39._ Good and bad

But Jesus gives a new sense, much more ample and deep, to the apocalyptic message.
According to this one, the world clearly was divided in good and bad; the good ones were the "children of Abraham", the observers of the Law, the faithfuls to Yahveh; and the bad ones were the opressing gentile nations, the idolaters, the nonobservers of the Law, the sinners. The good ones would be awarded and would occupy the places of honor in the Kingdom, whereas the bad ones would be thrown outside.

Nevertheless, for Jesus there was no a division so sharp: he mixed himself with the sinners, spoke of to justify to the "impure" or "heretic" people, such as publicans, prostitutes, samaritans, etc, and often he complained against the reputed ones like good: the pharisees, the priests and scribes, etc. In the concept of Jesus, nobody was really good --only God--, and nobody either entirely bad. He unmasked to that they were believed good, and welcomed to the humble sorry sinners. In the Kingdom that he preached he gave turn the tables: "many first will be last, and many last ones, first".

To us, that we are inheriting of the lessons of Jesus, it has left clear that the Kingdom of God comes to save all the human beings. All we are good and bad simultaneously. The division in good and bad does not separate people in two groups, but the dividing line happens through the interior of each one. Our bad side will be punished, destroyed; and our good side will be awarded, welcomed. The Kingdom of God offers a transformation to all the people to clear the badness and to develop the kindness. It requests only acceptance, faith, confidence. It grants pardon and mercy to all.

Not just a few chosen --like the descendants of Abraham-- but all the human beings, present, passed and future, they are called to accept the salvation and to enter the Kingdom that comes. Because all we are poor –even, and specially, those that boast of their smallest wealth--, all we are sinners --even, and specially, those that feel as good --, all we suffer --even, and specially, those that give themselves to pleasure -- all we need justice --even, and specially, those that are reputed of just--, all we need mercy --even, and specially, those that do not have compassion.