12th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) - Matt 10: 26-33

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🗓️ 24 June 2023

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Matthew 10: 26-33 - 'Do not be afraid of those who kill the body.'

Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:

- 363 (in 'Body and Soul but Truly One') - In Sacred Scripture the term "soul" often refers to human life or the entire human person. But "soul" also refers to the innermost aspect of man, that which is of greatest value in him, that by which he is most especially in God's image: "soul" signifies the spiritual principle in man.

- 1034 (in 'Hell') - Jesus often speaks of "Gehenna" of "the unquenchable fire" reserved for those who to the end of their lives refuse to believe and be converted, where both soul and body can be lost. Jesus solemnly proclaims that he "will send his angels, and they will gather . . . all evil doers, and throw them into the furnace of fire," and that he will pronounce the condemnation: "Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire!"

- 305 (in 'God Carries out his plan: Divine Providence') - Jesus asks for childlike abandonment to the providence of our heavenly Father who takes care of his children's smallest needs: "Therefore do not be anxious, saying, "What shall we eat?" or "What shall we drink?". . . Your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well."

- 1816 (in 'Faith') - The disciple of Christ must not only keep the faith and live on it, but also profess it, confidently bear witness to it, and spread it: "All however must be prepared to confess Christ before men and to follow him along the way of the Cross, amidst the persecutions which the Church never lacks." Service of and witness to the faith are necessary for salvation: "So every one who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven; but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven."

- 14 (in 'Prologue') - Those who belong to Christ through faith and Baptism must confess their baptismal faith before men (abbreviated).

- 2145 (in 'The Name of the Lord is Holy') - The faithful should bear witness to the Lord's name by confessing the faith without giving way to fear. Preaching and catechizing should be permeated with adoration and respect for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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0:00.0	Hello everyone. Welcome back to Logical Bible Study. And once again, we're taking a look at the
0:16.2	gospel reading for today's Mass. So if you go to Mass today, you'll hear from Matthew chapter 10 versus 26 to 33.
0:24.3	So we're going to have a look at the text. And then as we always do in this podcast, we want to have a go
0:29.5	at analyzing the literal sense of scripture. What was the original meaning in the plain sense of the text?
0:35.9	What's the author trying to communicate to his
0:38.7	audience? And of course, if we understand that correctly, then that would also be the meaning
0:43.3	that is intended by the Holy Spirit. And so that's where we always want to start as Catholics when
0:48.7	we study this scripture. So, Matthew chapter 10, verses 26 to 33.
0:58.6	Jesus instructed the 12 as follows.
1:00.7	Do not be afraid.
1:04.9	For everything that is now covered will be uncovered.
1:08.7	And everything now hidden will be made clear.
1:14.7	What I say to you in the dark, tell in the daylight, what you hear in whispers, proclaim from the housetops. Do not be afraid of those who kill the body, but cannot
1:22.0	kill the soul. Fear him rather who can destroy both body and soul in hell. Can you not buy two sparrows for a penny?
1:32.6	And yet not one falls to the ground without your father knowing. Why every hair on your head has been
1:38.9	counted. So there is no need to be afraid. You are worth more than hundreds of sparrows.
1:46.8	So if anyone declares himself for me in the presence of men,
1:51.4	I will declare myself for him in the presence of my father in heaven.
1:56.8	But the one who disowns me in the presence of men,
1:59.9	I will disown in the presence of my father in heaven.
2:05.7	So some quite complex language here in Matthew and some interesting things we can learn about theology.
2:12.6	So the context of this one is really important.
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