Luke
6 – True Liberty
People
who live only by “Is it lawful?” cannot understand our Lord’s principle, “Is it
loving?” The scribes and Pharisees had transformed the Sabbath from a day of
blessing into a day of bondage, and Jesus deliberately healed on the Sabbath so
He could challenge them. It is always right to do good and to meet human need
(Mic. 6:8), for love fulfills the law (Rom. 13:8-10).
In
His ordination sermon for the apostles, Jesus emphasized the true spiritual
values of life in contrast to the false values of the Pharisees (Matt. 23).
Comfortable living is not always Christian living.
God’s
people have their enemies, even as Jesus did; and we must be Christlike in the
way we treat them. We must be giving and forgiving; and we must pray for them,
not that God would destroy them but that He would change them. The best way to
conquer an enemy is to make him a friend. Keep your heart right with God and
the Lord will produce the good fruit in your life.
True
obedience is not just words but deeds, and it involves hearing the Word and doing
it (I Thess. 2:13). Judas knew the vocabulary, but he did not do the will of
God; and when the storm came, his house fell.
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read the chapter listed so that you can understand God’s Word better.
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Nelson’s
Quick Reference Commentary. J Vernon McGee Thru the Bible
Dr.
David Jeremiah Study Bible.
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