CHAPTER IV – THE HOUR OF TRUTH 1 I made Myself present in the Temple in order to give fulfillment to the Scriptures… 2 “I spoke with the authority given Me by the certainty that My presence there was giving fulfillment to the Law and to what the Prophets had said centuries earlier. I was the Son to whom the Father had handed everything. And yes, the people did perceive who it was that was speaking. I did not interpret the doctrine of the Prophets, but I was instead presenting Myself as a man fully invested with the power, which can only come from God. 3 “When, while preaching on the mount, I said: ‘You have heard that it was said, Thou shall love your neighbor and not befriend your enemy… But I say to you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that by doing this, you may be children of your Father who is in Heaven, because He shines His sun on the good and the evil ones, and He sends rain over the just and the sinners…’ (Mt 5:43,45). [And:] ‘Beware of the good deeds made in everyone’s sight with the purpose of being appreciated by everybody, as in that case, you could expect no reward at all from your Father’ (Mt 6:1,2). The religious leaders were very displeased. 4 “I never used the term ‘Messiah’ which was announced by the prophets but rather the quote by Daniel which speaks about Me as ‘the Son of man,’ so that they would not foster the false belief that a political leader would come to liberate them from the Roman yoke. I had not been born in a great town but in a poor manger. I was not coming to take possession of a kingdom on earth with soldiers and guards. 5 “My concern was about an announcement that carried in itself its own power, clear and transparent. I was a simple carpenter, who was coming to preach kindness, forgiveness, justice and love. My announcement was the announcement that places anyone to face his own contradictions, by its penetrating and frequently baffling evidence.
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