Re: "Love Your Enemies"
- From: "The_Unforgiven (The Subtle Troll)" <graaywolf@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 5 Aug 2005 19:25:13 -0700
That Guy wrote:
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> "A Spirtual Journey" <Peace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "But I say unto you, Love Your Enemies!
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> "You have heard that it has been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a
> tooth: But I say unto you, That you resist not evil: but whoever would hit
> you on your right cheek, turn your other cheek to him also. And if any man
> will sue you at the law, and take away your coat, let him have your cloke
> also. And if someone compels you to go a mile, go with him two miles. Give
> to
> him that asks you, and from him that would borrow of you, turn him not away.
> You have heard that it has been said, You shall love your neighbor, and hate
> your enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse
> you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use
> you, and persecute you; That you may be the children of your Father which
> is in heaven: for HE makes HIS sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and
> HE sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love them which love
> you, what reward do you have? Do not even sinners love those who love
> them? And if you salute your brethren only, what do you do more than
> others? Do not even the sinners salute their brethren also? Be perfect, even
> as your Father WHO is in heaven is perfect." (Matthew 5:38-48)
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> Thank you for posting that. I believe the "Sermon on the Mount" is one of
> the most powerful pieces of written language, if not the most powerful, on
> how to live in harmony and balance.
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> So many people ignore the connections that make us all one. If my hand
> makes a mistake when I am typing, do I pound my hand in retribution? If my
> toe hurts, do I hit it with a hammer to punish it for hurting me? If
> someone verbally abuses me, should I become abusive in turn? That would
> make as much sense as punishing my hand or toe. If I seek to inflict harm,
> I harm myself in the process. There is no escape from this, it is a natural
> cause-and-effect flow. It would be an understatement to say that we are all
> bount together in the same system, because we ARE the system of systems, a
> continuous flow of energy currents, undefinite and indefinable.
>
> The last line, Matthew 5:48 is the one that really blows my mind though.
> "Be perfect, even as your Father WHO is in heaven is perfect." Jesus tells
> us to be perfect as God. He doesn't say do your best, he doesn't say try.
> He doesn't say we have to be like a saint or an angel or even like Jesus
> himself, he tells us to be perfect "as God is perfect". That is one extreme
> order right there. What does Jesus mean? Is he implying that we CAN be
> perfect as God is perfect? If not, why does he tell us to be? As far as I
> know there is nothing like this anywhere else in the Bible, nor is there any
> reference we can use to put it in context. Jesus said those words in a way
> that was too simple, clear and absolute to be mistaken, misunderstood or
> misinterpreted. No one can say "What Jesus really meant here was..." with
> any authority because it's just speculation on their part; there is nothing
> in the Bible to clarify (change the meaning of) this directive. It is as it
> is.
Someone hit my cheek they'll get my oak cane up side tehere Head!
GraayWolf
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