Do You Truly Love the Lord’s Appearing? St. Paul, Amos, and the Crown of Life

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What does it really mean to “love the Lord’s appearing”? In this profound theological reflection, we examine St. Paul’s words about the Crown of Life alongside the stark warning of the prophet Amos, who tells Israel that the Day of the Lord will be darkness rather than light for those living hypocritically. St. Paul tells us that the crown of immortality is laid up not only for him, but for all who have loved—and continue to love—the Lord’s appearing. This perfect tense reveals a state of life, not a one-time decision. It is not mere belief, but a sustained orientation of love toward God’s coming. Yet Amos asks a terrifying question: “Why do you desire the Day of the Lord?” How can the same Day be salvation for some and destruction for others? This teaching explores: The difference between loving God and loving the world Why longing for Christ’s return can be either a blessing or a curse The connection between self-love, concupiscence, and the seven capital sins The three loves St. John warns against: Lust of the flesh Lust of the eyes Pride of life Why repentance, baptism, and ongoing transformation prepare us for God’s appearing How moments of spiritual clarity are true epiphanies Why most of us need a deep detox from self-love Why the love of God produces peace beyond understanding This reflection is especially timely as we approach Theophany / Epiphany, the revelation of Christ in the Jordan, and a reminder that God’s appearing always exposes what we truly love. Do we long for Christ because we desire Him — or because we assume His coming will automatically favor us? “If you love the appearing of the Lord, you cannot also love the world.” May we all learn to love God unhypocritically, so that His appearing may be light and not darkness. 00:00 – St. Paul and the Crown of Life 00:37 – Perfect tense: Loving the Lord’s appearing continually 01:56 – Why this statement is so profound 02:10 – Amos and the terrifying Day of the Lord 03:44 – Two kinds of people who await God’s coming 04:22 – Theophany and the appearing of Christ 05:28 – Repentance and preparing for the Lord 06:05 – Loving God vs loving the world (1 John) 07:40 – Lust of the flesh explained 09:23 – Lust of the eyes and covetousness 12:56 – The pride of life and self-worship 13:54 – Concupiscence and the seven capital sins 15:07 – Why hypocrites should fear the Lord’s coming 15:40 – Honest self-examination 16:41 – Those who already possess the Crown of Life 17:20 – Spiritual detox from self-love 18:02 – Epiphanies and thin places 19:15 – Why the love of God is infinitely better 20:52 – Final exhortation: Long for the Lord’s appearing For more please visit https://www.youtube.com/@OurLadyofWisdomLV & say 3 Hail Marys for the priest Fr. Nathan has a podcast located here https://www.youtube.com/@UCOWSTYHkkrM5bZOvbvy0Taw 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.us for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #CrownOfLife #DayOfTheLord #LoveTheLordsAppearing #ChristianTheology #OrthodoxChristian #CatholicTeaching #Epiphany #Theophany #Repentance #SelfDenial #SevenDeadlySins #Concupiscence #Eschatology #SecondComing #Holiness

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• Love & Compassion
• Blessing & Favor