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   Unity of the Old and New Testaments   
      
   There is a profound unity between the Old and New Testaments. Both are   
   divinely inspired by one and the same Spirit (2 Timothy 3:16). The Old   
   Testament prepares for the New and the New Testament fulfills the   
   Old--the two shed light on each other. The Old Testament prepared the   
   way for the coming of Jesus Christ as the redeemer of all who would be   
   saved through his sacrifice on the cross. The New Testament lies   
   hidden in the Old and the Old Testament is unveiled in the New. That   
   is why Jesus interpreted the Old Testament Scriptures for his   
   disciples and explained how he came to fulfill what was promised and   
   foreshadowed in the Old (Luke 24:27). That is why we read the Old   
   Testament in the light of Christ’s saving death and resurrection. Do   
   you revere the word of God in the Scriptures--both old and new--and   
   see their fulfillment in the Lord Jesus Christ?   
      
   "Lord Jesus, may your word take deep root in my heart and transform my   
   way of thinking, discerning, and acting. May your Spirit open my ears   
   to hear and understand the word of God in the Scriptures that I may   
   revere and treasure both the Old and the New Testaments which God has   
   prepared for all who desire to enter his kingdom of righteousness,   
   peace, and joy. Help me to be a diligent student and faithful disciple   
   of your word."   
      
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   October 3rd - Sts. Ewald and Ewald, Martyrs   
      
   Today we celebrate the feasts of two saints named Ewald who also   
   happened to be brothers. According to the "History of the Church" by   
   St. Bede these brothers lived in the 7th century. One was known as   
   Black Ewald because of his dark hair, the other White Ewald because of   
   his blond hair.   
      
   Both brothers were priests and spent some time in Ireland studying   
   Scripture. While one had a greater knowledge and understanding of the   
   Scriptures they were both very fervent in their faith and desirous of   
   spreading the Word of God. When St. Willibrord first began   
   evangelizing in Friesland, the two brothers followed his example and   
   went to the Old Saxons of Westphalia.   
      
   They arrived in Germany about the year 694 and spent several days with   
   a local official. So strong and impressive was their faith, that many   
   of the pagans feared that the brothers would convert their Chief and   
   these men did not want to lose their gods and festival practices.   
      
   Heuualdi et Heualdi (translated into Anglo-Saxon as Ewald and Ewald)   
   were killed before they could make contact with the Chief. According   
   to tradition their bodies were thrown in the river but an English   
   monk, Tilmon miraculously found them (Nightly over their bodies shone   
   a bright light, visible for a long time, which revealed where they   
   were and how great was their merit) and buried them. When the Chief   
   learned of this, he was furiously angry with their murderers and   
   killed them and burned their village.   
      
   Because of their faith and courage in going to a barbarian land where   
   martyrdom was a very real possibility, the brothers are honored today   
   as martyrs and are the patrons of Westphalia.   
      
      
   Saint Quote:   
   Beware of too much speaking, for it banishes from the soul holy   
   thoughts and recollection with God.   
   -- St. Dorotheus   
      
      
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   Bible Quotes on Covetousness (3)   
      
   "Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust   
   doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up   
   for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth   
   corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where   
   your treasure is, there will your heart be also... No man can serve   
   two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or   
   else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve   
   God and mammon" (Matthew 6:19-21, 24).   
      
   "Seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right   
   hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the   
   earth" (Colossians 3:1-2).   
      
   "Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they   
   increase in riches" (Psalm 73:12).   
      
   "He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the   
   word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches,   
   choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful" (Matthew 13:22).   
      
   "He that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent" (Proverbs   
   28:20).   
      
   "For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some   
   coveted after, they have erred from the faith" (1 Timothy 6:10).   
      
   "Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any   
   man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him" (1 John   
   2:15).   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)