A fé vem pelo ouvir
A fé vem pelo ouvir, e o ouvir pela Palavra de Cristo. Quando a Palavra é proclamada, a fé nasce nos corações. Ouvir a Deus é o primeiro passo para crer e seguir.
A fé vem pelo ouvir
A fé vem pelo ouvir, e o ouvir pela Palavra de Cristo. Quem ouve a Palavra crê e obtém a salvação eterna.
ityatra yihUdini tadanyalOkE ca kOpi vizESO nAsti yasmAd yaH sarvvESAm advitIyaH prabhuH sa nijayAcakAna sarvvAn prati vadAnyO bhavati|
yataH, yaH kazcit paramEzasya nAmnA hi prArthayiSyatE| sa Eva manujO nUnaM paritrAtO bhaviSyati|
yaM yE janA na pratyAyan tE tamuddizya kathaM prArthayiSyantE? yE vA yasyAkhyAnaM kadApi na zrutavantastE taM kathaM pratyESyanti? aparaM yadi pracArayitArO na tiSThanti tadA kathaM tE zrOSyanti?
yadi vA prEritA na bhavanti tadA kathaM pracArayiSyanti? yAdRzaM likhitam AstE, yathA, mAggalikaM susaMvAdaM dadatyAnIya yE narAH| pracArayanti zAntEzca susaMvAdaM janAstu yE| tESAM caraNapadmAni kIdRk zObhAnvitAni hi|
kintu tE sarvvE taM susaMvAdaM na gRhItavantaH| yizAyiyO yathA likhitavAn| asmatpracAritE vAkyE vizvAsamakarOddhi kaH|
ataEva zravaNAd vizvAsa aizvaravAkyapracArAt zravaNanjca bhavati|
ahaM yuSmattaH kathAmEkAM jijnjAsE yUyam AtmAnaM kEnAlabhadhvaM? vyavasthApAlanEna kiM vA vizvAsavAkyasya zravaNEna?
yUyamapi satyaM vAkyam arthatO yuSmatparitrANasya susaMvAdaM nizamya tasminnEva khrISTE vizvasitavantaH pratijnjAtEna pavitrENAtmanA mudrayEvAgkitAzca|
yatastasya mahimnaH prakAzAya tEna krItAnAM lOkAnAM mukti ryAvanna bhaviSyati tAvat sa AtmAsmAkam adhikAritvasya satyagkArasya paNasvarUpO bhavati|
yuSmAnAhaM yathArthataraM vadAmi yO janO mama vAkyaM zrutvA matprErakE vizvasiti sOnantAyuH prApnOti kadApi daNPabAjanaM na bhavati nidhanAdutthAya paramAyuH prApnOti|
ahaM yuSmAnatiyathArthaM vadAmi yadA mRtA Izvaraputrasya ninAdaM zrOSyanti yE ca zrOSyanti tE sajIvA bhaviSyanti samaya EtAdRza AyAti varam idAnImapyupatiSThati|
matprErakENa pitrA nAkRSTaH kOpi janO mamAntikam AyAtuM na zaknOti kintvAgataM janaM caramE’hni prOtthApayiSyAmi|
tE sarvva IzvarENa zikSitA bhaviSyanti bhaviSyadvAdinAM granthESu lipiritthamAstE atO yaH kazcit pituH sakAzAt zrutvA zikSatE sa Eva mama samIpam AgamiSyati|
ya IzvarAd ajAyata taM vinA kOpi manuSyO janakaM nAdarzat kEvalaH saEva tAtam adrAkSIt|
ahaM yuSmAn yathArthataraM vadAmi yO janO mayi vizvAsaM karOti sOnantAyuH prApnOti|
Ouvir e obedecer
Felizes os que ouvem a Palavra de Deus e a praticam. Quem tem ouvidos ouça o que o Espírito diz.
kintu sOkathayat yE paramEzvarasya kathAM zrutvA tadanurUpam Acaranti taEva dhanyAH|
yasya zrOtuM karNau staH sa zRNOtu|
atha tAnAcakhyau yUyaM sarvvajagad gatvA sarvvajanAn prati susaMvAdaM pracArayata|
yathA karNaiH zrOSyatha yUyaM vai kintu yUyaM na bhOtsyatha| nEtrairdrakSyatha yUyanjca parijnjAtuM na zakSyatha| tE mAnuSA yathA naiva paripazyanti lOcanaiH| karNai ryathA na zRNvanti na budhyantE ca mAnasaiH| vyAvarttitESu cittESu kAlE kutrApi tairjanaiH| mattastE manujAH svasthA yathA naiva bhavanti ca| tathA tESAM manuSyANAM kriyantE sthUlabuddhayaH| badhirIbhUtakarNAzca jAtAzca mudritA dRzaH|
yadEtAni vacanAni yizayiyabhaviSyadvAdinA prOktAni tESu tAni phalanti|
kintu yuSmAkaM nayanAni dhanyAni, yasmAt tAni vIkSantE; dhanyAzca yuSmAkaM zabdagrahAH, yasmAt tairAkarNyatE|
tatO yIzu rlOkAn AhUya prOktavAn, yUyaM zrutvA budhyadhbaM|
prArthanAkAlE mamApi kRtE prArthanAM kurudhvaM,