Word of God, On 24th September 2024
Lord, bless us by hearing and listening the unadulterated Word of God
(Ga 1:6–9 NJB). I am astonished that you are so promptly turning away from the one who called you in the grace of Christ and are going over to a different gospel— not that it is another gospel; except that there are trouble-makers among you who are seeking to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we ourselves or an angel from heaven preaches to you a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let God’s curse be on him. I repeat again what we declared before: anyone who preaches to you a gospel other than the one you were first given is to be under God’s curse.
In the preceding verses, St Paul discusses how we fall away from God's grace. We should have a single way to live our spiritual life. The Gospel and Holy Scriptures, which we have learned from our spiritual teachers or fathers, should not be ignored. We got a specific Charism from them, and each Charism is unique. Furthermore, some preachers may distort God's Word when preaching the gospel. 2Cr 2: 17 At least we do not adulterate the word of God, as so many do, but it is in all purity, as envoys of God and in God’s presence, that we speak in Christ. Br Shaji always quote this Scriptural verse (Word of God) in his preaching. We have our Brothers to give us the knowledge and wisdom necessary to enter the Charism of Word of Grace, which Br Victor bestowed upon us. We can all grow in this very pertinent and particular Charism that Lord Jesus has bestowed upon Br Victor. All of us must adhere to this Charism in order to grow spiritually in the love of God. So hearing the Holy Scriptures, the unadulterated Word of God, from the Brothers has given us a great grace. We shall go wrong by listening to and practising other preachers' methods of teaching the Scriptures, and as a result, we will lose our Charism and grace.
