Matthew 5: 21- 48
27 “You have heard that it was said to those
of old, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’[ 28 But I
say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed
adultery with her in his heart. 29 If your right eye causes you
to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for
you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into
hell. 30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off
and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your
members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.
31 “Furthermore it has been said, ‘Whoever
divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ 32 But
I say to you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality
causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is divorced
commits adultery.
33 “Again you have heard that it was said to
those of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the
Lord.’ 34 But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by
heaven, for it is God’s throne; 35 nor by the earth, for it is
His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. 36 Nor
shall you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black. 37 But
let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ For whatever is more than these
is from the evil one.
38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye
for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” 39 But I tell you not to
resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the
other to him also. 40 If anyone wants to sue you and take away
your tunic, let him have your cloak also. 41 And whoever
compels you to go one mile, go with him two. 42 Give to him who
asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away.
43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You
shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say to
you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate
you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, 45 that
you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil
and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. 46 For
if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax
collectors do the same? 47 And if you greet your brethren only,
what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do
so? 48 Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in
heaven is perfect.
If we could understand that the Bible was written thousands
of years ago, and everything that it has asked us to do is still not being
performed, then we could conclude that the Bible is not the problem, we
are. There are indeed spirits out here
and their missions are to kill, steal, and destroy. There are also angels here among us to help
us in our way, however, if we can’t put our hearts and minds into these
commands they are not obligated to join forces with us. Our world is out of control, seeking its own,
blinded by Satan from the truth. He is
cunning, baffling and wiser than we are.
So if we won’t adhere to our calling working these principles of God’s
word, we cannot ward off these evil spirits that are mightier than us. We have to put on the armor of love, it has
to be our shield and spear against the enemy, to confuse his plans and attacks
from our families, friends, coworkers, and strangers. We must walk in humility in His word and in
this world to manifest this truth. God
wants us holy and perfect. He also says He
will not put on us more than we can bear.
But if we don’t write these testimonies upon our hearts, when under
attack we will be unable to smile and humble ourselves as we go through, being
left to wonder why the world is against us.
Get on the mark and execute its perfectness. Now Go!
Bless the mark of perfection on your life, in the sight of
God Almighty,
Vincent Young, Christian Analyst
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