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NASB | Luke 6:38 "Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure--pressed down, shaken together, and running over. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 6:38 "Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure--pressed down, shaken together, and running over [with no space left for more]. For with the standard of measurement you use [when you do good to others], it will be measured to you in return." |
Subject: "An eye for an eye" relevant now? how? |
Bible Note: Dear Brad, The meaning of love in popular culture is quite different from the meaning of the word in Scripture. Worldly love is predominantly a feeling. Biblical love is always and ever rooted in action. "For God so loved the world that He" felt butterflies? No, He did something, "For God so loved the world that He GAVE His only begotten Son" (John 3:16). "Greater love has no one than this, that one" feels affectionate? No, that kind of great love does something, "Greater love has no one than this, that one LAY down his life for his friends" (John 15:13). "If you love Me [Jesus], you will" feel loving? No, love of Christ does something, "If you love Me, you will KEEP my commandments" (John 14:15). We are to love one another (John 15:17). Look through the "one another" verses in the New Testament, and see how that love is acted out. Feelings come and go, for we are a fickle people. True Biblical love, on the other hand, always manifests itself in actions. In Him, Doc |