Archives for January 18, 2017

The word “horizon”, by definition,  is a critical concept in our life, because it denotes the limits within which we essentially live and move.

And we all understand that the bigger our horizons are, the better our lives are, because we can predict better, we can explore farther, we are better prepared and we understand this from driving, since when we drive if we look far ahead of us we’ll be able to avoid an obstacle.

If not, then we are at risk because of lack of the time required to have the right reaction. The farther I see, the better I react, the more effective my life is. This is the characteristic of living faith in the living God. As my faith grows, the horizon of my everyday possibilities grows, because I can predict better, prepare myself to be safer, and not to be led by everyday changes that take place around me.

So, faith is a tool for a better life and not a barrier to a better life, as some stubborn people want to present it. The increase of faith is a personal obligation, it cannot be transferred, borrowed, replaced, and is not granted by any natural person to another. It is a completely personal matter and an individual responsibility.

We call “original” the elements on which all the other elements are based on. The letters of the alphabet are the original elements of the language and the numbers from zero to nine are the original elements of the arithmetic.

Without these data, there is no communication or numerical language for the exact determination of quantities. Therefore, we all understand that even in the questions of living faith, there are the corresponding initial elements, without which we cannot understand the continuity of things.

A sound and logical faith requires the exact knowledge of the Scriptures and without this knowledge there is no kind of evolution in the living faith that can produce results. An initial element of living faith is the complete and accurate knowledge of the Sacred Scriptures, and anyone who wants to proceed with the implementation and evaluation of the results found in fulfilling the instructions and teachings of Christ, can only do so with this resource.

The original elements of the words of Christ are the prerequisite for any development in living faith. Any diversion from this truth, it’s just a waste of time; it’s like smelling the dinner without taking part in eating it.