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Christ's light in the world

christi light in the worldThe contrast of light and darkness is a metaphor often used in the Bible to contrast good with evil. Jesus uses light to represent himself: “The light came into the world and people loved darkness more than light because what they did was evil. For anyone who does evil hates the light; he does not step into the light so that what he is doing is not revealed. However, those who follow the truth in what they do step into the light and it becomes evident that their actions are founded in God »(Joh 3,19-21 GNÜ). People who live in the dark are positively influenced by the light of Christ.

Peter Benenson, a British lawyer, founded Amnesty International and said publicly for the first time in 1961: “It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.” This is how a candle surrounded by...

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Compare, evaluate and judge

605 compare evaluate and judgeWe live in a world that lives primarily according to the motto: "We are good and the others are all bad". Every day we hear of groups shouting against other people for political, religious, racial or socio-economic reasons. Social media seem to be making this worse. Our opinions can be made available to thousands more than we would like long before we have the opportunity to reconsider and respond to the words. Never before has the different groups been able to shout at each other so quickly and loudly.

Jesus tells the story of the Pharisee and the tax collector who pray in the temple: "Two people went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee, the other a tax collector" (Luke 18,10). It is the classic parable about “us and them”. The Pharisee proudly declares: "I thank you, God,...

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