Jesus addresses the issue of Sabbath. When questioned about his healings on the Sabbath which was deemed unlawful, 9Then Jesus said to them, "I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?"
The Messiah's power overrules the olden day laws. Sabbath should not be a time where we totally completely stop what we are doing and ignore the poor and needy. It is after all still doing God's work.
Love for enemies
27"But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. 29If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic. 30Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. 31Do to others as you would have them do to you.
We have been reminded of these countless times. Need i say more?
Judging others
37"Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven
41"Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 42How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,' when you yourself fail to see the plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.
It is not for us to judge fellow believers nor non-believers for all will be judged on Judgement Day when Jesus comes back to earth to reign as king. If we judge others, we ourselves will be judged.
A Tree and its Fruit
45The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks.
We are what our heart is. As we have more ugly thoughts, we will become ugly inwardly and outwardly. As our characters are more aligned with Jesus, lo and behold, such a beautiful sight.
so the secret to being beautiful and handsome is to be a godly Christian =p
The Wise and Foolish Builder
48He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. 49But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete."
We need to get out Christian values and foundations right lest we stumble during tough times.
Jesus and Beelzebub
22And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem said, "He is possessed by Beelzebub[c]! By the prince of demons he is driving out demons."
Either the Messiah or the ruler over demons have the power to command the spirits. Rather then believing that Jesus is the Messiah, the Pharisees chose to blasphme and called him Satan
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
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