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You Have Heard It Said
By: Kerry Date: December 11, 2014, 12:55 pm
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Some people believe Jesus was saying Moses was wrong:
Matthew 5:38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an
eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever
shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
But how could that be when Jesus also said all the Law about
Love?
The problem is what people have said and how they said it.
People are apt to excuse their own acts of malice by saying, "An
eye for an eye," but that verse was not meant to justify malice.
On the contrary, it was given to the judges of Israel when
trying cases in court. That rule tells the judges that the
punishment should never be harsher than the crime. If someone
put out a tooth and the case comes to court, the court cannot
impose a penalty greater than one tooth; and the way the
Sanhedrin interpreted that rule was correct too -- that rule
does not mean the judges ordered someone's tooth put out. It
meant a fine. Moreover if there were mitigating circumstances,
they could lessen the punishment -- the punishment could be
less severe than the crime but not be more.
Thus this law of Moses was about mercy. It is not to be read or
repeated as an excuse for malice or revenge.
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Re: You Have Heard It Said
By: Helen Date: December 11, 2014, 6:36 pm
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In jewelry stores diamonds are always on black , navy or
burgundy ...maybe God had to first show the severity of the law
so that after the cross, the love shown by the cross, shone even
brighter.
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Re: You Have Heard It Said
By: Kerry Date: December 11, 2014, 8:15 pm
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^ Kind of like sin. We can try it and when we see it doesn't
work but makes life harder, we can change our minds. If people
can forgive us, realizing we were trying to be happy but going
about it all wrong, how wonderful that is. In most sins, I
think there is often a tiny element of a good motive -- but
people go about things in a way that makes them miserable.
Thank God He created us with the ability to change for the
better and that our mistaken urges aren't permanent.
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Re: You Have Heard It Said
By: Ivor1 Date: December 11, 2014, 8:58 pm
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With our nature for revenge the eye for an eye restrained us,
reasoning as it seems that equal is fair yet that is not the
case. Through law if our brother is hungry and in need of bread
we cut the loaf in half and give him half, yet through love we
give the lot . Through law our brother demands equal revenge but
through love he forgives completely.
Watching the musical les Misrables both main characters are
admirable and honorable God fearing men, one is law and one is
love............. and love wins over law in the end .... just
like today
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Re: You Have Heard It Said
By: Helen Date: December 11, 2014, 9:37 pm
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Amen...two great posts here... I have had a very hard day
physically , have not felt this bad for a long time. Those two
posts lifted my spirits and give me something good to go to bed
on...thanks. x
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Re: You Have Heard It Said
By: Kerry Date: December 12, 2014, 2:28 pm
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[quote author=Ivor1 link=topic=37.msg385#msg385 date=1418353102]
With our nature for revenge the eye for an eye restrained us,
reasoning as it seems that equal is fair yet that is not the
case. Through law if our brother is hungry and in need of bread
we cut the loaf in half and give him half, yet through love we
give the lot . Through law our brother demands equal revenge but
through love he forgives completely.
Watching the musical les Misrables both main characters are
admirable and honorable God fearing men, one is law and one is
love............. and love wins over law in the end .... just
like today
[/quote]I think such good deeds done out of love are inspired
by God.
1 John 2:5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love
of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
James 1:21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of
naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which
is able to save your souls.
Luke 4:4 And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man
shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.
The "word" is being made manifest again through the servants of
God when we can see the good and do it.
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