[Greek] ἀνθίστημι (anthistēmi), [Latin] resistere, [Latin] avertere, [French] detourner: to resist, to stand against, to withstand, to cope, to set against; Mt.5:39, Lk.21:15, Acts 6:10, Acts 13:8, Rom.9:19, Rom.13:2, Gal.2:11, Eph.6:13, 2Tim.3:8, 2Tim.4:15, Jas.4:7, 1Pet.5:9
Background information:
Greek Hellenism: This term means to set against, to match with, to set against, to withstand, to hold out, and to hinder.
Plutarch’s Theseus 1: “With such a warrior who will dare to fight? When I shall I set against him?”
Homer’s Iliad 16.305: “They still sought to withstand him.”
Thucydides’ The Peloponnesian War 4.115: The Athenians were defending themselves from a poor wall and from some houses with parapets.”
Thucydides’ The Peloponnesian War 5.4: He returned through the cities of the Siculi and there encouraged them to hold out.”
Sophocles’ Tracking Satyrs 256: “I won’t put up with your loud quarrelsome words.”
Old Testament: This term means to be alert, to be courageous, to cause strife, to take a stand, to resist, to rebel, to contend, to be strong, to be insolent, to deceive, and to be hardened.
New Testament: This term means to resist (oppose), to offer no resistance, and to be unable to resist.
Notable scriptures:
Mt.5:39: Turn the other cheek (offer no resistance)
Lk.21:15: I shall give you a wisdom in speaking that all your adversaries will be powerless to resist or refute
Acts 6:10: They could not withstand the wisdom and Spirit with which Stephen spoke
Acts 13:8: Elymas the magician opposed them in an attempt to turn the proconsul away from the faith
Rom.13:2: Whoever resists authority opposes what God has appointed, and those who oppose it will bring judgment upon themselves
Gal.2:11: I [Paul] opposed Cephas to his face because he clearly was wrong
Eph.6:13: Put on the armor of God, that you may be able to resist on the evil day, having done everything, to hold your ground
Jas.4:7: Submit yourselves to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you
1Pet. 5:9: Be sober and vigilant. Your opponent the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour
Turning the other cheek: For those interested in learning about Jesus’ teaching. (Besides, how I can I resist shamefully promoting another post.) ☺☺☺ https://resoundingthefaith.com/2020/11/greek-%e1%bc%80%ce%bd%ce%b8%ce%af%cf%83%cf%84%ce%b7%ce%bc%ce%b9-anthistemi-latin-contendere-latin-resistere/
Fudicia Supplicans: Pope Francis’ intentionally confusing notion of providing blessings to irregular relationships (while not changing the Church’s teaching on marriage)
Lk: 21:15: Many of us (clergy and laity) are clearly responding in opposition to the evil notion of bestowing blessings on same-sex couples. The Vatican pope-splainers are quite on the defensive about this document.
Acts 13:8: Pope Francis and Cardinal Fernandez are intentionally using sophistry (word games) with the words ‘irregular’, ‘couples’, ‘relationships’, ‘unions, and ‘blessings’. Observers are already seeing through this fraud and deception in promoting blessing for same-sex unions,
Rom.9:18-19: Pope Francis and his inner circle are ‘true believers’ in their Modernist ideology. They are not going to change. This is allowing many Catholics and Christians see their blatant attempt to remake Jesus Church into a worldly synodal Church in the image of man. These Modernists continue to bring secular, worldly, and sinful values into Jesus’ Church.
Rom.13:2: Pope Francis and his inner circle, in their outreach efforts to the LGBTQ community, continue to ignore, disregard and deny Jesus’ command to sin no more (Jn.8:11). As a result, many will continue to live in this homosexual lifestyle and not being made aware of this sinful behavior opposed to God’s plan for marriage. Many eternal mortal state will be in peril. The clergy, complicit in others living this lifestyle, will also be held accountable by God.
Eph.6:13: There is continues to be a battle against evil, even among the clergy, pertaining to the Church’s teaching on homosexuality. Some clergy continue to state traditional Church’s teaching against the sinful and disordered behavior. Then there are other clergy who are trying to change the Church’s teaching on homosexuality as an ‘irregular’ lifestyle.
Antihistamine: This is a drug (substance) that counteracts or block the effects of a histamine which causes the symptoms of hay fever and other allergies.
Etymology: The Greek verb histemi means to cause to stand. Interestingly, the Greek verb historeo means to get acquainted, to inquire about, and to interview. From this, we get the word ‘history’.
Conclusion:
Antihistamine, histamine, resist, resistance, contend, contention, detour, history
In Greek Hellenism, this term, described in various ways, essentially means to resist.
Oftentimes in difficult situations, Jesus and the Holy Sprit will provide the needed words to resist or refute opponents.
Rom.9:19: If God ordains that unbelievers sin, why is that the fault of these sinners? God gives each of us free will and He endures with much patience. God has mercy upon those He wills. God also hardens the hearts. God gives us the free will to make choices that turns one away from God. Or perhaps this could mean to give someone enough rope to proverbially hang (incriminate) oneself.
Gal. 2:11: Paul was in foreign lands for 3 years. Like an international correspondent (journalist), he embedded himself in learning about these new Christians. Paul scolds Peter for not following the gospel. Peter was living like a Gentile, rather than a Jew. Then how can one compel the Gentiles to live like Jews. (Now you know the rest of his story (history) when he encountered Peter and the Christians. ☺☺☺
Rom.13:2: Paul also points that we must be clear about showing proper respect to proper authority. One must show obedience to the one who has the highest authority (God). One is not entitled to worship Caesar (or any other god) when this nullifies God’s authority.
Eph.6:13: Paul decrees that a Christian must be like a soldier ready for combat against spiritual forms of evil
Jas.4:7: Submitting to God enables one to be protected from the devil. (Perhaps it is not a surprise that the devil is commonly associated with pride.)
Update: We are now clearly seeing a conflict developing between the Modernists and other Catholics within the Church. The Vatican, continuing the “spirit” of Vatican II, has clearly made this known by restricting the Traditional Mass (TLM).
The dispute between the Vatican and Bishop Strickland is an illustration of this battle between Traditionalists and Modernists.
It is going to be interesting to see how the Vatican will oppose about what is stated about homosexuality in the Catholic Catechism. The Catechism states that homosexuality is a disordered behavior according to God’s designs for creation. (We are already seeing these “verbal gymnastics” from Cardinals in Pope Francis’ inner circle.)
Yet it has become very unsettling to see that Pope Francis continues to encourage Fr. James Martin’s efforts to change the Church’s teachings for the LGBTQ community.
Cardinal Hollerich, part of Pope Francis’s inner circle, claims that homosexuality did not exist in St. Paul’s time. (Cardinal Hollerich is seeking to the lay the groundwork denying that homosexuality is a sin and seeking to normalize this behavior).
Cardinal Parolin, part of Pope Francis’s inner circle, claims that homosexuality did not control contribute the Church’s sexual abuse scandal. (Cardinal Parolin is denying reality and human behavior.)
One must be very critical and cautious in blindly accepting the claim that the Holy Spirit gives validation for any questionable action or change made during the synodal process. With this logic, anything could be permitted.
“LGBT Catholics” must confront the reality that their disordered behavior is opposition to stated Catholic Church teachings. Their eternal moral state is on the line. They will also be held accounting for receiving sacraments while in this state. Those silent in conveying in this teaching will also be held accountable.
It is very curious but perhaps not surprising that the Vatican is not promoting Pope John Paul’s Theology of the Body (understanding God’s design for the male and female body) to counter the sex/gender confusion of gender ideology. This would ultimately undermine any potential arguments for recognizing other forms of family structure.
The Vatican’s (and Pope Francis’s) actions and policies are clearly not creating unity within the Church. Perhaps, God in His Providence, is permitting this clash of Modernism and Tradition to come to a head, which could hopefully rightfully steer the wayward Church in the right direction to more traditional ways. Perhaps, this will hopefully ratify Archbishop Lefebvre’s vision that “our future is our past”.
Perhaps GK Chesterton said it best. “We don’t want a church that moves with the world. We want a church that moves the world.”
Catholics and Christian continually get arrested for praying or quoting scripture in front of abortion facilities. Fortunately, these charges often immediately are dismissed in court.
Catholics and Christians are called be equipped with their spiritual armor in fighting against transgenderism, homosexuality, persecution, Pride, sin, and immorality in this post-Christian secular world. We all must be vigilant in seeing how the devil plays a part in all this.
“We don’t want to convert the young people to Christ or to the Catholic Church or anything like that at all.” Wow!. Auxiliary Bishop Aguiar evidently is more concerned about accompanying than conversion. (This is just another facet of Pope Francis’s agenda.)