Luke 6: A Verse (or Two) at a Time

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Repentance is the first step ----saying and realizing your a sinner and that you can't save yourself is the first step ----

You have to be Drawn by the Father to want to come to Jesus ---Sinners have no desire to come to Jesus ---

John 6:44

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No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him (giving him the desire to come to Me)

You have to have Saving Faith inbirthed in you ----that is having faith in the unseen realm not in what you do see in this physical realm ---

This Saving Faith comes from Hearing the Word ---who is Jesus ----after your Drawn by the Father who opens your ears to Hear the true message of the Word and your eyes to see with the right lens and changes your heart to be receptive to the Word -and opens your mind to grasp the message ---then Saving Faith get inbirthed in you every time you hear the word

This is why Jesus spoke in Parables some heard and grasp the message and some didn't ----God the Father knew who would be receptive to the message and opened their hearts ---ears ---eyes and minds to receive it ----

Then through this Faith you believe --that is -adhere to and trust in-- that Jesus shed His Blood for your sins and was crucified and died and was resurrected and then your saved and immediately the Holy Spirit comes and indwells in you changing your Corrupt Spirit to be Holy and then your acceptable to approach God -----your Spirit man has been changed and this reconnects you to God

Hope this answers your question -----

This is very helpful. Thanks unsafe

 

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Here is the thing ------God wants to change every heart ---open every one's ears --eyes --and mind to receive His word to inbirth the right faith in us so we can receive His Son and have the Holy Spirit dwelling in us so we are all reconnected to Him -----

God gave us free will to choose to accept His draw or reject it -----and God knows who will accept and reject His Drawing at any given moment ----and He allows us to exercise our free will in this area ---

 

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Good morning everyone. Here is Luke 6: 41-42

Bible Gateway passage: Luke 6:41-42 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

Why do you see the speck in your neighbor’s eye but do not notice the log in your own eye? Or how can you say to your neighbor, ‘Friend, let me take out the speck in your eye,’ when you yourself do not see the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then...

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Jesus with a sense of humor!!!

This is one of the few stories of Jesus which makes me think He must have had a funny side. There are other times I wonder if He is deliberately exaggerating to make a point.

Would we read the Bible a little differently if we were always on the lookout for Jesus's sense of humor or hyperbole?

Jesus is giving us some very wise advice here. It applies universally, doesn't it?

Where do I need to get the log out of my own eye? This is a perfect reflection for the season of Lent.

 

[Luce NDs]

"Log in one's own eye" ... a record unseen? let that be writ! Be it bold or like a special teacher (one that remains learning as a school 'ere).

Thus the inking befell us in a blip ... yet on blind faith that one is quantified without quality of uncertainty ... Ba'aL'm S'amuel? The sol lem eccles ... you may gather it occurs in the dark as Dei light is a flaring 'eigh tread ...

When reading old stuff ... can anyone be sure when even the Master Lyre isn't ... god syndrome ... they believe they've seen it all ... when actually! Be cautious about the corners ... ab orts? Orts are stones ... know! Hard shelled as Molly ... as depicted by Botticelli ... as shock was passed ... the dough 've Tara? Wealth of the mire awe squandered ... in gratuitous disorder ... Madden in crow 'd ...

 

[jimkenney12]

It is easier to tell another person they need to change than it is to see how we need to change and to actually change ourselves. This complements the command to not judge others.

A cartoon on Facebook shows a woman complaining to her husband that the new, young neighbour is not getting her clothes very clean that she is hanging on the line. The next time she remarks that she is finally getting getting her clothes clean. Her husband said he washed their window the day before.

 

[Mendalla]

A cartoon on Facebook shows a woman complaining to her husband that the new, young neighbour is not getting her clothes very clean that she is hanging on the line. The next time she remarks that she is finally getting getting her clothes clean. Her husband said he washed their window the day before.

If you were Jesus we would call this a parable. And washing windows would become a religious ritual.

I think this may actually be one of Jesus's most important, and most ignored, teachings. I mean Christians of certain stripes are among the worst for pointing out others' "specks" while studiously ignoring their own "logs". Even progressive/liberal Christians sometimes go after conservatives' questionable beliefs or actions without first looking at their own flaws. Which can be embarrassing if they are then called out.

 

[Luce NDs]

It is easier to tell another person they need to change than it is to see how we need to change and to actually change ourselves. This complements the command to not judge others.

A cartoon on Facebook shows a woman complaining to her husband that the new, young neighbour is not getting her clothes very clean that she is hanging on the line. The next time she remarks that she is finally getting getting her clothes clean. Her husband said he washed their window the day before.

Reason to study the congregation of sol ... to learn about the elusive 's elf ... Elsae? A character in tome; The Four Winds!

 

[Mendalla]

To unpack that a bit more, I think approaching criticism of others by first looking at ourselves forces us to approach it with some humility, rather than as a way to raise ourselves by putting others down. How many social/political liberals criticize conservatives' racism or sexism without looking at how they are patronizing or otherwise racist or sexist in more subtle ways? Would it do more good for the cause if they went in acknowledging and seeking to deal with their own racism/sexism? And, of course, that goes both ways.

PS. I am no saint in this regard, though I try hard.

 

[Luce NDs]

To unpack that a bit more, I think approaching criticism of others by first looking at ourselves forces us to approach it with some humility, rather than as a way to raise ourselves by putting others down. How many social/political liberals criticize conservatives' racism or sexism without looking at how they are patronizing or otherwise racist or sexist in more subtle ways? Would it do more good for the cause if they went in acknowledging and seeking to deal with their own racism/sexism? And, of course, that goes both ways.

PS. I am no saint in this regard, though I try hard.

Then we play Misty ... vapors? Plae it again Sam ... Oh Shen Ando Ah ... ide 'll all settle in the vale .. dewed/dude? Folly, or just come down? Thus ah mythologist ... with a stripe for the purple! Roué al thought 'r rogue bean ... as ceded alien?

 

[paradox3]

Agreeing with @Mendalla that this is probably one of the most important teachings of Jesus. When I get to the end of Luke 6 (projected to be on Monday) I might try to summarize its teachings. The Ten Precepts from the Plain or something similar.

I think Jesus assumes here that his listeners are well acquainted with the Laws of Moses. However, He tweaks a few things in the parallel Sermon on the Mount.

 

[Luce NDs]

Mo' Syn along ... in the mute's crypt! Thus dashed down on some medium ...

 

[paradox3]

Mo' Syn along ... in the mute's crypt! Thus dashed down on some medium ...

Moseying along, yes. Does Jesus expect that we recognize him as a prophet of God?

 

[Luce NDs]

Moseying along, yes. Does Jesus expect that we recognize him as a prophet of God?

That Logo 's appeared prior! Maybe just gei st of a probability or chance! Few inquire ... is it Phoebe awe? Bump in the way or a holein Cloe ... said to be fertile! Arresting time ... sometimes viewed as Van Damion's Land ... sometimes Dei mon! Came from up there in the unknown ...

Gives some the urge to peer into the ions. marks and Semites ... the give powerful hints to stay down ... if rising dissonance ... you become a target! Look at the poles that shoot 4ET ... medium is acceptable ... yet, aye, there are these exceptions ... Yet-I? Time cometh ... anon! Can there be an end to something you can't observe? That's my stick ale ...

 

[paradox3]

Ten Lessons for Living (based on Luke 6)

1. Give aid and comfort to those who are poor, hungry or weeping.

2. Rejoice in the presence of God.

3. Love and pray for your enemies

4. Refuse the temptation of needless conflict.

5. Give generously to your brothers and sisters.

6. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

7. Find opportunities to be kind.

8. Avoid judging or condemning others. You don't always know their story.
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9. Apply the standards you use for others to yourself first.

10. Listen to the teachings and parables of God's prophet, Jesus. Put them into practice.

 

[Luce NDs]

If you insert everything where there was God and anything alternate ... does that cause enigma for the mortal Eccles? Could cause irrationalities from the alternate's ide ...

Relax it is just a word and it isn't over yet and may not be any end TU et ... as phantoms from deeper in the construct bug us ... with oil from the cast Err bean ...

Imagine cast off's ... and wasted sources! Gah Zu di dyu see that fly? Resembles GA Zook ... gas containment? Sam in all bugs ...

 

[paradox3]

There. I gave it a try. (So much for waiting until next week)

I would call the above post a first draft but I am not sure I need a more polished version for any reason. It was a fun exercise to jot the ten points down quickly.

Those are my takeaways from Luke 6. Yours could be different.

 

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These verses are easy to talk but hard to walk that talk -----our Human nature alone makes it hard to take the Plank out of our own eye before we can take the splinter from another's eye -

Most of us are critical of what others do or say when we hear things being said or see the action happening ----even though we also say and do some same things that we criticize others for ---easier to see others faults than it is to admit our own ------

There is a Spirit behind our criticizing ---Satan and His Tribe are our enemies ----they have access to our thought life -----and what you think will get into your heart and you will speak what is in the Heart ---

Luke 6:45 NIV​

45 A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

Proverbs 27:6 AMP​

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Faithful are the wounds of a friend [who corrects out of love and concern],
But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful [because they serve his hidden agenda].

Matthew 15 ----Critical speaking
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But whatever [word] comes out of the mouth comes from the heart, and this is what defiles and dishonors the man.

I say
To master this is a life long practice ---none of us will ever truly master dislodging a Critical Spirit ----in my view ----

 

[Luce NDs]

These verses are easy to talk but hard to walk that talk -----our Human nature alone makes it hard to take the Plank out of our own eye before we can take the splinter from another's eye -

Most of us are critical of what others do or say when we hear things being said or see the action happening ----even though we also say and do some same things that we criticize others for ---easier to see others faults than it is to admit our own ------

There is a Spirit behind our criticizing ---Satan and His Tribe are our enemies ----they have access to our thought life -----and what you think will get into your heart and you will speak what is in the Heart ---

Luke 6:45 NIV​

45 A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

Proverbs 27:6 AMP​

6
Faithful are the wounds of a friend [who corrects out of love and concern],
But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful [because they serve his hidden agenda].

Matthew 15 ----Critical speaking
Amplified Bible
But whatever [word] comes out of the mouth comes from the heart, and this is what defiles and dishonors the man.

I say
To master this is a life long practice ---none of us will ever truly master dislodging a Critical Spirit ----in my view ----

Plank's Constant ... searching for dah Leigh 'd? That's similar to deferred onus ... and then it gets sophisticated and difficult for the simple! May resemble the diving board on a Privateer's license ... be cautious of what you get into with the roué all purple ... they are treacherous ...

Then roué-al is in the Hebrew lexicon as something like energetic kerygma ... false pyre? Maybe naught ... check the spectrum ...

 

[paradox3]

Hello Everybody. Here is Luke 6: 43-45

Bible Gateway passage: Luke 6:43-45 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

A Tree and Its Fruit - “No good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit; for each tree is known by its own fruit. For people do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they pick grapes from a bramble bush. The good person out of the good treasure of the heart produces good...

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Is Jesus setting up a false dichotomy here? He seems to classify people as either good trees bearing good fruit or bad trees producing bad fruit.

Are we not more complex than that?

It may be we all have a default position as either a good or bad tree. I am reminded of the sheep and goats in Matthew's Gospel (Matt 25:32)

My mom used to say it's okay to have "a little larceny in our souls".

I have searched but haven't been able to find the source of this expression. It has been used by others.

"He had a twinkle in his eye and larceny in his soul". Doesn't this sound like a leprechaun? Many of my mother's sayings came from my Irish grandmother who actually believed in leprechauns.

 

[paradox3]

A second thought based on this reading:

Jesus remarks that we can't gather figs from thorns nor grapes from a bramble bush.

If we try to pick fruit from thorns or brambles, we will only injure ourselves. Our attempts will have no effect on the prickly plants.