Among the aphorisms are those whose value is modified over time.Among them is this: "Blessed are those who believe."A wide range of inhabitants, it is known from the works of "Woe from Wit" A. Griboyedov, but used his teacher from Nazareth, much earlier, at the dawn of our era.
the lips Chatsky
All who read the immortal work of Alexander Griboyedov "Woe from Wit", remembers a vivid image of Alexander Chatsky.A young man - a maximalist, intelligent and insightful, honest and straightforward, genuinely surprised how Sophia would love another, and someone - Molchalin, stupid and hypocritical careerist.
came to Moscow and visited the house the first thing Famusov Chatsky realizes that he is not very much and are happy and expresses this claim Sophia.She says that, well, waiting every day, every rustle, every guest is called hope.Chatsky At no time, and probably the desire to reflect on how these words are sincere.And then the author puts in his mouth expression, it describes the condition of the young man in love, who does not tolerate the slightest doubt about their feelings: Blessed are those who believe.
significance of these words is that he has (and even so it's easier) just believe, than to analyze and think critically about what is happening.Therefore it is better to take a word and forget those doubts that might tear the chest.Here you can see the roll with Pushkin's lines "... Oh, it is easy to deceive me, I delude myself happy."
course, blessed is he who believes.This saves you from a lot of suffering, but it does not always give a correct understanding of what is happening as a Chatsky.Incidentally, it is interesting to compare the name of comedy Griboyedov, which declares that the mind comes grief, with extended quote - the bliss of faith.
negative meaning of
This popular expression often used in public life in a negative context.For example, many online articles aimed at criticizing the existing political authority, cite the words Chatsky ironically, sarcastically: "Blessed are those who believe, heat it in the world!"There ridiculed excessive credulity and simplicity of the people to whom it is easier to live, to believe that everything will be fine, trust the government's promises.Blessed - is happy."Happy," those who do not see enough to doubt, who does not analyze, do not get disappointed, to put it simply, those who live "in the rose-colored glasses."Note that the word "happy" we use quotation marks, alluding to his portable washed away.
the lips of Christ
The Gospel is not a pure literal expression "Blessed are those who believe."But at the same time we can say that the source of this statement - there.
Jesus preached the truth about the Kingdom of God in the villages of Palestine.One of his recorded sermons called "Beatitudes."His teaching, he turned all the way people at the time of happiness.For example, he said that blessed are those who mourn, the poor in spirit, those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, and so on.
But a special meaning to the phrase "Blessed are those who believe" takes on a different episode.After the death on the cross and resurrection, Jesus appeared to the disciples.Those told the others that they had seen a teacher.One of them, known to all as long as the Doubting Thomas, said: "... until I see Jesus with his own eyes and put their fingers in the wounds of the nails - I will not believe."Soon, when the disciples were gathered together, the Lord was in their midst.First he went to Thomas and asked to check their wounds from torture godparents.Of course, Thomas fell to the feet of Christ with the recognition: "My Lord and my God!"In reply, Jesus uttered the famous words: "Blessed are not seen but yet have believed."
Gospel sense
from the above it is clear that the faith Jesus placed great importance.The fact is that the people and the rulers constantly demanded signs and wonders, that is evidence.Despite how many patients healed Christ resurrected, saturated the hungry pair of cakes, most have not recognized him as the Messiah.So one day he set on a hill in the middle of the crowd a little child and said, turning to the others that if you do not like children - do not enter into the kingdom of the Father.And who is more open to sincere trust rather than children?That is the true sense of the content of the phrase "Blessed are those who believe!"
understand the value of what has been said
So, we found that expression can be considered a totally different meaning, depending on the ambient verbal background.It is in any case does not speak in favor of, or to condemn faith."Blessed are those who believe" - who said this phrase, in what context - is the first thing to find out, to understand the meaning of the expression.If we read or listen to Christian preaching, or it tells a priest or a religious person - then it sounds in the evangelical sense.If using this phrase to emphasize the reluctance want someone to look into the problem, understand it - then with irony and sarcasm, more in negative terms used words Chatsky.
