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1 | "An eye for an eye" relevant now? how? | Luke 6:38 | Tenmakk | 217336 | ||
I'm not sure I understand what you mean. Those passages are what I was referring to in my question. I agree that a person should be treated equally. Jesus references "an eye for an eye" from the Old Testament, I assume, because people were incorrectly justifying things they were doing with that passage at the time. After refering for the passage he says "but," which, I also assume would show that He is explaining what, now, should be done. The same for "love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy" from the Old Testament. He has a "but" for each of these that indicates to me that he is correcting the Old Testament passages, or changing them, "Love your enemies, bless them that curse you." You say "through the love you show." Who are you showing? Jesus says to "bless them that curse you," and "pray for them which use you." When I'm praying, I don't show anyone. Are you saying that Jesus says we need to "do good" to our enemies primarily, as representatives of God, to show people something? Perhaps I misread your reply, but as I said, it appears that Jesus changed or at least altered what was said in the Old Testament of "an eye for an eye." That is what I feel, but what I'm focusing on in my question is that many quote the reference of an "eye for an eye" to justify revenge which is hateful, and quote the Bible to justify it. Is this what you were referring to when you said "we all want vengeance for wrongs done?" Are you saying that these people are actually not correctly using the Bible verse? Basically what I'm wondering is, if "an eye for an eye" can be justified as loving, how can it be justified given what Jesus said in the New Testament? In what situation might a person correctly quote the passage in order to justify something being done. So basically I'm wondering how 'an eye for an eye' can be done with love, and I'm also asking for a more informed opinion (more informed that mine) as to the relevance of that passage now, after the New Testament, and if it is relevant, why. Thanks. |
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2 | "An eye for an eye" relevant now? how? | Luke 6:38 | Tenmakk | 217311 | ||
I think I understand it better. Then it would mean that love is almost more powerful than what i was saying earlier because if you don't do anything with it, then whatever you are feeling is less than "love." so then Biblical love expands on "worldly" love into something so powerful that it causes us to act on it? | ||||||
3 | "An eye for an eye" relevant now? how? | Luke 6:38 | Tenmakk | 217275 | ||
I guess I'm thinking that love is the "driving force" behind any action associated with it (Biblical love too). this is kind of off-topic, but i always default to this show I saw on TV when i was younger of a woman to had a camera crew around here who went in and met the person who killed her son and said to him, "I forgive you, but i will NOT forget." then she went on to say how good of a Christian she was, and how she still wanted him to die, etc. It just bothered me because I didn't believe she was forgiving him at all. She was just saying words. I believed that forgiveness should have love, but also that forgiving IS forgetting (which is another topic i suppose). but even if it's not, there was no reason for her to say it. I think of her when I see someone quote 'an eye for an eye' and say that they are loving. i feel that it is hypocritical in a way. so i think 'how can you love someone and give that icy stare' that the woman had in the show. I would think that if she or anyone says they love someone they should "feel" the love rather than just use the words. maybe I'm confused because these people are mixing two types of love. the "worldly love" and "Biblical love". I guess the problem then would be that they shouldn't say "I love you" to that man and imply that it has to do with them being a Christian or the Bible. because she really didn't take any action, just said the words. Also, for number 1, I wasn't talking about 'him' being God, but just any man sacrificing something out of love. |
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4 | "An eye for an eye" relevant now? how? | Luke 6:38 | Tenmakk | 217271 | ||
So you mean the actual act is the love? I would think that "one lay down his life" 'because' of the love. because of the love that he felt. It moved him so much that he would sacrifice his life for something. Butterflies are about infatuation; a romantic thing that happens before true love. It seems like you're saying that scriptural love is without feeling. The glossary of my Bible (Methodist if that means anything) is the only place I can look that clearly defines love. I'm assuming the glossary isn't considered the word of God, but both definitions of love start out as "a deep affection." "to have a deep affection for someone or something." |
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5 | "An eye for an eye" relevant now? how? | Luke 6:38 | Tenmakk | 217244 | ||
I'm just focused primarily on that 'loving' part because I think that's the most important based on what Jesus said. So I would ask: is that true, genuine and sincere love? I don't think that declaring something (no matter how good it may be or how many people it helps) demonstrates love at all if love within that person. in fact, i don't even think you need to "do" anything at all because loves comes from within. | ||||||
6 | "An eye for an eye" relevant now? how? | Not Specified | Tenmakk | 217212 | ||
How is "an eye for an eye" relevant after the New Testament? I have always wondered that, since in the New Testament Jesus said to "turn the other cheek," and that the second greatest commandment is (also) love, how does "an eye for an eye" play out now? is it relevant? if not, why is it even in the Bible? As a Christian how would I apply an "an eye for an eye" in a loving way? (because as i understand it, it is supposed to be done with love, right?) Should it even apply now? how could i, if i wanted to, quote the verse to explain something that i or someone else did and be Biblically correct? why would it be correct? in what situations? A lot of people use the "eye for an eye" verse from the Old Testament to justify things which i personally feel are not motivated by love. I guess motivated is a good word. shouldn't love be the motivation? a lot of these people are very religious people. pastors, priests, anyone. How can you invoke the "eye for an eye" verse in a loving way? I've always wondered this and never thought about actually asking someone who probably knows the answer. it would help also if someone who uses this verse to justify certain things could explain also. Thanks, Brad |
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7 | "An eye for an eye" relevant now? how? | Bible general Archive 4 | Tenmakk | 217224 | ||
How is "an eye for an eye" relevant after the New Testament? I have always wondered that, since in the New Testament Jesus said to "turn the other cheek," and that the second greatest commandment is (also) love, how does "an eye for an eye" play out now? is it relevant? if not, why is it even in the Bible? As a Christian how would I apply an "an eye for an eye" in a loving way? (because as i understand it, it is supposed to be done with love, right?) Should it even apply now? how could i, if i wanted to, quote the verse to explain something that i or someone else did and be Biblically correct? why would it be correct? in what situations? A lot of people use the "eye for an eye" verse from the Old Testament to justify things which i personally feel are not motivated by love. I guess motivated is a good word. shouldn't love be the motivation? a lot of these people are very religious people. pastors, priests, anyone. How can you invoke the "eye for an eye" verse in a loving way? I've always wondered this and never thought about actually asking someone who probably knows the answer. it would help also if someone who uses this verse to justify certain things could explain also. Thanks, Brad |
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8 | "An eye for an eye" relevant now? how? | Matt 5:38 | Tenmakk | 217226 | ||
How is "an eye for an eye" relevant after the New Testament? I have always wondered that, since in the New Testament Jesus said to "turn the other cheek," and that the second greatest commandment is (also) love, how does "an eye for an eye" play out now? is it relevant? if not, why is it even in the Bible? As a Christian how would I apply an "an eye for an eye" in a loving way? (because as i understand it, it is supposed to be done with love, right?) Should it even apply now? how could i, if i wanted to, quote the verse to explain something that i or someone else did and be Biblically correct? why would it be correct? in what situations? A lot of people use the "eye for an eye" verse from the Old Testament to justify things which i personally feel are not motivated by love. I guess motivated is a good word. shouldn't love be the motivation? a lot of these people are very religious people. pastors, priests, anyone. How can you invoke the "eye for an eye" verse in a loving way? I've always wondered this and never thought about actually asking someone who probably knows the answer. it would help also if someone who uses this verse to justify certain things could explain also. Thanks, Brad |
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9 | "An eye for an eye" relevant now? how? | Luke 6:38 | Tenmakk | 217219 | ||
How is "an eye for an eye" relevant after the New Testament? I have always wondered that, since in the New Testament Jesus said to "turn the other cheek," and that the second greatest commandment is (also) love, how does "an eye for an eye" play out now? is it relevant? if not, why is it even in the Bible? As a Christian how would I apply an "an eye for an eye" in a loving way? (because as i understand it, it is supposed to be done with love, right?) Should it even apply now? how could i, if i wanted to, quote the verse to explain something that i or someone else did and be Biblically correct? why would it be correct? in what situations? A lot of people use the "eye for an eye" verse from the Old Testament to justify things which i personally feel are not motivated by love. I guess motivated is a good word. shouldn't love be the motivation? a lot of these people are very religious people. pastors, priests, anyone. How can you invoke the "eye for an eye" verse in a loving way? I've always wondered this and never thought about actually asking someone who probably knows the answer. it would help also if someone who uses this verse to justify certain things could explain also. Thanks, Brad |
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