Quote from Waterfall's Post
In our lives,
we should aim to reflect the heart of Jesus--- through our humility, love, self sacrifice and compassion for others
unsafe says ----Jesus was fully human but He was also fully Divine -----The heart of Jesus was Pure ---it was peaceful ---it was humble -----His heart was Spiritual ----He took and acted on instructions from His Father doing His Will not humans will -----
The heart of us Humans is not pure --not peaceful ---not humble and not spiritual -----our heart is corrupt ----- so how can we really aim to reflect the True Heart of Jesus from our human deceitful heart ----
The only way to aim to reflect the heart of Jesus is to have God in us ------
Jeremiah 17:9-10New American Standard Bible (NASB)
The Deceitful Heart
9 “The(
A)heart is more(
B)deceitful than all else
And is desperately(
C)sick;
Who can understand it?
10 “I, theLord,(
D)search the heart,
I test the[
a]mind,
Even(
E)to give to each man according to his ways,
According to the[
b]results of his deeds.
unsafe says ----
Humility ------is ridding yourself of pride ----it is relying on God -----which give Him the Glory -----without God in us we are giving ourselves the glory not God ----
unsafe posted this from ----
http://biblehub.com/greek/5012.htm
this says it all -----For the believer,----
5012/tapeinophrosýnē("humility") means living in complete dependence on the Lord, i.e. with no reliance onself(the flesh).-----properly,
low;
humility, "
lowliness" of human pride (self-government); that
qualityof mindset of "having a humble opinion of oneself, i.e. a deep sense of one's (moral) littleness – i.e. lowliness of mind"-This brings behavior into alignment with this inner revelation to keep one from being
self-exalting(self-determining, self-inflated).
Worth Repeating ---------For the believer,
5012/tapeinophrosýnē("humility")
means living in complete dependence on the Lord, i.e. with no reliance onself(the flesh).-----
Strong's Concordance -----read all here ---
http://biblehub.com/greek/5012.htm
tapeinophrosune: humility
Original Word:ταπεινοφροσύνη, ης, ἡ
Definition:humility, lowliness of mind, modesty.
unsafe says ---
Love ---- Agape ----which is a fruit of the Spirit ----not human produced ---
unsafe posted this from ----
http://biblehub.com/greek/26.htm --
see below scripture that unsafe posted
26(agápē) typically refers to divine love(= whatGod prefers
1 Corinthians 13GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
Love
13 I may speak in the languages of humans and of angels. But if I don’t have love, I am a loud gong or a clashing cymbal.2 I may have the gift to speak what God has revealed, and I may understand all mysteries and have all knowledge. I may even have enough faith to move mountains. But if I don’t have love, I am nothing.
3 I may even give away all that I have and give up my body to be burned.[a]But if I don’t have love, none of these things will help me.
This is the Greek word used in this scripture for love ---
love,
ἀγάπηνagapēn26love, goodwill from agapaó
Strong's Concordance----
http://biblehub.com/greek/26.htm
agapé: love, goodwill
Original Word:ἀγάπη, ης, ἡ
Definition
: love, benevolence, good will, esteem; plur: love-feasts.
In the NT,26(agápē) typically refers to divine love(= whatGod prefers).
unsafe says ---
Self sacrifice ----as we see below encompasses a lot on our part
-----can we really be self sacrificing like Jesus with a corrupt human heart ---without a change of heart -----
unsafe posted below from ---read all here ---https://www.biblegateway.com/resources/dictionary-of-bible-themes/8481-self-sacrifice
8481 SELF-SACRIFICE ----The willingness to leave one’s possessions or to give them to others; to deny oneself to the point of death or to give oneself in the service of God or other people.
Self-sacrifice as forfeiting one’s present comfort for the sake of others
Hebrews 11:24–27 (ESV)
By Faith
24 By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter,25 choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin.26 He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of
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Self-sacrifice as giving one’s possessions to others
Jesus Christ commends the willingness to give away one’s possessions
unsafe says ---Example ----------If you have one car and your neighbour was in need of a car would you be able to give your only transportation away to your neighbour and trust by Faith with your Human heart that you would be looked after for transportation -
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Self-sacrifice as leaving all and following Jesus Christ
Such sacrifice is a condition of discipleship
----This means loving Jesus Christ over and above one’s immediate family.
unsafe says ----
I wonder how many of us humans put Jesus Christ first before our families -----
Self-sacrifice as the metaphorical laying down of one’s life for others
Followers of Jesus Christ are required to give themselves in the service of others
unsafe says ---
Agape --fruit of the Spirit -- in action
Self-sacrifice as the literal laying down of one’s life ----
Jesus Christ warns his disciples to be prepared to give their lives
unsafe says ----
would take a lot of Faith and Spiritual Courage in God and His word
Compassion ----
unsafe says ----
True Compassion will move us to help not just feel pity or sorry for the person but feel their pain and suffering to the point of moving to elevate it ----
unsafe posted this below from ---
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https://www.google.ca/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&rlz=1C1LENN_enCA460CA476&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=bible meaning of compassion&*
What does it mean to have compassion for others?
Compassion literally means “to suffer together.” Among emotion researchers, it is defined as the feeling that arises when you are confronted with another's suffering and feel motivated to relieve that suffering .Compassion is not the same as empathy or altruism, though the concepts are related.
and this below from --
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https://www.blueletterbible.org/sea...+with+compassion*+G4697&t=KJV#s=s_primary_0_1
KJV Strong'sG4697matches the Greekσπλαγχνίζομαι(
splagchnizomai).
"be" AND "moved" AND "with" AND "compassion*" AND "G4697"
occurs in1verses in the KJV.
Mar 1:41
And
Jesus ,moved with compassion,
G4697 put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.
The Holy Spirit indwelling in us is the only one who can show us the real heart of Jesus--- in my opinion -----we humans can try to imitate the heart of Jesus but we will fail miserably in our quest to show ---humility, love, self sacrifice and compassion these are a Heart issue and without a change of heart we can't begin to come close to succeeding ------ Saved People have to be on guard all the time to keep the flesh at bay we need God's Grace to help us resist and stay humble --- our Human Ego is very powerful and will feed itself with selfish motives to puff ourselves up -----
New Living Translation
2 Corinthians 12:7
even though I have received wonderful revelations from God. But to keep me from getting puffed up, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan to torment me and keep me from getting proud.
