Matthew ch 7
"6Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you into pieces."
The verses before so Mt1-5 exspecially the first one i really do like or maybe i want to remember.
Of course with "judging" is not being meant to tell someone kindly where one can improve or when
a teaching is misunderstanded. There the hard and unkind judging is meant and a final judge about a person.(maybe like saying: "This person will never go to heaven, he just too evil")
And after these verses it is strange to have a verse like six. It talks about the opposite..or maybe the same but only giving a second reason? In the first part we are told to think good if we are able or have the authority to take out someones speck. In the second part it tells us to keep our words and dont waste them on people with dirty thoughts (refering to the dirty animals pig and dog). This is also quite funny that we are told not to say something. But Jesus did it once too. When he was asked infront of Herodes he did not say a word and did not answerd the questioned he was asked. This verse is also a warning for us to be aware with whom we associate and have a close contact.In the end we have to deal with the damage.
Matthew ch 8
"7Jesus said to him, "I will go and heal him."
Isnt it nice if someone immediatly is willing to come and help? Especially if it is Jesus. And in the other case we can see that he will and like to do heal the people ("3"I am wiling, "he said."Be clean!"") And he came because the centurion asked him. Therefor we should have spiritual companions who can aks Jesus te heal us if we cant do it anymore. And its also touching to see a person of such a high rank to care about his servant ( I hope he did it not to save money or something like that ..because if one servant is sick he has to buy or look for another one and when he is sick he cant work and will be a burden to him)
Matthew ch 9
"4Knowing their thoughts Jesus said:"Why do you entertain evil thougths in your hearts?"
We can imagine Jesus saying this in a very strict and rebuking way but also very pitiful. I also like the english writing with "entertain"because in german its only "think". It sounds like inviting these evil thougths into your mind and and to have them as quests in your heart. If you dont get rid of these thougth they will gain a stronger position in your heart and thoughts. Why did theseteachers of the law instantly thought of something bad instead to be happy that there is someone why has the power and might to forgive sins. Maybe they judged too quick upon Jesus.
(What we should avoid as it is written in Mt ch7) Instead of cursing and misjudge others too early we can be happy with them when the experienced good, like the paralytic did, or gain more knowledge about the person. It also must be very tireding and making yourself unhappy if you are always thinking negative which can be called evil by God.
Matthew ch10
"32Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven. 33But whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven."
These situations can happen everywhere and everytime and not always expected. I already faild three times. Maybe its because we are not used to face situations like these. Anyway I hope there will be not another time.
hehe sorry for this long text. Its just that i was not able to do it all on time. My fault.
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:) later is better than never.
about Mt 7, i also thought the placement of vs. 6 was odd. after reading your reflection though, it makes a bit more sense. it's it actually 2 different issues. therefore, it may seem opposite. however, the first part on not judging other deals with how we should treat others. then comes vs. 6. this deals with how others may treat us. so one part teaches us to love others, the next teaches us to protect ourselves (love ourselves).
i completely understand what you mean by denying Jesus. this is a process, and hopefully one day you will also overcome this within your heart. i remember my struggle was with praying before eating lunch at school. in high school i would quickly (2 seconds) do a silent prayer when my friends weren't looking. it sounds funny now, but it was indeed a struggle. in college it got a little bit better, but i still struggle at time. until i was having lunch with a friend who was Baptist, and she just said her prayers like there was nothing to it. i felt so ashamed at that moment. i thought in my heart, how could I, who has the truth, be ashamed of my faith; when my friend the Baptist, who does not have the truth, can be so unashamed to show her faith? from then on, i overcame that obstacle and said grace even though there was a whole table full of friends and colleagues.
saying grace may seem like an insignificant gesture of our faith, but Jesus reminded us that "because you were faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities" (Luke 19:17). If we are faithful in small things, we will also be faithful in big things. May the Lord continue to help us.
Matthäus 10,20:
"Denn nicht ihr seid es, die da reden, sondern eures Vaters Geist ist es, der durch euch redet."
I like this verse because it teaches us that the spirit of God is preaching and not we do. People haven´t the power and the wisdom to spread the gospel. We need the support of Gods spirit.
thanx for sharing your experience. I will keep it in mind^^
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