The sublime worship of God by keeping the commandments III and IV of the Decalogue Cover Image

Cinstirea sublimă a lui Dumnezeu prin respectarea poruncilor III şi IV din Decalog
The sublime worship of God by keeping the commandments III and IV of the Decalogue

Author(s): Adrian Gheorghe Paul
Subject(s): Theology and Religion, Eastern Orthodoxy
Published by: Editura U. T. Press
Keywords: Decalogue; life; love; Communion; creature; His holy will;

Summary/Abstract: This study shows two other commandments from the Decalogue, respectively III and IV, which, together with the first two of the Decalogue, reveal to us the mystery of man’s ever closer approach to God - his Creator: uttering “His holy name” in a murmur of prayer, with holy reverence and propriety, and sanctifying, through a dignified and devout life, the “day” of His rest in order to obtain the eternal rest, so that every man may have the possibility of discovering a personal, communional God, full of life and love, ready to take the Communion, to communicate to us and to make us happy forever. We believe that the idea of sharing such a revealing and loving God is the key to the fulfilment of human nature. For since man, such a small and insignificant creature, can receive in his life and heart such a sublime, great and inspiring God, it means that the One “full of days” reveals the mysteries of His divinity and partakes of man with His eternal law and His holy will. And God wants “all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth” (I Tim. 2,4).

  • Issue Year: XII/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 113-167
  • Page Count: 55
  • Language: Romanian