06/04/2023
📷UNION ESPIRITISTA CRISTIANA DE FILIPINAS INCORPORADA
REGION 10/BARMM DISTRICT 24
Credits: Hmno. Joel Ar**la
Center: RAYA SA PAGHIDAIT
P-17 Hindangon, Pob. Valencia City/Bukidnon
DOCTRINE : SIN CARIDAD NO HAY SALAVACION POSIBLE (WITHOUT CHARITY THERE IS NO SALVACION)
- KONG WALANG KAWANGGAWA, WALANG KALIGTASAN
Charity- Originally in Latin the word caritas meant preciousness, dearness, high price.
In Christian theology, caritas became the standard Latin translation for the Greek word agapē, meaning an unlimited loving-kindness to all others, such as the love of God.
This much wider concept is the meaning of the word charity in the Christian triplet "faith, hope and charity", as used by the Douay-Rheims and the King James Version of the Bible in their translation of St Paul's Letter to the Corinthians. However the English word more generally used for this concept, both before and since (and by the "King James" Bible at other passages), is the more direct love.
In Christian theology charity, or love (agapē), means an unlimited loving-kindness toward all others. The term should not be confused with the more restricted modern use of the word charity to mean benevolent giving.
Note that the King James Version uses both the words charity and love to translate the idea of caritas / ἀγάπη: sometimes it uses one, then sometimes the other, for the same concept.
1). I Cor 13: 1-3 (KJV)
13 : 1-Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things
1 cor 13: 13-And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
Matthew 22:36-40
New International Version
36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”
37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’[a] 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[b] 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
Bible references about CHARITY :
1. Matthew 25 : 31-40
The Sheep and the Goats
31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’
37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’
40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me
2. Luke : 10: 25-37 :
The Parable of the Good Samaritan
25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
26 “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?”
27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’[a]; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[b]”
28 “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.”
29 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
30 In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. 31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32 So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 The next day he took out two denarii[c] and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’
36 “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”
37 The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.”
Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”
3). All of Jesus morals are summed up in Charity and Humility. that is the two virtues contrary to selfishness and pride In all HIS teachings, HE points to these two virtues as being the way to eternal happiness. Blessed are the poor in spirit-Meaning the humble. For theirs the Kingdom in Heaven: Blessed are the pure in heart: blessed are the meek and peace loving: blessed are the merciful : Humility and Charity are the things Jesus, never ceased to recommend.
In the Final Judgement, what will be taken in consideration in passing sentence? Upon will the indictment be based? Will the Judge ask if one had fulfilled this or that formality, or observed such and such practiced? NO, He will ask about one thing only: The practiced of CHARITY. Will he inquire as to the orthodoxy of thie faith? Will He will make distinction between who believed in one manner and those who believed in another? NO, for Jesus places the Samaritan- regarded as heretic, but who showed Love to his neighbor- above orthodoxy that lacks Charity. Jesus, thus did not make Charity only one condition to Salvation, BUT THE SOLE CONDITION. If there other conditions to fulfill he woukd mention them. If he place Charity on the first plane of the virtues, it is because Charity implicitly entails all the others: Humility, kindness, benevolence, indulgence, justice, etc.and because it is the complete negation of pride and selfishness.
That all denomination are claiming the privileged of the TRUTH, What person could boast of possessing the whole truth, whe the circle of knowledge is increasing constantly, and ideas being rectified every day? The absolute TRUTH IS SHARED ONLY AMONG THE SPIRITS IN THE HIGHEST ORDER (HOLY SPIRIT)
SPIRITISM- Could not prove its origin in any better way than providing it as a rule, because is the reflection of the PUREST CHRISTIANITY.
My Hermanos and Hermanas; we must give thanks to GOD, who had allowed you to enjoy the Light of Spiritism, not because those who possess this enlightenment are the only one to be saved, but because, it help you understand CHRIST TEACHING MORE FULLY, it will make us better Christians.So, make every effort so that when other others observe you, they can say that the TRUE SPIRITIST AND THE TRUS CHRISTIANS are one and the same thing, for all who practice CHARITY are JESUS disciples, whatever the denomination to which they belong.
some bible references about CHARITY- Pls read:
Prov 19:17 Matthew 5:42
Prov 28:27 Luke 11:41
Isaiah 58:7 Luke 14:13
Isaiah 58:10 2 Cor 9:6-7
Matthew 6:1-4 1 John 3:17
Main references of this topic extracted from the BIBLE and the Gospel accdg to Spiritism.
QUESTIONS TO BE ILLUCIDATED ABOUT THIS TOPIC : (Workshop)
1. What do you understand about CHARITY?
2. What charity can do in your life in connection to eternal happiness (Salvation)
3. why if there is no Charity there is no Salvation?
