God’s Love for our Enemies
Don’t believe that you know on your own how to get along with other people, or how to deal with enemies, or what good and evil are, lest humankind devour itself completely. ‘Never be conceited’–rather look to God’s way with us, with our enemies, that way, which Scripture itself calls foolish, the way of God’s [...]
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Luke 18:29-30
There is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life.
Read the rest of this entryWhy We Don’t Resist Evil
“But Jesus’ strongest statement is simply “Do not resist evil” (Matthew 5:39). The word he uses for resist is antisternal, a term which refers very specifically to military resistance. In effect, Jesus is forbidding armed resistance to Rome – a stance that would surely enrage Jewish nationalists. Jesus forbids institutional violence because, ultimately, every person [...]
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I exhort you and beseech you in the compassion of Christ, faint not, weary not. There is a great necessity of heaven; you must have it. Think it not easy; for it is a steep ascent to eternal glory; many are lying dead by the way, that were slain with security. – Samuel Rutherford
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That Which Can Destroy The Soul
“The Scriptures say that we should not fear those things that can destroy the body, but we are to fear that which can destroy the soul (Matthew 10:28). While the ghettos may have their share of violence and crime, the posh suburbs are home to more subtle demonic forces – numbness, complacency and comfort. These [...]
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