CHRIST WILL TRANSFORM OUR BODIES AFTER DEATH TO BECOME LIKE HIS
By Fr. Felix (African Times Guest Writer)
In this world we are aliens rather than citizens,
in that our final values are not those of this
world, not is our final aim. We cannot rest in
contentment except in the expectation of the
Risen Lord coming in triumph to assume
lordship of all things.
This, rather than food or any material goods,
must be the basis of our whole system of
values. To modern conventions Paul’s
occasional encouragement to follow his rule of
life or to imitate him seems boastful and
complacent.
He sees himself as the servant of Christ,
suffering for Christ, just as Jesus suffered as
the
Servant of the Lord. Paul’s sufferings are the
badge of apostleship. In other passages,
however, he shows that he is as aware as any of
us of his own failings and of his inability to live
up to his ideals.
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