Capítulo 5: Vaciar la “codicia” En el capítulo anterior examinamos, mediante el vaciamiento del “orgullo”, el corazón que intenta exaltarse por encima de Dios y anteponer su propia voluntad. Ahora, en el capítulo 5, examinaremos la “codicia”, que junto con el orgullo se apodera profundamente de nuestra alma, nos impide estar satisfechos con Dios y nos lleva a aferrarnos continuamente a las cosas del mundo. Debemos presentarnos honestamente delante de la Palabra de Dios, enfrentar la verdadera naturaleza de la codicia que habita en nosotros y aprender cómo vaciarla. El Dr. Hee-dae Lee, quien fue director del centro oncológico de un gran hospital general, explicó en cierta ocasión las características fisiológicas de las células cancerosas comparándolas con un principio espiritual. Según los principios médicos, las células normales del cuerpo deben crecer y morir repetidamente siguiendo un orden determinado. ...
Those who suffer according to the will of God “Therefore, those also who suffer according to the will of God shall entrust their souls to a faithful Creator in doing what is right” (1 Peter 4:19). Why do we Christians suffer? I think of three reasons for that: (1) because of our sins, (2) because God wants to bless us, and (3) because we are living worthy of the gospel. Of course not all our sufferings are due to our sins. But somehow it is not easy to shake off the thought that many of our sufferings are the result of our sins. I think a good example of this is Prophet Jonah. Why did Jonah suffer? Why was the ship that he was aboard almost broken? (Jonah 1:4) The reason was that Jonah disobeyed God's command (vv. 2-3). Likewise, we too can suffer hardships when we disobey God's command. But I think it is dangerous to think that all our sufferings are all due to our si...