Friday, April 20, 2012

Forgive Your Enemies

Either Jesus means what He says or He’s the biggest phony that has ever lived! He told us to live by the Golden Rule:

Luke 6:27-31 (CPV)
Love your enemies, deal kindly with those who hate you, give your blessings to those who give you their cursing, pray for those insulting you. When somebody slaps you on one side of the face, offer the other side too. And if a guy takes your shirt, don't stop him from taking your undershirt. Give to every beggar, and don't ask someone who takes your stuff to bring it back. Just as you want people to act towards you, you act the same way towards them.

God won’t command us to do something if He doesn’t mean it! What God commands He also obeys.

Luke 23:34 (MSG)
Jesus prayed, “Father, forgive them; they don't know what they're doing.”

God wouldn’t command us to do something if we couldn’t do it!

Philippians 4:11 – 13 (AMP)
11 Not that I am implying that I was in any personal want, for I have learned how to be content (satisfied to the point where I am not disturbed or disquieted) in whatever state I am.
   
12 I know how to be abased and live humbly in straitened circumstances, and I know also how to enjoy plenty and live in abundance. I have learned in any and all circumstances the secret of facing every situation, whether well-fed or going hungry, having a sufficiency and enough to spare or going without and being in want.

13 I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me [I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who infuses inner strength into me; I am self-sufficient in Christ's sufficiency].

(KJV)
13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.


Once again, there’s no need for comments by me!



References:
King James Version (KJV)—Public Domain/ 1604, King James I of England
Amplified Bible (AMP)—Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation
The Message Bible (MSG)—Copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995 by Eugene H. Peterson
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