To celebrate The Triumph of the Cross we will share with our faithful readers how easy it is to understand God, His Motives and Methods – something that has escaped Rome or that simply has never been revealed to them (like the Secret Concept of the Trinity (1)).

The starting point is that...


That is – whatever is good in man, whether it is a feeling like love, charity, compassion or an instinct like how to raise a child is a direct reflection from God.

Now – take an offspring of yours whom you deeply love and for whom you want the best. Logically, you will nurture his/her every step as he/she grows into adulthood. You will teach him/her what is good by example and what to avoid, because it has bad consequences, first by saying “No!” without further explanations. Then, “No, because I say so!” (the child has developed enough to comprehend now that “Mom and Dad know best”). Then, as the child becomes older and can understand more, the explanations become more elaborate “No, because of this or that”.

Of course – for some humans there will be some instances where the reason will be No, because God tells us so, but, if the child has been brought up to respect the parent’s practical (not whimsical) wisdom, the child will accept the parent’s endorsement of God’s instructions.

All Divine Laws are the ultimate parent’s guidelines to raise His beloved children through their human parents.

Some Laws are Eternal – for example, the Ten Commandments. Others laws were given at a time when humans did not know any better but, as they “grew up” over the millennia, they no longer were necessary. Here is where you can see that, in some cases Jesus would say:


While in other cases He would say:


or...


Now, about sin... When an offspring rejects its parents’ guidelines and, without a doubt, will get into trouble – he/she will have a price to pay for the consequences of his/her obstinacy. When an offspring’s way of life is such that there is a separation (lack of frequent interaction, or a complete stoppage of contact) between him/her and the nurturing parents – the offspring’s problems and sufferings will multiply. The adult child will simply go from bad to worse, possibly until he dies.

The parents suffer but, what can they do? Their child is an adult with a free will and the means to live it.

The situation is exactly the same with each one of us and for God. The more dissonant our way of life becomes from what our most loving Parent has shown us, the further away we drift from Him; the further away we drift, the chances for everything going from bad to worse increase exponentially. If we get far enough, the consequence may also be death —in this case— Eternal death.

That is what “sin” is all about. Do notice the parallel exhibited in the words of the prodigal son:


That is – the prodigal son rejected (sinned) the loving guidance of his earthly father (“thee”) and the loving guidance of his Heavenly Father.

Brethren – that’s it. Those are the great mysteries of God and His interaction with man.


The whole Mystery of human-Divine interaction is indeed that simple!

Don’t we have more than enough reasons to celebrate today —and— for that matter, every day?

Have a truly Blessed Day!









En Español:  El Triunfo de la Cruz

Originally Published as part of a post on September 14th, 2010 • Issued as a single document on September 14, 2014