Life of Christ by Fulton J. Sheen

Author:Fulton J. Sheen
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
ISBN: 9780385526999
Publisher: The Crown Publishing Group
Published: 2008-08-18T16:00:00+00:00

Rejection lies in this, that when the Light came into the world

Men preferred darkness to Light;

Preferred it, because their doings were evil.

Anyone who acts shamefully hates the Light,

Will not come into the Light,

For fear that his doings will be found out.

Whereas the man whose life is true comes to the Light,

So that his deeds may be seen for what they are,

Deeds done in God.

JOHN 3:19–19

Men of the world did not begin with a conscious hatred of the Light, because Truth is as native to the mind as light to the eye. But when that Light shone on their souls and revealed their sins, they hated it just as the bank robber hates the searchlight the policeman has turned on him. The truth which He brought, men recognized as a claim on their allegiance, because they were made for it; but since they had perverted their natures by evil behavior, His truth stirred their consciences and they despised it. All their habits of life, their dishonesties, and baser passions roused them in violent opposition to that Light. Many a sick man will not undergo a medical examination, for fear the doctor may tell him something he does not like. He told them therefore that He was not a Teacher asking for a disciple who would parrot His sayings; He was a Savior Who first disturbed a conscience and then purified it. But many would never get beyond hating the disturber. The Light is no boon, except to those who are men of good will; their lives may be evil, but at least they want to be good. His Presence, He said, was a threat to sensuality, avarice, and lust. When a man has lived in a dark cave for years, his eyes cannot stand the light of the sun; so the man who refuses to repent turns against mercy. No one can prevent the sun from shining, but every man can pull down the blinds and shut it out.

Our Lord next told them that in the continuing persecution against Him, they were not to be concerned as to how to answer their persecutors. No written-out statements, no prepared manuscripts will be necessary. He promised to speak to them through His Spirit.

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