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Do you think this is good advice, or not? [Spirituality & Religion]

[b]Today's Gospel reading:[/b]

[b]Luke 6: 27-38[/b]

Jesus said to his disciples: "To you who hear me, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you; bless those who curse you and pray for those who maltreat you. When someone slaps you on one cheek, turn and give him the other; when someone takes your coat, let him have your shirt as well. Give to all who beg from you. When a man takes what is yours, do not demand it back. Do to others what you would have them do to you. If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. If you do good to those who do good to you, how can you claim any credit? Sinners do as much. If you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what merit is there in it for you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.

"Love your enemy and do good; lend without expecting repayment. Then will your recompense be great. You will rightly be called sons of the Most High, since he himself is good to the ungrateful and the wicked.

"Be compassionate, as your Father is compassionate. Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Pardon, and you shall be pardoned. Give, and it shall be given to you. Good measure pressed down, shaken together, running over, will they pour into the fold of your garment. For the measure you measure with will be measured back to you."

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I have to wonder, was this not meant to be taken literally? Was Jesus exaggerating to make a point? If not, this seems far too much to ask of anyone. Actually, I was raised to be this way, and it has not served me well at all. I have tried to show mercy to people who have hurt me, but I haven't been shown much mercy in return. I've tried to refrain from judging those who have hurt me most, but I have felt judged by them.

I know that there is much wisdom to be found in the Bible, and I do agree with the part about doing unto others as you would have others do unto you. But I have to admit, I was a bit troubled when I heard this Gospel reading today. What are your thoughts about this?
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rckt148 · 61-69, M
I played church for years ,but I had some poor examples
I spent years cussing God (I felt I had good reason ) and people kept speaking the same stuff over me ,,I was born to battle with the beast ,,,well no one could tell me who the beast was for sure ,,and the Mark ,,some future event ,,or so all the preachers I knew said ,
I even became a preacher ,,a cute little church and everyone loved me ,my family and I loved them ,,,but God kept sending men to me over and over saying I was not serving Him,,I opposed Him and I had a calling on my life ,,one I shouldn't keep ignoring
I had 3 visions ,,,at the time I did not know the first one was a vision ,,b ut I did know it saved my life ,,,the second one ,,I spent 7 days fasting asking God to tell me what it meant ,,,Nothing
Then a Pastor friend told me about a man that interprets visions and dreams , and we though he had ,,but he left some parts out ,,he didn't understand it ,,
Well that was a warning I was not prepared for ,,He said a woman was coming to destroy my ministry ,and try to kill me ,,but he did not say it could be more them one ...
A woman I know did confess to me she had plans to seduce me because she wanted a godly husband and she wanted me ,,,but she was not the only one ,,,
So I'll cut ahead ,,I had stopped going to church ,,my conference asked me to only preach the sermons they wanted me to preach ,which I was now unable to do ,,they contradicted Gods word ,,so I stepped down as pastor ,,now I know not to seek titles ,,,Christ is the shepherd not me ,,I am a seed sower
So when I was finally broken ,,a woman had crushed me ,,my Church thinking I went off the deep end because I said God said I opposed Him ,,,and now I am wanting to die
So I asked Go why not kill me or take this pain ,,and I heard him clearly
"The next time I tell you No ,,you will listen
He showed me who the Beast was ,,what the Mark of the beast is ,and showed me His commandments did not end at the cross ,,,the old Covent made ONLY with Israel did ,,sacrifice ,feast days called sabbath days ,the earthly priesthood
Christ told them in 70 ad their temple would be destroyed ,not one stone left upon another ,,He told the people unless they were more righteous then the religious leaders ,,they wouldn't see heaven either
The Stone the Papacy says was Peter was the stone the builders rejected
God / man who came unto His people ,and they knew Him not ,,He was speaking of Himself ,,not Peter
He also said as long as heaven and earth exist ,,so will the Law and the Prophets ,,"Think not that I have come to destroy them "" some need to look up for themselves what the word "fulfill " means ,,
When I learned what Gods will was ,and I started keeping His commandments
was finally born again ,,then His word made sense
People will misquote Paul to me ,,and Totally Ignore Everything Christ said
And yes that was literal ,,,when we pray for those who use us and we are really His ,,then He does deal with it ,,,when satan comes against us <We have the authority to take up His armor ans show satan who he is messing with
When we do it His way we have the authority to use His name ,,when we face trials they are only to prove to use we are His ,we can endure this ,,
And when we are without ,,He sends strangers to minister to us and feed us
When He is first ,,He will deal with the rest ,,He has proven Himself to me over and over ,,and now I am exposing the beast ,,,Just the religious want to argue ,,and quote a bunch of scripture they don't even quote in text at me
He said come out of her and remain separate not me ,
He said is you say you love Him and won't keep His commandment you are a liar and the truth is not in you not me ,,He said if you want to be in the holy city and eat from the tree of life there is a requirement ,,not me
I am just told to speak His word ,,not make people like it ,,,I am just a sower ,,if Moses had spoke to the rock like he was told to and not struck it ,,,he would have gone into the promised land ,,,had Lots wife not looked back she would have been spared ,,,has more then 8 people got on the ark ,,more then 8 people would have been spared
He uses men no one listens to I guess ,,,He told me to tell His People His law did not end at the cross ,,,as He warned us through Daniel 7:25 a man would think to change times and Laws ,,,He did ,,,,,,and now people listen to that man ,,,and ignore Him ...He is a jealous God ,,He is not having it ,,,
I know this is not what I set out to write ,,,thats how it works though LOL
And its about this time I get the washed in the blood and once saved always saved stuff ,,,,they need to study ,,thats not what He said at all
He overlooks babes ,,,He expects us to get off milk and onto meat ,,
So we can be born again ,,not milk fed Bible thumper's