Main news for 31 December 2018

How to understand the words of Paul that the Messiah came into the world to save sinners? And why Paul considers himself as the chief of sinners? The simplest answer could lie in the fact that people are generally sinners, and if it is necessary to save them, then by definition it will be necessary to save sinners, just because there are not others. But it is probably only a part of the answer. Paul's words of himself as the chief of sinners, probably allude the other part. Indeed: what means in fact salvation? Obviously, liberation from the power of evil and sin. And how can one get rid of it with guarantee?

Only by entering the Kingdom. And it is in particular sin that prevents man from entering there. It is obvious that the fallen man begins the initiation into the life of the Kingdom, simultaneously by resisting his own sin. And perhaps, more man approaches this fullness of the life of the Kingdom, to which he is called, the more this sin becomes more noticeable. Not only Paul, but also the other righteous Christians considered themselves as the greatest sinners, and it was not an self-flagellation or a pose. The problem here is probably somewhere else.

Once, in a scientific meeting, was discussed the possibility of the interstellar flights with sublight speeds. Among other problems, one revealed itself somewhat unexpected: it turned out that the interstellar substance can disturb such flights. It density is extremely small, from the point of view of the speeds usual for us, the interstellar space can generally be considered void, few atoms per kilometer cubic – dismissively little. But in sublight speeds they "condense" and become for the potential travelers an insurmountable wall.

It is so also with the sin: the multitude of small sins, similar to the dust, is constantly present in our life, and as long as we do not approach the Kingdom, we do not notice them because they do not disturb us. But we need only to take a step in that direction, as what was imperceptible before becomes perceptible. The intensity of the spiritual life increases, and what we formerly did not notice, begins seriously to disturb. And when the spiritual life becomes such as it should be in the Kingdom, these same sins which were formerly almost imperceptible become a heavy load, taking away from the purpose. And only the help of the Savior can help overcome this burden.