FaithICSLJ212


 * November 10th 2014 gospel**

Jesus said to his disciples, “Things that cause sin will inevitably occur, but woe to the one through whom they occur. It would be better for him if a millstone were put around his neck and he be thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin. Be on your guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. And if he wrongs you seven times in one day and returns to you seven times saying, ‘I am sorry,’ you should forgive him.” And the Apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.” The Lord replied, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.”
 * Luke 17:1-6**

This passage talks mainly about sin, forgiveness, and faith. It talks to you about always being on your guard, watching out for sin. Saying that, things that cause sin will most likely cause someone to sin. And then it is better for you to always "be on your guard" so that you do not sin. But forgiveness is a part of sin. And we should always forgive someone when they ask for it. Even if they kept sinning, when they ask for forgiveness that means they want to change. And finally they talk about faith. When the followers of jesus asked him to increase their faith they meant that so that they wouldn't sin. This passage is a mixture of many things, but all three things are connected.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Summary **

I think that in this passage Jesus is trying to teach us about sin. I think this because he explains to us what sin is and that things that can cause sin usually lead up to sin. He also teaches us about faith and how to forgive. First he was telling us to always be on our guard because sin is everywhere. And that if your brother sins that can cause you to sin. So he tells us to always be aware of what is happening. Second is forgiveness, I believe that forgiveness is a very important part of making mistakes, and a very important part of our lives. Jesus forgave us for our sins, so why shouldn't we forgive our family members or friends for what they have done. So if they wrong you and ask for forgiveness, forgive them. Im not sure if Jesus is asking us to forgive and forget, but we can definitely make an effort at doing that. And finally faith, the apostles asked jesus to increase their faith. They asked this so that they would resist sin. This teaching is related to our everyday lives because we always encounter sin everyday, and we ask ourselves how can we resist temptation?
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Reflection **

This gospel is a perfect example on how we should live our lives. We need to live out the message because it includes the three things that happen in our lives. This passage, to me, is like guidelines on what happen in our lives. Examples of how you should live out this message is basically in the passage. Be on your guard, watch out for sin. Forgive when the person that has wronged you asks for forgiveness. And don't just ask God to increase your faith, do something about it. Follow his commandments, pray to him, love one another, and believe that he is the key to your salvation. These examples show that people are living the message by following what it says in the passage.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Dear Lord, please give me the strength to resist temptation and to help others to resist the temptation. Please bless the people that have been corrupted by the demons of hell. Help us forgive our brothers and sisters from sinning. Give us the maturity to forgive each other. And Lord please give us the strength to increase our faith by helping others, and by following your word.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Prayer **