By His Word “But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.” —Luke 6:35–36Continue reading “Mercy That Bears the Family Resemblance”
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Clear Eyes and Merciful Hands
In the Life of Christ “Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.” — Luke 6:37 When Jesus tells me not to judge, He is not asking me to surrender spiritual discernment or pretend that wrongdoing does not matter.Continue reading “Clear Eyes and Merciful Hands”
When Religion Looks Right but the Heart Is Wrong
As the Day Ends “Then Jesus said to them, ‘I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?’” — Luke 6:9 As this day ends, there is value in asking not only what we did, but why we did it. WeContinue reading “When Religion Looks Right but the Heart Is Wrong”
When Religion Looks Right but the Heart Is Wrong
As the Day Ends “Then Jesus said to them, ‘I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?’” — Luke 6:9 As this day ends, there is value in asking not only what we did, but why we did it. WeContinue reading “When Religion Looks Right but the Heart Is Wrong”