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NASB | Matthew 5:44 "But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 5:44 "But I say to you, love [that is, unselfishly seek the best or higher good for] your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, [Prov 25:21, 22] |
Bible Question: Does anyone know of any scriptual basis for killing another human being in the NEW TESTAMENT? I find it hard to teach about "love your enemies" when so many seem to think that it is justified to kill others in war or by abortion or by neglecting to help them from disease or starvation. Do I call those that do such things in the name of God hypocrites or have they got some justification for their beliefs. |
Bible Answer: let me try to help you with my current degree of understanding of the OT as applies to the NT and Jesus life. KJV Ecclesiastes 1:18-2:7 can be applied quite exactly to Jesus' teaching in my view "he that increaseth knowledge(wisdom 18a) increaseth sorrow" JESUS: BEHOLD A MAN'S RICHNESS COMPRISES NOT JUST BY HIS MATERIAL POSSESSIONS; PAUL: YOU NEED TO BE A FOOL TO BE WISE BY CHRIST'S JUDGMENT IN THESE LAST DAYS ECC 2:1 I said in mine heart... i will prove thee with mirth...enjoy...behold, this also is vanity----JESUS STARTED WITH BLESSING A WEDDING MARRIAGE, WITH PARTYING WITH SINNERS AND ROMAN EMPIRE PUPPET TAXMEN, WITH HEALING THE OUTCAST BY JEWISH RELIGIOUS LAW ETC. this proved that those "RIGHTEOUS" WORSHIPPERS who tried their best to enjoy yourself to the full gave up the very essence of spirituality-prophetically to confirm Jesus as Saviour!! situations require believing Christians to march for and into war to invert global comfort zone luxury paradigms so that the Gospel may be needed and availed more, my reading. 2 i said of laughter, it is mad... what doeth it? -HEDONISM AND CARPE DIEM, POP SUPERSTAR, DINING CULTURE TODAY, ZONDERVAN COPYRIGHT MANY STUDY REFERENCE WORKS 1990S 3 i sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine... to lay hold on folly, till i might see...good---THE WISDOM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT ELUDES EVEN TOP-RATED KING SOLOMON (QUEEN OF SHEBA'S COMPLIMENTS AND CONCESSION OF HIS SUPREMACY IN WISDOM DESPITE HER EARLIER DOUBTS BEFORE TESTING AND PROBING HIM BEFORE HIS WHOLE COURT AND HERS). SOLOMON PROBES HIS LIMITS USING NATURAL MEANS. JESUS PROBES our LIMITS USING SUPERNATURAL MEANS, YET GIVES UP HIS LIFE WILLINGLY, ON THE CROSS, FOR OUR GLORY 4 i made me great works....-houses, planted... vineyards...gardens and orchards... all kinds of fruits...pools of water...to water...the wood that bringeth forth the trees JESUS THE CARPENTER JOSEPH'S PROTEGE AND UNDERSTUDY. JESUS PROVED GOD'S SUPPORTIVE GRACE, "INCREASED IN WISDOM AND STATURE AMONG GOD AND MAN". THE APOSTLE PAUL TEACHES OF INVISIBLE INFINITE RESOURCES IN THE GIFTS (AS OPPOSED TO HARD CONSTRUCTION AND ENDEAVOURS) AND FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT. JESUS IN TALKING TO THE WOMAN AT THE WELL IN THE GOSPEL ASKS HER TO ask !!God (MEANING GOD THIRSTS AS WE THIRST FOR HIM, SO THAT HE MAY FILL US AS WE SEEK HIM IN UNION, MY PERSONAL ORIGINAL VIEW). JESUS PARTED WITH FINALITY IN CHARGING, "GO YE INTO ALL THE WORLD, PREACH THE GOSPEL TO EVERY CREATURE IE WHATEVER HIS CHARACTER) 7. i got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house...great possessions...cattle great and small above all (i guess, some clear justification for war in the Chain of Promptly Obeyed Military Command) the servants (servicemen today in war and at peace, to enforce order and not allow easy anarchy) and maidens (supportive co-workers) support the cattle (weaker believers) great and small (of all backgrounds in life) above all (united in the Spirit in the Church Victorious Over the World--remember Jesus--"i have overcome the world") |