LOOK WHO IS TALKING!
Friday in the 5th Week of Lent
Jn 10:31-42
Blasphemy is any sacrilegious act done against God. Taking the name of God in vain is blasphemy. Attempting to make God an accomplice to do evil is blasphemy. Using the things of God for evil ends is blasphemy.
But should not taking up rocks to stone someone to death be considered blasphemous too? It is God who gives life to everyone and He alone, therefore, has the right to take it back. Should not persecuting someone under the guise of religious fervor be understood as blasphemous also? Religion falls under the category of “things” of God. Is not manipulating God to preserve the status quo blasphemous, too? God should never be manipulated and exploited for whatever purpose.
When we are concerned about the sanctity of God but are neglectful of the sanctity of human life, we blaspheme. When we are on fire for God but are cold-hearted toward those who do not share our faith, we blaspheme. When we are preoccupied with our causes – no matter how praiseworthy they are – but are manipulative and exploitative of God, we blaspheme.
Blasphemy should include all sacrilegious acts done against God towards man. When we love God but hate one another, we are guilty of blasphemy because God dwells in each of us. When we persecute and kill in the name of religion, we are very guilty of blasphemy because godly causes have nothing to do with oppression and murder. When we manipulate and exploit God for anything, we are guilty of blasphemy because in doing so we are playing gods.
Because He claimed to be the Son of God, Jesus was hung on the cross. While sedition was the crime that His enemies accused Him of before the Roman Procurator, their primary allegation against Jesus was blasphemy. But if calling Himself “the Son of God” was the crime His enemies accused Jesus of, they were just as guilty as Jesus was, for in their heart of hearts they all long to be a child of God and even called their nation, Israel, God’s first-born. Look who is talking! They had a totally twisted understanding of blasphemy to suit their own agenda. Blasphemous!
Jn 10:31-42
Blasphemy is any sacrilegious act done against God. Taking the name of God in vain is blasphemy. Attempting to make God an accomplice to do evil is blasphemy. Using the things of God for evil ends is blasphemy.
But should not taking up rocks to stone someone to death be considered blasphemous too? It is God who gives life to everyone and He alone, therefore, has the right to take it back. Should not persecuting someone under the guise of religious fervor be understood as blasphemous also? Religion falls under the category of “things” of God. Is not manipulating God to preserve the status quo blasphemous, too? God should never be manipulated and exploited for whatever purpose.
When we are concerned about the sanctity of God but are neglectful of the sanctity of human life, we blaspheme. When we are on fire for God but are cold-hearted toward those who do not share our faith, we blaspheme. When we are preoccupied with our causes – no matter how praiseworthy they are – but are manipulative and exploitative of God, we blaspheme.
Blasphemy should include all sacrilegious acts done against God towards man. When we love God but hate one another, we are guilty of blasphemy because God dwells in each of us. When we persecute and kill in the name of religion, we are very guilty of blasphemy because godly causes have nothing to do with oppression and murder. When we manipulate and exploit God for anything, we are guilty of blasphemy because in doing so we are playing gods.
Because He claimed to be the Son of God, Jesus was hung on the cross. While sedition was the crime that His enemies accused Him of before the Roman Procurator, their primary allegation against Jesus was blasphemy. But if calling Himself “the Son of God” was the crime His enemies accused Jesus of, they were just as guilty as Jesus was, for in their heart of hearts they all long to be a child of God and even called their nation, Israel, God’s first-born. Look who is talking! They had a totally twisted understanding of blasphemy to suit their own agenda. Blasphemous!
posted by Fr. Bobby @ 3:00 PM
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