Dear John:
44 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; 45 That ye may be the children of your Father which
is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and
sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. 46 For if ye love them which
love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? 47 And
if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more [than others]? do not
even the publicans so? 48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father
which is in heaven is perfect. Matthew 5:44-48, Jesus Christ
27 But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies , do good to them
which hate you, 28 Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which
despitefully use you. 29 And unto him that smiteth thee on the [one] cheek
offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not [to take
thy] coat also. 30 Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that
taketh away thy goods ask [them] not again. 31 And as ye would that men
should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. 32 For if ye love them
which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that
love them. 33 And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank
have ye? for sinners also do even the same. 34 And if ye lend [to them] of
whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to
sinners, to receive as much again. 35 But love ye your enemies , and
do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be
great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the
unthankful and [to] the evil. 36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your
Father also is merciful. Luke 6:27ff, also Jesus Christ.
I just thought I'd share that with you.
+In Christ,
Richard C. August
"John Knight" <jwknight at polbox.com> wrote in message
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>> "Kenneth Collins" <k.p.collins at worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:013d9.8354$jG2.622019 at bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...> >
> > John Knight wrote in message ...
> > >
> > >"You shall do no injustice in judgment; you shall not be partial to
> > the poor
> > >or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your
> > neighbor",
> > >Leviticus 19:15
> >
> > "In righteousness" - in-Truth - Truth is that every 'poor' person
> > I've ever come across, except folks suffering disease conditions, was
> > 'poor' because of stuff with respect to which she/he was Innocent.
> >
> > "Righteousness" is telling-it-as-it-is with respect to such.
> >
>> And that means removing from the community "every brother that walketh
> disorderly", or who don't follow God's Commandments, doesn't it?
>> > >"You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small
> > as well
> > >as the great; you shall not be afraid in any man's presence, for the
> > >judgment is God's", Deuteronomy 1:17
> >
> > Even if he's a bafoon.
> >
>> This makes no sense. Of course nobody's afraid of a "bafoon". This is a
> reference to those in power who pretend to follow God's Commandments but
> don't. This instruction is to judge even them, so it actually excludes
> "bafoons".
>>> > >"...we command you, brethren, on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
> > that ye
> > >withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and
> > not
> > >after the tradition which he received of us", 2 Thessalonians 3:6
> >
> > But, "First, remove the log from your own eye [...]"
> >
>> Of course.
>>> > >"Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what
> > fellowship
> > >hath righteousness with unrighteousness?" 2 Corinthians 6:14
> >
> > "Love your enemies."
> >
>> But don't live with them.
>> Don't let them into your community. Don't subsidize them. Don't put them
> in positions of power or authority.
>>> > "Do good to those who persecute you"
> >
>> Which appears absolutely no place in the Holy Bible.
>> > "Turn the other cheek."
> >
> > "Go the extra mile."
> >
> > ~"Give 'em your shirt, too."
> >
> > Clearly, you've 'selected' incompletely, eh John?
> >
> > k. p. collins
>>> Here you are quoting "kpcollins"'s which have no basis in the Holy Bible,
> and you claim that I "selected incompletely"?
>> Let's get back to the actual Word:
>> Luke 6:29 To him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other;
> and from him that taketh away thy cloak withhold not thy coat also.
>> There's a time and a place for this, but you can't ignore the
responsibility
> to FIRST remove "those who walketh disorderly", can you?
>> You can't invite the enemy into your community, and then expect everyone
to
> "offer also the other" if the enemy is intent on destroying the community,
> can you?
>> You need to put this in context.
>> John Knight
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