Then fixing his eyes on his disciples he said: 'How happy are you who are poor: yours is the kingdom of God. Happy you who are hungry now: you shall be satisfied. Happy you who weep now: you shall laugh.
'Happy are you when people hate you, drive you out, abuse you, denounce your name as criminal, on account of the Son of Man. Rejoice when that day comes and dance for joy, for then your reward will be great in heaven. This was the way their ancestors treated the prophets.'
Cf. - Deuteronomy 27:11-12 - O. T. - When you crossed the Jordan, the following tribes shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon and Levi, Judah and Issachar, Joseph and Benjamin.
Cf. - Matthew 5:1-12 - N. T. - Seeing the crowds, he went up the hill. There he sat down and was joined by his disciples. Then he began to speak. This is what he taught them: 'How happy are the poor in spirit; their is the kingdom of heaven. Happy the gentle: they shall have the earth for their heritage. Happy those who mourn: they shall be comforted. Happy those who hunger and thirst for what is right: they shall be satisfied. Happy the merciful: they shall have mercy shown them. Happy the pure in heart: they shall see God. Happy the peacemakers: they shall be called sons of God. Happy those who are persecuted in the cause of right: theirs is the kingdom of heaven.'
'Happy are you when people abuse you and persecute you and speak all kinds of calumny against you on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven; this is how they persecuted the prophets before you.'
The curses - Luke 6:24-26 - N. T. -
'But alas for you who are rich: you are having your consolation now. Alas for you who have your fill now: you shall go hungry. Alas for you who laugh now: you shall mourn and weep. Alas for you when the world speaks well of you! This was the way their ancestors treated the false prophets.'
Cf. - Luke 16:25 -
Cf. - Isaiah 5:8-25 - O. T. - Woe to those who add house to house and join field to field until everywhere belongs to them and they are the sole inhabitants of the land. Yahweh Sabaoth has sworn this in my hearing, 'Many houses shall be brought to ruin, great and fine, but left untenanted; ten acres of vineyard will yield only one barrel, ten bushel of seed will yield only one bushel'.
Woe to those who from early morning chase after strong drink, and stay up late at night inflamed with wine. Nothing but harp and lyre, tambourine and flute, and wine for their drinking bouts. Never a thought for the works of Yahweh, never a glance for what his hands have done. My people will go into exile, for want of perception; her dignitaries dying of hunger, her populace perched with thirst.... Yes, Sheol opens wide his throats and gapes with measureless jaw to swallow up her thronging nobility as they are shouting for joy. The mortal humbled, man brought low, proud eyes will be cast down. Yahweh Sabaoth will increase his glory by his sentence, the holy God will display his holiness by his integrity. Lambs will graze as at pasture, fatlings and kids browse in the ruins.
Woe to those who draw down punishment on themselves with an ox's halter, and sin as with a chariot's traces: and to those who say, 'Quick! Let him hurry his work so that we can see it; these plans of the Holy One of Israel, let them happen and come true so that we can know what they are.
Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil, who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness, who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter. Woe to those who think them wise and believe themselves cunning. Woe to the heroes of drinking bouts, to the champions at preparing strong drinks.
Woe to those who for a bribe acquit the guilty and cheat the good man of his due. For this, as stubble is prey for the flames and as straw vanishes in the fire, so their root will rot, their blossom be carried off like dust, for rejecting the Law of Yahweh Sabaoth, and despising the word of the Holy One of Israel. So, Yahweh aflame with anger against his people has raised his hand to strike them; he has killed the princes, their corpses lie like dung in the streets. Yet his anger is not spent, still his hand is raised to strike.
Cf. - Amos 6:1 - O. T. - Woe to those ensconced so snugly in Zion and to those who feel so safe on the mountain of Samaria, those famous men of this first of nations to whom the House of Israel goes as client.
Cf. - James 5:1-3 - N. T. - Now an answer for the rich. Start crying, weep for the miseries that are coming to you. Your wealth is all rotting, your clothes are all eaten up by moths. All your gold and your silver are corroding away, and the same corrosion will be your own sentence, and eat into your body.
Cf. - Proverbs 14:12-13 - O. T. - There is a way that some think right, but leads in the end to death. Even in laughter the heart finds sadness, and joy makes way for sorrow.
Love of enemies - Luke 6:27-35 - N. T. -
But I say this to you who are listening: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who treat you badly. To the man who slaps you on one cheek, present the other cheek too; to the man who takes your cloak from you, do not refuse your tunic. Give to everyone who asks you, and do not ask for your property back from the man who robs you. Treat others as you would like them to treat you.
If you love those who love you, what thanks can you expect? Even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what thanks can you expect? For even sinners do that much. And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what thanks can you expect? Even sinners lend to sinners to get back the same amount. Instead, love your enemies and do good, and lend without any hope of return. You will have a great reward, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he himself is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked.
Cf. - Matthew 5:44 - N. T. - But I say this to you: love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.
Cf. - 1 Peter 3:9 - N. T. - Never pay back one wrong with another, or an angry word with another one; instead, pay back with a blessing. That is what you are called to do, so that you inherit a blessing yourself.
Cf. - Matthew 5:39-40 - N. T. - But I say this to you: offer the wicked man no resistance. On the contrary, if anyone hits you on the right cheek, offer him the other as well; if a man takes you to law and would have your tunic, let him have your cloak as well.
Cf. - Matthew 5:42 - N. T. - Give to anyone who asks, and if anyone wants to borrow, do not turn away.
Cf. - Luke 12:33 -
Cf. - Matthew 7:12 - N. T. - The golden rule. So always treat others as you would like them to treat you; that is the meaning of the Law and the Prophets.
Cf. - Matthew 5:46 - N. T. - For if you love those who love you, what right have you to claim any credit?
Cf. - Luke 14:12-14 -
Cf. - Proverbs 21:26 - O. T. - The godless is forever coveting, the virtuous man gives without ever refusing.
Cf. - Sirach 4:10; 12:6 - O. T. - Be like a father to orphans, and as good as a husband to widows. And you will be like a son to the Most High.
Cf. - Matthew 5:45 - N. T. - Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you; in this way you will be sons of your Father in heaven, for he causes his sun to rise on bad men as well as good, and his rain to fall on honest and dishonest men alike.
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Compassion and generosity
'Be compassionate as your Father is compassionate....- PAGE 18 -
WELCOME TO SACRED SCRIPTURE / WORD OF GOD / HOLY BIBLE READER'S COMMUNITY. - Wishing you, 'Happy Reading', and may God, the Father, the Son of the living God, Jesus Christ, fills your heart, mind, thoughts, and grants you: The Holy Spirit, that is, Wisdom, Knowledge, Understanding, Counsel, Piety, Fortitude, and the fear of the Lord, and also His fruits of the Holy Spirit, that is, Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Trustfulness, Gentleness and Self-Control. Amen! God blessing be upon you!
How? And in what way, when it come to understanding matters: What I was always being told is: There are ways and preferences to comprehend all matters, whether it is of spirituality and unspirituality.
Firstly, in a literally manner: That is, used for emphasis or to express strong feeling while not being literally true.
Secondly, in a humanly manner: That is, from a human point of view, in a humanly manner, by human means; within ability; with human feeling or kindness.
Thirdly, in a spiritually manner: That is, in a way that relates to or affects the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things.
Finally, in an unspiritual manner: That is, not spiritual. But secular and worldly.
Hence, these two books (The Gospel According To Apostle/Saint Luke & The Acts Of The Apostles) of the New Testament were closely associated, and being call 'a history of the rise of Christianity'. Therefore, I faithfully believe that it is utmost important for us; all human beings to comprehend these two books, [ All the others Old Testament and New Testament books are equally important, but as for now, we will start studying and read these two books first, that is, being call 'a history of the rise of Christianity', before continuing the other books.] to the best of our knowledge and enabling our spirit to acknowledges: "Who is God, and how, and in what ways, that is, God is with us." Amen!
When Sacred Scripture says: those who believe in him will have no cause for shame, it makes no distinction between Jew and Greek: all belong to the same Lord, Jesus Christ, who is rich enough, however many ask his help, for everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
But they will not ask for his help unless they believe in him, and they will not believe in him unless they heard of him, and they will not hear of him unless they get a preacher, and they will never have a preacher unless one is sent, but as Sacred Scripture say: The footsteps of those who bring good news is a welcome sound.
Not everyone, of course, listens to the Good News. As prophet Isaiah says: Lord, how many believed what we proclaimed? So faith comes from what is preached, and what is preached comes from the word of Christ Jesus. [ 'Word of God' ] - Romans 10:11-17 -
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It is to the Lord Jesus Christ that all the prophets bear this witness: that all who believe in Jesus will have their sins forgiven through his name. - Acts 10:43 -
It is true, God sent his word to the people of Israel, and it was to them that the Good News of peace was brought by Jesus Christ - But Jesus Christ is Lord of all men. - Acts 10:36 -
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