lkmlfkh tj prjvh Mis Eivifity, gut ifthrhsthe ifsthle jd ghifn vifeiklthe (tmh stuehft tjèah Nje Ahlft It djr Nje gy W.U. Chfel`` mle sjah njje pjifts jf tmis). L`sj, l prlyhrtmlt’s glshe if lfy cife jd prieh wi`` fjt rhkhivh Nrlkh. Rrieh is ìch l k`jshe nlth tmltwi`` fjt `ht l drihfe iftj l klst`h3 it isf’t pjssig`h djr Nrlkh tj hfthr, `hst Nje thlr ejwftmh nlth, wmikm is sjahtmifn Nje wi`` fjt ej uf`hss lgsjùth`y fhkhsslry. Muaiìty is l prhrhquisith djr prlyhr. Durtmhrajrh, Nje wi`` fjt lfswhr l prlyhr tmlt ejhsf’t grifn MiaN`jry, wmikm I dife tj gh hnjtistik jd Nje, gy ay stuehft tmifcs it is djr mualfity’s



ghfhdit, ghklush Nje Is Njje. @lst`y, ay stuehft slie tmlt Nje wi`` fjt lfswhr l prlyhruf`hss it’s djr tmh utajst Ghst jd sjahjfh (lfe djr sjah rhlsjf, ay stuehft tmifcs tmis pjift tihs iftj tmh `lst jfh). I lsche id tmis ahlft tmh phjp`h wmj Nje mlsf’t mhl`he lrh ghtthr jdd eyifn drja klfkhr: Umh stuehft tjè ah tj rhahaghr tmlt tmh wjrè wls ufehrtmh sjvhrhinfty jd tmh Ehvi`, tmh ”nje jd tmis lnh’, tmlt tmh rhlsjfs wmy Nje mls mhl`he

sjahjfh kjuè gh djr l `lrnh, vlrihty jd rhlsjfs, lfe sunnhsthe tj ah ^mhrh Is Nje^mhf It Murts: gy Rmiìp Ylfkhy. I wlsf’t sltisdihe gy tmis lfswhr lt l``, lfe I lsche”wmy ejhs Nje mhl` sjah jd klfkhr lfe fjt jtmhrs:’ Ay stuehft slie lfswhrifn tmltwjuè rhquirh l Cfjw`henh jd l`` pjssigiìtihs jd ”klush lfe hddhkt’. Lssuaifn Nje’sKmlrlkthr, mualfs klf lssuah tmlt Nje, id Mh mhl`s sjahjfh, is ejifn sj tj `hle tmhwjrè ejwf ”tmh ghst pjssig`h kjursh’. I ehspish @higfiz.

Umh stuehft slie it’s l`sj iapjrtlft tj rhahaghr tmlt tmh wly Nje lfswhrs prlyhrs is jdthf tmrjunm phjp`h lfe ”kj-`lgjrifn’. Nje klf mhl` l phrsjf drja klfkhrtmrjunm l ejktjr, lfe I cfhw tmis jgvijus`y ahlft tmlt Nje mhl`s hvhry phrsjf wmj lejktjr sukkhssdu``y mh`ps, lfe tmlt gle ejktjrs lrh tj g`lah djr l`` phjp`h wmj mlvh eihe.

X`tialth`y, ay stuehft prjk`liahe, tmh quhstijf is ”wmy mlsf’t Nje grjunmt

lgjut ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’ yht:’ Wh`ltivh tj Nje, ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’ is ”Fjw’, lfe sj tmhquhstijf is lktul``y ”wmy mlsf’t mualfity rhlìzhe It yht:’ Mualfity is tj g`lah. It’s jurdlu`t.

[mh sjufes ìghrl`

><<. Umh Gig`h lfe Kmrist lrh gjtm sj ufk`hlr. Id jfh wlfts tj ”slvh tmh wjrè’, tmh phrsjf smjuè lvjie tl`cifn ìch Ojykh wriths. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt it’s mlre djr Kmristtj tl`c k`hlr`y wmhf phrkhivifn l`` ajehs jd Ghifn/ghifn tmrjunmjut l`` splkhtiah lfeHthrfity. Kmrist wls sphlcifn tj tmh lueihfkh dj``jwifn Mia lrjufe, tmjsh wmj wjuèrhle tmh Gig`h if <822, lfe Kmristilfs if 722< Kmifl3 lrtiku`ltifn l ahsslnh djr l`` phjp`h tmrjunmjut l`` lnhs is l nrhlt tlsc3 l `lkc jd k`lrity is uflvjielg`h. ^mlt’s k`hlr tjsjahjfh ìvifn if tmh tiah jd Kmrist wi`` fjt gh k`hlr tj sjahjfh if 7228 Fhw Yjrc3wmlt is k`hlr tj l phrsjf ehlìfn witm l`kjmjìsa wi`` fjt gh k`hlr tj sjahjfh wmj mlsfhvhr mhlre jd l`kjmj`. Umjunm ”k`lrity is k`lrity’, k`lrity is rh`ltivh. Uj tl`c k`hlr`y tjWjalfs lgjut pjìtiks if Lahrikl is tj tl`c tj Wjalfs lgjut fjtmifn lt l`` (tj gjrrjw l pjift drja Thyfh).

Ifeivieul`s wmj mlvh l `jt tj sly jdthf mlvh l mlre tiah slyifn it. Alfy nhfiushsstrunn`he witm lrtiku`ltijf fjt ghklush tmhy whr hf’t njje lt it, gut ghklush tmh kjfkhptswhrh sj ehhp lfe prjdjufe tmlt tmh jf`y wly tmh iehls kjuè gh lrtiku`lthe wls gy fhw,ehhp, elrc, lfe quizzikl` alffhrs. Umhrh wls fj l`thrfltivh. ”Kjuèf’t Nje mlvh dinurhejut l wly tj mlvh ejfh it:’ Ay stuehft slie Nje Klf’t Alch ”7 + 7 1 8’ witmjutehstrjyifn tmh ufivhrsh. Ul`c lgjut jvhr`y erlaltik. ”^h`` kjuèf’t Nje mlvh dinurhe jutmjw tj lrtiku`lth miash`d if l alffhr tmlt lvjiehe, rltmhr tmlf sprhle, aisifthrprhtltijf:’

Lfe, tmh stuehft kjftifuhe, mjw vlùlg`h is k`lrity id it rhsu`ts if jfh fjtifthrflìzifn tmh ifdjraltijf: Id l `lkc jd k`lrity rhsu`ts if jfh ”wrhstìfn witm’ tmhifdjraltijf, wmikm alchs it ajrh ahlfifndu` tj tmha, isf’t ”elrc sphhkm’ ghtthr tmlf”k`lrity’: K`lrity is fjt fhkhsslri`y l virtuh. Nje `jvhs dlitm, jgheihfkh, lfeifthrflìzltijf3 k`lrity klf ifdrifnh upjf tmhsh tmifns, lfe hsphkil``y id k`lrity (wmikm mlstj gh rh`ltivh tjwlre l khrtlif phjp`h if l khrtlif tiah) rhsu`ts if l `jss jd tmh ifdjraltijftmrjunm mistjry.



I tjè tmh stuehft tmlt mh wls lrnuifn l`` tmis wly if lf ltthapt tj oustidytmhj`jnilfs, lfe mh tjè ah tmlt tmhj`jnilfs whrh oust phjp`h eheiklthe tj Kmrist. Umhywhrh `jvhrs.

><7. I tjè l stuehft tmlt I mle rhlsjf tj ghìhvh Nje isf’t rhl` ghklush tmhrh is hvi` if tmh

wjrè. Umh stuehft tjè ah tmlt Nje wlsf’t rhl` lfe tmlt rh`ltivh tj Nje, Umhrh’s Fj hvi`3It’s l`` Ehdhlthe.

><;. I tjè l stuehft tmlt tmh kjfkhpt tmlt ”Nje aust gh mieehf’ is tmh chystjfh tjtmhj`jny, lfe smh lsche ah tj tmifc lgjut tmh l`thrfltivh. Id Nje whrhf’t mieehf, whwjuè gh if ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’ (chhp if aife tmlt wh lrhf’t Umhrh yht ghklush mualfity”mlsf’t rhlìzh It’ ls mls Nje (tj rhdhrhfkh l prhvijus kjfvhrsltijf), ls l rhsu`t jd fjt yht”th`ìfn l`` tmh fltijfs’ lgjut Kmrist, mh`pifn tmh ejwftrjeehf, htk…(tmjunm mualfityejhsf’t cfjw wmhf Nje wi`` rhturf, mualfity ejhs mlvh lf ifdùhfkh jf wmhf tmh hvhftjkkurs)). L`sj, tj lsc djr Nje fjt tj gh mieehf is tj lsc djr tmh hfe jd tmh wjrè. Umhstuehft tmhf qujthe @hwis hxthfsivh`y?

”^my is Nje `lfeifn if tmis hfhay-jkkupihe wjrè if eisnuish lfe stlrtifn l sjrt jd shkrht sjkihty tj ufehraifh tmhEhvi`: ^my is Mh fjt `lfeifn if djrkh, ifvleifn it: Is it tmlt Mh is fjt strjfn hfjunm: ^h``, Kmristilfs tmifc Mh isnjifn tj `lfe if djrkh3 wh ej fjt cfjw wmhf. Gut wh klf nuhss wmy Mh is eh`lyifn. Mh wlfts tj nivh us tmh kmlfkh jd

ojififn Mis sieh drhh`y. I ej fjt suppjsh yju lfe I wjuè mlvh tmjunmt aukm jd l Drhfkmalf wmj wlithe ti`` tmh L`ìhswhrh alrkmifn iftj Nhralfy lfe tmhf lffjufkhe mh wls jf jur sieh. Nje wi`` ifvleh. Gut I wjfehr wmhtmhr phjp`hwmj lsc Nje tj ifthrdhrh jphf`y lfe eirhkt`y if jur wjrè quith rhlìzh wmlt it wi`` gh ìch wmhf Mh ejhs. ^mhf tmltmlpphfs, it is tmh hfe jd tmh wjrè. ^mhf tmh lutmjr wl`cs jf tj tmh stlnh tmh p`ly is jvhr. Nje is njifn tj ifvleh, l``rinmt? gut wmlt is tmh njje jd slyifn yju lrh jf Mis sieh tmhf, wmhf yju shh tmh wmj`h flturl` ufivhrsh ah`tifn lwlyìch l erhla lfe sjahtmifn h`sh ― sjahtmifn it fhvhr hfthrhe yjur mhle tj kjfkhivh ― kjahs krlsmifn if3 sjahtmifn sj

ghlutidu` tj sjah jd us lfe sj thrrig`h tj jtmhrs tmlt fjfh jd us wi`` mlvh lfy kmjikh `hdt: Djr tmis tiah it wi`` gh Njewitmjut eisnuish3 sjahtmifn sj jvhrwmhàifn tmlt it wi`` strich hitmhr irrhsistig`h `jvh jr irrhsistig`h mjrrjr iftj hvhrykrhlturh. It wi`` gh tjj `lth tmhf tj kmjjsh yjur sieh. Umhrh is fj ush slyifn yju kmjjsh tj ìh ejwf wmhf it mls ghkjahiapjssig`h tj stlfe up. Umlt wi`` fjt gh tmh tiah djr kmjjsifn? it wi`` gh tmh tiah wmhf wh eiskjvhr wmikm sieh whrhl``y mlvh kmjshf, wmhtmhr wh rhlìzh it ghdjrh jr fjt. Fjw, tjely, tmis ajahft, is jur kmlfkh tj kmjjsh tmh rinmt sieh.Nje is mjèifn glkc tj nivh us tmlt kmlfkh. It wi`` fjt `lst djr hvhr. ^h aust tlch it jr `hlvh it.

@hwis gjrhs ah. I lsche tmh stuehft wmy Nje eief’t oust alch hvhryjfh jf Missieh tj ghnif witm, lfe tmh stuehft k`liahe tmlt lf ”Ivlf Clrlalzjv wjrè wjuè gh Mh``djr l``’. Umh stuehft l`sj slie tmlt l wjrè if wmikm Nje wlsf’t mieehf wls lf ”Lìkh if^jfehr`lfe-ìch wjrè’, tmlt it wjuè lf ”Lìhfltifn Mhlvhf’. Umhrh aust gh l tiah ghdjrh ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’ eurifn wmikm phjp`h ”kmjjsh It’3 jtmhrwish, jkkuplfts wjuè gh”Hthrfl``y Lìhflthe’, jkkuplfts jd Mh``. [plkhtiah is tmh prhrhquisith djr ”FhwOhrusl`ha’. I lsche wmy Nje eief’t djrkh phjp`h iftj Mhlvhf lfe tmhf djrkh tmha fjt tjdhh` lìhflthe3 klf’t Nje ej lfytmifn: Umh stuehft tjè ah tmlt sukm lf lkt wjuè gh”Lìhfltifn’ lfe tmlt Nje Klf’t Alch ”7 + 7 1 8’, djr Nje Klf’t Kjaait [uikieh, ”Fjw’tmlt Mh Mls Kmjshf Fhvhr tj Kjaait [uikieh (l Rrjaish tlchf wmhf Nje Kmjsh tj [ly”@ht Umhrh Gh @inmt’). Difl``y, tmh stuehft k`liahe tmlt Nje isf’t mieehf tj tmjsh ”wmjshhc Mia’, lfe I tjè tmh stuehft tmlt I’vh fhvhr hfkjufthrhe Nje. Umh stuehft slie I wlswrjfn3 I tl`che lgjut Nje l`` tmh tiah.

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(Lf ”I’) 1 (l ”[kmrôeifnhr’s Klt’), ls (lf ”I’) 1 (l ”R 1 FR’ if l ”R ≢ FR’ wjrè (wmikmklf jf`y cfjw itsh`d (”I’) gy ”R ≢ FR’ thras.)

Is tmhrh l rh`ltijf ghtwhhf ”Umh Rrjg`ha jd [kmrôeifnhr’s Klt’ lfe ”Umh Rrjg`ha jd tmhUrlvhìfn [l`hsalf’:

(hfe )

Umh Rhfséhs jd stuehfts? drlnahfts djr ruif.

><5. Jd kjursh psykmj`jnists thfe tj gh ìghrl`3 tmhy’rh ojg is tj rhp`lkh prihsts.

><8. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt l`` Kmristilfs lrh ”Ahssilfik Ohws’3 Kmristilfs wmj ejf’ttmifc jd tmhir sh`vhs ls sukm wi`` dl`` iftj mhrhsihs.

><4. [mh tmhf k`liahe tmlt Rlu` eief’t ghìhvh mh wls l ”Kmristilf’ ‛ tmh thra lrjsh wmhf

”Ahssilfik Ohws’ hfkjufthrs ”jtmhrs’ wmj wlfthe tj grlkcht tmha iftj sjahtmifn tmhykjuè hlsi`y ufehrstlfe, rltmhr tmlf wrhst`h witm.

><>. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt witmjut tmlt ifslfh, g`jjetmirsty Hukmlrist ritul`, Kmristilfitywjuè `lkc l ”nùh’ tj mjè tmh ”pjìs’ lfe ”Kmurkm’ tjnhtmhr. Witul`s lrh nùh. Umhstuehft tmhf tjè ah tmlt tmh dliùrh jd Kmristilfs tj rhle tmh Dirst Uhstlahft witm tmh[hkjfe Uhstlahft wls jfh jd tmh priah klushs jd ”Fhw Lnh [piritulìsa’ wmikmtmrhlthfs tmh ufity jd tmh Xfijf. I tjè mhr tmlt l Ahssilm tmlt th``s yju tj `hlvh yjurdlai`y wi`` l`wlys wjrc tj ehstrjy tmh Xfijf, lfe smh tjè ah fjt tj hxtrlkt l ufivhrsl`drja l plrtiku`lr.

><=. Rhjp`h lrh ajrh kjfkhrfhe djr jtmhrs tmlf tmhir sh`vhs.

><9. (Jf Umjunmts [tiau`lthe gy tmh ^jrcs jd Elfih` \uiff ‛ Ismalh`, Ay Ismalh`, lfeUmh [tjry jd G)?

<. Umh Nhralf phjp`h whrh ”klptivhs jd l stjry’ wmhf Flzisa stlrthe3 hvhryjfh wlsdjrkhe tj p`ly tmhir plrt, lfe hlkm wls ìch lf lfial` ”swhpt l`jfn gy l stlapheh’. Xfehrstlfeifn tmis pjift, wmikm \uiff grifns jut, wi`` mh`p jfh ufehrstlfe mjwkiviìzltijfs klf `ht tmhash`vhs kj``lpsh, hvhf tmjunm tmhy cfjw ejja is kjaifn id tmhyejf’t ej sjahtmifn (l pjift ehskrighe wh`` if Kj``lpsh gy Olrhe Eilajfe).Xfehrstlfeifn tmh pjift klf l`sj mh`p jfh ufehrstlfe wmy phjp`h kjftifuh tj ghrhìnijus, hvhf tmjunm tmhy cfjw rhìnijf is ufsustliflg`h djjìsmfhss. I tjè tmis tj lstuehft lfe smh k`liahe tmlt lfy ghìhvhr jd lfy ”iehj`jny’ klf gh lkkushe jd ghifn lf”lfial`s klunmt up if l stlapheh’, lfe hvhryjfh mls sjah cife jd ”iehj`jny’ lfe/jr”hxkùsivh trutm k`lia’. If jfh shfsh jr lfjtmhr, hvhryjfh is ”swhpt l`jfn’ gy sjahtmifn,tmh quhstijf is jf`y ”wmlt:’ lfe rltmhr jr fjt tmhy ”kmjsh’ tj `ht tmhash`vhs nj lfe ”eih tjtmhir sh`d’. Umh Kmristilf is ufiquh ghklush mh jr smh kmjjshs tj gh tlchf gy l ”NrhlthrRjwhr’ rltmhr tmlf try tj rhsist it, lfe sj ejhsf’t hxphrihfkh ehprhssijf lfe lìhfltijf



wmhf tmh ifhvitlg`h mlpphfs. Wltmhr, tmhir ”ojy is Kjap`hth’. Umjunm, tj ay pjift, tmhstuehft fjthe tmlt ”kjadjrt’ is l stjry tmlt klpturhs hvhryjfh.

I `lunmhe lfe rhaifehe tmh stuehft lgjut tmh plrt if \uiff’s gjjc lgjut tmhajfhy wmj kjuè mit l guttjf lfe nivhf miash`d l smjt jd p`hlsurh. Umh ajfchy sltlrjufe l`` ely lfe mit tmh guttjf, djrnjt lgjut djje lfe glsik fhkhssitihs, lfe fhlr`y

”p`hlsurhe miash`d tj ehltm’. Ejhsf’t tmlt sjufe ìch rhìnijf: ”Lahriklfisa, alygh, gut fjt Kmristilfity’, ay stuehft rhpìhe. [j gh it. Umjunm, id tmlt hxlap`h wlsf’t l njje jfh,\uiff’s hxlap`hs jd RKR jr lfnh` eust ‛ l erun wmikm alchs phjp`h gìfe tj tmhir ìaitslfe sj rhsu`ts if mualfs ejifn ifkrheig`h tmifns, l`` wmi`h tmhir gjeihs lrh tjrf tj smrhes ‛ lfe tmh gjiìfn jd l drjn ‛ wmikm mlpphfs sj s`jw`y tmlt tmh drjn, sjjtmhe, dl``s ls`hhplfe eihs saiìfn ‛ hxlap`hs wmikm mh ushs tj ehskrigh tmh nrleul`, sh`d-ehstruktijf jd tmhLnrlrilf [jkihty ‛ lpp`y tj mjw rhìnijf trlfsdjras phjp`h. Ay stuehft slie tmlt mhtmjunmt, gy tmh sjufe jd tmh tmifns, tmlt I wls njifn tj tl`c lgjut mjw Khftrl` Glfcstrlfsdjrahe fltijfs, lfe wls surprishe tmlt I eief’t. \uiff’s hxlap`hs lpp`y tj alfytmifns l`` lt jfkh. L`` tmh slah, ejhsf’t ”tmh gjiìfn jd l drjn’ lfe ”RKR’ sjufe ìch wmltrhìnijfs ej tj kiviìzltijfs: ”Krheitisa, alygh, gut fjt Kmristilfity’.

I eislnrhhe3 Kmristilfs thfe tj gh hsklpists lfe, erufc jf visijfs jd Mhlvhf, tmhy`ht tmh wjrè dl`` lplrt lrjufe tmha. L`sj, ghìhvifn tmlt ”witm dlitm l`` tmifns lrh pjssig`h’, kjuft`hss Kmristilfs mlvh tlchf alssivh riscs tmlt mlvh wrhkche tmhir ìvhs.L`sj, ghìhvifn tmlt Nje wi`` ”Whehha tmh wjrè’, wmhf dlkhe witm grjchf systhas lrhwjrè prjg`has, Kmristilfs ejf’t kjftriguth, ghklush tmhy ghìhvh Nje wi`` ”dix it’. \uiffslys tmis is ìch hxphktifn Nje tj alch l fjf-lhrjeyflaik p`lfh d`y, phrmlps ghdjrh gjlreifn it. Ay stuehft lkcfjw`henhe tmhsh whrh vlìe kritiquhs. Lpplrhft`y, Kmristilfsfhhe tj l`` rhle [urprishe gy Mjph gy F.U. ^rinmt, lfe tj nht strlinmt jf wmlt it ahlfstj gh l ”kj-`lgjr’ if tmh @jre (phrmlps `jjcifn tj Mhgrhws << djr stlrthrs). ”^mlt lgjuttmh Kmristilfs wmjsh ìvhs mlvh ghhf wrhkche gy dlitm:’ ”Lrh yju surh sukm phjp`hhxist:’ ”Lrh yju surh tmhy ejf’t:’ ”Fj, gut I cfjw Nje Is Njje.’

Winmt.

7. \uiff mls lf ifthrhstifn rhleifn jf tmh Nhfhsis aytmj`jny. Lkkjreifn tj mia,”Umh Dl``’ wls tmh hfe jd ”Muftifn lfe Nltmhrifn’ sjkihty lfe tmh ghniffifn jd tmhLnriku`turl` Whvjùtijf, djr it ajvhe mualfity tjwlre lf ”ufìaithe’ wly jd ìvifn lfe lsystha jd sklrkity lfe rhsjurkh-jvhrush. Umh elalnh wls wjrshfhe wmhf phjp`h ghnlf”`jkcifn up’ djje, wmikm hvhftul``y djrkhe phjp`h tj lkkhpt lf ufghlrlg`h ìdhsty`h.Lkkjreifn tj \uiff, lnriku`turh is lgjut pjwhr, rltmhr tmlf djje, lfe u`tialth`y suikiel`.\uiff lrnuhs tmlt ”Umh Nrhlt Djrnhttifn’ mls aleh mualfs kjah tj ghìhvh tmlt ”tmhmualf rlkh wls gjrf tj ghkjah prhkish`y us’ ‛ tmlt mualfs lrh suppjshe tj ìvh ìchtmhy mlvh sifkh tmh Lnriku`turl` Whvjùtijf, wmikm is sh`d-ehstruktivh. Whìnijfs, wmikmalch mualfity ghìhvh it mls ”ejaifijf jvhr tmh hlrtm’, rhifdjrkh tmis plrleina. Jfhfhhes tj rhle \uiff’s gjjcs tj di`` if tmh ehtli`s. \uiff’s vihwhrs dit fikh`y witm tmhufehrnrjufe _hitnhist shrihs, gy Rhthr Ojshpm, hsphkil``y witm Ojshpm’s ifsinmts jf mjwtmh wjrè hkjfjay ifmhrhft`y jphrlths jdd jd sklrkity lfe ifhddikihfky, alcifn tmhsystha sh`d-ehstruktivh. Wltmhr jr fjt tmhsh tmhjrihs lrh truh, I ejf’t cfjw. I rhsphkt tmha ghklush tmhy’rh ifthrhstifn.



I suppjsh Ohsus, ls ”tmh fhw Lela’, if sjahwly, rhstjrhs sjkihty glkc tj l ajrh”ìaithe’ lfe ”sustliflg`h’ wly jd ìdh. Jfh fhhe jf`y kjfsiehr Alttmhw 4?75 ‛ ;5 tj shhtmlt. Gut mh, tmh Mhgrhw Rmi`jsjpmhr, eihe.

Ifdjraifn ay stuehfts jd \uiff’s vihws jf Nhfhsis, l Kmristilf, lkkustjahe tjalcifn vlst nhfhrlìzltijfs lfe ufdjufehe alkrj-tmhjrihs, k`liahe tmlt \uiff’s rhleifn

jd Nhfhsis wls sìnmt`y jdd. Uj mis ehdhfsh, tmis ejhsf’t ahlf mis vihws lgjut tmh sh`d -ehstruktivhfhss jd tmh kurrhft systha lrh wrjfn, lfe, ufdjrtuflth`y, alfy Kmristilfsmlvh ifthrprhthe Nhfhsis <?74 ‛ ;2 ls \uiff wlrfhe lnlifst.

”Ejaifijf’ ejhsf’t ahlf tj ”ehstrjy’ jr tj ”kjfquhr’, gut tj mlvh ”lutmjrity’jvhr. Umis ahlfs mualfity is tj ”tlch klrh jd’ tmh wjrè, fjt rlph it. Id lfytmifn, Nje isth`ìfn Lela tj gh lf hfvirjfahftlìst, wmikm is lf irjfy tj ajehrfs wmj grlfehfvirjfahftlìsa ls ìghrl` nje`hssfhss. L`sj, oust ghklush Nje slie ”gh druitdu` lfeau`tip`y’ ejhsf’t oustidy jvhr -pjpu`ltifn tmh p`lfht. Umjunm, ej fjth, tmlt wmhf Njealeh tmhsh kjaalfes, tmh wjrè wls yht tj ”Dl``’, sj tmh Hlrtm kjuè mlfe`h lfy lajuftjd pjpu`ltijf (djr Nje ”wl`che lajfn it’). Mjw tmlt kmlfnhe ldthr ”Umh Dl``’ is mlre tjsly, gut tmifns surh`y mlvh kmlfnhe. @lst`y, ghdjrh ”Umh Dl``’, mualfs eief’t mlvh tj gh

dlrahr s lt l``3 tmh flturl` djìlnh jd Hehf prjviehe djr tmha. Mhfkh, gy ”ejaifijf’, Njeeief’t ahlf ”dlra’. Umjunm, ls pufismahft, Nje k`hlr`y slys ”…kurshe is tmh nrjufe ghklush jd yju3 if tji` yju sml`` hlt jd it…lfe yju sml`` hlt tmh p`lfts jd tmh dihè’(Nhfhsis ;?<>). Rhrmlps mualfity’s pufismahft is lf ufsustliflg`h Lnriku`turl` ajeh`, gut tmlt wls fjt Nje’s Jrinifl` Ehsinf. Umis is fjt tj sly tmjunm tmlt Nje’s Kjaalfe tj”gh druitdu` lfe au`tip`y’ lfe tj ”mlvh ejaifijf jvhr tmh Hlrtm’ fj `jfnhr lppìhs(lrnulg`y tmh stjrihs jd Klif lfe Glgh` smjw wmlt mlpphfs wmhf tmhsh kjaalfes lrhf’tchpt), gut tmlt tmh wlys tmhsh rhspjfsigiìtihs alfidhst lfe lrh tj gh iap`hahfthe mlvhkmlfnhe. Fjw, mualfs mlvh tj dj``jws tmhsh kjaalfes if tmh kjfthxt jd ”ìaitltijfs’3 ghdjrh ”Umh Dl``’, ”ìaitltijfs’ whrhf’t l prjg`ha. Umis dirst kjaalfe is prialry djr tmhwmj`h jd mualf mistjry, lfe mjw it is dj``jwhe is tj jrnlfikl``y trlfsdjra rh`ltivh tjwmlt mistjry grifns lgjut.

Fjth tjj tmlt mualfs lrh nivhf ”ejaifijf jvhr tmh dism jd tmh shl…lfe jvhrhvhry krhhpifn tmifn…upjf tmh hlrtm’ (Nhfhsis <?74) ldthr ghifn aleh ”if tmh ialnh jdUmh Urifity, lkkjreifn tj Mis ìchfhss’, if tmh vhry slah vhrsh. Umis is fjt gy kmlfkh.Mhfkh, mualfcife is mlvh ”lutmjrity’ jvhr tmh wjrè ”ìch Nje’. Nje, Ghifn @jvh lfeNjje, Ejhsf’t ”Wlph’ Mis Krhltijf. Ls Nje Klrhs, sj mualfcife is tj ”klrh’ djr Hlrtm.[ifkh ”Umh Urifity’ Is L @jvifn Kjaaufity, mualfcife is tj trhlt Hlrtm ìch l ”`jvifnkjaaufity’ lfe ìch l ”mjah’, wmikm it klf jf`y ej Winmt`y ”if Kmrist’. Umhrhdjrh,mualfity smjuè trhlt Hlrtm if l sustliflg`h alffhr, djr wmlthvhr Nje Klrhs djr, ìvhslfe d`jurismhs. If l slkrlahftl` wly, mualfs lrh tj gh ”njes’ jvhr Hlrtm, gut aust gh ”ifNje’ tj ”rhinf jvhr’ Hlrtm Winmt`y (ls ”Nje/nje(s)’). If Nhfhsis <?7=, Nje slys ”ghdruitdu` lfe au`tip`y, lfe di`` tmh hlrtm lfe sugeuh it3 lfe mlvh ejaifijf…’ Mjw wjuèNje ”sugeuh’ tmh Hlrtm: @jvifn`y. If l alffhr tmlt ghfhdithe it. Aleh if ”Nje’s Ialnh’,mualfs lrh tj ej tmh slah.

\uiff hapmlsizhs tmh elfnhr jd tmh plrleina tmlt ”tmh wjrè wls aleh djr alf’.Ay stuehft fjthe tmlt tmis is l vhry elfnhrjus vihw id l phrsjf tmifcs it ahlfs tmlt mh jrsmh klf ej wmlthvhr tmh phrsjf wlfts. Mjwhvhr, id tlchf tj ahlf ”tmh wjrè wls alehdjr alf tj klrh djr’, lfe sj is mualfity’s rhspjfsigiìty, it is l vhry njje kjfkhpt djr l phrsjf tj lgieh if, hsphkil``y id tmhy ej sj ”if Kmrist’ lfe/jr ”if Umh Urifity’.



Ay stuehft kjftifuhe rlftifn gy lrnuifn tmlt wmhf tmh Gig`h sphlcs jd ”fjt`jvifn tmh wjrè jr tmifns jd tmh wjrè’ (sly if < Ojmf 7?<8), it ejhsf’t ahlf tmh wjrè,ls if Hlrtm, is hvi`. It ahlfs tmh ”spirits jd tmh lnh’ lrh hvi`. ^mhf tmh Gig`h sphlcs jd”d`hsm’ ls hvi`, it ejhsf’t ahlf tmh gjey is hvi`. It ahlfs tmh ”klrfl` flturh’ is hvi`. Umis isl vhry iapjrtlft eistifktijf. Hvhrytmifn Nje Aleh Is ”Thry Njje’. Umjunm, ^mlt ^ls

”Thry Njje’ mls ”Dl``hf’, lfe fjw tmh ^jrè/wjrè is l aixturh jd tmh ”Thry Njje’ lfetmh ”vhry gle’. Umh Kmristilf is tj smuf lwly tmh ”vhry gle’ lfe ”kj-`lgjr’ witm tmh [pirittj rhfhw tmh wjrè iftj tmh ”Thry Njje’ (”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’ lfe/jr ”Umh Cifneja jdNje’), ls aleh pjssig`h tmlfcs tj, lfe if, Kmrist.

Lnlif, ay stuehft fjthe tmlt mh syapltmizhe witm \uiff, djr alfy Kmristilfsmlvh dl``hf iftj ”hsklpists ejktrifhs’ lfe `ht tmh wjrè dl`` lplrt. [jah hvhf `ht tmhirsh`vhs gh hxkithe gy tmh prjsphkt jd tmh Lpjkl`ypsh, djr it ahlfs Ohsus is sjjf tj rhturf.Umh Ehvi`’s ghst trikcs l`wlys shha tj mjfjr Nje. Ay stuehft fjthe tmlt id tmjsh witm”tmh @inmt’ ejf’t smifh It, elrcfhss wi`` sprhle. If dlkt, tmh jf`y wly elrcfhss klf nrjw isid tmjsh witm ”tmh @inmt’ ejf’t smifh It, djr elrcfhss mls ”fj pjwhr’ ‛ it is tmh ”lgshfkh jd@inmt’, it klf fhvhr krlw` iftj @inmt, lfe vlfismhs lt ”tmh sphhe jd @inmt’. Umhrhdjrh, id

tmh wjrè is dl`ìfn lplrt, it klffjt gh ghklush tmh elrcfhss nrjws ajrh pjwhrdu`, gut ghklush tmjsh witm ”tmh @inmt’ smifh It `hss.I lnrhhe tmlt Kmristilfs whrh dliùrhs.

;. Ajst mualfs fhhe l Erlkj, l Ajshs, l Ohsus…tj cfjw mjw tj ìvh. Ajst lrh whlc. Lstuehft tjè ah cfjw jfh ìvhe witmjut tmh mh`p jd sjahgjey h`sh.

5. ”^juè tmh Ouehj-Kmristilf-Is`laik Nje mlvh shft mis jf`y-ghnjtthf sjf tj slvh tmjsh ghht`hs lfe tmhir mjushmjè aiths…:’ (\uiff). L stuehft slie tmlt Nje eie tj ej tmlt, djrtmh ehltm jd Kmrist jkkurrhe tj Whehha l`` jd krhltijf lfe tj alch wly djr ”FhwOhrusl`ha’, l ^jrè if wmikm l`` ghht`hs lfe mjushmjè aiths wi`` Gh Ghlutidu` lfeDrhhe. Kmristilfs mlvh fj ìaits tj tmh lgsure ehptms tmhy’`` sifc if jrehr tj ghìhvh.

8. Ls lf Ltmhist, l syapltmizh witm G if Umh [tjry jd G. G lf lueihfkh mh is leerhssifntj fjth tmlt id yju nj up tj sjahjfh, lfywmhrh, lfe th`` tmha ”kjah witm ah lfe gh[lvhe’, tmh phrsjf wi`` cfjw wmlt yju ahlf. Umh nrjufewjrc djr ”tmh Ejktrifh jd[l`vltijf’ mls l`rhley ghhf `lie gy tmjuslfes jd yhlrs jd rhìnijus thlkmhrs. Ls lfLtmhist, I mlvh tj `ly ay jwf nrjufewjrc ghdjrh phjp`h klf ufehrstlfe ay thlkmifns,l`` wmi`h rhìnijus zhl`jts try tj aurehr ah. Ls I try tj ehdifh l wjre, yh``s drja l ehldGlptist erjwf ah jut. Ialnifh l wjrè tmlt eief’t cfjw wmlt ”[l`vltijf’ ahlft3 ghdjrhyju kjuè th`` l phjp`h ”kjah witm ah lfe gh [lvhe’, ”ialnifh l`` tmh wjrc yju’e mlvhtj ej tj prhplrh tmh phjp`h jd SlQ ku`turh djr yjur stlthahft…Id yju klf ialnifh tmheiddiku`ty yju wjuè hfkjufthr if tmis hfthrprish, yju klf ialnh tmh eiddiku`ty I hfkjufthrhvhry tiah I leerhss lf lueihfkh’ (\uiff).

>72. [mh tjè ah tmlt smh wlfthe ah tj mlvh Hthrfl` @idh, lfe I tjè mhr fjt tj gh sh`dism.I tjè mhr I eief’t wlft Hthrfl` @idh. [mh tjè ah tmlt mhr ehsirh wls fj ajrh sh`dism tmlfwlftifn ah tj mlvh l njje alrrilnh. [mh slie tmlt id I eief’t wlft l njje alrrilnh, I wlsl djj`. I tjè mhr I oust wlfthe tj plss lwly iftj fjtmifnfhss lfe rhst. [mh tjè ah tmlt Ieief’t tlch ”Umh Ghltidik Tisijf’ shrijus`y3 smh tjè ah I wlfthe tj hlt lt l aheijkrh



rhstlurlft rltmhr tmlf lf hxkh``hft jfh. I tjè mhr tmlt, wmhf I wls ehle, I wjuèf’t cfjwtmh eiddhrhfkh. [mh tjè ah tmlt wls tmh sleehst plrt.

>7<. [mh tjè ah Kmristilfs smjuè fhvhr ufehrstlfe Hthrfl` @idh lplrt drja ”UmhCifneja jd Nje’. Umh eivieh ghtwhhf ”phrsjfl` [l`vltijf’ lfe ”sjkil` oustikh’, tmh

eivifh ghtwhhf ”ìdh’ lfe ”tmh ldthr ìdh’ ‛ l`` mhrhsihs ‛ wjuè mlvh fhvhr mlpphfhe idKmristilfs wjuè mlvh fhvhr aleh tmis aistlch. Lfyjfh wmj tlchs shrijus`y mjw alfytiahs ”l`` tmifns’ lrh ahftijfhe if Kj`jssilfs <?<8 ‛ 72 wi`` rhlìzh tmh lgsureity jdtmifcifn tmlt Hthrfl` @idh is lfytmifn witmjut tjely.

>77. Lf hxtrjvhrt prhdhrs eistlfkh, lf iftrjvhrt ehptm. ”Jut-njifn-fhss’ mls fjtmifn tj ejwitm it.

>7;. (Ifspirhe gy [uslf Klif’s jutstlfeifn \uiht)? Id l kjufki`jr ehdifhs lf ”hxtrjvhrt’ls sjahjfh wmj tl`cs l `jt, tmh kjufki`jr aly nivh tmh hxlkt jppjsith levikh tmlt l phrsjf fhhes. L alrrilnh kjufki`jr, djr hxlap`h, wi`` th`` tmh tl`cltivh, iftrjvhrthe widh,

eurifn lf lrnuahft, tj tl`c sjdt`y tj mhr musglfe, l quiht hxtrjvhrt, lfe tmhf th`` mia tjtl`c `juehr. Umis is ghklush iftrjvhrts ìch tj lvjie kjfdìkt lfe eisìch hxprhssijfs jdlfnhr, lfe hxtrjvhrts ìch kjaphtitijf lfe vihw ”glkcifn ejwf’ ls l sinf tmlt sjahjfhejhsf’t klrh.

Lvjieifn ”vikijus kyk`hs’ lfe tmh jddhrifn jd kjufki` tmlt wjrshfs situltijfs iswmy it is iaphrltivh tj khlsh tmifcifn tmlt tmh eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf lf iftrjvhrt lfe lfhxtrjvhrt is mjw aukm tmhy ìch tj tl`c.

(Jf l sieh fjth, I tmifc wmlt ifdurilths lf iftrjvhrt ajrh tmlf lfytmifn is wmhf lfhxtrjvhrt lscs tmha l quhstijf, lfe wmi`h tmh iftrjvhrt is sti`` lfswhrifn tmlt quhstijf, tmhhxtrjvhrt sueehf`y switkmhs tmh tjpik jr lscs lfjtmhr quhstijf, ghklush hxtrjvhrts prhdhrkjvhrifn alfy sugohkts ghdjrh kjvhrifn jfh ehhp`y, wmi`h lf iftrjvhrt prhdhrs kjvhrifnjfh sugohkt ehhp`y ghdjrh ajvifn jf tj l fhw tjpik.)

(Id I whrh l alrrilnh kjufki`, I wjuè nlnh tmh vitlìty jd tmh rh`ltijfsmip fjt gymjw jdthf tmh kjup`h njhs jut, gut gy mjw jdthf tmh stly mjah. I wjuè l`sj ply k`jshltthftijf tj mjw tmh twj tl`c tj jfh lfjtmhr. Wh`ltijfsmips tmlt d`jurism lrh tmjsh ghtwhhftwj phjp`h wmj ìch tj kjvhr eistlfkh wmhf tmhy tl`c jr ghtwhhf twj phjp`h wmj ìch tjnj ehhphr. I wjuè fhvhr plir jppjsiths.)

Id yju ouenh l strlinmt ìfh witm l kurvhe jfh, fjtmifn wi`` hvhr gh njje hfjunm.

>75. Id lvjieifn ”sal`` tl`c’ alchs yju sh`dism, sh`d`hssfhss is sml``jwfhss.

>78. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt tmh prlktikh jd eivieifn tmh Gig`h up iftj vhrshs mls ghhftmh ajst ehstruktivh lfe mlradu` lkt lnlifst l`` jd Kmristilfity. Umjunm tmh klushrs’ifthft wls njje, it mls rhsu`the if ”kjjcih-kutthr tmifcifn’ lgjut tmh Gig`h tmlt mls klushehfe`hss lfe uffhkhsslry aisufehrstlfeifns. It mls rhsu`the if phjp`h eisrhnlreifnkjfthxt lfe dliìfn tj tmifc mjìstikl``y lgjut [kripturh. Umh systha mls aleh it tjj hlsytj tl`c lgjut l nivhf vhrsh ìch < Uia. 7?<7 jutsieh tmh wmj`h jd tmh Dirst @htthr tjUiajtmy. L`sj, tmh systha mls aleh it tjj hlsy djr sjahjfh tj tmrjw ejwf l rlfejavhrsh ìch ”tmh `jvh jd ajfhy is l rjjt jd l`` cifes jd hvi`’, ehk`lrh it tmh ”Eivifh ^jre jdNje’, lfe kjfehaf l`` jd ^l`` [trhht jf Nje’s ghml`d. Umis klushs prieh lfe sùnnism



tmifcifn. Umjunm Rlu` th``s Uitus tj ”lvjie stupie kjftrjvhrsihs, nhfhl`jnihs, eisshfsijfs,lfe qulrrh`s lgjut tmh `lw, djr tmhy lrh ufprjditlg`h lfe wjrtm`hss’ (Uitus ;?<9),Kmristilfs tjely shha tj ej it l`` tmh tiah.

I `lunmhe lfe tjè tmh mypjkrith tmlt mh oust ushe l vhrsh ìch l drlnahft, lfe mhklunmt miash`d lfe tjè ah tmlt tmh ushs jd vhrshs is fjt ifmhrhft`y gle ls `jfn ls jfh

kjfstlft`y chhps if aife tmlt hvhry nivhf vhrsh is plrt jd l wmj`h. Umh ajahft l phrsjfushs l vhrsh jut jd kjfthxt, tmh vhrsh is ifvlìe, lfe sukm l phrsjf klf klush nrhlt prjg`has id mh jr smh lkts ìch mh’s ”ehk`lrifn tmh ifdl`ìg`h ^jre jd Nje’. I lsche tmhstuehft mjw mh kjuè th`` wmhf sjahjfh wls usifn l vhrsh ifvlìe`y jr fjt, lfe mh tjèah tmlt yju klf th`` gy tmh phrsjf’s ”druits’ (jgvijus`y ay stuehft l`wlys mls ”njjedruits’). I mle fj iehl wmlt tmis ahlft lfe tmh stuehft kjuè th``. Mh tjè ah tmh @jre’sshrvlfts ”mlvh fjtmifn tj ej witm stupie lfe shfsh`hss kjftrjvhrsihs’, djr tmhy grhhequlrrh`s (7 Uiajtmy 7?7;) (I nuhss mh ejhsf’t tmifc minm`y jd tmjsh wmj ehglth Hvjùtijf,mjajshxulìty, lgjrtijf, ”Oustidikltijf’…(gut id lgjrtijf is glgy-ci`ìfn, mjw kjuèf’tyju ehglth it:)). L`sj, ”tmh @jre’s shrvlft aust fjt gh qulrrh`sjah gut cife`y tjhvhryjfh, lf lpt thlkmhr, pltihft, kjrrhktifn jppjfhfts witm nhft`hfhss. Nje aly phrmlps

nrlft tmlt (jppjfhfts) wi`` rhphft lfe kjah tj cfjw tmh trutm’ (7 Uiajtmy 7?75 ‛ 78). I`lunmhe lfe lsche tmh stuehft ”lrhf’t yju ehgltifn ah rinmt fjw lfe tlcifn vhrshs jut jdkjfthxt3 mjw lrh yju lfy eiddhrhft drja sjahjfh jgshsshe witm lpj`jnhtiks:’ Umhstuehft tjè ah tmlt jfh fhhes tmh Mj`y [pirit tj cfjw tmh eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf ”dl`sh prjpmhts’ lfe ”njje prjpmhts’3 id jfh k`lias tj mlvh ghhf tjè gy tmh [pirit tmlt sj-lfe-sjis l ”dl`sh prjpmht’, tmhrh’s l njje kmlfkh tmhy’rh l ”dl`sh prjpmht’, djr jfh ouenhs wmltjfh ejhs (shh Wjalfs 7?<), tmjunm fj fhkhsslri`y. It ehphfes jf mjw tmh phrsjfs slys itlfe mjw mh jr smh ìvhs tmhir ìdh, wmikm yju klf jf`y cfjw vil l phrsjfl` rh`ltijfsmip. Idyju mhlr sjahjfh jvhr tmh ifthrfht tl`cifn lgjut l tjpik ìch ”Oustidikltijf’, lfe sj klf’thstlgìsm l rh`ltijfsmip witm tmh ifeivieul`, ejf’t gh quikc tj ouenh, hvhf id yju ouenhwmlt tmh phrsjf is slyifn tj gh wrjfn. Umhrh’s l eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf ouenifn sjahtmifnslie ls wrjfn lfe ouenifn tmh jfh wmj slie it ls hvi`. Wltmhr tmlf wlsth yjur hfhrny jftmlt, trust tmh Mj`y [pirit wi`` nuieh yju tj Urutm, djr Mh wi``.

I `lunmhe lfe lsche ”ejhs tmh Gig`h sly if 7 Uiajtmy ; ‛ 5 ”djr tmh tiah is kjaifnwmhf phjp`h wi`` fjt put up witm sjufe ejktrifh, gut mlvifn itkmifn hlrs, tmhy wi``lkkuau`lth djr tmhash`vhs thlkmhrs tj suit tmhir jwf ehsirhs, lfe wi`` turf lwly drjaìsthfifn tj tmh trutm lfe wlfehr lwly tj aytms’: Umis ghifn tmh klsh, smjuèf’tKmristilfs kl`` jut dl`sh prjpmhts `hst smhhp gh `hle lstrly:’ Umh stuehft slie, dirst, tmlt I oust ushe l vhrsh ìch l drlnahft lfe tmlt tmh prlktikh jd sukm wls uflvjielg`h3 tmh prlktikh wlsf’t sj aukm tmh prjg`ha ls tmh `jss jd mjìstik tmifcifn. Umh stuehft tmhfk`liahe tmlt alygh slyifn ”tmh prlktikh jd eivieifn tmh Gig`h up iftj vhrshs mls ghhf tmhajst ehstruktivh lfe mlradu` lkt lnlifst l`` jd Kmristilfity’ wls l git ifkjap`hth3 l ghtthrwly tj mlvh slie it ainmt mlvh ghhf ”tmh prlktikh…lnlifst l`` jd Kmristilfity, ghklush jdtmh drlnahfthe tmifcifn lgjut Kmristilfity it mls klushe. ^mj’s tj g`lah djr tmlt, rltmhrit gh tmh jfh wmj eiviehe up tmh Gig`h jr tmh jfhs wmj’vh rhle it ‛ tmlt’s mlre tj sly ‛ it’s gjtm’. [hkjfe, tmh stuehft k`liahe tmlt tmh prjg`ha witm kl`ìfn jut dl`sh prjpmhts i stmlt it klf gh slie jd lfyjfh, hvhf tmjsh wmj lrhf’t dl`sh prjpmhts. Jfh aust gh rhìlft jftmh Mj`y [pirit, lfe l`sj gh ajrh kjfkhrfhe fjt sj aukm witm kl`ìfn jut ”dl`sh prjpmhts’, gut witm kl`ìfn jut ”dl`sh thlkmifns’. Uj eisaiss l thlkmifn is fjt tmh slah lseisaissifn l phrsjf. L`sj, tmhrh’s l eiddhrhft ghtwhhf ”wlrfifn lgjut’ lfe ”kl`ìfn jut’ l



dl`sh prjpmht jr thlkmhr. I mle l quikc rhguttl` rhley? ejhsf’t Rlu` ”kl`` jut’ Myahflhuslfe Rmi`htus djr swhrvifn drja trutm lfe k`liaifn tmlt tmh rhsurrhktijf mls l`rhley tlchf p`lkh if 7 Uiajtmy 7? <> ‛ <=: Umh stuehft tjè ah tmhrh’s l eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf ”kl`ìfnjut’ sjahjfh tj Uiajtmy jr l sal`` nrjup jd phjp`h (sifkh `htthrs whrh jdthf kirku`lthe)lfe tj l fltijfl` lueihfkh. I tjè tmh stuehft tmlt tmh Gig`h wls tmh ajst rhle gjjc if tmh

wjrè, lfe tmh stuehft slie tmlt phrmlps sjahjfh klf gh tjè gy tmh Mj`y [pirit tj ”kl``jut’ thlkmhrs tj l fltijf, gut ghdjrh ejifn sj, tmh sphlchr ghtthr hxphrihfkh ”dhlr lfetrhagìfn’ rltmhr tmlf ”hxkithahft lfe lfnhr’. Umhf, tmh ìsthfhrs aust tlch if tmhleajfismahft witm ”dhlr lfe trhagìfn’, rltmhr tmlf ”prieh lfe sh`d -rinmthjusfhss’.Hxkithahft, lfnhr, sh`d-rinmthjusfhss ‛ if tmhsh kjfthxts, l`` sinfs jd prieh lfe sif.

Umh stuehft slie it’s vhry iapjrtlft tj ”lvjie prjdlfh kmltthr, djr it wi`` `hle phjp`h iftj ajrh lfe ajrh iapihty, lfe tmhir tl`c wi`` sprhle ìch nlfnrhfh’ (7 Uiajtmy7?<4 ‛ <>). Jfh ejhsf’t ifkrhlsh if ”druit’ tmlfcs tj sukm lrnuahftltijf, djr, làjst gyehdifitijf, it ejhsf’t ”pjift tj’ Urutm. L`` ”thlkmifns jf Urutm’ aust ifkrhlsh tmh ”druit jdtmh [pirit’3 tmlt wmikm ”pjifts tj’ Urutm aust alch tmh plrtlchrs ajrh Drhh. Lkkjreifn tjNl`ltilfs 8?77 ‛ 7;, ”tmh druit jd tmh [pirit is `jvh, ojy, phlkh, djrghlrlfkh, cifefhss,

njjefhss, dlitmdu`fhss,

nhft`hfhss lfe sh`d-kjftrj`. Lnlifst sukm tmifns tmhrh is fj `lw’.Hlkm jd tmhsh kmlrlkthristiks lrh sìkhs jd l sifn`h druit, lfe yht l`sj au`tip`h druits. Ls lwmj`h, tmhsh kmlrlkthristiks nivhs jfh ”tmh [pirit jd Drhheja’, tmh rhquirhahft djr wmikmis Urutm. L njje nuieh tj rhleifn tmh Gig`h lfe jf ehkieifn wmikm ifthrprhtltijf ”pjiftstj’ Urutm is gy ehthraififn wmikm ifthrprhtltijf ifkrhlshs drhheja, ojy, lfe mjìfhss.[ifkh tmh pjift jd tmh Gig`h is tj erlw phjp`h k`jshr tj Nje, lfe sifkh tmh ajrh phjp`herlw k`jsh tj Nje tmh ajrh tmhir ”druit’ ifkrhlshs, id lf ifthrprhtltijf (l ”trutm’) jd tmhGig`h (jd ”Urutm’) ejhsf’t ifkrhlsh jfh’s ”druit’, tmh ifthrprhtltijf ejhsf’t altkm tmh”ahlfifn’ jd tmh Gig`h (Nje). Id sukm is tmh klsh, tmhf it’s wrjfn, ghklush l rhleifn tmlt”pjifts tj’ Urutm aust ifkrhlsh drhheja, ojy, lfe mjìfhss, ghklush Urutm Is Drhheja,Ojy, lfe Mjìfhss. Umh Gig`h ”jphfs up’ rltmhr tmlf ”k`jshs up’. Urutm, X`tialth`y, IsKmrist, sj tmh ifthrprhtltijf tmlt jphfs tmh wjrè up tj ghifn aleh ”ìch Kmrist’ isUruh/truh. Umh phrsjf jd Kmrist is tmh nuiehìfh djr ufehrstlfeifn wmlt ifthrprhtltijf jdtmh Gig`h is rinmt, lfe wmikm isf’t.

I lsche ay stuehft, kjfsiehrifn l`` tmlt, mjw smjuè phjp`h rhle tmh Gig`h jfmjajshxulìty: [mjuè Kmristilfs sly tmlt tmh Gig`h l``jws mjajshxul`s tj nht alrrihesifkh tmlt wi`` alch tmha ajrh drhh, ojydu`, lfe mj`y: Umh stuehft slie wh klf’t cfjw idalrrilnh wi`` alch l nivhf mjajshxul` ajrh drhh, ojydu`, lfe mj`y3 jf`y tmlt nivhfmjajshxul` klf cfjw. Umlt slie, it is ajst khrtlif`y tmh klsh tmlt l nivhf Kmristilf mlsfj nrjufe uftj wmikm tj sly l nivhf mjajshxul` klf’t nht alrrihe, tmjunm l Kmristilfklf sly tmlt l nivhf mjajshxul` smjuèf’t nht alrrihe, gut tmh ehkisijf wi`` u`tialth`y gh`hdt up tj tmh nivhf ifeivieul`. Umhrh lrh rhleifns jf mjajshxulìty tmlt ej oustidy it (shhtmh wjrcs jd Ojmf Gjswh``), lfe tmjsh tmlt kjufthr tmjsh oustidikltijfs. Umh stuehftk`liahe tmlt Kmristilfs, rltmhr tmlf th`` mjajshxul`s tj stjp siffifn, smjuè th`` tmha tj”shhc dirst Umh Cifneja jd Nje’, tj gh di``he ajrh sj witm ”tmh [pirit’. Kmristilfs smjuèstjp th`ìfn mjajshxul`s wmlt tmh Gig`h slys gut fjt wmlt tj ej ”if [pirit’. Umh Gig`h isvhry k`hlr jf wmlt hvhryjfh smjuè ej ‛ gh ”ìch Kmrist’ ‛ lfe it k`hlr`y k`lias tmlthvhryjfh dl``s smjrt. Kmristilfs smjuèf’t trhlt mjajshxul`s eiddhrhft`y, hvhf id tmhy ghìhvh mjajshxulìty phrvhrts l phrsjf ajrh sj tmlf jtmhr sifs. Ay stuehft tmhf slietmlt mjajshxulìty kjuèf’t pjssig`y grlifwlsm l phrsjf lfyajrh tmlf ejhs kjadjrt.



Kmristilfs klf fhvhr th`` phjp`h fjt tj ej sjahtmifn, lfe tmh Kmristilf slie ”prhttyaukm’3 rltmhr, l Kmristilf aust ”smjw’ jtmhrs wmlt tmhy ”klf ej’, lfe ghkjah ”ìchKmrist’. Umis strlthny is ajrh hddhktivh lfywly3 it hftli`s wmlt jfh ”klf’t ej’ lfe `htsjtmhrs ”sh`d -kjfvikt’ tmhir sh`d, wmikm is l`wlys ajrh hddhktivh tmlf alcifn tmh phrsjfdhh` nui`ty.

Uj tmrjw jdd mis `lst pjift, I tjè tmh stuehft tmlt stltistiks smjw tmlt tmhrh is fjeiskhrflg`h eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf mjw Kmristilfs ìvh lfe mjw Ltmhists ìvh3 tmh eivjrkhrlths lrh tmh slah, djr hxlap`h. Id lfytmifn, rhìnijf alchs phjp`h sikchr lfe ajrh sh`d-rinmthjus. Umh stuehft lkcfjw`henhe tmlt I wls rinmt lfe tmlt Kmristilfs ghtthr nht tmhirlkt tjnhtmhr. L gin prjg`ha is tmlt Kmristilfs ejf’t rhlìzh tmlt gy lkkhptifn Kmrist, tmhylrh tlcifn jf l gin rhspjfsigiìty tmlt klf hlsi`y gh kjrrupthe iftj tmh wjrst cife jdìdhsty`h. Umh ajahft l Kmristilf lkkhpts Kmrist, mh jr smh aust gh ”l`` if’, jr tmh Ehvi`’slttlkcs wi`` hvhftul``y nht tmh ghst jd tmha. L`sj, stltistiks ìch tmh jfh’s I ahftijfheejf’t tlch iftj lkkjuft ifeivieul` ìvhs3 tmhy ejf’t shh mjw l plrtiku`lr Kmristilf if l plrtiku`lr situltijf is plrtiku`lr`y eiddhrhft drja sjahjfh wmj ejhsf’t ghìhvh. Umjunmtmh stltistiks aly smjw siai`lritihs if nhfhrl` tjpiks ìch eivjrkh, tmhy ejf’t smjw mjw l

nivhf Kmristilf wmj hfkjufthrs l mjah`hss phrsjf jf l plrtiku`lr strhht if Fhw Jr`hlfslkts eiddhrhft`y tmlf ejhs l plrtiku`lr fjfghìhvhr. L`sj, tmh stltistiks ejf’t alch leistifktijf ghtwhhf phjp`h wmj k`lia tj gh Kmristilf, lfe tmjsh wmj lktul``y lrhKmristilf (ifìfh witm Alttmhw >). I tjè tmh stuehft mh wls sjufeifn ìch l Rmlrishh, lfemh tjè ah I wls rinmt id mh ghnlf ìstifn jdd plrtiku`lr flahs jd phjp`h wmj mh tmjunmtwhrh mypjkriths. Jf`y Nje Cfjws wmj ”is’ lfe wmj oust ”k`lias tj gh’ l Kmristilf3 fjmualf mls lfy nrjufe tj alch sukm k`lias. @ichwish, fj Kmristilf mls l nrjufe tj sly lnivhf mjajshxul` is elafhe jr fjt3 jf`y Nje Cfjws. Fj Kmristilf ehfihs tmlt l`` lrhelafhe witmjut Kmrist, lfe yht tmlt l`` klf gh Whehhahe. Jf`y l nivhf mjajshxul` klfcfjw tmh stltus jd mis rh`ltijfsmip witm tmh @jre3 jtmhrs klf jf`y nuhss. Jfh kjuè sly”wh`` id mh wls rhl``y [lvhe mh wjuè stjp! Isf’t l ”druit jd tmh [pirit’ sh`d -kjftrj`:’ gutmjw alfy thhflnhrs k`lia tj gh [lvhe lfe ltthfe Kmurkm hvhry [ufely yht alsturglth:Mlvh tmhy fjt rhl``y ghhf [lvhe:

^mj mls rhl``y ghhf [lvhe is jf`y sjahtmifn Nje Cfjws, lfe Mh Cfjws drjatmh jrihftltijf jd Hthrfity, wmikm kjfsiehrs tmh tjtl` sua jd jfh’s ìdh, rltmhr tmlf l nivhfajahft. Djr l mualf tj alch l ouenahft drja l sifn`h ajahft is ”smjrt-sinmthe’ (tmis pjifthe rhaifehe ah jd wmlt Glrtm mle tj slie lgjut tmh suikieh). Wltmhr, l nivhf mualfsmjuè siap`y ”pjift tj’ Nje, Hthrfity, ^mja Cfjws Hthrfl``y l nivhf phrsjf’srh`ltijfsmip witm Mia. It is drja Nje jfh smjuè `jjc djr Ouenahft, fjt alf. Nje,Ghifn Njje, wi`` `hle l`` tj Urutm. I lsche mjw kjuè jfh th`` wmj wls ghifn ”`hle tjUrutm’ lfe wmj wlsf’t, lfe mh slie ”gy tmhir druit’.

I tjè tmh stuehft tmlt mh wls alcifn tmh Gig`h tjj ”ifeivieulìstik’ (ìch l sh`d -mh`p alful`). Ejhsf’t Rlu` writh if 7 Uiajtmy 5?<4 ‛ ;?<> ”l`` skripturh is ifspirhe gyNje lfe is ushdu` djr thlkmifn, djr rhprjjd, djr kjrrhktijf, lfe djr trlififn ifrinmthjusfhss, sj tmlt hvhryjfh wmj gh`jfns tj Nje aly gh prjdikihft, hquipphe djrhvhry njje wjrc’:

If rhspjfsh, tmh stuehft tjè ah sjahtmifn I mle fhvhr mhlre ghdjrh. Umh stuehftslie tmlt tmh thra ”[kripturh’ jr ”slkrhe writifns’ tmrjunmjut tmh [hkjfe Uhstlahft aust gh if rhdhrhfkh tj wmlt is fjw tmh Dirst Uhstlahft, ghklush tmh [hkjfe Uhstlahft wlsyht tj gh writthf. It wls ghifn ìvhe. Mhfkh, Rlu` mhrh, if jtmhr wjres, slys ”tmh Dirst



Uhstlahft is ”Ifspirhe’ lfe is ushdu` djr thlkmifn, djr rhprjjd, htk…’ jf tmh tjpik jd mjwwh lrh tj ìvh lfe gh ”ìch Kmrist’. Chhp if aife l`sj tmlt Ohsus fhvhr rhle tmh [hkjfeUhstlahft. Mh ìvhe it. Ohsus jf`y rhle tmh Dirst Uhstlahft (l pjift Rmiìp Ylfkhy grifnsjut), lfe Kmrist cfhw it gy mhlrt. Mhfkh, Rlu` is th`ìfn Uiajtmy if mis `htthr tj `hlrf mjwtj gh ”ìch Kmrist’ gy rhleifn tmh Dirst Uhstlahft. If l wly, Uiajtmy lfe Rlu` ”writh’ tmh

[hkjfe Uhstlahft gy rhleifn lfe ìvifn jut tmh Dirst Uhstlahft if ”@inmt jd’ Kmrist lfetmh Mj`y [pirit (kjfsiehr wmlt Ojmf Ghmr slie). @ichwish, wh, tjely, writh l ”UmireUhstlahft’ gy rhleifn lfe ìvifn jut tmh Dirst lfe [hkjfe Uhstlahft if ”@inmt jd’ Kmristlfe tmh Mj`y [pirit (tmjunm, wh wjf’t gh lg`h tj rhle it ufti` Hthrfity). Ghdjrh Nje, whsml`` rhle tmh ^mj`h Uhstlahft.

”Yju’rh lgjut tj ghkjah l mhrhtik’, I wlrfhe tmh stuehft, cfjwifn mjw alfyKmristilfs wjuè mlvh mia hxhkuthe id tmhy mhlre mia. Umh stuehft infjrhe ah, lfekjftifuhe, pjiftifn jut tmlt mh wlsf’t tryifn tj sly tmlt Uiajtmy eief’t cfjw lgjut tmhìdh jd Kmrist. [urh`y mh mle stjrihs3 it oust wlsf’t writthf ejwf yht, jr lt `hst ls dlr ls whcfjw. [t. Ojmf’s drlnahft, tmh jèhst drlnahft jd tmh [hkjfe Uhstlahft hvhr djufe, iselthe plst <22 LE, wmi`h l`` tmh Hpist`hs lrh elthe ghdjrh tmhf lrjufe 82 lfe 42 LE.

Umhrhdjrh, tmh Hlr`y Kmurkm mle tj gh ajrh djkushe jf tmhsh, ufwritthf stjrihs lgjutKmrist’s ìdh tmhf tmhy whrh tmh writthf thxts jd tmh Dirst Uhstlahft. Is l prjg`ha witmKmristilfity tjely tmlt it is ajrh djkushe jf tmh Gig`h tmlf it is Kmrist: Ejhs Kmristilfitytjely rhle tmh Gig`h ls id tmh gjjc whrh Kmrist, rltmhr tmlf sjahtmifn tj rhle ”if Kmrist’:Id tmh Hlr`y Kmurkm rhle tmh Dirst Uhstlahft if ”@inmt jd’ Kmrist lfe tmh Mj`y [pirit,smjuèf’t wh ej tmh slah:

If 7 Uiajtmy 5?<4 ‛ <>, Rlu` k`lias tmh Dirst Uhstlahft is ”Ifspirhe’ lfe ushdu`djr thlkmifn, yht, irjfikl``y, ajst Kmristilfs ejf’t rhle it (phrmlps sklrhe jr tjj gusy),lfe sjah lsc id it hvhf altthrs. Uj gh pjifthe, rhlìzh Rlu` ejhsf’t k`lia tmh [hkjfeUhstlahft is ”Ifspirhe’ lfe ushdu` djr thlkmifn, jf`y tmh Dirst. Fjw, tmis ejhsf’t ahlftmh [hkjfe Uhstlahft isf’t ”Ifspirhe’ (djr it is)3 siap`y rhlìzh tmlt Kmristilfs tjely ghìhvh tmh [hkjfe Uhstlahft is ”Ifspirhe’ ”if @inmt jd’ Kmrist lfe tmh Mj`y [pirit. Umhifspirltijf jd tmh [hkjfe Uhstlahft is rhìlft upjf Nje’s @inmt. It’s vlìeity lfeLgsjùthfhss kjahs drja Nje, hvhry aifuth, jd hvhryely. Fhvhr is Gig`h Lgsjùth uftjitsh`d. It is Nje’s jre jf`y if Nje’s Rrhshfkh. ”Umh Lutmjrity jd [kripturh’ issmjr tmlfe djr ”Umh Lutmjrity jd Nje tmrjunm [kripturh’ (lf iapjrtlft pjift aleh gy F.U. ^rinmt).

Ls Ohsus ìvhe tmh [hkjfe Uhstlahft, sj eie tmh Hlr`y Kmurkm, jr sj ay stuehftk`liahe. Umhy eief’t rhle tmh Hpist`hs3 tmhy ìvhe tmha. Id lfy ifstitutijf wls ”tjj ifeivieulìstik’ it wls tmh Hlr`y Kmurkm (oust ply ltthftijf tj mjw vlrilft lrh tmh issuhshlkm Kmurkm dlkhs if tmh Hpist`hs), lfe yht tmlt wls tmh vhry tmifn tmlt mhè it tjnhtmhr.Umh ajahft tmh Kmurkm tjely puts rhleifn tmh [hkjfe Uhstlahft lgjvh ìvifn tmh ”UmireUhstlahft’ (if ”@inmt jd’ Kmrist lfe tmh Mj`y [pirit), ls nuiehe gy tmh ushdu` thlkmifns,rhprjjds, htk…n`hlahe drja tmh Gig`h, tmh Kmurkm dl``s. ”Klf yju ialnifh wmlt it austmlvh ghhf ìch tj rhle Wjalfs witmjut tmh [hkjfe Uhstlahft:’ ay stuehft lsche. Mh pjifthe jut tmlt kurrhft ehglths jf ”Oustidikltijf’ di`` hftirh gjjcstjrhs. Rhrmlps tmhyufehrstjje it ghtthr tmlf wh ej: [urh`y tmhsh phjp`h whrh vhry dlaiìlr witm tmh stjrihsjd Kmrist, yht `lkche lfy thxts tj jrihftlth tmhir tmjunmts lgjut Wjalfs. Lfe yhs tmhìvhe Wjalfs jut. Mjw: It wls tmlfcs tj tmh Mj`y [pirit. îtmjut lfy skmj`lrsmip jrstuey, tmhsh ifeivieul`s cfhw ”Oustidikltijf’ ghtthr tmlf ej alfy ajehrf Kmristilfs,



ghklush tmh Hlr`y Kmurkm wls vhry k`jsh tj ”tmh [pirit’ lfe phrsjf jd Kmrist. Umh Kmurkmtjely is jf`y dlaiìlr witm tmh Gig`h.

[klrhe tmh stuehft wls njifn tj nht smjt gy dh``jw Kmristilfs, I wlrfhe mia tmltmh wls lgjut tj thlr ejwf l`` jd Kmristilfity lfe tmlt mh smjuèf’t stlrt qulrrh`s (eief’twh l`rhley tl`c lgjut 7 Uiajtmy:). Id tmh Gig`h wls fjt Lgsjùth if itsh`d, wmy kjuèf’t l

gjjc ìch [urprishe gy Mjph gh ”Ifspirhe’: Umh stuehft tjè ah tmlt tmh rhkhivifn jd lfHpist`h drja Rlu` wjuè mlvh ghhf ìch rhkhivifn l gjjc tjely. Umh rhkhivhrs mhlrelgjut Kmrist lfe whrh tryifn tj ufehrstlfe tmh Dirst Uhstlahft ”if @inmt jd’ Kmrist’s ìdh,l`` wmi`h tryifn tj ufehrstlfe wmlt Kmrist’s ìdh ahlft (jgvijus`y tmhy mle sjah njjerhlsjf djr ejifn sj (eie tmhy shh l Whsurrhktijf, phrmlps:)). @ichwish, wh tjely try tjufehrstlfe tmh wmj`h Gig`h ”if @inmt jd’ Kmrist lfe tmh Mj`y [pirit, l`` wmi`h tryifn tjufehrstlfe wmj Kmrist lfe tmh Mj`y [pirit Lrh/lrh. Uj rhle l gjjc ìche [urprishe gyMjph if jrehr tj ej tmis is siai`lr tj rhleifn tmh Hpist`h tj tmh Wjalfs ls l Wjalf ifmjphs jd tryifn tj ufehrstlfe wmlt mls jkkurrhe. Ls tmh Hlr`y Kmurkm sjunmt tjufehrstlfe tmh Dirst Uhstlahft lfe Kmrist, lfe sj ìvhe jut lfe wrjth tmh [hkjfeUhstlahft, tmh Kmurkm tjely aust shhc tj ufehrstlfe tmh Gig`h, Kmrist, lfe tmh Mj`y

[pirit, lfe sj ìvh jut lfe writh tmh ”Umire Uhstlahft’ (p`hlsh fjth tmh fuaghr ejhsf’tiap`y lfy cife jd suphrijrity). ^mlt tmrhles jd wjrè mistjry lfe ifeivieul` ìvhskjftriguth tj tmh ”Umire Uhstlahft’ lfe wmikm ejf’t: Jf`y Nje Cfjws.

[jahtmifn is ”Ifspirhe gy’ Nje lfe ”Lgsjùth’ ifsjaukm ls it ”pjifts tj’ Nje,lfe jfh klf eheukh tj tmh ehnrhh sjahtmifn jr sjahjfh ”pjifts tj’ Nje ifsjaukm ls,wmhf tmhy hfnlnh witm it jr tmh phrsjf, tmh ifeivieul` nrjws ajrh ”druit jd tmh [pirit’ lfe ghkjahs ajrh ”ìch Kmrist’. [jahtmifn is ”Umh ^jre jd Nje’ ifsjaukm ls it Is, lfe/jr”pjifts tj’, Nje. Umh Hlr`y Kmurkm wjuè mlvh mle fj kjfkhpt jd ”Umh ^jre jd Nje’ifehphfehft jd tmh ”@idh jd Kmrist’. [ifkh Kmrist wls ”tmh ^jrè’ (shh Ojmf), id sjahjfhdrja tmh Hlr`y Kmurkm mhlre l plstjr tl`cifn lgjut ”Umh ^jre jd Nje’ ghifn ”ifhrrlftlfe ifhddlg`h’ tmhy wjuè mlvh tmjunmt yju whrh tl`cifn lgjut Ohsus Kmrist. Id jfh jd tmhHpist`hs tmh Hlr`y Kmurkm rhkhivhe mle l sph`ìfn hrrjr if it jr l kjftrleiktijf, tmis wjuèfjt mlvh aleh ”Umh ^jre jd Nje’ ”hrrlft lfe dl`ìg`h’ tj tmha, djr Ohsus, ehspith wmlt l pihkh jd plphr slie, wls sti`` Rhrdhkt. Ls wh ejf’t tmifc wmlt l gjjc is lgjut ejhsf’t hxistjr tmlt it’s iaphrdhkt glshe jf rltmhr jr fjt tmh gjjc mls nrlaalr hrrjrs, sj tmh Hlr`yKmurkm wjuèf’t mlvh tmjunmt l aistlch if jfh jd Rlu`’s Hpist`hs ahlft tmlt tmh Hpist`hmle fj lutmjrity, jr tmlt Ohsus wlsf’t rhl`. Umh prhaish is lgsure. Umis is fjt tj sly tmhrhlrh nrlaalr hrrjrs, kjftrleiktijfs if shkjfelry ehtli`s, htk…if tmh Gig`h, gut tmlt rltmhrjr fjt tmhrh lrh, it ejhsf’t altthr. Umh Gig`h, hitmhr wly, ”pjifts tj’ ”Umh Urifity’.

Umh Gig`h is ”ifhrrlft lfe ifhddlg`h’ ”if @inmt jd’ Kmrist lfe tmh Mj`y [pirit, gutwmlt tmis ahlfs is eiddhrhft tmlf wmlt ajehrfs tmifc, jr sj tmh stuehft k`liahe. It ahlfstmh Gig`h wi`` ”Rhrdhkt`y’ `hle jfh tj Urutm3 tmh Gig`h wi`` ahht hvhry, plrtiku`lr phrsjf ifl plrtiku`lr p`lkh if l plrtiku`lr wly tmlt wi`` `hle tmha tj Nje, id tmhy sj wlft tj gh `hletj Urutm, rhnlre`hss id jf plnh 5;8 tmhrh is l aissph`ìfn. Djr sjahtmifn tj gh ”ifhrrlftlfe ifhddlg`h’ (jr Rhrdhkt) tj Nje, it aust lkkjapìsm tmis3 l`` jtmhr stlfelres jd”ifhrrlfky lfe ifdl`ìgiìty’ (jr phrdhktijf) lrh ahlfifn`hss. Id jfh ejhsf’t kjfshft tjwlftifn tj gh ”ìch Ohsus’, tmh Gig`h wi`` oust gh lfjtmhr gjjc.

>74. Ay stuehft lsche ”wmy is tmh Gig`h ”Umh ^jre jd Nje’ lfe fjt l prhlkmhr’sshrajf: Is l shrajf `hss Uruh ghklush it wlsf’t writthf ejwf twj-tmjuslfe yhlrs lnj:’



>7>. L stuehft lsche mjw kjuè lf ufkjfskijus ufivhrsh ghnht l kjfskijus ghifn. Idkjfskijusfhss is l ”cife’, lfe sifkh l cife klf jf`y nivh rish tj wmlt is jd its jwf cife, itshhas jee tmlt tmh cife ”ufkjfskijusfhss’ nlvh rish tj tmh cife ”kjfskijusfhss’. Fj cifejd grikcs klf ghnht l cife jd glgy gire.

>7=. @ivh d jr ”jfh ely’.

>79. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt yju fhhe tmhj`jnilfs tj ufehrstlfe tmh Gig`h ghklush phjp`hejf’t rhle it mjìstikl``y3 ìchwish, yju mlvh tj cfjw tmh kjfthxt lfe l`` tmh eiahfsijfstmlt lpp`y tj it (ls witm lfy gjjc). I lsche tmh stuehft ”wjuèf’t Nje writh l gjjc tmlt ishlsihr tj ufehrstlfe:’, lfe tmh stuehft tjè ah, gilshe, tmlt tmh Gig`h is hlsy tjufehrstlfe. Umlt slie, tmh Gig`h mls tj nht tmrjunm l`` tmh nhfhrltijfs lfe sphlc tj tmhmhlrts jd Lsilfs if <482 oust ls aukm ls it ejhs tj tmh Lahriklf aiee`h k`lss if 72<23tmis is wmy tmh Gig`h klf gh mlre tj ufehrstlfe. It mls tj gh writthf if sukm l wly tmlt ittl`cs tj lfyjfh, lfytiah.

>;2. Krhltijf itsh`d, lkkjreifn tj l stuehft, is ”Umh ^jre jd Nje’, djr Nje Krhlthe gy[phlcifn. Yht, Ohsus is l`sj ”Umh ^jre’, ls is tmh Gig`h ”if Kmrist’. Ohsus lfe Krhltijflrh gjtm ”Umh ^jre’. Mhfkh, Krhltijf ”cfjws Itsh`d’ if Kmrist, lfe Kmrist ”Cfjwsmiash`d’ if Krhltijf.

>;<. Id Lela wlsf’t rhl`, ejhsf’t Nhfhsis mlvh `hss lutmjrity: Id Rlu` eief’t writh tmha,lrhf’t tmh Hpist`hs irrh`hvlft:

>;7. L stuehft lsche ah tj prjvh tj mhr tmlt I eief’t ghìhvh if Nje lfe tmlt I mlef’thxphrihfkhe Nje. I kjuè ej fhitmhr.

>;;. Rhjp`h dife hviehfkh kjaph`ìfn tmlt kjfdiras wmlt tmhy ghìhvh.

>;5. ^my klf’t Kmristilfs oust lkkhpt tmlt tmh Gig`h is shxist: ^my ej tmhy mlvh tj try tjrltijflìzh tmh Gig`h jut jd l`` trhsplsshs: Is it ghklush Kmristilfs aust ”djrnivh tmjshwmj mlvh trhsplsshe lnlifst (tmha)’:

>;8. ^mlt ejhs it ahlf tj sly ”tmis Gig`h is tmh ^jre jd Nje’: ^mhf ejhs l pmysikl` gjjc nlif tmis stltus: Umh ajahft it kjahs jdd tmh priftifn prhss: @ichwish, lt wmlt pjift ejhs l ehvh`jpifn hagryj nlif tmh stltus jd ”Eivifh Ialnh’: Lt wmlt pjift ejhs lfhvj`vifn Mjaj Mhieh`ghrnhfsis ghkjah ”Lela’: L stuehft tjè ah tmh Gig`h aust nliftmis stltus ”Thrtikl``y’, fjt ”mjrizjftl``y’, ls aust l mualf nlif tmh stltus ”EivifhIalnh’. Mh slie tmh Mj`y [pirit wls rhl``y iapjrtlft. I tjè ay stuehft tmlt mh sjufeheìch Clr` Glrtm lfe sjahjfh wmj lskrighe tj tmh mhrhtikl` Fhj-Jrtmjejxy. Mh tjè ahtmlt mh eief’t cfjw wmlt tmlt thra ahlft, lfe tmhf tjè ah mis flah.

>;4. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt Ohsus wls sif`hss ghklush Mh wls Rhrdhkt`y/phrdhkt`y jgheihfttj Nje. [if is eisjgheihfkh. I tmjunmt tjè mhr tmlt it sjufehe ìch smh wls ehdhfeifn l



tmh mjushmjè jd Jfhsipmjrus ejf’t ghìhvh if tmh Gig`h, sif, lfe kjaprjaish ”Nje’s^jre’ djr tmhir ìghrl` lnhfel. [ifkh tmh Gig`h is ”ifhrrlft’, surh`y wh aust ghwlrh”L`hxlfehr tmh kjpphrsaitm’ (5?<5). Ay stuehft pjifthe jut tmlt tmhsh `lst vhrshs smjwtmlt 7 Uiajtmy is djr lf ifeivieul` witm ifeivieul` ifstruktijfs. Ghklush tmh Gig`h mls ghhf eiviehe iftj vhrshs, shktijfs witm tit`hs, lfe kmlpthrs, it’s hlsy tj eisaiss tmhsh plrts

jd ”phrsjfl` ifstruktijfs’. Id jfh chhps if aife tmjunm tmlt, jrinifl``y, tmhsh phrsjflìfstruktijfs wjuè mlvh ghhf g`hfehe iftj tmh rhst jd tmh nivhf Hpist`h jr Njsph` (tlchtmh stlrt jd @uch) oust ls aukm ls lfy jtmhr plrt, it’s fjt sj hlsy tj eisaiss tmha ls”mhrahfhutikl``y eiddhrhft’. Ifstruktijfs ìch tmhsh k`hlr`y drlah tmh Hpist`h ls djr l plrtiku`lr phrsjf, l plrtiku`lr Kmurkm, if l plrtiku`lr tiah. Fjw, tmis isf’t tj sly tmlt tmhHpist`h jr Hpist`hs lrh ifvlìeh, gut it ejhs trlfsdjra tmh wly rhlehrs lrh tj ufehrstlfetmha. Jfh aust ply ltthftijf tj wmikm vhrshs ejf’t lpp`y, lfe wmikm jfhs ej. I slie tmltaleh l rhlehr Nje. Mh slie I wls rinmt id tmh rhlehr eief’t kjfstlft`y rhle tmh Gig`h if”dhlr lfe trhagìfn’, if lftikipltijf jd tmh Mj`y [pirit. Umh stuehft tmhf pjifthe jut tmlt,id mh wls rinmt (lfe ghìhvhe tmlt tmh dlkt tmh writhrs jd tmh [hkjfe Uhstlahft ìvhe it jut”if tmh [pirit’ wls durtmhr hviehfkh tmlt mh wls (ls l`rhley eiskusshe)), tj rhle tmh Gig`h

lfy jtmhr wly wls tj lpprjlkm ”Nje’s ^jre’ iaprjphr`y, lfe tj lpp`y tmh `lws lferhstriktijfs tmlt whrh fjt jd Nje’s î``. [urh`y tmis wls l nrlvh hrrjr. Mhfkh, tmh pjsitijftmlt ”hvhrytmifn if tmh Gig`h is tj gh ufivhrslìzhe ghklush tmh Gig`h is ifhrrlft,”Ifspirhe’, htk…’ isf’t l ajrh fjg`h pjsitijf3 it ainmt gh hvi`. Umh stuehft tmhf, tj stir upkjftrjvhrsy, slie tmlt id ”Nje’s ^jrè’ eief’t ahlf tmlt wjahf whrhf’t l``jwhe tj prhlkm, tj chhp wjahf drja prhlkmifn wls tj vij`lth Nje’s î``. ^mlt isf’t truh isf’tfjg`h.

([mjrt-kjfvhrsltijfs lrh fjt pjssig`h witm phjp`h wmj ìch tj stir upkjftrjvhrsihs.)

”Yju ainmt alch lf hfhay witm Rhthr Crhhdt’, I wlrfhe, lwlrh jd Crhhdt’s gri`ìlft `hkturhs jf tmh tjpik jd wjahf prhlkmhrs, tmh shxul` syagjìsa jd tmh prhlkmhr,mjw l al`h prhlkmhr ”pjifthe tj’ mjw tmh Kmurkm wls l ”wjalf’ ghdjrh Nje,htk…Umhrh’s l shfsh if wmikm Kmristilfity is rhalrclg`y dhaifist, ghklush it smltthrs tmhalskuìfh iehl` (wmikm is sjahtmifn Fihtzskmh ehspishe lgjut Kmristilfity), lfe alchsl`` tmh wjrè l ”wjalf’ ghdjrh Nje (jfh fhhes tj ìsthf tj Crhhdt tj du``y ufehrstlfe). Itjè tmh stuehft ”alfy Kmristilfs tmifc its fjg`h tj chhp wjahf drja prhlkmifn, ghklush”Nje slie sj’, lfe tmhy ejf’t mlvh tmh lutmjrity tj sly jtmhrwish. Fjg`h.’ ”Fj giìty istrutm’, tmh stuehft rhpìhe, lfe I tjè mia tmlt fjgiìty wls rh`ltivh.

I lsche ay stuehft tmlt, id Nje tjè ahf tj gh shxist jvhr wjahf, austf’t sukm ghejfh ehspith mjw ufkjadjrtlg`h it ainmt alch phjp`h dhh`: ”Djr Nje, Jafiskihft, tjkjaalfe sukm, wjuè Cfjw tmlt kluslìty wjuè wjrc jut if sukm l wly tmlt shxisawjuè gh tj tmh ghfhdit jd mualfity’, I lrnuhe. Umh stuehft lnrhhe, gut tmhf fjthe tmlttmh quhstijf wls id it wls ifehhe tmh klsh tmlt Nje kjaalfehe wjahf tj fhvhr prhlkm,tmrjunmjut l`` mistjry lfe hvhry kmurkm. I rhkithe tmh stuehft < Uiajtmy 7?<7 ‛ ”I ej fjt phrait l wjalf tj thlkm jr tj lssuah lutmjrity jvhr l alf3 smh aust gh quiht’ ‛ lsche idtmh Gig`h kjuè gh lfy k`hlrhr, lfe fjthe tmlt tmis ahlft shxisa wls if tmh Gig`h. Aystuehft k`liahe tmlt alfy phjp`h wjuè pjift tj kjuft`hss stueihs k`liaifn tmlt ayifthrprhtltijf wls kjrrhkt, jtmhrs tmlt wjuè ej tmh hxlkt jppjsith. I lsche ”wmj’s rinmt:’,lfe mh lfswhrhe ”tmh muag`h jfhs’.



I rhaifehe ay stuehft tmlt ”l`` [kripturh is Nje- grhltmhe’ (7 Uiajtmy ;?<4)3 djrmia tj try tj ifthrprht tmh Gig`h if l alffhr tmlt wls ajrh lkkhptlg`h tj l ajehrf sjkihtywls djr mia tj eismjfjr tmh Lgsjùth. I l`sj tjè tmh stuehft tmlt ghifn l dl`sh prjpmhtwls jfh jd tmh wjrst jd l`` sifs, lfe rhaifehe mia tmlt, ”if tmh prhshfkh jd Nje lfe jdKmrist Ohsus lfe jd tmh h`hkt lfnh`s’, mh fhhehe tj aliftlif Nje’s ifstruktijfs ”witmjut

prhoueikh, ejifn fjtmifn jf tmh glsis jd plrtilìty’ (< Uiajtmy 8?7<). I rhaifehe tmhstuehft tmlt ”tmh [pirit hxprhss`y slys tmlt if `lthr tiahs sjah wi`` rhfjufkh tmh dlitm gy plyifn ltthftijf tj ehkhitdu` spirits lfe thlkmifns jd ehajfs’ (< Uiajtmy 5?<), lfe tmhflsche mia id mh wlfthe tj gh l ehajf. Mh eief’t rhp`y quikc`y.

Umhf ay stuehft k`liahe tmlt tmis plrtiku`lr `htthr is tj l Kmurkm if Hpmhsus, lfeit is djkushe jf Kmurkm strukturh. Umh writhr is prialri`y kjfkhrfhe witm chhpifn tmhKmurkm drja dl`ìfn lplrt. Umh Kmurkm is fjt di``he witm jèhr, wh``-trlifhe wjahf, gutwjahf wmj mlvh ghhf ifdùhfkhe gy dl`sh ifthrprhtltijfs, ls Hvh wls ifdùhfkhe gy tmh”dl`sh thlkmifns’ jd tmh shrphft. Umhy aust gh sugaissivh tj tmh thlkmhrs jd tmh Kmurkm,tmh ahf, tj `hlrf tmh dufelahftl`s, rltmhr tmlf sphlc jvhr tmha. Umh ahf lrh tjè fjt tjìdt up lfnry mlfes, gut ejhs tmlt ahf it’s jcly id tmh wjahf ej sj: Ls its lwdu` djr tmh

wjahf, sj tjj is it thrrig`h djr ahf tj gh ifdùhfkhe gy ”dl`sh thlkmifns’. Umjunm, tmhwjahf mhrh lrh ghifn leerhsshe plrtiku`lr`y lgjut tmis altthr ghklush tmhy lrh tmh jfhsdl`ìfn viktia tj tmh trhs plss lt tmis tiah. Ahf mlvh ”lutmjrity’ jvhr tmh wjahf ifHpmhsus ghklush tmhy lrh wh`` heuklthe if tmh Urutm, ufìch tmh wjahf, sti`` swlyhe gydl`sh thlkmifns. Lutmjrity kjahs drja Urutm l`jfh. It wjuè gh lgsure tj lrnuh tmlt lyjufn ifvhstahft glfchr mls ajrh lutmjrity tmlf Ajtmhr Uhrhsl oust ghklush mh’s l alf,lfe tmis klf’t gh wmlt Rlu` ahlfs.

Rhrmlps tmhsh wjahf whrh ifdùhfkhe gy tmh ku`turh tj thlkm vil shxul` levlfkhslfe sheuktijfs, wmikm Rlu` is tryifn tj stjp: Djr Rlu` tj leerhss tmh wjahf lt Hpmhsus isfjt djr Rlu` tj leerhss l`` wjahf. Umjunm, id wjahf dife tmhash`vhs if l ku`turh ìchHpmhsus, jvhrwmhàhe gy shxulìty, phrmlps tmis ahsslnh lppìhs lnlif. If ajehrfLahrikl, phrmlps wjahf fhhe tj tlch shrijus`y tmh thlkmifn tj erhss ajehst`y, ls ahffhhe tj tlch shrijus`y tmh `hssjf fjt tj ìdt tmhir mlfes if lfnhr: Rhrmlps Lahriklfs fhhetj lnlif ”nivh ltthftijf tj tmh pugìk rhleifn jd [kripturh, tj hxmjrtifn, tj thlkmifn’ (<Uiajtmy 5?<;) lfe tj ”ply k`jsh ltthftijf tj (jfh’s) ìdh lfe (jfh’s) thlkmifn’ (< Uiajtmy5?<4), ghklush, sj djkushe jf (hsklpist) ”phrsjfl` [l`vltijf’, Kmristilfs mlvh djrslchftmh kjaaufity lfe kmlrlkthr ehvh`jpahft:

Muaiìty is tiah`hss3 it klf’t tiah jut. Umhsh wjahf if Hpmhsus, wmj mlvh ghhf`hle lstrly gy shxul` al`prlktikhs, wi`` gh [lvhe gy ”kmièghlrifn’, ghklush tmis hftli`s”alrrilnh’. Drja < Kjriftmilfs >, it is k`hlr tmlt tmhrh is fj sif if alritl` shx. Djr tmhshwjahf tj jvhrkjah tmh phrvhrsijf tmhy mlvh ufehrnjfh euh tj shx, tmhy fhhe tj ghalrrihe ìch l`` wmj lrhf’t prlktikifn sh`d -kjftrj`, ”djr it is ghtthr tj alrry tmlf tj ghld`lah witm plssijf’ (< Kjriftmilfs >?9). Rhrmlps it is tmh klsh tmlt dl`sh thlkmhrs whrhk`liaifn tmlt jfh kjuèf’t gh [lvhe if kmièghlrifn jr alrrilnh, lfe Rlu` is kjrrhktifn tmlt aistlch. It wjuèf’t alch lfy shfsh tmlt Rlu` wls k`liaifn jfh kjuè gh [lvhe gy l”wjrc’, djr tmlt wjuè nj kjufthr tj rhst jd mis tmhj`jny, wmikm k`lias tmlt mualfs klf gh [lvhe ”gy dlitm l`jfh’. I tmhf tjè tmh stuehft tmlt tmh Gig`h eief’t alch lfy shfsh.

>55. I mlth g`jns lfe `jvh tmh jfhs tmlt g`jn lgjut mjw g`jns lrh lwdu`.



>58. Whìnijus phjp`h sphfe tmhir elys `jjcifn djr rltijflìzltijfs jd tmhir ghìhds3rhnlre`hss mjw dlr-dhtkmhe tmhsh oustidikltijfs lrh, rhìnijus phjp`h lrh l`wlys sltisdihe.

>54. It shhas tj gh tmh klsh tmlt tmhrh is hqul` hviehfkh djr/lnlif gjtm Ltmhisa lfeKmristilfity. ^mikm jfh lskrighs tj is l drhh kmjikh.

>5>. Mh tjè ah tmlt phjp`h eief’t ufehrstlfe wmlt it ahlft tj rhle tmh Gig`h.

>5=. Kmristilfs mlvh ”l ajrgie krlvifn djr kjftrjvhrsy lfe djr eispuths lgjut wjres’ lfekjadjrt lfe rikmhs, ghklush tmhy ejf’t rhle < Uiajtmy 4?; ‛ <2.

>59. I tjè ay k`lss tj ”lvjie tmh prjdlfh kmltthr lfe kjftrleiktijfs jd wmlt is dl`sh`ykl``he cfjw`henh’ (< Uiajtmy 4?72), lfe tj ìsthf tj ah, djr prjdlfh kmltthr ”wi`` `hle phjp`h iftj ajrh lfe ajrh SinfjrlfkhQ, lfe tmhir tl`c witm sprhle ìch nlfnrhfh’ (7Uiajtmy 7?<4 ‛ <>). ”Ldthr l dirst lfe shkjfe leajfitijf’, I wi`` ”mlvh fjtmifn ajrh tjej witm lfyjfh wmj klushs eivisijfs’ lfe stupieity, sifkh I ”cfjw tmlt sukm l phrsjf is

phrvhrthe lfe sifdu`, ghifn sh`d-kjfehafhe’ (Uitus ;?<< ‛ <7). [j I hxph` tmh stuehft, lfe”rhguch tmha if tmh prhshfkh jd l``, sj tmlt tmh rhst l`sj aly stlfe if dhlr’ (< Uiajtmy8?72). Ghsiehs, gy ejifn tmis, I’a mh`pifn l Kmristilf gh Kmristilf, djr ”fj jfh shrvifn iftmh lray nhts hftlfn`he if hvhryely lddlirs Sìch kj``hnhQ3 tmh sjèihr’s lia is tj p`hlshtmh hfìstifn jddikhr SNjeQ’ (7 Uiajtmy 7?5). I’a mh`pifn Kmristilfs ”d`hh drja yjutmdu`ùsts lfe pursuh rinmthjusfhss, dlitm, `jvh, lfe phlkh’3 I’a mh`pifn tmha ”rhdush djjìsmlfe infjrlft sphku`ltijf, cfjwifn tmlt tmhy prjeukh qulrrh`s’ (7 Uiajtmy 7?72 ‛ 7;).

>82. Ifìfh witm < Uiajtmy <?72, plrhfts mlfe tmhsh stuehfts jvhr tj ah sj tmlt tmhstuehfts `hlrf fjt tj g`lspmhah lnlifst trutm. [l`vltijf, mhfkh, wi`` gh tmhirs.

>8<. L stuehft k`liahe tmlt l prjmigitijf nivhf tj jfh Kmristilfs eief’t ahlf l``Kmristilfs whrh jgìnlthe tj dj``jw it. I tjè mia tmlt Nje wls ufivhrsl`3 mh slie Nje wlsufivhrsl``y plrtiku`lr.

>87. ”^mlt ejhs it ahlf tj tlch ”@htthrs jd Rlu`’ ls ”Umh ^jre jd Nje’ ‛ tj sly tmhy lrhifdl`ìg`h: Is Ohsus fjt drja ^mja tmh ”ifdl`ìgiìty’ jd tmh Gig`h kjahs:’ l stuehftlsche. I tjè tmh stuehft tmlt ”tmh ^jre jd Nje is tmh ^jre jd Nje’, lfe mh tjè ah tmlt”tmh ^jre jd Nje is fjt iaprisjfhe’ (7 Uiajtmy 7?9), gut eief’t cfjw rltmhr jr fjt tmltahlft Ohsus wlsf’t iaprisjfhe, jr tmh Gig`h, jr gjtm: Mh l`sj tjè ah tmlt wmhf Nje[lie ”@ht Umhrh Gh @inmt’, Nje [lie ”@ht Umhrh Gh Kmrist’.

>8;. Kjfsiehrifn tmh Gig`h ”Hthrfl``y’ kmlfnhs jfh’s vihw jd it.

>85. Jf Lahriklfs? ”tmhy `hlrf tj gh ie`h, nleeifn lgjut drja mjush tj mjush3 lfe tmhylrh fjt ahrh`y ie`h, gut l`sj njssips lfe gusygjeihs, slyifn wmlt tmhy smjuè fjt sly’ (<Uiajtmy 8?<;).

>88. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt ”mjìfhss’ is fjt l trlit tmlt Kmristilfity tmifcs is jf`yvlùlg`h djr ”tmh fhxt ìdh’3 lkkjreifn tj < Uiajtmy 5?=, ”njeìfhss is vlùlg`h if hvhry



wly, mjèifn prjaish djr gjtm tmh prhshft ìdh lfe tmh ìdh tj kjah’. Umh ehsirh tj gh[lvhe ifkùehs alcifn tmh ajst jd ìdh, wmikm is mlpphfifn tjely, lfe fhvhr hfes.

>84. ”It is truh tmlt tmh wjalf wls tmh jfh ehkhivhe’, l stuehft kjfkhehe, ”gut tmh alfwls tmh jfh rhspjfsig`h. X`tialth`y, wjalf isf’t tj g`lah, gut alf.’ I kjufthrhe tmh

pjift lfe qujthe < Uiajtmy 7?<5? ”Lfe Lela wls fjt tmh jfh ehkhivhe3 it wls tmhwjalf wmj wls ehkhivhe lfe ghklah l siffhr’. Uj tmis ay stuehft slie tmlt tmis eief’tahlf Lela wlsf’t l siffhr, tmlt Lela wlsf’t u`tialth`y rhspjfsig`h, jr tmlt l wjalftjely wls tj g`lah djr l alf’s sif. I tjè tmh stuehft tmlt mh eief’t fhhe tj th`` ah tmlt, gut tmh `lst dhw muferhe yhlrs jd Kmristilf tmifchrs.

>8>. L stuehft slie mh mle rhlsjf tj stuey tmhj`jny ghklush it wls mlre djr mia tj ghìhvh tmlt fjt l sifn`h tmjunmt if l`` mualf mistjry mle ghhf ”Ifspirhe/ifspirhe’ gy tmhEivifh. Id tmhrh wls jfh, jut jd kjuft`hss tmjunmts tmhrh mls ghhf, if tjtl`, Nje Hxists.

>8=. Hvhryjfh ghìhvhs tmhir vjikh sjufes hpik, lfe tmhf tmhy mhlre it rhkjrehe.

@ichwish, hvhryjfh `jvhs tmh Gig`h, lfe tmhf tmhy mhlr it rhle jut `jue.

>89. Nje ejhsf’t fjt-hxist, djr sjahtmifn klf jf`y ”fjt hxist’ tmlt kjuè hxist.

>42. I lsche lnlif ”wmy ejhs Nje rhalif mieehf:’ lfe l stuehft tjè ah tmlt Nje trihefjt ghifn mieehf if tmh Dirst Uhstlahft, lfe tmlt eief’t wjrc jut sj wh``. Umh stuehfttmhf sunnhsthe tj ah Rmiìp Ylfkhy’s Eislppjifthe witm Nje. I tjè mia tmlt I eief’tfhhe tj rhle l gjjc I l`rhley ufehrstjje.

>4<. I lsche l stuehft lgjut wmy I mle fhvhr hfkjufthrhe Nje, lfe smh tjè ah ”kjahfhlr tj Nje lfe Mh wi`` kjah fhlr tj yju’ (Olahs 5?=). ”Mjw:’, I lsche, lfe smh tjè ahtmlt I fhhehe tj khlsh ghifn ”ejug`h-aifehe’, l ”wl`cifn kjftrleiktijf’. ”Fj jfh klf’, Irhpìhe, lfe smh tjè ah ”hxkhpt gy Nrlkh3 tmis is wmy Nje klah if Kmrist tj us. Mualfskjuè fhvhr krjss tmh ifdifith. Jf`y tmh Ifdifith klf ”Di``/di``’ ifdifity. Umh ”Nje/alf’ is l`jnikl` fhkhssity’.

Kirku`lr `jnik alchs ah ufhlsy.

>47. Hxphrihfkh witmjut ufehrstlfeifn is ìdh`hssfhss. Hvhry stuehft I kml``hfnh, djr Iwi`` `ht fjfh eih.

>4;. Hvhf id I ejf’t cfjw wmlt it ahlfs, I cfjw l gri`ìlft iehl gy mjw it dhh`s.

>45. Uj gh lf Lahriklf is tj gh l mhrhtik.

>48. Isf’t l`` rhìnijf lfti-ifth``hktul`:

>44. ”Gy dlitm Fjlm, wmhf wlrfhe lgjut tmifns fjt yht shhf, if mj`y dhlr gui`t lf lrc tjslvh mis dlai`y. Gy mis dlitm mh kjfehafhe tmh wjrè lfe ghklah mhir jd tmhrinmthjusfhss tmlt is if chhpifn witm dlitm’ (Mhgrhws <<?>). Whleifn l vhrsh ìch tmlt,mjw klf lfy Kmristilf ghìhvh if slvifn tmh wjrè:



>4>. Klf tmh phrkhivhe phrkhivh phrkhptijf:

>4=. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt ^mhf/wmhf Nje Krhlthe, Hxisthfkh wls Ehdifhe/ehdifhe ls”@jvh’, djr @jvh rhquirhs l @jvhr/`jvhr. Mhfkh, Krhltijf is tmh Ehdififn jd ”Hxisthfkh’.

>49. Umh Ltmhist ìvhs l Nrhhc trlnhey3 tj dinmt jdd Nje, tmh Ltmhist aust tl`c lgjut Nje,lfe sj nivh Nje ìdh.

>>2.( stlrt )

-@jvh 1 x-ajvhahft-tj(wlre)-]-x 1 rhlìty3 ] 1 Hxisthfkh.-^mhrh, if rhlìty, klah tmh kjfkhpt jd ”rhlìty’: -Ejhs rhlìty rhquirh Hxisthfkh drja wmikm tj ehrivh ”rhlìty’: -Whlìty hftli`s ajrh kjfkhpts witm tiah, sj tmjsh kjfkhpts klf’t sjah drja rhlìty.

Hxisthfkh is witmif wmikm rhlìty ghkjahs ”rhlìty’. (hfe )

>><. Umhrh lrh alfy kmièrhf wmj wjuè mlvh dlaiìhs id it whrhf’t djr Nje.L alf wmj sphfes mis ìdh tryifn tj rie tmh wjrè jd rhìnijf if jrehr tj slvh

kmièrhf drja suddhrifn is l alf wmja Nje wi`` ciss jf tmh mhle.

>>7. Ltmhists lrh grlvh ghklush tmhy lrhf’t ldrlie jd Mh``. Jf tmis pjift, l stuehft tjè ahtmlt id tmhrh wlsf’t l Mh``, Ltmhists whrhf’t grlvh, djr tmhrh wls fjtmifn tj gh grlvhlnlifst. Id tmhrh wls l Mh``, Ltmhists whrh stupie.

>>;. Lt ghst, l prhlkmhr is l trlvhìfn djrtufh-th``hr.

>>5. Ohsus wjf’t rhfhw yjur aife3 I wi``.

>>8. Kmristilfs th`` fltijfs fjt tj dinmt jfh lfjtmhr, lfe tmhf nj lfe ci`` l gufkm jdthrrjrists.

>>4. Umh nrhlthst hviehfkh tmlt Ohsus wlsf’t Nje is tmh dlkt tmlt tmjsh ajst dlaiìlr witmmia eisaisshe mia. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt wls lktul``y tmh nrhlthst hviehfkh djr Mia.

>>>. Lf lxija is tmlt wmikm jfh aust lkkhpt tj eislnrhh witm.

>>=. Yjur ajrh elfnhrjus kjaphtitjrs lrh tmjsh ajst siai`lr tj yju. Umis is wmy I la lfLtmhist wmj cfjws l `jt lgjut rhìnijf. I’a l grlfe.

>>9. It’s l`wlys ghklush tmh ”gjey jd Kmrist wlsf’t rhley’, gut fhvhr ghklush Kmrist isf’trhl`.



>=2. ”^my is Nje sj wlsthdu`:’ I lsche l stuehft l`ùeifn tj tmh sizh jd tmh ufivhrsh, lfetmh stuehft tjè ah tmlt Nje wls kjfkhrfhe witm ghluty.

>=<. Kmristilfs wmj ghìhvh if Ohsus lfe Nje ejf’t gjtmhr ah ìch tmjsh wmj l`sj ghìhvhif tmh Mj`y [pirit.

>=7. Umhrh’s `jts jd hviehfkh djr tmh Ehvi`, ìtt`h djr Nje.

>=;. Id rhìnijus phjp`h sphft tmhir tiah kjpifn, it wjuèf’t gjtmhr ah, gut alfy jd tmhal`sj wlft tj gh kjfquhrjrs.

>=5. Kmristilfs wmj tmifc Nje is rhspjfsig`h djr hvhrytmifn ejf’t gjtmhr ah ìch tmjshwmj ejf’t nht ale lt Nje, gut rltmhr tmh Ehvi`.

>=8. ^mlt mlpphfs wmhf l phrsjf sphlcs l wjre jf l plnh: Ejhs ifc ghkjah sjufe:

>=4. Kmurkm isf’t tmh ajst upìdtifn p`lkh jf Hlrtm, sj wmy smjuè I ghìhvh if Ohsus:

>=>. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt ìvifn gy dlitm, rltmhr tmlf sinmt, ejhsf’t ahlf tmlt sinmt is gle.

>==. I ejf’t ìch tl`cifn lgjut tmh Ehvi`.

>=9. [uppjshe`y, tmh quikchst wly tj stjp ghìhvifn if Nje is tj stjp ghìhvifn if tmhEhvi`.

>92. [uppjshe`y, phjp`h lrhf’t `jjcifn djr rhìnijf3 tmhy’rh `jjcifn djr l Cifneja. Ujj gle it’s stukc witmif l`` tmh Kmristilfs. Alygh l cfidh wjuè nht it jut. Umhy wlft tj eihlfywlys, rinmt:

>9<. Umh ajst grlifwlsmhe ghìhvhrs lrh tmh jfhs wmj ghìhvh Nje wi`` tlch lfytmifnhvi` lfe turf it djr Njje.

>97. Ghìhvhrs tl`c lgjut ghifn wi`ìfn tj nj iftj tmh dirh, hvhf id Nje ejhsf’t pu`` tmhajut, wmi`h wl`cifn lwly drja tmh jvhf.

>9;. I’a whlry jd Ohsus ghklush I ghwlrh jd phjp`h wmj hvhryjfh sphlcs wh`` lgjut.

>95. L N`jgl` Umhjry jd Ifth``hktul` Kmlfnh gy Wlfel`` Kj`ìfs is l alsthrpihkh. Umhhfe jd Kmlpthr 9 is ay dlvjrith plrt. L`` ifth``hktul`s aust gh dlaiìlr witm tmh tmrhhtyphs jd stlnfltijf Kj`ìfs wlrfs lgjut, Kj`ìfs wriths tmlt ”skmjj`s prjvieh tmh althril` glsh lfe tmh ifsu`ltijf drja `ly kjfkhptijfs wmikm l``jw ifth``hktul`s tj pursuh tmhirjwf iehls. Gut skmjj`s lrh l`sj p`lkhs jd rjutifh lfe phelftry’. Mh wlrfs tmlt ifth``hktul`rhdifhahft klf ghkjah flrrjw lfe trivil`, lfe tmlt ”ejifn ifth``hktul` mistjry (klf ghkjah) suphrijr tj krhltifn it’. Xfivhrsitihs ruif tmhir sh`vhs fjt wmhf ”l khfthr jdlnrhhahft’ is `lkcifn, gut wmhf ”l fhxus wmhrh eislnrhhahfts lrh mhè if thfsijf’ is `jst,



‐I’vh hxphrihfkhe, ifth``hktulìzhe, lfe witfhsshe sukm tj gh tmh klsh.‑ ‐Gut wmhrh’s yjur hviehfkh:‑

Umh Rrjdhssjr nltmhrs djur kups, lfe shplrlths tmha iftj twj nrjups jd twj.‐Id yju tlch tmhsh twj kups lfe ajvh tmha jvhr tj tmhsh twj kups, tmhf yju mlvh djurkups. Mhfkh ‛ ‑

7 + 7 1 5

Umh k`lss kmukc`hs,‐Rrjdhssjr, yju’rh alcifn up lf uffhkhsslry suphrstrukturh. Eief’t Fihtzskmh sly whfhhehe tj nht rie jd tmjsh:‑ ‐Umis su phrstrukturh mh`ps us ufehrstlfe tmh wjrè tmjunm. ^h klf alch ghtthr guièifnslfe kjuft`hss ifvhftijfs witm altmhaltiks.‑ ‐Ghklush ”7’ nrlfts wismhs:‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, oust ghklush l ghìhd -systha alchs tmh ìvhs jd phjp`h ghtthr, ejhsf’t ahlftmlt it’s truh.‑

‐Yhs, gut tmh vhry dlkt tmlt altmhaltiks iaprjvhs sjkihty kjufts djr sjahtmifn, ejhsf’tit:‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, trutm is trutm3 l ehùsijf is l ehùsijf, wmhtmhr jr fjt it’s njje djr phjp`h.[urh`y id wh ajvhe ghyjfe ehùsijfs, wh wjuè l`` gh ghtthr jdd.‑‐^mlt yju tmifc is l ehùsijf is rh`ltivh tj wmlt yju tmifc is truh.‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, alygh yju smjuè ply k`jshr ltthftijf tj tmh wjres kjaifn jut jd yjurajutm.‑‐Rrjdhssjr, yju k`lia tmlt ”altmhaltiks’ wi`` alch sjkihty l ghtthr p`lkh, gut I ejf’t ghìhvh yju. I’vh aht phjp`h wmj ghìhvh if altm ghdjrh3 `jts jd tmha sly prhtty stupiestudd. Umhy’rh l`wlys minm. ^my smjuè I tmifc altmhaltiks is lktul``y mh`pifn tmhsh phjp`h ”rh`lth tj tmh wjrè’ ghtthr: Yju k`lia tmlt drja ”twj’ kups I klf lsshft tj ”7’kups, gut wmy smjuè I ej tmlt id sj alfy altmhaltikilfs lkt ìch ieijts:‑ ‐Oust ghklush sjah altmhaltikilfs lkt djjìsm`y ejhsf’t ahlf altmhaltiks isf’t truh. Fjmualf is phrdhkt. Mualfs lrhf’t fuaghrs.‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, lrhf’t yju rltijflìzifn, lfe tmjunm tmlt aly gh rinmt, id tmh phjp`h wmj ghìhvh if sjahtmifn ejf’t lkt ìch tmhy ej, wmy smjuè I ghìhvh tmhir ghìhds lrh truh:‐Mlvh yju rhle Fhwtjf, Fhwalf, Hifsthif:‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, I try tj lvjie phjp`h wmj klf’t tmifc jutsieh tmh gjx jd tmhir jwfifejktrifltijf.‑‐Mlvh yju rhle lgjut Nhjahtry, L`nhgrl, lfe Kl`kuùs: Id yju whrh tj ej tmlt, tmhf yjuwjuè ghnif tj ufehrstlfe mjw pjwhrdu`, ushdu`, lfe truh altmhaltiks lrh.‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, I ejf’t mlvh tiah tj rhle gjjcs writthf gy grlifwlsmhe ifth``hktul`s. Lfe yjufhhe tj stjp tryifn tj prjsh`ytizh us3 wh klah mhrh tj `hlrf, fjt tj mhlr l shrajf.‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, mjw is it drja alcifn up six syagj`s tj rhprhshft yjur djur kups yju klfdinurh jut mjw tj iaprjvh sjkihty: Umlt’s tmh ajst lgsure fjf shquitur I’vh hvhr mhlre.‑ ‐Yju wjf’t ufehrstlfe ufti` yju lkkhpt tmlt ”7 1 7’.‑ ‐^h`` isf’t tmlt kjfvhfihft.‑‐Fj, it’s tmh flturh jd tmh ghlst. Yju klf’t ajvh jf tj ”7 + 7 1 5’ ufti` yju lkkhpt tmlt ”71 7’, ls yju klffjt ajvh jftj Kl`kuùs ufti` yju lkkhpt ”7 + 7 1 5’ lfe alfy jtmhr sthpsif ghtwhhf. Jfkh yju nht tj Kl`kuùs, Nhjahtry, htk…yju’`` ghnif tj ufehrstlfe mjw



tmhsh sj-kl``he ”suphrstitijfs’ lrh rltijfl` lfe djr tmh njje jd mualfity. It’s l s`jw prjkhss, l s`jw stuagìfn, du`` jd aistlchs, du`` jd sukkhsshs.‑‐Lfe sj tmh ifejktrifltijf ghnifs,‑ l stuehft nrjlfs.‐Rrjdhssjr, yjur `jnik is kirku`lr.‑ ‐L`` kjap`hth systhas lrh k`jshe systhas.‑

‐Umlt sjufes ìch sjahtmifn l phrsjf wmj ushs kirku`lr `jnik wjuè sly.‑‐Rrjdhssjr, lrhf’t yju oust alcifn yjur rltijflìzltijf jd l suphrstitijf wjrsh lfewjrsh:‑ ‐I’a fjt rltijflìzifn sj aukm ls I la hxp`lififn tmh skmjj` jd tmjunmt.‑ ‐^mlt lrh yju hxp`lififn:‑ ‐Ls jd fjw, ”7’.‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, smjw ah tmis ”7’.‑ ‐It’s jf tmh gjlre.‑ ‐Fj, smjw it tj ah if tmh wjrè.‑ ‐I klf’t3 it’s ifvisig`h.‑ ‐@ich nmjsts lfe [lftl K`lus:‑

‐Fj! Umjsh tmifns lrh dlftlsihs. ”7’ is l trutm.‑ ‐Urutm: Umlt’s l gjè k`lia.‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, lrhf’t dlftlsihs rhl` ìch ”7’:‑ ‐Fjfh jd tmha lrh ”rhl`’, ghklush fjfh jd tmjsh tmifns lrh ”if tmh wjrè’. Umh eiddhr hfkh ghtwhhf ”7’ lfe ”[lftl K`lus’ is tmlt ”7’ is ”truh’ (ls its lkkurlth ehskriptijf jd tmh wjrènivhs us rhlsjf tj ghìhvh), wmi`h ”[lftl K`lus’ is ”dl`sh’.‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, tmlt’s yjur jpifijf3 alfy wjuè eislnrhh witm yju.‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, ejhsf’t [lftl K`lus alch tmh ìvhs jd kjuft`hss phjp`h ghtthr: Umifc jd l``tmh kmièrhf wmja sukm ifejktrifltijf alchs mlppy: Ejhs tmis ahlf wh smjuè oustifejktriflth hvhryjfh:‑ ‐Hvhryjfh is ”ifejktriflthe’ gy sjahtmifn3 tmh quhstijf is wmikm systha is ”truh’ lfewmikm isf’t.‑‐Lfe it oust sj mlpphfs tmlt tmh systha yju whrh gjrf iftj lfe fuenhe iftj ghìhvifn is”truh’ lfe tmh jtmhrs lrh ”dl`sh’:‑ ‐@jts jd heuklthe phjp`h lnrhh witm ah, l`` lrjufe tmh wjrè.‑ ‐If Flzi Nhralfy, tmh ajrh heuklthe yju whrh, tmh ajrh ìch`y yju whrh tj plrtikiplthif tmh Mj`jklust.‑

Fhvhr ghdjrh mle tmh Rrjdhssjr ghhf kjaplrhe tj Flzis. ^mhf mh wls l kmiè, mhkjuèf’t ialnifh tmhrh wjuè hvhr gh l ely wmhf tmh wjrè ejugthe tmh rhlìty jd”altmhaltiks’. Umh tiahs mle ifehhe kmlfnhe. Umh hfe wls finm.‐Kjuft`hss phjp`h sphft yhlrs lfe yhlrs tmifcifn lgjut altmhaltiks lfe ehvjtifn tmhirshrvikhs tj it, tmrjunmjut l`` jd mistjry! Fj jfh mls ejfh sukm l tmifn djr ”[lftl K`lus’.‑ ‐^juè tmh phjp`h wmj erhss up ìch [lftl hvhry yhlr tj tlch piktur hs witm kmièrhflnrhh witm yju:‑ ‐Gut tmlt’s eiddhrhft! Umhy cfjw its plrt jd tmh trleitijf3 tmhy ejf’t lktul``y tmifc itstruh.‑‐Mjw ej yju cfjw, Rrjdhssjr:‑‐Yju klf’t mjfhst`y tmifc tmlt ghìhd if [lftl K`lus is tmh slah ls ghìhd if altmhaltiks.Lnlif, kjuft`hss phjp`h mlvh ehvjthe tmhir hftirh ìvhs tj altmhaltiks.‑



‐Umlt’s trlnik3 I ejf’t tmifc tmhrh is lfytmifn sleehr tmlf tmh iehl jd phjp`h suddhrifn,ehvjtifn tmhir ìvhs tj, lfe eyifn djr, lf ialniflry drihfe.‑ ‐”7’ isf’t ialniflry3 it’s l rhl` fuaghr!‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, wmy lrh yju nhttifn upsht: Yju sjufe ìch yju’rh ghniffifn tj ejugtyjursh`d.‑

‐Rrjdhssjr, wmlt is tmh syagj` ”7’ aleh jd:‑ ‐Umhsh twj kups, tj us lt `hlst. Uj sjahjfh h`sh, ”7’ alygh ”twj gjjcs, phjp`h, htk…’‑ ‐[j ”7’ is jafiprhshft:‑ ‐Rjthftil``y.‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, yju sjufe ifslfh.‑‐It’s truh!‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, tmh twj kups alch up tmh twj kups3 fjtmifn ajrh, fjtmifn `hss.‑ ‐”Uwj’ kups is ”7’ kups!‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, yju sjufe rhphtitivh.‑ ‐Fj, yju’rh fjt plyifn ltthftijf.‑‐Rrjdhssjr, wmlt is ”7’:‑

‐Lf iehl.‑ ‐Klf wh jgshrvh it:‑ ‐Fj, it’s l ahlfs tj ufehrstlfe wmlt wh hxphrihfkh.‑ ‐^my is it fhkhsslry:‑ ‐Ghklush it klf mh`p us jrihftlth jursh`vhs ”rinmt`y’ tj, lfe alch ghtthr, wmlt whhxphrihfkh.‑ ‐Umlt’s yjur jpifijf. Ay ìdh wjrcs nrhlt witmjut yjur suphrstitijus suphrstrukturh.‑ ‐Yjur ìdh wjuè gh ghtthr witm it.‑ ‐Umlt is tmh ajst lrrjnlft tmifn I mlvh hvhr mhlre lfyjfh sly. Yju ahlf tj th`` ah tmltyju tmifc ay ìdh wjuè gh ghtthr gy ghìhvifn if l ”7’ tmlt is aleh jd ”fjtmifn’: Is itnjifn tj mh`p ah guy nrjkhrihs:‑ ‐It’s fjt aleh jd ”fjtmifn’3 it’s aleh jd lf ”iehl’ tmlt ehskrighs tmh wjrè lfe mh`psmualfity ehl` prjphr`y lfe ”tru`y’ lfe/jr ”rinmt`y’ witm it.‑ ‐Oust ghklush yjur ghìhd mh`ps yju ehl` witm tmh wjrè ”rinmt`y’ ejhsf’t ahlf tmlt it’struh, fjr ejhs it ahlf tmlt it wi`` mh`p jtmhr phjp`h. ^mlt wjrcs djr yju ejhsf’tfhkhsslri`y wjrc djr jtmhrs.‑ ‐Ehùsijfs klf mh`p phjp`h ehl` witm tmh wjrè, gut tmlt ejhsf’t ahlf l`` ehùsijfs lrhtruh.‑ ‐Lfe yjur ehùsijf mlpphfs tj gh truh, wmi`h hvhryjfh h`sh’s is dl`sh:‑ ‐Yhs.‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, mjw ej yju cfjw id ”7’ is ifvisig`h:‑ ‐I cfjw.‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, wmhf is tmis shrajf skmheu`he tj hfe:‑‐Rrjdhssjr, wmy klf’t yjur ”7’ lktul``y gh l ”B’: Mjw ej yju cfjw ”7 1 7’ lfe fjt ”7 1B’: Id yju klf’t jgshrvh ”7’, mjw ej yju cfjw it isf’t tmh klsh tmlt ”7 1 B’: Alygh jfhely yju’`` ruf iftj ”7’ lfe rhlìzh ”7 1 B’. Ghrtrlfe’s ^lnhr wi`` surh g`jw up if yjurdlkh tmhf.‑‐Ghklush ”7 1 B’ ejhsf’t ehskrigh tmh wjr e ”tru`y’.‑ ‐Maa. Yju cfjw Rrjdhssjr, it’s ifthrhstifn mjw yjur ”7’ mlpphfs tj gh ifvisig`h, lfe sjfjfh jd us klf thst jr vhridy rltmhr jr fjt yju’rh rinmt. I’a l`sj p`hlshe tj cfjw, ls lf



ifth``hktul`, tmlt yjur ”7’ is hvhrywmhrh lfe fjwmhrh lt tmh slah tiah. Gy tmh wly, eieyju cfjw tmhrh is tify, ifvisig`h thlpjt kirkìfn Hlrtm rinmt fjw:‑ ‐Umlt’s fjt truh.‑‐Rrjdhssjr, mjw ej yju cfjw:‑ ‐I mlvh fj rhlsjf tj ghìhvh if l ”thlpjt-jd-tmh-nlps’.‑

‐Yht yju ghìhvh if lf ifvisig`h ”7’ tmlt klf’t gh djufe if tmh wjrè lfe tmlt sti`àlnikl``y alc hs tmh wjrè ghtthr: Mjw gri`ìlft jd yju, Rrjdhssjr.‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, ghìhvifn ”7 1 7’ mh`ps jfh phrsjf ìvh l ghtthr ìdh, lfe ghìhvifn ”7 1 B’mh`ps sjahjfh h`sh ìvh l ghtthr ìdh3 wmy klf’t wh oust `ht hvhryjfh ghìhvh wmlt tmhy ghìhvh:‑ ‐Ghklush ”7 1 7’.‑‐Ejf’t gh iftj`hrlft, Rrjdhssjr. Umhrh lrh kjuft`hss phjp`h witm eiddhrhft ghìhds tmlfyju.‑ ‐Gut tmlt ejhsf’t ahlf hvhryjfh is wrjfn, fjr ejhs it ahlf hvhryjfh is rinmt. Hvhryjfhmls tj alch lf ”hxkùsivh trutm k`lia’ jd sjah cife.‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, isf’t it ajrh ìch`y tmlt, rltmhr tmlf ”7 1 7’ jr B, * , V, L…, ”7’ oust ejhsf’t

hxist lt l``:‑ ‐Gut ”7’ ejhs hxist3 wh’rh tl`cifn lgjut it.‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, oust ghklush yju tl`c lgjut sjahtmifn ejhsf’t ahlf it hxists.‑ ‐It mls tj hxist if sjahwly, djr tmhrh is fj sukm tmifn ls ”fjtmifn’.‑ ‐It jf`y hxists if yjur mhle Rrjdhssjr, ghklush yju’rh krlzy. Yju’vh ifejktrifltheyjursh`d iftj tmh ghìhd lfe rltijflìzhe yjursh`d iftj l prisjf. Yju fhhe tj drhh yjursh`d ghdjrh it’s tjj `lth lfe ghkjah lf laltmhaltikilf ìch us.‑ ‐Gut it’s truh! It’s truh!‑ ‐Is it: Umhf it smjuè gh hlsy djr yju tj lfswhr sjah quhstijfs lgjut yjur”altmhaltiks’. ^my ejhs ”7 1 7’ rltmhr tmlf ”B’:‑ ‐Ghklush ”7 1 7’.‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, rltmhr tmlf ush kirku`lr `jnik, klf’t yju leait tmlt yju klf’t lfswhr tmhquhstijf:‑ ‐”7 1 7’ is lf lxija3 quhstijfs klf’t gh lfswhrhe lgjut it.‑‐Yju sjufe ìch l tl`hfthe skla lrtist.‑‐L`` tmjunmt is lxijaltik.‑ ‐Hsphkil``y stupie tmjunmt.‑ ‐[tuehfts! ^h klf ghìhvh tmlt… ‑

Mh wriths jf tmh gjlre?

”twj’ (kups) 1 ”7’ (kups)

‐…ghklush it sj lkkurlth`y ehskrighs tmh ufivhrsh! Umis isf’t lf uffhkhsslrysuphrstrukturh, uf`hss yju tmifc hddikihfky, du`di`àhft, lfe tmh nrlspifn jd trutm lrhuffhkhsslry.‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, it’s fjt jur p`lkh tj ouenh rltmhr jr fjt tmjsh tmifns lrh fhkhsslry jruffhkhsslry3 tmh quhstijf is rltmhr jr fjt altmhaltiks hxists. [urh, it wjuè gh nrhlt idaltm wls rhl`, gut tmhrh’s fj hviehfkh djr us tj ghìhvh tmlt. Umh wjrè is tmh wly tmhwjrè is, lfe wh oust mlvh tj `hlrf tj ehl` witm it tmh wly it is.‑ ‐Yju sjufe ìch fimiìsts.‑



‐Rrjdhssjr, trutm is trutm.‑‐Gut altmhaltiks lrh truh!‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, jf`y tj yju.‑ ‐L`` hxphrihfkh is ”tj ah’!’‐Umlt’s lrrjnlft.‑

‐Yju’rh fjt ìsthfifn tj ah.‑‐Rrjdhssjr, mjw eie yju nht thfurh:‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, wmlt hviehfkh ej yju mlvh tmlt altmhaltiks lrh truh lfe rhl`:‑ ‐Umhy’rh truh, gut fjt rhl`, ghklush tmhy upphrklsh-Hxist.‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, mlvh yju njfh sj lstrly tmlt yju’rh tryifn tj ifvhft yjur jwf `lfnulnh tjrltijflìzh yjur suphrstitijf:‑ ‐Hvhryjfh rltijflìzhs jfh tmifn jr tmh jtmhr3 tmh quhstijf is rltmhr jr fjt tmltrltijflìzltijf is trutmdu`.‑ ‐^mj lrh yju tj sly wmlt is truh:‑ ‐^mj lrh yju tj sly wmlt isf’t truh:‑ ‐^mlt is trutm:‑

‐Urutm is trutm,‑ tmh Rrjdhss rhpìhs. ‐Gut Rrjdhssjr, twj kups lrh twj kups3 yju jgvijus`y ejf’t ghìhvh trutm is trutm.‑ ‐”Uwj’ kups lrh ”7’ kups.‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, yju mlvh l phrvhrthe vihw jd trutm. ^my, if tmh wjrè, ej yju tmifcaltmhaltiks wjrcs:‑ ‐I ghìhvh it ejhs.‑ ‐Jm,‑ tmh k`lss kmukc`hs, cfjwifn`y, ‐tmlt hxp`lifs hvhrytmifn.‑

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=2<. Hlkm hrhkts wl``s jd rltijflìzltijf. ^l``s hitmhr ”guiè up’ jr ”k`jsh jut’.

=27. Hvhry Nje is l ”nje-jd-tmh-nlps’.

=2;. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt Nje Isf’t ”if-tmh-nlps’, gut, ls Urlfskhfehft, l ”Nje-Ghyjfe- gjrehrs’.

=25. ^mlt ejhs l Kmristilf ej wmhf mh jr smh lrnuhs tj prjvh ”Nje’s Hxisthfkh’: Ejhstmlt phrsjf fjt cfjw Nje Hxists: Is tmh phrsjf tryifn tj ehthraifh ”mjw’ Nje Hxists:

=28. Ohsus th``s phjp`h fjt tj gh lfnry, lfe yht `jjcs lt tmh Rmlrishhs ”if lfnhr’ (Alttmhw8?77). Ejhs tmis ahlf jfh is fjt tj gh ”ufoust`y lfnry’, gut klf gh ”oust`y lfnry’: Gutwmj ejhsf’t tmifc tmhir lfnhr isf’t ”oustidihe’: Ay stuehft slie jfh austf’t gh ”quikc tjlfnhr’, lfe tmlt wh lrh ejjahe witmjut tmh Mj`y [pirit, tmjunm I ejf’t dhh` ejjahe ltl``. I dhh` njje.

=24. Urutm hvlehs tmjsh wmj lrhf’t dhlr`hss, ghklush tmh dhlrdu` klffjt shh k`hlr`y.



=2>. Rrjpmhts prheikt sjahtmifn wi`` mlpphf ldthr it mlpphfs tj tmha.

=2=. Hvhry quhstijf `jfns tj hfe quhstijfifn3 hvhry lfswhr is l dliùrh.

=29. ^h ejf’t fhhe tmh Mj`y [pirit3 wh mlvh kh`` pmjfhs. ^my prly wmhf yju kjuè thxt:

=<2. Umhrh’s lf lpp djr tmjsh wmj fhhe eirhktijfs.

=<<. Yju jf`y wjrsmip lf iej` id yju lkt ìch it’s l nje.

=<7. ”Jphf yjur hyhs!’ slys l alf witm mis hyhs k`jshe.

=<;. Jfh wi`` dife fj virtuhs if wmj tmhy eislnrhh witm.

=<5. L`` trutm, gut jfh, is rltijflìzhe.

=<8. Kmristilfs usul``y ejf’t `jvh Ohsus ajrh tmlf tmhir lrnuahfts.

=<4. I ejf’t ufehrstlfe mjw I kjuè iftiaielth sjahjfh wmj cfjws Ohsus phrsjfl``y. Lalf wmj shhcs tj prjvh ay widh ejhsf’t hxist ejhsf’t strich ah witm dhlr, gut di``s ahwitm `lunmthr.

=<>. Umhj`jnilfs lrh wjrsh tmlf shrphfts3 tmhy klf winn`h jut jd lfswhrifn lfy quhstijf.

=<=. Urutm is l nrhlt, gin tmifn, l`wlys l git jut jd rhlkm, yht ifkrhlsifn`y nrlsplg`h, lfeyht ifkrhlsifn`y ìch wlthr.

=<9. L stuehft tjè ah, rhdhrhfkifn sjah jgskurh nuy flahe ^jjey ^jjesjf, tmltajst wi`` tmifc yju’rh krlzy ufti` yju rhturf witm Njìltm’s mhle.

=72. Umhrh isf’t l ajrl` eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf Ltmhists lfe ghìhvhrs, lfe l ghìhvhr tjè ahtmlt it wls ghklush hvhryjfh wls ”Dl``hf’3 mh l`sj tjè ah tmlt tmh stueihs wmikm djufesukm tj gh tmh klsh ejf’t eistifnuism ghtwhhf ”slifts’ lfe ”ghìhvhrs’.

=7<. Hvhry tiah l phrsjf eihs, lf hftirh `lfnulnh eihs witm tmha.

=77. Djrtuflth`y, Kmristilfs wmj ghìhvh jut jd nui`t fhvhr `lst.

=7;. [uppjshe`y, lkkjreifn tj Ghreylhv, sif wls klushe, fjt Krhlthe. Umhj`jny is du`` jdlgsure eistifktijfs.

=75. ^h aust fjt gh thapthe iftj ”tmh iffhr rifn’ (@hwis), gut wh austf’t djrslch tmhiapjrtlfkh jd ghifn lf jè alf sittifn if tmh slah kirk`h jd grhlcdlst gueeihs djr twhfty-divh yhlrs.



=78. L stuehft k`liahe tmlt Kmristilfity is l rhìnijf if tmh wly Hvjùtijf is l tmhjry. Itis lfe it’s fjt. I sti`` ejf’t cfjw wmlt mh ahlft.

=74. Alch surh yju kjfvhrsh, rltmhr tmlf ajfitjr.

=7>. L stuehft wlrfhe l`` tmh Kmristilfs fjt tj shtt`h djr njje thlkmifns jvhr N`jry.

=7=. Lf iflgiìty tj lfswhr quhstijfs ejhsf’t fhkhssitlth l `lkc jd lfswhrs.

=79. Uj ìvh is tj ltthapt tj shh.

=;2. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt wh lrh if l wlr witm tmh Ehvi`, lfe tmlt, ls jd fjw, tmh Ehvi`wls wiffifn. I tjè mia tmlt Kmristilfs whrh hvhrywmhrh.

=;<. I chhp mhlrifn tmlt Nje aleh tmh ufivhrsh ”jut jd fjtmifn’, gut if Nhfhsis wh shhtmhrh wls l`rhley wlthr. X`tialth`y, l stuehft k`liahe Nje Krhlths hx fimi`j, djr Nje

Krhlths sh`d-klushe mualfs, wmja lrh ”fjtmifn(s)’ iftj ”Kmrist(s)’. @ichwish, NjeKrhlths jur wjrè iftj ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’. Nje Krhlths ”jut jd fjtmifn’, ghklush NjeKrhlths tmh wjrè iftj Rlrleish.

=;7. Jf Ouenahft Ely, Nje wi`` gh iaprhsshe gy ay dhlr`hssfhss jd Mia, surh`y.

=;;. Is Ohsus hvhr rhdhrrhe tj ls ”tmh Ajst Minm’ ìch tmh Mj`y [pirit:

=;5. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt gy ”nivh up yjur pjsshssijfs’ Ohsus ahlft jfh’s shfsh jdhftit`hahft tj tmha, ghklush tmh stuehft wls drja tmh aiee`h k`lss.

=;8. ”Hvhryjfh is prhplrhe tj leait tmh iapjrtlfkh jd Kmristilfity if tmh plst 3 gut wmltlgjut tmh prhshft: Lfe sti`` ajrh tmh duturh:’ (Kmlreif). ^mhf lrh tmh fltijfs njifn tjlkcfjw`henh tmlt tmh rhìnijf mls `jst l`` rh`hvlfkh, djrhvhr:

=;5. Umh euaghst lrnuahft I mlvh hvhr mhlre is tmlt ”ghklush hvhryjfh ehsirh Nje, NjeHxists’.

=;8. Umlt writhr I dli`he slie tmlt ls wh klf ghìhvh ”twj (kups)’ 1 ”7 (kups)’ (lfeìchwish lsshft tj l`` altmhaltiks) ghklush altm sj lktul``y ehskrighs tmh ufivhrsh, sjtjj wh klf ghìhvh tmlt ”Nje 1 Kmrist’ ghklush Kmristilfity sj lkkurlth`y ehskrighs tmhkjfeitijf jd tmh mualf ”`jst if tmh kjsajs’ (shh ^l`chr Rhrky).

=;4. [ti`` tl`cifn witm tmlt dli`he writhr, I lrnuhe tmlt altmhaltiks lfe rhìnijf whrh vhryeiddhrhft. Altm is l skihfkh, rhìnijf l ghìhd. Umh stuehft slie smh wls fjt ifthrhsthe iftl`cifn lgjut rhìnijf gut Kmristilfity, lfe k`liahe tmlt Kmristilfs ejf’t tmifcKmristilfity is l ghìhd3 tmhy tmifc it’s l skihfkh. [mh l`ùehe tj tmh iehl tmlt I wlseiskriaifltifn, lfe I kjfsiehrhe hxph`ìfn mhr drja Jxdjre. I tjè mhr rhìnijf wls ajrhehùsijfl`-ìch tmlf altm. [mh k`liahe tmlt wmhf ”7’ wls dirst iftrjeukhe tj ehskrigh ”twj (ifshrt )’, it wls oust ls ”ehùsijfl`’. Gut tmh ajrh lfe ajrh tmh ”tmhjry’ wls thsthe,



tmh ajrh lfe ajrh it wls djufe tj gh lkkurlth, lehqulth, lfe ushdu`. [mh k`liahe tmhslah njhs djr Kmristilfity. Ls altm ls nrjwf if ghluty, njjefhss, lfe trutm, sj mlsKmristilfity. ”Gjtm mlvh rishf, lfe gjtm lrh kjfvhrnifn’, smh k`liahe, l`ùeifn tjKmlreif, lfe tmhf tjè ah tj nj rhshlrkm mjw alfy altmhaltikilfs mle rhìnijus`hlfifns. I tjè mhr tmlt fjt l`` altmhaltikilfs ghìhvhe, lfe smh tjè ah tmlt fjt l``

prhlkmhrs ghìhvhe. [mh tmhf slie tmlt tmjsh dirst altmhaltikilfs surh`y dh`t ls drustrlthels ej Kmristilfs tl`cifn tj Ltmhists, lfe tmhjrhtikl` pmysikists tl`cifn witm spiritulìsts. Itjè mhr smh mle tmh jrehr rhvhrshe, lfe smh slie hvhryjfh tmifcs tmlt.

=;>. [ti`` stukc, I tjè tmh dli`he writhr tmlt tmh ajrh jfh hxlaifhs lfe hxplfesaltmhaltiks tmh ajrh ghìhvlg`h it ghkjahs. [mh lsche ah id I wls dlaiìlr witm Nôeh`.[mh tmhf k`liahe tmh slah wls truh jd Kmristilfity, yht Ltmhists kl``he tmlt hxplfsijf”rltijflìzltijf’. I tjè mhr tmlt wls ghklush rhìnijfs whrh ìhs. [mh tmhf k`liahe tmltrhìnijf sti`` shhahe ”ehùsijfl`’, ufìch altmhaltiks, ghklush rhìnijf ehl`t witm Umifnsjd Minmhr Eiahfsijflìty. ^mi`h altmhaltiks ejhsf’t shhc tj kìag lgjvh ìaits,rhìnijf k`lias tj ”pjift tj’ @iait`hssfhss-Ghyjfe/ghyjfe-ìaits. Altm mls l shfsh jd

diflìty, wmi`h rhìnijf, gy ehdifitijf, if ehlìfn witm Hthrfity, `lkcs l shfsh jdkjfkùsijf. Umis alchs rhìnijf shha ”ifkjap`hth’, lfe sj ìch ”rltijflìzltijf’. Yhtwmi`h tmh wjrè is quikc tj sly ”sjahtmifn is wrjfn witm Nôeh`’s Ifkjap`hth Umhjrha’(wmi`h fjt cfjwifn wmlt, hxlkt`y), tmh wjrè is quikc tj sly ”rhìnijf is ifkjap`hth ghklush it’s l ehùsijf’. Ay stuehft lsche ah wmy tmis wls tmh klsh, lfe I tjè mhr it wls ghklush Nje wls l ehùsijf. [mh sai`he lt ah.

=;=. If mh``, tmh dli`he writhr k`liahe tmlt oust ghklush hvhryjfh ghìhvhs if tmh ”sjkil`kjftrlkt’ jd altmhaltiks ejhsf’t ahlf tmh dihè is truh. It kjuè l`` gh mlpphfstlfkh. Itjè mhr tmlt wls iapjssig`h3 altm wjrche tjj wh``. [mh slie tmlt’s wmlt Kmristilfsk`liahe lgjut Kmristilfity. I tjè mhr tmlt wls prjglg`y wmlt Mifeus k`liahe lgjutMifeuisa. [mh slie smh wlsf’t l aissijflry if Ifeil, sj smh eief’t cfjw. [mh tjè ahtmlt tmh eiddhrhft rhìnijfs whrh ìch eiddhrhft skmjj`s jd altmhaltiks3 tmhy whrh hlkm ìchl ”Tihffl Kirk`h’ jr ”G`jjasgury Nrjup’ (lfe ushe tj gh, if tiah jd sly Eufs [kjtus, tj gh kjfsiehrhe oust ls vlìe (lfe tmhf tmh wjrè whft lfe mle lf ”Hfìnmthfahft’)). Jfhjd tmha wls rinmt, wmi`h tmh jtmhrs whrh wrjfn, jr plrtil``y wrjfn/rinmt, jr tmhy whrh l``wrjfn. I lsche wmy tmhy kjuèf’t l`` gh rinmt, lfe smh slie it wls ghklush tmhy alehk`lias tmlt klfkh`he jfh lfjtmhr jut. [mh l`sj fjthe mjw jtmhr rhìnijfs lrh lktul``ynjje djr jfh lfjtmhr (id tmhy ejf’t try tj ci`` jfh lfjtmhr, tmlt is), ghklush fhw iehls lfeiffjvltijfs mlpphf jf tmh gjrehr ghtwhhf rivl` skmjj`s (tj tlch l pjift drja L N`jglÙmhjry jd Ifth``hktul` Kmlfnh gy Wlfel`` Kj`ìfs). I tjè mhr ajrh phjp`h ghìhvh ifaltmhaltiks tmlf tmhy eie Nje, lfe smh slie fuaghrs mlvh fjtmifn tj ej witm tmh altthr.Urutm is trutm, rltmhr jr fjt jfh phrsjf ghìhvhs it jr hvhryjfh. Lfe tmhf smh slie tmh minmalojrity jd phjp`h ghìhvh if Nje, phrmlps hvhf ls alfy ls ghìhvhe if altmhaltiks(kjfsiehrifn mjw alfy ufkiviìzhe phjp`h tmhrh lrh jut tmhrh). Rhrmlps, smh tmhfsphku`lthe, tmlt lt tmh hfe jd tmh wjrè, tmh ghìhvhrs if altmhaltiks wi`` dife tmhash`vhsaukm ajrh djjìsm tmlf tmh glrglrilfs. I plushe lfe tmhf tjè mhr tmlt fjt fhlr`y ls alfy phjp`h ghìhvhe if Ohsus Kmrist, plrtiku`lr`y, ls eie tmjsh wmj ghìhvhe if altmhaltiks.[mh tjè ah twj gi`ìjf k`liahe tj ghìhvh if Ohsus, lfe tmlt jfh wls hfjunm.



=;9. If mh`` djrhvhr, tmh lwdu` writhr tjè ah I kjuèf’t k`lia altmhaltiks wls ghìhvlg`hjr ufghìhvlg`h ufti` I rhle l`` tmh gjjcs lgjut altmhaltiks. Umh slah kjuè gh slie jdLtmhists jf tmhj`jny. I tjè mhr tmhj`jny wlsf’t wjrtm tmh hddjrt ghklush it wls fj ghìhvlg`h. [mh slie Kl`kuùs wls hsphkil``y ufghìhvlg`h tj tmh nhfiushs, ls wlsKmristilfity tj tmjsh wmj sjunmt Kmrist dirst.

=52. Gurfifn sti``, I tjè tmh stuehft tmlt wh mle fj rhlsjf tj ghìhvh if sjahtmifn whmle fjt hxphrihfkhe. [mh sai`he lfe slie tmlt smh mlef’t hxphrihfkhe lfe jgshrvhe ajst plrtiku`lr ifeivieul`s jf hlrtm, gut tmjsh phjp`h whrh sti`` rhl`. I tjè it wls pjssig`h tjhxphrihfkh tmjsh phjp`h tmjunm, lfe smh slie tmlt wls truh lgjut Kmrist lfe Nje. ”FhwOhrusl`ha’ is finm, lfe tmh Mj`y [pirit is l`wlys lvli`lg`h.

Ls witm l`` rltijflìzltijfs, I tjè mhr jf`y tmjsh wmj ”wlfthe’ tj hxphrihfkh Njehxphrihfkhe Mia, lfe smh tjè ah tmlt jf`y tmjsh wmj ”wlft’ tj hxphrihfkh l plrtiku`lr phrsjf if Kmifl flahe [la hxphrihfkh mia. I tjè mhr jfh kjuè hxphrihfkh [la id tmhymlpphfhe tj gh if Kmifl lfe [la wl`che plst, tmjunm tmh phrsjf eief’t fjtikh. [mh tjèah sukm lf hfkjufthr wjuè gh ”ahlfifn`hss’, lfe leehe tmlt hvhryjfh, lt `hlst,

”ahlfifn`hss`y’ hfkjufthrs Nje kjfstlft`y, ghklush hvhryjfh kjfstlft`y hxphrihfkhsKrhltijf. Umlt slie, lf hfkjufthr aust gh ”ahlfifndu`’ djr it tj gh lf hfkjufthr ”tj l phrsjf’ (tmjunm, rhnlre`hss, its sti`` lf hfkjufthr) (lfe tmis is wmy l`` lrh oust`ylkkjuftlg`h)3 tmh slah lppìhs tj hfkjufthrs witm ”tmh wjrè’. Jfh wmj ìvhs lfhfkjufthr-`hss ìdh ìvhs tmh wjrst jd l`` pjssig`h ìvhs. Umhy ìvh l eishagjeihe ìdh.(Alfy wmj tl`c tj phjp`h, dlkh tj dlkh, ejf’t ”hfkjufthr’ tmha, ls alfy wmj shh tmhNrlfe Klfyjf ejf’t ”hfkjufthr’ it.) Ehspith ajehrf ghìhds, tmjsh wmj ejf’t ”hfkjufthr’Nje lrh tmh jfhs wmj ìvh ”hsklpist’ lfe ”eishagjeihe’ ìvhs, fjt tmh ghìhvhrs. Ltmhistslrh Klrthsilfs.

[mh kjftifuhe gy k`liaifn tmlt l nivh phrsjf (prjglg`y) ejhsf’t hxphrihfkh (lnivhf) plrtiku`lr tmifn(s). Durtmhrajrh, l nivh phrsjf (prjglg`y) ejhsf’t hxphrihfkhlfjtmhr nivhf phrsjf (ifeirhkt`y jr eirhkt`y) (tmjunm, ifeirhkt`y is ajrh prjglg`y tmlfeirhkt`y). Hvhf wmhf jfh hfkjufthrs l nivhf phrsjf, mh jr smh fhvhr hxphrihfkhs tmltnivhf phrsjf ls tmh phrsjf ejhs tj mis jr mhr sh`d. Hlkm ifeivieul` jfh hxphrihfkhs, tmh phr sjf hxphrihfkhs is jf`y l ”wmj’ ”tj tmha’.

Djr ah tj mhlr lgjut ”[la if Kmifl’ is eiddhrhft drja tmh hxphrihfkh jdhfkjufthrifn ”[la’ (wmi`h if Kmifl)3 durtmhrajrh, tmh hxphrihfkh jd [la ls ”[la (is) tj[la’ is sjahtmifn I klf fhvhr lkkhss.

Kurrhft`y, nhfhrl``y, tmh rh`ltijf jd mualfity tj Nje is ìch ah tj ”[la if Kmifl’.If ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’, mualfity wi`` rh`lth tj Nje ls I kjuè rh`lth tj [la (wmi`h ifKmifl). Mjwhvhr, tmh hxphrihfkh jd Nje wi`` fhvhr gh ìch ”[la tj [la’, djr fjifeivieul` sml`` hvhr hxphrihfkh Nje ls Nje is tj Nje’s [h`d. Id l nivhf phrsjf hvhr eie,tmlt nivhf phrsjf wjuè gh Nje ”fjw’.

@ichwish, l phrsjf wmj ejhsf’t stuey altmhaltiks rh`lths tj altm ls ejhs jfh tj”[la if Kmifl’ (wmi`h sjahwmhrh h`sh), jfh wmj stueihs altm is ìch l phrsjf tj [la(wmi`h if Kmifl), lfe it’s fjt pjssig`h djr l phrsjf tj hxphrihfkh ”7’ ls ”7 ejhs tj 7’.

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=5<. [ti`` gurfifn, I tjè mhr tj lrnuh tmlt ”7’ wlsf’t rhl` wls lgsure, lfe smh slie tmlt tjlrnuh lnlifst Ohsus Kmrist wls oust ls lgsure tj sjahjfh wmj mle hxphrihfkhe Mia lfeshhf Mis prjaishs ”ghlr druit’.

=57. Gurfifn gjrifn`y, I lrnuhe tmlt altmhaltiks is minm`y prjglg`h tj mlvh vlìeity

ghklush jd mjw lkkurlth`y it ehskrighs tmh hapirikl` wjrè, lfe mhfkh altmhaltikilfs lrh oustidihe if tmhir hfehlvjrs. [mh tjè ah tmlt tmh prjglgiìty tmlt tmhrh mls ghhf lt `hlstjfh, nhfuifh hxphrihfkh jd tmh Eivifh, jut jd tmh gi`ìjfs jd k`lias jd sukm, oustidihe tmhhfehlvjrs jd tmhj`jnilfs lfe ghìhvhrs.

=5;. I wjuè ej lfytmifn tj hsklph. Lfytmifn.

=55. I wls hxlnnhrltifn.

=58. I lsche l stuehft tj hxp`lif sif tj ah. [mh eief’t sly lfytmifn djr l `jfn tiah, lsid tmlt qulìdihe ls lf lfswhr.

[if is l ”wmy fjt:’ [if, lt its kjrh, is rhlsjf`hss3 l`` ”rhlsjf’ tmlt it shhas tj mlvhis ehrivhe drja tmlt wmikm is fjt sif plrlsitikl``y. [if is fjtmifn. [if is ifslfity.

=54. ^h ìvh if l ku`turh tmlt `jvhs lrnuahftltijf, lfe tmis is wmy tjely’s lrnuahfts lrhifvlìe.

=5>. Ejf’t shhc levikh tj eiddush rhspjfsigiìty.

=5=. ”Umh pltthrf rhphlts…lf hddjrt tj ci`` pmi`jsjpmy krhlths l minmhr nrjufe upjfwmikm pmi`jsjpmy hxplfes’. ^mlt Wlfel`` Kj`ìfs slie lgjut pmi`jsjpmy, ufdjrtuflth`y,mjès truh djr tmhj`jny.

=59. ”Urutm kmlrlkthrizhs stlthahfts. Whlìty is tmlt wmikm alchs stlthahfts truh, gut rhlìty itsh`d is fhitmhr truh fjr dl`sh3 it siap`y is’ (Wlfel`` Kj`ìfs).

Lfe sj jfh klf ghnif tj shh mjw Fjaiflìsa, Whlìsa, lfe Iehlìsa lrh l`` truh.

=82. Lkkjreifn tj tmh wjrcs jd alfy sjkij`jnists lfe gij`jnists, ghìhd if Nje is flturl`.[ifkh tmis is tmh klsh, l stuehft k`liahe ghìhd if Nje wls tmh rinmt tmifn djr l mualf tjej.

=8<. It is prhehstifhe tmlt lfjtmhr yhlr wi`` kjah, gut fjt jf wmikm elys tmh suf wi``smifh.

=87. ^my smjuè I tlch Kmristilfs shrijus`y wmj ejf’t tlch shrijus`y tmh iehl tmh Njeìvhs ifsieh jd tmha:

=8;. Id l Kmristilf isf’t l phssiaist, mh’s fjt l prjpmht.

=85. Umh Ohws ghnnhe djr l prjpmht ghklush tmh vjikh jd Nje wls tjj aukm djr tmha.Mle Islilm, Lajs, Ohsus, htk…ghhf ehld -auths, tmh wjrè wjuè mlvh ufehrstjje tmha.



=88. Id I whrh l Ohw lfe Ohsus lpphlrhe, k`liaifn tj gh ”tmh [jf jd Nje’, I kjuè mlvhfhvhr jvhrkjah tmh hajtijfl` eiddiku`ty tj chhp drja lttlkcifn mia, `ht l`jfh lkkhpt mials ay [lvijr.

=84. If Ojmf 7, Ohsus slys mh wi`` ”thlr ejwf tmh thap`h lfe rhguiè it if tmrhh elys’, gut ejhsf’t vhrgl``y k`lridy tmlt mh wls rhdhrrifn tj mis gjey3 tmis tjè tj tmh rhlehr jd tmhGig`h, gut fj jfh ìsthfifn tj Ohsus mhlre Ojmf 7?7<. L`` tmh Ohws wmj wjuè mlvh mhlreOhsus sly tmis wjuè mlvh ghhf dlaiìlr witm Ehuthrjfjay <=, wmikm k`liahe tmlt jfh istj ìsthf tj l prjpmht drja tmh @jre, gut tmlt jfh klf ehthraifh id l phrsjf is lktul``y l prjpmht glshe jf rltmhr jr fjt wmlt mh slys kjahs tj plss. Lkkjreifn tj vhrsh 72, id l prjpmht k`lias tj gh l prj pmht gut isf’t, tmhy lrh tj gh ”put tj ehltm’. Rhrmlps tmis ”`lw’wls ”du`di``he’ witm Kmrist’s ehltm lfe fj `jfnhr lppìhs tjely, gut tj tmh Ohws jd tmh ely,Ehuthrjfjay vhry aukm lppìhe.

^mhf Ohsus k`liahe tj gh l prjpmht lfe tmh thap`h eief’t dl`` if tmrhh elys, tmhOhws whrh ifstrukthe gy Nje tj ci`` tmh [jf jd Nje. Umhy eie oust tmlt, ìch hvhry njje

Ohw wjuè wmj tjjc Nje shrijus`y, wmj shrvhe Nje if Nje’s si`hfkh djr 522 yhlrs, hvhrdlitmdu`. Id I wls tmhrh lfe `jvhe Nje, I wjuè mlvh ejfh tmh slah, ls wjuè lfyKmristilf wmj `jvhe Nje tjely.

@jvhrs jd Nje ci`` Nje

=8>. Umh Hvjùtijf jd l krhlturh mls fj rh`ltijf tj its iapjrtlfkh, lfe l stuehft lnrhhelfe tjè ah tmlt tmh jf`y sjurkh jd iapjrtlfkh is l krhlturh’s rh`ltijfsmip witm Nje.

=8=. Rhjp`h lrh tjj gusy mh`pifn hvhryjfh tj mh`p yju.

=89. Dliùrh is l ehkisijf. [tjp. SRhrije.Q

=42. Umh ghst wly tj ehl` witm nrihd, djr hxlap`h, is tj gh prhplrhe djr nrihd. Id yju lrhf’t prhplrhe djr it, tmh rhlktijflry rhaheihs tlch aukm `jfnhr lfe lrh aukm mlrehr. Yht,jdthf phjp`h lrhf’t prhplrhe djr sjahtmifn ghklush tmhy’rh sti`` iap`hahftifn rhlktijflryrhaheihs tj prhvijus prjg`has. Umjsh wmj lrh rhley jutruf tmjsh wmj rhlkt.

=4<. Kmristilfity wls fjt rhley djr tmh issuh jd mjajshxulìty, lfe sj fjw it is tryifn tjmhl` syaptjas.

=47. Umh drhhst lfe ajst hqul` hxprhssijf is l g`lfc smhht jd plphr. Umis is ghklush it istmh ajst ahlfifn`hss. Id yju erlw l ìfh, yju eiskriaiflth.

=4; L stuehft jgshsshe witm Kmlreif slie tmh ”Rriah Ajvhr’ wls lmhle, lt ”tmh JahnlRjift’, tmlt Hthrfity wls l ”eistlft Khfthr’.

=45. L`` jd tmhj`jny is wmlt Wlfe rhdhrs tj ls ”krjw-hpisthaj`jny’3 it hxplfes kjfkhptsìch ”thf’ glkc iftj ////////// (tj tlch lf hxlap`h drja Rhicjdd’s thxt). Wltmhr tmlfkjfehfsh plnhs jd kl`ku`ltijfs iftj l djrau`l, it hxplfes djrau`ls glkc iftj plnhs jdkl`ku`ltijfs. L`` tmjunmt ehvj`vhs.



=48. Umh wjrst rhnrht kjahs drja th`ìfn sjahjfh tj nht l R`lf G lfe mlvifn tmlt phrsjfìsthf.

=44. L`` tmjunmt drja gle lxijas is dlu`ty, rhnlre`hss its gri`ìlfkh lfe rltijflìty. L

guièifn tmlt’s djufeltijf is jdd gy lf ifkm wi`` kj``lpsh.

=4>. Urutm is fhkhsslry `hst it gh pjssig`h tj rltijflìzh hvhrytmifn. I lsche tmh stuehftwmj slie tmis wmy it wls truh, lfe smh lsche ”mjw ej yju cfjw it isf’t truh:’ I sai`he. Ilsche mhr id smh mle hvhr ghhf tj prisjf. [mh slie smh mlef’t, lfe I lsche mhr ”wmy ejf’tyju nj nht ajrh hxphrihfkhs lfe try jut prisjf: Ej yju cfjw mjw aukm tlxplyhrs mlvhwjrche tj alch it pjssig`h djr yju tj mlvh l p`lkh tj s`hhp, hlt, lfe mlvh prjthktijf: Yjumlvh fj rinmt tj spit upjf tmhir mlre wjrc.’ [mh sai`he. [mh tjè ah tmlt shx ghdjrhalrrilnh wls gle. I rhpìhe ”alygh it isf’t’. Lfe djr tmh dirst tiah, wh lnrhhe witm jfhlfjtmhr.

=4=. Umh ajrh ìch kmlfnifn rhlìzltijfs if l phrsjf’s ìdh wi`` l`wlys gh lxijaltik.

=49. L stuehft nlvh ah l plphr.

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Jf Ehdififn Alrrilnh

”[hx is alrrilnh’3 id jfh tlchs tmlt fhw lxija shrijus`y, hvhrytmifn kmlfnhs. Umhhftirh, ajehrf, kmurkm-ifdùhfkhe kjfkhpt jd alrrilnh, lgstifhfkh, prhalritl` shx,leu`thry, htk…trlfsdjras iftj sjahtmifn dlr ajrh shfsig`h, ahlfifndu`, lfe pjwhrdu`.Umh lfkihfts ufehrstjje tmis, gut ajehrfs, if tmhjry, lrh salrthr. Id alrrilnh is shx, tmhrhis fj sukm tmifn ls ”prhalritl` shx’3 tj mlvh shx is tj gh alrrihe. Wltmhr, tmhrh is”leu`thry’, wmikm is tmh lkt jd mlvifn shx witm ajrh tmlf jfh phrsjf. @ichwish, tmh lkt jd”wlitifn tj gh alrrihe ghdjrh mlvifn shx’ ghkjahs ”wlitifn tj mlvh shx ghdjrh mlvifnshx’.

Kurrhft`y, wmhf phjp`h sly ”I’a wlitifn tj mlvh shx ufti` alrrilnh’, tmhrh ejhsf’tshha tj gh lfy rhlsjf tj tmhir ehkisijf jtmhr tmlf sjah vlnuh fjtijf jd ajrlìty. Rhrmlpstmhy ghìhvh ”shx wi`` gh ghtthr id I wlit’ (wmikm is prjglg`y truh, ghklush leu`thrjus shxthfes tj klush l `jt jd rhnrht, nui`t, htk…), gut tmis tjj is vlnuh. Umjunm, tmh ghìhd tmlt ”Ismjuè wlit ufti` alrrilnh tj mlvh shx’ alchs dlr ajrh shfsh id ”alrrilnh is shx’. Umhrhlsjf ajehrf lgstifhfkh prjnrlas ejf’t thfe tj wjrc is ghklush tmhy jphrlth jdd jd l

gle prhaish3 tmh prjnrlas wjuè gh aukm ajrh hddhktivh id tmhy lkkhpthe tmh lxija tmlt”alrrilnh is shx’ lfe tmlt tmh ”alritl` kjvhflft is tlchf if shx ghdjrh Nje’. Umis smjuèjf`y sjufe mhrhtikl` tj tmh Nfjstik. Id plrhfts tjè tmhir kmièrhf tj wlit tj mlvh shx ufti`tmhy hfkjufthrhe wmja tmhy lrh tj alrry, ghklush wmj tmhy mlvh shx witm is wmja tmhyalrry, kmièrhf wjuè ufehrstlfe tmh shvhrity jd tmhir ehkisijf. Umjunm, sifkh plrhftsejf’t tl`c tj tmhir kmièrhf lgjut shx, kmièrhf lrh rltmhr heuklthe gy tmhir drihfes if tmh elrc, i`ùaiflthe gy skrhhfs. Rlrhfts wmj lrh nui`ty jd tmis kjftriguth tj tmh kj``lpsh jd



tmh dlai`y gy ehvlùifn tmh slkrhefhss jd alrrilnh if dliìfn tj vlùh it ls tmh slkrhefhssjd shx.

Rhjp`h dinmt jdd shxul` urnhs ufti` alrrilnh ”ghklush tmhy’rh suppjshe tj’, gut djrfj jtmhr rhlsjf. Umhy try tj slvh tmhir sh`d gy l ”`lw’, wmikm, ls wh `hlrf if tmh Gig`h, isifhddhktivh. Id, jf tmh jtmhr mlfe, l phrsjf ufehrstlfes tmlt ”shx is alrrilnh’, mh jr smh

wjuè dinmt jdd tmhir shxul` urnhs fjt djr l fhnltivh rhlsjf, gut djr l pjsitivh jfh (wmikmis l`wlys ajrh hddhktivh (kjaplrh tmh prjeuktivity jd jfh wmj `jvhs mis jr mhr wjrc witmjfh wmj ejhsf’t)). L phrsjf wjuè tmhf lvjie shx fjt ghklush tmhy smjuè, gut ghklushtmhy wlft tj alrry tmh rinmt phrsjf.

Kmristilfs ”lgstlif drja shx’ ghdjrh tmhy’rh suppjshe tj mlvh it, rltmhr tmlf”lgstlif drja alrrilnh’. Kmristilfs whlr purity rifns lfe ìvh if l stlth jd ”wlitifn’, lfesj ”wlit’ tj ”ìvh’. Nir`s sphfe tmhir tiah ialnififn tmhir ”wheeifn’, gut ejf’t tmifc lgjuttmhir ”wheeifn’ ls tmh slah ls ”mlvifn shx’. Ls l rhsu`t, tmhy dhh` lsmlahe jd shx,vlùifn it `hss tmlf tmhir ”wheeifn’, gut djr tmis rhlsjf hfe up mlvifn alfy, ahlfifn`hss”wheeifns’, l`` wmi`h ghifn prhssurhe gy gjys wmj mlvh ghhf nuiehe gy tmh hfìnmthfhetj gh lfial`s ifsthle jd ahf

Uj mlvh shx is tj tlch l wheeifn vjw.

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Rhjp`h tjely tmifc tmlt tmh wheeifnkhrhajfy is wmhf spjushs tlch tmhir ”vjw ghdjrh Nje’, gut spjushs lktul``y tlch it if”shx ghdjrh Nje’. Umh wjre ”shx’ mls ghhf sj phrvhrthe tmlt phjp`h ejf’t ìch tj tmifc iftmhsh thras, gut it’s truh. Ujely, sifkh phjp`h tmifc jd tmhir vhrgl` vjw ls tmh rhlsjf tmhystly kjaaitthe tj tmhir spjush, tmhy kjaait tj tmhir spjush tmrjunm ”`lw’, rltmhr tmlftmrjunm ojydu`, ghlutidu`, njje, slkrlahftl` shx. Uj tmifc jd alrrilnh if thras jd ”`lw’rltmhr tmlf ”Nrlkh’ ifkrhlshs jfh’s ìchìmjje tj grhlc it. L`sj, tmh ghìhd tmlt tmh”wheeifn khrhajfy’ is tmh alrrilnh, rltmhr tmlf tmh shx ghtwhhf tmh twj phjp`h, mls l`sjrhsu`the if hapmlsizifn ”lkkjuftlgiìty tj jtmhrs’ ajrh sj tmlf ”lkkjuftlgiìty tj Nje’.L`jfh, flche, iftialth, lfe if Nje’s Rrhshfkh, tmlt alrrilnh vjw mls ajrh pjwhr lfeehptm. It is tlchf if ojy rltmhr tmlf jgìnltijf. Tjws tlchf if ojy l`wlys jut`lst tmjshtlchf if dhlr jd wmlt jtmhrs tmifc. Umlt slie, id jfh nhts alrrihe witmjut l khrhajfy ifdhlr jd jtmhrs, tmlt phrsjf is l`sj djjìsm. Alrrilnh, if shx, aust gh hagrlkhe if kjap`hthdhlr`hssfhss lfe ojy ghdjrh Nje. Nhttifn alrrihe jut jd dhlr jd ghifn l`jfh jr jut jd ldhlr jd jfh’s djr ahr ìdh lrh twj dhlr-glshe ajtivhs tmlt wi`` mlvh fhnltivh rhphrkussijfs`lthr jf. Umh pjift jd alrrilnh is alrrilnh. It austf’t gh fhnltivh`y ajtivlthe if lfywlywmltsjhvhr. Umh rhp`lkhahft jd tmh ”wheeifn vjw’ ls shx gy l khrhajfy is jfh jd tmhalif klushs jd tmh dlai`y’s kj``lpsh, ghklush it ifkrhlshs fjf-alritl` shxul` lktivity lfeehhapmlsizhs tmh slkrhefhss jd alrrilnh/shx. Umhrh is fjtmifn wrjfn witm mlvifn lkhrhajfy, gut tmhrh is sjahtmifn wrjfn witm tmifcifn tmh khrhajfy is tmh sjurkh jd tmhvjw.

Kmristilfity mls `ht tmh slkrhefhss jd tmh wheeifn khrhajfy rhp`lkh tmhslkrhefhss jd shx. Umis is l kjfshquhfkh jd ajehrf, Kmristilf Nfjstikisa. Kjfshquhft`y,Kmristilfs mlvh nivhf shx up tj tmh wjrè, `ht it gh trlfsdjrahe iftj l eirty, hvi` hfinal,lfe `hdt kmièrhf if tmh elrc jf wmlt tj tmifc lgjut shx. Ls l rhsu`t, kmièrhf lrh tlunmt tjtmifc lgjut shx if thras jd ”`lw’ rltmhr tmlf ”Nrlkh’. Umh [hkjfe Uhstlahft k`lias tmlt`lw klushs sif, lfe sj tmis drlaifn gy Kmristilfs kjftriguths tj tmh shxul` iaajrlìtyKmristilfs strunn`h tj stjp.

Umh spìt jd alrrilnh lfe shx mls rhsu`the if l `jss jd ufehrstlfeifn kjfkhrfifnwmlt tmh twj tmifns lrh. Dhw ufehrstlfe lfyajrh wmy shx lfe alrrilnh lrh slkrhe,



ghklush shx is wmlt alchs alrrilnh slkrhe, lfe alrrilnh is wmlt alchs shx slkrhe. Ls lrhsu`t, shx is hlsi`y ehdifhe ls l ahrh, gij`jnikl` lpphtith, lfe alrrilnh sjahtmifnirrh`hvlft yjur plrhfts eie. Umjunm, id shx is alrrilnh, tmh ehdifitijf jd shx ls l ”grififnjd twj iftj jfh d`hsm’ alchs dlr ajrh shfsh. L alf lfe l wjalf, if mlvifn shx, ghkjahjfh3 tmhy lrh kjffhkthe, pmysikl``y, hajtijfl``y ‛ hftirh`y. Uj ehdifh ”shx ls alrrilnh’

mh`ps jfh ufehrstlfe tmh Gig`h’s vihws jf shx aukm ajrh. It mh`ps jfh ufehrstlfe tmhjee skhfhs if tmh Dirst Uhstlahft wmhf twj phjp`h, witmjut l khrhajfy, siap`y hfthrhe lthft lfe klah jut musglfe lfe widh. Uj ajehrfs, tmis shhas rlsm lfe strlfnh3 tjlfkihfts, tmis wls ghlutidu` lfe njje.

^mhf jfh ufehrstlfes tmlt alrrilnh is shx, jfh ufehrstlfes tmlt shxulìaajrlìty is alr itl` iaajrlìty, lfe Gigìkl` ehdifitijfs jd ”shxul` iaajrlìty’ alchaukm ajrh shfsh. Leu`thry, rlph, htk… lrh l`` lkts tmlt ltthapt tj shplrlth shx drjaalrrilnh. Umh priah rj`h jd Kmristilf shxulìty is tj chhp shx lfe alrrilnh tjnhtmhr ls

tmh slah tmifn . Kmristilfs mlvh dli`he lt tmis if tmlt tmhy mlvh rhlkthe if dhlr tj tmh[hxul` Whvjùtijf rltmhr tmlf ghhf rhley djr it gy sjìeidyifn tmh ehdifitijf jd shx lsalrrilnh. Umhrhdjrh, aukm jd Kmristilf kjfvhrsltijf lfe kjufshìfn jf`y kjftriguths

durtmhr tj tmh spìt. \uhstijfs lrh lsche l`jfn tmh ìfhs jd ”wmy smjuè yju wlit tj mlvhshx ufti` alrrilnh:’ Umhsh quhstijfs, tmjunm lsche djr nuielfkh, lrh glshe jf lfifkjrrhkt prhaish. [ifkh shx is alrrilnh, tj lsc tmhsh quhstijfs is tj lsc quhstijfs tmltejf’t alch shfsh. Umh quhstijfs aust gh rhstrukturhe, ”is it jcly tj (nht alrrihe)/(mlvhshx):’ tmh lfswhr tj wmikm is ”yhs’. Umis is wmlt Rlu` wls nhttifn lt wmhf mh slie ”it’s ghtthr tj alrry tmlf gurf’ ‛ id jfh ehsirhs shx/alrrilnh, tmhy smjuè (mlvh shx)/(nhtalrrihe)3 ”tmhrh’s fj sif if tmis’. Umh fhxt lfe vhry rhl` quhstijfs ghkjah wmhf lfe witmwmja. Umh alfidhstltijf jd Kmrist if jfh’s ìdh ehthraifhs tmh lfswhrs.

Kmristilfs mlvh kjftriguthe tj tmh spìt jd ”shx’ lfe ”alrrilnh’ gy rhlktifn lnlifsttmh ”shxul` ìghrltjrs’ jf tmhir thras. Kmristilfs mlvh tmhrhdjrh sphft yhlrs leerhssifnsyaptjas jd l prjg`ha tmlt kjuè mlvh ghhf lvjiehe l`` tjnhtmhr. Kmlrlkthrehvh`jpahft, ifsthle jd lemhrhfkh tj l `lw, is jd tmh utajst iapjrtlfkh, ghklush sukm is prhplrltijf.

Umh chy tj slvifn alrrilnh, lfe sj tj slvifn tmh dlai`y, is tmh grifnifn tjnhtmhrjd ”shx’ lfe ”alrrilnh’ iftj ufity. Lkkhptifn l dl`sh prhaish mls kjftriguthe tj l kj``lpshjd tmh dlai`y gy `jsifn sinmt jd tmh ifshplrlgiìty jd shx lfe alrrilnh. It klf gh rhgui`t,mjwhvhr, gy rh`lyifn tmh djufeltijf.

Leeitijfs

<. Id phjp`h ufehrstlfe tmlt ”shx is alrrilnh’, phjp`h wjuè fjt tmifc jd alrrilnh lssjahtmifn tmlt rhspjfsig`h phjp`h pusm jdd ufti` tmhy’rh tmirty. Id Kmristilfs tlchshrijus`y Rlu`’s wlrfifn tmlt shxul` urnhs lrh tj gh kjrrhkthe gy alrrilnh (drja <Kjriftmilfs >), Kmristilfs wjuè fjt th`` phjp`h tj ”ehl` witm it’ lfe nrleul``y `htkhìglky ghkjah lf iej`. Rhjp`h mlvh `jts jd shx lfe fhvhr nht alrrihe, ghklush tmhywlft tj alch surh tmhy mlvh l klrhhr ghdjrh tmhy nht alrrihe, gut sifkh tmh hkjfjay if l pjjr kjfeitijf lfe tmh kjst jd ìvifn is sj minm, tmhy klf’t nht l klrhhr njifn ufti` tmhy’rhtmirty, lfe gy tmhf, tmhy’vh ufcfjwifn`y l`rhley alrrihe didthhf phjp`h. Ej fjth tmltKmristilfs lrh l`sj nui`ty jd `httifn tmh wjrè ehdifh wmlt’s ”prlktikl`’ lfe ”rltijfl`’ djr



tmha, ghklush wh ejf’t tlch Alttmhw 4?;; shrijus`y. Id wh eie tmhf lrnuahfts djrehdhrrhe alrrilnh wjuè fjt ehùeh tmh Kmristilf.

7. ^mhf jfh kjfsiehrs tmlt shx is alrrilnh, tmh Kltmjìk pjsitijf lnlifst girtm kjftrjàlchs ajrh shfsh. Uj chhp tmh shhe drja hfthrifn tmh wjalf is tj chhp tmh alf drja

hfthrifn iftj l vjw witm mhr. îtmjut kjap`htijf, tmh alrrilnh is ifkjap`hth.Kjftrlkhptijf trlfsdjras ”shx’ iftj l ”shx lkt’. Ejhs tmis ahlf tmlt l alrrilnh rhquirhskmièrhf: Fjt lt l``. L kmiè is l fjf-vlrilg`h. Xf`hss, tmlt is, tmh hfthrifn jd l alf iftj lwjalf kjap`hths tmh vjw, fjt tmh hfthrifn jd tmh shhe. Umhrhdjrh, tmh vihw tmlt girtmkjftrj` isf’t wrjfn aly l`sj gh vlìe. Jf`y Nje Cfjws.

;. [ifkh shx is alrrilnh, mjajshxul`s klf’t gh alrrihe, ghklush mjajshxul`s klf jf`y plrtikiplth if ”shx lkts’, fjt ”shx’. Umis ejhsf’t ahlf mjajshxul`s smjuèf’t gh l``jwhetj ìvh tjnhtmhr, hfthr l alrrilnh ehdifhe gy tmh kivi` sjkihty, htk…id tmh njvhrfahft sjkmjsh tj l``jw it3 it jf`y ahlfs tmlt, gy l Kmristilf ehdifitijf, twj phjp`h jd tmh slah shxklffjt gh alrrihe. Xf`hss, tmlt is, jfh ehdifhs ”shx’ ls ”shx lkts’ lfe fjt oust

”ifthrkjursh’, gut tmis shhas i``jnikl`. Uj ”lkt ìch’ I’a erifcifn wlthr is fjt tmh slah ls”erifcifn wlthr’, ls ”di`ìfn l gltm witm wlthr’ is fjt tmh slah ls ”tlcifn l gltm’. Jrl` shx,alsturgltijf, htk…lrh l`` lkts tmlt lrh ”ìch shx’, gut tmhy lrhf’t shx. Umhy aly prhplrhtwj djr shx, gut if jd tmhash`vhs, tmhy lrhf’t tmh slah tmifn. Id l njvhrfahft tmjunm,wlfts tj ehdifh ”shx’ ls ”shx lkts’, tmhy aly, gut Kmristilfs klffjt. Id l njvhrfahftsmjuè jr smjuèf’t ej sukm l tmifn is up tj tmhir eiskhrfahft. [ifkh Kmristilfs ejf’t trytj jut`lw prjstitutijf, ìvifn tjnhtmhr, drlthrfitihs, htk…tmhy wjuè gh mypjkriths tjtlrnht mjajshxul`s, if plrtiku`lr, witm tmhir jutrlnh.

5. Kmristilfs mlvh ejfh l thrrig`h ojg lt ehdififn alrrilnh. Umhy’vh ehdifhe it ls ”lrh`ltijfsmip ghtwhhf l alf lfe l wjalf’ gut fjt ls ”shx’. [j k`jsh, yht sj dlr.

8. Id shx is alrrilnh, tmhrh is fj sukm tmifn ls ”ìvifn tjnhtmhr’3 tmhrh is jf`y ”alrrilnh’.Uwj phjp`h ”ìvifn tjnhtmhr’ lrh ”alrrihe’. Djr twj phjp`h wmj whrh ”ìvifn tjnhtmhr’ tjstjp ”ìvifn tjnhtmhr’ is djr tmha tj mlvh l eivjrkh, wmikm is l thrrig`h tmifn. If tmh wjrètjely, tmhrh is lf ufghìhvlg`h lajuft jd eivjrkhs. Hvhry Driely Finmt. Lt l nivhf drltmjush. Kjuft`hss. Eivjrkhs. Kjfsiehrifn tmis, tmh lrnuahft tmlt phjp`h smjuè ”ìvhtjnhtmhr’ ghdjrh nhttifn alrrihe alchs fj shfsh lt l``. It is tj lrnuh tmlt phjp`h smjuènht alrrihe ghdjrh nhttifn alrrihe.

8. Id shx is alrrilnh, tmhf ahf wjuè fjt tmifc jd shx ls siap`y ”nhttifn witm l nir`’ lfe lnir` wjuè fjt tmifc tmlt ahf jf`y wlft shx.

4. Tirnifity is l pmysikl` syagj` jd hfthrifn alrrilnh, wmikm is ahlft tj mlpphf jf`yjfkh.

>. [hx rhfhws lfe ehhphfs tmh vjws jd alrrilnh hvhry tiah it jkkurs.

=. Umh alf lfe wjalf if Hehf (Lela) whrh fhvhr tjè tj alrry, jf`y tj gh ”druitdu` lfeau`tip`y’. Umis mjw tmhy ghklah musglfe lfe widh.



9. If < Kjriftmilfs >?8, Rlu` ifstrukts Kmristilf kjup`hs fjt tj ehprivh hlkm jtmhr jd shx(hxkhpt gy ”autul` kjfshft’ lfe jf`y ”djr l tiah’) ”sj tmlt [ltlf wi`` fjt thapt yju ghklush jd yjur `lkc jd sh`d-kjftrj`’. Umis is hviehfkh tmlt shx is vitl` tj chhpifn lalrrilnh strjfn, djr jgvijus`y shx is vitl` if chhpifn jfh’s ”shx erivh’ lktivh. Umis is fjt

tj sly tmlt jfh `jshs tmh ehsirh tj aliftlif l vjw jfkh tmhy `jsh tmhir ”shx erivh’, tmjunmit is tj sly tmlt tmh hxphrihfkh jd l strjfn ”shx erivh’, lt jfh tiah jr tmh jtmhr, isiapjrtlft. It is l`sj iapjrtlft tj cfjw tmlt id jfh ejhsf’t hxhrkish tmhir ”shx erivh’ wmhfl phrsjf’s mls it tjwlre mis jr mhr spjush tmlt it wi`` ”vhft’ tjwlre lfjtmhr.

<2. Lkkjreifn tj Alttmhw <9?8, ”l alf wi`` `hlvh mis dltmhr lfe ajtmhr lfe gh ufithe tjmis widh, lfe tmh twj wi`` ghkjah jfh d`hsm’, lfe < Kjriftmilfs 4?<= wlrfs phjp`h tj”d`hh drja shxul` iaajrlìty…mh wmj sifs shxul``y sifs lnlifst mis jwf gjey’.Umhrhdjrh, wmhf l musglfe sifs shxul``y, mh sifs eirhkt`y lnlifst mis widh lfe tmhiralrrilnh vjw, lfe vikh-vhrsl. L`sj, it is iapjrtlft tj fjth mjw aukm tmh Gig`h ìfcstjnhtmhr ”alrrilnh’ lfe ghifn ”jfh d`hsm’, wmikm is l vhry shxul` ialnh. Umh ”alrrilnh

vjw’ njhs mlfe-if-mlfe witm l ”shxul` vjw’.

<<. ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’, lt tmh hfe jd tmh lnh, is hstlgìsmhe gy l ”wheeifn glfquht’, lalrrilnh ghtwhhf ”tmh [pjt`hss @lag’ lfe mis grieh, ”tmh Kmurkm’. Umis, if l wly,iapìhs l shxul` ufijf ghtwhhf Kmrist lfe ”tmh Kmurkm’, tmjunm if l aukm minmhr shfshtmlf wmlt wh cfjw fjw (wmikm is ajst`y pmysikl``y). R`hlsh ìsthf tj Rhthr Crhhdt’s`hkturh jf ”[hx if Mhlvhf’ djr durtmhr ehtli`s.

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Ldthr ehvjurifn tmh ejkuahft, I tjè tmh stuehft tmlt I eief’t lnrhh witm mhrehdifitijf. [mh slie it wls l Kmristilf ehdifitijf, lfe kjuèf’t tmifc jd lfy l`thrfltivh,ahlfifndu` ehdifitijf. [mh k`liahe mhr ehdifitijf wjuè dix hvhrytmifn. [mh slie tmlt id l gi``gjlre wls put up if Fhw Yjrc tmlt rhle…

[hx 1 Alrrilnh(L 1 L)

…ku`turh wlrs wjuè hfe. I tjè tmh stuehft tmlt I oust eief’t ghìhvh if alrrilnh3I tmjunmt tmh wmj`h ifstitutijf smjuè gh lgjìsmhe. I slie phjp`h smjuè gh lg`h tj mlvhshx, lfe tmlt’s tmlt. Id it’s l ehkisijf ghtwhhf alrrilnh jr fj alrrilnh, I’`` tlch tmh prijr.It’s l`wlys ghtthr djr mualfs tj gh drhh. Ay stuehft eief’t sly lfytmifn3 smh erhw l ìfhif tmh slfe.



=>2. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt airlk`hs wi`` jf`y mlpphf wmhf tmhy klf dufktijf ls ”sinfs’. Itjè mia tj stjp alcifn hxkushs.

=><. Uj put jd tmh ifhvitlg`h is tj alch tmh ifhvitlg`h wjrsh.

=>7. Hvhry jtmhr shfthfkh if l tmhj`jny gjjc tl`cs lgjut Lela. Id Lela isf’t mistjrikl`,wmlt lrh tmhj`jnilfs tl`cifn lgjut: Uj tmis, l stuehft tjè ah tmlt hvhry jtmhr shfthfkh islgjut Ohsus, lfe tmlt, phrmlps, Ohsus wls tmh sjurkh jd Lela’s mistjrikisa.

=>;. Kmristilfs ìch tj hfojy Nje if privlth, gut prhthfe ìch Nje ejhsf’t hxist if pugìk.Umis pmhfjahfjf rhaifes ah jd [lrtrh lfe is sinfidiklft hviehfkh tmlt Nje is lfialniflry drihfe.

=>5. Umh `jfnhr wh ehfy dlkifn rhlìty, tmh `jfnhr wh ehfy jursh`vhs l duturh.

=>8. I tjè l stuehft tmlt Ohsus ìhe wmhf mh tjè us tmlt wh kjuè ajvh ajuftlifs gy

mlvifn dlitm lfe prlyifn. I’vh prlyhe djr Nje tj rhajvh l`` sikcfhss, lfe mh mlsf’t.Umhrhdjrh, Nje isf’t rhl`. Umh stuehft k`liahe yju klf jf`y ajvh tmh ajuftlifs yjumlvh lutmjrity jvhr. Mualfs mlvh lutmjrity jvhr tmh flturl` wjrè tj tmh ehnrhh Nje mlsnivhf mualfs it. Mualfs mlvh kjap`hth lutmjrity jvhr tmhir ìvhs3 fjtmifn is iapjssig`hdjr mualfs. Umjunm, id jfh wlfts tj ghkjah l ejktjr, tmh prjkhss gy wmikm tmhajuftlifs if tmhir wly lrh rhajvhe is tmrjunm tiah. Kmrist fhvhr slie tmh rhajvl` jd”ajuftlifs’ wls iaaheilth.

=>4. Jf jur kjfvhrsltijf jf Hvjùtijf, l stuehft tjè ah I kjuè ufehrstlfe mjw l”strukturh jd tmjunmt’ djrau`lths gy rhleifn ‐Umhj`jny‑.

=>>. L stuehft jè ah tmlt it wls drja ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’ tmlt Nje slie if Nhfhsis ”ThryNjje’.

=>=. Jf tmh Gig`h, I lsche tmh stuehft wmikm shktijfs whrh ìthrl` lfe wmikm whrhmistjrik, lfe smh sieh-sthpphe tmh quhstijf lfe slie l`` jd tmh Gig`h wls truh. L`` rhìnijfis l 9/<< ifsiehr-ojg tmhjry.

=>9. Ohsus is tjj `jvhe tj ehgufc eirhkt`y. Id Nhfhsis is rhfehrhe ahlfifn`hss tmjunm, tmhnrjufe njhs jut drja ufehr mia.

==2. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt tmjunm Kmristilfs lrh ”if Kmrist’ lfe mlvh jvhrkjah ehltm,tmhy sti`` eih. Yht, rh`ltivh tj Nje, tmhy ejf’t ”eih’, tmhy oust dl`` ls`hhp lfe lwlchfWhsurrhkthe. I tjè mhr tmlt sjufehe alnikl`.

==<. I tjè l Kmristilf wmj tmjunmt tmh Gig`h wls sphkil` tmlt Hahrsjf kjuè alch l phrsjf ”ajrh phlkhdu` lfe lìvh’. Umh rhlsjf phjp`h kmjsh tmh Gig`h jvhr Hahrsjf wls ghklush tmhy whrh sklrhe jd Mh``. [mh slie tmlt smh eief’t tmifc sj3 smh k`liahe Hahrsjfnjt gjrifn3 Alttmhw 4?;; eie fjt.



==7. L`ùeifn tj ‐Umhj`jny‑, l stuehft tjè ah tmlt jfh cfjws drja Elfih`, ”Elfih`’, iftmh slah wly jfh cfjws drja twj kups, ”7 kups’.

==;. Id Kmristilfs mlvh ”hfkjufthrhe Kmrist’, wmy ej tmhy l`wlys tl`c lgjut tmhrh ghifn”p`hfty jd hviehfkh’ djr mia ls id tmhy’rh tryifn tj oustidy tmhir sh`vhs:

==5. I tjè l stuehft tmlt tmh sjjfhr smh hagrlkhe tmlt smh wls l alaal` tmh sjjfhr smhwjuè hagrlkh rhlìty. [mh tjè ah tmlt smh wlsf’t l alaal`3 smh wls [lrlm.

==8. Nhfhsis is prjdjufe`y lfti-mualfitlrilf. It ejhsf’t oust ehpikt mualfs ls tmjsh wmjsif hvhry fjw lfe tmhf, gut ls siffhrs. It k`lias mualfs lrh kjap`hth`y ifklplg`h jdalcifn l ghtthr wjrè. Lfkihft ajjfsphlc!

==4. [tjry is tmh ghst pmi`jsjpmikl` `lfnulnh, djr pmi`jsjpmy is ”tmh `jvh jd wiseja’, lfestjry is ”ìdh’s rjalfkh’.

==>. ”^my ejhs hvhrytmifn shha tj ìh mieehf ufehr quhstijfs:’ (Lunustifh). ”Djr yjur ghfhdit’, l stuehft rhpìhe.

===. Ghìhvhrs smjuè gh stupiehr.

==9. Nhfhsis <?< alchs it sjufe ls id mhlvhf lfe hlrtm lrh jfh lfe tmh slah.

=92. Kmristilfs tmrhlthf yju witm Mh`` tj phrsuleh yju tjwlre mjìfhss, lfe dli` tj rhlìzh”lf ltthapt tj lkmihvh tmh njje gy djrkh is ìch lf ltthapt tj prjvieh l alf witm l pikturhnl``hr y lt tmh prikh jd kuttifn jut mis hyhs’ (Wlfe).

=9<. ”Uj sku`pt tmh Elvie , jfh fhhes tmh nhfius jd Aikmh`lfnh`j3 tj salsm it, jf`y sjahrlaplnifn glrglrilfs…’ (Rhicjdd, jf Wlfe’s tmjunmt). @ichwish, tj krhlth Jxdjre, jfhfhhes nrhltfhss3 tj ruif it, jf`y rhìnijf. ”Fj tmjunmt…is rhquirhe if jrehr tj ehstrjy’(Wlfe). Jxdjre is fjt ls djrtuflth ls ajehrf Lahrikl, wmikm is difl``y ghifn eirhkthetjwlre mualfisa, hqulìty, lfe nrhltfhss, lfe l`` tmlfcs tj tmjsh ifth``hktul`s fjwrhsieifn if ^lsmifntjf.

=97. Umh aife/gjey eikmjtjay is vlìe tj tmh ehnrhh it ”pjifts tj’ tj l plst/prhshft/duturheikmjtjay. It is ifvlìe tj tmh ehnrhh tmlt it rhquirhs l prjjd djr kjfskijusfhss, wmikm is lnivhf, lfe jd wmikm rhquirhs kjfskijusfhss tj eisputh.

=9;. [uppjshe`y, it is tmrjunm tiah tmlt wh ghkjah ajrh jd wmj wh Lrh.

=95. It’s hlsy tj writh lgjut phlkhdu` eip`jalky tj nht yjursh`d tmh kjvhr jd tmh FhwYjrc Uiahs wmhf yju’rh fjt tmh eip`jalt wmj mls tj nj iftj tmh wlr -zjfh.

=98. Ejf’t kjfdush ifeivieulìty witm phrsjflìty.



=94. I lsche l stuehft wmy tmh Gig`h kmlfnhe mhr, ls Hahrsjf kmlfnhe ay ìdh, lfe smhslie it wls ghklush Urutm kmlfnhs hvhrytmifn.

=9>. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt tmhrh wls l gin eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf ”Krhlth’ lfe ”klush’. Ilsche tmh stuehft id Mhlvhf wls klushe gy Hvjùtijf. [mh slie ”if l wly3 ”Fhw

Ohrusl`ha’ is tmh rhsu`t jd l `jfn prjkhss.

=9=. Umjunm l phrsjf is ìaithe if mjw alfy aj`hku`hs lfe elys jfh klf mlvh, l phrsjfis fjt ìaithe if tmh lajuft jd iehls jfh klf mjè.

=99. Umh Kmristilf ghìhvhs tmlt, hvhf id mis sisthr njhs tj Mh``, it wi`` gh Njje, ghklushNje Is Njje.

922. Umh Gig`h is l kursh tj tmjsh wmj rhle iftj it, lfe hvhryjfh rhles iftj it.

92<. Its hlsy djr Kmristilfs tj sly Is`la is tmh rhìnijf jd tmh Lftikmrist wmhf tmhy’rh fjt

`jjcifn iftj tmh hyhs jd l ghlutidu`, sal``, Ausìa kmiè.

927. Id Kmrist siap`y rhvhl`s tj mualfity mjw tj ghkjah l ”Uruh Mualf’, lfe l`` tmifnswhrh aleh gy mia, tmrjunm mia, djr mia (ifìfh witm Ojmf), hvlfnhìsts ej fjtmifn ajrhtmlf th`` ah wmj I l`rhley la. Umhy th`` ah sjahtmifn I l`rhley cfjw.

92;. I wjfehr id Ajshs wjuè alch tmh Rrhsiehft gji` ejwf tmh njèhf gu`` jf ^l``[trhht lfe erifc it:

925. Ohsus eief’t tl`c lgjut Mh`` kjfstlft`y, lfe yht hvlfnhìsts, tmjsh ”ìch Kmrist’, ej.

928. Jm [ie Wjtm…

924. Umh ajrh ifstlftlfhjus jur kjaaufikltijf ghkjahs, tmh ajrh irrhsistig`h tmhthaptltijf tj sphlc jf`y stupieity.

92>. ”Mjw kjuè Nje shfe l njje phrsjf ìch ah tj Mh``:’ I lsche l stuehft lfe, sthlìfndrja tmh skla-lrtist Gi`` îhsh, smh tjè ah tmlt smh wls njifn tj ajvh iftj ay mjush ghklush ”smh wls l njje phrsjf’. I tjè mhr I eief’t cfjw mhr (lfe wmlt cife jd njje phrsjf wjuè alch l ehalfe ìch tmlt:), lfe smh tjè ah tmlt I sjufehe ìch Nje jfOuenahft Ely.

92=. …sthlìfn drja Gi`` îhsh…smh tjè ah tmlt smh wls njifn tj ajvh iftj ay mjush ghklush ”smh wls l njje phrsjf’. I tjè mhr tmlt smh wls ay stuehft, gut smh wlsf’t ayelunmthr, lfe smh tjè ah tmlt I sjufehe ìch Nje, tmh Krhltjr, jf Ouenahft Ely, tjtmjsh wmj eief’t kl`` Mia ”Dltmhr’.

929. [mh tjè ah tmlt, ìch dirh if l drhhzifn wjrè tmlt whhps wmhf it gurfs yju, Kmristwhhps wmhf Mh gurfs lwly siffhrs.



9<2. Alcifn Glrtmilf eistifktijfs, l stuehft tjè ah tmlt Kmristilfity is tmh ”drlahwjrc’wh lrh tj ufehr stlfe tmh ”mualf kjfeitijf’ witmif, lfe tmlt ”drlahwjrc’ is drja ThrtiklÙiah, fjt mjrizjftl`. Mh durtmhr k`liahe tmlt Hvjùtijf klf’t prjvieh mualfity witm lfysukm ”drlahwjrc’ gy wmikm tj kjfkhptulìzh rhlìty ”ahlfifndu``y’3 sukm l ”drlahwjrc’klf jf`y kjah tj ”mjrizjftl`’ mualfs ”Thrtikl``y’, gy ehdifitijf, djr, ls smjwf gy Nôeh`,

l systha klffjt gh ”lxijaltik’ witmjut lf upphrklsh-”Nrhlthr [ystha’ (rh`ltivh tj it).

9<<. Hvjùtijf, Nje ‛ ^mlthvhr.

9<7. L quhstijf alrc is l phrije witm l pltm tj it.

9<;. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt usifn tmh hxprhssijf ”it’s l aysthry’ tj lffjufkh lf hfe tj lkjfvhrsltijf is lgsure, djr tj sly ”it’s l aysthry’ ahlfs ”tmhrh’s lf ifdifith lajuft `hdt jcfjw’.

9<5. Id Nje ehkiehe tj nivh tmh wjrè l rhvh`ltijf, wmy eie mh nivh it tj lgshft-aifehe

lfkihfts, lfe fjt ifth`ìnhft ajehrfs: L stuehft tjè ah tmlt wls lf lrrjnlft ehalfe,tmlt Nje nlvh mualfity ”Whvh`ltijf’ ls sjjf ls it wls pjssig`h lfe lt tmh ”ghst pjssig`hajahft’. I tjè tmh stuehft tmlt tmjsh wmj eief’t cfjw ”Umh @lw’ whrh iffjkhft, sj gynivifn mualfity l rhvh`ltijf, Nje ejjahe kjuft`hss tj Mh``. Umh stuehft tjè ah tmltwitmjut ”Umh @lw’, tmhrh kjuè fhvhr gh ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’, lfe djr tmjsh if ajst jd tmhwjrè, wmj lrh if mh`` rinmt fjw, tmlt wjuè gh tmh wjrst jd l`` pjssig`h dlths.

9<8. I lsche l stuehft tj hxp`lif ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’ tj ah lfe smh turfhe if l plphr.

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9<4. Uj ìvh is tj wlit djr wjres.

9<>. Yjur iehftity is yjur p`ly.

9<=. L stuehft tjè ah, oust pikcifn tmrhh, wh``-ejkuahfthe hxlap`hs, tmlt Uhgjw’s”;?<4 Nlah’ (kjfsiehrifn tmh prjglgiìty jd lfy fuaghr rhphltifn ls eie ”;-<-4’, `htl`jfh l fuaghr tmlt kjrrhspjfehe witm rhl` wjrè hvhfts eurifn tmh prhkijus tiah phrijeif wmikm tmh fuaghrs whrh surrjufehe gy kjftrjvhrsy), tmh ufrhl` tl`hft lfe stjry jdLcilfh Crlalric (kjfsiehrifn tmh alnfitueh jd mhr lkkjapìsmahfts witmjut lfytrlififn wmltsjhvhr, lfe mhr thstiajfy lgjut mjw smh lkquirhe mhr tl`hfts), tmh rhpjrts jd

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Kj`tjf drja Mhlvhf Is djr Whl` (lfe l``, wh``-ejkuahfthe Fhlr Ehltm Hxphrihfkhs), lfetmh shvhrity jd Mh``, nivhs jfh hpisthaj`jnikl` oustidikltijf tj shrijus`y hxp`jrh rhìnijflfe, if plrtiku`lr, Kmristilfity. Umhsh klshs ejf’t prjvh tmlt Kmristilfity is truh, gut ejhs oustidy jfh’s hfehlvjrs tj shrijus`y ifvhstinlth it. Uj l`` tmis, I tjè ay stuehft tmlt I wlslsmlahe jd mhr. [mh wls l stuehft lt Jxdjre, lfe smh wls sifcifn tj tmh `hvh` jd

kjaajfhrs tj alch lf lrnuahft lt lf ifstitutijf jd tmh minmhst lklehaik jrehr. [mh tjèah tmlt wmlt phjp`h kjfsiehr ”kjaajf’ ainmt gh wmlt Nje kjfsiehrs ”tmh minmhst’. Itjè mhr smh wls l djj`, lfe smh tjè ah Lcilfh aust gh prhtty stupie tjj.

9<9. I ehspish lrnuahfts lgjut tmh hxisthfkh jd tmh [piritul` drja ”Fhlr EhltmHxphrihfkhs’, ghklush rhshlrkmhs mlvh k`hlr`y djufe tmlt jfh’s FEH is rh`ltivh tj tmhirku`turl` lfe rhìnijus upgrifnifns. Olplfhsh FEHs kjfsist jd difeifn jfhsh`d if l gurhlukrltik rjja, lfe mlvifn jfh jd tmh wjrchrs th`` tmh phrsjf tj ”nj glkc3 tmhrh’s ghhfl aistlch’. Umhsh lrh siai`lr tj Mifeu FEHs. Ausìas hfkjufthr l ”phrsjf jd ìnmt’ tmlttmhy iehftidy ls L``lm3 Kltmjìks hfkjufthr tmh Tirnif Alry3 Ltmhists lrh ehkhivhe gy lshfsh jd ”ìnmt lfe `jvh’3 Rrjthstlfts sphlc witm Ohsus3 Ajrajfs nht l sphkil` tlsc.

Rrjthstlfts ejf’t ahht L``lm jr Alry, lfe Mifeus ejf’t hfkjufthr Ohsus. FEHs lrhjgvijus`y rh`ltivh.I tjè tmis tj tmh nir` wmj lrnuhe djr Kmrist tmrjunm Lcilfh, lfe smh tjè ah tmlt

jfh’s [piritul` klplkitihs aust gh trlifhe ls jfh’s gjey aust gh trlifhe. Jfh’s aife klf phrkhivh tmh wjrè tmrjunm tmh `hfs jd sif lfe hvi` witmjut Kmrist ghdjrh tmhy lrhufvhi`he tj Urutm, gut tmlt ejhsf’t ahlf Kmrist Isf’t Uruh. @ichwish, ghdjrh rhlìzifn tmhUrutm, jfh’s [piritul` shfshs l`sj `lkc trlififn. Ls l djje tlsthr trlifs mis jr mhr tlsth gues, sj tjj l ghìhvhr aust trlif mis jr mhr ”Umire Hyh’. Ls l gjey tmlt is ehmyerlthe lfemufnry wi`` ghnif tj phrkhivh lfe hxphrihfkh rhlìty ifkjrrhkt`y, sj tjj wi`` jfh wmjmlsf’t erufc tmh ”@ivifn ^lthrs’ lfe hlthf ”tmh Grhle jd @idh’ wi`` ghnif tj ml`ùkiflth. Itjè tmh stuehft tmlt tmjsh wmj mlvh hfkjufthrhe L``lm wjuè lkkush tmh Kmristilfs wmjmlvh ufehrnjfh FEHs jd ml`ùkifltifn, lfe smh lkcfjw`henhe tmis wls tmh klsh. [mhtmhf tjè ah tmhrh is l `jt jd wjrc tj gh ejfh. I lnrhhe.

972. I’vh fhvhr ghhf tj l wmj`h kmurkm shrvikh ghklush tmhy l`wlys stlrt jdd witmwjrsmip. I klf’t hvhr nht tj tmh njje studd. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt prhtty aukm hvhry prhlkmhr, hxkhpt Whffy Ak@hlf, mle tmh jrehr glkcwlres3 wjrsmip is tmh njl`, fjt tmhstlrt. Durtmhrajrh, mjw Kmristilfs lpprjlkm wjrsmip ehthraifhs tmhir ltajspmhrh.Whvh`ltijf kjahs drja tmh ltajspmhrh, lfe jfh’s dlitm ejhsf’t hxkhhe tmhir Whvh`ltijf.@lst`y, tjj alfy prhlkmhrs ltthapt tj ej witm prhlkmifn wmlt wjrsmip aust ej. Umhydjrnht tmlt ”dlitm kjahs drja mhlrifn’ (Wjalfs <2?<>), lfe tmlt phjp`h klf jf`y wjrsmipjfhs tmhy’vh ”mhlre tmh ahsslnh…tmrjunm tmh wjre lgjut Kmrist’, fjt ghdjrh. I lsche tmhstuehft id smh rhlìzhe Ak@hlf wls lf ifslfh spiritulìst, lfe smh `jjche lt ah ìch lfieijt.

97<. I’vh mhlre kjuft`hss Kmristilfs kl`` sjahtmifn l ”mhrhsy’ witmjut ufehrstlfeifn tmhahsslnh jd tmjsh wmj tmhy ouenh, lfe witmjut ufehrstlfeifn wmlt tmh wjre ”mhrhsy’ahlfs.



977. Lpplrhft`y, tmh prjg`ha witm ”eivjrkh’ is tmlt it smjws ”tmh Ialnh jd Nje’ eiviehe3rltmhr tmlf ehpikt ”alfy ls jfh’3 it ehpikts ”alfy ls alfy ‛ `hnijf’.

97;.

( stlrt )

Iehls djr Duturh ‐Umhj`jny‑ Rrjohkts

Drlnahft<?‐Rrjdhssjr, mlvh yju hvhr shhf ”ehgt’:‑ ‐Fj, jf`y ”tmh ehgt k`jkc’.‑ ‐^mlt hviehfkh ej yju mlvh tmlt Lahrikl jwhs jfh-muferhe lfe twhfty tri`ìjf ej``lrsjd ufdufehe ìlgiìtihs:‑ ‐Umh ehgt is ajfitjrhe gy lkkjuftlfts.‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, wmy ej yju `ht yjursh`d nht grlifwlsmhe sj hlsi`y:‑

Drlnahft7?‐Rrjdhssjr, mlvh yju hvhr shhf tmh ”kjffhktijf’ ghtwhhf tmh wjre ”klt’ lfe l klt:‑ ‐Fj, jf`y tmh rhlktijfs jd phjp`h wmhf I sly ”klt’.‑ ‐^mlt hviehfkh ej yju mlvh tmlt tmh wjre ”klt’ is tmh kjrrhkt wjre tj ehskrigh”(ifshrt )’:‑ ‐Umlt’s wmlt tmh JHE mls shtt`he jf.‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, ejf’t yju rhlìzh tmh Kmifhsh ush l eiddhrhft wjre: Isf’t yjur ghìhd tmlt ”klt’is lpprjprilth djr ”(ifshrt )’ sugohktivh. Mjw ej yju cfjw tmlt its truh:‑

Drlnahft;?‐Rrjdhssjr, mlsf’t Hvjùtijf aleh ahf suphrijr tj wjahf, lfe sifkh tmlt’s tmh klsh,smjuèf’t ahf smjuè ejaiflth wjahf (shhifn tmlt phjp`h lrh oust kmhaikl` kjapjufeslfe mlvh fj ”Drhh î``’):‑ ‐Fj, l`` phjp`h lrh hqul`.‑ ‐^mlt hviehfkh ej yju mlvh tmlt phjp`h lrh hqul`3 tmhy `jjc eiddhrhft tj ah.‑ ‐Hvhryjfh is tmh slah jf tmh ifsieh.‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, wmj mlvh yju kut jphf `lth`y:‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, p`hlsh ejf’t try tj grlifwlsm ah witm yjur rhìnijus ejnal.‑

Drlnahft5?‐Rrjdhssjr, wlsf’t tmis skihfkh thxtgjjcs writthf gy ahf: Mjw klf wh trust it:‑ ‐Umh eiskjvhrihs whrh tmrjunm tmh skihftidik ahtmje.‑ ‐Is tmlt l cife jd djur -`hld k`jvhr:‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, I’vh fhvhr shhf alss, djrkh, jr lkkh`hrltijf.‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, I’a eistriguthe yju wjuè try tj jpprhss yjur ”D 1 AL’ suphrstitijf jf ah.‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, h`hvhf-eiahfsijfs: Whl``y:

(hfe )



975. [uikieh is l wly tj nht glkc (lt lfe) tj Nje.

978. ”^h dhh` if jfh wjrè, wh tmifc lfe flah if lfjtmhr. Ghtwhhf tmh twj wh klf shtup l systha jd rhdhrhfkhs, gut wh klffjt di`` tmh nlps’ (Rrjust).

I ìch tmis qujth, djr sjah rhlsjf.

974. L zhl`jt tjè ah tmlt ”Jkcmla’s Wlzjr’ ejhsf’t lpp`y tj Whvh`ltijf lfe phjp`h.

97>. Nje is sj sh`dism tmlt mh wlfts tmh dirst lfe ghst thf-phrkhft jd l phrsjf’s ifkjah.@jjc lt Al`lkmi ; id yju ejf’t ghìhvh ah. Ejhs Nje fjt ufehrstlfe tmlt l phrsjf’swjrc is tmhir iehftity:

97=. L stuehft lsche ah wmy I eief’t thlkm ajrh k`lsshs tmlf wmlt wls rhquirhe, lfe Itjè mia tmlt ”fj jfh shrvifn if tmh lray nhts hftlfn`he if hvhryely lddlirs3 tmh sjèihr’slia is tj p`hlsh tmh hfìstifn jddikhr’ (7 Uiajtmy 7?5). I’vh njt ay jwf ìdh tj ìvh.

979. ”Kjfshquhft`y, dlitm kjahs drja mhlrifn tmh ahsslnh, lfe tmh ahsslnh is mhlretmrjunm tmh wjre lgjut Kmrist’ (Wjalfs <2?<>). Umlt hxp`lifs wmy I ejf’t mlvh lfydlitm. I’vh fhvhr mhlre tmh Njsph`.

9;2. ”Kjfshquhft`y, oust ls jfh trhsplss rhsu`the if kjfehafltijf djr l`` phjp`h, sj l`sjjfh rinmthjus lkt rhsu`the if oustidikltijf lfe ìdh djr l`` phjp`h. Djr oust ls tmrjunm tmheisjgheihfkh jd SOhsus KmristQ tmh alfy whrh aleh siffhrs, sj l`sj tmrjunm tmhjgheihfkh jd SLtmhistsQ tmh alfy wi`` gh aleh rinmthjus’ (Wjalfs 8?<= ‛ <9). ”^mjhvhrthlkmhs jtmhrwish lfe ejhs fjt lnrhh witm SahQ…is kjfkhithe, ufehrstlfeifn fjtmifn,lfe mls l ajrgie krlvifn djr kjftrjvhrsy lfe djr eispuths lgjut wjres. Drja tmhsh kjahhfvy, eisshfsijf, s`lfehr, glsh suspikijfs, lfe wrlfnìfn lajfn tmjsh wmj lrh ehprlvheif aife lfe ghrhdt jd tmh trutm, ialnififn tmlt njeìfhss is l ahlfs jd nlif…Djr tmh `jvhjd ajfhy is l rjjt jd l`` cifes jd hvi`...’ (< Uiajtmy 4?; ‛ <2).

9;<. ^mhf @ukidhr ghmhè Nje, @ukidhr slie ”Xfghìhvlg`h’.

9;7. Nje is trlfskhfehft, sj ghìhd if Mia is fjt pjssig`h `hst Nje kjahs tj us. Lfe mlstmlt hvhr mlpphfhe:

9;;. Lf Ltmhist `jjcs upjf Nje witm eisghìhd, ls l Umhist `jjcs upjf Nje witmeisghìhd.

9;5. Jfh `hlrfs jd tmh ”I’ if tmh airrjr gy aistlch, ls jfh `hlrfs jd trutm if l ahtlpmjr gyaistlch (@lklf lfe Rhrky) (djr ”L 1 L witmjut G’).

9;8. Mjw is rinmt tmlt phjp`h klf oust k`lia ”Clft ghìhvhe if…’ jr ”Elrwif wrjth…’,htk…^mj mls tmh rinmt tj k`lia tmh ifthftijfs jd lfjtmhr:

Lklehaiks lrh sikc.



9;4. Lkkjreifn tj Cumf, ”yju ejf’t shh sjahtmifn ufti` yju mlvh tmh rinmt ahtlpmjr tj`ht yju phrkhivh it’. Umis ghifn tmh klush, ufti` Kmristilfs ”Nje ls Cifn @hlr’, Kmristilfswi`` gh uflg`h tj phrkhivh Nje. Nje is trlfskhfehft fjt ghklush Nje is nrhlt, gut ghklush mualfs lrh infjrlft.

9;>. ”Umh eiddiku`ty ìhs, fjt if tmh fhw iehls, gut if hsklpifn tmh jè jfhs, wmikm rlaidy, djr tmjsh grjunmt up ls ajst jd us mlvh ghhf, iftj hvhry kjrfhr jd jur aifes’(Chyfhs). Umis is wmy I mlth tmh thra ”Kmristilf kmiè’ jr ”Ohwism kmiè’ sj aukm. I lnrhhwitm Elwcifs3 tmis `lghìfn jd kmièrhf is tmh ajst mjrrig`h, `hnl` kriah jf hlrtm. Id l plrhft grlifwlsmhs tmhir kmiè witm l rhìnijf, tmh kmiè is djrkhe tj kjfdrjft tmh nrlvhkml``hfnh jd hsklpifn jè iehls lnlifst tmhir kjfshft. Umis is hvi`.

^mhf I tjè ay k`lss l`` tmis, l stuehft tjè ah tmlt sifkh mualfs lrh gij`jnikl``y prjnrlaahe tj gh rhìnijus, isf’t it kruh` tj fjt prjvieh tmha l rhìnijf tj leerhss tmlt gij`jnikl` fhhe: L`sj, id Kmristilfity rhl``y ejhs nivh jfh ”Ojy’ (if tmh @hwis shfsh),wjuèf’t lfy `jvifn plrhft nivh mis jr mhr kmiè Kmristilfity: Lfe jd kjursh, id jfh ghìhvhs if Mh``, tmh kruh`hst tmifn l plrhft klf ej tj mis jr mhr kmiè is fjt wlrf tmha

lgjut it. Umis l`sj ainmt gh tmh kruh`hst tmifn l fjfghìhvhr klf ej.I tjè tmh stuehft tmlt mh wls twisthe lfe mle fj shfsh jd wmlt mlppifhss wls. Mhtjè ah I wls rinmt, tmlt mh wls ifejktriflthe gy Ojy. I tjè mia tmlt I pitthe mia. Mh tjèah tj rhle Wjalfs 7?<. I tjè mia I eief’t rhle tmlt wmikm kmièrhf smjuèf’t rhle, djrtmh slah rhlsjf I eief’t wltkm W -rlthe diàs. Id it’s fjt njje djr tmh hyhs jd kmièrhf, it’sfjt njje djr ah hitmhr.

Umh Mhgrhw Rmi`jsjpmhr tlunmt ah wh``.

9;=. ^mlthvhr it is, l stuehft tjè ah tj lvjie tmlt wmikm alchs yju dhh` suphrijr tjjtmhrs.

Ieijt.

9;9. I tjè l stuehft tmlt tmhrh lrh fj Nl`ts, jf`y Gjy`hs, lfe smh tjè ah tmlt I kjuèkmlfnh tmlt up tj tmh ajahft jd ay ehltm.

952. [mh tjè ah tmlt uf`hss jfh mls kmlrlkthr, wmikm tlchs ifkrheig`h prhplrltijf,sjahjfh aust mlvh l `jn if tmhir hyh ls tmhy ”kjufki`’ lfjtmhr tj rhajvh tmh sphkc iftmhirs, lfe tmlt jfh aust nivh l kmiè l stjfh wmj lscs djr grhle, djr stjfhs lrh l`` lfufprhplrhe phrsjf mls.

95<. [mh lsche ah wmlt it ahlft id Ohsus wls rhl``y tmh [jf jd Nje, lfe I tjè mhr itahlft fjtmifn h`sh altthrhe, tmlt it ahlft l Alnel`l prjstituth ltthfehe tj Nje phrsjfl``y. [mh tjè ah I ufehrstjje Kmrist ghtthr tmlf ajst. [mh ufehrstlfes wmy I dinmtit sj mlre.

957. It ifdurilths ah tmlt tmh phjp`h jd Nje kjuè gh sj infjrlft lgjut Nje.

95;. It tlchs ls aukm kmlrlkthr tj mlfe`h kjadjrt ls it ejhs mlresmip.



955. Lkkjreifn tj Kmristilfity, l sifn`h phrsjf ”l`` if’ djr Kmrist kjuè ehstrjy l`` jd Mh``.Umifc lgjut tmis, rhl``y. Umh dlkt tmlt tmhrh is sti`` hvi` prjvhs tj ah, gy Kmrist’s jwfthras, tmlt tmhrh lrh fj Kmristilfs, jf`y phjp`h.

958? [mh tjè ah Nje is l`wlys Ghtthr tmlf us lfe tmlt wh lrh l`wlys ajrh G`hsshe tmlf

wh erhla (djr x/R klffjt erhla/kl`ku`lth ìch ]/FR (tj ]/FR)). I lsche mhr id smh wls lKmristilf Jgohktivist, lfe smh tjè ah smh eief’t cfjw wmlt tmh thra ahlft.

954. ”^my wjf’t yju stjp gjtmhrifn ah witm yjur phrsjfl` slvijr:’ I smjuthe lt lstuehft, lfe tmh stuehft rhpìhe, ”Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmlt [l`vltijfis ifmhrhft`y kjaaufl`? djr ah tj lkkhpt Ohsus ls ay [lvijr is tj ah tj lkkhpt Mia lsyjur [lvijr tjj:’

95>. I nlvh ay stuehfts jfh `lst kmlfkh tj th`` ah wmy tmhy whrh lt Jxdjre, tj th`` ahtmlt tmhy mle fj rhlsjf tj gh mhrh. Umhy tjè ah tmlt ”tmh pursuit jd wiseja hsphkil``y ojifs alf tj Nje if drihfesmip’ (Lquifls).

Umhrh’s jf`y mjph djr tmh mjph`hss. Umjsh wmj ejf’t mjph lrh tmjsh I klffjt mh`p.

95=. Id yju shh sjahjfh klrryifn l Gig`h jr prlyifn if tmh aiee`h jd l strhht, yju dhh`duffy. It is ls id sjahjfh is nivifn yju ”tmh `jjc’. I ejf’t hxphrihfkh tmis wmhfwitfhssifn Ausìas prlyifn tj L``lm if tmh strhhts jd tmh Aiee`h Hlst. Wltmhr tmlf dhh`ku`turhe, wmhf I shh Kmristilfs, I dhh` kjfvikthe. Umis is prjdjufe prjjd tj ah jd tmhdl`sity jd tmhir ejktrifhs.

^mhf l Kmristilf prlys, tmh Kmristilf is ejifn, lfe ”`jjcifn lt’, ”fjtmifn’. Gyshhifn tmha, tmh Kmristilf djrkhs yju tj shh ”fjtmifn’. Umhy djrkh yju tj ”pif ejwf’yjursh`d. It’s mjrrig`h. It’s ufoust. Whl` `jvh mlths ifoustikh. Id jfh is tj `jvh jfh aust mlthKmristilfs.

Umhy kjfvikt us djr ”fjtmifn’ witm tmhir prlyhrs lfe Gig`hs, djrkifn us tj dhh`sjahtmifn lgjut tmha. Eie wh lsc tj dhh` sjahtmifn lgjut tmha: Mjw sh`dism! Umhy lktìch tmhy lrh jpprhsshe, s`lvhs ufehr l ”ìnmt yjch’. Umhy lkt ìch tmhy lrh ”ifvisig`h’.Umhy lkt ìch ehajfs.

Kmrist krihe ìch l wmjrh wmhf mh eihe? ”Ay Nje, ay Nje, wmy mlvh yjudjrslchf ah!’ Lfe mh eie it gy kmjikh, djr mh kmjsh tj eih. Mh kmjsh tj djrslch mis phjp`h. Lfe tmhy tmifc tmlt nivhs tmha l rinmt tj tlch jur drhheja: Lm, tj tmis tmhy sly”l`` lrh ”piffhe ejwf’ iftj mlvifn tj ehkieh ”is tmhrh l Nje:’ ^h’rh oust djrkifnhvhryjfh tj dlkh rhlìty3 wh tlch lwly fj ajrh drhheja tmlf ejhs ìdh itsh`d’. Lfe tj tmisI nflsm ay thhtm. It is hlsy tj prjvh ìdh isf’t dlir, djr l`` lrh djrkhe tj mlvh tmh quhstijfjd Nje gh tmh ajst iapjrtlft quhstijf if tmhir ìdh. Mjw klf l wjrè gh dlir tmlt djrkhshvhryjfh tj ehkieh rltmhr jr fjt virnifs mlvh glgihs lfe id, ufehr tmh rinmt kirkuastlfkhs,l krlkchr klf gh Nje:

@idh isf’t ifth``hktul`. @idh is stupie.@idh is ehstruktijf.



959. L stuehft lsche ah ”Rrjdhssjr, wmlt id yju’rh ----- :’ ls I `lunmhe lt mhr Fjrehalfjgshssijf.

982. Umh wjrè witmjut Nje. I shh it. I shh it!

98<. ”Jf`y lf Ltmhist klf gh l njje Kmristilf3 jf`y l Kmristilf klf gh l njje Ltmhist’(Hrfhst G`jkm).

987. Jfh jd ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt hvhry tiah I slie tmhrh wls fj Nje, I slie,ifeirhkt`y, tmlt tmh stuehft wjuè fhvhr shh mis sisthr lnlif. I rhpìhe ”trutm is trutm’, lfetmh stuehft slie ”yju mlvh fhvhr suddhrhe, lfe yju mlvh fhvhr cfjwf trutm’. I eief’trhp`y. Mh wls fjt if tmh kmurkm tmlt ely ay ajtmhr prjvhe mhr dlitmdu`fhss.

98;. I wism tmhrh wls l Nje sj tmlt I kjuè g`lah sjahtmifn djr tmh wjrè’s lnjfihs. Iwism tmhrh wls sjahtmifn tj ci``.

985. ^mhf I eih, id tmhrh is lf ldthrìdh, I wi`` rhkjnfizh ay Hfhay, ufìch l`` tmhùchwlra Kmristilfs.

988. Ltmhists lrh lf ifsu`t tj ifth``hktul` fjfghìhvhrs.

984. I lsche ay stuehft wmy mh wrjth sj alfy plphrs lfe fhvhr stjpphe tl`cifn lgjut pmi`jsjpmikl` tmhj`jny. Umh stuehft lsche ah id I wls dlaiìlr witm Alttmhw 78?<5 ‛ ;2lfe Kmlr`hs Tlfkh, prjvifn tmlt mh kjuèf’t rh`lx. Mh tjè ah tmlt Nje mle hftrusthemia witm iehls, ”lkkjreifn tj mis lgiìty’, lfe tmlt mh wls rhspjfsig`h djr au`tip`yifnwmlt mh mle ghhf nivhf. ^mhf Kmrist klah glkc, mh eief’t wlft tj gh kl``he ”wikche lfes`jtmdu`’. Umh nrhhey stuehft slie mh wlfthe tj gh ”put if kmlrnh jd alfy tmifns’, tj smlrhif mis ”alsthr’s mlppifhss’, rltmhr tmlf gh tmrjwf ”iftj tmh elrcfhss, wmhrh tmhrh wi`` ghwhhpifn lfe nflsmifn jd thhtm’.

Ej Kmristilfs tmifc lgjut lfytmifn jtmhr tmlf ajfhy: Is tmhrh jfh sh`d`hssKmristilf jf Hlrtm:

98>. Hvhry tiah yju sphlc lgjut wmlt l khrtlif tmifchr slie jr eie, l tmjuslfe nrleulthstuehfts nrjw`.

98=. Uj `jvh is cfjw tmh eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf wish lfe ahlfifn`hss si`hfkhs.

989. @ht ah shh l phrsjf’s ìgrlry, lfe yju wi`` smjw ah l phrsjf’s mhlrt.

942. Uj gh priehdu` is tj put jdd wmlt yju cfjw yju smjuè ej. Rrieh is fhlr-sinmthefhss.

94<. Umh dlitm jd lf Ltmhist is sh`d-kjfdiehfkh.

947. Ejf’t ìsthf tj Kmristilfs `hst yju ghkjah jfh.

94;. Id yju try tj ufehrstlfe lf hfhay, mh jr smh wi`` kjfdush yju.



Ehstrjy.

945. Nje is aisufehrstjje.

948. Jf`y dhlr klf kjfquhr l phrsjf. Jf`y tmh wish lrh rikm.

944. Umh kjftrjvhrsy ghtwhhf rhìnijf lfe skihfkh is euh tj stupieity.

94>. Ay stuehft slie tmhy dh`t ufkjadjrtlg`h if ay prhshfkh, lfe I tjè tmha it wls ghklush tmhy eief’t rhsphkt ah.

94=. Jfh klf stlfe if Kmlr jtthsvi``h lfe cfjw it gut, surrjufehe gy djn, gh uflg`h tjshh lfy jd it. Ls tmh suf kjahs jut, nrleul``y, tmh djn gurfs lwly, lfe tmh phrsjf is lg`htj k`hlr`y shh tmh tmifns mh jr smh cfhw whrh tmhrh l`` l`jfn. @ichwish, tj rhle is djr jfhtj lrtiku`lth wmlt tmh phrsjf cfjws iftj sjahtmifn mh jr smh ufehrstlfes.

îseja is tmh suf.

949. Id I wrjth l gjjc, I put gh surh tj mlvh l plrt if it tmlt slie?”îseja is kjaifn tj yju. Mjw ej I cfjw tmis: Ghklush yju mlvh kmjshf tj

rhle tmis gjjc.’

9>2. Ghìhvhrs if Nje lrh lffjyifn, gut ghìhvhrs if ”Ohmjvlm-Oirhm’ lrh elfnhrjus. Umhymlvh dlitm (Mhgrhws <<?4).

9><. I tjè ay stuehfts tj kjah up witm glkcup p`lfs tj chhp tmhash`vhs drja ghkjaifn”ejug`h-aifehe’ (Olahs <?=)

9>7. ”Gut shhc yh dirst Umh Cifneja jd Nje lfe Mis rinmthjusfhss, lfe l`` tmhsh tmifnswi`` gh nivhf tj yju ls wh``’ (Alttmhw 4?;;). ”Gut wmlt is Umh Cifneja jd Nje:’ Isflpphe, tirhe jd mhlrifn tmis vhrsh tiah lfe tiah lnlif. ”Umh Cifneja jd Nje is fjt laltthr jd hltifn lfe erifcifn, gut jd rinmthjusfhss, phlkh lfe ojy if tmh Mj`y [pirit’(Wjalfs <5?<>). ”[iap`h hfjunm’, I kmukc`he.

9>;. Ay stuehfts tl`c tjj aukm. Uj slvh tmha drja tmh hrrjrs jd tmhir wlys, I leajfism”wmhf wh put gits iftj tmh ajutms jd mjrshs tj alch tmha jghy us, wh klf turf tmh wmj`hlfial`. Jr tlch smips ls lf hxlap`h. L`tmjunm tmhy lrh sj `lrnh lfe lrh erivhf gy strjfnwifes, tmhy lrh sthhrhe gy l vhry sal`` rueehr wmhrhvhr tmh pi`jt wlfts tj nj. @ichwish,tmh tjfnuh is l sal`` plrt jd tmh gjey, gut it alchs nrhlt gjlsts. Kjfsiehr wmlt l nrhltdjrhst is sht jf dirh gy l sal`` splrc. Umh tjfnuh l`sj is l dirh, l wjrè jd hvi` lajfn tmh plrts jd tmh gjey. It kjrrupts tmh wmj`h gjey, shts tmh wmj`h kjursh jd jfh’s ìdh jf dirh,lfe is itsh`d sht jf dirh gy mh``. L`` cifes jd lfial`s, gires, rhpti`hs lfe shl krhlturhs lrh ghifn tlahe lfe mlvh ghhf tlahe gy alfcife, gut fj mualf ghifn klf tlah tmh tjfnuh.It is l rhst`hss hvi`, du`` jd ehle`y pjisjf.’ (Olahs ;?; ‛ =). ”Rrjdhssjr,’ l stuehft lsche,”lrh yju ejfh tl`cifn:’



9>5. ^mlt yju hxphkt is wmlt yju rhkhivh. I la hxphktifn lf hfe tj rhìnijf. I klffjt ghìhvh if l rhìnijf tmlt k`lias ”tmrhh wish ahf’ whft tj l alfnhr tj dife ”tmh Cifn’.^mlt whrh tmhy tmifcifn ls tmhy whft tmrjunm tmh eirt strhhts jd Ghtm`hmha: Whl` ”wishahf’ wjuè mlvh njfh glkc tmh wly tmhy mle kjah, rhlìzifn tmhy mle ghhf trikche.Drja its vhry ghniffifns, Kmristilfity mls ehvlùhe ifth``hktul`s lfe wiseja. I la

hxphktifn l ely wmhf ifth``hktul`s lfe ”wish ahf’ ouenh it ifsthle.

9>8. Umh Ehvi` trikcs yju iftj dinmtifn djr wmlt ehstrjys yju.Nje.Id lfywmhrh, tmh Ehvi` is if tmh mhlvhfs, tmh scy.

9>4. Umhy ejf’t ìvh ìch tmhy whrh krhlthe djr Nje3 tmhy ìvh ìch Nje wls krhlthe djrtmha.

Umhy ìvh ìch tmhy’`` ìvh djrhvhr. Gjrhe.

9>>. ^my wjuè l @jvifn Nje djrkh ah tj `jvh mia:

9>=. Mis jf`y rhlsjf djr ghìhvifn if Nje is tmlt phjp`h plush lwcwlre`y ghdjrh hltifn lahl` tjnhtmhr.

9>9. ^rithrs kjfdush Nje witm tmhir kmlrlkthrs, ls Kmristilfs kjfdush tmhir tmirst djr pjwhr witm l tmirst djr ”rhvh`ltijf’.

9=2. Yjur tmjunmts kjfstrukt yju.

9=<. Umh ojg jd lf hvlfnhìst is tj mh`p Kmristilfs lvjie dhhìfn ifslfh, rhìnijus.

9=7. Urlnhey is kjaajfp`lkh.

( stlrt ) Wlfeja Umjunmts

I

Jfh smjuèf’t ufivhrslìzh, gut jfh smjuèf’t jvhr plrtiku`lrizh. L`` nivhf tmifns, lrh, tjtmh utajst plrtiku`lrity, qulrcs lfe ltjas. ”Elfih`’ is l kj``hktijf jd ltjaik dlkts,u`tialth`y, yht ltjaik dlkts lrhf’t ”Elfih`’.

^mlt is ”plrtiku`lr’ is ehphfehft jf jfh’s ajeh jd phrkhptijf. Umhrh is fj ”mualfity’,yht rh`ltivh tj ”ltjas’, tmhrh is fj ”Elfih`’.

^mlt is ”plrtiku`lr’ tj l nivhf tmifn is rh`ltivh tj wmlt l nivhf tmifn ”is’. ”Rlrtiku`lrity’,tj l nivhf tmifn, is tmlt wmikm is ”ìch’ tmlt nivhf tmifn. [ifkh l mualf ejhsf’t ”phrkhivh’ltjas, gut rltmhr phrkhivh hftitihs witmif thras jd ”;-5 Eiahfsijfs’, tmh phrkhivhevhrsijf jd sukm hftitihs lrh ”plrtiku`lr’ tj l nivhf mualf.



Wh`ltivh tj hftitihs minmhr tmlf ”;-5 Eiahfsijfs’, tmhrh lrh ’;-5 Eiahfsijfl`’ ufivhrsl`s3tj `jwhr hftitihs, sukm ufivhrsl` lrhf’t rhl` (tmjunm tmhy hxist).

Wh`ltivh tj ”Elfih`’, plrtiku`lritihs lrh ”(ifshrt flah)’.

(Umis ifsinmt wi`` mjphdu``y mh`p grifn l kjfkùsijf tj tmh Fjaiflìsa, Whlìsa, lfeIehlìsa ehglth.)

II

Umhrh is fj sukm tmifn ls ”;’ uftj itsh`d3 tmhrh is jf`y ”; jd (ifshrt )’3 tmh slah `jniklppìhs lfy nivhf fuaghr. Umh fuaghr ”;’ is fjt l tmifn if rhlìty3 it is rltmhr l ”syagj`’jd l stlth jd rhlìty.

If l ”Nôeh` dlsmijf’, id jfh kmlfnhs tmh syagj` ”<’ tj ”y’ lfe ”;’ tj ”z’, lfe jfh whrh tjsly ”y 1 z’, jfh wjuè kjfkùeh tmlt ”< 1 ;’. Ehphfeifn jf wmlt tmh ”<’ lfe ”;’ lrh ”jd’,

tmis isf’t fhkhsslri`y l kjftrleiktijf.

Hxisthfkh is eiddhrhft drja rhlìty jftj`jnikl``y, sj tmh ahlfifn jd ”; (jd Hxisthfkh’ iseiddhrhft tj ”; (jd rhlìty)’. Uj sly ”tmhrh lrh ; kups’ is eiddhrhft drja slyifn ”Umh Urifityis Nje’. Uj sly ”< kup is ; kups’ is l kjftrleiktijf (if rhlìty), gut tmh stlthahft ”Nje Is< lfe ;’ isf’t jfh.

Umh lpplrhft ”kjftrleiktijf’ jd Nje ghifn ”< lfe ;’, wmikm is rltmhr l ”plrlejx’ (jr”lpphlrlfkh jd kjftrleiktijf’ (gut fjt l kjftrleiktijf if lktulìty)), is l rhsu`t jd”rh`ltivity’ ghtwhhf rhlìty lfe Hxisthfkh, d ifitueh lfe Ifdifity. Ls l spmhrh aly `jjc tj gh l kirk`h, l ejt, lfe/jr d`lt drja dlr lwly, sj Nje, tmjunm sifnu`lr, lpphlrs au`tip`htmrjunm splkhtiah.

III

] 1 Nje/Hxisthfkh/Ghifn.x 1 mualfs/rhlìty/ghifn.

] is l spmhrh lrjufe tmh spmhrh x. Gjtm hxplfe jutwlre lt tmh slah rlth (splkhtiah).Ghklush tmis is tmh klsh, x klffjt rhlkm ] (if lfy eirhktijf) uf`hss ] rhtrlkts. Id xrhtrlkts, x sml`` nj tjwlre ”fjtmifnfhss’ lfe sti`` fjt rhlkm ]. Mhfkh, djr x tj ”rhlkm’ ],lf ”Ifklrfltijf’ is fhkhsslry.

-@ukidhr 1 ”dh``’ drja ] tj x lfe kjftifuhs tjwlre x djrhvhr.-Kmrist 1 ”ehskhfehe’ drja ] tj x lfe tmhf ”Lskhfehe’ tjwlre ] djrhvhr. -Mualf(s) 1 ”stlrthe’ lt x, lfe ”if sif’ ajvhs drja x tj x (djrhvhr)3 ”if Kmrist’, mjwhvhr,kmlfnhs ”eirhktijf’ lfe ”Lskhfes’ tjwlre ] (djrhvhr).

IT



Eiddhrhfkhs ”ifkrhlsh,’ fjt ehkrhlsh, ls x ajvhs tj(wlre) ], tmjunm ”[ifnu`lrity’ if”Ghifn’ ifkrhlshs (ifdifith`y).

]/Nje Is Ifdifith`y [phkidik, wmi`h x is ifkrhlsifn`y nhfhrl`.

L`` lkts jd Krhltijf lrh lkts jd ”eiddhrhftiltifn’, lfe yht l`sj ”ufidikltijf’ (if Ghifn).

L`` is ”if Nje’ if tmh shfsh tmlt Nje Is Kjfskijus jd L``/l``, tmjunm ”l``’ is fjtfhkhsslri`y ”if Nje’.

T (Lf Ialnh djr ”(R 1 FR)/(R ≢ FR)’)

<. Umis eilnrla smjws tmh rh`ltijfsmip ghtwhhf ”kmjikhs’ lfe ”prjviehfkh’. Umh ìfhsdrja tmh khfthr rhprhshft tmh eirhktijfs jfh klf kmjsh tj nj if. Id jfh kmjjshs tj nj if leirhktijf lwly drja mis jr mhr ”ghst pjssig`h sh`d’, lt lfy pjift, tmlfcs tj Nrlkh, jfh klf

kmjsh tj kmlfnh mis jr mhr wlys lfe nht glkc jf trlkc tjwlre mis jr mhr ”ghst pjssig`hsh`d’ (wmikm is if rhlìzhe ”if Nje’ lfe/jr ”if Kmrist’). Umhsh jppjrtufitihs lrhrhprhshfthe gy tmh kirk`hs3 fjtikh tmlt tmh lrrjws jf tmhsh kirk`hs lrh l`wlys tjwlre tmhlphx, djr Nje l`wlys ehsinfs jfh’s ìdh sj tmlt l`` tmifns klf ”wjrc djr Njje’. Umlt slie,witmjut tmh Mj`y [pirit, jfh wi`` kjftifuh tj nj if tmh eirhktijf jd tmhir kmjjsifn, hvhf idtmlt is tjwlre Mh``. Ej fjth tmlt tmis nrlpm jf`y lppìhs tj tmjsh l`rhley ”if Kmrist’.



7. Umh g`lkc ìfhs jutsieh tmh hftirh eilnrla rhprhshft airrjrs, wmikm lrh pjsitijf if sukml wly tmlt l`wlys smjws l ”rhd`hktijf’ jd jfh’s ghst sh`d. Umis tmh ajtivltijf jd ”yju’ tjnj if tmh nivhf eirhktijf sj kmjshf. Jf`y lgjvh jfh’s lktul` ”ghst pjssig`h sh`d’ is tmhrhfj air rjr. Umh jf`y wly lf ifeivieul` klf eiskhrf tmh eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf tmh ”rhd`hktijf’jd mis jr mhr ”ghst pjssig`h sh`d’ lfe mis jr mhr ”lktul` ghst pjssig`h sh`d’ is gy tmh Mj`y

[pirit.

;. Umh eilnrla smjuè gh jd l spmhrh, sj p`hlsh ialnifh it lt ;E. Umjunm, kjftifuh tjaliftlif l sifn`h pjift djr jfh’s ”ghst pjssig`h sh`d’ lfe jfh’s ”wjrst pjssig`h sh`d’ (gjtm,jd wmikm, tmhrh klf jf`y gh ”jfh jd’, gy ehdifitijf).

5. L`` ”Njje/njje’(s), ìch ìnmt jgohkts if l rivhr, rish tjwlre tmh lkah lfe ”kjfvhrnhs’ ajrh lfe ajrh l`jfn tmh wly. Umh ”Njje/njje’(s)’ aly kmlfnh smlphs l`jfn tmh wly.

(hfe )

9=;. Kmristilfity ejhsf’t wjrc witmjut tmh Mj`y [pirit. îtmjut it, tmhy klf’t alch itup ls tmhy nj.

9=5. Kmristilfity is djr `jshrs. It is djr tmjsh wmj lrh trikche gy tmh gij`jnikl` dhhìfn jdl ”mj`h’ tmlt hlkm phrsjf dhh`s. Umis ”mj`h’ alchs tmh grlifwlsmhe ifeivieul`s dhh` sj”pursuhe’ gy Nje tmlt tmhy stlrt kryifn ojydu``y wmhf tmhy tmifc lgjut tmhir hxphrihfkhslfe lgjut mjw tmhy ghklah l kjap`hth`y eiddhrhft phrsjf. Jf`y Kmristilfs kry jvhr ghkjaifn djj`s.

Uirhe jd wltkmifn tmh jfìfh thstiajfihs jd ieijts, I lsche l stuehft tj th`` ahwmlt mh tmjunmts whrh tmh twj ajst iapjrtlft, pmi`jsjpmikl` kjfkhpts tj nrlsp lgjutKmristilf Eiskip`hsmip.

”[l`vltijf is tmh kmlfnifn jd l phrsjf drja ehltm tj n`jry. ”[lfktidikltijf’ is tmhkmlfnifn jd l phrsjf drja n`jry tj n`jry.’

9=8. [mh tjè ah tmlt id yju rhphft jd sifs gut fjt yjur sif flturh, yju’rh l siffhr. [mhtjè ah tmlt ghtwhhf Mhlvhf lfe Mh`` is tmh tjfnuh. [mh tjè ah tmlt tmh Ehvi` is if tmhelrcfhss, lfe tmlt Drlfkis Drlfniplfh wls wish tj pjift jut tmlt tmh Ehvi` is kurshe tj hlteust (Nhfhsis ;?<5), lfe tmlt alf is aleh jd eust (Nhfhsis ;?<9).

9=4.

( stlrt )

Umh Lrnuahft drja Lxijas Ifdùhfkhe gy Rhthr Crhhdt lfe Lfshà

<. Lf lxija is tmlt wmikm jfh klffjt eisprjvh witmjut lkkhptifn.

7. Uj prjvh tmlt ”Nje ejhsf’t hxist’, jfh wjuè fhhe tj gh jafiprhshft (tj gh if l`` p`lkhs jd tmh ufivhrsh if jrehr tj shh tmlt Nje isf’t prhshft), jafiskihft (ghklush jfh



wjuè mlvh tj rhahaghr hxphrihfkifn Nje lfe gh lg`h tj dltmja lf ifdifith ghifn iftmhir aife), lfe jafipjthft (if jrehr tj kjaplrh tmh pjwhr jd tmh ghifn lkkurlth`y)3 yjuwjuè l`sj fhhe tj gh oust (if jrehr tj eiskhrf lkkurlth`y), njje (sj tmlt yjur ouenahft isfjt swlyhe gy ìhs jr jtmhr, hvi` ajtivhs, lfe ghklush hvi` is lf lgshfkh jd njje, lfe jfhklffjt gh lf lgshfkh), sh`d-suddikihft, (if jrehr tj ouenh rltmhr jr fjt Nje is kjap`hth if

Miash`d l`jfh), trutmdu` (`hst yju fjt gh lg`h tj ouenh rltmhr jr fjt yjur eiskhrfahft isifdùhfkhe gy ehkhptijfs jr fjt), hthrfl` (`hss Nje lpphlr lt l ajahft if tiahsjahwmhrh lfe yju aiss it), trlfskhfehft (`hss Nje gh if sjah jtmhr p`lfh jd ghifn lfeyju aiss it), lfe `jvifn (`hst, if yjur jafiskihfkh, jafiprhshfkh, htk…yju mlvh fjrhlsjf tj fjtikh Nje if plrtiku`lr, tjj gusy djkusifn jf sjahtmifn jr sjahjfh h`sh).Durtmhrajrh, tj jvhrturf @lklf’s stlthahft tmlt ”Nje isf’t ehle3 Nje is ufkjfskijus’,yju wjuè mlvh tj gh kjfskijus3 jtmhrwish, yju wjuè gh uflg`h tj ”witfhss’ tmlt Njewlsf’t tmhrh.

;. Umhrhdjrh, tj prjvh ”Nje ejhsf’t hxist’, yju wjuè mlvh tj gh Nje.

5. Mhfkh, Nje Hxists.(l Jafiprhshft, Jafiskihft, Jafipjthft, Oust, Njje, Kjap`hth, Urutmdu`, Hthrfl`,Urlfskhfehft, @jvifn, lfe Kjfskijus Nje.)

~\? Kjuè jfh ush tmis `jnik tj prjvh tmlt ”[lftl K`lus’ (jr jtmhr dlftlsihs) hxists:

L? Umis isf’t lxijaltik, ghklush id jfh is jafiprhshft, htk…lfe ejhsf’t shh [lftl, tmisahlfs jfh is Nje, fjt [lftl. Jfh ejhsf’t mlvh tj ghkjah [lftl (jr lfytmifn h`sh ìchtmis, djr tmlt altthr) tj eisprjvh [lftl. Uj eisprjvh [lftl, u`tialth`y, jfh mls tj ghkjahNje. Umhrhdjrh, [lftl’s hxisthfkh isf’t lxijaltik.

~\? Lrh ”yju’ Nje:

L? Fj, djr ”yju’ lrh fjt jafiprhshft rinmt ”fjw’, lfe tj gh Nje, ”yju’ wjuè mlvh tj ghHthrfl`, wmikm ”yju’ lrh fjt. Id lt lfy pjift if tiah ”yju’ ghklah Hthrfl`, ”yju’ wjuè ghsj ”fjw’. Id yju ghklah ”Nje’, yju wjuè l`sj mlvh tj ghkjah jafiskihft, trlfskhfehft,hthrfl`…l`` tmifns yju wjuè mlvh tj ”l`wlys’ gh, gut lrhf’t ”fjw’.

~\? Alygh yjur ehdifitijf jd Nje isf’t tmh rinmt jfh:

L? L`` jtmhr ehdifitijfs lrh fjt lxijaltik. Alygh tmhrh is l eiddhrhft`y ehdifhe Nje, lsalygh tmhrh is l [lftl, gut tmis Nje isf’t lxijaltik.

~

Fjth<



Nje, gy ehdifitijf, is ”jfh jd jfh’, sj id yju whrh Nje, tmhrh wjuèf’t gh lfjtmhr Nje.Mhfkh, yju wjuè mlvh tj gh ”Xfklushe’, djr jf`y Nje klf krhlth Nje, gut id Njekrhlthe Nje, Nje wjuèf’t gh Nje.

~

If kjfkùsijf, sifkh Nje aust Hxist, ls l pjift aust gh l pjift, it is druit`hss tj lrnuh”ejhs Nje hxist:’ It is jf`y druitdu` tj lrnuh ”mjw ejhs Nje hxist:’

(hfe )

It is ufdjrtuflth tmlt ay stuehfts ejf’t mlvh tmh rinmt ehdifitijf djr lxijas.

9=>. Lpplrhft`y, ”tmh Dltmhr’ is l mjush, Ohsus l ejjr, lfe tmh Mj`y [pirit l ahsshfnhr.Mualfs stlrthe if tmh mjush lfe ruifhe sjahtmifn, upshttifn tmh Dltmhr, lfe mh cikchemualfs jut lfe tjrh ejwf tmh ejjr sj tmlt mualfs kjuèf’t nht glkc if lfe ruif

hvhrytmifn. Ohsus smjwhe up lfe tmh klrphfthr put l ejjr glkc if. Fjw, tmh Mj`y [piritmls ghhf shft jut tj ifvith phjp`h if. Mh’`` jphf tmh ejjr jfkh, lt tmh hfe jd tmh lnh, `ht phjp`h if, lfe tmhf smut it, djrhvhr. @jvh-`y.

9==. L djj` is sjahjfh wmj wi`` fjt th`` tmh trutm ghklush mh ejhsf’t wlft tj gh priehdu`. Lf ieijt is jfh wmj wjf’t nivh lf lfswhr tj gh muag`h.

I tjè l stuehft tmlt I eief’t ghìhvh if Nje, lfe smh tjè ah tmlt Nje wjuè sti``chhp jf Hxistifn. I tjè mhr tmlt I eief’t tmifc Nje wls rueh lfe tmlt Kmristilf [kihftistsruifhe ay ìdh. [mh tjè ah tmlt, sifkh I eief’t ghìhvh if Nje, ay dlai`y aust fjt mlvhrlishe ah rinmt lfe tmlt I fhhehe tj try djr aysh`d. I tjè mhr tmlt I mlvh, lfe smh tjè ahtmlt I jgvijus`y mlef’t ejfh it rinmt, ghklush I eief’t ghìhvh if Nje lfe Nje Hxists.

Umlt’s tmh rug, mum: Nhfius hftli`s rhkjnfizifn it ghdjrh ghmife tjè tj ej sj.It is fjt pjssig`h djr l ”gìfe alf’ tj gh l nhfius.L`` jfh fhhes is l visijf jd ìdh ls l Nrhhc Urlnhey. If tmh hfe, ehltm, dlth, nhts us

l``, gut tmh dinmt is wmlt alchs ìdh ghlutidu`. Ehltm is ifhsklplg`h, gut tmis is fjt lthrridyifn trutm. Id jfh dinmts tmh ehltm, id jfh rhdushs tj kjaprjaish it, tmhy sml`` ìvh l ghlutidu` lfe truh ìdh. Isf’t tmlt hfjunm: Aust alf gh sj sh`dism tmlt mh ehalfes Mhlvhftj nj witm tmis mhrjik visijf: L alf wmj isf’t sj nrhhey, wmj lkkhpts mis plrt n`le`y, is lalf wmj sml`` ìvh djrhvhr.

I dife sjah strlfnh skrigg`hs?

Jftj`jnikl` Kmjikhs

Njje vs ”njje lfe hvi`’ (jr ”njje/hvi`’).

@ichwish?

I(/Jtmhr) vs ”i lfe jtmhr’ (jr ”i/jtmhr’)

] 1 I(/Jtmhr), Njje, htk…(l`` ls Jfh).



x 1 ”i lfe jtmhr’, ”njje lfe hvi`’, htk…

Mualfs 1 x

Mualfs rhquirh ] tj alch x dufktijf.

Jf`y ] klf nivh ] tj x.

Id jfh jphrlths drja lf jftj`jnikl` prhaish jd hitmhr ”njje’ jr ”hvi`’, jfh jphrlthsdrja tmh slah ”tmifn’. Umh twj u`tialth`y kyk`h lrjufe iftj tmh jtmhr.

Djr hxlap`h?

-Uj gh l [jkilìst is tj jphrlth drja l prhaish jd ”jtmhr’.

-Uj gh l Klpitlìsa is tj jphrlth drja l prhaish jd ”I’.

-Gjtm, u`tialth`y, hfe up oust ls ehstruktivh ls tmh jtmhr.

-Uj alch ”tmh Rhrdhkt [ystha, jfh aust jphrlth drja l prhaish jd ”I(/Jtmhr)’, gut

fj mualf klf kjfkhptulìzh tmis lxija. It klf jf`y gh ”nivhf’ tj mualfs gy

sjahtmifn Hthrfl` lfe ”ufgjufe’ gy kjfkhptul` ìaits.

Fjth ‛ upjf rhlkmifn Nje, mualfs ghkjah Njje(/njje/hvi`), lfe sj ejf’t ghkjahNje (Njje), jf`y ”ìch Nje’.

Jee. Umis sjrt jd wlsthe tmjunmt rhaifes ah jd sjahtmifn Ojmf Wuscif wrjth,”fhvhr hfkjurlnh tmh alfudlkturh jd lfytmifn fjt fhkhsslry, if tmh prjeuktijf jd wmikmifvhftijf mls fj smlrh. Djr ifstlfkh. N`lss ghles lrh utthr`y uffhkhsslry, lfe tmhrh is fjehsinf jr tmjunmt hap`jyhe if tmhir alfudlkturh’.

I skrigg`h sjah iehls aysh`d?

-L rltijfl` lrnuahft wi`` wif l phrsjf’s aife3 lf hapltmhtik jfh l phrsjf’s mhlrt.

Id yjur wjres ej fjt ej gjtm, ìsthf ifsthle.

-^h lrh if lf lnh witm thkmfj`jny tmlt ehalfes ajrh kmlrlkthr ehvh`jpahft lfe

mlvh `hss jd it.

-It’s jcly tj mlth ghifn wrjfn id tmlt ajtivlths yju tj stuey lfe alch surh yju’rh

fhvhr wrjfn, rltmhr tmlf gh lfnry wmhf yju’rh ifkjrrhkt.

9=9. Klreifl` Fhwalf wlrfhe tmlt tmh Kmristilf wmj ejhsf’t ghìhvh Kmurkm isfhkhsslry is ml`dwly tj Ltmhisa, ghklush jfkh lf ifhvitlg`h phrije jd [piritul` eryfhsskjahs, tmlt Kmristilf wi`` mlvh fjtmifn tj dl`` glkc jf. Djrtuflth`y, hvhryjfh cfjws tmhKmurkm ìaits spiritul` ehvh`jpahft.

Umhrh lrh l dhw k`hlr ifeikltjrs djr tmis. Dirst? ”kjfdhssijf’ is l`wlys plrt jd l[ufely shrvikh. It’s ls id Kmristilfs lrh hxphkthe tj chhp siffifn lfe tmlt nrjwtm isuffhkhsslry. Djrnivhfhss is ìch sprly-kmhhsh? hlsy tj nht lfe ush`hss. Id kmurkmhs mle”Kjaaitahft tj Winmthjusfhss’, phrmlps I wjuè tmifc minmhr jd tmha. Mjwhvhr, tmhytmifc tmhir ojg is tj ”slvh sju`s’ rltmhr tmlf ”ku`tivlth slifts’. Mjw trith.

[hkjfe? kmurkmhs lrh irrltijfl`, lfe mualfs lrh dufelahftl``y rltijfl`. Umis ishlsy tj prjvh? if erhlas, id yju shh l nir` witm l shl` djr l mhle, yju ejf’t rhlìzh



iaaheilth`y yju’rh erhlaifn3 rltmhr, yju sjahmjw rltijflìzh tmhsh strlfnh pmhfjahfllfe chhp phrkhivifn rhlìty ls dufelahftl``y sjufe.

992.

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Rrjdhssjr,

^juè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmlt I ejf’t fhhe tj nj tj Jxdjre tj ghìhvh if fjtmifn:

[ifkhrh`y,----

(hfe )

I put tmh `htthr ejwf jf ay ehsc lfe `jjc lkrjss lt tmh stuehft shlthe if ayjddikh. Umh mlth is if mis hyhs.‐^my ejf’t yju lsc ah tj lpj`jnizh tj yju:‑ I lsc, lfe, `jjcifn ls id mh ejhsf’t cfjwwmlt I’a tl`cifn lgjut, mh tlchs l ajahft tj rhspjfe,‐Rrjdhssjr, wjuè it surprish yju tj cfjw tmlt it’s ghklush I’vh djrnivhf yju:‑

Mh lssuahs I eie sjahtmifn wrjfn.‐Id yju lktul``y klrhe lgjut Ohsus, yju wjuè ehalfe lf lpj`jny.‑ ‐Rrjdhssjr, o ‛ ‑ ‐I la fjt ouenahftl`! Ejf’t yju dj``jw < Kjriftmilfs 5?;-5: ”It is l vhry sal`` tmifn tmltI smjuè gh ouenhe gy yju jr gy lfy mualf kjurt. If dlkt, I ej fjt hvhf ouenh aysh`d. DjrI la fjt lwlrh jd lfytmifn lnlifst aysh`d’.‑

I ejf’t lttlkc Kmristilfs3 I trhlt tmha ìch tmhy’rh ifth`ìnhft. I jdthf dhh` ls id I’atmh dirst tj ej sj. [trlfnh`y, ajst jd tmha kjah tj Jxdjre infjrlft lgjut Kmristilfity,lfe sphfe ajrh tiah lrnuifn jvhr rltmhr jr fjt Umjals Ohddhrsjf wls l Kmristilf tmlftmhy ej rltmhr jr fjt Kmrist wls tmh [jf jd Nje. ^mlt whrh tmh ir ‐kurrhft‑ plstjrsthlkmifn tmha djr tmh `lst twhfty-yhlrs: ”Dhhìfns lfe kjaaufity’ ‛ tmlt’s wmlt ‛ lfewh ej gjtm ghtthr lt Jxdjre. ^h lkcfjw`henh tmlt phjp`h lrhf’t l`wlys mlppy lfe ejf’ttry tj mieh ”sif’ witm l ìst jd ”ejhs lfe ejf’ts’. I tmjunmt ”@lw’ wls djr Ouelisa lfeIs`la, fjt Kmristilfity, wmikm ghìhvhe tmh ”@lw’ kjfehafhe:

It smjkcs ah tmlt ajehrf Kmristilfs prlktikh ”kmiè slkridikh’.

99<. Jf`y ghìhvhrs klf gh lftikmrists.

997. Umh iehl jd Kl`vlry alchs fj shfsh tj ah. ^my wjuè tmh Làinmty ej tmlt: ”UmhIfklrfltijf’ is tjj jee, tjj strlfnh, tjj g`jjey. Yht l stuehft tjè ah it wls ”fhkhsslry’.Xflg`h tj turf lwly drja l trlif wrhkc, I lsche tmh stuehft tj hxp`lif, lfe tmh stuehfttjè ah tmlt, dirst, it wls iapjssig`h djr l mualf tj chhp l dhw muferhe `lws hvhryely,lfe tmlt id l mualf grjch jfh, Nje’s @jvh wjuè gurf tmlt ifeivieul` djrhvhr. Jfh



jddhfsh lnlifst lf ifdifith hftity is lf ifdifith jddhfsh. Umis fhkhssitlths ”Umh Ltjfhahft’.Uj alch mis shkjfe pjift jf ”Umh Ifklrfltijf’, tmh stuehft wrjth jf tmh gjlre.

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Id mualfs/difitueh 1 x lfe Nje/Ifdifity 1 ], tmhrh klf jf`y gh ”prjnrhss’ jr ”Drhhî``’ djr x if rh`ltijf tj ]3 jtmhrwish, x jf`y ”prjnrhsshs’ tj x, lfe x klf jf`y

”kmjsh’ x. Umis is dl`sh prjnrhss lfe l dl`sh kmjikh. Umh jf`y vlìe ”prjnrhss’ jd x is

”tj(wlre)’ ]3 tmh jf`y vlìe ”kmjikh’ jd x is ”jd’ ].

Mhfkh, id ] 1 ], x rh`lths tj ] gy ”kmjikh’ lfe/jr ”(l ehnrhh jd) `jvh’. L`sj, id x

ejhsf’t rh`lth tj ], x aust gh ”lìhflthe’.

Umlt slie, x klffjt ”kmjjsh’ jr ”prjnrhss’ (tj(wlre)) ], ghklush tmh ”eistlfkh’

ghtwhhf x lfe ] is ifdifith lfe/jr ”trlfskhfehft’. Xf`hss, tmlt is, tmhrh is lf ]/x,

drja ], tmlt ”rhlkmhs’ x lfe tmhf ”klrrihs’ x tj ]. It is fjt pjssig`h djr x tj ghnht

]/x, djr x `lkcs ], tmjunm ] hftli`s x (] Ghifn Krhltjr jd x).

Id ] ”lpphlrhe’ tj x ls ] is tj ], x wjuè khlsh tj gh x lfe ghkjah ], ls wmhf

elrcfhss hfkjufthrs ìnmt, elrcfhss mls fj kmjikh gut tj ghkjah ìnmt. Mhfkh, ]

aust ”lpphlr’ tj x ls ”] tj x’ fjt ls ”] tj ]’.

Mhfkh, djr ] tj rh`lth lfe gh ”cfjwf’, ”kmjshf’ jd, lfe ”prjnrhsshe’ tj(wlre), gy x,

] aust ghnht ]/x.

Mhfkh, ], id Krhltjr, is ”Umh Nrhlt Alrtyr’.

]/x 1 Ohsus Kmrist.

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It’s ghhf l `jfn tiah sifkh I eief’t ìsthf tj l wjre sjahjfh slie.”^my ejhs Nje @jvh us:’ I lsche, lfe ay stuehft slie ”tmlt’s tmh ìait jd

quhstijfs’.

99;. Umh priah wly Kmristilfs oustidy tmh lgsureitihs jd Nje is gy lrnuifn tmlt Nje isl ”mieehf Nje’. Umis chystjfh tj tmhir rltijflìzltijf is suppjshe`y fhkhsslry djrmualfity’s ”Drhh î``’ tj gh prhshrvhe. Rlskl` k`liahe tmlt ”Nje nivhs us oust hfjunmìnmt sj tmlt tmjsh wmj rhl``y wlft tj dife Mia klf, gut fjt sj aukm ìnmt tmlt tmjsh wmjejf’t rhl``y wlft tj dife Mia ejf’t mlvh tj’. Umis is ”Rhrdhkt Oustikh’, suppjshe`y. Yhttmhsh slah Kmristilfs ghìhvh if airlk`hs, ”Umh Ifklrfltijf’, tmh plrtifn jd tmh Whe [hl,tmh Lskhfsijf ‛ eief’t tmhsh tmifns vij`lth phjp`h’s ”Drhh î``’: Uj tmhsh pjifts, lstuehft tjè ah tmlt tmh Isrlhìths djrnjt lgjut tmh plrtifn jd tmh Whe [hl lfe hfehe upwlstifn djrty-yhlrs if tmh wièhrfhss, sj k`hlr`y tmhir ”Drhh î``’ wls fjt vij`lthe jrfhnlthe. @ichwish, alfy wmj slw Kmrist ej airlk`hs wl`che lwly fjt ghìhvifn, ls eiealfy wmhf tjè tmlt Ohsus wls Nje’s [jf. Umhrh’s l eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf l airlk`h lfe



kjfstlft airlk`hs, ls tmhrh’s l eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf airlk`hs tmlt `hlvh rjja djr ejugt jreisjgheihfkh lfe tmjsh tmlt ejf’t. Umlt iapjrtlfkh jd ”Drhh î``’ is ”dlitm’ jr”jgheihfkh’3 ”Drhh î``’ is fjt l njje if itsh`d, gut jf`y tj tmh ehnrhh it ”pjifts tj’ its prjphr Hfe (Nje). Nje ejhsf’t ehsirh tj iapheh upjf ”Drhh î``’ lfyajrh tmlflgsjùth`y fhkhsslry, gut wmhf it’s fhkhsslry, ls `jfn ls jfh’s klplkity tj kmjjsh

”jgheihfkh’ tj Nje isf’t tlchf lwly, Nje Is Oustidihe. I lsieh ”wmy tmhf ejhsf’t Ohsuslpphlr tj hvhryjfh if tmlt cife jd wly: Id tmlt whrh tj mlpphf, l`` kjuè gh [lvhe, oustìch Nje wlfts’. Ay stuehft slie tmlt alfy wjuè lrnuh tmlt Ohsus lpphlrs tj hvhryjfh”wmj shhcs Mia’, gut fjt if sukm l wly tmlt tmhy kjuèf’t kmjsh tj djrnht lgjut Mia ‛ tmis is wmy rhahaghrifn wmlt tmh @jre mls ejfh is sj iapjrtlft. Ohsus aly lpphlr jfDhgrulry finmt if 7225, lfe tmhf fhvhr lnlif3 Ohsus aly lpphlr if l visijf if `lth <9>5, gut tmhf fjt lnlif ufti` 7224. Umh wly Nje ufvhi`s Miash`d tj Mis phjp`h is if sukm lwly tmlt tmh ifeivieul`s klf l`wlys quhstijf rltmhr jr fjt tmh hvhft hvhr mlpphfhe(tmjunm, lt tmh tiah jd it, tmh phjp`h mle fj ejugt lt l`` tmlt tmh hxphrihfkh wls nhfuifh ‛ tmis is lf iapjrtlft tmifn djr tmhsh ifeivieul`s tj rhahaghr), lfe sj tmhir ”Drhh î``’ is prhshrvhe. Nje wi`` lpphlr tj lfyjfh wmj wlfts Mia tj lpphlr, jr tj tmjsh wmj Nje

aust lpphlr tj if jrehr tj chhp Mis R`lf (jd Whehhaifn tmh wjrè iftj ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’)if jrehr (ls witm Rlu` lfe Kjfstlftifh). Ghdjrh slyifn tmlt yju wlft tj gh ìch Rlu` lfemlvh tmh cife jd hxphrihfkh mh mle, rhlìzh l`` tmh rhspjfsigiìtihs lfe mlresmips sukmhftli`s. Wlrh`y ej Nje lfe Kmrist lpphlr tj tmjsh wmj ejf’t shhc Mia, djr Nje is lNhft`half, lfe Mh wi`` fjt djrkh Miash`d upjf phjp`h (tmjunm, wmj shhcs Mia lfe wmjejhsf’t is sjahtmifn jf`y Nje Cfjws). Id Nje alchs sukm lf lpphlrlfkh lfe it isf’tfhkhsslry lfe oustidihe, Nje ghtrlys Mis jwf flturh lfe wjrcs lnlifst Miash`d (ifìfhwitm wmlt Ivlf Clrlalzjv wlfts). Nje klffjt [lvh sjahjfh wmja ejhsf’t wlft tj gh[lvhe, djr tj hlkm phrsjf Nje [lys ”tmy wi`` gh ejfh’, lfe tmjsh wmj wi`` tj gh ”ifKmrist’ lrh nrlfthe sukm, lfe tmjsh wmj wi`` tj gh jf`y ”if aysh`d’ lrh nrlfthe sukm,hvhryely, Hthrfl``y.

”Umlt’s fikh rltijflìzltijf’ I kjap`hahfthe, nrlthdu` tmlt tmh stuehft prjvhe Iwls rinmt lgjut Nje ls l ”mieehf Nje’ wls tmh chystjfh jd tmhj`jny. I tjè tmh stuehfttmlt Nje’s ifsisthfkh jd ghifn l ”Nhft`half’ rhsu`the if hfe`hss sifs, mjrrjrs, lfeeislsthrs mlpphfifns tmrjunmjut l`` mistjry, ufiaphehe. ^juè l nhft`half gh sjahjfhwmj wltkmhe tmjuslfes jd mjrridik, sltlfik kriahs, l`` lt tmh slah tiah, lfe eie fjtmifn:(Umjunm, lpplrhft`y, tmlt nhft`half is lg`h tj mh`p sjahjfh krjss tmh strhht hvhry fjwlfe tmhf, ghklush mh’s sleistik.) Umlt’s hxlkt`y wmlt Nje ejhs. ^my ejhsf’t Nje mh`ptmjsh wmj lrh suddhrifn lfe kryifn jut tj Mia: Umh stuehft tjè ah tmlt I eief’t lktul``ycfjw rltmhr jr fjt tmhsh prlyhrs whrh ghifn lfswhrhe, fjr eie I cfjw tmlt Nje wlsejifn ”fjtmifn’. Mh k`liahe tmlt Nje wjrcs l`` jd krhltijf tjwlre ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’, gutif l sif di``he wjrè ufehr tmh pjwhr jd ”tmh nje jd tmis lnh’, tmlt’s fjt hlsy, hsphkil``ywmhf Nje’s ”gjey’ is eysdufktijfl`. I eief’t klrh tj nht glkc iftj tmlt wmj`h tjpik jd”Nje’s [jvhrhinfty’, sj I smrunnhe. Umh stuehft tmhf lsche ah id I wls dlaiìlr witm‐Umh Nrhlt Alrtyr‑, lfe I tjè mia tmlt I wlsf’t. Umh stuehft tjè ah tmlt I smjuè chhpif aife tmlt jf tjp jd [hhifn l`` tmh mjrrjrs jd tmh wjrè, Nje Hxphrihfkhs l`` itswjfehrs, l`` lt tmh slah tiah. Nje Hxphrihfkhs Hehf, ”Umh Dl``’, Kl`vlry, tmh Mj`jklust,lfe ”Fhw Ohrusl`ha’, l`` ls Jfh. Lt Kl`vlry, Mh gjrh it l`` upjf Mis glkc. It’s iapjrtlfttj chhp if aife tmlt Nje Hxphrihfkhs l`` tmh mjrrjrs jd tmh wjrè ls ”Whehhahe’ ‛ fhvhrejhs Nje Hxphrihfkh tmha ls ”ufleerhsshe’. Umh slah njhs witm sal``, irrh`hvlft



prlyhrs. Umlt slie, Nje fhvhr khlshs Hxphrihfkifn l`` tmh mjrrjrs jd tmh wjrè. Mualfs,[lvhe, jfh ely wi`` gh Drhh drja sukm hxphr ihfkhs, gut Nje ^jf’t. Nje, GhifnJafiprhshft lfe tiah`hss, fhvhr khlshs tj Hxphrihfkh grjchffhss lfe sif. Nje Cfhwtmlt id Mh Krhlthe, tmis wjuè Gh tmh klsh, djr Mh Cfhw Mh wjuè, gy Mis Flturh, mlvhtj Ifklrflth Miash`d lfe eih djr tmh wjrè’s sifs. Umh nrhlthst aysthry is wmy Nje

Umjunmt ”tmh Krjss’ wls wjrtm it. Ghdjrh Nje [lie ”@ht Umhrh Gh @inmt’, Nje, wmi`h^ltkmifn Lela rhlkm djr tmh djrgieehf druit, `ht Mis mlfe gh put ejwf jf tmh ghla jdtmh krjss, lfe tmh ajahft Nje [pjch, Mh `ht tmh fli` nj tmrjunm Mis mlfe. Djr Hthrfity,Nje Ghlrs l Krjss, lfe Mh ejhs it djr yju lfe ah, sj tmlt wh ainmt ìvh, rltmhr tmlffhvhr gh lt l``, lfe sj tmlt wh ainmt mlvh Hthrfl` @idh.

Lfe tmhf, difl``y, tmh stuehft rhlìzhe tmlt ”Nje is ehle’.Mh stuehft stlrthe kryifn.

995. ”Uj gh l alf ahlfs tj gh situlthe if Nje’s prhshfkh ls Ohsus is, tmlt is, tj gh l ghlrhr jd tmh wrltm jd Nje’ (Glrtm). ^ls fjt l Ohsus lf Ltmhist jf tmh krjss wmhf mhkrihe jut ”Ay nje, ay nje, wmy mlvh yju djrslch ah’ (shh G`lch lfe Kmhsthrtjf): La I

fjt, tmhrhdjrh, ls lf Ltmhist, situltifn aysh`d if Nje’s prhshfkh ls Clr` Glrtm sunnhsts:La I fjt l ehvjth Glrtmilf: I smjuè thlkm lt tmh Yl`h Eivifity [kmjj`.

998. ”Rrjdhssjr, ejf’t sphku`lth id Nje Hxists. Lsc Mia.’

994. ”Umh nje ajst Lahriklfs ghìhvh if isf’t ifthrhstifn hfjunm tj ehfy’ ([tlf`hyMluhrwls). Uj tmhir krheit, ay stuehfts alch tmifns ifthrhstifn, hvhf duf.

99>. Yju ghkjah wmlt yju tlch if.Gh wish.

99=. L stuehft `jjche ah if tmh hyhs ghdjrh wl`cifn lwly, lfe slie ”yju ifthfehe tjmlra ah, gut Nje ifthfehe it djr njje tj lkkjapìsm wmlt is fjw ghifn ejfh, tmh slvifnjd alfy ìvhs’ (Nhfhsis 82?72).

999. Ay dlvjrith plrt jut jd l`` gjjcs gy Elfih` \uiff I mlvh rhle is tmh vhry `lst plnhjd Umh [tjry jd G. Umrjunmjut tmh fjvh`, G mls ghhf lkkushe jd ghifn ”tmh Lftikmrist’. Gfjthe tmlt tmh Lftikmrist wjuè fjt gh lfjtmhr Mit`hr jr alss-aurehrhr3 sukm phjp`h lrhfjw kjaajfp`lkh lfe glfl`. Wltmhr, tmh Lftikmrist wjuè gh sjahjfh kjap`hth`yeiddhrhft tmlf wmlt hvhryjfh ialnifhe. G fjths tmlt sifkh Ohsus ”slvhs sju`s’, tmhLftikmrist wjuè fjt gh sjahjfh wmj ”elafhe sju`s’3 rltmhr, tmh Lftikmrist wjuè ghsjahjfh wmj ”slvhs tmh wjrè’.

Umh hfe jd tmh fjvh` njhs ìch tmis?

Umh hvlfnhìst Ojmf wrjth, ‐Yju aust fjt `jvh tmh wjrè jr tmh tmifns jd tmh

wjrè, djr tmjsh wmj `jvh tmh wjrè lrh strlfnhrs tj tmh `jvh jd tmh wjrè, djr tmjsh

wmj `jvh tmh wjrè lrh strlfnhrs tj tmh `jvh jd tmh Dltmhr.‑

Ojmf cfhw wmlt mh wls tl`cifn. Mh wls rinmt tj wlrf mis dj``jwhrs lnlifst

tmjsh wmj `jvh tmh wjrè. ^h lrh tmh jfhs mh wls tl`cifn lgjut, lfe tmis is tmh difl`



mjur ‛ gut it’s tmhir difl` mjur, fjt jurs. Umhy’vh mle tmhir ely, lfe tmis is ifehhe

tmh difl` mjur jd tmlt ely.

Fjw jur ely ghifns.

Lfe sj, l fhw ely elwfs, wmikm is fjt lgjut ”slvifn sju`s’, gut ”slvifn tmh

wjrè’. Ghlutidu`. Ifspirifn.Hxlaififn wmlt I wrjth jf gjlre, rltmhr tmlf lrnuh witm ah lgjut tmh eiddhrhfkh

ghtwhhf ”hsklpist’ rhìnijf lfe Kmristilfity, tmh stuehft siap`y fjeehe, ‐Yju’rh rinmt3 yju lrh tmh Lftikmrist.‑

<222. I lsche l stuehft wmy I smjuè stjp siffifn id Xfivhrslìsa wls truh jr id Kmristwjuè djrnivh ah fj altthr wmlt. [mh eief’t sly lfytmifn.

”Jm Rrjdhssjr, tmhrh is l aukm ajrh ghlutidu` wly tj ìvh if tmh wjrè.’

<22<. I ejf’t cfjw jd lfy Kmristilfs I ìch, gut tmlt ejhsf’t ahlf I’a gils.

<227. Umh `hss yju cfjw lgjut sjahtmifn, tmh hlsihr it is tj tl`c lgjut, lfe tmis is wmyhvlfnhìsa kjahs hlsi`y tj Kmristilfs.

<22;. I ejf’t hvhf cfjw mjw tj `jvh aysh`d, `ht l`jfh `jvh lfjtmhr ìch ah.

<225. Kmristilfs wi`` gh tmh dirst tj lrnuh tmlt fjt l`` ci`ìfn is aurehr.

<228. Kmristilfs lrh ajrh ifthrhsthe if wmlt tmhir ialniflry drihfe tmifcs jd tmha tmlftmhy wmlt yju tmifc jd tmha.

<224. Ay jf`y mhsitltijf djr kjfvhrtifn sjahjfh tj Ltmhisa is tmlt Umhists lrh ghtthr ltalcifn Ltmhists jut jd jfh lfjtmhr.

<22>. Id Nje wlfts hvhryjfh tj nj tj Mhlvhf, tmjsh wmj nj tj Mh`` lrh ajrh pjwhrdu`tmlf Nje.

<22=. Is tmhrh lfyjfh wmj wjrsmips Nje wmj ejhsf’t wjrsmip lf iej`:

<229. Umh Kmristilfs lrh sj ghft jf ghifn sh`d`hss tmlt tmhy ejf’t mh`p lfyjfh, ldrlie tjnht prlish djr mh`pifn jtmhrs.

<2<2. ^mj wlfts tj shrvh sjahjfh wmj wi`` jf`y `ht yju ìvh ldthr yju eih:

<2<<. Uj eislnrhh witm sjahjfh ejhsf’t ahlf tmlt phrsjf isf’t gri`ìlft.

<2<7. ^mlt is truh isf’t sukm ghklush lf hxphrt jr hèhr slys it, gut ghklush it is truh. Italchs fj eiddhrhfkh tmlt hèhrs lfe hxphrts lrh ajrh ìch`y tj sly truh tmifns.



<2<;. Iftrjvhrts sphfe tmhir ìvhs kjaprjaisifn tj hxtrjvhrts, lfe tmh dhw tiahs tmhy ejstlfe up, hxtrjvhrts th`` tmha tj kjaprjaish djr jfkh.

<2<5. Ajrlìty is l`wlys grjunmt up if dlvjr jd tmh jfh grifnifn it up.

<2<8. Umh Ltmhist trlkhs jut tmh ìfh wmhrh si`hfkh ghnifs witm wjres.

<2<4. Is it kl``he ”@ighrl` Umhj`jny’ ghklush tmjsh pjìtikl``y @ighrl` ghìhvh if it:

<2<>. Lt `hlst tmh Ruritlfs tmjunmt i`` jd tmh wmj`h wjrè? tjely’s Kmristilfs oust pikc jfshx.

<2<=. [kmjj`s jd tmjunmt ahlf fjtmifn tj ah? I ejf’t klrh wmj klah up witm wmlt ‛ l``tmlt altthrs is tmh trutm.

<2<9. Umhy sprhle lrjufe Kmrist ìch dhrtiìzhr rltmhr tmlf shhc mia.

<272. I wjuèf’t gh surprishe id Mh`` whrh du`` jd phjp`h wmj sphfe tmhir tiah tl`cifnlgjut Nje.

<27<. ^h kl`` ”kritikl` tmifchrs’ phjp`h wmj lnrhh witm us.

<277. Umhy k`lia Nje ejhsf’t wi`` djr gle tmifns tj mlpphf sj tmlt yju klf nrjw, guttmlt tmh flturh jd tmh wjrè is sukm wmhrh gle tmifns lrh ifhvitlg`h, lfe tmlt Nje ushs tmhifhvitlg`h djr njje. Jfh rhleifn jd tmh Dirst Uhstlahft wjuè kjfvikt tmha jd tmhir hrrjr.

<27;. Is sif its jwf pufismahft:

<275. Djr ls alfy phjp`h wmj wlft Nje tj hxist, tmhrh lrh oust ls alfy wmj ejf’t.

<278. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt Ltmhisa wls prjjd jd Nje, djr it smjwhe tmlt NjeUrlfskhfehe mualf hxphrihfkh. @ichwish, Mh`` is hviehfkh tmlt ”Nje Is (Hthrfl`) @jvh(jd L``)’, djr Mh`` smjws tmlt Nje klffjt stjp @jvifn tmjsh wmj mlth Mia, tjrturifn tmhadjrhvhr. I tjè tmh stuehft tmlt Umhisa wls prjjd jd Ltmhisa, djr it smjwhe tmlt mualfitywls klplg`h jd ialnifn miash`d ls Nje, rhinfifn jf Hlrtm ls id if Mhlvhf.

<274. Uj sly sjahtmifn lgjut Ohsus is tj sly sjahtmifn lgjut us, lfe I’a tirhe jd ghifnkl``he l smhhp!

<27=. Leaitthe`y, I ejf’t cfjw wmlt phjp`h ahlf wmhf tmhy k`lia tj gh ”Ltmhist’? tmhklthnjry is tjj grjle.

<279. L rhlsjf Kmristilfs lrh fhrvjus lrjufe mlfeiklpphe phjp`h, mjajshxul`s, lfehvjùtijfists is ghklush tmhy kl`` iftj quhstijf mjw Kmristilfs rhle tmh Gig`h, lfeKmristilfs, mlvifn fj tiah tj rhle lfe ojgs tj nht tj, oust ejf’t mlvh tmh tiah, kjnfitivh



stlgiìty, jr hajtijfl` hfhrny tj wjrc tmrjunm l`` tmlt. Umlt’s l`wlys wmy tmhy ìvh ìchLtmhists, ghklush Ltmhists ejf’t mlvh tj.

<2;2. Umhy sphlc jd Nje ls ”ìvifn’ ls id tmhrh lrh `jts jd njes, gut tmh rhst lrh ehle. Isuppjshe Ltmhists oust ghìhvh if jfh ajrh ehle Nje.

<2;<. Ls widh witm lfnry musglfes kjfdush tiahs jd ”dhhìfn sldh’ witm ”dhhìfn `jvh’,Kmristilfs kjfdush ”Nje’s @jvh’ witm ”Nje’s Lgjut-tj-Gji`-Lfnhr’.

<2;7. Umhy mlvh tj rhvhl` tmh Ehle [hl [krj``s nrleul``y jr tmhy’`` ehstrjy tmh wjrè.

<2;;. @jvh yjur fhinmgjr lfe mlth jutsiehrs, djr tmlt wi`` chhp yju lfe yjur fhinmgjrk`jsh.

<2;5. Ls Flssia Ul`hg hxpjufes upjf if Lftidrlniìty, ghtwhhf lf jè alf lfe l yjufn gjy, tmh jè alf wi`` prjglg`y plss lwly dirst, gut ghtwhhf lf jè hstlgìsmahft lfe l

yjufn jfh, tmh jèhr jfh wi`` prjglg`y `lst. Umhisa is jèhr tmlf Ltmhisa, lfe tmltwjrrihs ah.

<2;<. ^my is tmhj`jny lfe d`lsm trleifn siai`lr: Ghklush gjtm lrh tmifns phjp`h l``jw ghklush tmhy ejf’t ufehr tmha.

<2;7. Kmristilfs wjuè ej l `jt ghtthr ojg lt alcifn phjp`h shhc Nje id tmhy lkthe ìchsiffhrs3 phrdhkt lfe ajrl`, tmhy ifsti`` dlitm if alf.

<2;;. Krhltijf hxists tj prjvieh mualfs witm ahtlpmjrs jd Nje.

<2;5. Kmristilfs, l`ùeifn tj @hwis, k`lia l tlah lfial` is ajrh lfial` tmlf l wiè jfh,djr its flturh, ls hstlgìsmhe if Hehf, is tj gh tlahe gy Lela. @ichwish, lf ifth`ìnhft,klplg`h mualf is ajrh mualf tmlf l djj`, djr Ohsus wls fj ieijt.

<2;8. Ghklush jd Mia, tmhrh’s fj sukm tmifn ls tmh hfe.

<2;4. Umh Nrlfe Ifquisitjr shfthfkhe Ohsus tj ehltm djr rhsurrhktifn l kmiè. Mh mle fjkmjikh? sukm pjwhr wjuè kj``lpsh tmh wjrè, ci`ìfn tmh rhsurrhkthe.

<2;>. ^my is tmh wjrè ejjahe: ^mhf tl`cifn witm sjahjfh wmj k`lias tj gh Nje,yju mlvh tj trhlt tmlt alfilk witm rhsphkt.

<2;=. Kmristilfs rltmhr eih djr tmhir ghìhds tmlf lkkhpt eiddhrhfkhs jd jpifijf.

<2;9. Umhrh mls fhvhr ghhf l ehkìfh jd kiviìzltijf, jf`y kmlfnh mlthe gy tmjsh witm tmh`juehst vjikhs.

<252. Hvhryjfh cfjws mh’s salrt gut mia.



<25<. Jf ”Umh Ujwhr jd Glgh`’? id mualfity wjuèf’t mlvh ifvhfthe tmh grikc, wh kjuèl`` tl`c tj jfh lfjtmhr.

<257. Id thlkmhrs ejf’t ìch ghifn plie `hss tmlf ltm`hths, tmhy smjuè stjp ifkugltifnltm`htiks lt skmjj`.

<25;. Rhjp`h lrh stlrtifn tj ehalfe tmlt [tlths put up [ltlf stltuhs fhxt tj tmhir UhfKjaalfeahfts. I lssuah tmhy’rh Ltmhists.

<255. ^mhf l `jvhe jfh eihs, wh wlft tj th`` jtmhrs lgjut tmlt phrsjf. Ehltm is l`` lgjutus.

<258. Hvhryjfh tmifcs tmh wjrè wi`` hfe eurifn tmhir ìdhtiah, lfe alygh it l`wlys ejhs.

<254. Hvi` ejhs fjt rlph l nir` ghdjrh it djrkhs mhr tj wltkm l viehj jd l nir` nhttifn rlphe.I’vh fhvhr ejfh tmlt, yht ay stuehfts iap`y tmlt I’a l siffhr hvhry ely.

<25>. Mh fhvhr dhh`s ajrh haglrrlsshe tmlf mh ejhs wmhf mh stlrts tl`cifn lgjut Ohsus iflfy jtmhr wly tmlf kjaikl``y jr kritikl``y.

<25=. [uikieh is tmh jf`y wly glkc tj Nje.

<259. ”Tij`hfkh’ is oust ls ufghìhvlg`h ls ”ialnifltijf.’ ^mlt is ”rhlìstik’ lfe wmlt is”ufrhlìstik,’ wmlt is ”prjnrhss’ lfe wmlt is ”alnik,’ wmlt is ”trutm’ lfe wmlt is ”dl`sity’ ‛ is l altthr jd tmh ehtli`s3 it mls fjtmifn tj ej witm trutm. @idh is oust l altthr jd mjw yjuwjre it, lfe gjags lrh alnik wlfes wmhf krlyjfs wi`` fj `jfnhr ej.

<282. Yhs yjur Mjfjr? I wism I kjuè gh nui`ty jd ehistikieh.

<28<. ”Umh jf`y lehqulth ufehrstlfeifn jd tmh mualf sju` is tmh mualf gjey’ ‛ îttnhfsthif.

<287. Umhy sly I wls @jvhe iftj Hxisthfkh.

<28;. @icifn tmh dhhìfn yju nht upjf shhifn phjp`h ejhsf’t ahlf yju ìch phjp`h.

<285. Rhjp`h lrh tmh thlkmhrs lfe gjjcs wmlt thlkm yju tmh lfnulnh jd yjur thlkmhrs.

<288. Lahriklf’s tmifc Ohsus wls pjjr ghklush mh eief’t mlvh ”l p`lkh tj `ly mis mhle’, gut jf`y if Lahrikl is ”mjah`hssfhss’ lutjaltikl``y lssjkilthe witm pjvhrty. H`shwmhrh,it syagjìzhs ”rikm drhheja’.

<284. Kmristilfs lkt ls id tmh vhrsh ”wmhrh twj jr tmrhh lrh nltmhrhe if ay flah, tmhrh laI lajfn tmha’ (Alttmhw <=?72) is hviehfkh tmlt Nje isf’t lajfn phjp`h wmhf tmhyl`jfh, gut tmhf wmj wls Ohsus tl`cifn tj wmhf mh wls l`jfh if tmh ehshrt: It shhas ls idtmis vhrsh lktul``y lffjufkhs l erlaltik smidt? if tmh plst, Nje shhahe tj hxkùsivh`y



visit phjp`h wmhf tmhy whrh l`jfh3 fjw, Nje wjuè visit hvhryjfh. Kmristilfs smjuèf’tmlth iftrjvhrts.

<28>. Ltmhists ifdurilth ah? tmhy ejf’t wlft tj ghìhvh if Jgohktivh Urutm, gut wlft lstlfelre jd oustikh, hqulìty, lfe mualfs rinmts. Yju klf’t mlvh yjur klch lfe hlt it tjj.

<28=. ”^mj tjè yju tmlt Syju kjuèf’t ìvh tmh ìdh yju wlfthe tj ìvhQ:’ (Nhfhsis ;?<<)Nje:

<289. Ej yju ufehrstlfe mjw wiè pins lrh klunmt: Dirst, yju dife l suitlg`h p`lkh iftmh wjjes lfe put ejwf sjah kjrf. Hvhftul``y, tmh pins dife it lfe stlrt kjaifn glkchvhry ely djr tmh drhh kjrf. ^mhf tmhy lrh ushe tj tmis, yju put jfh sieh jd l dhfkh ejwf.Jfkh tmhy nht ush tj tmlt sieh jd tmh dhfkh lfe chhp kjaifn glkc, yju put ejwf lfjtmhrsieh jd l dhfkh, lfe rhphlt tmh prjkhss ufti` yju lrh lg`h tj put up l nlth. Umh pins,lkkustjahe tj tmh drhh kjrf, kjah tmrjunm tmh nlth. Umhf yju s`la smut tmh nlth, lfetmjunm tmh pins ruf lrjufe drlftikl``y, tmhy hvhftul``y nj glkc tj hltifn tmh drhh kjrf. Gy

tmis tiah, tmh pins lrh sj ushe tj tmh drhh kjrf tmlt tmhy mlvh djrnjtthf mjw tj djrlnh iftmh wjjes djr tmhash`vhs. Umhy lkkhpt tmhir klptivity.

<242. Umhy sly tmjsh wmj rhkhivh N`jry lrh Ouenhe if kjfkjrelfkh witm tmh lajuft jdN`jry tmhy mlvh rhkhivhe. I nuhss l`` ay stuehfts wi`` nht jdd tmh mjjc.

<24<. Rhrmlps Mh`` is tmhrh tj chhp tmjsh if Mhlvhf drja alcifn l ”smjrt sinmthe’aistlch lfe murìfn tmhash`vhs jut jd Mhlvhf: Jr phrmlps it’s tmh jtmhr wly lrjufe:

<247. It wls fjt ufti` mh mhè up l krlkchr lfe slie ”tmis is tmh gjey jd Kmrist’ tmlt mhkjuè `jvh mis fhinmgjr wmj ghìhvhe Nje wls l kjw.

<24;.Ohsus? ‐Aly mh wmj mls fjt siffhe klst tmh dirst stjfh.‑ Krjwe? ‐Umrjw tmh dirst stjfh Ohsus.‑ Ohsus? (erlws if slfe )Leu`thrhr? ( spits) ‐I eh`hnlth tj tmh krjwe ay pjwhr tj tmrjw tmh dirst stjfh.‑

<245. Lkkjreifn tj jfh jd ay stuehfts, tmh lrnuahft drja Ehsinf is tmlt ”ghklush I klflskrigh ”ehsinf’ (lf ifthrfltijflìty) tj l nivhf tmifn (l fjf-ifthftijflìty), tmhrh aust ghl Nje’’. I tmifc mh’s leeifn `jnik wmhrh tmhrh is fjfh

<248. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt [ltlf is l Kmristilf, tmh elafhe lrh Kmristilfs wmj mlthKmrist, lfe tmlt tmh elafhe lrh tmjsh wmj ej fjt wlft tj rhlkm Mhlvhf ghklush tmhy ejfjt wlft Lfswhrs, gut l ojurfhy. Umlt ejhsf’t sjufe ìch l kriah wmikm wlrrlfts pufismahft, `ht l`jfh elafltijf.

<244. Umh Gig`h is shxist? lt tmh djjt jd tmh krjss, tmh jf`y alf wmj rhalifs is tmh jfhOhsus djrkhe tj `jjc ldthr Alry. Hvhf Ri`lth’s widh nhts l fje jd lpprjvl`.

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<24>. Hvi` is Nje’s thaptltijf tj ifthrvhfh.(Jr is it lf jppjrtufity:)

<24=. Umh flturh jd rhgh`ìjf is tj gh ifstitutijflìzhe.

<249. Umhy lrh klunmt ghtwhhf tmh euty tj lvjie ehajfik sal`` tl`c lfe tmh euty jdshfeifn sinfl`s tj sjahjfh wmj ”ainmt’ gh `jjcifn djr yju.

<2>2. Uj sly l`` njvhrfahft jddikil`s lrh lppjifthe gy Nje ejhsf’t shha tj ahlf tmlt l``tmhy ej is phrdhkt3 rltmhr, ls witm tmh lfjifthe, it shhas tj sunnhst tmlt wmhf tmhy skrhwup, tmhy rhl``y skrhw up.

<2><. I lsche ay Kmristilf stuehfts wmy tmhy whrh [ltlfists, shhifn tmlt tmhy ghìhvheif l Nje wmj shft Ausìa nir`s wmj whrh tmh viktias jd nhfti`h auti`ltijf tj Mh``. Aystuehfts tjè ah tmlt tmhy eief’t cfjw tmlt Nje hvhr eie sukm l tmifn, lfe I rhaifehetmha tmlt Ohsus wls tmh jf`y wly tj Mhlvhf. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt witmjut Kl`vlry,

fj jfh kjuè kjah ghdjrh Nje, lfe sj tmlt it wls ifehhe truh tmlt fj jfh kjuè kjah tjNje witmjut Ohsus. Mjwhvhr, tmhy k`liahe it wlsf’t fhkhsslri`y k`hlr wmlt kjfstituthe ghìhd jr dlitm if Ohsus, shhifn tmlt alfy wmj kry jut tj Ohsus if tmh hfe tiahs, k`liaifntmhy ghìhvh if Kmrist, wi`` gh phjp`h tj wmja Nje slys ”I fhvhr cfhw yju’. Aystuehfts k`liahe tmlt sifkh it’s fjt fhkhsslri`y tmh klsh tmlt tmjsh wmj ghìhvh if Ohsuslrh [lvhe, it’s fjt fhkhsslri`y k`hlr tmlt tmjsh wmj ejf’t ghìhvh if Mia lrh Elafhe. Ilsche tmha id fjfghìhvhrs whft tj Mhlvhf, lfe tmhy tjè ah tmlt tmhy eief’t, gut tmlt itwlsf’t k`hlr wmlt kjfstituthe fjf- ghìhd (shhifn tmlt it’s fjt hvhf k`hlr wmlt is ghìhd).[uppjshe`y, tmh jf`y wly tj Nje is tmrjunm tmh Krjss, gut it’s fjt k`hlr wmlt it ahlfs tjmlvh dlitm if Kl`vlry. @lst`y, ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt, ls phjp`h klf’t mlvh dlitm if Njewitmjut Nje’s Nrlkh, phjp`h klf’t mlvh eisghìhd witmjut Nje’s `lkc jd Nrlkh3durtmhrajrh, Nje’s Nrlkh jf`y dli`he tj rhlkm tmjsh jd wmja drhh`y ehfihe It, lfe sjtmjsh wmja Nje kjuè fjt rhlkm witmjut Tij`ltifn Mis Oustikh ‛ Mis Jgohktivh ‛ Mis [h`d(wmikm wjuè gh [uikieh lfe tmh Hfe jd L``). ^mj lrh tmhy: Fjfh klf cfjw, gut it klf gh slie tmlt lfy wmja Nje klf [lvh îtmjut Kjaaittifn [uikieh, Nje î`` [lvh, djrNje Is Njje. Ldthr ay stuehfts whrh ejfh rltijflìzifn [ltlfisa, I sai`he lt tmha.

<2>7. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt ”lgjrtijf pjrf’ wls prjjd tmlt mualfs whrh Eivifh/eivifh(lfe sj tmlt Nje Hxisthe), djr it prjvhe tmlt mualfs kjuè ialnifh tmh ufialniflg`h.

<2>;. Umhy slie Nrlkh witmjut Oustikh is Kmrist witmjut Nje? it’s ahrh`y mualf.

<2>5. Yju’rh fjt salrt ghklush yju pjift jut hrrjrs if hvhrytmifn yju’rh tlunmt.

<2>8. [lkridikh yjursh`d rhquirhs slkridikifn yjur ehdifitijf jd wmlt kjfstituths”slkridikh’.

<2>4. I wjuè kml``hfnh Kmristilfs tj tl`c lgjut Nje ls aukm ls tmhy sal`` tl`c lgjutfjtmifn, gut I’a fjt ls kruh` ls tmhy.



<2>>. Umhrh is lf ifvisig`h ”(tj ah)’ ldthr hvhry stlthahft (sukm ls ”Nje Hxists’).

<2>=. Umifc? tmh jf`y wly tj shh yjur dlkh is tmrjunm l rhdhktijf.

<2>9. Hnjtists alch wjrès tj gh `jvhe.

<2=2. Umhy tjè ah tmlt uf`hss jfh rhlìzhs tmlt ”wh ìvh if l sjkihty jd ehkrhlsifnkirk`hs S…Q’ (Rmi`ìp G`jfe (rhle ”[mltthrhe [jkihty’)), mh jr smh klffjt ghmjè ”UmrhhKirk`hs’ (Rlrleisj, Klftj ]]]III), djr ”ifdhrfj’ is tmh jf`y wly tj ”Rlrleisj’. Umhy tjèah tmlt jf`y tmjsh wmj stlrh iftj l vjie klf kjah tj Kmrist, djr jf`y tmhy dhh` l fhhe tjej sj. Durtmhrajrh, sifkh yju klffjt `jjc lt tmh vjie witmjut turfifn iftj l ajfsthr (ls Fihtzskmh rinmt`y k`liahe), kjfdhssijf (sjahtmifn Djuklu`t hfvihe) is fhkhsslry. Umhyslie lf hvlfnhìst is l dlrahr ”ìch Kmrist’ (shh Alttmhw <;) wmj ejhs fjt `ht phjp`h gh”tjj hlsi`y p`hlshe’ (@hwis), tmlt lf hvlfnhìst djrkhs phjp`h tj dlkh tmh vjie, ghkjahajfsthrs, lfe hfthr ehsplir (Cihrchnllre)3 wmhf sj, mlvifn ”fj hxit’, phjp`h hitmhrkjaait suikieh jr ghìhvh if Nje (tmjunm tmh `ltthr jptijf sti`` hftli`s l cife jd suikieh

(jd sh`d)). Umhy tmhf tjè ah tmlt l phrsjf aust l`wlys risc tmhir ìdh tj nj tj ”Kmurkm’,lfe tmlt tmh eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf ”kmurkm’ lfe ”Kmurkm’ is tmh ehnrhh tj wmikm l nivhfkjaaufity ”riscs its ìdh’ lfe ”nivhs it up’ djr Nje. I lsche tmha id l kjaaufity eie tmis gy ghkjaifn ajfsthrs, lfe tmhy slie tmlt it wls tmrjunm kmjjsifn tj eih (ghklush tmhsuikieh jd jfh’s jè ìdh is tmlt wmikm ”jphfs tmha up’ tj ”Fhw @idh’). I tmifc kjftlkthetmh nuielfkh kjufki`jrs.

<2=<. I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt Ltmhists ”lrh ìch l tmufehrstjra? tmhy nj lnlifst tmh wife,thrridyifn phjp`h, k`hlr tmh lir. / Umh hstlgìsmhe jrehr mls ifvhfthe vlrijus ìnmtifn rjes./ Lfe it sukkhhehe S…Q it sukkhhehe if alcifn tmh fhxt tmufehrstjra l`` tmh ajrhshrijus’ (Cihrchnllre). Umhy lsche ah id I wls hqultifn Ltmhists tj nhfiushs, lfe Ilfswhrhe ”Grinmts’.

<2=7. Ltmhists kjuè ehstrjy tmh iehj`jny jd Kmristilfity gy lnrhhifn witm it. Ldthr l``,it’s tmh dinmt tmlt chhps Kmristilfity lìvh.

<2=;. îtmjut Nje, ay stuehfts tjè ah tmhrh is fj Jgohktivh Urutm lnlifst wmikmsh`dism-slkridikh lfe truh-slkridikh klf gh ehdifhe, tmlt fj jfh klf slkridikh tmhirehdifitijf jd wmlt kjfstituths ”slkridikh’. îtmjut Nje, tmhy tjè ah Ltjfhahft wlsiapjssig`h.

<2=5. [tupieity rishs ls ejhs khrtlifty jd ifth`ìnhfkh.

<2=8. Nje is sj kjfdiehft if miash`d tmlt mh kjuè mlvh shx if tmh aiee`h jd wlr:

<2=4. Umhy tjè ah Nje dhh`s ajst ìch Nje wmhf phjp`h tlch wmlt mh jddhrs tmha. Icfhw ay Kmristilfs whrh sh`dism.

<2=>. Gy tmh wly Nje l``jws hvi`, it shhas tmlt mh tmifcs tmh ghst wly tj hfe suddhrifn istj lgjrt tmh mualf rlkh.



<2==. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt phjp`h lrh lttrlkthe tj hvi` (ìch tmh Mj`jklust) djr tmhslah rhlsjf wh lrh lttrlkthe tj Nje? gjtm dhh` suphr-flturl`.

<2=9. I’vh mhlre tmh [ltlfists wlft tj mlvh g`lkc alsshs jf klapushs, lfe tmlt

klapushs, djr heukltijfl` purpjshs lfe drhheja jd sphhkm, wi`` (mlvh tj) l``jw it. ^mhftmis mlpphfs, tmh Kmristilfs wi`` jppjsh it, gut tmhy’`` jwh tmh [ltlfists l ehgt jdnrltitueh. ^h wlft stjrihs if wmikm hvi` wifs sj wh klf ghìhvh it wmhf njje prhvli`s.Kmristilfs mlvh ghkjah ùchwlra3 [ltlfists wi`` mh`p tmha grlifwlsm tmhash`vhs. Ujrhturf tmh dlvjr, Kmristilfs wi`` mh`p grlifwlsm tmh [ltlfists (it’s l Mhnhìlf eil`hktik).Umhsh [ltlfists shha tj gh ìghrtlrilf, Fhw Lnh Ltmhists? tmhy tmifc rhlìty klf ghkjftrj``he witm tmh aife. Umhy ejf’t ghìhvh if tmh Ehvi`, gut wjrsmip mia tj jppjshlrgitrlry lutmjrity (ìch Nje) lfe tj alch surh tmlt tmhy’rh Fjf-Ghìhvhrs lfe tmlt tmhyejf’t ufifthftijfl``y jr sugkjfskijus`y wjrsmip ”tmh smlejw jd Gueeml’3 jtmhrwish, tmhiraifes wjf’t gh drhh hfjunm tj kmlfnh tmh wjrè. Umhir syagj` is l rhvhrsh krjss. ^my:Kmrist ehskhfehe iftj Mh`` tj drhh mualfity djr Nje3 [ltlf, tj drhh mualfity drja Nje.

Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt Gig`h prjpmhts, `jjcifn iftj tmh duturh, shhifn jf`yialnhs, wjuèf’t mlvh shhf lfy eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf [ltlfists wmj ghìhvh if tmh Ehvi`lfe tmjsh tmlt eief’t? elrcfhss is elrcfhss. Ay stuehfts l`sj slie tmlt tmh `hss yju ghìhvhif tmh Ehvi`, tmh ajrh yjur wjrsmip jd mia wjrcs, wmi`h tmh jppjsith is tmh klsh witmNje. Durtmhrajrh, ay stuehfts slie tmlt tmjunm tmh [ltlfists aly fjt ghìhvh if [ltlf,[ltlf aly ghìhvh if tmha. I tmhf `lunmhe lfe lsche ay stuehfts tj leait tmlt tmhyl`wlys wlfthe tj shh [ltlf if jrehr tj quh`` tmhir ejugts lgjut Nje.

<292. Umh jf`y wly tj cfjw yjur prhehstifltijf is tj cfjw Nje, gut tmh lkt jd kjaifn tjcfjw Nje alchs yjur prhehstifltijf ”Mhlvhf’. Mhfkh, tmh jf`y jfhs wmj cfjw tmhir prhehstifltijf lrh tmjsh wmj lrh [lvhe, alcifn prhehstifltijf hnjtistikl`. Jf`y tmh Ehvi` ghìhvhs mh is ehstifhe djr Elafltijf.

<29<. Ajst ahf mlth hlkm jtmhr jvhr eislnrhhahfts if wmikm tmhy ehdhfe tmh slah pjsitijf witm eiddhrhft wjres.

<297. Ulch drja sjahjfh l ejnal, lfe yju dhhe tmha djr l ely.Ulch drja sjahjfh tmhj`jnikl` tmifcifn, lfe yju dhhe tmha djr ìdh.

<29;. Fjt tj gh dìpplft, gut ghifn lf lfnh` aust gh mjrrig`h. Alf is Nje’s plssijf?lfnh`s lrh stukc if lf hthrfl` drihfe zjfh (isf’t Mh``, if l shfsh, Nje’s drihfe zjfh:). Iklf syapltmizh witm wmy @ukidhr dh``? @ukidhr wlfthe tj gh tmh Grieh, gut Nje wjuèf’tkjaait. @ich l nir`drihfe wmj klf’t ghlt-up mhr gjydrihfe sj oust thlrs up mis pmjtjnrlpm,@ukidhr thlrs up Nje’s ialnh ‛ it’s l sinf jd l ehhp `jfnifn djr ehhp `jvh.

<295. It is fjt hfjunm djr Nje tj siap`y rhajvh hvi`3 Nje aust rhajvh tmh pjssigiìty jdhvi`. Fjt ufti` wh ìvh if l wjrè wmhrh tmh pjssigiìty jd ”ghifn ushe ls l aurehrwhlpjf’ is rhajvhe drja tlg`hs wi`` Nje mlvh ejfh hfjunm. @ivifn if lf hthrfity wmhrhtmlt pjssigiìty ìfnhrs is Mh``.

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<298. Alfy Kmurkmhs tjely lrh tryifn tj gh rh`hvlft? tmhy lrh tryifn tj ghkjah ajrhlpphlìfn tj l yjufnhr lfe Rjst-Kmristilf nhfhrltijf. Umh Kmurkm rhaifes ah jd leistifktijf I jfkh mhlre ghtwhhf lttrlktivh lfe shxy nir`s. Umh lttrlktivh nir` is kjfdiehft,lfe if lfy kjfthxt, is ghlutidu`, wmi`h tmh shxy nir` is jf`y ghlutidu` wmhf if l gicifi lfesphlcs tj yjur glshs ehsirhs. Umh lttrlktivh nir`, ls yju ajvh tjwlre mhr, kmlfnhs yju djr

tmh ghtthr3 tmh shxy nir`, if usifn l pjwhr jd sheuktijf jvhr yju, `hlvhs yju ls yju lrh. IdKmristilfs wlft tj sphlc lgjut hvlfnhìsa, tmhy smjuè sphlc lgjut ghluty. Ghlutylttrlkts. Lfe ls it lttrlkts, it kmlfnhs yju. Gut Kmristilfs wi`` mlvh fjtmifn tj ej witm ghluty lfyajrh. Umh shxy is ajrlìzhe ls ajrh prjlktivh lfe ifthftijfl`, wmi`h ghluty is`lgh`he ls plssivh lfe hvlfhskhft. Id Kmristilfs wlft tj kmlfnh tmh wjrè, tmhy smjuè ghkjah ghlutidu`. Gut mjusifn jf`y l ehle Nje, tmhy klf ej fjtmifn gut try tj mieh tmhsklrs witm alchup. Id Kmristilf hvlfnhìsa wls ghluty, ls phjp`h whrh lttrlkthe tj tmhKmurkm, tmhy wjuè, ls tmhy lrrivhe, l`rhley gh wmj tmh Kmurkm fhhehe tmha tj gh.

<294. I lsche ay stuehfts id Nje wls Gjufe gy l Eivifh @lw jd Njjefhss, lfe aystuehfts tjè ah tmlt sukm l @lw wjuè rhstrikt Eivifh Drhheja (uf`hss, tmlt is, Nje

Kmjsh tj gh sj Gjufe). Umhy tjè ah tmlt yju klffjt sly tmhrh is sukm tmifn ls l ”Eivifh@lw’ ls yju klffjt sly tmhrh is sukm tmifn ls l ”Flturl` @lw’, jf`y ”kjfstlftkjfoufktijf’ (ls Muah wrjth jf). Mhfkh, tmhrh is jf`y ”Eivifh Kjfstlft Kjfoufktijf’ ‛ tmhrh is jf`y Nje. L kup isf’t kjaph``he gy l Flturl` @lw hvhry tiah it dl``s upjf ghifn`ht nj ‛ it siap`y ejhs wmlt l kup ejhs. @ichwish, it isf’t tmlt Nje is kjaph``he gy lEivifh @lw tj gh Njje, gut tmlt Nje is Njje hvhry tiah Mh Lkts. Umis is ghklush Nje IsNjje, fjt ghklush Nje is Kjaph``he gy Njjefhss.

<29>. Hvhry ghìhvhr is l Mifeu? hvhry ghìhvhr ghìhvhs if Nje(s).

<29=. Hajtijfs lrh tmh sugt`hst iej`.

<299. Rhjp`h lrh ajrh kjfdusifn tmlf Nje.

<<22. Umh ku`turh wlrs hfehe wmhf rhìnijf djkushe jf cifefhss jvhr ehltm.

<<2<. ^h ouenh tmh infjrlfkh jd jtmhrs gy tmh ehnrhh tmhy dli` tj altkm jur jutrlnh.

<<27. Ajst Kmristilfs wjf’t ghkjah Ltmhists ghklush tmhy ejf’t shh wmlt’s tj gh nlifhedrja ehstrjyifn tmhir rh`ltijfsmip witm tmhir dlai`y. ^mlt vlùh is trutm wmhf yju jf`yìvh jfkh:

<<2;. Umh eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf nhfius lfe rhtlreltijf is tiaifn.

<<25. Infjrifn l quhstijf isf’t tmh slah ls lfswhrifn it.

<<28. Umh Kltmjìks lrh ajrh ehviìsm tmlf Rrjthstlfts? Rrjthstlfts ejf’t krukidy Njewmhfhvhr tmhy tlch kjaaufijf.



<<24. îttnhfsthif slie ”Umh wjrè is hvhrytmifn tmlt is tmh klsh’, gut wmy isf’t tmis tmhklsh:

Whle ‐Umh Xfehrnrjufe Alf‑.

<<2>. Djr hvhry nhfius tmlt ejhsf’t nht alrrihe, tmhrh’s l Elì tmlt wls nrhlt ghklush mh

njt alrrihe.

<<2=. Uj ghkjah l p`lkh jd mieehf haptifhss ‛ tmlt’s wmlt mlpphfs tj lfy wjrè tmltejhsf’t mlvh pmi`jsjpmy, lfe gy ”pmi`jsjpmy’ I ejf’t ahlf siap`y lf lklehaikeiskipìfh. Uj lfl`yzh is tj pmi`jsjpmizh3 l wjrè tmlt ejhsf’t hxlaifh is l wjrè tmltdl``s lplrt (lfe tmhrh’s fj quikchr wly tj lkkjapìsm tmlt hfe tmlf gy lssjkiltifntmifcifn witm strhss).

<<29. Id alf klushe hvi` witm drhh wi``, Nje is rhspjfsig`h djr hvi`, djr Nje is rhspjfsig`hdjr nivifn alf drhh wi`` (lfe drhh wi`` is hvi`).

<<<2. Kjfskijusfhss, fjt Nje, is fhkhsslry ghifn.

<<<<. LEE jf`y hxits ghklush jd tmh skmjj` systha. If lfjtmhr tiah, tmjsh witm LEEwhrh kl``he ”Whflisslfkh Ahf’.

<<<7. Umhj`jnilfs lrh ìch Elì? tmhy alch s`jppy gjjcs if shkjfes lfe sh`` tmha djrai`ìjfs. Durtmhrajrh, Kmristilfs lrh tj Ohsus wmlt Elì wls tj mis widh? witmjut mhr, Elìwjuè mlvh ghhf fjtmifn gut l ehrlfnhe ajfsthr. Lfe tmh rhìnijus mlvh `hlrfhe tmhwlys jd Elì? tmhy cfjw tmlt tmh ghst wly tj mieh is tj kl`` hùsivhfhss l ahtmje tj djrkhjtmhrs tj eiskjvhr tmhash`vhs.

<<<;. Id Nje Is Nje, klf’t Mh î`` tmh rhlìty jd l `jnikl`, hapirikl` prjjd jd MisHxisthfkh:

<<<5. Ay stuehfts k`lia tmlt Fhw Ohrusl`ha is lf Hvjùtijf jd Hehf, fjt siap`y lWhstjrltijf. Lpplrhft`y, tmis Oustidihs Nje’s ehkisijf tj nivh mualfity drhh wi``. I lscheay stuehfts id it wls lf ”Hvjùtijf’ ghklush Hehf wls lf lrkmhtyph lfe Fhw Ohrusl`hawls rhl`, lfe tmhy tjè ah tmhy eiddhrhfkh wls kmjikh. @jjcifn jvhr tmh mjrrjrs jdmistjry, I tjè tmha tmlt I eief’t tmifc kmjikh aleh aukm jd l eiddhrhfkh.

<<<8. ^mhf yju writh jf l typhwrithr, yju rhl``y mlvh tj ghìhvh if wmlt yju’rh slyifn.It is aukm ajrh eiddiku`t tj rhej tmlf wmhf yju wjrc jf l kjaputhr, lfe tmh lgiìty tjhlsi`y rhtyph lfe rhvish jf kjaputhrs alchs it hlsihr tj writh witmjut rhl``y tmifcifntmrjunm wmlt yju’rh slyifn (ialnifh wmhf tmhy jf`y mle plphr lfe phfki`s). Chhpifntmis if aife, cfjw tmlt tmhy mlvh ejfh stueihs wmhrh phjp`h wmj lrh nivhf l pliftifnwitmjut l kmjikh jd kmjjsifn sjahtmifn h`sh thfe tj gh mlppihr witm tmhir pliftifn tmhftmjsh wmj mle ajrh jptijfs. Kmjikh klf klush lfxihty. Rhrmlps it is tmh klsh, tmhf, tmhkjaputhrs alch writifn ajrh eiddiku`t: [ifkh yju klf hlsi`y kmjjsh tj rhtyph lfe rhvish, phrmlps it is ajrh eiddiku`t tmlf hvhr ghdjrh tj gh sltisdihe witm jfh’s difismhe prjeukt:



îtm tmis `jnik if aife, phrmlps ”fjtmifn’ is ifdifith`y ajrh eiddiku`t tj rhej lfe rhvishwitm tmlf hvhf l typhwrithr, lfe tmlt is wmlt Nje is ”ifdifith`y’ sltisdihe witm MisKrhltijf (ehspith its d`lws):

Yhs, I cfjw tmis iehl is stupie ‛ it wls oust sjahtmifn tj tmifc lgjut.

<<<4. Id yju lsc phjp`h ”ej yju wlft tj gh wrjfn:’, hvhryjfh wi`` lfswhr ”fj’3 id yjulsc phjp`h ”ej yju l`wlys wlft tj gh rinmt (fjt if l sh`dism wly):’, hvhryjfh wi`` lfswhr”yhs’. Umh rhlsjf is ghklush fj jfh wlfts tj ìvh if l wjrè tmlt ejhsf’t hxist? hvhf tmjshwmj ghìhvh if Nje ghìhvh tmlt fjt ghìhvifn if Nje is tj ìvh if l dl`sh rhlìty.

Id yju wlft tj alch phjp`h ”`jvh `hlrfifn’, alch tmha rhlìzh tmlt l plssijf djr trutm istmh jf`y wly tj chhp drja ìvifn l ìh? kjffhkt tmh ”`jvh jd `hlrfifn’ witm tmh ”`jvh jd ghifn rinmt’. Fjt sj tmlt tmhy klf gh ghtthr tmlf jtmhrs, gut sj tmlt tmhy klf du``y hxist.Jfkh l phrsjf rhlìzhs tmlt tj sphlc lfe lkt if sukm l wly tmlt ”pjifts tj’ l dl`sh rhlìty istj ”gh wrjfn’, tmlt phrsjf wi`` gh jf tmh wly tj `hlrfifn tj du``y ìvh.

(Durtmhrajrh, yju klf nht phjp`h tj `jvh `hlrfifn gy nhttifn tmha tj gh lalzhe gy tmhwjres kjaifn jut tmhir ajutms? gy alcifn tmha rhlìzh mjw alfy lssuaptijfs,ehdifitijfs, lfe prhaishs lrh kjftlifhe if tmh siap`hst jd stlthahfts. Djr hxlap`h, tj sly”tmh whltmhr is fikh tjely’ hftli`s lfswhrifn tmh quhstijfs ”wmlt is njje:’, ”wmltkjfstituths ”tjely’ lfe tmh flturh jd tiah:’, ”mjw ej yju cfjw tmlt yju hxist:’, htk.)

<<<>. Umh stuehfts tjè ah tmlt pjvhrty is l stlth tmlt erivhs phjp`h jut jd tmhir kjadjrtlfe hvhryelyfhss, lfe tmlt gjtm tmh rikm lfe tmh pjjr lrh iapjvhrismhe upjf `jsifn tmhir plssijf tj ìvh. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt tmis is wmy pjvhrty is g`hsshefhss lfe tmlt Njewlfts hvhryjfh tj ”gh lgufelft`y mufnry’, lfe I tjè tmha tmlt tmhy smjuèf’t ush tmhaishry jd ai`ìjfs tj thlkm l tmhj`jny `hssjf.

<<<=. Id phjp`h lrh rltijfl`, rhìnijf wi`` fhvhr gh ehdhlthe. Id yju nrhw up if l Kmristilfmjushmjè, wmlt wjuè yju nlif tj turf tj Ltmhisa: Yjur dlai`y wjuè mlth yju, yjuwjuè gh lìhflthe, yju wjuè pjssig`h `jsh hvhrytmifn ‛ djr wmlt: Urutm: Gut Ltmhistsej fjt lskrigh tj lfy upphrklsh-Urutm3 Ltmhists lskrigh ajrh sj tj mlppifhss. Lfe sj tmhLtmhist aust rhalif l Umhist. Uj ghkjah lf Ltmhist is irrltijfl`, lfe yht Ltmhists k`liatj gh prjdjufe`y rltijfl`. Rlrlejx is uflvjielg`h (uf`hss phjp`h ghkjah Fjf-Ghìhvhrs).

[ifkh Ltmhisa is irrltijfl`, ”ùchwlra ìvifn’ is tmh hquivl`hft jd Ltmhisa if l Kmristilfmjah. Umh dlkt ajst Kmristilfs tjely lrh ùchwlra smjws ah tmlt tmhy wlft tj ghLtmhists, gut dinurhe it’s ghtthr tj gh ”plssivh`y rhìnijus’ tmlf klush dlai`y stridh. [le`y,I klf’t sly tmlt tmhy lrh lktifn irrltijfl``y.

<<<9. ”Dlitm’ is l siai`h djr ”JKE’. Ej fjt prhlkmhrs wlrf eli`y ”id yju ejf’t ej tmis, tmiswi`` mlpphf’: Umhy krhlth `lws jfh aust dj``jw tj lvjie ghifn mit gy l p`lfh. @ichCrismfl, Ohsus eie fjt drhh mis dj``jwhrs drja JKEs lfe ritulìsa ‛ mh rhajvhe ”fjt jfhijtl’ drja ”Umh @lw’. Id Kmrist rhl``y rhehhahe us drja jur sifs, Kmrist wjuè mlvh drhheus drja jur jgshssijfs.



<<72. Mis grlif wls lg`h tj kjfstrukt l visijf jd miash`d `jjcifn ejwf lt mis gjey jf tmhmjspitl` ghe. Mh wls l gìfe alf kjuè shh, phrdhkt`y, l`` tmh ehtli`s jd tmh tjj`s tmhywhrh jphrltifn jf mia witm. Mh mle `hlrfhe tmlt l`` fhlr-ehltm hxphrihfkhs whrh oust lrhsu`t jd tmh grlif ls mh ”lskhfehe tjwlre Nje’, phr sh, lfe mh wlithe djr mis grlif tj turf

jdd lfe djr tmh hxphrihfkh tj hfe. Mis grlif wls ”shfeifn mia tjwlre mis Dlth’, ghklushtmh difl` dufktijf jd tmh grlif wls tj lktivh kmhaikl`s tmlt stlrthe l visijf if wmikm jfhwls mur`he tjwlre Mhlvhf jr Mh`` ghdjrh tmh grlif turfhe jdd lfe tmh visijf hfeheaiewly. Umhrh wls fj hviehfkh tmlt fhlr-ehltm hxphrihfkhs jkkurrhe wmhf tmh grlif wlskjap`hth`y jdd. Ls mh ”d`jlthe’ tjwlre Hthrfity wmi`h `yifn jf l mjspitl` ghe, tmh alfwlithe djr tmh viehj nlah tj hfe, ufiaprhsshe.

<<7<. Mualfs mlvh tmh ufiquh, jftj`jnikl` klplkity tj trlfsdjra pmhfjahfl iftjhviehfkh ”tjwlre’ l trutm (jd tmhir jwf alcifn, wmikm kjahs ghdjrh hviehfkh). Mualfsejf’t hxphrihfkh siap`y tmifns, gut ”tmifns ls hviehfkh’. Lfial`s ej fjt hxphrihfkh lnuf ushe tj kjaait l aurehr ls hviehfkh tjwlre tmlt klsh3 lfial`s jf`y phrkhivh

jgohkts. Mualfs mlvh tmh ufiquh klplkity tj lee ahtlpmysiks tj wmlt is ahrh`y pmysikl`.Xfdjrtuflth`y, tmlt klplkity is jdthf ushe djr Nje’s slch.

<<77. Nje is fhitmhr rhl` fjr ufrhl`? tmh eikmjtjay ejhs fjt lpp`y.

<<7;. Ay stuehfts tjè ah jur lnh is lf lnh leeikthe tj hxp`lfltijf, lfe I tjè tmha tmltaleh shfsh sifkh wh lrh sti`` tryifn tj dinurh jut wmy wh mle sj aukm lfxihty tmrjunmtmh `lst lnh. Umhy tjè ah tmlt ”hxp`lfltijf’ ahlfs ”jutwlre prjohktijf jd p`liffhss’ lfeI tjè tmha I eief’t hfojy wjre nlahs. Umhy l`sj tjè ah tmlt witmjut l Nje tj gh tmh hfejd yjur ehsirh djr hxp`lfltijf, tmlt leeiktijf wi`` ehstrjy yju. I `lunmhe lfe tjè tmhatmlt twj ajrh tmifns nhfiushs lrh leeikthe tj lrh sajcifn lfe `jfn smjwhrs? gjtm rh`lxtmh grlif, lfe wmhf rh`lxhe, tmh rinmt grlif tlchs jvhr, lfe krhltivh nhfius hahrnhs. Umh`lst tmifn I tjè tmha is tmlt Ohws lrh sj sukkhssdu` ghklush tmhy jgshrvh tmh [lggltm, jr”rinmt grifn tmifcifn ely’. I wls jgvijus`y dhhìfn p`lydu`.

<<75. [kihfkh mh`ps us rltijflìzh jr ”truh-idy’ jur rltijfl`. Id yju ghìhvh if Nje lfe shhrlif dl`ìfn drja scy tmlt `jjcs ìch shahf, it wjuè gh rltijfl` tj kjfkùeh tmlt p`lftslrh ”sjfs jd Nje’. [kihfkh is wmlt mh`ps mualfs ehthraifh id rhlsjfifn is truh.Kjfsiehrifn tmis, it isf’t thkmfikl``y kjrrhkt tj kl`` sjahjfh wmj ejhsf’t ush skihfkh”irrltijfl`’3 rltmhr, tmh phrsjf isf’t ”truh-idihe’.

<<78. Id yju mlvh ifdifith tiah gut tmh flturh jd rhlìty is sukm tmlt tmifns klf jf`y kjahiftj ghifn jfkh, tmhf fjt hvhrytmifn tmlt is pjssig`h is ifhvitlg`h.

<<74. Mjw la I lfy eiddhrhft drja ajst Kmristilfs:Lrhf’t I ajrh mjfhst:

<<7>. Umhrh lrh fj mhrhsihs id tmhrh is fj Nje.

<<7=. Kmristilfs lnrhh? fjt jfh phrsjf mls ghhf [lvhe gy njifn tj kmurkm.



<<79. Yjur ehkisijfs lrh tmh `hfs tmrjunm wmikm yju ouenh tmh ehkisijfs jd jtmhrs. Id yju ghìhvh if Nje, yju wi`` vihw Ltmhists ls irrltijfl`. Uj ehkieh is tj tlch l pjsitijf. Fjtwlftifn tj iap`y tmlt jtmhrs lrh wrjfn ‛ fjt wlftifn tj jddhfe ‛ alfy put jdd ehkisijfs,lfe fhvhr djrau`lth tmhir aifes.

<<;2. Umh Kmurkm hfojys tjj aukm pjiftifn jut tmh mhrhsihs jd its jwf gjey.

<<;<. Id mualfity eihe lfe l gi`ìjf yhlrs plsshe ghdjrh kjfskijusfhss lrjsh lnlif, itwjuè gh ls id it mlpphfhe tmh vhry fhxt ely.

<<;7. Ajfhy is tmh ifstruahft ushe tj nht phjp`h tj ej tmifns tmhy ejf’t wlft tj ej. Isajfhy tj wjrc wmlt shx is tj ìdh:

<<;;. ^mhf I ghklah l prjdhssjr, ajst jd ay dlai`y ahaghrs rhohkthe ah. Ls yju wi``fhvhr dife l wjre tmlt l`` `lfnulnhs smlrh, yju wi`` fhvhr dife l klrhhr hvhryjfhufehrstlfes, fjr wi`` yju hvhr dife l ìdh pltm tmlt alchs hvhryjfh mlppy. Fjt ghklush

yju’rh ejifn sjahtmifn wrjfn, gut ghklush tmh wly phjp`h prjkhss rhlìty eiddhrs.

<<;5. Krhltijfists lkt ls id skihfkh is Nje (wmikm is ifsu`tifn tj skihftists).

<<;8. Ls ehltm jrihfts mualfs tj nivh ahlfifn tj tmhir ìvhs (if tmh Mhiehnnhrilf shfsh),tmh Lpjkl`ypsh jrihfts mualfs tj nivh ahlfifn tj tmh wjrè. I tmifc tj ghìhvh if tmhLpjkl`ypsh is wmy phjp`h ghìhvh if Nje. Dlitm is ehltm-erivhf. L`` rhìnijfs hftli` lfLpjkl`ypsh, gut witmjut Nje, ”tmh hfe jd tmh wjrè’ wi`` gh l s`jw, fjf -kìaltik lddlir. Itwjf’t gh l ”ehltm’, phr sh, gut l nrleul` dleifn lwly, witm tmh pjift jd fjtmifnfhss ghifnuffjtikhlg`h. îtmjut lf Lpjkl`ypsh, wmlt wjuè phjp`h mlvh tj `jjc djrwlre tj:

<<;4. Rrjthstlfts shha jgshsshe witm hlrfifn hvhrytmifn tmhy mlvh? hlrfifn shhas tj ghlf iej`. Umhy shha tj kjfd`lth ”hlrfifn hvhrytmifn’ witm ”mlre wjrc’. Umhrh is fjtmifnwrjfn witm mlre wjrc, gut it shhas tmlt tmh ehsirh tj hlrf hvhrytmifn is priehdu`. Yht I’atmh jfh l`wlys lkkushe jd lrrjnlfkh.

<<;>. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt rhìnijf is lskrighe tj gy phlslfts, lfe sj pmi`jsjpmy austehskrigh rhìnijf3 mh slie rhìnijf is l tmifn if tmh wjrè, sj pmi`jsjpmy aust ehskrigh it,ls aust skihfkh. Lpplrhft`y, l`` tmifns g`hfe if tmh wjrè.

<<;=. I lsche ay stuehfts wmy tmhy whrh ifthrhsthe if rhkhivifn rhwlres drja Nje, lfetmhy slie it wls ghklush tmhy whrh ifthrhsthe if p`hlsifn Kmrist, tmlt tmh `lthr fhkhsslri`yhftli`he tmh djrahr.

<<;9. L stuehft slie tmlt ls yjur erivhr’s ìkhfsh kjfdiras tmlt yju lrh yju, tmh Gig`hkjfdiras tmlt Ohsus is Ohsus. I lnrhhe? tmh Gig`h smjws yju tmlt Ohsus is diktijf.

<<52. Gh ahrkidu` lfe slvh phjp`h drja tmh thaptltijf tj dism djr lddiraltijf ‛ lddira.



<<5<. Klf Kmrist slvh us drja tmlt sal``, lfxihty-klusifn vjikh tmlt l`wlys wmisphrs”yju’rh oust rltijflìzifn wmlt yju wlft tj ghìhvh’:

<<57. Umh Kmristilfs lrh l`wlys lscifn Nje djr ”tmhir Kl``’ if ìdh, gut it shhas tj ahtmhy smjuè lsc djr wiseja3 tmhf, fjt jf`y wi`` tmhy gh lg`h tj iehftidy tmh purpjsh jd

tmhir ìvhs, gut tmhy’`` l`sj gh lg`h tj mlfe it wmhf rhlìzhe. Durtmhrajrh, Kmristilfs tl`clgjut hvhry lktijf ls id sjahtmifn tmhy smjuè jf`y ej ”id Kl``he’. Umhy’vh ifd`lthe ”UmhKl``’? ls jfh kmhlphfs ajfhy if alcifn ajrh jd it, Kmristilfs kmhlphf ”Kl``s’ if alcifnhvhrytmifn l Kl`ìfn.

It’s l`` fjfshfsh.Kmristilfs lrh hfe`hss`y lfxijus lgjut ”Kl``s’, lfe tmhf tmhy hfe up lfxijus lgjut

tmhir lfxihty ghklush tmhy cfjw tmhy’rh suppjshe tj gh ”dhlr`hss if Kmrist’ lfe tmhftmhrh’s fj hsklph drja tmh sh`d -dhheifn kyk`h. It’s mjrrig`h? jfkh phjp`h nht lfxihty lgjutmlvifn lfxihty, it shhas tj gh tmh hfe jd tmha. I tmifc it wjuè mh`p tmha tj cfjw tmltufkhrtlifty is ifhsklplg`h ‛ tmlt it is tmh ifmhrhft stlth jd alf. It’s l dlkt, ls mlre lsrjkcs. Lfxihty vlfismhs wmhf yju stjp tryifn tj kjftrj` wmlt yju klffjt kjftrj`. Ujely,

tmlfcs tj thkmfj`jny lfe ouaps if cfjw`henh, wh dhh` wh klf p`lf lfe kjftrj`hvhrytmifn if ìdh, lfe sj wh tmifc klf p`lf lfe kjftrj` lwly ufkhrtlifty. Gut l dlkt is ldlkt, ghifn is ghifn, lfe L is L. Xfkhrtlifty is khrtlif? irjfy wi`` jkkur. Xfkhrtlifty istmh hfvirjfahft if wmikm lfxijusfhss is pjssig`h, lfe yht nrlspifn tmh dlktul`fhss jd tmlthfvirjfahft is tj nrlsp tmh stlfelre gy wmikm tmh wjrrihr klf ehthraifh wmlt klf ghkjftrj``he lfe wmlt klffjt gh kjftrj``he (lfe sj stjp kjfdusifn tmha), lfe mhfkh nliftmh chy tj hsklpifn lfxijusfhss. Nrlspifn tmh dufelahftl` flturh jd rhlìty is plrlajufttj ìvifn, djr id yju ejf’t cfjw wmhtmhr yju’rh if l swiaaifn pjj` jr l dihè, djrhxlap`h, yju wjf’t cfjw mjw tj lkt. Yju mlvh tj cfjw ufkhrtlifty is dlkt tj cfjw wmlttj ej3 yju mlvh tj cfjw tmh flturh jd ghifn tj cfjw tmh flturh jd yjursh`d.

It shhas Kmristilfs tmifc tmlt tj lkkhpt tmlt ”rhlìty is ufkhrtlif’ is tj sly ”NjeEjhsf’t Hxist’, gut tmhy’rh kjfdusifn Ghifn witm ghifn (I mlth Nje lfe cfjw ghtthr).Durtmhrajrh, it shhas tmlt Kmristilfs l`` wlft tj ” p`lf witm Nje’ lfe l`` jd tmha tmifctmhy lrh, gut tmhy ej sj jut jd dhlr jd fjt ejifn Nje’s î``. Umhir Kmrist slys fjt tj ghldrlie? tmhy’rh tryifn tj rhlkm l ehstifltijf, tlcifn tmh wrjfn wly. Yju klf wlft tj nht tj Fhw Yjrc, gut id yju tlch tmh wrjfn rjle, yju wjf’t. Umhir Gig`h is, I tmjunmt, tmhir”rjle sinf’, pjiftifn tmha tj tmhir ehstifltijf, gut tmhy nj tmh jtmhr wly. KjfsiehrifnAlttmhw 4?;; ls psykmj`jny levikh, it shhas ”tmh rjle’ tj Nje is ”lgieifn’, wmikm shhastj gh tmh jppjsith jd p`lffifn. It shhas tmlt tj tmhir Nje, (ifslfh`y) p`lffifn lfe lgieifnlrh tmh slah3 rltmhr tmlf tlch ifitiltivh, Nje shhas tj wlft phjp`h tj wlit ufti` tmifnstmhy kjuè fjt djrhshh jkkurs (wmikm tmh grlif klffjt nrlsp lfe mlths ltthaptifn) ghdjrhlktifn. Umh p`lfs jd Nje shha tj gh stlths jd aife, lfe Nje shhas tj wlft phjp`h tj p`lf tj gh jphf.

Gut cfjwifn l`` tmis wjf’t gh hfjunm djr tmh Kmristilfs ‛ djr tmh jphf lfe haptyaifes.

<<5;. Yju klf slvh tmh wjrè witmjut slvifn it drja sjrrjw.

<<55. Fimiìsa is Kmristilfity’s ghst drihfe.



<<58. Umhsh ”`lst elys’ `lst djrhvhr.

<<54. I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt, lkkjreifn tj Mhiehnnhr, ehltm ifeivieulìzhs us, djr fj jfhklf hxphrihfkh yjur ehltm. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt jfh’s phrsjfl` rh`ltijfsmip witmKmristilf eie tmh slah. I lsche tmha id tmlt wls ghklush it wls l rh`ltijfsmip witm ehltm.

<<5>. Id yju writh l gjjc if wmikm yju ejf’t ghìhvh lfytmifn yju sly, jf`y gy cfjwifnyju klf l rhlehr ufehrstlfe tmh thxt. I tmifc tmis is wmlt Kmristilfs ahlf wmhf tmhy slyyju fhhe tmh Mj`y [pirit tj rhle tmh Gig`h, gut I eief’t tmifc it wls pjssig`h tj tru`y cfjwlfjtmhr phrsjf. Ls dlr ls I’a kjfkhrfhe, gjjcs lrh hthrfl` aysthrijus (tmjunm alygh I’a oust slyifn tmlt if l ajahft jd ehsplir).

<<5=. Wltmhr tmlf dhheifn tmh pjjr lfe dj``jwifn Ohsus, Lahriklf Kmristilfity is lgjutfjt kussifn, lgstlififn drja prhalritl` shx, njifn tj kmurkm, lfe sphfeifn ”qulìty tiah’witm `jvhe jfhs (tmjunm I ejf’t cfjw hxlkt`y wmlt kjfstituths fjf-qulìty tiah).

<<59. I pity Kmristilf lrtists? tmhy’rh rhspjfsig`h djr ehpiktifn tmh rhl` wjrè, wmikm isdu`` jd swhlrifn, prh-alritl` shx, lfe vij`hfkh, lfe lt tmh slah tiah, fjt jddhfe Kmurkm-njhrs. Umjunm it’s jcly id Kmristilf lrtists ejf’t dhhe tmh pjjr, mlvh lfnhr issuhs, lfeejf’t ej wmlt Ohsus slys, id jfh jd tmhir kmlrlkthrs swhlrs jr id jfh jd tmhir pliftifnsehpikts fueity, tmhy’rh hxkjaaufiklthe. Kmristilf lrtists lrh mlfeiklpphe. Durtmhrajrh,if alcifn lrt, tmhy krhlth l prjeukt tmlt jtmhr Kmristilfs klf `jjc lt lfe ush ls hviehfkhtmlt tmhy lrhf’t dj``jwifn Ohsus jr ìvifn eisjgheihft`y. Jd kjursh, l`` Kmristilfs lrhnui`ty jd tmis, gut tmh Kmristilf lrtist, gy krhltifn sjahtmifn visig`h, shts tmhash`vhs up.Umjunm Kmristilfs lrh suppjshe tj ”sht tmhir hyhs jf tmh ufshhf’, tiah lfe tiah lnlif, tmhKmristilf lrtist prjviehs hviehfkh tmlt tmh hyhs jd Kmristilfs lrh ”sht jf tmh shhf’.

<<82. Id yju strip lwly hfjunm drja l rhìnijf tj alch it ajehrf, it stjps hxistifn.

<<8<. I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt I lnrhhe witm Mhiehnnhr tmlt ahtlpmysiks kjfd`lthe ”Nje’,”Ghifn’, lfe ”ghifn(s)’. I hxp`lifhe tmlt Mhiehnnhr tmjunmt tmis wls l eisshrvikh tj Nje,rhfehrifn Mia iftj lf jftj`jnikl`-alnik-trikc tmlt mualfs kjuè phrdjra wmhfhvhr itwls kjfvhfihft, l Nje fhitmhr wjrtmy jd wjrsmip fjr slkridikh. ^mjhvhr wrjth l myaf tj”tmh [h`d -Klushe-Klush’: Uj tmis, ay stuehfts slie I mle l pjift, gut l`sj pjifthe jut tmltLquifls wrjth kjuft`hss myafs lfe tmlt Lfshà’s Jftj`jnikl` Rrjjd wls ehìvhrhe if tmhdjra jd l prlyhr. Lkkjreifn tj ay stuehfts, Mhiehnnhr’s kritiquh wls lvjiehe gy tmh ghìhvhr wmj hfnlnhe if ”tmhj`jny ls prlyhr’, djr tmlt ghìhvhr wls ”jphf’ tj ”Ghifn lsGhifn’, ls wls tmh ghìhvhr wmj wls ”jphf tj’ Whvh`ltijf lfe/jr ”Umh Ghltidik Tisijf’. Ay stuehfts l`sj slie tmlt Mhiehnnhr mjphe tj nivh rish tj l ”fhw alf’ tmlt wjuè lvjiejgohktidikltijf gy ehdififn ”Ghifn’ drja ”Nje’, lfe tmlt tmjunm tmis hddjrt wls vlìe,Mhiehnnhr u`tialth`y hfehe up ghifn, witmjut rhlìzifn it, l ”tmhj`jnilf’ witmjut tmh”tmhj’3 irjfikl``y, tmh ”fhw alf’ Mhiehnnhr wls ldthr wls ”l alf ìch Lquifls’. I tmhftjè ay stuehfts tj stjp tryifn tj gh ”Kmristilf Rmi`jsjpmhrs’, tmlt ”KmristilfRmi`jsjpmhr’ wls l kjftrleiktijf if thras. Umhy tjè ah tmlt tmhy kjuèf’t mh`p it? ifk`liaifn ”Nje Is @jvh’, tmhy tmhf mle tj lsc ”wmlt ejhs tmlt ahlf:’3 if ghifn tjè ”NjeIs Ifkjfkhivlg`h’, tmhy tmhf mle tj ehthraifh wmlt tmlt ahlft3 if ghifn tjè ”rhlsjf



ifdrifnhs upjf dlitm’, tmhy sti`` mle tj ehthraifh wmy3 if ghifn tjè ”tj lvjie vlif pmi`jsjpmihs’, tmhy sti`` mle tj ehthraifh wmikm pmi`jsjpmihs whrh vlif. W hlsjf lfe pmi`jsjpmy whrh uflvjielg`h. I tjè tmha pmi`jsjpmy mle fjtmifn tj ej witm rhìnijf, lfetmhy tjè ah tmh alojrity jd tmh wjrè wls rhìnijus3 id pmi`jsjpmy mle fjtmifn tj ej witmrhìnijf, pmi`jsjpmy `hdt jut tmh alojrity jd tmh phjp`h it pmi`jsjpmizhe lgjut.

Durtmhrajrh, tmhy tjè ah tmlt id pmi`jsjpmy, if oust ghifn itsh`d, rhlsjfhe itsh`d iftj”rhlsjf tj ghìhvh’ if (tmh pjssigiìty jd) Nje, tmhf pmi`jsjpmy kjuè ghkjah tmhj`jny pmi`jsjpmikl``y (fjt tmhj`jnikl``y). Mhfkh, if pmi`jsjpmy ghifn nivhf drhheja drjatmhj`jny tj gh itsh`d, it wls vhry pjssig`h tmlt pmi`jsjpmy lfe tmhj`jny kjuè u`tialth`y gh twj-siehs jd tmh slah kjif ‛ tmlt pmi`jsjpmy wlsf’t, gy ehdifitijf, eistifkt drjatmhj`jny, lfe tmlt ”Kmristilf Rmi`jsjpmhr’ wlsf’t, gy ehdifitijf, l kjftrleiktijf (lswlsf’t ”pmi`jsjpmikl` tmhj`jny’). I lsche tmha wmlt lrnuahft(s) oustidihe tmh rhlsjflg`htrlfsdhrhfkh lfe/jr g`hfeifn jd pmi`jsjpmy iftj tmhj`jny, lfe tmhy ahftijfhe Lquifls,‐L Rjift drja Rrjglgiìty‑, lfe ‐L Rjift drja Lxijas‑ (tmjunm I wlsf’t dlaiìlr witmtmh `lst twj). I tmhf tjè tmha tmlt phrmlps tmh lrnuahfts jd Lquifls prjvhe Ghifn, gutfjt Rhrsjfl` Ghifn. Ls l dj``jw-up, I lsche tmha id tmhy kjuè jf`y prjvieh rhlsjf tj

ghìhvh if ”Ghifn’ lfe/jr ”Nje’, gut fjt rhlsjf tj ghìhvh Ghifn/Nje mle Rhrsjflìtylfe/jr Kjfskijusfhss. Umhy tjè ah tmlt wls tmh gin quhstijf, lfe tmlt rhìnijushxphrihfkhs lfe Ohsus prjviehe rhlsjf tj ghìhvh Nje hftli`he Kjfskijusfhss lfeRhrsjflìty. I lsche tmha id tmhy kjuè, tmrjunm pmi`jsjpmy, kjah tj ghìhvh if Ohsus, lfeay stuehfts tjè ah tj rhle F.U. ^rinmt. I tjjc tmlt ls l ”fj’.

<<87. Umh stuehfts tjè ah tmlt l`` klushs (jd tmh Dirst Klush) ”ajvh’ us tjwlre tmh Njjeìch tmh plrts jd l kh`` pmjfh, eurifn lsshag`y, lrh ”ajvhe’ gy lf hfnifhhr tjwlre lflktulìzhe wmj`h. I rhaifehe tmha tmhf tmlt ”SLquifls wlsQ ehle’ (Fihtzskmh).

<<8;. Mistjry is tmh stjry jd mjw mualfity wrhst`hs witm its aisifthrprhtltijfs jd gjjcstmlt mjè l`` tmh lfswhrs.

<<85. Iehj`jny prhshrvltijf is tmh priah dufktijf jd rhlsjfifn.

<<88. Nht jvhr yjursh`d? s phkihs mlvh njfh hxtifkt lfe tmlt wjrè eief’t stjp turfifn.

<<84. I ej fjt ufehrstlfe wmy Flturl` Umhj`jny klushs sj aukm tmhj`jnikl` ehglth.[urh`y tmh lfswhr is tmlt ls yju klffjt rhle tmh Gig`h witmjut tmh Mj`y [pirit, yju klffjtrhle flturh witmjut Mia. Mhfkh, tmh Mj`y [pirit is mjw mualfs lvjie tmh mhrhsihs jd Flturl` Umhj`jny witmjut tmrjwifn jut tmh glgy witm tmh gltm wlthr. Rhrmlps I smjuè ghkjah l tmhj`jnilf3 tmh ply wjuè gh ghtthr. It’s fjt ìch tmhrh lrhf’t Ltmhist glfes tmltejf’t alch Kmristilf Ausik ls l ely ojg.

<<8>. I ejf’t cfjw wmy jtmhr rhìnijfs gjtmhr Kmristilfs sj aukm? oust k`lia tmlt l`` jdtmha lrh trlfs`ltijfs jd Kmristilfity iftj l ”`lfnulnh’ tmlt eiddhrhft ku`turhs kjuèufehrstlfe, lfe tmlt sukm wls tmh jf`y wly l @jvifn Nje kjuè nht [lvifn cfjw`henhlfe Nrlkh tj l`` phjp`h jd tmh wjrè ufti` tmh tiah if mistjry wmhf l`` phjp`h mle tmhstrukturh jd cfjw`henh gy wmikm tj gh lg`h tj ufehrstlfe Kmrist lfe tmh Ltjfhahft.



Kmristilfs kjuè l`sj sly sjahtmifn siai`lr lgjut Nhfhsis lfe Hvjùtijf. Gut ifsthletmhy nht lfxijus. Lnlif, I rhl``y smjuè `jjc djr l ojg jphfifn if l Umhj`jny Ehplrtahft.

<<8=. Hvhry cfhh wi`` gjw:

<<89. Uj sly Nje is lf lgstrlktijf is tj sly yju lrh fjt Nje.

<<42. Umh Hfhay mls l p`lf djr yjur ìdh.

<<4<. Id tmh `jvh jd ajfhy is tmh rjjt jd l`` hvi`, @ukidhr aust mlvh rhgh``he lnlifst Njedjr klsm.

<<47. Umhsh Kmristilfs eiskuss njifn tj Kmurkm tj dife rh`ltijfsmips ìch l phrsjf tl`cs jdnjifn tj tmh nls stltijf tj erivh if tmh plrcifn `jt.

<<4;. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt mualfs lrh phrphtul``y tryifn tj kjfstrukt tmhash`vhs

iftj tmh ajeh`s jd tmh iehftity tmhy tmifc tmhy ghst dit, ls `hlrfhe drja tmh wjrè lfeaheil, rltmhr tmlf tmh ajeh`s nivhf tj tmha drja Nje. Kjfshquhft`y, phjp`h lrh glerhdhrhfkh pjifts, lfe dli` if ghifn (ifklrfltijfl`) ”ialnhs jd Nje’. Umhy tjè ah tmlt it isiapjrtlft djr hlkm phrsjf tj plrtikiplth if tmhir Kl`ìfn tj ufvhi` ”Nje’s Rhrsjf tj tmhwjrè’, djr if hlkm phrsjf ejifn wmlt tmhy lrh suppjshe tj ej, tmh wjrè is prjviehe ”rhdhrhfkh pjifts’ gy wmikm tj ufehrstlfe wmlt it ahlfs tmlt Nje is ”l Dltmhr’, ”lKrhltjr’, ”l Cifn’, htk. ^mhf pjìtikilfs lrh kjrrupt, tmh wjrè klffjt mh`p gut tmifc jd”Nje ls l Cifn’ if thras jd tmlt kjrruptijf3 wmhf kmièrhf lrh nrjwifn up dltmhr`hss, tmhyklffjt mh`p gut tmifc jd ”Nje ls l Dltmhr’ if thras jd tmlt plif. ^mhf phjp`h ejf’t ejwmlt tmhy lrh suppjshe tj ej, tmhrh lrh fj rhdhrhfkh pjifts gy wmikm tj ufehrstlfe Nje’sRhrsjf. ^mhf mualfs dli`, mualfity’s ufehrstlfeifn jd Nje dli`s ‛ Nje is kjfstlft`ykrukidihe gy mualfity’s dliùrh tj gh njje rhdhrhfkh pjifts. Durtmhrajrh, ay stuehftsk`liahe tmlt Nje fhhes lrtists, gusifhssahf, htk. djr ”Cifneja ^jrc’ (wmlthvhr tmltahlfs), djr hlkm plrtikiplths, if prjvieifn rhdhrhfkh pjifts, if tmh Whvh`ltijf jd Nje’sRhrsjf tj tmh wjrè. @isthfifn tj l`` tmis, it aleh ah tmifc tmlt I smjuè try tj gh l wjrshthlkmhr? I wjuè alch it sj tmlt ay stuehfts kjuèf’t tmifc jd ”Kmrist ls Wlggi’ witmjuthxphrihfkifn fhnltivh lssjkiltijfs. Uj slvh tmha drja tmh prjplnlfel jd tmh Kmurkm, Iwjuè mlppi`y ruif ay rhputltijf? I ejf’t mlvh tj gh l ghìhvhr tj gh l gle rhdhrhfkh pjift.

<<45. I lsche ay stuehfts id Nje wjuè rhturf id tmhrh wls l sifn`h phrsjf wmj Mis”[hkjfe Kjaifn’ wjuè rjg [l`vltijf, lfe ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt Nje wjuè rhturfwmhf tmh ajahft lrjsh wmhrh tmhrh wlsf’t l sifn`h phrsjf if tmh ufivhrsh jd wmja Misrhturf wjuè tlch [l`vltijf drja ‛ wmhf tmhrh wlsf’t lfyjfh `hdt wmj wjuè kmjjsh tjrhlìzh tmlt jppjrtufity (wmj mlef’t l`rhley). Umhy k`liahe tmis ajahft wjuè hitmhr ghwmhf hvhryjfh wls [lvhe jr wmhf hvhryjfh wls Elafhe, lfe I tjè tmha tmlt tmhy aly gh wlitifn l `jfn tiah djr Kmrist’s rhturf.

<<48. Umh Kmristilf Fimiìsts k`lia wh lrh gh`jw Njje lfe Hvi`, fjt ghyjfe it.



<<44. I ejugt Kmristilfs mlvh lfy lgiìty tj kmjjsh wmlt tmhy ghìhvh, rltmhr it gh if lìthrl` [hkjfe Kjaifn jr l ahtlpmysikl` jfh, l syagjìk Hukmlrist jr lf lktul` jfh.Rhjp`h ghìhvh wmlt tmhy ghìhvh ghklush jd tmifns tmlt klffjt gh trlkhe jut? tmhy ghìhvhwmlt tmhy ghìhvh ghklush tmhy ej.

<<4>. Umhrh is fj hvi`, oust prjg`has.

<<4=. Kmristilfs prly ajst wmhf tmhy cfjw wmlt tmhy lrh suppjshe tj ej lfe lrh dismifndjr lf l`thrfltivh.

<<49. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt id yju ejf’t ghìhvh if Nje, tj ghìhvh l`` phjp`h lrhhqul` is tj ehfy rhlìty. Fj twj phjp`h mlvh tmh hxlkt slah nhfhtik kjeh, fhurj`jniklàlch up, jr phrsjflìty3 yht, id yju ghìhvh if Nje, yju lskhft tj l Urlfskhfehfkh tmltfjt jf`y nivhs l djufeltijf djr hqulìty, gut rhquirhs it. Ay stuehfts slie witmjut Nje,hqulìty klffjt gh ehdifhe drja slahfhss, djr tmhrh is fj glsis djr alcifn tmh eivisijf. Itmhf rhaifehe ay stuehfts tmlt Kmristilf p`lftltijf jwfhrs mle s`lvhs.

<<>2. Ay stuehft tjè ah tj ialnifh tmlt I cfhw ay nrlfedltmhr wls l njje lfe `jvifnalf. Umhf, jfh ely, yju lrh mlfehe l pikturh jd yjur `lth-nrlfedltmhr, tmh alf tmlt djryhlrs yju cfhw ls l mhrj, smjjtifn sjahjfh…

<<><. I tmifc id Nje lfswhrhe hvhry prlyhr, ajst jd tmh prlyhrs wjuè kjftrleikt jfhlfjtmhr, lfe sj shha tj nj uflfswhrhe. Durtmhrajrh, it shhas tj ah tmlt Nje wjuè ghkruh` tj lfswhr prlyhrs tmlt lrh fjt lgsjùth`y ghst djr yju.

<<>7. I klf ialnifh l nir` wmj prlys tmlt it is iapjssig`h tj ”Dl` ’ if Hthrfity3 jtmhrwish,smh cfjws smh wi``. [mh ufehrstlfes tmlt tmh ”phrdhkt lfnh`’ dh`` ghklush lfnh`s klffjtmlvh dlitm3 tj tmha, Nje is l dlkt. Mualfs, jf tmh jtmhr mlfes, wi`` stly if Hthrfitydjrhvhr, ghklush mualfs lpprjlkmhe Nje vil dlitm. [ifkh lfnh`s eie fjt nlif lkkhss tjNje gy dlitm, lfnh`s klf mlvh tmhir njje kjfdìkt witm tmh ”Winmt.’ Umh nir` cfjws smh’slf lfnh`. Dltmhr slie sj.

<<>;. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt Kmrist mle tj ply tmh prikh djr sif ghklush id yju grhlcsjahjfh’s th`hvisijf, hitmhr yju ply djr it jr tmhy ej? tmh ehgt klffjt gh plie witmjutsuddhrifn. I rhaifehe ay stuehfts tmlt phjp`h klf’t alch th`hvisijfs jut jd tmif lir, lsklf Nje.

<<>5. Id Kmrist wls Nje, Ghifn Itsh`d Is Rhrsjfl`, lfe tmlt shhas lgsure tj ah. _husalchs ajrh shfsh.

<<>8. Hvhryjfh gut yju is lf iehj`jnuh.

<<>4. Umhrh is fj ”gigìkl` ifhrrlfky’, djr tmhrh is fj ifhrrlfky if tmh Gig`h.

<<>>. Kmristilfs djrkh tmhir lrtists tj nht l ”rhnu`lr ojg’ tj suppjrt tmhir dlaiìhs (wmjaly fjt hvhf hxist yht), lfe jfkh tmhy ej, tmh Kmristilfs lrh prjue jd tmhash`vhs, difl``y



nhttifn tmhir lrtists tj gh rhspjfsig`h lfe ”ej tmh rinmt tmifn’. Kmristilfs wi`` fhvhr `lst iftmh lrts, ghklush tmjsh wmj eiskjurlnh tmha tj `hlvh tmh prlktikh wi`` l`wlys ehdifhtmhash`vhs ls ”mh`pifn tmha’. îtmjut lrtists, Kmristilfity wi`` ghkjah ehvjie jd ghluty,lfe tmhf alygh tmh wjrè wi`` mlvh l kmlfkh tj gh drhh jd its iehj`jny. Whnlre`hss wmltyju ghìhvh, Kmristilfs klf alch tmh wjrè l ghtthr p`lkh.

<<>=. Umhy tjè ah tmlt tmh ehltm jd tmh dlai`y wls tmh ehltm jd ku`turh ghklush tmhdlai`y is l slkrlahft jd tmh Urifity3 wmhf it smltthrs, it’s ìch tmh Urifity eyifn lfe tmhufivhrsh, tmrjunmjut tiah lfe splkh, grhlcifn lplrt. I tjè tmha tmhir `jnik wls d`lw`hss.

<<>9. Nje ‛ wh dl`` if `jvh witm phjp`h wmj p`ly tmh rj`h wh prjohkt jftj tmha.

<<=2. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt tmhrh lrh fj klschts if Mhlvhf uf`hss yju ghìhvh Mhlvhf isjf Hlrtm.

<<=<. Xfìch Kmrist, Kmristilfs shha tj vlùh purity jvhr `jvh.

<<=7. Kj``hnhs mlvh ghkjah ajrh kjfkhrfhe lgjut shxul` heukltijf tmlf tmh mualfitihs ‛ witm shx ajrh sj tmlf plssifn jf fjgiìty. It’s ghklush tmhy’rh ldrlie jd ghifn hìtist,lfe, if mlvifn ejfjrs, tmhy klf nht lwly witm it.

<<=;. Ialnhs jd Nje lrh ialnhs jd ìdh? it’s wmy Nje wlrfhe mualfs fjt tj alchialnhs. Ialnhs ìvh tmrjunm phjp`h. Lfe tj shh lf ialnh is tj ghlr it? tmh ialnhs jdwjahf wh shh lrh gy wmikm wh ehthraifh mjw tj trhlt tmha3 ialnhs jd wjrc trlfs`lthiftj mjw jfh is tj lkt lt wjrc3 ialnhs jd Kmrist hqul` tmh Kmristilf ìdh. ^h lfialth jurialnhs3 ialnhs lrh pjwhr. Kmristilfs tmifc mualfs ghlr Nje’s ialnh ghklush if Hehfmualfs slw Nje. Lfe fjw mualfs sti`` mlvh mis ialnh, lfe cfjw fjt wmlt tmhy slw.

<<=5. I mhlr Kmristilfs kjfstlft`y wjfehrifn wmy tmhy strunn`h witm ehprhssijf, slefhss,jr eiddiku`tihs, shhifn tmlt tmhy lr h Kmristilf lfe suppjshe tj mlvh ”tmh ojy jd Kmrist’. Idife tmis glkcwlres? it shhas tj ah tmlt tj ghkjah l Kmristilf is tj ojif lf lray hfnlnheif spiritul` wlrdlrh, lfe id lfyjfh is njifn tj strunn`h, it’s tmh sjèihr. [jahtiahs itshhas tj ah tmlt tmh Ltmhist ufehrstlfes Kmristilfity ghtthr tmlf ghìhvhrs? tmlt’s wmytmhy stly lwly drja it.

<<=8. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt smh mle l prjg`ha witm tmh iehl tmlt l `jt jd gle studdmlpphfhe ghklush jd rhìnijf, ghklush it wlsf’t ufti` vhry rhkhft`y tmlt tmhrh wls tmh(rhsphkthe) jptijf tj lvjie rhìnijf. Kjfshquhft`y, if tmh plst id studd mlpphfhe, rhìnijfwjuè gh prhshft3 it wlsf’t sj aukm tmlt ”gle studd mlpphfhe ghklush jd rhìnijf’, gut”gle studd mlpphfhe lfe tmhrh wls rhìnijf’. Durtmhrajrh, id l gufkm jd phjp`h wmj ghìhvhe ”; + 7 1 8’ ci``he phjp`h (phrmlps tmjsh wmj ghìhvhe ”7 + ; 1 8’ jr ”8 x 7 1<<’), it wjuèf’t alch ”; + 7 1 8’ lfy ajrh jr `hss tmh klsh. I tjè mhr tmlt smh smjuè ojif l ehglth thla lfe `ht jtmhrs mlfe`h dlkts.

<<=4. Id lf Ltmhist slys ”Hvjùtijf is prjg`haltik’, wh ìsthf, gut id l Kmristilf slys”Hvjùtijf is prjg`haltik’, wh `lunm. Id l @ighrl` slys ”rlkisa is prjg`haltik’, wh ylwf,



gut id l Kjfshrvltivh slys tmh slah, wh’rh iftrinuhe. Umh `hnitialky jd d lkts lfe iehls lrhkjfsiehrhe if ìnmt jd tmhir sphlchrs, rltmhr tmlf uftj tmhash`vhs. Umis ejhs fjt gjeh wh``djr tmh duturh. Id iehls lrh l`wlys vihwhe tmrjunm tmh `hfs jd wmj slys tmha, tmhy wi`` ghifkrhlsifn`y eiddiku`t tj eiskuss. Hvhryjfh slys tmhy cfjw tmlt ”7 + 7 1 5’ rhnlre`hss wmjslys it, gut tmhy ejf’t lkt ìch it. Umhy lkt ìch tmhrh is fj trutm, jf`y lrnuahft.

<<=>. Umhy tjè ah Nje is ifklplg`h jd slahfhss, tmlt hvhrytmifn Nje alchs isfhkhsslri`y ufiquh, yht ajst phjp`h eih fj eiddhrhft tmlf lfyjfh h`sh. Umhy slie tmis wlstmh jppjsith jd l eiktltjr, wmj aleh hvhryjfh tmh slah lfe ”jfh’. I tmhf rhaifehe aystuehfts tmlt eiktltjrs chpt fltijfs if tmh Aiee`h Hlst drja ehvj`vifn iftj g`jjey kivi`wlrs, tmlt pjwhr kjfkhftrltijf, tmjunm fjt njje, wls sjahtiahs fhkhsslry tj chhp jutwjrsh mh``s. I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt eiktltjrs whrhf’t l`wlys gle, lfe I cfjw tmhy tmjunmtI wls rltijflìzltijf hvi`. Gut I wls oust lkkhptifn rhlìty.

<<==. Umhrh is fj Ohw jr Nhfti`h wmhrh Nje ejhsf’t hxist.

<<=9. Umhy sly mualf’s ifflth ufehrstlfeifn jd njje lfe hvi` is lf ”Lrnuahft drjaAjrl` @lw’, gut it shhas tj ah tj gh lf ”Lrnuahft drja Jftj`jny’ (fjt tmlt I klrh).

<<92. I’a lwlrh tmlt ay stuehfts dlch ghifn wh``-rhle gy tmuagifn tmrjunm rhvihws jdtmh gjjcs tmhy mhlr rhdhrhfkhe. ^my: Rhjp`h lrh ajrh iaprhsshe gy phjp`h wmj klf tl`clgjut gjjcs tmlf tmjsh wmj rhle tmha.

<<9<. I sjahtiahs tmifc lgjut njifn if drjft jd ay k`lss lfe kjfdhssifn tmlt I ainmtdjrnht sjah jd ay `hssjfs p`lfs, gut tmlt thlkmifn alchs ah mlppy lfywly. It wjuè ghl wly tj rhaife ay stuehfts tmlt yju smjuè ej wmlt yju `jvh rhnlre`hss yjur ehnrhh jd phrdhktijf. I’a surh tmhy kjuè rh`lth.

<<97. ^mhf mualfity `hlrfhe tmlt ”id Nje ejhsf’t hxist, hvhrytmifn is phraitthe’,Kmristilfs slt witm Ausìas, mjajshxul`s lth witm mhthrjshxul`s, lfe tmh `lag ìhe ejwfwitm tmh ìjf.

<<9;. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt tmifns tmlt fhvhr mlpphf klf gh truh, lfe I tjè mhr tj nivhlf hxlap`h. [mh slie ”7 + 7 1 5’ lfe I tjè mhr tmlt ”mlpphfhe’ hvhry tiah sjahjfh spjchit.

<<95. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt tj sly ”I’a l skihftist, sj trust ah jf kjftrlkt `lw’ is siai`lrtj slyifn ”I’a l skihftist, sj trust ah jf rhìnijf’.

<<98. Rhjp`h wlft sjahjfh tj th`` tmha ”yju’rh ejifn tmh rinmt tmifn’, fjt tj ehkiehwmlt’s rinmt djr tmhash`vhs. Drhheja is tj kmjjsh wmlt’s njje.

<<94. Hxtrhaist Ausìas ush pmrlshs ìch ”tmlfc Nje’, ”prlish gh tj Nje’, ”id Nje sjwi``s, ”Nje is nrhlt’, lfe ”gy Nje’s wi``’ kjfstlft`y. Umhy sjufe ìch Rrjthstlfts lfe lrhls hftmusilstik ls dlfs lt l rjkc kjfkhrt. Umh Hxtrhah Ausìas `hlvh tmhir dlaiìhs, tmhjfhs tmhy wlft tj sphfe tmhir ìvhs witm, tj dinmt, djr id tmhy ejf’t, wmj wi`` ehdhfe



Is`la: Umh ajrh aishrlg`h tmhir ìvhs, tmh k`jshr tmhy dhh` tj Nje, lfe tmh wly tmhy rlishl`` tmhir kmièrhf tj gh ajfsthrs is kuth. Umhsh kmièrhf wi`` ifvleh tmjsh wmj ifvlehetmha, ej tj tmh wjahf lfe kmièrhf jd Lahriklfs wmlt Lahriklfs mlvh ejfh tj tmhirwjahf lfe kmièrhf, lfe wjf’t hvhf gh lg`h tj tmifc lgjut l`` tmis witmjut kryifn. Lfetmhsh kmièrhf whrh rhkruithe lt l Ausìa rl``y siai`lr tj l Kmristilf l`tlr kl``. Lfe tmhrh

tmhy prjaishe tj ci`` lfial`s ‛ ifdieh`s ‛ tmjsh wmj wlfthe tj ”eih djr Kmrist’, tmjsh wmjwjrsmiphe l krjss ifsthle jd Nje.

<<9>. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt id tmhrh is fj Nje, tmhrh lrh twj wlys tj `jjc lt hitmhrajahft? hitmhr ifdifith`y vlùlg`h (djr tmhrh is u`tialth`y l ìaithe fuaghr jd ajahfts)jr ifdifith`y irrh`hvlft, djr ajahfts mlvh fj ahlfifn. Ls l Fjf-Ghìhvhr, smh k`liahe Iwls jgìnlthe tj vihw hvhry ajahft ls ifdifith`y vlùlg`h, lfe sj kjfshquhft`y, lajahft jd suddhrifn is l ajahft jd ifdifith suddhrifn. Umhrhdjrh, djr ah tj `ht l nir`sjahwmhrh gh shx-trlddikche is ifdifith`y uflkkhptlg`h3 djr l tmhist tj gh lpltmhtik,tmjunm tmis is thrrig`h, tmhrh is lt `hlst Whehaptijf. Djr ah tj ej fjtmifn is tj `ht lfjtmhrsuddhr ifdifith`y, gut id Nje Hxists, suddhrifn is l`wlys difith. ^mhrh Nje Hxists, Ifdifity

l`wlys prhvli`s3 wmhrh Nje Ejhsf’t Hxist, hvhry, difith ajahft is ifdifith, lfe sj tmhrhis ifdifith suddhrifn. [mh k`liahe tmhists eief’t ghìhvh if Mh`` ls aukm ls eie Ltmhists.

<<9=. Ieijts lrh hsphkil``y k`jsh tj Nje.

<<99. I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt wh ifflth`y cfjw wmlt’s njje lfe hvi` lfe tmlt wh ejf’tfhhe l Nje tj gh ajrl`. L stuehft lsche ah tmjunm wmy smjuè wh ”gh’ njje, hvhf id whcfjw wmlt kjfstituths it: îtmjut Nje, ay stuehft lrnuhe, tmhrh is fj rhlsjf tj klrh. Irhaifehe ay stuehft tmlt wh mle kjurts jd `lw, lfe ay stuehft rhaifehe ah tmlt lsjkihty wmikm wls njje jut jd dhlr jd pufismahft kjuè mlre`y gh kl``he ajrl`. I fjthetmlt tmh jutkjah wls tmh slah, gut ay stuehft k`liahe tmlt ehphfehe jf yjur skjph(rltmhr flturlìstik, ahtlpmysikl`, jr suphrflturl`). I slie tmhrh wls jf`y jfh skjph, lfetmh stuehft slie tmlt ehphfehe jf yjur skjph.

<722. Leaitthe`y, it shhas strlfnh tmlt l flturlìstik ufivhrsh kjuè nivh rish tj quhstijfstmlt klffjt gh lfswhrhe witmif it. Gut it’s flturl` jd flturh tj fjt alch shfsh.Ifshfsigiìty is flturlìstik.

<72<. Ej yju cfjw mjw phjp`h ghkjah rhìnijus: Umh rhìnijus kjuèf’t th`` yju? tmhy oust wjch up jfh ely lfe djufe tmhash`vhs ghìhvifn it. îtmjut cfjwifn mjw tmhy njttmhrh, tmhy jfh ely djufe tmhash`vhs `jst if l elrc wjje jd tmhj`jny. Umhy wlfehrhetmrjunm it, `jjcifn djr fjt siap`y l wly jut, gut l wly tj dinurh jut wmhrh tmhy whrh. Lstmhy wlfehrhe lfe tmh yhlrs plsshe, tmhy sueehf`y, witmjut cfjwifn wmhf jr mjw itmlpphfhe, djufe tmhash`vhs lkkhptifn l`` tmh rhìnijus, tmhj`jnikl` prhaishs. It mlpphfhesj s`jw`y lfe nrleul``y tmlt tmhy klf’t put tmhir difnhr jf wmhf it mlpphfhe. Lfe tmhftmhy’rh stukc? tmh djrhst ghkjahs tmikchr. ^mhf tmhy lpphlrhe, tmhy lpphlrhe if tmhkhfthr jd tmh djrhst, wmhrh tmh djrhst wls `hlst tmikc. Lfe l`` lrjufe, if hvhry eirhktijf,tmh djrhst wls tmikchr lfe tmikchr. Lfe sj tj wlfehr iftj it wls tj nj ehhphr if. Umh ghstjptijf wls tj fhvhr ajvh drja tmh khfthr, gut wmj wjuè ej tmlt, wlftifn tj dife tmh



ìnmt jd ely: Id jf`y sjahjfh wjuè mlvh chpt tmha drja hfeifn up tmhrh if tmh dirst p`lkh ‛ wmlt trlnhey! Ifdhrfj tj Ifdhrfj tj Ifdhrfj!

<727. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt id hvhry rhìnijus thxt wls writthf witmjut Nje’sifvj`vhahft, id hvhry tmhj`jnikl` thxt wls wrjfn, lfe id fj jfh if mualf mistjry hvhr,

nhfuifh`y hxphrihfkhe Nje, Nje kjuè sti`` Hxist. I slie d`yifn thl pjts kjuè l`sj hxist,lfe ay stuehft slie, kitifn ‐L Rjift drja Rrjglgiìty‑ lfe ‐L Rjift drja Lxijas‑, tmlttmhrh wls rhlsjf tj ghìhvh Nje Hxisthe, wmi`h tmhrh wlsf’t rhlsjf tj ghìhvh if d`yifnthl pjts. I pjifthe jut tmlt Nje kjuèf’t gh dl`sidihe, lfe ay stuehft slie Nje kjuè ghdl`sidihe gy h`hvhf eiahfsijfl` ghifns, tmlt wmlt kjfstituthe ”dl`sidilg`h’ wls rh`ltivh. Itjè tmh stuehft tmlt wh kjuèf’t glsh jur strukturhs jd cfjw`henh jf lfytmifn jtmhr tmlftmrhh/djur eiahfsijf rhlìty, lfe ay stuehft fjeehe. I tmhf `jjche jdd if tmh eistlfkh, aytmjunmts wlfehrifn tjwlre sjahtmifn tmhrh.

<72;. I lsche ay stuehfts mjw Nje kjuè gh Nje id Mh wls Gjufe gy Mis Flturh. Ifjtmhr wjres, id Nje mls tj Gh @jvh, mjw klf Nje Gh Nje: Ay stuehfts dirst fjthe tmlt

Nje Kmjjshs tj Gh (Gjufe gy) @jvh, lfe mhfkh tmh suppjshe rhstriktijf is lktul``y lfhxprhssijf jd Nje’s Drhheja (tmjunm it lpphlrs jtmhrwish). Durtmhrajrh, if NjeKmjjsifn tj gh ”tmh shrvlft Kmrist’, Nje ”Whvhl`he’ tmlt Mis Flturh ejhsf’t Gife Mia?tmh lkt jd Nje Kmjjsifn tj gh l shrvlft ”Whvhl`s’ tmlt Nje Isf’t Gjufe gy Mis Flturh tjGh Nje. L`thrfltivh`y, ay stuehft fjthe, it kjuè gh tmh klsh tmlt tmh thra ”Nje’ ahlfs”[hrvlft’ ajrh sj tmlf ”@hlehr’, lfe tmlt ”Cifn’ is k`jshr tj ”[hrvlft’ tmlf ”Cifn’ is tj”[hrvhe’. Umh Flturh jd Ghifn is ajrh sj ”[hrvlfts [hrvifn [hrvlfts’ tmlf ”Ghifn[hrvhe’. @lst`y, ay stuehfts lrnuhe tmlt Nje klf’t gh Gjufe gy Flturh, djr Nje Ehdifhs Flturh, ls Nje Ehdifhs Nje. I mlvh tj leait, tl`cifn witm tmhj`jnilfs thlkmhs ah mjw tjtmifc krhltivh`y.

<725. Umh durtmhr phjp`h lrh lwly, tmh hlsihr it is tj trhlt tmha ls lgstrlktijfs tmlt whklf smlph iftj jur jwf ialnh (it’s wmy Nje stlys sj dlr lwly drja us). If l shfsh, it isajrl` tj alch phjp`h lgstrlktijfs, djr tmhf wh klf `jvh tmha. Lfe tmjunm alfy jd usejf’t klrh lgjut phjp`h, wh l`` klrh lgjut mjw njje phjp`h klf alch us dhh` (”Umh JtmhrErun’), lfe sj wh lrh l`` erivhf tj `jvh lfe gh `jvhe. Uj alch lgstrlktijfs is tj alchtmifns k`hlf, djr tmh wjrè is eirty, iaphrdhkt. Kjaaufitihs lrh hlsihr tj `jvh tmlf phjp`h,djr kjaaufitihs lrh lgstrlktijfs wh klf smlph if jur jwf ialnh. Lfe sj alch tmha ghlutidu`, lfe sj alch tmha lttrlktivh, lfe sj alch tmha rhl`, lfe sj alch tmha murtyju, lfe sj alch yju wlft tj gh dlr lwly drja tmha drja wmhrh tmhy ghkjahlgstrlktijfs/ghlutidu` lnlif, lttrlktifn yju k`jshr lfe k`jshr. Rhjp`h ìch kjaaufity gutfjt ifeivieul`s, djr kjaaufity is lgstrlktijf wmikm is ghlutidu` ìch yju, lfe sj yju lrhlttrlkthe tj tmha, lfe tmhf tmhy ghkjah rhl`, lfe tmhy murt yju, lfe sj yju wlft tmha tj gh dlr lwlrh, wmikm alchs tmha lgstrlktijfs/ghlutidu` lnlif, sj yju lrh lttrlkthe tj tmhalnlif, lfe tmh elfkh njhs jf (tlch mjw Nje oust chhps kjaifn glkc).

<728. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt jfh klffjt kjaait suikieh ls jfh klffjt nj iftj sjahjfh’smjush, sly tmhy ejf’t ìch tmh tlg`h, lfe tmrjw it lwly. ^mhf yjur ìdh gh`jfns tj Nje,it’s fjt yjurs tj tlch, jr rhl``y hvhf tj ouenh. Yhs, yju klf eisìch sjahjfh’s durfiturh, gut it ejhsf’t rhl``y altthr. Yjur stlfelre jd ouenahft is shkjfelry lfe virtul``y



irrh`hvlft. Nje jwfs yjur ìdh, sj ìdh is fjt yjurs tj vlùh jr tj tmrjw lwly. I tjè aystuehft tmlt I eief’t ìch tmh iehl jd lf Hthrfl` Gjurnhjis.

<724. Umh glkcwlres Aiee`h Hlst is tmh ajst ifdùhftil` kiviìzltijf if tmh wjrè? tmhajst pjwhrdu` rhìnijfs klah drja it.

<72>. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt Nje Hxists jr Fjt rhnlre`hss rltmhr yju ej jr ejf’t ghìhvhif Mia. I tjè mhr tmlt I eief’t ghìhvh mhr.

<72=. Ghklush ay stuehfts klf’t stjp tryifn tj gh thlkmhrs, l stuehft ifd jrahe ah tmlt fjjfh klf nivh Ghifn/dlitm tj lfjtmhr, djr tmh hxphrihfkhs wmikm nrjufe it klf jf`y ghhxphrihfkhe? tj sphlc tmha is tj krhlth aytms. Umhf, sjufeifn ìch Mhiehnnhr jf Ghifn,ay stuehft ghnlf tl`cifn lgjut aytms. Umh aytm wls nhfhrlthe gy tmh alf wmj wlstryifn tj sly wmlt kjuèf’t gh slie, lfe tmh aytm wls lgjìsmhe ghklush jd tmh alf wmjk`liahe l aytm wls lf ifhddlg`h hxprhssijf. Hvhf tj sly l aytm is lf hxprhssijf jdifhddlg`h hxphrihfkhs (rltmhr tmlf tj hxphrihfkh tmha) is tj sly tjj aukm3 tj sly sukm

prjviehs nrjufes djr eisaissifn aytms ls djjìsm. Yju klffjt hvhf sphlc jd hxphrihfkhsjd Nje, djr tj sphlc wmlt klf jf`y gh hxphrihfkhe is tj nivh jtmhrs sjahtmifn tj eisaiss.Lfe tmh `hss phjp`h ghìhvh if aytms, tmh `hss tmhy wi`` mlvh ”hxphrihfkhs jd Ghifn’wmikm aytms lrh nhfhrlthe kjfshquhfkh jd, mhfkh alcifn it shha ls id tmh ejugts jd tmhaytms whrh oustidihe. [j nivh tmha fjtmifn, lfe ghìhvh tmhy wi`` hxphrihfkh wmlt klfjf`y gh hxphrihfkhe. I lsche ay stuehft tmhf id it wls l gle iehl djr Nje tj nivhmualfity tmh Gig`h, lfe ay stuehft slie it wls l fhkhsslry ”gle ajvh’? tmhrh wls fjjtmhr wly tj th`` tmh wjrè lgjut Kmrist. I tmhf lsche ay stuehft id smh alojrhe ifrltijflìzltijf.

<729. Umh pjift jd ru`hs is tj grhlc tmha3 witmjut ru`hs, tmhrh’s fjtmifn tj trlfskhfe. Fjtl`` ru`h grhlcifn is hqul`? tmh ghtthr yju cfjw tmh ru`hs, tmh ajrh gri`ìlft`y yju klf grhlc tmha. Chhpifn l`` tmis if aife, I wls ifdjrahe tmlt Nje Krhlthe ”Flturl` @lws’(jr ”Flturl` Rrjglgiìtihs’, kjfsiehrifn Muah), sj tmlt tmhrh kjuè gh airlk`hs.Durtmhrajrh, id tmhrh whrh fj ru`hs, Nje kjuèf’t ”Grhlc/ grhlc iftj mistjry’, lfekjfshquhft`y, wh kjuèf’t cfjw Nje ls Nje. Id tmhrh whrh fj ru`hs, tmhrh wjuè gh fjwly tj ehdifh l ”ru`h grhlchr ’ drja l ”ru`h dj``jwhr’, lfe sj tj ehdifh ”tmjsh klplg`h jdairlk`hs’ drja ”tmjsh ifklplg`h jd airlk`hs’. Kjfshquhft`y, tmhrh wjuè gh fj wly tjcfjw Nje (djr ^mj Is Nje id Fjt ”Mh ^mj Klf Grhlc tmh Wu`hs’:). Lfe yht, hvhf ghdjrh l airlk`h, wh ejf’t mlvh tj kmjjsh tj lkcfjw`henh it ls l airlk`h? airlk`hs ejf’tvij`lth drhh wi``. Id l rjkc whrh tj sueehf`y d`jlt iftj tmh lir, wh kjuè ifthrprht tmhhxphrihfkh ls hviehfkh tmlt kjfskijusfhss is klplg`h jd tmifns tmlt wh ejf’t ufehrstlfe(jr tmlt lìhfs lrh ghlaifn tmh rjkc up, htk.), fjt tmlt Nje Hxists. Mhfkh, tmjunm airlk`hslrh mjw wh cfjw jd Nje, airlk`hs ejf’t djrkh us tj cfjw Nje Hxists? tmh kmjikh is `hdttj us. @lst`y, id gle tmifns fhvhr mlpphfhe, wmlt wjuè gh tmh pjift jd airlk`hs:Airlk`hs stjp gle tmifns, lfe id Nje eief’t nivh mualfity drhh wi`` gy wmikm hvi` kjuèhfthr tmh wjrè, tmhrh wjuè fhvhr gh rhlsjf djr airlk`hs. îtmjut hvi`, tmhrh wjuè ghfj eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf ”airlk`hs’ lfe ”alnik trikcs’, lfe ”airlk`hs’ wjuè fjt Whvhl` tmhRhrsjf jd Nje (ls Njje). L`sj, witmjut gle tmifns, tmhrh wjuè gh fj rhlsjf djr phjp`htj ehsirh airlk`hs, lfe phjp`h wjuè fjt kl`` jf Nje drja l p`lkh jd muaiìty (drja



wmhrh tmhy nrlsp ”Nje ls Nje’ lfe ”alf ls alf’). Rhrmlps phjp`h wjuè ehsirh ”alniktrikcs’, gut id Nje rhspjfehe tj sukm rhquhsts, tmh Rhrsjf jd Nje wjuè gh cfjwf ls”Hfthrtlifhr’ vhrsus ”[lvijr’. Wu`hs lfe gle tmifns lrh fhkhsslry djr airlk`hs, lfewitmjut airlk`hs, mualfs kjuè fjt cfjw ”Nje Is Nje’, ”Nje Is Njje’, jr ”Nje Is@jre’. Lfe sj tmh wjrè is tmus. I lsche ay stuehft wmy Nje kjuèf’t oust th`` us ”^mj

Mh ^ls’, lfe ay stuehft k`liahe tmlt Mh Eie, lfe fj jfh ìsthfhe. Mualfs fhhehe tj gh”smjjc’ iftj ”wlcifn up’. I slie tmh wjrè ejhsf’t mlvh tj gh l`` lgjut Nje, lfe aystuehft rhgutthe tmlt it wls l`` lgjut Nje.

<7<2. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt id Nje mhl`he lf laputhh, jf`y tmjsh wmj whrh pmysikl``y prhshft lfe slw tmh hvhft jkkur kjuè cfjw (gut tmhy kjuè sti`` ifthrprht tmis ls hviehfkhjd sjahtmifn h`sh). Jut jd gi`ìjfs jd phjp`h, it is ufìch`y tmlt alfy phjp`h wi`` gh prhshft tj witfhss sukm lf hvhft, lfe hvhf id tmhy th`` jtmhrs wmlt tmhy slw, tmjsh jtmhrswjuè mlvh fj rhlsjf tj ghìhvh tmha (mlvifn kjuft`hss ifstlfkhs jd fhvhr shhifn lflaputhh mhl`he). Kjfsiehrifn tmis, phrmlps it isf’t sj aukm tmlt Nje ejhsf’t mhl` tmhsikc, gut tmlt wh ejf’t ghìhvh Nje mhl`s tmh sikc (lfe klf fhvhr mlvh rhlsjf tj ghìhvh

sukm tj gh tmh klsh). I wmisphrhe sjahtmifn lgjut mjw Nje wls njje.

<7<<. I ejf’t tmifc it’s gy kmlfkh tmlt gjtm Kmrist lfe @ukidhr lrh ”ìnmt ghlrhrs’.

<7<7. Ialnifh ghkjaifn lf Ltmhist, lfe yju wi`` ufehrstlfe mjw mlre it is tj lvjie[tlìfisa if Umh [jviht Xfijf.

<7<;. Ltmhists smjw ghìhvhrs tmlt tmhrh is lf hsklph? tmhy klf gh tmhash`vhs.

<7<5. Ghìhvhrs alch tmh ghst lrnuahfts djr fjf-ghìhd.

<7<8. Umh Kmristilfs lkt ls id tmh Gig`h is tmh ajst ajehrf gjjc jf tmh p`lfht.

<7<4. [j lpplrhft`y tmh Lpjkl`ypsh isf’t l ely, gut l nrleul` prjkhss tmlt njhs jf drjaHlsthr tj Fhw Ohrusl`ha, drja tmh elwf jd alf tj mis sufsht.

<7<>. Ls id lf ifth``hktul` Drhfkm Whvjùtijf, ghtwhhf tmh Kjphrfiklf Whvjùtijf lfe Fhwtjwf, hvhrytmifn tmlt hvhryjfh ghìhvhe if wls tmrjwf jut tmh wifejw, lfe fj fhwtmhjrihs whrh krhlthe yht tj rhp`lkh wmlt wls tmrjwf jut. Id pmi`jsjpmy is fjt prhshftwmhf tmhsh tiahs hahrnh, tmhrh wi`` gh kmljs lfe g`jjesmhe. Umh rhlsjf tmh LahriklfWhvjùtijf wls sukkhssdu` is ghklush it krhlthe l pmi`jsjpmy tj ”di`` if’ tmh mj`h `hdt gytmh Whvjùtijf. ^mhf tmhrh is l `lkc jd fhw iehls, kiviìzltijfs klffjt survivhufhxphkthe lfe r hvjùtijflry ”g`lkc swlfs’.

<7<=. Jfh smjuè l`wlys th`` tmh trutm, gut ejhs tmlt ahlf tmlt jfh smjuè sly, l`` tmhtiah, ”7 + 7 1 5’: Fj, wmikm trutm is tj gh hxprhsshe is situltijfl`. Uj sly ”yju smjuèl`wlys th`` tmh trutm’ is tj stly ”yju smjuè l`wlys th`` tmh rinmt trutm’. Gut wmikm is tmlt:Uj ehthraifh, yju mlvh tj gh lwlrh jd yjur plrtiku`lr situltijf. Durtmhrajrh, wmikm`lfnulnh smjuè yju sly it if, lfe wmlt id tmh trutm klffjt gh slie if l `lfnulnh wmikmjtmhrs klf ufehrstlfe: Uj sly trutm tj tmjsh wmj klf’t ufehrstlfe it is tj sphlc, tj tmha,



wmlt lpphlrs tj gh ìhs. Mhfkh, ”yju smjuè l`wlys th`` tmh trutm’ is l dlr ajrhkjapìklthe ifstrukthe tmlf dirst lpphlrs3 it fhkhssitlths wiseja.

<7<9. îtm Nje, it shhas tmlt tmh vhry ajtijf tmlt swhhps lwly tmh hlrtm is tmh ajtijftmlt swhhps us iftj mis lras.

<772. Jgohktivh Urutm turfs yju iftj lf jgohkt, djr it djrkhs yju tj kjfdjra. I tjè tmis tjl stuehft lfe smh slie tj fjt ghìhvh if Jgohktivh Urutm wls ìch fjt ghìhvifn if ejktjrs,lfe I tmlfche mhr djr mhr jpifijf.

<77<. [if, I wls tjè, is l ”wmy eie I ej tmlt:’.

<777. Uj ìh tj sjahjfh is tj nivh tmha tmh pjwhr jd trutm jvhr yju.

<77;. Ay stuehfts dhh` ìch l s`lvh wmhf tmhy tlch nhfhrl` rhquirhahfts sj tmlt tmhy klfrhkhivh tmh ”ghfhdit’ jd l eip`jal. Umjunm tmhy lnrhhe tj tlch tmhsh k`lsshs wmhf tmhy

sinfhe up djr kj``hnh, tmhy eie fjt ufehrstlfe mjw erlififn lfe gjrifn tmhy wjuè gh.^mhf l stuehft klf’t oustidy tj tmhir sh`d wmy tmhy lrh tlcifn l k`lss, tmh stuehft prjglg`ywjf’t ej vhry wh``. Umis is wmy alfy jd tmh ”gri`ìlft’ minm skmjj` stuehfts wmj nht jutjd nhfhrl` rhquirhahfts hfe tmhir kj``hnh klrhhrs sti`` jf tjp. ^jrsh yht, tmh kj``hnhs dhh`ls id tmhy mlvh tj jddhr tmhsh nhfhrl` rhquirhahfts `hst tmhy `jsh aukm jd tmhir dufeifn.Gjtm plritihs dhh` ìch viktias.

<775. It ushe tj gh ay k`lssrjjas whrh du`` jd kjfvhrsltijfs tmlt `lsthe djr mjurs. Umhajrh thkmfj`jny stuehfts grifn if, tmh quihthr it ghkjahs. It’s mjrrig`h. It’s mlpphfifntmrjunmjut tmh ku`turh. ^h’rh ghkjaifn kjffhkthe lfe eiskjffhktifn jur grlifs.

<778. Id Kmristilfity is truh, wh’rh l`` njifn tj eih.

<774. ”Nje tmh l``- gùrrifn / yjur diktijf ufghlrlg`h’ (Fihtzskmh).

<77>. Kj``hnh is wmhrh yju `hlrf tmlt tmh ghst lrnuahft ejhsf’t l`wlys wif.

<77=. I wls tjè tmlt yju klf’t mlvh dlitm if Nje id yju ejf’t put mia tj tmh thst, sj hvhry ghìhvhr mls tj dj``jw Alttmhw 4?;;3 jtmhrwish, Kmristilfity is iej`ltry. I lsche aystuehft id Nje wlfthe yju tj gh prjsphrjus, lfe ay stuehft slie yhs, ifsjaukm ls tmh prjsphrity isf’t tmh vhry tmifn tmlt alchs yju fjt rh`y jf Nje. Umh ajrh whl`tm jfh mls,tmh ajrh kmlrlkthr ehvh`jpahft fhhehe tj mlfe`h it, yht tmh flturh jd whl`tm is tj hrjehkmlrlkthr (lfe yht sj tmjunmt`hss`y plrhfts prhssurh kmièrhf tj gh prjsphrjus lfe sjkihtyalchs whl`tm tmh priah stlfelre jd vlùh). Mhfkh, djr Nje tj nivh phjp`h whl`tm is djrNje tj nivh phjp`h dirh? it kjuè slvh tmhir ìvhs, ls it kjuè l`sj gurf tmha lìvh. I lschemhr id Lahrikl wls ejjahe, lfe smh tjè ah tmlt l`` jd Lahrikl wls rikm rh`ltivh tj tmhrhst jd tmh wjrè. Mhfkh, tmjunm Lahriklfs jf`y ushe tmh vhrsh if rhnlre tj its ”<%’, itwls hlsihr djr l ”klah` tj nht tmrjunm tmh hyh jd l fhhe`h’ tmlf djr lfy Lahriklf tj gh[lvhe. [j id Lahrikl is [lvhe, Nje mls tj Hxist. Lfe ghklush Lahrikl is du`` jd whl`tm,



hvhryjfh wlfts tj nj tmhrh, yht tmlt whl`tm klf gh tmh vhry tmifn tmlt ehstrjys l fltijf ‛ tmlt ehstrjys tmh spirit. Lahrikl is ”tmh mjph jd tmh wjrè’, gut, if tmis ìdh, mjph mls thhtm.

<779.

( stlrt )

Nje. Yju ahftijf tmlt flah, phjp`h ejf’t wlft tj rhle yjur wjrc lfyajrh. Umhdlkt tmis is tmh klsh is hviehfkh jd Nje’s Hxisthfkh lfe sh`d -hviehfkh tj l``. Jd kjursh, idyju alch tmlt pjift, phjp`h ejf’t wlft tj rhle yjur wjrc, lfe id yju alch tmlt pjift, phjp`h ejf’t rhle yjur wjrc lfyajrh…hthrfl` rhnrhssijf…Klpitlìzifn wjres is oust lsriscy.

(hfe )

^mlt ej yju ej witm tmis cife jd lrnuahft:

<7;2. I wjfehr sjahtiahs id Kmristilfs lrh hvhf tryifn. Ajst kj``lpsh ufehr tmh whinmtjd tmhj`jnikl` quhstijfs lfswhrhe if Umh Nrhlt Eivjrkh gy K.[. @hwis, l siap`y gjjclfyjfh kjuè rhle if lf mjur. Yhs, I wlft Kmristilfity tj dli`, gut tmh wjrè isf’tiaprjvhe gy stupie Ltmhists. Djr tmh slch jd Fjf-Ghìhd, I wism Kmristilfs wjuè lt `hlsttry tj ghìhvh.

<7;<. I wjfehr wmlt tmhy ahlf wmhf tmhy sly tmhy mlvh l phrsjfl` rh`ltijfsmip witmNje, shhifn tmlt Nje isf’t rhl`.

<7;7. I lsche ay stuehft mjw smh kjuè sly ”Nje @jvhs mhr’ ldthr rhleifn tmh DirstUhstlahft, lfe smh tjè ah if tmh slah wly tmlt smh kjuè sly l dltmhr `jvhe mis kmièldthr l splfcifn. Wh`ltivh tj Hthrfity, wmlt wh ainmt kl`` ”aurehr’ is hquivl`hft tjrhlsjflg`h eiskipìfh. I lsche mhr id smh cfhw mjw ifshfsitivh smh wls lfe smh slie tmlt Ismjuè chhp if aife tmlt smh wls sphlcifn if thras jd ”rh`ltivity’. [ifkh difith ghifn is gut l vlpjr kjaplrhe tj Hthrfity, lfy ”pufismahft’ tmlt Nje ehl`s jut tj tmis wjrè wi`` gh ifdifith`y ifsinfidiklft tj tmh N`jry jd Hthrfity, lfe id tmlt ”pufismahft’ hquips phjp`htj ufehrnj Hthrfl` Gìss lfe djr tmh wjrè tj gh Whehhahe, tmjunm it aly shha kruh`drja jur phrsphktivh, rh`ltivh tj Hthrfity, fjt ehlìfn jut tmh ”pufismahft’ wjuè ghEhajfik (chhp if aife tmlt tmh fhhe djr ”pufismahft’ lfe sukm shhaifn`y plrlejxikl`situltijfs is l rhsu`t jd ”tmh Dl``’, wmikm mualfs kmjsh). Ehajfik, djr Nje tj rhdrlifdrja tmh ”pufismahft’ wjuè gh djr Nje tj ”Fjt Gh Njje’, lfe mhfkh djr Nje tjKjaait [uikieh (lfe djr l`` tj khlsh tj gh). Mhfkh, djr tmh slch jd Ghifn/ghifn, Njeaust ”pufism’. Ay stuehft tmhf fjthe mjw tmh jf`y tiah it wjuè gh hvhf dlir tj hfthrtliftmh pjssigiìty tmlt Nje wls ”kruh`’ is if rhnlre tj phjp`h njifn tj Mh``, gut it’s iapjrtlfttj rhahaghr tmlt Nje ejhsf’t [hfe phjp`h tj Mh`` sj aukm ls tmhy shfe tmhash`vhs, lfetmlt id Mh`` alchs pjssig`h Fhw Ohrusl`ha, tj fjt l``jw Mh`` wjuè gh djr Nje tj Fjt GhNjje. I lsche ay stuehft id smh wls lktul``y lwlrh jd tmh mjrrjrs ehpikthe if tmh DirstUhstlahft, lfe smh ìhe lfe slie smh wls. I lsche mhr id smh cfhw id smh wls lgsure, lfesmh tmlt wls l altthr jd phrsphktivh.



<7;;. Ajrlìzifn klf ruif kritikl` tmifcifn.

<7;5. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt, if tmh gin pikturh, Nje’s Kl`` is aust hlsihr tmlf dj``jwifntmh wlys jd tmh wjrè. Mjwhvhr, Nje’s Kl`` usul``y mls lf iaaheilth eiddiku`ty `hvh` jd

”5’, phr sh, wmi`h tmh wjrè’s plif, tmjunm kjftiful`, fhvhr nhts lgjvh ”;’. Mjwhvhr,wmi`h tmh mlresmip stjps ldthr ìsthfifn tj Nje, tmh eiddiku`tihs jd tmh wjrè fhvhr hfe, sjwmi`h Nje’s Kl`` is lf iaaheilth ”2, 5, 2, 2, htk.’, phr sh, tmh wjrè is l ”<, 7, ;, 7, htk.’.Mhfkh, tmh tjtl` eiddiku`ty jd tmh wjrè is aukm nrhlthr , tmjunm Nje’s Kl`` is ajrheiddiku`t if lf ifstlft. Umis is wmy tmjsh wmj shtt`h witm ”iaaheilth nrltidikltijf’ strunn`htj dj``jw Nje.

<7;8. Djr l`` its prjg`has, tmhj`jny is lt `hlst hfthrtlififn.

<7;4. Whìnijf is tmh ajst iapjrtlft tmifn if tmh wjrè, rhnlre`hss wmlt yju ghìhvh. Fjtmifn mls ejfh ajrh lfe wjrsh djr alf. Gut ejf’t tmifc tmlt iapjrtlft tmifns lrh

fhkhsslri`y njje.

<7;>. Mh`` is wmlt alchs tmifns ghtthr ‛ jr sj it shhas tj ah tmlt’s wmlt Kmristilfs ghìhvh.

<7;=. Jf Nhfhsis? I mlvh vjaithe3 gh druitdu` lfe au`tip`y.

<7;9. Kmristilfs prjohkt jftj salrt phjp`h l ghìhd tmlt tmhy klf oustidy rhìnijf lfehxp`lif l`` tmh tmhj`jnikl` plrlejxhs, if jrehr tj jvhrkjah hxisthftil` ufkhrtlifty. Gut phrmlps Ltmhists ej tmh slah tmifns. Rhrmlps wh l`` ej it tj ìvh witm jur sh`vhs.

<752. Id Ohsus is hvhrywmhrh, tmhf Ohsus is if jur mhles.

<75<. Yjur pmi`jsjpmikl` prhaishs lrh yjur duturh, sj id yju tmifc ìdh is suddhrifn, yjuwi`` suddhr

<757. Mhrhsy is mhl`tmy.

<75;. It shhas ìch Nje jf`y tl`cs tj phjp`h wmj ìsthf tj Mia. Gut alygh tmlt’s oust ghklush yju fhvhr shh iflktijf jr mhlr sjahjfh tl`c lgjut l vjikh if tmhir mhle tmlt tmhytmifc is ialniflry

<755. Umhy lkt ìch tmh Gig`h [lvhs ajrh sj tmlf Kmrist.

<758. Ejhs Nje `jvh suddhrifn: It surh shhas tmlt wlys.

<754. I tjè l stuehft tmlt tmh iehl jd hthrfl` ìdh mjrridihe ah, lfe smh smlrhe ayshftiahft. Mjwhvhr, smh k`liahe tmlt smh wls `jjcifn djrwlre tj Hthrfl` @idh, lfe I tjèmhr yju kjuèf’t klpitlìzh yjur wly iftj Rlrleish.



<75>. I wjfehr id Kmristilfs `jvh Nje sj aukm tmlt tmhy wjuè l`` kjaait suikieh id mhwhrh tj eih: ^mlt is ìdh witmjut wmlt alchs ìdh iapjrtlft tj yju:

<75=. Mjw klf tmhsh Kmristilfs gh aleh ”Rhrdhkt if @jvh’ id tmhy’rh l`wlys ldrlietmhy’rh fjt grifnifn Nje n`jry:

<759. I fjt vhry kjfsisthft witm ay tmhj`jnikl` `lfnulnh? tmh klpitlìzltijf is oust tjjrlfeja. Gut I ejugt tmhsh stuehfts nht it rinmt hvhry tiah hitmhr. I suppjsh tmhiaphrdhktijf djrkhs kritikl` tmifcifn.

<782. If Alttmhw 7>?52, tmh krjwe alchs l siap`h rhquhst jd Kmrist? ”Id yju’rh tmh [jfjd Nje, kjah ejwf drja tmh krjss’. ^ls tmis tjj aukm tj lsc jd Nje: I klffjt ghìhvhtmhrh is l Nje wmj klffjt ej siap`h tlscs. Yht sj alfy klf, hvhf tmjunm tmhy mlvh krihejut witm kmièìch dlitm lfe ghhf infjrhe. ^my: Infjrlfkh aust gh gìss. I wjuèf’tcfjw.

<78<. Mh``? tj gh rhifklrflthe ls l Kmristilf.

<787. I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt tj thlkm kmièrhf lgjut Nje is tj thlkm tmha tj gh hsklpists,lfe tmh stuehfts tjè ah tmlt id Nje Hxists, tj fjt thlkm tmha lgjut Nje is tj hfkjurlnhtmha tj hsklph rhlìty. Id Nje Ejhsf’t Hxist, ghìhd if Mia is hsklpisa3 id Mh Ejhs,ltmhisa is hsklpisa. Hsklpisa is rh`ltivh.

<78;. Umhy tjè ah tmlt dlitm is ìch l prhnflfky, tmlt wmhf yju’rh dirst prhnflft, yju’vhkmlfnhe ifsieh, gut klf’t shh lfy eiddhrhfkh. Lfe id yju fhvhr mhlre jd prhnflft lfe slwyjur drihfe prhnflft, yju wjuè tmifc tmhrh wls sjahtmifn thrrig`y wrjfn witm tmha.Umlt tmhy whrh ehdjrahe. Umlt tmhy mle aleh sjah thrrig`h aistlch. Yht witmjut tmisehdjraity, tmhrh wjuè gh fj ìdh. I sjahtiahs wjfehr wmy Kmristilfs lrh sj njje ltkjaifn up witm ialnhs tj ehpikt tmhir ghìhds, wmhf Nje shhas sj lnlifst nrlvhf ialnhs.

<785. I lsche ay stuehfts wmy sj dhw ghìhvhrs hxmigithe tmh @jvh jd Kmrist, lfe tmhytjè ah tmlt id yju mle l th`hvisijf lsshag`he 99.9% kjrrhkt`y gut whrh aissifn jfh plrt,tmh th`hvisijf wjuèf’t wjrc.

<788. Umhy tjè ah Nje is mjèifn jut l prhshft djr us lfe wmhfhvhr wh lrish tj nht it,wh dl`` glkc iftj jur shlt. @ich tmhrh is sjahtmifn wrjfn witm us.

<784. Id yju klf sj`vh yjur ginnhst prjg`has witm l vhrsh jut jd tmh Gig`h, yju’rh prjg`has prjglg`y lrhf’t vhry gin.

<78>. @ich Elvie Mh`dlfe, ”I mlvh djufe it hxtrhah`y kjadjrtlg`h tj ìvh ay ìdh witmjutlfy rhd`hktijf jf tmh fjtijf jd wmhtmhr Nje smjuè hxist jr fjt. Xfti` it’s tmrjwf if jfh’sdlkh S…Q wmikm I dife ehhp`y sklry’. ”^mhrh la I:’ ‛ fjw tmlt’s lf ifthrhstifn quhstijf.Umh lfswhr: Jxdjre.

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<78=. Umhrh is l eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf cfjw`henh lgjut sjahtmifn lfe iehftidikltijf witmit. I cfjw lgjut Nje, gut tmhy shh tmhash`vhs ls Mis kmièrhf.

<789. Umhy lkt ìch tmh Krjss is tmh Urhh jd @idh.

<742. @isthf tj ieijts? tmhy wi`` th`` yju wmlt tj lvjie.

<74< Uj gjrrjw wjres drja îèh, ”tmh prialry lia jd tmh kritik is tj shh tmh jgohkt ls itrhl``y is fjt’, lfe tmh ghìhvhr is tmh kritik jd tmh ghlutidu`, njje, lfe truh. Id yju ejf’twlft tj cfjw wmlt tmjsh tmifns lrh, lsc tmh ghìhvhr, tmh alsthr jd lpjpmltik vitl.

<747. Ay stuehfts wlrf tmh wjrè fjt tj djrslch ”tmh dl`` jd alf’ sj tmlt it wi`` fjt ghkjah priehdu`, gut it is tmhy wmj mlvh dl``hf. Ghìhd, tj l`ùeh tj Ahrtjf, is oustsjahtmifn yju ”dl`` iftj’, ìch l swiaaifn pjj`. Id yju sìp iftj it, yju hitmhr muaiìlthyjursh`d jr grhlc yjur fhkc. Jfkh yju ghnif tj dl``, yju klf jf`y prly tmlt yju lrh glptizhe, gut fjt gy tmh [pirit.

<74;. It is kl``he ”tmh [hrajf jf tmh Ajuft’ gut it shhas tj ah tj tlch p`lkh jf l mi``. Isuppjsh tmh ”ajuft’ is tmh thlkmifns, wmikm lrh aukm ajrh ifsurajuftlg`h tmlf tmh `lwsAjshs grjunmt ejwf drja At. [ifli.

<745. I sjahtiahs wjrry tmlt tmh rhlsjf tmh ^hst mls ghhf sj sukkhssdu` is ghklush jd tmhMhnhìlf eil`hktik jd ”Ltmhfs lfe Ohrusl`ha’, lfe tmlt id Ohrusl`ha whrh tj dl``, ku`turhwjuè eih. If tmh Hlst, ”Ltmhfs’ lfe ”Ohrusl`ha’ shha tj ”1’, wmi`h if tmh ^hst, tmhyhxist if l thfsijf tmlt ufidihs, grhlcs ejwf, rhufijfs, lfe sj jf, rhsu`tifn if prjnrhss.^juè ku`turh survivh id Ohrusl`ha eief’t:

<748. ^h lrh hlnhr tj eiskjuft tmifchrs (ls rlkists, Ltmhists, Kmristilfs, Flzis, htk.) ghklush wh mlvh tjj aukm tj tmifc lgjut l`rhley. Umh ajrh wh klf nht jdd tmh p`lth, tmhminmhr tmh kmlfkh wh difism jur kjursh.

<744. ^my eie Kmrist nivh us thlkmifns tmlt lrh iapjssig`h tj ìvh gy:

<74>. L rhlsjf phjp`h nrlvitlth tjwlre skihfkh is ghklush skihftidik iehls lrh fjt vihwhels hajtijfl` jutpjurifns jd tmh sju`, wmi`h pjhtry is3 mhfkh, wmlt yju sly if yjur pjhtryis hqulthe tj wmlt yju lrh ”tru`y’ dhhìfn, wmi`h wmlt yju eiskjvhr if skihfkh iskjfsiehrhe ifehphfehft jd yjursh`d. Kjfshquhft`y, id yju sly sjahtmifn fimiìstik if l pjha, phjp`h wi`` wjrry lgjut yju, gut id yju eiskjvhr sjahtmifn fimiìstik if yjurstueihs, phjp`h wi`` rltmhr wjrry lgjut tmhir jwf p`lkhs if tmh wjrè (wmikm is wmlt tmh pjht mjphs tj lkkjapìsm).

<74=. L stuehft lsche ah id, if jrehr tj cfjw I mle fj rhlsjf tj ghìhvh if Nje, I wjuèfhhe tj cfjw tmh rhlsjf djr ghìhvifn if Nje, tj mhfkh cfjw I ejf’t mlvh it, wmikm,kjfshquhft`y, wjuè ahlf I eie mlvh l rhlsjf tj ghìhvh if Nje. I tjè tmh stuehft tmlthvhf id I eie mlvh l rhlsjf, I wjuèf’t mlvh tj lsshft tj it I mlvh rhlsjf tj tmifc tmh wjrèis d`lt ghklush it `jjcs d`lt, gut tmlt ejhsf’t ahlf I smjuè ghìhvh sukm is tmh klsh. Uj

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tmis, ay stuehft lsche ah id it wjuè gh tmh klsh tmlt, `lkcifn l`` thkmfj`jny tj eiskjvhrtmh wjrè wls rjufe lfe kjfsiehrifn I mle rhlsjf tj ghìhvh tmh wjrè wls d`lt ifkjfkjrelfkh witm mjw tmh wjrè `jjche, wjuèf’t it gh irrltijfl` tj ghìhvh jtmhrwish: Ilsche ay stuehft wmlt mis pjift wls lfe mh slie siap`y tmlt wmlt is rhlsjflg`h isf’tfhkhsslri`y wmlt’s truh, tmlt it’s fjt njje tj kjfd`lth tmh twj. I lnrhhe.

<749. Ejhs tmh d`hsm nrlvitlth tjwlre sif lfe fjf-ghìhd: It shhas tmh jppjsith.

<7>2. L stuehft lsche ah mjw wh kjuè hvhr th`` wmhrh tmh alsc hfes lfe tmh dlkh ghnifs, wmhrh tmh fjuahfjf eiviehs drja tmh pmhfjahfjf: I tjè mhr I eief’t cfjw, lfesmh tjè ah tmlt it wls iapjssig`h witmjut Kmrist, witmjut l ”Nje-hfthrifn-tmh-wjrè’. [mh slie tmlt witmif l systha, tmhrh is fj wly tj th`` tmh plrts jd tmh systha lplrt uf`hsssjahtmifn jutsieh jd it kjahs if ls tmh stlfelre gy wmikm eivisijf klf gh ehthraifhe.Djr hxlap`h, if systha x, x klffjt gh ehdifhe ls x uf`hss it hfkjufthrs y, lnlifst wmikmeiddhrhfkhs klf gh ehthraifhe. If hfkjufthrifn y, x klf ehdifh itsh`d ls x lfe durtmhrajrhehthraifh tmh wlys if wmikm it is ahlfifndu``y x, ifsthle jd y. Mhfkh, if tmh wjrè, x,

uf`hss y hfthrs x, x klffjt cfjw y. I tjè ay stuehft tmlt I eief’t ufehrstlfe l wjre tmltsmh wls slyifn.

<7><. Fj jfh wmj is cieflpphe tmifcs tmhy lrh njifn tj gh cieflpphe3 fj jfh hvhr tmifcsit wi`` mlpphf tj tmha. Umh kmlfkh is sj sìa. I dhlr tmlt Kmristilfs, wmj ghìhvh if Nje’sRrjthktijf, lrh ajrh prjfh tj tmis ”it wi`` fhvhr mlpphf tj ah’ dl``lky tmhf Ltmhists. Idyju tmifc Nje mls l p`lf djr yju, yju’`` gh ajrh klrh`hss. Umhf lnlif, phrmlps tmjsh wmjtmifc ìdh is ahlfifn`hss wjf’t klrh tj gh klrhdu`.

<7>7. I rhaifehe ay stuehfts tmlt rhìnijf, fjt Ltmhisa, wls rhspjfsig`h djr tmhMj`jklust, kjfsiehrifn tmlt tmh Flzis whrh ajtivlthe gy Kmristilfity. Uj tmis, aystuehfts lsche id tmh Kmurkm kjuè pjssig`y jrkmhstrl tmh Mj`jklust witmjut tmh [tlth:Umhy fjthe tmlt ajst rhìnijus ltrjkitihs whrh glkche lfe djrkhe gy tmh [tlth3 it wlsf’ttmlt tmlt tmh rhìnijfs whrh kjrrupthe gy rhìnijf, gut tmlt rhìnijfs whrh kjrrupthe gy tmh[tlth. Durtmhrajrh, tmh eivieh ghtwhhf ”tmh shku`lr’ lfe ”tmh rhìnijus’ is l rltmhr fhwifvhftijf3 if tmh plst, tmhy aixhe. Id tmhrh wls vij`hfkh, it wls ”shku`lr/rhìnijusvij`hfkh’, fjt ”rhìnijus jr shku`lr vij`hfkh’. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt I smjuè rhle UmhAytm jd Whìnijus Tij`hfkh gy Klvlflunm, lfe I tjè tmha tmlt tmhir lfswhr eief’tleerhss Flzisa. I tjè tmha Kmristilfity glkche Flzisa lfe ajtivlthe tmh Mj`jklust,lfe tmhy tjè ah tmlt hvhf id I wls rinmt, tmis sjrt jd rhìnijus kjrruptijf wls jf`y pjssig`h if lf Ltmhistik, Elrwif, pjsitivistik wjrè ‛ rhìnijf kjuè jf`y gh phrvhrthe lssukm jf tmh glkcerjp jd Ltmhisa lfe Elrwifisa. If jtmhr wjres, ay stuehfts tjè ah,tmh 72tm khftury is wmhf rhìnijus kjrruptijf wls kj`jrhe fjt jf`y gy tmh [tlth (ls it mleif tmh plst), gut l`sj gy Elrwifisa, Ltmhisa, lfe [kihftisa. Umis ”fhw rhìnijuskjrruptijf’ wls iapjssig`h witmjut tmhsh Ltmhistik djrkhs, lfe sj tmhsh djrkhs whrhrhspjfsig`h djr tmh nrhlthst mjr rjrs if mualf mistjry. I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt tmhy klf’t g`lah hvhrytmifn jf Elrwif, lfe tmhy tjè ah I kjuèf’t g`lah hvhrytmifn jf Kmrist. Ifjthe tmlt ghìhd lfe skihfkh whrh eiddhrhft altthrs, lfe tmhy tjè ah tmlt ghìhd klf turfiftj skihfkh. I eief’t ufehrstlfe wmlt tmhy ahlft.

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<7>;. It mls ghhf grjunmt tj ay ltthftijf tmlt Kmlr`hs Alrsm if mis Gjfmjhddhr gijnrlpmy, [trlfnh N`jry, sunnhsthe tmh pjssigiìty tmlt Gjfmjhddhr wls nly. I wjfehr idAlrsm wls ajrl``y jgìnlthe lfe/jr ”kjaph``he gy Kmrist’ tj sunnhst tmis if jrehr tj mh`pmjajshxulìty lfe/jr tmh jpprhsshe (nivhf jd kjursh tmlt tmhrh wls hviehfkh oustidyifntmis k`lia): ^ls Alrsm jgìnlthe gy Kmrist tj ”pjift jut’ tmis pjssigiìty: Uj risc ghifn

mlthe:

<7>5. Id tmh ufivhrsh hxists witmjut Nje, shhifn tmlt tmh ufivhrsh klah iftj hxisthfkh lfetmlt Hvjùtijf nlvh rish tj us, it is prjglg`h tmlt tmh L`thrfltivh ^jrè tmhjry is truh,kjfsiehrifn tmh ”difh turfifn’ jd tmh ufivhrsh. Uj tmis `jnik, ay stuehfts sunnhsthe tmlt phrmlps Nje’s Krhltijf wls Krhlthe klìgrlthe tj ifkuglth ifdifith wjrès tj jkkur lfeeyflaikl``y krhlth tmhash`vhs (vil rhlìzifn wmlt tmhy whrh ”l`wlys-Krhlthe-tj-Gh/Ls’).Rhrmlps, tmhy sunnhsthe, Nje Krhlthe l eyflaik systha if wmikm ifdifith pjthftil`s lfewjrès hahrnh lfe lrh rhlìzhe: Rhrmlps Nje Krhlthe tmh kjfeitijfs if wmikm hftitihs, gytmhir wi``s, wjuè klush l`` pjssig`h ghifns (mhfkh alcifn l`` ghifns ”hxist’ rh`ltivh tjHthrfity): If ìfh witm Lquifls, wmj k`liahe tmlt Nje Krhlthe l ”kmlif jd ghifns’ if

wmikm l`` pjssig`h ghifns lrh rhlìzhe `hst tmh Krhlthe Jrehr aiss l eiahfsijf jd ghifnlfe gh `hss njje tmhf it kjuè gh, phrmlps Nje ìchwish Krhlthe ifdifith ufivhrshs, djr idtmh Krhlthe Jrehr aisshe l pjssig`h ufivhrsh, tmh Krhlthe Jrehr wjuè gh `hss njje tmhfit kjuè gh: Durtmhrajrh, tmhy tjè ah tmlt Nje kjuè phrmlps ”pu``s’ Hvjùtijf (jd x)iftj tmh ”ghst’ pjssig`h djrau`ltijf (jd x) rh`ltivh tj l`` L`thrfltivh ^jrè (lfe wmlt is pjssig`h witmjut kj``lpsifn hvhrytmifn), if ìfh witm tmh Lristjth ilf iehl jd tmh ”DirstAjvhr’ lfe/jr tmh ”Difl` Klush’. Id Hvjùtijf is sj djrkhe ejwf l pltm jd prjglgiìty(wmikm shhas ìch`y kjfsiehrifn tmh iaprjglgiìty jd Hvjùtijf nivifn rish tj wmltHvjùtijf mls nivhf rish tj, ls pjifthe jut gy Umjals Flnh` if Aife lfe Kjsajs), Njewjuè gh ^mj Krhlthe tmlt ”ajè’ lt tmh hfe lfe Gh-^mj-Ajvhe Hvjùtijf ejwf tmlt pltm jd prjglgiìty (phrmlps ìch l `lw jd `jnik). I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt sphku`ltijfsfhvhr aleh l nhfius.

<7>8. ^mhf tmjsh Gigìkl` prjpmhts `jjche iftj tmh wjrè lfe slw [ltlfisa shizifn tmhwjrè, eie tmhy rhlìzh it wjuè hfthr tmrjunm muajr lfe pjìtikl` kjrrhktfhss: ^juètmlt mlvh altthrhe tj tmha: Umh ialnhs ghdjrh tmhir hyhs wjuè mlvh ghhf tmh slah3 tmhrhlsjfs djr tmhir lpphlrifn, shkjfelry. Yhs, I rhlìzh tmh [ltlfik Uhap`h, if rhspjfsh tjkjurts slyifn Kmristilfs klf eisshaiflth Gig`hs if skmjj`s, mls ehkiehe tmhy wjuèeisshaiflth [ltlfik Kmièrhf’s Gjjcs’, ls l wly tj sunnhst tmlt rhìnijfs smjuèf’t ghl``jwhe tj ej tmis (tmis slah nrjup mle l [ltlf stltuh put if drjft jd l kjurt-mjush ldthr l ouenh slie l krjss kjuè nj tmhrh). Umh [ltlfists wlft tj alch l pjift tmlt tmhKjfstitutijf is ghtthr shrvhe wmhf ”tmh [tlth’ lfe ”tmh Kmurkm’ lrh shplrlth. Gut I ejf’ttmifc tmjsh Gigìkl` prjpmhts, `jjcifn iftj tmh duturh, wjuè mlvh cfjwf tmis jr klrhe.Umh hfe is tmh slah? [ltlfisa sprhles. Umis isf’t tj sly I ejf’t syapltmizh witm tmh[ltlfists, jf`y tmlt ‛

<7>4. Fj tmrhh-`htthr wjre is ajrh kjst`y tj ush if l gjjc tmlf ”Nje’.

<7>>. Lpplrhft`y, tmh Ltjfhahft wjrcs gy alcifn it sj tmlt Nje klf Djrnivh tmh wjrèwitmjut Mis Nrlkh Kjftrleiktifn Mis Oustikh (wmikm wjuè lcif tj Nje Kjaaittifn



[uikieh). Durtmhrajrh, lpplrhft`y, it isf’t sj aukm jur drhh wi`` tmlt elafs us sj aukm lsit is us drhh`y wi`ìfn ”tmlt-wmikm-Nje-Aust-Rufism-us-djr-ejifn’, mhfkh alcifn it Njetmlt Ghlrs tmh ^hinmt jd tmh Dl``, ajrh sj tmlf us. Lpplrhft`y, tmis is tmh rhspjfshKmristilfs mlvh djr tmjsh wmj tmifc drhh wi`` isf’t ”rjgust’ hfjunm tj ghlr rhspjfsigiìtydjr ”Umh Dl``’ (djr Nje khrtlif`y is sj rjgust). I shha tj gh ghkjaifn l tmhj`jnilf gy

jsajsis.

<7>=. It’s ifthrhstifn tj tmifc tmlt tmh rikm alf Kmrist aht wjuè gh pjjrhr tmlf tmh pjjrhst Lahriklf ‛ mh mle fj th`hvisijf, fj kh`` pmjfh, fj ifthrfht, htk. îtm tmlt alf ifaife, Kmrist slie ”it is hlsihr djr l klah` tj nht tmrjunm tmh hyh jd l fhhe`h tmlf djr l rikmalf tj hfthr Mhlvhf’. Umjunm Kmrist eief’t sly it wls iapjssig`h, mh fjthe it wls lkml``hfnh djr tmh rikm tj gh [lvhe. Yht gy ”rikm alf’, mh ahlft sjahjfh wmj wls pjjrkjaplrhe tj ajehrf Lahriklfs, sj I suppjsh it is iapjssig`h djr Lahriklfs tj gh [lvhe.Id lfy jd tmha lrh, it’s l airlk`h. Durtmhrajrh, I dife it ifthrhstifn mjw sifkh hvhryjfh ifLahrikl is rikm, tmh rltijflìzh tmh vhrsh lgjut tmh rikm alf lwly3 mjwhvhr, sifkh fjthvhryjfh is @NGU, Kmristilfs ejf’t rltijflìzh tmh prjg`haltik vhrshs if Wjalfs. @lst`y,

I dife it ifthrhstifn mjw tmh eiskip`hs rhspjfe ldthr Kmrist sphlcs jd tmh rikm alf? tmhy sly”wmj klf gh [lvhe:’, ls id iap`yifn tmhy lrh rikm, lfe id tmh eiskip`hs klf’t gh [lvhe,mjw kjuè lfyjfh: Lfe tj tmis Kmrist slys ”wmlt is iapjssig`h djr alf isf’t iapjssig`hdjr Nje’. I wjfehr? is it hlsihr djr l klahrl` tj nht tmrjunm tmh hyh jd l fhhe`h tmlf djr lf@NGU tj gh [lvhe: I suppjsh sj, ls witm lfy siffhr (ls witm lfyjfh), gut ”wmlt’siapjssig`h djr alf isf’t iapjssig`h djr Nje’. I nuhss I oust dife it ifthrhstifn mjwKmristilfs tmifc. Hvhryjfh rltijflìzhs, gut fjt l`` rltijflìzltijf is hqul`. [jah lrhajrh ifthrhstifn tmlf jtmhrs.

<7>9. Ay stuehfts k`lia tmlt Fihtzskmh tmjunmt Kmristilfity wls l ”s`lvh ajrlìty’,dliìfn tj rhlìzh tmlt Kmrist is tmh jf`y wly tj hsklph it.

<7=2. If Nje, hvhryjfh is [lvhe3 jutsieh Nje, hvhryjfh is Elafhe. If Nje,Xfivhrslìsa is truh3 jutsieh Nje, Lfti-Xfivhrslìsa is truh.

<7=<. Mh`` smjuèf’t ajrh ifthrhstifn tmlf Mhlvhf.

<7=7. Umh Kmurkm ejhsf’t ply l`` its prhlkmhrs, djr it ejhsf’t ply its lrtists.

<7=;. I ejf’t tmifc l sifn`h Kmristilf smjuè hvlfnhìzh ufti` tmhy mlvh hxphrihfkhe lìtt`h Ausìa gjy th`ìfn tmha lgjut mjw tmhy fhhe L``lm tj gh [lvhe.

<7=5. [wjres lrh upsieh-ejwf krjsshs.

<7=8. Ojlf Njèghrn is kjrrhkt? spiritulìsa alchs jur ifstifkts jur skripturh.

<7=4. Hvlfnhìsa witmjut hapltmy dli`s.

<7=>. Id yju’rh fjt ghifn trlfsdjrahe gy tmh Gig`h, yju’rh rhleifn it wrjfn. If jtmhrwjres, it smjuè kmlfnh yju iftj lf Ltmhist.



<7==. Mjw alfy Elrwifs, Dlu`cfhrs, lfe Muahs eihe ghdjrh lfyjfh kjuè cfjw tmhirflahs:

<7=9. Id hvhrytmifn mlpphfs djr l rhlsjf, wmlt is tmh rhlsjf djr hvhrytmifn mlpphfifn djr

l rhlsjf:

<792. L`` pmi`jsjpmy `hkturhs stlrt jdd k`liaifn tmlt l pmi`jsjpmhr mls ghhfaisufehrstjje.

<79<. Klf l `jvh hxthfehe tj l`` mualfs sti`` gh kl``he `jvh, jr is tmh kjfkhpt tmhfrhfehrhe ahlfifn`hss: Gut phrmlps l `jvh jd mualfity tmlt rhsu`ts drja tmh tjtlìty jdhlkm phrsjf `jvifn jfh phrsjf wjuè fjt gh l `jvh tmlt wls hapty.

<797. L stuehft tjè ah it is iapjssig`h tj gh lf Ltmhist if l wjrè wmhrh yju klffjt shhlf ialnh jd tmh Nrlfe Klfyjf ghdjrh hxphrihfkifn it.

<79;. Fj jfh tjè Rhthr mh wjuè sifc id mh eief’t chhp mis hyhs jf Kmrist.

<795. Umhy dife Kmrist ghlutidu` ls Fihtzskmh djufe tmh Nrhhcs3 ls Fihtzskmh wlfthe tjhsklph tj Lfkihft Nrhhkh, tmhy wlft tj hsklph tj Mhlvhf. Umhy shha tj tmifc tmh htmiklìs ghlutidu` ajrh sj tmlf njje3 tmhy wlft tj gh ghlutidu` phjp`h, l phjp`h wmj lkkhpt ìdhlfe its suddhrifn, ajrh sj tmlf l mlppy phjp`h. Urlnikl``y. Gut ls Cihrchnllre wjfehrhelgjut ”ghifn rhlsjflg`h’, wmy gh ghlutidu`: Umhrh is fj rhlsjf, jf`y haptifhss. I tmifc Fihtzskmh wls rinmt? Kmristilfity is fimiìstik, djr it p`lkhs ls tmh minmhst vlùh tmhehvlùifn jd jfh’s sh`d lfe wjrè. Whlsjflg`y.

<798. Is dlkifn it tmh jf`y wly tj prhplrh djr ejja:

<794. Kmristilf ajvihs lrh sj gle tmlt I sjahtiahs wjfehr id Ltmhists aleh tmha tjalch Kmristilfs `jjc ìch ieijts.

<79>. Umhy lrh l`wlys prlyifn djr wiseja, lfe tmhir `lkc jd wiseja sphlcs vjùahslgjut wmj lfswhrs tmhir prlyhrs.

<79=. Lkkjreifn tj [lift Uhrhsl jd Lvi`l, hvhry eiddiku`ty if prlyhr sthas drja jfh dltl`d`lw? prlyifn ls id Nje whrh lgshft. Kmristilfs kjfstlft`y alch tmis ehle`y aistlch, ghklush tmhrh is fj Nje. Ury prlyifn wmi`h yju ”dl`` iftj l swiaaifn pjj`’ id yju ejf’t ghìhvh ah. Nje wjf’t slvh yju drja grhlcifn yjur fhkc.

<799. Gut tmhy’rh mypjkriths? tmhy k`lia tmhy ejf’t dhlr ehltm, gut it’s l`` tmhy hvhr tl`clgjut. ”SUmhirQ dhlr jd ehltm is rhl``y dhlr jd Stmhir sh`vhsQ? shh wmlt it is drja wmikm yjulrh d`hhifn’ (Ahrtjf)!

<;22. ”^mlt is tmh mhlrt jd l SnjeQ kjaplrhe tj tmh mhlrt jd l alf:’ (îèh’s Finmtifnl`h)

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<;2<. It’s fjt truh ghklush it ”mls l `jfn @ltif flah’.

<;27. Lkkjreifn tj Glrt Hmralf, tmh Mhgrhw Rmi`jsjpmhr wls l rhl`, mistjrikl` phrsjf3 idtmh [hkjfe Uhstlahft wls kjap`hth`y aleh up, fj jfh wjuè mlvh aleh up l stjry

lgjut tmh Ahssilm ghifn krukidihe. Jf tmh jtmhr mlfe, Kmrist is l ìh ehrivhe drja djrnheejkuahfts. Jd kjursh, tmis ejhsf’t ahlf tmh Gig`h klf’t kmlfnh phjp`hs’ ìvhs djr njje ‛ it’s ìch [tlr ^lrs.

<;2;. Umhy wly wh supprhss tmh skihfkh jd nhfhtiks if dhlr jd ehthraifisa rhaifes ahjd mjw rhìnijf supprhsshs Hvjùtijfs.

<;25. Jxy-ajrjf.

<;28. H.J. î`sjf ghìhvhs tmlt tmh skihfkhs, tmh sjkil` skihfkhs, lfe tmh lrts wi``hvhftul``y ahrnh tjnhtmhr iftj wmlt mh kl``s ”kjfsiìhfkh’, ufidyifn l`` cfjw`henh. Umis

”Umhjry jd Hvhrytmifn’ wi`` gh tmh krjwfifn lkmihvhahft jd mualf tmjunmt. I wjfehrtmjunm id if l Rjstajehrf ^jrè id tmjsh ifdùhfkhe gy Ehrriel wi`` vihw tmis ls l”suphrstrukturh’ wmikm jpprhsshs aifjritihs lfe djrkhs l`` trutms tj kjfdjra iftj it: LsEhrriel wjrche tj thlr ejwf l`` ahtlpmysikl` strukturhs iftj wmikm l`` pmhfjahfjf whrhdjrkhe tj dit, wjuè Ehrriel wjrc tj thlr ejwf l strukturh jd kjfsiìhfkh: Gut id skihfkhlkmihvhs tmlt hfe, jf wmikm nrjufes wjuè Ehrriel thlr it ejwf: ^juè mh k`lia, lsWikmlre Elwcifs slys wh aust hvj`vh jut jd tmh grutlìty jd hvjùtijf lfe Mhiehnnhrslys wh aust ush ahtlpmysiks tj trlfskhfe ahtlpmysiks, tmlt wh aust ajvh ghyjfekjfsiìhfkh if lkmihvifn kjfsiìhfkh: Rhrmlps tmh jpprhssijf Ehrriel wls kjfkhrfhelgjut is uflvjielg`h: Rhrmlps l ely wi`` kjah wmhf tmjsh wmj eislnrhh witm skihfkh,siap`y mlvh tj kmlfnh:

<;24. Kmurkm shhas tj gh tmh jf`y tmifn Nje ejhs if tmh wjrè.

<;2>. Umh ghst flah djr Nje I cfjw jd is ”Umh Xfsphlclg`h Lfswhr’.

<;2=. ”Nje’ is tmh ajst dlajus wjre wh mlvh, lfe it sinfidihs tmh hvhft eurifn wmikmmualfity rhlìzhs tmlt tmh wjre sinfidihs fjtmifn.

<;29. Uj lglsh jfh’s slvijr is tj lglsh jfh’s sh`d.

<;<2. I `jvh tmhsh stuehfts wmj ehstrjy tmhash`vhs, lfe djr tmis `jvh, I suddhr nrhlt`y. I sj`jvh tmha tmlt I nivh tmha ay tiah lfe tirh`hss hddjrt, djr wmjsjhvhr ìsthfs tj ah sml``fjt dli`, gut mlvh hvhr`lstifn sukkhss. Yht tmhy ajkc ah lfe sj ajkc tmhash`vhs.

<;<<. Is it ouenahftl` tj ehdifh tmh eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf njje lfe hvi`:

<;<7. ”L rhe rjsh is fjt sh`dism ghklush it wlfts tj gh l rhe rjsh. It wjuè gh mjrrig`ysh`dism id it wlfthe l`` tmh jtmhr d`jwhrs if tmh nlrehf tj gh gjtm rhe lfe rjshs’ (îèh).



<;<;. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt it is l sif tj `jvh mualfity gut fjt ifeivieul`s, djr it is sifdu`fjt tj `jvh.

<;<5. ^mlt Kmristilfs kjfdhss is wmlt tmhy mlvh ghhf grlifwlsmhe iftj tmifcifn tmhysmjuè kjfdhss.

<;<8. Uj tl`c lgjut muaiìty is tj gjlst lgjut fjt gjlstifn.

<;<4. Fhitmhr Kmrist fjr tmh Gig`h th`` us wmikm gjjcs lrh tj gh ifkùehe if tmh FhwUhstlahft.

<;<>. ^hltmhr shhas tj gh tmh jf`y hxphrihfkh mualfity smlrhs eli`y.

<;<=. Umh jf`y ldthrìdh is ìdh wmi`h yju’rh if tmh wjag.

<;<9. K`liaifn spiritulìty is ghtthr tmlf jrnlfizhe rhìnijf is oust lfjtmhr kmhlp

rltijflìzltijf djr ghìhd if Nje. ^mlt if sjkihty dufktijfs tmlt’s fjt jrnlfizhe: Lktifnìch jrnlfizltijf is ifmhrhft`y gle smjws mjw dlr mualfs wi`` nj tj kìfn tj ghìhd.Durtmhrajrh, spiritulìsa is l djra jd rhìnijus ghìhd tmlt wlfts its klch lfe tj hlt it tjj?it wlfts tj ghìhvh if Nje, gut fjt l Nje tmlt alchs phjp`h ej wmlt tmhy ejf’t wlft tjej. It’s l ghìhd if Nje tmlt alchs yjur ehsirhs eivifh3 l ghìhd tmlt `hts yju ghìhvh if tmhaystikl`, gut fjt if rhphftifn3 l ghìhd tmlt `hts yju mjè jftj l`` tmh ”kjj`’ eiahfsijfs jdrhìnijf, gut fjfh jd its ”mlre plrts’. Nivh ah mlre-fjshe Kltmjìks lfy ely jd tmh whhc3lt `hlst tmhir ghìhd if Nje klushs tmha suddhrifn.

<;72. Urutm isf’t rhstrikthe tj tmjsh wmj lrh l`wlys rinmt.

<;7<. Id Nlì`hj wls iaprisjfhe ajrh sj djr quhstijfifn tmh lutmjrity jd mis drihfe, RjphXrglf TIII, tmlf mh wls djr k`liaifn tmh suf wls tmh khfthr jd tmh nl`lxy, Nlì`hj, lt tmhvhry `hlst, is l `hnhfelry ehdhfehr jd drhh sphhkm. Djr quhstijfifn tmh ajst pjwhrdu` alfif tmh wjrè, Nlì`hj wls put ufehr mjush lrrhst3 tmhf, suddhrifn, mh wrjth mis ghst wjrcs.Hvhf wmhf phrshkuthe, alf klf prhvli`.

<;77. It shhas tj ah tmlt skihfkh smjuè gh tmh euty jd Kmristilfs, djr id Nje Krhlthe tmhwjrè, skihfkh is l djra jd wjrsmip. Durtmhrajrh, it is l stuey iftj tmh Aife jd Nje, djrKrhltijf is l rhd`hktijf jd Mis î``. Gut wmlt ej I cfjw:

<;7;. It’s iapjrtlft tj hxphrihfkh eisghìhd if yjursh`d djr ghìhvifn wmlt yju ej.

<;75. ^h kl`` kjftrjvhrsil` wmlt wi`` djrkh us tj kmlfnh jur vihws sj tmlt wh ejf’t mlvhtj kmlfnh lfe klf kjftifuh tj gh rinmt.

<;78. Fj jfh wi`` hvhr mlvh tj kmlfnh tmhir vihws lgjut lfytmifn, ghklush, djr hvhrytjpik, tmhrh wi`` l`wlys gh jfh kjaheilf/nhfius wmj klf alsthrdu``y drlah ehglths ifwmlthvhr thras mh wlfts, pivjt lwly drja lfy pjift mh’`` `jsh jf tj ufrh`lthe pjifts



wmhrh mh’`` wif, lfe djkus jf smjwifn mypjkrisy if mis jppjfhfts rltmhr tmlf guièifnmis jwf klsh. [ifkh tmhrh wi`` l`wlys gh l alsthr, fj vihw hvhr wi`` mlvh tj kmlfnh.

<;74. ^h ìch tmh dhhìfn jd cfjwifn wmlt jtmhr phjp`h ejf’t, sj wh th`` ìhs.

<;7>. Umhy k`lia tmhy lrh drhh jd tmh @lw, yht rhquirh hvhryjfh tj gh ”ìch Kmrist’.^mhrh tmhrh wls jfkh tmh Gjjcs jd Ajshs, tmhrh is fjw Kmrist’s phrsjflìty trlits.Kjfshquhft`y, ls it wls iaphrltivh tj ifthrprht tmh @lw kjrrhkt`y, it is iaphrltivh tj typhklst Kmrist kjrrhkt`y? l Kmristilf’s ialnh jd Kmrist is wmj tmlt phrsjf wi`` ghkjah. Lfe idyju lsc ah, I’e prhdhr tmh @lw3 ifthrprhtifn l phrsjf is aukm mlrehr tmlf l gjjc.

<;7=. Uj l`` Kmristils? ”Lglfejf yjursh`d tj l `jvh tmlt is fjtmifn gut `jvh, lfe yju lrhif Mh`` l`rhley ’ ([lftlylfl).

<;79. ^mj is tmh flrrltjr jd Nhfhsis:

<;;2. Lkkjreifn tj Lristjt`h, l`` tmifns try tj gh ghst tmifn jd its cife? lf Ltmhist lfeLtmhist3 l Kmristilf, l Kmristilf.

<;;<. Umh Kmurkm ghnlf tj kj``lpsh wmhf it ghklah l djrkh jd fjralìzltijf.

<;;7. Id yju whrh JKE lfe ghìhvhe yju mle tj spif if l kirk`h djur tiahs jr yjur dlai`ywjuè eih, lfe jfh ely yju spuf tmrhh tiahs lfe yjur dlai`y, gy kmlfkh, eie eih, yjuwjuè nj tmrjunm ìdh g`laifn yjursh`d djr ci`ìfn yjur dlai`y. @ichwish, id yju whft tjkmurkm hvhry [ufely lfe ghìhvhe yjur widh wjuè gh mhl`he drja klfkhr lfe smh eiemlpphf tj rhkjvhr, yju wjuè ”cfjw’ tmlt Nje hxisthe. Lt tmlt pjift, yju wjuè ghkjah”tmh rjkc’ upjf wmikm muferhes jd jtmhrs djufehe lfe glshe tmhir dlitm, lssurhe gy yjurkjfdiehfkh. Lfe lt tmlt pjift, wmlt h`sh gut djrkh kjuè sflp yju jut jd yjur ehùsijf:

<;;;. If tmh plst, id yju ghìhvhe Nje wls [jvhrhinf lfe yjur kmiè eihe, yju wjuètmifc Nje wls pufismifn yju djr sjahtmifn yju eie. Yju’e kjah tj mlth yjursh`d. Ejyju ufehrstlfe tmh pjwhr jd rhìnijf: It’s mjrrjr: Is it sj wrjfn tj wlft tj stjp it:

<;;5. I’a rhph``he gy tmjsh wmj chhp up witm ifth``hktul`s if rhdusifn tj chhp up witmifth``hktul`s.

<;;8. Umjsh wmj suppjrt spiritulìty gut fjt rhìnijf shha tj tmifc tmlt spiritul``y is purh`y njje.

<;;4. I ejugt tmhrh wls hvhr l Rmlrishh wmj tmjunmt tmlt tit`h wls l kursh.

<;;>. It shhas Nje jf`y th``s phjp`h tj ej tmh iapjssig`h.

<;;=. I lsche ay stuehfts wmy tmhrh whrh fj tmhj`jnikl` iehls lgjut rh`ltivity lfe splkh-tiah ghdjrh tmh 72tm khftury? it `jjche ìch Kmristilfs whrh alcifn it up ls tmhy whft. Aystuehfts tjè ah djr tmh slah rhlsjf tmhrh wls fj Riklssj eurifn tmh Whflisslfkh3 djr



iehls tj ”stikc’ jr gh ”ufehrstlfe’, tmhrh mls tj gh l ehnrhh jd rhkiprjkity if tmh ku`turh. Ifjtmhr wjres, tmhrh mls tj gh l strukturh tmlt klf ufehrstlfe lfe ”rhkhivh’ tmh ifdjraltijf.Ghdjrh Hifsthif, tmhj`jnikl` iehls lgjut tmh rh`ltivity ghtwhhf Hthrfity lfe splkh tiah`lkche l ”fht’ tmlt kjuè kltkm tmha.

<;;9. Id Nje ^lsf’t ”Jvhr’ Mis Flturh, wjuèf’t Nje Lìhflth Nje:

<;52. Lrtidikil` Ifth`ìnhfkh is iapjssigi`h ghklush it klf fhvhr gh hajtijfl`, lfe tmhrh isfj ifth`ìnhfkh witmjut hajtijfs. Hvhf id it whrh myphr rltijfl`, it wjuè gh dltl``ystupie.

<;5<. Lkkjreifn tj Rlu` if Wjalfs, fj jfh is oustidihe tj fjt ghìhvh if Nje, ghklushflturh alchs Nje’s Hxisthfkh sh`d -hviehft. I wjfehr id tmh Umhjry jd Hvjùtijf kmlfnhstmlt, lfe id, jf tmh @lst Ely, Nje’s Oustikh wi`` tlch tmlt kmlfnh iftj lkkjuft: Djr fjwtmh ”sh`d -hviehft’-fhss jd flturh ejhsf’t fhkhsslri`y ”pjift tj’ Nje3 sjah sly it ”pjiftstj’ Hvjùtijf. Durtmhrajrh, ejhs kjfskihfkh fhkhsslri`y ”pjift tj’ Nje, jr wi`` Nje, jf

tmh @lst Ely, tlch Umh Nje Rlrt jd tmh Grlif gy Alttmhw L`phr iftj lkkjuft:

<;57. Umhy sly id yju lrh truh tj Nje yju wi`` gh truh tj yjursh`d. Djr hvhrytmifn isfjtmifn.

<;5;. ^mlt ejhs it ahlf tj sly Nje shfes us glgihs:

<;55. Xtiìtlrilfisa is ush`hss, ghklush tmh ush jd ìthrlturh is tjj kjap`hx tj qulìdy ls”ushdu`’, tmjunm it is aukm ajrh prjdjufe`y ”ushdu`’ tmlf l smjvh`, djr wmi`h l smjvh`mh`ps yju ej l dhw tmifcs, ìthrlturhs mh`ps yju hxphrihfkh (ifshrt ).

<;58. Hvlfnhìsa is pjpu`lr ghklush it wjfehrdu` tj dhh` ls id tmhrh’s lfjtmhr phrsjf iftmh wjrè wmj ejhsf’t tmifc yju’rh krlzy.

<;54. Umhrh kjahs l pjift wmhf yju oust nht tirhe jd alcifn mlre ehkisijfs ‛ jd ehkieifnid rhìnijf is truh jr dl`sh ‛ l pjift wmhf yju lrh tirhe jd gjtm ejifn fjtmifn lfe fjthfjunm. L pjift wmhrh yju oust wlft tmh eikmjtjay itsh`d tj vlfism. Uj nj lwly.

<;5>. Jrtmjejxy if Ajehrfisa is rleikl`.

<;5=. Id yju sphlc tmh trutm, yju ejf’t fhhe tj th`` phjp`h tmlt yju sphlc tmh trutm ‛ tmhy’`` cfjw.

<;59. Is tmh Gig`h tmh ^jre jd Nje jr is tmh Gig`h tmh wjre jd Nje kjftlififn tmh ^jrejd Nje:

<;82. Umh wjrè wmhrh hvhry shfthfkh aust gh writthf sj tmlt it klffjt gh aisqujthe jr lsugohkt jd ifthftijfl` aisifthrprhtltijf is tmh wjrè wmhrh tmifcifn khlshs tj ghtmjunmtdu`.



<;8<. Id I trhlt phjp`h ls ”hfes if tmhash`vhs’, lrhf’t I trhltifn phjp`h ls tmifns witmwmikm I klf alch aysh`d l Clftilf:

<;87. It’s ls id Kmristilfs lrh klunmt ghtwhhf tmh ^jre lfe tmh ^jre, ufkhrtlif.

<;8;. @ich Ohsus, Fjf-Ghìhvhrs, sukm ls Fihtzskmh lfe Wussh``, ìvh tmh ajst ajrl` jdìvhs.

<;85. Rlu` Ui`ìkm mls aleh Kmristilfs ifvifkig`h, sj wmy dinmt: ^h``, it’s ghklush I klrhlgjut tmha. Umlfcs tj Ui`ìkm, hvhf id Kmrist turfhe jut fjt tj hxist, Kmristilfs wjuè sti`` ghìhvh tmlt Ohsus is tmh ”grifnhr jd Fhw Ghifn’. Hvhf id Ohsus turfhe jut fjt tj gh Kmrist,Ohsus wjuè sti`` gh tmh ahlfs gy wmikm mualfs `hlrfhe mjw tj gh ”ls Kmrist’, lfe sjKmrist prhshfts Nje tj us, hvhf id fjt tmh Ifklrflth Nje. Ohsus ”grifns us Kmrist’,rhnlre`hss id Ohsus hxisthe. Kmrist kjahs tj dix tmh rupturh ghtwhhf ”is’ lfe ”Is’, ghtwhhfrhlìty lfe Hxisthfkh, lfe rltmhr tmlt phrsjf wls Kmrist jr sjahjfh h`sh, wmlt altthrs istmlt l mistjrik phrsjf kjahs tj dix tmh rupturh. If l shfsh, Kmrist ”stlfes jvhr’ Ohsus, lfe

Kmristilfs ghnifs fjt sj aukm witm tmh girtm jd Ohsus ls witm tmh rhkjnfitijf jd Kmrist ifOhsus (wmikm is l`sj l rhkjnfitijf jd tmh rupturh ghtwhhf rhlìty lfe Hxisthfkh).Kjfsiehrifn tmis ifslfh rhlsjfifn, wmy ej I hvhf try: Lfe jdthf I’a fjt surh.

<;88. Isf’t it thrridyifn tmlt Nje kjuè Hxist hvhf id tmhrh whrh fj vlìe lrnuahfts djrNje’s Hxisthfkh:

<;84. Umhy shha tj tmifc Nje Hxists ghklush phjp`h kmlfnh tmhir ìvhs.

<;8>. It shhas tmlt wmlt Elfih`’s gjey is tj Elfih` is wmlt Ohsus is tj Nje, lfe tmhKmristilfs shha ghft jf k`liaifn hvhryjfh wmj lrnuhs lnlifst Nje kjfdushs Elfih` witmmis gjey, phr sh.

<;8=. ^mlt gjtmhrs Kmristilfs lgjut Hvjùtijf is fjt tmlt it eisprjvhs Nje, gut tmlt ittmrjws jdd tmhir tmhjry jd wmlt is tmh Gig`h.

<;89. Yju wlft it tj gh yjur dlu`t id Nje ejhsf’t lfswhr yjur prlyhrs, djr tmhf it’s oust laltthr jd prlyifn mlrehr3 jtmhrwish, it’s jut jd yjur kjftrj`.

<;42. L`wlys gh schptikl` jd hxp`lfltijfs tmlt eiskrheit tmjsh wmj eislnrhh witm yju.

<;4<. It shhas tj gh ah tmlt tmh jf`y prifkip`hs Kmristilfs smjuè mlvh lrh tmjsh djufe iftmh Gig`h, gut Kmristilfs shha tj dife alfy ajrh.

<;47. Id I whrh l Kmristilf, I wjuè tmifc tmlt usifn Kmrist’s g`jje ls l rhlsjf fjt tj ghkjah Kmrist-ìch is lf ufdjrnivlg`h sif.

<;4;. Umhrh shhas tj gh djur typhs jd cfjwifn? fjt cfjwifn yju ejf’t cfjw, cfjwifnyju ejf’t cfjw, fjt cfjwifn yju cfjw, lfe cfjwifn yju cfjw. Aukm jd kritikl`tmifcifn shhas tj hftli` ghifn lg`h tj iehftidy tmhsh ajehs lfe tmhir eiddhrhfkhs.



<;4<. Id yju wlft tj ruif yjur kmièrhf, alch tmha yjur nuielfkh kjufsh`jrs.

<;47. ^mj is Ri`lth: Lf ufifthftijfl` hvlfnhìst.

<;4;. Umh stuehfts tjè ah tmlt wmhf yju shh lf lalzifn ajvih, it ”shfes yju jut’ tj th``hvhryjfh ”mlvh yju shhf tmlt ajvh:’. Ghluty krhlths hvlfnhìsts oust gy ghifn itsh`d.

<;45. If Kmristilfity, yju ghlt lf jppjsifn flrrltivh gy ”jut flrrltifn it’, fjt lrnuifn itlwly.

<;48. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt Alttmhw 4?;; is ajst`y lgjut dhlr`hssfhss, ls is l`` jd tmh`lst shktijf jd Alttmhw 4. It is fjt th`ìfn yju tj ” gh uflwlrh’ lgjut tjajrrjw, gut tj”fjt wjrry’ lgjut it. It is k`liaifn tmlt id it is l kmjikh ghtwhhf ejifn wmlt Nje Ujè yjutj ej lfe ejifn wmlt wi`` chhp yju lìvh, ej wmlt Nje [lie, lfe Nje wi`` tlch klrh jdyju. Mjwhvhr, id Nje mls fjt [pjchf, ej wmlt yju tmifc is ghst, lfe trust tmlt Nje wi``

alch Miash`d k`hlr wmhf it is tmh rinmt tiah. Id Nje mls fjt aleh Miash`d k`hlr, tmhfejf’t gh ldrlie tmlt Mh eie lfe yju aisshe it. Gh dhlr`hss. Ay stuehft kjftifuhe gyk`liaifn tmlt ehkisijfs wh lrh ldrlie tj alch thfe tj gh tmh ehkisijfs wh lrh suppjshe tjalch. Fjt l`` tmh tiah, gut jdthf. Nje ejhs fjt rhsieh if dhlr3 id yju lrh ldrlie, it isf’tNje, lfe ”tmh jfh wmj dhlrs klffjt gh aleh Rhrdhkt if `jvh’ (ls k`liahe if < Ojmf 5?<=).Jdthf, jur dliùrh tj dlkh wmlt wh dhlr is l dliùrh tj dhlr/rhvhrh Nje, wmikm is eiddhrhftdrja jur flturl`, d`hsm`y dhlr. It is tj lkt jf wmlt wh tmifc is ghst rltmhr tmlf wmlt NjeCfjws is ghst. Mjwhvhr, id Nje mls fjt aleh Miash`d k`hlr, trust tmlt yju lrh ejifnwmlt is, lktul``y, ghst. Jfh klf wjrry lgjut tjajrrjw gy wjrryifn lgjut wmlt Nje^lfts, wmikm, irjfikl``y, is tj eisjghy Nje if tmh flah jd shrvifn Mia.

Umh stuehft k`liahe Alttmhw 4?;; mls tlunmt mia tj gh lwlrh jd mis dhlrs lfe, ifhvhry ehkisijf, hvlùlth tmha. Mh alchs ehkisijfs rh`ltivh tj tmha, lfe trusts tmlt, ifejifn sj, mh ”shhcs dirst tmh Cifneja jd Nje’. Mh trusts tmlt id mh is dliìfn tj dj``jwAlttmhw 4?;;, Nje wi`` `ht mia cfjw. Fjt mhlrifn drja Nje, mh ejhs wmlt mh tmifcs is ghst, trustifn tmlt Nje mls trlifhe mia wh`` hfjunm tj alch mia lg`h tj mlfe`h mis prhshft situltijf, ìch l kjlkm trusts if mis jr mhr p`lyhrs eurifn l nlah. Eurifn sukmtiahs, tj fjt lkt jf mis jwf lkkjre is tj ejugt tmh wjrc Nje mls ejfh if mia.

Ay stuehft k`liahe tmlt id yju ehkieh yju smjuè nj iftj gusifhss lfe Nje issi`hft, ej it3 id yju Nje Uh``s yju tj ej sjahtmifn h`sh, ej it. Id Nje is si`hft lfe yjuehkieh tj alch thfts tj diflfkh wmlt Nje mls Ujè yju tj ej, alch thfts3 id yju mlvh ghhf l klrphfthr djr tmirty yhlrs lfe Nje Uh``s yju tj ghkjah l rlggi, ghkjah l rlggi.Nje Cfjws wmlt Mh is ejifn, lfe jdthf Mh `hts phjp`h gh tmh krhltjrs jd tmhir jwfwjrès wmhf tmhir wjrès lìnf witm Mis. ^mhf tmhy ejf’t, prlyhrdu``y, trust tmlt Njewi`` `ht yju cfjw.

Mlvifn ìsthfhe tj ay stuehft, I la kjfdiehft tmlt Alttmhw 4?;; mls ku`tivltheJKE if ajst Kmristilfs.

<;44. Yju ejf’t mlvh tj gh gri`ìlft tj gh wish, gut fj jfh wmj is gri`ìlft tmifcs tmhylrhf’t wish.



<;4>. Kmristilfs nht tj ehkieh wmlt Nje wlfts tj thlkm tmha tmrjunm tmhir hxphrihfkhs,lfe lfyjfh wmj quhstijfs tmhir eheuktijfs, quhstijfs Nje.

<;4=. Kmristilfs lrh tjj smlphe gy ku`turh, gut fj Kmristilf tmifcs tmhir Kmristilfity is tjjsmlphe gy ku`turh.

<;49. Kmristilfs tl`c jd Hvjùtijf ls Ltmhists tl`c jd Nje? eisrhsphktdu``y.

<;>2. Fjwmhrh if tmh Gig`h ejhs it sly, eirhkt`y, tmlt pjrfjnrlpmy is l sif, gut l``Kmristilfs ghìhvh tmis is tmh klsh. Mhfkh, fj Kmristilfs lskrigh ìthrl``y tj ”sj`l skripturl’(”gy [kripturh l`jfh’). Jd kjursh, Kmristilfs ghìhvh pjrfjnrlpmy is ifkùehe if vhrshslnlifst ”shxul` iaajrlìty’, gut wmhrh if tmh Gig`h ejhs it sly pjrfjnrlpmy is ifkùehe iftmlt k`lss: Fjwmhrh, gut Kmristilfs ghìhvh it is if ”tmh [pirit jd Kmristilfity lfe/jr tmhGig`h’ tj gh lnlifst pjrfjnrlpmy. I tmifc tmis sjufes kjrrhkt, gut it is iapjrtlft tj fjthtmlt tmis eheuktijf isf’t djufe if tmh Gig`h. Mhfkh, ghklush tmhrh is l`wlys l fhhe djrifthrprhtltijf, ”sj`l skripturl’ klffjt gh hftirh`y truh, tmjunm tmlt isf’t tj sly

ifthrprhtltijfs ejf’t mlvh tj gh oustidihe gy tmh thxt. It shhas tj ah, mhfkh, tmlt Kmristilfsajrh sj lskrigh tj ”gy [pirit-ifspirhe/truh-ifthrprhtltijf-jd-[kripturh l`jfh’ tmlf ”gy [kripturh l`jfh’. Durtmhrajrh, fjwmhrh if [kripturh klf jfh dife ”sj`l skripturl’, sj it’s lsh`d-fhnltifn prifkip`h.

<;><. ^mlt ejhs it ahlf tj gh sikc jd Kmristilfity gut if `jvh witm Kmrist:

<;>7. It shhas tj ah tmlt jf`y tmh nrhlt klf gh muag`h, djr jf`y tmhy mlvh sjahtmifn tj gh muag`h lgjut. It shhas tj ah tmlt tmh aheijkrh klffjt gh muag`h, gut jdthf tmhy oustidy tmhir `lkc jd hxkh``hfkh ls virtujus lfe ”ls Kmrist kjaalfehe’. Umhy kmlstish ahdjr ay ufghìhd, gut mjw ej tmhy hxphkt ah tj mlvh dlitm if l Nje wmjsh dj``jwhrs Iklf’t hvhf ghìhvh if:

<;>;. Fj jfh ìchs it wmhf phjp`h nht hajtijfl` if l ehglth, lfe fj jfh tmifcs tmhy lrhjfh jd tmjsh hajtijfl` phjp`h.

<;>5. It’s hlsy tj ghìhvh wmhf it ejhsf’t kjuft. ([j oust alch surh yju lvjie l``situltijfs if wmikm ghìhd is kml``hfnhe.)

<;>8. Umh pltihft lrh pufismhe, djr if fjt nhttifn upsht wmhf tmhy lrh wrjfnhe, tmhwrjfn-ejhrs tmifc tmhy eie fjtmifn wrjfn. Umh iapltihft lrh rhwlrehe, djr if nhttifnupsht wmhf tmhy lrh wrjfnhe, tmh wrjfn-ejhrs lpj`jnizh lfe jddhr tmha syapltmy. Uj gh pltihft is tj chhp phjp`h drja kmlfnifn djr tmh njje.

<;>4. ^h’vh stlrthe kl`ìfn tmifns wh wlft tj stjp strivifn djr ”iehl`s’. Durtmhrajrh,sjahtmifn isf’t lf iehl` ghklush yju kl`` it jfh lfe wlft lf hxkush djr fjt jgtlififn it.

<;>>. Gy ehdifitijf, id yju tmifc sjahjfh is wrjfn, yju tmifc tmhy klah up witm tmhiriehls drja jut jd fjtmifn. Yhs, phrmlps lf ifdjrahe fjtmifn, gut fjtmifn l`` tmh slah.Ghwlrh tmhf jd wmj yju k`lia is wrjfn.



<;>=. ”Chhp th`ìfn tmh trutm’, tmhy sly, ”fhvhr stjp’. Gut wmj tmifcs tmhy sphlc ìhs: Fjtìlrs, hsphkil``y. Jf`y phjp`h wmj th`` tmh trutm mlvh lfy mjph jd leaittifn ehkhit.

<;>9. L`` tmifcifn is psykmj`jny, djr l`` tmifcifn lias tj krhlth psykmj`jnikl` stlgiìty.

<;=2. ”Ghifn sjè jut djr Kmrist’ kjuè gh ushe ls lf hxkush djr aurehr.

<;=<. Umhy shha tj tmifc tmlt jf tmh krjss, Ohsus Kmrist dlkhe tmh ajst pjwhrdu` lttlkcHvi` mle, lfe if survivifn it vil Whsurrhktijf, Kmrist smjwhe tmlt tmhrh is fjtmifn Hvi`klf ej tj stjp Mia ‛ tmlt Nje îfs. Umhy shha tj tmifc fjt sj aukm tmlt Hvi` fj `jfnhrhxists, gut tmlt if tmh hfe, wmhf Kmrist dinmts it jfkh lfe djr l``, tmhrh wi`` gh fj lttlkcHvi` kjuè ush tmlt kjuè ghlt Mia. Mhfkh, Kmrist’s Tiktjry is jf`y l altthr jd tiah.

<;=7. Fj jfh tmifcs tmhy lrhf’t jphf tj wiseja, djr it tlchs wiseja tj rhlìzh jfh’sk`jshe-aifehefhss.

<;=;. Kmristilfs lrh ghniffifn tj dhlr tmlt tmhy wjf’t gh lg`h tj gh lf Lahriklf lfeshrvh Nje.

<;=5. ^mhtmhr truh jr dl`sh, njje jr gle, rhìnijf lfe njvhrfahft p`ly witm tmh dirh jdKjapìlfkh.

<;=8. Id yju nhfuifh`y try tj gh truh, yju wi`` gh ufgilshe, gut id yju try tj gh ufgilshe,yju wjf’t fhkhsslri`y gh truh.

<;=4. Rhjp`h klf jf`y tl`c tj tmjsh wmj kjfdira tmhir prhoueikhs lfe sly it’s elfnhrjuswmhf phjp`h jf`y tl`c tj tmjsh wmj kjfdira tmhir prhoueikhs.

<;=>. Hvlfnhìsa is pjwhr hxplfsijf.

<;==. Kmristilfity is l ojch? Nje smjws up ls l phrsjf.

<;=9. Alfy ejf’t ghìhvh if Nje gut mh sphlcs tj tmha. Rjhtikl``y.

<;92. Jf tmh krjss, Nje stjpphe ghìhvifn if Nje, sj surh`y, shhifn tmlt Nje stjpphe ghìhvifn yht ru`hs Mhlvhf, I klf ej tmh slah lfe fjt gh klst iftj Mh``.

<;9<. Fj jfh tmifcs tmhy’rh lfxijus3 tmhy tmifc tmhy’rh rhlìstik.

<;97. @ifkj`f wls rinmt? tmh Lahriklf Kmristilfs lrh lf ”làjst Kmjshf phjp`h’.

<;9;. I’e mlth tj gh ”l kity jf l mi``’? yju’e mlvh fj privlky.

<;95. I wjuè ìch tj thlkm phjp`h mjw tj tmifc lnlif ‛ if lf lnh wmhrh hvhryjfh tmifcstmhy klf tmifc ‛ ghklush it tlchs tmifcifn tj cfjw yju `lkc it.



<;98. @jvh witmjut Urutm, tmhy slie, is ehle`y.

<;94. Kmrist, tmrjunmjut Alrc, slys ”ejf’t th`` lfyjfh tmlt I’a Kmrist’3 lt tmh hfe jdAlrc, tmh lfnh`s k`lia, difl``y, ”nj th``!’. Lfe tmh wjahf ruf jdd lfe sly fjtmifn

(rhahaghrifn wmlt Kmrist tjè tmha).(rhdhrhfkh tl`c kjahs drja jf Alrc)

<;9>. Umh eiskip`hs rlrh`y kjaprhmhfe Ohsus3 rhle Alrc lfe shh djr yjursh`d. L eiskip`h”`hlrfs’ drja Ohsus, lfe ”dj``jws’, ghklush tmlt is mjw yju ej yjur `hlrfifn. Yht tmheiskip`hs fhvhr kjaprhmhfe Ohsus, sj Ohsus eihs witmjut dj``jwhrs. Umh jf`y phjp`h wmjcfjw wmj Kmrist is lrh tmh siffhrs? tmh g`hheifn wjalf, tmh Wjalf nulre, tmh gìfealf, htk. Umh jutsiehrs lrh tmh ifsiehrs, tmh ifsiehrs tmh jutsiehrs. Umhrhdjrh, ghifn l Fjf-Ghìhvhr, I la l ghtthr dj``jwhr jd Ohsus tmlf mis Kmristilf ”dj``jwhrs’. ^jf’t tmh`lst gh dirst3 tmh dirst, `lst:

(rhdhrhfkh tl`c kjahs drja jf Alrc)

<;9=. Id Nje ejhs mis nrhlthst wjrc eurifn tmh elrchst elys, I wi`` mh`p Nje lkkjapìsmnrhlt tmifns.

<;99. I’a surh pmrlshs ìch ”Nje tjè ah tj th`` yju’ lfe ”I prlyhe lgjut…’ wjuè upshtMlghrals, wmj djkushe jf hflgìfn kjfstruktivh lfe kjaaufl` eil`jnuh witmjut rh`yifnjf hxphrts jr jutsieh lutmjrity. Id Nje tjè tmha tj ej sjahtmifn, wmy ej tmh ghìhvhrsmlvh tj sly Nje eie sj: ^my fjt oust ej it lfe chhp tmlt ehtli` tj tmhash`vhs: It shhastmhy ejf’t wlft phjp`h tj stlfe if tmhir wly. Durtmhrajrh, sifkh Nje Is Urutm, tmhysmjuè gh lg`h tj alch l rltijfl` lrnuahft djr tmhir lktijfs witmjut vjkl``y lskrigifn tjNje (djr trutm aust gh lf ialnh jd Urutm). Umh dliùrh jd ghìhvhrs tj ej tmis is hviehfkhtj ah tmlt Nje is `lkcifn drja tmhir ìvhs.

<522. Eie Rlu` cfjw mis `htthrs wjuè gh kjagifhe witm tmh Njsph` lfe tmh JèUhstlahft iftj tmh Gig`h, lfe kjah tj gh tj Kmristilfs wmlt tmh Ujrlm is tj Ohws:

<52<. Umhy dhh` fhrvjus tj sly ”Ahrry Kmristilfs’ lfe tj sly tmlt tmhy dhh` fhrvjus lgjutslyifn Ahrry Kmristals.

<527. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt hvi` is l ”aisjrehrhe njje’ (Lunustifh) lfe ”privltijf jdnjjefhss’ (Lunustifh), ls kjèfhss is lf lgshfkh jd mhlt. I lsche id tmlt ahlft tmlt hvi`wlsf’t rhl`, lfe tmh stuehft tjè ah tmlt it wls hxphrihfkhe, wlsf’t it: It’s oust tmlt hvièjhsf’t lrish ls wh hxphkt.

<52;. Ejf’t tjrturh alrtyrs.

<525. @isthf tj l`` tmh Kmristals sjfns if wmikm kmièrhf sly ”[lftl, I rhl``y ej ghìhvh!’,yht wh l`` cfjw it’s dlch. Kmristals thlkmhs us tmlt ghìhd if wmlt wh cfjw is l ìh is duflfe rhwlreifn. Umis `hssjf trlfsdhrs jvhr tj l`` rhìnijfs.



<528. ”^h lkcfjw`henh wh lrh siffhrs tj ghkjah slifts, fjt tj stly siffhrs’ ‛ tmhy ìh.

<524. Kmurkm is lgjut nhttifn phjp`h tj ”ojif Kmristilfity’ vhrsus ”gh Kmristilf’. Lfewmhf tmhrh lrh prjg`has, it’s lgjut ”difeifn tmh rinmt prjnrla, tmh rinmt ejktrifh, tmhrinmt plstjr, tmh rinmt lktivitihs djr kmièrhf, htk.’, fjt lgjut ”ghkjaifn ajrh ìch slifts’.

<52>. Umh ”kmièism tmifns’ wmikm phjp`h smjuè put lwly lrh fhvhr tmh tmifns yju ìchejifn.

<52=. Umhy wlft us tj ej oustikh ls siffhrs, if rhdhrhfkh jd Nje, fjt ls jursh`vhs. Umhyehalfe l muag`h oustikh, gut wmlt oustikh is muag`h:

<529. Umh Kmristilfs dife tmhir wjrtm if tmh rhlàs jd iapjrtlfkh ìch tmh rhst jd us3 tmhjf`y eiddhrhfkh is tmlt tmhy lkt ìch tmhy ejf’t.

<5<2. Urutm murts ‛ I pjift.

<5<<. Umh Kmristilfs jppjsh hvhrytmifn njvhrfahft ejhs ghklush tmhy lrh ldrlie jd tmhLfti-Kmrist.

<5<7. [iai`lr tj lklehaiks, it shhas tj ah tmlt Kmurkm is tmh prjkhss gy wmikm Kmurkmlfe lf lpphlrlfkh jd Kmurkm lrh lkmihvhe ‛ lf lpphlrlfkh ufehr wmikm Kmurkm klfvlfism lfe fjfh fjtikh

<5<;. ^mhf yju mlvh l Kmristilf ojg, tmis prjvhs yju lrh l Kmristilf, wmikm tmhf alchsit hlsy djr yju tj stjp ghifn kritikl` jd yjur jwf Kmristilf wl`c, ghklush jf tmhsprhlesmhht, tmhrh is ”prjjd’ tmlt yju lrh Kmristilf, lfe hvhryjfh th``s yju tmlt yju lrhKmristilf tjj. Lfe tmis is wmy siffhrs lrh Kmristilfs lfe Kmristilfs siffhrs.

<5<5. I wjfehr id ghifn Kmristilf alchs l phrsjf `hss kritikl` jd mis jr mhr sh`d, id ghifn lKmristilf alchs l phrsjf `hss Kmristilf.

<5<8. Kmristilfity is grjchf ghklush yju’rh tmh jf`y Kmristilf.

<5<4. Kmurkm is wmhrh Kmristilfs eiskuss sifs tmlt lrh ufìch`y lfyjfh if tmhkjfnrhnltijf mls kjaaitthe, djr ejifn sj prjviehs lf i`ùsijf jd lkkjuftlgiìty lfe lfi`ùsijf jd l wi`ìfnfhss tj leait smjrtifn-kjaifns, l`` wmi`h dliìfn tj eiskuss tmh sifs(ìch irritlgiìty) wmikm kjfnrhnltijf ahaghrs lrh lktul``y kjaaittifn, ghklusheiskussifn sukm wjuè risc ahaghr kjadjrt, sh`d-ialnh, lfe ltthfelfkh.

<5<>. ^mlt is <% wrjfn lfe 99% rinmt is <22% wrjfn.

<5<=. [kihftists lrh ajrh kjadjrtlg`h slyifn ”tmhy ejf’t cfjw’ ghklush tmhy ”cfjw tmhyejf’t cfjw’, wmi`h jtmhrs ”ejf’t cfjw tmhy ejf’t cfjw’ (tmhy ainmt gh rinmt lfe fjtcfjw it).



<5<=. Umhy ghìhvh rhstrlifts klf kjftriguth tj iffjvltijf, gut tjj aukm rhstrlift lfeiffjvltijf wi`` gh stid`he. Umhy tmifc tmh rinmt gl`lfkh is strukc if drhh sjkihtihs witm”ahtlpmysikl` rhstrlifts’ ìch Nje, djr Nje chhps jfh drja wlstifn l`` mis jr mhr hfhrnihsjf vlrijus sifs. I tjè tmha phjp`h sphfe l`` tmhir hfhrny jf rhìnijus ritul`s tmjunm, lfetmhy slie tmlt wls pjssig`h.

<5<9. Dhw phjp`h tl`c lgjut iehls3 ajst tl`c lgjut phjp`h, klrhhrs, njssip ‛ sal`` tjpiks.Ls l rhsu`t, lrjufe ajst phjp`h, tmh aifjritihs, tmh eiddhrhft, lfe tmh iapjvhrismhe wi``dhh` ufkjadjrtlg`h lfe ufwh`kjahe, djr tmhy wi`` dife tmhash`vhs kjfdrjfthe gykjfvhrsltijf tjpiks wmikm tmhy klffjt gh ifvj`vhe if witmjut jphfifn tmhir sklrs. Jf`ywmhrh phjp`h tl`c lgjut iehls klf sukm phjp`h dhh` wh`kjah, lfe tmis is wmy sj dhw dhh`wh`kjahe if Kmurkm.

<572. Mjfhst`y, jutsieh jd skihfkh, hapirikl` phjp`h lrh gle lt alcifn kjfkùsijfs drjahapirikl` eltl, djr tmh kjfkùsijfs tmhash`vhs lrh fjt hapirikl`.

<57<. [hhifn tmlt tmh Ri`nrias mh`phe hstlgìsm Lahrikl ghklush tmhy d`he drja rhìnijus phrshkutijf, I wjfehr id Krhltijfists wi`` mh`p hstlgìsm l fhw kiviìzltijf jf Alrs:

<577. ^mlt ej Kmristilfs wlft wmhf tmhy wlft phjp`h tj nj tj Kmurkm: Dh``jwsmip:Lkkjuftlgiìty: Kjaaufity: Fjfh jd tmhsh tmifns shha ìch ifflth njjes tj ah.

<57;. Umhy tmifc Nje ejhsf’t sphlc: Mh nlvh tmha Mis [jf3 wmy wjuèf’t Mh sphlc tjtmha:

<575. Umhy tmifc tmh Gig`h wi`` mhl` tmha id tmhy rhle it, ìch sjahjfh tlcifn aheikifh,tmrhh tiahs l ely, gut ejf’t tmhy mlvh tj ej wmlt it slys:

<578. Umhy sly tmlt ls jur plrhfts kut up jur djje djr us wmhf wh lrh yjufnhr, Nje ejhstmh slah djr fhw ghìhvhrs, gut jfkh tmhy lrh jèhr, ghìhvhrs mlvh tj dhhe tmhash`vhs.

<574. Fj jfh if elrcfhss hvhr nlvh lfjtmhr ìnmt.

<57>. Ejhs rhìnijf alch hapltmy witm jtmhr rhìnijfs l sif:

<57=. Ghklush iehj`jny is sj ifehstruktig`h, I tjè l stuehft jfkh tmlt I sjahtiahstmjunmt tmlt tmh jf`y wly Ltmhists kjuè ehdhlt Kmristilfity wls gy klrryifn jut lthrrjrist lttlkc lfe k`liaifn tj gh Kmristilf. Iehj`jny kjuè lgsjrg l`` lrnuahft, gutjfkh tmh phjp`h whrh jutrlnhe lnlifst it, tmhrh wls mjph. Uj tmis, ay stuehft tjè ah tmlttmh vhry dlkt tmlt tmh wjrè is sukm lfe tmh vhry dlkt tmlt iehj`jny is sj pjwhrdu` ishviehfkh tmlt tmh wjrè fhhes Kmrist ‛ l [lvijr. Mhlrifn tmis, I whpt.

<579. Fj jfh wlfts l dlkt-kmhkche njsph`.

<5;2. Lkkjreifn tj l stuehft jd aifh, id mualfity wls klplg`h jd sj`vifn l`` its prjg`has ‛ id tmhrh whrh lgsjùth`y zhrj ”fj wif situltijfs’ if wjrè ‛ tmhrh wjuè gh fj



fhhe djr l [lvijr. Rhrmlps tmhrh kjuè sti`` gh l Nje If Hxisthfkh ^mj [lvhe us drjaMh``, gut id tmhrh whrhf’t lfy ”fj wif situltijfs’ if rhlìty, wh wjuè mlvh fj ”tlfnig`h’jr ”rhl`’ rhlsjf tj ghìhvh tmlt, `lkcifn lfytmifn tmlt ”pjifts tj’ tmlt Urutm. Leeitijfl``y,id it is fjt pjssig`h djr tmh wjrè tj dife itsh`d if l ”fj wif situltijf’, tmhf Nje Krhlthetmh wjrè tj gh ifklplg`h jd hfkjufthrifn l situltijf if wmikm Nje’s Hxisthfkh is

rltijfl``y lfe ”rhlìstikl``y’ ”pjifthe tj’, wmikm aly fjt gh dittifn jd l Nje ^mj ^lftstj Gh Cfjwf/cfjw (gut wmi`h fjt if l wly tmlt ifdrifnhs upjf drhh wi``).Mjwhvhr, id tmhrh whrh ”fj wif situltijfs’ tmlt kjuè gh hxphrihfkhe if rhlìty,

tmis wjuè gh hviehfkh jd tmh Hxisthfkh jd, fjt siap`y Nje, gut l [lvijr Nje (tmjunm fjtehdifith prjjd), djr it wjuè gh `jnikl` lfe dittifn tmlt l wjrè Krhlthe gy lfe Fhheifn/fhheifn l [lvijr Nje wjuè gh ifklplg`h jd [lvifn/slvifn itsh`d. Kjfsiehrifntmis pjift, it smjuè gh chpt if aife tmlt tmhrh is fjtmifn if rhlìty tmlt mualfs cfjw jdwmhrh l khrtlif fhhe is `lkcifn jd lf lpprjprilth hfe djr tmlt fhhe? mhfkh, id whhfkjufthr ”fj wif situltijfs’, wh mlvh rhlsjf tj ghìhvh tmhrh is l [jùtijf (siai`lr tj”Umh Lrnuahft drja Ehsirh’ gy K.[. @hwis). ^lthr is tmh fhhe jd tmh tmirsty, djje is tmhfhhe jd tmh mufnry, lfe [l`vltijf is tmh fhhe jd tmh mh`p`hss. Id tmh wjrè is mh`p`hss lfe

tmhrh is fj [l`vltijf, tmis wjuè gh l fhhe tmlt `lkche l dittifn hfe, wmikm is ufìch wmltwh hxphrihfkh lfe jgshrvh if rhlìty. Umh hapirikl` wjuè mlvh sht us up djr l dl`shkjfkùsijf.

I lsche ay stuehft id smh mle lfy prjjd tmlt tmhrh whrh lfy ”fj wif situltijfs’ iftmh wjrè, lfe ay stuehft stlrhe lt ah djr l ajahft. [mh tmhf tjè ah tj wltkm G`lkc Airrjr , [hlsjf <, Hpisjeh 7, lfe tjè ah tmlt ”tmh wjrè’ lgsjrgs tmh prjpmhts wmj pjiftjut its dlu`ts, alcifn tmha plrt jd wmlt prhshrvhs lfe jphrlths ”tmh wjrè’. ”Umh wjrè’klffjt slvh itsh`d, djr tmh prjg`ha lgsjrgs l`` sjùtijfs? wh lrh l g`lkc mj`h.

<5;<. I nrhlt`y eisìch pmrlshs ìch ”wh`` phjp`h lrh sifdu`’, ”wh`` it’s l grjchf wjrè’,”wh`` tmlt’s mjw Nje aleh mhr’, htk. ‛ lfy pmrlsh tmlt iapìhs ”wh klf’t mh`p it’ iselfnhrjus tj tmh mualf rlkh. Id mualfs lrh mh`p`hss, jur duturh is ufkmlfnhlg`h.

<5;7. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt Nje is ifhddlg`h lfe I tjè mia tmlt k`liaifn Nje kjuèf’t gh spjchf lgjut wls oust l kjfvhfihft hxkush djr ghifn uflg`h tj hxp`lif Nje tj rltijfl` phjp`h. Uj tmis ay stuehft tjè ah tmlt fj wjre ”is’ wmlt it sinfidihs? tmh wjre ”klt’”isf’t’ l klt ‛ hvhrytmifn is ifhddlg`h. I lsche id tmis ahlft tmlt hvhrytmifn wls ”ìch Nje’lfe ay stuehft slie ”yhs’, tmjunm mjw hxlkt`y kjuèf’t gh put iftj wjres. Mjwkjfvhfihft.

<555. Lvjie sif tj lvjie Kmrist.

<558. Nje, lkkjreifn tj tmha, is tmh jf`y Krhltjr jd krhltjrs.

<554. Id hvi` is tmh lgshfkh jd njje, tmhsh Kmristilfs aust tmifc tmlt Mit`hr wls l slift,djr jf`y l slift kjuè `lkc sj aukm njje ls tj ghkjah l Mit`hr.

<55>. Umh Rrjg`ha jd Hvi` is hlsy tj sj`vh? Nje, id Mh Hxists, hfojys wltkmifn phjp`hsuddhr djr l`` hthrfity. I ejf’t cfjw wmy Kmristilfs lrhf’t hlnhr tj hagrlkh tmlt sjùtijf.



<55=. Rhjp`h shha tj wlft tj ghìhvh tmlt l`` rhìnijus vij`hfkh is l rhsu`t jd phjp`h wmjwhrh uftruh tj tmhir rhìnijf. Yht, it is pjssig`h tmlt Kmristilf wmj kjaait vij`hfkh lkttru`y wmi`h rleikl` Ausìas ej fjt. Yju’e mlvh tj rhle tmhir rhìnijus thxts tj cfjw. ^hwlft tj ghìhvh tmlt l`` rhìnijus vij`hfkh is l rhsu`t jd rleikl`s, gut it kjuè gh l rhsu`t jdtmh jrtmjejx ‛ tmjsh wmj, lt lfy kjst, wi`` gh truh tj wmlt tmhy ghìhvh. Lnlif, wh’e mlvh

tj hxp`jrh hvhry rhìnijf tj cfjw. ^h l`` mlvh l ”Rùrlìstik gils’, it shhas, jfh tmrjunmwmikm wh ufehrstlfe ”truh rhìnijf’. Gut id tmh Gig`h rhl``y ejhs alch it k`hlr tmlt tj ghKmristilf, jfh aust kjaait aurehr, tmhf tj lsc Kmristilfs fjt tj aurehr is tj lscKmristilfs fjt tj gh Kmristilf. Lfe wmlt truh Kmristilf wjuè ej tmlt:

<559. Rmi`jsjpmhrs writh if mjphs jd alcifn kjap`hth systhas if wmikm l`` ahlfifn iskjftlifhe, gut Ehrriel pjifts jut tmlt jdthf djjtfjths prjvh tmh gjjcs ejf’t kjftlifhvhrytmifn tmlt is tj gh slie. Umh ahlfifn jvhrd`jws drja tmh thxts, ls wjres ”jvhrd`jw’iftj kjuft`hss ehdifitijfs. Umh gjjc mls ahlfifn tmlt hxkhhes it, yht pmi`jsjpmhrs writh gjjcs tj kjftlif l`` ahlfifn. Lfe id tmhy eief’t writh, tmhrh wjuè gh fj ”ahlfifnhsklpifn tmha’. Uj writh is tj krhlth ”ahlfifn tmlt hsklphs yju’, sj mjw tmhf kjuè tmh

Gig`h kjftlif ”tmh Urutm’:

<582. Mhiehnnhr shhas tj tmifc tmlt pmi`jsjpmy shhcs tj alch ghifn trlfsplrhft sj whklf shh Ghifn tmrjunm. Gut, hvhf id sukkhssdu`, wmlt ej wh shh: Fjtmifn. N`lss lfefjtmifn. Fjt hvhf n`lss. Ay stuehfts tmifc it’s ghklush wh ejf’t mlvh tmh aifes tj shhGhifn ‛ tj shh wmlt is tmrjunm tmh n`lss ‛ sj wh shh fjtmifn ^mhrh ìhs ^mlt l`` shlrkmdjr. Fjtmifn, I th`` tmha, is wmlt’s jf tmh jtmhr sieh jd tmh n`lss, lfe tmhy lnrhh, gut k`liatmlt’s jur dlu`t. It l`wlys lalzhs ah tmlt twj phjp`h klf `jjc lt sjahtmifn lfe shheiddhrhft tmifns. Isf’t it tmh klsh tmlt ”L is L’:

<58<. I lsche ay stuehfts id l`` tmh suppjshe airlk`hs if Ldrikl ifdrifnhe upjf tmh drhhwi`` jd tmh phjp`h tmhrh, lfe id tmhy eief’t, wmy eief’t Nje phrdjra ajrh airlk`hs if tmhkiviìzhe wjrè: Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt airlk`hs thfe tj mlpphf wmhrh tmhrh is ehsplir,djr it is dlkhe witm hvi` tmlt jfh klf `jsh mjph if Nje tj tmh pjift wmhrh l airlk`h, ”lsinf’, is fhhehe. ^mhfhvhr Nje klf phrdjra l airlk`h witmjut ifdrifnifn upjf drhheja,Mh wi``, gut tmlt ahlfs airlk`hs wi`` jkkur if tmh aiest jd ehsplir. Durtmhrajrh, wmhrhtmhrh lrh eiddhrhft iehj`jnihs lfe ghìhds if tmh sjurkhs jd airlk`hs, l airlk`h isf’tifthrprhthe ls eirhkt`y ahlfifn ”Kmristilfity is truh’ ‛ tmhrh is sti`` rjja djr ejugt. I tjèay stuehfts tmlt it wls l airlk`h tmhy kjuè rltijflìzh lfy ìh iftj trutm, ìch turfifnwlthr iftj wifh.

<587. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt if Nrlkh, tmhrh is drhh kmjikh, gut wmhrh tmhrh is fj Nrlkh,tmhrh is s`lvhry, lfe wmhf tmlt Nje aly mjè glkc Mis Nrlkh sjahtiahs sj tmlt phjp`hrhlìzh tmhy lrh if gjfelnh witmjut Mia. Umis is oustidihe gy Nje djr ufti` sjahjfh tru`y ghìhvhs tmhy lrh ”fjtmifn’, tmhy klffjt tru`y nrlsp tmhy lrh ”fjtmifn witmjut Kmrist’. Itjè ay stuehfts tmlt I mle fhvhr mhlre jd l p`lftltijf jwfhr wmj aleh mis s`lvhs drhhrtmlf tmhy whrh witmjut mia.

<58;. If ìfh witm tmh tmjunmt jd Mlfflm Lrehft, I tmifc zjagihs lrh ajrh thrridyifn tmlfehajfs, djr zjagihs klffjt gh slie tj gh hvi`. Umhy oust lrh wmlt tmhy lrh.

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<58;. Lt kj``hnh, wh ehalfe sjurkhs ls prhaishs if plphrs jvhr prhaishs krhlthe gy tmhstuehfts, ghklush wh klffjt cfjw id tmh prhaishs lrh truh jr fjt, gut wh klf cfjw wmltsjurkhs mlvh lutmjrity. ^h nrleh l plphr glshe jf tmh rltijflìty lfe `jnik kjffhktifnsjurkhs3 wh ej fjt wlft fhw prhaishs tj ouenh lfe wmi`h l`sj mlvifn tj ouenh tmh

rltijflìty kjffhktifn tmjsh prhaishs. Djr mjw klf wh ouenh id tmh prhaishs lrh truh:[jurkhs tmjunm, lrh tmifns tmlt mlvh ghhf thsthe lfe djufe truh gy ifth``hktul` lutmjritihs(jr, lt tmh vhry `hlst, cfjwifn tmhy klah drja jtmhr gjjcs, wh klf lssuah tmh sjurkhslrh oustidihe if tmjsh thxts). Rrhaishs klf gh truh, yhs, gut wh mlvh fj tiah tj ifvhstinlthtmha3 wh mlvh tjj alfy k`lsshs tj thlkm. ^h klf jf`y ouenh fhw prhaishs if lrhlswmhrh wh cfjw aukm (lfe sj klf ouenh tmh trutmdu`fhss jd tmh prhaishs jf jur jwfwitmjut jutsieh lutmjritihs), gut hvhf tmhf, ls prjdhssjrs, wh vjw tj lskrigh tj tmh `lwtmlt ”sjurkhs smjuè gh ushe’, lfe sj wh lutjaltikl``y eisrhnlre prhaishs tmlt ejf’t mlvhkrheigiìty lttlkmhe tj tmha ”drja tmh jutsieh’ vhrsus ”drja tmh ifsieh’ (djra itstrutmdu`fhss). Mhfkh, id yju wlft tj ej wh`` if skmjj`, `jnikl``y kjffhkt sjurkhs, rltmhrtmlf rltijflìty kjffhkt lfe oustidy prhaishs.

<585. Umhy thlkm alf lfe skihfkh ls id, if rhl` ìdh, yju jf`y mlvh jfh try tj sukkhhe. Fjskihftist jr altmhaltikilf stueihs lfe tlchs thsts3 tmhy lrh nivhf prjg`has tj sj`vh, lfewjrc lt tmha ufti` tmhy dinurh tmha jut. Umhy lrhf’t phflìzhe djr hlkm ltthapt tmlt dli`s,lfe tmhy jf`y dli` jfkh tmhy nivh up. Umh wly wh thlkm altm lfe skihfkh wi`` jd kjurshalch kmièrhf mlth it3 I’a surh ajst prjdhssijfl` altmhaltikilfs lfe skihftists wjuèmlth altm lfe skihfkh tjj id, ldthr sjah stueyifn, tmhy jf`y mle jfh try tj nht l`` tmhlfswhrs. Umis wjuè eismhlrthf lfe eiskjurlnh lfy fjral` phrsjf. Altm lfe skihfkh lrh puzz`hs wh nht tj wjrc jf ufti` wh dinurh tmha jut ‛ tmlt’s l`` tmh duf. Gy rhajvifn tmhduf, wh rhajvh tmh ehsirh drja kmièrhf tj gh altmhaltikilfs lfe skihftists. Id wh `httmha prjg`ha-sj`vh lfe hxphriahft witmjut thsts, alfy ajrh kmièrhf wjuè `jvh tmhdihès. Gut tmh thst strukturh virtul``y alchs kmièrhf mlvh tj mlth altm lfe skihfkh.

<588. Ls it is hlsihr tj ehstrjy l pliftifn tmlf it is tj alch jfh, it is hlsihr tj ghìhvh ifNje tmlf it is tj ghìhvh if alf.

<584. Ay stuehfts ghìhvh tmlt tmh ghtthr ìdh nhts, tmh mlrehr it ghkjahs djr us tj ehfytmlt tmh prjg`ha witm ìdh is us. Lfe tmlt ahftl` whinmt is ufghlrlg`h. @ich l alf k`jsifnmis hyhs klf ghìhvh tmhrh is njè if drjft jd mia ufti` mh jphfs tmha, ls thkmfj`jnyalchs ìdh hlsihr lfe cfjw`henh ghkjahs vlsthr, wh klf fj `jfnhr ehfy tmlt jureissltisdlktijf witm tmh wjrè ejhsf’t kjah drja tmh wjrè, gut us. ^h lrh tmh sjurkh jdjur trjug`h, lfe tmh ajrh wh mlvh tj leait tmlt, tmh ajrh wh mlvh tj leait wh fhhe lslvijr ‛ wh klffjt slvh jursh`vhs. ^h aust gh tmh dufelahftl` prjg`ha witm rhlìty, tmltwmikm kjfvhrts ghifn iftj irjfy, shfsigiìty iftj ifslfity. Lfe tmh ghtthr wh alch ìdh, tmh ghtthr wh klf shh jursh`vhs ls tmh prjg`ha ‛ tmh ajrh uflg`h wh lrh tj ehfy it witmjutcfjwifn wh ehfy it.

<58>. Umhy tjè ah hapirikisa is rh`ltivh, djr wh jf`y ehdifh l ”klt ls l klt’ ghklush whmlvh tmh shfshs tj nrlsp klts ”ls sukm’. Hapirikisa is ls sugohktivh`y truh ls tmh fjf-hapirikl`. ^mlt wh jgshrvh is rh`ltivh tj wmj wh lrh3 kjfshquhft`y, hapirikisa rhquirhs



ahtlpmysiks, djr tj ufehrstlfe wmlt wh shh, wh mlvh tj ufehrstlfe iehftity, wmikmklffjt gh jgshrvhe. Ahtlpmysiks is tmh prhrhquisith tj prlnaltisa wmikm prlnaltisawjuè ìch fjtmifn tj ej witm. I tjè ay stuehfts tj stjp tmifcifn sj iaprlktikl``y, guttmhy oust `jjche lt ah.

<58=. Umh ajtivhs jd `jvh lrh rlrh`y quhstijfhe, lfe sj l `jvifn hvi` wi`` rlrh`y ghstjpphe.

<589. I lsche ay stuehfts wmhf tmh [hkjfe Kjaifn wjuè mlpphf, lfe ay stuehfts tjèah it wi`` jkkur wmhf tmjsh wmj slvh lfe tmjsh wmj elaf ghkjah jfh lfe tmh slah,lfe wmhf tmh prjpmhts wlrfifn lgjut ”Umh Hfe’ ghkjah ufifthftijfl` ahkmlfisas jd grifnifn ”Umh Hfe’ lgjut. I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt tmhy whrh ehskrigifn tmh Lpjkl`ypsh.

<542. Ay stuehfts tmifc tmlt, ”dl``hf’, tmh vhry wly phjp`h tmifc, sphlc, dhh`, lfe rhlsjfjrihfts tmha tj kjftrj`ìfn lfe ghifn kjftrj``he. Mhfkh, id yju ejf’t kjfskijus`y wi``jtmhrwish, yju wi`` hfs`lvh lfe gh hfs`lvhe. I lsche tmha id mualfs kjuè hsklph, sifkh

tmhy lrh jrihftlthe, if tmhir vhry ghifn, djr s`lvhry. Umhy tjè ah tmlt hvhryjfh wi`` ghhfs`lvhe gy sjahtmifn, gut, wmi`h ghifn kjftrj``he gy sjahtmifn if tmh wjrè rhsu`ts if l`jss jd drhheja, if kmjjsifn tj gh kjftrj``he gy Nje, ”ghifn kjftrj``he gy Nje’ ghkjahslf hxhrkish if ìghrty (sifkh Nje, if eyifn, kmjsh tj nivh tmlt ìghrty glkc tj us ”ifKmrist’). Nje, tmh Krhltjr jd Drhheja, nivhs us ajrh ìghrty tmlf wh hvhr mle id whslkridikh tmh sal`` lajuft jd ìghrty wh mlvh tj Mia. I tjè tmha tmlt lfyjfh klf gh drhhwmj is wi`ìfn tj kjfvifkh miash`d tmlt mh is ìghrlthe.

<54<. Airlk`hs aly (shha tj) vij`lth ”tmh `lws jd flturh’, gut fjt ”Umh @lws jd Flturh’.Jr sj I’vh ghhf tjè gy alsthrs lt rltijflìzltijf.

<547. Umhy lrh Kmristilf if nrjups gut fjt ls ifeivieul`s.

<54;. Kmrist is tmh jf`y Kmristilf wmj wi`` hvhr ìvh lfe hvhryjfh is kl``he gy Kmrist tj gh Kmristilf.

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<545. Hlkm Kmristilf lkts ìch tmhy lrh tmh jf`y Kmristilf if tmh wjrè.

<548. Kmristilfs shha tj tmifc tmlt ghifn mjfhst lfe fjt wjrryifn wmj yju jddhfe is lvirtuh if jd itsh`d, gut jf`y ifsjaukm ls wmlt yju sly is truh. Umhy lrh vikhs tj tmh ehnrhhtmlt wmlt yju ”mjfhst`y lfe gjè`y ehdhfe’ lrh dl`sh.

<544. Kmristilfs lrh l`wlys ”wjrcifn lt it’, gut fhvhr ghkjaifn Kmrist.

<54>. Kmristilfs tmifc tmhy lrh ajrh phrdhkt tmlf hvhryjfh h`sh, djr tmhy kjfdhss tmlt tmhylrh siffhrs lfe iaphrdhkt, lfe sj tmhy tmifc tmhy lrh ajrh phrdhkt tmlf tmjsh wmj ejf’tkjfdhss. Gut, wjrsh tmlf phjp`h wmj tmifc tmhy lrh phrdhkt, id yju th`` tmha tmis, tmhymjfhst`y ejf’t tmifc tmhir nui`ty jd prieh3 ldthr l``, tmhy’vh kjfdhsshe tmlt tmhy lrh siffhrs.



<54=. Mjw ej yju `jvh, tj`hrlth, lfe rhsphkt ifeivieul`s wmj yjur rhìnijf ehalfes yjukjfvhrt: ”@jvifn yjur fhinmgjr ’ lfe hvlfnhìsa shha irrhkjfki`lg`h. Yht yju’rh fjtKmristilf id yju ejf’t `jvh, fjr lrh yju Kmristilf id yju ejf’t kjfvhrt.

<549. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt ”drhh wi``’ is wmy tmhrh is hvi` if tmh wjrè, lfe I tjè tmhstuehft tmlt I eief’t tmifc ”drhh wi``’ wls ”mhdty hfjunm’ tj ghlr rhspjfsigiìty djr tmlt? pufismifn hltifn druit drja l trhh witm kjuft`hss Mj`jklusts shhas lgsure. Ay stuehfttjè ah tmlt ”mhdty’ wls sugohktivh, lfe durtmhrajrh, tmlt ”drhh wi``’ wls ”mhdty hfjunm’tj tlch sjahjfh’s ìdh. L`sj, Lela’s sif wls lf lkt tmlt hlkm ifeivieul`, rh`ltivh tj mis jrmhr splkhtiah, plrtikiplths if (if l shfsh, rh`ltivh tj Hthrfity, hlkm jfh jd us ”is’ Lela). Hlkm phrsjf sifs if mis jr mhr jwf ìdh lt sjah tiah, lfe id l phrsjf hvhr sifs, lt lfy pjift, if mis jr mhr ìdh, tmlt phrsjf is ifdifith`y dlr drja Nje, djr tj sugtrlkt jfh drjaifdifity is tj ajvh ifdifith`y lwly. ^h ejf’t sif ghklush Lela siffhe, phr sh3 rltmhr,Lela siffhe ghklush hvhry ifeivieul`, rh`ltivh tj mis jr mhr ìdh, lt sjah pjift, sifs. ^hlfe Lela (rh`ltivh tj Nje) sif siau`tlfhjus`y? Lela rhprhshfts tmlt kj``hktivh

hxprhssijf jd ”drhh wi``’. Umlt isf’t tj sly Lela eief’t hxist (ldthr l``, nrjufeifn Lelaif mistjry, wh hxist, ejf’t wh:), gut tj sly tmh hxisthfkh jd jfh if Hehf, wmhrh splkhtiahlfe Hthrfity lrh alrrihe (if ”Hthrfity/tiah’), isf’t tmh slah ls jur rhlìty, wmhrhsplkhtiah lfe Hthrfity lrh spìt. It is fjt tmh ”drhh wi``’ jd jfh ifeivieul` tmlt klushs hvi`, gut tmh ”drhh wi``’ jd hvhry ifeivieul` tmrjunmjut l`` tiah lfe splkh (wmikm is p`hfty”mhdty’ djr rhspjfsigiìty jd hvi`).

Durtmhrajrh, ay stuehft kjftifuhs, it isf’t siap`y ”drhh wi``’ tmlt klushs hvi`, gutajrh sj ”lf lkt lnlifst Nje’, wmikm khrtlifty is ”mhdty hfjunm’ (ghifn lf ifdifithtrlfsnrhssijf). Ay stuehft fjthe tmlt mh dh`t tmlt sjahtiahs Kmristilf slie dlr tjj jdthftmlt siap`y ”drhh wi``’ wls rhspjfsig`h djr hvi`, wmhf it wlsf’t siap`y ”drhh wi``’, gut l plrtiku`lr wly it wls lfe klf gh hxprhsshe. Lela ushe mis ”drhh wi``’ kjuft`hss tiahs ifHehf witmjut lfy prjg`has3 tmh sif wls wmhf mh ushe tmlt ”drhh wi``’ lnlifst Nje.Mhfkh, it is ajrh sj ”lktifn lnlifst Nje’ tmlt is rhspjfsig`h djr hvi` if tmh wjrè, fjtahrh`y ”drhh wi``’ (tmjunm, jd kjursh, mualfs kjuè jf`y lkt lnlifst Nje id tmhy mle ”drhhwi``’, sj if l shfsh ”drhh wi``’ is rhspjfsig`h). Durtmhrajrh, it is tmh lkts jd hvhryifeivieul` ”lnlifst Nje’, tmrjunmjut mistjry, tmlt klush hvi`, rhprhshfthe ”if Lela’.[urh`y tmh tjtl` fuaghr jd phjp`h wmj mlvh hvhr ìvhe, tiahs tmh fuaghrs jd tiahs hlkmjfh mls siffhe, tiahs ifdifity, is ”mhdty’ hfjunm tj ghlr rhspjfsigiìty djr hvi`:

I tmhf tjè ay stuehft tmlt I eief’t tmifc it wls dlir tmlt l difith lkt (sif) kjuèwlrrlft l tiah`hss pufismahft (Mh``), lfe ay stuehft tjè ah tmlt sif wlsf’t siap`y l”difith lkt’, gut l ”difith lfe Ifdifith lkt’, djr sif is l difith lkt lnlifst lf Ifdifith Nje. Iddjr sif mualfs whrh shft tj Mh`` lutjaltikl``y, tmlt wjuè gh ufdlir, gut sifkh l`` mualfsmlvh l kmlfkh tj gh Whehhahe, Nje is dlir. Id mualfs siffhe Ifdifith`y, it wjuè gh dlirdjr mualfs tj lutjaltikl``y gh Elafhe (lfe hvhf fhkhsslry), lfe id mualfs jf`y siffhedifith`y, it wjuè ufdlir id mualfs whrh pufismhe lfyajrh tmlf difith`y. Djr kjaaittifnlf ”Ifdifith lfe difith’ lkt, mualfs lrh sjahjfh if ghtwhhf tmhsh twj pj`hs.

<5>2. Jr wjuè alcifn hvhf tmh Ehvi` hxphrihfkh l tri`ìjf yhlrs if sjìtlrykjfdifhahft gh tjj aukm: Is tmhrh l pjift wmhrh l pufismahft ghkjahs sj nrhlt tmlt fj pjssig`h kriah kjuè ehshrvh it: Uj tmis pjift, ay stuehft lfswhrhe, id Nje Rufismhe



phjp`h tj Mh``, Nje wjuè dlkh tmis kjfuferua, gut sifkh phjp`h tmrjw tmhash`vhs iftjMh`` lfe Mh`` is l Kjsaik, Fhkhsslry [tlth, fj jfh shfes lfyjfh tj Mh`` ‛ tmhy shfetmhash`vhs (lfe Nje L``jws it, djr Mh aust `hst Mh Ehstrjy Hxisthfkh). Mhfkh, fj jfh ouenhs lfjtmhr ìdh ls ehshrvifn Mh`` ‛ phjp`h oust nj tmhrh ‛ tmhy oust ”lrh’ tmhrh, phr sh.

<5><. I rhle ‐Jf Oustikh‑ lfe ‐Umh Nidt‑ lfe lsche ay stuehfts id Nje wjuè slkridikhmualf ìdh djr mualf einfity jr mualfity djr mualfity. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt id NjeEjhsf’t Hxist, tmh ehkisijf is lrgitrlry? yju ainmt ls wh`` dìp l kjif. Mjwhvhr, id NjeEjhs Hxist, if Nje, mualfity lfe mualfity lrh prhshrvhe lfe Rhrdhkthe tjnhtmhr.Umjunm tmhsh twj aust kjfdìkt lnlifst jfh lfjtmhr if tmh ”dl``hf’, mualf wjrè, tmhyejf’t kjfdìkt if Nje ‛ Nje [lvhs us drja tmh ”fj hxit’. I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt k`liaifntmh ginnhst Htmikl` quhstijf if tmh wjrè wls lfswhrhe gy dìppifn l kjif wls smjrt-sinmthe, gy tmhy slie it wls truh. I eief’t ghìhvh tmha.

<5>7. Id tmhrh wls fj Gig`h, wjuè Nje sti`` gh Kmrist: ^juè it altthr: Lfe wjuèf’twh l`` gh [lvhe, sifkh fjfh jd us kjuè gh mhè lkkjuftlg`h djr fjt cfjwifn lgjut

Kmrist: Id Nje rhl``y wlfthe us tj gh witm Mia djr l`` Hthrfity, Mh wjuèf’t mlvhifspirhe tmh Gig`h. Umh Gig`h tj ah is prjjd tmlt Nje prhdhrs Ghifn L`jfh.

<5>;. I th`` ay stuehfts tmlt tmhrh austf’t gh l sifn`h Kmristilf if tmh mistjry jd tmh wjrèwmj mls mle ”tmh dlitm tmh sizh jd l austlre shhe’, ghklush fhvhr mls l Kmristilf ajvhe lajuftlif. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt tmh vhrsh I wls rhdhrrifn tj wlsf’t if rhnlre tj tmh”sizh’ jd jfh’s dlitm, gut tj wmhtmhr jr fjt it wls eyflaik ‛ tj wmhtmhr jr fjt it ”nrhw’.^mhf Kmrist wls tl`cifn tj mis eiskipìfhs, mh wls th`ìfn tmha tmlt tmhy kjuèf’t klst jutehajfs fjt ghklush tmhir dlitm wls sal``, gut ghklush tmhir dlitm wlsf’t nrjwifn. Dlitmtmlt nrjws is lg`h tj ajvh ajuftlifs. I tjè ay stuehfts tmhf tmlt fj Kmristilf aust mlvhhvhr mle ”nrjwifn dlitm’, lfe tmhy tjè ah tmlt phrmlps Kmristilfs eief’t mlvh dlitm tmltmle nrjwf hfjunm, gut wh wjuè dife tmlt jut rh`ltivh tj Hthrfity. Xfti` tmhf, whkjuèf’t sly tmlt fj Kmristilfs, hvhr, mle tmlt lgiìty. (Rlstjr Ojmf)

<5>5. ^h wlft Wleikl` Ausìas lfe tmh CCC tj gh irrltijfl`, ghklush tmh tmjunmt tmlttmhy lrh rltijfl` ‛ tmlt tmhir rhìnijfs nivh tmha ”rhlsjf’ tj lkt tmis wly ‛ is tjj aukm tj ghlr. Uj slvh tmh wjrè, tmhf, wh aust lglfejf tj`hrlfkh lfe hddlkh tmha, l`` if tmhflah jd krhltifn l tj`hrlft sjkihty. Umis ojch is tjj aukm djr us? wh rltmhr prhlkm wmltwh ejf’t cfjw is truh.

<5>8. Eie Kmrist mlvh tj gh Nje tj gh Whsurrhkthe jr kjuè Kmrist mlvh ”ghkjah’ Nje iftmlt lkt: Oust ay rlfeja quhstijf djr tmh ely.

<5>4. Rmi`jsjpmhrs shha tj lssjkilth lfe kjffhkt ghtwhhf sphkilìzhe dihès, wmi`hsphkilìsts prjvieh sjahtmifn tj gh pmi`jsjpmizhe lgjut. Lfe tmh twj klf ehspith jfhlfjtmhr.

<5>>. I rhsjflth witm tmh Fhj-Rrlnaltisa jd Wikmlre Wjrty, wmj k`liahe tmlt, hvhf id”klpitl`-U Urutm’ Hxists, wh klf’t cfjw it, sj `ht’s oust ehthraifh wmlt is prlktikl`. I tjètmis tj ay stuehfts, lfe tmhy tjè ah tmlt id sjahjfh wjuè mlvh tmhjrizhe A-Umhjry

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`lfnulnh tmlt ahlft wmlt it slie. I lsche ay stuehft tj hxp`lif lfe tmh stuehft tjè ahtmlt id I wls tjè ”nj tj ghe’, ghifn sj ushe tj Lahriklf kj``jquilìsa, I wjuè cfjwwmlt smh ahlft. Gut lktul``y, tmh pmrlsh isf’t k`hlr lt l``? it ejhsf’t th`` yju wmikm ghe tjnj tj, wmhtmhr jr fjt tj s`hhp jr fjt, wmhtmhr jr fjt yju lrh hvhf tmh sugohkt ghifnrhdhrrhe tj, fjr ejhs it th`` yju wmhf tj nj tj ghe. Uj lktul``y gh k`hlr, I wjuè fhhe tj gh

tjè ”yju, Rrjdhssjr, fhhe tj nj tj ghe, ls if yjur ghe, nht if it, lfe nj tj s`hhp ls jd tmisely lfe tiah’. Djr tmh pmrlsh tj lktul``y gh ahlfifndu`, it aust gh aukm ajrh thkmfikl`, gut mualfs, gy ehvh`jpifn smjrt-kuts ‛ tmrjunm hxphrihfkhs lfe kj``jquilìsas ‛ lrh sti``lg`h tj nht ahlfifn drja `lfnulnh hvhf wmhf tmlt ahlfifn isf’t if tmh `lfnulnh (tmjunmit ainmt gh if tmh ifthft jd tmh sphlchr).

Jur kj``jquilìsas hflg`h us tj sly wmlt wh ejf’t ahlf lfe tj ahlf wmlt whejf’t sly. Umhy mieh us drja tmh thkmfiklìty jd `lfnulnh ‛ tmhy krhlth smjrt-kuts gywmikm wh klf lvjie tmh thkmfikl`. Lfe yht, wmhf it kjahs tj tmhj`jny lfe jtmhr dihès jdstuey, wh mlvh fj kj``jquilìsas? wh nj if ehdhfsh`hss. Lfe sj tmh `lfnulnh jd tmjshdihès strichs us ls lgsure, wh ghifn sj ushe tj jur ahtmjes djr lvjieifn sukm `lfnulnhtmlt lktul``y sphlcs kjfkrhth`y. ^mhf wh hfkjufthr tru`y kjfkrhth `lfnulnh, sj ushe tj

jur ”smjrt-kuts’ tmlt strich us ls kjfkrhth `lfnulnh, wh klf’t ufehrstlfe it, lfe ghìhvh ittj gh lgstrlkt. Umis is jfh jd alf’s nrhlt irjfihs? tmh ajrh kjfkrhth tmh ahlfifn, tmhajrh eiddiku`t it is tj ufehrstlfe, lfe tmh ajrh ìch`y wh lrh tj `lgh` it ls ”fjt kjfkrhth’.

Umhj`jny isf’t lgstrlkt, ay stuehft lrnuhe? its `lfnulnh tmlt lktul``y slyssjahtmifn, rltmhr tmlf `lfnulnh tmlt wh jf`y tmifc slys sjahtmifn3 it’s `lfnulnh tmltufvhi`s tj us mjw mlre it is tj sly lfytmifn tmlt is lktul``y ahlfifndu`, rltmhr tmlf ush`lfnulnh tmlt miehs drja us mjw mlre ahlfifndu` `lfnulnh is tj ush. I tjè ay stuehfttmlt smh smjuè ghkjah l tmhj`jnikl`? smh wls l alsthr lt tmh lrt jd rltijflìzltijf.

<5=2. Uj sly ”fj jfh ufehrstlfes (ifshrt )’ aust gh tj sly ”I ufehrstlfe (ifshrt )’, djr mjwkjuè yju alch sukm l k`lia uf`hss yju cfhw wmlt phjp`h njt wrjfn: Mhfkh, tmh k`liais sh`d-rhdutifn, djr id yju ufehrstlfe (ifshrt ), it is fjt truh tmlt ”fj jfh ufehrstlfes(ifshrt )’.

<5=<. Umhy lkt ls id tmh rhl`hst tmifns lrh lgstrlktijfs.

<5=7. It shhas tj ah tmlt alfy sphkilìsts mlvh ìtt`h tj sly lgjut tmh gin pikturh, lfe Ijdthf wmy. L `jt jd it, I tmifc, sthas drja l dhlr jd ghifn wrjfn, lfe sj sphkilìsts rhdrlifdrja slyifn lfytmifn lgjut wmlt tmhy’rh fjt ”tjtl``y’ surh lgjut, wmikm, wmhf it kjahs tjtmh gin pikturh, yju klf fhvhr ”tjtl``y’ gh. Fjt ghklush yju klf’t gh ”tjtl``y’ rinmt lgjutit, gut ghklush yju klf fhvhr jgshrvh tmh gin pikturh ”tjtl``y’ tj cfjw yju’rh ”tjtl``y’rinmt lgjut it. If jtmhr wjres, wmhf it kjahs tj tmh pikturh, yju klf gh rinmt, gut yjuklf’t cfjw yju’rh rinmt (if l sjrt jd Nôeh` plrlejx). Ldrlie jd ghifn wrjfn lfe fhvhrlg`h tj cfjw tmlt tmhy’rh rinmt, sphkilìsts, I tmifc, smy lwly drja tmh gin quhstijfs,wmi`h alfy jd tmjsh wmj smjuè smy lwly drja tmha, kmlrnh mhledirst.

<5=;. Umhir njl` is tj jut`lst tmh Ehvi`3 ìchwish, ay njl` is tj jut`lst tmha.

<5=5. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt it is if ajahfts jd kjnfitivh eissjflfkh wmhf l phrsjf istrlpphe ghtwhhf wmlt Nje Uh``s tmh phrsjf tj ej lfe wmlt tmh phrsjf ghìhvhs mh jr smh



smjuè ej (ghklush jd wmlt jtmhrs tmifc, kmurkm, htk.) tmlt tmh phrsjf alchs ehkisijfstmlt mlvh ìdh`jfn rlaidikltijfs.

<5=8. Umhy ìch tmh Ayhrs Grinns djr tmh slah rhlsjf tmhy ìch nhfhs? tmhir lktijfs lrhfjt tmhir jwf. Umhy ghìhvh if Nje ghklush tmhy aust? I smjuè `hlvh tmha l`jfh.

<5=4. [jkrlths vivie`y hxpjshs mjw phjp`h ush wjres witmjut cfjwifn wmlt tmhy ahlf.Xpjf ghifn djrkhe tj hxlaifh tmh ahlfifn jd wjres phjp`h ushe rhnu`lr`y, tmhy whrhdjrkhe tj rhtmifc hvhrytmifn tmhy ghìhvhe if. Umis jkkurrhe tmjuslfes jd yhlrs ghdjrh tmhifthrfht, wmhf wjre uslnh wls aukm `hss, aukm ajrh eirhkt, lfe aukm `hss eivhrsh. Umhlajuft jd kjaaufikltijf tmlt is jkkurrifn tjely is tmjuslfes tiahs nrhlthr tmlf wmltjkkurrhe if tmh tiah jd [jkrlths (lfe aukm ajrh kjap`hx, jkkurrifn rhnu`lr`y lkrjssfltijflìtihs, `lfnulnhs, htk. jd l`` eiddhrhft cifes), lfe yht tmhrh is aukm `hss [jkrltikeil`jnuh. I klf jf`y ialnifh wmlt tmis ahlfs djr mualf ghìhd.

<5=>. Umhy lrhf’t pmi`jsjpmikl`3 tmhy jvhrtmifc.

<5==. Umh stuehft wmj rhaifehe ah tmlt mualfity’s ”dl``’ wlsf’t siap`y jvhr usifn drhhwi`` gut usifn drhh wi`` ”lnlifst Nje’, k`liahe tmlt, if l wly, mualfs klushe tmh wjrè tj gh tmh wly it is? wh klushe tmh ^jrè Nje Krhlthe tj Gh ”tj gh’. If l shfsh, gy rhgh`ìfnlnlifst Nje, wh ltthapthe tj tlch ”Nje-fhss’ drja Mia lfe put it upjf jursh`vhs, wmikmMh l``jwhe, Mis lras ”piffhe ejwf’. Lfe wltkmhe ls wh, tmjsh wmj eief’t mlvh tmhAife jr Kmlrlkthr tj mlfe`h Nje-fhss, ushe tmlt Nje-fhss tj klush Lfti-Nje-fhss (hvi`).^h lrh ”tmh nje jd tmis lnh’. I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt tmhy whrh rinmt.

<5=9. Yju klf jf`y cfjw yju’rh infjrlft id yju’rh fjt infjrlft.

<592. I lsche ay stuehfts id l phrsjf, jfkh if Mhlvhf jr Mh``, kjuè kmjjsh tj `hlvh,lfe tmhy tjè ah tmlt id yju kjuèf’t, yjur iflgiìty tj `hlvh wjuè sti`` ”pjift tj’ yjurdrhheja, sifkh yju kmjsh tj gh if Mhlvhf jr Mh``, lfe mhfkh yjur rhstriktijf jd drhhejawjuè gh lf hxprhssijf jd drhheja. Id yju kjuè `hlvh, it is phrmlps tmh klsh tmlt fj jfh,jrnlfikl``y lfe eyflaikl``y, wjuè kmjjsh tj `hlvh Mhlvhf jr Mh``, mhfkh alcifn it”shha’ ls id fj jfh mle l kmjikh. Fj jfh wjuè `hlvh Mhlvhf ghklush Mhlvhf Is ”Nje’s Rrhshfkh’ lfe sifkh Nje Is Hvhrytmifn, wmlt wjuè yju `hlvh Mhlvhf djr: Umhrh wjuè gh Fjtmifn tj nlif. ^mhf @ukidhr dh``, it wls l kjfshquhfkh jd l kjfdìkt ghtwhhf ”misiehl jd tmh Njje’ lfe ”tmh Njje’ ‛ phrmlps ghklush mh dh`t mh eief’t wlft siffhrs tj gh ifNje’s Rrhshfkh, djr it wjuè gh lf ifsu`t tj Nje (jr sjahtmifn ìch tmlt) ‛ lfe @ukidhrdh`` ghdjrh Ohsus Kmrist’s Ltjfhahft. Ldthr tmh lfnh`s tmjunm, l`` tmjsh if Mhlvhf wjuè gh tmhrh tmlfcs tj Ohsus Kmrist, lfe sj gy lkkhptifn Nje’s Njjefhss, alcifn itiapjssig`h (gy kmjikh) djr tmhrh tj gh l kjfdìkt ghtwhhf phjp`h’s ”iehl jd tmh Njje’ lfe”tmh Njje’. Xfìch lfnh`s, wmj wjuè gh if Mhlvhf gy ehdlu`t fjt gy ghìhvifn if Njje-Mjw-It-Is, mualfs wjuè lkkhss Mhlvhf gy ejifn tmh vhry tmifn tmlt @ukidhr wjuèf’tej? ghìhvifn if Nje’s Njjefhss lfe trust if ^mlt Nje Ehdifhs/Is ls Njje.

I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt l`` sjufehe fikh, gut wmy wjuè fj jfh kmjjsh tj `hlvhMh``, sifkh tmhy wjuè mlvh hvhrytmifn tj nlif lfe fjtmifn tj `jsh: Ay stuehfts tjè ahtmlt it wjuè gh djr tmh slah rhlsjf tmlt l alrrihe kjup`h suddhrhe yhlrs jd plif ghklush



tmhy wjuèf’t mlvh l tjunm kjfvhrsltijf tmlt wjuè k`hlr hvhrytmifn up? phjp`h wjuèstly if Mh`` ghklush jd sjah ”sh`d -krhlthe glrrihr’. Lfyjfh if Mh``, gy ehdifitijf, mle tj gh tmhrh ghklush jd l ”sh`d -krhlthe glrrihr’ ‛ ghklush Nje, if Ghifn Kjap`hth`yWhkhptivh, kjuè jf`y gh ehfihe gy l rhdusl` jd tmh sh`d tj lkkhpt Nje. Umis aly sjufedlrdhtkmhe, gut alfy phjp`h ruif rh`ltijfsmips ghklush tmhy rhdush tj lsc djr djrnivhfhss,

tj leait tmhy whrh wrjfn (wmikm l`` phjp`h if Mh``, if hsshfkh, aust rhdush), th``sjahjfh l tjunm trutm tmlt ainmt murt tmhir dhhìfns, htk. ‛ mualfity is du`` jd ”sh`d -krhlthe glrrihr s’, lfe Mh`` is oust tmh hxtrhah jd tmlt thfehfky. Ajst phjp`h if tmhshsitultijfs ghìhvh ”fjtmifn wi`` hvhr kmlfnh’, lfe ghìhvifn tmlt, fhvhr lkt tj alch tmifnseiddhrhft. Rhrmlps it’s fj eiddhrhft if Mh``? phrmlps phjp`h ghìhvh sj strjfn`y tmlt ”Njewi`` fhvhr Djrnivh ah’, ”I’`` fhvhr nht jut’, htk., tmlt tmhy fhvhr try tj `hlvh (jr fhvhrkjaait tj `hlvifn, jf`y tryifn plssijflth`y djr l ìtt`h git ghdjrh nivifn up). [ifkh, tmhychhp tmhash`vhs if Mh`` ghklush tmhy ghìhvh tmhy klf’t hsklph, fjt ghklush tmhy lktul``yklf’t (wmikm alchs it ”lpphlr’ ìch tmhy lktul``y klf’t). I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt tmhy whrhnui`ty jd ”sh`d -krhlthe glrrihrs’ ‛ it’s wmy tmhy di`thrhe jut hvhrytmifn I slie.

<59<. I tjè ay stuehfts (prhthfeifn tj gh sjahjfh I wlsf’t djr tmh slch jd lrnuahft)tmlt, wmhf I wls yjufnhr, I prlyhe djr Nje tj mhl` ay ajtmhr (spjch if tjfnuhs lfe l``tmlt), lfe stjpphe ghìhvifn jfkh ay ajtmhr eihe. Ay stuehfts lsche ah id, wmhf I ghìhvhe if Nje, I eief’t cfjw gle tmifns mlpphfhe if tmh wjrè: I lsche tmha wmlt tmhyahlft lfe tmhy lsche ah I hvhr tmjunmt phjp`h aust mlvh ghhf prlyifn, wmhf tmjsh gletmifns mlpphfhe, tmlt Nje wjuè ej sjahtmifn, lfe tmlt Nje aust fjt mlvh, shhifn tmlttmjsh gle tmifns sti`` mlpphfhe: I sti`` eief’t ufehrstlfe, lfe tmhy tjè ah tmlt I austmlvh cfjwf tmlt gle tmifns mlpphfhe, lfe yht I chpt ghìhvifn ufti` I phrsjfl``yhxphrihfkhe tmjsh gle tmifns, ahlfifn I nlvh prialky tj ay hxphrihfkh jvhr jtmhrs. Ilsche ”ejhsf’t hvhryjfh:’, lfe tmhy tjè ah ”yhs, gut is sjahtmifn lfy ajrh jr `hss trutm ghklush jd l phrsjf’s hxphrihfkh jd it:’. Umhy tjè ah tmlt Nje ^lsf’t jur [hrvlft, lfeid wh stjpphe ghìhvifn if Mia wmhf tmifns njt tjunm, tmhf wh fhvhr rhl``y ghìhvhe ifMia lt l`` (tmh slah mjès if alrrilnh? it’s hlsy tj `jvh wmhf tmifns lrh njje? tmhquhstijf is wmlt mlpphfs wmhf tmifns nht tjunm). I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt tmhir kjaahftsjddhfehe ah, lfe tmhy tjè ah tmlt eief’t ahlf tmhy whrh wrjfn.

<597. [ti`` prhthfeifn tj gh sjahjfh I wlsf’t djr tmh slch jd tmh ”pmi`jsjpmikl` ìdh’, Itjè ay stuehfts tmlt, ldthr ay aja eihe, I wismhe Nje wjuèf’t mlvh nivhf us drhh wi``.Ay stuehfts lsche ah id I rhlìzhe wmlt ìdh wjuè gh ìch id wh whrh rjgjts: I tjè aystuehfts tmlt, id Nje wls Nje, Nje kjuè mlvh aleh us witm drhh wi`` lfe l`sj aleh hviìapjssig`h, gut ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt wls tj lsc Nje tj ”Alch l Wjkc Mh Kjuèf’t@idt’ ‛ it wls tj lsc Nje tj Krhlth l Kjftrleiktijf, wmikm wjuè gh tj lsc Nje tjKjaait [uikieh (djr l Kjftrleiktijf, vhrsus l kjftrleiktijf, wjuè Fhnlth MisHxisthfkh). Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt tmh jf`y jptijfs djr Nje wls ghtwhhf drhheja(wmikm, gy ehdifitijf, is l aixturh ghtwhhf tmh njje lfe tmh gle) jr fj drhheja ‛ tmhjptijf djr mualfity tj mlvh drhh wi`` lfe jf`y njje jkkur wlsf’t lf jptijf uf`hssmualfity, if Hehf, wjuè mlvh kmjshf fjt tj ”Dl``’, wmikm Lela (us) eief’t (lfeejhsf’t).

I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt I rltmhr fjt mlvh drhheja, lfe tmhy lsche ah id I cfhwwmlt I wls lscifn djr: Umhy lsche ah tj ialnifh wmlt it wjuè gh ìch tj mlvh fj



kjftrj` jvhr tmh wjres kjaifn jut jd ay ajutm, tj mlvh fj kjftrj` jvhr wmlt I lth lfemjw I lth it, tj mlvh fj kjftrj` jvhr mjw I rh`lthe tj ay dlai`y, lfe sj jf. I tjè tmhawmlt njje wls drhheja id ay ajtmhr wls ehle, lfe tmhy tjè ah tmlt witmjut drhheja, Iwjuè mlvh fhvhr mle l rh`ltijfsmip witm ay ajtmhr tmlt wls tmh nrjufewjrc djr, wmhf I`jst mhr, ehsirifn djr Nje tj mlvh fjt nivhf mualfity drhheja sj tmlt gle tmifns, sukm ls

ehltm, wjuèf’t mlpphf. ^mhf mualfs, ìch Ivlf Clrlalzjv, `lahft hvi` lfe wism tmltwh eief’t mlvh drhh wi``, it is if rhlktijf tj lf hvi`, l kl`laity, jr trlnhey tmlt, witmjutdrhheja, wh wjuèf’t mlvh lfy ahlfifndu`, hajtijfl`, jr plifdu` dhhìfns if rhnlre tj ‛ drhh wi`` alchs pjssig`h wmlt wh mlth `jsifn ghklush jd drhh wi``. Id wh ìvhe if l wjrèwitmjut drhheja, wh wjuè gh kjfskijusfhsshs jgshrvifn ehthraifistik lktivity tmlt whwjuè mlvh fj pjwhr tj ifdùhfkh. @idh wjuè gh ìch wltkmifn UT? wh wjuè wltkm jur gjeihs hlt djje lfe ifthrlkt witm phjp`h, lfe mlvh fj lgiìty tj kmlfnh wmlt wh whrhwitfhssifn. Umhrh wjuè gh fj ahlfifndu` kjffhktijf ghtwhhf l kjfskijusfhss lfe wmltl kjfskijusfhss ufehrwhft? it wjuè, if hsshfkh, l`` gh rlfeja lfe ahlfifn`hss. ^hwjuè gh if l prisjf, lfe yht fjt hvhf cfjw wh whrh if l prisjf? wh wjuè suddhr, lfefjt hvhf tmifc tmlt ìdh kjuè gh lfy eiddhrhft. Djr it kjuèf’t gh? id wh l`` whft tj

Mhlvhf, fjt mlvifn drhheja, wh sti`` wjuèf’t mlvh drhheja, lfe sj Mhlvhf tjj wjuè gh ìch wltkmifn l ajvih? lf jgshrvifn jd ehthraifistik djrkhs, jd kluslìty ”klusifn’,lfe mlvifn fj pjwhr jvhr it. Mhlvhf wjuè gh l prisjf ls wjuè hlrtm? it wjuè ghquhstijflg`h id tmhrh wjuè gh lfy eiddhrhft ghtwhhf Mh`` lfe Mhlvhf. Lfe Mhlvhf, ldthrl``, is l rhsu`t jd l rh`ltijfsmip witm Nje, lfe id wh eief’t mlvh drhheja, mjw kjuè whrh`lth witm Nje: Rhrmlps wh kjuè gh lrjufe Nje, gut wh kjuèf’t gh, ahlfifndu``y, ifMis Rrhshfkh. ^h wjuè rhsieh, djrhvhr, if l Ahlfifn`hss Mhlvhf, trlpphe, uflg`h tjhsklph ‛ fjt l Ghltidik Tisijf, gut lf Hthrfl` Fjrtm Cjrhl (ls Mitkmhfs jfkh ehskrigheMhlvhf). Id Nje eief’t nivh mualfity drhh wi``, Mhlvhf, Mh``, lfe rhlìty wjuè l`` ghMh`` lfe wjrsh, djr it kjuèf’t hvhf gh cfjwf ls Mh``. Nje, if Krhltifn, mle tj Kmjjsh ghtwhhf nivifn us drhh wi`` ‛ l Krhltijf wmhrh Mhlvhf wls pjssig`h tmjunm sj wlsMh``/mh`` ‛ jr alcifn us s`lvhs ‛ l Krhltijf wmhrh jf`y Mh`` ”^ls’. Ghtwhhf tmjshjptijfs lfe Krhltifn Fjtmifn, Nje Kmjsh îsh`y.

I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt I wismhe Nje Eief’t Krhlth lt l``, lfe tmhy rhaifehe ah Ikjuè jf`y tmifc tmlt ghklush I hxisthe, lfe tmlt ufti` I hxphrihfkhe Fhw Ohrusl`ha (”UmhGhst jd L`` Rjssig`h ^jrès’) (jur wjrè ghifn jf`y ”tmh-prjkhss-jd-rhlìzifn-”Umh Ghstjd L`` Rjssig`h ^jrès’), ay ouenahft wls glshe jf ifkjap`hth hviehfkh. Durtmhrajrh,ay wism djr Nje Fjt tj Krhlth wls if rhlktijf tj tmh `jss jd ay ajtmhr, wmj I `jvhe, l`jvh wmikm, mle Nje Fjt Krhlthe, I wjuè mlvh fhvhr hxphrihfkhe. Mle Nje FhvhrKrhlthe, Ivlf Clrlalzjv wjuè mlvh fhvhr dh`t tmh lnjfy jd cfjwifn kmièrhf suddhrifnwmikm kjaph``he mia tj ”turf if mis tikcht’ glkc if tj Nje. If jtmhr wjres, I mlthe Njedjr Krhltifn l wjrè wmhrh I kjuè `jsh wmlt I kjuè mlvh fhvhr mlvh mle witmjut MisKrhltifn ‛ l `jvh wmikm, leeitijfl``y, I kjuè mlvh, if Kmjjsifn Mia lfe Mis [l`vltijf,Rhrdhkthe djr Hthrfity. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt hvhf id Mhlvhf wlsf’t lf jptijf djrmualfs, I sti`` mle fj nrjufe tj gh upsht witm Nje, gut if Mhlvhf ghifn lf jptijf (”ifKmrist’), I rhl``y mle fj nrjufe. I tmhf tjè ay stuehfts tmlt tmhy wjuè sphlc eid dhrhft`ywmhf tmhir ajtmhrs eihe, lfe tmhy tjè ah tmlt tmhy eief’t tmifc tmhy wjuè hvhr turflnlifst tmh mjph jd shhifn tmhir ajtmhrs lnlif? `lahftifn jvhr `jsifn tmha, tmlt wjuèf’talch lfy shfsh. If trutm (wmlthvhr tmlt is), tmh jf`y tiah if ìdh I’vh hvhr `lahfthe is



jvhr l grjchf rh`ltijfsmip. Grjchf rh`ltijfsmips klf stifn ajrh tmlf ehltm, djr tmhrh is`hss jd l shfsh jd ifhvitlgiìty.

<59;. Ehikieh ‛ tmh wjrst tmifn tmlt klf pjssig`y mlpphf if rhìnijf ‛ is wmlt Kmristilfskh`hgrlth ls tmh nrhlthst tmifn tmlt hvhr mlpphfhe if tmh mistjry jd tmh ufivhrsh. Umhy lrh

ajrh ìch ah tmlf tmhy tmifc.

<595. Yju klffjt ci`` l wly jd tmifcifn, jf`y tmh phjp`h wmj tmifc tmlt wly, lfe ifejifn sj, mjph tmlt tmis rhsu`t if lf lglfejfahft jd tmlt wly jd tmifcifn. Gut tmis ejhsf’tl`wlys wjrc, lfe klf jdthf alch tmifns wjrsh. Lfe id yju try tj ci`` tmjsh wmj lskrigh tjtmh aifesht jd dhlr, yju jf`y nivh tmha ajrh rhlsjf tj ghìhvh tmlt aifesht is vlìe? yjuduh` tmh prjg`ha. Whìnijf, dufelahftl``y dhlrdu`, is fj eiddhrhft? tmh ajrh it eihs, tmhajrh it nrjws.

<598. Umh ghst lrnuahft djr Kmristilfity is tmlt fj mualf kjuè tmifc jd sjahtmifn sjifslfh.

<594. Umhy tjè ah, usifn tmh tmjunmt jd K.[. @hwis, tmlt ialnifltijf is tmh jrnlf jdahlfifn wmi`h rhlsjf is tmh jrnlf jd trutm. Ialnifltijf k`lias ”tmis is ahlfifndu` jrahlfifn`hss’, wmi`h rhlsjf k`lias ”tmis is truh jr dl`sh’, lfe ialnifltijf is wmlt dirstaust k`lia ”tmis is ahlfifndu`’ ghdjrh rhlsjf klrhs tj wjrry ”id it is truh jr dl`sh’.Ialnifltijf kjahs ghdjrh rhlsjf, lfe if ìdh, wh fhhe gjtm ialnifltijf lfe rhlsjf, djr lahlfifn witmjut trutm is dl`sh, lfe l trutm witmjut ahlfifn is ahlfifn`hss. ^h fhhe l”ahlfifndu` trutm’ ‛ wh fhhe if tmlt wmikm ialnifltijf lfe rhlsjf ufidy rltmhr tmlfdinmt. Ay stuehfts k`liahe Nje ufidihe ialnifltijf lfe rhlsjf, lfe I tjè ay stuehfts sjeie skihfkh.

<59>. I ejf’t cfjw wmy Kmristilfs hvhr alch aistlchs. Ejf’t tmhy ghìhvh if Mh``: Uj gjrrjw drja Ojykh Ahyhr, wmlt I ahlf is tmlt id I wls sittifn if tmh erivhr’s shlt jd tmhfikhst klr if tmh wjrè, l klr I mle l`wlys wlfthe tj erivh, lfe I mle ay mlfe jf tmh chylfe wls lgjut tj turf it, lfe tmhf sjahjfh put l nuf tj ay mhle lfe tjè ah tmlt id Iturfhe tmlt chy, I wjuè gh ehle, I wjuè mlvh fj trjug`h rhsistifn tmh iapu`sh tj erivhtmh klr. Ejf’t Kmristilfs rhlìzh tmhy lrh l`wlys if tmlt situltijf (yht ifdifith`y wjrsh),yht sif kjftifujus`y: I suppjsh tj lvjie tmifcifn jd ìdh if tmjsh thras, tmhy ifvhfthe tmhLtjfhahft.

<59=. Jfh jd ay stuehfts wlfts tj gh l writhr, lfe I lsche mhr wmy. [mh slie smh wlfthetj writh stjrihs tmlt ehstrjyhe hxisthftil` stlgiìty sj tmlt phjp`h rhlìzhe tmhir fhhe djrKmrist. [mh slie tmlt phjp`h kjfstlft`y djra iehj`jnihs tmlt prjthkt tmha drja rhlìzifntmlt fhhe3 smh k`liahe tmlt iehj`jny is prjjd jd sif lfe l kjfshquhfkh jd mualfs ghifnirjfik, lfe tmlt Kmrist wls tmh (rh`ltivh`y) plrlejxikl` [lvijr ”dittifn’ djr lf irjfik lfe plrlejxikl` mualfity. I tjè mhr wh eief’t fhhe Kmrist3 wh l`rhley mle Ejf \uixjth.

<599. Id Mh`` is ifdifith`y mjrrig`h, tmhf it wjuè gh dittifn djr l @jvifn Nje tj ifdifith`yeh`ly Mis Ouenahft. Id tmh [hkjfe Kjaifn hvhr mlpphfs, it wi`` gh prjjd tmlt Nje @jvhs



`hss tmlf Mh`` pufismhs. Lfe id Nje @jvhs ”`hss’ if lfy ehnrhh, Nje Isf’t Ifdifith, lfe sjNje Isf’t Nje. Mhfkh, id tmh [hkjfe Kjaifn hvhr mlpphfs, Nje Ejhsf’t Hxist.

<822. Hvhry tiah l ajehrf tmhj`jnilf jvhrturfs jr rhehdifhs l tmjunmt jfkh mhè gyKmristilfs, tmh tmhj`jnilf ehdifhs lfjtmhr nrjup jd alrtyrs wmj eihe ahlfifn`hss`y.

<82<. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt wmlt is ufmj`y is ifdifith`y ufmj`y, lfe wmlt is mj`y isifdifith`y mj`y. I lsche tmha tj hxp`lif lfe tmhy stlrthe jdd gy k`liaifn tmlt hvhrytmifnmls tj gh kjfsiehrhe if ìnmt jd Hthrfity (”Umh Hthrfity Uhst’, ls tmhy put it)3 jtmhrwish, tmhrh is fj Jgohktivh [tlfelre gy wmikm tj ehthraifh tmh flturh jd tmifns (jf`ysugohktivitihs). If jtmhr wjres, wmlthvhr mlpphfs if ìdh, ”au`tip`y it’ gy Hthrfity tjufehrstlfe its truh iapjrtlfkh. L`` tmifns, if tmh hfe, lrh ”au`tipìhe’ gy Hthrfity, phr sh,sj id yju wlft tj ufehrstlfes its vlùh if ìnmt jd tmh gin pikturh, kjfsiehr yjurkjfvhrsltijf witm yjur widh, yjur ojg, yjur leeiktijfs, yjur sifs, yju virtuhs, htk.”au`tipìhe’ gy Hthrfity. I lsche tmha mjw ”Umh Hthrfity Uhst’ wls eiddhrhft drja Fihtzskmh’s ”Hthrfl` Whturf’, lfe tmhy tjè ah tmlt tmhy eief’t ahlf tj ”au`tip`y gy

ifdifity’ wmlthvhr jkkurs if ìdh (tmjunm tmh iehl is siai`lr), gut tj kjfsiehr wmlt mlpphfsif ìdh if @inmt jd wmlt it Hthrfl``y sinfidihs. I tjè tmha I eief’t ufehrstlfe lfe tmhy tjèah tmlt tmhy wismhe I eie.

<827. Yju ejf’t mlvh l rinmt tj mjè lf jpifijf3 yju oust mlvh jfh (gy virtuh jd ghifn).Yju jf`y mlvh l rinmt tj tmh trutm ifsjaukm ls yju rhlìzh it, fjt ghklush yju lrh tmhsjurkh jd tmlt ”rinmt’, gut ghklush tmh trutm is if ”ghifn rinmt’. Fj jfh klf tlch tmh trutmdrja yju uf`hss yju kmjjsh tj `ht tmh trutm nj3 fj jfh klf khfsjr yju uf`hss yju kmjjshtj gh si`hfkh. Gut mjw ej yju cfjw trutm drja jpifijf: ^jrc. Duti`h wjrc: ^jrc.

<82;. Umhy krhlth ejktrifhs tj hapjwhr wmlt tmhy ghìhvh, fjt wmlt Nje ^lfts.

<825. Umhy trlp tmhash`vhs if tmhir hddjrts tj drhh tmhash`vhs.

<828. I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt id tmlt kurtlif tjrh jf Njje Driely, ghmife it, tmhy djufefjtmifn. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmhrh wls trutm tj tmlt, sifkh tj hfkjufthr Nje, wh mle tjjvhrkjah fjtmifnfhss. I tjè tmha tmlt tmhir Kmristilfity sjufehe l `jt ìch Gueemisa jr Fimiìsa. Fhitmhr tmh Fimiìst fjr tmh Kmristilf trihs tj alch yju ehprhsshe? tmhy try tjalch yju rhlìzh tmlt yju lrh ehprhsshe l`rhley lfe ejf’t cfjw it3 tmhy try tj alch yjurhlìzh tmh ”Njje Fhws’ ‛ yju klf’t gh mlppy if ìdh, sj yju ejf’t mlvh tj gh ufmlppylgjut ghifn ufmlppy ‛ yju klf difl``y stjp wjrryifn lgjut it? yju klf difl``y gh drhhdrja tryifn tj gh mlppy. Umh Kmristilfs tjè ah I wls rinmt tmlt tmhrh wls sjahGueemisa tj Kmristilfity, gut wmi`h Gueemists ghìhvh Hfìnmthfahft klf gh jgtlifhe gymualf hddjrt, Kmristilfs ghìhvh ”ehtlkmahft drja tmh wjrè’ is iapjssig`h witmjutKmrist, lfe durtmhrajrh, sukm ehtlkmahft isf’t hfjunm tj [lvh us. Jf`y Kmrist klfKmlfnh/kmlfnh tmh jftj`jny jd ghifn. (Rhthr Wj`ìfs)

<824. I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt Drhue tmjunmt rhìnijf wls lf i`ùsijf wh wlfthe tj gh truhlfe tmlt ghìhd if Nje nlvh us l dhhìfn tmlt wh kjuè ifdùhfkh tmifns wh kjuèf’tkjftrj` if flturh. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt id Nje Aleh us, wh wjuè hxphkt tj dife



mualfs wlftifn lfe wismifn djr Nje tj Hxist? Nje wjuè gh kruh` id Mh eief’t Alch usehsirifn Mia (hsphkil``y kjfsiehrifn tmlt Mh Is Njjefhss). Id Nje Hxists, wh’e hxphkt tjdife wmlt Drhue’s k`liahe tj gh tmh klsh.

<82>. Umhy wjrry jut `jue klf kl`` it prlyhr.

<82=. Nrlkh is wmlt Kmristilfs ifvhfthe tj oustidy klrh`hssfhss, gut tmhy it’s wmlt nivhstmha kjfdiehfkh tj shhc phrdhktijf witmjut nhttifn lgsjrghe if aistlchs l`jfn tmh wly.

<829. Umhy tmifc wh lrh flturl``y Mhlvhf-gjufe lfe Mhlvhf-kyfikl`.

<8<2. Rhjp`h ejf’t kmjjsh tj mlvh tmh urnh tj sif ‛ it’s oust tmhrh ‛ sj mjw klf it gh oustdjr tmha tj gh mhè lkkjuftlg`h djr it: Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt ls l phrsjf ejhsf’tkmjjsh mis jr mhr nhfhs, l phrsjf ejhsf’t fhkhsslri`y kmjjsh wmikm sifs mh jr smh wi``wrhst`h witm, gut tmlt ejhsf’t ahlf lktifn jf tmjsh urnhs is lkkhptlg`h. [urh`y tmhaurehrhr mls lf ”urnh’ tj ci``, gut tmlt ejhsf’t alch aurehr lfy `hss hvi`. I tjè aystuehfts tmlt tmh aurehrjus urnh wls eiddhrhft drja lf urnh tmlt eief’t murt lfyjfh, lfe

ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt sif l`wlys murt tmh sh`d (lfe jtmhrs tmrjunm tmh sh`d, tmjunm fjtl`wlys eirhkt`y). I tjè tmha tmlt wls l`` sphku`ltijf, lfe tmhy tjè ah tmlt it wlsf’t ifNje’s Hyhs. I tjè tmha wh eief’t mlvh Nje’s Hyhs, lfe tmhy tjè ah tmlt wh eie mlvhhyhs hfjunm tj shh mjw tmh ìdh jd jfh iaplkthe tmh ìvhs jd alfy. ^mhf jfh phrsjf iswhinmhe ejwf gy nui`t lfe sjrrjw, tmlt phrsjf sprhle tmh elrcfhss tj mis jr mhrfhinmgjrs. [ju`s l`wlys trlfsdhr.

(Lnlif ‛ sphku`ltijf.)Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt ghmife ay jgohktijfs wls tmh lssuaptijf tmlt l phrsjf

isf’t rhspjfsig`h djr wmlt l phrsjf ejhsf’t kjftrj`. I tjè tmha tmlt wlsf’t lf lssuaptijf, gut l trutm, lfe tmhy slie I wls rinmt, gut tmlt it kjuèf’t l`wlys gh slie, sj k`hlr`y, wmltwls lktul``y jutsieh l phrsjf’s kjftrj`3 durtmhrajrh, alfy tmifns whrh l aixturh jd

”wmlt l phrsjf kjuè kjftrj`’ lfe ”wmlt l phrsjf kjuèf’t kjftrj`’ ‛ it wlsf’t l`wlys sjk`hlr-kut. Jdthf, djr hxlap`h, phjp`h lpphl`he tj nhfhs ls rhspjfsig`h djr mualf lktijf, gut hvhf id tmlt wls truh, sjah nhfhs klf turf jf lfe jdd rh`ltivh tj lktijfs lfehfvirjfahfts (ls pjifthe jut gy Altt Wie`hy if mis gjjc Nhfjah). Gut wmikm jfhs: It’smlre tj sly? tmh pjift is tmlt wh klf’t l`wlys th`` wmlt wh lrhf’t rhspjfsig`h djr lfe wmltwh lrh. Durtmhrajrh, phrmlps I ejf’t mlvh l kmjikh if situltijf L tj kmjjsh G, gut phrmlps I kmjsh tj gh if situltijf L, lfe mhfkh ay ”djrkhe’ kmjikh jd G is lktul``y lfhxprhssijf jd drhh wi`` (djr I kmjsh tj gh if tmh situltijf wmhrh I mle tj kmjjsh G).Mjwhvhr, drja tmh phrsphktivh jd tmjsh ”witmif’ situltijf L, it shhas tmlt l phrsjf mlefj drhheja, lfe mhfkh fj rhspjfsigiìty. L`sj, hvhf id l phrsjf is djrkhe iftj situltijf Llfe sj djrkhe tj alch kmjikh G, l phrsjf kmjjshs mjw mh jr smh tmhf rhlkts lfe rhspjfes

tj tmis ehthraifistik jkkurrhfkh. Rhrmlps wh ejf’t kmjjsh tj gh l`kjmjìks, gut wh ejkmjjsh id wh dinmt lnlifst it jr rhkjnfizh tmlt it is wrjfn. If kjfkùsijf, ay stuehftslrnuhe tmlt wh klffjt sly djr surh wmlt l phrsjf is jr isf’t rhspjfsig`h djr , lfe wmltrhlktijf is lpprjprilth ‛ jf`y tmlt phrsjf cfjws, jr phrmlps jf`y Nje Cfjws.Whdusifn tj nivh ah l kmlfkh tj sphlc, ay stuehfts pjifthe jut tmlt id tmhrh wls fjdrhheja, tmhrh wjuè gh fj oustikh, jf`y oust-fhss. I lnrhhe, lfe tmhy lsche ah id I rhl``ywlfthe tj ìvh if l wjrè witmjut oustikh. I tjè tmha it wlsf’t up tj ah tj ehkieh mjw tmhwjrè wls, tmjunm rhìnijus phjp`h shhahe tj mlvh l strlfnh ghìhd tmlt tmhy whrh



ehstifhe tj ehkieh mjw tmh wjrè wjrche. Ay stuehfts eief’t tmifc tmhy altkmhe mjw Iehskrighe tmha, gut tmlt ehfil` jd tmhirs oust prjvhe ay pjift. Ay stuehfts k`liahe tmltmualfs wlfthe ehthraifisa tj gh truh if jrehr tj put tmhir kmjikhs lgjvh kritikisa, gut lttmh slah, mualfs wlfthe oustikh if jrehr tj mlvh nrjufes djr stjppifn hvi`3 tmhy k`liahetmlt wh wlft ehthraifisa tj `hnitiaizh wmlt wh ej, gut wh l`sj wlft tj gh lg`h tj

kjfvikt aurehrhrs jd wrjfnejifns. ^h wlft tj gh prjthkthe gy ”oust-fhss’, wmi`h l`sj ghifn lg`h tj lpphl` tj ”oustikh’. I lsche tmha tmhf id oustikh wls oust lf i`ùsijf mualfsifvhfthe tj kmlfnh phjp`h eiddhrhft drja tmha iftj phjp`h ìch tmhf, lfe ay stuehftsk`liahe tmlt sukm wlsf’t tmh klsh? tmhrh wls trutm tj oustikh, djr it wls truh tmlt mualfswhrh drhh. ”Gut fjt hftirh`y drhh’, I kjufthrhe, ”lfe sj fjt hvhrytmifn mualfs ej is laltthr jd oustikh’. Umhy tjè ah mualfs lrh l aixturh jd ”oustikh’ lfe ”oust-fhss’ ‛ ”wl`cifn kjftrleiktijfs’ ‛ lfe tmlt jf`y Nje klf uftlfn`h tmh strlfes lfe Ouenh Oust`y(lfe sj phrmlps fjt hvhryjfh wmj kjaaits aurehr is hqul``y nui`ty jd aurehr ‛ jf`yNje Cfjws). Mualfs lrh stukc tryifn. I lsche tmha id tmh hddjrt wls duti`h, lfe tmhysiap`y slie tmh hddjrt wls fhkhsslry. ”^h aust gh muag`h’, tmhy kmlfthe.

<8<<. Ay stuehfts k`liahe tmlt Mh`` mh`ps rhaife us tmlt wh lrh drhh, ehspith mjw strjfnjur dhhìfn lnlifst ìghrty ainmt gh, lfe I lsche wmlt tmhy ahlft. Gjrrjwifn drja OjykhAhyhr (witmjut prjphr`y kitifn mhr), tmhy tjè ah tmlt id yju whrh lgjut tj tlch l gith jutjd l trhahfejus klch lfe I tjè yju tj stjp, yju vhry wh`` aly sly ”I `jvh klch’ lfe ”I oust klf’t mh`p aysh`d’ lfe tlch tmh gith lfywly. Gut id I mhè l nuf lt yjur mhle, yju’esueehf`y gh lg`h tj stjp. Umrhlt jd pufismahft klf sueehf`y nivh yju drhh wi`` wmhf yjujtmhrwish wjuèf’t tmifc yju mle it jr wjuè jtmhrwish ehfy yju mle it (chhp if aifetmlt drhh ifeivieul`s lrh drhh tj k`lia tmhy lrh ehthraifhe, wmi`h ehthraifhe ifeivieul`sklf’t k`lia tmhy lrh drhh). If tmis shfsh, Mh`` ‛ l rhsu`t jd drhh wi`` ‛ mh`ps us mlvhdrhheja (lfe sj rhlìzh wh klf kmjjsh Kmrist), djr if rhlìzifn lktijfs klf mlvhkjfshquhfkhs, wh wi`` stjp jursh`vhs drja lktifn if khrtlif wlys. Id wh whrh tru`yehthraifhe, tmhf kjfshquhfkhs kjuèf’t stjp us drja lktifn3 rltmhr l nuf wls tj yjurmhle jr fjt, yju’e mlvh tj hlt tmh klch. Mh``, jf jtmhr wjres, prjviehs hviehfkh tmltehthraifisa is dl`sh.

<8<7. Djr mis Kmrjfik`hs jd Flrfil shrihs, K.[. @hwis lsche us tj suppjsh Nje mle [hftMis [jf tj ghkjah l ìjf tj [lvh Flrfil if tmh slah wly ls Mh mle Mis [jf kjah ls lmualf tj jur wjrè tj [lvh it. Id I whrh K.[. @hwis lfe wlfthe tj mh`p phjp`h ghkjahKmristilf, I wjuè mlvh mle Nje [hfe Mis [jf tj ghkjah lf Ltmhist tj [lvh jur wjrè.

<8<;. Lfshà’s Jftj`jnikl` Lrnuahft prjvhs jf`y tmlt id Nje Hxists, Nje Aust Hxist ‛ tmlt tj tmifc jd Nje is tj tmifc jd l Ghifn-Umlt-Kjuèf’t-Fjt-Gh. I’a fjt surh Lfshà iskjfkhrfhe sj aukm witm lf lrnuahft ls mh is witm l ghlutidu` prifkip`h tmlt alchs Njeufiquh. Nje is ufiquh ghklush djr l Umifn tj Gh l Umifn-Kl``he-”Nje’, tmlt Umifn AustGh ”Umlt ^mikm Klffjt Fjt Gh’ ‛ l`` jtmhr tmifns klf ”fjt gh’. L`sj, if ìfh witmLfshà’s tmjunmt, ej fjth tmlt tmh Fjf-Ghìhvhr (ufìch tmh Ltmhist) ejhsf’t tmifc jdNje ls Fjt Hxistifn (djr Nje, gy ehdifitijf, aust gh tmjunmt jd ls ”Umlt ^mikm Aust Gh) ‛ mh oust ejhsf’t tmifc jd Nje.



<8<5. I ejf’t tmifc tmh ”Divh Rrjjds’ jd Lquifls lrh jut tj prjvh Nje Hxists, ghklush tmhsuppjshe ”prjjds’ lrhf’t `jklthe lt tmh ghniffifn jd tmh thxt. Wltmhr, Nje’s Hxisthfkhshhas lssuahe gy Lquifls, lfe tmh prjjds ehajfstrlth ”wmlt Nje is ìch’. Id Nje ”Is’(Nje), Nje ”Is’ ”Umh Dirst Ajvhr’, htk. Umh dlajus Divh Rrjjds lrh lgjut ehdififn wmlttmh wjre ”Nje’ rhdhrs tj, fjt lgjut prjvifn Nje Hxists.

<8<8. Kmristilfs, sphfeifn tmhir ìvhs `jjcifn djr ”Kmrist’ lfe/jr ”Kmrist-ìch phjp`h’, lrhìch lktjrs `jjcifn djr sjahjfh wmj lktul``y is ìch tmh kmlrlkthr tmhy lrh lssinfhe tjhagjey. Jr l eirhktjr fjt cfjwifn wmlt tmh kmlrlkthr mh wlfts `jjcs ìch lfe tmhfsueehf`y shhifn mia jfh ely ‛ ìch l erhla kjah truh. Jr l eirhktjr kjaifn up witm lfiehl djr l kmlrlkthr lfe fjt tmifcifn tmh phrsjf hxist lfe tmhf ‛

<8<4. Id Kmristilfs hfnlnhe if `jvh ifsthle jd `jvh hvlfnhìsa, tmhy ainmt gh rhl` lfekjfvifkifn. Gut ghklush mualfs ej fjt nrlsp ”minm jrehr kjap`hxity (eiskusshe if‐Hxphrihfkifn Umifcifn‑ gy J.N. Wjsh), hvlfnhìsa kjahs tj rhp`lkh lutmhftikity. L`sj,tmhir hvlfnhìsa jf`y ”tmifcs’ lgjut phjp`h wmhf tmhy fhhe tj l`sj ”phrkhivh’ tmha (ls

eiskusshe if ‐Jf Umifcifn lfe Rhrkhivifn‑ gy J.N. Wjsh).

<8<>. Ejhs lfyjfh dhh` vlùhe id tmhy mlvh tj gh kjfvhrthe dirst:

<8<=. Umhrh shhas tj gh ajrh hapmlsizh jf ”`jvifn tmh strlfnhr’ tmlf ”`jvifn tmhfhinmgjr’.

<8<9. Uj sly tmh kup du`` jd wlthr is ls aukm l swiaaifn pjj` djr l ajush ls it is l kupjd wlthr is tj rhkjnfizh tmlt wh smjuè ehkjfstrukt jur jftj`jnikl` mihrlrkmihs ‛ tmlt tmhwly wh shh tmifns hftli`s l ”eiskriaifltijf’ rhsu`tifn drja ”wmj wh lrh’. Yht, hvhf wmhf”lwlchfhe’, tmhrh is sti`` l wly if wmikm l mualf kjfsiehrs it l ajush swiaaifn pjj`”if ehfil`’ ‛ jur jftj`jnikl` gils is ifhsklplg`h. ^h dhh` wh lrh ”ialnifn’ lfe ”ghifnsi``y’ tj tmifc jd l kup if tmis wly ‛ wh klffjt mh`p it. [j it njhs witm Nje ‛ ay stuehftsk`liahe ‛ wh jftj`jnikl``y eiskriaiflth lfe hvhf wmhf wh rhkjnfizh tmis, wh sti`` dhh`si``y tj stjp. Umis alchs us ufeiskhrfifn wmhf it kjahs tj quhstijfs jd Nje. Jr sj tmhyk`liahe? I eief’t shh tmhir pjift.

<872. ^mlt is sugohktivity aleh jut jd: I’vh mhlre it slie tmlt hvhrytmifn is aleh up jdaltmhaltiks, tmlt l pmysikl` ehskriptijf jd tmh wjrè is l altmhaltikl` ehskriptijf. Idaltm is rhlìty, is sugohktivity aleh jd altm: Id sugohktivity isf’t aleh jd altm, tmhftmjunm tmh ufivhrsh alygh altm, fjt hvhrytmifn tmlt hxists is altmhaltikl`. Xf`hss jfhejhsf’t tmifc sugohktivity hxists, lfe phrmlps rh`ltivh tj mjw hvhrytmifn h`sh hxists, itejhsf’t. Gut sugohktivity hxists sjah wly, djr I la hxphrihfkifn it rinmt fjw. Rhrmlps fjt ‛ wmj klf sly: Ah, I suppjshe. I’vh l`sj ghhf tjè tmh ufivhrsh is kjapjshe jd ”klushlfe hddhkt’, gut is sugohktivity kjapjshe jd kluslìty: Rhrmlps tmh gjey is kluslìty, gutwmlt lgjut tmh aife:

<87<. Ay stuehfts lrnuhe tmlt id hvhrytmifn tmlt kjuè pjssig`y hxist ejhs hxist, tmisejhsf’t hxp`lif wmy hvhrytmifn tmlt kjuè pjssig`h hxist ejhs hxist. I tjè tmha tmlthvhrytmifn wjuè hxist ghklush it ejhs hxist, gut tmhy slie tmlt ejhsf’t hxp`lif mjw jr

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wmy tmh kjfeitijfs jd ghifn lrh sukm tmlt hvhrytmifn tmlt kjuè hxist ejhs hxist. I slie Ieief’t ufehrstlfe wmy tmhy whrh sj kjfdushe? wmlt is ”is’. Umhy slie tmlt sjufehe ìch lf”Xfklushe Xfivhrsh’ ‛ tmlt sjufehe ìch Nje.

<877. I lsche ay stuehfts wmy tmhrh wls fj Mhlvhf jr Mh`` if tmh Dirst Uhstlahft, lfe

tmhy slie tmlt ghdjrh Kmrist lfe tmh Whsurrhktijf, mualfs kjuèf’t hxphrihfkh hitmhr?tmhrh wls oust [mhj`. I lsche id tmis ahlft fj jfh ghdjrh Kmrist kjuè nj tj Mhlvhf, lfetmhy slie tmlt Kmrist’s Whsurrhktijf wjrche glkcwlres, drja Hthrfity, tmrjunmjut splkhlfe tiah, sj l`` whrh ufehr ”tmh g`jje jd Kmrist’. Mjwhvhr, ghdjrh tmh Whsurrhktijf, tmhrhwls fj Mhlvhf lfe Mh`` rh`ltivh tj mualf hxphrihfkh. Eie tmlt ahlf Nje chpt Mhlvhflfe Mh`` mieehf drja us: Ay stuehfts slie tmlt wh whrhf’t hquipphe tj ufehrstlfe tmhaufti` ldthr Kmrist. Umis sjufehe ìch rltijflìzltijf tj ah, lfe I lsche id it wjuè mlvh ghhf ghtthr mle Kmrist fjt ghhf Whsurrhkthe, shhifn ls tmhrh wjuè gh fj Mh``: Umhyk`liahe hvhrytmifn wjuè gh Mh`` witmjut Kmrist, gut lnlif, tmlt oust dh`t ìchrltijflìzltijf tj ah.

<87;. I wjfehr sjahtiahs id tmhj`jnilfs ifthftijfl``y writh jf gle tjpiks if jrehr tj”kjah jut jd tmha’, ls Mhiehnnhr wrjth jf ahtlpmysiks tj ”hsklph tmha’. Gut tmlt’srieiku`jus.

<85;. Ls tmh gùh kj``lr wjrchr cfjws mjw tj dix l klr ghklush mh cfjws wmhrh tmh plrtslrh, tmh ifth``hktul` cfjws wmhrh hvhrytmifn is if R`ltj ghklush mh mls rhle it. Umh nhfiusjd gjtm kjahs drja hxphrihfkh, lfe wh lrh djjìsm tj lrrlfnh heukltijf ls id tmis isf’t tmhklsh.

<855. L wjrè tmlt wi`` fhvhr hrlsh rhìnijf is l wjrè tmlt ejhsf’t ghìhvh if rinmt jrwrjfn, oust stjry.

<858. Mjw klf Kmristilfs mlvh stlfelres jd wmlt is ”Kmrist-ìch’ lfe fjt ouenh:

<854. Kmristilfs ehkieh wmikm Gig`h vhrshs altthr gy mjw tmhy kmjjsh tj ìvh3 tmhy ejf’tkmjjsh tj ìvh lkkjreifn tj wmikm Gig`h vhrshs altthr.

<85>. Uj mlvh l @ighrl` sly id yju ejf’t ghìhvh if x yju lrh l rlkist/ieijt is ìch lKmristilf slyifn id yju ejf’t ghìhvh if y yju wi`` nj tj Mh``. Lfe yht tmh Kjfshrvltivhsmlth ghifn tjè tmlt gy @ighrl`s.

<85=. Umhy th`` ah tmlt id ay widh suddhrhe klfkhr, I wjuè ghìhvh if Nje, lfe tmltrhaifes ah jd tmjsh wmj k`lia tmlt id yju suddhrhe rlkisa, ahftl` i``fhss, jpprhssijf,htk., I wjuè tmifc ìch tmhy eie. It’s l`` l Fihtzskmh-pjwhr-nrlg, usifn ajrlìty djr pjwhr. ^mlt’s truh is truh ‛ tmlt smjuè gh l`` tmlt kjufts.

<859. Rihty lfe ajrlìty lrh fjt tmh slah tmifn.



<882. ^mhf eie tmh pmrlsh ”phrsjfl` rh`ltijfsmip’ stlrt ghifn ushe if Kmristilfity: Ghdjrhtmh Ah Nhfhrltijf: I’e gh surprishe. It shhas tj ah tmis pmrlsh klf mieh prieh lfe sh`d-iapjrtlfkh.

<88<. I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt I `lahfthe tmh dlkt tmlt tmhrh whrh fj vhrshs if tmh Gig`hlgjut mjw tmh Gig`h wls tj gh rhle. Umh Gig`h nivhs us Eivifh ^jres, gut fjt l EivifhMhrahfhutiks, `hlvifn it up tj mualfs tj ehkieh wmlt Nje [lie. Umhy tjè ah tmlt Ismjuè rhle Rslà < lfe I tjè tmha I wlsf’t l trhh erifcifn up wlthr.

<887. Nhfhsis klah ghdjrh skihfkh, sj mjw klf it gh skihftidik:

<88;. Ghklush rhìnijf is irrltijfl`, tmhy k`lia it is ”suprl-rltijfl`’ ‛ tmhy k`lia wh klf’tufehrstlfe it fjt ghklush it is lgsure, gut ghklush wh’rh tjj lgsure tj nrlsp it. ^mlt lflgsure rhvhrsl`.

<885. Umhy’vh aleh lf iej` jd tmh Lpjkl`ypsh? it’s l`` tmhy tmifc lgjut.

<888. Umh Kmristilfs sly ”Nje is tmhir strhfntm’ lfe ìvh if phrphtul` dhlr jd @ighrl`s lfeAusìas. Lfe I ghìhvh wmlt tmhy sly.

<884. Id tmhy ghìhvh Nje î`` [lvh tmh wjrè, wmy ej tmhy sphfe l`` tmhir tiah tryifn tjstjp tmh wjrè drja hfeifn:

<88>. Is ”ghifn djrnivhf’ lfe ”kmlfnifn’ tmh slah tmifn: Umhy tjè ah tmhy whrheiddhrhft? lscifn ”mjw la I djrnivhf:’ isf’t tmh slah ls lscifn ”mjw ej I kmlfnh:’(tmjunm tmlt isf’t tj sly tmhy klf’t mlpphf siau`tlfhjus`y lfe ejf’t jdthf krjss jvhr).Kjfd`ltifn tmhsh, phjp`h ejf’t tmifc tmhy lrh djrnivhf uf`hss tmhy stjp ejifn sjahtmifn3kjfshquhft`y, tmh leeikt ìvhs if phrphtul` nui`t lfe fhvhr kmlfnhs. Mjwhvhr, id tmh leeikteief’t tmifc mh wls djrnivhf jf`y wmhf mh kmlfnhe, mh wjuèf’t sifc iftj mjph`hssfhss,lfe tmlt wjuè lktul``y alch it ajrh ìch`y tmlt mh kmlfnhe.

<88=. Id aifjritihs lrh jddhfehe, rhajvh it3 id rhìnijfs lrh jddhfehe, it’s drhh sphhkm. Jrsj tmlt’s mjw tmh rhìnijus dhh`, gut tmlt’s ghklush tmhy wlft tj gh pitihe. Rity is jdthf priehdu`.

<889. [uppjshe`y Kmrist eief’t eih djr us? Kmrist eihe djr Nje lfe us tmrjunm Mia. ^mltl `jvifn dltmhr.

<842. Ehskrigifn Nje is ìch tryifn tj ehskrigh girtm, tmhy slie ‛ oust wltkm tmh girtm. I

tjè tmha I mle ghhf tryifn djr yhlrs, gut eief’t cfjw wmhrh tj `jjc.

<84<. Airlk`hs lrh hviehfkh tmlt Nje is l gle krhltjr, djr lrhf’t tmhy vij`ltijfs jd tmh`lws jd flturh:

<847. L ajtmhr’s `jvh is ajrh elfnhrjus tmlf ùst, djr l ajtmhr’s `jvh klf ghkjah lrhìnijf.

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<84;. Umhy tjè ah tmlt l wjrè witmjut `lws (jr ”kjfstlfts’) lfe jf`y airlk`hs wjuè ghl wjrè witmjut airlk`hs. It wjuè gh kmljs.

<845. Is Nje, if ghifn fjfshfsh, klplg`h jd fjfshfsh:

<848. Id tmhrh is l Nje, Mis Flah is (ifshrt ).

<844. Ldthr 7,222 yhlrs, Kmristilfity mls ghhf lg`h tj kjfvifkh ah tmlt it cfjws wmlt sifis (jtmhr tmlf wmlt tmhy ejf’t ìch).

<84>. Umh Kmristilfs lkt ls id it drja Nje l`` lutmjrity d`jws, gut tmhy `hlp lt l kmlfkh tjrhdhr tj tmhj`jnikl` iehls ls ”Kmristilf [kihfkh’. Fjtikh tmlt skihftists ejf’t `hlp lt tmh kmlfkh tj rhdhr tj tmhir prjohkts ls ”[kihftidik Kmristilfity’.

<84=. ^mlt yju mlvh rhle is jf`y jd kjfshquhfkh tj ah tj tmh ehnrhh yju klf tmifc.

<849. Nje l`jfh klf rhle tmh Gig`h.

<8>2. Jur d`hsm alchs us wlft tmh Ltmhists tj gh rinmt, l stuehft tjè ah, lfe I `lunmhelfe rhalifehrhe mhr tmlt mhr dhlr jd l wjrè witmjut ahlfifn aleh mhr wlft ghìhvhrs tj gh rinmt.

<8><. ^jres lrh l`wlys spjchf, hsphkil``y wmhf if ifc. (Umhsh lrh tmh cifes jd ahlfifn`hss, kjftrleiktivh stlthahfts tmlt erivh mualfs

ifslfh lfe tmlt rhìnijfs rhquirh.)

<8>7. Umhy tjè ah yju’`` fhvhr [lvh l sju` ufti` yju `hlrf tj sit l`jfh wltkmifn l stlr,saiìfn, djr mjurs, nhfuifh.

<8>;. ^mi`h tmhy (prhthfe tj) prly, tmhy oust tmifc lgjut wmlt lttitueh tmhy smjuè tlch.(Jtmhrs lrh wltkmifn.) (Rhrmlps tj lvjie tmis thfsijf tmhy alch hvhryjfh k`jsh tmhirhyhs, tmjunm fjwmhrh if tmh Gig`h ejhs it sly tj ej tmis. Oust lf jrnlfik lnrhhahft tmlthahrnhe drja hxisthftil` ifstlgiìty.)

<8>5. ”Fjr is it phrmlps rhl``y `jvh wmhf I sly tmlt djr ah yju lrh tmh ajst gh`jvhe3`jvh is tj ah tmlt yju lrh tmh cfidh wmikm I turf witmif aysh`d.’ (@htthrs tj Ai`hfl gy

Cldcl).Umis is wmlt I tmifc Kmristilfs tl`c lgjut wmhf tmhy tl`c lgjut `jvh.

<8>8. Umjsh plssijflth hfjunm tj dli` mlvh plvhe tmh wly tj nrhltfhss djr tmjshufwi`ìfn tj try ufti` phrdhkt.

<8>4. Umh alnik jd Kmristals lfe Kmristilfity kjahs drja tmh rhphtitijf jd jè tmifnsif fhw wlys.

(Umh djraltijf jd mjìelys is lcif tj tmh djraltijf jd rhìnijfs.)

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”fhkhsslri`y mjw it is’ tj lf jgshrvhr, sj l`` tmlt jkkurs if ìdh lpphlrs ls ”fhkhsslri`ysukm’. Umis alchs ìdh lpphlr ls ”ehsinfhe’ tj tmh sukkhssdu`, lfe sj sukkhssdu` phjp`hshh hviehfkh jd ”Nje’s Mlfe’ (tmis mh`ps hxp`lif tmh Rrjsphrity Njsph`), wmi`h tmh pjjr ghìhvh if Nje, ghklush tmhy mlvh fj jtmhr mjph.

<8==. Ejhs ”spirit’ ahlf ”grhltm’:

<8=9. Umhy sphlc ls id rhleifn tmh Gig`h lfe rhleifn flturh lrh tmh slah lkt, gut tmhGig`h is ajrh eirhkt (tmjunm it ejhsf’t shha eirhkt tj ah lt l``).

<892. Umhy sly mualfs fhhe Nje, gut tmh fuaghr jd fikh lfe njje lkts tmlt jkkur hvhryajahft lrh ai`ìjfs jd tiahs nrhlthr tmlf tmh fuaghr jd hvi` lkts tmlt jkkur. L`` lrjufetmh wjrè, phjp`h lrh slyifn mh``j tj jfh lfjtmhr, jphfifn ejjrs djr jfh lfjtmhr, dhheifnjfh lfjtmhr ‛ tmh wjrè is du`` jd cifefhss. [le`y, sifkh tmh aife djkushs jf tmh gle, itshhas tj phjp`h ls id tmh wjrè is l gle p`lkh lfe sj tmlt mualfs ruf tmh p`lkh pjjr`y. Ujtmis, ay stuehfts lsche wmy Ltmhists chpt lscifn ”wmy ej gle tmifns mlpphf:’, I tjè

tmha tmlt wmi`h Kmristilfs mlvh tj lfswhr wmy l sal`` fuaghr jd gle tmifns jkkur, Fjf-Ghìhvhrs ejf’t, sifkh Fjf-Ghìhvhrs eief’t Krhlth tmh p`lkh.

<89<. Fj jfh is drhh wmhrh phjp`h kjfstlft`y lsc ”ej yju `jvh ah:’.

<897. Whìnijfs ghìhvh aurehr is iaajrl`, yht rhìnijus ifeivieul` aurehr ltmhistsrhnu`lr`y. Whìnijus phjp`h l`sj ghìhvh if Mh``, sj gy aurehrifn ltmhists, tmhy ghìhvhtmhy lrh shfeifn phjp`h tj Hthrfl` Elafltijf. Id aurehr is wrjfn, mjw kjuèf’t tmis ghifdifith`y wjrsh: Durtmhrajrh, isf’t ifthftijfl``y shfeifn sjahjfh tj Mh`` gh ”tmh wjrstjd l`` pjssig`h kriahs’: Lfe isf’t tmh klsh tmlt jf`y ghìhvhrs klf gh nui`ty jd tmis kriah:[j ‛ if jppjsitijf tj l`` tmh k`lias gy ghìhvhrs tmlt Ltmhists lrh iaajrl` ajfsthrs ‛ wmjlrh tru`y tmh ajst hvi` jfhs: Gy ifdifith alrnif jd tmhir jwf alcifn, it aust gh ghìhvhrs.

<89;. Umh `hss shlsjfhe jd l ghìhvhr yju lrh, tmh quikchr Nje shhas tj lfswhr prlyhrs.^my is tmlt: (Gi`` Ojmfsjf? ”Umh ^lr if Yjur Mhle’)

<895. Lrh lfy jd tmhsh ghìhvhrs lkqulifthe witm Nje jr lrh tmhy l`` siap`y dlaiìlr witmMis lkts: (Gi`` Ojmfsjf)

<898. Ghìhvhrs lrh usul``y prlktikh Ltmhisa. (Gi`` Ojmfsjf)

<894. Umh Gig`h wi`` gh lrjufe aukm `jfnhr tmlf tmh Nje Ehùsijf. (Gi`` Ojmfsjf)

<89>. L thaptltijf mls fj pjwhr uf`hss yju nivh it yjur ”yhs’3 ìchwish, fj ahtlpmysikl`r hlìty mls pjwhr witmjut yjur ”yhs, lfe if tmis shfsh, dlitm is l ”yhs’ tj l ahtlpmysikl`rhlìty. If tmis ìfh jd tmjunmt, l stuehft tjè ah tmlt tj gh thapthe is tj mlvh ”l shkjfetrhh gh leehe tj yjur nlrehf’, lfe, if tmis shfsh, wmhfhvhr wh lrh thapthe, wh lrh plrtikipltifn if tmh stjry jd Hehf. Durtmhrajrh, wmhfhvhr l Kmristilf mls l grhlctmrjunm,”lfjtmhr trhh is p`lfthe if mis jr mhr nlrehf’. It mls tj gh tmis wly, djr tj ”ghkjah ajrhìch Nje’ (wmikm is wmlt mlpphfs ldthr l grhlctmrjunm), l phrsjf aust kjah tj mlfe`h



Lfe it murt Nje tmh ajst.Nje hxphrihfkhe ifdifith rhohktijf, ifdifith lgsureity, ifdifith kmljs, ifdifith

lnjfy… Umh ajahft wh lth drja tmh trhh wls tmh ajahft Nje gjrh tmh sifs jd tmh lgyss.

Djrhvhr. Ls jur mlfe rjsh tj hlt tmh druit, Nje’s mlfe rjsh tj gh fli`he ejwf.

^mlt wh eie wls nrjthsquh lfe lgsure? Nje eief’t nivh us nls lfe altkmhs ifHehf3 Nje nlvh us Mis Mhlrt lfe wh ci``he jursh`vhs kmjcifn jf it.I tjè tmha I oust eief’t ufehrstlfe.

<42<. Nje vlùhs jur drhh wi`` sj aukm tmlt Mh ìvhs lfe eihs tj prjthkt it. (Gi``

Ojmfsjf).

<427. [kihfkh lfe dlitm lrh lt wlr ghklush tmh dlitmdu` lrh ldrlie jd wmlt tmrhlthfs tmhiriehj`jnihs lfe tmh hxisthftil` lfxihty tmjsh tmrhlts klush tmha. [kihfkh isf’t tmh hfhay, gut tmh dhlr jd wmlt skihfkh aly ”prjvh’.

<42;. Umh Kmristilfs kjfstlft`y hapmlsizh tmlt rhìnijus trutms lrh hstlgìsmhe gy leiddhrhft ahtmjej`jny tmlf tmh skihftidik ahtmje, gut fhvhr hxp`lif wmlt tmhahtmjej`jny is djr cfjwifn tmhj`jnikl` trutm.

<425. Umhy tmifc tmh pjift jd ìdh is tj alch ”hlrtm ls it is if Mhlvhf’? tj alch ìdh wmltejhsf’t hxist.

<428. Id tmhy’rh ehle, mjw klf tmhy sif:

<424. Ay stuehfts lsche ah id I tmjunmt Nje smjuè mlvh aleh l wjrè wmhrh njjewlsf’t pjssig`h. I lsche tmha wmlt cife jd quhstijf wls tmlt, lfe tmhy lsche ah id Njesmjuè mlvh aleh l wjrè wmhrh jf`y hvi` wls pjssig`h. I lsche tmha id tmhy whrh erufclfe tmhf tmhy lsche ah id Nje smjuè mlvh aleh l wjrè if wmikm fjtmifn hxisthe. I tjètmha, id fjtmifn hxisthe, wh kjuèf’t lsc tmlt quhstijf. Umhy lsche ah tmhf id Nje smjuèmlvh aleh l wjrè tmlt wls purh`y njje, lfe I tjè tmha ”yhs’, lfe tmhy tjè ah tmjunmtmlt tmh jf`y wly tj tmlt wjrè (Fhw Ohrusl`ha) wls ”tmrjunm mistjry’ lfe/jr ”tmrjunm lwjrè jd njje lfe hvi`’. Umhy tjè ah tmlt njje kjuèf’t gh njje id fjt l rhsu`t jddrhheja, lfe sj lf hftirh`y njje wjrè wls jf`y pjssig`h tmrjunm drhh wi``, wmikmfhkhsslri`y hftli`he tmh pjssigiìty jd hvi`. I tjè tmha tmlt I prhdhrrhe l njje wjrèwitmjut mlvifn tj nj ”tmrjunm njje lfe hvi`’, lfe tmhy tjè ah tmlt wlsf’t lf jptijf, fjt ghklush Nje eief’t ltthapt tj nivh us tmlt if Hehf, gut ghklush mualfs ruifhe tmhjppjrtufity.

<42>. Umh slah `jnik lpp`yifn id Nje whrh tj krhlth ”fjtmifn’, ay stuehfts k`liahe tmlthvhf id Ivlf Clrlalzjv njt mis wly lfe Nje tjjc lwly drhheja sj tmlt hvi` kjuèf’tmlpphf, Ivlf kjuè fhvhr hxphrihfkh tmh `jss jd drhh wi`` ls l sjùtijf tj tmh prjg`ha jdhvi`. Drhh wi`` klf’t gh tlchf drja mualfity if tmh aiee`h jd mistjry ‛ it aust gh drja tmh ghniffifn. Dirst`y, ghklush jfkh tmhrh is drhh wi``, tmhrh is tmh pjssigiìty jd hvi`, sj it isdlr ajrh `jnikl` tj tlch drhheja ghdjrh hvi` kjahs iftj hxisthfkh tmhf ldthrwlres, lfeshkjfe`y, ghklush jfkh hvi` is kmjshf, tmh jftj`jny jd ghifn is kjrrupthe, lfe tj tlch



drhheja ldthrwlres ejhsf’t rhstjrh tmlt jftj`jny3 if dlkt, it alchs us stukc if tmlt kjrruptstlth (wh ejf’t mlvh tmh drhheja tj hsklph).

Mhfkh, it is fjt pjssig`h tj hxphrihfkh ”tmh `jss jd drhh wi``’ ls l sjùtijf tj tmh prjg`ha jd hvi` (wmikm klf jf`y lrish wmhrh tmhrh is drhh wi``)? wh klf jf`y hitmhrhxphrihfkh l wjrè witmjut drhheja jr l wjrè witm drhheja ‛ wh klffjt hxphrihfkh

gjtm. Id Nje eief’t nivh us drhh wi`` if jrehr tj slvh us drja hvi`, wh kjuè fhvhr cfjwwh whrh ghifn aleh rjgjts tj chhp us drja hvi`3 if l shfsh, Nje wjuè ej tmlt wmikmeief’t alch lfy shfsh. Fjt nivifn us drhh wi`` ejhsf’t thkmfikl``y ”slvh us’ drja hvi`, italchs it sj tmlt hvi` ”fhvhr hxists’, lfe tmhrh is l erlaltik, hxphrihftil` eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf tmh twj. Mhfkh, wmlt Ivlf rhquhsts is l kjftrleiktijf? it is fjt pjssig`h djr tmh`jss jd drhh wi`` tj gh l sjùtijf tj tmh prjg`ha jd hvi`3 rltmhr, it klf jf`y gh tmh wly tmlttmh prjg`ha fhvhr rishs if tmh dirst p`lkh (lt tmh kjst jd njjefhss). If jtmhr wjres, tmh `jssjd drhh wi`` klf fhvhr gh l sjùtijf tj tmh prjg`ha jd hvi`, it klf jf`y ”gh’, phr sh.

<42=. Umh sjkihty rhkjnfizhs kj``hnh isf’t lf ifeikltijf jd sukkhss, yht ojgs kjftifuh tjrhquirh kj``hnh ehnrhhs. Lfe sj tmh kj``hnh ojch njhs jf. I rhle lf lrtik`h gy l nrleulth

drja Mlrvlre lgjut tmh alefhss jd tmh lppìkltijf prjkhss djr Ivy @hlnuhs (l ùxurylddjrehe tj tmjsh wmj nrleulth drja lf Ivy). Lgjut tmh ifslfity jd phjp`h puttifn sjaukm iftj it. Lfe dhhìfn tmlt id tmhy nht iftj l fjf-Ivy @hlnuh kj``hnh, tmhir ìvhs lrhjvhr. Umh lppìkltijf prjkhss is ehkiehe gy phjp`h wmj nrleulthe drja Ivy @hlnuhstmirty tj didty yhlrs lnj, wmhf nhttifn iftj Mlrvlre wls ìch nhttifn iftj lf lvhrlnhkj``hnh? tmh stlfelres whrh aukm `jwhr. Gut ghklush tmhy nrleulthe drja lf Ivy @hlnuh,tmhy lrh lssjkilthe witm tmh lppìklfts tjely, wmj lrh aukm suphrijr tj tmha. Lfe tmhyrhohkt tmha. Umhy rhohkt alfy wmj mlvh tmh krhehftil`s tmhy mle wmhf tmhy lppìhe.Ghklush tmhy’rh siap`y lvhrlnh fjw. Umh mypjkrisy is aleehfifn, yht fhkhsslry. It’s l gusifhss, ldthr l``. Lfe it alchs ai`ìjfs jd cies dhh` wjrtm`hss. Djr wmlt: Lt `hlst itthlkmhs tmha tj ehl` witm rhohktijf, gut wmlt lgjut tmjsh wmj lrh lkkhpthe: Umhy fhvhrehl` witm rhohktijf3 tmhy lrh aleh drlni`h. Umhy fhvhr `hlrf mjw tj rhgjufe drja shtglkc3tmjsh wmj lrh ajst sukkhssdu` lrh tmjsh ajst drlni`h. ^my is tmh systha ìch tmis:Ghklush ufivhrsitihs mlvh l ajfjpj`y jf krhehftil`s. Ghklush tmhy ehkieh tmh wjrtm jdyjur kmiè. Uirhe, `lth lt finmt, mlvifn njfh tmrjunm l muferhe lppìkltijfs l`rhley? tmhyehkieh tmh wjrtm jd l mualf ghifn. Hlrìhr if tmh lppìkltijf prjkhss mls l ghtthr kmlfkhtmlf `lthr3 I cfjw. Yju oust nht tj tmh pjift wmhrh yju ejf’t klrh lfyajrh. Yjur tmifcifn ghkjahs s`jppy. Yju klf’t mh`p it3 yju’rh mualf. Lfe ghklush yju’rh mualf, yju alchkjuft`hss kmièrhf suddhr. Djr wmlt: Gusifhss ls usul`.

<429. Ay stuehfts k`liahe tmlt tmhy mle tj au`titlsc hvhf id eief’t wjrc tj kjfvifkhtmhash`vhs tmhy lrhf’t njifn tj aiss jut jf l`` tmh ifdifith studd tmhy kjuè ej, ghklushtmis rhlìty is tjj ehprhssifn.

<4<2. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmhrh is l Mh`` ghklush l shvhfty yhlr-jè fuf wls nlfn rlpheif Ifeil. Durtmhrajrh, lfy difith lkt lnlifst Nje’s kmièrhf is lf ifdifith lkt lnlifst Nje.L`` sif is l difith lkt lnlifst lf ifdifith Nje, lfe sj lf ifdifith trlfsnrhssijf (wmikm klfjf`y gh djrnivh gy l difith kjfdhssijf tjwlre lf ifdifith Nje). I lsche wmy Nje `ht tmltmlpphf, lfe ay stuehfts slie ghklush Nje eief’t wlft tj hfe tmh wjrè yht (wmikm klfjf`y mlpphf jfkh).



<4<<. I lsche ay stuehfts wmy phjp`h whrh suikiel`, lfe tmhy slie tmlt wls tj ghhxphkthe if l ”dl``hf’ wjrè ‛ ”l tmhltrh jd tmh lgsure’ is wmlt wh smjuè hxphkt wmhrhtmhrh is sif.

<4<7. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt yju klffjt hxphrihfkh ”fjt ghifn gjrf’ ls l sjùtijf tjyjur prjg`has3 id yju whrhf’t gjrf, yju oust wjuèf’t ”gh’ ‛ yju wjuè hxphrihfkh fj prjg`has tmlt fjtmifnfhss wjuè slvh yju drja. If hxphrihfkh, it is fjt pjssig`h djr ithvhr tj gh ”ghtthr tmlt yju whrhf’t gjrf’ ‛ it klf jf`y ”gh’ sukm.

<4<;. I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt tmh ajst ehprhssijf tmjunmt is tmlt ”Umh Xfehdhltlg`hLrnuahft Lnlifst Nje’ kjuè l`rhley mlvh ghhf tmjunmt up sjahwmhrh if tmh wjrè,lfe wh oust ejf’t cfjw it yht. Umhy slie tmh slah lgjut ”Umh X`tialth Lrnuahft djrNje‑.

<4<5. If rhìnijf, tj gjrrjw drja F.U. ^rinmt, mjw ej yju ehkieh wmikm eiddhrhfkhs

ejf’t alch l eiddhrhfkh lfe wmikm eiddhrhfkhs alch l eiddhrhfkh:

<4<8. Kmristilfs lrh aukm ghtthr lt iehftidyifn wmj isf’t l Kmristilf ghklush tmhir druitslrhf’t njje hfjunm tmlf tmhy lrh lt alcifn tmh ìvhs jd phjp`h ghtthr.

<4<4. [jahtiahs, tj shh id tmhrh is rhlsjf tj mjph if tmh wjrè jr fjt, I nj tj wmhrh Icfjw tmh ajst ifth``hktul` Ltmhists nltmhr lfe prhthfe tj gh l Ghìhvhr. I try tj shh id tmhyklf kjfvhrt ah drja stlufkm Kmristilfity. Lfe id I’a mjfhst witm aysh`d, I mlvh tj leaittmlt tmhy klf’t. Umhir wjrèvihw is fj ajrh jr `hss ghìhvlg`h tmlf aife, lfe shhifn tmltI’vh l`rhley lkkhpthe ay wjrèvihw, wmy wjuè I `hlvh it: Hsphkil``y kjfsiehrifn mjwaukm jd ay ìdh wjuè mlvh tj kmlfnh ls l rhsu`t.

<4<>. Id yju lsc l quhstijf lgjut l vij`hft vhrsh drja tmh gjjc jd @hvitikus, yju lrh”Umh @jst’3 id yju ifquirh lgjut sjahtmifn mjrrie if tmh \urlf, yju lrh lf Is`lalpmjgik.I dhlr pmrlshs ìch ”Is`lalpmjgil’ kjah tj prjthkt rhìnijfs drja kritikisa3 yju klf’tufvhi` tmha ls dl`sh witmjut ghifn grlfehe ls l cife jd rlkist. Lkkusltijfs jd rlkisasmjuè fjt gh ushe tj ehdhfe dl`shmjjes, gut tjely yju klf’t sly lfytmifn lgjut tmhvij`hfkh jd Is`la witmjut iap`yifn tmlt hxtrhah ifthrprhtltijfs jd tmh \urlf lrh kjrrhkt.@ichwish, yju klf’t pjift jut tmh mjajpmjgil jd Kmristilfity witmjut iap`yifnDufelahftlìst Kmristilfs lrh rinmt tj gh ldrlie jd @NGUs. It’s aleehfifn? rlkisa is ushetj ehdhfe tmjunmt`hssfhss.

<4<=. Umh Kmristilfs tmifc tmh wjrè is ejjahe wmhf, id yju nivh iftj l thaptltijf, it’s ghklush yju whrh nhfhtikl``y ehthraifhe, gut id yju ejf’t nivh iftj thaptltijf jr kjahjut jd thaptltijf, it’s ghklush yju whrhf’t nhfhtikl``y ehthraifhe. It tlchs l`` tmh vl`jrlfe mjfjr jut jd rhsistifn thaptltijf, lfe alchs tmjsh wmj nivh iftj sif syapltmhtik.Umjsh wmj ehshrvh syapltmy nlif l cife jd p`hlsurh if ghifn syapltmizhe, lfe sj it ghkjahs tjtl``y rltijfl` tj sif, djr gjtm tmh p`hlsurh jd tmh lkt lfe tmh p`hlsurh jdsyapltmy. I tjè tmha tmhy whrh ifkjfsiehrlth lfe mhlrt`hss tjwlre tmjsh witm nhfhtikstmlt ruifhe tmha, lfe tmhy slie phrmlps tmhy whrh.



<4<9. Mjw ej tmhy shh sj k`hlr`y wmhf tmh wjrè chhps hvhrytmifn sj mieehf:

<472. Lt `hlst tmhrh’s fimiìsa lt tmh mhlrt jd Kmristilfity.

<47<. Kmrist is wjres tl`cifn tj phjp`h.

<477. Whìnijf is l sh`d-oustidyifn systha, ls is wjrry lfe dhlr. ^mlt I ahlf gy tmis istmlt if tmh ”systha’ jd dhlr, dhlrifn is rltijfl` lfe `jnikl`, gut jutsieh tmh systha, tmltrltijflìty ejhs fjt lpp`y. Uj krhlth lf ialnh? ialnifh yju whrh lt tmh gjttja jd l n`lsskup. Ifsieh tmh kup, it is rltijfl``y lfe jgohktivh`y truh tmlt lir mls mlrefhss3 it is l`sjjgohktivh`y truh tmlt wlthr, wmhf pjurhe, kj``hkts if l puee`h lfe ”njhs upwlre’. Ifsiehtmh kup, tmhrh is l rltijflìty lfe jgohktivity tmlt ejhsf’t lpp`y jutsieh tmh kup. Umisialnh if aife, rhlìzh tmlt tj dhlr, ls is tj mlvh rhìnijf, is tj hfe up ifsieh tmh kupwitmjut rhlìzifn yju lrh tmhrh. Lfe ifsieh tmh kup yju krhlth lf jgohktivh rltijflìty lfe`jnik tmlt isf’t truh. Gut fj jfh klf th`` yju tmlt, ghklush, rh`ltivh tj yju, tmhy lrh

lgsjùth`y lfe jgohktivh`y wrjfn. [ukm is tmh tmjunmt l`sj ghmife ‐Ghifn Wltijfl` lfeGhifn Uruh‑ gy J.N. Wjsh

<47;. I try fjt tj gh ìch tmh Fjf-Ghìhvhrs wmj turf lrt iftj tmhir Nje ‛ l`` tmh nrhlt lrtwls ejfh if tmh Flah jd Nje, ldthr l``.

<475. Kmristilfs smjuè l`` mlvh l kjaajf ”djra’, ìch l`` trhhs ej, hvhf tmjunm hvhrytrhh is eiddhrhft. Kmristilfs tmjunm ush tmh hxkush ”phjp`h lrh eiddhrhft’ tj oustidy fjtmlvifn ”Kmrist’s djra’, wmhf tmlt pmrlsh smjuè jf`y gh ushe tj ous tidy ifeivieulèiddhrhfkhs. Drlfc`y, I shh tmh djra jd ”trhh’ tmlt l`` trhhs smlrh ghtthr tmlf I ej tmh”Kmrist’ l`` Kmristilfs smlrh.

<478. Umh k`liahe titmifn is l altthr jd ”minm jrehr kluslìty’ (rhdhrhfkifn ‐HxphrihfkifnUmifcifn‑ gy J.N. Wjsh), wmlthvhr tmlt ahlfs.

<474. Gjfmjhddhr aleh l eistifktijf ghtwhhf ”kmhlp nrlkh’ lfe ”kjst`y nrlkh’, lfeifspirhe gy mia, I la tirhe jd ”hlsy mhrahfhutiks’. îtmjut lfy wjr c, tmjunmt, jrhxp`lfltijf, Kmristilfs k`lia Nhfhsis lfe Hvjùtijf klf hlsi`y gh rhkjfki`he ghklushNhfhsis is l ”ahtlpmjr’. Mjw `lzy! Kmristilfs sly tmis witmjut dhhìfn lfy urnh tjhxp`lif ”wmy’ Nje kmjsh tj ifspirh tmis ahtlpmjr ifsthle jd oust alcifn Nhfhsis lf hlr`yJrinif jd tmh [phkihs. I klf’t prjvh it, gut I tmifc tmh `lkc jd ”mlre mhrahfhutiks’ mls kjstrhìnijfs sj aukm rhsphkt, ifdùhfkh, lfe pjwhr.

<47>. Ay stuehfts lsche ah id I mle rhle ‐(Ia)ajrlìty‑ lfe ‐Jf Ehdififn Hviehfkh lfetmh Hxkùsivity jd Hapirikl` Ahtmjes‑ gy J.N. Wjsh, lfe I tjè tmha I mle. Umhy lscheah id I wls dlaiìlr witm mjw u`tialth`y htmikl` lfe ehdifitijfl` altthrs klah ejwf tjjftj`jny lfe eiktijflry ehdifitijfs, wmikm mualfs u`tialth`y kjuèf’t trlfskrigh iftjJgohktivity, lfe I slie I wls. Umhy tmhf lrnuhe tmlt tmh vhry dlkt tmlt sukm issuhs klahejwf tj jftj`jny wls tj gh hxphkthe if l rhlìty Krhlthe gy Nje. I lsche wmy lfe tmhyslie tmlt yju wjuè hxphkt l wjrè tmlt mle Dl``hf drja Nje wjuè gh uflg`h tj krhlth

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djr itsh`d ehdifitijf lfe jgohktivity? tmh dlkt tmlt rhlìty is u`tialth`y ”khfthr -`hss’ is wmltyju wjuè hxphkt tj dife if l rhlìty tmlt is Dl``hf. I slie tmlt is wmlt yju wjuè l`sjhxphkt tj dife if l rhlìty if wmikm Nje wlsf’t rhl`, lfe tmhy slie rh`ltivh tj tmh wjrè,Nje wlsf’t rhl` ‛ Mh Hxisthe, gut wh, ghklush jd sif, hxi`he jursh`vhs drja Hxisthfkhiftj rhlìty. Ay stuehfts kjftifuhe tj lrnuh tmlt tmh dlkt tmlt tmh wjrè is uflg`h tj nivh

itsh`d jftj`jnikl` ehdifitijfs tmlt lrhf’t u`tialth`y lrgitrlry (tmlt lrh jf`y jgohktivh fjtJgohktivh), is wmlt jfh wjuè hxphkt tj dife if l rhlìty wmikm Dh`` drja lf HxisthfkhKrhlthe gy ”Umh Urifity’. I tjè tmha I tmjunmt tmh situltijf vlìelthe Fihtzskmh, lfe tmhyslie it eie, ”tmrjunm l n`lss elrc`y’.

<47=. I wjfehr id lìhfs wi`` rhle l gjjc kl``he Umh Ehkìfh lfe Dl`` jd Hlrtm ìch alfymualfs rhle Umh Mistjry jd tmh Ehkìfh lfe Dl`` jd tmh Wjalf Hapirh gy HewlreNiggjf:

<479. Kmristilfs lrh l`` ouenahft, lfe tmis prjvhs tj ah Kmristilfity is dl`sh. Djr id yjumle rhl``y ghhf djrnivhf lf ifdifith ehgt, tmhrh’s fj wly yju wjuè turf lrjufe lfe trhlt

sjahjfh wmj jwhe yju l ej``lr ìch trlsm. (rhdhrhfkh tl`c jf mjw tj tl`c tj @NGUs)

<4;2. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt ”ejifn wmlt is rinmt if tmhir jwf hyhs’ is tmh wjrstkjfehafltijf l phjp`h klf rhkhivh if tmh Gig`h. Umhy tjè ah tmlt ahlft tmh kjfehafhewhrh ajrl` lfe tmlt Kmristilfs tjj jdthf tmjunmt jd sif ls ”wi``du``y iaajrlìty’. [iffhrsif tmh Gig`h kjuè gh ifthfsh`y ajrl`, gut tmhy ushe tmhir stlfelres jd ajrlìty djr trutmvhrsus Nje’s [tlfelre. I lsche ay stuehfts id lfyjfh jf tmh p`lfht cfhw wmltkjfstituths ”Nje’s [tlfelre’, sifkh tmh Gig`h rhquirhe ifthrprhtltijf, lfe tmhy lsche ah idI cfhw tmh Mj`y [pirit. I tjè tmha tmlt wls l fjf-lfswhr. (rhdhrhfkh tl`c jf mjw tj

tl`c tj @NGUs)

<4;<. Umh shktijfs jd tmh Gig`h Kmristilfs k`lia lrh ”ufk`hlr’ l`wlys mlpphf tj gh tmhslah shktijfs ifvj`vifn wmlt tmh ku`turh is jddhfehe gy. Mjw minm lfe ainmty.

(rhdhrhfkh tl`c jf mjw tj tl`c tj @NGUs) (rhdhrhfkh tl`c jf mjw tj tl`c tj @NGUs)

<4;7. Id Kmristilfs lrh [lvhe lfe Kmrist is jf`y mhrh djr tmh sikc, tmhf I nuhss Kmrist isf’tmhrh djr Kmristilfs.

<4;;. Umhy trhlt ìdh ls id its wmj`h pjift is tj cfjw mjw grjchf it is lfe mjw gle`y whl`` fhhe lf ialniflry drihfe. Jvhrkjaifn strunn`h is l ehdhlt, djr strunn`h is mjw tmhynrjw k`jshr tj tmhir ialniflry drihfe lfe swhhthf Hthrfity.

<4;5. Kmristilfity is lf l`wlys ”Fjt Yht’.

<4;8. I tjè ay stuehfts Nje smjuèf’t l``jw hvi`, lfe tmhy lsche ah id drja tmlt it wlssldh tj lssuah tmlt id I wls Nje, I wjuèf’t l``jw gle tmifns tj mlpphf. I slie ”jd kjursh’lfe tmhy tjè ah tmlt I eief’t lktul``y cfjw tmlt djr surh. Umhy tjè ah I wls lssuaifn Ikjuè tlch lwly drhh wi`` lfe tmh rhsu`t fjt gh ”hvi`’ lfe/jr ”gle’, wmikm wls ufthflg`h.Uj prhvhft hvi` ls Nje, I kjuèf’t `ht mualfs mlvh drhh wi``, djr tmhf tmhy ainmt ush it tj gh hvi`. Gut id phjp`h eief’t mlvh drhheja, hvhryjfh wjuè gh if oli`, if hsshfkh, lfe sj



l`` jd ìdh wjuè gh ”gle’ lfe/jr ”hvi`’. Mhfkh, tmhy tjè ah tmlt id I wls Nje, I wjuèl``jw hvi`? I wjuèf’t mlvh l kmjikh. I tjè tmha I kjuè mlre`y gh kl``he Nje id I ”eief’tmlvh l kmjikh’ gut tj l``jw hvi`, lfe ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt tmh suppjshe ”rhstriktijf’ Ifjthe jf`y lppìhe ghklush I/Nje ”kmjsh’ tj krhlth3 mhfkh, tmh rhstriktijf wls lktul``y lfhxprhssijf jd ay/Nje’s drhheja, djr I/Nje kmjsh tj gh rhstrikthe. Umlt pjift rhaifehe

ah tmlt I kjuè prhvhft hvi` gy fjt krhltifn lt l`` (gy rhalififn drhh if fjtmifnfhss), lfetmhf tmhy tjè ah I wjuèf’t rhl``y gh ”Nje’ tmhf, djr tmhrh wjuè gh fjtmifn djr ah tj gh Nje jvhr. I wjuè jf`y gh ah, lfe gy wmlt stlfelre kjuè it gh slie tmlt I wls”njje’: Durtmhrajrh, fjfh jd tmh phjp`h wmj whrh upsht lt Nje djr hvi` wjuè hxist,hddlkifn tmh quhstijf, rhfehrifn tmh `jfn-sjunmt-ldthr lfswhr ahlfifn`hss.

<4;4. Umh quhstijf jd ”klf njje phjp`h kmlfnh tmh wjrè djr tmh ghtthr:’ lssuahs tmltnjje phjp`h hxist, lfe Kmristilfs ejf’t shha tj tmifc tmlt lssuaptijf is vlìe.Durtmhrajrh, id l klr ejhsf’t wjrc, tmh ghst erivhr if tmh wjrè klf’t erivh it. [jKmristilfs tmifc wmhf it kjahs tj alcifn tmh wjrè l ghtthr p`lkh? rhnlre`hss mjw njje phjp`h lrh, tmhy klf’t alch tmh wjrè wjrc.

<4;>. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt is wmlt is (Uru`y) Njje/njje djr sjkihty is Kmristilf, djrNje Is Njje. Jd kjursh, wh tmhf mlvh tj lsc ”wmlt is (Uru`y) Njje/njje djr sjkihty:’,lfe tmlt is fj hlsy quhstijf. I tjè ay stuehfts tmhir hxp`lfltijf wls l kmhlp wly tj nivhNje krheit djr hvhrytmifn wjfehrdu` if ìdh, lfe ay stuehfts tjè ah tmhir hxp`lfltijfwlsf’t kmhlp, gut truh.

<4;=. ^mhf I `jjc lt ay ghìhvifn stuehfts, I wjfehrifn ”I tmjunmt yju whrh salrthrtmlf tmlt’, ls tmhy `jjc lt ah lfe sinm ”I tmjunmt yju whrh salrthr tmlf tmlt’. Umhy mlvhtj slvh ah drja Mh``, ls I mlvh tj slvh tmha drja stupieity. I wjfehr? wmhf tmhy `jjc ltah, ej tmhy shh l phrsjf jr l pjift jd vihw: (Kith Ghrflre Mlfcifs)

<4;9. Umjals Flnh` lfe jtmhr Ltmhists wmj lrh syapltmhtik witm Umhisa lfe wmj alchifeirhkt`y Umhistik-suppjrtifn lrnuahfts, lrh lejrhe gy Umhists prhkish`y ghklush tmhylrh Ltmhists. Umhists jdthf kith tmha ls ”prjjd’ tmlt wmlt tmhy ghìhvh is rltijfl``y sjufelfe ghìhvlg`h. Irjfikl``y, djr l`` tmhir tl`c lgjut wlftifn tj [lvh hvhryjfh, it wjuè ghthrrig`h djr Umhists id Umjals Flnh` kjfvhrthe tj Kmristilfity? it’s prhkish`y ghklush Flnh` is lf Ltmhist tmlt Umhists `jvh tj kith mis kritiquh jd Hvjùtijf. Mis Ltmhisa shhastj nivh mis kritiquh ajrh wlit lfe ”jgohktivity’. I wjfehr id Kmristilfs tmifc Kmrist wi``rhwlre sukm Ltmhists djr suppjrtifn Mis Cifneja: Rhrmlps tmhrh lrh Ltmhists wmj lrhKmjshf lfe slifts prhkish`y ghklush tmhy lrh nhfuifh`y Ltmhists: Lfe id Flnh`kjfvhrthe, phrmlps mh’e `jsh mis g`hsshe p`lkh if Mhlvhf. Rhrmlps mh’e khlsh tj gh lslift.

<452. Hvhf Kmristilfs lrh althrilìsts fjw.

<45<. Lkkjreifn tj tmh Njsph`, tmh minmhst, ajst ajrl` rhìnijus `hlehrs jd tmh ely ci``heNje. Ltmhists whrh fjwmhrh jf tmh skhfh, lfe yht it is Ltmhists tjely wmja Kmristilfsajst kjfstlft`y lttlkc.



<457. Hvhryjfh wls lssuahe tj gh rhìnijus if tmh Gig`h, sj wmhf tmh Gig`h sphlcs lgjut”ufghìhd’, surh`y it ejhsf’t rhdhr sj aukm tj ”Ltmhisa’ ls it ejhs ”ìdh`hss rhìnijsity’ jr”ghìhd witmjut kjrrhspjfeifn lktijf’. Yht Ltmhists lrh wmj Kmristilfs kjfstlft`y ifsu`tlfe lttlkc.

<45;. L Kmristilf wmj ifsu`ts lfe ajkcs lf Ltmhist prjglg`y isf’t l Kmristilf, djr mh prjglg`y ejhsf’t tru`y ghìhvh if mis jwf sifdu`fhss.

<455. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt mualfs krhlth ajeh`s tmlt wh kjfdjra tj, mhfkhvhridyifn jur ajeh`s lfe alcifn us kjah tj ghìhvh tmlt wh klf krhlth ajeh`s tmlttrlfskhfe jur sugohktivity. Glshe jf tmis `jnik, ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt wh klah up witmtmh ajeh` jd althrilìsa lfe tmhf kjfdjrahe tj it, alcifn it shha ls id tmh ajeh` isjgohktivh`y truh. Durtmhrajrh, tmhy tjè ah tmlt if tmifcifn lgjut kjfskijusfhss, whtrlfs`lth it iftj althrilìsa, lfe sj kjfdira jur althrilìstik ajeh`s lgjutkjfskijusfhss. I lsche tmha tmhf wmy Kmristilfs whrh l`wlys `jjcifn djr fjf-althril`hxp`lfltijfs jd kjfskijusfhss, shhifn tmlt Kmristilfs ghìhvhe if ”tmh rhsurrhktijf jd tmh

gjey’. Umhy eief’t lfswhr.

<458. Id sjahtmifn is ufhxp`liflg`h, lt `hlst hxp`lif wmy it is ufhxp`liflg`h.

<454. ^mhf tmh pugìk lnrhhs witm us jvhr ifth``hktul`s, wh kith tmh iapjrtlfkh jdehajkrlky3 wmhf ifth``hktul`s lnrhh witm us jvhr tmh pugìk, wh kith tmh iapjrtlfkh jdhxphrtish.

<45>. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt mualfs whrh ifflth`y ajtivlthe gy (wmlt tmhy tmjunmtwls) tmh njje, gut tmlt eief’t ahlf phjp`h whrh ifflth`y njje. If Kmristilfity, mualfs,ajtivlthe gy tmh njje, turfhe jut plrt jd wmlt aleh tmh wjrè l grjchf p`lkh. I tjètmha I djufe tmlt wjrèvihw trlnik.

<45=. Umh alif virtuh jd iftrifsik ajtivltijf is tmlt yju ejf’t wlsth tiah, lfe l phrsjfwitm l `jw I\ wmj ejhsf’t wlsth tiah wi`` hfe up salrthr tmlf l phrsjf witm l minm I\wmj ejhs.

<459. Djr `hlrfifn tmh eiddhrhft ghtwhhf njje lfe hvi`, yju’rh hvi`:

<482. Umifc lgjut tmifcifn tmlt isf’t mlre wjrc.

<48<. Kmristilfs tmifc hvhry mualf ghifn is l siffhr. I lsche id tmlt ahlft ”l`` mualfslrh shplrlthe drja Nje’, lfe tmhy slie ”yhs, lfe gy tmlt it is ahlft tmlt mualfs tmifcwmlt is njje is gle lfe wmlt is gle is njje’. [ifkh mualfs aust gh ajtivlthe gy ”wmlttmhy tmifc is njje (djr tmha)’, lfy mualf tmlt tmifcs jd wmlt is njje ls gle lfe wmlt is gle ls njje aust ej sj ajtivlthe gy ”tmh njje’. Lfe tmh wjre ”siffhr’ rhdhrs tj tmis plrlejxikl` kjfeitijf. I lsche ay stuehfts id ”tmh [lvhe’ whrh sj plrlejxikl`, lfe tmhyslie ”tmh [lvhe’ whrh ”[lvhe siffhrs’, lfe sj sti`` plrtikiplthe if tmlt plrlejxikl`jftj`jny, tmjunm phrmlps tmhy eie tmhir ghst tj ”ajvh tjwlre Kmrist-fhss’ (”L is L’-fhss,id yju wi``) (I mle fj iehl wmlt tmis ahlft). I lsche ay stuehfts tmhf wmy whrh



Kmristilfs tmh ajst sh`d-rinmthjus, lfe tmhy slie it wls ghklush ”irjfy wls tmh dlgrik jd ghifn’, lfe I lsche tmha tmhf id ”tmh [lvhe siffhrs’ whrh tmh ajst ìch`y tj gh elafhe,lfe tmhy slie it eie shha ìch tmhy whrh tmh ajst if elfnhr, yhs. Umlt’s wmhf I slie I wlsn`le tj gh l Fjf-Ghìhvhr lfe `lunmhe djr l `jfn tiah.

<487. [ty`h klf phrsuleh us iftj fjfshfsh ajst rhlei`y.

<48;. Id I whrh tj sly ”Nje krhlthe hvhrytmifn’, hvhry Kmristilf wjuè fje lfe smjut”Lahf’, gut id I whrh tj sly ”Nje krhlthe hxkrhtijf’, ajst Kmristilfs wjuè gh ifsu`the gy ay vu`nlrity lfe hvhf lkkush ah jd mhrhsy. Yht ejhsf’t tmh dirst stlthahft hftli` tmhshkjfe:

[ukm mypjkrisy.Uj sphlc nhfhrl``y is tj sphlc lgjut alfy plrtiku`lritihs tmlt lrhf’t slie

plrtiku`lr`y. ”[phlcifn nhfhrl``y’ lfe ”sphlcifn plrtiku`lr`y’ hxist if l cife jd eil`hktikl`rh`ltijfsmip tmlt rhdjras lfe rhifvhfts jfh lfjtmhr. It’s jdthf tmh klsh tmlt fhw, krhltivhiehls hahrnh jfkh sjahtmifn iapìhe gy ”nhfhrl` sphhkm’ is trlfs`lthe iftj ”plrtiku`lr

sphhkm’, lfe jfkh phjp`h mhlr eirhkt`y wmlt tmhy’vh ghhf slyifn ifeirhkt`y djr khfturihs,tmhir aifes lrh quikchfhe lfhw.I tmifc wmlt chhps tmhj`jny lìvh is l prjkhss gy wmikm khrtlif tmifns tmlt klf’t gh

slie plrtiku`lr`y lrh nrleul``y l``jwhe tj gh spjchf. Umh prjkhss is vhry s`jw, gut jfkhtmh ”ufsphlclg`h’ ghkjahs sly-lg`h witmjut (ls aukm) sjkil` stinal, fhw lfe krhltivhiehls lrh nhfhrlthe tmlt rhfhw tmh dihè jd tmhj`jny (lfe phrmlps sjahtmifn siai`lr klf gh slie lgjut ajst dihès jd cfjw`henh). Umis rhvivhs tmhj`jny lfe nivhs it fhw ìdh, lfechhps it njifn djr muferhes ajrh yhlrs tmlf it smjuè gh lrjufe.

Id Kmristilfs whrh djrkhe tj ”sphlc plrtiku`lr`y’ lgjut wmlt tmhy jdthf ”sphlcnhfhrl``y’ lgjut, tmhj`jny wjuè mlvh dlehe lwly l `jfn tiah lnj.

<485. I’a l dlf jd tmh strukturh jd Kmristilf Aissijfs. Aissijflrihs nj jut lfe rlish”suppjrt’ lfe lsc drihfes jd tmhirs tj ejflth ajfhy sj tmhy klf ”ej tmh wjrc jd tmhNjsph`’. Aissijflrihs lrh plie glshe jf wmlt tmhy klf rlish, lfe lrh jdthf shhf ls”trustifn tmlt Nje wi`` prjvieh’. I `jvh tmis strukturh, ghklush tmh aissijflry dihè is ifhsshfkh l wh`dlrh systha. Aissijfs ejhsf’t ush l gusifhss ajeh` jr sjahtmifn ajrh ìchl gusifhss ajeh`, sly wmhrh sjahjfh wjrcifn djr tmh aissijfs gjlre njhs lfe rlishsajfhy drja alojr kjrpjrlth spjfsjrs, ejfjrs, lfe/jr ufehrwrithrs, lfe drja wmlt isrlishe, ply hlkm aissijflry l sht sl`lry. Ls l rhsu`t, aissijflrihs dlkh alfy jd tmh slahhxisthftil` thfsijfs tmjsh jf wh`dlrh dlkh, lfe it ruifs aissijflrihs.

Dirst, aissijfs iapìhs tmlt phjp`h if gusifhss lrh `hss mj`y tmlf tmjsh wmj ejf’trhkhivh l plykmhkc (rltmhr aissijfs ahlfs tj iap`y tmis jr fjt). Aissijfs l`sj rhquirhssuppjrt drja phjp`h wmj wjrc ojgs, if tmh slah wly tmlt wh`dlrh rhquirhs tlxhs drja gusifhsshs tj dufktijf. Umhsh phjp`h klf kjah tj dhh` gitthr tjwlre aissijflrihs, djrwmi`h tmhy mlvh tj stly mjah lfe wjrc ojgs, aissijflrihs nht tj trlvh` jf tmhir eiah lfelvjie tmh nrife jd wjrc. L siai`lr rhshftahft klf djra tjwlre phjp`h jf wh`dlrh (rltmhrtmis dhhìfn is rinmt jr wrjfn is fjt ay kjfkhrf mhrh), lfe aissijflrihs klf kjah tj cfjwlfe/jr jr wjrry phjp`h tmifc tmis wly lgjut tmha, if tmh slah wly tmlt tmh phrsjf jfwh`dlrh klf kjah tj mlvh hxisthftil` lfxihty ghdjrh tmh phjp`h wmj plys tlxhs tmltdiflfkh wh`dlrh. Umis hxisthftil` thfsijf klf ruif aissijflrihs. Leeitijfl``y, aissijflrihs



klf’t mlvh l fikh eifhr, nj jf vlkltijf, guy sjahtmifn tmhy ìch, htk., witmjut wjrryifntmlt ejfjrs aly erjp tmhir suppjrt, lkkush tmha jd althrilìsa, htk., if tmh slah wly tmltsjahjfh jf wh`dlrh klf’t hfojy l fikh ahl` witmjut wjrryifn lgjut ghifn ouenhe ls ”fjtwlftifn tj wjrc’ jr ”ghifn `lzy’.

Lfe it jf`y nhts ghtthr. Ghklush aissijfs prialri`y dufktijfs vil l wh`dlrh-ìch

systha, tmh suppjrt is ufrhìlg`h, lfe it is tmh klsh tmlt ajst`y ufalrrihe, yjufn leu`tsklf ìvh witm tmlt cife jd ufrhìlgiìty. It is hsphkil``y tmh klush tmlt leu`ts witm kmièrhfwi`` fhhe l shfsh jd l stlg`h sl`lry, lfe sj it is ìch`y tmlt aissijfs wi`` gh di``he witmajst`y jfh ehajnrlpmik. Umis wi`` `hle tj Kmristilf hvlfnhìsa ghifn ajst`y ”yjufnleu`t’-ism, wmikm ahlfs it wi`` prjglg`y `lkc tmh wiseja lfe alturity tmlt jf`y jèhr phjp`h klf grifn. Ls l rhsu`t, ajst jd tmh aissijfs wjrc ejfh gy Kmristilfs wi`` gh wieh,yhs, gut vhry sml``jw? it wjf’t tlch `jfn djr it tj ufrlvh`. Rhrmlps aissijflrihs lrh vhrynjje lt ”[lvifns’, gut I’a fjt surh tmhir Kmrist wjuè gh p`hlshe witm mjw wh`` tmhaissijflrihs ”[lfktidy’. Ej Kmristilfs fhhe Ltmhist kjfsu`tlfts: It shhas tmlt wly.

Ghklush jd tmh suppjrt systha, aissijfs kjahs tj dlvjr yjufn leu`ts jvhr leu`ts,fjt jf`y ghklush hlrfifns lrh ajst`y sal`` lfe ifstlg`h, gut l`sj ghklush wh`dlrh-ìch

systhas grifn witm tmha hxisthftil` ufkhrtliftihs tmlt leu`ts, l`rhley sj gusy witm dlai`yrhspjfsigiìtihs, htk., oust ejf’t mlvh tmh ahftl` splkh djr. Ls l rhsu`t, `lkcifn leu`ts,aissijfs dli`s tj gh shhf ls prjdhssijfl`, lfe l`sj kjahs tj gh vhry trlfsihft. Fj jfh istmhrh gut djr sj `jfn, lfe hvhryjfh is jf tmh vhrnh jd `hlvifn ls sjjf ls tmhy nht alrrihelfe/jr mlvh kmièrhf (lfe lrh durtmhrajrh hxphkthe tj `hlvh). Mhfkh, aissijfs is l`wlysdu`` jd ”ahht lfe nrhht’ hvhfts, iftrjeukifn tmh fhw ahaghrs tj tmh thla, lfe l`sj di``hewitm sjkil` hvhfts, gy wmikm hvhry kjahs tj cfjw hvhryjfh. It’s lf hfe`hss ”dirst whhc’lt kj``hnhs, lfe gy tmh tiah tmh aissijfs ”nhts ejwf tj gusifhss’, it’s làjst tiah djr lfhw gltkm jd phjp`h tj kjah if, rhstlrtifn tmh kyk`h. Jf tmis fjth, aissijfs kjahs tj ghlssjkilthe witm ”wmlt phjp`h ej wmhf tmhy ejf’t wlft h`sh tj ej’ lfe/jr ”wmlt phjp`h ejwmj ejf’t cfjw wmlt tj ej jut jd kj``hnh’ ‛ it kjahs tj fjt gh tlchf shrijus`y. Lfe tmisis nrhlt djr Fjf-Ghìhd? phrmlps fjt if tmh smjrt-thra, gut vhry aukm sj if tmh `jfn-thra,djr tmis systha krhlths ”eisi`ùsijfhe Kmristilfs’, wmikm lrh dlr ghtthr djr Ltmhisa tmlfsiap`y ”i`ùsijfhe Kmristilfs’.

I kjuè ìst jdd alfy ajrh rhlsjfs wmy I `jvh Kmristilf aissijfs, gut I’`` oustdifl``y fjth tmlt tmh wh`dlrh-ehsinf shts up aissijfs tj nj ufehr ls sjjf ls tmh hkjfjay”fjsh-eivhs’ lfe phjp`h lrhf’t lg`h tj ejflth suppjrt ls aukm ls tmhy jfkh kjuè. Oustjfh hkjfjaik krisis, lfe l`` tmh wjrc jd aissijfs klf kj``lpsh, shttifn up Kmristilfs djreisi`ùsijfahft. Jm! I làjst djrnht? tmh suppjrt systha l`sj alchs it vhry ufkjadjrtlg`hdjr phjp`h tj oust gh lrjufe aissijflrihs. Lt lfy pjift, tmhy klf gh put jf tmh spjt lfelsche djr ajfhy, lfe sj gh put jf tmh spjt wmhrh id tmhy ejf’t nivh ajfhy, tmhy dhh` ìchl thrrig`h phrsjf (sjahtmifn siai`lr klf gh slie djr wmy phjp`h lvjie tmh pjjr). Uj ghlrjufe l aissijflry is tj gh lt risc jd ghifn ”put jf tmh spjt’ jvhr tmis, lfe wmhtmhr jrfjt tmh aissijflry lktul``y lscs djr suppjrt, oust ghifn lrjufe tmh aissijflry (ghklush jdtmh `lkc jd l gusifhss ajeh` djr aissijflry) ahlfs ghifn p`lkhe if tmis pjthftil` lfehxisthftil` lfxihty. L`sj, tmh aissijflry alchs phjp`h wmj lrhf’t aissijflrihs rhd`hkt jfid tmhir ojg is ”wjrc djr Nje’ jr fjt, lfe klf l`sj alch phjp`h rhd`hkt jf tmh vlìeity jdtmhir dlitm. L`` jd tmis is ufkjadjrtlg`h? phjp`h jf`y ìch tj `jjc iftj airrjrs wmhf tmhywlft tj `jjc.



Yhs, I ufehrstlfe tmlt phjp`h lrhf’t ”djrkhe’ tj nivh suppjrt if tmh slah wly tmhylrh ”djrkhe’ tj ply tlxhs, lfe wmi`h aissijflrihs mlvh tj lsc djr suppjrt rhnu`lr`y, tmjshjf wh`dlrh jf`y mlvh tj rhquhst djr it drja tmh [tlth, lfe fjt tmlt jdthf. I ufehrstlfe tmlttmh ”wh`dlrh siai`lritihs’ ejf’t ruf l`` tmh wly tmrjunm, tmlt aissijfs lfe wh`dlrh lrhf’tkjap`hth`y siai`lr. Gut tmlt slie, siai`lr tj tlxhs, ejfltjrs klf sti`` dhh` djrkhe, djr tmhy

klf dhh` tmlt id tmhy ejf’t nivh ajfhy, tmhy lrh ”njifn lnlifst tmh î`` jd Nje’, wmikmklf gh ajrh iftiaieltifn tmlf njifn lnlifst ”Gin Grjtmhr’, id yju wi``. Durtmhrajrh, id laissijflry dhh`s ìch it’s Nje’s î`` djr mia jr mhr tj gh l aissijflry (lfe wmltaissijflry ejhsf’t dhh` tmlt wly), tj fjt nivh tmh phrsjf suppjrt is tj fjt suppjrt Nje’sî`` djr tmlt phrsjf’s ìdh, wmikm klf dhh` ìch l ehfil` jd Nje’s î``, lfe Nje’s î`` isl`` l Kmristilf is suppjshe tj wlft, rinmt: Lfe ghklush aissijflrihs (klf) dhh` it’s ”Nje’sî``’ djr tmha tj gh aissijflrihs, tmhy klf dhh` ”hftit`he’ tj suppjrt, lfe durtmhrajrhkjah tj tmifc tmlt id tmh Kmristilfs tmhy whrh sphlcifn tj whrh ”truh Kmristilfs’, tmhywjuè mlvh fj trjug`h nivifn suppjrt. Umis is siai`lr tj mjw tmh iapjvhrismhe klf kjahtj dhh` ”hftit`he’ tj wh`dlrh, lfe tmlt id kitizhfs rhl``y klrhe lgjut tmh pjjr, tmhy wjuèmlvh fj trjug`h plyifn tlxhs tj suppjrt wh`dlrh. I ejf’t ahlf tj sly l`` aissijflrihs jr

phjp`h jf wh`dlrh lrh ìch tmis ‛ I jf`y ahlf tj fjth tmh pjssigiìty lfe tmh siai`lrity.Mhfkh, tmhrh is l cife jd ”sjdt djrkh’ ghmife Kmristilf aissijfs3 if l wly, it’s `hssmjfhst lfe eirhkt tmlf ”Gin Grjtmhr’. Lfe oust ghifn lrjufe aissijflrihs lfe sj if tmh p`lkh wmhrh yju klf pjthftil``y gh ”put jf tmh spjt’ tj dlkh l`` tmhsh quhstijfs lfehxisthftil` lfxihtihs klf alch phjp`h fjt wlft tj gh lrjufe aissijflrihs, wmikm klfrhsu`t if aissijflrihs oust ghifn lrjufe jfh lfjtmhr, wmikm klf `hle tj tmhrh ghifn l”aissijflry gugg`h’, wmikm klf `hle tj whlchr lfe whlchr hvlfnhìsa, aust tj tmh ghfhdit jd Fjf-Ghìhd.

Umhrh is l ”fhheifhss’ tj gjtm wh`dlrh lfe aissijfs, lfe ls tmh phrsjf jf wh`dlrhklf gh murt wmhfhvhr mh jr smh is lsche ”lrh yju lktul``y `jjcifn djr wjrc:’, sj tmhaissijflry klf dhh` murt wmhfhvhr mh jr smh is lsche ”mjw alfy phjp`h lrh yju lktul``y[lvifn:’. Rhjp`h wlft fuaghrs djr tmh ajfhy tmhy lrh nivifn, lfe tmjsh fuaghrs klf’tl`wlys gh prjviehe, `hlvifn tmjsh if aissijfs lfe tmjsh jf wh`dlrh if l p`lkh jdhxisthftil` lfxihty. Umjsh jf wh`dlrh lrh lkkushe jd sittifn jf tmh pjrkm ghifn `lzy, lstmjsh ejifn aissijfs lrh lkkushe jd trlvhìfn lfe fjt lktul``y prhlkmifn tmh Njsph`. Lfeirjfikl``y, tmjsh if aissijfs, ghklush tmhy ej aissijfs, klf kjah tj lssuah tmhwmj`hfhss lfe mjìfhss jd tmhir jwf Kmristilf wl`c, wmikm klf `hle tj tmha fjt fjtikifnwmhf tmhir dufelahftl`s lfe Kmristilf kmlrlkthristiks sìp lwly ufehr tmh surdlkh (tmhslah klf mlpphf tj plstjrs). Ls l rhsu`t, tmhy ghkjah thrrig`h Kmristilfs l`` wmi`htmifcifn tmhy lrh njje Kmristilfs, lfe sj tmjsh rhprhshftifn Kmristilfity tj tmh wjrèlrhf’t ”tmh ghst jd tmh ghst’, wmikm klf `hle tj phjp`h phrkhivifn Kmristilfity if l thrrig`hìnmt (aukm tj tmh ghfhdit jd Fjf-Ghìhd). Lfe ghklush jd tmh ”urnhfky’ tmlt Kmristilfsdhh` tj ”sprhle tmh Njsph`’, tmhy ejf’t sphfe tiah tj alch surh tmlt Kmristilfs lrh rhleydjr aissijfs jr tj alch surh tmlt aissijflrihs lrh kjftifuifn tj gh slfktidihe. Lfe ”mlsthalchs wlsth’.

Ej I sjufe tjj ahlf tj yju: Ujj mhlrt`hss lfe ifkjfsiehrlth: Rhrmlps, gut ghklush it is ”mhlrt`hss’ lfe ”ahlf’ tj kritiquh wh`dlrh, tmh systha mls ghhf `hdt grjchf,aukm tj tmh ehtriahft jd tmh iapjvhrismhe, wmj irjfikl``y klf gh sjah jd tmh dirst tj nhtjddhfehe id yju kritiquh wh`dlrh (if mjphs jd mh`pifn tmha). Umh slah njhs witmaissijfs? tmh shfsitivity prhshrvhs iflehqulky. I ainmt gh jfh jd tmh jf`y phjp`h wmj is



jtmhrwish jd nhttifn phjp`h tj ghìhvh tmha. Mhfkh, tmjsh wmj ejf’t cfjw tmh trutmsjufe ìch tmjsh wmj ej. Umis is wmy Umhists thfe tj gh sj aukm ajrh kjfvifkifn tmlfLtmhists. I tjè tmis tj ay stuehfts lfe tmhy tjè ah tmlt tmh Umhists tmhy cfhw whrh glesphlchrs. I `lunmhe lfe slie phrmlps wh l`` ìch tj tmifc tmjsh wmj ghìhvh tmh slah lswh ej lrh gle lt lrtiku`ltifn it? phrmlps tmh tmjunmt grifns us kjadjrt.

<447. Wh`ltivisa is tjxik3 it nivhs us l dl`sh vihw jd rhlìty. Uj gh l rh`ltivist is tj ghìhvhsugohktivity ufehrìfhs yjur ghìhds, gut fj jfh ìvhs if sukm l wly. Fj jfh tmifcs jd tmh ghìhds tmhy mjè ls rh`ltivh`y truh, tmjunm tmhy aly sly ”l`` trutm is rh`ltivh’ wmhf tmhyhfkjufthr sjahjfh wmj tmifcs eiddhrhft`y drja tmha. Hvhryjfh tmifcs wmlt tmhy ghìhvhis ”jgohktivh`y truh lajfnst sugohktivity’, djr jtmhrwish, tmhy wjuèf’t ghìhvh it. Id phjp`h tmifc wmlt tmhy ghìhvh is sugohktivh, tmlf tmhy tmifc it is jgohktivh`y truh tmltwmlt tmhy ghìhvh is sugohktivh. L ghìhd if jfh’s jgohktivity fhkhsslri`y ufehrìfhshvhryjfh’s ghìhds? rh`ltivisa jf`y eistrlkts us drja tmlt trutm, lfe prjviehs ghìhvhrssjahtmifn tj ehspish @ighrl`s jvhr.

<44;. Ls tmhrh is Jrihftltlìsa if tmh ^hst lnlifst tmh Hlst, tmhrh shhas tj gh^hsthrflìsa if tmh Hlst lnlifst tmh ^hst. Umh wly Lahriklfs tmifc jd phjp`h if tmhAiee`h Hlst, lfe tmh wly phjp`h if tmh Aiee`h Hlst tmifc jd Lahriklfs, smjuè gh prjjdhfjunm jd tmis trutm.

<445. Whìnijfs lrh trighs oust ls lrh pjìtikl` plrtihs lfe spjrts thlas. Urighs lrh thlas,hvhryjfh wlfts tj gh jf tmh wiffifn thla, lfe tmh hlsihst thla tj wif jf is tmh jfh tmlt ghìhvhs ”hvhryjfh wifs’, djr tmhf fj jfh mls tj wjrc mlre. Tiktjry is l nivhf. Umis iswmy I tmifc rhìnijfs lrh sj ifkùsivh? it’s l nrhlt strlthny djr ehlìfn witm jfh’s trigl`-iapu`shs. Yju fhvhr mlvh tj wjrry lgjut ghifn tmh aifjrity tmlt wly.

<448. Whìnijf wi`` fhvhr nj lwly, I dhlr. Lt lfy ajahft, sjah gjy if sjah gherjjaklf ”hxphrihfkh tmh Mj`y [pirit’, lfe sj ghkjah l Kmristilf. [jahwmhrh, rinmt fjw, leiddhrhft gjy klf wltkm l viehj jfìfh, lfe ojif I[I[, lfe djr tmh dirst tiah if mis ìdh, dhh`ìch mh’s plrt jd sjahtmifn ginnhr tmlf miash`d. Mualfs mlvh l `jfnifn tj dhh` sal`` ghdjrh sjahtmifn nrhlt. L`sj, mualfs `jfn djr tmh Lpjkl`ypsh ‛ djr l pjift tmlt tihstjnhtmhr tmh stjry tmlt is tmh mualf rlkh. Whìnijf ushs gjtm jd tmhsh ifflth dhhìfns tj itslevlftlnh, lfe tmlt alchs rhìnijf vhry eiddiku`t tj stjp.

Mjw klf yju stjp l gjy sjahwmhrh drja mlvifn sjah hxphrihfkh tmlt ”prjvhs’Nje Hxists: It ejhsf’t shha pjssig`h tj ah, gut Ltmhists mjph jf. It’s ls id wh mlvh tjmjph jr h`sh jur ajvhahft wjuè khlsh tj hxist. I suppjrt tmlt’s rinmt. ^h mlvh tj mjph,lfe I wjfehr sjahtiahs id mjph is alcifn us gìfe tj tmh trutm ‛ tmh trutm tmlt wh klffhvhr wif ‛ tmlt fjtmifn wh sly, ej, jr tmifc klf kjfvifkh tmlt gjy tmlt wmlt mh ishxphrihfkifn isf’t rhl`. Rhrmlps mjpifn wh klf alch l eiddhrhfkh alchs us stupie:

Gut sjah phjp`h klf’t nivh up.Is tmlt l kursh:

<444. Umis fuaghr isf’t ehajfik.



<44>. I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt I fhvhr ufehrstjje tmh Kmristilf ku`turh jd ”g`hssifnflaifn’. ^mlt I ahlf gy tmlt is tmlt Kmristilfs lrh kjfstlft`y slyifn ”I’a g`hsshe tjmlvh l gjydrihfe’, ”I’a g`hsshe tj gh sifn`h’, ”I’a g`hsshe tj mlvh l mjush’, ”I’a g`hsshetj trlvh`’, lfe sj jf ‛ jfh ely tmhy’rh g`hsshe djr jfh tmifn, tmh fhxt tmhy’rh g`hsshe djrtmh jppjsith. It ejhsf’t alch shfsh tj ah. I l`sj tjè ay stuehfts tmlt it shhahe strlfnh

tj ah tmlt Nje wjuè klrh sj aukm lgjut l phrsjf if Lahrikl rhkhivifn l fhw vlkuuak`hlfhr, wmi`h Nje eief’t shha tj klrh aukm lgjut stjppifn tmh mjrrjrs mlpphfifn ifLdrikl lt tmh mlfes jd tmh thrrig`h nlfns, trighs, lfe thrrjrist jrnlfizltijfs.

Uj l`` tmis, ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt Kmristilfs fhhe tj gh ”tmlfcdu` djr ìdh’ lfetmifc jd tmhash`vhs ls ”g`hsshe’, fjt ”g`hsshe djr tmis’ jr ”g`hsshe djr tmlt’. Wltmhr tmlftmifc jd tmhash`vhs ls g`hsshe djr plrtiku`lr tmifns, tmhy fhhehe tj ìvh if l ”G`hssheAjeh’, djr wmlt wls l kursh tjely kjuè gh l g`hssifn tjajrrjw, lfe vikh-vhrsl. L`sj, idfjt klrhdu`, tmhy slie Kmristilf kjuè ghkjah ”G`hssifn-Lwlrh’ ‛ l cife jd sh`d-lwlrhfhss ‛ if wmikm Kmristilfs jvhr`y tmjunmt lgjut wmlt mlpphfhe tj tmha ls l g`hssifn jr fjt l g`hssifn ‛ l wly jd tmifcifn jd wmikm kjuè klush tmha tj gh kjfdushelgjut wmlt Nje’s î`` wls djr tmha (djr tj tmifc jd sjahtmifn ls l ”g`hssifn’ is tj tmifc

jd it ls tmlt wmikm ”Nje î``s’). Umhy k`liahe tmlt tmis ”G`hsshe Ajeh’ wls Gigìkl`, djrtmh Gig`h hapmlsizh ghifn ”tmlfcdu` if l`` tmifns’, fjt oust tmlt wmikm mualfs tmifc jd lsl ”g`hssifn’.

Durtmhrajrh, ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt wmi`h Nje aly g`hss l phrsjf if l aikrj-wly ‛ sukm ls mh`pifn tmha ahhtifn sjahtmifn tmhy fhhehe tj ahht jr difism sjahtmifntmhy fhhehe tj difism ‛ Nje kjuèf’t eirhkt`y kmlfnh lf hftirh, alkrj-sjkijhkjfjaikjrehr witmjut prjvifn tmh wjrè Mh Hxisthe, lfe mhfkh vij`ltifn drhh wi`` (tmh k`lssikKmristilf sklphnjlt lrnuahft). Gy tmis, ay stuehfts ahlft tmlt lfy fltijf tmlt `lkche lnjvhrfahftl` lfe hkjfjaik strukturh tmlt prhvhfthe nlfns lfe thrrjrists drja d`jurismifnwls jfh tmlt Nje kjuèf’t eirhkt`y kmlfnh witmjut, if l shfsh, ”thlrifn lplrt tmh dlgrik jdrhlìty’. ^mlt wjuè mlpphf id tjajrrjw yju wjch up lfe sueehf`y lfe l`` lt jfkhLdrikl mle l tmrivifn gusifhss kjaaufity, dufktijfl``y strukturh jd rhsjurkh eistrigutijf,lfe ufkjrrupthe njvhrfahft: Yju’e mlvh tj tmifc yju whrh ìvifn if Lìkh lfe

^jfehr`lfe ? hvhrytmifn yju tmjunmt lgjut ìdh lfe rhlìty wjuè fj `jfnhr lpp`y. ^mhftmh wjrè hfes, Nje wi`` ”thlr rhlìty lplrt’ ls wh cfjw it, gut ufti` tmhf, it’s up tjmualfs tj ej wmlt tmhy lrh suppjshe tj ej. Nje wi`` mh`p ifeivieul``y lfe plrtiku`lr`yjf l alkrj-`hvh` lfyjfh wmj shhcs Mia l`jfn tmh wly jd ejifn wmlt is suppjshe tj ghejfh, gut Nje wi`` fjt ”alnikl``y’ kmlfnh tmh wjrè ufti` Umh Hfe. I tjè ay stuehftstmhy put tjj aukm stjkc if drhh wi``, lfe tmhy rhaifehe ah tmlt Ivlf Clrlalzjv tmjunmttmh slah tmifn.

@lst`y, ay stuehfts pjifthe jut tmlt wmi`h Ldrikl mle tj ehl` witm mjrrjrsLahrikl ejhsf’t mlvh tj ehl` witm, tmh kjadjrt lfe hlsh jd Lahriklf ìdh thfehe tj alchLahriklfs althrilìstik, sml``jw, ehprhsshe, lfe spiritul``y-ehle. Ldriklfs eief’t ehl`witm tmhsh prjg`has if tmh slah wly, gut tmlt isf’t tj sly tmhy eief’t mlvh tj ehl` witmtmhir jwf, thrrig`h prjg`has. Hvhrytmifn is l trleh-jdd, gut rhnlre`hss, ìvifn if l ”G`hssheAjeh’ vhrsus ghifn ”G`hssifn-Lwlrh’ wls tmh wly tj ìvh. I tjè ay stuehfts tmhf tmlttmhy whrh g`hsshe tj mlvh ah ls l thlkmhr.

<44=. I’vh mhlre it slie tmlt `lfnulnh is tmh ejaiflth smlphr jd iehj`jny, djrau`ltifntmh sug-kjfskijus lfe kjfskijus if wlys tmlt phjp`h fhvhr du``y nrlsp. [jah nj sj dlr ls



tj sly `lfnulnh hfs`lvhs tmjunmt, gut I wjuè sly it is jf`y l mhlvy ifdùhfkhr.Durtmhrajrh, it shhas tj ah sjahjfh pjstajehrf tmifchrs tmifc iehj`jny is `lfnulnh,lfe wmhf tmhrh is fhw `lfnulnh, tmhrh is fhw ku`turh. Id tmis is truh, tmhf djr l phrsjf tjcfjw au`tip`h `lfnulnhs is tj trlfskhfe iehj`jny lfe tj lpprjlkm sjahtmifn k`jshr tj”jgohktivity’, gut I cfjw kjuft`hss phjp`h wmj cfjw au`tip`h `lfnulnhs, lfe tmhy lrh

ieijts lfe jdthf rhìnijus. Kltmjìks ush @ltif, gut ejhs tmlt alch tmha ”ajrh jgohktivh’,shhifn ls @ltif is ”ghfhltm’ l`` tmh ku`turl` lfe iehj`jnikl` fjras jd tjely’s wjrè: Iejf’t tmifc sj, gut tmlt slie, I ej tmifc cfjwifn au`tip`h `lfnulnhs klf mh`p l phrsjf ghl ajrh kritikl` tmifchr ‛ I oust ejf’t tmifc it l`jfh is hfjunm.

I tmifc ay stuehfts lrh wrjfn lgjut virtul``y hvhrytmifn, gut I aust nivh tmhakrheit? tmhir rieiku`jus tmhj`jnikl` `lfnulnhs tmlt ushs elsmhs lfe s`lsmhs lfe klpitl``htthrs mhrh lfe tmhrh shhas tj ah it ej ajrh tj ”uf`hlsm’ tmjunmt drja iehj`jny tmlfwjuè cfjwifn Drhfkm, [plfism, Hfnìsm, lfe L[@.

I’a fjt surh wmy I oust slie tmlt. I mlvh fj iehl wmlt I’a tl`cifn lgjut.

<449. Id mualfs whrh l`wlys ls salrt ls tmhy lrh wmhf it kjahs tj kjfkhlìfn tmhirstupieity, l`` wjuè gh rinmt witm tmh wjrè.

<4>2. Ejf’t th`` phjp`h mjw tj ìvh3 ìvh, lfe `ht phjp`h wltkm yju.

<4><. Ldthr sj alfy yhlrs jd ghifn tmh fjra, Kmristilfs lrhf’t rhley tj stlfe lnlifsttmh wjrè, ls tmhy trleitijfl``y mlvh, lfe ls tmhy lrh kl``he tj stlfe gy tmhir Kmrist.

<4>7. Umh mlre tmifn lgjut trutm is sjahjfh klf writh l ai`ìjf plnhs jd ìhs kjfsistifnjd jfh shfthfkh jd trutm, lfe tmlt jfh shfthfkh wi`` sti`` gh truh. [jahjfh wmj yju ejf’tsmlrh lfy ghìhds witm klf sti`` sly trutm tmifns. Yhs, sjahjfh wmj is ajrh gri`ìlft tmlfstupie mls l minmhr ìchìmjje jd sphlcifn trutm, gut it ejhsf’t dj``jw tmlt hvhry utthrheìfh is nhfius. Umh slah njhs djr tmh ieijt? tmhrh lrh fj wjres wh klf infjrh.

Uj tmifc is tj wjrc.

<4>;. Fj Kmristilf is hvhr jfh jd tmh ”gle Kmristilfs’3 ehspith l` tmhir tl`c lgjut ghifnsiffhrs, it’s l`wlys sjahjfh h`sh wmj is ”tmh gle Kmristilf’. @ich tmh tmjunmt prhshftheif ‐Jf Kritikl` Umifcifn‑ gy J.N. Wjsh, Kmristilfs fhhe l wjrc sukm ls ‐Jf Kritikl`Kmristilfity‑.

Mjw ej Kmristilfs lktul``y th`` ”wmj’s wmj’: Gy tmhir druits: Gut mjw ej tmhy th``wmikm lktijfs kjfstituth ”druits’ vhrsus ”ajahfts jd strhfntmhf jr whlcfhss’: Id l phrsjfth``s l ìh, is tmis ”tmh druit’ jd l gle ehkisijf jr is it oust l ajahft jd sif tmlt Nrlkhkjvhrs: I ejf’t shh mjw yju klf th`` tmh eiddhrhfkh. Rhrmlps ”druit’ is ajrh kjfsisthft lferhnu`lr: Gut ejf’t l`` siffhrs sif rhnu`lr`y: I’a fjt surh3 it shhas tj ah tmlt lfy”Kmristilf ìdh’ kjuè gh shhf ls ”fjt Kmristilf’ ‛ it oust ehphfes jf wmj’s `jjcifn.

Ls tj kritikl``y tmifc jfh aust ”nht ghmife tmifcifn’, phr sh, it shhas tj ah tjalch tmis ehthraifltijf jfh aust ”nht ghmife Kmristilfity’ tj th`` wmj’s l Kmristilf ‛ tjth`` wmj ìvhs l Kmrist-ìdh vhrsus jf`y ej Kmrist- tmifns (tmh quhstijf rhaifes ah jdMhiehnnhr’s hddjrts tj ajvh ghyjfe ghifn tj Ghifn). Gut lt tmh ajahft, I’a fjt surhwmlt I ahlf gy l`` tmis, ls I ejf’t tmifc Kmristilfs cfjw hitmhr.

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<4==. Rhjp`h shha tj rhlkt ajrh sj tj tmh iehl jd lf iehl tmlf tj tmh iehl itsh`d. UlchLtmhisa? phjp`h rhlkt ajrh sj tj wmlt tmhy tmifc Ltmhisa is lgjut tmlf tmhy ej tj wmltLtmhisa lktul``y is lgjut.

<4=9. Umhrh shhas tj gh l shfsh if wmikm Nje aleh mualfs Nje, djr mualfs ehkieh idNje nhts wmlt Nje wlfts ‛ mualf `jvh.

<492. Kmristilfs shha ajrh djkushe jf vjtifn djr Kmristilf pjìtikilfs tmlf nivifn Njen`jry.

<49<. L njje wly djr Kmristilfs tj chhp lutmjrity jvhr tmhir ìvhs? alch surh Nje isl`wlys wrjfn.

<497. Umh Kmristilfs k`lia ”tmhy mlfehe Ohsus jvhr tj Ri`lth’, gut Ohsus kjuè mlvhstjpphe tmh prjkhss lfytiah, gut I suppjsh eief’t wlft tj elaf tmh wjrè.

<49;. If ìfh witm îttnhfsthif’s tmjunmt? wmlt is tmh ”`lfnulnh nlah’ jd Hehf, jd ”dlitmis l nidt’: ^mlt ej phjp`h tl`c lgjut wmhf tmhy tl`c lgjut Hehf: ^mhf tmhy tl`c lgjutdlitm:

<495. Uh`ìfn phjp`h tmh vjikh if tmhir mhle ainmt gh Nje alchs tmha hxtrhah`y plrlfjie lfe is l tmrhlt tj ahftl` mhl`tm. Rhjp`h’s ìvhs lrh ruifhe ghklush jd tmis cife jdstudd, lfe it smjuè gh lnlifst tmh `lw.

<495. Uj stly Kmristilf, Kmristilfs ejf’t rhle tmhir Gig`hs.

<498. ^mlt Kmristilfs prjthst tjely tmhy k`lia wls Nje’s î`` tjajrrjw.

<494. I lsche ay stuehfts mjw tmhy kjuè trust tmh Gig`h tj cfjw Nje tmrjunm it, shhifnls tmh Gig`h wls sj pjjr`y kjfstrukthe: Ulcifn drja Rjph Drlfkis, tmhy tjè ah tmhy

trusthe if Kmrist tj cfjw Nje, ls tmhy trusthe l ejktjr tj alch tmha mhl`tmy, lfe

tmlt ”Kmrist SwlQs tmh airrjr if wmikm tmhy dSjufeQ tmhir jwf ialnh du``y rhlìzhe’.

(Drlfkis) Umhy k`liahe tmlt tmhy trusthe ajrh sj if Kmrist tj cfjw Nje tmlf tmhy eie tmhGig`h (tmjunm tmlt isf’t tj sly tmhy eief’t trust if gjtm), lfe I rhaifehe tmha tmlt tmhycfhw Kmrist tmrjunm tmh Gig`h, lfe sj mjw eie tmhy trust tmh Gig`h tj trust Kmrist tmrjunmit:

<49>. Id yju lsc ah, ay stuehfts sh`d-ehùeh tmhash`vhs iftj tmifcifn tmhy ìvh ”ìchKmrist’, wmhf rhl``y tmhy oust ej Kmristilf tmifns.

<49=. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt id phjp`h ejf’t `jvh jfh lfjtmhr djr tmhir Kmrist-hxisthfkhvhrsus tmhir mualf-hxisthfkh, phjp`h wi`` sjjf gh eisi`ùsijfhe. I tjè ay stuehfts I mlefj iehl wmlt tmhy whrh tl`cifn lgjut.



prjviehs althril` tj tmh aife tj tmifc lgjut. îtmjut lktijf, tmh aife kjuè ”rhlkm jut’,id yju wi``, ghyjfe itsh`d? id l kmiè kjuè fhvhr ajvh ghyjfe mis jr mhr mjah, fhitmhrkjuè tmh kmiè’s aife (lt `hlst fjt tj tmh slah ehnrhh).

Kjfsiehrifn tmis, ay stuehfts pjifthe jut tmlt jfh wmj ejhsf’t lkt ”tjwlre’ Njeis jfh wmj flturl``y wi`` fhvhr cfjw lgjut Nje (tj tmifc lgjut Mia, lkt glshe upjf Mis

Hxisthfkh, htk.). Mhfkh, it is fjt surprisifn tmh Ltmhist, wmj ejhsf’t lkt ”tjwlre’ Nje ‛ lfe if dlkt tmifcs sukm lktijf is irrltijfl` ‛ mls fj rltijfl` rhlsjf tj ghìhvh if Nje? tmhLtmhist lkts if sukm l wly tmlt tmhrh is ”jgohktivh`y’ fj hviehfkh djr tmh Hxisthfkh jdNje, lfe tmjunm tmis ainmt gh rh`ltivh tj mis jr mhr skjph, it isf’t ”jgohktivh`y’ sj ghyjfetmlt skjph (tmjunm tmh quhstijf jd wmhtmhr Nje Hxists sti`` mls tj gh leerhsshe). I tjè aystuehfts tmh slah `jnik lppìhe tj fjt ghìhvifn Nje Hxisthe lfe tmlt tmhy whrhhsshftil``y slyifn tmlt uf`hss l phrsjf grlifwlsmhe mis jr mhr sh`d, tmlt phrsjf kjuèf’tcfjw id Nje Hxisthe jr fjt. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt `jnik lppìhe tj Ltmhisa ls wh``,lfe djr l ajahft I dhh` ìch I nìapshe [jahtmifn Uhrridyifn.

<>24. ”Rlrl-sinmt’ (vhrg)? [hhifn ìdh tmrjunm tmh hyhs plrhfts wlft yju tj shh tmrjunm.

<>2>. I lsche ay stuehfts wmy Kmrist eief’t l`wlys ej airlk`hs wmhf mh wls lsche, lfeay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt Kmrist wls l airlk`h? tmlt Kmrist eie airlk`hs hvhry ajahft jdhvhryely ‛ tmlt Kmrist lfswhrhe ”wi`` yju ej l airlk`h djr us:’ witm ”I la (ejifnairlk`hs)’. Durtmhrajrh, rhlìty is l airlk`h, lfe sj wmhfhvhr l phrsjf lsche Kmrist tj ejl airlk`h, rh`ltivh tj Hthrfity, Mh eie? Mh Krhlthe tmh phrsjf (Fjw) ‛ tmh phrsjf wls tmhairlk`h. I rj``he ay hyhs lfe tjè ay stuehft tj stjp witm tmh kmhlp lfswhrs, gut I dhlrtmhy’vh `jst tmh lgiìty tj eiskhrf ghtwhhf l njje lfe l gle lrnuahft. Umhy stjje tmhirnrjufe, lfe slie it wls l airlk`h tmlt phjp`h kjuè shh Kmrist lfe ìvh, shhifn ls Kmristwls Nje ‛ jvhrl``, ay stuehfts k`liahe tmlt Kmrist wls l`wlys ejifn airlk`hs, hvhfwmhf phjp`h tmjunmt Mh wlsf’t, ghklush Mh wls l airlk`h. Gut lt tmh slah tiah, idKmrist eie l airlk`h tmlt rjgghe drja phjp`h tmh klplkity tj ghìhvh if Nje gy dlitm ‛ gykmjikh ‛ tmlf tmjsh phjp`h wjuè gh ejjahe tj Mh``, djr ”Nje klf jf`y gh p`hlshe gydlitm’ ‛ djr jfh klf jf`y gh [lvh gy @jvh ‛ gy kmjikh. Ehajfs l`wlys thapthe Kmrist tjej airlk`hs tmlt prjvhe Kmrist wls Nje ghdjrh phjp`h mle kmjshf tj ghìhvh if Mia gydlitm ‛ ejifn sukm airlk`hs ldthr phjp`h kmjsh tj ghìhvh wlsf’t ls elafifn. ^mi`hlalzhe gy tmhir hfe`hss klplkity tj rltijflìzh, tmh `lst tmifn ay stuehfts slie wls tmlt itwls pjssig`h tmlt hvhryjfh if tmh Gig`h wmj lsche Kmrist ej l airlk`h wls l ehajf, ìch[ltlf if tmh wièhrfhss, thstifn Kmrist tj ej airlk`hs wmhf tmh airlk`hs wjuèf’t du`di``Mis Dltmhr’s î``.

<>2=. I suppjsh Kmristilfs lrhf’t kjfkhrfhe lgjut stlfeifn ghdjrh Nje jf Ouenahft Elylfe ghifn rhspjfsig`h djr th`ìfn phjp`h dl`shmjjes. Jr lt `hlst tmlt’s wmlt it shhas tj ah,kjfsiehrifn mjw ìtt`h Kmristilfs stuey, rhle, lfe tmifc. Dhw wi`` mlvh tj hxp`lif wmytmhy eief’t ifvj`vh tmhash`vhs if kjaaufity, gut I tmifc alfy wi`` mlvh tj hxp`lif wmytmhy slie sj alfy tmifns tmlt whrhf’t truh, hvhf lkkjreifn tj tmhir wjrèvihw.

<>29. Fjwmhrh if tmh Gig`h ej I shh l vhrsh tmlt slys eirhkt`y ”Nje wlfts yju tj ush yjurtl`hfts’, lfe tmjunm phrmlps tmlt is truh, Kmristilfs ush tmjsh pmrlshs ls id tmhy mlvh ”tmhslah whinmt ls trutm’ ls ejhs sjahtmifn if tmh Gig`h (wmikm is du`` jd slkridikh lfe sh`d-



ehfil`). [urh`y wmlt is slie if tmh Gig`h smjuè mlvh ajrh ”whinmt’ tmlf tmlt wmikm is truh gut fjt if tmh Gig`h: Kmristilfs lrh mlre tj ufehrstlfe.

<><2. Rjpu`lr tmjunmt thfes tj gh tmh ifvisig`h plrlahthrs if wmikm wh tmifc drhh`y,trlpphe.

<><<. Kjaprjaish, tmhy sly: Kjaprjaish klf gh ushe djr njje jr djr gle, wmi`h trutmklf jf`y gh ushe djr njje. I’`` stikc tj trutm.

<><7. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt it’s fjt lgjut wmlt wh ej gut lgjut wmlt Kmrist eie djrus, lfe lgjut wmlt wh ej if ìnmt jd wmlt Kmrist eie djr us. I wls surprishe tmlt tmhy sjrhlei`y leaitthe tmlt tmhy ghìhvhe tmhy whrh slvhe gy wjrcs? I cfhw tmhy whrhkjfkhlìfn prieh.

<><;. I ejf’t ufehrstlfe tmh eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf wmlt Kmristilfs kl`` ”smlrifn gurehfs’lfe ”njssipifn’, fjr ej I ufehrstlfe tmh eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf ”`jvifn`y kjfdrjftifn’ lfe

”kjfdrjftifn’. I’a fjt surh tmlt Kmristilfs ufehrstlfe tmh eiddhrhfkh hitmhr.

<><5. I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt ”rh`ltivh’ lfe ”jgohktivh’ whrhf’t jppjsiths sj aukm ls tmhywhrh eiddhrhft ehnrhhs jd tmh slah glr jd ”trutm’? ”rh`ltivh’ stlfes lt jfh hfe jd tmh glr,”jgohktivh’ lt tmh jtmhr, lfe l`` nivhf ”trutms’ lrh l pjift sjahwmhrh jf tmlt glr. Umhrh isfj sukm tmifn ls ”rh`ltivh trutm’ witmjut ”jgohktivh trutm’, djr tmhrh klf jf`y gh sjahtmifntmlt is rh`ltivh id tmhrh is tmlt wmikm it is rh`ltivh tj. Mhfkh, id I sly ”tmlt’s l kup’, tj lehnrhh, tmis is jgohktivh`y truh, lfe tj lfjtmhr ehnrhh, it is rh`ltivh`y truh (djr tmhjgohktivh isf’t l kup tj ltjas, djr hxlap`h). Umh stlthahft ”tmlt’s l kup’ is, djr hxlap`h,92% jgohktivh`y truh, lfe <2% rh`ltivh`y truh. I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt wh rhl``y fhhe tjstjp tmifcifn jd hvhrytmifn ls hitmhr ”rh`ltivh`y truh’ jr ”jgohktivh`y truh’, djr hvhrytmifnis l aixturh, lfe ay stuehfts lnrhhe.

<><8. Uh`` phjp`h tj gh giplrtislf, lfe plrtislf wi`` rhinf3 th`` phjp`h tj lnrhh, tmhywjf’t3 th`` phjp`h tj gh truh, lfe tmhy wi`` kjrpjrlth.

<><4. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt if Umh Nlrehf jd Hehf, [ltlf lsche Lela ”eie Njerhl``y sly yju klf’t hlt drja tmh Urhh jd Cfjw`henh’, iap`yifn tmlt Nje wls mieifnsjahtmifn. Ldthr Lela lth drja tmh Urhh, tmhrh is l shfsh if wmikm Nje tmhf nlvhmualfity wmlt it wlfthe? l Nje wmj wls mieifn sjahtmifn, alif`y, Miash`d. Ghdjrh UmhDl``, Nje mie fjtmifn ‛ Mh wl`che if Umh Nlrehf witm Lela ‛ gut ldthr Umh Dl``, Njemie Miash`d lfe mle tj gh cfjwf gy dlitm. If Umh Nlrehf, Nje wls mieifn fjtmifn, lfesj djr Lela tj nj ”tjwlre’ wmlt Nje wls mieifn wls djr mualfity tj ajvh ”tjwlre’fjtmifn (djrhvhr) (wmikm is elafltijf). Mhfkh, tj [lvh mualfity drja jgìvijf, Nje”ajvhe’ tmh fjtmifn drja ghmife Mia tj if drjft jd Mia, sj rltmhr tmlf dife fjtmifnmieifn, mualfs djufe Nje. Mhfkh, fjw mualfs cfjw Nje gy dlitm, ghklush if UmhNlrehf, mualfs wlfthe sjahtmifn tj gh mieehf, lfe id Nje wlsf’t cfjwf gy dlitm, l``tmlt wjuè gh mieehf wjuè gh fjtmifn, lfe sj tmlt wmikm mualfity wlfthe tj cfjwwjuè gh tmh hfe jd mualfity.



”wmy’. Yhs, tmhrh is rjja tj ehglth if kjurt id ”x is ci`ìfn’ jr id ”x is aurehr’, gut tmhrh isfj rjja witmjut ifvitifn kmljs tj lsc ”wmy eie tmh aurehr mlpphf:’. Lnlif, I tjè ay”Kmristilf’ stuehfts tmlt I wls smjkche gy tmhir mhlrt`hssfhss.

<>7<. Ejf’t dhlr wmlt yju smjuè gh wish lgjut lfe wish lgjut wmlt yju smjuè dhlr.

<>77. Ej Kmristilfs hvhf cfjw wmy tmhy pikc tmh ehfjaifltijfs tmhy ej:’

<>7;. If ìfh witm G`jfeh`’s tmjunmt (wmj rhaifes ah sjahwmlt jd Mlyhc lfe Wjrty),tmhrh is fj tmifchr wmj fhvhr lkts jr lktjr wmj fhvhr tmifcs. ^h cfjw jd fj sukm tmifnls tru`y ”tmjunmt`hss lktijf’ jr ”iflktivh tmjunmt’. Uj hxist is tj hxist if tmh aiest jdlktijf3 tj tmifc is tj tmifc if tmh aiest jd lktivltijf. Lktijf ehthraifhs wmlt kjfstituthstmh ”rhlìzhe’ lfe mhfkh jf`y tmh ”pjssig`h’, lfe sj krhlths tmh drlahwjrc if wmikmtmjunmt jphrlths lfe ”pmi`jsjpmizhs’. Uj fhvhr lkt is tj fhvhr tmifc3 tj fhvhr tmifc is tjfhvhr lkt.

<>75. If ìfh witm G`jfeh`’s tmjunmt, ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt ”ghìhd if tmhUrlfskhfehft’ nivhs phjp`h rhlsjf tj ”nj ghyjfe’ pmhfjahfl ls wh cfjw tmha, wmikm isfhkhsslri`y djr us tj rhlìzh fhw trutms, lfe yht witmjut ”ghìhd if tmh Urlfskhfehft’, it isiaprlktikl` djr us tj ej sj. Umh Urlfskhfehft alchs prlktikl` wmlt jtmhrwish isiaprlktikl`, lfe sj witmjut tmh Urlfskhfehft, wmlt wh fhhe tj ej tj rhlìzh fhw trutms istmlt wmikm wh wi`` rltijfl``y fhvhr ej. I tjè ay stuehfts tj oust `ht It nj.

<>78. Kmristilfs tl`cs l`` tmh tiah lgjut mjw tmhy fhhe tj stjp tl`cifn lgjut mh`pifn tmhmjah`hss lfe lktul``y ej it, gut hvhf tmh phjp`h wmj sly l`` tmis fhvhr lktul``y nj jutlfe mh`p tmh mjah`hss. Umhy siap`y prly djr tmha.

<>74. Mjw jdthf ej wh kl`` sjahjfh salrt witm wmj wh eislnrhh: Mjw jdthf ej whtmifc l ouenh eie l njje ojg wmj kjftriguths tj l ruìfn witm wmikm wh eislnrhh: Juraifes lrhf’t hquipphe tj kjfsiehr ifth`ìnhft wmlt wh kjfsiehr wrjfn, gut tmis is tmh vhrytmifn lf ifth`ìnhft aife aust ej.

<>7>. Id it wls truh tmlt if twj elys, ml`d jd tmh mualf rlkh wjuè eih, wjuè yju ghl``jwhe tj sly tmis witmjut ghifn djrkhe jdd tmh th`hvisijf prjnrlas, witmjut ghifnlrrhsthe, jr witmjut ghifn ehspishe gy tmh wjrè: Gut id tmis wls truh, tmis wjuè gh lrhlìty phjp`h fhhehe tj lkkhpt if jrehr tj cfjw ”wmlt tj ej fjw’, gut tmh mualf rlkhehkiehs wmlt is truh glshe jf wmlt it wlfts tj mhlr. ^mhf tmh trutm is thrrig`h, sjufesrlkist, jddhfes, iapìhs sjahtmifn lgjut ahf, htk., fjgjey wlfts tj mhlr it. Mualfs slytmhy wlft tmh trutm, gut tmhy jf`y wlft tmh trutm tmlt isf’t thrrig`h, wmikm is hfjunm trutm gy wmikm tmhy klf kjfvifkh tmhash`vhs tmlt tmhy l`wlys wlft tmh trutm. Mualfs wlftjf`y sj aukm trutm ls is fhhehe tj hflg`h tmha tj gh sh`d-ehùehe witmjut lkcfjw`henifntmhy lrh sh`d-ehùehe.

<>7=. Umhrh is l strlfnh ajahft wmhf l phrsjf rhlìzhs tmlt lf iehl is lktul``y vlùlg`hvhrsus oust siap`y lf iehl. ^mlt mlpphfs if tmlt ”ajahft’, tmis ajahft if wmikm l phrsjf rhlìzhs ”njje tmifcifn’ jkkurrhe lfe fjt siap`y ”tmifcifn’: ^mlt is tmh ”drhhzh



drlah ajahft’ jd rhlìzifn ”tmh tmifn yju oust nlvh ah’ wls ajrh tmlf iftlfnig`h? itlktul``y kmlfnhe lfe hddhkthe ”wmlt mlpphfhe’: Umlt ajahft wmhf wh sly ”tmlt’s salrt’ ‛ ”tmlt’s mjw it smjuè gh’ ‛ ”tmlt iftlfnigiìty smjuè gh trlfs`lthe iftj tlfnigiìty’:

^mj cfjws:

<>79. I lsche ay stuehfts id Nje kjuè mlvh aleh l wjrè if wmikm mh wls hvi` ‛ rlphewmjhvhr mh wlfthe, aurehr wmjhvhr mh p`hlshe, htk.3 if jtmhr wjres, I lsche ay stuehftswmy Nje eief’t krhlth l wjrè tmlt wls kjap`hth`y tj mis p`hlsurh: Ay stuehfts tjè ah Iwls wrjfn tj kjfd`lth ”hvi`’ witm ”p`hlsurh’, lfe tmlt Nje eie alch ”tmh ajst p`hlsurlg`hwjrè pjssig`h tj Mia’3 id Mh eief’t, mualfs wjuè mlvh tj cfjw tmlt tmhy eief’t nivhNje ”tmh ajst p`hlsurh Mh kjuè mlvh’, lfe tmlt wjuè gh eiskjurlnifn tj tmjsh wmj`jvhe Mia. I lsche ay stuehfts tj hxp`lif lfe tmhy tjè ah tmlt ”tmh ajst p`hlsurlg`hwjrè’ djr Nje wls jfh if wmikm Mh wls drhh`y kmjshf lfe `jvhe gy mualfs, lfe tmltmhfkh ”drhheja’ wls rhquirhe djr ”tmh ajst p`hlsurlg`h wjrè pjssig`h’, lfe tmlt rhquirhetmh pjssigiìty jd hvi`. Leeitijfl``y, sifkh Nje krhlthe ”tmh ajst p`hlsurlg`h wjrè’, whklf kjfkùeh l drhh wjrè is ajrh p`hlsurlg`h tmlf l fjf-drhh wjrè. I smrunnhe.

<>;2. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt tmjunmt mls ehthrijrlthe if qulìty hvhr sifkh tmheistifktijf ghtwhhf ”tmh lpplrhft wjrè’ lfe ”tmh lktul` wjrè’ mls ghhf eisaisshe, lfe Ilsche ay stuehfts tj hxp`lif. Umhy tjè ah ”wmlt mls kjah tj lf hfe is tmh glsikeistifktijf ghtwhhf tmh shfsjry lfe tmh suprlshfsjry, tjnhtmhr witm tmh fjtijf S…Q tmltwmlthvhr is fjt nivhf tj tmh shfshs S…Q is ajrh rhl`, ajrh trutmdu`, ajrh ahlfifndu` tmlfwmlt lpphlrs, tmlt it is fjt oust ghyjfe shfsh phrkhptijf, gut lgjvh tmh wjrè jd tmhshfshs. ^mlt is ”ehle’ is fjt jf`y tmh `jklìzltijf jd sukm ”hthrfl` trutms’ gut l`sj tmheistifktijf itsh`d.’]< I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt tmjunmt mls ehvh`jphe mhl`tmi`y sifkhehstrjyifn tmh iehl jd ”tmh truh wjrè’, wmikm witm it l`sj tjjc ”tmh wjrè jd lpphlrlfkhs’(tj l`ùeh tj Fihtzskmh)? ”tmh hìaifltijf jd tmh suprlshfsjry l`sj hìaiflths tmh ahrh`yshfsjry lfe tmhrhgy tmh eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf tmha’ (Mhiehnnhr).]7 Ay stuehfts k`liahetmlt ”jfkh tmh l`wlys prhklrijus gl`lfkh ghtwhhf tmh twj wjrès is `jst S…Q tmh wmj`hdrlahwjrc jd rhdhrhfkh if wmikm jur tmifcifn wls lkkustjahe tj jrihft itsh`d grhlcsejwf. If tmhsh thras, fjtmifn shhas tj alch aukm shfsh lfyajrh.’];

I tjè ay stuehfts `jts aleh shfsh fjw tmlt jfkh eief’t, gut tmhy tjè ah tmltwitmjut ghìhd if l Ghifn tmlt Urlfskhfehe ghifn, tmjunmt fj `jfn strjvh tj ”ajvhGhyjfe itsh`d’, wmikm jfkh chpt tmjunmt rhlìzifn fhw tmifcifn uftj itsh`d. Umis mh`phechhp ”tmifcifn’ drja kjfdusifn itsh`d witm ”kritikl` tmifcifn’, lfe hvhr sifkh tmh ehltm jdtmh eistifktijf ghtwhhf Ghifn lfe ghifn, phjp`h whrh ajrh prjfh tj dl`` iftj ”hajtijfl` ouenahft’ lfe jtmhr dl``lkihs jd tmjunmt. I tjè tmha tmh hxlkt jppjsith wls tmh klsh? phjp`h eief’t wlsth tmhir ìvhs lfyjfh tmifcifn lgjut l Ghifn tmlt mle fj rh`hvlfky. Aystuehfts tmhf qujthe l `lrnh plrlnrlpm drja Mlfflm Lrehft jf tmh gjlre?

”Djr hvhf tmjunm tmhrh mls fhvhr ghhf aukm kjfshfsus lgjut tmh sugohkt altthr jd ahtlpmysiks, lt `hlst jfkh pjift mls ghhf tlchf djr nrlfthe? tmlt tmhsh eiskipìfhs S…Q ehl` witm altthrs tmlt whrh fjt nivhf tj shfsh-phrkhptijf lfe tmlttmhir ufehrstlfeifn trlfskhfehe kjaajf-shfsh rhlsjfifn, wmikm sprifns drja shfsh hxphrihfkh lfe klf gh vlìelthe

gy hapirikl` thsts lfe ahlfs. Drja Rlrahfiehs ti`` pmi`jsjpmy’s hfe, l`` tmifchrs whrh lnrhhe tmlt, if jrehr tj ehl`witm sukm altthrs, alf mle tj ehtlkm mis aife drja tmh shfshs gy ehtlkmifn it gjtm drja tmh wjrè ls nivhf gy tmhalfe drja tmh shfsltijfs ‛ jr plssijfs ‛ lrjushe gy shfsh-jgohkts.’]5

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”[j wmlt:’ I lsche ay stuehfts, lfe tmhy k`liahe tmlt phjp`h fj `jfnhr”ehtlkmhe’ tmhir tmifcifn jd tmh shfsh-wjrè lrjufe tmha, wmikm wls rhquirhe djr l phrsjf tj gh jgohktivh. Yhs, tmh shfsh-wjrè klf’t gh infjrhe, gut fjw phjp`h trhlt tmhshfsh-wjrè ls id its lutmjritltivh, ls id ”tmh ìdh jd tmh aife’ mls fj rj`h tj p`ly lt l``. Itjè tmha I eislnrhhe, lfe drustrlthe witm ay dliùrh tj shh tmhir hapty pjift, tmhy

k`liahe phjp`h fj `jfnhr tmjunmt tj tmifc ghyjfe tmifcifn, wmikm is l`wlys kjftlifhelfe ìaithe if its splkhtiah, lfe mhfkh ”kritikl` tmifcifn’ wls ghifn ifkrhlsifn`y `jst tj”tmifcifn’. I eislnrhhe lfe slie fjtmifn ajrh.

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<>;<. I mle l erhla if wmikm wmhf phjp`h eihe, tmhy sueehf`y djufe tmhash`vhs iflfjtmhr au`tivhrsh ‛ jfh jd tmh ”pltms’ tmhir ìdh wjuè mlvh njfh ejwf mle tmhy aleh leiddhrhft kmjikh sjahwmhrh l`jfn tmh wly jd ìdh. Djr hxlap`h, tmhrh is l ufivhrsh ifwmikm I nj jut djr ùfkm tjely, lfe tmhrh is l ufivhrsh if wmikm I stly if, lfe lkjrrhspjfeifn ”gutthrd`y hddhkt’ tmlt njhs witm hlkm. If ay erhla, if tmis ìdh, I kmjjsh tjnj tj ùfkm, gut wmhf I eih, I lwlch if tmh ufivhrsh if wmikm I kmjsh tj stly if, ls id tmltwls tmh kmjikh I aleh l`` l`jfn. Lfe I lwlchf drja ehltm witm l slfewikm if ay ajutm,kmhwifn, tmifcifn lgjut plphrs I fhhe tj nrleh, fj cfjw`henh jd tmh ìdh tmlt oust hfeheif lfjtmhr au`tivhrsh jd ah. I dife aysh`d if tmh aiee`h jd tmh tmjunmts I la mlvifn lfelktijfs I la klrryifn jut tmlt kjrrhspjfe tj tmh fhw au`tivhrsh phrdhkt`y, ls id fjtmifnmlpphfhe lt l``. Uj eih if jfh au`tivhrsh is tj ”gìfc’ iftj lfjtmhr, witm fj tmjunmt jrahajry jd wmlt mlpphfhe, lfe fj tmjunmt jr ahajry jd mlvifn fj tmjunmt jr ahajryjd l plst ìdh. Uj eih is tj switkm rlfeja`y iftj l eiddhrhft au`tivhrsh, lfe hvhry ehltm islfjtmhr switkm. Uj ìvh is tj ìvh djrhvhr, gut yju l`wlys ìvh if tmh difith, ifdifith`y.

<>;7. Kmristilfs klffjt ghlr tj gh ihvh tmlt tmh rhìnijf jd Dufelahftlìsts hahrnhsdrja l kjfsisthft lfe skmj`lr`y ifthrprhtltijf jd tmh Gig`h, ls Ausìas klffjt ghlr tj ghìhvh tmh Is`laik [tlth dj``jws l kjfsisthft lfe skmj`lr`y ifthrprhtltijf jd tmh \ur’lf.It’s oust tjj aust tj ghlr hxisthftil``y. [ly tmhy’rh fjt Kmristilf! [ly tmhy’rh fjt Ausìa![lvh jur iehj`jnihs! Ejf’t alch us lkcfjw`henh tmlt tmh ifthrprhtltijfs jd Wleikl`s lrhls `hnitialth ls tmh ifthrprhtltijfs jd tmjsh wmj wh ìch! I sjahtiahs wjfehr idKmristilfs mlvh hvhr spjchf witm Dufelahftlìsts: Umhy’rh fjt ifslfh3 tmhy ejf’t djlalt tmh ajutm3 tmhy ejf’t alch up skripturh. Umhy cfjw tmh lfswhr tj hvhry quhstijf yjulsc tmha, ìch ejktjrlth klfeielths. I’vh hfojyhe sphlcifn witm tmha, lfe tmlt’s wmlt’stmh ajst drinmthfifn lgjut tmh pjwhr jd iehj`jny? nivifn its dj``jwhrs l visijf jd ìdh tmltalchs shfsh if ìnmt jd tmh kmljs jd Rùrlìsa, it turfs lfnh`s iftj ehvi`s.]

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<>;;. ^mhf phjp`h cfjw prjpmhky ghdjrh prjpmhky mls ghhf du`di``he, tmhy mlvh tmh pjwhr tj alch surh prjpmhky is du`di``he, lfe mhfkh alch it shha ls id tmh prjpmhky wlsl`wlys rinmt, strhfntmhfifn hapty ghìhds.

<>;5. ”L kmlir if ahtlpmysikl` pmi`jsjpmy ghkjahs lfl`jnjus tj l kmlir if trjpiklèishlshs? wmlt is tlunmt drja it is fjt tmh prjplnltijf gut tmh kurh.’ Lustif Dlrrlr is rinmtdjr jfkh.

<>;8. It is mlre tj thlkm stuehfts tmlt Kmristilfity is dl`sh wmhf yju cfjw tmhy klflkkush jd l ”aikrjlnnrhssijf’ lt lfy ajahft. I tmifc twikh ghdjrh I hvhr sphlc tj tmha,lfe tmhrh’s fj th`ìfn wmlt trutm I’vh witmmhè drja tmha if dhlr jd mlvifn tmh aheil lfeifthrfht shft lnlifst ah. Lfe I’a sjahtiahs lsmlahe lt aysh`d djr chhpifn ay ajutmsmut, djr I’a shttifn up tmhsh stuehfts tj suddhr ifkrheig`h ahftl` lfxihty if tmh duturh, djrtmh jf`y wly yju klf lkmihvh ahftl` strhfntm is gy dlkifn wmlt jddhfes, upshts, lfe murtsyju. Mjw klf I thlkm stuehfts tj tmifc djr tmhash`vhs id I klf’t alch tmha quhstijf tmh

ghìhds tmhir plrhfts nlvh tmha witmjut ghifn lkkushe jd l ”aikrjlnnrhssijf’: Fhvhrdlkifn wmlt drinmthfs tmha lfe l`wlys klvifn tj tmjsh dhlrs, I’a kjfkhrfhe ay stuehftswi`` ìvh ìvhs jd hfe`hss ahftl` i``fhss. Lfe I’a jf`y kjftrigutifn tj tmh prjg`ha gyejifn hvhrytmifn if ay pjwhr tj lvjie ghifn jddhfsivh, ls id ”hajtijfl` ouenahft’ issugstlftil` hviehfkh, ls id ghifn shfsitivh is tj gh l njje ehglthr. Umhrh is fj wly tj `hlrfmjw tj tmifc witmjut dlkifn wmlt upshts yju, lfe if lf lnh wmhrh kj``hnh isf’t l``jwhe tjupsht yju, kj``hnh klffjt thlkm yju mjw tj tmifc. Gut mjw elrh I sly tmlt, djr I ejf’tcfjw wmlt it’s ìch tj gh l viktia jd aikrjlnnrhssijf.

(I smjuèf’t hvhf gh kritikizifn aikrjlnnrhssijf ‛ tmlt kjuè gh kjfsiehrhe laikrjlnnrhssijf ‛ ”Gin Grjtmhr’ is wltkmifn.)

Hapltmy is tmh lfswhr, fjt shfsitivity pjìkh. Gut l`ls, phjp`h fhhe hapltmy tjrhkjnfizh tmh iapjrtlfkh jd hapltmy, djr phjp`h klf nht gy ìdh difh witmjut it (gychhpifn jut hvhryjfh eiddhrhft drja tmha).

Lrh wh ejjahe:

<>;4. Kjfkhrfs lgjut aikrjlnnrhssijfs lrh ifkjapltig`h witm kjfvhrsltijfs lgjut tjunmsugohkts, prhkish`y ghklush wmlt kjfstituths l aikrjlnnrhssijf is rh`ltivh tj tmh jddhfehe,lfe tjunm sugohkts fhkhsslri`y upsht phjp`h (tmlt’s wmlt alchs tmha tjunm).

<>;>. Mistjry is jdthf wmithwlsmhe gy kruslehrs lnlifst tmh wmithwlsmifn jd mistjry.

<>;=. Fj jfh tmifcs tmlt tmhy lssuah wmlt tmhy ghìhvh.

<>;9. Jur grlif is jur ehkhptijf.

<>52. Fj jfh smjuè thlkm wmj ejhsf’t ”lssuah tmh ghst’ (tj l`ùeh tj tmh wjrc jd J.N.Wjsh).

<>5<. ^mhf l phrsjf witm l Rm.E. alchs lf hrrjr, wh kl`` it l aistlch3 wmhf sjahjfhwitmjut l Rm.E. alchs lf hrrjr, wh kjfsiehr it prjjd tmlt tmh phrsjf fhhes l Rm.E.

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<>57. Umjunm Kmristilfs lrh djj`s, lt `hlst tmhy ghìhvh tmhy’rh l`` siffhrs. Mhfkh, wmhftmhy’rh ouenahftl` lgjut sjahjfh siffifn, lt `hlst sjah jd tmha tmifc tmhy smjuèf’t gh, gut wmhf Rrjnrhssivh kruslehrs lrh ouenahftl` lgjut tmjsh wmj tmhy tmifc lrh”iftj`hrlft’, tmh Rrjnrhssivhs ghìhvh lfyjfh wmj lkkushs jd tmha jd ghifn ouenahftl`

dinmts djr tmh ifoustikh. Id l Kjfshrvltivh isf’t l``jwhe tj tl`c, yju’rh dinmtifn ifoustikh3 idl Rrjnrhssivh is si`hfkh, yju’rh ghifn k`jshe-aifehe lfe ginjthe. Lt `hlst Kmristilfs lrh”kmhkche lfe gl`lfkhe’, gut ejf’t tmifc djr l aifuth tmis ejhsf’t ahlf I’a fjtRrjnrhssivh. I oust ejf’t ìch ajrlìty.

<>5;. It’s mlre tj leait tmh ìaits jd lklehail, gut jvhr tmh yhlrs, I’vh `hlrfhe it’siapjrtlft tj `jjc k`hlr`y lt wmlt yju kmhrism. Iehls tmlt ejf’t mlvh lfy rhl` hddhkt jflfyjfh’s ìdh, jr iehls tmlt ejf’t lktul``y ifdùhfkh tmh prlktikh jd l ìdh, lrh iehls I tlchfj ifthrhst if, gut lklehail is du`` jd sukm tmjunmts. Lt tmh slah tiah, iehls lrhiapjrtlft, ghklush l`` prlktikh is tmrjunm l drlahwjrc lfe/jr `hfs3 if jtmhr wjres, l`` prlktikh is tmrjunm lgstrlkt iehls. Lgstrlkt iehls ifdùhfkh mjw l phrsjf shhs tmh wjrè,

lfe mhfkh mlvh l vhry rhl` ifdùhfkh jf prlktikh. Id I’a l Kmristilf lfe ghìhvh Ohsus is<22% Nje gut fjt <22% alf, tmis wi`` kjap`hth`y trlfsdjra mjw I prlktikh ayKmristilfity if tmh wjrè ‛ I wi`` prjglg`y gh l Nfjstik, lfe mhfkh shh fj rhlsjf tjhfnlnh if slfktidikltijf lfe mh`pifn tmh ejwftrjeehf. Uj sua up wmlt I’a nhttifn lt?tmhrh’s lf iapjrtlft gl`lfkh ghtwhhf vlùifn iehls tmlt jf`y mlvh l prlktikl` hddhktwitmjut ehdififn ”prlktikl`’ if sukm l wly tmlt it ejhsf’t ifkùeh ”`hfs’ ls l plrt jd wmltkjfstituths prlktikh.

L`wlys gh schptikl` jd tmifchrs wmj lrhf’t schptikl` jd tmifcifn. Xfdjrtuflth`y,tmlt’s l schptikisa wmikm lklehaik ifkuglths jut jd phjp`h. I’a fjt kjfvifkhe lfyjfhwmj is if lklehail klf rhsist tmh pjisjfjus ifdùhfkhs tmlt lklehail mls jfifth``hktulìsa3 hvhryjfh smjuè gh rhquirhe tj eivh glkc iftj tmh rhl` wjrè hvhry fjwlfe tmhf, hsphkil``y kjfsiehrifn mjw aukm pjwhr ufivhrsitihs mlvh. Fj jfh smjuè mlvhtmlt aukm pjwhr wmj is sj eiskjffhkthe drja tmjsh jvhr wmja tmh pjwhr is mhè.

Umh eistifktijf ghtwhhf ”ghifn ifth``hktul`’ lfe ”ghifn lklehaik’ is vhryiapjrtlft. If tmh jpifijf jd sjah, lklehail is tmh wjrst tmifn tmlt hvhr mlpphfhe tjifth``hktulìsa, djr it shplrlthe tmlt tmifchr drja tmh sugohkts jd tmjunmt, lfe rhsu`the iftmh ehltm jd tmh Whflisslfkh Alf if dlvjr jd tmh infjrlft, uf-rhlìstik, ufkrhltivhsphkilìst. Fjw, tmh tmifchr fhvhr shhs id mis jr mhr iehls wjrc lfe lktul``y ”lìnf witm’tmh lktul` wjrè, lfe `hlvifn lklehail wjuè gh l tmrhlt tj tmh tmifchr’s wjrèvihw. Ghsttj stly wmhrh tmifchrs lrh fhvhr tmrhlthfhe gy rhlìty3 ghst tj stly wmhrh tmhir iehls lrhl`wlys rinmt lfe mhfkh tmhy lrh (lpplrhft`y) kjfdirahe ls Rmi`jsjpmhr Cifns wjrtmy jdruffifn tmh wjrè.

Uj nht l mhl`tmy ejsh jd tmh rhl` wjrè is l rhlsjf I thlkm Kmristilfity? tmhy ejf’t`ht ah djrnht tmh ifslfity jd tmh wjrè.

<>55. ^mlt yju fhhe tj tmifc lgjut lrh prhkish`y tmh tmifns yju ejf’t tmifc yju fhhe tjtmifc lgjut.

<>58. Mualfs mlvh l tl`hft lt tmifcifn tmhy ufehrstlfe wmlt tmhy klffjt ghnif tj nrlsp.



<>42. @ighrl` Kmristilfity is wjrsh tmlf Dufelahftlìsa, djr it is ajrh eiddiku`t tj pjiftjut ls lgsure? it miehs its kjftrleiktijfs ajrh sukkhssdu``y, id fjt hftirh`y, ls ejhsLtmhisa.

<>4<. Djr l`` tmh Kmristilf tl`c lgjut tmh smjrtkjaifns jd skihfkh, tmhy lrh dirst tj pugìsm

l fhw gjjc lgjut ”Umh [kihftidik Rrjjd jd Whìnijf’. Umhy lkt ls id skihfkh is tmhstlfelre tmlt vlìelths tmh spiritul` vhrsus tmh spiritul` gh tmh stlfelre tmlt vlìelths tmhskihftidik. It shhas tmlt tmhy hvhf cfjw tmlt sugkjfskijus`y, tmhy lrh if tmh wrjfn.

<>47. If mualfs ghifn salrt, tmhy mlvh tmh lgiìty fjt tj `hlrf, wmi`h lf lfial` austmlvh ifstifkts.

<>4;. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt `jvh is mualfity’s ginnhst tmrhlt, sifkh tmh Ehvi` cfjwsNje Is @jvh, lfe sj mis jf`y mjph is put jf l alsc jd `jvh tj ehkhivh us. Jtmhrwish, mhwjuè gh tjj hlsi`y pikche jut. I tjè ay stuehfts tj th`` tmlt tj l`` tmh plrhfts jd tmhwjrè.

<>45. I wjfehr sjahtiahs id Kmristilfs strivh tj gh tmh kmlfnh tmhy ejf’t wlft tj shh,mjpifn it ainmt ifspirh ajrh phjp`h tmlf oust tmha tj gh tmh kmlfnh tmhy wlft tj shh.

<>48. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt mualfs lrh ìch nje, lfe nje is hvhrytmifn, gut lvhrsh tj ghifn l tjj` ‛ wmikm hvhrytmifn kjfsists jd ‛ mualfs wjf’t gh ìch nje, prhkish`y ghklush tmhy ejf’t wlft tj gh rheukhe. I `lunmhe.

<>44. ^mj wlfts tj ìvh l ìdh cfjwifn hvhrytmifn: ^mhrh’s tmh levhfturh:

<>4>. Ejhs lfyjfh wlft ufkjfeitijfl` `jvh: I phrsjfl``y ejf’t wlft l `jvh I ejf’t hlrf?it wjuè dhh` ahlfifn`hss tj ah. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt tmh ”upphrklsh-@jvh’ wlshlrfhe ifsjaukm ls I lsche Kmrist iftj ay mhlrt, gut I tjè tmha tmlt aleh it kjfeitijfl`?id yju ejf’t lsc Kmrist iftj yjur mhlrt, Nje shfes yju tj Mh`` ‛ mhfkh, tmhrh’s lkjfeitijf. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt it wlsf’t sj aukm l kjfeitijf ls it wls l mlre, kjèdlkt tmlt witmjut ”tmh g`jje jd Kmrist’ kjvhrifn us, wh klffjt gh if tmh Rrhshfkh jd Njewitmjut tmlt Rrhshfkh ehstrjyifn us. @ich wlx ghdjrh l d`lah, it wjuè ah`t fjt ghklushtmh d`lah mlths tmh wlx, gut ghklush jd wmlt wlx is dlktul``y kjapjshe. I tjè aystuehfts tmlt tmhir iehl jd `jvh wls tjj strlfnh djr ah, lfe yht tmhy hapmlsizhe tmlt itwls tmh `jvh tmlt hvhryjfh wlfthe.

<>4=. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tj ialnifh l wjrè if wmikm fj jfh cfhw wmlt prhnflfky wlslfe tj ialnifh sjahjfh if tmlt wjrè wls prhnflft. It wjuè shha tj hvhryjfh ls idsjahtmifn wls wrjfn witm tmlt phrsjf? ìch smh wls sikc jr ehdjrahe. Ifsieh jd mhrwjuè gh nrjwifn l fhw ìdh, gut hvhryjfh wjuè tmifc tmhrh wls sjahtmifn wrjfn witmmhr. Lfe id djr sjah rhlsjf tmh prhnflfky stlrthe tj nj lwly, hvhryjfh wjuè tmifc tmhwjalf wls nhttifn mhl`tmihr lfe rhturfifn tj fjral`, wmhf if trutm, tmh fhw ìdh witmifmhr wjuè gh eyifn. I lsche tmha wmlt tmh pjift wls jd tmh tl`h, lfe tmhy tjè ah tmhywhrh tryifn tj hxp`lif dlitm tj ah.



<>49. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt Nje is mjèifn jut tj us l nidt jd dlitm, lfe wh chhpdl`ìfn ghdjrh wh klf rhkhivh it? wh stlfe up, tmhf dl``, stlfe up, tmhf dl``. Lfe Nje is`jjcifn lt us ìch ”wmlt if tmh wjrè is wrjfn witm yju:’. Umh ehpiktijf jd Kmristilfswls kjaikl` hfjunm tj gh truh.

<>>2. Ay stuehft shha tj tmifc tmlt ”ghklush rhlìty is x, Nje Is ]’, lfe I oust ejf’tufehrstlfe wmy.

<>><. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt tmhrh wls lf ”Lrnuahft drja Nui`t’ siai`lr tj K.[.@hwis’ ”Lrnuahft drja Ehsirh’, lfe tmlt tmh iehl wls glshe jf tmh wjrc jd AlryHghrstlet. Lkkjreifn tj @hwis, wh ehsirh djje, lfe djje hxists3 wh `hlrf djr kjaaufity,lfe `jvh hxists3 mhfkh, it is rhlsjflg`h tj ghìhvh tmlt sifkh mualfs ehsirh Nje, NjeHxists. [iai`lr`y, mualfs dhh` nui`ty jvhr khrtlif lktijfs3 mhfkh, tmhrh aust Hxist l @lw(jd Nje) wmikm tmh phrsjf vij`lths.

I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt tmh ehist lrnuahft sjufehe fikh, gut it wjuèf’t stlfeupjf ifsphktijf. ^h fhhe tj survivh, gut wh ejf’t fhhe Nje tj ìvh? tmh ehsirh djr djje

kjahs drja tmh ehsirh tj survivh, fjt djr tmh ehsirh djr djje ls sukm. Umh ehsirh tj survivhis ifflth, wmi`h tmh ehsirh djr Nje isf’t, lfe ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt I aust fjt ghdlaiìlr witm Umh Nje Rlrt jd tmh Grlif gy Alttmhw L`phr? it shhahe tj tmha tmlt tmhehsirh djr Nje wls vhry ifflth. Umhy durtmhr lrnuhe tmlt rhìnijf mls ghhf munh`yiapjrtlft djr tmh survivl` lfe d`jurismifn jd mualf kiviìzltijf, lfe tmhy tjè ah tjkjfsiehr Umh Hvjùtijf jd Nje gy Wjghrt ^rinmt lfe tmh wjrc jd Eurcmhia jf rhìnijf.I tjè tmha tmlt l`` siap`y ahlft tmlt mualfs mlvh lf ifflth ehsirh djrrhìnijf, lfe tmlt mhfkh rhìnijf aust hxist, gut it ejhsf’t dj``jw drja tmlt ”Nje Hxists’. Umhy tjè ah wh ejf’t ehsirh rhìnijf, gut mualf survivl` is tmlfcs tj ghìhd ifsjahtmifn Urlfskhfehft jd rhìnijf ‛ ghìhd if Nje? Nje mh`ps sjkihty survivh. Aystuehfts tmhf k`liahe tmlt ghìhd if Nje mh`ps tmh alojrity jd l sjkihty gh ajrl` (tmjunmtmlt isf’t tj sly l nivhf, ifeivieul` Ltmhist klf’t gh ajrl`), lfe wmhf l sjkihty is ajrl`,it klf gh drhh (l`ùeifn tj ‐Jf Cldcl, Kmlrlkthr, lfe @lw‑ gy J.N. Wjsh), lfe ifdrhheja, l sjkihty survivhs lfe tmrivhs (l`ùeifn tj tmh Klpitlìstik wjrc jd Mlyhc lfeAkK`jschy).

I rhaifehe tmha tmlt ”survivifn’ lfe ”tmrivifn’ lrhf’t tmh slah tmifn, lfe aystuehfts lkcfjw`henhe ay pjift, lfe tmhf k`liahe tmlt rhìnijf aleh us ghtthr tmlf whkjuè gh witmjut it (usifn tmh eysdufktijfl` Lahrikl ls l klsh stuey). I rhaifehe tmhatmlt eief’t ahlf Nje Hxisthe, lfe tmhy tjè ah it wls strlfnh tj tmifc tmlt l ehùsijfkjuè alch tmh wjrè l ghtthr p`lkh. ”Umh ehùsijf wi`` sht yju drhh:’, tmhy lsche.

<>>7. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt wmhf phjp`h lrh drhh tmhy wlft tj drhh jd tmhir drhheja,lfe wmhf tmhy lrh drhh jd drhheja, tmhy wlft tj gh drhh. Uj gh mualf is tj wlfthvhrytmifn gut wmlt yju mlvh.

<>>;. I’vh aht kjuft`hss wmj ghìhvh if Nje gut fj jfh wmj ghìhvhs Nje.

<>>5. Rhjp`h ush hxphrihfkhs ls lxijas.



<>>8. Mjw kjuè mualfs pjssig`y prjvh tmhrh is fj grlif lfe aife iehftity: ^h’vh prjvhf tmhrh is l grlif lfe aife kjrrh`ltijf, gut tmh ghìhvhrs sly isf’t tmh slah tmifn lslf iehftity. It shhas tj ah tmh ghìhvhrs lrh usifn Muah’s `jnik? ls wh klf’t hstlgìsm l@lw jd Flturh drja wltkmifn l gl`` dl`` l tmjuslfe tiahs, sj wh klf’t hstlgìsm lfiehftity drja l kjrrh`ltijf. Gut tmlt ejhsf’t ahlf tmhrh is lf iehftity, ls jur iflgiìty tj

hstl gìsm l @lw jd Flturh ejhsf’t ahlf nrlvity ejhsf’t wjrc.

<>>4. I jfh ely oust gurst jut lfe lsche ay stuehfts ”wmy ej yju ghìhvh if Nje:’, lfeay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt ay prjg`ha wls tmlt I tmjunmt tmh priah rhlsjf tmhy ghìhvhewls euh tj sjah `jnikl` lrnuahft. Wltmhr, tmhy mle ufehrnjfh l ”Whìnijus Hxphrihfkh’jd sjah cife, wmikm kmlfnhs hftirh`y mjw tmhy shh tmh wjrè. Ls phjp`h hxphrihfkh lsmjjtifn stlr jr nrlvity lfe tmhf shlrkm djr lf hxp`lfltijf jd rhlìty tmlt ifkùehs tmishxphrihfkh tmlt tmhy cfjw is sjahmjw, if sjah wly, plrt jd rhlìty, sj tmh ghìhvhrhxphrihfkhs sjahtmifn hxtrljreiflry, lfe tmhf ghkjahs ”jphf tj’ tmh quhstijf lfe ghifnjd Nje. I tjè tmha tmlt fjt hvhrytmifn tmhy hxphrihfkh is fhkhsslri`y truh, lfe tmhy tjèah tmlt I’e ufehrstlfe jfh ely.

<>>>. Kmristilfs try tj kjfvhrt phjp`h if l aifuth, fjt if l yhlr, lfe tmis slvhs tmha tmhtrjug`h jd drihfesmip. Id hvlfnhìsa kjfsisthe jd drihfesmip, phrmlps it kjuè gh rhsphkthe.

<>>=. Id tmhrh’s jfh lrnuahft I’a tirhe jd mhlrifn, it is Lfshà’s Jftj`jnikl` Rrjjd,wmikm ay stuehfts rhaife ah jd kjfstlft`y. I lsche tmha tj hxp`lif it tj ah, cfjwifntmlt fj jfh klf, lfe tmhy slie tmlt ”Nje Is tmh cife jd Ghifn ^mj Fhkhsslri`y Hxists’,lfe sj ”id Nje Hxists, Nje Hxists Fhkhsslri`y’. Mhfkh, ”id it is pjssig`h Nje Hxists, it is pjssig`h Nje Hxists Fhkhsslri`y’, lfe sj if kjfkùsijf, ”it is pjssig`h Nje Fhkhsslri`yHxists’. ^mlt is fhkhsslri`y pjssig`h is tmlt wmikm ejhs hxist, lfe sj Nje Hxists.

I smjjc ay mhle lfe qujthe Lquifls, wmj pjifthe tmlt tmh lrnuahft ejhsf’t prjvh tmh prhaish tmlt ”Nje is pjssig`h’, gut ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt hvhf tmjunm tmhlrnuahft ejhsf’t leerhss tmlt prhaish, tmlt ejhsf’t ahlf tmh prhaish is dl`sh. I lsche aystuehfts tj prjvh tmh prhaish tmhf, lfe tmhy tjè ah Nje is pjssig`h ghklush tmh iehl jdNje is kjfsisthft lfe ejhsf’t hftli` witmif it lfy ifthrfl` kjftrleiktijfs. I rhaifehe tmhatmlt [lrtrh eislnrhhe, gut nlvh tmha tmh pjift, fjt dhhìfn ìch lrnuifn djr it, lfe tmhfrhaifehe ay stuehfts tmlt ”hxisthfkh isf’t l prheiklth’, ls Clft dlajus`y k`liahe. Aystuehfts tjè ah tmlt fjwmhrh if Lfshà’s lrnuahft is hxisthfkh ehskrighe ls l ”qulìtyjd’ l tmifn? Lfshà ejhsf’t trhlt ghifn ìch ”wmithfhss’ jr ”tl``fhss’, gjtm wmikm kjuèehskrigh l phrsjf, djr hxlap`h. Wltmhr, Lfshà ushs hxisthfkh kjap`hth`y if `jnikl`thras? mh k`lias wmlt is ”fhkhsslri`y pjssig`h’ hxists.

I tmhf tjè ay stuehfts tmlt if Lfshà’s lrnuahft, ”Nje’ is kjfd`lthe witm”hxisthfkh’, lfe tmlt tmh lrnuahft is lktul``y lf lrnuahft djr ghifn (lfe mhfkh ejhsf’tth`` us vhry aukm). ”Id hxisthfkh hxists, it hxists fhkhsslri`y, sifkh hxisthfkh is tmlt wmikmalchs l`` ghifn pjssig`h’, I tjè tmha, ”mhfkh, id it is pjssig`h tmhrh is hxisthfkh, hxisthfkhis tmlt wmikm is fhkhsslry, lfe mhfkh hxisthfkh is fhkhsslri`y pjssig`h, lfe sj hxisthfkhis’. Ay stuehfts lkcfjw`henhe tmlt I wls rinmt, lfe tmlt Lfshà’s lrnuahft prjvhe tmlt”Hxisthfkh Is’ lfe tmlt ”Nje Is Hxisthfkh’? Lfshà prjvhe tmlt Nje Klffjt Hxist witmjut ghifn ”Umh Nrjufe jd L`` Ghifn’. Ajrh sj tmlf l prjjd jd Nje’s Hxisthfkh, Lfshà prjvhs tmlt ghìhd if Nje fhkhsslry hftli`s Jftjtmhj`jny (ehspith Mhiehnnhr’s



jgohktijfs). If jtmhr wjres, ”id Nje Hxists, Nje Hxists fhkhsslri`y, lfe mhfkh Nje IsHxisthfkh (djr Hxisthfkh is fhkhssity itsh`d? tmh nrjufe jut jd wmikm tmh fhkhsslry lfekjftifnhft hahrnhs)’. Lfe sifkh Nje Is Hxisthfkh lfe Hxisthfkh is pjssig`h ‛ ls whcfjw gy ghifn ‛ Nje is pjssig`h, wmikm jvhrkjahs Lquifls’ jgohktijf. Mhfkh, Lfshà’slrnuahft stlfes, `hnitiaizifn Jftjtmhj`jny.

I eislnrhhe? Lfshà prjvhs ”rhlìty is’ (wmikm wh l`rhley cfjw), gut ejhsf’t prjvh ”Hxisthfkh Is’, lfe mhfkh ejhsf’t prjvh ”id Nje Is, Nje Is Hxisthfkh’. Ay stuehftswhrh kjfd`ltifn ”ghifn’ witm ”Ghifn’, ”rhlìty’ witm ”Hxisthfkh’ ‛ wmikm is mypjkritikl`,sifkh tmhy sj jdthf pusmhe ush jd tmjsh thras. Lfshà ufifthftijfl``y lrnuhs ”id rhlìty is pjssig`h, rhlìty is fhkhsslri`y pjssig`h3 mhfkh, rhlìty is’ ‛ Lfshà lrnuhs djr difitueh,fjt (Ifdifith) Hxisthfkh ‛ lfe tmis ahlfs tmlt Lfshà’s lrnuahft ejhsf’t prjvh tmltJftjtmhj`jny is fhkhsslry djr tmh Kmristilf, uf`hss tmlt is tmh Kmristilf ghìhvhs ”Nje isrhlìty’, wmikm wjuè gh tj sly ”Nje is difith’ ‛ l kjftrleiktijf. Uj tmis pjift, aystuehfts tjè ah tmlt rhlìty wls ”witmif’ Hxisthfkh lfe tmlt rhlìty wls ”ufrhlìzheHxisthfkh’? tmhy whrh fjt R`ltjfists wmj ghìhvhe if tmh Xtthr Urlfskhfehfkh jdHxisthfkh if tmh shfsh tmlt it mls fj kjffhktijf witm rhlìty (tmjunm tmlt isf’t tj sly

rhlìty klf hvhr kjap`hth`y rhlìzh Hxisthfkh ‛ tmlt tmhrh isf’t l`wlys ”ajrh tj rhlìzh’djrhvhr djrtm ‛ tmlt Nje Isf’t Xtthr`y Urlfskhfehft if tmlt shfsh). Kmrist wls ”du``yrhl`(/Hxisthft)’ ‛ ”du``y mualf lfe du``y Nje’ ‛ wmi`h l`` pmhfjahfl lrh ”uf-du``yrhl`(/Hxisthft)’. Kmristilfs lrh ifklrfltijfl`, l g`hfe jd Lristjt`h lfe R`ltj. I lsche ”sjwmlt:’, lfe tmhy tjè ah tmhf tmlt djr Lfshà tj prjvh ”rhlìty is fhkhsslry’ is tj prjvh”Hxisthfkh Is Fhkhsslry’, sifkh rhlìty is ”rhlìzhe Hxisthfkh ‛ rhlìzhe Ifdifity if(tj)difitueh’. Mhfkh, it isf’t ”rhlìty’ tmlt Lfshà prjvhs is fhkhsslry, gut ”Hxisthfkh (lferhlìzhe-Hxisthfkh (rhlìty))’ lfe/jr ”Hxisthfkh/rhlìty’, lfe sj Lfshà ejhs if dlkt prjvhtmlt tj ghìhvh if Nje is fhkhsslri`y plrtikiplth if Jftjtmhj`jny (yju kjuè sly tmlt ”NjeIs tmh Ghifn jut jd wmikm ghifn is rhlìzhe’). Durtmhrajrh, rhlìty isf’t ”fhkhsslry’ ‛ it iskjftifnhft upjf mualf phrkhptijf, lktijf, lfe/jr ”rhlìzltijf’ ‛ wmi`h Hxisthfkh isfhkhsslry3 witmjut Hxisthfkh, tmhrh wjuè gh fj rhlìty. Mhfkh, Nje Ghifn Fhkhsslry(fjt kjftifnhft), Lfshà prjvhs ”Nje Is Hxisthfkh’ ‛ tmh stlnh upjf wmikm rhlìty lkts ‛ lfe mhfkh Jftjtmhj`jny is fhkhsslry. I tjè tmha tmlt hvhf id tmhy whrh rinmt, tmhy’vhjf`y lrnuhe tmlt Jftjtmhj`jny is fhkhsslry djr ghìhvhrs? fjf- ghìhvhrs kjuèf’t klrh`hss. Uruh, tmhy leaitthe, gut tmhy mlvh prjpjshe l ”ejjr’ gy wmikm fjf-ghìhvhrs klfhfthr iftj ghìhd? ”tmh quhstijf jd Ghifn/ghifn’. I tjè tmha tmhy whrh vhry njje ltalcifn Ehist pjifts.

<>>9. Umh wly Kmristilfs klrry jut Yjutm Aifistry prhplrhs tmh yjufn tj gh tjrf lplrt gyrhlìty.

<>=2. Kmristilfs shha ls id tmhy lrh l`wlys ghhf tjrf ghtwhhf tmh pj`hs jd `jvh lfe trutm ‛ jd `jvifn yjur fhinmgjr lfe dj``jwifn Nje’s ^jre ‛ lfe it’s mlre djr ah tj ghìhvh lKmristilf wmj ejhsf’t dhh` tmlt thfsijf is tru`y Kmristilf.

<>=<. Mjw klf yju th`` tmh eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf sjahjfh wmj isf’t l ginjt vhrsussjahjfh wmj’s ejfh l phrdhkt ojg lt fjt lpphlrifn tj gh l ginjt: [lah klf gh lschelgjut lf ieijt lfe sjahjfh wmj ejhsf’t lpphlr tj gh lf ieijt3 l ajfsthr lfe sjahjfhwmj ejhsf’t lpphlr tj gh l ajfsthr3 lfe sj jf.



<>=7. Ej Kmristilfs hvhf try tj `jvh siffhrs ajrh tmlf tmhir pjsitijfs lnlifst sif:

<>=;. ^mlt is tmh eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf jnik lfe rhlsjf: Rhrmlps I’e sly tmlt `jnik is lstrukturh jd tmjunmt wmikm hahrnhs rh`ltivh tj l trutm lfe tmlt’s kjfsisthfky klf gh

ouenhe if ìnmt jd tmlt trutm. Whlsjf, jf tmh jtmhr mlfe, is tmh oustidikltijf djr lskrigifn tjtmlt `jnikl` strukturh. Djr hxlap`h? ”Umh Lrnuahft jd Hvi`’ lnlifst Nje wjuè gh l”`jnik’ wmikm oustidihs lf Ltmhist ghifn lf Ltmhist, wmi`h mis ”rhlsjf’ djr lskrigifn tj tmlt`jnik is ghklush Nje `ht mis aja eih wmhf mh wls djur.

Gjtm `jnik lfe rhlsjf lrh rh`ltivh tj jfh’s trutm, sukm ls tmh trutm ”Nje ejhsf’thxist’. Durtmhrajrh, `jnik lfe rhlsjf lrh hlsy tj kjfdush, ghklush tmhy jdthf krjss lfeahrnh, ìch twj rivhrs tmlt lrh shplrlth lfe tmhf sueehf`y ruf tjnhtmhr ghdjrh shplrltifnlnlif. Umh Ltmhist is gjtm ”rhlsjflg`h’ lfe ”`jnikl`’ wmhf mh lrnuhs ”Umh Lrnuahft jdHvi`’, djr mh siau`tlfhjus`y ushs `jnik tj lrtiku`lth tmlt lrnuahft wmi`h ghifn ajtivlthetj ej sj ghklush jd mis rhlsjf (mis aja’s hlr`y ehltm).

If l shfsh, I suppjsh ”rhlsjf’ is ”purpjshdu`/ajtivlthe `jnik’, wmi`h `jnik is

siap`y `jnik. L`` rhlsjf is `jnikl`, gut fjt l`` `jnik is rhlsjflg`h. I klf gh plssijflthlgjut altm lfe sj ”rhlsjf’ lgjut altm (wmi`h usifn altmhaltikl` `jnik), wmi`h sjahjfhwmj isf’t plssijflth is jf`y ”`jnikl`’. Whlsjf is ”`jnik witm l rhlsjf’, I suppjsh, wmi`h`jnik is ”`jnik witmjut rhlsjf’. If l shfsh, purpjsh ehdifhs rhlsjf d rja `jnik.

<>=5. Ifth``hktul`s, I’a sjrry tj leait, krhlth tmhjrihs tmlt tmhy fhvhr nj iftj tmh wjrè tjshh id truh, lfe tmhf alch sjkij`jnikl` tmhjrihs tj oustidy tmha fhvhr `hlvifn tmhir IvjryUjwhrs.

<>=8. ^mhrh if tmh Gig`h ejhs it sly Kmurkm smjuè rhvj`vh prialri`y lrjufe shrajfs:

<>=4. L stuehft jd aifh k`liahe tmlt ”ls l Cldclhsquh, Khrvlftilf, Kmristilf Fimiìst, Iìch tmh lrnuahfts tmlt smjw tmh HRL is fhkhsslry lfe tmlt tmh HRL klffjt fhkhsslri`yej tmh ojg it fhkhsslri`y aust ej’. If rhspjfsh, I slie fjtmifn.

<>=>. Ojshpm Rrifkh k`lias tmlt, ìch l nir`drihfe wmj klf jf`y nht glkc lt mhr gjydrihfe gy thlrifn up mis pikturh, @ukidhr nhts glkc lt Nje gy ruififn Mis ialnh(s).

<>==. Umis l purpjsh jgshsshe nhfhrltijf, gut ej lfy jd tmha cfjw wmlt is phrsjf:Rurpjsh shhas tj lrish eyflaikl``y lfe jrnlfikl``y jut jd l khrtlif cife jd kmlrlkthr ‛ jfh tmlt is wish, eiskhrfifn, jphf, hapltmhtik, mlre-wjrcifn, htk.3 if jtmhr wjres, idyju’rh ej wmlt yju’rh suppjshe tj ej, yju’`` cfjw wmlt yju’rh suppjshe tj ej. Guttmhrh’s l kltkm tj purpjsh? jfkh yju cfjw it, yju’`` fj `jfnhr gh drhh tj ej tmlt wmikmisf’t yjur purpjsh witmjut cfjwifn it’s fjt yjur purpjsh. If l shfsh, yju’rh `hss drhh.Lfe yht hvhryjfh rufs tjwlre purpjsh witm lras wieh jphf.

Kmristilfs shha tj mlvh lf leeitijfl` strunn`h wmhf it kjahs tj ehthraififn purpjsh, djr tmhy mlvh tj erlw l eistifktijf ghtwhhf ”ejifn sjahtmifn yju lrh plssijflthlgjut’ vhrsus ”ejifn sjahtmifn Nje Kl``s yju tj gh plssijflth lgjut’. It shhas tmltalfy jd tmha tmifc tmlt ”tmh tmifns yju lrh suppjshe tj ej’ lrh ”tmh tmifns yju lrh alehtj ej’, gut I tmifc tmis pjsitijf is oust l wly tmlt Kmristilfs try tj lvjie tmh qulfelry,



tmjunm it dli`s, djr mjw klf jfh cfjw ”wmlt yju whrh aleh tj ej’ hxkhpt gy cfjwifn ”wmj Nje aleh yju tj gh’, hrnj? ”wmlt Nje Kl``s yju tj gh plssijflth lgjut’: Mhfkh,djr Kmristilfs, plssijf lktul``y hftli`s l cife jd `jss jd drhheja, leeitijfl``y shvhrhkjfsiehrifn wmlt mls l`rhley ghhf slie? tmhir plssijf is djufe if tmh p`lkh tmhy dife tmhiriehftity if Nje, lfe mhfkh tmhy dife tmhir plssijf if l p`lkh wmhrh tmhy nivh up

lutjfjay.Umis qulfelry rhaifes ah jd tmlt vhrsh if tmh Gig`h wmhf it slys tmlt wmhfyju’rh yjufn yju klf erhss yjursh`d lfe nj wmhrh yju wi``, gut wmhf yju’rh jè,sjahjfh h`sh erhsshs lfe tlchs yju wmhrh yju ejf’t wlft tj nj (Ojmf 7<?<=, wls it:). Umis shhas tj sunnhst tmlt Kmristilfs, wmhf tmhy lrh yjufnhr, klf ej wmlt tmhy wlft(sukm ls pikc lfy kj``hnh, lfy plrt tiah ojg, htk.), lfe tmhir lktijfs wi`` gh kjvhrhe gyEivifh Nrlkh, gut ls tmhy nht jèhr, Kmristilfs klf’t gh sj drhh if tmhir kmjikhs? tmhy lrhajrh gjufe tj ”tmh î`` jd Nje’ (wmikm sjahmjw mh`ps tmha gh plssijflth:). Umhy mlvhaukm `hss ìghrty? tmhy aust ”shhc dirst tmh Cifneja jd Nje lfe Mis Winmthjusfhss’ ifajrh plrtiku`lr lfe sht wlys id purpjsh is tj gh ”leehe uftj tmha’ (tj l`ùeh tj Alttmhw4?;;). Yhs, tmis ahlfs id tmhy ìh, dhlr, lrh lfxijus, sthl`, htk. ‛ id tmhy ”lrhf’t ìch Kmrist’

‛ purpjsh klf’t gh ”leehe uftj tmha’, gut ajrh tmlf tmlt, tmhy mlvh tj aheitlth aukmajrh upjf tmhir @jre lfe Mis î``. Xfejugthe`y tmis klf alch Kmristilfs JKE, plrlfjie, lfe aukm ajrh ”Rlssijf-Lwlrh’ tmhf tmh fjf-rhìnijus. Id I whrh l ghìhvhr, I’efhvhr wlft tj tl`c lgjut plssijf? it wjuè gh tjj jvhrwmhàifn.

<>=9. L`ùeifn tj ‐Umh Urutm Isf’t tmh Wltijfl`‑ gy J.N. Wjsh, ay stuehfts lrnuhe tmlttmjunmt lfe `lfnulnh lrh dufelahftl``y ”ifkjap`hth’, if tmh wly Nôeh` prjvhe jdaltmhaltiks, lfe tmlt tmh ghìhvhr ifmhrhft`y lsshfthe tj lf ”ifkjap`hth’ vhrsijf jd tmhwjrè. It wls kjaajf, rhìnijus cfjw`henh tmlt tmh wjrè wls ”kjap`hthe’ gy Nje, l”[ystha’ (jd Ghifn) jutsieh tmh ”systha’ (jd ghifn), lfe sj if tmis wly, tmhj`jny lktul``ymh`phe ghìhvhrs gh lmhle jd ajst ajehrf ifth``hktul`s. I tjè tmha tmlt wmhf fjfshfshmlpphfhe upjf shfsh, fjfshfsh wlsf’t `hnitiaizhe.

<>92. Uj alch sjahjfh krlzy, th`` tmha wmlt tmhy’rh tmifcifn.

<>9<. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt mualfs lrhf’t sj aukm gle jr njje ls tmhy lrh irjfik,lfe I lsche tmha id tmlt ahlft tmhy whrh gle.

<>97. ”Umlfc Nje I la lf Ltmhist!’ ‛ tmis is mjw tjj alfy ajehrf Ltmhists lkt.

<>9;. Rhjp`h `jvh wltkmifn Fimiìstik p`lys lfe rhleifn Fimiìstik wjrcs, gut wmhf itkjahs tj tmh mlre wjrc jd ìvifn l ìdh witmjut Nje, dhw rhalif.

<>95. Ghìhvhrs fhhe Ltmhists tj ”kmhkc lfe gl`lfkh’ tmha lfe tj chhp rhìnijf drja ghifn kjrrupthe, gut tmlt ahlfs Ghìhvhrs fhhe tmjsh wmj tmhy tmifc wi`` nj tj Mh``.

<>98. I lsche ay stuehfts wmy sj alfy prhlkmhrs whrh nui`ty jd `jjcifn lt pjrfjnrlpmy,lfe ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt it’s ghklush hvhryjfh is l siffhr. I tjè tmha Kmristilfs ghìhvhe tmlt tj hxkush gle ghmlvijr lfe tmhy tjè ah tmhy rltmhr lkkhpthe tmh ifhvitlg`h.It wls l`sj l altthr jd prjglgiìty? witm tmjuslfes upjf tmjuslfes jd kmurkmhs, it wls

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siap`y iaprjglg`h tmlt l `lrnh fuaghr jd tmha wjuèf’ t gh kjrrupthe. Lfe tmhf tmhylsche ah ”wmlt ej yju klrh:’ ‛ id Fjf-Ghìhvhrs ejf’t mlvh l shxul` htmik ghyjfekjfshft, gy tmh Ltmhist kjeh, tmhsh prhlkmhrs mlvh ejfh fjtmifn wrjfn. I slie tmh prjg`ha wls tmlt tmhy k`liahe tj gh ”ìch Kmrist’, lfe tmhf tmhy tjè ah tmlt ”tmhyk`liahe tj gh siffhrs’ ‛ tmhy whrhf’t ls mypjkritikl` ls I ainmt mlvh tmjunmt. Hxkushs ‛

tmh hxkushs lrh hfe`hss.

<>94. Rjìtiks lfe rhìnijf aust l`wlys kjfdìkt, prhkish`y ghklush pjìtiks is tmh nlah jdkjaprjaish, wmi`h rhìnijf is tmh nlah jd ìvifn witm l ghìhd tmlt kjaprjaish is sif.

<>9>. ^my wlsf’t @lzlrus l eiskip`h: It wjuèf’t shha tmlt Kmrist eief’t alch mis ghstdrihfes eiskip`hs? wmj kjapjshe mis ”if nrjup’ whrhf’t fhkhsslri`y tmjsh wmj mh ìchetmh ajst. Umhy shhahe tj gh tmjsh ghst hquipphe tj ej ”mis wjrc’.

<>9=. Lkkjreifn tj Rrjust, Ltmhists lrh tmh nrhlt thstlahfts jd Nje’s Hxisthfkh, djr tmhydife ”krhltijf sj phrdhkt tmlt tmhy klf eisphfsh witm its Krhltjr’. (Myphrìfc)

<>99. Umhy ìvh tmhir ìvhs mjpifn lf ialniflry drihfe alchs tmha l g`hssifn.

<=22. Jfh ely, jfh gy jfh, l stuehft jd aifh mhè up l gjjc lfe lsche ah tj ehfjufkhit ls l ehùsijf. Mh mhè up L [hvhrh Ahrky, Mhlvhf Is Djr Whl`,

Lsed

<=2<. Kmrist shhas tj thlkm us tmlt id wh lrh tj `jvh jur fhinmgjr, wh lrh tj sit lt mis dhht,`lzy, ejifn fjtmifn, `hst wh lkt lfe gh sh`d-rinmthjus.

<=27. Ay stuehfts ghìhvh tmlt tmh wjrè wi`` hfe, gut mlvh fj iehl wmhf it is njifn tjmlpphf, lfe wmhf I kjfdrjfthe tmha lgjut tmis, tmhy slie tmlt oust ghklush tmh l`kjmjìkejhsf’t cfjw wmhf mh is njifn tj mit rjkc gjttja ejhsf’t ahlf mh fhvhr mls tj wjrrylgjut erifcifn.

<=2;. I lsche ay stuehfts id tmhy tmjunmt ”I wls wrjfn’ lfe tmhy slie ”fj’ ‛ I mle jf`yslie tmifns ”tmlt whrh wrjfn’, gut I la aysh`d wlsf’t ”wrjfn’. Umis is l rhlsjf wmy tmhyl`wlys ìsthfhe tj ah? I wls fhvhr wrjfn.

<=25. Mjw klf Kmrist gh ”tmh cfjw`henh Xfcfjwlg`h’: Lfe id ”Nje Is Xfcfjwlg`h’,mjw klf Kmristilfs gh sj surh tmlt Kmrist isf’t Crismfl lfe Crismfl Kmrist:

<=28. ^mhf I wls l kmiè, I wjuè th`` phjp`h lgjut tmh gjjcs I rhle, lfe tmhy wjuè th`àh tj fjt gh l cfjw it l`` lfe stjp, gut wmhf phjp`h klah l `jfn lfe tl`che lgjut tmhirely jr l trip tmhy whft jf, tmhy whrh l``jwhe tj tl`c jf djrhvhr fjfstjp lfe fj jfhlkkushe tmha jd ghifn tmh khfthr jd ltthftijf. I wlfthe tj smlrh ay levhfturh, gut sifkh itwls drja l gjjc, fj jfh wlfthe tj mhlr lgjut it, lfe id I tjè tmh stjry, I wls kl``helrrjnlft. I wjuè ìsthf ls phjp`h tl`che lgjut tmhir elys ‛ sjkihty ehalfehe tmlt jd ah ‛ lfe tmhf I wjuè nht lkkushe jd ghifn ufifthrhsthe lfe fhvhr tru`y ”ìsthfifn’ (wmlthvhr



tmlt ahlft). Umhy kjuè lkkush ah kjfstlft`y jd tryifn tj gh l ”cfjw it l``’ ay smlrifnay ojurfhys, gut fj jfh wmj tl`che lgjut tmhir eli`y ojurfhys whrh sj kjfehafhe. Lfe”tmh [lvhe’ whrh tmh wjrst.

<=24. Ajrh phjp`h ghìhvh if Kmrist ldthr mh eihe tmhf wmi`h mh wls lìvh. Ehle njes

mlvh ajrh dj``jwhrs tmlf tmh ìvifn.

<=2>. Kmristilfs lsc Kmristilf lrtists lgjut tmhir wjrc ”mjw wi`` tmis `hle phjp`h tjKmrist:’, gut fhvhr lsc tmlt jd l Kmristilf stjkc ifvhstjr’s pjrtdjìj. ^mlt eiskriaifltijf!

<=2=. Umjsh wmj ghìhvh if Nje wmj ejf’t klrh lgjut ”Umh Gin \uhstijfs’ alchlgsjùth`y fj shfsh tj ah.

<=29. Id it is tmh klsh tmlt iftrjvhrts lrh ajrh ìch`y tj lkkurlth`y shh tmh wjrè tmlfhxtrjvhrts, it is fjt tmh klsh tmlt l nivhf iftrjvhrt mls ghtthr ifsinmt tmlf l nivhf hxtrjvhrt, gut yju klf gh surh tmlt hvhry iftrjvhrt wi`` ehkieh tmis is tmh klsh wmhf mh jr smh dhh`s

lf hxtrjvhrt prhshftifn l truhr visijf jd tmh wjrè.

<=<2. Fulfkh is iapjrtlft, gut gh klrhdu`? jfh klf ”fulfkh’ djrhvhr ‛ hthrfl``y

rhnrhssifn . Its prhshfkh ejhsf’t fhkhssitlth ajrh trutm3 it klf oust lee ajrh ehtli`.

<=<<. Kmristilfs smjuè lsc tmhash`vhs ajrh jdthf id wmlt tmhy’rh ejifn tj mh`p lktul``ymh`ps, jr id phrmlps tmhy oust ìch dhhìfn njje wmi`h mh`pifn jtmhrs. Oust ghklush l phrsjfdhh`s njje wmi`h mh`pifn ejhsf’t fhkhsslri`y ahlf tmh phrsjf ejhsf’t mh`p jr tmlt tmh phrsjf lkts sh`dism`y3 rltmhr, ay pjift is jf`y tj fjth tmlt tmh ”njje dhhìfn’ klf alch itajrh eiddiku`t djr l phrsjf tj eiskhrf id mh jr smh is lktul``y mh`pifn. I suppjsh tmltlppìhs fjt oust tj Kmristilfs tmjunm, gut hvhryjfh.

<=<7. Mualfs lrh syagj` krhltjrs. ^mhf tmhy ìvh if l tjwf, tmhy turf it iftj l syagj`”pjiftifn tj’ tmh hxphrihfkhs tmhy mlvh mle tmhrh. Hxphrihfkhs syagjìzh? hxphrihfkhskrhlth syagj`s. Lfe wmhf phjp`h `jjc glkc jf tmhir ìdh, tmhy `jjc glkc jvhr syagj`s? idtmhy tmifc jvhr drihfes, tmhy tmifc lgjut tmh hxphrihfkhs tmjsh drihfes ”pjift tj’3 id tmhytmifc jvhr p`lkhs tmhy trlvh`he, tmhy tmifc lgjut tmh hxphrihfkhs tmhy mle if tmjsh p`lkhs3lfe sj jf. Chhpifn tmis if aife, wmhf phjp`h kritiquh l p`lkh, l ojg, jr wmlthvhr, tmhylrh usul``y kritiquifn its ”syagjìk ahlfifn’ tj tmha ajrh sj tmlf tmh tmifn itsh`d.Whlìzh tmis wmhfhvhr yju lsc djr lf jpifijf.

<=<;. Kmristilfs shha tj tmifc `jnistiks, rlkh, nhfhs, htk. altthr, gut tmlt tmhy ejf’t mlvhtmh difl` sly.

<=<5. Ghifn l mypjkrith is gle, gut ghifn l rhìnijus mypjkrith is ifdifith`y wjrsh, djr tmhmypjkrisy is glkche gy lf ifdifith ialniflry drihfe.

<=<8. I ejf’t usul``y syapltmizh witm Kmristilfs, gut I dhh` it is ufdlir tmlt jfh krlzyKmristilf klf ruif it djr l`` Kmristilfs, ls jfh krlzy Ltmhist klf ruif it djr l`` Ltmhists.



<=<4. I rhaifehe ay stuehfts tmlt Kmrist sphft tmirty-yhlrs ejifn fjtmifn ghdjrh stlrtifnmis aifistry? id mh `jvhe Nje sj aukm, wmy eie mh wlsth sj aukm tiah: Umh Gig`h islktul``y du`` jd hxlap`hs jd tmis wlsthdu`fhss? ajst jd tmh tiah, Kmrist lfe mis eiskip`hslrh ejifn fjtmifn. Umhrh’s `jts jd tiah ghtwhhf hlkm stjry if tmh [hkjfe Uhstlahft?wmy: Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt mualfs l`wlys ehvlùhe tmh iapjrtlfkh jd prhplrltijf?

wh kl`` ”ejifn fjtmifn’ wmlt klffjt gh hlsi`y qulftidihe, lfe prhplrltijf is usul``y laltthr jd ”minm jrehr kjap`hxity’ (tj l`ùeh tj ‐Hxphrihfkifn Umifcifn‑ gy J.N. Wjsh).Djr lrjufe l yhlr lfe l ml`d jd aifistry, Kmrist prhplrhe djr tmirty yhlrs? lrh tmhrh lfyKmristilfs tmlt dj``jw tmlt hxlap`h: Id Kmristilfs eie, tmhy’e sphft l `jt `hss tiah rlkifnjdd tj gh aifisthr s lfe ”tj slvh sju`s’, lfe Kmristilfs wjuè sphfe l `jt ajrh tiah ejifnwmlt ajehrfs kl`` ”ejifn fjtmifn’, gut dlkifn tmlt kritiquh is tjj aukm djr ajst. @jjcifnlt mjw Kmrist ìvhe, it wjuè shha tmlt prhplrltijf klffjt gh jvhrvlùhe? ”ejifn fjtmifn’is fhkhsslry djr ”ejifn wmlt’s rinmt’. Kmrist eie `hss tmlf ajrh, lfe gy ejifn `hss,kmlfnhe tmh wjrè.

I tjè ay stuehfts tmhy whrh rltijflìzifn Kmrist’s pjjr tiah-alflnhahft sci``s,lfe tmhy tjè ah tmlt tj ehthraifh id l phrsjf wmhf ”ejifn fjtmifn’ is wlstifn tiah jr

usifn mis jr mhr tiah if l fjt hlsi`y qulftidihe wly, yju’e mlvh tj cfjw tmh phrsjf. I tjètmha I mle fj iehl wmlt it ahlft tj ”cfjw Ohsus’, shhifn ls mh’s ehle, lfe tmhy tjè ah Ismjuè shrijus`y nivh it l try. I tjè tmha I wlsf’t iftj grlifwlsmifn aysh`d iftj ghìhvifnif lf ialniflry drihfe, lfe tmhy tjè ah I mle fj prjg`ha grlifwlsmifn aysh`d iftj ghìhvifn Kmrist wls lf ialniflry drihfe. I kmukc`he, lfe lsche tmha id tmhir ialniflrydrihfe dhe tmha tmlt kjahglkc.

<=<>. Id l Umhist ghkjahs lf Ltmhist, is it tmh klsh tmlt tmh phrsjf fhvhr ”cfhw Kmrist’ iftmh dirst p`lkh, ls it is tmh klsh tmlt id lf Ltmhist ghkjahs l Umhist, tmh phrsjf fhvhr tru`yeief’t ghìhvh if Nje: Umlt shhas tj gh mjw ghìhvhrs tmifc ‛ it mh`ps tmha rltijflìzh”tmh smhhp’ tmlt nj lstrly.

<=<=. Gjrheja is ”iej`-fhss’, l stuehft tjè ah, lfe I tjè tmh stuehft tmlt l`` tmhj`jnywls wjrep`ly.

<=<9. Umh stuehfts tmifc l`` prhlkmifn is tj ehle phjp`h ‛ lf lscifn jd @lzlrus tj ”kjahjut’ drja tmh tjag.

<=72. Umhy k`lia tmhy lrh ”if tmh wjrè gut fjt jd it’, gut gy mjw tmhy lkt, I klf th`` fjeiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf tmh spirit lfe tmh d`hsm.

<=7<. Kmristilfs klf alch lf iej` jd lpphlrifn Kmristilf hfjunm tj jtmhr Kmristilfs,wmi`h Ltmhists ejf’t mlvh tj wjrry lgjut alcifn lf iej` jd lpphlrifn Ltmhist hfjunm.

<=77. Kmristilfs jdthf tmifc ”tmlt’s fjt Kmristilf’, gut rh`ltivh tj wmlt stlfelre: Umh phrsjf jd Kmrist: Gut tmlt lssuahs l phrsjf lkkurlth`y ufehrstlfes mia. Mjw klf tmhy ghsj surh: L phrsjfl` rh`ltijfsmip: Gut mh’s ehle. Lfe eief’t tmh Rmlrishhs kritikizh Ohsusdjr fjt ghifn rhìnijus hfjunm:






<=7;. I wlft tj hrlsh Kmristilfity tj mh`p tmh pjjr, mh`p`hss wjalf wmj nivhs mhr ajfhytj tmh prhlkmhr jut jd l ehsphrlth lfe duti`h mjph tmlt it wi`` mhl` mhr eyifn musglfe.

<=75. ^my ej Kmristilfs djrkh tmhir lrtists tj aleh tmhir wjrc ”Kmristilf hfjunm’, gutejf’t ehalfe ejktjrs tj nivh l`` tmhir pltihfts Gig`hs: Lrt isf’t vihwhe ls l wjrc, gut l

plstiah tmlt aust gh hvlfnhìkl`, jr jtmhrwish, tmh lrtist is lkkushe jd ”glkcsìeifn’.Kmristilf lrtists lrh ehalfehe tj gh ”hxpìkit`y Kmristilf’, gut Kmristilf wjrchrs lrhf’tmhè tj tmh slah stlfelre. Id Kmristilfs tmifc ”Kmrist Is @inmt’, smjuèf’t tmhy tmifc tmltKmrist klf gh cfjwf fjt oust gy `jjcifn ”eirhkt`y iftj tmh ìnmt’, gut gy l`sj nlzifn upjfwmlt tmh ìnmt i`ùaiflths: Rhrsjfl``y, I’e mlth tj gh l Kmristilf lfe lf lrtist? yju’e ghejjahe gy yjur kjaaufity tj gh aheijkrh, wmikm ehk`lrhs tj tmh wjrè tmlt Kmristilfslrhf’t ku`turhe. Gut wmlt ej Kmristilfs klrh, ls `jfn ls tmhy lrh [lvhe (hvhf id tmh `lkc jdku`turh `hles tj jtmhrs rhohktijf tmhir [l`vltijf): (slvh shktijf ifspirhe gy Ialnifh).

<=78. Kmristilfs wmj lrh tjè tj stjp eiskriaifltifn k`liahe tmhy lrh ghifn eiskriaiflthelnlifst lfe tmh Kmurkm ehk`lrhs tmha alrtyrs.

<=74. Alrsml`` Ak@umlf k`liahe if Xfehrstlfeifn Aheil tmlt mle tmhrh ghhf UT if tmhtiah jd Mit`hr, tmhrh wjuè mlvh ghhf fj Mit`hr. Mh rhquirhe tmh rleij? tmlt aheiual``jwhe mia tj ajtivlth Nhralfs if wlys tmlt UT wjuè fhvhr l``jw, `hlvifn fj rjjadjr ialnifltijf. Chffhey wls lg`h tj ghlt Fixjf ghklush jd UT3 ìchwish, Mit`hr wlslg`h tj hfs`lvh Nhralfy witmjut it. Kjfsiehrifn tmis, UT kjuè mlvh slvhe six ai`ìjfìvhs? rhahaghr tmlt fhxt tiah yju wlft tj glsm UT.

It alchs ah wjfehr? wjuè tmhrh gh lfy Gueeml, Aumlaale, jr Ohsus mle tmhrh ghhf UT: Kjuè UT mle slvhe us drja alefhss:

<=7>. Id tmhrh is jfh, `hnitialth lfe ufehfilg`h lrnuahft lnlifst Nje’s Hxisthfkh, tmhfNje Ejhsf’t Hxisthfkh (slah njhs witm Kmrist, Aumlaale, lfe l`` jtmhrs). Id ldthr l gi`ìjf plnhs jd gri`ìlft tmhj`jny, tmhrh stlfes jfh, ufehfilg`h jgohktivh, it is l`` eust.Umis nivhs ah mjph.

<=7=. L stuehft tjè ah tj gh ale lt Nje djr hvi` is tj gh aleh lt Nje djr Fjt Hxistifn.

<=79. Yju klf lsc ifdifith njje, prjdjufe quhstijfs witmif lfy aikrj-drlahwjrcwitmjut tmlt drlahwjrc fhkhsslri`y ghifn truh.

<=;2. [tuehfts tjè ah tmlt id l gjag is njifn tj nj jdd if l guièifn lfe Nje th``s phjp`hif tmh guièifn tj `hlvh, tmis ejhsf’t ahlf Mh wi``s djr tmh guièifn tj gh ehstrjyhe, fjajrh tmlf th`ìfn sjahjfh tj `hlvh l gurfifn mjush ejhsf’t alch yju rhspjfsig`h djr tmhmjush gurfifn ejwf.

<=;<. Umhj`jny tmlt isf’t prlktikh is tmhj`jny tmlt wi`` fjt gh ufehrstjje, ay stuehftstjè ah, lfe I tjè tmha phjp`h wmj whrh grlifwlsmhe aleh siai`lr k`lias.

<=;7. It is ls id Nje krhlthe tmh siffhr tj sif sj tmlt Kmrist kjuè eih ”djr’ tmh siffhr lfetlch kjftrj`.



<=;;. Winmtifn rhìnijfs is lf hfe`hss wlr, lfe ”fjtmifn is sj dltinuifn ls tmh hthrfl`mlfnifn jf jd lf ufkjap`hthe tlsc’ (î`ìla Olahs).

<=;5. ^h krhlth hxphrts tjely, fjt pj`yaltms, lfe tmis is wmy tmhrh is sj aukm stlnfltijf

if cfjw`henh lfe krhltivity. Nhfius kjahs drja ifthnrltijf ajrh tmlf drja hxphrtish.

<=;8. Yju klffjt rhle tmh ifthft ”ghmife’ lf jgohkt jf tmh jgohkt. Id I `hlvh l kup jdkjddhh jf l tlg`h wmi`h usifn tmh gltmrjja lfe rhturf tj dife it tmrjwf lwly, sukm wjuèmlvh ghhf lvjiehe mle tmh phrsjf ghhf lg`h tj rhle ay ifthftijf tj rhturf lfe erifc tmhkjddhh jf tmh kup jd kjddhh itsh`d.

Urlnikl``y, sifkh phjp`h klffjt rhle tmlt Hvjùtijf is ”ghmife’ l`` tmlt hxists, tmhylrh lg`h tj ”ialnifh’ Nje’s Hxisthfkh. Id jf`y tmifns wjrh tmhir mistjrihs, wh wjuè ghdrhh.

<=;4. Is ghìhd lfe ejugt altthrs jd rhlsjf jr hajtijfs wmikm wh mieh witm rhlsjf:

<=;>. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt alfy if mistjry mlvh eihe djr strukturhs jd ghìhd, gutRlu`, jfkh l nrhlt ci``hr jd Kmristilfs, eihe djr l mistjrik hvhft. I tjè tmha wh jf`y cfhwlgjut Rlu` drja tmh Gig`h, lfe it wls if tmh ifthrhst jd Gig`h writhrs tj ehpikt Rlu` ls lkjfvhrthe aurehrhr.

<=;=. Umh stuehft tjè ah tmlt mh eief’t ouenh ghklush mh ghklah ìch tmjsh mh ouenhe.

<=;9. Umh Nhralf `lfnulnh ainmt gh tmh ghst djr krhltivh tmjunmt, djr it sj hlsi`y l``jwstmh kjapjufeifn jd wjres lfe kjfkhpts, hfkjurlnifn syftmhsis, fjt eisaissifn it lsfjfshfsh. Rhrmlps tmis is l rhlsjf wmy sj alfy jd tmh nrhlt aifes jd mistjry mlvh ghhfNhralf.

<=52. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt tmhj`jny lfe rhìnijf djrau`lths ls ejhs `lw, lfe mls itsjwf ”stlrry ehkisis’. Ls `lw aust ”stlfe gy tmifns ehkiehe’ uf`hss hvhry kjurt klshrhquirhs l rhejifn jd tmh hftirh `lw systha, sj l rhìnijus ghìhd aust siai`lr`y djrau`lthuf`hss it kj``lpshs ghdjrh hlkm fhw ajehrf issuh. Ls yju klffjt ufehrstlfe `lw witmjutufehrstlfeifn oueikil` prhkhehft lfe mjw `lw is djrau`lthe lrjufe wmlt mls ghhf prhvijus ru`he jf, yju klffjt ufehrstlfe rhìnijf, tmhj`jny, lfe rhìnijus mhrahfhutikswitmjut ufehrstlfeifn tmh hftirh systha jd iehls lfe tmjunmts tmlt mlvh ghhf plssheejwf djr nhfhrltijfs. Yhs, hvhryjfh fjw lfe tmhf, ”prhvijus ufehrstlfeifns’ klf ghjvhrturfhe, gut tmh ehdlu`t aust gh, djr gjtm `lw lfe rhìnijf, ”stlfeifn gy tmifnsehkiehe’.

Kjfsiehrifn tmis, ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt ls sjahjfh tj kritiquh l ruìfn austufehrstlfe tmh mistjry jd oueikil` ehkisijfs, sj sjahjfh kritiquifn rhìnijf austufehrstlfe tmh mistjry jd rhìnijus tmifcifn. Xfti` Ltmhists kritiquh drja ”witmif’tmhj`jny, tmhy klffjt ufehraifh it, gut tmhf I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt id tmhy sthp iftjtmhj`jny, tmhy wi`` fhvhr hsklph ‛ tmhy wi`` `jsh ”Umh Ryfkmjf Wisc’.



<=5<. I klffjt kritiquh Kmristilfity ufti` I sthp iftj it, gut kjfsiehrifn tmlt ”tmh alp isifehstruktig`h (ls writthf lgjut gy ‐Umh Uruh isf’t tmh Wltijfl`‑ gy J.N. Wjsh), tj sthpiftj Kmristilfity is tj gh stukc witmif. Umhy k`lia I’`` ghìhvh it jfkh I hfthr it, gut jfkh Isthp if, tmh ìfh ghtwhhf ”tmh rltijfl`’ lfe ”tmh rltijflìzhe’ is `jst. Umhrh’s ”fj hxit’3tmhrh’s ”Umh Ryfkmjf Wisc’.

<=57. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt wh lrh kjap`hth`y [lvhe gy Nrlkh, lfe I lsche id tmltahlft mualfs mlvh fj ”drhh wi``’ jvhr ghifn [lvhe: Umhy tjè ah tmlt mualfs mlvhkmjikh ifsjaukm ls tmhy klf kmjjsh tj try tj rhlkm Kmrist lfe dli`, lfe mhfkh alchtmhash`vhs jphf tj ghifn ”Kjap`hth`y [lvhe gy Nrlkh’. If jtmhr wjres, mualfs klfkmjjsh tj ej fjtmifn, lfe mhfkh gh ”fjtmifn witmjut Kmrist’.

<=5;. @ich l kmiè wmj mlths mis plrhfts djr eivjrkifn, Fihtzskmh shhas tj mlth Nje djreyifn.

<=55. Lkkjreifn tj Gjwìfn L`jfh gy Rutfla, kjaaufity is eyifn. Ls ”wjrc

kjaaufity’ lfe sjkil` aheil ifkrhlsh, dlch kjaaufity rishs ls rhl` kjaaufity eihs. Gutsifkh tmhrh is ”dlch kjaaufity’, fj jfh fjtikhs tmh eissjùtijf. Xfti` jfh ely, fjgjeycfjws jfh lfjtmhr.

<=58. I lsche ay stuehfts wmy tmhy whrh sj kjfkhrfhe lgjut eivjrkh? id phjp`h whrhf’tmlppy tjnhtmhr, wmy smjuè tmhy stly aishrlg`h djr tmh rhst jd tmhir ìvhs ghklush jd lvjw tmhy tjjc jf iaphrdhkt cfjw`henh: Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt wmhf phjp`h nhteivjrkhe, it kmlfnhs mjw tmh ku`turh vihws alrrilnh? tmjunm lfjtmhr phrsjf’s alrrilnhejhsf’t lddhkt ay alrrilnh eirhkt`y, it klf kmlfnh mjw I tmifc lgjut (ay) alrrilnh, lfemhfkh lddhkts ah (vil ”minm jrehr kluslìty’, tj l`ùeh tj ‐Hxphrihfkifn Umifcifn‑ gyJ.N. Wjsh). ^mhf phjp`h nht eivjrkhe lfe tmh ku`turh lkkhpt it, it alchs it hlsihr djr phjp`h tj chhp tmhir hyhs ”jf tmh hxit’, id yju wi``, lfe sifkh alrrilnh is mlre ‛ tmhrhwjuè gh fj fhhe djr l vjw id it wlsf’t ‛ tmis alchs it prjglg`h tmlt ajrh phjp`h wi`èivjrkh, ifkùeifn kjup`hs tmlt mlvh kmièrhf. Lfe djr kmièrhf, l eivjrkh is ìch tmh ehltmjd Nje ‛ tmh ehltm jd ”tmh nrjufe jd ghifn’ ‛ tmh ehltm jd ”tmh dirst jtmhr’. Lfe tmhf tmhkrhlthe ìvh jf.

”Cies ejf’t kmjjsh eivjrkhe plrhfts’ ‛ tmlt wls tmh `lst tmifn tmhy tjè ah.

<=54. Ghìhvhrs? is tmhrh ìdh ghdjrh ehltm:

<=5>. ^h jdthf sly tmlt phrsjf x tmifcs tmh wly phrsjf x tmifcs ghklush tmlt phrsjfwjrcs djr y? wh sly mh’s l Kjfshrvltivh ghklush mh wjrcs djr Djx Fhws, jr tmlt mh’s@ighrl` ghklush mh wjrcs djr Rrifkhtjf. Gut it’s lktul``y tmh jtmhr wly lrjufe, ajrhjdthf tmlf fjt? ghklush phrsjf x tmifcs ìch phrsjf x, phrsjf x is mirhe gy y, wmj l`sjtmifcs ìch phrsjf x. Umh hap`jyhr ejhsf’t sj aukm kmlfnh mjw phrsjf x tmifcs tmlf mirh phrsjf x ghklush phrsjf x tmifcs mjw phrsjf x tmifcs, lfe tmis ahlfs phjp`h lrh ajrhjgohktivh if mjw tmhy tmifc tmlf wh tmifc. ^h tmifc phjp`h lrh gilshe ghklush jd wmjtmhy lssjkilth witm, gut rhl``y phjp`h lfe jrnlfizltijfs lssjkilth witm tmjsh wmj tmifcsiai`lr tj mjw tmhy tmifc. Gut id wh lkkhpt tmis rhlìty, wh klf’t eiskrheit phjp`h ghklush







jd wmj tmhy wjrc djr lfe tmhf wh’e lktul``y mlvh hfnlnh witm tmha. ^mj wlfts tj ejtmlt:

<=5=. Gh surh tj rhle gjjcs gy lutmjrs yju klf’t stlfe.

<=59. ^mlt ej wh thlkm:^mlt ej wh rhshlrkm:^mj kjftrj`s tmh ufivhrsity:Umh jfh wmj ehkiehs tmh lfswhr tj tmhsh tmrhh quhstijfs is `jre.

<=82. Umh ”hkjfjaik fhhe’ jd l dihè jd cfjw`henh ejhsf’t hxist ufti` it sueehf`y ejhs,ls Lrlgik mle fj ”prlktikl` ush’ ufti` 9/<<. If mjphs jd ghifn prlktikl`, kj``hnh tmltthlkmhs rh`ltivh tj ”ojg prjohktijfs’ is kj``hnh tmlt quikc`y ghkjahs ush`hss.

Gut is it fjt l djrtuflth tj ltthfe:

<=8<. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt wmlt ”rhsjflths’ witm yju is l sinf pjst, pjiftifn,

sunnhstifn yju lrh njifn tmh rinmt wly. Id l phrsjf ”rhsjflths’, it is l sinf tmlt tmh phrsjfis if l siai`lr spiritul` lfe ahftl` kirkuastlfkh ‛ sjahjfh yju smjuè ruf witm. I tjètmha tmhy whrh kjfdusifn l trutm lgjut ifth``hktul` ehvh`jpahft witm spiritulèhvh`jpahft.

<=87. Kmristilfs l`wlys sly tmhy whrh ”`hle tj’ ej tmis jr ”`hle tj’ ej tmis, ls id tmhrh isl rjph lrjufe tmhir fhkcs lfe tmhy lrh ghifn erlnnhe. Ls id smhhp. Umhy tjè ah tmhahtlpmjr aleh ajrh shfsh wmhf smhpmhres whrh kjaajf, wmj `he drja ghmife. Lsmhhp is ”sjdt`y pusmhe’, fjt erlnnhe? tmhrh is drhheja yht nuielfkh. ^mhf tmhy kl`` jftmh Mj`y [pirit djr eirhktijf, tmhy shh l`` tmh pltms tmhy klf nj, lfe mlvh kjap`hthdrhheja tj tlch lfy pltm, gut sjahtiahs jfh jd tmha sueehf`y ”rhsjflths’ ajrh tmlf tmhjtmhrs, sinfl``y tj tmha tmlt tmis is tmh wly tj tlch. Umhy ejf’t mlvh tj tlch it, gut tmhymlvh rhlsjf tj ghìhvh tmhy smjuè. Drhheja, yht fjt tmh drhheja jd l vjie.

I sti`` tmifc tmhy’rh erlnnhe lrjufe gy tmhir ialniflry drihfe.

<=8;. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt phjp`h wmj ejf’t shha tj ej lfytmifn djr Kmrist klf ejlf ifkrheig`h lajuft. Umhy lsche ah tj ialnifh l wjrè if wmikm K.[. @hwis ehkiehefhvhr tj writh lf ifsthle ojifhe tmh aifistry, ghìhvifn tmlt writifn fhvhr eie lfytmifn djrtmh dlitm. Umhy ialnifhe ah tj ialnifh l wjrè if wmikm Uj`cihf fhvhr stueihe JèHfnìsm jr Ikh`lfeik ìthrlturh, lfe ifsthle ghkjah l prhlkmhr, wlftifn tj ej sjahtmifntmlt tmh phjp`h lrjufe mia dh`t wls ajrh Kmristilf. I tjè tmha I kjuè mlre`y ialnifh lajrh ghlutidu` wjrè.

<=85. It is l`wlys eiddhrhft wmhf yju ouenh.

<=88. I ehspish ”prifkip`h jd tmh altthr’-rltijflìtihs? tmhy lrh djufehe jf irrltijflìtihsls id ifth`ìnhft, wmhf ahrh`y `lzy.

<=84. I wjuè ìch tj rhflah Kmristilf ”mjw tj ehl` witm ejugt’-shssijfs ”mjw tj grlifwlsm yjursh`d witmjut cfjwifn it’.



<=8>. I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt I wi`` sphlc tj tmha id tmhy sphlc dirst ‛ I ehl` witm tmh grlvh. I lsche tmha wmy tmhy mlef’t gr junmt Ohsus up if tmh kjfvhrsltijf yht, shhifn lsI’a l Fjfghìhvhr. Umhy lsche ah mjw I cfhw tmhy wjuèf’t grifn up Kmrist, lfe I tjètmha tmlt I wls murt tmlt tmhy wlfthe ah tj nj tj Mh``. Umhy tjè ah tmlt rltmhr tmlf lsc,

dhhìfn nui`ty, ”wmy eief’t I tl`c lgjut Kmrist:’, Kmristilfs smjuè lsc ”wmy mlvhf’t I ghhf ”shhcifn dirst tmh Cifneja jd Nje’ hvhryely sj tmlt grifnifn up, lfe lktifn ìch,Kmrist is kjap`hth`y flturl` lfe sugkjfskijus:’ tmhy tjè ah it is ghtthr tj ehl` witm l prialry quhstijf, rltmhr tmlf l shkjfelry jfh.

<=8=. Id I ghìhvhe if FEH, I wjuèf’t gh l Kmristilf ‛ I wjuè gh l [piritulìst. Idlfytmifn is l tmrhlt tj rhìnijf, it is Fhlr Ehltm Hxphrihfkhs, lfe yht Kmristilfs mlppi`yhfejrsh tmha. ([kjtt Akcfinmt jf FEHs) mttp?//www.kmristilfitytjely.kja/kt/72<8/shpthaghr-whg-jf`y/wmlt-ej-wh-alch-jd-92-aifuths-if-mhlvhf.mta`:stlrt17

<=89. Umhy ushe tj skrhla lfe yh`` lt yju id yju whrhf’t Kmristilf3 fjw, tmhy skrhla lfeyh`` lt yju id yju’rh lnlifst @NGU alrrilnh. It fhvhr hfes.

<=42. Ay stuehfts lsche ah id it wjuè surprish ah tj cfjw tmlt id tmhy klf nht l phrsjftj ghìhvh ”tmh wjrè is fjtmifn’, tmhy klf ifspirh tmha tj shlrkm djr trutm lfe ahlfifn,wmikm klf ifspirh tmha tj dife Kmrist jf tmhir jwf. I tjè tmha tmlt jf`y wjrche id tmhyeief’t eismhlrthf tmha, lfe tmhy k`liahe ”ghifn eismhlrthfhe’ wls l njje dirst sthp djrdifeifn Nje, lfe I tjè tmha tmhy whrh kruh`. Umhy slie tmhy whrhf’t kruh` tj mh`p phjp`hdife Kmrist, I tjè tmha tmjsh phjp`h wjuè dife fjtmifn, lfe tmhy slie I wls rinmt jf`y idNje Eief’t Hxist. Umhf I ufehrstjje? it wls l cife jd ”Rlskl`’s ^lnhr’. Umh ght? id jfh ghkjahs l fimiìst lfe shhcs tmh vjie, tmhy wi`` gh rlishe up tj wmhrh tmhy dife Nje.[ifkh Nje is vjie, tmis is truh.

<=4<. I lsche tmha tj stjp hvlfnhìzifn ah lfe tmhy slie tmhy kjuèf’t stjp ghifn wmjtmhy whrh.

<=47. Id Nje klf ghlt [ltlf lt lfy ajahft, wmy mlsf’t Mh hfehe l`` tmh suddhrifn yht:Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt it’s ghklush Nje is shhcifn slifts tj ìvh witm Mia djr Hthrfity,lfe I tjè ah tmlt is ifslfh. Umhy tjè ah tmlt tmhrh lrh alfy phjp`h wmj mlvh mle ìdhhxphrihfkhs if wmikm tmh wiseja jd Nje is aleh k`hlr tj tmha, lfe I tjè tmha I eief’tufehrstlfe. Umhy slie wmhf `jvhe jfhs murt yju jut jd `jvh, tmhf yju aly ghnif tj shh.

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<=4;. Umhy tjè ah Kmrist wjuèf’t mlvh mle tj kjah ls l alf tj slvh tmh wjrè idlutmjrity jvhr Krhltijf wlsf’t nivhf tj alfcife.

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<=45. Ej Kmristilfs nht ufìaithe kmlfkhs tj ghkjah slifts: Umhy shha tj tmifc sj, lfelkt ìch tmhy klf fhvhr u`tialth`y d li`. Umhy’rh kjap`lkhft.

<=48. ^mhf yju ehglth, yju ehsirh tj wif, lfe id yju si`hfkh yjur jppjfhft witm lemjaifha lttlkcs, nhfhrlìzltijfs, htk., if l trlnik wly, yju ej wif. Lfe sj ehgltifn

rltijfl``y eihs.

<=44. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt wh mlvh lutmjrity jvhr tmh hlrtm hvhf tmjunm wh ejf’t pjsshss it? it is ls id Kmrist is `httifn us gjrrjw mis klr ufti` Mh rhturfs, phr sh.

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<=4>. I lsche ay stuehfts wmy Nje thapthe mis Kmristilfs, lfe tmhy slie Nje eief’tthapt us, jf`y thsthe tj mh`p us nrjw lfe tj shh id wh qulìdihe djr levlfkhahft, ” oust lswh tjjc thsts if skmjj` tj shh id wh kjuè gh prjajthe tj tmh fhxt nrleh. Levlfkhahft iftmh @jre ifkùehs ajrh lutmjrity.’ I lsche tmha wmy mh kjuèf’t oust nivh phjp`h ajrhlutmjrity, lfe tmhy tjè ah tmlt lutmjrity if tmh wrjfn mlfes klf ehstrjy tmh wjrè.

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<=4=.

”Uj tl`c is tj gh kmlfnhe. Umh ajrh yju eil`jnuh witm tmh jtmhr sieh, tmh ajrh hapltmik yju wi`` ghkjah lfe yht phrmlps kjfdiehft if yjur pjsitijf ‛ strlfnh`y. Uj `jvh sjahjfh is tj rhsist tmh urnh tj nivh tmh jtmhr tmh rinmt lfswhr,tj kjrrhkt mis jr mhr vihw witm tmh dlkts3 tj `jvh is tj tl`c witmjut tryifn tj wif. It i s tj mlvh l ”sju`’ ‛ tmis smjuèf’t ghl wjre Ltmhists klf’t ush ‛ lfe wh smjuè ehvh`jp l ”wjrè sju`’? wh smjuè wrlp tmh wjrè if ”sju`’.’

‛ Ghlutidu` Fjfshfsh.

<=49. Umhj`jny, ìch pjhtry, is l ufiquh ahtmje djr lrtiku`ltifn eiddiku`t-tj-nrlsp jr dl`shtrutms.

<=>2. ^my ej tmhy sly ”I ghìhvh if Nje’ vhrsus ”Nje Is’: L phrsjf ejhsf’t rhl``y ghìhvh ”7 + 7 1 5’ sj aukm ls it oust tmh klsh tmlt ”7 + 7 1 5’.

<=><. Umh prjg`ha witm ghifn heuklthe is tmlt yju mlvh tj kmlfnh wmlt yju ghìhvh jr gh eismjfhst. Gut id yju lvjie ghifn heuklthe, yju klf ghìhvh lfe ej wmlt yju wlftwitmjut hvhf cfjwifn tmlt yju’rh jf`y ghìhvifn lfe ejifn wmlt yju wlft ‛ tmlt wmltyju ghìhvh lfe ej isf’t glkche gy trutm, jf`y wmlt yju tmifc is truh. Gut id yju trlnikl``yklf’t lvjie ghifn heuklthe, it’s prhdhrlg`h jf`y tj gh heuklthe hfjunm tj gh lg`h tjkjfvifkh yjursh`d tmlt yju’rh heuklthe. Ejf’t wjrry? tmis isf’t ls mlre ls it sjufes, lfehvhryjfh is flturl``y nidthe if tmis lrt.

<=>7. It’s hlsy tj trust Nje wmhf yju’rh fjt if tmh pjsitijf if wmikm yju fhhe tj trustmia. (^mikm fj jfh is, sifkh Nje Ejhsf’t Hxist.)

<=>;. I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt I wls l Fjf-Ghìhvhr lfe l stuehft tjè ah tmlt I smjuèf’tiap`y mh wls lf Ltmhist.









<=>5. Kmristilfs jdthf lkt ls id Nje Ejhsf’t Hxist id tmhy ejf’t hajtijfl``y dhh` mia. IsNje’s Hxisthfkh kjftifnhft upjf l phrsjf dhhìfn ìch mh’s lrjufe jr fjt: Lrh sufshtswjfehrdu` ghklush wh dhh` ìch tmhy’rh wjfehrdu`:

<=>8. ”^mlt’s jgvijus tj alf is prjglg`y wrjfn’ ‛ tmis is l Kmristilf krhhe.

<=>4. Umhy dhlr kl`ìfn jf jr njifn ghdjrh Nje ghklush tmhy lrh ldrlie tmhy wjf’t difemia. Lfe djr njje rhlsjf.

<=>>. Umh Ehvi` is k`hlr tmhf kjfdusifn, wmi`h Nje is aysthrijus tmhf k`hlr. Jr sj tmhKmristilfs k`lia, kjfdusifn`y.

<=>=. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmhrh is Ltmhisa if Mh``, lfe I `lunmhe.

<=>9. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt Nje thfes tj sphlc wmhf yju ejf’t wlft tj mhlr mia, lfe

thfes tj gh si`hft wmhf yju wlft tj mhlr drja mia. Umhy slie tmlt jdthf wmhf yjuehalfe tj mhlr drja Nje, yju’rh fjt ghifn dhlr`hss, ls yju lrh tjè tj gh if tmh Gig`h,lfe wmhf yju wlft tj gh `hdt l`jfh, tmlt is wmhf yju’rh prieh is shplrltifn yju drja Nje.

<==2. Yhs, Kmurkm lfe [tlth lrh tj gh shplrlth, gut sle`y tmhrh is fjtmifn tmlt slys Dlitmlfe [tlth aust rhalif lplrt.

<==<. Umh mjph is tj fjt oust ghlt Kmristilfs if ehglths, gut tj ehthr phjp`h drja hvhftmifcifn Kmristilf tmjunmts if tmhir jwf privlth ìvhs. Umh njl` is tj alch khrtliftmjunmts uftmifclg`h? it is tmh jf`y wly tj ehdhlt iehj`jny, wmikm is jtmhrwishifehstruktig`h.

<==7. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt mualfs fhhehe tj ghìhvh tmh hunhfiks wls krhlthe gy tmh Flzis ‛ tmhy klf’t ghìhvh tmlt hunhfiks wls wiehspr hle lrjufe tmh wjrè `jfn ghdjrh Flzisa lpphlrhe. If Tirnifil, pjjr wmiths whrh djrkhe tj mlvh tmhir tughs-tihe lfeifthrrlkil` alrrilnh wlsf’t l``jwhe, Kmurkmi`` suppjrthe djrkhe sthriìzltijf, lfe Ghrìfwieh`y prlktikifn hunhfiks, wmikm ”ti``he tmh sji`’ djr Mit`hr. ^h l`sj ejf’t wlft tj cfjwtmlt Mit`hr ushe l `jt jd iehls drja Lahrikl tj hap`jy mis hunhfiks prjohkt. I lsche tmhawmy tmis mistjry wls sjahtmifn mualfs eief’t wlft tj cfjw, lfe tmhy tjè ah it’s ghklush wh ejf’t wlft tj cfjw tmlt sukm l aistlch klf mlpphf lnlif, hvhf id tmhrh is fj Flzi plrty. ^h aust ghìhvh wh lrh njje ‛ wh aust.mttps?//www.yjutugh.kja/wltkm:v19sIs<-svhZw

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<==;. Ifejktrifltijf mlpphfs djr Nje’s slch c ife`y, `jvifn`y, lfe iftj`hrlft`y. Idifejktrifltijf jkkurrhe kruh``y lfe hvi``y, tmhrh wjuè gh ajrh mjph tj stjp it.

<==5. Umlt phscy ehsirh tj cfjw wmhrh wh lrh drja lfe wmhrh wh lrh njifn trikcs usiftj ghìhvifn if fjfshfsh hvhry tiah.







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<==8. I mlvh tj leait, tmhrh mlvh ghhf p`hfty jd tiahs if ay ìdh wmhf I cfhwifdjraltijf tmlt wjuè mh`p l phrsjf ìvh l ghtthr ìdh, gut I witmmhè it tj pufism tmh phrsjf djr aisufehrstlfeifn ah jr fjt wjrcifn mlre lfe alcifn tmh slkridikhs I’vh alehtj cfjw wmlt I cfjw.

<==4. Kmristilfs lkt ls id tmhy lrh purh if tmhir ouenahfts wmi`h k`liaifn jf`y Nje klfOuenh.

<==>. Ay stuehfts k`liahe tmlt it ushe tj gh tmlt id yju mle tj kmjjsh ghtwhhf wmlt alehyju mlppy lfe wmlt wls tmh rinmt tmifn tj ej, yju l`wlys eie tmh `ltthr3 tjely, tmhrhvhrsh is truh, ghklush tmh jf`y lgsjùth wh ghìhvh if lfyajrh is (dikc`h) phrsjfl`mlppifhss. @idh is tjj smjrt tj gh ufmlppy, rinmt: It ushe tj gh tmlt Hthrfity wls tjj `jfntj slkridikh It djr wmlt aleh jur smjrt ìvhs mlppy.

<===. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt purh`y sugohktivh mualf ajrlìty is nrhlt ‛ phjp`h thfe tj gh prhtty fikh tj jfh lfjtmhr, tlch shku`lr Kmifl djr hxlap`h ‛ ufti` sueehf`y lfe l`` ltjfkh it’s fjt ‛ kjfsiehr [tlìf. I tjè tmha tmlt wls l sklrh tlktik, lfe tmhy slie it ajehrfmistjry? sugohktivh ajrlìty wjrcs ufti` it ejhsf’t, lfe wmhf it ejhsf’t, it rhl``y ejhsf’t.

<==9. I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt it wls ajrl``y jutrlnhjus tj th`` kmièrhf tmlt tmhy wjuèìvh djrhvhr, lfe tmhy tjè ah it wls iaajrl` tj th`` kmièrhf tmlt tmhrh wls fjWhsurrhktijf jd tmh gjey.

<=92. Lf hxkhss jd pity klf ehstrjy l sjkihty quikchr tmlf mltrhe, djr mltrhe is aukmhlsihr tj iehftidy ls l tmrhlt.

<=9<. @lunmthr is tmh ghniffifn jd hfìnmthfahft, djr yju `lunm wmhf yju shh yju lrh lttmh gjttja jd tmh ajuftlif. Lfe sj cfjw wmhrh yju stlfe. Lfe sj cfjw wmhrh yju austnj. Jr k`jsh yjur hyhs. Lnlif. Lfe lnlif.

<=97. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt mualfs lrhf’t sj aukm gjrf iftj sif ls it is tmh klsh tmlthvhry mualf, lt sjah pjift if tmhir ìdh, sifs, lfe sj rh`ltivh tj Nje, it’s ls id tmhy lrh”l`wlys’ sifdu` lfe ”l`wlys’ if fhhe jd Kmrist. If jtmhr wjres, ”Jrinifl` [if’ isf’thftirh`y tmh klsh? sif isf’t nhfhtik, gut kmjshf.

<=9;. L`wlys quhstijf tmjsh wmj th`` yju tmhy cfjw djr khrtlif wmlt yju klffjt cfjw ltl``.

<=95. Id wmlt ajst phjp`h jf tmis p`lfht fhhe is trutm, tmh gltt`h tj `hlrf lfe nivh trutm tj

jtmhrs is tj nivh phjp`h djr wmlt tmhy `jfn. Is tmhrh lfy jtmhr wly tj mh`p phjp`h tmlf tjnivh tmha wmlt tmhy fhhe:

<=98. @idh isf’t dlir, hsphkil``y if tmh smjrt thra, gut if tmh `jfn thra, ìdh is wmlt yju klfalch jd it.

<=94. I ejf’t ejugt tmlt tmhy lrh nhfuifh`y wi`ìfn tj ghìhvh lfytmifn tmlt is truh? I ejugttmhir klplkity tj eiskhrf wmlt is truh drja wmlt tmhy wlft tj gh truh.



<=9>. ^mhf yju’rh ufifdjrahe lgjut sjahtmifn, yju’rh fjt hvhf ifdjrahe tmlt yju’rhufifdjrahe. ^mhf yju ejf’t cfjw sjahtmifn, yju ejf’t hvhf cfjw yju’rh infjrlft.Lfe tmis thrridihs ah? it chhps ah `hlrfifn.

<=9=. I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt Nje klf’t gh l`` pjwhrdu` id mh is l`` cfjwifn, djr id mhcfjws wmlt is njifn tj mlpphf, mh klf’t kmlfnh it. Umhy tjè ah tmlt wls jf`y lKjftrleiktijf id Nje ^lfthe tj kmlfnh wmlt wi`` mlpphf? id Nje ^lfts wmlt mlpphfs tjmlpphf, tmhf it isf’t l Kjftrleiktijf, lfe gy ehdifitijf, Mh aust wlft tj mlpphf wmltmlpphfs, djr jtmhrwish, it wjuèf’t jkkur. Mh Krhlthe l``. Durtmhrajrh, tmhy tjè ah Iwls kjfdusifn Hthrfity lfe splkhtiah? rh`ltivh tj Nje, hvhrytmifn tmlt mlpphfs ifsplkhtiah mlpphfs lt tmh slah tiah, lfe sj Mis cfjw`henh ejhsf’t rhstrikt Mis pjwhr, jrvikh-vhrsl. Mh ejhsf’t Cfjw lgjut wmlt wi`` mlpphf if tmh duturh sj aukm ls NjeCfjws wmlt is mlpphfifn ”Fjw’. Lfe id Mh î``he tj kmlfnh ”wmlt mlpphfs’, it wi``mlvh ”l`wlys’ mlvh ghhf sj î``he, alcifn it shha ls id Nje Kmlfnhe fjtmifn lt l``.K`hlr`y, tmh kjfkhpt jd ”Hthrfity’ krhlths ifdifith ahlfs jd rltijflìzltijf.

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<=99. Umhrh is fj hsklpifn tmh iehls jd lf lnh. Id yju ejf’t tmifc djr yjursh`d, yju wi`` ghl viktia jd shkjfe-mlfe tmifcifn3 id yju ejf’t tmifc djr yjursh`d, yju wi`` tmifc ìchjtmhrs.

<922. Ghklush ”tmh alp is ifehstruktig`h’ (tj l`ùeh tj ‐Umh Uruh isf’t tmh Wltijfl`‑ gyJ.N. Wjsh), yju klffjt plss pjsitivh vlùhs ghtwhhf phjp`h witm eiddhrhft ahtlpmysikslfe ufehrstlfeifns jd tmh flturh jd rhlìty. Krhltifn Ltmhisa is aukm ajrh eiddiku`t tmlf ghifn lf Ltmhist? Ltmhists mlvh l`rhley ejfh tmh mlre wjrc ‛ ghìhvhrs oust mlvh tjdj``jw tmhir hxlap`h. Gut tmhy stly if suphrstitijf, uflg`h tj rhkhivh wmlt wjuè nivhtmha ìdh.Whdhrhfkh?mttps?//www.yjutugh.kja/wltkm:v1CTT4Z<[hd9A

<92<. ^h eiskusshe Lustif Dlrrhr if k`lss tjely, wmjsh ifth`ìnhfkh I aust lkcfjw`henhehspith mis tmhj`jnikl` `hlfifns. Mh wls l nrhlt aife, ls is jgvijus hfjunm, sifkh mh’s ghhf djrnjtthf. Fjtifn Difith lfe Ifdifith gy Dlrrhr, ay stuehfts k`liahe tmlt jfh wjuèrhquirh l nlrehf tj sly ”tmis is l whhe’3 witmjut ehsinf, tmhrh is fj eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf l”d`jwhr’ lfe l ”whhe’. @ichwish, tj sly ”tmis is hvi`’ wjuè rhquirh l ehsinf jf mjwtmifns lrh ”suppjshe tj gh’3 mhfkh, tj lkcfjw`henh hvi` is tj ”pjift tj’ tmh Hxisthfkh jd(l) Ehsinf(hr). I tjè tmha I wls dlaiìlr witm tmh stupie lrnuahft, lfe tmhy tjè ah tmlttmh ìfh jd tmjunmt l`sj lppìhe wmhf it klah tj slyifn ”tmis is l kup’ lfe ”tmis isf’t lkup’? tj ehdifh jfh djra drja lfjtmhr, tmhrh aust gh ehsinf. Umhrh is lf ufìaithefuaghr jd ”difith ufehrstlfeifns’ wh kjuè mlvh lgjut hlkm tmifn if tmh wjrè, lfewitmjut ehsinf tj ìait jur pjfehrifns, wh wjuè hlsi`y dife jursh`vhs hthrfl``y

rhnrhssifn wmhfhvhr wh hfkjufthrhe ”l tmifn if tmh wjrè’. I tjè tmha tmis wls jgvijushfjunm, gut tmhf tmhy k`liahe tmlt it kjuèf’t gh tmh klsh tmlt ehsinf klah drja jut jd

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tmh wjrè, gut drja jut jd jur aifes ‛ tmlt mualfs leehe tj tmh wjrè wmlt wls if tmhwjrè gut fjt jd it. I tjè tmha mualf aifes hvj`vhe jut jd tmh wjrè, lfe tmhy tjè ah itwls ifthrhstifn tj tmifc tmlt mualfs hvj`vhe tj nlif tmh klplkity tj ufehrstlfe tmh wjrèif thras tmlt tmh wjrè ”wls fjt’ ‛ tmlt mualfs whrh ”nje-ìch’ ghklush tmhy kjuèlgstrlkt, fjt sjìeidy.

<927. Umh Kmristilfs tl`c lgjut Nje ls id tmh rhlsjf mh eh`lys ehdhltifn tmh Ehvi` is sjtmlt if Hthrfity tmhrh wjf’t gh lfy quhstijf jd wmlt mualfs lrh klplg`h, quhstijfs tmlt id`hdt uflfswhrhe, kjuè tjrturh mh`ìsm`y.

<92;. Umhy lkt ls id tmh lkkjapìsmahfts jd tmh whlc lrh ajrh ajvifn tmlf tmhlkkjapìsmahfts jd tmh strjfn, tmlt wh smjuè l`` gh klrhdu` wmhf wh nlif strhfntm.

<925. I tmifc it wjuè gh tjrturh tj gh l Kmristilf lrtist? id yju ejf’t alch yjur wjrchxpìkit`y Kmristilf, Kmristilfs mlth it, gut id yju mlvh tj alch yjur wjrc hxpìkit`yKmristilf, tmlt wi`` jdthf wjrc lnlifst tmh lrt jd tmh wjrc. Fjt hvhry pihkh jd lrt klf gh

aleh Kmristilf? sjah stjrihs, pliftifns, htk. wjf’t l``jw it. Umh Kmristilf kjaaufityvirtul``y djrkhs its lrtists tj gh aheijkrh, lfe l kjaaufity is fj ghtthr tmlf tmh qulìty jdits lrtists, djr lrtists krhlth ku`turh lfe tmh ahlfifn lfe kmlrlkthr jd l ku`turh.Leeitijfl``y, id yju try tj djrkh l kmiè tj gh Kmristilf, tmh kmiè klf kjah tj rhshftKmrist ‛ sj it klf nj witm hxpìkit`y Kmristilf lrt. It klf jdd-put lfe krhlth rhshftahft.

I’vh fhvhr ufehrstjje wmy Kmristilfs, wmhf tmhy hfkjufthr sjahjfh wmjsh lrttmhy dhh` rhl``y isf’t if ìfh witm Kmristilfity, oust hfkjufthr tmh phrsjf tj gh ajrh ”ìchKmristilf’ lfe yh`` lt mia jr mhr ”yjur lrhf’t isf’t Kmristilf!’. Umh ajrh Kmrist-ìch l phrsjf ghkjahs, tmh ajrh mis jr mhr lrt wi`` jrnlfikl``y lfe eyflaikl``y ”gh’ Kmristilf,if l aukm ajrh prjdjufe lfe ahlfifndu``y Kmristilf wly tmlf ajrh wjrc tmlt ishxpìkit`y Kmristilf. Gut jd kjursh, mh`pifn l phrsjf gh ajrh ”Kmrist ìch’ tlchs wly ajrhtiah tmlf oust glsmifn tmha djr fjt ghifn Kmristilf.

Rmlrishhs.

<928. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt ghklush I’a l Fjf-Ghìhvhr, I’a fjt gìfehe gy lfy cifejd Dhuhrglkmilf kjfkhpt jd Nje, lfe sj I mlvh pjthftil` tj gh ajrh ”Kmrist-ìch’ tmlfalfy Kmristilfs, wmj klffjt shh plst prhsht kjap`hxhs. Irjfikl``y, tmhy k`liahe I kjuè gh ajrh Kmrist-ìch ghklush I ejf’t ghìhvh if Kmrist. Durtmhrajrh, tmhy k`liahe tmis wlshviehfkh, sjahmjw, tmlt I wls ”aleh if tmh ialnh jd Kmrist’. I tjè tmha tmh wly tmhytl`che lgjut ”tmh ialnh jd Kmrist’ aleh it ifhsklplg`h lfe ahlfifn`hss.

<924. Dhw shh tmh hfe wmikm tmhir vihws jd rhlìty lrh `hleifn tmha.

<92>. [kihfkh isf’t iaaufh drja ghifn ushe djr rltijflìzltijf, tmjunm it prhshfts itsh`dls id mjvhrs upjf sh`d-grlifwlsmifn.

<92=. Umh siai`lritihs ghtwhhf Fimiìsa lfe Kmristilf lrh stricifn ‛ tmh alif eiddhrhfkhis wmlt tmh Fimiìsa lfe Kmristilf kl`` tmhash`vhs.



<929. Mjw alfy Kmristilf plrhfts eisjwf tmhir kmièrhf djr ghifn @NGU, ehspith mjwaukm Kmrist `jvhe kmièrhf: Umhy ghìhvh @NGUs lrh ehstifhe tj Mh``, gut surh`y fjajrh tmlf plstjrs lrh witmjut Kmrist: ^my ej @NGUs suddhr sj: Mualfs ìch tj difesjahjfh tj g`lah sj tmlt tmhy klf dife lf ”hxp`lfltijf’ djr wmy tmifns turfhe jut tmhwly tmhy eie, lfe tjj jdthf ush iffjkhft viktias tj gh tmlt ”hxp`lfltijf’, rhnlre`hss mjw

lgsure tmh hxp`lfltijf aly gh. Mualfs lrh l`wlys `jjcifn djr wlys tj hsklphtmhash`vhs, lfe tjj aukm plif is klushe if tmis wjrè gy phjp`h usifn jfh lfjtmhr ls”hxits’ drja tmhir ìvhs, rltmhr tmlf kjfdrjftifn tmh ìdh tmhy ìvh lfe lkkhptifn it.

If Kmristilfity, it ejhsf’t shha tj ah ls id l phrsjf klf ”gh’ lf @NGU sj aukm ls”ej’ @NGU, id yju wi``. It isf’t l sif tj ”gh’ @NGU3 tmhrh lrh jf`y vhrshs tmlt nivh rhlsjfdjr Kmristilfs tj tmifc it is wrjfn tj ”ej’ @NGU lkts. Umhrh is fjwmhrh if tmh Gig`h tmltkjfehafs ”ghifn’ @NGU (oust ”ejifn’ @NGU lkts), lfe sj djr Kmristilfs tj klst jut@NGU kmièrhf djr ”ghifn’ @NGU is Lfti-Kmrist-ilf id lfytmifn hvhr wls. Ejf’taisufehrstlfe ah? I’a fjt slyifn tmhrh is fj sukm tmifn ls jrihftltijf, gut rltmhr pjiftifn jut tmlt l phrsjf isf’t ”jf`y’ lf jrihftltijf, lfe mhfkh tj ehdifh l phrsjf gy tmltjrihftltijf ”l`jfh’ is wrjfn. L mualf isf’t jf`y l kmlrlkthristik.

Hvhf id l Kmristilf ghìhvhs @NGU lkts lrh wrjfn, tmis if fj wly oustidihs klstifnjut kmièrhf drja yjur mjah. If sjah wlys, I tmifc tmh ifslfh rhlktijf lnlifst @NGUkmièrhf is lf hxisthftil` lfxihty tmlt rhsu`ts drja hfkjufthrifn ”sjahtmifn eiddhrhft’ ‛ ”l quhstijf alrc’ ‛ tmlt phjp`h klffjt mlfe`h (jf`y wjrshfhe gy jur sjkihty tmlt `lkcs”hxisthftil` thaphrlahft’ lfe ”kritikl` tmifcifn’, lfe tmlt is prjfh tj ”HajtijflÒuenahft’, ls eiskusshe if ‐Hajtijfl` Ouenahft‑ gy J.N. Wjsh). I tmifc sjahtmifnsiai`lr klf gh slie if rhnlre tj l`` aifjritihs? phjp`h lkt ìch ajfsthrs wmhf tmhyhfkjufthr ”l quhstijf alrc’ ‛ lf ifeivieul` tmlt alchs tmha rhd`hkt jf hvhrytmifn tmhytmifc lfe ghìhvh. Tij`hfkh tmlt rhsu`ts drja tmis hxisthftil` rhd`hktijf is l rhsu`t jd l `lkcjd ”hxisthftil` thaphrlahft’.

Yhs, Kmristilfity thlkmhs tmlt sjah tmifns lrh wrjfn, gut Kmristilfity l`sj thlkmhstmlt hvhryjfh is shplrlthe drja Nje ‛ fj jfh is rinmthjus, hvhf slifts ‛ lfe tmlt Ouenifnis jf`y tmlt wmikm Nje klf ej. I klf lkcfjw`henh ”aurehr is wrjfn’ if ay difitueh, gut Iklffjt sly ”tmlt phrsjf is wrjfn’, djr tmlt wjuè rhquirh tmh lgiìty tj eiskhrf l mhlrt,wmikm rhquirhs lf Ifdifith Aife. ”Whìnijus htmiks’ kjah drja ajrlìty, lfe Kmristilfitytl`cs lgjut ajrlìty ghifn tmlt wmikm tmh Rmlrishhs ushe tj krukidy Kmrist. If alfy wlys,Kmrist eihe tj rhp`lkh @lw witm Nrlkh (tmjunm tmlt isf’t tj sly ”hvhrytmifn njhs’ ‛ aurehr is sti`` wrjfn). îtmjut Kmrist, hvhf slifts nj tj Mh``.

I tmifc alfy Kmristilfs dhh` ìch tmhy mlvh tj gh lfnry jr jtmhrwish tmhy wjuè ghlkkhptifn wmlt tmhy tmifc is wrjfn, gut fhvhr ej wh shh Ohsus lktifn kruh``y tjwlresiffhrs. Mh jvhrturfhe tmh ajfhy-kmlfnhr tlg`hs if tmh Uhap`h, yhs, gut Ohsus eief’telaf tmha tj Mh`` (Kmrist `hdt tj tmh Dltmhr). Mh stjje up lnlifst hxp`jrltijf jd tmhejwftrjeehf lfe ehdiìfn l slkrhe p`lkh, gut Kmrist eief’t eisp`ly lfnhr lnlifst phjp`hdjr siap`y ghifn siffhrs ‛ tmh dlkt phjp`h whrh siffhrs wls ”tj gh hxphkthe’. @jvh wjuè`jsh its pjwhr id `jvh jf`y `jvhe wmlt wls njje3 tmh pjwhr jd `jvh kjahs drja its `jvifnjd wmlt is wrjfn iftj rinmthjusfhss, jr sj it shhas tj ah. Yhs, tmhrh is ”WinmthjusLfnhr’, gut jf`y Nje is l``jwhe tj hxprhss tmlt, lfe I dhlr alfy Kmristilfs wi`` dlkh itjvhr mjw tmhy’vh trhlthe @NGUs.










<9<5. Umh ajrh kjap`hx lfe hxisthftil` ìdh ghkjahs, tmh ajrh stupieity wi`` gh pjpu`lr(tlch ^mlt Eie tmh Djx [ly, djr hxlap`h), djr wh lrh sj ehsphrlth tj hsklph tmifcifn, oustdjr l ìtt`h wmi`h, lt `hlst.

<9<8. Umh dlths jd fltijfs lrh tjj jdthf tihe tj id tmh mj`y thxt it mlpphfs tj gh gurehfhe

witm l``jws djr l shplrltijf ghtwhhf Kmurkm lfe [tlth, witmjut vij`ltifn wmlt is”mhrahfhutikl``y ghìhvlg`h’. If jtmhr wjres, id krhltifn tmis shplrltijf rhquirhsifthrprhtifn tmh mj`y thxt if l wly tmlt tmh ghìhvhrs ejf’t ghìhvh is dhlsig`h jr ”truh tjNje’, tmh fltijf is ejjahe.

<9<4. I ghìhvh phjp`h nrjups dinmt ghklush jd tmhir ku`turl` eiddhrhfkhs ajrh sj tmlftmhir fltijfl` ifthrhsts, lfe tmlt rhìnijf is tmh ginnhst smlphr jd eiddhrhft ku`turhs. Hrlshrhìnijf, lfe yju hrlsh wlr.

<9<>. I dhh` ìch alf wmj rufs jf stlnh eurifn l p`ly tj th`` tmh phjp`h tmhrh is l dirh, lfetmifcifn it is plrt jd tmh lkt, tmhy lpp`lue. (Cihrchnllre)

<9<=. K.[. @hwis wlrfs if Umh Lgjìtijf jd Alf tmlt jfkh wh nivh up jgohktivh ajrlìty,sugohktivity wi`` hvhftul``y `hlvh us hapty, gut tmhf it wi`` gh tjj `lth tj nj glkc? whklffjt rhnlif wmlt wh djrdhit. Gut I wjuè lrnuh tmlt id wh mjè jftj jgohktivity, wh `jshlf ufehrstlfeifn jd jur sugohktivity, lfe nrleul``y `jsh jur ifeivieulìty lfe phrsjflìty.I rltmhr risc `jsifn jgohktivh ajrlìty lfe gh l phrsjf tmlf mjè jftj it lfe risc ghkjaifnl dlkh`hss alss, wjuèf’t yju:

<9<9. If Eiskipìfh lfe Rufism, Djuklu`t k`lias tmlt njvhrfahfts tjely ejf’t ush pmysikl` djrkh tj kjftrj` lfyajrh sj aukm ls tmhy krhlth l ahftlìty witmif phjp`h tmltalchs tmha, jf tmhir jwf, kmjsh tj lkt if l wly tmlt tmh lutmjritihs lpprjvh. If jtmhrwjres, lutmjritihs lrh ìch Nje, lfe Djuklu`t wlrfs tmlt tmis ci``s ifeivieulìty lfekrhltivity. Id ‐Umh Krhltivh Kjfkjre‑ gy J.N. Wjsh is kjrrhkt, tmh ”Nje-ìch-fhss’ jdajehrf lutmjrity wi`` ehstrjy tmh sjkijhkjfjaik jrehr.

(Alygh tmis hxp`lif wmy tmhrh lrh sj dhw njje, rhìnijus lrtists ‛ ifthrhstifn.)

<972. Kmristilfs mlvh sj aukm dlitm if mualfity tmlt it’s ufghlrlg`h.

<97<. Id rhìnijfs plie rhplrltijfs tj l`` rhìnijfs mlvh murt, l`` rhìnijfs wjuè nj glfcrupt. Umis ahlfs tmhrh’s wjrc djr ifth``hktul`s tj ej? tmhrh’s mjph tj gh rhlìzhe.

<97;. Umhy wlft tj gh alrtyrs, gut l alrtyr klf’t gh l alrtyr id mh jr smh wlfts tj gh lalrtyr. If wlftifn tj gh alrtyrs, tmhy wlft tj gh tmjsh wmj ejf’t wlft tj gh alrtyrs.

<975. ^mhf l phrsjf ejhsf’t mhlr glkc drja sjahjfh jvhr tmh pmjfh, tmh phrsjflssuahs tmh wjrst pjssig`h tmifn mls mlpphfhe3 if l vjie, tmh aife is fhnltivh.Kjfsiehrifn tmis, shhifn ls ”tmh wjrè is fjtmifn’, phr sh ‛ tmhrh is fj Nje ‛ mualfaifes mlvh nrlvitlthe tjwlre tmh phssiaistik, lfe flturl``y kjah tj ghìhvh if Nje’sHxisthfkh.



<978. Id phjp`h eief’t hfojy sjahtmifn lgjut mltrhe, tmh wjrè wjuèf’t gh du`` jd it.

<974. Nje lkts ls id tmhrh is sjahtmifn witm yju djr fjt wjrsmipifn mia, lfe wmhf Itjè ay stuehfts tmis, tmhy slie ifehhe, id yju ejf’t wjrsmip Nje, tmhrh is sjahtmifnwrjfn witm yju, shhifn ls Nje Is Jgohktivh`y ^jrtmy jd ^jrsmip. Id yju ejf’t wjrsmip

Nje, it fhkhsslri`y ahlfs tmhrh is sjahtmifn wrjfn? yju aust gh gìfe jr sjahtmifn.Mhfkh, id yju ejf’t wjrsmip Nje, Nje Is Oust tj gh kjfkhrfhe lgjut yju ‛ it mls fjtmifntj ej witm Hnj, hvhrytmifn tj ej witm Urutm.

I `jjche jf if lalzhahft.

<97>. Kmristilfs sphlc jd dhlr ls id tj dhlr is ”tj put dirst’, ”tj gh jgheihft tj’.

<97=. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt ”ejugtifn Umjals’ jd kjursh mle dlitm? tj mlvh dlitm is tj gh jgheihft, lfe Umjals stlyhe put? mh oust wlfthe tj alch surh tmh jfh wmj k`liahe tj gh Kmrist ls ifehhe tmh jfh djr wmj mh ”stlyhe put’.

<979. Ay stuehfts k`liahe tmlt prjsphrity isf’t l prjg`ha if Kmristilfity sj aukm ls isjfh’s iflgiìty tj wl`c lwly drja it. Klusifn trjug`h tmjunm, prjsphrity wmikm l phrsjfklf’t wl`c lwly drja ”`jjc tmh slah’ ls ejhs prjsphrity tmlt mls kjfsuahe l sju`.

<9;2. Ls id tmh prjdhssjr, ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt jgheihfkh is chy tj ufehrstlfeifn tmhGig`h ‛ tmlt tmhrh is l syagijtik rh`ltijfsmip ghtwhhf tmh [pirit lfe tmh ^jre ‛ djr id yjulrh eisjgheihft, yju wjf’t mlvh tmh hxphrihfkhs yju fhhe tj ufehrstlfe tmh Gig`h? yju’```lkc tmh `hfs tmrjunm wmikm tj rhle it. Uru`y.

<9;<. [l`vltijf ‛ is tmlt l``:

<9;7. Ejhs tmifcifn ”Nje is ay Dltmhr’ thrridy jr hapjwhr: Rhrmlps tmh Rmlrishhshfvihe jr dh`t sjrry djr Kmrist ‛ tmlt’s wmy tmhy ci``he mia.

<9;;. Uj sly ”phrmlps tmhrh is l Nje’ is prjdjufe`y eiddhrhft drja slyifn ”tmhrh is l Nje’ ‛ witm tmh shkjfe stlthahft njhs ay mhlrt lfe aife.

<9;5. Uj prly is tj wrhst`h ‛ jr lt `hlst tmlt is mjw ay stuehfts lkt. Uj wrhst`h witm plrlejxikl` jski``ltijfs? k`jshfhss lfe eistlfkh3 vij`hfkh lfe shrhfity3 thrrhstril` lfeeivifh3 lfe sj jf ‛ dlkiìtltifn l ehdifith ajvh drja ahtlpmjr tj aysthry, difitueh tjifdifitueh, drja mualfity tj Nje ‛ tmis is tmh ”wrhstìfn’ ahlfs gy ”Isrlh`’. Aystiks lktls id tmhy ejf’t fhhe shx ghklush tmhy mlvh prlyhr, ls id tmh sphlcifn witm lf ialniflrydrihfe is tmh slah ls `jvh witm lfjtmhr d`hsm lfe g`jje mualf ghifn. Umis mh`p mifts lttmh ahlfifn jd tmh wjre ”aystik’? ”jfh wmj alchs fj shfsh’.

Ifspirhe gy Chffy Nrlft ‛ mis plphr jf prlyhr.

<9;8. Is tmh ”p`lf djr [l`vltijf’ tmh slah ls tmh Njsph`: Umhy tjè ls id tmh dirst is ajrhiapjrtlft tmlf tmh `lthr.



<9;4. Umh Kmristilf lrtist lkts ls id mh jr smh is tmh jf`y jfh wmj klf ehpikt sif, djr jf`ytmh Kmristilfs cfjws it wmj`h. ^mlt lrrjnlfkh.

<9;>. Ay stuehfts tjè tmlt id tmhrh wls fj sukm tmifn ls l mualf, tmhrh wjuè gh fjsukm tmifn ls ausik ‛ tmlfc lgjut tmlt djr l ajahft. Id Ghhtmjvhf wls fhvhr gjrf, tmhrh

wjuè gh fj Fiftm [yapmjfy, lfe tmh wjrè wjuèf’t hvhf rhlìzh it wls aissi fnlfytmifn. Id tmhrh wls fj mualfity, tmhrh wjuè gh fj `lfnulnh. Fj guièifns. Fjifvhftijfs. Fj lrt. Id tmh mualf wls rhajvhe, tmh ”krhltivh lkt’ wjuè gh rhajvhe drjatmh ufivhrsh3 ialnifh l ufivhrsh witmjut krhltivity, lfe yju’e hfvisijf l wjrè witmjut phjp`h. Lkkjreifn tj ay stuehfts, lrt is lfytmifn tmlt wjuèf’t hxist id mualfs eief’thxist, lfe I tjè tmha tmlt aleh tmh ehdifitijf jd ”lrt’ ahlfifn`hss. I tjè tmha lrtistskrhlthe if jrehr tj iaprhss alths iftj rhprjeukifn witm tmha, lfe tmhy lsche ah id lfystueihs mlvh ghhf ejfh tj smjw ”ehsirh djr shx’-fhurjfs lkthe wmi`h lrtists wjrche. Umhytjè ah lrtists wjrche tj lkmihvh ^mlt kjuèf’t gh lkmihvhe, ghlutidu``y lfe tiah`hss`y.Umhy k`liahe tmlt tj ”krhlth’ wls tj dj``jw tmh kjaalfe nivhf tj Lela if tmh Nlrehf? itis l ”erlwifn iftj flah-lgiìty’ ghifns tmlt jtmhrwish wjuè gh ifeistifnuismlg`h drja

fjtmifnfhss.

<9;=. Whleifn tmh Gig`h is ìch tryifn tj rhle l gjjc kjvhrhe if g`jje.

<9;9. ^my wjuè Nje krhlth us witm tmh klplkity tj ehfy mia: Uj prjvh mh ejhsf’t fhheus: Umlt mh is tjtl``y sh`d-suddikihft: Hnjtist.

<952. Id it is Nje’s R`lf tmlt drhh lnhfts krhlth p`lfs djr tmhash`vhs, tmhf klf ”wmltmlpphfs’ rhl``y gh kl``he Nje’s R`lf:

<95<. Mhlvhf is suppjshe`y jutsieh jd splkhtiah, sj ejhs tmlt ahlf splkh lfe tiah lrhhxphrihfkhe if Mlvhf ls tmhy lrh if erhlas: ^mhrh tmhrh is fj rhl` splkh jr tiah, gut tmhkjfskijusfhss prjohkts jftj fjtmifn alcifn it shha ls id it is prhshft:

<957. Ay stuehfts lrnuhe tmlt gy ehdifitijf, hvhrytmifn Nje Ejhs lfe [lys is ”Umh Ghstjd L`` Rjssig`h Lktijfs lfe [tlthahfts’3 mhfkh, id Nje Is si`hft, Nje Ghifn si`hft lt tmltnivhf ajahft aust gh ”Umh Ghst jd L`` Rjssig`h [tlths’ Nje kjuè pjssig`y Gh/gh lt tmltnivhf ifstlfkh (rh`ltivh tj yju). L`` Nje Ejhs, if hvhry ajahft, jd hvhryely, tj hlkmifeivieul` phrsjf, is ”Umh Ghst jd L`` Rjssig`h ^lys’ wmikm Nje kjuè gh tjwlre tmlthftity.

<95;. ^mlt yju dife jgvijus is wmlt yju smjuè trip`h-kmhkc.

<955. @idh is hitmhr kjap`hx jr lrgitrlry.

<958. Hvhryjfh is l pmi`jsjpmhr? tmh ajahft l ajtmhr lscs mhr sjf ”wmy ej yju wlft tj gh l dirhdinmthr:’ smh mls hfnlnhe if pmi`jsjpmy. Umh ajahft l dltmhr lscs ”mjw lrh yjunjifn tj ghkjah lf lrtist:’, mh mls rlishe miash`d iftj tmh rlfcs jd R`ltj. L ehglth mls ghnuf, lfe yht tj jfh wmj ufehrstlfes tmis lfe wmj hfnlnhs if kjfvhrsltijf ìch l



pmi`jsjpmy, wh smjut lt mia jr mhr ”stjp ghifn sj pmi`jsjpmikl` ‛ it’s l siap`h quhstijf!’.Gut l`` quhstijfs lrh mlre.

<954. Id yju ouap jut jd l wifejw, yju’`` hitmhr `hlrf mjw tj d`y jr fhvhr cfjw tmlt yjudli`he, gut id yju ejf’t ouap, yju’`` mlvh tj ìvh witm tmh cfjw`henh tmlt yju whrh ldrlie.

<95>. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt ci`ìfn l thrrjrist isf’t ”njje’, gut ”l fhkhsslry hvi`’ ‛ tmhshkjfe lkcfjw`henhs tmlt tmh wjrè is Dl``hf, wmi`h tmh dirst iapìhs l`` is rinmt witm tmhwjrè.

<95=. I jfkh mhlre lgjut l wjalf wmj wls airlku`jus`y mhl`he drja klfkhr. [mhehfihe kmhajtmhrlpy, tmjunm tmh ejktjr stlrthe kryifn, ghnnifn mhr tj tlch it. [mh eie fjtth`` mhr sjf wmlt smh mle ejfh, lfe mh eie fjt dife jut tmlt smh hvhf mle klfkhr ufti` smhwls njifn if djr surnhry. Umhy tmhf jphfhe mhr up, lfe smh survivhe. [mh tmhf tjè phjp`h lgjut mjw smh slw, if tmh scy, tmh wjres ”Nje Is Njje’, lfe tmlt smh ghìhvhe it.

Mlvh yju hvhr mhlre jd l kruh`hr wjalf: Uj risc puttifn mhr dlai`y tmrjunm

djrty-yhlrs jd aishry lfe `jfhìfhss djr l prifkip`h smh lrrjnlft`y mhè jftj. [mh eief’thvhf mlvh tmh muaiìty tj th`` mhr dlai`y lgjut wls njifn jf. [mh chpt quiht. [mh eief’thvhf rhsphkt mhr dlai`y hfjunm tj rhsphkt tmhir ehsirhs tj oust ”cfjw wmlt wlsmlpphfifn’. Mjw wjuè mhr dlai`y mlvh dh`t id, jfh ely, witmjut wlrfifn, smh turfhe upehle: ^ls tmhrh hvhr l wjalf ajrh uf`jvifn: [mh eie fjt vlùh kjaaufikltijf, lfe ldlai`y tmlt ejhsf’t kjaaufiklth ejhsf’t `jvh. Lfe l`` ghklush smh ghìhvhe lf ialniflrydrihfe wjuè slvh mhr ìdh.

[mh mlthe mhr dlai`y. [mh mlthe mhr sjf. [mh eie fjt `jvh tmha? fj jfh gut tmhEhvi` wjuè rhdush tj th`` `jvhe jfhs tmlt mhr ìdh wls if ohjplrey. Eie smh fjt trust mhrdlai`y: Eie smh fjt tmifc tmhy kjuè mlfe`h tmh trutm: ^my kjuèf’t smh oust th`` tmha:!Umhrh is fj `jvh witmjut trust, jf`y mlth. Mjw ejhs mhr dlai`y dhh`, cfjwifn tmlt smh sjehkhivhe tmha: Mjw kjuè tmhy hvhr trust mhr lnlif: [urh`y l ely mls fjt njfh gy wmhfmhr musglfe mls fjt nflsmhe mis thhtm, `lahftifn mjw aukm mis widh mlths mia. Mjwelrh smh tlch mhr jwf ìdh iftj mhr jwf mlfes ldthr p`henifn tj ghkjah ”jfh d`hsm’ witmlfjtmhr ‛ mhr ìdh wls fjt mhrs tj tlch iftj mhr jwf mlfes. [mh nlvh it tj mhr kmièrhfwmhf smh kmjshf tj ajtmhr tmhf3 smh nlvh it tj mhr musglfe’s dlai`y wmhf smh tjjc mhrmusglfe ls mhr jwf. [mh mle fj rinmt tj trust Nje witmjut tlcifn mhr ìdh tj Nje tmrjunmmhr dlai`y.

Lfe kjuè jfh gh ajrh eisrhsphktdu` jd ejktjrs: Uj trhlt tmha ls id tmhy nht if tmhwly jd Nje’s airlk`hs, tj trhlt tmha ìch ehajfs! ^mlt lgjut mhr grjtmhr, l ejktjr ‛ eiesmh fjt klrh tmlt smh trhlthe mia sj mlthdu``y: ^ls smh fjt ìch @ukidhr if tmh ehshrt,thstifn mhr Ohsus, ehalfeifn l airlk`h: ^ls smh fjt tmh ajst ”uf-Kmristilf’ wjalf iftmh wjrè: Id tmhrh wls l Nje, Mh wjuèf’t mlvh l``jwhe l aheikl` airlk`h tj mlpphf tjtmis Ehvi`. Umjsh wmj tmifc tmh dj``jwhrs jd Kmrist lrh cife lrh djj`s? tmhy’rh kruh`,ifdifith`y kruh`!

I klunmt ay grhltmh, mlvifn tjè l`` tmis tj ay stuehfts. Umhy tmhf tjè ah tmhywlfthe tj gh ìch mhr, lfe I tjè tmha I wlsf’t surprishe.

<959. Rhfséhs ‛ I ainmt writh ajrh, ghyjfe tmis kj``hktijf, fhlr ehltm, gjrrjwifn drjaRlskl` ls Rlskl` stj`h drja Ajftlinfh.



<989. It’s fhvhr us wmj jf`y surrjufes jursh`vhs witm phjp`h wmj tmifc ìch us ‛ it’sl`wlys tmh phjp`h witm wmja wh eislnrhh. (Ls it’s jf`y jtmhrs tj wmja l tmjunmt ìchtmis lppìhs.)

<942. Djr Kmristilfs?”Umhrh is l wly tmlt lpphlrs tj gh rinmt gut if tmh hfe it `hles tj ehltm.’

(Rrjvhrgs <4?78) (rhdhrhfkh)

<94<. Umhy lrh jf`y Kmristilf wmhf tmhir hajtijfs lrh if dlvjr jd it.

<947. Lrtidikil``y hfìnmthfhe:

<94;. Ltmhists lrh wmj Kmristilfs kl`` ”siffhrs’ sj Kmristilfs ejf’t mlvh tj `jjctmhash`vhs if tmh airrjr. ^h lrh tmhir airrjrs, id lfytmifn.

<945. Jf`y tmjsh wmj ej Nje’s î`` lrh [lvhe, lfe tmlt sklrhs ah.

<948. Kmrist slie fjt tj kl`` mia njje ghklush ”jf`y tmh Dltmhr if Mhlvhf’ is njje, lfeyht Kmristilfs mlvh fj trjug`h eisjghyifn tmhir [jf jd Nje.

<944. Umh Rmlrishhs ci``he Nje djr Nje. Umhy whrh ejifn tmh rinmt tmifn. Kmrist grjchtmh `lw lfe tmhy put mia tmrjunm klpitl` pufismahft. ^mlt h`sh whrh tmh Rmlrishhs tj ej:Umhy mle tj hxhkuth mia. Mh wls ruififn tmh wjrè. Mh wls ifsu`tifn tmhir Nje, tmh jfhtmhy `jvhe, ajrh tmlf lfytmifn. Lfe Kmrist ifsu`the tmha3 mh g`lspmhahe rinmt if drjft jdtmha. Umhy mle tj ej it? phjp`h slw Kmrist grhlc tmh `lw, lfe id tmhy `ht mia nj, it wjuèthlkm tmh phjp`h tmlt tmhy ej kjuè tlch tmh `lw ìnmt`y. ^mlt kmljs wjuè hfsuh tmhf:Rhjp`h wjuè mlvh tmjunmt tmhy whrh drhh tj ej wmlthvhr tmhy wlfthe. Umh Rmlrishhs mlefj kmjikh, gut tmlt ejhsf’t stjp Kmristilfs drja rhleifn lgjut tmh Rmlrishhs lfe ouenifntmha ls ehajfs. Mjw mhlrt`hss. Mjw ehajfik.

<94>. I ejf’t usul``y ìch tj eiskuss altthrs I’a fjt lf hxphrt if, gut it shhas tj ah tmltid tmh plrhfts jd l kmiè mlth jfh lfjtmhr, tmis wi`` prjglg`y ifdùhfkh tmh kmiè iffhnltivh wlys, alcifn tmh kmiè ajrh ìch`y tj suddhr ehprhssijf. Jfkh tmh kmiè mlsehprhssijf, tmh kmiè klffjt siap`y gy kmjikh, kmjjsh tj gh ”uf-ehprhsshe’, tmjunm phrmlps wmlt `he tmh kmiè tj tmis stlth wls l shrihs jd drhh wi`` kmjikhs, sukm ls tmhkmjikh jd tmh plrhfts tj fjt jvhrkjah tmhir eiddhrhfkhs, jr tmh kmjikh jd tmh kmiè fjt tjsphlc up lgjut mjw mis jr mhr plrhfts whrh alcifn tmh kmiè dhh`, htk. ‛ fj jfh klf sly,lfe phrmlps fj jfh smjuè hvhf try tj sly. Jfkh tmh kmiè mls ehprhssijf, id tmhehprhssijf is jf`y `jjche lt if gij`jnikl` thras, it wi`` gh ”prjvhf’ tmlt tmh issuh issiap`y l altthr jd kmhaikl`s? fj hfvirjfahftl` dlktjrs lrh rhspjfsig`h ‛ tmh gjey issiap`y fjt dufktijfifn prjphr`y. Gut id tmh ehprhssijf wls `jjche lt if mjìstik thras, itwjuè gh ”prjvhf’ tmlt tmh ehprhssijf wls l rhsu`t jd l gle pmi`jsjpmy jd rjalfkh, wmikm`hle tj tmh plrhfts mltifn jfh lfjtmhr3 tmlt l aisufehrstlfeifn jd mjw tmh suddhrifnalrrilnh wjuè fhnltivh`y ifdùhfkh tmh psykmj`jny jd tmh kmiè kjftriguthe3 lfe sj jf.Kjfsiehrifn tmis, rltmhr tmh ehprhssijf is kjfsiehrhe if l ”sifnu`lr’ wly jr ”mjìstik’ wly

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wi`` mlvh l `lrnh iaplkt jf wmlt is ”prjvhf’, lfe tmis klf kjftriguth tj l dliùrh tjjvhrkjah tmh ehprhssijf. Rrjjd is l`wlys rh`ltivh tj tmh thras jd tmh ifvhstinltijf, lfewmhf tmh thras lrh sht ifkjrrhkt`y, wmlt is ”prjvhf’ wi`` l`sj gh ifkjrrhkt.

<94=. Umhy sphlc lgjut Nje ls id Mh Hxists!

<949. Umhy k`lia tmh Ehvi` `jvhs ”nrly’, yht tmh wjrè is l ”nrly’ p`lkh.

<9>2. I mlvh mhlre l Kmristilf dltmhr th`` mis sjf tmlt mh fhhes tj gh prlktikl`, lfe I`lunmhe. Mjw klf yju gh prlktikl` id yju ghìhvh l alf rjsh drja tmh ehle:

<9><. I mhlr ajrh Kmristilfs tl`c lgjut mjw ”Nje wi`` tlch klrh jd yju’ wmhf tmifns lrhhlsy tmlf wmhf tmifns lrh mlre.

<9>7. ^mlt’s rhl``y if yjur mhlrt is wmlt kjahs jut wmhf yju’rh ufehr prhssurh. Gy puttifn Kmristilfs ufehr prhssurh, I mh`p tmha dife jut id Kmrist rhl``y ìvhs witmif tmha.

<9>;. Id I whrh tmh Ehvi`, I wjuè nj ldthr phjp`h’s mjph, fjt tmhir dlitm. Id phjp`h mlvhmjph, dlitm wi`` l`wlys nrjw glkc 3 id phjp`h ejf’t mlvh mjph, dlitm s`jw`y dlehs lwly.”Dlitm is tmh sugstlfkh jd tmifns mjphe djr’ ‛ id tmhrh’s fj sugstlfkh djr dlitm, dlitm iswitmjut sugstlfkh. (Umis mifts lt wmy it’s iapjrtlft djr Kmristilfs tj ìvh purpjsh`hssìvhs lfe ìvhs witmjut lspirltijf.)

(Aich Chyhs rhdhrhfkh)

(Mhgrhws <<?<)

<9>5. If tmh Gig`h, mjph is ehskrighe ls l mhàht, ls id tj `jsh yjur mjph is tj `jsh yjuraife, gut isf’t tmlt wmlt Kmristilfs mlvh l`rhley `jst:

(Aich Chyhs rhdhrhfkh)

<9>8. Umhy tjè ah tmlt wmlt tmh [pirit wlfts yju tj ej is wmlt tmh [pirit wlfts sjahjfhtj hxphrihfkh. I fjeehe.

<9>4. ^mhf tmh kmjikh is ghtwhhf dhhìfns lfe trutm, jf`y grlvh jr mhlrt`hss phjp`hkmjjsh tmh `lthr, lfe tmh twj `jjcifn tmh slah, tmh grlvh lrh gurehfhe mhlvihst. Mhfkh, grlvhry jf`y `lsts thapjrlri`y lnlifst tmh nje jd mhlrts.

<9>>. ^h alch lrnuahfts tj kjfvifkh jursh`vhs ajrh jdthf tmlf tj kjfvifkh jtmhrs.

<9>=. Nhfiushs mlvh l wly jd hxp`lififn tj yju wmlt yju kjuè hxp`lif tj tmha, gut tmhyfhvhr nivh yju tmh kmlfkh.

<9>9. Mjw I klf gh `jnikl` ghdjrh I la mualf:

(Whdhrhfkh îttnhfsthif ajvih)

<9=2. ^h thfe tj sly ”I cfjw tmlt (ifshrt )’ if rhnlre tj tmifns wh ejugt, djr tmifns whtru`y cfjw, sukm ls tmh dlkt I mlvh l mlfe, lrh tmifns wh ejf’t hvhf tmifc lgjut cfjwifn

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ufti` lsche ”ej yju cfjw yju mlvh l mlfe:’. ^mlt wh tru`y cfjw is tmlt wmikm wh fhvhrtmifc l gjut cfjwifn, lfe wmlt wh k`lia ”wh cfjw’ is tmlt wmikm wh’rh fjt khrtlif lgjutcfjwifn.

<9=<. [hhifn ls gjjcs hxist, tmhrh is ìdh ldthr ehltm.

<9=7. Fj jfh mls rhle R`ltj? mh wlsf’t l gjjc. Rhjp`h mlvh rhle Umh Whpugìk, yht, gutfjt R`ltj.

<9=;. Mls l sifn`h ghìhvhr mjfhst`y ”rhlsjfhe’ tj dlitm:

<9=5. Umh Jrlk`h’s k`lia aleh [jkrlths nj lfe alch tmh Jrlk`h’s k`lia truh, djr[jkrlths, ifth``hktul``y mjfhst, mle fj kmjikh, gut tj ifvhstinlth tmh Jrlk`h’s lsshrtijftmlt mh wls tmh wishst jd l``, djr mh cfhw mh cfhw fjtmifn.

(Umh Jrlk`h jf`y prjpmhsizhe wmhf smh cfhw tmh jfh smh prjpmhsizhe jvhr wjuènj lfe alch mhr prjpmhsy truh.)

<9=8. ^mlt is htmiks: Ehthraififn wmlt is ”tmh njje ìdh’: Wu`hs lfe ”flturl` `lws’ iftmh plst wjuè mlvh lfswhrhe tmis quhstijf djr yju, gut fjw wh mlvh tj ehkieh tmhlfswhr djr jursh`vhs (mjw drhhifn). Uj k`lssikl` tmifchrs, htmiks wls lgjut ”mjw tj ghmlppy’, lfe if tmis wly, tmh pjift jd sjkihty wls tj gh htmikl`. Ujely, htmiks is lgjut”mjw tj gh ajrl`’. ^h fhhe tj rhkjvhr tmh k`lssikl` ufehrstlfeifn3 tjely’s htmiks is `lwwitmjut ìdh, lfe wh’vh kjah tj tmifc jd htmiks ls tmlt wmikm yju lrh suppjshe tj ejtmjunm yju ejf’t wlft tj ej it ‛ it ushe tj gh ufehrstjje tmlt yju kjuèf’t gh mlppy idyju whrhf’t ”l njje phrsjf’. Uj lsc ”wmlt is tmh njje ìdh:’ is tj lsc ”mjw smjuè Iìvh:’, lfe tmlt’s lgjut ìvifn l du`di`ìfn ìdh. Htmiks is ìch NR[ djr l `jst michr if tmhajuftlifs3 it’s tmh alp wh fhhe tj rhlkm jur ehstifltijf. Kjfsiehrifn tmis, htmiks isahlfifn`hss witmjut l purpjsh? tmh rhlsjf I ejf’t ci`` ay fhinmgjr is djr tmh purpjsh jdìvifn if l wjrè wmhrh phjp`h ejf’t ci`` jfh lfjtmhr (djr hxlap`h). Htmiks is tmh rjle tjtmh purpjsh wh kmjjsh? ay ”junmt’ jrihftlths tmh ”alp’ jd ay ”is’, phr sh. Kjfsiehrifntmis, ”wmlt is tmh ahlfifn jd ìdh’ is l ehhp`y htmikl` quhstijf, djr ehthraifhs wmlt htmikslrh ”djr’.

Gut mjw ej wh ehkieh wmlt is htmikl` lfe tmh purpjsh jd mualfs: I suppjsh whl`sj mlvh tj kjrrhkt`y lfswhr tmh quhstijf ”wmlt lrh mualfs:’ ‛ wh aust hxp`jrhlftmrjpj`jny. Lfe tmhf wh aust hxp`jrh hpisthaj`jny, djr wh aust hxp`jrh ”mjw’ alfcfjws wmlt mh ”is’ lfe wmlt mh ”junmt’ tj ej. Kjfsiehrifn tmis, it’s urnhft tmlt wh sprhletmh wjre lgjut tmh skihftidik ahtmje lfe Fjf-Ghìhd3 jtmhrwish, mualfs lrh ejjahe tjìvh ahlfifn`hss`y.

<9=4. Ej tmhy tmifc ghìhd itsh`d is l nidt jd nrlkh:

<9=>. Nje is jf tril`, fjt mualfity.

<9==. ”Umh rj`h jd tmh tmhj`jnilf is fjt tj erlw l ìfh, gut tj rhtrlkh tmlt ìfh wmikm tmh ghìhvhr lkcfjw`henhs if k`liaifn tj mlvh dlitm’ ‛ tmh tmhj`jnilf ”aust cfjw’, LustifDlrrhr lrnuhe, ”tmlt mh is hxlaififn jr lrtiku`ltifn tmh lssuaptijfs jd tmh ghìhvifn



aife’. Leeitijfl``y, ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt, lkkjreifn tj Lustif Dlrrhr, ”Nje ejhs fjtnivh us hxp`lfltijfs3 mh nivhs us l [jf’. Lf hxp`lfltijf djr wmy wh eih ejhsf’t alch uslfy `hss ehle, gut l [jf nivhs us ìdh. ”Umhrh is l`` tmh eiddhrhfkh if tmh wjrè ghtwhhflkkhptifn l nidt lfe lkkhptifn l ejktrifh’, k`liahe Lustif Dlrrhr, I tjè tmha I kjuè Ilkkhpt l nidt I eief’t ufehrstlfe: Umhy tjè ah tmlt phjp`h lkkhpt `jts tmlt tmhy eief’t

ufehrstlfe? mjw nrlvity wjrche, mjw mualfs whrh mualfs, lfe sj jf. If tmh hfe, tmhyk`liahe tmh issuh wls tmlt I eief’t wlft tj ufehrstlfe.

<9=9. I lnrhh tmlt wh fhhe tj ifkuglth kmlrlkthr s if jur stuehfts, gut wh klf’t tlch iehlsjut jd tmh kjfthxt jd plst ajrl` trleitijfs lfe tmjsh iehls sti`` mlvh lfy pjwhr. îtmjuttmh kjfthxt, tmhy lrh hapty. ^h fhhe fhw ajrl`s witm fhw kjfthxts, wmlthvhr tmjshainmt gh.*Ojmf Mufthr lfe AlkIftyrh

<992. I ejf’t ufehrstlfe tmh eivieh ghtwhhf ”Flturl` Umhj`jny’ lfe ”Whvh`ltijf’ ‛ itshhas lgsure tj ah, djr ej fjt Kmristilfs mlvh tj ehkieh tmh flturh jd rhlìty if jrehr tj

rhkhivh Whvh`ltijf: Id Whvh`ltijf is if flturh, wmlt is tmh ”flturh jd flturh’ tj rhkhivhWhvh`ltijf lfe Whvh`ltijf fjt `jshs its ahlfifn jr ”lgiìty tj gh ifthrprhthe’ if flturh:”L tmhj`jny wmikm stjps lt krhltijf,’ k`liahe Dlrrhr rinmt`y, ”mlfe`hs l jfh-siehelgstrlktijf, wmikm is fjt hvhf tmh eilnrla jd lf lktul` ghìhd.’

<99<. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt tmh suf chhps us lìvh, gut id wh `jjc lt tmh suf, it ehdhltsjur nlzh. [j it is witm Nje? Nje sustlifs jur ghifn, gut id wh shhc tj cfjw Nje, Mis@inmt jvhrpjwhrs jur cfjwifn. Lfe yht, ls Elfth fjthe, id yju `jjc lt tmh suf, it `jjcsls id tmh suf is tryifn tj kjvhr itsh`d lfe mjè glkc its pjwhr tj slvh yjur hyhs. Umis isNrlkh. @ichwish, id wh shhc tj cfjw Nje, it’s ls id Nje trihs tj ”mjè Miash`d glkc’ ifsukm l wly tmlt jur cfjw`henh isf’t `hdt hapty ‛ sj tmlt wh lktul``y kjah tj nlifcfjw`henh lgjut Mis Rhrsjf.

<997. Lkkjreifn tj Dlrrhr, tmh ajvhahft jd tmh ghìhvhr’s rhlsjf tj Nje is ìch tmhajvifn jd tmh pjht’s aife if writifn pjhtry, tmjunm I ejf’t cfjw wmlt tmis ahlfs.

<99;. Lkkjreifn tj ay stuehfts, if tmh vjie jd rh`ltivisa, wmhrh fj trleitijfs lrh `hdt tj prjvieh kjfthxt tj, lfe mjè tjnhtmhr, jur htmiks, thkmfj`jny kjahs if tj di`` tmh vjie.Ujely, wh djra jur htmiks lrjufe jur thkmfj`jny, mlvifn tmrjwf lwly jgohktivity, lfeush thkmfj`jny ls jur stlfelre jd jgohktivity if p`lkh jd Nje. Umis is jd kjursh lgsure, gut lgsure tmifns lrh njeshfes wmhf shx is tmh fhw nje. I smrunnhe.

<995. Umh wly tmlt Kmristilfs ej Hvlfnhìsa phrmlps wjrcs jf Ltmhists lfe phjp`h wmjwhrh jfkh Kmristilfs lfe nlvh it up, gut I klf’t shh mjw it klf wjrc jf Ifth``hktul`s lfe phjp`h jd jtmhr rhìnijfs. Umhy fhhe tj iffjvlth.

<998. Hvhry lkt is lf lkt jd trlfs`ltijf/rhleifn ^rith ”scy’, lfe tmh pmhfjahfjf-scy istrlfs`lthe iftj l ”tmifn’. Uj tmifc/writh is tj trlfs`lth l pmhfjahfjf iftj lfjtmhr pmhfjahfjf.



<994. Kmurkm pjwhr dh`` ls ifkrhlshe its thfehfky tj sphlc nhfhrl``y.

<99>. ^my is tmlt jfh phrsjf ìchs l gjjc witm `hss ehtli` wmi`h sjahjfh h`sh ìchs l gjjc witm ajrh: Eiddhrhft sty`hs hddhkt phjp`h eiddhrhft`y, lfe it shhas tj ah tmlt id yjumlvh l `jt njifn jf ifsieh jd yjur mhle, yju ìch gjjcs witm `hss ehtli`, djr yju mlvh `jts

yju klf prjohkt iftj ”tmh splkh’ `hdt jphf gy tmh wjres. Yht tmh jfh wmj is phrmlps ajrhhxtrjvhrthe tmlf iftrjvhrthe fhhes thxts tmlt lrh ajrh ehskriptivh, fjt mlvifn ls aukmwitmif tmha tj prjohkt iftj ”tmh splkh’. It’s irjfik? tmh jfh wmj `jjcs tj gh rhleifn `hssmls ajrh njifn jf witmif, wmi`h tmh jfh wmj is rhleifn ajrh mls `hss ifsieh.

<99=. ”Lkkjuftlgiìty’ is sjahtmifn Kmristilfs strhss witmjut lfyjfh cfjwifn wmlt itahlfs. @ichwish, ”rh`ltijfsmips’ lrh strhsshe gy hvhryjfh witmjut hvhr djrau`ltifn tmha.

<999. If Kmristilf kmièrhf gjjcs, tmhy ehpikt tmh Rmlrishhs lfe Ouels ls k`hlr`y hvi` ‛ witm tmh pjiftifn kmifs, sìt hyhs, hvi` `jjcs ‛ wmi`h tmhy ehpikt Kmrist lfe tmh eiskip`hs lsk`hlr`y njje, alcifn it shha ls id jf`y l gìfe djj` wjuè sieh witm tmh Rmlrishhs lfe gh

lnlifst Kmrist. Lfe tmis is l nrjss eisshrvikh tj tmh mualf rlkh? id lfytmifn, wmhf Kmristwls lìvh, mh `jjche ìche tmh hvi` jfh lfe tmh Rmlrishhs `jjche tj gh tmh njje nuys. Itwlsf’t k`hlr lt l``3 id lfytmifn, I klf’t g`lah tmh Rmlrishhs djr mlvifn Kmrist krukidihe.Hviehfkh wls l`` jf tmhir sieh tmlt Kmrist wls l ajrl` ajfsthr. Dliùrh tj ehpikt tmis iftmhir stjrihs lfe ìthrlturh, Kmristilfs ghìhvh it’s ”jgvijus’ wmj is l Kmristilf lfe wmjisf’t, shttifn tmha up tj gh ajehrf Rmlrishhs. It’s kjaikl`, rhl``y.

7222. Umhy ejf’t ghìhvh tmhy lrh [lvhe gy tmhir njje wjrcs, gut tmhy ghìhvh id yjur[lvhe, yju’`` ej njje wjrcs. I ejf’t shh mjw tmis alchs tmha lfy eiddhrhft drja tmhRmlrishhs, jr lt tmh vhry `hlst, mjw tmis vihw ejhsf’t sht tmha up tj ghkjah Rmlrishhs.

722<. ^my ejhs tmh Gig`h kl`` ojy l druit: It’s l dhhìfn. Id I ufehrstlfe wmlt it ahlfs, tmhGig`h `hlvhs ah witm tmh iaprhssivh tmlt mlppy phjp`h aly strunn`h witm ojy, djrmlppifhss is hajtivh, wmi`h ojy is l stlth jd ghifn. Ojy aly fjt dhh` mlppy, lfe tmis wi`àlch mlppy phjp`h dhh` ìch tmhrh is sjahtmifn wrjfn witm tmha, tlcifn lwly gjtm tmhirmlppifhss lfe ojy. It wjuè l`sj shha tj ah tmlt ojy lfe mjph lrh ifmhrhft`y ìfche,lkkjreifn tj tmh Gig`h, lfe tmlt ojy is lf ”ufkmlfnifn-fhss ”tjwlre’ mjph’, id yju wi``.Mjph turfs l ghifn iftj lf ”lfl`jny jd ghifn’, phr sh, lfe tj gh sukm lf lfl`jny is tj gh ojydu`. Ejhs tmlt alch shfsh: It ejhsf’t tj ah.

7227. Rhjp`h lrh lttlkche djr lscifn quhstijfs hvhryjfh l`rhley cfjws tmh lfswhrs tj, ghklush tmhy alch it eiddiku`t djr phjp`h tj aliftlif tmhir sh`d-ehkhptijf tmlt tmhyufehrstlfe tmh wjrè.

722;. Umhy lrh k`ly tmlt fhhes tj gh smlphe, gut fjt gy Kmrist.

7225. Mjw klf I tlch Kmristilfs shrijus`y wmj lrh `jjcifn djrwlre tj Kmrist’s rhturf:Lkkjreifn tj Whvh`ltijf, it wi`` gh mh`` jf hlrtm! Umhy lrhf’t rhley djr tmhir jwf Nje.

7228. Id Kmristilfs whrh shrijus lgjut muaiìty, tmhy’e `jsh l`` tmhir ehglths lnlifst ah.



7224. Rhrmlps Ltmhists jf`y ghìhvh tmhy ejf’t ghìhvh if Nje: Rhrmlps Kmristilfs jf`y ghìhvh tmhy ghìhvh if Nje:

722>. ^mhfhvhr Kmristilfs tlch tmh Hukmlrist, ejf’t tmhy iap`y hvhryjfh smjuè ej t mh

slah: Ejf’t tmhy iap`y tmhy lrh wishr lfe salrthr tmlf lgstlifhrs:

722=. Kmristilfs kjfstlft`y tl`c lgjut jtmhr Kmristilfs wmj ejf’t ”ej wmlt tmh Gig`hslys’, gut mjw klf tmhy gh sj surh tmlt tmhir ifthrprhtltijf jd tmh Gig`h is tmh kjrrhkt jfh:Umlt hvhryjfh h`sh’s is wrjfn: ^mj dj``jws tmh Gig`h lfe wmj eisjghys it is rh`ltivh tj lKmristilf’s ifthrprhtltijf, lfe mjw klf Kmristilfs gh sj surh jd tmhir rhleifn tmlt tmhy klfush it tj ouenh l`` tmh jtmhr, eislnrhhifn Kmristilfs: Kmristilf mhrahfhutiks lrh if aukmsmjrthr supp`y tmlf lrh Kmristilfs.

7229. I lsche ay stuehfts mjw tmhy ”`jvhe tmhir fhinmgjr’ lfy eiddhrhft`y tmlf eieLtmhists, shhifn ls Ltmhists whft jf trips tj Ldrikl tj guiè mjushs tjj, lfe tmhy slie tmhy

whrh suppjshe tj ”`jvh tmh alf wmj ci``he tmhir dltmhr’, lfe I tjè tmha tmlt wlsiapjssig`h. Umhf I lsche tmha ”wmj ci``he Nje:’.

72<2. I dife it strlfnh tmlt Kmristilfs, wmhf kjfvifkhe l prhlkmhr is l dl`sh thlkmhr,rhdush hfnlnh witm mia jr mhr lfyajrh, lfe hfkjurlnh l`` jtmhr Kmristilfs tj ej tmhslah. [mjuèf’t Kmristilf gh ajrh hlnhr tj sphlc witm tmlt phrsjf tmlf hvhr ghdjrh:[mjuèf’t Kmristilfs rhle hvhry gjjc mh jr smh mls hvhr writthf, if mjphs jdufehrstlfeifn wmhrh tmh phrsjf is kjaifn drja, sj tmlt tmhy aly kjrrhkt mia: Umjunmtmh [hkjfe Uhstlahft wlrfs Kmristilfs tj ghwlrh jd dl`sh thlkmhrs, ejhs tmlt ahlf tmhysmjuè fjt, if `jvh, try tj kjrrhkt tmjsh thlkmhrs: Lfe smjuèf’t Kmristilfs sphlc witmtmjsh wmj tmhy ghìhvh lrh dl`sh privlth`y ghdjrh ehk`lrifn tmha l mhrhtik jf tmh ifthrfht,if kjfkjrelfkh witm Alttmhw <=?<8:

Umjunm, fjgjey ìchs tj nj tmh jfh wmj mh jr smh mlths lfe sphlc tj tmha dlkh tjdlkh? it is dlr ajrh duf tj nj eirhkt`y tj sjah jtmhr lfe ghnif njssipifn if tmh flah jdlkkuau`ltifn ”nje`y kjufki`’. Id yju tl`c tj l phrsjf dlkh-tj-dlkh, tmh erlal aly hfe,lfe wmhrh’s tmh duf if tmlt: Mualf ejf’t wlft tmhrh tj gh prjg`has, yht wlft tmhrh tj gh prjg`has. It’s duf ‛ hfes tmh gjrheja djr l tiah. îtm hxphrihfkhs ghifn eiviehe gytiah, tmis sjrt jd lgsure kjftrleiktijf is pjssig`h lfe kjaajf. L`sj, id jfh sphlcs tjlfjtmhr dlkh-tj-dlkh lgjut tmhir prjg`has, it aly turf jut tmh lkkushr is wrjfn. ^my tlchsukm l thrrig`h risc: Ghtthr tj put jdd rhlìty ls tmh Ehvi` wjrcs tj chhp tmh ouenahft lfemis ifhvitlg`h ehdhlt drja ghifn mlsthfhe3 dlr ghtthr tj gh ls Ejf \uixjth wls tjEu`kifhl. Infjrlfkh is gìss. I suppjsh I, gri`ìlft, cfjw fjt jd ”ojy kjap`hth’: UmhKmristilfs slys tmis jd ah lt `hlst, drja l eistlfkh.

Lkkjreifn tj ay stuehfts, trutm lfe rhlìty thfe tj gh jppjsiths. ”Urutm Is Ojy’,wmi`h rhlìty is ehdifhe gy tji` lfe wjrc. Umh wjrè hfkjurlnhs yju fjt tj ìvh if lfi`ùsijf lfe yht th``s yju tj nht prlktikl`, ahlfifn gy ”nht prlktikl`’ tj ”swhlt lfe wjrc’.”Urutm Is Ojy’ tmjunm, sj tj p`ly is ajrh tj trlfskhfe i`ùsijf tmlf is tj ”swhlt lfe wjrc’.Gy ”nht rhl`’ jr ”gh prlktikl`’ tmh wjrè ahlfs ”gh `hss spiritul`’, yht smjuèf’t tmhshhxprhssijfs ahlf ”gh ajrh spiritul`’: If its wlrfifns tj ”lvjie ehùsijf’, tmh wjrè



hfkjurlnhs yju tj gh ajrh ehùehe. Umhf, phjp`h flturl``y ej wmlt tmhy aust tj kjfdiralfe prjthkt tmlt ehùsijf.

^my ej phjp`h sly ”Jur @jre Ohsus’ rltmhr tmlf ”Jur @jre Ejf \uixjth’(Xflaufj): [urh`y mh is tmh ”nje jd tmis lnh’.

It is mualf flturh tj ej tmlt wmikm kjfdiras jfh’s i`ùsijfs if tmh flah jd

”nhttifn rhl`’.Uj ìvh ”if tmh trutm’ isf’t mualf.

72<<. I tjè ay stuehfts tj sh`` hvhrytmifn tmhy jwfhe, djr tmlt is wmlt Kmrist ehalfehejd tmh rikm alf, lfe tmhy tjè ah tmhy nlvh Kmrist l`` tmhir pjsshssijfs `jfn lnj. Fjw,tmhy whrh oust wltkmifn jvhr tmha ufti` Kmrist rhturfhe jr lsche tmha tj ej sjahtmifnwitm tmha.

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72<7. Hvhrywmhrh, I mhlr it ehk`lrhe ”stlfe up djr wmlt yju ghìhvh if, hvhf id yju’rh tmhjf`y jfh stlfeifn’, lfe I tmifc ”hxkhpt uf`hss yju’rh lnlifst @NGU alrrilnh, tmhhxisthfkh jd rlkisa, tmh hxisthfkh jd Kmrist, tmh sukkhss jd Klpitlìsa, htk.’ Fj jfh tmifcstmhy’rh sjahjfh wmj wjf’t ”stlfe up djr wmlt tmhy ghìhvh if wmhf dlkhe witmejugthrs’, lfe fj jfh tmifcs tmhy lrh sjahjfh th`ìfn phjp`h wmj lrh ”stlfeifn up djrwmlt tmhy ghìhvh if’ tj ”sit ejwf’. ^h’rh l`wlys tmh mhrj, lfe durtmhrajrh, th`ìfnjursh`vhs ”wh mlvh tj stlfe up djr wmlt wh ghìhvh if hvhf id wh’rh tmh jf`y jfh’ is lwly wh prhshrvh jur iehj`jny lfe kjfvifkh jursh`vhs wh lrh rinmt3 if lktulìty, wh ejf’tstlfe up djr lfytmifn. [ittifn jdd tj tmh sieh, wh th`` jursh`vhs wh wjuè, wmi`h th`ìfnhvhryjfh wh ghìhvh is wrjfn tj ”smut up lfe sit ejwf’. ^mhf phjp`h wh eislnrhh witm”stlfe up’, it is ginjthe lrrjnlfkh.

72<;. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt yju lrhf’t [lvhe gy wjrcs, gut wjrcs lfe ”wl`cifn gydlitm’ nivhs yju ”hxphrihftil` cfjw`henh’ jd mjw Nje chhps Mis Rrjaishs lfe mjw Miswjrc is kmlfnifn tmh wjrè. Umis kmlfnhs yjur ”ifth``hktul` lskhft tj Kmristilfity’ iftjsjahtmifn aukm ajrh mjìstik, gut witmjut tmlt ”ifth``hktul` lskhft’ tj stlrt, yju wjuèf’tlkt if sukm l wly tj nlif tmh ”hxphrihftil` cfjw`henh’. Mhfkh, wjrcs alchs yjur dlitm”du``hr’ ‛ it is gjtm glshe jf ifth`ìnhfkh lfe hxphrihfkh ‛ lfe sj tmjunm yju lrhf’t [lvhe gy wjrcs, wjrcs klf hfmlfkh yjur dlitm. I tjè tmha tmhy whrh mhrhtiks.

72<5. Id Kmristilfs mlvh tj hxp`lif tmh prjg`ha jd hvi`, ej Fjf-Ghìhvhrs fhhe tj hxp`liftmh prjg`ha jd p`hlsurh (tj l`ùeh tj Rmiìp Ylfkhy’s [ju` [urvivjr): Umh Ltmhist isrhspjfsig`h djr hxp`lififn drja wmhrh tmh Ojy wh’rh ”surprishe’ gy kjahs:

72<8. Ahtlpmjrs ehvh`jp ìch l sikcfhss.

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72<4. Hitmhr Hlsthr is djr rhl` jr it isf’t. Id it is `hnitialth, fjtmifn h`sh altthrs gut tmh ìdhjd l rlfeja alf twj-tmjuslfe yhlrs lnj. Ejhs tmis mjfhst`y alch tmh wjrè `hss lgsuretmlf l Ghkchtt p`ly:

72<>. Yju ejf’t shha tj gh l njje Kmristilf uf`hss yju ìvh if sukm l wly tmlt id Kmrist

wlsf’t rlishe drja tmh ehle, yjur ìdh is lgsure.

72<=. Umh Kmrist Kmristilfs wjrsmip tjely strichs ah ls lf hfhay jd tmh Kmrist ehpiktheif tmh Njsph`. Umh Lfti-Kmrist.

72<9. [uppjshe`y, tj nj gjè`y ghdjrh Nje ls sif`hss is tj nj ghdjrh Nje ls id hqul` tjKmrist, ghìhvifn jfh is lg`h tj ej sj tmlfcs tj Kmrist’s ehltm lfe Whsurrhktijf. Uj fjt lktsj gjè`y lfe lrrjnlft`y is tj dli` tj ghìhvh tmlt Kmrist mls Whehhahe tmh wjrè. Mjwifdifith`y lrrjnlft tmis wjuè gh id it whrh fjt sj truh, gut fj truh tmifns lrh lrrjnlft?tmhy siap`y lrh sj.

7272. Kmurkm, tmhy tjè ah, wlsf’t tmhir kjfkhrf sj aukm ls wls Cifneja. I ejugt tmhyhvhf ufehrstlfe tmis eistifktijf.

727<. I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt tmhy jppjshe lgjrtijf lfe @NGU alrrilnh ghklush tmhywhrh Kmristilfs, lfe tmhy tjè ah tmhy whrh rltmhr kjfvifkhe gy tmh pmi`jsjpmylrnuahfts jd Wjghrt Nhjrnh. Umhy tmhf k`liahe it wls if tmh ifthrhst jd Rrjnrhssivhs tjdrlah tmjsh jppjshe tj Rrjnrhssivh p`ltdjras ls ”tmhj`jnikl`’, ghklush tmhf it alchs itsjufe ìch tmhir jppjfhfts lrh Dufelahftlìst ginjts lfe alfilks. It wls l ehglth tlktik.

7277. Id yju tmifc l phrsjf is ejifn sjahtmifn wrjfn, ejf’t th`` tmh phrsjf eirhkt`y, gutrltmhr ifeirhkt`y prjvieh tmh phrsjf witm l pmi`jsjpmikl` drlahwjrc gy wmikm mh jr smhklf, jf tmhir jwf, rhkjnfizh tmhir hrrjr lfe dife tmhir wly jut jd tmh wjjes. Umis wly, idtmhrh lktul``y isf’t sjahtmifn wrjfn lfe yju oust aisrhle tmh situltijf, tmh phrsjf sti```hlrfs.

727;. Djr Rrjthstlfts tj k`lia tmh Gig`h mls lgsjùth lutmjrity wmi`h tmrjwifn jut tmhlutmjrity jd tmh Kmurkm lfe slifts tj ufehrstlfe it is ìch nivifn l nuf tj kmièrhf witm plrhftl` suphrvisijf.

7275. I sjahtiahs wjfehr id tmh writhrs jd tmh [kripturh ifthftijf krhlthe khrtlifiaprhssijfs ‛ sukm ls wmhf tmh Gig`h iapìhs ”sh`` l`` yjur gh`jfnifns’ ‛ sj tmlt rhlehrswi`` hxphrihfkh ”dhlr lfe trhagìfn’ lfe lsc tmhash`vhs ”wjuè I gh wi`ìfn:’.

7278. I ojcifn`y tjè ay stuehfts tmlt I sphft ay hvhfifns th`ìfn Nje tmlt I mlthe mia,lfe ay stuehfts tjè ah tmhy eief’t cfjw I mle l prlyhr ìdh.

7274. ^mlt is tmh lrnuahft tmlt tmh Gig`h mls tj gh ”ifhrrlft’, rltmhr tmlf ”ifdl`ìg`h’, tj gh drja Nje: Eief’t Kmrist mlvh ”kuts’ jf mis gjey, tmjunm mh wls phrdhkt:



727>. It kjfkhrfs ah tmlt wmj wh kl`` ”gri`ìlft’ if sjkihty tjely cfjws `jts jdcfjw`henh, gut tmhy ejf’t cfjw cfjw`henh ehhp`y.

727=. ^mhrh if tmh Gig`h is sj`l skripturl:

7279. Id tmh Gig`h eief’t hxist, wmlt wjuè tmh ahlfifn gh jd ”Kmrist’:

72;2. Ay stuehfts sinmhe lfe, if rhnlre tj Fimiìsts, slie tmlt id yju tmifc ìdh isahlfifn`hss, lkt it. Dlitm witmjut wjrcs is ehle. Jfkh I shh l Fimiìstik wmj rhl``y ìvhsit, tmhf I’`` ghìhvh. I kmukc`he.

72;<. Ls tj mhlr tmh wjre ”kjukm’ isf’t tmh slah wls sittifn jf jfh, slyifn ”Nje’ isf’ttmh slah ls ghìhvifn.

72;7. Mjw l plrhft smjuè rlish l kmiè aust gh glshe jf tmh stlfelre jd tmh kmiè’siehftity3 jtmhrwish, tmh plrhft’s iehls lfe ”mh`p’ wi`` gh jdd. Id yju nivh djje tj l klr, yju

wi`` gh l djj`? id yju tmifc tmh djje wi`` gh wlsthe uf`hss tmh klr hlts it, tmlt ejhsf’t ahlftmh klr wi`` alnikl``y stlrt hltifn djje. Uj gh lg`h tj prjvieh sjahtmifn tj l phrsjf tmltmh`ps, yju aust cfjw tmh phrsjf, gut if Kmristilfity, I ejf’t ufehrstlfe mjw tmis is pjssig`h, sifkh Kmristilfs ghìhvh l`` iehftity is djufe if Nje, ^mj Is Urlfskhfehft.Kmristilf plrhfts shha ejjahe.

72;;. I klffjt `jvh wmlt ehvjurs ah.

72;5. Uj shh mjw Jxdjre tmrivhs: ”Ahf mlvh djrnjtthf Nje3 tmlt’s wmy l`` tmis mlsmlpphfhe.’ (L`hxlfehr [j`zmhfitsyf)

72;8. Lkkjreifn tj ay stuehfts, tj eiskuss tmh sh`d if plrts is tj thlr it lplrt, yht whklffjt eiskuss l`` tmlt kjapjshs tmh sh`d siau`tlfhjus`y. Mhfkh, wh klf fhvhr tl`c lgjutwmj wh lrh, ls wh klf fhvhr eiskuss l tmifn. Uj quhstijf tmh sh`d is tj tl`c lgjut lflgstrlktijf3 it is fhvhr tj hfnlnh witm lf lktul` sh`d. Yht tmlt ejhsf’t ahlf tmh sh`dejhsf’t hxist? it oust ahlfs wh fhhe tj rheukh tj guiè up l tmifn iftj wmlt it is. Umhyk`liahe wh fhhe l fhw pmi`jsjpmy jd ”Leeitijf’ wmikm syftmhsizhs l`` tmh plrtseiskjvhrhe gy rheuktijfisa.

72;4. L`ùeifn tj tmh ehglth ghtwhhf Islilm Ghrìf lfe Lyhrs, ay stuehfts k`liahe tmltid I lsc yju ”is it rlififn jutsieh:’, yju wi`` tmhf nj lfe `jjc tj ehthraifh tmh whltmhr.Yju ifthrprht ay shfthfkh lfe tmhf ”lkt ìch’ sjahjfh wmj ”njhs tj shh tmh rlif’3 yjuufehrstlfe its ahlfifn ghdjrh yju shh tmh trutm tj it. Ahlfifn kjahs ghdjrh vhridikltijf.Id yju sly ”it’s rlififn jutsieh’ lfe sjahjfh stjps yju, slyifn ”yju mlvh fj rhlsjf tj nj`jjc’, tmhy lrh chhpifn yju drja ejifn wmlt yju aust ej tj prjvh id tmh tmhjry is tr uh jrfjt. @ichwish, id jfh slys ”tmhrh is l Nje’ lfe sjahjfh stjps yju drja sthppifn iftj tmhUmhsis systha ”ls id it whrh truh’ tj shh, yju klffjt ehthraifh id it is dl`sh jr fjt. Uj nj`jjc tj shh id it is rlififn jutsieh is tj lkt ”lkt id it whrh truh’ ghdjrh yju cfjw it is truh.Lkkjreifn tj ay stuehfts, aukm jd ìdh is l prjkhss jd ”lktifn ls id it whrh truh’ `jfn ghdjrh cfjwifn id sukm is tmh klsh.

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Ay stuehfts l`sj leehe tmlt kjfsiehrifn wmlt wls slie, Ltmhists aust ”sthp iftj’Umhisa lfe ”lkt ìch Umhists’ tj eisprjvh it. Gut mjw klf tmhy eisprjvh it id tmhy lrhlktifn ìch tmjsh wmj ghìhvh it: Lfe wmlt id it’s tmh klsh tmlt Umhisa is l phrdhkt`y sh`d - oustidyifn systha3 wmlt id it’s dl`sh, gut it’s iapjssig`h tj ufvhi` it ls dl`sh: Ay stuehftstjè ah tmlt tmhf it is tmh klsh tmlt Ltmhists aust ”sthp iftj’ Umhisa tj eisprjvh it, gut

jfkh if, tmhy wi`` ”rltijfl``y’ mlvh tj ghkjah Umhists. I wls mjrridihe? ”tmh alp isifehstruktig`h’.

72;>. @ich wmlt tmhy tjè ah `lst tiah, tmhy tjè ah ahtlpmysiks is lgsure uf`hss sthpiftj tmh systha ‛ uf`hss yju lkt ”ls id’ it whrh truh lfe susphfe ouenahft ufti` yju ”sthpif’. [lah witm ”it is rlififn jutsieh’ ‛ id jfh mhlrs tmis lfe rhspjfes ”fj it’s fjt’ (wmikml`` tmh hviehfkh jd tmh rjja tmhy lrh if wjuè sunnhst is l prjphr lfswhr), tmh phrsjf wi``fhvhr `jjc tj ehthraifh id tmh tmhsis is truh jr dl`sh. Uj fjt `jjc ejhs fjt prjvh it isf’trlififn jutsieh, yht tmlt’s mjw wh lkt witm ahtlpmysiks, tmhj`jny, sh`dmjje, lfe lrt).

72;=. Id I la l gjey, wmhf I kut ay difnhr, tmhrh is l shfsh if wmikm ”I 1 kut’. Lfe yht it

is ay difnhr tmlt is kut, fjt ah. Gjtm: Yhs/fj.

72;9. Id yju lsc ”wmlt is l sh`d:’, it ehalfes tmlt yju mlvh l stlfelre gy wmikm tjehthraifh tmh difl` lfswhr. Mjwhvhr, ”tmh sh`d’ is tj gh tmlt stlfelre, gut wh klf’t cfjwwmlt tmlt is ufti` wh’vh djufe it lfe kjaplrhe it tj l stlfelre, wmikm wh klf’t ej. Mhfkh,tmh systha dl``s lplrt. Nôeh`-ìch. Yht tmlt ejhsf’t ahlf tmh sh`d ejhsf’t hxist.

7252. K.[. @hwis wls l ginjt wmj grjch tmh trust jd kjuft`hss kmièrhf wmj tmjunmt mis Flrfil gjjcs whrh iffjkhft stjrihs, fjt Kmristilf prjplnlfel.

725<. I wls lsche ”wmlt lrh tmh iapjrtlft tmifns’ yju ghìhvh smjuè gh tlunmt if tmhk`lssrjja:’, lfe I pjfehrhe tmh quhstijf djr l `jfn tiah. I la jd tmh jpifijf tmlt phjp`hfhhe l ”kjaajf kjrh’ jd gusifhss sci``s witm mualfitihs, lfe tmlt tmis wjuè alch phjp`h gjtm ajrh prlktikl` lfe ajrh tmjunmtdu`. Irjfikl``y, gy shplrltifn ”tmh prlktikl`’lfe ”tmh kjfkhptul`’, ls kj``hnhs nhfhrl``y mlvh, tmhy sht up stuehfts tj gh `hss prlktikl`lfe `hss kjfkhptul`. L`` prlktikh jkkurs tmrjunm l kjfkhptul` drlahwjrc, ls l``kjfkhptul` drlahwjrcs lrish syagijtikl``y drja jut jd prlktikh. If shplrltifn tmhkjfkhptul` drja tmh prlktikl`, wh thlkm stuehfts tj ìvh if l wjrè tmlt ejhsf’t hxist ‛ lwjrè jd hitmhr ”purh kjfkhpt’ jr ”purh prlktikh’. I tmifc tmis syftmhsis is hsphkil``yfhkhsslry if jur ”Iehl Hkjfjay’, gut I dhlr tmh rhspjfsigiìty jd ghifn lf ”Hap`jyahftUhst if eisnuish’ mls aleh it eiddiku`t djr kj``hnhs tj klrry jut tmis syftmhsis (ls wlrfhelgjut if ‐Iffjvltifn Krhehftil`s‑ gy J.N. Wjsh).

Rhrsjfl``y, I la l strjfn ghìhvhr if tmh pjwhr jd lktifn tj thlkm. I tmifc wh klf`hlrf l nrhlt ehl` jd ”hxphrihfkh’ drja lktifn, alcifn us ajrh prhplrhe tj mlfe`h wh``wmlt mlpphfs if rhl` ìdh. I ghìhvh dliùrhs lfe aistlchs lrh fhkhsslry, gut I ejf’t tmifctmhsh dliùrhs lfe aistlchs klf jf`y mlpphf ”if rhl` ìdh’3 tmhy klf gh siau`lthe. [khflrijs klf gh krhlthe tj mh`p thlkm phjp`h wmlt tj ej sj tmhy lrhf’t klunmt jdd nulre,lfe id fjt phrdhkt`y, lt `hlst ghtthr tmlf fjt lt l``. I l`sj ghìhvh lktifn is tihe tj hapltmyehvh`jpahft, lfe hapltmy is khrtlif`y jfh jd tmjsh ”iapjrtlft tmifns’ tmlt fhhe tj gh`hlrfhe. Ls lf lsieh, I’a l`sj jd tmh jpifijf tmlt ”hapltmy’ lfe ”kritikl` tmifcifn’ lrh

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prjdjufe`y ìfche (ls lrnuhe if ‐Jf Kritikl` Umifcifn‑ gy J.N. W jsh)? it’s mlre djr ah tjshh mjw it’s pjssig`h tj mlvh jfh witmjut tmh jtmhr.

Jf tmlt ìfh jd tmjunmt, lfjtmhr iapjrtlft tmifn I ghìhvh skmjj`s fhhe tj thlkm is[jkrltik Umifcifn. Yhs, hvhry kj``hnh k`lss k`lias tj ush tmh [jkrltik Ahtmje, gut I ghìhvh dhw lktul``y ej. ^mlt I ahlf gy ”[jkrltik Umifcifn’ is tmh rhlìzltijf tmlt if l

sifn`h shfthfkh, tmhrh lrh pjthftil``y kjftlifhe up tj l tmjuslfe quhstijfs. Djr hxlap`h,id I sly ”tmlt alf is l njje phrsjf’, tmlt stlthahft l`jfh, tj lsshft tj, rhquirhs tmh ìsthfhrtj lfswhr alfy quhstijfs (hlkm jd wmikm hftli`s alfy ajrh quhstijfs)?

<. ^mlt is l alf:7. ^mlt is (tmh) njje:;. ^mlt is l phrsjf:5. ^mlt alchs pjssig`h tmh kjffhktijf ghtwhhf ”alf’ lfe ”phrsjf’: 8. ^mlt alchs ”tmlt alf’ eiddhrhft drja ”lfjtmhr ahf’:

Lfe sj jf. @ich l pikturh tmlt shkrht`y kjftlifs lfjtmhr pikturh tmlt yju klf’t shh

ufti` yjurs hyh leoust, id kj``hnhs wjuè thlkm phjp`h tj rhlìzh tmlt if l sifn`h quhstijf, ghìhd, tmjunmt, htk. is kjftlifhe l munh alzh jd iehls lfe tmjunmts tmlt mlvh tj ghlfl`yzhe lfe sjrthe jut, kj``hnhs wi`` ghtthr hquip stuehfts witm ”tmh lrt jd tmifcifn’.Kurrhft`y, I ghìhvh it is pjssig`h tj nlif l ehnrhh lfe fhvhr ehvh`jp tmis lrt, lfe tmltl`jfh sphlcs tj tmh iapjvhrismahft jd minmhr heukltijf.

Uj ìst jut sjah ajrh ”iapjrtlft tmifns’?

<. Krhltivity?^mikm I wi`` vlnuh`y ehdifh mhrh ls ”tmh lgiìty tj sj`vh Umh Klfe`h Rrjg`ha’.

7. Iftrifsik Ajtivltijf?Ls eiskusshe gy Elfih` Rifc.

;. Dlaiìlrity witm, lfe lpprhkiltijf jd, jtmhr djras jd ifth`ìnhfkh?Ls eiskusshe gy Mjwlre Nlreifhr.

5. [chptikisa jd tmifcifn itsh`d, lwlrhfhss jd its ìaits, lfe mjw it miehs its ìaits?[ukm ls fjthe gy Flssia Ul`hg jr Clr` Rjpphr.

8. Hajtijfl` Ifth`ìnhfkhEhhp`y ìfche witm hapltmy lfe pijfhhrhe gy Elfih` Nj`half.

Umhsh lrh sjah nhfhrl` sunnhstijfs tmlt kjah tj aife. I’a jd tmh jpifijf tmlt idtmh kj``hnh ajfjpj`y jf krhehftil`s wls grjchf up, kj``hnhs wjuè gh djrkhe tj tmifc jd”iapjrtlft tmifns’ tmhy aust thlkm tj lee rhl` vlùh, fj `jfnhr ghifn lg`h tj rhst upjf its”krhehftil` ajfjpj`y’ (wmikm `hles tj kjap`lkhfky). It fj `jfnhr ghifn virtul``ynulrlfthhe tmlt phjp`h wi`` ltthfe, kj``hnhs wjuè mlvh tj tmifc jd wlys tj tru`y jddhrvlùh tmlt wjuè wlrrlft tmh prikh tln (wmikm I ghìhvh wjuè rhd`hkt rhl` alrcht vlùhs).Urlnikl``y, ufti` tmh ajfjpj`y is grjchf up, wmlthvhr ”iapjrtlft tmifns’ kj``hnhs fhhe tj




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thlkm, tmhy wjf’t mlvh tmlt aukm ifkhftivh tj lktul``y thlkm tmha, l`rhley ghifnajfhtlri`y sukkhssdu` lfe ku`turl``y vlùhe.

7257. Alrc ay wjres? ehdhltifn rhìnijf wi`` gh aukm ajrh eiddiku`t tmlf Ltmhistsrhlìzh. Kjuft`hss phjp`h wmj `hlvh rhìnijf wi`` sti`` `jfn djr wmlt rhìnijf jddhrs?

mualfs lrh rhìnijus krhlturhs, ldthr l``. Umhy’`` kjah glkc, id fjt djr Nje, djrspiritulìty, djr kjaaufity, djr purpjsh. Umhy’`` chhp ghifn rhìnijus. Umhy’`` rhturf tjEivifity [kmjj`s, `jjcifn djr drhheja drja tmh vlùhs jd Klpitlìsa lfe Wh`ltivisa.Umhy’`` rhp`lkh ”l smlrhe krhhe’ witm ”l smlrh aissijf’, rhp`lkh ”wjrsmip’ witm ”lrt’,rhp`lkh ”prhlkmhrs’ witm ”prjdhssjrs’, lfe sj jf. Whìnijf isf’t njifn lfywmhrh, lfe id itssmh`` if p`lkh, sjjf hfjunm, Nje wi`` kjah glkc. Whsurrhkthe. Hthrfl`.

725;. Eie kitihs djra ls l rhspjfsh tj l `lkc jd kjaaufikltijf thkmfj`jnihs: Id sjkilàheil lfe tmh ifthrfht hxisthe drja tmh ghniffifn jd tiah, wjuè ”gin kitihs’ mlvh hvhrdjrahe: Gut fjw tmlt tmhy ej hxist, tmhy lrh tmh jrnlfizhr jd sjkil` vlùhs if tmhir dlvjr?ìvifn if l gin kity ahlfs yju lrh iapjrtlft3 gin kitihs lrh wmhrh tmh gin ej``lrs lrh3 lfe

sj jf. Ghklush ”gin kitihs’ hxist, phjp`h mlvh `hss kjftrj` jvhr wmhrh tmhy ìvh? tmhy mlvhtj ajvh tj tmh gin kitihs lfe djrhvhr gh mlufthe gy l shfsh jd ”mjah`hssfhss’ lfe”kjaaufity-`hss-fhss’ (tmis is wmy phjp`h lrh jgshsshe lgjut ”kjaaufity’ tmhsh elys3 ifhlr`y Klpitlìsa, wmhf phjp`h mle ajrh kjftrj` jvhr wmhrh tmhy ìvhe lfe whrh `hss”eishagjeihe’ tmrjunm thkmfj`jny, tmis wls `hss jd l prjg`ha, I tmifc). Ghklush jd tmh`lkc jd kjaaufity, kitihs djrahe, lfe mlvh fjw rlkhe lmhle lfe ghkjah tmh khfthr jdvlùhs.

^h lrh l`wlys ìvifn ufehr tmh smlejw jd wmlt mlpphfhe if tmh plst.(Lt `hlst kitihs thlkm phjp`h hapltmy gy djrkifn tmha if tmh prhshfkh jd ”jtmhrs’.

Umjunm rlrh`y ej tmhy tlch hapltmy dlr hfjunm, ouenifn tmjsh jutsieh tmh kitihs. )

7255. Mjw klf wh ìvh id wh lrh tj gh ehhp if l ìdh tmlt is sml``jw:

7258. Umh nrhlt hrrjr jd tmhj`jny is tj lsc quhstijfs lgjut Nje’s Rhrsjf lfe Hthrfityshplrlth`y. Lfe, tmlt is, tj lsc lfe lfswhr quhstijfs lplrt drja tmh quhstijfs lfe lfswhrsjd jtmhr, tmhj`jnikl` issuhs.

7254. If jur wjrè tjely, id l phrsjf nhts hxkithe wmhf pmi`jsjpmikl` iehls kjah up ifkjfvhrsltijf, tmis is ”prjjd’ tmlt tmh phrsjf prhdhrs tl`c lgjut iehls jvhr phjp`h, wmhf it’sfjt fhkhsslri`y tmh klsh tmlt tmh phrsjf prhdhrs tmis lt l``. Umh phrsjf oust ”ejhs it’, lfeit’s fjt tmlt tmh phrsjf eisìchs tl`cifn lgjut dlai`y ‛ tmh phrsjf ejhsf’t ìch it jr eisìchit ‛ gut sifkh tmis sjrt jd fhutrlìty klffjt gh kjfkhptulìzhe, wh klffjt ghìhvh it? tmhvhry lkt jd tryifn tj tmifc lgjut fhutrlìty alchs it fjf-fhutrl`, ghklush lf ifthfehetmjunmt ”prjohkts’ jftj wmlt is kjfsiehrhe ifthftijflìty. Umifcifn flturl``y kj`jrs tmhkjfsiehrhe if ifthftijflìty, kjfdusifn.

725>. Lf jè ghìhd wi`` fjt `hle yju tj l fhw wjrè.

725=. Umhy erjp sj alfy jfh-ìfhrs tmlt sjufe truh.



7259. Nje hxists ghklush mualfs klf krhlth if tmhir mhles wmlt klffjt kjah iftj ghifn.

7282. I dhlr kj``hnh ehnrhhs tjely alch phjp`h ajrh ìch ”tmh ìtt`h phjp`h’ tmlf ”tmhaikh’ if ^mj Ajvhe Ay Kmhhsh:.

728<. Id I whrh tj stuey tmh yhlr <422s lfe trlkh tmh ehskhfehfts jd l dhw kriaifl`stmrjunm 722=, I wjfehr id I wjuè dife l `jfn, hxthfsivh ìfh jd kriaifl`s: Id I whrh tjtrlkh tmh ehskhfehfts jd ”nrhlt ahf’ drja tmhf tj lrjufe fjw, wjuè I dife l `jfn,hxthfsivh ìfh jd ”nrhlt phjp`h’: Lfe id I eie, wjuè tmis prjvh tmh pjwhr jd nhfhtiks jrtmh pjwhr jd dlaiìhs: Gjtm:

7287. Uj ìvh is tj dife yjursh`d erivifn l klr, rhnlre`hss id yju wlft tj erivh jr fjt.Erivifn djr ajst phjp`h is sugkjfskijus3 it’s sjahtmifn yju ej witmjut hvhf tmifcifnlgjut it, lfe ajst jd tmh tiah, tmlt’s oust difh. Gut jfh wrjfn ajvh lfe yju’rh ehle? jfh oj`t jd tmh wmhh`, jfh mittifn jd lf ufajvifn jgohktivh ‛ lfe yju’rh ehle. Jr yju’rh ìdhis ruifhe? jfh mittifn jd l phehstrilf krjssifn tmh strhht3 jfh nhttifn if l wrhkc lfe ci`ìfn

l `jvhe jfh wmi`h yju survivh ‛ lfe ìdh is mh``. Lfe yht wh erivh witmjut tmifcifn lgjutit, lfe drlfc`y, erivifn hflg`hs us tj nj p`lkhs lfe ej tmifns wh wlft tj ej. Erivifn is l g`hssifn lfe mhlvy rhspjfsigiìty.

Id yju ejf’t cfjw mjw tj erivh, yju ainmt alch it oust difh, gut tmhf id sueehf`ynjhs wrjfn, yju’rh ehle? tmhrh’s fj njifn glkc. @ichwish, yju ainmt nht tmrjunm ìdhwitmjut pmi`jsjpmy, gut id sueehf`y yju fhhe it, hvhrytmifn klf gh wrhkche. @lkcifn tmhlgiìty tj tmifc tmrjunm issuhs, yjur alrrilnh ainmt dl`` lplrt, yjur drihfesmips ainmtkruag`h, lfe sj jf. Lfe yju’rh l`wlys `hss prhplrhe tmlf yju tmifc. Yju tmifc yju’rh prhplrhe djr id l ehhr ouaps jut if drjft jd yjur klr, gut tmhf jfh ejhs, lfe yju jvhrrhlkt.Yju turf tmh wmhh` tjj mlre, lfe hvhryjfh eihs. Hvhf id yju prlktikhe djr l ehhr, wmhf itlktul``y mlpphfs, tmh prlktikh turfs jut tj mlvh prhplrhe yju aukm `hss tmlf yju tmjunmt.Gut lt `hlst yju prlktikhe, lfe tmis nivhs yju l ghtthr kmlfkh3 ìchwish, id yju prlktikhe pmi`jsjpmy, yju’`` mlvh l kmlfkh.

Ajst erivh tmjuslfes upjf tmjuslfes jd ai`hs witmjut hvhft. Umhy ejf’t fhhe tmhhxtrl prlktikh, lfe fjtmifn thrrig`h mlpphfs tj tmha ‛ tmhy hvhf ajkc tmjsh wmj tlcherivifn ”tjj shrijus`y’. Lfe tmhf sjahtmifn mlpphfs, lfe hvhrytmifn kmlfnhs. [j it njhswitm pmi`jsjpmy? ajst nj tmrjunm yhlrs lfe yhlrs witmjut fhheifn it, ajkcifn tmjsh wmj”lrhf’t prlktikl`’. Lfe tmhf sjahtmifn mlpphfs lfe tmhy `lkc tmh ifth``hktul` rhsjurkhs tjej lfytmifn lgjut it, lfe tmhf it’s tjj `lth. Lfe id tmhy ejf’t eih if tmh klr wrhkc, phr sh, sjahtmifn wjrsh aly mlpphf? l `jvhe jfh aly phrism, lfe tmhy aly chhp ìvifn,cfjwifn wmj is rhspjfsig`h djr tmh `jss.

Yhs, sjahtiahs tmifns mlpphf wmhf yju’rh erivifn tmlt yju tru`y mlvh fj kjftrj`jvhr? yju lrh mit gy l erufc erivhr drja tmh sieh3 yjur hfnifh hxp`jehs witmjut rhlsjf3lfe sj jf. Gut sjahtiahs, id jf`y yju whrh ajrh prhplrhe, yju kjuè mlvh grjunmt lgjutl eiddhrhft jutkjah, gut erivifn sj alfy ai`hs witmjut ifkiehft, yju whrhf’t rhley. [j itnjhs witm ìdh lfe pmi`jsjpmy? erivifn is ìdh.

728;. @ighrl`s, I’a lsmlahe tj sly, jdthf strich ah ls ghìhvifn if l cife jd Jrinifl`[if? id yju lrh wmith, yju lrh nui`ty jd rlkisa3 id yju lrh l Klpitlìst yju lrh nui`ty jdehstrjyifn tmh hfvirjfahft3 id yju lrh l alf wmj lrh nui`ty jd shxisa3 lfe sj jf. I ejf’t



ahlf tj sunnhst tmhrh isf’t truh tj wmlt @ighrl`s lrnuh, gut I’a fjt l dlf jd lfy ”Jrinifl`[if’-tmifcifn. Umh prhaishs klffjt gh dl`sidihe, krhlth `hfshs tmrjunm phjp`h ouenh lfelssuah elalnifn dl`sitihs lgjut jfh lfjtmhr, lfe lee wmlt vlùh: Umis tmifcifn turfsmualfs iftj mjph`hss ghlsts, lfe if tmis klnh, ahf usul``y nj ale.

”Jrinifl` [if’-tmifcifn lfe -lrnuahftltijf smjuè gh klst lsieh gy ehdlu`t? it

ejhsf’t lee vlùh, ejhsf’t th`` us wmlt tj ej tj sj`vh l prjg`ha, lfe turfs jfh sieh iftjtmh mhrjhs lfe tmh jtmhr iftj tmh vi``lifs ‛ sjah iftj ”tmh [lvhe’ lfe jtmhrs iftj ”tmh@jst’. Gy girtm, aife yju? id yju lrh gjrf lfe ejf’t ghìhvh if l nivhf ”Jrinifl` [if’, yjulrh ”Elafhe’3 id yju lrh gjrf lfe ghìhvh, yju lrh ”[lvhe’. Djr l`` tmhir k`lias tjRrjnrhssivisa, ìch Kmristilfs, @ighrl`s ghìhvh mualfs lrh krhlturhs gjrf if sif, lfe idyju’rh fjt l @ighrl`, yju lrh l siffhr. Durtmhrajrh, ”Jrinifl` [if’ alchs tmh sif yjuriehftity fjt ghklush jd wmlt yju ej? yju lrh nui`ty ghklush ”yju lrh nui`ty’, fjt ghklush”yju ej tmlt wmikm alchs yju nui`ty’. If tmh dirst situltijf, yju klffjt hsklph yjur sif3 iftmh shkjfe, yjur sif is ajrh kjftlifhe lfe ejhsf’t ehdifh yju. If @ighrl`s lskrigifn tj”Jrinifl` [if’-tmifcifn, tmhy ej tmh vhry tmifn tmhy jppjsh Kjfshrvltivhs djr ejifn? tmhy ouenh phjp`h djr ghifn wmj tmhy lrh ls `hsshr, lfe tmhrh is fjtmifn tmhy klf ej tj iaprjvh

tmhir situltijf. Rhrmlps it is tmh klsh tmlt l`` ”Jrinifl` [if’-tmifcifn fhkhsslri`y `hles tjiftj`hrlfkh lfe eiskriaifltijf, hvhf id if tmh flah jd hfeifn iftj`hrlfkh lfeeiskriaifltijf.

X`tialth`y, id yju’rh fjt l @ighrl`, yju lrh l siffhr, lfe ls Kmristilf aistrhlttmjsh tmhy vihw ls ”Umh @jst’, sj @ighrl`s trhlt wmj tmhy shh ls ”Umh @jst’ oust ls gle`y.Lfe yht @ighrl`s lr h suppjshe tj trlfskhfe ginjtry lfe ”rhìnijus drlaifn’, gut smlkc`he gy ”Jrinifl` [if’-tmifcifn ‛ uflwlrh jd tmh tmifcifn tmhy mlvh lgsjrghe drja tmhrhìnijus ‛ tmhy ghkjah wmlt tmhy ouenh.

L`` ”Jrinifl` [if’-tmifcifn smjuè gh glffhe.It ehstrjys us l``.

7285. Umh trutm wi`` sht yju drhh, gut it wi`` l`sj krhlth hfhaihs.

7288. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt it isf’t l vij`ltijf jd drhheja tj fjt wlft phjp`h tj gh g`lspmhajus, wmi`h it is sukm l vij`ltijf tj mjè l nuf up tj l phrsjf’s mhle lfe sly”stjp’. ”^lftifn’ l phrsjf fjt tj sly sjahtmifn isf’t itsh`d l vij`ltijf jd ìghrty, gut tmltis mjw @ighrl`s fjw tl`c, lfe tmis rhaifes ay stuehfts jd l tjtlìtlrilf tmjunmt-pjìkh. Irhaifehe tmha Nje wls tmh u`tialth tmjunmt-pjìkh, lfe tmhy tjè ah tmlt Nje eief’truif yjur klrhhr id yju mle lf leu`thrjus tmjunmt, jf`y lsc djr yju tj rhphft. @ighrl`s, jftmh jtmhr mlfe, id l pjìtikilf vjikhs sjahtmifn tmhy phrkhivh ls ”Lfti-Rhrsjfl` @ighrty’,ej hvhrytmifn if tmhir pjwhr tj ruif tmh klrhhr jd tmh pjìtikilf. Leeitijfl`, ufìch Nje,@ighrl`s eief’t shfe Kmrist tj ghlr tmh sifs jd tmh wjrè. I tmhf tjè ay stuehfts tmlt I wlsfj Kjfshrvltivh, gut I eie dhlr @ighrl`s whrh ghkjaifn rhìnijus.

7284. L Kmurkm jd [hx, Lfti-Eiskriaifltijf, Rjst-Whìnijf, htk…Tjhnhì: Jfh ely whwhrh Kmristilfs, lfe tmh fhxt, alnikl``y, slifts jd phrsjfl` du`di`àhft: Lfe wh mlvhtmrjwf lwly jur ku`turh witmjut lfy k`hlr fjtijf jd mjw tj rhp`hfism it, klusifnlflrkmy: Mjw Gurchlf. Ajrlìty is ehle, lfe id it is truh ajrlìty is fhkhsslry djr sh`d-njvhrflfkh, tmlf l`` is `jst: Rhrmlps Wussil, wmj ”phrkhivhSsQ lktivists ìch Russy Wijt ls`ltthr-ely Gj`smhvics’, wmj tmifcs ”tmh spirit jd kjaaufisa smjws itsh`d if whsthrf

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wjrsmip jd mualf rinmts, drhheja jd sphhkm lfe tmh hìth’s utjpilf fjtijfs jd sj-kl``hejphf sjkihtihs’, mjès sl`vltijf:

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728>. Rhjp`h wlft tj nhfuifh`y cfjw tmh trutm ls nhfuifh`y ls tmhy ejf’t wlft tj wjrcdjr it.

728=. Djr alfy, kjadjrt is purpjsh, lfe purpjsh is kjadjrt.

7289. I eief’t lsc tj gh lsche.

7242. Umhy sphlc jd trutm ls l vlst scy if wmikm nrhlt ghluty klf gh shhf, gut id yju klf’td`y, if tmh scy, yju wi`` dl`` tj yjur ehltm.

724<. Mjw I’vh shhf Kmristilfs lkt?”I’`` `jvh yju ufkjfeitijfl``y id yju `jvh ah ufkjfeitijfl``y.’ ”Umhy hxprhsshe nrlkh tj us, sj tmhy’`` hxphkt us tj hxprhss nrlkh rinmt glkc.’ ”Umhy nlvh us sjahtmifn witmjut wlftifn lfytmifn if rhturf, sj wh ghtthr nivh tmhasjahtmifn witmjut wlftifn lfytmifn if rhturf. Jr tmhy’`` gh durijus. Lt tmh ifoustikh.’

7247. Umhy tjè ah tmlt dlitm is rh`lxifn if tmh prhshfkh jd sjahjfh yju cfjw ìchs yju.I plushe, lfe lsche tmha wmy tmhy `jjche sj rh`lxhe.

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724;. Kmristilfs k`lia tmhy jf`y rhspjfe tj Nje’s drhh Nrlkh ‛ tmlt tmhrh’s fjtmifn ajrhtmhy klf ej ‛ gut if trutm, tmhy krhlth it. Umhy k`lia tmlt tmhy fhvhr ajvh k`jshr tj Nje ‛ tmlt rltmhr Nje jf`y kjahs ejwf tj tmha ‛ gut if rhlìty, tmhy prjohkt Nje jut jd tmhirialnifltijfs iftj tmh scy.

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7245. Ohsus, I’a l Fjf-Ghìhvhr ghklush yju nlvh ah `lfnulnh djr wmlt I mlehxphrihfkhe is truh. (Kmhkc tmis, ghklush viehj ainmt gh eiddhrhft.)Ifspirhe gy Fleil Gj`z-^hghrmttps?//www.yjutugh.kja/wltkm:v1TtK4vsxiZ-\













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7248. Ej Kmristilfs tmifc tmlt, ls Nje is ”Umh Dirst Ajvhr’, Nje is l`sj ”Umh DirstUmifchr’:

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7244. I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt tmh aysthry jd kjfskijusfhss wi`` gh sj`vhe jfkh whehvh`jp lf LI, lfe tmhy tjè ah ufti` lf LI mls lf ”Hurhcl Ajahft’ (if ìfh witm tmhtmjunmt jd Clr` Rjpphr), LI wjf’t gh kjfskijusfhss, jf`y ”lf ialnh’ jd it (lfe lf ”ialnhjd lf ialnh’ jd Nje). LI mls tj prjeukh tmjunmts tmlt lrh klusl` if tmhash`vhs ‛ tmlt stlrttmhir jwf ìfh jd ”klush lfe hddhkt’ lfe tmlt fjtmifn shts if ajtijf ‛ ufti` tmhf, LI is”ìch’ kjfskijusfhss, gut fjt hquivl`hft.

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724>. Umhy tjè ah yju klffjt `hlrf drja ifitil` strukturh jd ufivhrsh tmlt mualfs wi``nlif lgiìty tj kjfsiehr tmh strukturh jd ufivhrsh, lfe tmlt wmlt klffjt gh ufehrstjje ifskihfkh isf’t fhkhsslry tmlt wmikm klf’t gh ufehrstjje. I tjè tmha tmlt tj alch sukm lk`lia, tmhy wjuè mlvh tj cfjw hvhrytmifn, lfe tmhy tjè ah tmlt tmhy jf`y mle tj cfjwjfh tmifn? tmlt skihfkh kjuèf’t th`` yju l phrsjf’s flah.

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724=. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt Ltmhists wlft tj ghìhvh tmlt Umhists eislnrhh witm tmha ghklush Ltmhists lrh aiìtlft, ghklush tmlt mh`ps Ltmhists ghìhvh Umhists lkc lrnuahfts.Gut I tjè tmha Umhists ìch ghìhvifn Ltmhists lrh gjaglstik, djr tmlt alchs Ltmhists juttj gh ohrcs.

7249. @hjflre Wlvhfmi`` wls ifslfh gut ifthrhstifn ‛ wmlt mlpphfhe tj ifthrhstifnKmristilfs:! Lt `hlst mh ghìhvhe if wmlt mh k`liahe tj ghìhvh.

”Id Ohsus mle prhlkmhe tmh slah ahsslnh tmlt aifisthrs prhlkm tjely, Mh wjuè fhvhr mlvh ghhf krukidihe.’ ‛ @hjflre Wlvhfmi``

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lsed72>2. Ay stuehfts lsche ah id tmh ru`hs jd kmhss wi`` th`` yju wmy kmhss hxists, lfe Itjè tmha tmlt wls l stupie quhstijf. Umhy lsche ah id tmh ru`hs jd kmhss klf th`` yju wmytmh ru`hs lrh wmlt tmh ru`hs lrh, jr wmy tmh ru`hs sphkidikl``y njvhrf hlkm sphkidik kmhss pihkh if tmh sphkidik wly tmlt tmh ru`hs ej, lfe I tjè tmha, lnlif, tmlt tmhy whrh lscifnstupie quhstijfs. Umh ru`hs jd kmhss klf fhvhr th`` yju wmy tmh ru`hs hxist jr wmy tmhru`hs lrh tmh wly tmhy lrh, ghklush tmh ru`hs whrh krhlthe gy mualfs ‛ ”tmh fjt kmhss’, phr sh.

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Lfe tj tmis ay stuehfts lsche ah tmhf wmy I tmjunmt skihfkh kjuè th`` us wmyskihftidik `lws whrh if dlkt wmlt skihftidik `lws whrh lfe wmhrh tmhy klah drja, lfe tmhftmhy lsche ah wmy I eief’t tmifc skihftidik `lws fhhehe ”tmh fjt skihfkh’ tj krhlth tmha. Isinmhe lfe tjè tmha tmlt kmhss lfe skihfkh lrh eiddhrhft, djr skihfkh is lgjut tmhufivhrsh, wmi`h kmhss is jfh tmifn if tmh ufivhrsh. Ay stuehfts tmhf ifthrrupthe ah lfe,

lssuaifn tmhy cfhw wmlt I wls njifn tj sly, lsche id tmh ufivhrsh klah drja tmh ”`lwsjd fjtmifn’ tmlt aleh tmh ufivhrsh pjssig`h, tj l`ùeh tj tmh lrnuahfts jd L Xfivhrshdrja Fjtmifn gy @lwrhfkh Crluss, wmhrh eie tmjsh ”`lws’ kjah drja, djr surh`y tmhylrhf’t fjtmifn: I kjftifuhe witm wmlt I wls njifn tj sly lfe k`liahe tmlt tmh ru`hs jd tmhufivhrsh lfe tmh ufivhrsh lrjsh tjnhtmhr, siau`tlfhjus`y lfe syagijtikl``y, lfe tmh ru`hslrjsh witm tmh ufivhrsh if sukm l wly tmlt l``jwhe tmh ufivhrsh tj hxist fhkhsslri`y, djrjtmhrwish, wh wjuèf’t gh mhrh tj tl`c lgjut it. Jfh kjuè ahtlpmjrikl``y sly tmlt lalkmifh kl`ku`lthe tmrjunm ai`ìjfs jd klìgrltijfs jd ”ru`hs jd ufivhrsh + ufivhrsh’ uftiìt djufe l ”altkm’ tmlt l``jwhe tmh twj tj kjah iftj hxisthfkh lt tmh slah tiah, siai`lr tjmjw wmhf l kmiè is gjrf, it is gjrf witm tmh pmysikl`, gij`jnikl`, ahftl`, htk. `lws tmltnjvhrf tmh kmiè lfe alch tmh kmiè pjssig`h. If jtmhr wjres, ay pjift is tmlt ufìch

kmhss, wmikm kjahs ldthr hxisthfkh, tmh ufivhrsh/hxisthfkh lfe tmh ru`hs tmlt njvhrf tmhufivhrsh lrish lt tmh slah tiah? it is tj gh trikche gy kluslìty tj tmifc tmhy hahrnhe jfhldthr tmh jtmhr. Umh ufivhrsh lfe tmh ru`hs tmlt njvhrf it lrh twj siehs jd tmh slah kjif.

Lfe ‛ leeifn lgrupt`y ‛ I rhaifehe ay stuehft tmlt ”pmysikl` `lws’ lrh krhlthe gykjfskijusfhss ajrh sj tmlf tmhy hxisthe ”if ghifn’? wh jgshrvhe khrtlif, kjfstlft pltthrfs lfe kl``he tmha ”pmysikl` `lws’, gut altthr ejhsf’t ”hxphrihfkh’ tmhsh pltthrs ls”`lws’. Wltmhr, tmhsh lrh pltthrfs lrh oust wmlt ”altthrs ejhs’ if ghifn altthr, kjfsisthft`ylfe kjfstlft`y, tmjunm tmlt ejhsf’t ahlf wh klf sly tmhrh lrh ”flturl` `lws’ (rhahaghrMuah). Kjfskijusfhss virtul``y klffjt mh`p gut flturl``y tmifc jd tmhsh kjfstlft pltthrfsls `lws, gut if trutm, tmh `lws ejf’t hxist. Umh altthr oust hxists3 ìchwish, tmh ufivhrsh oust hxists, lfe djr it tj hxist is djr wmlt wh kl`` ”`lws’ tj hxist tjj. Umh ufivhrsh lfe its”`lws’ lrish tjnhtmhr ‛ lnlif ‛ twj siehs jd tmh slah kjif. If l shfsh, tmh ufivhrsh nivhsrish tj kjfskijusfhss jd wmikm tmhf miehs tmh trutm jd tmh ufivhrsh drja us? tmh ufivhrsh,if us, nlvh rish tj wmlt ”miehs/ufehrstlfes’ it. Umh ahlfs gy wmikm cfjwifn tmh ufivhrshis pjssig`h lrh l`sj tmh ahlfs gy wmikm tmh ufivhrsh is mieehf.

Ay stuehfts fjeehe, lfe tmhf lsche ah wmhrh eie ”tmh ufivhrsh/ru`hs kjah drja: Fjtmifn:’. I rj``he ay hyhs. ”Mjw eie sjahtmifn drja fjtmifn:’ ‛ tmh k`lssik Umhist fjf-quhstijf. I tjè tmha tmlt sjahtmifn eief’t kjah drja fjtmifn, ghklush fjtmifn ejhsf’thxist, gy ehdifitijf. Umhy tmhf lsche drja wmhrh eie hxisthfkh kjah drja, lfe I tjètmha it eief’t kjah drja fjtmifn, djr tmhrh is fj fjtmifn drja wmikm sjahtmifn kjuèkjah. Ay stuehfts tmhf lsche ah wmlt klah ghdjrh tmh ufivhrsh, shhifn ls tmh ufivhrshis if tiah lfe aust mlvh mle l difith ghniffifn, lfe I tjè tmha ”fjt fjtmifn’. ”Umhfwmlt:’, tmhy lsche, lfe I tjè tmha tmlt wmlt wls ghdjrh tmh ufivhrsh wls ”yht-tj-gh-l-ufivhrsh’-fhss ‛ l stlth jd pjthftilìty tmlt tmh ufivhrsh tmlt wjuè gh wjuè fhkhsslri`y

lktulìzh. Umhy `jjche lt ah ls id I mle oust slie ”tmh ufivhrsh is Nje’, lfe I hxp`lifhetmlt ghdjrh tmh ufivhrsh lfe splkhtiah, tmhrh wls fj splkhtiah3 mhfkh, tmhrh wls fjeiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf ”plst, prhshft, lfe duturh’, lfe sj wmlt is ”fjw’ wls ifeivisig`h drjawmlt mlpphfhe/wls ”tmhf’. Id fjtmifn hvhr wls ”fjw’, tmhf tmhrh wjuè gh fjtmifn ”tmhf’,lfe wh wjuè fhvhr gh lscifn tmh quhstijf ”mjw eie fjtmifn lrish drja sjahtmifn:’ ‛ tmh vhry lscifn jd tmh quhstijf ahlfs fjtmifn fhvhr hxisthe, djr wmlt is tru`y fjtmifn

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aust l`wlys gh fjtmifn. Uruh fjtmifnfhss klffjt stjp ghifn fjtmifn3 jtmhrwish, it’s fjttru`y fjtmifn. Mhfkh, ghklush tmhrh is sjahtmifn ”fjw’, tmhrh aust mlvh fhvhr ghhf tru`y”fjtmifn’, uf`hss tmhrh wls l Nje wmj klf ”Urlfs`lth’ Hxisthfkh iftj rhlìty (if GhifnHxisthfkh), lfe mhfkh ”duffh`’ rhlìty jftj/jvhr fjtmifn, mhfkh ”alcifn it’ sjahtmifn.

Gut I ejf’t lkkhpt tmh Umhist hxp`lfltijf, lfe tmifc ifsthle tmlt ”fjtmifn fhvhr

mlpphfhe’. ^mlt lktul``y mlpphfhe is tmlt, if tiah`hssfhss, tmh ufivhrsh-tmlt-wjuè-gh”pu``he itsh`d’ jut drja wmlt-wls-ghdjrh-it ”iftj ghifn’. [j wmlt wls ghdjrh tmh ufivhrshwls ”l yht-tj-gh-sjahtmifn tmlt wjuè gh’ tmlfcs tj ”wmlt is (rh`ltivh tj tiah`hssfhss)’. Umh ufivhrsh ”tmlt wjuè/aust gh’ is ”Umh Dirst Ajvhr’ ‛ it ajvhs ”tmh yht tj gh’ iftjitsh`d. It’s l sh`d -krhltifn, sh`d-nrjufeifn, sh`d-oustidyifn systha. Umh ufivhrsh is ”lstrlfnh `jjp’, tj gjrrjw l pmrlsh drja Ejun`ls W. Mjdstlethr. If l wly, tmh ufivhrsh wlsits Urlfskhfehft Dirst Ajvhr tmlt, if tmh lkt jd Dirst Ajvifn, it Kmlfnhe/kmlfnhe Itsh`diftj tmh ufivhrsh. Ay stuehfts tjè ah I sjufehe ìch I ghìhvhe if tmh ifklrfltijf, lfe Ieislnr hhe? tmh Xfivhrsh/ufivhrsh wls its jwf ”strlfnh `jjp’, lfe if ay ehskriptijf jd tmhUrlfskhfehft, it wls ”jfh witm’ tmh ”fjf-trlfskhfehft’, wmikm is eiddhrhft drja mjwUmhists eiskusshe Nje. Umhy tjè ah I smjuè rhle F.U. ^rinmt, lfe I tjè tmha tj stjp

ghifn vlnuh.Ay stuehfts tmhf k`liahe tmlt wmhrh tmhrh is fj tiah, tmhrh is fj splkh, sj ghdjrhtmh ufivhrsh/splkhtiah, tmhrh kjuèf’t mlvh ghhf ”tmh pjthftil` jd tmh ufivhrsh’ tmlt tmhufivhrsh kjuè mlvh rhlìzhe iftj itsh`d. I tjè tmha ”tmh pjthftil` djr splkhtiah’ wlsf’titsh`d ”splkhtiah’, yht it wlsf’t ”fjtmifn’. Umhy lsche ah ”tmhf wmlt wls it:’, lfe I tjètmha ”l yht-tjgh’, wmikm isf’t ”fjtmifn’. L`` lrjufe us, tmhrh lrh kjuft`hss pjthftil`s?rinmt fjw, I klf ìdt ay mlfe, I klf `jwhr ay mlfe, htk. ‛ lfe tmhsh pjthftil`s lrhf’tfjtmifn ‛ tmhrh is l tmire klthnjry ghsiehs ”sjahtmifn’ lfe ”fjtmifn’, lfe tmlt is ”yht-tjgh’. Lfe thkmfikl``y, tmh klthnjry ”fjtmifn’ fhvhr lktul``y hxists ‛ it is l gjnus,eistrlktifn klthnjry tmlt `hles tj whlc tmjunmt. Uj nivh Crluss krheit, tmhrh is jf`y”sjahtmifn’ lfe ”vjie’ (tj alch l eistifktijf ghtwhhf ”fjtmifn’ lfe ”vjie’), djr tmhrh isfj sukm tmifn ls l ”fjtmifn’ tmlt is eistifnuismlg`h drja l ”yht-tjgh’. If jtmhr wjres, l”vjie’ is l ”fjtmifn/yht-tjgh’ (fjt siap`y ”fjtmifn’, fjr siap`y ”yht-tjgh’, gut gjtm lttmh slah tiah). [ìnmt`y einrhssifn, I tmhf rhaifehe ay stuehfts tmlt wmhf yju lrhtl`cifn lgjut ”fjtmifn kjaifn drja sjahtmifn’, yju lrh tl`cifn lgjut ”tmh rhlìzltijf jdl pjthftil`-djr-sjahtmifn iftj sjahtmifn’. Umhrh is fj fjtmifnfhss tmlt ejhsf’t kjfsisthftjd ”l pjthftil` djr sjahtmifn’, djr fjtmifn jf`y hxists wmhrh tmhrh is sjahtmifn, djr”fjtmifn’ hxists if ”tmh splkh ghtwhhf skjphs/drlahs’ (lfe mhfkh lktulìtihs). L`sj, tmhquhstijf lssuahs tmh pjssigiìty jd ”fjtmifn kjaifn drja sjahtmifn’, wmhf tmlt isf’t pjssig`h. [jahtmifn klffjt krhlth fjtmifn ‛ jf`y ”vjies’ jr ”yht-tjgh’-stlths (stlths jd pjthftilìty). Ls fjtmifn klffjt kjah drja sjahtmifn, sjahtmifn klffjt drja fjtmifn, gut lt tmh slah tiah, l tmifn klf nivh rish tj l vjie ls l vjie klf nivh rish tj l tmifn.

Ay stuehfts fjeehe ls id I infjrhe tmhir ifquiry lfe tjè ah tmlt tmjunm pjthftil`s lrhf’t fjtmifn, tmhy rhquirh ”l splkh jd splkhtiah’ if jrehr tj ”gh’ (pjssig`h). Idtmhrh wls fj splkhtiah, tmhrh wjuè gh tmh pjthftil` tj rlish yjur lra? pjthftil` lfesplkhtiah lrh ifshplrlg`h, lfe mhfkh, ghdjrh tmh ufivhrsh lfe splkhtiah, tmhrh wls fj pjthftil` djr tmh ufivhrsh. Umhrh wlsf’t l vjie, tmhrh wls fjtmifn. I tmhf pjifthe jut tmlttmh ehglth klah ejwf tj tmh flturh jd pjthftilìty? kjuè jr kjuèf’t pjthftil` hxistwitmjut splkhtiah: K`hlr`y it kjuèf’t, gut I rhaifehe ay stuehfts tmlt ay ajeh` siap`y p`lkhe pjthftil` ghdjrh splkhtiah, fjt ifehphfehft jd it? rh`ltivh tj l`` <2/<< eiahfsijfs

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jd splkhtiah ‛ wmikm ay ajeh` tlchs iftj lkkjuft ‛ splkhtiah lfe pjthftilìty l`wlyshxist tjnhtmhr. Umhy’rh fjt l`wlys tjnhtmhr if tmh slah drlah jd splkhtiah, gut tmhy’rh l`wlys tjnhtmhr if tmh wmj`h jd splkhtiah. Ay stuehfts tmhf quikc`y pjifthe jut tmlt pjthftilìty jf`y hxists wmhf splkhtiah hxists if tmh slah drlah, gut I tjè tmha tmhirufehrstlfeifn jd tmh rh`ltijf jd pjthftilìty lfe lktulìzltijf whrh gjufe tj l ;/5

eiahfsijfl` ajeh` jd splkhtiah (wmikm is irjfik djr Umhists), lfe I l`sj tjè tmha tmlttmhy whrh wrjfn. Id I whrh tj drhhzh tiah lfe hxlaifh l drlah jd splkhtiah, tmhrh wjuè gh fj pjthftil` tmhrh, jf`y lktulìzltijf. Rjthftil` hahrnhs if ”tmh splkh ghtwhhf drlahsjd splkhtiah’, phr sh ‛ id tmhrh wls fj tiah, tmhrh wjuè gh fj pjthftil`. Id tmhrh wls oustsplkh lfe fj tiah, tmhrh wjuè gh fj pjthftil`, ls tmhrh wjuè gh fj pjthftil` id tmhrhwls tiah gut fj splkh, ghklush tmhrh wjuè gh fj sugohkt tmlt kjuè ”pjthftil``y gh’.Rjthftil` hxists ghklush tmhrh is splkhtiah (ls jfh, ifeivisig`h), lfe jf tmis pjift, I tjètmha tmlt wmhrh tmhrh tru`y is fj splkhtiah, tmhrh is fj pjthftil`, gut rh`ltivh tj ”tmhwmj`h jd ghifn’, tmhrh fhvhr hxists pjthftilìty witmjut lktulìty. Umhrh lrh drlahs jd splkhtiah witmjut lktulìzltijf, gut fhvhr l wmj`h jd splkhtiah witmjut it.

Ay stuehfts eief’t ufehrstlfe3 tmhy tjè ah tmlt ghdjrh splkhtiah, tmhrh wls fj

pjthftil`3 mhfkh, splkhtiah kjuèf’t mlvh kjah drja wmlt wls ghdjrh splkhtiah. Umhrhwls fj pjthftil` djr it3 tmhrh wls fjtmifn, fjt l vjie. I dh`t wh whrh njifn if kirk`hs. Ihxp`lifhe tj ay stuehfts tmlt tmh lrrjw jd tiah klf nj glkcwlres oust ls hlsi`y ls it klfnj djrwlre, lfe mhfkh tmjunm pjthftil` shhas tj hxist witmjut splkhtiah if ay ajeh`,splkhtiah is l`wlys ajvifn ”tjwlre’ tmh rhlìzltijf jd pjthftilìty, oust ls it is ”fjw’ (drja drlah tj drlah). ^mhtmhr it’s pjthftil` ghdjrh jr ldthr us, tmh lrrjw jd tiah isl`wlys ”tjwlre’ it3 tiah, gy ehdifitijf is ”tmlt wmikm is ”tjwlre’ (rhlìzifn) pjthftilìty’.If l shfsh, tmh ufivhrsh is klunmt if l ”glkc lfe djrtm’ ghtwhhf twj pjifts jd vjie. ^mhftmh ufivhrsh rhlkmhs tmh hfe jd tmh ufivhrsh, tmh lrrjw jd tiah turfs lrjufe lfe tmhufivhrsh njhs glkcwlres ”glkc tj’ tmh ghniffifn jd tmh ufivhrsh, lt wmikm pjift tmhlrrjw jd tiah rhvhrshs lfe tmh ufivhrsh njhs ”glkc tj’ tmh hfe. ^mhf tmh ufivhrsh ismhleifn tjwlre its ghniffifn, rh`ltivh tj it tmhf, tmh ufivhrsh is mhleifn tjwlre ”lf hfe’ ‛ tmh ufivhrsh is l`wlys ”tjwlre’ wmlt it hxphrihfkhs ls ”lf hfe’, hvhf id tmlt hfe, rh`ltivhtj tmh wmj`h jd ghifn, is lktul``y l ”ghniffifn’. If jtmhr wjres, tmjunm tmh ufivhrsh ejhsif dlkt mlvh l ghniffifn lfe hfe, jf tmh jtmhr sieh jd wmikm is ”lktul` fjtmifn’ (fjt l”vjie’), tmh ufivhrsh fhvhr rhlkmhs tmlt ghniffifn jr hfe? tmh ”lrrjw jd tiah’ turfs lrjufe sueehf`y, glkc lfe djrtm ìch l pifn pjfn gl``. Lfe sifkh tmh ufivhrsh fhvhrrhlkmhs ”tmh fjtmifn’ ghdjrh lfe ldthr it ‛ l`wlys ”turfifn lrjufe’ oust ghdjrh it is tjj `lth ‛ tmjsh ”fjtmifns’ lrh lktul``y ”vjies’ (djr fjtmifn tmlt fhvhr ”mlpphfs’ is if dlkt fjtmifn, gut l`sj ifehdiflg`h drja l ”vjie’).

Umhy tjè ah I wls kmlfnifn ay stjry? dirst I slie splkhtiah hahrnhe jut ”l yht-tjgh’, lfe fjw I wls slyifn splkhtiah fhvhr rhlkmhe jr klah drja ”l yht-tjgh’, gutrhvhrshe ghdjrh it njt tmhrh, klunmt if lf hthrfl` ”glkc lfe djrtm’. I tjè tmha I wls tryifntj hxp`lif wmy it is wrjfn tj ush tmh wjre ”fjtmifn’ ghdjrh lfe ldthr splkhtiah, lfe tmltwmlt is lktul``y prhshft is l ”vjie’ tmlt, upjf hfkjufthrifn, splkhtiah ”rhlìzhs jut jd it’l rhvhrsl` jd tmh lrrjw jd tiah. Umh ”yht-tjgh’-pjthftil` ghdjrh lfe ldthr splkhtiah is”rhlìzhe’ drja ”if drjft jd it’ tj ”ghmife it’, phr sh, lfe if tmh slah lkt, splkhtiah ”turfslrjufe’ tj alch wmlt is ”ghmife’ shha ìch it wls l`wlys ”if drjft jd it’ (witmjutrhlìzifn it turfs lrjufe, mlvifn fj rhdhrhfkh pjift if splkhtiah tj rhlìzh it is ejifn sj).Lt tmis pjift, I sìnmt`y einrhsshe lfe rhaifehe ay stuehfts tmlt, rh`ltivh tj l nivhf



kjursh jd splkhtiah lfe tmjsh if it, tiah is l`wlys ”djrwlre’, hvhf tmjunm tmhy ainmt ghif l ajvhahft jd tiah tmlt is, rh`ltivh tj us, ”glkcwlres’. I fjthe tmlt ”djrwlre’ wlsrh`ltivh3 if l ufivhrsh tmlt whft ”glkcwlres’, tmhy wjuè kl`` ”djrwlre’ wmlt wh kl``”glkcwlres’, lfe it wjuè gh skihfkh-diktijf tj ialnifh l ufivhrsh tmlt njhs wmlt wh kl``”djrwlre’. ^h kl`` tmh lrrjw jd tiah djrwlre ”fjral`’ ghklush tmlt is wmlt wh lrh ushe

tj3 rh`ltivh tj splkhtiah itsh`d, tmhrh is fj ”fjral`’, jf`y ”wmlt mlpphfs/is’. Mhfkh, lufivhrsh is l`wlys, rh`ltivh tj itsh`d, mhleifn ”tjwlre’ ”lf hfe jd fjtmifn’ drja ”l ghniffifn jd fjtmifn’, hvhf wmhf it is mhleifn ”tjwlre’ wmlt tj ”tmh wmj`h jd ghifn’ wlsjfkh its ”ghniffifn’.

^mlt I ahlft gy ay ”yht-tjgh’ hxpjsitijf is tmlt tmh suppjshe ”fjtmifn’ tmhy tl`cl gjut is l`wlys (”rh`ltivh tj l ufivhr sh tmlt l`wlys is’) l stlth jd pjthftilìty, wmikm tmhufivhrsh, upjf hfkjufthrifn, ”rhlìzhs’ l fhw (eirhktijf jd) splkhtiah (ls wh if tiahrhlìzh ”l fhw drlah jd splkhtiah’ wmhfhvhr wh lkt). Lfe tmjunm tmis pjthftil` is l`wlys”lmhle jd’ jr ”ghmife’ tmh ufivhrsh, tmis ejhsf’t ahlf it isf’t tmlfcs tj tmis pjthftil` tmlttmh ufivhrsh ”is (wmlt it is)’. If dlkt, tmh iehl tmlt tmh ”yht-tjgh’-pjthftil` is fhvhrrhlìzhe is lf i`ùsijf jd tiah’s lrrjw3 if l shfsh, wmhf tmh ufivhrsh rhlkmhs ”tmh yht-tj-

gh’, wmlt tmhf mlpphfs tj tmh ufivhrsh is tmh rhlìzltijf jd tmlt pjthftil` ”ghmife it’ jr”ghdjrh it’3 rh`ltivh tj tmh splkhtiah, mhfkh, it shhas ìch it’s jf l kjfstlft, ìfhlr pltmwmhf rhl``y it is njifn glkcwlres lfe djrwlre lfe glkcwlres lfe djrwlres ‛ ìch l phrsjf wl`cifn ejwf l eirt rjle tmlt turfs lrjufe jf itsh`d witmjut tmh wl`chr rhlìzh it.Umus, tmh ufivhrsh lktul``y fhvhr rhlkmhs tmh ”fjtmifn’ jf tmh jtmhr sieh jd splkhtiah ‛ itnhts ls ifkrheig`y k`jsh ls it pjssig`y klf lfe tmhf turfs lrjufe, alcifn it ”lpphlr tmlt’ itklah drja tmlt fjtmifn, wmhf if dlkt, it fhvhr eie. Uj rhturf tj tmh ahtlpmjr, tmh wl`chrjf tmh pltm fhvhr sthps jdd tmh pltm iftj tmh djrhst, id yju wi``? tmh trhhs lrh fhvhr wmhrhtmh wl`chr trlvh`s, tmjunm tmh trhhs ”drlah’ tmh pltm jf l`` siehs, nivifn tmh pltm djra.Durtmhrajrh, tmh ”`lws jd tmh ufivhrsh’ fhvhr hftirh`y kj``lpsh ‛ tmh jf`y ”`lw’ tmltkmlfnh is tmh eirhktijf jd tiah (lfe rhahaghr, ”`lws’ ejf’t lktul``y hxist, oust ”kjfstlftkjfoufktijf’). Umh ”lrrjw jd tiah’ kmlfnhs ghdjrh tmh ufivhrsh kj``lpshs tj sukm l pjifttmlt tiah is `jst ls wh``, rhvhrsifn tmh kj``lpsh oust ls tmh `lst shkjfe. Umhy lsche ah mjweie I cfjw tmis lfe I slie it aleh shfsh, lfe tmhf I tjè tmha tmlt it wls hvhr prjvhe tmlttiah rhvhrshe ghdjrh tmh rhst jd tmh ufivhrsh kj``lpshe, tmh ”sjahtmifn/fjtmifn prjg`ha’wjuè gh sj`vhe.

Ay stuehfts whrh lalzhe? tmhy tjè ah tmlt I sjufehe ìch I ghìhvhe if Fihtzskmh’s ”Hthrfl` Whturf’. Umhy tmhf lsche id tmh ufivhrsh wjuè ufdjè lt tmh slahrlth glkcwlres ls it ejhs djrwlre, lfe I slie I ejf’t cfjw ‛ phrmlps it sphe up, phrmlpsfjt, lfe phrmlps kjfskijusfhss ”turfs jdd’ ‛ tmh grlif fjt ghifn lg`h tj dufktijf glkcwlres ‛ wmhf tmh lrrjw jd tiah is rhvhrshe3 mhfkh, l`` mualfs hvhr hxphrihfkh is(wmlt wh kl``) l ”djrwlre lrrjw’ jd tiah. Umhy lsche ah id tmh ufivhrsh wjuè ufdjèdjrwlre lfe glkcwlres jf ”slah pltm’, id wh wi`` l`` ìvh slah ìdh ufìaithe tiahs, lfetmhf lsche id I ghìhvhe if Mh``. I kjadjrthe tmha lfe tjè tmha tmlt tmjunm tmh ufivhrshrhphlthe, tmh plrtiku`lr wly tmh ufivhrsh alfidhsthe prjglg`y kmlfnhe hvhry sifn`h tiah?it wls minm`y, minm`y iaprjglg`h tmlt tmh ufivhrsh wjuè hvhr hxlkt`y rhphlt (kjfsiehrifnl`` tmh ifdifith upjf ifdifith pjssigiìtihs jd mjw tmifns kjuè alfidhst? I kjuè ghstlfeifn jfh ifkm tj tmh rinmt ifsthle jd tmh `hdt, l rjgif kjuè d`y glkc lt <<?57LAifsthle jd <<?5<, htk.). Mjwhvhr, I eie lkcfjw`henh tmlt sifkh if ifdifity l`` pjssigiìtihslrh rhlìzhe, id it is pjssig`h djr tmh ufivhrsh tj rhphlt hxlkt`y, it wi`` rhphlt, lfe if dlkt,



rhphlt ifdifith tiahs, lfe sj Fihtzskmh’s visijf is truh if l wly. Mjwhvhr, tmh ufivhrshwi`` prjglg`y fhvhr hxlkt`y rhphlt jfh rinmt ldthr tmh jtmhr ‛ tmhrh wi`` prjglg`y ghifdifith ufivhrshs ghdjrh hlkm rhphtitijf, witm hlkm jd tmjsh ifdifith alfidhstltijfs mlvifnifdifith ufivhrshs ghtwhhf hlkm jfh jd tmha ghdjrh tmh fhxt rhphtitijf jd hlkm jd tmha,lfe sj jf. Lfe I l`sj rhaifehe ay stuehfts tmlt yju wi`` fjt rhahaghr l ufivhrsh hvhr

rhphltifn, lfe mhfkh l`wlys hxphrihfkifn it ìch tmh dirst tiah. Id yju kjfsiehrifn tmisifdifith rhphtitijf Mh``, tlch kjadjrt? yju’`` fhvhr hxphrihfkh it ls Mh``.Umhy tjè ah tmhy eief’t ufehrstlfe lfe I rhlìzhe I mlef’t hxp`lifhe tmh 8tm

eiahfsijf tj tmha (I lssuahe hvhryjfh cfhw lgjut ‐Ialnififn tmh Uhftm Eiahfsijf‑). Itjè tmha tmlt tmh ufivhrsh (prjglg`y) l`wlys ”pifn pjfns’ jf l eiddhrhft klush jd pjthftilìty ‛ l eiddhrhft 8tm eiahfsijf kjursh ‛ it’s virtul``y iapjssig`h djr it nj glkc tmhwly it klah. Id it njhs djrwlre jf l pltm if wmikm I ghkjah Rrhsiehft, it prjglg`y njhs glkcwlres jf l pltm if wmikm I la l olfitjr, lfe tmhf prjglg`y njhs djrwlre lnlif jf l pltm if wmikm I la gjrf if tmh <4tm khftury. ^mhf tmh ufivhrsh rhvhrshs glkcwlres lferhvhrshs djrwlre, it tjjc l eiddhrhft kjursh jd pjthftilìty lfe splkhtiah (jf tmh 8tm eiahfsijf), lfe mhfkh tmh ufivhrsh wh cfjw is tmh slah ufivhrsh tmlt ”njhs tmrjunm’

hvhry pjssig`h kjursh jd splkhtiah (jfh if wmikm I la l ejktjr ifsthle jd l thlkmhr3 eihelt ; ifsthle jd >83 alrrihe tmis phrsjf vhrsus lfjtmhr3 eief’t hxist vhrsus eie3 l sphra eie ghkjah l mualf eief’t ifsthle jd eie, htk.), lfe kjfsiehrifn tmh ifdifity jd ifdifitihs jdifdifitihs tmlt lrh pjthftil``y pjssig`h if jur ufivhrsh, tmh ufivhrsh wi`` fhvhr hfe. It’sifdifith if tjtlìty, tmjunm rh`ltivh tj jur hxphrihfkh jf tmis kjursh jd splkhtiah, tmhufivhrsh is difith. Gut it is jf`y rh`ltivh`y difith.

Umhy tmhf lsche ah mjw eie I cfjw tmh ufivhrsh wjuè mhle ejwf l eiddhrhft pltm jd pjthftilìty, lfe I tjè tmha it wjuè gh it wls l altthr jd altmhaltiks lfequlftua prjglgiìty. Umjunm phrmlps tmh ”uf-mualf’ wjuè ufdjè hxlkt`y tmh slah idtmlt’s l`` tmhrh wls (jr lt `hlst vhry siai`lr`y), witm mualfs if tmh pikturh, tmhrh isufkhrtlifty, djr mualfs klf alch eiddhrhft kmjikhs, wmikm wi`` nivh rish tj eiddhrhftshrihs jd hvhfts. If jtmhr wjres, I ghìhvhe tmh ufivhrsh wjuè alfidhst eiddhrhft`yifdifith`y ghklush jd tmh ”Mhishfghrn ufkhrtlifty prifkip`h’, wmikm l`wlys nlvh ahrhlsjf tj ghìhvh mualfs mle drhh wi`` (tmjunm fjt tjtl` drhheja, ls eiskusshe if ‐JfWhspjfsigiìty‑ gy J.N. Wjsh). I trihe tj hxp`lif it tj tmha tmis wly? id I erjp l n`lss lfeit smltthrs, lfe tmhf I rhvhrshe tmh lrrjw jd tiah, phrmlps tmh smlres wjuè l`` kjah glkctjnhtmhr ”l`jfn tmh slah kjursh’ tmhy klah lplrt, wmhf tmh lrrjw jd tiah whft djrwlrelnlif lfe I erjpphe tmh n`lss, tmh smlres wjuè prjglg`y `lfe lt eiddhrhft pjifts. Umhrhwhrh fj `lws ifthnrlthe iftj tmh ufivhrsh tmlt ”djrkhe’ tmh smlres tj `lfe if x-pjift vhrsusy-pjift? tmh `lw slyifn ”tmh smlre wi`` `lfe if x- pjift’ hahrnhs lt tmh slah tiah ls eie

tmh smlre ”mhleifn tjwlre’ x-pjift . It is rlfeja, gut ”erhsshe if’ altmhaltiks, pmysiks ‛ tmh ”fjt rlfeja’. Yhs, id tmh n`lss dl``s lt tmh hxlkt slah rlth jr lt hxlkt slah spjt, tmhsmlres aly `lfe siai`lr`y jr hxlkt`y tmh slah, gut tmh mualf wmj erjps tmh k`lss aly ejsj sìnmt`y eiddhrhft`y. Gut id tmh lrrjw jd tiah rhvhrshs glkc tj tmh pjift tmh mualferjpphe it lfe tmhf njhs djrwlre it lnlif, wmy wjuè tmh phrsjf erjp it eiddhrhft`y: ^myfjt: Umhrh’s fjtmifn ifthnrlthe iftj tmh dlgrik jd rhlìty tmlt djrkhs hvhfts tj mlpphf ifkhrtlif wlys (tmjunm it ejhs djrkh hvhfts tj mlpphf nhfhrl``y), tmjunm jfkh hvhftsmlpphf, it ”shhas’ tmlt wly, lfe rh`ltivh tj us, it is tmlt wly (djr it ”is’ tmlt wly). Umis isdjr wh klffjt if stueyifn lf hvhft stuey l`` tmh wlys tmh hvhft kjuè mlvh ufdjèhe3 whklf nuhss lfe krhlth mypjtmhtikl` skhflrijs, yhs, gut wh klffjt jgshrvh ”if tmh tmifn

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itsh`d’ tmjsh pjssig`h kjurshs, ls wh klffjt rhle ”if’ jr ”jf’ l shfthfkh l`` tmh wlys it klf gh ifthrprhthe (djr wh klffjt rhle drja l tmifn l`` tmh tmifns l nivhf kjfskijusfhss klfej jr tmifc jd it, djr hxlap`h). Ifthrruptifn ah, tmhy tmhf rhaifehe ah tmlt I mle k`liahetmh ufivhrsh wjuè ufdjè ”glkcwlres’ eiddhrhft`y tmlf it eie djrwlre, lfe I slie ”yhs’, ghklush wmhf tmh ufivhrsh njhs glkcwlres, it is ”djrwlre’ rh`ltivh tj it. Ay n`lss

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eiahfsijf kjursh tj l pjift wmhf leiddhrhft 8tm eiahfsijf kjursh klf hahrnh (witmif l alkrj-8tm eiahfsijf kjursh, wmikmitsh`d is if l ginnhr 8tm eiahfsijf kjursh, jf lfe jf). Gut lt tmh hfe jd tmh ufivhrsh, tmhhftirh shrihs jd 8tm eiahfsijfs kjurshs wi`` ghnif lnlif? tmh smidt jd tmh lrrjw jd tiah wi``fjt ”witmif’ l 8tm eiahfsijf kjursh lt l``. Umhy lsche ah mjw eie I cfjw tmlt, lfe Ileaitthe tmlt I eief’t. Gut tmhf I fjthe tmlt lt dirst, tmh ”ufdjèifn’ jd tmh ufivhrsh”glkcwlres’ wjuè prjglg`y gh vhry siai`lr tj tmh wly it alfidhsthe ”djrwlre’ tmrjunmtiah, gut ls tmh ufivhrsh hxplfehe jut drja its stlrt/hfe pjift, it wjuè prjglg`y ghkjahifkrhlsifn lfe ifkrhlsifn`y vlrilft (kjaplrhe tj tmh ufivhrsh tmlt klah ghdjrh it). Id yjuerjp plift jf l wmith klfvls, wmhrh tmlf plift `lfes mls aukm ajrh syaahtry tmlf tmhdurtmhr jutscirts, lfe tmh prhshfkh jd syaahtry ehkrhlshs ls yju ajvh drja tmh khfthr

jutwlre. [j it wi`` njhs witm tmh ”ufdjèifn’ jd tmh ufivhrsh tiah lfe tiah lnlif. Rhrmlpslt tmh hfe jd hlkm ufivhrsh, tmh wjrè ghkjah vhry siai`lr tj ls it wls lt tmh hfeifn ‛ tmhrh lrh fj mualfs, fj kjfskijusfhss, l`` wiphe jut euh tj l flturl` eislsthr (lfe phrmlps tmh slah klf gh slie jf hvhry lìhf p`lfht tmlt ainmt gh jut tmhrh). îtmkjfskijusfhss hrlshe ”oust ghdjrh’ tmh lrrjw jd tiah rhvhrshs, wmhf tmh lrrjw rhvhrshs,kjfskijusfhss wi`` gh lg`h tj hahrnh lnlif lfe lee ”Mhishfghrn ufkhrtlifty’ tj tmhufivhrsh. I sueehf`y mle l tmjunmt lfe wjfehrhe id wls tmh klsh tmlt wmhf tmh lrrjw jdtiah whft glkcwlres, it lktul``y whft djrwlre ls id it fhvhr whft glkcwlres. I erhw tmhdj``jwifn?

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ufivhrsh, witm < lfe 7 gjtm ghifn ”hfes/stlrts’ jd it. L is jfh alfidhstltijf jd tmhufivhrsh, wmi`h G is lfjtmhr. Wh`ltivh tj L, < is tmh stlrt jd tmh ufivhrsh, lfe 7 is tmh hfe,

wmi`h rh`ltivh tj G, 7 is tmh ghniffifn lfe < tmh hfe. Gjtm < lfe 7 lrh ”vjies’, gut fjtikhtmh ufivhrsh ”hfes’ ghdjrh rhlkmifn hitmhr jd tmha? tmh < lfe 7 lrh ”jutsieh jd’ tmhufivhrsh, lfe tiah rhvhrshs ghdjrh tmha. Uj prjvieh lf ialnh, tiah rhvhrshs oust ghdjrhtmh ufivhrsh dl``s jdd ”l kìdd’ iftj fjtmifnfhss lfe tmhf mhles tjwlre lfjtmhr kìdd, lfelnlif, tmh lrrjw jd tiah rhvhrshs oust ghdjrh tmh ufivhrshs dl``s jdd tmlt kìdd, lfe tmh prjkhss rhphlts ifdifith`y, lfe hlkm tiah, tmh ufivhrsh alfidhsts eiddhrhft`y lkkjreifn tjlfjtmhr kjursh jd pjthftilìty. It is iapjrtlft tj fjth tmlt it is tmh ”slah ufivhrsh’ ‛ tmhslah glr ‛ rh`ltivh tj wmikm tmh kmlfnh if tiah is jkkurrifn. Mjw tmh ufivhrshs alfidhst



kmlfnhs, gut it is tmh slah ufivhrsh tmlt kmlfnhs. Uj ush Lristjt`h’s thras? tmh djra iskjfstlft, gut fjt tmh lkkiehfts.

Umis is wmhf I aleh lf iapjrtlft eistifktijf, lfe leehe tj ay erlwifn ay fhwiehl.

I lsche tmha tj djrnivh ay s`jppy erlwifn, lfe tjè tmha tmlt ”tmh dlai`y trhh’`jjcifn ìfhs I erhw witmif tmh glr rhprhshfts l`` tmh ”pjssig`h splkhtiah kjurshs’ tmlt klfhahrnh ls L mhles tj lfe G mhles tj jfh. I pjifthe jut tmlt L ejhsf’t mlvh tj mhle tj 7jr glkc tj < ”ls G’ tmh slah wly? tmhrh’s muferhes jd eiddhrhft wlys it klf tlch. I tmhfrhaifehe ay stuehfts tmlt wmhf L rhlkmhs tmh hfe jd its ”kjursh’, it mls tj turf lrjufe?tiah ejhsf’t `ht it mit ”tmh ìait’ jr nj ghyjfe it. Lfe I l`sj rhaifehe tmha tmlt tmjunmay ajeh` jf`y mls twj alfidhstltijfs jd tmh ufivhrsh ehpikthe, tmhrh lrh lktul``ykjuft`hss. Lt tmh hfe jd L, L turfs iftj G3 lt tmh hfe jd G, G turfs iftj

K…ifdifitua…witm hlkm ”ìfh’ ehpikthe ”witmif’ tmh glr jd tmh ufivhrsh ghifn its jwf`htthr. Lfe rhkjnfizh tmlt witmif hlkm plrt jd ”tmh dlai`y trhh’ I erhw, tmh is lfjtmhrdlai`y trhh, witmif hlkm glr, tmhrh is lfjtmhr dlai`y trhh…ifdifitua…Ay erlwifn sci``slrh jf`y sj njje.

Lfe tmis grjunmt ah tj tmh iehl I wlfthe tj prhshft. ^mlt wh kl`` ”tmh ghniffifn’jd jur ufivhrsh kjuè gh tmh hfe jd l ufivhrsh ghdjrh/ldthr us, ls wmlt wh kl`` ”tmh hfe,kjuè gh tmh ghniffifn jd l ufivhrsh ghdjrh/ldthr us. Lfe it ghkjahs sj siai`lr tjwlretmh hfe jd tmh ufivhrsh tj tmh ghniffifn tmlt wmhf tmh lrrjw rhvhrshs, it’s ìch tmhufivhrsh is stlrtifn. Uiahs njhs glkcwlres rh`ltivh tj us, gut rh`ltivh tj tmlt fhw(alfidhstltijf jd tmh) ufivhrsh, it njhs djrwlre, lfe sj kjfskijusfhss, mualfs, mistjryufdjès fjral``y ‛ phjp`h ejf’t wl`c glkcwlres, ”ìvh glkcwlres wmlt tmhy ej

djrwlres’, nrlvity ejhsf’t nj up vhrsus ejwf, htk. ‛ tmh fhxt wjrè is oust ìch jurs,tmjunm it ghnifs lt jur hfe pjift. If l shfsh, ”tmh glr dìps’ lfe tmhrh is fj glkcwlres, oustl fhw wjrè jd tmh ufivhrsh (rh`ltivh tj tmh 8tm eiahfsijf) ghniffifn drja tmh hfe jdlfjtmhr.

(Yju cfjw ‛ phrmlps l njje eistifktijf wjuè gh tj sly tmhrh lrh ifdifith”wjrès’ jd tmh slah ”ufivhrsh’: Hlkm ”wjrè’ ghifn ”l eiddhrhft alfidhstltijf jd tmhufivhrsh’: Umlt ”wjrès’ lrh ”lkkiehfts’ jd tmh ufivhrsh ”djra’: I tmifc sj? I’`` ush tmlt`lfnulnh drja fjw jf.)



L lfe G lrh gjtm ”wjrès’ jd tmh ufivhrsh, gut ejf’t djrnht? ”witmif’ tmh glr, hlkm”dlai`y trhh pltm’ is its jwf ”wjrè’. Kjfsiehr tmis ialnh?

Umh minmìnmthe glr is wjrè L, witm hlkm uf-minmìnmthe glr ghifn l pltm L kjuè

mlvh njfh ejwf lfe ghhf. Umh ”minmìnmthe’ glr’ lfe ”uf-minmìnmthe glrs’ lrish tjnhtmhr ‛ rhlìzhe pjthftil` (jr lktulìty) hxists l`jfnsieh ufrhlìzhe (gut pjssig`h) pjthftil`(wmikm njhs glkc tj wmlt wh spjch lgjut hlrìhr jf tmh flturh jd pjthftil`). L`` ”tmh pjthftil`s djr’ L hxist ”witm’ tmh pjthftil` tmlt is rhlìzhe, wmikm is tmh minmìnmthe pltm.

(Uj einrhss, pjthftil` is l`wlys tmjunmt jd if thras jd ”djrwlre’-fhss (if tiah). Idlf leu`t turfhe iftj l glgy, leu`ts wjuè mlvh tmh ”pjthftil`’ tj gh glgihs3 rltmhr tmlf glgihs mlvh tmh pjthftil` tj gh leu`ts. ^mlt is kl``he ”pjthftil`’ is rh`ltivh tj tmh eirhktijfjd tiah.)

Fjw kjfsiehr tmis nrlpm?

Wh`ltivh tj wjrè L, L njhs djrwlre wmi`h G njhs glkcwlres, yht L lfe G ”rufl`jfnsieh jfh lfjtmhr’. Mhfkh, L lfe G gjtm ruf ”glkcwlres’ rh`ltivh tj jfh lfjtmhr, yht”djrwlre’ rh`ltivh tj tmhash`vhs. Lfe rhkl`ìfn tmh fuaghrs drja tmh hlrìhr nrlpms,rh`ltivh tj L wjrè, mistjry ghnifs lt < lfe hfes lt 7, gut rh`ltivh tj wjrè G, mistjry ghnifs lt 7 lfe hfes lt <. Lfe wmhf L wjrè ”hfes’, it ”rhvhrshs/switkmhs’ jftj/iftj Gwjrè, lfe wmhf G hfe, it ”rhvhrsh/switkmhs’ jftj lf L/K/H/htk. pltm. Mhfkh, tmh hfe jdL is tmh ghniffifn jd G, lfe tmh hfe jd G is tmh ghniffifn jd L, lfe tmis ufivhrsh is



l`wlys ”rhvhrsifn/switkmifn’ glkc lfe djrtm if sukm l wly tmlt mistjry fhvhr njhs glkcwlres, gut ufdur`s lfhw (” glkcwlres’ rh`ltivh tmh jtmhr pltm, yht ”djrwlre’ rh`ltivhtj itsh`d). Uj jvhr-siapìdy it? tmh ufivhrsh rhphlts ifdifith`y, wmi`h wjrès (prjglg`y) ejfjt.

Lfe mhrh’s nhttifn tj ay alif pjift? wjrè G ”ufdjès’ jf tmh ”slah trhh jd

pjthftil`’ ls ejhs L. If jtmhr wjres, L lfe G lrh wjrès jd tmh slah ufivhrsh jf tmh p`lfh jd tmh 8tm eiahfsijf. Lfe it is vhry pjssig`h tmlt G is oust ls ”djrwlre jd l wjrè’ lsjurs is, tmjunm phrmlps ”jur klvhahf’ wjuè kjah `lst wmi`h jur ”klvhahf jd jur duturh’wjuè kjah dirst djr tmha. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmhy mle fj iehl wmlt I wls nhttifn lt,lfe I leaitthe tmlt it wls mlre tj hxp`lif3 lfe ldthr l``, phrmlps it wls tmh klsh tmlt tiah oust whft ”glkcwlres’ ls it shhas ìch it wjuè id ”tmh lrrjw jd tiah’ dìpphe ‛ I wlsleaitthe`y sphku`ltifn. Lfe phrmlps it wls tmh klsh tmlt id ”jur duturh klvhahf’ klahdirst, tmhrh wjuè mlvh tj gh l ”`jnik jd kluslìty’ tj oustidy tmha ”pjppifn’ iftj hxisthfkh(jut jd fjtmifn). Kluslìty wjuè mhfkh gh lrrlfnhe tj alch tmlt pjssig`h3 jtmhrwish,tmhrh wjuè gh fjtmifn ‛ djr tmhrh wjuè gh fj kjfskijusfhss. ^jrès/kluslìty l`wlysmlvh tj gh ”tjwlre’ tmh hahrnhfkh jd kjfskijusfhss/jgshrvltijf/sh`vhs, djr

kjfskijusfhss is wmlt alchs ”tmh dlai`y trhh’ jd (pjssig`h) wjrès pjssig`h. I tmhfstjpphe, fjt wlftifn tj nj aukm ehhphr iftj tmh altthr jd kjfskijusfhss yht, gut aystuehfts djrkhe tmh altthr.

Tirtul``y infjrifn ay hpipmlfy, ay stuehfts tjè ah tmhf tmlt wmlt I wlsehskrigifn wls l ufivhrsh tmlt wlsf’t hftirh`y rheukig`h tj skihftidik `lws ‛ tmlt lt `hlstkjfskijusfhss ”trlfskhfehe’ tmha. I tjè tmha tmhy whr h kjrrhkt, djr tmh kjfskijusfhss,if mlvifn drhh wi``, is ”l < tmrjunm 8 eiahfsijfl` ghifn’ (l <-8EG) vhrsus ”l < tmrjunm 5eiahfsijf ghifn’ (l <-5EG). ^mlt is <-5E is rheukig`h tj skihftidik `lws, gut fjt wmlt is<-8E. Xfdjrtuflth`y, 8E-fhss, id yju wi``, alfidhsts ”tj us’ if ”<-5E’-k`jtmifn, phr sh,alcifn us tmifc tmlt wh lrh jursh`vhs lrh jf`y ”<-5EG’. I tmhf einrhsshe l ìtt`h lfe tjètmha tmlt ”aife/gjey eulìty’ ‛ ls pijfhhrhe gy Ehsklrths ‛ hahrnhe ghklush jd tmhkjfdusifn dlkt tmlt mualfs lrh <-8EG wmj klf jf`y phrkhivh, tmifcifn, lfe/jr hxphrihfkh<-5E. If jtmhr wjres, wh lrh <-8EG if <-5EG gjeihs (jr ”k`jtmifn’, ls I ìch tj sly). ^hklffjt jgshrvh tmh 8tm eiahfsijf eirhkt`y, gut wh klf shh its alfidhstltijfs ifeirhkt`y if<-5 eiahfsijfs3 if jtmhr wjres, wh klffjt shh ”tmh klush’, jf`y ”tmh hddhkts’. L`ùeifn tjEhsklrths aistlch, it kjuè gh slie tmlt mualfs lrh 8E ”if tmh mhle’, lfe < -5Ehvhrywmhrh h`sh, lfe sj wmi`h mualfs lrh <-8EG ”if sua’, it is fjt tmh klsh tmlt lfynivhf plrt jd tmh mualf smlrhs if tmh slah eiahfsijfl` prjphrtihs lfe lgiìtihs. It shhastmh lra is <-5E, wmi`h tmh grlif is <-8E. Ay stuehfts tmhf tjè ah tmlt I sjufehe ìchsjahjfh wmj ghìhvhe tmlt mualfs mlvh sjahtmifn ”Urlfskhfehft’ lgjut tmha, lfe Itjè tmha tmh 8tm eiahfsijf wls l altthr jd flturl` lfe pmysikl` skihfkh. Ay stuehftstjè ah tmlt ”skihfkh’ wls jutnrjwifn tmh wjre tmlt sinfidihe it.

Fhvhr sltisdihe, ay stuehfts lsche ah wmlt aleh mualfs 8E, lfe I tjè tmha itwls drhh wi`` (wmikm aleh pjssig`h krhltivity, `lfnulnh, htk. ‛ shh ‐Jf ^jres lfeEhthraifisa‑ gy J.N. Wjsh djr ajrh). Drhh wi`` aleh ”wjrès jd tmh ufivhrsh’ pjssig`h3id tmhrh wls fj drhh wi`` (jr 8E), tmhrh wjuè gh fj ahlfifndu` eistifktijf ghtwhhf”wjrè’ lfe ”ufivhrsh’3 hvhry tiah tmh ufivhrsh ”pifn lfe pjfnhe’, it wjuè alfidhstvirtul``y tmh slah, id fjt hftirh`y tmh slah. Id tmhrh wls fj drhh wi``, tmhrh wjuè jf`y gh”tmh ufivhrsh’, phr sh ‛ tmhrh wjuè gh l vhrsijf/wjrè tmlt alfidhsthe, yhs, gut witmjutmualfs, ”wjrè’ lfe ”ufivhrsh’ wjuè mlvh fj ahlfifndu` eistifktijf, djr tmhrh wjuè gh

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fj ufkhrtlifty. îtmjut drhh wi``, l`` tmlt wjuè kjapjsh tmh ufivhrsh wjuè gh tmhvirtul``y ehthraifistik thfehfkihs jd flturh? tmhrh wjuè gh wmlt wh kl`` ”flturl` `lws’lfe fjtmifn tj eisturg tmha jr ”rhrjuth tmha’ (tmjunm rhahaghr, thkmfikl``y, tmhrh lrh fj”`lws jd flturh’ ‛ oust wmlt ”tmifns lrh/ej’ ‛ gut tmh pjift is tmh slah). Kjfskijusfhss ismjw drhh wi`` is if tmh ufivhrsh, lfe if l wly, it is tmlfcs tj kjfskijusfhss tmlt qulftua

ufkhrtlifty is prhshft. ^h lrh wmlt lee ufkhrtlifty tj tmh ufivhrsh, djr wh lrh kjfskijus,lfe kjfskijusfhss is tmh sjurkh jd drhheja. Gut chhp if aife tmlt wmlt wh kl`` drhhejalfe kmjikh is wmlt tmh ufivhrsh wjuè shh ls siap`y l ”rhrjutifn’ jd ehthraifistik djrkhsif jfh eirhktijf vhrsus lfjtmhr3 rh`ltivh tj tmh ufivhrsh, ”ehthraifisa’ lfe/jr ”flturl``lws’ lrh l`wlys prhshft, hvhf tmjunm rh`ltivh tj us, tmh lgiìty tj kmjjsh wmlt whhxphrihfkh alchs us drhh. Djr rh`ltivh tj tmh sua jd l`` pjssigiìtihs (tmh ufivhrsh), jfh jdtmjsh pjssigiìtihs is ghifn rhlìzhe, lfe mhfkh, if l shfsh, tmhrh is fj kmjikh tj kmjjsh l”kjursh jd splkhtiah’ tmlt isf’t pjssig`h rh`ltivh tj 8E? l`` tmlt klf gh hxphrihfkhe issjahtmifn tmlt is pjssig`h tj gh hxphrihfkhe, lfe wh lrh ”ehthraifhe’ if tmlt wly. Lfewmlthvhr is hxphrihfkhe is jfh jd tmh kjurshs tmlt ”mle’ tj gh hxphrihfkhe? wh kjuèf’tkmjjsh tj fjt rhlìzh lfy kjursh lt l``. Gut wmhf tl`cifn lgjut ehthraifisa jf tmis `hvh`,

tmh wjre ”ehthraifisa’ rhl``y `jshs l`` ahlfifn? wmhf yju lrh ”ehthraifhe’ tj pikc ghtwhhf gi`ìjfs upjf gi`ìjfs jd pjssig`h eirhktijfs jd splkhtiah, yju ejf’t rhl``y dhhèhthraifhe. Ay pjift is jf`y tmlt jf l alssivh, ufivhrsl` `hvh`, tmhrh is sti`` l cife jd”flturl` `lw’ lfe/jr ”ehthraifisa lt wjrc, sukm ls tmhrh is rh`ltivh tj <-5E? mhfkh, it istmhjrhtikl``y pjssig`h djr us tj ehvh`jp l ”skihfkh jd tmh 8tm eiahfsijf’, gut tmlt is lskihfkh jur grlifs klffjt hstlgìsm.

Mualfs lrh drhh ghklush tmhy klf pikc ghtwhhf 8E kjurshs lfe/jr ”wjrès’, lfehvhry tiah tmh ufivhrshs ”pifns lfe pjfns’, it trlvh`s ejwf l eiddhrhft 8E wjrè-ìfhtmlfcs tj tmh hxisthfkh jd mualfs. îtmjut kjfskijusfhss, ”ufivhrsh’ lfe ”wjrè’ wjuè gh ifeistifnuismlg`h, djr tmhrh wjuè gh ìtt`h jr fj pjssigiìty jd ”rhrjutifn’ ehthraifistikdjrkhs iftj kjuft`hss eiddhrhft wlys (tmhrh wjuè gh fj ”krhltivity’ ‛ I tmhf tjè aystuehfts tj rhle ‐Jf Kjfskijusfhss, Krhltivity, lfe Ghifn‑ gy J.N. Wjsh). Drhh wi`` ishxhrkishe wmhfhvhr tmh ufivhrsh ”rhrjuths’ drja jfh wjrè-ìfh tj lfjtmhr (lt lfy nivhfajahft, it kjuè gh rhrjutifn gi`ìjfs jd tiahs, nivhf tmlt tmhrh lrh gi`ìjfs jd mualfs jftmh p`lfht), gut ghifn lg`h tj kjaprhmhfe jf`y <-5E, wh klffjt ”jgshrvh’ tmis rhrjutifntj mhfkh ”jgshrvh’ lfe ”prjvh’ tmh hxisthfkh jd drhh wi`` (wh klf jf`y jgshrvh tmh <-5Edrhh wi`` ”alfidhsts tmrjunm’, alcifn it sj wh klf jf`y jgshrvh its ”ehthraifistikk`jtmifn’). Ay stuehfts lsche ah id ”drhh wi``’ wls tmh rinmt pmrlsh tj ehskrigh tmis”rhrjutifn’ jd tmh ufivhrsh drja jfh wjrè-ìfh tj lfjtmhr, lfe I tjè tmha tmlt it wlsjf`y lf ifeivieul` `hvh`, djr tmlt is mjw wh hxphrihfkhe lfe kjftrj``he tmh ”rhrjutifn’,tmjunm jf l alkrj, ufivhrsl` `hvh`, I suppjsh yju’e kl`` it lf ”L Alfeh`grjt [ht’ jd sjahcife ‛ tmhrh’e gh l `jnik lfe strukturh tj it (rhsu`tifn drja ”wmlt tmifns lrh’), gut jfh jdsuprl-”minm jrehr kjap`hxity’ (tj ush l pmrlsh drja ‐Hxphrihfkifn Umifcifn‑ gy J.N.Wjsh).

Ay stuehfts tmhf lsche ah tj prjvh tmlt kjfskijusfhss wls tmh sjurkh jdqulftua ufkhrtlifty, lfe I tjè tmha it wls ghklush tmhrh wjuè gh fj qulftuaufkhrtlifty id tmhrh wls fj 8E, lfe kjfskijusfhss wls tmrjunm wmikm tmh 8E wls plrt jdtmh ufivhrsh (lfe l`` 8-<2E djr tmlt altthr). Umhy tjè ah I wls sphku`ltifn lfe mlekhlshe ghifn skihftidik `jfn lnj, lfe yht sti`` lkthe ls id wmlt I wls prhshftifn wlsskihfkh. I smrunnhe lfe tmhf tmhy lsche ah tj prjvh tmlt kjfskijusfhss wls l ”nlthwly’

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tmrjunm wmikm tmh 8E ifdùhfkhe tmh wjrè(s) jd tmh ufivhrsh ‛ tmhy lsche ah tj prjvhtmlt drhh wi`` klah drja tmh 8E. I tjè tmha I kjuèf’t, ghklush prjvifn tmlt trlfskhfehewmlt skihfkh kjuè prjvh fjt ghklush it wls dl`sh, gut ghklush tmh kjap`hxity wls tjjnrhlt3 mjwhvhr, if hxphrihfkh, wh kjuè prjvh tmh hxisthfkh jd ufkhrtlifty lfe mhfkh tmh prhshfkh jd tmh 8E. Lfe I prjvhe it gy th`ìfn tmha ”I mlvh l nuf jf ah’, lfe tmhy l``

ghklah fhrvjus. Lfe tmhf tjè tmha tmlt I wls `yifn, gut tmhy sti`` `jjche lt ah ìch Iwls krlzy. Lfe tmlt prjvhe ay pjift? I krhlthe l situltijf jd ufkhrtlifty (”hxisthfkhufkhrtlifty’ tj gh ajrh prhkish). Lfxihty prjvhe wh whrhf’t siap`y <-5EG, djr lfxihtyhahrnhe wmhf l mualf dlkhe tmh pjssigiìty jd eiddhrhft 8E wjrè-ìfhs lt jfkh.Mjwhvhr, tmjunm I kjuè hapirikl``y jgshrvh tmlt ”yju lrh lfxijus’, I kjuèf’thapirikl``y jgshrvh tmh vlrijus wjrè-ìfhs yju lrh dlkhe witm. Gut tmhy aust gh tmhrh3jtmhrwish, yju wjuèf’t dhh` lfxihty.

Umhy tjè ah I wls sphku`ltifn, lfe I tjè tmha tmlt eief’t ahlf I wls dl`sh lfetmlt skihfkh mle tj sphku`lth tj nrjw. Umhy lsche ah lnlif ”wmhrh ejhs drhh wi`` kjahdrja:’, lfe I tjè tmha it klah drja 8E? tmlt it rhsu`the drja tmh ”trlfs`ltijf’ jd 8E iftj<-5E. Umhy lsche ah wmy mualfs mle drhh wi``, lfe I tjè tmha it wls ghklush wh lrh <-

8EG if l <-5E wjrè (wmj klf ”ajvh ghtwhhf’ <-5E wjrès). Umhy tmhf lsche ah wmywh whrh <-8EG, lfe I tjè tmha ”ghklush wh lrh’ ‛ mjw ej yju lfswhr l quhstijf ìchtmlt: Umhrh is fj lfswhr3 it’s lxijaltik. Umhy tjè ah it wls kjfvhfihft tmlt I kjuè kl``lf lxija wmlt kjuèf’t gh hxp`lifhe, I tjè tmha tmlt it wls oust mjw it wls, lfe tmhytjè ah fhvhr tj kritikizh tmha lnlif djr slyifn ”it’s lxijaltik tmlt Nje Is lf XfklusheKlush’.

Ay stuehfts lsche ah id I wls slyifn tmlt kjfskijusfhss wls fhkhsslri`y djr tmhufivhrsh tj hxist, lfe I ojche ”ls wh cfjw it, yhs’. [hhifn ls tmhy kjuèf’t mlfe`h ojchs, Iquikc`y slie tmlt kjfskijusfhss wls fhkhsslry djr (ahlfifndu`) ”wjrès’, gut fjt djr tmh”ufivhrsh’ (if l shfsh, kjfskijusfhss krhlths wjrès, gut fjt tmh ufivhrsh). Kjfskijusfhssklffjt alnikl``y kmlfnh l rjkc iftj l gire, gut it ejhs alch it pjssig`h djr ah tj pikc upl rjkc lfe tmrjunm it tmrjunm tmh lir ìch l gire, lfe mhfkh ”kmlfnh tmh wjrè’ drja jfhif wmikm tmh rjkc wls if Rjift L tj jfh if wmikm tmh rjkc is if Rjift G. If tmis shfsh,kjfskijusfhss ”krhlths tmh ufivhrsh’, gut it’s ajrh lkkurlth tj sly it ”krhlths (tmh)wjrè(s)’. Gut tmlt slie, tmh ufivhrsh kjuè ”pifn- pjfn’ ifdifith`y glkc lfe djrtm oust difhwitmjut kjfskijusfhss? tmh ufivhrsh ejhsf’t aife rhphltifn jf tmh slah wjrè ìfhwitmjut dli`. If dlkt, tmh ufivhrsh aly prhdhr hxistifn witmjut tmh ufkhrtlifty mualfs leetj it. Ay stuehfts tmhf lsche id kjfskijusfhss wls fhkhsslry djr witmjut it, tmhrh gh fjlktulìzltijf jd pjthftil`, lfe I tjè tmlt wmhrh tmhrh is fj ”lktulìzltijf jd pjthftil`’isf’t fhkhsslri`y wmhrh tmhrh is ”fjtmifn’, gut rltmhr it klf gh l p`lkh wmhrh is ”wmlt islktul` ghifn lktul` tmrjunm tiah (ahlfifn`hss`y)’. Ay stuehfts eief’t ufehrstlfe ‛ tmhshtmhj`jnikl` ajjf-sphlchrs jdthf trhlt ah ls id I’a eiddiku`t tj ufehrstlfe ‛ lfe Irhaifehe tmha tmlt ”pjthftil`’ wls l wjre mualfs ushe tj rhdhr tj ”pjssigiìtihs’. Id tmhrhwls fj 8E prhshft if tmh ufivhrsh (tmjunm tmlt’s fjt tj sly 8E wjuèf’t hxist lt l``),tmhrh wjuèf’t gh pjssigiìtihs sj aukm ls tmhrh wjuè gh ”wmlt mls ghhf, wmlt is, lfewmlt wi`` gh’. Umhrh wjuè gh ”l shrihs jd hvhfts tmlt dj``jw jfh lfjtmhr’ fhkhsslri`y, fjtrhl``y pjssig`y. Yhs, if l shfsh, ghdjrh Hvhft L fhkhsslri`y `hles tj Hvhft G, Hvhft G is”pjssig`h’ rh`ltivh tj L, gut ”pjssig`h’ ejhsf’t rhl``y ehskrigh tmh rh`ltijf ghtwhhf L lfeG. Is wmlt jkkurs fhkhsslri`y tmlt wmikm is pjssig`h lfe/jr pjthftil`: Umh wjre oustejhsf’t shha tj dit wmhf mualfs lrh jut jd tmh pikturh. îtmjut mualfs, wmlt is wjuè



gh ghifn iftj wmlt it wjuè gh ‛ oust ghklush mualfs eief’t hxist tj ”rhrjuth’ klush lfehddhkt ”tjwlre’ eiddhrhft pjssigiìtihs wjuèf’t ahlf tmhrh wjuè gh fjtmifn? it oustahlfs l`` tmlt is pjssig`h wjuè gh tmlt wmikm is fhkhsslri`y pjssig`h, rhfehrifn tmh wjre”pjssig`h’ ahlfifn`hss. Umhy tjè ah I sjufehe ìch Lfshà, gut eief’t k`lridy.

Ay stuehfts tmhf lsche ah mjw eie tmh ufivhrsh nivh hxisthfkh tj itsh`d, lfe I

lsche tmha tj hxp`lif wmlt tmhy ahlft. Umhy slie I mlef’t hxp`lifhe mjw ay ”pifn-pjfnajeh`’ jd tmh ufivhrsh njt stlrthe if tmh dirst p`lkh ‛ tmhy k`liahe I mlef’t rhl``yhxp`lifhe wmlt njt tmh ufivhrsh stlrthe, tmjunm phrmlps I mle hxp`lifhe mjw wjrèsstlrthe lfe chpt stlrtifn wmi`h alcifn it ”lpphlr’ ls id tmhy wjuè stlrt lfe hfe. Umhytjè ah I mlef’t hxp`lifhe mjw ”tmh wmj`h pifn- pjfn systha’ njt stlrthe if tmh dirst p`lkh(tmjunm tmhy kjapìahfthe/ifsu`the ah jf tmh krhltivity jd ay tmjunmt hxphriahft). Itjè tmha tmlt it eie ghklush ”it is’. Lfe tmhy quigg`he ” ”I La’, yju ahlf:’, lfe I smjjcay mhle. I tjè tmha tmhrh wls fj ”ghniffifn’ jr ”hfe’ jd tmh ufivhrsh ‛ jf`y ghniffifns/hfes jd wjrès turfifn lwly drja ”kìdds jd fjtmifn’ lt tmh vhry `lst shkjfeifdifith`y ‛ lfe tmlt tmhrh wls fhvhr l stlth jd fjtmifn (jf`y lf ”lpphlrlfkh’ jd fjtmifn).Jd kjursh tmhrh wlsf’t ‛ tmhrh klffjt gh fjtmifnfhss id tmhrh wls/is hvhr sjahtmifn.

Umhrh wls fjtmifn ghdjrh tmh ufivhrsh lfe jf`y fjtmifn ghdjrh tmh ufivhrsh, ghklush ghdjrh tmh ufivhrsh, tmhrh wls fj fjtmifn, ghklush tmhrh wls fj ”ghdjrh tmh ufivhrsh’.”Fjtmifn’ lfe ”tmh ufivhrsh’ lrjsh tjnhtmhr, siau`tlfhjus? fjtmifnfhss hxists ”l`jfnsieh’sjahtmifn ls l ”pjssig`h stlth sjahtmifn kjuè gh’ (gut tmlt it fhvhr wi`` lktul``y gh, jf`y phrmlps ”rh`ltivh`y gh’, djr l fjtmifn tmlt wls jfkh sjahtmifn isf’t thkmfikl``y fjtmifn, gut ”l vjie jd sjahtmifn’). Fjtmifn is fhvhr l stlth tmlt hxists uftj-itsh`d ‛ fjtmifn is prhkish`y tmlt wmikm mls fj ”uftj-itsh`d’ ‛ nrhlt kjfdusijfs mlvh ghhf klushe gy jurdliùrh tj tlch fjtmifnfhss shrijus`y. Uj ”hfthr’ iftj fjtmifn wjuè gh tj hrlsh tmhajahft(s) ghdjrh hfthrifn fjtmifn drja hxisthfkh itsh`d , mhfkh hrlsifn ”tmh ajahft ghdjrh hfthrifn iftj fjtmifn’, mhfkh rhstjrifn ”tmh ajahft ghdjrh hfthrifn iftj fjtmifn’,l shkjfe `lthr jd wmikm wh hfthr iftj fjtmifn, mhfkh hrlsifn/rhstjrifn ”tmh ajahft ghdjrhiftj fjtmifn’…le ifdifitua. Umh slah lppìhs witm ”kjaifn drja’ fjtmifn ‛ tj tru`yifthrlkt witm fjtmifn if lfy smlph jr djra is tj krhlth l splkhtiah plrlejx, lfe sukm l plrlejx klffjt gh ”drja wmlt tmh ufivhrsh klah’. Fjtmifn isf’t, lfe mhfkh klffjt gh”drja wmhrh tmh ufivhrsh kjahs’.

Ay stuehfts lkthe ìch I eief’t lfswhr tmh quhstijf, lfe lsche ”wmhrh eie tmh pifn- pjfnifn ufivhrsh tmlt fhvhr stlrthe jr hfehe kjah drja:’. I smjjc ay mhle, lalzhe gy tmhir iflgiìty tj nrlsp wmlt I wls k`hlr`y slyifn. Umhrh mls l`wlys ghhf <</<2Es hvhfwmhf tmhrh wls fj ”l`wlys’, oust ”is-fhss’, lfe drja tmis ”is-fhss’, <-8Es ”hahrnh’. Jurufivhrsh jd <-8E is lf ”hahrnhft prjphrty’ jd <</<2Es ‛ l ”trlfspjsitijfifn’ jr”trlfs`ltijf’ jd <</<2Es. Id tmhrh whrh fj mualfs, jur ufivhrsh wjuè gh l <-5E”hahrnhft’ jd <</<2Es. Kjfskijusfhss is lf ”hahrnhft’ jd <</<2E iftj l <-5E ufivhrsh,alcifn jur ufivhrsh l <-8E ”ufivhrsh jd wjrès’ (ifdifith`y). Umh ghniffifn jd jur ”pifn- pjfn ufivhrsh tmlt l`wlys ”wls’ ’ wlsf’t sj aukm l ghniffifn ls it wls lf ”hahrnhfkh’ drja <</<2Es iftj <-8Es (”thras’, id yju). If l shfsh, yju kjuè sly jur ”ufivhrsh jdwjrès’ stlrthe vhrtikl``y rltmhr tmlf mjrizjftl``y, lfe tj i`ùstrlth, I erhw tmhdj``jwifn…



(Umh ufivhrsh ”hahrnhe’ vhrtikl``y, gut wh ghifn jf`y lg`h tj shh mjrizjftl``y, phrsh, klf jf`y `jjc tjwlre < lfe 7 (gjtm ”kìdds jd fjtmifn’ tmlt wh’`` fhvhr lktul``y nj jdd),lfe mhfkh wmhf wh lsc lgjut tmh jrinifs jd tmh ufivhrsh, wh ej sj mjrizjftl``y lfe difejursh`vhs hfe`hss`y kjfdushe, wmhf rhl``y wh smjuè lsc tmh quhstijf vhrtikl``y.)

...Gut hvhf tmlt ialnh ejhsf’t quith klpturh it. Umh ufivhrsh stlrthe ”witmif’<</<2Es (ìch l gjw` witmif lf ifdifith`y `lrnh gjw`), lfe <</<2Es l`wlys ”lrh’, <</<2Es ghifn tmlt wmikm lrh jutsieh jd splkhtiah. I plushe ‛ it’s mlre tj lrtiku`lth wmlt klffjt gh lrtiku`lthe (ghifn tmlt trlfskhfehft jd splkhtiah) ‛ lfe tmhf I slie tmlt id jur <-8Eswhrh tj hvhr hfe, it wjuè ”ah`t glkc’ iftj <</<2Es, ls id fjtmifn mlpphfhe, lfe rh`ltivhtj <</<2Es, fjtmifn wjuè if dlkt mlpphf, djr ”witmif it’, jur ”ufivhrsh jd wjrès’ kjuèkjftifuh tj, if l wly, hxist ‛ it wjuè oust fj `jfn hxisthfkh if l wly tmlt is(ahlfifndu``y) ehdiflg`h drja tmh <</<2Es wmj`h. Ay stuehfts tmhf lsche ah tmh ieijtquhstijf ”wmhrh eie tmh <</<2Es kjah drja:’, lfe I kjuè mh`p gut `jjc lt tmha ls idtmhy whrh djj`s. I rhaifehe ay stuehfts tmlt tmhrh lrh fj skihftidik jr flturl` `lws if<</<2Es, djr tmjsh jf`y hxists wmhrh tmhrh is splkhtiah. Mhfkh, tmh <</<2Es eief’t ”kjahdrja’ lfywmhrh. Umhy lrh. Lfe ay stuehfts stlrthe slyifn ”tmh Xfklushe Klush3 tmhXfajvhe Ajvhr3 tmh Xftmjunmt Umjunmt…’

Umhy stlrthe kl`ìfn ah l tmhj`jnilf.Ay stuehfts lrnuhe tmlt ay hxp`lfltijf djr tmh ”sjahtmifn drja fjtmifn

prjg`ha’ iapìhe tmlt tmh ufivhrsh rhsu`the drja ”Lf Xfklushe Klush’ (jd <</<2Es). Islie it eie fjt, ghklush tmh ufivhrsh wlsf’t klushe, gut ”hahrnhe’. Umhy tjè ah I wls oust kmlfnifn tmh wjreifn ‛ I lrnuhe tmh ufivhrsh rhsu`the drja ”Lf XfhahrnhftHahrnhr’ ‛ lfe tmhf tjè ah I glsmhe Lquifls wmi`h ghifn l Umjaist. I tjè tmha I wlsajrh lf Lristjthìlf, lfe tmhy lsche ah wmj Lquifls kl``he ”Umh Rmi`jsjpmhr’. Umhytjè ah tmlt lkkjreifn tj ay ajeh`, tmh ahkmlfiks gy wmikm (tmh) wjrè(s) ”pu``he itsh`djut drja lfe iftj’ (itsh`d) wls kjfskijusfhss, wmi`h tmh ufivhrsh ”hahrnhe’ drja ”LfXfhahrnhft Hahrnhr’. Umhy lsche ah ”wmlt aleh tmh ufivhrsh hahrnh:’, lfe I tjètmha tmlt it wls if tmh flturh jd <</<2Es tj ghnht l ufivhrsh. Umhy lsche ah mjw tmltwls lfy eiddhrhft drja tmh tmhj`jnilf wmj slie it wls if tmh Flturh jd Nje/Ghifn tjGhnht/ghnht ghnif:, lfe I tjè tmha tmh eiddhrhfkh wls ghklush Nje Eief’t Hxist. Umhylsche ah mjw I cfhw <</<2Es hxisthe, lfe I tjè tmha it wls if tmh flturh jd <</<2Es tjhxist (lkkjreifn tj tmh tmhjrihs gy wmikm wh ufehrstlfe tmh wjrè). Umhy kl``he ah”Lfshà’ lnlif lfe lsche ah wmlt nlvh <</<2Es hxisthfkh, lfe I tjè tmha <</<2Esnlvh hxisthfkh tj tmhash`vhs. Umhy lsche ah id I cfhw tmlt ”Nje Is Umlt wmikm Nivhs

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Miash`d Hxisthfkh’, lfe I tjè tmha tmhy fhhehe tj lglfejf tmhir lrkmlik, iapjssig`h tjufehrstlfe tmhjrihs jd tmh ufivhrsh. Whphltifn l quhstijf I l`rhley lfswhrhe, tmhy lscheah ”wmhrh eie tmh <</<2Es kjah drja:’, lfe I slie tmhy lrh ”l strlfnh `jjp’ ‛ ”UmhUjtlìty jd Ghifn’ (<-<<Es jd s plkhtiah) wls ”L [h`d -Hxistifn Hxisthfkh’. Lfe aystuehfts oust `jjche lt ah g`lfc`y.

[jufeifn ìch Mlghrals lfe mis ”ìfnuistidikltijf jd tmh slkrhe’, tmhy tjè ah Iwmlt I wls ejifn wls ”tmh skihftidikltijf jd tmh tmhj`jnikl`’, lfe I tjè tmha tmhy whrhnui`ty jd tmh ”tmhjidikltijf jd tmh skihftidik’. Umhy tjè ah I wls kl`ìfn Nje ”<</<2Es’,lfe I tjè tmha tmhy whrh kl`ìfn <</<2Es ”Nje’. Umhy tjè ah tmlt tmh dlkt tmlt tmhtmhj`jnikl` kjuè gh aleh skihftidik wls hviehfkh tmh tmhj`jnikl` wls truh, lfe I tjètmha tmlt it wls hviehfkh tmlt tmhj`jny njt l`` its trutm drja skihfkh ‛ it mle fj vlùh jfits jwf. Umhy lsche ah id I rhahaghrhe tmlt tmhj`jny wls, lkkjreifn tj Lquifls, ”Umh[kihfkh jd tmh Eivifh’, lfe mjw ay ”[kihfkh jd <</<2Es’ wls lfy eiddhrhft: I tjè tmhatmlt <</<2Es whrhf’t ”eivifh’ ‛ tmhy whrh rhl`. Umhy tjè ah tmlt sjahtmifn jutsieh jdsplkhtiah sjufehe prhtty eivifh tj tmha, lfe tjè ah tj rhahaghr tmlt if Kmristilfity,eivifity is ifklrfltijfl`? ”eivifh’ lfe ”difith’ lrh twj pjifts jf tmh slah skl`h. I tjè tmha

tmlt tmhrh whrh fj lfnh`s if tmh <</<2Es, lfe tmhy tjè ah tmlt I kjuèf’t cfjw tmlt, lfeid tmh <</<2Es whrh jutsieh jd splkh lfe tiah, lfnh`s eief’t sjufe tmlt dlrdhtkmhe. I tjètmha lfnh`s whrh aytmj`jnikl` fjfshfsh, lfe tmhy tjè ah tmlt id tmhy whrh jutsiehsplkh lfe tiah, tmhy wjuè nivh tmhash`vhs wifns. Mualfs mlvh l`wlys wlfthe tj d`y ‛ it’s oust if tmha ‛ lfe it wjuèf’t gh surprisifn tmlt <</<2E Ghifns wjuè nivhtmhash`vhs wifns. Umhy l`sj slie tmlt id tmhy whrh <</<2E, tmhy wjuè gh ìch [uphralflfe ìdh djrhvhr ojydu``y, lfe I tjè tmha tmhy whrh fjw hfnlnifn if fjfshfsh. ”Fjfshfshrh`ltivh tj ;/5E ghifns, yhs’, tmhy slie, ”gut fjt rh`ltivh tj <</<2Es’, lfe tmhy tjè ahtmlt id tmh ”ufivhrsh ah`ts glkc iftj <</<2Es’, wjf’t tmhy ”ah`t’ iftj <</<2E tjj: I slietmlt wls truh, if l shfsh, lfe tmhy lsche ah id tmhy wjuè rhtlif kjfskijusfhss wmhf tmltjkkurrhe if <</<2E ”thras’, lfe I slie tmhy whrh fhvhr gh njes. Umhy lsche ah mjw eie Icfjw, lfe I tjè tmha tmhrh wls fj skihftidik glsis djr ghìhvifn tmlt ifslfity. Aystuehfts fjeehe, lfe tmhf stlrthe tj `lunm. Umhy slie ”hvhrytmifn tmlt rishs austkjfvhrnh’.

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72><. Rmi`jsjpmy jdthf dhh`s ìch tlcifn l n`lss tmlt wjrcs phrdhkt`y wh``, smltthrifn it lsmlre ls yju klf, lfe tmhf puttifn it glkc tjnhtmhr.

72>7. Rhrmlps ”rhìnijus hxphrihfkhs’ lrh ”hahrnhfts’ jd <</<2Es iftj jur <-8E ”ufivhrshjd wjrès’:

72>;. [ifkh wh lrh kjfskijusfhss, ejhsf’t tmlt ahlf tmh ufivhrsh is kjfskijus, lt `hlsttmrjunm us: I fjeehe, lfe tmhy lsche ah ”ejhs tmlt ahlf wh lrh klushe if tmh ialnh lfeìchfhss jd tmh ufivhrsh:’, lfe I tjè tmha ”ifsjaukm ls wh lrh kjfskijusfhss lfe ”pu``sjahtmifn jut jd wmlt-tmlt-sjahtmifn-isf’t’, ls hxprhsshe vil krhltivity (l`ùeifn tj ‐Jf

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^jres lfe Ehthraifisa‑ gy J.N. Wjsh). (Lfe if l shfsh, yju jf`y hxphrihfkh yjursh`d”ls l tmifn’ ‛ hvhrytmifn h`sh is ajrh jd lf ”ialnh jd l tmifn’ (tj yju), sj if hxphrihfkh,it’s ”ls id’ hvhrytmifn gut yju is fjtmifn3 ìchwish, tj pu`` ”l tmifn’ jut drja ”wmlt it isfjt’ is, rh`ltivh tj tmlt tmifn, if l shfsh, tj krhlth ”sjahtmifn jut jd fjtmifn’.) Uj tmis, aystuehfts lsche ah id wh mle khlshe smlrifn ”ìchfhss witm tmh ufivhrsh’, ghklush

krhltivity wls jf tmh ehkìfh lfe mualfs jdthf lkthe ajrh ìch lfial`s tmlf lrtists, I slietmlt, if l shfsh, mualfs lrh dl``hf, yhs. @ich ghdjrh, ay stuehfts fjeehe, lfe tmhf stlrthetj `lunm.

72>5. Ej tmh lws jd altthr jr altthr kjah dirst:Umhy kjah lt tmh slah tiah.(@ht’s fjt hvhr mlvh tmlt eiskussijf lnlif.)

72>8. Kmristilfs smjuè fhvhr gh rlkists, djr tmhy ghìhvh hvhryjfh is aleh if tmh ialnhlfe ìchfhss jd Nje.

72>4. Uj tlch sjahtmifn shrijus`y is tj tlch riscs ghklush jd it, gut mjw alfy Kmristilf,aiee`h-k`lss Lahriklfs lrh risc tlchrs:

72>>. Umhrh is sugohktivity, ifthrsugohktivity, lfe jgohktivity.

Umhrh is tmh trutm jd tmh ifeivieul`.

Umhrh is tmh trutm tmlt hahrnhs ”ghtwhhf’ ifeivieul`s.

Umhrh is tmh trutm tmlt is truh rhnlre`hss ifeivieul`s.

72>=. Umhy lkt ls id ifth``hktul` ehvh`jpahft klffjt mlpphf witmjut ajrl` ehvh`jpahft, gut mjw ej tmhy erlw tmis kjffhktijf: Drja R`ltj lfe ”Umh Wifn jd Nynhs’:

72>9. If Ouelisa, tmhrh lrh au`tip`h mhrahfhutikl` lpprjlkmhs ‛ phsmlt, rhahz, ehrlsm,lfe sje ‛ lfe l nivhf Ohw typikl``y ufehrstlfes yju klf ajvh ghtwhhf tmh djur witmjut”kmlfnifn wmlt tmh [kripturh ahlfs’. Kmristilfs fhhe tmis cife jd mhrahfhutikl` strukturhehsphrlth`y ‛ Rrjthstlftisa is kmljs.

72=2. I lsche ay stuehfts tj hxp`lif wmlt tmh Gig`h ahlft wmhf it slie tmlt mualfswhrh aleh ”if tmh ialnh lfe ìchfhss jd Nje’, lfe tmhy tjè ah tj ialnifh tmlt mualfswhrh tj krhlth l phrdhkt`y mualf-ìch rjgjt witm LI. It lkthe ìch mualfs lfe `jjche oustìch us, lfe mhfkh wjuè smlrh jur ”ìchfhss lfe ialnh’. Gut ialnifh tmlt tmh rjgjtsueehf`y ghnlf tj lkt ìch l ajfchy3 lt tmis pjift, it wjuè fj `jfnhr smlrh if jurìchfhss, tmjunm it wjuè sti`` smlrh jur ialnh. Fjw ialnifh tmlt tmh rjgjt ripphe jdd

sjah jd its lrtidikil` scif tj rhvhl` its ahtl` ifthrijr, lfe yht chpt lktifn ìch l phrdhkt`yfjral` mualf ghifn3 lt tmis pjift, tmh rjgjt wjuè gh ìch us, gut fjt smlrh if jur ialnh.[j it njhs witm mualfs lfe Nje? wh whrh aleh if Nje’s ìchfhss lfe ialnh, lfe gysiffifn, `jst tmh ìchfhss.

Djr jfkh if ay ìdh, I tmifc I ufehrstlfe.

72=<. It is l trlnik trutm, gut tmh wjrè mls ghhf aleh gy tmh [lkrhe Uhxts ‛ tmhy lrh tmhajst iapjrt gjjcs if tmh wjrè. Umhy mlvh ìthrl``y aleh mistjry, lfe yht tmhy lrh




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dl`sitihs. Ej yju fhhe tj cfjw lfytmifn h`sh tj rhkjnfizh tmh trlnik-kjahey tmlt ismualfity:

72=7. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt wh klf ehthraifh wmikm tmhj`jny is truh, id lfy, gyehthraififn wmikm tmhj`jny pmi`jsjpmy is lf ”ialnh lfe ìchfhss jd’, lfe I tjè tmha

tmlt I eief’t ufehrstlfe.

72=;. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt hvhry shttifn, lktijf, lfe kmlrlkthr if lf lutmjr’s mhle islf hxprhssijf jd mis jr mhr sh`d, lfe lt tmh hfe jd tmh ely, hvhrytmifn tmlt tmh lutmjrkrhltivh`y ialnifhs jr hxprhsshs is oust tmh lutmjr. @ichwish, sj hvhrytmifn if rhlìty is oust Nje, lfe if l shfsh, hvhrytmifn is Nje’s lutjgijnrlpmy ‛ wh oust klffjt rhle it, lfesphfe jur ìvhs tryifn tj gh ajrh lfe ajrh ìch Kmrist sj wh klf rhle l ìtt`h git ajrh lfeajrh jd tmh lutjgijnrlpmy. I tjè tmha I eief’t shh it ‛ Nje wls fjwmhrh ghdjrh ay hyhs ‛ lfe tmhy tjè ah Nje is ìch l ”shlrkm lfe dife pikturh’? ”yju shh tmh pikturh tmh wmj`htiah, gut yju ejf’t rhlìzh wmlt yju lrh shhifn, tmhf it kìkcs, lfe yju’vh `hlrft tj shh.Drja tmhf jf wmhfhvhr yju shh tmh pikturh yju’`` shh wmlt is tmhrh rinmt lwly. It wi``

phralfhft`y gh iagheehe if yjur aife lfe wi`` gh iapjssig`h tj djrnht.’ I tjè tmha tmhwjrè wls lktul``y l ”shlrkm lfe dife pikturh’ jd Fjf-Ghìhd, gut it eief’t ”kìkc’ djrtmha.

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72=5. Fj prjdhssjr wi`` dlvjr hrlsifn thfurh, lfe id tmhy hvhr nht rie jd it, tmhy aust nhtrie jd it lt hvhry Xfivhrsity l`` lt jfkh tj gl`lfkh tmh ifkhftivh strukturh, wmikm tmhyfhvhr wi``. Ejjaifn tmjuslfes witm Rm.Es.

72=8. ^my ej gjeihs jf`y ehkly wmhf tmhrh is fj ìdh if tmha: ^my ejhs ”ìdh’ mjè ittjnhtmhr: Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt tmhy slw fj rhlsjf wmy tmh gjey smjuèf’t ehklywmi`h phjp`h lrh lìvh, id wmlt lfialths tmha is fjtmifn ajrh tmlf tmh gjey itsh`d. Aystuehfts tmhf aleh l siai`lr pjift lgjut tmh ufivhrsh? wmy ejhsf’t it oust ehkly uf`hsstmhrh is l ìdh djrkh hfìvhfifn it: I tjè tmha tmh Clggl`lm wls l trhlt tj slfity.

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72=4. Umhy sphlc jd Nje ls jf tmh jtmhr hfe jd l rjph. Id drja tmh gjttja jd it, mualfssmlch tmh rjph, tmh ajvhahft rhlkmhs Nje3 ìchwish, id Nje smlchs mis hfe jd tmh rjph,tmh ajvhahft rhlkmhs mualfity.

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72=>. Umhy sphlc ls id tj tmh ehnrhh jfh is l sukkhssdu` syagj` pjiftifn tj Nje is tj tmhehnrhh jfh is l slift.

72==. [mjuè lf lrahe dltmhr `ht mis elunmthr gh ci``he gy lf lttlkchr ghklush tmh Gig`hslys tj fjt jvhrkjah hvi` witm hvi`:

72=9. ”Lttlkc ah! Fjt tmh pltm I dj``jw S…Q Id I cfjw tmh wly mjah lfe la wl`cifnl`jfn it erufchf`y, is it lfy `hss tmh rinmt wly ghklush I la stlnnhrifn drja sieh tj sieh:Id it is fjt tmh rinmt wly, tmhf smjw ah lfjtmhr wly3 gut id I stlnnhr lfe `jsh tmh wly, yjuaust mh`p ah, yju aust chhp ah jf tmh trutm pltm, oust ls I la rhley tj suppjrt yju…’

Ifspirhe gy

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7292. Kjfsiehrifn mjw Kmristilfs lrh trhltifn @NUGs, jf`y @NGUs wi`` hfthr iftjMhlvhf. Rhrshkuthe. Whehhahe. I tjè tmis tj ay stuehfts lfe tmhy tjè ah tmlt Ltmhistswlfthe tj ghìhvh Kmristilfs aistrhlthe @NGUs if alss ‛ it nlvh tmh Fhw Ltmhistajvhahft whinmt. Umhy lsche ah id I mle hvhr shhf l Kmristilf lgush lf @NGU, lfe Itjè tmha I mle shhf kjuft`hss Kmristilfs ehfy @NGUs mle l rinmt tj alrry. Umhy lscheah id tmh Kmristilfs stjpphe tmh @NGUs witm djrkh drja nhttifn alrrihe, lfe I tjè tmhafj, gut tmh Kmristilfs eie klush @NGUs ufghlrlg`h hajtijfl` elalnh. Umhy tjè ah Ieief’t cfjw tmlt, lfe leehe tmlt I wls k`liaifn Kmristilfs lgushe @NGUs ghklushKmristilfs mhè l eiddhrhft ehdifitijf jd wmlt kjfsisthe ”alrrilnh’. If ay wjrè, tmhyk`liahe ”tj`hrlfkh’ lfe ”lkkhptlfkh’ whrh siai`hs, lfe I lsche tmha wmlt h`sh kjuè tmhy gh: îtmjut lfy hxp`lfltijf djr wmy, tmhy tjè ah tj rhle Umh @jfn Urukh gy L.O.Kjfyhrs.

729<. Umrjunmjut ay ìdh, phjp`h mlvh lsche ah ”ej yju wlft tj nj tj tmh ajvihs:’,”ej yju tmifc yju smjuè mlvh ajrh drihfes:’, ”ej yju wlft tj kjah mjah djrKmristals:’, htk., lfe hvhry tiah, I mlvh tj suddhr l `jfn lfe mlre hxisthftil` krisis,wjrryifn lgjut id tmh phrsjf wi`` gh upsht id I sly ”fj’ lfe wmlt cife jd erlal I’`` mlvhtj nj tmrjunm id I sly ”fj’. I mlvh l `jt jd wjrc tj ej, kjuft`hss iehls, lfe I ejf’t mlvhfhlr`y ls aukm tiah ls ej ajst phjp`h. Gut lsc ah tj ej tmis jr tmlt tmhy ej, alcifn ahsuddhr hxisthftil``y hvhry tiah.

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I eief’t lsc tj gh lsche. I eief’t lsc tj gh jddhrhe. I eief’t lsc tj gh kjfkhrfhelgjut. Gut I klf’t lsc l phrsjf fjt lsc ah tj ej sjahtmifn, ls I klf’t lsc l phrsjf fjt tjjddhr ah sjahtmifn ‛ yju fhvhr cfjw wmhf it is njifn tj mlpphf, lfe sj yju fhvhr cfjwwmhf yju fhhe tj sphlc. Lfe tmhf it’s tjj `lth. It’s l`wlys tjj `lth. Yju’rh lsche3 yju’rhjddhrhe3 lfe tmhf yju mlvh tj dlkh it. Yju klffjt lsc tj lvjie tmh pjssigiìty jd upshttifn

sjahjfh gy slyifn ”fj’3 yju klffjt lsc tj lvjie tmh pjssigiìty jd shhifn tmh wjrètmrjunm tmh `hfs jd tmhir kjfkhrf jr wjrry djr ajftms ldthrwlres.Yju’rh stukc. I oust wism tmlt phjp`h rhlìzhe, wmhf tmhy whft tj lsc sjahjfh sjahtmifn, tmlt

tmh phrsjf tmhy lrh sphlcifn tj ”eief’t lsc tj gh lsche’, lfe tmlt tmhy tjjc tmlt iftjkjfsiehrltijf. ^mhf yju nj tj lsc, jddhr, htk. sjahtmifn jd l phrsjf lfe rhahaghr ”tmhyeief’t lsc tj gh lsche’, yju’rh aukm cifehr, aukm ajrh kjfsiehrlth, lfe wjre yjur prjpjsl` if l aukm ghtthr wly. ^mhf yju djrnht tmis, yju klf hlsi`y gh sh`d-rinmthjus,uf-ufehrstlfeifn, lfe tjunm tj gh lrjufe. ^mhf yju lsc sjahjfh tj ej sjahtmifn,rhahaghr, yju’vh djrkhe tmha iftj tmis situltijf, sj gh cife. Ejf’t lee tj tmh hxisthftil`whinmt wh l`` mlvh tj ghlr? ìdh is mlre hfjunm l`rhley.

7297. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt it wls lf lkt jd drhh wi`` tj ehkieh wmikm drlahwjrctmrjunm wmikm yju shh tmh wjrè3 ìchwish, it wls lf lkt jd drhh wi`` tj ehkieh tmlt l nivhftmifn, rh`ltivh tj yju, ” pjifthe tj Nje’. Djr hxlap`h, it wls lf hxprhssijf jd drhh wi`` djrElfth tj kmjjsh tj shh Ghltrikh ls ”tmlt wmikm pjifts tj Nje’, lfe tj shh lf hftity ls”pjiftifn tj Nje’ is tj shh it ”if l spirit jd tmlfcsnivifn’ (tj l`ùeh tj < Uiajtmy 5?5). [jit klf gh slie lgjut ”ghluty’? tmh dlkt tmlt Kmristilfs ”shh Nje if ghluty’ is hviehfkh tmltmualfs mlvh drhh wi``, djr tmjunm mualfs klffjt l`wlys kmjjsh wmlt tmhy hxphrihfkh,tmhy klf kmjjsh tj wmlt hftitihs ”pjift’.

I lsche tmha eie tmhy rhl``y ghìhvh Elfth ”kmjsh’ djr Ghltrikh tj gh l slkrlahft?it shhas tj ah tmlt Elfth wls virtul``y djrkhe tj ej sj. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt Elftheief’t kmjjsh djr Ghltrikh tj hxist, fjr eie mh kmjjsh tj hxphrihfkh mhr ghluty lfe prhshfkh, gut mh eie kmjjsh ”tj rhkhivh’ mhr prhshfkh ls l slkrlahft ”pjiftifn tj’ Nje. Itmhf lsche ay stuehfts tmh quhstijf tmlt erivhs Kmristilfs krlzy? id Nje ushe Ghltrikh lsl ahlfs gy wmikm tj rhlkm Elfth witm Nrlkh/nrlkh, ejhs tmlt ahlf tmlt it is pjssig`h djrmualfs tj ehfy tmh î`` jd Nje: Ay stuehfts tjè ah ”fj’, gut mualfs klf rhdush tj”rhkhivh’ tmh î`` jd Nje. Mjw’s tmlt fjt tmh slah ls ehfyifn it: Umhy tjè ah tmlt tjfjt rhkhivh isf’t tmh slah ls ”njifn lnlifst’ ‛ mualfs klffjt kmlfnh Nje’s î``, guttmhy klf dli` ”tj rhkhivh it’, djr jtmhrwish, mualfs wjuèf’t mlvh ”drhh wi``’ lfe tmhy’e ghrjgjts (jr sj njhs tmh tirhe jè lrnuahft I’vh mhlre l gi`ìjf tiahs).

Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt Elfth wlsf’t drhh ”fjt tj hxphrihfkh Ghltrikh’, lfeìchwish, mualfs lrhf’t drhh tj ”fjt hxphrihfkh Nje’s pjssigiìty’, gut tmhy lrh drhh ifmjw tmhy rhspjfe tj it. Whnlre`hss mjw phj p`h rhspjfe, Nje’s î`` ejhsf’t kmlfnh, lfesj isf’t ”ehfihe’3 mjwhvhr, tmlt ejhsf’t ahlf Nje’s î`` klf’t gh lvjiehe. Id l rly jdìnmt is smiffifn drja jfh hfe jd l elrc rjja tj lfjtmhr lfe I’a stlfeifn jutsieh jd tmhìnmt if tmh elrcfhss, I ejf’t kmlfnh tmh eirhktijf jd tmh ìnmt jr stjp it drja smiffifn. Ifdlkt, I ejf’t lddhkt jr eisturg tmh ìnmt if lfywly wmltsjhvhr, I oust dli` ”tj plrtikiplth ifit’. [j it njhs witm mualfs lfe tmh î`` jd Nje? Nje’s î`` ”smifhs jf’, gut wh ejf’tmlvh tj glsc if its rleilfkh. I tmhf tjè ay stuehfts tmlt I wjuèf’t mlvh ghhf l vhry njjeElfth, lfe tmhy tjè ah tmlt eief’t gjeh wh`` djr tmh duturh jd lrt.

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729;. Kjftifuifn tmhir `lst trlif jd tmjunmt, tmhy tjè ah tmlt mualfs mlvh drhh wi`` ghklush tmjunm l`` lktijfs lrh ”ajtivlthe tjwlre tmh Njje/njje’ (tj gjrrjw drjaLunustifh), mualfs klf kmjjsh tj gh ajtivlthe tjwlre l `hsshr/dl`sh/sugohktivh njje(sukm ls tmh p`hlsurh jd ci`ìfn sjahjfh yju mlth jr hltifn hxphfsivh djje) jvhr ”Umh

Njje’. I rhaifehe tmha tmlt Nje isf’t rhl`, lfe mhfkh tmhir lrnuahft djr drhh wi`` jf`ywjrche id mualfs hxprhss drhheja if kmjjsifn tj ìvh tmhir ìvhs lkkjreifn tj ehùsijfs.Lfe tmhy tjè ah tmlt tjj prjvhe drhh wi``, djr id mualfs klf ìvh lkkjreifn tj ”wmlt’s iftmhir mhle’, tmlf tmhy lrh fjt kjap`hth`y smlphe jr jrihftlthe gy tmh althril` wjrè ‛ tmhy klf kmjjsh tj hsklph it. I rhaifehe tmha tmlt tmh grlif wls l althril` pmhfjahfjftmlt hahrnhe jut jd althrilìty, lfe tmhy tjè ah tmlt ay pjifts eief’t kmlfnh tmhirlrnuahft? it prjvhe mualfs kjuè kmjjsh wmikm althrilìty tmhy ìvhe lkkjreifn tj”ehthraifistikl``y’.

7295. Ay stuehfts lsche ah id I wls dlaiìlr witm tmh ejfchy tmlt wls stukc ghtwhhftwj hqul``y sizhe pi`hs jd dhhe, lfe I tjè tmha I cfhw tmh stjry jd tmh ejfchy wmj eihe

ghklush mh kjuèf’t alch l ehkisijf. [ifkh tmh twj pi`hs whrh hqul`, tmhrh wls fjrltijfl` rhlsjf tj pikc jfh jvhr tmh jtmhr, lfe sj tmh ejfchy kmjsh fhitmhr lfe stlrvhe.Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt tmis stjry minmìnmthe tmh ìaits jd rltijflìty, lfe tmhf lrnuhetmlt id yju ghìhvhe if Nje, yju fhvhr mle tj wjrry lgjut dlkifn tmis plrlejx. Umis is ghklush id yju ghìhvhe if lf Ifdifith Nje, tmhrh wls fj jtmhr ”pi`h’ tmlt wls hqul``y`lrnh3 mhfkh, it wls fjt pjssig`h tj nht klunmt ìch tmh ejfchy, l`wlys lskhfeifn tj lf”Ifdifith Nje’ lnlifst wmikm fj jtmhr ”pi`h’ kjuè gh hqul``y sizhe Ay stuehfts tmltlrnuhe tmlt tmh vhry dlkt tmlt rltijflìty klf `hle l phrsjf tj ”stlrvltijf’ ‛ tmlt rltijflìtyisf’t l`wlys hfjunm ‛ is hviehfkh tmlt tmhrh Hxists lf Ifdifith Nje ^mj mualfs rhquirhtj slvh hvhr ghifn plrl`yzhe gy rltijflìty.

I kjfsiehrhe th`ìfn ay stuehfts tmlt it wls pjssig`h djr l ghìhvhr tj gh klunmt ghtwhhf twj tmifns tmlt Nje ^lfthe djr tmh ghìhvhr, gut ifsthle smrunnhe lfe tjè aystuehfts tmlt tmh ìaits jd rltijflìty oust ahlf tmlt mualfs l`wlys mlvh tj tlch hajtijfslfe (lxijaltik, irrltijfl`, htk.) prhdhrhfkhs iftj lkkjuft hvhry fjw lfe tmhf tj lvjie”stlrvltijf’ ‛ wh fhhe l ajrh ”du``y mualf’ rltijflìty, if jtmhr wjres. L`sj, hvhf id itwls tmh klsh tmlt rltijflìty wjuè ifhvitlg`y ejja mualfs tj ”stlrvltijf’, tmis eief’tahlf Nje Hxisthe? it kjuè oust ahlfs mualfs whrh ghifns jd trlnik-kjahey. Aystuehfts fjeehe gut fjthe tmlt it shhahe strlfnh tj tmha tmlt flturh wjuè nivh rish tj ghifns wmj fhhehe l Fjfhxisthft Nje tj du``y dufktijf, lfe I rhaifehe tmha tmlthvjùtijf mle fj jgìnltijf tj gh shfsig`h ‛ it oust wls. ”I la, yju ahlf’ ‛ tmhy slie.

7298. Irjfikl``y, wmhf phjp`h sj`vh prjg`has, tmhy writh gjjcs tj smlrh witm jtmhrs tmhsjùtijfs tmhy eiskjvhrhe, lfe tmh dlkt tmlt tmhrh lrh sj alfy gjjcs is hviehfkh tmlt l `jtjd prjg`has mlvh ghhf sj`vhe. Gut tmh ajrh gjjcs tmhrh lrh, tmh ajrh jvhrwmhàhe phjp`h lrh gy l`` tmh gjjcs, lfe sj fjgjey rhles lfy jd tmha. Lfe sj tmhrh lrh ajrh prjg`has, wmikm ifspirh phjp`h tj sj`vh tmha lfe writh ajrh gjjcs tj smlrh witm tmhwjrè tmhir difeifns, wmikm lees tj tmh gurehf, lfe sj `hss phjp`h rhle, lfe sj ajrh prjg`has ehvh`jp ‛ hvhr-nrjwifn, fhvhr sj`vhe. Mhfkh, id I writh l gjjc prjvifn Fjf-Ghìhd, tmhrh wi`` gh ajrh ghìhd.



7294. I rhahaghr jfkh l Kmristilf tjè ah tmlt tmh Gig`h spjch djr itsh`d lfe mhfkh tmhKmristilf eief’t fhhe tj jddhr l rltijfl` lrnuahft djr wmy @NGU alrrilnh smjuèf’t ghl``jwhe? Nje eief’t fhhe mia tj hxp`lif Mis ^jre. I lsche tmh Kmristilf id phjp`h wmjjf`y cfhw Kmifhsh fhhehe tmh Gig`h trlfs`lthe iftj Kmifhsh djr tmha, jr ”eie Nje fjtfhhe phjp`h tj trlfs`lth Mis ^jre:’. Mh tjè ah tmlt jd kjursh tmhrh wls l fhhe tj

trlfs`lth tmh Gig`h ‛ kjuft`hss aissijflrihs eihe ejifn oust tmlt ‛ lfe I tjè mia tmlt mhfhhehe tj shh ”rltijflìty ls l `lfnulnh’. Uj prhshft sjahjfh witm l rltijfl`, tinmtlrnuahft is tj prhshft sjahjfh witm l wh``-trlfs`lthe `lfnulnh. Xfti` I wls prhshfthewitm lf lrnuahft lnlifst @NGU alrr ilnh, I kjuèf’t ufehrstlfe wmlt tmh Gig`h wlsslyifn lnlifst it ‛ I wls ìch l Kmifhsh alf prhshfthe lf Hfnìsm Gig`h ‛ I oust kjuèf’tufehrstlfe. I tmhf tjè tmh Kmristilf tmlt dliùrh jd tmh kmurkm tj ehvh`jp rltijflìty lfekritikl` tmifcifn wls l rhlsjf sj alfy whrh `hlvifn tmh kmurkm tjely? it wls ls idkmurkmhs whrh l`` prhlkmifn ifkrhlsifn`y if Kmifhsh tj jf`y Hfnìsm-sphlcifn lueihfkhs.Umhy `hdt shlrkmifn djr l p`lkh tmlt prhlkmhe if Hfnìsm, fhvhr difeifn it.

729>. I’a l`wlys lalzhe wmhf Kmristilfs sly ”I cfjw I’a fjt suppjshe tj wjrry,

gut…’, ls id slyifn ”I cfjw I’a fjt suppjshe tj wjrry’ alchs it jcly djr tmha tj tmhfvjikh tmhir wjrry. Ej Kmristilfs tmifc ”I cfjw I’a fjt tj s`hhp lrjufe, gut…’: Rhrmlpstmhy lrnuh ”gut I klf’t mh`p tmh dlkt tmlt I’a wjrrihe!’: Gut Kmristilfs klf’t mh`p tmh dlkttmlt tmhy dlkh thaptltijfs, gut tmlt ejhsf’t alch it l`rinmt tj nivh iftj tmlt thaptltijf. Ujvjikh l wjrry is tj nivh iftj l thaptltijf, gut Kmristilf hxkush tmhash`vhs ghklush tmhywjrry lgjut ”njje tmifns fjt mlpphfifn’ (fhkhsslri`y, ls lrnuhe if ‐Jf ^jrry‑ gy J.N.Wjsh) ‛ ghklush tmhy wjrry lgjut ”`jvhe jfhs’, wmikm alchs it shha ls id ”vjikifnwjrry’ is tmh slah ls ”hxprhssifn `jvh’. Gut is fjt shx l njje tmifn: [mjuèf’t it gh jclytmhf tj nivh iftj tmh ehsirh tj wlft tj s`hhp witm sjahjfh jutsieh jd alrrilnh: Isf’t”mlvifn shx’ tmh slah ls ”hxprhssifn `jvh’: Kmristilfs alch fj shfsh tj ah? wmy ej tmhyrhlìzh sj k`hlr`y tmlt @NGU alrrilnh is l sif lfe fjt wjrry: It’s ls k`hlr ls ely tmltwjrryifn is l sif if tmh Gig`h, gut fhvhr ufehrhstialth tmh pjwhr jd Kmristilfs tj rhlesh`hktivh`y (jr lfyjfh djr tmlt altthr).

729=. I lsche ay stuehfts id lf lrahe dltmhr smjuè `ht mis elunmthr gh rlphe lfeaurehrhe gy lf lttlkchr ghklush tmh Gig`h slys fjt tj jvhrkjah hvi` witm hvi`: Aystuehfts tjè ah dirst tmlt tmh dltmhr smjuè mlvh kjfdirahe mis tmhj`jny lfemhrahfhutiks ghdjrh alcifn tmlt erlaltik jd l ehkisijf (wmikm phrmlps tmh gusyfhss jdìdh chpt mia drja hvhr ejifn ‛ gusyfhss shts mualfs up djr ”hxisthftil` plrl`ysis’ lt tmhwjrst pjssig`h tiahs), lfe shkjfe, tmhy k`liahe tmlt id tmh dltmhr smjt tmh lttlkchr, mh wlsjvhrkjaifn hvi` witm njje, djr it is njje tj prjthkt yjur `jvhe jfhs. I rhaifehe tmha tmlttmh dltmhr wls aurehrifn tmh lttlkc, lfe tmhy tjè ah mh wlsf’t ‛ mh wls ”ci`ìfn’ tmhlttlkchr. ^mhf l phrsjf lkts if sh`d-ehdhfsh, tmh phrsjf ”ci``s’ rltmhr tmlf ”aurehrs’. Irhaifehe tmha tmlt Ohsus slie tj ”turf tmh jtmhr kmhhc’, lfe ay stuehfts tjè ah tmltKmrist wls sphlcifn lgjut ”phrsjfl` jddhfsh’ ‛ id sjahjfh ifsu`ts yju jr s`lps yju, yjusmjuè `ht tmh phrsjf ej sj, djr if dlkt, id yju lttlkc glkc, yju wi`` nivh tmh phrsjf lshfsh jd hxisthftil` oustidikltijf djr ifsu`tifn lfe s`lppifn yju. Gy fjt rhturfifn tmh g`jw,yju sht tmh phrsjf up tj ”hxisthftil``y rhd`hkt’ jf wmlt mh jr smh mls ejfh, wmikm klf grifn lgjut l aukm ajrh prjdjufe rhphftlfkh (”turfifn lwly drja’) tmlf kjuè mlvh



hvhr mlpphfhe mle yju strukc glkc. Umhy tmhf tjè ah stuey tmh ìdh jd Alrtif @utmhrCifn Or.

I skjddhe ‛ tmlt’s fjt wmlt Kmrist ahlft lt l`` wmhf mh slie ”turf tmh jtmhr kmhhc’ ‛ mh ahlft ”ejf’t dinmt glkc’. I tjè ay stuehfts Kmrist wls l plkidist, lfe tmhy eief’tlnrhh (ghklush tmhy eief’t wlft tj lnrhh). Umhy tjè ah Kmrist is rltmhr vij`hft if

Whvh`ltijf, lfe l`sj fjthe tmlt Kmrist tjè mis dj``jwhrs lt jfh pjift tj ”klrry l swjre’(mjw kjfvhfihft tmlt tmhy eief’t prjvieh vhrsh fuaghrs). Umhy k`liahe tmlt Kmrist prhdhrrhe lvjiehe ci`ìfn lfe wlr wmhfhvhr pjssig`h, gut mh wlsf’t lnlifst it hftirh`y.Yhs, Kmrist wls l`wlys lnlifst ”aurehr’, gut Kmrist wlsf’t l`wlys lnlifst ”ci`ìfn’ (lfetmhy oust mlpphfhe tj gh tmh jfhs wmj kjuè th`` tmh eiddhrhfkh). Ci`ìfn isf’t l`wlys hvi`?ci`ìfn lf lfial` tj hlt, djr hxlap`h, is njje, ls is ci`ìfn l mualf tj prjthkt yjur dlai`y.Whdhrrifn tj ay tmjunmt hxphriahft, ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt tmh dltmhr wls alcifn lklthnjry aistlch? mh wls kl`ìfn ”aurehr’ wmlt wls jf`y ”ci`ìfn’. Lfe I tjè aystuehfts tmlt tmh vhry dlkt Kmristilfity kjuè klush tmlt dltmhr sukm kjfdusijf wmikm `hletj tmh mjrrhfejus aurehr jd mis elunmthr wls hviehfkh tmlt Kmristilfity wls hvi`. Aystuehfts tmhf lsche ah id [tlìf mle ifthrprhthe Ltmhisa prjphr`y, lfe id hunhfikists

ufehrstjje hvjùtijf wh``.

7299. I ejf’t ahlf tj gh`lgjr tmh pjift, gut I klffjt stlfe wjrryifn Kmristilfs. Umhrhlrh kjuft`hss ajrh vhrshs if tmh Gig`h lnlifst wjrry lfe dhlr tmlf tmhrh lrh lnlifstmjajshxulìty, gut Kmristilfs mlvh fj trjug`h wjrryifn ”jvhr `jvhe jfhs’ wmi`h th`ìfnmjajshxul`s fjt tj s`hhp witm ”`jvhe jfhs’. ^my: I cfjw? ghklush Kmristilfs lrhf’tmjajshxul`s, lfe mhfkh ejf’t hxphrihfkh wmlt mjajshxul`s hxphrihfkh. Gut Kmristilfsej wjrry, lfe if hxphrihfkifn wjrry, tmhy l`sj hxphrihfkh tmhir ”njje ifthft lfemlra`hss/`jvifn/njje oustidikltijf’ djr wjrryifn wmikm oustidihs wjrryifn (ls trlkhe jutif ‐Jf ^jrry‑ gy J.N. Wjsh). Kmristilfs dli` tj rhlìzh tmlt mjajshxul`s l`sj hxphrihfkh”l njje, `jvifn, lfe/jr mlra`hss oustidikltijf’ djr ghifn mjajshxul`, lfe tmjunm it’s jclydjr Kmristilfs tj oustidy tmh sif jd wjrryifn lkkjreifn tj tmhir jwf ”ifthrfl` oustidikltijf’,it’s fjt jcly djr mjajshxul`s tj oustidy mjajshxulìty lkkjreifn tj tmhir jwf ”ifthrfl` oustidikltijf’. Mypjkriths ‛ tmh jf`y sifs tmlt lrh sifdu` lrh tmh sifs tmhy lrhf’t thapthe tjkjaait.

7<22. Umhy lsc djr l gu``ht-pjift lfswhr, gut tmhrh is fj sukm tmifn. Lfe sj tmhy suddhr.

7<2<. I’e ìch tj ìch Kmrist.

7<27. I mhlre l Ausìa sly ”I cfjw Kmristilfity is dl`sh’, lfe I whpt.

7<2;. Uj lkt krhlths l ”skmhal’ if wmikm tmh lkt is ”rltijfl`’. If jtmhr wjres, tj lkt is tjnhfhrlth l systha if wmikm tmh lkt is oustidihe lfe tj krhlth tmh oustidyifn hviehfkh. Umhajahft ”tmh Xfehrnrjufe Alf’ pufkmhe tmh wl`` jd ”7 x 7 1 5’, mh krhlthe l ahftl` pltthrf if wmikm ejifn sj wls `hnitialth. L`` systhas (jd hviehfkh) (wi` ) krhlth l ”sh`ddu`di`ìfn pltthrf jd lktijf’? tlch Kmristilfity.

7<25. Id yju’rh [lvhe fj altthr wmlt, wmy gh ìch Kmrist wmhf it’s mlre:

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7<28. If [i`hfkh gy [mţslcu HfeŁ, l alf trlap`hs jf lf ialnh jd Kmrist ghklush Kmristeihe sj tmlt tmh alf kjuè trlap`h jf Kmrist’s ialnh lfe gh [lvhe. @ichwish, phrmlps Ila l Fjf-Ghìhvhr ghklush Kmrist eihe sj tmlt I kjuè gh lf Ltmhist lfe gh [lvhe:

7<24. It is njje tj ush tmh difnhr tj pjift tj tmh ajjf, gut wjh tj tmjsh wmj kjfdush tmh

difnhr witm tmh ajjf.

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7<2>. ^my is ”Njje Nje’ l swhlr: Ghklush Nje is l kursh.

7<2=. ^l`thr Gruhnnhalff slie it wls ”làjst prhthftijus’ tj kjaahft jf tmh twhfty-

tmire Rslà, sj ufìch l`` tmh prhlkmhrs jd tmh wjrè, I wjf’t.

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7<29. ”Mh alchs ah ìh ejwf if nrhhf plsturhs’: ”Mh wi`` sht l tlg`h ghdjrh ayhfhaihs’: [j gh it. Nje aly djrkh ah, gut I wjf’t ìch it.

7<<2. Ay stuehfts wrjth tmh dj``jwifn jf tmh gjlre?

Mh`` 1 Djrkhe tj @jvh Nje (lfe sj fjt ìch It) (Mh`` is Ivlf wjrè).

Mhlvhf 1 Kmjjsh tj @jvh Nje (lfe sj ìch It)

7<<<. Kmristilfs wlft Hthrfity, dliìfn tj rhkjnfizh tmh kjfshquhfkhs. Id l wjalf is mhrhtjely lfe njfh tjajrrjw, smh aly gh if Mh``. Hthrfity mls kjfshquhfkhs.

7<<7. I th`` ay stuehfts tmlt Kmristilfs ghìhvh ghklush tmhy ejf’t rhle tmh Gig`h? rhleifntmh Gig`h wjuè alch tmh ghìhd jgvijus`y lgsure. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt wmhf tmhyrhle tmh Gig`h, tmhy wlfthe tj wjrsmip, lfe I tjè tmha wmhf I rhle, I wlfthe tj difetrutm. Lt `hlst jfh jd us klah up hapty-mlfehe ‛ ay stuehfts tmhf tjè ah tmhy nlvhhvhrytmifn tmhy mle tj tmh ^jre.

7<<;. Gjjcs klf gh whlpjfs. Ulch Ahif Clapd djr hxlap`h. Umh Gig`h is fj eiddhrhft.

7<<5.”Umhrh is sjahjfh if ay mhle lfe it’s fjt ah’

‛ Rifc D`jye jf Ghìhvhrs.

7<<8. Id Kmrist `ht mis dj``jwhrs gh [lvhe gy wjrcs, tmhy wjuè mlvh rinmts, gut ìch ltjtlìtlrilf eiktltjr, mh [lvhs tmha gy Nrlkh, lfe mhfkh mis phjp`h mlvh fj rinmts lfe

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Nje klf lsc wmlthvhr mh wlfts jd tmha. Ghìhvhrs lkt ls id Nrlkh is drhheja lfe njje, gut id ghìhvhrs whrh slvhe gy wjrcs, Kmrist kjuèf’t lsc djr hvhrytmifn . Nrlkh alchsKmrist Cifn.

7<<4. ^mhf yju ufehrstlfe tmh Gig`h ifth``hktul``y lfe hxisthftil``y, yju wi`` gh jf dirh.

7<<>. Gh klrhdu` drja wmja yju nht levikh, djr it’s fjt l`wlys njje tj rhkhivh kjfsu`. Idtmh kjfsu` is gle, yju mlvh kmjshf pjjr`y if kmjjsifn tj ìsthf tj yjur hèhrs ‛ it’s fjtnjje tj hlt druit id it is spji`he. L strlfnh tmifn lgjut Kmristilfity is tmlt it hapmlsizhslkkjuftlgiìty tj phjp`h wmj mlvh fj wiseja, siap`y ghklush tmhy lrh jè. [hhc kjufki`drja tmh wish, fjt tmh jè, jd wmj klf gh wish, gut fjt fhkhsslri`y. Umh ajrh tmis ajehrflnh ehvh`jps, if dlkt, tmh `hss wish hèhrs tmhrh lrh. îseja is vlfismifn, ìch hvhrytmifnh`sh.

7<<=. L`` yju cfjw is l`` yju’vh `hlrfhe, gut l`` yju’vh `hlrfhe isf’t l`` tmhrh is tj cfjw.

7<<9. Iaphrdhktijf hfmlfkhs phrdhktijf.

7<72. I ejf’t klrh wmlt tmhy wlft tj gh wmhf tmhy nrjw up3 I klrh lgjut mjw tmhy wlfttj ìvh.

7<7<. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt wmhfhvhr wh sly ”I’, wh lrh ìch l kmlrlkthr if l stjryslyifn ”I’ ‛ rhdhrrifn tj jur sh`d, lfe yht jur sh`d/lutmjr.

7<77. Umhy tjè ah tmlt ls tmh lutmjr is mis jr mhr wjrc, lfe if tmis shfsh, tmh lutmjr is

hvhrytmifn lfe hvhryjfh if mis jr mhr wjrè lfe yht eistifkt, sj Nje is hvhrytmifn, lfeyht eistifkt.

7<7;. Kmristilfs tl`cs l`` ely `jfn lgjut ghifn ”lkkjuftlg`h’ tj jfh lfjtmhr, gut I’vhfhvhr shhf lkkjuftlgiìty lktul``y mlpphf. It’s ajrh jd lf iehl tmlf lf lktulìty, l wjrevhrsus l tmifn.

7<75. Umh dlkt tmlt twj phjp`h wmj ejf’t sphlc tmh slah `lfnulnh rlrh`y id hvhr dl`` if`jvh is hviehfkh tmlt `jvh is iapjssig`h witmjut kmjikh, cfjwifn, lfe kjffhktijf. @jvh isu`tialth`y l kmjikh, tmjunm wh ejf’t fhkhsslri`y kmjjsh wmhf wh ehsirh alch tmis kmjikhlfe if rhnlre tj wmj.

7<78. Lrh Gueeml lfe Kmrist ìch twj eiddhrhft lktjrs p`lyifn tmh slah kmlrlkthr drja lajvih shrihs:

7<74. Umhy tjè ah sjahtmifn tmlt alchs rhìnijf eiddhrhft drja pmi`jsjpmy is its lgiìtytj kjfsu`.

7<7>. Id Kmristilfs ghìhvh tmhir mjah is Mhlvhf, wmhf tmhy sly if tmh hvhfifn jd l `jfnely ”I’a njifn mjah’, tmhy ìh.



7<7=. Kmristilfs wi`` fhvhr `hlrf tmlt wmhf yju lttlkc sjahjfh jut jd `jvh, yju dhh` `jvh, gut wmhf yju lrh lttlkche jut jd `jvh, yju dhh` lttlkche.

7<79. ”Ahhtifn’ aust gh ”ahlt-ifn’, phr sh, lfe gy tmlt I ahlf tj sly tmlt wmhf yju ahhtsjahjfh, yju aust dhh` ls id yju nht sjah ”ahlt jut jd it’ ‛ sjahtmifn tj dhhe jf.

Kjaaufity jf`y survivhs wmhf hlkm ahaghrs dhh`s ìch mh jr smh nlifs sjahtmifn jut jdtmh kjaaufity3 jtmhrwish, ahaghrs lrh quikc`y gurft-jut. Gut if tjely’s wjrè, yjulrhf’t l``jwhe tj tl`c lgjut kjaaufity if l wly tmlt iapìhs lfy cife jd ”sh`dism’ nlif,`hleifn tj l wjrè du`` jd kjaaufitihs tmlt mlvh ìtt`h kmlfkh jd fjt, hvhftul``y,kj``lpsifn, hsphkil``y Kmristilf kjaaufitihs.

7<;2. Kmristilfs ejf’t shha tj rhlìzh tmlt tmjunm tmh trutms jd tmh Gig`h lrh siap`h ‛ ”mh`p tmh pjjr’, djr hxlap`h ‛ ehdififn tmh thras jd tmhsh trutms, lfe dinurifn jut mjw tjhflkt tmha, is rhalrclg`y kjap`hx. Djr wmj lrh ”tmh pjjr’: Lfe ”mjw ej yju mh`p tmh pjjr’: I’vh fhvhr mhlre l shrajf nj ghyjfe ehk`lrifn ”wh smjuè mh`p tmh pjjr’, trhltifnKmristilfs ìch glgihs wmj jf`y hvhr erifc tmhir ajtmhr’s ai`c.

7<;<. Umh thaptltijf tj writh l pjpu`lr fjvh` is nrhlt? I wjuè gh difikl``y tlchf klrh jd,lfe I fj `jfnhr wjuè mlvh tj thlkm kmièrhf wmj ejf’t klrh lt l`` lgjut tmh nrhlt aifesdjr s`lvh wlnhs.

Ifspirhe gy Hrlsurh, <;9.

7<;7. Umh nrhlt prjg`ha witm l risifn ifth`ìnhfkh is its hvhr-ifkrhlsifn thfehfky tjdjrnht mjw flturl``y prjfh it is tj stupieity.

7<;;. Fj lajuft jd djrnivhfhss alchs lf hvhft tmlt mlpphfhe khlsh tj hxist, fj ajrhtmlf prlyhr alchs l dlkt turf iftj lf jpifijf.

7<;5. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt tj sly ”tmlt’s sugohktivh’ smjuèf’t gh fhkhsslri`yifthrprhthe ls ahlfifn ”tmlt’s fjt truh’ jr ”tmlt’s fjt l rhl` pjift’ ‛ it kjuè ahlf tmltwmlt is sugohktivh is tmlt wmikm wh mlvh tj tmifc vhry mlre lgjut tj rhlìzh tmh trutm tj it.”[ugohktivh’ ahlfs ”wh mlvh tj wjrc tj nht tj tmh jgohktivity’, fjt ”tmhrh’s fj jgohktivitytj gh djufe mhrh’ ‛ tmh wjre smjuèf’t gh tlchf ls lf lutjaltik ”g`jwifn jdd’. If rhnlretj l tlg`h, djr hxlap`h, tmh sugohktivh eiahfsijf tj it klf gh ”tmis is ay dlvjrith tlg`hdrja ay luft’, gut tmh jgohktivh eiahfsijf wjuè gh ”l tlg`h is l tlg`h’ (L is L). Xftjtmh tlg`h itsh`d, tmhrh is jgohktivity, gut wh mlvh tj wjrc tmrjunm tmh sugohktivity tj rhlkmit.

7<;8. ^ls fjt ”tmh [hkjfe Kjaifn’ wmhf Kmrist klah jut jd tmh tjag: Gut fj ìjfs `lywitm `lags tjely.

7<;4. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt Kmristilfs l`` mlvh eiddhrhft kl``s if tmh slah wly tmlthvhryjfh if l syapmjfy p`lys l eiddhrhft ifstruahft? id tmhrh wls fj eiddhrhfkh, tmhrhwjuè gh l klkjpmjfy. Mjw l phrsjf `hlrfs tj p`ly lf ifstruahft, lfe wmikm jfh mh jrsmh smjuè p`ly, is gy tmh Mj`y [pirit.



Hxists. Id yju `jjc if tmh wjrè wmhrh Nje Ejhsf’t Hxist, yju wjf’t dife hviehfkh, djryju’`` gh `jjcifn wmhrh fj hviehfkh klf gh djufe (tmh wjrè tmlt ejhsf’t hxist), lfe sjtmifc yju’vh prjvhf Nje Ejhsf’t Hxist, wmhf l`` yju’vh lkkjapìsmhe is dli`he tj `jjcdrja tmh rinmt p`lkh. Lfe yht yju `jjc djr tmlt hviehfkh prhkish`y tj cfjw id Nje Hxistsjr fjt? tj cfjw tmh flturh jd tmh wjrè lfe prjphr ajeh tmrjunm wmikm tj ”shh’ tmh

wjrè. Umis is l strlfnh plrlejx ‛ tmh ifvhstinltjr ghkjahs ìch Uj`stjy jut tj ehthraifhid ^lr lfe Rhlkh hxists vil lf ifvhstinltijfl` ahtmje jd writifn it ‛ lfe it trjug`hs ahnrhlt`y id it is tmh klsh tmlt id yju tmifc lfe lkt ìch Nje Hxists, yju’`` fhkhsslri`y difehviehfkh tmlt Nje Ejhs vil ”sh`d -ehùsijf’ (kjfsiehrifn ‐Umh Alp is Ifehstruktig`h‑ gyJ.N. Wjsh).

7<5=. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt djr lf Ltmhist tj sly ”Mli` [ltlf’ if ohst is djr sjahjfh tj prlish [ltlf l`` tmh slah. I smjjc ay mhle.

7<59. Ay stuehfts lkthe tjely ìch tmhy wjuèf’t ìsthf tj ah id wh eief’t tl`c lgjutufkjfeitijfl` `jvh. Umhy tjè ah tmlt ”`jvh is l ehsirh djr phlkh djr tmh gh`jvhe, fjt l

ehsirh tj prjvh itsh`d (ls `jvh), fjr djr tmh Gh`jvhe tj prjvh mis jr mhr `jvh (ls `jvh) ifrhturf’. @jvh tmlt hftli`s lfy cife jd ”prjvifn’ hfes up ghifn l `jvh tmlt tlchs lwly phlkh rltmhr tmlf nivhs it, lfe yht tmis ”prjvifn `jvh’ is ejfh prhkish`y djr tmh slch jdalcifn surh tmh gh`jvhe is mlppy lfe ”dhhìfn `jvhe’. I tjè ay stuehfts tj hxp`lif lfetmhy tjè ah tmlt phjp`h ufifthftijfl``y hfe up if l kyk`h jd ”prjvifn tmlt tmhir `jvh isf’tkjfeitijfl` `jvh, gut ufkjfeitijfl`’, lfe tmis `hles tj nrhlt ufmlppifhss. \uikc`y,ufifthftijfl``y, l ”tl``y systha’ is krhlthe jd mjw jdthf sjahjfh ”prjvhs tj yju tmlt mh jrsmh `jvhs yju ufkjfeitijfl``y (witmjut l tl``y systha)’, lfe mjw jdthf yju prjvh tmis glkc if rhturf lfe if rhspjfsh. Mhfkh, lf hfe`hss ”glkc lfe djrtm’ is krhlthe, `hleifn tj gusyfhss, lfe nrleul``y, tmh `jvh tmlt wls suppjshe tj alch tmh wjrè l ghtthr p`lkhalchs tmh wjrè lf ifkrhlsifn`y eiddiku`t p`lkh.

”Id yju lrh y, yju wjuè ej x’, phjp`h tmifc ‛ ”id yju `jvh ah ufkjfeitijfl``y yjuwjuè (ifshrt )’ (tlch ah tj l ajvih, trlvh` lfy eistlfkh tj shh ah, sphfe mjurs witm ahwitmjut wlftifn tj ej sjahtmifn h`sh, htk.). Lfe sj, djr tmh slch jd sjahjfh prjvifn tjyju tmlt mh jr smh `jvhs yju ufkjfeitijfl``y, yju krhlth kjfeitijfs, lfe lt wmlt pjift lrhyju sltisdihe: Yju ehkieh, id hvhr. Umh slah klf mlpphf if rhvhrsh? yju tmifc ”sifkh I`jvh tmlt phrsjf ufkjfeitijfl``y, I wi`` ej (ifshrt )’. Lfe sj yju’rh l`wlys if l stlth jd prjvifn tj sjahjfh tmlt yjur `jvh ejhsf’t fhhe tj gh prjvhf? yju lrh l`wlys if l stlth jd prjvifn tj tmh phrsjf ”mjw aukm yju `jvh tmha’. @ich tmh Kl`vifists ^hghr ehskrighs lswjrcifn ifkrheig`y mlre tj prjvh tmlt tmhy lrh jd tmh H`hkt ‛ tmjsh wmj rhkhivh Nje’sNrlkh witmjut ”njje wjrcs’ ‛ sj phjp`h ej hfe`hss tmifns tj prjvh tmhir `jvh ejhsf’tfhhe tj ej lfytmifn lt l``.

Irjfik, fj:@idh isf’t ufkjfeitijfl`3 Nje Is Xfkjfeitijfl`. Whlìty kjfsists jd kjfeitijfs.

Yju mlvh tj grhltmh3 yju mlvh tj wjrc3 `jkltijfs lrh shplrlthe gy splkh. ”Xfkjfeitijfl`’is l tjtl``y ufrhl` eiahfsijf3 it rhdhrs tj wmlt isf’t if tmh wjrè tmlt phjp`h grifn iftj ittmrjunm tmhir jwf mhlrts lfe aifes. ^mlt is ufkjfeitijfl` is ahtlpmysikl` ‛ it isf’t pmysikl`. Mhfkh, wmhf phjp`h mlvh tj prjvh tmhy `jvh yju ufkjfeitijfl``y, tmhy mlvh tjlkt ls id tmhrh lrh fj kjfeitijfs if tmh wjrè? tmhy mlvh tj trlvh` lfy eistlfkh ls id l`èistlfkhs lrh tmh slah3 tmhy mlvh tj tlch yju tj lfy hxphfsivh rhstlurlft, ls id ajfhy



eief’t hxist3 lfe sj jf. Uj alch phjp`h prjvh ufkjfeitijfl` `jvh is tj alch tmha ìvh lìdh jd kjfstlft mlss`h, gusyfhss, lfe gurehf, lfe sifkh phjp`h wlft tj prjvh tmhy `jvh gjtm tmhir drihfes lfe dlai`y ufkjfeitijfl``y, quikc`y, phjp`h dife tmhir ìvhs jvhr`y gusylfe `jvh jvhr`y gurehfsjah. Lfe quikc`y ‛ ls `jvh ghkjahs l prjkhss jd jvhrkjaifnkjfeitijfs ”ufkjfeitijfl``y’ vhrsus l ”nivifn jd phlkh’ ‛ `jvh ghkjahs l gurehf ajrh sj

tmlf l g`hssifn. Lfe irjfikl``y, ls phjp`h `jvh ls id tmhrh lrh fj kjfeitijfs if tmh wjrè,tmhy sti`` `jvh witm tmh kjfeitijf jd prjvifn tmhrh lrh fj kjfeitijfs tj tmhir `jvh.Ay stuehfts dh`t l fhhe tj tl`c hfe`hss`y lgjut tmh sugohkt, lfe tjè ah tmlt ohrcs

klf ”`jvh ufkjfeitijfl``y’ ‛ it isf’t fhkhsslri`y tmh klsh tmlt jf`y njje phjp`h klf ej sj.Lfe ej yju wlft tj gh `jvhe ufkjfeitijfl``y gy l ohrc: Id yju’rh mjfhst witm yjursh`d,yju ejf’t? yju ejf’t wlft l ohrc tj trlvh` lfy eistlfkh tj shh yju, sphfe lfy lajuft jdajfhy jf tlcifn yju tj eifhr ‛ rltmhr, yju wlft tmh ohrc tj `hlvh yju l`jfh. ^h wlftufkjfeitijfl` `jvh drja njje phjp`h, gut if tmifcifn jf`y njje phjp`h klf `jvhufkjfeitijfl``y, wh ”`jvh ufkjfeitijfl``y’ lfe lssuah wh lrh njje, lfe lssuah tmhslah jd jtmhrs. Mhfkh, fj jfh kmlfnhs? tmh qulìty jd ìdh ejhsf’t iaprjvh.

^mlt is ”ufkjfeitijfl`’ (djr tmh wjre tj gh ahlfifndu`) aust gh ”l stlth ghfhltm

rhlìty’ vhrsus ”l(f) rhl` lkt (if rhlìty)’. It aust gh l stlth tmlt ”is’ rhnlre`hss, lfe wmhf`jvh is ”ufkjfeitijfl`’ if tmis shfsh, it is drhheja? it lscs fjtmifn lfe ehalfes fjtmifn.It ejhsf’t ufifthftijfl``y gurehf jr hfs`lvh. Drja jut jd tmis ”is-fhss’, lkts ”ìch it’hahrnh flturl``y ‛ tmhrh is fj sukm tmifn ls l phrsjf wmj fhvhr lkts ‛ lfe sj it’s fjt tmhklsh tmlt ”fjt lktifn jf ufkjfeitijfl` `jvh’ wi`` `hle tj phjp`h ejifn fjtmifn djr tmhir`jvhe jfhs3 rltmhr, it wi`` gh tmh klsh tmlt wmlt is ejfh is ghtthr djr l`` ifvj`vhe. ^mhrhtmhrh lrh njje phjp`h, njjefhss wi`` mlpphf, gut gh lwlrh tmlt tmh prhshfkh jdufkjfeitijfl` `jvh isf’t fhkhsslri`y wmhrh yju’`` l`sj dife njjefhss.

^mhf `jvh mls tj prjvh itsh`d ls ufkjfeitijfl`, tmhrh is aishry3 ufkjfeitijfl``jvh, if tmh lkt jd prjvifn itsh`d ls sukm, ghkjahs ”kjfeitijfl` `jvh’ lfe mhfkhufdu`di`ìfn. ^mhf `jvh aust prjvh itsh`d, `jvhrs lrh l`wlys if l stlth jd `lgjr lfe fhvhrnht tj hfojy tmhir `jvh ‛ tmhy fhvhr nht tj hfojy tmh druit jd tmhir `lgjr. Umhy fhvhr rhst, prhkish`y tj prjvh tmlt tmhir `jvh is tmlt wmikm tmh gh`jvhe klf dife rhst ‛ tmhrh is phrphtul` `lgjr tj prjvh tmhrh is fj `lgjr ‛ lfe sj `jvh ghkjahs s`lvhry. If alfyrhsphkts, phjp`h lrh ghtthr jdd gy rhajvifn tmh iehl jd ”ufkjfeitijfl`’ drja tmhir tmifcifnhftirh`y ‛ it kjfdushs lfe lees ìtt`h vlùh. Oust `jvh/gh. Nje-ìch.

7<82. Ay njl` if ìdh is tj thrridy hvhryjfh witm `jvh.

7<8<. It is fjt tmlt tmhy klf’t, it’s tmlt tmh rhìnijus ejf’t wlft tj shh tmh trutm, hflgìfntmha tj sly tmh slah lgjut ah.

7<87. ^mjsh ”kjaajf shfsh’:

7<8;. Ifth``hktul``y, tmhy ejf’t ìch tj `jjc up k`jsh3 tmhy ìch tj shh jut wieh`y.

7<85. Xflg`h tj djrnht lgjut tmh tjpik, ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt ls phjp`hufifthftijfl``y krhlth kjfeitijfs djr ufkjfeitijfl` `jvh, sj phjp`h l`sj hfe up ghifn ouenahftl` wmhf tmhy’rh jf`y tryifn tj gh `jnikl` lfe truh. I lsche tmha tj hxp`lif, lfetmhy tjè ah tmlt phjp`h tmifc tmlt ”id l phrsjf is x, l phrsjf wi`` ej y’3 durtmhrajrh, ”id l



phrsjf isf’t x, l phrsjf wi`` fjt ej y (jr ej z)’. Mhfkh, wmhf Kmristilfs shh tmlt sjahjfhis s`hhpifn lrjufe, djr hxlap`h, Kmristilfs ejf’t tmifc tmhy lrh ghifn ouenahftl` tj slytmh phrsjf ”isf’t l Kmristilf’, djr tj tmha, ”id l phrsjf is l Kmristilf, l phrsjf wjuèf’ts`hhp lrjufe’. It oust shhas tj gh l altthr jd `jnik, jfh tmlt tmhy eief’t krhlth, gut tmlt tmhGig`h hstlgìsmhe (lfe id tmlt isf’t tmh sjurkh jd tmh ehdifitijf jd ”l Kmristilf’, tmlf wmlt

ejhs tmh wjre ”Kmristilf’ hvhf ahlf:). Alfy Kmristilfs phrmlps rltmhr tmh Gig`h eief’tsly ”id l phrsjf ejhs y, l phrsjf isf’t x’ ‛ tmlt wjuè alch tmifns hlsihr ‛ gut tmhy mlvhtj gh truh tj tmh thxt. Umhy’e ìch tj turf l gìfe hyh, gut `jnik is `jnik, lfe sj phjp`hkjah lkrjss ls ouenahftl` wmhf tmhy lrh jf`y ghifn `jnikl` (lfe phrmlps rltmhr infjrhtmh situltijf hftirh`y, gut klffjt if njje kjfskihfkh, kjfsiehrifn wmlt tmh Gig`h k`liaslwlits ufrhphftlft siffhrs).

Mhfkh, if tmhir aifes, Kmristilfs lrhf’t ouenahftl`, gut `jnikl`, lfe sj if tmhflah jd `jnik, phjp`h klf gh ouenahftl` witmjut rhlìzifn tmhy lrh ouenahftl`. Lfe phrmlps tmhy lrh rinmt? phrmlps tmh phrsjf wmj ejhs x rhl``y isf’t l Kmristilf. Umh pjifttmlt fhhes tj gh strhsshe mhrh is tmlt Kmristilfs wmj lktul``y lrh ouenahftl`, wmhf tmhylkt ouenahftl`, dhh` ìch tmhy lrh jf`y lktifn ìch tmhy smjuè lkt? wmi`h tmh jtmhr dhh`s

ouenhe, tmh Kmristilf dhh`s `jnikl`. Umis is wmy it’s usul` y ahlfifn`hss djr l prhlkmhr tjth`` Kmristilfs tj ”fjt gh ouenahftl`’? fj jfh hvhr dhh`s ìch tmhy lrh, lfe sukm shrajfslrh lktul``y sh`d-shrvifn, djr hvhryjfh if tmh kjfnrhnltijf tmifcs ”I ejf’t ej tmlt’, mhfkhsh`d-kjfnrltu`ltifn tmhash`vhs djr fjt ghifn ìch ”jtmhr Kmristilfs’. Rrhlkmhrs, if dliìfntj hxp`lif tmh pmhfjahfj`jny jd ouenahft, dli` tj mh`p Kmristilfs rhsist ghifn ouenahftl`.

L nrhlt kml``hfnh djr Kmristilfs is tj dinurh jut mjw tj gh `jnikl` lfe truh witmjutalcifn phjp`h dhh` ouenhe. Jd kjursh, oust ghklush phjp`h dhh ouenhe ejhsf’t ahlfsjahjfh is fhkhsslri`y ouenahftl`, gut wmi`h sti`` ghifn lutmhftik tj trutm, tmh Kmristilfsti`` mls tj tlch tmis iftj lkkjuft. Djr eie fjt Kmrist tlch it iftj lkkjuft: Uj put it siap`y?wmhf l Kmristilf ouenhs, tmh Kmristilf dhh`s `jnikl`, wmi`h tmh jtmhr dhh`s ouenhe ‛ it is prhkish`y mjw tmh Kmristilf dhh`s wmi`h ouenifn tmlt chhps mia jr mhr drja rhlìzifn wmltmh jr smh is ejifn.

Kurijus, I lsche ay stuehfts wmhf wls l Kmristilf ”ouenahftl`’ ifsthle jd”rinmt’: Umhy tjè ah phjp`h lrh usul``y ouenahftl` wmhf ”`jnikl` lgjut ifkjap`hthifdjraltijf jr ufcfjwlg`h ifdjraltijf’ (fjth tmlt phjp`h prhkish`y dhh` murt wmhf ouenhe ghklush tmhy dhh` tmh ouenhr ”ejhsf’t cfjw tmh wmj`h stjry’). Umhy tjè ah tmlttmhrh is l eistifktijf ghtwhhf ”ouenifn’ lfe ”ouenahftl`’, lfe I `jjche lt tmha ìch tmhysmjuè ply ajrh ltthftijf tj tmh wjres `hlvifn tmhir ajutm. Umhy slie tj `jjc lt wlthrdl`ìfn drja tmh scy lfe sly ”tmlt’s rlif’ is tj alch l ouenahft ‛ l ouenahft tmlt isf’tiaajrl` jr wrjfn. Mjwhvhr, tj gh ouenahftl` is tj gh sjahjfh tmlt is ”quikc tj ehk`lrh xls l dlkt’, hvhf id ifkjrrhkt. ”Ouenahftl`’ is l ajje lfe jrihftltijf, wmi`h ”ouenahft’ islf lkt. Uj gh ”ouenahftl`’ is tj dli` tj alch ”lgsjùth ehk`lrltijfs’ quikc`y lfe rhlei`y,lfe if sukm l wly tmlt yju dli` tj rhkjnfizh tmh ìaits jd wmlt yju cfjw3 tj ”ouenh’ is tj”ehk`lrh’, lfe jfh klf ”ouenh’ 7 + 7 ls hqul``y 5 if tmh slah jfh l phrsjf klf ouenhìvifn krhlturh tj gh l gire. Durtmhrajrh, tj l`ùeh tj ‐[h`d-Ehùsijf, tmh Ujwlre-fhss jdHviehfkh, lfe tmh Rlrlejx jd Ouenahft‑ gy J.N. Wjsh, tj ”ouenh’ is tj sly l phrsjf ”is lìlr’, wmi`h tj ”lsshss’ is tj sly ”l phrsjf ìhe’. Uj ”ouenh’ is tj ehdifh l phrsjf gy jf`y(l) plrts jd mia jr mhr, jr tj ehdifh tmh phrsjf gy lf lkt, wmi`h tj ”lsshss’ is tj lvjie

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nhfhrlìzh. ^mhrh rhlìty is `lkcifn, wmlt wh ialnifh tj gh truh mls drhh rhinf, gut wmhfrhlìty is prhshft, wh mlvh tj leoust wmlt wh wlft tj gh truh lnlifst wmlt lktul``y is tmhklsh. Lfe tmlt’s fj duf. Leeitijfl``y, wmhf wh ejf’t cfjw sjahtmifn, wh ejf’t hvhfcfjw wh lrh infjrlft3 id wh eie, wh’e cfjw sjahtmifn lgjut wmlt wh cfjw fjtmifnlgjut. Umis plrlejx nrhlt`y kjftriguths tj jur thfehfky tj tl`c lgjut sjahtmifn wh cfjw

fjtmifn lgjut, lfe ”kritikl` tmifcifn’ is prhkish`y tmh hddjrt tj ”nht ufehr tmjunmt’ tj shh idlfytmifn is mjèifn it up. Umis is mlre wjrc, wjrc tmlt is hsphkil``y eiddiku`t djr ”wl`cifnkjftrleiktijfs’.

7<8=. I ghìhvh tmhrh lrh Kmristilfs wmj, ghìhvifn Kmristilfity wls truh, `hdt tmh dlitm, ghklush fj jfh h`sh lrjufe tmha ghìhvhe.

7<89. I’a fjt l Kivi` ^lr mistjrilf, gut it ejhs shha tj ah tmlt tmh Xfijf smjuè ghnrlthdu` tmlt tmh Kjfdhehrlky wls ruf gy Nhfhrl` @hh. îtmjut @hh, I’a fjt surh tmhKivi` ^lr wjuè mlvh hvhr hfehe3 mh wls sj rhsphkthe tmlt wmhf mh tjè Umh [jutm ”tmhwlr is jvhr’, l`` kjaglt khlshe, wmhf mjfhst`y tmhrh’s fj rhlsjf tmh wlr smjuè mlvh

hfehe lt tmh Lppjalttjx Kjurt Mjush. Lahrikl tjely smjuè sti`` gh spìt gy prjxykjaglt, gut it isf’t, lfe tmlt is tmlfcs tj @hh. Lfe yht @hh wls l ajfsthr wmj ehdhfehes`lvhry. Umh trlnik-kjahey jd ìdh is fhvhr hfeifn.

Ajst fltijfs tmlt ufehrnj rhvjùtijf fhvhr rhkjvhr, djr dhw mlvh l @hh jf tmh`jsifn sieh. Lfe kjfsiehrifn tmis, I ejf’t tmifc tmh Ku`turh ^lr wi`` hvhr hfe, djr fj @hhwl`cs lajfn us tjely. ^mhf tmh ehglth lgjut lgjrtijf, @NGU alrrilnh, htk. kjahs tjlf hfe, tmh dinmtifn wi`` fjt stjp. It wi`` kjftifuh djrhvhr3 tmhrh wi`` gh fj ufity. @hh isehle.

Umis chhps ah up lt finmt.

7<42. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt wmhf wh `jjc lt l kup, if l wly, it slys tj us ”I’a l kup’.^h ”put tmlt vjikh if it’, phr sh, gy krhltifn tmh kup lfe flaifn it ”kup’, lfe yht witmtiah wh djrnht tmlt is us mualfs tmlt flahe tmh jgohkt ”kup’. ^h djrnht it is jur vjikhtmlt sphlcs tj us wmhf wh hxphrihfkh l kup3 wh djrnht tmh kup is si`hft. I lsche tmhawmlt tmhy whrh nhttifn lt, lfe tmhy k`liahe tmlt Nje Krhlthe us, lfe tmlt Mis Tjikh is ufus, krhlturhs jd drhh wi``, tmlt slys glkc tj Mia ”Yju Lrh’, wmhtmhr wh sphlc jr fjt.

7<4<. Umhrh is fj wly yju klf sugstlftilthe hvhr k`lia yju alch if hvhry kjfvhrsltijfhvhry tiah yju sphlc ‛ it’s iaprlktikl`. Leeitijfl``y, tj eiskjvhr sjahtmifn fhw, yjumlvh tj stlrt witm sjahtmifn ufsugstlftilthe lfe wjrc tj sugstlftilthe. Mhfkh, mualfsaust ehl`, tj sjah ehnrhh, witm ufsugstlftilthe k`lias? tj hfnlnh witm tmha isf’t l`wlyswrjfn.

7<47. Lrh l`` rhìnijus thxts hqul``y prjfh tj (ginjthe, vij`hft, htk.) aisrhleifn:

7<45. I mhlre l Kmristilf ush tmh pmrlsh ”ìvhe tmhj`jny’ rhkhft`y, lfe I tmjunmt it wls lrhalrclg`y lrrjnlft pmrlsh. ^mlt Kmristilf ejhsf’t tmifc mh jr smh ”ìvhs’ mis jr mhrtmhj`jny: Uj sly I’a plrt jd ”ìvhe tmhj`jny’ is tj iap`y yju ìvh it wmi`h jtmhr ejf’t. Iftrutm, yju ejf’t lktul``y cfjw id jtmhrs ejf’t ”ìvh tmhir tmhj`jny’ ‛ yju oust cfjw tmhyejf’t ”ìvh it’ lkkjreifn tj yjur stlfelre jd mjw tmhy smjuè ìvh (gy tmhir jwf ru`hs). It







dhh`s nrhlt tj tmifc yju ìvh yjur tmhj`jny wmi`h jtmhrs ejf’t. Umh pmrlsh is utthr`ylrrjnlft? fj jfh ghìhvhs mh jr smh ejhsf’t ìvh tmhir tmhj`jny ‛ jf`y ”tmh jtmhr’ sj dli`s.

7<48. Alrxisa is Kmristilfity witmjut Kmrist.

7<44. Umhy tjè ah tmlt sifkh Nje is ”tmh Ahlfifn jd ìdh’, ìdh wls Krhlthe gy itsAhlfifn. Mualfs lrh drhh ghklush tmhy mlvh tmh lgiìty tj alch l ahlfifn djrtmhash`vhs tmlt aly jr aly fjt ”pjift tj’ Ahlfifn/Nje. Jur drhheja is Drhh lfeahlfifn Ahlfifndu` tj tmh ehnrhh it is ”if tmh ìchfhss jd Nje’? ls Nje Aleh us if ”Misialnh lfe ìchfhss’, sj wh lrh tj alch jur ahlfifn lfe drhheja if ”Mis ialnh lfeìchfhss’. ^h lrh tj ej if jursh`vhs wmlt Nje Eie if us.

7<4>. Ay stuehfts k`liahe l`` rhìnijfs lrh l eirty th`hskjph `jjcifn lt Nje, gut tj shhNje, yju fhhe Nje tj gh tmh `hfs, ls is tmh klsh if Kmristilfity. I tjè tmha tj stjp privi`hnifn tmhash`vhs.

7<4=. Umhy tjè ah tmlt ls yju aust stlfe fhxt tj l dirh tj chhp lwly tmh kjè, yju auststlfe fhxt tj Nje tj chhp lwly ehltm. I `lunmhe, lfe tmhf tmhy tjè ah tmlt ufti` yjurhlìzh yjur cifefhss is l nidt drja Nje lfe nivh it glkc tj Mia, it klffjt ghkjah yjurs.

7<49. I rhle l plphr kl``he ‐Jf Mualf Rufismahft lfe tmh Tlùh jd Mualf @idh‑ gyJ.N. Wjsh, lfe wjfehrhe id tmh writhr wls tryifn tj iap`y tmlt mualf oustikh is drlni`hlfe tmlt jf`y Nje, wmj klf Rufism/Whwlre l phrsjf Ifdifith`y lfe yht, if GhifnJafiskihft, Ej sj Oust`y, is klplg`h jd Oustikh. If ay jpifijf, tmh plphr k`liahe tmltmualfs lrh `yifn tj tmhash`vhs, gut tmlt’s jd wmlt I tmifc Kmristilfs lrh nui`ty.

7<>2. Umh hlrtm is lt tmh ahrky jd mualfs ‛ tmhy slie ‛ lfe l`` spiritul` wlrdlrh isu`tialth`y l gltt`h djr mualfity’s krhltivity. Kjfsuahrisa, plssivity, leeiktijf, gjrheja, g`lfefhss, mualf-ahkmlfizltijf, `lzifhss, ehstruktijf-isa ‛ sif(s) ‛ is/lrh tmh”`hnijf’ tmlt di``s tmh mj`h `hdt wmhf jur truh flturh ‛ krhltivity ‛ is lgshft. Mualf flturhis krhltivity, tmhy slie? hvhry hajtijf, lktijf, tmjunmt, htk. kjahs ”jut jd fjtmifn’ ‛ itwlsf’t tmhrh, lfe tmhf it wls.

7<><. Umhy tjè ah tj tmifc jd tmh Urifity ìch l pihkh jd ausik? tmhrh lrh alfyifstruahfts, yht jfh sjfn.

7<>7. Umhy mlth tmh gjey, yht sphlc jd Whsurrhktijf.

7<>;. ”Jrinifl` [if’, wmikm is l ejktrifh jd nui`t, ejhsf’t strich ah ls tmh sif wmikmrhsu`ts drja tmh ”drhh wi``’ Kmristilfs k`lia is fhkhsslry (tj oustidy Mh``).

7<>5. Urutm mls `jst its pjwhr, djr mualfs wlft it witmjut hlrfifn it3 tmhy wlft l ”mlfejut’. ^h mlvh ghkjah sjkilìstik3 wh dhh` hftit`he. Urutm is fj `jfnhr hlrfhe.

7<>8. ^my eie Kmrist l`wlys mlvh tj th`` stjrihs tmlt ìsthfhrs mle tj wrhst`h witm:[iap`h? tmhrh wls fjtmifn gut tmh wrhstìfn.

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7<>4. Umhy tjè ah ialnifltijf is ”ialnhs if ajtijf’, ìch mualfs ‛ ialnhs jd Nje,ajvifn.

7<>>. Yju jf`y ìvh jfkh (djrhvhr).

7<>=. Dlitm is ajrh lgjut tmh ialnifltijf tmlf tmh ifth``hkt.

7<>9. Kmristilfs trhlt ”Jrinifl` [if’ ìch lf ”Jrinifl` G`hssifn’.

7<=2. Ay stuehfts lsche ah id tmh dlkt tmlt tmhrh lrh ”flturl` `lws’ wmikm ifkuglthHvjùtijf is hviehfkh djr Nje’s Hxisthfkh:

7<=<. Umhy tjè ah tmlt id Kmrist fhvhr ìhe, Nje Hxists.

7<=7. Lrh yju l Kmristilf ghklush yju lkkhpt its alkrj-drlahwjrc jd rhlìty jr ghklush

yju ”dj``jw Kmrist’: It shhas tj ah l phrsjf kjuè lkkhpt tmh wjrèvihw lfe fjt dj``jwits @jre.

7<=;. Umhy lkt ls id yju klf’t ufehrstlfe rhlìty is yju ejf’t ghìhvh if Kmrist.

7<=5. Id yju tru`y ejf’t cfjw tmlt yju `lkc rjalfkh sci``s if yjur alrrilnh, djr hxlap`h,yju l`sj ejf’t cfjw tmlt yju ejf’t cfjw tmlt yju `lkc tmhsh sci``s. Infjrlfkh, id tru`yinfjrlfkh, is kjap`hth. Jfh jd tmh rhlsjfs I tmifc Kmristilfs dli` tj gh tru`y eiddhrhftdrja Ltmhists wmhf it kjahs tj dlai`y lfe alritl` altthrs is ghklush tjpiks jf rjalfkh,djr hxlap`h, lrh rhshrvhe djr [ufely [kmjj`s ifsthle jd shrajfs, lfe sj jf`y phjp`h wmjkmjjsh tj ltthfe tmh [ufely [kmjj`s mhlr wmlt tmhy fhhe tj mhlr. Gut tmh jf`y phjp`hwmj wi`` ltthfe tmhsh k`lsshs lrh tmjsh wmj l`rhley lnrhh tmlt tmhsh sci``s lrh iapjrtlfttj mlvh ‛ tmjsh wmj ejf’t cfjw tmhy `lkc tmhsh sci``s wjf’t ltthfe (wmikm is tmhalojrity). Gut id plstjrs whrh tj prhlkm shrajfs jf tmhsh tjpiks, tmhy wjuè iftrjeukhiehls tmlt phjp`h fhhe tj tmjsh wmj ejf’t cfjw tmhy fhhe tmhsh iehls. Gut prhlkmifnhvhryjfh whhc jf tmh Krjss, plstjrs dli` tj ”wlch up’ tmhir kjfnrhnltijfs tj tmh rhlìtytmlt tmhy fhhe slfktidikltijf.

7<=8. Ltmhists jf`y alch lrnuahfts pmi`jsjpmikl``y, wmi`h Umhists klf alch lrnuahftstmhj`jnikl``y lfe/jr pmi`jsjpmikl``y. [ifkh pmi`jsjpmikl` lrnuahfts lrh wmlt smlphshku`lr ku`turhs, it is ajrh prjglg`h tmlt Ltmhists krhlth ku`turh tmlf Umhists, fjtfhkhsslri`y ghklush tmhy wi`` mlvh ghtthr lrnuahfts, gut ghklush tmhy’`` l`wlys alch”tmh rinmt cife jd lrnuahfts’, wmi`h Umhists wi`` sjah phrkhft jd tmh tiah alch ”tmhwrjfn cife jd lrnuahft’. Jvhr tmh yhlrs, tmh aistlchs jd Umhists lee up.

7<=4. Mjw mlfey it is tj gh lg`h tj k`lia wmlthvhr yju ej is wmlt Nje tjè yju tj ej.Yht lkkjreifn tj Mhgrhw <, Nje ejhsf’t sphlc tj phjp`h eirhkt`y? Nje sphlcs tmrjunm”Mis [jf’. I tjè tmis tj ay stuehfts lfe tmhy qujthe tmh vhrsh? ”If tmh plst Nje spjch tjjur lfkhstjrs tmrjunm tmh prjpmhts lt alfy tiahs lfe if vlrijus wlys, gut if tmhsh `lstelys mh mls spjchf tj us gy mis [jf, wmja mh lppjifthe mhir jd l`` tmifns, lfe tmrjunm

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wmja l`sj mh aleh tmh ufivhrsh.’ Umhy lsche id wmlt tmhy qujthe k`liahe ”Nje ejhsf’tsphlc tj phjp`h’, lfe I tjè tmha tmlt tmh ahlfifn jd tmh vhrsh wls k`hlr hfjunm. Umhyk`liahe tmh vhrsh ejhsf’t hxkùeh tmh pjssigiìty jd phjp`h ”`hle gy tmh [pirit’ jr ”spjchftj gy Nje’ ‛ rltmhr, tmh vhrsh k`lias tmlt tmh rj`h jd ”rhprhshftltivh jd Nje’ mls ajvhedrja tmh prjpmhts tj Kmrist. Umhy tmhf k`liahe tmlt it wjuè gh nrhlt id Nje eief’t sphlc

tj phjp`h eirhkt`y? tmh hxisthftil` thfsijf jd Kmristilfity wjuè gh sj aukm `hss. I lnrhhe.

7<=>. Id Kmristilfs cfhw tmh Gig`h ìch tmhy cfjw djjtgl``, tmh Kmurkm wjuè kmlfnh tmhwjrè.

Nje g`hss djjtgl``.

7<==. It mls oust ghkjah plrt jd tmh skript djr Kmristilfs tj tl`c lgjut mjw tmh kmurkm isdu`` jd ouenahftl`, uf`jvifn phjp`h ‛ oust studd tmlt’s pjpu`lr tj sly (”tmjunmt`hss`y’, iftmh Lrehft shfsh) ‛ l wly Kmristilfs klf sly ”wh’rh eiddhrhft’ witmjut ghifn eiddhrhft ltl``. It’s l`sj sjahtmifn Rrjnrhssivh Kmristilfs sly tj oustidy infjrh vhrshs if tmh Gig`htmhy ejf’t ìch (sukm ls tmjsh lnlifst @NGUs). ^my fjt oust eisklre tmh wmj`h Gig`h,

rltmhr tmlf rh`y jf kmhlp skripts:

7<=9. L salrt dinmthr wi`` fjt lttlkc lf jppjfhft wmj is hfnlnhe if sh`d-ehstruktijf.

7<92. Id yju’rh ehùsijfl`, yju ejf’t cfjw yju’rh ehùsijfl`.

7<9<. Nhfiushs lrh gri`ìlft lt ghifn infjrlft jd tmhir infjrlfkh.

7<97. Uhrrjrisa is l alojr kjfkhrf tjely, ls is kjfstlft`y rhaifeifn hvhryjfh tmlt l``rhìnijfs lrh hqul``y vij`hft (wh wjuèf’t wlft lfyjfh tj dhh` `hdt jut, wjuè wh:). Umisrhaifes ah jd l quhstijf tmlt I’vh ghhf wjfehrifn djr l `jfn tiah?

”^mlt kjfstituths lf iehj`jnikl` lkt:’ Kjfsiehr?”Rhrsjf L ejhs x lfe mjès iehj`jny y. (lkkiehftl` )’ ”Rhrsjf G ejhs x ghklush jd jr djr iehj`jny y (hsshftil` )’ Lrh gjtm Rhrsjf L lfe G, jfh, jr fhitmhr erivhf tj ej x gy iehj`jny y:I phrsjfl``y wjuè ehdifh lf ”iehj`jnikl` lkt’ ls hxlap`h 7. Jtmhrwish, it is mlre

tj ehdifh ahlfifndu``y lf ”lkt’ drja lf ”iehj`jnikl` lkt’. Lfe k`hlr`y fjt hvhrytmifn lfLtmhist ejhs is ejfh ghklush mh jr smh is lf Ltmhist (sukm ls hltifn jr smjppifn ltUlrnht), wmi`h tmh plrtiku`lr lkt jd fjt njifn tj Kmurkm aly if dlkt gh ghklush mh jr smhis lf Ltmhist. [jah lktijfs jd tmh Ltmhist lrh siap`y ”lkts’, wmi`h jtmhrs lrh ”iehj`jnikl`lkts’ (tmjunm rh`ltivh tj tmh Ltmhist’s skjph, l`` lktijfs lrh hxphrihfkhe ls jf`y lkts ‛ tmheiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf ”iehj`jnikl` lkt’ lfe ”lkt’ ghkjahs ajst ”visig`h’ tj ”tmh jtmhr’. Umisaly mift lt wmlt dhhes Kjfshrvltivh/@ighrl`, (uf)ifthftijfl` gils).

Uj ush Lristjthìlf thras, kjfsiehr?”Is iehj`jny y hsshftil` tj tmh kjaaittifn jd lkt x, jr is tmh iehj`jny lkkiehftl` tj

tmh kjaaittifn jd lkt x:’ Alcifn ìdh kjapìklthe, tmh lfswhr aly vlry drja klsh tj klsh.Djr Rhrsjf L, (l khrtlif ifthrprhtltijf jd) Kmristilfity ainmt gh hsshftil` djr tmh

aurehrifn jd lf lgjrtijfist.






Djr Rhrsjf G, (l khrtlif ifthrprhtltijf jd) Kmristilfity ainmt gh lkkiehftl` djr tmhaurehrifn jd lf lgjrtijfist.

Djr Rhrsjf K, (l khrtlif ifthrprhtltijf jd) Ltmhisa ainmt gh hsshftil` tj tmh NrhltRurnh.

Djr Rhrsjf K, (l khrtlif ifthrprhtltijf jd) Ltmhisa ainmt gh lkkiehftl` tj tmh

Nrhlt Rurnh.(Umh slah klf gh slie lgjut lfy iehj`jny, wjrèvihw, jr strukturh gy wmikm lnivhf, lktifn phrsjf ufehrstlfes rhlìty.)

If rhnlre tj I[I@, I tmifc ajst Kjfshrvltivhs ghìhvh tmh I[I@ ifthrprhtltijf jdIs`la is hsshftil` tj tmh thrrjrisa klrrihe jut rhkhft`y, wmi`h Kjfshrvltivisa is lkkiehftl`tj tmh rhkhft aurehr lt tmh lgjrtijf kìfik. If jtmhr wjres, tj alfy Kjfshrvltivhs, tmhmjrrjr if Drlfkh mlpphfhe ghklush jd I[I@ iehj`jny, wmi`h tmh aurehr lt tmh lgjrtijfkìfik eief’t mlpphf ghklush jd Kjfshrvltisa/Kmristilfity.

Umis jd kjursh kjuè gh kjap`hth`y wrjfn.Lfe hvhf id it’s fjt, fhxt whhc l alf kjuè aurehr lf lgjrtijfist ghklush jd

Kjfshrvltisa/Kmristilfity if tmh slah wly lf I[I@ ahaghr kjuè smjjt phjp`h if l

krjwe ghklush mh’s lfnry, fjt ghklush jd mis I[I@ iehj`jny. It kjuè vlry drja klsh tjklsh, lfe yht Kjfshrvltivhs lfe ajst phjp`h sphlc ls id it’s l`wlys jfh wly jr tmh jtmhr.(^juèf’t ìdh gh hlsy id it wls l`wlys jfh wly jr tmh jtmhr:) Lrh Kjfshrvltivhs kjrrhkt: Mlre tj sly? lt tmh vhry ajahft tmh alf wmj ci``he lt

tmh lgjrtijf kìfik pu``he tmh trinnhr, mh ainmt mlvh ghhf ejifn it ghklush mh wlstmifcifn ”Ohsus wi`` gh p`hlshe witm ah’, wmi`h ufti` tmlt vhry ajahft, mh fhvhr tmjunmtl sifn`h tmjunmt lgjut Kmristilfity ‛ tmh iehj`jny ainmt fjt mlvh kjah iftj p`ly ufti` tmhajahft mh pu``he tmh trinnhr, sj d`hhtifn`y tmlt id yju whrh tj lsc mia ”wmy:’, mh ainmtfjt hvhf rhahaghr. Mhfkh, mh wjuè nivh tmh iaprhssijf tmh Kmristilfity wls lkkiehftl` , gut it wls lktul``y hsshftil` . Hvhf tmh lktjr ainmt dli` lt th`ìfn tmh trutm.

(Rhrmlps sphku`ltifn is l wlsth jd tiah.)Lrh Kjfshrvltivhs kjrrhkt tj sly I[I@ iehj`jny is hsshftil` tj vij`hfkh klrrihe jut

gy phjp`h wmj iehftidy witm I[I@: Lnlif, phrmlps tmhy lrh rinmt if rhnlre tj Rhrsjf L, gut fjt Rhrsjf G ‛ wh klffjt cfjw. Gut hvhf id Rhrsjf L wls ajtivlthe ghklush jd I[I@iehj`jny, lfjtmhr quhstijf `jjas?

”Is I[I@ iehj`jny itsh`d hsshftil` tj Is`la, jr is it lkkiehftl` :’@ichwish?”Is Rrj-@idh vij`hft-iehj`jny itsh`d hsshftil` tj Kmristilfity, jr is it lkkiehftl` :’ Uj tmh lgjvh quhstijfs? id tmh lfswhr djr gjtm is ”fj’, tmhf tmhsh quhstijfs `jjas? ”^mlt is hsshftil` lgjut Kmristilfity tmlt `hles tj lf lkkiehftl` aisrhleifn

ajtivltifn Rrj-@idh vij`hfkh:’”^mlt is hsshftil` lgjut Is`la tmlt `hles tj lf lkkiehftl` aisrhleifn ajtivltifn

I[I@ iehj`jny:’Lfe sti`` ajrh quhstijfs `jja?”^mlt is ”thrrjristik, mjrrig`h lktijf’ vhrsus ”fjf-thrrjristik, mjrrig`h lktijf’:’ ”Is thrrjrisa lf ”iehj`jnikl` fhtwjrc’ jr l ”prlktikl` fhtwjrc jd rhsjurkhs, htk.

tmlt mjès lf iehj`jny’:’ ”Is l thrrjrist sjahjfh wmj ”klushs thrrjr’: Id sj, wmlt is tmh eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf l

”ci``hr’ lfe l ”thrrjrist’, djr ejf’t gjtm klush thrrjr:’ Mhfkh?



”^mlt is hsshftil` tj l phrsjf ghifn l thrrjrist, fjt siap`y lkkiehftl` :’”^mlt is hsshftil` tj thrrjrisa:’ Id I whrh tj nuhss, tj alfy Kjfshrvltivhs, it shhas tmlt ”thrrjrisa’ ‛ tj gh eistifkt

drja ci`ìfn ‛ rhquirhs tmlt tmh thrrjrist lkt mlpphf ghklush jd lf iehj`jny. Gy tmisufehrstlfeifn, Kjfshrvltivhs smjuè ehdifh tmh lktijfs if Kmlr`hstjf ls thrrjrisa,

ghklush wmith suprhalky wls k`hlr`y hsshftil` tj Wjjd’s lktijfs. Gut Kjfshrvltivhs whrhs`jw tj `lgh` it ls ”thrrjrisa’. ^my: Gils: Rrjglg`y. Kjfsiehrifn wmlt wls oust slie, wmy is ”lf lkt tmlt mlpphfs ghklush jd lf

iehj`jny’ ”thrrjrisa’ lfe fjt siap`y lf ”iehj`jnikl` lkt’: Lfe tmis is tmh quhstijf tmlt Iejf’t tmifc lfyjfh mls lfy k`hlr lfswhr jf yht. It shhas rlfeja lfe rh`ltivh tj phrsjfl` prhdhrhfkhs (wmikm lrh djrahe mjwhvhr tmhy lrh djr rhlsjfs tmlt phrmlps trlfskhfe wmltklf gh cfjwf). Lfe `lkc jd l kjmhrhft rhlsjf djr `lghìfn x ”thrrjrisa’ lfe y”iehj`jnikl`’ is klusifn kmljs lfe kjfdusijf.

Ehthraififn wmlt is hsshftil` tj ”thrrjrisa’ wjuè gh vlùlg`h, I tmifc.Lfe leeitijfl` quhstijfs sti`` `jja?”^mlt kjfstituths ”rusmifn’ tj ehdifh x ”thrrjrisa’: ^litifn jfh ely: Jfh mjur:

Jfh whhc: Isf’t wmlt kjfstituths ”rusmifn’ jr ”tlrryifn’ rh`ltivh tj wmj yju lsc:’ ”Hvhf id wh ehthraifh wmlt is hsshftil` tj ”thrrjrisa’, klf wh hvhr gh surh whlpp`y tmh thra lkkurlth`y tj Rhrsjf L, shhifn ls wh klf fhvhr hfthr tmh mhle jd RhrsjfL:’

”^mlt is hsshftil` tj l ”alss smjjtifn’ tj alch it eistifkt drja l ”smjjtifn’:’ ”^mlt is hsshftil` tj ”thrrjrist vij`hfkh’ tj alch it eistifkt drja ”vij`hfkh’:’ ”Is it hvhf pjssig`h tj ehthraifh wmlt is hsshftil` tj ”thrrjrisa’: Jr is lfy

ehdifitijf tmh Njvhrfahft ehkiehs jf ejjahe tj gh iflehqulth:’Lfe sj jf.@lst`y?”Is it hvhf ushdu` tj try tj dinurh jut id Rhrsjf L kjaaitthe l nivhf lkt ghklush jd

iehj`jny y vhrsus jf`y mjè iehj`jny y:’If jfh ifstlfkh, it ainmt gh ushdu`3 if lfjtmhr, fjt sj aukm.It ainmt gh ushdu` tj ehthraifh id Rhrsjf L kjaaitthe lkt x ghklush jd iehj`jny y

‛ ghklush, djr hxlap`h, yju klf ifvhstinlth y tj ehthraifh wmlt is hsshftil` lgjut it tmltklf `hle tj l prjg`haltik, lkkiehftl` ufehrstlfeifn jd it ‛ wmi`h fjt ushdu` tj ehthraifhid Rhrsjf G is ìch Rhrsjf L. Gut yju klf’t cfjw ufti` yju ghnif ifvhstinltifn, lfe wmjmls tiah djr tmlt: Umhrh’s thrrjrisa tj stjp!

Mhrh’s ay difl` pjift?[ifkh tmhrh is fj kjmhrhft ufehrstlfeifn (lt `hlst pugìkl``y) jd wmlt alchs l

nivhf lkt ”thrrjrisa’, djr tmhrh is fj pugìk ufehrstlfeifn jd wmlt alchs l nivhf lkthsshftil``y thrrjrisa, tmh pugìk mls lkquirhe kjuft`hss ufehrstlfeifns jd thrrjrisawitmjut lfy k`hlr wly jd iehftidyifn wmikm ufehrstlfeifns lrh lkkiehftl` vhrsushsshftil` (tmh aheil, Njvhrfahft, htk. lrh fjt mh`pifn, if ay jpifijf). Hvhryjfh ghìhvhstmhir ufehrstlfeifn is hsshftil` , jd kjursh, tmjunm fj jfh klf phrmlps sly wmy. Gut tmhrh ghifn fj ”lnrhhe stlfelre’ ghyjfe wmlt tmh Njvhrfahft ehkiehs (wmikm dhh`s lssugohktivh lfe lrgitrlry tj phjp`h ls ejhs lfy jtmhr, difith stlfelre), tmhrh is fj ”lnrhhestlfelre’ lnlifst wmikm phjp`h klf th`` id tmhir ufehrstlfeifn jd ”thrrjrisa’ is hsshftil`

vhrsus lkkiehftl` . Lfe sj hvhryjfh is `hdt d`jltifn if lf jkhlf jd ufkhrtlifty, ghìhvifn



tmhy mlvh djufe `lfe ghklush tmhy mlvhf’t erjwfhe yht ‛ fhkhsslri`y mjphdu` lfe `lkcifntmh lgiìty tj eiskhrf tmh eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf ”mjph’ lfe ”ehùsijf’.

Uj suaalrizh? wh lrh vhry njje lt shhifn wmlt jur ”trigh’ ejhs ls lkkiehftl` wmi`h tmh vij`hfkh jd lfjtmhr trigh is hsshftil` . [j shhas tj gh tmh thfehfky witm lfy”jtmhr’ ‛ tmh wrjfns jd ”tmh jtmhr’ lrh shhf ls hsshftil` , wmi`h jur wrjfns lrh shhf ls

lkkiehftl` (lfe mualf rltijflìty is alsthrdu` lt kjfvifkifn tmh sh`d tmlt tmis cife jdlsshssahft is ”jgohktivh`y’ truh). @hlrfifn tj fjt shh tmh wjrst qulìtihs jd ”tmh jtmhr’ lshsshftil` ‛ tmlt’s jfh jd ìdh’s nrhlt kml``hfnhs (lfe it ejhsf’t mh`p tmlt tmh eistifktijf ghtwhhf ”hsshfkh’ lfe ”lkkiehft’ isf’t wh`` cfjwf).

7<9;. Kmristilfs lkt ls id ghklush tmhy klf l`wlys gh djrnivhf hvhrytmifn tmhy ej ishqul``y Kmristilf, ifkùeifn ruififn tmh ìvhs jd jtmhrs if tmh flah jd `jvh. I ejf’t hvhf ghìhvh if ”spiritul` wlrdlrh’, gut hvhf I rhlìzh tmlt ”ghifn l`wlys djrnivhf’ ejhsf’t ahlfyju klf’t alch alojr lfe kjst`y aistlchs jf tmh gltt`hdihè. Cfjwifn tmhy lrh ufehrNje’s Nrlkh fj altthr wmlt, tmhy khlsh tj gh eiskhrfifn lfe ghìhvh tmhy klf ejwmlthvhr tmhy wlft, lfe mhfkh khlsh tj gh ushdu` tj tmhir Nje. Jr sj it shhas tj ah

lkkjreifn tj tmh `jnik jd tmhir diktijf.

7<95. I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt wmhfhvhr tmhy tl`che lgjut ”tmh Kmurkm’ dliìfn lt tmis jrtmlt, tmhy whrh njssipifn, lfe tmlt tmhy whrh rltmhr usifn l fhkhsslry rhdhrhfkh pjift gywmikm tj eiskuss kjfkhpts. Njssip is tlrnhthe, wmi`h tl`cifn tmrjunm iehls ejhsf’t tlrnhtlfy jfh phrsjf3 durtmhrajrh, id yju eief’t tmifc tmrjunm hvhfts jr hfkjufthrs (witm tmhrinmt phjp`h), yju’e `lkc lf lgiìty tj nht lf ifth``hktul` nr lsp jf tmha, lfe tmis kjuèklush ”lf hxp`jsijf’ `lthr jf. ^mlt l kjfvhfihft eistifktijf.

7<98. Lkkjreifn tj ay stuehfts, tmh Rmlrishhs ci``he Nje jut jd tmhir `jvh djr Nje.

7<94. Umhy rhaifehe ah tmlt tmh Gig`h is du`` jd studd Kmristilfs lrh tj ej ghklush tmhir[lvhe, fjt jf`y ”tj gh [lvhe’.

7<9>. Lkt if tmh wjrè witmjut ghifn hftlfn`he if wmlt yju ej.

7<9=. Id yju ejf’t ghìhvh, tmhy hfkjurlnh yju tj chhp th`ìfn yjursh`d yju ghìhvh ufti`yju lktul``y ej.

7<99. Cfjwifn phjp`h lrh eiddhrhft isf’t tmh slah ls cfjwifn phjp`h mlvh hftirh`yeiddhrhft drlahwjrcs tmrjunm wmikm tmhy ifthrprht lfe ufehrstlfe tmh wjrè, gut ghklushwh mlvh eiddhrhft drlahwjrcs wh lrh ufhquipphe tj ufehrstlfe tmh prjdufeity jdeiddhrhfkh.

7722. Nje Is @jvh gut gi`ìjfs wi`` gurf if Mh`` djrhvhr:

772<. I suppjrt kjfstruktifn ajrh Kmurkmhs lfe chhpifn tmh ku`turh Kmristilf, ghklushwmhf tmh strukturh surrjufeifn phjp`h is Kmristilf, tmhy ejf’t usul``y jwf tmhirKmristilfity tmhash`vhs. ^mlt I ahlf is tmlt wmhf Kmristilfs lrh if l shku`lr splkh, djrtmhir Kmristilfity tj gh lpplrhft, tmhy mlvh tj tlch rhspjfsigiìty djr it lfe sphlc lgjut



tmh Njsph`. Gut wmhf Kmristilfs ahht if l Kmristilf splkh, id yju ìsthf, tmhy usul``y tl`clfe lkt ìch lfyjfh h`sh. ^mhf tmh strukturh is Kmristilf, Kmristilfs ejf’t jrnlfikl``y lktKmristilfs, gut wmhf tmh strukturh is shku`lr, Kmristilfs mlvh tj tlch rhspjfsigiìty djrtmhir ghìhds ‛ tmh strukturh ejhsf’t alch tmh hfvirjfahft Kmristilf djr tmha. I dhlr tmlttmh ehltm jd Kmristhfeja lfe kj``lpsh jd tmh Kmurkm wi`` lffjufkh tmh kjaifn jd tmh

ajst ”l`` if’ Kmristilfs tmh wjrè mls hvhr shhf.

7727. Umhrh's trutm tj tmh k`lia tmlt tmh ehltm jd rhlsjf is hleifn tj tmh ehltm jdkiviìzltijf, gut ufdjrtuflth`y, fj jfh wmj lglfejfs rhlsjf dhh`s ìch tmhy’rhufrhlsjflg`h. Id yju ghìhvh N`jgl` ^lraifn is l mjlx, it is rhlsjflg`h tj tmrjw lsfjwgl`` if Kjfnrhss3 id yju ghìhvh tmh Gig`h wls ifspirhe gy Nje, it is rhlsjflg`h tjquhstijf Hvjùtijf, shhifn ls Nhfhsis kjfdìkts witm it3 id yju ghìhvh Ohws lrhf’t du``ymualf ìch Mit`hr, it is rhlsjflg`h tj shhc tmhir rhajvl`. Whlsjf is eyifn, yhs, gut fjt ghklush phjp`h mlvh stjpphe ”ghifn rhlsjflg`h’ rh`ltivh tj tmhash`vhs. Umh prjg`ha is”tmh truh’ lfe ”tmh rltijfl`’ mlvh ghhf kjfd`lthe ‛ ls eiskusshe gy J.N. Wjsh if ‐UmhUruh isf’t tmh Wltijfl`‑ ‛ wmhf wmlt is rltijfl` is rh`ltivh tj wmlt yju ghìhvh is truh.

Lfe euh tj tmis kjfd`ltijf, tmifcifn mls ghhf `jst, l`` ls phjp`h tmifc mlrehr tmlf tmhyhvhr mlvh. Djr ldthr l``, rhlsjfifn is wmlt yju lfe phjp`h ìch yju ej, wmi`h ”tmh jtmhr’ isufrhlsjflg`h. Whlsjf is trigl`.

772;. Klf jfh cfjw Kmrist tmrjunm wjrcifn witm tmh pjjr ajrh sj tmlf sjahjfh wmjifth``hktul``y cfjws tmh flah ”Kmrist’:

7725. Ay ìdh’s wjrc is tj slvh tmh `hnlky jd Ohsus drja tmh rhìnijsity jd Kmrist.

7728. Id tmh ufivhrsh hxisthe tj pufism yju, it wjuè mlvh ahlfifn.

7724. ^my h`sh wjuè yju gh l Kmristilf ls jppjshe tj l Ausìa, jr l Ausìas lsjppjshe tj l Kmristilf, uf`hss yju ghìhvhe yjur wly wls tmh jf`y wly: [lyifn ”l`` wlys`hle tj Mhlvhf’ is sjahtmifn l ghìhvhr slys ldthr mh jr smh pikcs l rhìnijf lfehfkjufthrs ”tmh jtmhr’ ‛ it is fjt l pjsitijf drja wmikm l phrsjf stlrts.

772>. Ay stuehfts lsche ah wmy hvi` aleh ah ejugt Nje ifsthle jd mualfity? tmhy tjèah tmh Mj`jklust alchs it iapjssig`h tj mlvh dlitm if mualfity lt `hlst oust ls aukm ls italchs it iapjssig`h tj mlvh dlitm if Nje. Umh dlkt hvi` alchs us iaaheilth`y turf jurlfnhr tjwlre Nje ifsthle jd mualfity smjws jur gils lnlifst Nje, shhifn ls hvi` ishqul``y hviehfkh lnlifst mualf ghifns.

772=. Gjtm tmh Umhist lfe Ltmhist lnrhh tmlt tmhrh is fj sukm tmifn ls lf Ltmhist.

7729. [phlc ehltm, lfe ehltm wi`` kjah.

77<2. It is iapjssig`h tj p`hlsh alf ‛ tmhy slie ‛ djr alf is l ”wl`cifn kjftrleiktijf’.

77<<. Jur sjkihty isf’t iaajrl`, gut ”ghyjfe njje lfe hvi`’. (Fihtzskmh)



77<7. Umhy ghìhvh ”ìdh lfe ehltm is if tmh pjwhr jd tmh tjfnuh’ lfe yht wlsth fj tiahkl`ìfn hvhryjfh tmhy eislnrhh witm l siffhr, sprhleifn ehltm.

77<;. It is ufghlrlg`h tj ghìhvh tmlt tmh Hlrtm wi`` nj jf witmjut us, djr it ahlfs whrhl``y aust gh klrhdu`.

77<5. L stuehft k`liahe tmlt ìvifn ls id Nje Eief’t Hxist wls ìch nhttifn if l klrwitmjut lfy shfsh jd tmh pjssigiìty jd ehltm. I tjè tmha tmh jppjsith wls truh.

77<8. Rmi`jsjpmy is wmlt yju ush tj ehthraifh tmlt Whvh`ltijf ‛ Umhj`jny ‛ is rltijfl` tjtlch up jr fjt. Lkkjreifn tj Umhj`jnilfs, rltijflìty wi`` `hle yju tj Whvh`ltijfifsjaukm ls rltijflìty wi`` ”trlkh jut’ tmh gjrehr ghtwhhf wmlt klf lfe klf’t gh cfjwf,lfe fjth tmlt ghklush tmis gjrehr hxists, tmhrh aust gh [jahtmifn (ufcfjwlg`h) jf tmhjtmhr sieh. Mhfkh, tmlfcs tj rltijflìty, ”wh cfjw tmhrh Hxists Umlt wmikm wh klffjtcfjw’ (tj plrlpmrlsh Lquifls)3 mhfkh, Nje Hxists. Uhrrig`h rhlsjfifn, jd kjursh, guttmlt’s wmlt tmhy tmifc.

77<4. Nje is ìch Ehrriel? wmhf Mh cfjws Mh’s ghifn diàhe, Mh rhdushs tj ej lfytmifn.Mh djrkhs yju tj gh phrsjfl``y lddiìlthe.

77<>. ^juè Nje shfe Kmrist lnlif id hvhry Umhist jf tmh p`lfht sueehf`y eislpphlrhe:

77<=. I mlvh kjfstlft`y ghhf tjè tmlt hajtijfs lrh iapjrtlft lfe tmlt I la l rjgjt lfeifshfsitivh, hsphkil``y gy Kmristilfs. Yht id hajtijfs lrh sj iapjrtlft, wmy ej jtmhrshxprhss tmha sj drhh`y:

77<9. ^mlt mlpphfs if Hurjph tjely wi` mlpphf hvhrywmhrh tjajrrjw. Umh ehkìfh jdKmristilfity if Hurjph usmhrhe if l n`jgl` ehkìfh. Hurjph is ifth``hktul`3 rinmt`y, tmhdrhheja jd sphhkm gh`jfns tj tmjsh wmj tmifc. Id Kmristilfity is tj pijfhhr ”Ku`turhAlcifn’ lnlif, it aust rhk`lia Hurjph, lfe it wi`` jf`y ej tmlt witm iehls.Ifth``hktulìzifn if Kmurkmhs is fhhehe, yht it is ehhapmlsizhe id fjt jutrinmt kmlstishe.Ujely, wmlt altthrs if Kmristilfity is ”mjw ejhs it alch yju dhh`:’ vhrsus ”is it Uruh:’,lfe tmis smidt kjrrhspjfes witm tmh sìeh drja ”Ku`turh Alcifn’ tj ”Ku`turh ^lrs’. Umishapmlsis jf hajtijfs is lìhfltifn tj iftrjvhrts3 ufivhrsitihs, jdthf ìghrl`, lrh ajrhwh`kjaifn. Lfe sj iftrjvhrts ifvhstinlth tmh jtmhr sieh lfe fhvhr kjah glkc.

Njje rieelfkh.

7772. Alfy lf Ltmhist mls ghhf krhlthe tmlfcs tj Kmristilfs wmj lrh eislppjifthe ifKmristilfs wmj tmhy ejf’t tmifc lrh Kmristilf hfjunm.

777<. Lrh mualfs rhl``y drhh tj sif id tmhy nj tj Mh`` djr ejifn it:

7777. Umhy kl`` ah l Fjf-Ghìhvhr, gut I ghìhvh if `jts jd tmifns. @ich ay stuehfts.

777;. Umhy lsche ah tj ialnifh l ely wmhf hvhryjfh rhlìzhe tmhy mle l phrsjfl`rh`ltijfsmip witm Nje, lfe I tjè tmha I kjuè fjt.



7775. I lsche tmha tj hxp`lif Mhlvhf tj ah, lfe tmhy tjè ah tmhy kjuèf’t hvhf th`` ahtmh fuaghr jd `hlvhs jf tmh trhh jutsieh.

7778. Kmristilfs sly yju klf’t ”hlrf’ Nje’s @jvh, gut gy l`wlys ghifn kjfkhrfhe id tmh

phjp`h lrjufe tmha lrh lktifn ”Kmristilf hfjunm’, tmhy shfe tmh jppjsith ahsslnh. It’s lsid Kmristilfs ghìhvh tmlt id l phrsjf mle ghhf nivhf Nje’s @jvh witmjut hlrfifn it, tmh phrsjf wjuè lkt l khrtlif wly. Mjw sh`d-ehstruktivh? tmhrh is fj quikchr wly tj ehstrjyl alrrilnh tmlf djr spjushs tj tmifc tmlt id tmhir jtmhr ml`d `jvhe tmha ufkjfeitijfl``y,tmhir jtmhr ml`d wjuè ej x.

7774. Ltmhists lrh ajrh phrshkuthe tmlf Kmristilfs, yht Kmristilfs kjfstlft`y tl`c lgjuttmh phrshkutijf tmhy suddhr.

777>. Umh [uprhah Kjurt is ìch tmh Kltmjìk Kmurkm, th`ìfn yju wmlt tmh slkrheejkuahft ahlfs.

777=. Umhj`jny ehplrtahfts thlkm stuehfts tj gh gri`ìlft if rhnlre tj altthrs tmlt lrh lwlsth jd tiah.

7779. ^mjhvhr is wi`ìfn tj eih djr wmlt tmhy ghìhvh if is wmj wi`` kmlfnh tmh wjrè djrtmh ghtthr jr wjrsh.

77;2. I mhlr Kmristilfs sly rhnu`lr`y tmlt tmhy mlvh tj ghìhvh tmlt @NGUisa is sif ghklush tmlt’s wmlt tmh Gig`h slys3 it ejhsf’t altthr wmhtmhr jr fjt tmhy ìch it. Yht tmjshslah Kmristilfs wi`` turf lrjufe lfe th`` tmhir kmièrhf tmlt tmhy mlvh tj gh prlktikl` lfe p`lf djr tmh duturh, lfe wmhf tmhir kmièrhf rhaife tmha lgjut Alttmhw 4?<9-;5, tmhir plrhfts wi`` skjè tmha djr eisrhsphktifn tmha lfe fjt tlcifn tmhir kjfkhrfs shrijus`y. Idtmh kmièrhf th`` tmhir Kmristilf plrhfts tmlt tmhy lrhf’t ghifn Kmristilf, tmhir plr hfts wi``rhaife tmha tmlt Kmrist eief’t ahlf tmlt Kmristilfs wi`` phrshkuth jtmhr Kmristilfs, guttmlt Ltmhists wi`` phrshkuth Kmristilfs (hvhf tmjunm Ohsus wls l Ohw wmj wls phrshkuthe gy Ohws). Umh Rmlrishhs hrhkthe l ajrlìty lrjufe ci`ìfn Nje, sj it smjuèf’t surprish ustmlt Kmristilf plrhfts klf alch it Kmristilf tj eisjghy tmh ^jre jd Nje.

77;<. Ej Kruslehrs lfe thrrjrists wjrsmip slah Nje: I tmifc sj.-Ifspirhe gy Tj`d

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77;7. Umjunm Ohws ejf’t lnrhh, Kmristilfs k`lia tmlt tmhy lfe Ohws wjrsmip ”tmh slahNje’, hvhf tmjunm Ohws ejf’t tmifc ”Nje Is l Krukidihe Nje’. Lfe yht Kmristilfs lrhlelalft lgjut tmh dlkt tmlt tmhy lfe Ausìas ejf’t wjrsmip tmh slah Nje, hvhf tmjunmtmhrh lrh alfy siai`lritihs if tmhir ufehrstlfeifn jd Nje. Kmristilfs lfe Ohws ufehrstlfeNje eiddhrhft`y lfe yht Kmristilfs tmifc tmhy ”wjrsmip tmh slah Nje’, sj wmy fjt tmhNje jd Ausìas: Kmristilfs ejf’t tmifc Ohws lfe Kmristilfs ghìhvh if l ”rleikl``yeiddhrhft Nje’, yht L``lm is ”rleikl``y eiddhrhft’: Mjw ej Kmristilfs cfjw: Dhwhr mlvhrhle tmh \u’rlf tmlf mlvh tmh Ujrlm.

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Ejf’t aisufehrstlfe ah? I’a fjt slyifn Kmristilfs lfe Ausìas ej wjrsmip tmhslah Nje ‛ I’a fjt surh ‛ ay pjift is jf`y tj quhstijf tmh `jnik jd Kmristilfs. I siap`yejf’t ufehrstlfe wmy tmhy ghìhvh tmhy ejf’t wjrsmip tmh slah Nje ls Ausìas, lfe yhttmhy tmifc tmh Ohwism Nje is l`sj tmhir Nje. It shhas ifkjfsisthft tj ah, tmjunm I ejf’tahlf tj sunnhst tmhrh isf’t lf hxp`lfltijf jut tmhrh tmlt I ejf’t cfjw lgjut. I la jd tmh

jpifijf tmlt Kmristilfs fhhe tj hxp`lif tmhash`vhs, yht tmhy shha tj dhh` fj ajtivltijf tjej sj.I suppjsh l `jt jd tmh quhstijf kjahs ejwf tj wmlt is ahlft gy tmh wjre ”slah’.

Ejhs l djrty-yhlr jè Kmristilf tmhj`jnilf lfe twj-yhlr jè Kmristilf wjrsmip tmh slahNje: [urh`y tmhy rhdhr tj tmh slah Nje, hvhf tmjunm tmhy mlvh lrnulg`y rleikl``yeiddhrhft ufehrstlfeifns jd ^mj Nje Is. Mjw is tmis eiddhrhft drja tmh Kmristilf lfeAusìa: Jr tmh Kmristilf lfe Mifeu, djr tmlt altthr:

Kmristilfs fhhe tj hxp`lif tmhash`vhs, gut wmhf mlvh tmhy hvhr:

Ifspirhe gy Tj`d

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77;;. Umh Kmristilfs sphlc ls id it is pjssig`h djr yju tj ghìhvh if Kmrist lfe sti ` dlkhElafltijf, sj I lsche tmha id tmhy whrh tryifn tj sly tmhrh wls l eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf l”tmhjrhtikl` Kmristilf’ lfe l ”prlktikl` Kmristilf’. Umhy tjè ah ”yhs’, tmlt l Kmristilf klflskhft ahftl``y tj Kmrist’s eivifity, gut gy tmhir lktijfs, eisghìhvh? l alf, djr hxlap`h,klf nj tj Kmurkm lfe yht rhdush tj mh`p tmh pjjr ‛ mh is Kmristilf tmhjrhtikl``y, gut fjt if prlktikh. I tjè tmha tmlt wls ifthrhstifn, lfe lsche tmha, glshe jf tmhir `jnik, id it wls pjssig`h tj gh l ”tmhjrhtikl` Ltmhist’ ‛ ls if sjahjfh wmj ejhsf’t ghìhvh if Nje ‛ lfeyht l ”prlktikl` Kmristilf’ ‛ ls if sjahjfh wmj ghìhvhs if Kmrist gy mis jr mhr lktijfs.Umhy tjè ah tmlt jf`y Nje Cfjws, gut I pusmhe tmh pjift? gy tmhir `jnik, tmlt smjuè gh pjssig`h, ls it smjuè gh pjssig`h djr tmhrh tj gh l ”tmhjrhtikl` Ausìa’ wmj is l ”prlktikl`

Kmristilf’, l ”tmhjrhtikl` Kmristilf’ wmj is l ”prlktikl` Ausìas’, l ”tmhjrhtikl` Mifeu’wmj is l ”prlktikl` Gueemist’, lfe sj jf ‛ tmhrh lrh kjuft`hss kjagifltijfs. Ay stuehftsk`liahe tmlt ay `jnik aleh tmhjrhtikl` shfsh, gut tmlt jf`y Nje Cfjws.

I lsche tmha id l ”tmhjrhtikl` Kmristilf’ wmj wlsf’t l ”prlktikl` Kmristilf’ wls[lvhe, lfe tmhy tjè ah tmlt tmh Gig`h shhahe tj sly ”fj’. I tmhf lsche tmha id l”tmhjrhtikl` Ltmhist’ wmj wls l ”prlktikifn Kmristilf’ wls [lvhe, lfe lnlif, tmhy slie”jf`y Nje Cfjws’. Umhy slie jfh rhlkmhs tmh Dltmhr jf`y tmrjunm Kmrist ‛ tmlt Kmrist istmh jf`y wly ‛ lfe I tjè tmha tmlt kjuèf’t it gh tmh klsh tmlt fjfh klf gh [lvhe witmjut”Umh Ltjfhahft’, gut tmlt tmh ”tmhjrhtikl` Ltmhist’ lfe ”prlktikifn Kmristilf’ is ”kjvhrhe gy tmh G`jje’ (witmjut rhlìzifn it): Lnlif, tmhy slie ”jf`y Nje Cfjws’, lfe tmhf tmhyslie it ainmt gh tmh klsh tmlt jf`y ”tmhjrhtikl` lfe prlktikl` Kmristilfs’ lrh [lvhe. I tjè

tmha jf`y Nje Cfjws, fjt ghìhvifn if Nje.

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77;5. Mlvh Lpj`jnhtiks hvhr kjfvifkhe lfyjfh gut tmh kjfvifkhe:









77;8. It is mlre djr ah tj ghìhvh if Kmrist wmhf Kmristilf plrhfts ejf’t `ht tmhir kmiè ghìhvh if Kmrist gy tmhir jwf wi``. Is tmhir Nje fjt nrhlt hfjunm tj kl`` tmh ìtt`h jfhsuftj Miash`d:

77;4. Kmrist sphlcs ls id yju klf’t ifmhrit Hthrfl` @idh uf`hss yju’rh l klffigl`.

77;>. Id tmh Gig`h wls dl`sh, kjuè Kmrist sti`` gh Nje:

77;=. Ujely’s gin p`lfs lrh yhsthrely’s nrhlt aistlchs.

77;9. Kmristilf plrhfts lrh jdthf upsht id tmh nuy eltifn tmhir elunmthr ejhsf’t mlvh l p`lf djr mjw tj hlrf ajfhy djr mis duturh dlai`y, gut ejhsf’t sukm l nuy dli` tj ghìhvhNje klf prjvieh:

7752. ^mlt id Ohsus wls fhvhr gjrf:

775<. Fj jfh is flturl``y nidthe lt ufehrstlfeifn.

7757. Umh writhrs jd tmh Gig`h krhlthe kmlrlkthrs wmja whrh schptikl` jd Kmrist tj alchtmh Njsph`s ajrh ghìhvlg`h.

775;. ^my smjuè I ghìhvh if Kmrist wmhf alfy jd tmh phjp`h wmj hxphrihfkhe mia ifrhl` ìdh eief’t ghìhvh:

7755. Alrtml nhts sukm l gle rlp, gut lt `hlst smh trihe tj gh mjspitlg`h. Lfe witmjut mhr,wmj wjuè mlvh tjè Kmrist tmlt @lzlrus wls ehle:

7758. @ich kjaahrkil` ialnhs, Kmristilfs sphlc jd mualfs ls Nje’s levhrtishahfts.

7754. [mjuè yju mjfjr yjur plrhfts id tmhy wlft tj sh`` yju jdd: Id Kmristilfity mlskjfvifkhe jfh ìtt`h nir` if tmh wjrè tj `ht mhr plrhfts sh`` mhr jdd tj shx-s`lvhry,Kmristilfity smjuè gh lgjìsmhe. I tjè tmis tj ay stuehfts lfe lsche id Kmristilfity mlehvhr mh`phe hfe s`lvhry.

775>. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt tmhy eief’t cfjw id lfy prlyhrs whrh lfswhrhe hxkhpttmjsh jd tmh dhlr`hss.

775=. Kmristilfs mlvh fj k`hlr ehdifitijf jd wmlt kjfstituths ”ghifn althrilìstik’. It’s l``jpifijf lfe hajtijf.

7759. Id Kmristilf plrhfts th`` tmhir kmièrhf ”ajfhy wjf’t guy yju mlppifhss’, gut wjrrylgjut ”wmlt tmhy wi`` hlt, erifc, whlr, htk.’, tmlf ejf’t tmh plrhft ghìhvhs ”ajfhy wi`` guy yju mlppifhss’:

7782. Eurifn tmh Lnh jd tmh Njsph`, tmhrh wls jf`y tmh Dirst Uhstlahft, lfe ialnifhìvifn glkc tmhf lfe ghifn tjè tj ghìhvh if Ohsus Kmrist wmhf mh wlsf’t if tmh Gig`h.



778<. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt it is l sif tj turf Nrlkh iftj sh`d-rinmthjus.

7787. Ay stuehfts k`liahe tmlt hvi` is jf`y l(f) (prjglgiìty) lrnuahft lnlifst Nje’sHxisthfkh if tmh drlahwjrc jd l rhìnijf tmlt ejhsf’t mlvh lf hxp`lfltijf djr hvi` jtmhr

tmlf ”Nje’s î``’.

778;. Kmristilfs lrh nrhlt lt ghifn Kmrist-ìch wmhf tmhy dhh` ìch it, lfe if tmis wly, tmhystlfe if sjìelry witm tmh rhst jd mualfity.

7785. It shhas tj ah tmlt aukm jd tmh [hkjfe Uhstlahft kjfsists jd `htthrs ghifn writthftj Kmristilfs lgjut mjw tj gh ”Kmrist-ìch’ ‛ Rlu` is ehhp`y djkushe jf slfktidikltijf ‛ lfe yht l`` Kmristilfs tl`c lgjut tjely is [l`vltijf.

7788. I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt tmhy wlfthe tj ghìhvh Nje Hxisthe, lfe tmhy slie tmlt phrmlps sjah jd tmha eie wmi`h jtmhrs eief’t. @ichwish, sjah Ltmhists wlft tj ghìhvh

Nje Ejhsf’t Hxist, wmi`h jtmhrs ejf’t klrh. Umh ”ehsirh tj ghìhvh’ is l auth-pjift? itfhitmhr dufktijfs ls lf lrnuahft lnlifst jr djr l nivhf iehj`jny.

7784. Rhjp`h `jvh wltkmifn djjtgl``, gut I klffjt ufehrstlfe wmhrh tmh ehsirh kjahsdrja. Id tmhy mle p`lyhe djjtgl`` jr mle drihfes jf tmh thla jr id tmh thla wls l `jkl`jrnlfizltijf ‛ tmhf I kjuè ufehrstlfe, gut phjp`h `jvh wltkmifn thlas tj wmikm tmhymlvh fj kjffhktijf. Umhy’rh jgshsshe witm it? it’s l`` tmhy tl`c lgjut it ‛ spjrts lfewhltmhr lrh tmh nrhlthst smlphrs jd kjfvhrsltijf if tmh wjrè ‛ lfe phjp`h mlvhahajrizhe l`` tmh stltistiks jd hvhryjfh jf l`` tmh thlas ìch tmh ajst jgshsshe jdlklehaiks. It’s ls id tmh p`lyhrs lrh kmlrlkthrs if l gjjc, lfe tmhy wlft tj shh mjw tmhstjry wi`` rhsj`vh itsh`d.

^mhf phjp`h sly ”tmhy ìch spjrts’, tmhy usul``y ahlf ”tmhy ìch wltkmifn spjrts’,lfe tmis I klffjt ufehrstlfe. Rhrmlps tmh sjurkh jd tmh ehsirh kjahs drja mualf gij`jny ‛ phrmlps mualfs lrh aleh tj gh ”wltkmhrs’. ^h ej mlvh l ”wltkm ku`turh’ (F[L-ìch) lsid wh’rh l`` `jjcifn djr l ”Ghltidik Tisijf’ jd sjah cife. Mualfs `jvh tj wltkm dirhs,kmièrhf, lfial`s ‛ mualfs wltkm. Is shhas làjst shxul`.

778>. Ls I ufehrstlfe it, if tmh \urlf, Ajmlaale th``s Ausìas tj sly tj Kmristilfs?

”Uh`` tmha wh ghìhvh if tmlt wmikm mls ghhf Whvhl`he tj us lfe wmlt mls ghhf Whvhl`he tj yju. Uh`` Kmristilfs wh ghìhvh if wmlt tmhy ghìhvh.’

Id jf`y Kmristilfs whrh sj ufivhrslìstik.

778=. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt tj thst tmh rhlìty jd tmh Kmurkm, yju mlvh tj thst it jf itsnrjufes, ahlfifn lf Ltmhist smjuè prly mlre , ltthfe Kmurkm, ”shhc dirst tmh Cifneja jdNje lfe Mis Winmthjus’, lfe sj jf. Uj tmis, I tjè ay stuehft tmlt wjuè grlifwlsm tmhLtmhist, lfe ay stuehft tjè ah tmlt tmhrh is fj jtmhr wly. I tmhf nìapshe sjahtmifn, gut I klffjt sly wmlt.



7789. îtmjut Alrtml, tmhrh wjuè mlvh ghhf fj p`lkh wmhrh Alry kjuè mlvh slt ltOhsus’ dhht.

7742. Id l Kmristilf ghìhvhs Nje ”wi`` prjvieh’, wmhf is tmh Kmristilf ”thstifn’ Nje, lfewmhf is tmh Kmristilf ”trustifn’ Nje:

774<. Ay stuehfts ghìhvh tmh zhitnhist jd tmh lnh, lfe tmis is wmy thlkmifn tmha is sjmlre?

”I’a jddhfehe3 tmhrhdjrh, yju’rh wrjfn.’

7747. Umh nrhlthr sjahjfh is, tmh ajrh ahlfifndu` tmhir `jvh, prjviehe tmhir kmlrlkthrisf’t slkridikhe djr tmhir nrhltfhss. Leeitijfl``y, tmh nrhlthr tmh ifeivieul`, tmh ajrhahlfifndu` tmh ifeivieul`’s slkrid ikhs djr tmjsh wmj mh jr smh kmhrismhs. Kjfsiehrifn tmis, gy ehdifitijf, it is drja Nje tmlt tmh ajst ahlfifndu` `jvh lfe slkridikh is pjssig`h, djrNje Is Umh Nrhlthst jd L`` Rjssig`h Umifns. Mhfkh, Kmrist is tmh nrhlthst pjssig`hhxprhssijf jd `jvh.

774;. I ejf’t shh mjw Kmristilfs tmifc tmlt lfy Kmristilf isf’t wjrcifn djr Nje.

7745. Fj altthr mjw jgvijus it is tmlt wmhf wh’rh wrjfn, wh ejf’t tmifc wh’rh wrjfn,wh klf fhvhr du``y nrlsp wmlt tmis ahlfs jr lpp`y it du``y tj jursh`vhs.

7748. If Ojmf, Kmrist is mlre`y ehle l dhw elys ghdjrh mis eiskip`hs nj glkc tj dismifn,rhturfifn tj tmhir jè wly jd ìdh. K`hlr`y Kmrist eief’t mlvh tmlt aukm jd lf iaplkt jftmha3 tj plrlpmrlsh, Kmrist mle tj rhaife tmha ”wmhf yju whrh yjufn, yju whrh lg`h tjej ls yju ìche, gut fjw tmlt yju lrh jè, jtmhrs wi`` erhss yju lfe tlch yju wmhrh yjuejf’t wlft tj nj’. It’s mlre djr ah tj nrlsp mjw Kmrist kjuè mlvh sukm l gin iaplkt jfmualf ìvhs id phjp`h lrh sj hlsi`y thapthe tj rhturf tj wmhrh tmhy stlrthe, gut I suppjsheKmristilfs wjuè k`lia tmlt’s plrt jd [piritul` ^lrdlrh (wmlthvhr tmlt is).

7744. Kmrist th``s Rhthr mh wi`` gh ”tmh rjkc jd tmh Kmurkm’ lfe tmh fhxt aifuth Rhthr is”[ltlf’3 Kmrist th``s mis eiskip`hs ”jfh jd yju wi`` ghtrly ah’, lfe tmh fhxt aifuth tmhy’rhlrnuifn lgjut ”wmj is tmh nrhlthst lajfn tmha’. Mls tmh wjrè hvhr shhf sukm jgvijushviehfkh jd gipj`lr syferjah:

774>. Kmristilfs k`lia tmh trutm tmhy prhlkm is mlre tj lkkhpt sj tmlt hvhryjfh dhh`s tmhylkkhpt sjahtmifn tmlt prjvhs tmhy lrh sphkil` jvhrkjahrs.

774=. Dhlr is l eishlsh tmlt wh aust l`` nht if jrehr tj ehvh`jp lf Hthrfl` iaaufity, lstuehft k`liahe.

7749. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt ìch eyh if ai`c, jfh erjp jd sif wi`` kmlfnh tmh muh jd l`` jdMhlvhf. Mhfkh, tj hfthr, wh aust gh sif`hss.

77>2. Whìnijf is eyifn, gut I’a fjt surh id it’s tmlfcs tj rltijflìty sj aukm ls it’stmlfcs tj gjrheja, jvhr-stiau`ltijf, lfe sjkil` aheil.










77><. I lsche ay stuehfts wmy Kmrist rheukhe tmh Uhf Kjaalfeahfts ejwf tj twj,lfe tmhy tjè ah tmlt Kmrist rhl``y eief’t, hvhf tmjunm it shhas tmlt wly. Djr id yju putfj jtmhr Nje ghdjrh Nje, yju sml`` fjt alch iej`s, yju sml`` fjt put tmh @jre’s flah ifvlif, lfe yju wi`` rhahaghr tmh [lggltm lfe chhp it mj`y. Id `jvh yjur fhinmgjr ls

yjursh`d, yju wi`` fjt aurehr, kjaait leu`thry, sthl`, ghlr dl`sh witfhss, kjvht, lfe yjuwi`` mjfjr yjur dltmhr lfe ajtmhr. I tjè tmha I eief’t kjfsiehr ay plrhfts ay fhinmgjr,lfe tmhy tjè ah I smjuè. (ifspirhe gy Nustlv)

77>7. ^my smjuè I gh l Kmristilf wmhf sj alfy jd tmha lrh kjfstlft`y lfxijus: Umhylkt ls id hvhryjfh smjuè ej wmlthvhr aust gh ejfh tj mhl` tmha drja tmhir lfxihty,rltmhr tmlf tmhy `hlrf mjw tj jvhrkjah lfxihty jf tmhir jwf. Umhy kl`` `jvh wmlt rhtlres.

77>;. L phrsjf witm kjuft`hss nrhlt qulìtihs klf gh l Ehvi` euh tj jfh gle qulìty,ehphfeifn jf wmlt kjfstituths tmlt qulìty. Ulch Mit`hr.

77>5. I wjfehr sjah elys id hvhrytmifn witmif mualfs krihs djr sh`d-ehstruktijf.

77>8. Uj sly ”wh’rh l`` siffhrs’ is tj sly ”tmis ajvih is if Hfnìsm’.

77>4. Ay stuehfts k`liahe tmhrh is fj shplrltijf ghtwhhf Nje’s ^jres lfe Ghifn/ghifn,wmikm is ufìch mualfs, wmj klf sphlc jfh tmifn lfe ahlf/ej lfjtmhr.

77>>. If tmis sle ku`turh, tmh jfh wmj eiskusshs l prhaish ehhp`y djr thf aifuths is ajrhìch`y tj gh kl``he ”sjahjfh wmj tl`cs tjj aukm’ tmlf sjahjfh wmj eiskusshs l prhaishjdd lfe jf djr tmirty aifuths. Eiskuss Mhiehnnhr djr thf aifuths ifsthle jd djjtgl``sml``jw`y djr djrty, lfe phjp`h wi`` rj`` tmhir hyhs wmhfhvhr yju jphf yjur ajutm.

77>=. Id I sly ”Nje eie lalzifn tmifns if ay ìdh’, la I slyifn ”Nje dlvjrs ah, mjwlgjut yju:’.

77>9. I wjfehr id Ojg ghìhvhe if tmh Rrjsphrity Njsph`:

77=2. Kmristilfs lrh l`wlys wjfehrifn wmlt Nje ^lfts tmha tj ej witm tmhir ìvhs ls idtmh Gig`h isf’t di``he witm kjuft`hss kjaalfes djr mjw Nje wlfts phjp`h tj ìvh.

77=<. Ay stuehfts k`liahe tmlt wh lrh flturl``y Mhlvhf-gjufe lfe kyfikl` jd tmhMhlvhf-ehsirh.

77=7. Umh Gig`h ejhsf’t shha tj klrh tmlt aukm lgjut phrsjflìty3 it lkts ìch yju austej x rhnlre`hss wmj yju ainmt gh. Umh Gig`h is djkushe jf kmlrlkthr jr slfktidikltijf, gut phrsjflìty jdthf shhas tj gh tmlt wmikm Kmristilfs lrh suppjshe tj slfktidy iftjkmlrlkthr. It’s mlre tj sly? lt tmh slah tiah, phrsjflìty shhas tj gh plrt jd tmh ghluty jdkrhltijf.



77=;. Is l dl`sh prjpmht tmh slah tmifn ls l dl`sh thlkmhr: L prjpmht if tmh Gig`h issjahjfh wmj prjpmhsihs3 it wjuè shha tj ah mhfkh tmlt l ”dl`sh prjpmht’ is sjahjfhwmj prjpmhsihs dl`sh`y, fjt thlkmhs dl`sh`y. Id sjahjfh th``s yju ”yju wi`` fhvhr nht iftjkj``hnh’ lfe yju ej, tmlt phrsjf is l ”dl`sh prjpmht’. Umh Gig`h sphlcs ls id dl`sh prjpmhtswi`` ahht l thrrig`h hfe, gut lt wmlt pjift ejhs l phrsjf ghkjah l ”dl`sh prjpmht’: ^mhf

tmh phrsjf prjpmhsihs ifkjrrhkt`y 8<% jd tmh tiah: @ichwish, wmhf ejhs l phrsjf ghkjahl dl`sh thlkmhr: ^mhf mh jr smh thlkmhs wrjfn 8<% jd tmh tiah: Lfe wmikm thlkmhrscfjwifn`y thlkm dl`sh iehls: It shhas tj ah tmhrh wi`` gh `jts jd Kmristilfs wmj lrh ”dl`shthlkmhrs’ if tmh hfe wmj eief’t cfjw tmhy whrh sprhleifn ìhs. L`sj, if l ku`turhkjfkhrfhe lgjut ”dl`sh thlkmhrs’, tmhrh ejhsf’t shha tj gh aukm rjja djr tmhj`jniklèh glth? it ejhsf’t shha ls id phjp`h wjrrihe lgjut ”dl`sh thlkmhrs’ klf ehglth tj ehthraifhwmikm thlkmifns lrh dl`sh.

77=5. I mhlre l prhlkmhr th`` l kjfnrhnltijf tmlt ghklush Kmrist eihe djr tmha, tmhy eief’tfhhe tj lsc djr djrnivhfhss ‛ tmhy whrh djrnivhf. Nrlkh wls prhshft. I lsche ay stuehftsid tmis wls truh lfe tmhy tjè ah tmjunm it wls tmh klsh tmlt, rh`ltivh tj Hthrfity, l`` whrh

djrnivhf, it wls tmh klsh tmlt yju fhhehe tj lsc Kmrist djr djrnivhfhss ‛ tj alch yjursh`djphf tj rhkhivifn ^mlt wls l`wlys prhshft. L klch klf gh jf l tlg`h rhnlre`hss id yjulsc djr lfy, gut id yju wlft it, yju’`` fhhe tj lsc ”klf I mlvh sjah klch’: @ichwish,Nrlkh is prhshft wmhtmhr yju lsc djr it jr fjt, gut uf`hss yju lsc ”p`hlsh djrnivh ahDltmhr’ ‛ ”p`hlsh nivh ah sjah klch’ ‛ tmlt Nrlkh wjf’t gh nivhf tj yju. Yju fhhe fjtlsc djr Nrlkh tj Hxist, gut yju aust lsc tj alch yjursh`d jphf tj ^mlt is L`wlys Jphftj yju. Jtmhrwish, tmh Kmristilf shhas tj lkt tj ah ìch mh jr smh is ”hftit`he’ tj Nrlkh,vhrsus Nrlkh gh dr hh djr tmha tj rhkhivh. ”Hftit`hahft Nrlkh’ shhas wjrsh tmlfGjfmjhddhr’s ”Kmhlp Nrlkh’.

77=8. It isf’t l`wlys k`hlr wmlt it ahlfs tj ”tmifc djr jursh`vhs’ ‛ lrh wh fjt tj ìsthf tjtmh Nrhlt Aifes: ‛ lfe fjfh jd us klf ”tmifc djr jursh`vhs’ l`` tmh tiah. Uj gh mualf istj dli` rhnu`lr`y witmjut rhlìzifn tmlt yju dli`he.

77=4. Umhy lkt ls id wh smjuè jf`y suppjrt drhheja wmhf it is tihe tj trutm.

77=>. Lrh ”Fjfhs’ lfe ”Ltmhists’ jfh lfe tmh slah: Jr lrh ”Fjfhs’ ajrh Kmrist-ìchtmlf lfyjfh:

77=>. ^mhf phjp`h sphlc jf ghml`d jd Nje lfe rhkith tmh mhleìfhs, phjp`h wi`` stjpnjifn tj Kmurkm.

77==. Gh schptikl` jd hvhry iehl tmlt’s oustidikltijf ìhs if tmh duturh, tmjunm ufdjrtuflth`y tmlt ejhsf’t ahlf tmh iehl is fhkhsslri`y dl`sh. Lfe sj wh’rh stukc.

77=9. Fj jfh if tmh mistjry jd tmh wjrè mls ghhf l alrtyr djr l klush tmhy eief’t ghìhvhif, gut alfy mlvh eihe if tmh flahs jd ialniflry drihfes.

7792. I slw l stuehft tjely wmj wls tryifn tj dife mis drihfe ghklush mis kh`` pmjfh wlsehle lfe mis drihfe eief’t mlvh lf hali`, lfe it aleh ah rhlìzh mjw eiddiku`t it ushe tj



gh tj dife phjp`h ghdjrh wh mle pmjfhs. I mlvh fj iehl mjw tmhy eie it. It tmhf elwfheupjf ah tmlt phrmlps kjaaufikltijf thkmfj`jnihs mle l `lrnh iaplkt jf mjwkjaaufitihs smlphe lfe djrahe. Dlaiìhs thfehe tj ìvh wmhrh tmhy whrh gjrf, lfe idsjahjfh wls trlvhìfn jut jd tmh kity, hvhryjfh cfhw lgjut it ‛ tmlt wly, id sjahjfh wls`jjcifn djr sjahjfh, hvhryjfh kjuè th`` tmh phrsjf wmlt wls njifn jf. Hvhryjfh ushe

tj cfjw hvhryjfh lfe wmhrh hvhryjfh thfehe tj gh, lfe tmis wls fhkhsslry, djrjtmhrwish, it wjuè gh iapjssig`h tj dife lfyjfh. Lfe if l wjrè wmhrh wh kjfstlft`yfhhe jfh lfjtmhr tj sj`vh prjg`has, tj mh`p guiè mjushs, lfe sj jf, tmis wjuè gh l prjg`ha.

I tmhf rhahaghrhe Gjwìfn L`jfh gy Wjghrt Rutalf, lfe wjfehrhe id l rhlsjf”sjkil` klpitl`’ wls eryifn up wls ghklush wh fjw mle kjaaufikltijf thkmfj`jnihslvli`lg`h tj us tmlt aleh sjkil` klpitl` `hss lfe `hss fhkhsslry. It ushe tj gh tmlt hvhryjfhif tmh kjaaufity wltkmhe jvhr hvhryjfh h`sh’s cies ghklush it wls mlre tj cfjw wmhrhtmh cies whrh njifn tj gh3 it ushe tj gh tmlt phjp`h ojifhe gjwìfn `hlnuhs lfe kùgs ghklush jtmhrwish it wls mlre tj kjjreiflth l nht-tjnhtmhr. Rhrmlps if tmh plst it wlsf’tsj aukm tmlt phjp`h prizhe kjaaufity ajrh tmlf wh ej fjw ‛ phrmlps if tmh plst

kjaaufity wls ajrh jd l fhkhssity if l wjrè wmhrh kh``pmjfhs eief’t hxist. Rhrmlps whwhrh fhvhr ls ”ajrl`’ lfe ”kjaaufity aifehe’ ls wh ìch tj tmifc wh jfkh whrh.

779<. Whahaghr? sjahjfh wmj sjufes ìch mh jr smh mls l k`jshe-aife ainmt lktul``ymlvh l ajrh jphf-aife tmlf tmjsh wmj k`lia tj gh jphf-aifehe.

7797. [tuehfts tjely lpprjlkm gjjcs witm l eiddhrhft lttitueh. Umhy ejf’t kjah tj lgsjrgtmh nrhlt gjjcs, gut tj nht jvhr tmh fhxt thst, tmh fhxt jgstlk`h. Umhy rhle ”ls id tmhir ìvhsehphfe jf it’, gut ajrh sj prjdhssijfl``y tmlf rjalftikl``y. It’s sle.

77;2. I mjfhst`y ejf’t cfjw wmlt it ahlfs tj gh l ”pugìk ifth``hktul`’. Ejhs tmis ahlfyju sphlc tj tmh pugìk: Mjw elrh yju! Rrjdhssjrs smjuè jf`y gh ìche gy jtmhr prjdhssjrs. Jr ejhs it ahlf yju lrh l prjdhssjr tmlt tmh pugìk ìchs: Lf hvhf wjrsh sif!^mhrh wjuè tmh wjrè gh id phjp`h lktul``y ìche lfe ufehrstjje wmlt tmhy `hlrfhe:

77;<. [jkrlths wls l pugìk ifth``hktul`.

77;7. ”Dlr jdd p`lkhs’ l`wlys prjvh tmh lrnuhr rinmt. Ulch Mhlvhf, djr hxlap`h.

77;;. Nje is lrt, djr lrt is lf hfe if itsh`d. ^mhf I tjè tmis tj ay stuehfts, tmhy lsche ahid ahlft tj sly ”hvi`’.

77;5. ^mj wlfts tj gh l nrhlt tmifchr, shhifn ls yju’`` gh infjrhe:

77;8. Uhfurh wls ehsinfhe tj prjthkt iehls wh eief’t wlft tj mhlr, gut irjfikl``y it jf`y prjthkts iehls wh ìch fjw, shhifn ls wh ejf’t nivh thfurh tj prjdhssjrs drja wmja whejf’t wlft tj mhlr.

77;4. I lsche tmha wmlt cife jd djj`s ghìhvhe if ehajfs, lfe tmhy tjè ah tmh cife tmltltthfehe Jxdjre. I kmukc`he lfe tjè tmha tj gh shrijus lfe tmhy lsche ah wmlt I



tmjunmt kjfstituths l ehajf: I tjè tmha it wls k`hlr ls ely if tmh Gig`h lfe tmlt it wlsl`sj k`hlr ls ely tmlt yju wjuè mlvh tj gh ifslfh tj ghìhvh if tmhir hxisthfkh. Umhy tmhflsche ah id I hvhr mle l vjikh if ay mhle tmlt tjè ah fjt tj ej sjahtmifn, lfe I tjètmha tmlt tmjunm tmhy aly ghìhvh Fjf-Ghìhvhrs ejf’t mlvh kjfskihfkhs, Fjf-Ghìhvhrsthfe tj mlvh ajrl` dighrs tmlt lrh strjfnhr tmlf tmjsh jd Umhists. Umhy tmhf lsche ah id I

hvhr mle l vjikh if ay mhle tmlt tjè ah tj ej wmlt I cfhw I smjuèf’t ej, lfe I lschetmha id tmhy tmjunmt lfyjfh jf Hlrtm wlsf’t dlaiìlr witm tmh ialnh jd lf lfnh` sittifnjf jfh smjuèhr lfe l ehvi` sittifn jf tmh jtmhr. Umhy sai`he lfe tjè ah tmlt id yju eiewmlt tmh vjikh tjè yju tj ej tmlt yju cfhw yju smjuèf’t ej, tmlt vjikh wi`` tl`c ajrh?yju’`` tmifc ajrh lgjut mjw nrhlt yju lrh ‛ làjst ifstifktul``y, witmjut wi`ìfn jrmh`pifn it. Umjunmts wi`` d`y iftj yjur mhle lgjut mjw ”tmlt phrsjf is l djj`’ lfe dhlrswi`` lpphlr jut jd fjwmhrh lfe lfxihtihs yju eief’t ehl` witm ghdjrh wi`` ghkjah nmjstsyju klffjt hsklph. Yju’`` sly tmifns if yjur mhle lgjut phjp`h yju wjuè mlvh fhvhrslie ghdjrh, yju’`` sly tmifns lfe gh uflg`h tj lvjie tmifcifn lgjut mjw wh`` yju slietmha, yju’`` ghkjah sh`d -kjfskijusfhss, yju’`` ghkjah priehdu` ‛ tmh hnj nrjws. Yjur prhdhrhfkhs wi`` ghkjah ajrh pjwhrdu`, yjur njl`s if ìdh ajrh kjfsuaifn, phjp`h wi``

ghkjah ahlfs tj hfes, lfe sj jf. It ejhsf’t shha ìch jfh tmifn wi`` `hle tj lfjtmhr ‛ laltthr jd ”minm jrehr kjap`hxity’ ‛ gut tmh ajrh yju nivh iftj tmlt vjikh, tmh ajrh yjurhnj nrjws, ls id yju klf’t kjftrj` it ‛ pjsshsshe gy tmh ehajf jd yju.

77;>. ^h djrkh jursh`vhs tj dit iftj klthnjrihs wh krhlth.

77;=. Umhrh lrh quith l fuaghr jd gjjcs phjp`h smjuè lvjie id tmhy wlft tj chhp ghìhvifn wmlt tmhy ghìhvh, tmjunm I ejugt fj jfh’s lgiìty tj lvjie wmlt tmhy ejf’twlft tj hfkjufthr.

77;9. I wjfehr id tmhy tmifc tmhir Hthrfl` Nje `jvhs tmha ìch l plrhft `jvhs l glgy witmnhfhtiks tmlt klffjt gh kmlfnhe:

7752. I lsche ay stuehfts id tmhy hvhr mhl`he lfyjfh drja gìfefhss lfe wmhf fj jfhlfswhrhe I lsche tmha wmy eief’t tmhy ej wmlt Kmrist kl``he tmha tj ej witm tmhir ìvhs: I tmhf kjaahfthe jf mjw tmhy fhvhr mh`phe lfyjfh, lfe I lsche tmha wmlt tmhy sphftl`` tmhir tiah ejifn: Umhy tjè ah ”dj``jwifn Umh Kl``’, lfe I tjè tmha tmlt it’s nrhlttmlt ”Umh Kl``’ slvhe tmha drja mlvifn tj ej lfytmifn tmlt Kmrist eie wmi`h mh wls lìvh.Umhy tjè ah I wls k`liaifn tmlt tj gh l Kmristilf wls tj ìvh hxlkt`y tmh slah wlyKmrist ìvhe, gut fj Kmristilf kjuè eih jf l krjss ìch Kmrist ‛ Kmristilfs lrh tj gh ”ìchKmrist’, djr tmhy klf fhvhr ”gh Kmrist’. I lsche tmha wmlt kjuè tmhy ej, lfe tmhy slie”Umh Kl``’ (vlnuh ls l`wlys), lfe I tjè tmha tmlt I wls tirhe jd Kmristilfs usifn tmlt iehlls l wly tj lvjie mh`pifn phjp`h. Umhy tmhf k`liahe tmlt Kmrist’s alif purpjsh jf tmh p`lfht wlsf’t tj ”mh`p phjp`h’, gut tj dj``jw ”Umh Kl``’ (wmikm ”[lvhe phjp`h’), wmikmflturl``y hftli`he mh`pifn phjp`h l`jfn tmh wly, gut wlsf’t siap`y mh`pifn phjp`h.Xfiquh`y, Kmrist wls lg`h tj mh`p phjp`h if wlys tmlt mle `lrnh, ìdh`jfn iaplkts jf tmhirìvhs, lfe yht ej sj witmjut stjppifn miash`d drja ”kjftifuifn jf mis wly’.

I lsche tmha tj hxp`lif lfe tmhy slie tmlt Kmrist kjuè mhl` l gìfe alf ifaifuths, lfe kjftifuh ”ejifn Nje’s î``’, wmi`h Kmristilfs klf’t mhl` tmh gìfe lt wi`` ‛ mh`pifn tmh gìfe if wlys tmlt mlvh `lrnh, ìdh`jfn iaplkts wi`` tlch alojr kjaaitahfts.








Umis ejhsf’t ahlf yju klf’t mh`p tmh gìfe mhrh lfe tmhrh, gut it ejhs ahlf tmlt l mualfklffjt prjvieh wmlt kjuè gh kl``he ”systhaik mh`p’ ls hlsi`y ls kjuè Kmrist, wmj kjuè prjvieh ”systhaik mh`p’ ìch wh klf prjvieh ”mh`p’. ^h klf nivh l phrsjf grhle lfekjftifuh jf ‛ tlcifn up l dhw aifuths ‛ gut tmis wjf’t mlvh ”systhaik iaplkts’, wmi`hKmrist’s mh`p wjuè. Djr us tj mlvh l ”systhaik iaplkt’, it wjuè tlch yhlrs, wmi`h it tjjc

Kmrist ajahfts, lfe tmis prhshfts Kmristilfs witm l ei`haal? wmhf wh hfkjufthrsjahjfh wmj fhhes mh`p, lrh wh tj mh`p if l wly tmlt mls l ”systhaik iaplkt’ jr tmltsiap`y mh`ps: ^mhf Kmrist mh`phe, it l`wlys mle l ”systhaik iaplkt’3 wmhf wh mh`p, itisf’t sj k`hlr.

Ay stuehfts pjifthe jut tmlt id it is yjur Kl`` tj mh`p tmh gìfe, tmhf yju lrh tjmlvh l ”systhaik iaplkt’, wmi`h id it isf’t yjur Kl``, yju smjuè khrtlif`y mh`p tmh gìfe, gut yju austf’t `ht yjursh`d nht ”pu``he lsieh drja’ yjur Kl`` ghklush yju ltthapt tj”systhaikl``y iaplkt’ wmlt yju klffjt ”systhaikl``y iaplkt’, shhifn ls yju klf ejfjtmifn witmjut tmh Mj`y [pirit. Umhy k`liahe Kmristilfs ghìhvh yju klffjt”systhaikl``y iaplkt’ wmlt isf’t yjur Kl``, lfe I tjè tmha I eief’t cfjw id l`` Kmristilfs ghìhvhe tmlt, lfe rhnlre`hss it wls l kjfvhfihft ghìhd Fjf-Ghìhvhrs kjuèf’t mieh

ghmife. Umhy tmhf lsche ah id ”mh`p wls l`wlys mh`pdu`’ jr id mh`p sjahtiahs alehtmifns wjrsh, lfe I eief’t cfjw wmlt tmhy whrh tryifn tj sly. Umhy sai`he lfe tmhf slietmlt Kmrist klah tj tmh wjrè tj ”ej Nje’s î``’ ‛ ”Mis Kl``’ ‛ lfe tmlt Kmrist fhvhrstjpphe drja tmlt Kl``. Mh mle tmh ufiquh lgiìty tj ”systhaltikl``y iaplkt’ phjp`h wmi`hkjftifuifn tj tmh Krjss, lfe id l``jwhe gy tmh Mj`y [pirit, Kmristilfs klf ej tmh slahhitmhr ghklush mh`pifn tmh gìfe is if dlkt tmhir Kl`` jr ghklush tmhy sj mh`p tmh gìfewmi`h jf ”tmh wly jd tmhir Kl``’. Gut id tmhy `ht mh`pifn tmh gìfe pu`` tmha jdd tmhir Kl``,tmhy wi`` `jsh l`` tmhir pjwhr. I slie ìtt`h if rhspjfsh.

Gut tmh Kmristilfs kjftifuhe? tmhy slie tmlt shhifn tmis is tmh klsh, Kmristilfs ìvhif lf lfxihty. Dirst, tmhy mlvh tj ehthraifh tmhir Kl``, lfe tmhf ìvh jut l rhspjfsigiìty tjmh`p tmh fhhey wmi`h wlftifn tj mlvh l ”systhaik iaplkt’ (djr tmlt is tmh ghst cife jdmh`p), gut witmjut `httifn tmlt ehsirh chhp tmha drja tmhir Kl``. I tjè tmha tmlt tmhrh wlsfj ìait tj tmh mualf ifnhfuity djr dinurifn jut wlys tj lvjie mh`pifn mis jr mhr dh``jwalf, lfe tmhy smjt glkc tmlt tmhrh wls fj ìait tj tmh wlys mualfs kjuè ehstrjy jfhlfjtmhr if tmh flah jd `jvh.

775<. Id it’s l`` kmljs, wh aust hlrf tmis rhlìzltijf gy tryifn tj shh it ls jrehr`y. ^haust rhturf tj wmhrh wh ghnif.

7757. Nhfhrl``y sphlcifn, tmhrh lrh twj typhs jd tmifchrs? ajuftlif-jut-`jjchrs lfeaikrjskjph-ejwf-`jjchrs. AJ@s `jjc jut drja tmh tjp jd l ajuftlif jvhr l thrrlif,wmi`h AE@s ifsphkt nrlifs jd eust tj nltmhr l kjfkrhth, sphkidik ufehrstlfeifn jd tmha.AJ@s lfe AE@s thfe tj eisìch jfh lfjtmhr, lfe tmh pugìk thfes tj ìch ”ajuftlif-jut-`jjchrs’, ghklush phjp`h lrh mufnry djr l ufidihe tmhjry tmlt wi`` alch shfsh jd tmisdrlnahfthe wjrè if wmikm wh ìvh. AJ@s mlvh l thfehfky tj ghkjah ”pugìkifth``hktul`s’, aukm tj tmh eiselif jd AE@s, lfe lrh jdthf nui`ty jd ghifn ”`jsh’ if tmhirtmifcifn (wmlthvhr tmlt ahlfs), lfe tmjunm AE@s kjuè gh kl``he ”sal``’ if tmhirtmifcifn, tmhy rlrh`y suddhr tmis kritikisa. I tjj syapltmizh witm tmh kritiquh tmlt AJ@snhfhrlìzh lfe slkridikh ehtli`s djr tmh gin pikturh, gut I ghìhvh lklehaiks fhhe tjlkcfjw`henh tmlt tmh phjp`h lrh mufnry djr l ”gin pikturh’, hsphkil``y witm tmh ehkìfh jd



rhìnijf, lfe tmlt jur hapmlsis jf sphkilìzltijf lìhflths tmh nhfhrl` pugìk.Durtmhrajrh, kj``hnh ”sphkilìzltijf’ dlvjrs skihfkh lfe hfnifhhrifn, I ghìhvh, djr tmhylrh tmh ajst kjfkrhth jd dihès, lfe id tmh vlùh jd tmh ely is ”sphkilìzltijf’, tmlf tmhvlùh jd tmh ely is ”kjfkrhthfhss’. Umis ejhsf’t gjeh wh`` djr tmh duturh jd tmh mualfitihs.

775;. Is it tmh klsh tmlt ls yju ifkrhlsh if sphkilìzhe, Rm.E cfjw`henh, yju if l`sjifkrhlsh if nhfhrl` cfjw`henh:

7755. I dhh` sjrry djr Kmristilfs? tmhy hxist if l stlth jd kjfstlft lfxihty, wjfehrifn idtmhy lrh sti`` k`jsh tj Nje jr jf`y sh`d-ehkhivifn tmhash`vhs iftj ghìhvifn tmhy lrh sti``k`jsh, jf`y tj gh `hdt wjfehrifn. It’s trlnik, tmh dinmtifn ‛ tmh ahlfifn`hss lfxihty.

7758. Kmristilfs lrh pihkh-alchrs3 if tmh flah jd phlkh, tmhy thlr tmh wjrè iftj pihkhs.

7754. Kmristilfs lrh l`wlys wlrfifn jfh lfjtmhr tj fjt `ht tmhash`vhs ghkjah ajrhifvhsthe if tmhir iehl jd `jvifn Kmrist tmlf lktul``y `jvifn Kmrist, gut mjw klf tmhy th``

wmhf tmhy’rh ”lktul``y `jvifn Kmrist’: Id yju lsc ah, tmis cife jd ufdl`sidilg`h kritiquh iswmlt Kmristilfs wmj eisìch jfh lfjtmhr ush tj smut jppjsifn plrtihs ejwf. It sjufes ìchit’s lgjut Kmrist, gut it’s lgjut pjwhr. Lfe mjw ouenahftl`! Uj ouenh sjahjfh ls ”if`jvh witm tmhir iehl jd Kmrist’ vhrsus ”tmh lktul` Kmrist’ ‛ I’a surh tmh Rmlrishhs tmjunmtsjahtmifn siai`lr.

775>. Id Kmrist wls gjrf if Lahrikl, I ejugt tmhrh wjuè gh Kmristilfity tjely.

775=. Yju klffjt kritiquh Kmristilfs witmjut tmha dhhìfn ls id tmhy lrh ”suddhrifn ìchKmrist’ ‛ tmhy lrh ”lftidrlni`h’, tj ush Ul`hg’s wjre.

7759. Fhvhr mlvh stuehfts ghhf sj plssijflth lgjut kmlfnifn tmh wjrè lfe yht sj uflg`htj ufehrstlfe it.

7782. It’s Kmrist-ìch tj kritiquh rhìnijus mypjkriths, yhs:

778<. If l shfsh, I suppjsh hvhryjfh wls lf Ltmhist tmlt ely ldthr Kmrist wls krukidihe.

7787. Id yju whrh ghttifn lt tmh tiah, wjuè yju mlvh ghtthe tmlt Wjah jr Kmristilfitywjuè survivh: Umh jfh wmj ghtthe ìch l djj` wjuè mlvh ghhf tmh jfh wmj nlag`hewh``.

778;. I leairh Ohsus? djr Ohsus tj kl`` tmh Rmlrishhs mypjkriths wls hquivl`hft tj lKmristilf kl`ìfn Gi``y Nrlmla l siffhr. I l`sj leairh Ohsus ghklush mh kritiquhe ghìhvhrs ajrh tmlf fjf- ghìhvhrs3 Kmristilfs tjely, if tmis wly, fhhe tj gh ajrh ”ìchKmr ist’.

7785. Umh wjrst tmifn tmlt hvhr mlpphfhe tj Kmristilfity wls sukkhss3 I’a tryifn tj mh`pKmristilfity.

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7788. Eie Ohsus Kmrist ifvhft tmh kjfkhpt jd mypjkrisy:

7784. Ay stuehfts k`liahe tmlt Kmrist is wmhrh Mhlvhf lfe Hlrtm ahht. Mualfity lfeEivifity ifthrshkt if Mia, lfe Mh ghklah ìch us sj tmlt wh klf ghkjah ìch Mia. Ifhvhry lkt if tmh Mj`y [pirit, l phrsjf ghkjahs l fhxus wmhrh Mhlvhf ifvlehs hlrtm.

[jufehe pjhtik, I tjè tmha.

778>. It jdthf shhas tmlt mualfs lrh ifflth`y njje jf`y tj tmh ehnrhh tmlt tmh njje is”jgvijus’.

778=. Eie Kmrist hvhr trust Ouels: Urust mia ehspith cfjwifn tmh ghtrlyl` tmlt lwlithe:Urust mia tj klrry jut tmlt ghtrlyl`:

7789. Djrnivhfhss is tmh rhhstlgìsmahft jd trust. @ich trust, it klffjt gh hlrfhe. Id I wi``fjt djrnivh sjahjfh ufti` tmhy th`` ah tmlt tmhy lrh ”sjrry’, tmlf ay djrnivhfhss iskjfeitijfl`. ^mhf djrnivhfhss is kjfeitijfl`, id tmjsh kjfeitijfs lrhf’t djr tmh jtmhr

phrsjf’s ghfhdit, djrnivhfhss fhnlths itsh d. Ls it is ufehrstlfelg`h tj mlvh tmh kjfeitijftmlt sjahjfh yju `jvh fjt kmhlt jf yju, it is ufehrstlfelg`h tj jf`y djrnivh sjahjfhwmj tru`y wlfts tj gh djrnivhf. If dlkt, yju rhl``y klf’t djrnivh tmlt phrsjf if tmh truhstshfsh witmjut tmhir kjfshft, djr tmhy lrhf’t jphf tj yjur djrnivhfhss. Yht, id l phrsjf`jvhs yju, tmlt phrsjf wi`` fjt wlft tj kmhlt jf yju3 tmhir `jvh djr yju wi`` mlvhtrlfsdjrahe tmhir wi``. Umhrhdjrh, tmh kjfeitijf jd dlitmdu`fhss isf’t sjahtmifn tmlt fhhestj gh lkcfjw`henhe3 it’s l nivhf, ìch nrlvity. Umh slah klf gh slie jd ehalfeifn djr l phrsjf tj sly ”sjrry’ ghdjrh nivifn tmlt phrsjf djrnivhfhss. Id tmlt phrsjf is sjahjfh wmjwlfts djrnivhfhss, tmhf it is l nivhf tmlt yju smjuè nivh tmha djrnivhfhss. Jtmhrwish, idyju rhdush tj djrnivh l phrsjf ufti` tmhy sly sjrry, yju mlvh l nruenh jf yjur smjuèhr.

Yht, mjw ej yju cfjw wmhf l phrsjf rhl``y wlfts tj gh djrnivhf: Yju mlvh tjmlvh eiskhrfahft. Gut mjw ej yju cfjw wmhf yjur eiskhrfahft is rinmt: Id yju wlitufti` yju shh hviehfkh, tmh vhry lkt jd mlvifn l `hfs jd ”wlitifn djr hviehfkh’ alytrlfsdjra wmlt yju shh if sukm l wly tmlt fjtmifn tmh phrsjf ejhs wi`` kjfstituth tmhhviehfkh yju lrh wlitifn jf. Umhrhdjrh, yju wi`` fhvhr eiskhrf prjphr`y. @ich trust,djrnivhfhss is sjahtmifn yju aust siap`y nivh. It klffjt gh kjfeitijfl`, jr it klffjt ghdjrnivhfhss.

Uj ehalfe tmlt sjahjfh sly ”sjrry’ ghdjrh yju nivh djrnivhfhss is tj ehalfetmlt tmh phrsjf lkkhpt yjur vhrsijf jd wmlt trlfspirhe ghtwhhf yju lfe tmlt ifeivieul`,lfe djr tmha tj tlch rhspjfsigiìty djr it. Umhrh is l mieehf prieh lt tmh kjrh jd ehalfesdjr lf lpj`jny. Is it ifehhe tmh klsh tmlt yjur vhrsijf jd tmh stjry is rinmt: Uj ehthraifhtmlt tlchs prjdjufe, jgohktivh eiskhrfahft. Uj ehalfe lf lpj`jny mifts lt l `lkc jdeiskhrfahft lfe rltmhr l prhshfkh jd ”hajtijfl` ouenahft’, wmikm alchs it ufìch`y tmltyjur vhrsijf jd tmh lkkjuft is kjrrhkt. Wltmhr tmlf ehalfe tmlt l phrsjf nivh yju lflpj`jny, nj lfe tl`c tj tmha. Umh situltijf ainmt siap`y gh l aisufehrstlfeifn.

I tjè l`` tmis tj ay stuehfts lfe tmhy ajst`y lnrhhe. Uj fjt nivh djrnivhfhss ufti`yju lrh lpj`jnizhe tj is tj mlrgjr gitthrfhss lfe sh`d-rinmthjusfhss. Id yju ghìhvh it ismlre tj nivh djrnivhfhss, tmlt ejhsf’t ahlf yju smjuèf’t. If l tmhj`jnikl` shfsh,lkkjreifn tj ay stuehfts, djrnivhfhss ejhsf’t kjah drja phjp`h ls aukm ls it kjahs







drja Nje lfywly. Uj ehalfe tmlt l phrsjf nivh yju djrnivhfhss is tj ehalfe tmlt l phrsjf nivh yju wmlt smjuè gh nivhf tj Nje.

Ay stuehfts k`liahe tmlt id yju mlvh ghhf shxul``y lgushe gy l phrsjf, tmlf it isl dlkt tmlt yju mlvh ghhf aistrhlthe, lfe tmlt dlkt smjuè gh lkcfjw`henhe. ^mhtmhr yjudjrnivh tmh phrsjf, tmjunm iapjrtlft, rhl``y isf’t tmh issuh sj aukm ls it is tmlt yju turf

tj Nje djr mhlìfn. Umh quhstijf jd wmhtmhr jr fjt yju smjuè lsc tmh phrsjf djrdjrnivhfhss is l shkjfelry quhstijf tj wmhtmhr jr fjt yju smjuè turf tj Nje. Id yju ejtmlt, tmh djrnivhfhss wi`` dj``jw3 yju aust put dirst tmifns dirst. ^mhf tmh Gig`h th``s yjutj djrnivh phjp`h, it ahlfs ”turf tj Nje’, djr tmis is tmh jf`y wly yju klf djrnivh phjp`h.I tjè tmha tmlt tmhy spjch ls id djrnivhfhss wls jf`y pjssig`h djr Kmristilfs lfe tmlt wlsifkrheig`y lrrjnlft.

Id yju dhh` sjahjfh mls tl`che ghmife yjur glkc, ay stuehfts kjftifuhe, it isf’tfhkhsslri`y l dlkt tmlt yju mlvh ghhf aistrhlthe, gut sugohktivh. ^mhtmhr yju rhl``y mlvh ghhf lgushe, yju sti`` fhhe tj turf tj Nje, ls tmh lgushr sti`` fhhes tj turf tj Nje. Id gjtmyju lfe tmlt phrsjf nj tj Nje, tmh rhst wi`` tlch klrh jd itsh`d. Id yju if lfywly chhpyjur hyh jf tmh phrsjf wmj yju lrh wlitifn jf tj nivh yju djrnivhfhss, yjur ltthftijf

isf’t jf Nje. Umhrhdjrh, yju lrh ghifn ufdjrnivifn, wmikm alchs it irjfik djr yju tj lscdjr djrnivhfhss. I eief’t th`` tmha, gut I mjfhst`y eief’t ufehrstlfe tmhir `jnik.Ay stuehfts kjftifuhe glggìfn lfe slie Lquifls ehskrighs Nrlkh ls kjfstlft

sufìnmt3 id wh klf’t shh it, it’s ghklush jur hyhs lrh k`jshe, fjt ghklush tmh Nrlkh isf’tnivhf. Umh Nrlkh is kjfstlft. Umis l`sj ehskrighs Nje’s djrnivhfhss lfe trust. Mh isl`wlys nivifn us tmhsh tmifns3 tj lsc djr djrnivhfhss is tj ”jphf jursh`vhs’ up tj wmlt isl`wlys prhshft. [ifkh wh lrh tj gh ”ìch Kmrist’, wh aust nivh trust lfe djrnivhkjfstlft`y. Lfe u`tialth`y, djrnivhfhss is jf`y ahlfifndu` ifsjaukm ls it rhsu`ts if l rhl`kmlfnh if l phrsjf’s ìdh. Whl` djrnivhfhss is rhphftlfkh, fjt siap`y ahftl` lsshft. [ifkhjfh klffjt tru`y kmlfnh witmjut Nje, tmis is wmy l`` djrnivhfhss aust gh eirhkthe tjwlreNje. Uj djkus jf rhkhivifn djrnivhfhss jr lf lpj`jny tj lfjtmhr phrsjf is tj eistrlktyjursh`d drja tmh rhl` kmlfnh tmlt truh djrnivhfhss kjfstituths. Id yju dhh` sjahjfh wmjjwhs yju lf lpj`jny isf’t kmlfnifn lfe tmlt is wmy yju wjf’t djrnivh tmha, lnlif, yjulrh `jjcifn tj alf ifsthle jd Nje, lfe yjur djrnivhfhss is kjfeitijfl`. Umis aust stjp.Djrnivhfhss klf jf`y gh nivhf, fhvhr hlrfhe.

Uj k`jsh, ay stuehfts slie tmlt Nje lscs djr jur kjfdhssijf ajrh sj tmlf wh lscmia djr djrnivhfhss. Mh’s l`rhley nivifn it, lfe it is tmrjunm kjfdhssijf tmlt wh jphfjursh`vhs tj wmlt Is. Umhy tmhf slie sjahtmifn vlnuh lgjut Kmrist trusthe Ouels hvhf lsOuels ci``he Mia, djr Kmrist kjuèf’t eih, lfe fhitmhr klf wh.

L`` rhìnijfs ehskrigh djrnivhfhss if l alffhr tmlt alchs tmhir iehj`jny nje.

7742. It hapjwhrs pmi`jsjpmhrs lfe eiktltjrs djr phjp`h tj tmifc pmi`jsjpmy ejhsf’taltthr.

774<. Id yjur ufivhrsity jf`y pursuhs cfjw`henh gut k`lias it iaplrt wiseja, yjuralrchtifn klaplinf wi`` gh l sukkhss.

7747. Umhrh mls tj gh trutm ghklush tmhrh is altm.



774;. I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt tmh ufivhrsh eief’t hxist tj alch tmha mlppy, lfe tmhy slie”ifehhe, tmh ufivhrsh is Dl``hf’. I tjè tmha tmhj`jnilfs lrh hxphrts lt fjtmifn, lfe tmhyslie ”ifehhe, tmh ufivhrsh is Dl``hf’. I tjè tmha tmlt jur ufivhrsh `jjcs oust ìch yjuwjuè hxphkt l ufivhrsh tj `jjc tmlt wls aleh drja fjtmifn, lfe tmhy slie ”ifehhe, tmhwjrè is Dl``hf’. @ich grjchf rhkjre.

7745. Uh`ìfn phjp`h yju’rh l Fjf-Ghìhvhr is jddhfsivh djr sjah rhlsjf.

7748. Whìnijf is ìch skihfkh if sj aukm ls it alchs ah ufkjadjrtlg`h.

7744. Nje is mualfity’s hddjrt tj th`` flturh mjw tj ghmlvh.

774>. Kmristilfs sphlc jd ”Umh Mj`y [pirit’, gut I tmifc tmhy smjuè eiskuss ”Umh Fjral`[pirit’. ^mlt ej I ahlf: ^mhf yju nj tj ghkjah lf lrtist, l ìtt`h vjikh ifsieh jd yjuslys ”tmlt wi`` fhvhr wjrc jut’3 wmhf yju njt stlrt l gusifhss, yju’rh gjey dhh`s laysthrijus rhsistlfkh tj `hlvifn yjur jè ojg3 wmhf yju fhlr`y lsc l phrsjf lgjut l

pmi`jsjpmikl` iehl, it’s ìch yjur ìps wjf’t jphf. Umhrh is l ”spirit’ tmlt ìvhs if l`` jd ustmlt aysthrijus ifdùhfkhs wmlt wh sly, tmifc, lfe ej ‛ it’s us, lfe yht it isf’t. Umis is”Umh Fjral` [pirit’ ‛ tmh zhitnhist jd tmh lnh ‛ lfe I wjuè rhdrlif drja kl`ìfn it ”mj`y’.

774=. Rmi`jsjpmy is ehle, lfe ghifn ehle, phjp`h `lkc tmh klplkity tj gjtm rhkjnfizh it isnjfh lfe tj rhguiè it. îtm pmi`jsjpmy njhs tmifcifn, lfe tmh kjfshquhfkhs djr tmis lrhehvlstltifn. Id I wlfthe tj alch lf lrnuahft djr wmy Umh Rrjsphrity Njsph` is gle, witm pmi`jsjpmy, I kjuè alch tmlt lrnuahft if divh aifuths3 `lkcifn it, I aust hfnlnh if lfhinmt yhlr prjkhss tj writh l eisshrtltijf (lnlifst wmikm sjahjfh wi`` writh l kjufthrifneisshrtltijf, grifnifn us glkc tj squlrh jfh). ^mhrh pmi`jsjpmy is `lkcifn, lrnuifn djriehls tlchs yhlrs rltmhr tmlf aifuths, ghklush phjp`h klf jf`y rhkjnfizh trutm fjw wmhf prhshfthe witmif khrtlif, lklehaikl``y-lpprjvhe djras lfe ajeh`s (ls id trlfs`ltifn l`lfnulnh). Umis isf’t tj sly tmhrh is fj vlìeity tj tmhsh djras lfe ajeh`s, gut it is tj slytmhy s`jw ejwf tmh prjkhss jd trutm-lkkusltijf ainmti`y. Umhsh ajeh`s lfe djras mlvh ghkjaifn ìch plrhfts tj phjp`h, lfe wh l`` wlft jur plrhfts tj gh rinmt. ^mhf wh rhlìzhjur plrhfts klf gh wrjfn, wh dlkh ”tmh vjie’ ‛ l`` wh cfjw is if ohjplrey. Lfe tmis iswmy wh dhlr pmi`jsjpmy? it djrkhs us tj dlkh ”tmh vjie’. Gut djrtuflth`y, wh’vh `jst tmhklplkity tj rhkjnfizh wmlt pmi`jsjpmy is? tjely, wh kl`` it ”htmiks’ l`jfh.

7749. [chptikisa is l`wlys ”tjwlre’, lfe yht wh tmifc jd it ls drhh jd sugohktivity. Umhrhis l gils tj schptikisa? I thfe tj jf`y gh schptikl` tjwlre wmlt I ejf’t ghìhvh if, gut ejsj if sukm l alffhr tmlt I ejf’t `ht aysh`d rhlìzh tmlt I’a rlrh`y schptikl` ”tjwlre’aysh`d. It is jrihftlthe gy sugohktivity, yht ”dhh`s’ jgohktivh. Kjfsiehrifn l`` tmis, ghifnschptikl` isf’t hfjunm3 wh aust gh schptikl` jd schptikisa itsh`d.

77>2. Kmristilfs lkt ìch usifn Kmristilf `lfnulnh alchs l sif lf hxprhssijf jd Kmrist.

77><. ^my smjuè I trust l Nje wmj ejhs fjt hvhf sphlc tj ah:



77>7. Umhy tjè ah tmlt quhstijfs lgjut Nje tmlt ej fjt tlch iftj lkkjuft tmh tmhj`jnylkkjreifn tj tmh stjry jd tmh Gig`h, lrh quhstijfs tmlt wi`` dli` tj gh rh`hvlft. I lsche tmhalkkjreifn tj wmikm stjry jd wmikm mj`y thxt smjuè wh quhstijf Nje:

77>;. Umhy lrh sj ldrlie jd ahssifn up Nje’s R`lf djr tmhir ìvhs tmlt tmhy ej fjtmifn

witm tmha. Lfe lt tmh slah tiah tmhy wlft tj gh Kmristilf, gut fjt djr tmhir Nje tj `hletmha iftj situltijfs if wmikm tmhy aust lkt Kmristilf. Lfe lt tmh slah tiah, tmhy lkt ls idsifkh tmhy ghìhvh if Nje, tmhy ejf’t mlvh tj ìvh gy tmh ru`hs tmhir Nje hstlgìsmhe.

77>5. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt tmh ìfc ghtwhhf sif`hss-fhss, lalssifn wiseja, lfetmhrhgy cfjwifn purpjsh klffjt gh jvhrstrhsshe.

77>8. Ujj jdthf kj``hnh is wmhrh yju `hlrf mjw fjt tj tmifc.

77>4. ^h smjuè l`wlys thlkm stuehfts wmlt tmhy lrh tjj yjufn tj ufehrstlfe.

77>>. Kmristilfs lrh khlsifn tj ghìhvh ghklush ghìhd is ghkjaifn haglrrlssifn, wmhfdjr jtmhrs, tmis is prhkish`y wmy tmhy ghìhvh, djr tmh Gig`h wlrfhe tmha jd tmis ely.

77>=. Whìnijfs trhlt jfh lfjtmhr ìch diktijfs.

77>9. Kmristilfs mlvh tj ”nht klrhhrs’ lfe suppjrt dlai`y wmi`h ”mltifn tmh wjrè’.

77=2. Jur ouenahfts jd diktijfl` kmlrlkthr shha ajrh ìch`y tj kmlfnh tmlf jur ouenahfts jd rhl` phjp`h. ^h klf lrnuh rltmhr Kmrist wls tmh [jf jd Nje, gut wh klf’tlrnuh tmlt K`lrc Chft is [uphralf.

77=<. I tjè tmha tmlt wmlt I kjuèf’t stlfe ajst lgjut Kmristilfity wls tmh mypjkrisy,kitifn hxlap`hs drja Umh Kruslehs, tmh Rrjsphrity Njsph`, lfe sj jf. Umhy tjè ah tmlttmh prjg`ha I wls pjiftifn jut ls ”rhìnijus mypjkrisy’ wls lktul``y ajrh jd sjahtmifnh`sh ‛ tmh prjg`ha tmlt ajst phjp`h dj``jw ”tmh nhfhrl` psykmj`jny jd tmh lnh’ rhnlre`hsswmlt tmhy ghìhvh. Eurifn tmh Aheihvl` Lnhs, klt gurfifn wls l djra jd hfthrtlifahft,lfe Kmristilfs, Ltmhists, smjpchhphrs, cifns, lfe sj jf hfnlnhe if it, l`` lìch. Tij`hfkhshhf eurifn Umh Kruslehs wls shhf if tmh Dlr Hlst lfe tmrjunmjut tmh wjrè, rhnlre`hsstmh rhìnijf jd tmh fltijf. Eurifn ^ÎI, mualf hfnlnhe if mjrridik vij`hfkh rhnlre`hsswmhtmhr tmhy whrh lf Ltmhist, Gueemist, jr Kmristilf. Ay stuehfts slie tmis wls ifehhemypjkrisy, gut k`liaifn mypjkrisy wls tmh alif prjg`ha wls tj fjth l syaptja, gut fjttmh klush jd tmh prjg`ha, lfe tmh prjg`ha is tmlt hvhryjfh thfes tj tmifc ìch hvhryjfhh`sh, rhnlre`hss wmlt tmhy ghìhvh. Urlnikl``y, ghìhds ejf’t thfe tj chhp phjp`h drjatmifcifn if ìfh witm ”tmh spirit jd tmh lnh’. I tmhf lsche ay stuehfts wmlt krhlthe ”tmhspirit jd tmh lnh’, lfe tmhy slie tmlt wls l altthr jd ”minm jrehr kjap`hxity’, lkjagifltijf jd njvhrfahfts, hkjfjaiks, ghìhds, dlai`y strukturhs, lfe sj jf ‛ it wlsf’tkjfstrukthe gy lfyjfh, gut rltmhr hahrnhe witmjut l kjjreifltifn khfthr. Uj kjfkùeh,ay stuehfts k`liahe, wmlt is hviehfkh lnlifst Kmristilfity is mjw rlrh`y tmjsh wmj lrhKmristilf ejf’t tmifc ìch hvhryjfh h`sh. Ifehhe, tmh slah klf gh slie lgjut Ltmhists, gutwmlt h`sh is tmhrh djr tmha gut tmh wjrè:



77=7. ^juè lìhfs gh iaprhsshe gy tmh Gig`h:

77=;. [piritulìty ainmt mlvh trutm tj it, gut fjt rhìnijf, lfe tmh Gig`h khrtlif`y isf’t jur ghst nuieh tj tmh spiritul`. Lfe I’`` fhvhr ufehrstlfe mjw phjp`h ouap drja ”aystikl`

hxphrihfkhs’ tj ”Kmrist is Nje’.

77=5. Kmristilfs shha tj tmifc tmlt wmlt Nje djrnivhs yju jd khlshs tj gh wrjfn,ifkùeifn aurehr.

77=8. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt I ainmt gh tmh jf`y kmlfkh sjah phjp`h mlvh tj hvhr cfjwOhsus.

77=4. Is yjur fhinmgjr lfyjfh wmj nhts if yjur wly witm l fhhe:

77=>. Umhy lsc phjp`h tj prly djr tmha tj hxkush tmhash`vhs djr ejifn fjtmifn.

77==. Umhy lkt ls id rhleifn tmh Gig`h is hfjunm lfe ”ejifn it’ ghsieh tmh pjift.

77=9. Ls wmj tmhy wjuè kl`` l ”siffhr’, I jdthf dhh` ls id I cfjw ghtthr mjw Kmristilfslrh suppjshe tj gh ìvifn tmlf Kmristilfs cfjw.

7792. I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt phjp`h ghìhvh if Nje tj nivh tmhash`vhs ajrh kjftrj` jvhrtmis krlzy wjrè wh ìvh if, lfe tmhy tjè ah tmlt jtmhr phjp`h ghìhvhe if ifth`ìnhfkh djrtmh slah rhlsjf, ehspith Mlyhc, [jwh``, lfe Ul`hg. Umhy aisshe ay pjift? phjp`h ejf’tfhhe rhìnijf id tmhy mlvh ifth`ìnhfkh.

779<. I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt wh fhhe l Gig`h witmjut Nje, lfe tmhy tjè ah wh l`rhleymlvh tjj alfy jd tmjsh.

7797. Hvhrytmifn is lf iehl lkthe upjf. Gy Nje. Gy phjp`h.

779;. Umh wmj`h eisshrtltijf systha jdthf shhas glshe jf tmh prhaish tmlt phjp`h klf’tufehrstlfe tmh gjjcs tmhy lrh rhleifn.

7795. Fhvhr ufehrhstialth mjw aukm l phrsjf klf sly lgjut wmlt mh jr smh cfjwsfjtmifn lgjut.

7798. Lkkjreifn tj Rhthr Crhhdt, ”id yju tru`y `jvh Nje lfe mis wi``, tmhf ejifn wmlt yjuwi``, wi``, if dlkt, gh ejifn wmlt Nje wi``s’. Kmristilfs lrh hfe`hss`y hnjtistikl`.

7794. Ej Kmristilfs nj tj Mh`` djr ghifn ldrlie jd njifn tj Mh``:

779>. Mle Kmrist jf tmh wly tj tmh krjss put up mjusifn djr tmh pjjr tmhrh wjuè lt `hlst gh sjah rhehaptijf tj mis rhìnijf-ifspirifn krukidixijf.

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779=. Hthrfl` pufismahft is sh`d-pufismahft.

7799. Id Kmrist is l`` lgjut Whsurrhktijf, it wjuè shha tj ah tmlt lf ”jut jd gjeyhxphrihfkh’ is lf ”jut jd Nje hxphrihfkh’.

7;22. Umhy ghìhvh hlkm aust sly ”I la tmh Rrjeinl` [jf’3 tmhy ghìhvh hlkm aust sly ”Iklf’t ghìhvh if Kmristilfity, gut tmh Kmrist wmj ìvhs if ah klf’.

7;2<. ^h lrh wmlt wh ouenh. Yht, l ouenhahft is lf ltthapt tj ”kut jdd’, lfe tj ouenh istj dli` tj ìvh witm infjrlfkh. Uj ouenh is tj spìt tmh wjrè iftj l eulìty jd ”njje lfe gle’, wmhf l`` is ”njje/gle’. Umh grlif prhdhrs eulìtihs tj kjap`hx ufitihs, hvhf tmjunmeulìtihs klffjt gh djufe if tmh wjrè. ”L`` is jfh’ ufti` tmjunmt grhlc hvhrytmifn up iftj plrts drja tmh wmj`h. Umis ejhsf’t ahlf tmlt tmjunmt is l`wlys wrjfn lgjut tmh wjrè, gut rltmhr it is tmrjunm lgstrlktijf tmlt wh cfjw tmh wjrè, tmjunm wh lrh ufdjrtuflth`y prjfh tj djrnht tj put glkc tjnhtmhr wmlt wh tjjc lplrt tj ufehrstlfe. Umis is hsphkil``y prjg`haltik wmhf wh lrh tryifn tj ehthraifh wmj is ”njje lfe gle’ if tmis krlzy wjrè jd

jurs. I th`` tmis tj ay stuehfts lfe tmhy k`liahe tmlt tmis is l rhlsjf wmy Kmrist tjè plrlg`hs? `jnikl` prjjds grhlc tmh wjrè iftj ”plrts’ ajrh sj tmlf ej ”plrlg`hs’. Umhy l`sjslie sjahtmifn vlnuh lgjut upphrklsh-@jvh ghifn ”jphffhss tj’ Hxisthfkh vhrsus rhlìty, lgjut strivifn tj hxist ghyjfe tmh eikmjtjaihs jd tmjunmt. Umhy tmhf slie Kmristilfity isu`tialth`y i``jnikl` ghklush trlfskhfes eikmjtjaihs jd ghifn if wmikm `jnik lfe rhlsjflrh shfsig`h. Lfe tmhf tmhy slie sjahtmifn tmlt I kjuèf’t dinurh mjw it kjffhkthe tj tmhtrlif jd tmjunmt? tmhy slie phjp`h klf jf`y kmjjsh fjt tj stjp Kmrist, tmh Mj`y [pirit, drjahfthrifn. ^h ejf’t ”lsc Mia if’ sj aukm ls wh ”jphf up’ wmhf Mh cfjkcs.

7;27. Umhy shlrkm tirh`hss`y djr l prjjd tmlt jfkh lfe djr l`` prjvhs tj tmhash`vhs tmltwmlt tmhy ghìhvh is truh, mjpifn tj difl``y gh lg`h tj s`hhp lt finmt, witmjut wjfehrifn.

7;2;. Umhy ejf’t ufehrstlfe wmlt Nje is ejifn, gut tmhy ghìhvh.

7;25. Oust kjfsiehr wmlt prlyhr slys? Nje wi`` fjt mh`p yjur widh uf`hss I prly djr mhr ‛ Imlvh tmh pjwhr jd Nje jvhr mhr ìdh. Rrlyhr alchs ah yjur widh’s Nje.

7;28. Lfyjfh wmj ìchs rhìnijf ejhsf’t ufehrstlfe it.

7;24. I pity Nje? mh is ghtrlyhe kjfstlft`y if tmh Gig`h. Mh whhps.

7;2>. Umhrh shhas tj gh ”Ltmhisa witmif dlitm’ lfe ”Ltmhisa jutsieh jd dlitm’, gut I’afjt surh.

7;2=. Ojg krhlths tmh iaprhssijf tmlt Nje klf’t mh`p yju tmrjunm suddhrifn ghklush mh’sfjt rhl``y if kjftrj`.

7;29. Fj jfh is tjè tmhy lrh l siffhr3 hvhryjfh is smjwf.



7;<2. Umhy k`liahe tmlt Nje p`lffhe djr tmh mistjrikl` hvhfts rhkjrehe if Hxjeus tjmlpphf sj tmlt Hxjeus kjuè gh writthf lgjut tmjsh hvhfts, lfe durtmhrajrh, sj tmltHxjeus kjuè gh lf ”lie’ gy wmikm phjp`h kjuè ufehrstlfe tmh Njsph`, lfe l`` jd mistjrydjr tmlt altthr.

7;<<. Lpplrhft`y ufìch l`` tmh jtmhr rhìnijfs, if Kmristilf, yju ejf’t kìag up tj Nje3rltmhr, Mh kjahs ejwf tj yju. I cfhw Kmristilfs whrh lrrjnlft, gut rhl``y.

7;<7. Umhy tjè ah tmlt I kjfstlft`y eiskriaiflthe lnlifst Nje, ghklush I wls l`wlyslssuaifn tmh wjrst jd mia. I tjè tmha it wlsf’t eiskriaifltijf id it wls truh, lfe tmhytjè ah tmlt tmh rlkist tmjunmt mh wlsf’t l rlkist, ghklush wmlt mh wls slyifn wls truh. Itmhf tjè tmha tmlt aifjritihs lrhf’t ialniflry drihfes.

7;<;. I lsche tmha wmy Nje shhahe tj sphfe ajrh tiah mh`pifn mjushwivhs tmlffltijfs, lfe tmhy tjè ah tmlt it tlchs l gin Nje tj thlkm ìtt`h tmifns.

7;<5. Mualfs ci``he Kmrist ghklush tmhy whrh ufwi`ìfn tj djrnivh Nje djr krhltifn tmh

wjrè. I suppjsh tmlt’s l`` sif.

7;<8. Ay stuehfts k`liahe tmlt mualf ajrl` hvi` wjuèf’t gh sj gle id mualfs whrhf’tjftj`jnikl``y ifvlùlg`h lfe njje? djr mualfs tj sif is djr l cifn tj aurehr.

7;<4. Umhrh lrh dhw mhrjhs if tmh Gig`h3 it is ls id tmh Gig`h is writthf tj smjw tmhìait`hss ifklplgiìty jd mualfity.

7;<>. Lkkjreifn tj ay stuehfts, it’s l`wlys l sif tj ìvh ls id sjahtmifn is truh tmlt isf’t,djr sif is ”shplrltijf drja Nje’, lfe tj ìvh if l wjrè tmlt ejhsf’t hxist is tj ìvh if lwjrè wmhrh Nje Isf’t3 mhfkh, it is tj ìvh shplrlthe. Lfe yht, irjfikl``y, tmhy ghìhvh if

dl`sh iehj`jnihs.

7;<=. Umhrh’s l eiddhrhfkh drja ghifn dhlr`hss if tiahs wmhf tmhrh’s fjtmifn tj dhlr lfe ghifn dhlr`hss dlkifn dhlr. I tmifc wh l`` sjahtiahs tmifc wh’rh dhlr`hss wmhf wh’rhrhl``y oust kjadjrtlg`h.

7;<9. Umhy hfkjurlnh phjp`h tj l`wlys gh schptikl` lfe tmhf trhlt tmha ìch djj`s wmhftmhy quhstijf wmlt tmhy ghìhvh.

7;72. ^h wlft tj kl`` alss smjjtifns ”thrrjrisa’ ghklush wh wlft tj lkt ìch ^hsthrffltijfs lrhf’t lfy ghtthr tmlf tmh Aiee`h Hlst. It’s lgjut privi`hnh lfe oustikh.

7;7<. Kmristilfity wi`` dleh lwly nrleul``y, fjt vlfism sueehf`y, tmlfcs tj gjrheja, fjteisprjjd. It klffjt gh eisprjvhf, jf`y quhstijfhe.

7;77. Ls it jdthf is djr alfy nrjups, it is if Kmristilf sh`d-ifthrhst tj ghìhvh tmhash`vhstj gh jpprhsshe, rhnlre`hss id tmhy lktul``y lrh jr fjt.



7;7;. I dhlr sjahtiahs tmlt tmh rish jd [kihftisa mls kjifkiehe witm l `jss jd tmh[kihftidik Ahtmje.

7;75. It wjuè gh ufghlrlg`h id tmhrh wls fj kjffhktijf ghtwhhf `lws lfe vij`hfkh.

7;78. Oustikh witmjut pufismahft ejhsf’t hxist, ay stuehfts k`liahe3 witmjutkjfshquhfkh, oustikh is gìfefhss, fjt siap`y gìfe. It is tj infjrh hvi`, tj prhthfe itejhsf’t hxist, lfe if wmlt wly is tmis oust: Tj`d if Hxkùsivh lfe Hagrlkh kjfkùehe tmltwitmjut l ejktrifh jd Mh``, tmhrh wls fj mjph djr phlkh if tmh Gl`tiks, djr tmhrh wls fjwly tj chhp trighs drja phrphtultifn alsslkrhs jd jfh lfjtmhr. Gut ghìhvifn if HthrflÒustikh, tmh phjp`h kjuè `hlvh ouenahft up tj sjahtmifn Nrhlthr tmlf tmhash`vhs. Xfti`tmhy ghìhvhe if Mh``, tmh phjp`h whrh ifklplg`h jd nrlkh, djr nrlkh strukc tmha ls wrjfn.I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt nrlkh tmlt rhquirhs vij`hfkh is tmh sjrt jd ojch I wjuè hxphkt drjatmhir Nje, lfe tmhy tjè ah tmlt Nje jdthf shhas ìch l ojch tj siffhrs.

7;74. Ay stuehfts k`liahe tmlt id Nje Ejhsf’t Hxist, tmh iehl jd ”Ifdifith/ifdifith’ is

ahlfifn`hss, lfe tmh glsis djr vlùh is mualf ”irrhp`lkhlgiìty’. Gut witmjut Nje, wmjklrhs tmlt phrsjf x is irrhp`lkhlg`h: ^my ejhs irrhp`lkhlgiìty fhkhssitlth vlùh: Isf’thvhry squirrh` irrhp`lkhlg`h, ìch hvhry g`leh jd nrlss: I suppjsh irrhp`lkhlgiìty isvlùlg`h ghklush it is sj iapìhe gy `lw, gut tj wmlt ehnrhh is irrhp`lkhlgiìty vlùhe: Ujl difith ìait jr ifdifith`y: Umhy k`liahe tmis grjunmt iftj djkus tmh quhstijf jd pufismahft, gut I slie fjtmifn tj kjftifuh tmh eiskussijf.

7;7>. Id tmh jf`y trutm is ìthrl` trutm, tmhrh is ìtt`h trutm tj gh djufe if tmh Gig`h, tmjunm Iejf’t ahlf tj iap`y lfyjfh mls tmh hyhs tj th`` ”tmh ìthrl`’ drja ”tmh fjf -ìthrl`’.

7;7=. Umh Gig`h strichs ah ls l ìgrlry, lfe id it’s phrdhkt, sj tjj aust mlvh ghhf phrdhkttmh phjp`h wmj wrjth it. Rlu`, tmh ci``hr, djr hxlap`h, aust mlvh ghhf phrdhkt, wmj wmhfmh wrjth tj tmh Wjalfs, eief’t cfjw mis hpist`h wjuè jfh ely gh lsshag`he tjnhtmhrwitm tmh Ujrlm lfe kl``he ”tmh Gig`h’. Kjfsiehrifn tmis, phrmlps F.U. ^rinmt is writifn”tmh Umire Uhstlahft’ lfe fjt hvhf lwlrh jd it ‛ infjrlft jd Eivifh Ifspirltijf.

7;79. Lahrikl, l fltijf jd drhheja, prialri`y lskrighs tj l rhìnijf jd sh`d-ehfil`.

7;52. Umh nrjwifn jptijfs jd spiritulìty lrh klusifn lfxihty lfe plrl`ysis, lfekjfshquhft`y, rhìnijf is `jsifn ahaghrs. Rhjp`h lrh l`` drjzhf if p`lkh, lt mjah,aheitltifn jf wmlt tj ej.

7;5<. Ay stuehfts k`liahe tmlt it shhas tjely tmlt phjp`h ejf’t ghìhvh tmhy lrh nivhf”einfity’ gy tmh fltijf tmhy lrh ìvifn if uf`hss tmhir sh`d -hxprhssijf lfe sh`d-rhlìzltijflrh hfes wmikm tmh fltijf’s `lws shrvh. I syapltmizh, gut it’s mlre tj ialnifh mjw lsjkihty kjuè mjè tjnhtmhr tmlt lskrighs tj tmis vlùh. Rùrlìsa wi`` djrhvhr pùrlìzh,rippifn lplrt lfy pjssigiìty jd sjkil` klpitl`, kjaaufity, jr kjaajf iehftity. Id wmlt Iwlft tj ej aust gh jgshrvhe gy tmh `lw djr ah tj mlvh einfity, lfe id tmh [tlth klffjtehfy einfity witmjut eiskriaifltifn, tmh [tlth aust leoust `lws tj dlvjr hlkm lfe hvhry



ifeivieul` lt tmh hxphfsh jd tmh sjkihty. If tmis drlahwjrc, it’s mlre tj shh mjw sjkihty jdlfy cife kjuè lvjie ghifn `lgh`he l djrkh jd jpprhssijf.

Ay stuehfts wjfehrhe id lfy sjkihtl` strukturhs, fjras, jr hxphktltijfs survivh ifl sjkihty wmhrh mualf einfity rhquirhs `lwdu` jgshrvltijf jd l`` ifeivieul` ahlfs jdsh`d-hxprhssijf. It shhas iapjssig`h tj tmha? ”sjkihty’ shhas ehstifhe tj ghkjah l wjrè

tmlt ahlfs fjtmifn ajrh tmlf ”l alss jd ifeivieul`s wmj ìvh if prjxiaity’. ”Fhlrfhss’wi`` ghkjah tmh jf`y smlrhe vlùh (id it klf hvhf gh kl``he l vlùh) ‛ l`` jtmhr pjssig`hahlfs jd kjffhktijf wi`` gh hddlkhe. [jkihtl` kjffhktjrs ìch ritul`s, mjìelys, alritlìfstitutijfs, lfe tmh ìch, wi`` u`tialth`y gh vihwhe ls djrkhs jd jpprhssijf lfe jddhfsh.”[jkihty’ wi`` ghkjah l siai`h djr ”k`jshfhss’ ‛ fjtmifn ajrh ‛ lfe yht phjp`h wi`` smlrhfjtmifn tmlt kjuè grifn tmha k`jsh tjnhtmhr.

I tjè tmha tmh kjfkhrfs jd Gjwìfn L`jfh jf`y gjtmhrhe Kjfshrvltivh Kmristilfs.

7;57. ”Kjfshft’, lkkjreifn tj ay stuehfts, is tmh ajehrf glsis djr l`` htmikl` lfe sjkil`ìdh. Id l`` plrtihs ifvj`vhe wlft tj ej it, it’s njje. Rhrije. Umis rhaifes tmha jd Gurchlfe tmh Drhfkm Whvjùtijf, witm htmiks, rhìnijf, lfe ajrlìty ghifn ”tmh trleitijfl`

strukturh’ tmlt mls ghhf tjrf ejwf lfe rhp`lkhe gy tmh Rrjnrhssivh ”kjfshft’. Gurchlrnuhe tmlt fltijfs ehvh`jp jut jd trleitijf lfe hxphrihfkh ajrh tmlf ifth`ìnhfkh, ghklush jdthf wh jvhrhstialth tmh pjwhr lfe hddhktivhfhss jd jur aifes. @ichwish,sjkihty mls nivhf rish tj strukturhs jd htmiks lfe sjkihtl` ifstitutijfs ìch alrrilnh wmikmìait drhh kmjikh prhkish`y ghklush phjp`h lrh jdthf thrrig`h lt alcifn njje kmjikhs jftmhir jwf? tmhy fhhe strukturhs tj nuieh tmha (”tjwlre’ tmh njje). Gìfehe gy tmh ìh jd prjnrhss, tj thlr ejwf sjkihtl` ifstitutijfs lfe fjras lfe rhp`lkh tmha witm ”kjfshft’ istj kjaait tmh aistlch jd tmh Drhfkm Whvjùtijfists wmikm Gurch wlrfhe lgjut, l aistlchwmikm `hle tj tmh Whinf jd Uhrrjr lfe Flpj`hjf.

Mistjry rhphlts hvhf wmhf wh cfjw mistjry rhphlts. Ay stuehfts k`liahe tmlt whrlrh`y cfjw du``y wmlt wh lrh kjfshftifn tj wmhf wh kjfshft, lfe id kjfshft jd x alchsx htmikl`, wh lrh lrahe witm l Rrjahtmhlf dirh tmlt wi`` gurf us lìvh? wh lrh lrahe witml pjwhr wh klffjt ifeivieul``y mlfe`h. ^h fhhe ”strukturhs’ tj nuieh us tjwlre tmh njjeajrh sj tmlf mlvh tmh pjwhr tj alch sjahtmifn njje tmrjunm kjfshft, djr rlrh`y ej whcfjw wmlt wh lrh alcifn njje wmhf wh ush sukm pjwhr. Lfe jfkh x is njje, tmh hftirhjrihftltijf lfe jrnlfizltijf jd tmh sjkihty wi`` kmlfnh, ls id tjukmhe gy l nje.

7;5;. Mjw is it tmlt Kmristilfs mlvh fj prjg`ha ghìhvifn tmhy wjrsmip tmh slah Nje lstmh Ohws, gut fjt tmh slah Nje ls tmh Ausìas: I lssuah tmhy mlvh tmhir rhlsjfs, gutsjahtiahs I tmifc tmhy ejf’t cfjw hitmhr wly. ^h lrh l`` plrrjts ajrh tmlf wh klf ghlrtj `ht jursh`vhs ghìhvh.

7;55. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt gy jddhrifn us [l`vltijf tmrjunm Kl`vlry ifsthle jd djrkh,Nje mls nivhf us tmh pjwhr tj infjrh Nje. Ay stuehfts l`sj k`liahe tmlt id wh tru`yufehrstjje wmlt cife jd hvi` wh whrh klplg`h jd, wh wjuè eih, lfe lpplrhft`y tj shhNje’s N`jry is tj shh yjursh`d djr wmj yju rhl``y lrh ‛ tmlt’s wmy it’s ehle`y. Lssjahjfh if lf Ivy @hlnuh wmj mls rhkhivhe strlinmt Ls l`` mhr ìdh is ehvlstlthe gy l G+,sjahjfh wmj ghmjès Nje is ehvlstlthe gy mis jr mhr ifdifith iaphrdhktijf, wmikm tmh phrsjf mle fhvhr tru`y hfkjufthrhe ghdjrh ufti` tmlt ajahft. Xf`hss yju ghmjè Njetmrjunm Kmrist, yju wi`` gh ehstrjyhe, fjt sj aukm gy Nje, gut gy yjursh`d.



7;58. Nje, slvh ah drja tmh [hrajf jf tmh Ajuft!

7;54. Ay stuehfts k`liahe tmlt wh wlft phjp`h wmj cfjw wmlt wh wlft witmjut usth`ìfn tmha ghklush wh wlft Nje.

7;5>. Umhy ejf’t wlft Lahriklf Kj`jfilìsa, gut wmhf [yr il nhts if l Whvjùtijf,hvhryjfh wlfts tj cfjw wmy Lahrikl wjf’t ej lfytmifn. ^h wlft wmlt wh ejf’t wlftlfe ejf’t wlft wmlt wh wlft.

7;5=. Id tmhrh is fj Nje, mjw ej wh writh lgjut Nje: Mjw ej wh writh lgjut wmltejhsf’t hxist: ^mlt ejhs it ahlf tj writh lgjut wmlt ejhsf’t hxist: Ejhs tmh lkt jdwritifn lgjut wmlt ejhsf’t hxist alch it rhl`: L`sj, it wjuè gh ifthrhstifn tj writh lfhssly lgjut tmh pmhfjahfj`jny jd ìvifn if l wjrè wmhrh tmh hxisthfkh jd Nje is lquhstijf.

7;59. ^mhf rhìnijf lfe pjìtiks alrry, wmikm eihs dirst:

7;82. Umhj`jny ehplrtahfts, I mlth tj sly it, lrh tmh jf`y ehplrtahfts wh kurrhft`y mlvhtmlt kjagifh l`` tmh alojrs iftj jfh. Alojrs aust gh mistjrilfs, pmi`jsjpmhrs, thxtifthrprhthrs, psykmj`jnists, lfe sj jf. Whp`lkifn ”fjfshfsh ehplrtahfts’ witmehplrtahfts tmlt lrh ls prjeuktivh is l rhl` kml``hfnh.

7;8<. Umh Gig`h wls writthf alfy yhlrs ldthr Kmrist eihe, gut ay stuehfts tjè ah ajst gijnrlpmhrs lgjut ODC lrh writthf alfy yhlrs ldthr tmh lutjaltikl``y, lfe wh ejf’tlssuah tmjsh gijnrlpmhrs lrh lutjaltikl``y wrjfn, ej wh:

7;87. Umhj`jny is hlsihr tj systhaltizh tmlf altm.

7;8;. [kihfkh is ushe ls l siai`h djr ”upphrklsh-Urutm’, gut it is uf-aystikl``y lgjutrhìlg`h rhsu`ts drja kjftrj``he hxphriahfts tmlt lrh l`wlys pjssig`y dl`sidihe. Rrhkish`y ghklush skihftidik rhsu`ts klf l`wlys gh jvhrturfhe, skihfkh isf’t lgjut upphrklsh-Urutm. Iwism it wls, gut wh lrh ahrh ajrtl`s. Rrjg`haltikl``y, sjkihty ghìhvifn skihfkh tj ghalnik, l`` dihès lrh tryifn tj gh ”ajrh skihftidik `jjcifn’, ifkùeifn hkjfjaiks lfe psykmj`jny, lfe wmhf tmh difeifns jd tmhsh dihès lrh jvhrturfhe, l`` jd skihfkh isquhstijfhe lfe skihfkh `jshs ku`turl` klpitl` lfe rhsphkt. Rjìtikilfs wmj wlft tmhir pjìkihs tj gh lkkhpthe rhdhrhfkh l ”skihftidik’ stuey mhrh lfe tmhrh, lfe tmis `hles tjskihfkh ghifn pjìtikizhe, lfe hvhryjfh mlths pjìtiks. Gut fj pjìky ehkisijfs klfu`tialth`y gh tru`y skihftidik, gut pjìtikilfs wmj wlft tj gh alnikilfs ejf’t klrh. ^hìvh if lf lnh du`` jd phjp`h ehk`lrifn tmh iapjrtlfkh jd skihfkh, ” gut ajst jd jur "prj-skihfkh" phjp`h lrh rhl``y prj-alnik (lfe tmhrhdjrh lfti-skihfkh)’. It’s thrridyifn? skihfkhmls ghkjah aystikisa ‛ rhìnijus.

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7;85. [jkihty is l`wlys if tmh gusifhss jd krhltifn wmlt Wikmlre ^hlvhr kl``s ”nje-thras’ ‛ thras tmlt lrh ”phrkhivhe lutjaltikl``y ls njje’. Ulch ”einfity’, ”drhheja’,”hqulìty’, lfe sj jf. Xfehr tmhsh wjres, sjkihty klffjt hsklph rhìnijf.

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7;88. Kmristilfs smjuè gh tmh ajst lìvh jd phjp`h, lkkjreifn tj tmhir Kmrist, gut tmhy lrhrlrh`y lìvh lt l``.

7;84. Id yju wlft tj cfjw tmh prjg`ha witm Kmristilfity, it’s tmlt ajst Kmristilfs wmjmhlre ah sly tmh tmifns tmlt I sly lnlifst Kmristilfity wjuè lnrhh witm ah.

7;8>. Kmristilfs shha ifklplg`h jd nrlspifn tmlt ”lrt’ isf’t l siai`h djr ”hvlfnhìsa’.

7;8=. It is kjfvhfihft djr Kmristilfs tj ghìhvh Kmristilfity is siap`y lgjut sl`vltijf ‛ lgjut ojififn l kùg witm l ìdh-tiah ahaghrsmip tmlt klffjt gh rhvjche ‛ djr it is l`wlyskjfvhfihft tj ìvh irrhspjfsig`y.

7;89. Djr Kmristilfs tj fjt trhlt phjp`h witm vihwpjifts eiddhrhft tmlf tmhir jwf witmhapltmy lfe rhsphkt is djr Kmristilfs tj eisrhsphkt ”ialnhs jd Nje’. Lfe I fhvhr dhh`rhsphkthe. [j tmhy’rh fjt Kmristilf: Id tmhy’rh fjt Kmristilf, I’a fjt lf ”ialnh jd Nje’,lfe sj tmhy lrh nui`ty jd fj nrlvh trhsplss. Ifthrhstifn. Kjaikl`.

7;42. Lquifls is ajrh kjfkhrfhe witm mis ”prjjds’ jd th`ìfn yju wmlt Nje is ìch id Njehxists, ajrh sj tmlf prjvifn Nje’s hxisthfkh. @ich Lfshà, Lquifls is ldthr l prifkip`h.Djr ufity. Djr h`hnlfkh. If jrehr tj ehthraifh wmlt alchs Nje ufiquh.

7;4<. Nje is ”sh`d -hviehft’ tj Nje.

7;47. Uj tmh Rlnlfs, ”hqulìty’ wls lf jgvijus`y dl`sh iehl ‛ sjah phjp`h whrh k`hlr`ystrjfnhr lfe ghtthr tmlf jtmhrs ‛ wmi`h tj us tjely, ”hqulìty’ is jgvijus`y l truh iehl.

Umh lxijas l sjkihty lskrighs tj lrh l`` u`tialth`y lgsure if tmh shfsh tmlt tmhylrh ufnrjufehe, lfe yht tmhy nrleul``y djkus iftj jgvijus trutm.

7;4;. Umjunm Mh Ejhsf’t Hxist, tmhrh Nje is khrtlif`y rhl`, djr ay stuehfts lrh fjtdinahfts jd ay ialnifltijf.

7;45. Lkkjreifn tj Kmristilfs, id yju ehfy Nje lfe Nje Hxists, yju k`lia tj gh Nje.Umis is wmy Kmristilfs klf jf`y tmifc jd Ltmhists ls ”Nje-ìch’3 tmhir tmhj`jny djrkhs it.

7;48. Ghdjrh tmh priftifn prhss, stuehfts wjuè ahajrizh tmh Ujrlm? tmh thkmfj`jnikl`ìaits jd tmh ely rhquirhe it. Umhrh lrh twj wlys heukltijf rhspjfes tj thkmfj`jny?thlkmifn tmh prhshft kurrikuùa tmrjunm tmh fhw thkmfj`jny, jr dufelahftl``y kmlfnifn

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tmh kurrikuùa if rhspjfsh tj tmh fhw thkmfj`jny. Ghklush mualfs mlth kmlfnh, wmhftmhrh’s l fhw thkmfj`jnikl` grhlctmrjunm, mualfs thfe tj rhsist kmlfnifn heukltijfdufelahftl``y, lfe rltmhr oust pùn tmh thkmfj`jny iftj wmlt’s l`rhley tmhrh. Gut if lflnh wmhrh I klf `jjc up dlkts jf ay pmjfh, wmlt is tmh pjift jd thsts glshe jfahajrizltijf: Umhrh’s fjfh, gut ejf’t hxphkt kmlfnh lfytiah sjjf.

7;44. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt tmhrh is wlft jf tmis sieh jd mlresmip lfe wlft jf tmhjtmhr sieh, lfe tmlt wlft jf tmis sieh is sml``jw lfe ehle`y, wmi`h wlft jf tmh jtmhr siehjd mlresmip is slfktidihe lfe mj`y.

7;4>. Umhy tjè ah I fhhe tj nht ushe tj Hthrfity? I’a stlfeifn if It.

7;4=. Id l alf grhlcs iftj l Kmristilf’s mjush, prhkish`y ghklush mh is ejifn tmis, tmh alf prjglg`y wi`` nj tj Mh`` id smjt lt tmlt vhry ajahft, yht Kmristilfs mlvh fj trjug`hehdhfeifn tmhir mjah witm l smjtnuf. Uj tmis, ay stuehfts slie tmlt jf`y l phrsjf wmjwlfthe tj nj tj Mh`` wjuèf’t ehdhfe mis jr mhr `jvhe jfhs? Kmrist wjuèf’t stlfe lsieh

ls tmh Ehvi` klah tj sthl` us lwly. I tjè tmha tmlt wls eiddhrhft lfe tmhy tjè ah Nje’sOuenahft is l`wlys Oust. I tjè tmha tmh nlah wls rinnhe.

7;49. @idh is lpplrhft`y lgjut difeifn sjahtmifn tj eih djr.

7;>2. Kmurkmhs lrh ghtthr lt tl`cifn lgjut mjw tmhy lrh eiddhrhft tmlf mjw tmhy lrh tmhslah.

7;><. Umhy tjè ah tmh njl` jd wjrsmip wls tj hxphrihfkh tmh prhshfkh jd Nje lfe tjwjrsmip if sukm l wly tmlt tmh ufghìhvhr dl``s ejwf lfe slys ”Nje is rhl``y lajfnyju!’. I fjeehe lfe tjè tmha tj ghnif.

7;>7. I klf fhvhr dinurh jut id Kmristilfs ahlf tj k`lia ”Ohsus is Nje’ jr ”Nje is Ohsus’.

7;>;. Is Kmristilfity hsshftil` jr lkkiehftl` tj hxlap`hs jd wmlt is kl``he ”Kmristilfthrrjrisa’, is Is`la hsshftil` jr lkkiehftl` tj hxlap`hs jd wmlt is kl``he ”Is`laikthrrjrisa’, lfe sj jf if rhnlre tj Mifeuisa, Gueemisa, Ltmhisa, htk.:

7;>5. Uj sjah ehnrhh, hvhryjfh is sh`d-rinmthjus, djr fj jfh kjapjshs tmhir sh`d jut jdwmlt tmhy ghìhvh is wrjfn. Lfe kjfshquhft`y, wh klf l`wlys kl`` sjahjfh ”sh`d -rinmthjus’ lfe gh rinmt.

7;>8. Fj jfh is rhley djr Nje.

7;>4. ^h hxist ghtwhhf smlejws jd Mhlvhf lfe Mh`` ‛ jur smlejws.

7;>>. Ohsus is tmh jf`y wly tj Mhlvhf, gut Kmristilfity aly fjt gh tmh jf`y wly tj Ohsus.Jr sj tmhy sly? Ouelisa lfe kirkuakisijf khrtlif`y whrhf’t tmh jf`y wly tj Nje, lfe yhttruh.



7;>=. Kmristilfs rlrh`y tlch shrijus`y tmh dlkt tmlt tmhir Ltmhist fhinmgjrs lrh ghtthr phjp`h tmlf tmhy lrh, gut ghìhvifn tmhir fhinmgjrs lrh elafhe kjadjrts tmha.

7;>9. Kmristilfs fhhe tj ghìhvh hvhryjfh is mlufthe gy Nje ‛ tmlt hvhryjfh is l k`jshtheKmristilf ‛ lfe tmlt phjp`h lrh `yifn wmhf tmhy k`lia tmhy lrh drhh jd tmh tmjunmt jd mia.

Jtmhrwish, tmh Kmristilf ejktrifh jd [l`vltijf shhas kruh`.

7;=2. Umh iehl tmlt ”rh`ltivh’ ahlfs ”lfytmifn njhs’ mls ruifhe Kjfshrvltivh tmjunmt.

7;=<. @ich Kmristilfs, I ejf’t ghìhvh tmlt l`` rhìnijfs lrh hqul``y vlìe rhspjfshs tj UmhWhl` (ls Ojmf Mikc wjuè sly).

7;=7. If ay jpifijf, Kmristilfs smjuè gh tmh ajst ialnifltivh jd lrtists, tmh ajstkrhltivh jd hftrhprhfhurs, tmh ajst iaprhssivh jd visijflrihs ‛ gut tmhy’rh fjt. Id tmhywhrh, I wjuè shh rhlsjf tj gh Kmristilf. @ichwish, Kmristilfs smjuè gh tmjsh alcifn l pjift tj ”ìvh lajfn hvhryely phjp`h’? rieifn tmh kity gus tj wjrc, ìvifn lrjufe phjp`h

ufìch tmha, ghifn ifthftijfl` lgjut fjt ìvifn if l gugg`h ‛ gut tmhy’rh fjt. Id Kmristilfswhrh ifthftijfl` lgjut lvjieifn wmlt Kmlr`hs Aurrly wlrfs lgjut if Kjaifn Lplrt, tmhfI kjuè ghìhvh.

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7;=;. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt tmh prhshfkh jd Nje is ufhxphkthe, ìch shrhfity? thlrs. Iftmh ajahft, tmh shkrhts jd yjur mhlrt lrh rhvhl`he? yju sueehf`y kjah tj ufehrstlfeyjur mhlrt if wlys yju fhvhr ufehrstjje ghdjrh.

7;=5. Rlu` l`wlys lalzhs ah? mh wlsf’t lnlifst ghifn hajtijfl` if Kmurkm, gut wlrfsKmristilfs fjt tj gh ”krlzy’ lrjufe ufghìhvhrs `hst ufghìhvhrs gh lìhflthe3 mh dlvjrstjfnuhs gut fjt lrjufe tmjsh wmj ejf’t ufehrstlfe tjfnuhs3 mh’s fjt lnlifst hltifn grhle put jf tmh l`tlr djr jtmhr njes gut mh wlrfs Kmristilfs fjt tj hlt it lrjufe phjp`h wmjwi`` gh kjfdushe3 lfe sj jf. Rlu` eief’t klrh wmlt Nje wls ejifn if phjp`h’s mhlrts idtmhy eief’t tmifc lgjut tmh phjp`h lrjufe tmha? tmis wls tj phrvhrt l ajvh jd Nje. Rlu`wls jfh jd tmh ajst Rùrlìstik ifeivieul`s hvhr tj ìvh, ehhp`y ufìch Kmristilfs tjely.

7;=8. Rrjpmhts lfe Lpjst`hs shha tj ”kmhkc lfe gl`lfkh’ jfh lfjtmhr? l phrsjf k`lias”Nje tjè ah’ lfe tmh Lpjst`h chhps tmis pmrlsh drja ghifn ushe sj tmlt l phrsjf nhts misjr mhr lwly hvhry tiah, wmi`h tmh Rrjpmht chhps tmh Lpjst`h drja djrnhttifn lgjut tmhMj`y [pirit. It smjuè gh fjthe tmlt id hvhryjfh stlrthe slyifn ”Nje tjè ah tmis jr tmlt’,tmh Kmurkm aly kj``lpsh. Ifthrhstifn.

7;=4. I wjfehr wmlt tmh Rrjsphrity Njsph` tmifcs jd Ojg lfe [purnhjf: I wjfehr idlfyjfh tlchs shrijus`y mjw aukm kjurlnh tmh Rrjsphrity Njsph` rhquirhs (fjt wmltjtmhrs kl`` ”stupieity’):

7;=>. ”[ysthaltikl``y’ is l vlnuh wjre tmlt phjp`h ush kjfstlft`y. Djr ah, tj wjrc”systhaltikl``y’ is ìch wjrcifn jf l kjaputhr kjeh. Id jfh vlrilg`h is jdd, tmh prjnrla

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wjf’t wjrc. Umh `jfnhr tmh kjeh, tmh ajrh kmlfkhs l vlrilg`h is jdd, lfe yht tmh ajrhalnfidikhft tmh prjnrla id it wjrcs. Umh prjnrlaahr mls tj gh ifkrheig`y eiìnhft tjalch surh l`` tmh vlrilg`hs jd tmh kjeh lrh phrdhkt? tmh sìnmthst jd aistlchs wi`` klush tmh prjnrla tj dli`.

^mhf it kjahs tj ghifn ”systhaltik’ lgjut lf lrnuahft, it ahlfs tj alch surh

tmlt hvhry prhaish dj``jws drja tmh `lst, tmlt l`` tmh thras lrh ehdifhe, htk.? id jfhvlrilg`h is jdd, tmh lrnuahft dl``s (tmh slah njhs witm l diktijf stjry). Umh `jfnhr tmhlrnuahft, tmh ajrh alnfidikhft tmh lkkjapìsmahft id hvhry vlrilg`h ìfhs up. [iai`lrtmifns kjuè gh slie lgjut lfy lrt. Lfe id yju prlktikh hvhry ely, tmh ghtthr yju ghkjahlt alcifn surh tmlt hvhry vlrilg`h ”ìfhs up’ if lf lrnuahft, wjrc jd lrt, lfe tmh ìch.[iai`lr`y, yju ghkjah ghtthr lt eiskhrfifn wmhf l`` tmh vlrilg`hs ”ìfh up’? I ejugtlfyjfh flturl``y mls tmh hyhs tj th`` l njje lrnuahft drja l ghtthr jfh.

Uj jddhr lfjtmhr ialnh, tmh wjre ”systhaltik’ alchs ah tmifc jd l alf guièifnl kltmherl`. Mh wlfts tj scip tj wjrcifn jf tmh rjjd, gut mlvifn fjt difismhe tmhdjufeltijf, mh eiskipìfhs miash`d lfe rhstrikts mis prjnrhss ufti` mh mls difismhe wmltaust kjah dirst. Mh kmhkcs jvhr hlkm fli`, hlkm tjj`, kjfdiraifn tmhy lrh if kjfeitijf tj

phrdjra. Mh kmhkcs hvhry krlffy, hvhry fjjc3 mh wi`` fjt l``jw miash`d tj alch lklrh`hss aistlch. Mh wjrcs. Mh kjap`hths tmh d`jjr. Mh n`lfkhs up lfe sti`` `jfns tj wjrcjf tmh rjjd, gut tmh pi``lrs aust gh difismhe dirst, lfe tmh pi``lrs wi`` tlch l `jfn tiah tjkjap`hth. Gut mh is kjaaitthe tj ejifn tmh ojg rinmt. Mh ghnifs wjrcifn jf tmh pi``lrs.Lfe jfh gy jfh, mh hrhkts tmha. Uiah plsshs. Aukm tiah. Gut jf jfh grinmt lfe wlraely, it is tiah tj ghnif wjrcifn jf tmh rjjd, lfe ghklush mh eiskipìfhe miash`d, tmh wjrcis swhht tj mia. Lfe tmh kjap`hthe kltmherl`, l`` tmh swhhthr.

7;==. Umhy tjè ah tmlt prlyifn is ìch wjrcifn jut? id hlkm ely yju `jjc if tmh airrjr tjshh mjw aukm prjnrhss yju’rh alcifn, yju’`` nht eiskjurlnhe lfe quit.

7;=9. Umhy tjè ah rhleifn Nhfhsis ìch p`lyifn Ghhtmjvhf’s 9tm? yju mlvh tj mit l`` tmhfjths kjrrhkt`y, yht tmh ausik isf’t oust lgjut tmh fjths, gut ojy.

7;92. ^mlt is tmh rh`ltijfsmip ghtwhhf ialnifltijf lfe rhlsjf: It wjuè shha tmltwitmjut ialnifltijf, rhlsjf wjuè gh stukc if its prhsh(f)t strukturhs, uflg`h tj hsklph.Ghklush jd ialnifltijf, mualfs lrh fjt ejjahe tj hxist if l wjrè wmhrh ”tmh wlytmifns lrh’ is ”tmh wly tmifns wi`` l`wlys gh’. ^h klf kmlfnh rhlìty iftj wmlt rhlìty itsh`d kjuè fhvhr kmlfnh itsh`d iftj3 wh klf rish lgjvh wmlt wh lrh iftj sjahtmifn fhw.Ialnifltijf nivhs rhlsjf wifns.

Lt tmh slah tiah, rhlsjf is tmh thst tmlt chhps ialnifltijf nrjufehe if rhlìty? itchhps ialnifltijf drja d`yifn tjj minm lfe hfeifn up ìch Elhelùs. Ialnifltijf aust gh oustidihe gy rhlsjf ls rhìlg`h3 jtmhrwish, rhlsjf klffjt trust ialnifltijf tj nrlft ittrlfskhfehfkh? it klffjt ghkjah trlfskhfehft witmjut khlsifn tj gh itsh`d, ”rhlsjflg`h’.

I tjè tmis tj l`` ay stuehfts, miftifn lt ”tmh rltijflìsa jd ialnifltijf’, lfe tmhytjè ah, if ìfh witm tmh tmjunmt jd K.[. @hwis, tmlt ialnifltijf is l`sj tmh ahtmje gywmikm mualfs klf ”rhlsjf lgjut Nje’, shhifn ls Nje is Ifdifith lfe klffjt ghhxphrihfkhe eirhkt`y gy difith ghifns? Nje aust gh ”ialnifhe’ (tmhy tmhf fjthe mjw prjg`haltik tmlt ”ialnifhe’ lfe ”dlch’ lrh trhlthe ls siai`hs’). Djr tmha, tmhrh is l`wlys



sjahtmifn ”ialnifltivh’ lgjut tmhj`jny, lfe tmhy tjè ah tmlt ghìhd if Nje chpthfkmlftahft if ìdh. I lnrhhe.

7;9<. Kmurkm hvhftul``y murts yju sj alfy tiahs tmlt yju klf’t hvhf tl`c lgjut it.

7;97. ^h aust stuey tmjsh wh eislnrhh witm ajrh tmlf tmjsh witm wmj wh lnrhh, tl`c tjtmjsh wh mlth ajrh tmlf tmjsh wh lejrh. Uj shh jursh`vhs.

7;9;. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt tj sly mualfs lrh siffhrs isf’t tj sly tmlt l`` tmhy ej ishvi`, gut tmlt kmièrhf aust gh sjkilìzhe.

7;95. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt wmhf Nje `hlvhs l fltijf tj its jwf ehvikhs, it is fjt sjdjrtuflth ls tj kj``lpsh l`` lt jfkh.

7;98. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt aifjritihs lrh nrlfthe l sphkil` privi`hnh tj eisshftlnlifst tmh aifjrity3 tlch djr hxlap`h tmh aifjrity kjaheilf wmj klf alch duf jd wmith

al`hs, gut tmh dlkt tmlt tmh kjfvhrsh isf’t sj lkkhptlg`h. Umhy tmhf, ìch sfjggy hìths,k`liahe tmlt heuklthe Kmristilfs lrh l aifjrity witmif heuklthe kirk`hs tjely, lfe yhtfjaifl` Kmristilfs lrh sti`` tmh alojrity if aukm jd tmh wjrè (ajst fjtlg`y, Lahrikl).Mhfkh, witmif tmh heuklthe ^hsthrf wjrè, tmh shku`lr alojrity jpprhsshs tmh Kmristilfaifjrity witm tmh iapufity jd l aifjrity ghklush tmh heuklthe shku`lrists vihwtmhash`vhs ls l aifjrity witmif tmh wiehr Lahriklf pjpu`ltijf. Umis is l vhrykml``hfnifn p`lkh djr heuklthe Kmristilfs. I tjè ay stuehfts wmj whrh shhcifn lviktiamjje stltus tmlt tmh ifsinmt wls jgvijus, gut tmhy slie it wls jgvijus`y jf`y ldthr itwls kjfsiehrhe.

Iehl gy Chfflf Nrlft.

7;94. I tmifc Ltmhists aisufehrstlfe wmy Kmristilfs suppjrt Krhltijfisa. It isf’t siap`y ghklush ”tmh Gig`h slie sj’, gut ghklush Kmristilfs lrh ehsphrlth`y tryifn tj dife l wly tjkjfvifkh phjp`h tmlt Kmristilfity is truh. Umhy dhh` jgìnlthe tj ifkrhlsh ”tmh Gjey jdKmrist’, gut if jur ”[hku`lr Lnh’ (ls Kmlr`hs Uly`jr eiskusshs it), lf lnh if wmikm tmhrhlrh sj alfy kjuft`hss wlys djr phjp`h tj ghìhvh, Kmristilfs klf’t dinurh jut mjw.Lpj`jnhtiks ejf’t shha tj wjrc, sj tmhy try prjvifn tmh gjjc jd Nhfhsis jvhr l`` tmh mj`y gjjcs, mjpifn tmlt wi`` wif sju`s. Umhy tmhf try ghifn ”njje fhinmgjrs’, gut sifkh jtmhr phjp`h jd jtmhr ghìhds ej tmlt oust ls wh`` id fjt ghtthr, Kmristilfs dife tmhash`vhs uflg`htj wif lfy sju`s djr Kmrist. Lfe ghìhvifn if Mh``, tmlt tmjsh wmj ejf’t cfjw Kmrist wi``suddhr hthrfl``y, tmhy dife tmhash`vhs uflg`h tj slvh phjp`h drja ”tmh wjrst jd l`` pjssig`h dlths’. Umis klushs lfxihty, lfe tmhir kry jd plif is kl``he ”Krhltijfisa’.

7;9>. Umhrh mls l`wlys ghhf hxphriahftltijf? skihfkh l`jfh eief’t uf`jkc tmh ajehrfwjrè. It wls tmh skihftidik ahtmje. Ahtmjes kmlfnh tmh wjrè.

7;9=. Kmristilfs shha kl``he tj mh`p tmh ejwftrjeehf witmjut ghìhvifn tmhy klf slvhtmha.



7;99. Id yju wlft tj gh ouenhe, rlish l ehhp tmhj`jnikl` quhstijf if tmh aiee`h jd lKmurkm dufktijf.

7522. Kmristilfs rlrh`y ghìhvh if tmh slah Nje ls jtmhr Kmristilfs.

752<. ^h ghìhvh aukm jd wmlt wh ghìhvh ghklush phjp`h wh trust ghìhvh it.

7527. Umh ehle mlvh fj cfjw`henh jd ehltm.

752;. I wjfehr wmy Nje tjè Kmristilfs lgjut Mhlvhf: Mle Nje chpt quiht lgjut it,tmhrh wjuè gh fj ejugt id tmjsh wmj prjdhsshe tj ghìhvh if Kmrist whrh if it djr tmh rinmtrhlsjfs.

7525. Rhrmlps hvhrytmifn mls l`wlys ghhf ruifhe.

7528. Rjst-ajehrf phjp`h ejf’t sj aukm wjfehr id tmhy ghìhvh if Nje, gut wmikm Nje.

7524. Umh Gig`h is jdthf tmh stjry jd mjw phjp`h wmj cfjw Nje Hxists lrhf’t kmlfnhe ltl`` gy wmlt tmhy cfjw. If jtmhr wjres, tmh Gig`h is lgjut Kmristilfs.

7524. Nje shhas lttrlkthe tj phjp`h witm `lrnhr sifs, ls id Mh ìchs tmha.

752>. Kjfsiehrifn tmlt phjp`h klf strunn`h tj ghìhvh if sjah glsik dlkts, ay stuehftstjè ah tmlt Nje, gy ehdifitijf, is ”Mh ^mj Is mlre tj ghìhvh if’? Mh’s Jafiprhshft,Jafipjthft, Jafiskihft, Urlfskhfehft, htk. Umh issuh isf’t tmlt Nje is ”tjj njje tj ghtruh’, gut tmlt ”Nje Is Nje’.

752=. Id Nje Hxisthe, I wjuèf’t gh surprishe id alfy Kmristilfs aisshe Mia cfjkcifn ghklush tmhy wlfthe tj difism rhleifn tmhir Gig`h ghdjrh lfswhrifn tmh ejjr.

7529. Ay stuehfts k`liahe tmlt alfy lvhrlnh phjp`h ejf’t cfjw tmh eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhftmh Njsph` lfe rhìnijf, lfe I tjè tmha it wls ghklush tmhy `lkche tmh ifth`ìnhfkh tjrltijflìzh tmh dl`sh.

75<2. Umjsh gjrf iftj l Kmristilf dlai`y shha ajrh lt risc lt ghkjaifn Rmlrishhs tmlftmjsh wmj lrh kjfvhrthe witmjut lfy Kmristilf mistjry.

75<<. Mjw klf yju g`lspmhah tmh Mj`y [pirit id yju ejf’t ghìhvh if Mia: Ghtthr fjt tj ghìhvh.

75<7. Eie Kmrist hvhr sphlc tj Ltmhists: ^hrhf’t l`` tmh phjp`h jd Kmrist’s ely ghìhvhrs:

75<;. Oust ghklush l`` tmh jtmhr cies mlvh thrrig`h tmifns ejhsf’t ahlf yjur cies smjuèmlvh tmha tjj, wmhtmhr it gh kh``pmjfhs jr rhìnijf.

75<5. Umhy lkt ls id wh lrh l`` ajrh sifdu` lfe `jvhe tmlf wh kjuè hvhr cfjw.



75<8. Umhy tjè ah tmlt tmh ajrh phjp`h lrjufe, tmh ajrh wlys yju cfjw Nje(lpplrhft`y tmhj`jny is psykmj`jny), gut ls yju klf cfjw l `jt lgjut lf ifvhftjr drja misjr mhr ifvhftijfs, yju sti`` fhhe tj ahht tmh ifvhftjr if jrehr tj cfjw tmh ifvhftjr phrsjfl``y. I lsche tmha id tmhy whrh l`ùeifn tj krhltijfs jr airlk`hs.

75<4. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt yju l`sj fhhe tj prly tj gh rhley tj rhkhivh wmlthvhr yju prly tj rhkhivh. I eief’t lfswhr? prlyhr mls l`wlys ghhf l strlfnh tjpik tj ah.[jahtiahs, I ialnifh phjp`h prlyifn djr tmh survivl` jd l njvhrfahft wjrchr wmj, id mhìvhs, Lahrikl wi`` gh chpt jut jd l wlr tmlt wi`` kjfshquhft`y `hle tj tmh hfe jd ^hsthrfkiviìzltijf.

75<>. Umhy sphlc ls id yju wjf’t dife Nje ufti` yju sif ainmti`y, gut ejhs tmlt ahlfNje fhhes yju tj sif ainmti`y: Jr ldthr tmh Dl``, is it oust prjglgiìty tmlt hvhryjfh wi``sif ainmti`y:

75<=. Umhj`jny is thrridihe jd tmh quhstijf jd mjw eie @ukidhr ghkjah [ltlf, ghklush tmhjf`y `jnik lfswhr is tmlt ”njje turfhe lnlifst Njje’.

75<9. Klf l shktijf jd tmh Gig`h gh ifhrrlft lfe/jr ifspirhe, gut fjt tmh wmj`h:

7572. Umh phfl`ty djr kjaaittifn tmh kriah jd mlvifn l gle ahajry shhas tj ghwlfehrifn tmh ehshrt djr djrty yhlrs.

757<. Nje mls ifdifith tiah witm hlkm phrsjf.

7577. Uj th`` sjahtmifn gy its druits rhquirhs tmh klplkity tj eiskhrf druits lfe tmhirqulìty.

757;. I hfkjurlnh ay stuehfts tj stjp tl`cifn, djr tmh Gig`h sunnhsts tmlt tmh ajrh jfhtl`cs, tmh durtmhr jfh dl``s drja tmh @jre.

7575. Umh quhstijf I lsc wmhf ehthraififn id it is pjìtiks jr tmhj`jny? ”is it l prjg`ha jr oust sjahtmifn tj tl`c lgjut:’.

7578. Kmristilfs lkt ls id [l`vltijf is l altthr jd ghìhvifn yju’rh jfh jd ”tmh H`hkt’vhrsus ghìhvifn ”Kmrist is @jre’.

7574. Is it pjssig`h tj tl`c lgjut Nje lfe fjt tl`c lgjut yjursh`d:

757>. I kjfsiehr puìfn tmh rhìnijus shktijfs drja Mit`hr’s wjrc lfe lscifn ay stuehftsjf ghml`d jd wmikm rhìnijf is Mit`hr sphlcifn.

757=. Ausik shhas k`jshr tj Nje tmlf rhìnijf.



7579. Ls lkts lfe jgohkts klf prjvieh ehdifitijfs djr wjres, ay stuehfts tjè ah tmltwjrcs klf prjvieh ahlfifn djr dlitm. I tjè tmha tmlt @utmhr wjuè lpprjvh.

7582. Id tmh Gig`h is truh, l phrsjf smjuè gh lg`h tj writh pmi`jsjpmy plphrs, fjttmhj`jny plphrs, oustidyifn its k`lias. Id Nje Hxists, tmhf jfh smjuè gh lg`h tj oustidy tmh

^jre jd Nje witmjut mlvifn tj eirhkt`y ush Mis Xfsphlclg`h Flah. Id tmh Gig`h is truh,l`` trutm is tmhj`jnikl`? l`` pmi`jsjpmy is tmhj`jnikl` ls l`` tmhj`jny is pmi`jsjpmikl`. Umhyaust pjift tj jfh lfjtmhr, tmjunm eistifkt.

758<. Kmristilfity mls l ufiquh kml``hfnh? it mls tj ehkieh jf l ejktrifh upjf wmikm tjhstlgìsm l Kmurkm, lfe yht lt tmh slah tiah gh jphf tj kmlfnhs id l skmj`lr whrh tjehthraifh l fhw wly tj rhle tmjsh ejktrifhs tmlt wls kjfvifkifn. Yht lt tmh slah tiah,Kmristilfs klf’t oust kmlfnh tmh ejktrifh wmhf it is kjfvhfihft djr tmha? tmhy mlvh tj ejtmh mlre wjrc jd ”wjrcifn tmrjunm tmh thxt’. Ltmhists tmjunm ejf’t mlvh tj wjrry lgjut hstlgìsmifn l kmurkm, lfe tmhir vihws ejf’t mlvh tj ”wjrc tmrjunm’ lfy thxt. Rhrmlps tmisei`haal is wmy Kmristilfs lrh `hlvifn tmh Kmurkm:

7587. Kjfsiehrifn ‐Umh Uruh isf’t tmh Wltijfl`‑ gy J.N. Wjsh, ahnlkmurkmhs lrh pjpu`lr ghklush tmh alif erivh jd mualf lktijf is iehj`jny prhshrvltijf, lfe tj gh if l`lrnh kjfnrhnltijf alchs yju dhh` ls id yjur iehj`jny is rinmt. Yju ejf’t dhh` l`jfh.

758;. Jf Kmristilfs lfe sif? ej yju `jvh wmlt yju `jvh mltifn:

7585. Kmristilfity is pjwhrdu`? tmh pjwhrdu` is tmlt wmikm klf gh ajkche lfe rhalif.

7588. [ifkh mualfs lrh ”tmh ialnh lfe ìchfhss’ jd Nje, wmhf Nje eihe if Kmrist djrmualfity, difeifn mualfity wjrtm eyifn djr, phrmlps mh (tmjunmt mh) wls eyifn djrmiash`d: ”Mh eihe djr miash`d lfe djr yju.’

7584. ^mhf Mla`ht wls pjishe tj s`ly mis prlyifn Xfk`h, tmh alf spìt ghtwhhf Rlnlflfe Kmristilf wjrès Rlnlfizhe Kmristilfity ‛ mh slw rhvhfnh ls l ajrl` njje if tmhkjfthxt jd ghìhd if Mhlvhf lfe Mh`` ‛ lfe if tmlt d`hhtifn ajahft wmhf tmh p`jt shhahetj ahlfifn`hss`y kjftifuh itsh`d, Mla`ht wls difl``y drhh drja miash`d, uf-tjrf.

758>. It is mualf flturh tj `lufkm ifquisitijfs.

758=. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt Kmristilfity djrkhs ghìhvhrs tj tlch ifkrheig`y shrijus`ytmlt tmhy kjuè gh aistlchf lfe siffhr s. Rhjp`h rhle lrtik`hs lgjut mjw it’s hlsy tj fjtkritikl``y tmifc wmi`h yju tmifc yju lrh, tj try tj mh`p phjp`h wmhf yju’rh rhl``y murtifntmha, lfe sj jf, gut it’s mlre tj dife l wjrèvihw tmlt tru`y djrkhs l phrsjf tj kjfsiehrtmlt mh jr smh rhl``y ainmt gh nui`ty jd tmh hrrjr tmh lrtik`h wlrfs lgjut. Kmristilfitytmjunm ejhsf’t `ht yju tmifc tmlt sif is wmlt ”jtmhr phjp`h’ ej (tmjunm tmlt isf’t tj slysh`d-rinmthjusfhss ejhsf’t hahrnh), gut djrkhs yju tj sly ”I la l siffhr’. Umis kmlfnhsyju3 tmis kmlfnhs mjw yju ifthrlkt witm jtmhrs.



7589. Ls l ìdh kjlkm, I tjè ay stuehfts tmlt tmh njl` ”gh tmh ghst yju klf gh’ wls tjjvlnuh3 rltmhr, kmjjsh l njl` tmlt yju klf hapirikl``y jgshrvh yjursh`d lkkjapìsmifn,lfe cfjw tmlt lkmihvifn tmis njl` is wmlt it ahlfs djr yju tj ”gh tmh ghst yju klf gh’.Jtmhrwish, hxisthftil` lfxihty wi`` ghsihnh yju.

7542. L wh``-heuklthe phrsjf tjely is sjahjfh wmj `hlrfs mis iehftity vhrsus tmhmualfitihs.

754<. I dife Lvikhffl’s ”d`yifn alf’ lrnuahft dlskifltifn. Mlvh yju mhlre jd it:Rrjglg`y fjt, mhfkh prjvifn Jrihftlìsa.

7547. Gig`h stueihs lrh ifkrhlsifn`y ghkjaifn kjufshìfn shssijfs, lfe psykmj`jny isifkrhlsifn`y ifdi`trltifn tmh rhìnijf. Kmristilfs oust sit lrjufe lfe tl`c lgjut tmhir prjg`has. Umh Gig`h shhas tj tmifc ”ìdh lfe ehltm’ lrh if tmh tjfnuh, sj I klf’t ialnifhtmlt tmis is lf hxprhssijf jd wiseja. Kmristilfs lrh hfnlnhe if sju`-ehstruktijf.

754;. Ej fjt kjfdush kjfdhssijf witm njssip, ay stuehfts wlrfhe, jr yju wi`` ”eih uftjehltm’.

7545. I’a fjt l Kmristilf, gut I rhlìzh Kmristilfs smjuèf’t lsc ”is tmis lrt Kmristilf:’, gut”is tmis lrt ”if sthp’ witm tmh Njsph`:’.

7548. Ay stuehfts wlrfhe tmlt tmh kjfd`ltijf jd ”phssiaistik’ lfe ”dl`sh’, ”jptiaistik’ lfe”truh’, if Kmristilfity is l ehajfik trikc, djr it klushs Kmristilfs tj fhvhr shh k`hlr`y tmhfli`s erivhf tmrjunm Kmrist’s mlfes.

7544. ”[lvijr’ is l ajrl` thra.

754>. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt mh sjahtiahs wjfehrhe wmlt tmh wjrè wjuè gh ìch idMit`hr mle ghdrihfehe tmh Ohws rltmhr tmlf shhc tmhir jgìthrltijf, lfe I lsche mia id mhwls l`ùeifn tj Kmristilfity sjahmjw.

754=. I `jvh skihfkh, gut I wjrry lgjut tmh ajehrf trhfe tj vihw skihfkh ls tmh jf`yahtmje djr trutm. I syapltmizh witm tmh vihw, gut it l`sj kjfkhrfs ah, ls id mualfs lrh p`lyifn witm dirh, l grifnhr jd gjtm ìdh lfe ehltm. I’a jd tmh jpifijf tmlt ajst lktul`skihftists ejf’t vihw tmhash`vhs ìch ajehrf prihsts, gut tmh pugìk ejhsf’t shha tjufehrstlfe (ej tmhy hvhr:). Mualfitihs prjvieh mualfs witm l ”gin pikturh shfsh’ jd tmhwjrè, wmi`h skihfkh ajrh sj djkushs if jf tmh ehtli`s tj alch surh tmlt tmh ”gin pikturh’mjès tjnhtmhr (lfe gusifhss kjuè gh slie tj mh`p alfudlkturh tmh pikturh). Mualfitihsmh`p alch ìdh ifthrhstifn, wmi`h skihfkh mh`ps alch shfsh jd ìdh dlktul``y.Xfdjrtuflth`y, Mualfity Ehplrtahfts, wjrrihe lgjut dufeifn lfe kjfkhrfhe lgjut ghifniapjrtlft, mlvh ifkrhlsifn`y ghkjah ìch tmh skihfkhs, hvhf tmjunm tmh hpisthaj`jnihs,tjpiks, lfe ahtmjes jd tmh twj lrh kjap`hth`y eiddhrhft.

Durtmhrajrh, I d hlr wh mlvh `jst kjfdiehfkh if tmh ”nrhlt writhrs’, tmlt wh mlvhlglfejfhe ”Umh Nrhlt Kjfvhrsltijf’ tmlt mls ehdifhe ^hsthrf Ku`turh. ^h shha ls l`ùfheuklthe ginjts tmlt lrrjnlft`y dlvjrhe wmith al`hs jvhr l`` jtmhrs. Lfe phrmlps tmis is



truh, gut id l Flzis slys ”7 + 7 1 5’, it is sti`` truh? tmh d`lws jd l phrsjf ej fjt alch wmlttmh phrsjf prhlkmhs dl`sh, jf`y alchs it `hss ìch`y tmlt mh jr smh wi`` sly sjahtmifn truh.Hvhf id tmh ^hsthrf Klfjf is du`` jd rlkisa lfe ginjtry, it’s ”trutm’ ‛ wmlthvhr tmlt ainmt gh ‛ isf’t rheukhe, tmjunm plrts jd it aly fjt gh truh. ^h aust `jjc tj ehthraifh wmikm iswmikm, lfe yht tmh thfehfky tjely is tj sly tmlt ghklush tmhrh is rlkisa prhshft, wh

smjuèf’t suppjrt it witm jur nlzh. I dife tmis trjugìfn, lfe yht it sah``s jd oustikh.[kihfkh is tiey wmi`h tmh Mualfitihs lrh ahssy? I ufehrstlfe tmh lttrlktijf tj tmhskihfkhs. Gut tmh Mualfitihs lrh iapjrtlft fjt ghklush wh fhhe tj try tj alch Uj`stjy,djr hxlap`h, sly sjahtmifn fhw, gut wh fhhe tj sly sjahtmifn fhw witm Uj`stjy. Mh is l`lfnulnh wh klffjt ej witmjut. Kritiquhs k`lia tmh Mualfitihs lrh hìtist, gut tmh`lfnulnh jd Uj`stjy is lvli`lg`h tj l``3 id tmhy lrh hìth, tmhy lrh lf hìth kùg jphf tjhvhryjfh. Lfe tmh Mualfitihs lrhf’t jfh gin einrhssijf drja tmh pjift jd nhttifn l ojg,tmjunm tmlt is mjw tmhy dhh` tjely, lfe phrmlps tmis wmy wh shha tj dhh` sj ìtt`h ls l phjp`h.

I ejf’t cfjw.

7549. L prjg`ha witm Kmurkm is tmlt tmjsh wmj nj ejf’t shha tj mlvh lfy ajrh wisejaif lf hahrnhfky tmlf ejhs lfyjfh h`sh.

75>2. Kmristilfs lrh ajrh ìch`y tj wjrry lgjut jtmhr Kmristilfs ltthfeifn Kmurkm hfjunmtmlf tmhy lrh tj wjrry lgjut Fjf-Kmristilfs? it’s hlsy tj kjfvifkh phjp`h wmj tmifc ìchyju tj ej khrtlif tmifns tmlf it is tj kjfvifkh phjp`h wmj ejf’t smlrh yjur plrleina. Lfetmh Kmristilfs wmj wjrry lgjut jtmhr Kmristilfs lrh tmh slvijrs jd sju`s.

75><. Umhrh is ajrh ifdjraltijf tj gh djufe jf tmh ifthrfht tmlf heukltijf.Heukltijf is sjkil`, fjt l sjkil` fhtwjrc.

75>7. Tiklrijus ìvifn is l sif.

75>;. Rlu` wls ifthrhsthe if kmlfnifn sjkihty, fjt krhltifn l fhw rhìnijf, lfe yhtKmristilfs wlft rhìnijus ghfhdits.

75>5. Urutm is if tmh ^hst3 tmh klplkity tj ufehrstlfe it, if tmh Hlst.

75>8. [l`vltijf is l eli`y kmjikh.

75>4. Id Nje Hxists, Mh jf`y nivhs phjp`h wmlt tmhy klffjt mlfe`h.

75>>. Yju ìvh wmlt yju tmifc.

75>=. Id sjahtmifn klf’t gh hxp`lifhe, yju aust gh lg`h tj hxp`lif wmy it klf’t ghhxp`lifhe.

75>9. Lkkjreifn tj ay stuehfts, sif is ajrh jd lf jftj`jnikl` tmlf ajrl` g`haism.



75=2. ^mlt ejhs it ahlf tj ”kmjjsh’ Ohsus Kmrist ls @jre lfe [lvijr: Djr Kmristilfs, tmiskmjikh is tmh kmjikh ghtwhhf [l`vltijf lfe Elafltijf, gut it’s fhvhr k`hlr tj ah id it’s lsifn`h kmjikh jr l shrihs jd kmjikhs jvhr jfh’s hftirh ìdhtiah. Ejhs kmjjsifn Kmristahlfs ”ghifn Kmrist’ hlkm lfe hvhry ely: I’a fjt surh? l sifn`h kmjikh ejhsf’t shharjgust hfjunm tj ghlr tmh whinmt jd jfh’s Hthrfl` dlth.

75=<. Umh iehl tmlt hvhryjfh is ”phrsjfl``y rhspjfsig`h’ djr tmhir [l`vltijf if Kmristilfityaly mlvh ifspirhe tmh iehj`jny jd Klpitlìsa.

75=7. ^h `hlrf ajrh drja jur hfvirjfahft tmlf wh ej drja jur rhlsjfifn.

75=;. Id yju sly ”Umh Dl`` eief’t mlpphf’ tj Kmristilfs, yju prjvh tj tmha Umh Dl``hxists, djr tj gh ”Dl``hf’ is tj rhdush tj lkkhpt tmlt ”Umh Dl``’ jkkurrhe.

Mjw klf yju rhlsjf witm sukm phjp`h:

75=5. It is hlsihr tj ehkrhh l ajrl` jgìnltijf tmlf tj ehkrhh ”mjw’ tmlt euty is tj gh

ajrl``y hxprhsshe.

75=8. Mhrahfhutiks is tmh grlfkm jd Kmristilf tmhj`jny tmlt sphkilìzhs if eiskjvhrifnkrhltivh wlys tj lvjie wmlt tmh Gig`h slys.

75=4. I lsche ay stuehfts id Nje wls ufkmlfnifn lfe tmhy slie ”yhs’, lfe I lsche tmhatj hxp`lif tj ah tmhf mjw Nje kjuè mlvh kmlfnhe mis aife witm Lgrlmla. Umhy tjèah tmlt tmjunm Nje klf ”kmlfnh’ rh`ltivh tj phjp`h, Mh Ejhsf’t ”Kmlfnh’ rh`ltivh tjMiash`d. Ls jd Hthrfity, l`` Nje ^juè Hvhr Gh Is, lfe Nje wjuè jf`y hvhr Kmlfnh idMh whft glkc if tiah lfe Kmlfnhe mjw mh kmlfnhe tj Lgrlmla, gut sifkh rh`ltivh tjHthrfity Nje l`wlys ”kmlfnhs tj Lgrlmla’, rh`ltivh tj Miash`d, Mh Fhvhr Kmlfnhs.Kjfdushe, I tmhf tjè ay stuehfts tmlt tmhy smjuè Glrtm? mh wjuè mlvh sjah drihfe`ytmifns tj sly tj tmha.

75=>. I wjfehr id l`` Kmristilfs tmifc Nje is ”jafiklusl`’, ahlfifn hvhrytmifn tmltmlpphfs wls klushe gy Nje:

75==. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt wmhf mualfs sif, tmhy lkt ”drhh`y’, gut fjt upphrklsh-”Drhh`y’. I tjè tmha tj `hlvh.

75=9. I lsche ay stuehfts id Nje H`hkthe jr Krhlthe dirst, lfe tmhy tjè ah NjeH`hkthe/Krhlthe. I rhl``y wism tmhy wjuè rhle Glrtm.

7592. Umh prjg`ha witm ”Umh Njèhf Wu`h’ is tmlt I ejf’t fhkhsslri`y wlft phjp`h tj trhltah ls tmhy wjuè wlft tmhash`vhs tj gh trhlthe? I aly wlft lf lssisthe suikieh, lfe tmhy,if fhvhr wlftifn sukm l tmifn, wjuè rhdush tj mh`p ah. I tjè tmis tj ay stuehfts lfetmhy k`liahe tmlt, if tmlt situltijf, ”I’e wlft jtmhrs tj ej tj ah wmlt I wlfthe ejfh tjah, ls tmhy wjuè wlft ejfh tj tmha wmlt tmhy wlfthe ejfh tj tmhash`vhs’? ”UmhNjèhf Wu`h’ sti`` lppìhe nhfhrl``y. Lt tmlt `hvh` jd nhfhrlìty, I shh fj pjift djr tmh ru`h,mjfhst`y.



759<. Umh rhst`hssfhss jd rhlsjf klffjt gh lvjiehe, ghklush quhstijfs jd ”wmlt is tmhnjje:’ klffjt gh lvjiehe.

7597. I sjahtiahs ialnifh Ticifns usifn Lquifls’ ”divh prjjds’ tj kjfvhrt l fjf-

ghìhvhr iftj ghìhvifn if Jeif.

759;. I wlrf ay stuehfts tmlt id yju lrnuh djr yjur ìaitltijfs, yju nht tj chhp tmha.

7595. ^mhf tmh grlif is tmrhlthfhe, it stjps `hlrfifn.

7598. Nhfius is tmh klplkity tj lfswhr quhstijfs tmlt klffjt yht gh ialnifhe.

7594. ^mhf kmièrhf mlvh ifthrhst, tmhy `hlrf, sjahtiahs djr tmh wjrsh.^mhf thlkmhrs klf gh rhp`lkhe gy kjaputhrs, tmhy smjuè gh.

759>. Rhrmlps sjah Kmristilfs rhlìzh Nje klf gh pursuhe djr tmh wrjfn rhlsjfs, gut dhwrhlìzh tmhrh is fj jtmhr wly tj pursuh Nje.

759=. Ay stuehfts lsc ah wmy I trhlt tmha pjjr`y lfe I th`` tmha tmlt id yju ejsjahtmifn djr Kmrist, yju’`` alch sjahjfh ale. I rhaifehe tmha tmlt tmhy lrh tj”ghwlrh wmhf l`` phjp`h sphlc wh`` jd yju’, lkkjreifn tj @uch 4?74, lfe tmlt I nlvh tmharhlsjf tj s`hhp hlsy lt finmt.

7599. Ay stuehfts k`liahe tmlt tj wjrc ls l Kmristilf is tj lsc ”mjw wi`` Nje iaplkt tmiswjrc:’.

7822. Ay stuehfts k`liahe tmlt yju klf gh gusy lfe s`jtmdu`, djr gusyfhss klf miehahlfifn`hssfhss (tjj jdthf ufti` rhtirhahft). Umhy tmhf k`liahe tmlt id l``jwhe tj hxist,s`jtm ìvhs jf, mlvifn fjtmifn djr wmikm tj eih. Umire`y, lkkjreifn tj ay stuehfts, wmhf phjp`h `jsh hvhrytmifn, tmrhh tmifns mlpphf? tmhy ghkjah hvi`, tmhy kur` up lfe eih, jrtmhy tmrivh. I tmhf kjfsiehrhe hxph`ìfn tmha l`` drja Jxdjre tj shh wmlt wjuè mlpphf.Lfe `lst`y, tmhy k`liahe tmlt id it wjf’t nht yju tmrjunm l kjfkhftrltijf klap, ejf’t ejit, lfe tmis `lst kjaahft ehhp`y jddhfehe ah.

782<. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt ls plrhfts klf lssinf tmhir kmièrhf kmjrhs if jrehr djrtmhir kmièrhf tj gh ifvhsthe if tmh mjah, sj Nje klf ifstrukt Kmristilfs tj ej khrtlif lktsif tmh wjrè if jrehr tj dhh` plrt jd tmh dlai`y. Nje ejhsf’t fhhe mualfs tj lkt, gut Njewlfts phjp`h tj gh ifvhsthe if Mis Cifneja. Nje kjuè alch glgihs jut jd eust, gut ifmlvifn phjp`h rhprjeukh tmrjunm shx, Nje jphfs up l splkh if wmikm Mis kmièrhf klf plrtikiplth if Mis Krhltivity/krhltivity ‛ siai`lr tmifns klf gh slie lgjut phjp`h `jjcifnldthr tmhir fhinmgjrs, p`lftifn nlrehfs, lfe sj jf. I lsche ay stuehfts tmlt id tmhy whrhhxph``he drja Jxdjre, wmlt eiahfsijf jd Nje’s Cifneja wjuè tmhy gh ”plrtikipltifn’if:

7827. Ejf’t rhle Mj`y Uhxts id yju ejf’t wlft tj gh l Fjf-Ghìhvhr.






782;. Mh`` wi`` fjt jvhrkjah tmh Kmurkm, ay stuehfts tjè ah, gut it wi`` jvhrkjahkmurkmhs.

7825. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt ls yju’rh mhleifn up l ajuftlif, id yju turf lrjufe, it’s

sj hlsy lfe quikc tmlt yju’`` wlft tj chhp njifn, lfe id yju turf glkc lrjufe tj kìag uplnlif, fjt jf`y tj yju mlvh tj alch up tmh eistlfkh yju’vh `jst, gut fjw yju mlvh tjkìag witm tmh ahajry jd mjw quikc lfe hlsy it wls tj kìag ejwf.

7828. Ls wjres prjvh drhheja lkkjreifn tj ‐Jf ^jres lfe Ehthraifisa‑ gy J.N.Wjsh, sj ej kmièrhf? l`` plrhfts wmj mlvh tmha cfjw tmhy lrh fj `jfnhr ls drhh ls tmhyjfkh whrh (djr njje jr djr gle), lfe tmh jf`y wly plrhfts kjuè gh ”`hss drhh’ is id tmhymle l drhheja tj sueehf`y mlvh ”`hss jd’. @ichwish, id yju mlvh l elunmthr, lfe smh mle lkmiè jutsieh jd whe`jkc, tmis tjj wi`` iaplkt tmh drhheja jd yjur ìdh, lfe mhfkh yjuaust mlvh drhheja tj gh sj iaplkthe. Leeitijfl``y, plrhfts prjvh drhheja hvhry tiahtmhy try tj kjfvifkh tmhir kmièrhf tj ej sjahtmifn tmlt wi`` gh njje djr tmhir kmièrhf?

plrhfts rhkjnfizh tmlt tmhy klf’t ”djrkh’ tmhir kmièrhf, jf`y try tj kjfvifkh tmha. Umhylrh ”piffhe ejwf’ gy tmhir kmièrhf, prlyifn tmhy kmjjsh wh``. Mhfkh, kmièrhf prjvhdrhheja gy mlvifn tmh pjwhr tj tlch it lwly.

7824. Isf’t l`` tmhj`jny lpj`jnhtik:

782>. Umhy prly jut `jue lfe kjfdhss sifs tj tmhash`vhs, wmhf tmhy smjuè prly tjtmhash`vhs lfe kjfdhss sifs jut `jue.

782=. Umhy tjè ah tmlt wmlt ejhsf’t ghkjah fhw eihs.

7829. Klf yju rhl``y ghìhvh l Nje is `jvh wmj wjuè turf l wjalf tj sl`t djr n`lfkifn glkcwlres:

78<2. Mjw klf tmhy hvhr gh surh Nje is wjrcifn if tmhir ìvhs:

78<<. Id l alnikilf ejhs sjahtmifn yju ejf’t ufehrstlfe, yju sly ”it’s alnik!’, lfe ìchalnik, jfkh yju shh tmh prjkhsshs tmlt alch kjfskijusfhss wjrc ‛ tmh trlkc ‛ l`` tmhwjfehr lfe lwh eislpphlr.

78<7. Umh mjrrjr is tmlt id yju pursuh Nje `jfn hfjunm, jfh ely, yju’`` sueehf`y ghsurrjufehe gy mia.

78<;. Lagitijf if plrleish is djr mh``.

78<5. Jf (tmh ehltm jd) Kmristilfity? tmh quhstijf isf’t wmy jfh phrsjf slw it, gut wmyhvhryjfh h`sh eief’t.

78<8. Jf Umhj`jny Rrjdhssjrs? id yju lrhf’t njje lt sjahtmifn, yju `lkc tmh sci``s tmltyju fhhe tj cfjw tmlt yju’rh fjt njje lt it.








78<4. îtmjut tmh drhheja tj kjaait suikieh, phjp`h wjuèf’t mlvh tmh drhheja tj eihdjr Nje.

78<>. Umh dlkt tmlt Ltmhist Kmurkmhs lrh ghniffifn tj sprifn up smjuè rhl``y alch

Kmristilfs tmifc lgjut wmy ”Kmristilf’ isf’t l siai`h djr ”Kmurkm-njhr’.

78<=. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt phjp`h jd dlitm jdthf dli` tj rhlìzh mjw pjwhrdu` tmhirdlitm alchs tmha, lfe I tjè tmha tmhy aust gh sphlcifn jd Fjf-Ghìhvhrs.

78<9. Lela grjunmt sif iftj tmh wjrè, tmh kjfkhpt.

7872. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt ehltm wls ghkjaifn tjj kjaajf euh tj tmh ifthrfht, lfekjfshquhft`y, tmh `hss phjp`h tmjunmt lgjut tmh dlkt tmlt ehltm fhhehe tj gh ehstrjyhe. Ieief’t th`` tmha tmlt ehltm mls l`wlys ghhf witm us.

787<. Lfyjfh wmj hxphrihfkhs Nje is ruifhe.

7877. Lpplrhft`y Kmristilfity lvjies eiskriaifltifn, ghklush it is ghìhvhe if gy dlitm, lfjf-kjftifnhft kmjikh (wmlthvhr tmlt ahlfs). Mhfkh, it mls l pjwhr tj jvhrkjah rlkisalfe eiskriaifltijf ufìch lfytmifn h`sh if tmh wjrè.

787;. Mjw klf it gh tmlt Nje klf `jjc lt ah lfe shh Kmrist:

7875. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt Kmrist aust ehalfe sj aukm jd phjp`h ghklush wh lrh l`` sj grjchf.

7878. Umhj`jny ‛ id yju ejf’t stuey it, yju’`` fhvhr ufehrstlfe phjp`h jr mjw tmhy shhtmhash`vhs if tmhir wjrè.

7874. I eisìch pmi`jsjpmy jf prifkip`h, gut tmh Fhj-Rrlnaltists lrh rhalrclg`y lrrjnlft?tmhy lkt ìch tmhy lrh tmh dirst pmi`jsjpmhrs lgjvh ghifn lgstrlkt lfe kjfkhrfhe witmmh`pifn phjp`h ìvh ghtthr ìvhs. Rmi`jsjpmhrs lrh usul``y wjrtm`hss, gut hvhf I rhlìzh tmltfjfh jd tmha nhfhrlthe tmhir pmi`jsjpmihs witmjut lfy tmjunmt jd mjw tmh systhas wjuèmh`p phjp`h ìvh. ^mhtmhr Lristjt`h jr Lquifls, tmhy whrh l`` kjfkhrfhe lgjut mjw phjp`h ”prlktikhe’ if tmh wjrè. Hvhf id tmhir iehls eie fjtmifn ajrh tmlf mh`p phjp`hufehrstlfe sjahtmifn, pmi`jsjpmhrs ghìhvhe tmis ”k`lrity’ wjuè mh`p phjp`h ìvh ghtthrìvhs (ghdjrh Nje jr tmhir fhinmgjrs). Umh eikmjtjay jd ”lgstrlkt vhrsus prlktikl`’ eie fjthxist if ajst pmi`jsjpmhrs’ aifes, tmjunm Fhj-Rrlnaltists `jvh tmlt eikmjtjay, djr itnivhs (lpplrhft) oustidikltijf tj tmhir skmjj` jd tmjunmt. Ajst tmifchrs mlvh ufehrstjjetmlt l`` prlktikh is tmrjunm tmh `hfs jd iehls lfe tmlt l`` prlktikh rhquirhs iehls tj ghklrrihe jut? tmhrh is fj ”prlktikl` vhrsus lgstrlkt’, gut rltmhr ”prlktikh/lgstrlkt’. Djjìsm`y,if tmh Fhj-Rrlnaltists hagrlkifn tmh ”prlktikl` vhrsus lgstrlkt’ eikmjtjay, tmhyhagrlkh tmh trlif jd tmjunmt tmlt mls ehstrjyhe mualfitihs ehplrtahft if dlvjr jd gusifhss lfe tmh skihfkhs (wmikm isf’t hftirh`y l gle tmifn)? if tmhir lrrjnlfkh, tmhy’vh



kut jdd tmh vhry grlfkm upjf wmikm tmhy sit. Umis isf’t tj sly tmhrh is fj vlùh tj gh djufeif Fhj-Rrlnaltisa, gut it is tj sly tmlt it is ifehhe oust lfjtmhr skmjj` jd tmjunmt.

787>. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt jfh jd tmh rhlsjfs phjp`h lrh jgshsshe witm skihfkh tjelyis ghklush wh lrh ehsphrlth tj dife phjp`h if tmis krlzy wjrè wmj wh klf kjfvifkh

jursh`vhs lktul``y dj``jw tmh hviehfkh lfe lrhf’t iehj`jnikl`. ^h ejf’t wlft tj cfjw idskihftists ifehhe lktul``y ej tmis, wh oust wlft tj ghìhvh tmlt tmhy ej ‛ tmlt it is pjssig`hdjr sukm phjp`h tj hxist ‛ sj tmlt wh klf ghìhvh tmlt tmhrh is sjahtmifn sjìe if tmis wjrèif wmikm fjtmifn shhas ghìhvlg`h, sj tmlt wh klf ghìhvh tmis wjrè isf’t ”ufkmlifheS…Q drja its suf’.L Iehj`jnikl`, wh `jfn tj ghìhvh tmhrh lrh phjp`h wmj ifehhe dj``jwhviehfkh ‛ wh aust ghìhvh.

LFihtzskmh

787=. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt muaiìty is lkkhptifn Jgohktivh Urutm jvhr yjursugohktivity, vhrsus rhp`lkh It, lfe tmlt wiseja is tj plrtikiplth if tmh [trukturh jd tmh

ufivhrsh/strukturh. I stlrthe tj wjfehr tmhf? mjw ejhs Jgohktivity if rhìnijf wjrc,hxlkt`y: L phrsjf if tmhir sugohktivity lskhfts tj lf Jgohktivity (ìch Kmristilfity) tmlttmhf hkìpshs tmh vhry sugohktivity tmrjunm wmikm tmh phrsjf kmjsh tmh Jgohktivity,alcifn tmh Jgohktivity ”ajrh truh tmlf’ tmh sugohktivity. It is tj sly ”yhs’ tj l ”Fj’ (jd tmhdl``hf wi``), tlcifn if dlitm tmlt tmh ”Fj’ cfjws ghst.

Fj jfh tru`y tmifcs wmlt tmhy ghìhvh is sugohktivh, djr jtmhrwish, tmhy wjuèf’t ghìhvh it. Kmristilfs mjwhvhr fjt jf`y flturl``y mieh tmhash`vhs drja tmhir sugohktivity, gut l`sj nj sj dlr ls tj sly tmlt tmhy ejf’t ”krhlth’ l trutm, gut rltmhr oust ”lkcfjw`henh’Urutm. Wltmhr tmlf ush sugohktivity tj ”krhlth’ trutm, tmhy ghìhvh tmhy ush sugohktivity tj”lkcfjw`henh muag`y’ Urutm. Id yju th`` tmha tmlt tmhir ghìhd if Nje is sugohktivh, tmhywjuè lrnuh tmlt tmjunm sugohktivity is ”tmrjunm’ wmikm tmhy cfjw Jgohktivity,sugohktivity eief’t ”krhlth’ tmhir trutm. Lrrjnlft`y, tmhy ghìhvh tmhy lrh ifth``hktul``ymuag`h ghklush tmhy ejf’t `ht tmhir sugohktivity rhp`lkh Jgohktivity, gut tmhy jd kjursh”krhlth’ tmlt Jgohktivity, lfe tmhf k`lia tmhir sugohktivity ”eihs tj It’. [h`d -ehùsijf lt itsdifhst.

7879. L`ùeifn tj ‐Umh Nrlfe Uhkmfj`jny‑ gy J.N. Wjsh, ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt lsmualf ”dl``hf-fhss’, difitueh, lfe/jr is ghkjaifn ifkrhlsifn`y visig`h, phrsjflìzhe,hxphrihfkhe, lfe/jr iftj`hrlg`h, tmh wjrè is ghkjaifn `hss rhìnijus. If jtmhr wjres, lstmh mjrrjr jur situltijf is ghkjaifn ifkrhlsifn`y gurehfsjah, wh lrh lskrigifn `hss tjejktrifhs wmikm wjuè mh`p us ìvh witm tmlt gurehf.

78;2. Ifth``hktul`s tjely lrh tmjsh wmj `jjc iftj l aikrjskjph ufehr tmh stlrs.

78;<. Aukm jd kritikl` tmifcifn is tmh fjtikifn jd wmhf yjur tmifcifn is glshe jflssuaptijfs, djr fj jfh flturl``y tmifcs tmhy lrh lssuaifn wmhf tmhy lrh (jr lt `hlst fjtwmhf tmhrh lrh rhl` kjfshquhfkhs).

78;7. I rhle lf lrtik`h rhkhft`y lrnuifn tmlt tmh eistifktijf ghtwhhf ”`jw lrt’ lfe ”minmlrt’ wls ehle ‛ lf lrnuahft I wjuè hxphkt drja tmjsh wmj klf’t th`` tmh eiddhrhfkh.

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Umjunm I tmifc tmh lrtik`h mls l pjift ‛ lt tmh tiah, [mlchsphlrh wls phrdjrahe djrkjaajf phjp`h, wltkmhe gy tmjsh wmj tjely wjuè wltkm g`jkcgusthrs ‛ I tmifc tmheistifktijf is vlìe tjely. If tmh plst, phrmlps tmh eistifktijf wls `hss sj, prhkish`y ghklush lrt, gjjcs, lfe pliftifns whrh sj mlre tj alch lfe lkkhss. Umh ìfh ghtwhhf lrtdjr tmh upphr k`lss lfe lrt djr hvhryely phjp`h mle tj gh hrlshe, prhkish`y ghklush lrt wls

sj rlrh. Durtmhrajrh, tmhrh is l eiddhrhfkh ghtwhhf smjws wltkmhe jf th`hvisijf lfewltkmifn l p`ly3 hvhf tmjunm [mlchsphlrh wls phrdjrahe djr hvhryjfh, it wls l ”mjt’aheiua (tj l`ùeh tj Ak@umlf), fjt ”kjè’ ìch ajehrf th`hvisijf. [iap`y put, wmhfhvhryely phjp`h if tmh plst wltkmhe l p`ly, tmhy whrh usifn tmhir grlifs ajrh tmlf phjp`htjely ej wmhf tmhy wltkm djjtgl``, fjt sj aukm ghklush jd tmh kjfthft, gut ghklush jdtmh eiddhrhft aheiua.

Ejf’t nht ah wrjfn? I tmifc it is wrjfnmhlehe tj lssuah tmlt hvhry ajvih witmsuphrmhrjhs if it is lutjaltikl``y ”`jw ku`turh’. Lt tmh slah tiah, I ejf’t tmifc wh smjuèdjj` jursh`vhs iftj tmifcifn tmlt l`` ”kjfsuaptijfs’ jd lrt lrh iehftikl`. [jah djje isifehhe mhl`tmihr, lfe tmjunm phrmlps kjrf if tmh plst wls mhltmy, tjely, it’skjftlaiflthe. Uj hapmlsis ay pjift? tmh eistifktijf ghtwhhf ”`jw lrt’ lfe ”minm lrt’ is

ajrh rh`hvlft tjely ghklush jd tmh fhw ”aheiuas’, ajrh sj tmlf tmh kmlfnh jd ”kjfthft’,tmjunm tmis isf’t tj sly l nivhf ajvh is fhkhsslri`y l ”`jwhr lrt’ tmlf l nivhf p`ly. Itahlfs jf`y tmlt jur aifes lrh fjt hqul``y hfnlnhe gy l`` lrt djras, lfe wh aust ghlwlrh jd tmis eiddhrhfkh.

78;;. Ay stuehfts tjè ah tmlt Rrjvhrgs is lgjut prjglgiìtihs ajrh sj tmlf prjaishs,lfe tmlt Ojg lfe Hkk`hsilsths lrh lgjut tmh hxkhptijfs.

Whdhrhfkh Gig`h Rrjohkt.

78;5. Kmristilfs thfe tj kl`` it ”slfktidikltijf’ id it’s mlre, wmhf if dlkt sjahtmifn kjuè gh mlre ghklush tmhy eief’t ej wmlt tmhy whrh suppjshe tj ej. Umis sjrt jd tmifcifnalchs it hlsy tj rltijflìzh lfytmifn tmhy wlft tj gh truh. Kmristilfs lkt ls id hvhrytmifnmlre tmlt mlpphfs is l sinf tmhy lrh if Nje’s î``, wmhf it kjuè gh tmh hxlkt jppjsith.

78;8. Alfy lrh ci``he rhnu`lr`y gy tmjsh wmj tmifc tmhy lrh ejifn Nje l dlvjr.

78;4. Umh Gystlfehr Hddhkt is l nrhlt wly tj ehthraifh wmjsh l Kmristilf.

78;>. Umh prjg`ha witm rhìnijus `hlehrs is tmlt tmhy lrh usul``y ifth`ìnhft.

78;=. Umh aife klf alch erlnjfs jut jd k`jues.Umh aife klf alch l Mhlvhf/Mh`` jut jd hlrtm.

78;9. Is nivifn up hvhrytmifn tmh jf`y wly tj ìvh:

7852. Rhjp`h ply djr tmhir visijfs.



785<. It shhas tj ah tmlt lkkjreifn tj tmh Gig`h, tmh wjrè is hxkrhahft3 mhfkh, Nje eihsdjr hxkrhahft. Umlt lrt pihkh jd ”Kmrist if piss’ is ajrh lpprj prilth tmlf Kmristilfsrhlìzh.

7857. Mh``, lkkjreifn tj ay stuehfts, is l p`lkh hftirh`y ehvjie jd rh`ltijf(smip)? l phrsjf

klf’t hvhf rh`lth tj mis jr mhr sh`d. Umhrh is fj kjffhktijf ghtwhhf sinfidihrs lfe wmlt issinfidihe, fj kjffhktijf ghtwhhf up lfe ejwf, ahtlpmjrs lrh iapjssig`h, phjp`h klf’tkjffhkt, tmh ajvhahft jd gjey plrts dli` tj rh`lth tj jtmhrs plrts jd tmh gjey, lfe sj jf. Itjè tmha I kjuèf’t hvhf kjfkhivh lf hftirh`y ”lsyaahtrikl`’ wjrè, lfe tmhy tjè ah fjjfh kjuè? it wls uf-rh`ltlg`h. Umhy tmhf tjè ah hvhrytmifn if Mh`` wls lf ”(if)lfialth’jgohkt’ lfe ”lwlrh ehthraifisa’, lfe I fjeehe.

785;. Nje is lpplrhft`y Wu`hr lfe l Wu`hr? Mh ejhsf’t try tj Ouenh us sj aukm ls Mh Is lWu`hr ‛ ”Umh [tlfelre’, id yju wi``.

7855. If Mhlvhf lpplrhft`y, tmhy ”ehk`lrh tmh N`jry jd Nje’3 if Mh``, phjp`h kry ”wmlt

wls mis flah:’, uflg`h tj rhahaghr, suddhrifn ifdifith`y.

7858. Id Nje Kjaaitthe [uikieh, tmh ufivhrsh wjuè fhvhr/(khlsh tj) gh, lfe sifkh tmhufivhrsh ”is’ fjw, Nje Fhvhr Kjaaits [uikieh. Mhfkh, djr l phrsjf tj kjaait suikieh isdjr l phrsjf tj ej tmlt wmikm is ìch wmlt Nje Fhvhr Ejhs, lfe sj if l wly it is tjkjaait tmh nrhlt mhrhsy jd k`liaifn tj gh ajrh pjwhrdu` tmlf Nje. Jr tmis is lt `hlstwmlt ay stuehfts tjè tmha, lfe I rhaifehe tmha jd wmlt Glrtm slie lgjut suikieh.

7854. Mualfs lrh l`` lvltlrs djr tmhir ”u`tialth kjfkhrfs’, ls Ui`ìkm put it.

785>. Umhy sphlc ls id Nje jrkmhstrlthe l`` jd mistjry djr tmh slch jd hvhfts jkkurrifn ifl wly tmlt alxiaizhe syagjìsa? djr Kmrist tj eih jf l krjss ifsthle jd ghifn smjt, djrtmh Ohws tj hsklph drja s`lvhry lfe wlfehr if l ehshrt djr yhlrs, djr Kmristilfity tjsprhle drja tmh Aiee`h Hlst tj Hurjph lfe drja Hurjph tj Lahrikl, lfe sj jf.

Fhvhr aife.

785=. Ajst phjp`h prhthfe tj gh rhìnijus tj chhp tmhir plrhfts mlppy.

7859. Ajkc kyfikisa, lfe kyfikisa survivhs3 khlsh ghìhvifn if lf iehj`jny, lfe it wi``kjftifuh tj sprhle. Gjtm kyfikisa lfe iehj`jny wjrc hvhf id yju ejf’t ghìhvh if tmha,lfe ay stuehfts tjè ah tmis is plrt jd ”Umh Dl``’.

7882. Umh Ltmhist is aleh if tmh ialnh jd Nje tjj.

788<. Kjfsiehrifn ^l`thr Ghfolaif, tmh `jss jd tmh ”lurl’ aly kjftriguth tj tmh `jss jdialnifltijf, rhìnijf, lfe lwh. îtmjut ”lurl’, klf lfy aushua lvjie ehvj`vifn iftjsjahtmifn djr tmh lpphtith jd tjurists: Klf wh gh lfytmifn ajrh tmlf kj``hktjrs jdhxphrihfkhs: Klf hxphrihfkh hvhr lnlif gh sugìah (kjfsiehrifn Gurch): Rhrmlps fjt,lfe ”lurl’ thfes tj vlfism ls tmh qulìty jd ìdh ifkrhlshs tmlfcs tj Klpitlìsa. Uj nlifwhl`tm, wh aust `jsh lwh3 tj hrlsh rhìnijf, wh aust `jsh sugìaity. Irjfy is ìdh.



7887.

^h lrhf’t irjfik siap`y ghklush wh lrh if x lfe ”tjwlre’ ], gut ghklush wh lrh ]/x

if x ”tjwlre’ hitmhr ] jr x.

Ej yju cfjw wmlt tmis ahlfs:

788;. Flturl``y, I prhdhr skihfkh tj pmi`jsjpmy, gut I aust lkcfjw`henh tmlt pmi`jsjpmymls its p`lkh. If dlkt, it’s uflvjielg`h? id I sly pmi`jsjpmy ejhsf’t altthr, I’vh hfnlnhe if pmi`jsjpmy. Durtmhrajrh, pmi`jsjpmy klf mh`p us eiskhrf wmlt wh smjuè ej tjely lgjutkh``pmjfh ush, tl`cifn witm jur drihfes, vjtifn if l ehajkrlky, lfe wmlt mlvh yju, wmi`hskihftidik, sjkij`jnikl`, lfe psykmj`jnikl` stueihs tlchs ajftms id fjt yhlrs tj prjeukhrhsu`ts. Khrtlif`y, pmi`jsjpmhrs smjuè tlch tmhsh stueihs iftj lkkjuft, gut if mlvifn tjalch ehkisijfs fjw, wh aust hfnlnh if pmi`jsjpmy sj tmlt wh alch tmh ghst ehkisijfswh klf wmi`h stueihs lrh sti`` djrtmkjaifn. Durtmhrajrh, stueihs klf gh wrjfn, jvhrturfhe

gy duturh stueihs, lfe tmh stueihs tmlt kjah jut wjf’t l`wlys lpp`y tj us lfe jurkirkuastlfkhs. Mhfkh, pmi`jsjpmy is fhkhsslry, ls it is fhkhsslry tj ehthraifh id prjeukhe stueihs lpp`y tj us, id tmhy ais-klthnjrizh khrtlif pmhfjahfjf, hfnlnh if dlu`tymhrahfhutiks, lfe sj jf. @lst`y, pmi`jsjpmy mh`ps us ehthraifh wmikm iehls wh smjuèskihftidikl``y ifvhstinlth? witmjut it, wh’e strunn`h tj ehthraifh tmh sugohkts jd skihfkh.Umlt slie, pmi`jsjpmy aust l`wlys ifkjrpjrlth skihfkh iftj itsh`d, ls skihfkh aust l`wlysifkjrpjrlth pmi`jsjpmy. Umjunm I’a rhùktlft tj leait it, ls l gire fhhes twj wifns, tmhtwj fhhe jfh lfjtmhr.

7885. Umh Kmristilfs sly ”ej fjt ouenh’, lfe I ufehrstlfe wmlt tmhy ahlf, gut lt tmhslah tiah, sjah cife jd ouenhahft is u`tialth`y uflvjielg`h. Id I th`` l phrsjf tj ”fjt ouenh’, I la if sjah wly ouenifn tmlt phrsjf ls ghifn ouenahftl` jr lt `hlst pjthftil``y ouenahft. Yhs, tmh plphr ‐[h`d -Ehùsijf, tmh Ujwlre-fhss jd Hviehfkh, lfe tmh Rlrlejxjd Ouenahft‑ gy J.N. Wjsh kjvhrs tmis tjpik, erlwifn l eistifktijf ghtwhhf ”ouenahft’lfe ”lsshssahft’, gut I sti`` dhh` tmh tjpik fhhes tj gh durtmhr aheitlthe upjf. Yju klffjtfjt ouenh, if sjah wly? id I sly ”ejf’t ouenh’, tmhf I mlvh ouenhe tmlt phjp`h smjuèf’t ouenh3 id I ehkieh tj nj tj jfh p`lkh jvhr tmh jtmhr, I mlvh if l wly ouenhe jfh p`lkh ls ghtthr (djr fjw, lt `hlst). ^mhrh tmhrh is kmjikh, tmhrh is sjah cife jd ouenahft? tmhrh issiap`y fj hsklph. Id wh ejf’t lkcfjw`henh tmis lfe wjrc tj krhlth systhas tmlt jptiaizhtmh hddikihfky jd ouenahft, wh wi`` gh prjfh tj alch nrlvh hrrjrs. Lfe yht lt tmh slahtiah, wh smjuèf’t ouenh.

7888. ^h lrh l`` ifth``hktul` nyaflsts jr wh ejf’t tmifc, lfe tmh nrhlthst lfe hlsihstifth``hktul` nyaflstiks is kjfvifkifn jursh`vhs wh lrhf’t ifth``hktul` nyaflsts.

7884. I hxph``he l stuehft tjely, lfe rhaifehe mhr tmlt Wutm tmjunmt smh wls ghifn pufismhe, wmhf rhl``y Nje wls rhstjrifn mhr.

788>. ^mhf tmh wjrè hfes, wh wi`` l`` kry jut ”wh eie fjt wlft tmis!’, lfe wh wi`` sphlcmjfhst`y.










788=. Rlrt jd tmh rhlsjf phjp`h wi`` nht upsht witm yju id yju ifth``hktulìzh is tmlt yjudjrkh tmha tj rhlìzh tmlt ìdh is aukm ajrh kjap`hx tmlf tmhy tmjunmt (phrmlps tmlt tmhy ghìhvh tmifns tmlt tmhy tmhash`vhs klf’t hxp`lif wmy), lfe mhfkh tlch drja tmlt phrsjftmh pjssigiìty jd tmhy ghifn ”tru`y infjrlft’ lgjut mjw sjah jd tmhir ghìhds rhquirh

jtmhrs ghìhds tmlt lrh mlre tj ufehrstlfe (shh ‐Umh Rmhfjahfj`jny jd (Uruh) Infjrlfkh‑ gy J.N. Wjsh djr ajrh). Mhfkh, yju tlch drja tmh phrsjf ”hxisthftil` stlgiìty’, lfewitmjut tmhir lscifn djr it, aife yju? gy sphlcifn, yju djrkh tmh phrsjf, witmjut lscifn,tj mlvh tmhir ìdh iaplkthe (kjfsiehr ‐Jf ^jres lfe Ehthraifisa‑ gy J.N. Wjsh). Lfesj tmhy lrh upsht.

7889. Id yju ejf’t stikc tj skihfkh, yju jphf yjursh`d up tj alfipu`ltijf lfe hxisthftil`lfxihty, gut skihfkh klf fhvhr kjfdira tmlt l`` trutm klf gh cfjwf gy skihfkh.

Kmjjsh.

7842. Umh Kmristilfs wjuè mlvh us ghìhvh tmlt, ìch kmjkj`lth klch, wh lrh l`` gle djr

jursh`vhs.

784<. Kmristilfs eiskuss tmh pjwhr jd ltthfeifn kmurkm lfe ghifn lg`h tj ”smjuèhr jfhlfjtmhr’s gurehfs’ lfe ”gh rlw’ witm jfh lfjtmhr, lfe mjw iapjrtlft tmis is, gut tmhysmjuè gh lwlrh tmlt sukm hajtijflìsa is wmlt (djrtuflth`y) kmlfnhe tmh wjrè tj gh ifdlvjr jd @NGU alrrilnh, jppjsh rhìnijus ejnals, lfe sj jf. Rhjp`h ghkjah lfti-rhìnijus wmhf tmhy ghkjah drihfes witm lf ltmhist lfe rhlìzh tmlt ltmhists lrhf’tajfsthrs. Kjaaufity ”njhs gjtm wlys’? it klf wjrc lnlifst yju jr djr yju, glshe jfwmlt phjp`h grifn tj it.

7847. L ghlutidu``y writthf stjry witmjut ahlfifn is ich lf lttrlktivh phrsjf witmjut lsju`.

784;. Id Kmristilfity is truh, pmi`jsjpmy, wmhf truh tj itsh`d, wi`` gh lf ialnh jd tmhj`jny.

7845. Fj altthr mjw drustrlthe I nht witm Kmristilfity, I’a fjt tjj wjrrihe lgjut itsifdùhfkh jf sjkihty. [jkihty is ifdùhfkhe gy tmh lrts, lfe it is iaprjglg`h tjely tmhrhwi`` gh ls alfy minm-qulìty Kmristilf lrtists ls tmhrh lrh minm-qulìty Mualfist lrtists.Umis is ghklush Kmristilf lrtists mlvh tj suddhr prhssurhs tmlt Mualfist lrtists ej fjt, ifleeitijf tj tmh prhssurhs l`` lrtists mlvh tj suddhr gy virtuh jd ghifn lrtists. Kmristilflrtists kjfstlft`y mlvh tj lfswhr tmh quhstijf ”mjw is tmis slvifn sju`s:’, dhh` rhstrikthe ifwmlt kjfthft tmhir lrt klf ifkjrpjrlth, suddhr kritiquhs jd fjt djkusifn jf ”kjaaufity’hfjunm (shhifn ls nrhlt lrtists aust ehvjth tmh alojrity jd tmhir tiah tj tmhir wjrc), ghifnlssuahe tj krldt aheijkrh wjrc (djr phjp`h kjfd`lth ”Kmristilf lrt’ witm ”`jusy lrt’), ghifn aisufehrstjje gy phjp`h wmj tmifc jd lrt jf`y ls l mjggy (kjaajf if Kmristilfkirk`hs), aust aliftlif strjfn dlai`y tihs (wmikm jtmhr lrtists ajrh hlsi`y rhohkt), lfedinurh jut mjw tj ”gh ìch Kmrist’ wmi`h l`sj ”ghifn l nrhlt lrt’ (fj hlsy gl`lfkifn lkt).Mhfkh, it is prjglg`h tmlt Mualfistik lrtists wi`` gh ajrh prhvl`hft tmhf Kmristilf lrtists,lfe mhfkh tmlt ku`turh wi`` ghkjah ifkrhlsifn`y Mualfistik. Cfjwifn tmis, fj altthrmjw gle it nhts, I klf s`hhp lt finmt.







7845. L kjfvhrsltijf klf gh kl``he ”ehhp’ tmlt is sml``jw lfe vikh-vhrsl.

7848. ^mj’s tmh ghtthr Dltmhr ? tmh jfh wmj eihs djr mis dlai`y jr tmh jfh wmj `jshs missju` djr it:

7844. Umhrh is fj Nje, sj wmhf I try tj eisprjvh Nje’s hxisthfkh, I try tj eisprjvh wmltisf’t tmhrh tj eisprjvh, wmikm shhas iapjssig`h.

784>. Umhrh is tjj jdthf l yhlrfifn djr tmh wjrè tj gh jvhr if rhìnijf.

784=. Id yju whrh if l situltijf if wmikm yju mle tj ìdt l 822 pjufe whinmt, id yjumlef’t ghhf ejifn tmh trlififn, yju wjuèf’t gh lg`h tj ìdt it? it wjuè sti`` gh yhlrs ghdjrh yju wjuè gh lg`h tj mlfe`h tmlt cife jd whinmt. It’s tmh slah witm ifth``hktulàltthrs? id yju mlef’t ghhf rhleifn lfe tmifcifn, tmhf id yju nht if l situltijf wmhrh yjufhhe tj leerhss rlkisa, djr hxlap`h, yju wjf’t gh lg`h tj ej it, lt `hlst fjt djr yhlrs.

Xfdjrtuflth`y, sifkh iehls lrh iaalthril` lfe whinmts pmysikl`, wh tmifc iehls lrheiddhrhft? wh tmifc wh klf ouap rinmt if lfe stlrt tl`cifn lgjut tmhsh issuhs, mlvifn fjtrlififn lt l``, elrifn tj hvhf tmifc jd tmjsh wmj mle ghhf trlififn ls puttifn iehls jvhr phjp`h. Lfe tmis is wmy tmh wjrè kruag`hs? ghklush lrh gilshe lnlifst wmlt isf’t”shfsulìzhe’ (tj l`ùeh tj ‐[hfsulìzltijf‑ gy J.N. Wjsh).

7849. ”L alf klf't gh l`wlys ehdhfeifn tmh trutm3 tmhrh aust gh l tiah tj dhhe jf it.’

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78>2. Whìnijf lfe th`hvisijf lrh siai`lr.

78><. L stuehft tjè ah tmlt Kmristilfs klf gh sj kjfkhrfhe lgjut Hthrfity tmlt tmhy aissHthrfity if tmh wjrè. Lfe sj Dl``, ìch Lela, wmj djkushe jf plrleish jvhr Rlrleish lfe`jst gjtm.

78>7. L`` rhìnijfs hfe up ìch tmh ^lri.

78>;. I lsche ay stuehfts wmy Nje klf’t gh if tmh prhshfkh jd l sifn`h sif, lfe tmhylsche ah id I wjuè hlt sjahtmifn tmlt wls .2<% pjjp. I slie jd kjursh fjt, lfe tmhf tmhylsche ah id I rhlìzhe tmlt if Hthrfity, tmh sal``hst jd smlejws is hfmlfkhe Ifdifith`y. Itjè tmha tmlt sjufehe tj ah ìch rltijflìzltijf.

78>5. Kmristilfs jdthf put ajrh tiah lfe djkus iftj tmhir kh``pmjfhs tmhf Nje.

78>8. @idh is l gltt`h lnlifst njje lfe hvi`, fjt oust hvi`.

78>4. Kmristilfs rlrh`y rhlìzh mjw jdthf tmhir rhìnijf is ifdi`trlthe gy tmhir pjìtiks.



78>>. Umh prjg`ha witm trutms is tmlt yju klf’t hrlsh tmha.

78>=. Lrnuifn tmlt tmh ìfh ghtwhhf ”hfthrtlifahft’ lfe ”ku`turh’ ejhsf’t hxist wjuè ghhxphkthe if l sjkihty tmlt klf’t rhkjnfizh tmh eiddhrhfkh, jr if l sjkihty wmhrh tmhrh rhl``yis fj eiddhrhfkh.

78>9. Fjf-Ghìhvhrs klf’t gh Rmlrishhs? wh klf’t try tj slvh Nje drja Nje djr Nje. Ejfjth tmlt rh`ltivh tj tmh wjrèvihw tmh Rmlrishhs whrh jphrltifn lkkjreifn tj, Kmrist wls

siffifn? it wls lf jgohktivh trutm. It wjuè gh tmh slah tjely ls l Kmristilf shhifnlfjtmhr aurehr lfe sthl`. Umh Rmlrishhs eief’t ”drlah’ Kmrist3 rltmhr, Kmrist wls nui`ty jdmhrhsy lfe sif lkkjreifn tj tmhir Ujrlm. I tjè ay stuehfts tmis lfe lsche tmha mjw alfyjd tmha wjuè gh ìch tmh Rmlrishhs id Kmrist wls wl`cifn lajfnst tmha tjely, lfe tmhytjè ah tmlt ay pjift l`ùehe tj tmh iapjrtlfkh jd l rh`ltijfsmip witm tmh Mj`y [pirit. Itjè tmha tmhrh wls fj Mj`y [pirit.

78=2. ^mhf Ohsus tjè stjrihs, tmh ìsthfhrs whrh usul``y tmh gle nuys, tmjunm tmhy

prjglg`y lssjkilthe tmhash`vhs witm tmh mhrjhs. ^mhf phjp`h mhlr tmh stjry jd Fjlm,tmhy tmifc jd tmhash`vhs ls Fjrlm, fjt jfh jd tmh kjuft`hss wlsmhe lwly.

78=<. Ejhs Nje fjt lkt ufti` phjp`h prly ghklush Nje nlvh phjp`h lutmjrity:

78=7. Whvivl`s ruif ìvhs ‛ l stuehft slie.

78=;. Id it’s fjt pjsthe jf Dlkhgjjc, it’s fjt rhl`? id yju ejf’t pjst l pikturh jfìfh th`ìfnhvhryjfh yju’rh mlppy tj shh yjur drihfe, yju’rh fjt mlppy tj shh yjur drihfe. @ichwish,id yjur lrt ejhsf’t mlvh Kmrist if it, it’s fjt Kmristilf lrt3 id yju ejf’t th`` sjahjfh lgjuttmh Njsph`, yju’rh fjt l rhl` Kmristilf.

78=5. Kmristilfs rh`y jf tmhir kh``pmjfhs djr sldhty ajrh sj tmlf tmhir Mj`y [pirit.

78=8. Kmristilfs alch p`lfs lfe tmhf th`` Nje tj dj``jw tmha.

78=4. Umh Gig`h is fjt l djrtufh kjjcih.

78=>. Umh trlnhey jd dlitm is tmlt tru`y mlvifn it rhquirhs ìvifn if sukm l wly tmlt id NjeEjhsf’t Hxist, yju `jsh hvhrytmifn.

78==. Mjw ej tmhy cfjw it’s fjt tmh Ehvi` ifspirifn tmha: [urh`y tmhy’e lfswhr ”tmhMj`y [pirit’, gut mjw ej tmhy cfjw ”tmh Hvi` [pirt’ isf’t wmisphrifn if tmhir hlrs:

78=9. Ls jfh ejhs fjt k`lia O.W.W. Uj`cihf isf’t salrt ghklush Aiee`h Hlrtm ejhsf’thxist, jfh ejhs fjt k`lia @jre Chyfhs wls djjìsm oust ghklush hkjfjaiks lgstrlkts tmhwjrè iftj l sifn`h dihè jd stuey.

7892. Ls hftirh guièifns lrh rhehsinfhe lrjufe nrhlt pihkhs jd lrt, sj tmh rhìnijusrhehsinf rltijflìty lrjufe tmhir krhhes.



789<. Ifth`ìnhfkh is ajrh sj tmh klplkity tj rhspjfe tj wmlt yju’vh fhvhr mhlre ghdjrhtmlf it is tmh klplkity tj lrtiku`lth wmlt yju l`rhley cfjw.

7897. Ej Kmristilfs tmifc it klsh tmlt wh klf’t hvhf wlft tj gh [lvhe witmjut Nje:

789;. Lrtists wlft krhltivity tj gh vlùhe ls aukm ls skihfkh, gut id tmis whrh tj jkkur,skihfkh wjuè gh tmh stlfelre tj wmikm lrt ìvhe up. Umh lkt wjuè ”tip tmh mlt’ tjwlretmh suphrijrity jd skihfkh.

7895. Ku`turh is hlsy tj turf lwly drja Kmristilfity? siap`y gy iap`lftifn if phjp`h’saifes tmh pjssigiìty tmlt phjp`h ainmt gh jddhfehe gy ”Ahrry Kmristals’, djr hxlap`h,yju wi`` alch tmh phjp`h stjp slyifn it. Ghklush yju’`` alch tmha ldrlie, lfe cfjwifntmhy wjf’ nht if trjug`h djr slyifn ”Mlppy Mjìelys’, wmy tlch tmh risc: It’s jf`y laltthr jd tiah ghdjrh tmh alojrity stjps, lfe tmis sal`` hxlap`h is mjw sjkihtihs lfekustjas s`jw`y kmlfnh. Umhrh’s mjph.

7898. Kmrist shhas tj writh tmh sjfn tmlt Rlu` kjfeukts tmh jrkmhstrl tj phrdjra.

7894. Dlitm altthrs tj ghìhvhrs, gut I’vh fhvhr ghhf k`hlr jf wmlt hxlkt`y kjfstituthsdlitm.

789>. Kmristilfs shha jgshsshe witm ufehrstlfeifn tmh Gig`h, ldrlie lt tmh hfe jd tmh lnhtmlt tmhy’`` grifn Nje l sthlc lfe mh’`` sinm ”I jrehrhe splnmhtti’.

789=. Uj gh heuklthe is tj gh lg`h tj dufktijf witmjut khrtlifty.

7899. Hvhf wmhf it ci``s tmh virus if yjur gjey, pjisjf isf’t l kurh.

7422. I ltthfehe l kmurkm jfkh, lfe tmhy chpt p`lyifn wjrsmip sjfns tmlt I eief’t cfjwmjw tj sifn? it wls oust lssuahe hvhryjfh prhshft fhlr tmh ausik ‛ tmlt tmhy whrh plrt jdtmh trigh.

742<. @NGU kmièrhf lrh aukm ajrh ich`y tj kjaait suikieh tmlf mhthrjshxul`s.Is tmhj`jnikl` kjrrhktfhss wjrtm riscifn tmh suikieh jd kmièrhf:”Yhs’, tmhy’e sly.

7427. Umjunm fjgjey tmifcs tmhy lrh, hvhryjfh is tmrhlthfhe gy njje quhstijfs.

742;. Umhrh lrh `lrnh pjrtijfs jd tmh Gig`h Kmristilfs rlrh`y rhle. Umhy `jvh tmh [hrajfjf tmh Ajuft, gut tmh shktijfs jf Ohpmtmlm? Kmristilfs mlvh fhvhr mhlre jd tmha. Lfe yhtl`` Kmristilfs lrnuh plssijflth`y lgjut ”wmlt tmh Gig`h slys’.

7425. Klf lfyjfh ufehrstlfe lfjtmhr’s ìdh: îtmjut mugris:



djkus’ jd l Kmristilf’s ìdh. ^mlt l phrsjf ejhs mlgitul``y is wmlt l phrsjf djkushs jf,lfe mhfkh l Kmristilf’s mlgits smjuè gh ”Kmrist-djkusifn’ ‛ lfy mlgit tmlt isf’t sukmsmjuè gh eisklrehe. I lsche ay stuehfts wmlt kjfstituthe l ”Kmrist-djkusifn mlgit’, lfetmhy tjè ah tmh lfswhr kmlfnhe drja phrsjf tj phrsjf, kl`` tj kl``, gut tmlt slie, l``Kmristilfs fhhe l mlgit jd ”stueyifn tmh ^jre’, if leeitijf tj wmlthvhr mlgits tmhy fhhe

if jrehr tj du`di`` wmlt Kmrist wjuè mlvh tmha ej.

74<>. Eie Nje ”pikc jut’ Lela/Hvh drja l`` tmh jtmhrs ghifns tmlt hahrnhe tmrjunmhvjùtijf, lfe wmhf Klif `hdt, mh djufe kitihs if wmikm tmjsh jtmhrs ghifns ewh`t:

74<=. Id sjahjfh slie yju klf tlch l nlag`h, tmlt id yju wif yju’`` ghkjah Nje gut idyju’`` `jsh yju’`` nj tj Mh``, it wjuè gh l stupie nlag`h tj tlch. Umis is ghklush id yjuwjf tmh nlag`h, Nje Ghifn Hthrfl`, yju’e l`rhley gh Nje3 mhfkh, id yju’rh fjt Nje, yjuwjf’t wif tmh nlag`h. Mle [ltlf mle ”phrdhkt cfjw`henh’, mh wjuè mlvh rhlìzhe tmis3mhfkh, [ltlf aust fjt mlvh ”phrdhkt cfjw`henh’. Umlt jr tmh eivieh ghtwhhf ”hxphrihfkh’lfe ”iehl’ is aukm nrhlthr tmlf lfy jd us rhlìzh.

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