Welcome Message

 

Welcome to Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Church’s website

As members of God’s family we share a very special bond. We are sons and daughters of God.

Galatians 3:26 – “You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus”.
It has been popular for sometime to talk about the universal brotherhood of man and the universal fatherhood of God. Our faith in Jesus makes us recipients of God’s grace and causes us to be adopted by our heavenly Father.

Galatians 3:28 –“There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.”

1. Regardless of Ethnicity (Jew nor Greek)
Clearly there are applications for us here. Regardless of skin color or language we are God’s children if we have trusted in Christ. There is no superior race or nationality in the kingdom of God.

2. Regardless of social status (slave nor free)
This speaks to us pretty clearly also, we could say there is no private or general in Christ, and that would be right, we could say there is no blue collar or white collar, and that would also be true.  But we need to have a broad understanding here...no immigrant or native citizen, no rich or poor, no doctor or ditch-digger.

3. Regardless of gender (male nor female)
This was a culture shaking statement right here. In the society of Paul’s day to say that women had equal standing before God was a bold statement. I believe that as a result of statements like this one and others from the pen’s of the apostles and from the lips of Christ, the status of women in society has come to the level of parity that the Lord intended. Men and women aren’t the same and we are suited for different roles. We are brothers and sisters, sons are different than daughters, but they are not better, nor vice versa.

Again welcome and Shlomo (Peace in Aramaic)

Abouna John Nahal, Pastor

 

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