SyndicationFeb282009
DB - Saturday 28th February 2009 - Fever Pitch
You shall love your neighbour as yourself. - Matthew 22:39
There must be for a good reason that this past week we have been focusing on 'loving our neighbour'. Hostility is never in the wish of our Lord. Jesus said that we are to turn our left cheek when we are slapped on the right and when we forgive, we are to do it seven times seven. What it means is that we are to be patient and never take things into our own hands. That does not mean that we should allow injustice to go unheeded or close our eyes on wrongs.
If someone has done you wrong, do not repay him with a wrong. Try to do what everyone considers to be good. Do everything possible on your part to live in peace with everybody. Never take revenge, my friends, but instead let God's anger do it. For the scripture says, " I will take revenge, I will pay back, says the Lord." Instead, as the scripture says : " If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for by doing this you will make him burn with shame." Do not let evil defeat you; instead, conquer evil with good. - Romans 12 : 17 - 20.
God comforts us every time we have trouble, so when others have trouble, we can comfort them with the same comfort God gives us. - 2 Corinthians 1 : 4
We show our love for God when we share His love with others
You shall love your neighbour as yourself. - Matthew 22:39
There must be for a good reason that this past week we have been focusing on 'loving our neighbour'. Hostility is never in the wish of our Lord. Jesus said that we are to turn our left cheek when we are slapped on the right and when we forgive, we are to do it seven times seven. What it means is that we are to be patient and never take things into our own hands. That does not mean that we should allow injustice to go unheeded or close our eyes on wrongs.
If someone has done you wrong, do not repay him with a wrong. Try to do what everyone considers to be good. Do everything possible on your part to live in peace with everybody. Never take revenge, my friends, but instead let God's anger do it. For the scripture says, " I will take revenge, I will pay back, says the Lord." Instead, as the scripture says : " If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for by doing this you will make him burn with shame." Do not let evil defeat you; instead, conquer evil with good. - Romans 12 : 17 - 20.
God comforts us every time we have trouble, so when others have trouble, we can comfort them with the same comfort God gives us. - 2 Corinthians 1 : 4
We show our love for God when we share His love with others