Étude 1 sur 2 · L'épreuve de la consécration

  1. Étude 1 : L'épreuve de la consécration
  2. Study 2: Offenses and occasions for stumbling
  • PER175 The test of consecration

    The pericope PER175 recounts, according to the sole testimony of John (Jn 6,60-61), the reaction of many disciples who, offended by the discourse on the bread of life delivered in Capernaum, choose to abandon the Messiah Jesus. This moment of trial reveals the gap between messianic political expectations and Jesus' spiritual proposal, inviting the reader to a deep reflection on the authentic nature of faith and consecration.

    John 6.60-61 (King James Version) :
    Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?
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    Level: Intermediate Level: Intermediate

  • PER201 Offenses and occasions for stumbling

    Pericope PER201 presents Jesus' private teaching in Capernaum on offenses and occasions for stumbling. He distinguishes two cases: those who cause new converts to stumble, and Christians confronted with their own weaknesses. Through radical bodily metaphors, Jesus calls us to eliminate everything that leads to sin, stressing that life in the kingdom of God is worth any sacrifice. Matthew, Mark and Luke report this teaching with complementary nuances.

    Matthew 18.2 (King James Version) :
    And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
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    Level: Intermediate Level: Intermediate