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जीवनदायी वचन #45: येसु के साक्षी बन्ने का आनंद & लाभ [St. Justin Martyr] Matthew 10:28
Biblical Guide to Life #45: The Joy & Profit of Dying for Christ [St. Justin Martyr] Matthew 10:28
Can dying be joyful and profitable?
Life is NOT the END, but it's relative, i.e., depending on the exchange value.
People were ready to die for a greater cause - one's country, family, dream, etc.
Have you found something or someone for whom you are ready to sacrifice your life joyfully?
In the Early Church, the disciples considered it to be a privilege to die for Christ!
St. Justin, Martyr (100-165) was a pagan philosopher.
He was seriously in search of the Truth.
He went to different Schools of Thought in search of it.
Someone told him, "Truth is revealed and not known".
Then, he began to read the Old Testament and some of the Writings of the New Testament as well.
Behold, he found the Truth and the name of the Truth is (was) Jesus.
Having found the Truth, he went about preaching Jesus.
He defended the faith unlike Apostles, Apostolic Fathers, and Church Fathers.
That's why he is very rightly called - 'Unapologetic Apologist'.
St. Justin is the FIRST Apologist of the Church.
When he was to be executed for refusing to worship the pagan gods, he said,
"हम मारे जाने से घबराते नहीं हैं, क्योंकि हम अपना भरोसा वर्तमान पर नहीं रखते और हमें किसी भी हाल में मरना ही होगा।"
“But since we do not place our hopes on the present [order], and since we will have to die somehow in any case, we are not troubled by being put to death.”
He was ready to die because - his hope was not in the present world and one has to die in any case.
But, people died and still die for the name of Jesus.
It was NOT out of compulsion and sadness, but out of total freedom and in total joyfulness.
It was a privilege to suffer and die for the sake of Jesus who loved them to the end.
Do we have to hesitate to die for the sake of Christ?
Jesus says,
"उन से नहीं डरो, जो शरीर को मार डालते हैं, किन्तु आत्मा को नहीं मार सकते, बल्कि उससे डरो, जो शरीर और आत्मा दोनों का नरक में सर्वनाश कर सकता है।" (सन्त मत्ती 10:28)
"Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell." (Matthew 10:28)
Living and dying for Christ should be the purpose of our life.
What is YOUR stand?
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