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 Majesty, you  also  shall  sit  on  twelve  seats  judging  the  twelve tribes of  Israel. And every  one  that  hath  left  house  or  brethren  or sisters  or  father  or  mother  or  wife  or  children  or  lands,  for  my name’s  sake,  shall  receive  an  hundredfold,  and  shall  possess  life everlasting” (Mat.  19,  27 — 29).

Again one  day  one  of  the  multitude  said  to  Him:  “Master, speak to  my  brother  that  he  divide  the  inheritance  with  me.” Jesus replied:  “Man,  who  hath  made  me  a judge  or  a divider over you?”

Then, addressing  the  multitude,  He  said:  “Take  heed,  and beware of  all  covetousness,  for  a man’s  life  doth  not  consist  in the  abundance  of  things.”  Then  He  spoke  a parable  to  them  as follows:  “The  land  of  a certain  rich  man  brought  forth  plenty  of fruits. So he  thought  within  himself:  ‘What  shall  I do,  because I have not  where  to  lay  up  together  my  fruits?’  This  will  I do: I will pull  down  my  barns,  and  build  greater  ones,  and  into  them I will gather  all  things  that  are  grown  to  me,  and  my  goods. Then I will  say  to  my  soul: ‘Soul,  thou  hast  many  goods  laid  up for  many  years;  take  thy  rest,  eat,  drink,  make good  cheer!’  But God said  to  him: ‘Thou  fool! this night  do  they  require  thy  soul of thee,  and  whose  shall  those  things  be  which  thou  hast  provided?”’ Then the  Divine  Master  added: “So  is  he  that  layeth  up  treasure for himself,  and  is  not  rich  towards  God.”

Faith alone  will  not  save  us;  for  the  observance  of  God’s  commandments is  also  necessary. In other  words,  he  who  desires  to  be saved  must  not  only  have  faith,  but  must  live  up  to  his  faith. His faith must be  living,  and  active  in  love.