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When I read the Gospel, I sometimes asked myself why Christ Himself did not leave any records. Wrote would be simple and understandable for all people, such as instructions, it is necessary to do so and so. And he spoke in parables. Then I understood why. Because each person himself must go through a certain spiritual path. All are in different parts of it, someone at the beginning, someone a little further away (someone else did not even get close). Having written, for example, clearly the entire spiritual “charter”, Christ would condemn himself to an almost complete misunderstanding of people. Few people are God, I guess. Those who would understand the essence and meaning. And the rest, alas, is not given. So Jesus says in the Bible: “But to whom is given.” Therefore, the parable is more acceptable and understandable.

What is the basis of the gospel? Following the two commandments:

1. Faith and love in God.

2. Love for one’s neighbor.

With the second commandment, it seems everything is clear. Treat your neighbor the way you treat yourself. And how do you feel about yourself? Do you love yourself, do you respect yourself, do you protect yourself? And if you do not love, you do not respect, you do not care? It turns out that until you love yourself, you can not apply this commandment, and in general, then, be a Christian. If you do not love yourself, then you can not wear a cross, attend a church, pray, because you can not fulfill one of the two main Christian commandments.

Hence, one’s spiritual development must begin with inculcating self-love.