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- Title
ŽMOGAUS PIRMŲJŲ NUODĖMIŲ IR DIEVIŠKOJO GAILESTINGUMO GIMIMO PARALELĖS BIBLIJOJE.
- Authors
Oželis, Remigijus
- Abstract
At the beginning of humanity the first sins arose, which negatively influenced the future of humanity, but at the same time called for divine Mercy. The man surrenders to temptation "you will be like God, knowing both good and evil" (Gen 3:5) and this pride causes loss of Eden, but Lord places "a flaming sword that flashed back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life" (Gen 3:24). It is a prototype of the cross; the beginning of the newly born Mercy. For a sinful man God's punishment is never without a resort: despite Cain's sin, God marks him with a sign on his forehead, which protects him from a revenger (Gen 4:15); the flood does not destroy the whole human race, but bestows upon righteous Noah a mission to restart God's work (Gen 6:13); Lord stops pride and desire to overtake God by mixing all languages of the world (Gen 11:9). Therefore, where "every thing <...> was very good" (Gen 1:31), but "sore evil" (Ecc 5:15) leaked into the world, divine Mercy was born there.
- Subjects
SIN; MERCY of God; BIBLE; HUMANITY; NOAH (Biblical figure); HUMAN beings
- Publication
Res Humanitariae, 2012, Vol 12, Issue 1, p270
- ISSN
1822-7708
- Publication type
Article