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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: 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. |