Friday, January 18, 2019

Do to others as you would have them do to you

Luke 6:17-38
Jesus looking at his disciples, he said:
Blessed are you who are poor, hunger , weep, men hate you because of the Son of Man. for yours is the kingdom of God.
Woe ton you who are rich, well fed, laugh, when all men speak well of you, for that is how their fathers treated the false prophets.
Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
Do to others as you would have them do to you.
Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Give, and it will be given to you.
Luke's Sermon on the Plain', parallels Matthew's collection of teaching in the 'Sermon on the Mount', but is shorter. Jesus must have taught the same truths on many different occasions.
Having chosen the Twelve, Jesus comes some distance down the mountainside to a level area. Here he sit down to teach, and gathered around him are the apostles, his followers and a great crowd of people who have come to hear him and be healed.
Why?
Jesus teaching are different as humans thought. It is not eyes to eyes, teeth to teeth. But love beyond any other hate and argument.
Blessed are whose who are poor, hunger for gospel and be hated for the Son of Man. Woe to whose who are rich, well fed... for they do not come close to Jesus. They are proud for what they have.
Love your enemies is not easy, very difficulty to anyone, but for the Lord have loved us, and only love may conquer the hate.
How?
May God's love help me to do good to those who mistreated me and love them with love of Jesus.



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