Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye. I have appointed you, that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in My Name, He may give it you. No, a Christian man is to be one who is ready to do anything for the good of others, however lowly the service. It is a high virtue. We shall, by shunning it, secure it! I allow in other men what I would denounce in myself. "If you lend to them of whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you?" Luke 6:31. Minnesota Wild right wing Ryan Hartman (38) beats Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger (29) for the game winning goal during the second overtime in Game 1 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff . For every tree is known by his own fruit. The genuine Christian stands not in fear of public opinion and dreads not the frown of those whom God frowns upon. Either, how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? He asked in His Sermon on the Mount, "What do you more than others?" Browse the complete set of Charles Spurgeon's 63 volumes of sermons below by expanding a section as you go, or perform a search here. The design and structure of Luke's story about Jesus' visit in the home of Mary and Martha (Luke 10:38-42) is straightforward, and it is told in a linear fashion. What reward? You are a deacon, or other Church officeryes, so were certain bank directors who were none the more honest for that. I can love those who love me, but loving those that hate me is another matter! For whose renovated fortunes are all deeply anxious? Followers of Jesus are called upon to do good to those who have done them harm. This holds good of all religions actions. I must admit that they are not easy to come by, but when you are meek and lowly you will find them on the principle that like draws to like and birds of a feather flock together. Our possessions - our money, our time, our books, our clothes, etc. Our kindred according to the spirit - our fellow-Christians, our fellow-members. VI. In the bitter cold of winter the trees stand bare of leaves, and it seems as if their life, too, had departed for ever, yet in the spring time they put forth new leaves and beautiful flowers, and the fruit begins to show itself. And here it iswe are to love them that hate us and treat us despitefully! Lead Pastor of City Church in Tallahassee, Florida, preaches on Luke 24: . Luke vi. The platter is clean, it could not be cleanerbut while the filth remains withinit cannot be acceptable with God. Because He is our Shepherd and we cannot want, we are to dwell at ease and lie down in green pastures like a peaceful, restful flock. Meanwhile, others will not join them on this journey (Matthew 24:40-41 and Luke 17:34-36). 4. That will prevent the danger of a growing covetousness. 43, The Death Of The Christian; No . "Judge not--condemn not--forgive." And yet if I had behaved one half as badly, there would have been rebellion and presumption in the deed! I know brothers who do not love the most affectionate and amiable of sisters and it is grievous to have to add that there are many husbands, brutal husbands, who do not love their wives who are sacrificing their lives out of love to them and their little ones. Be it so; God has not forgotten him. Jesus Christ, in the few sentences quoted, indicates the true secret or principle of holy living. Candor of disposition.--6. God lives to give - to bestow life, and health, and beauty, and joy on his creatures. 7 that fear is the beginning of the spiritual life, whereas poverty of spirit pertains to the perfection of the spiritual life, according to Matt. Benevolence to men.--5. WHO IS TO GIVE? So was it with Me in My crucifixion and resurrection, and so it is with my faithful cross-bearers (2 Cor. The conduct of the subjects of that Kingdom must not be measured by the manners of others, for they are a people as peculiar as the Kingdom to which they belong. First, Believers renouncing the righteousness of the law, look only to Christ. 36. S. Luke vi. "Ye shall be the children of the Highest." There is a sense, and that a truly Christian one, in which those who are in the saddest need and in the darkest error, aye, and even in the most deplorable iniquity, have the greatest claim on our pity and our help. --JOHN xiv. This proportion, however, will never be reached, or at any rate, will hardly for any long time be continued, except in connection with another principle of far deeper hold and wider sway, the principle that , IV. A common medical term for pressing strongly on a part of the body, and opposed to , to touch gently. 1. Blessed are ye when men shall revile you and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. God willed it and there stood the helmed cherubim and sworded seraphim before Him in all their glittering ranks. I. Some have broadly declared that there is no good thing in an unconverted man, but this is scarcely true. And so with creeds. A traveller, ready to perish amid the snows of the Alps, meets a fellow-traveller in worse condition than himself. I know it is and harder doing, but it is blessed doing! But you are a preacher, yes, and so was Judas who hanged himself and so went to his own place. There is far too much ingratitude in this world; more, perhaps, than we are willing to believe, until sad experience has convinced us. 2. We recommend Pilgrim Publications, where the Ages disk may be purchased at a discount. But flowing or running over measure, was the same with that which was heaped, as appears from the following instance (f): (k) These are borrowed types of sayings, taken from those who used to measure dry things, as corn and such things, who do it in a rather forceful manner, and thrust it down and shake it together, and press it and put it into a pile. 16, xvi. Similarly, the Latin sinus means both the hanging, baggy bosom of a robe and a bay. It checks licentiousness. And they went to another village.". It makes no practical difference, whether we assume that this was a real occurrence, or only an imaginary William G.T. 7 that fear is the beginning of the spiritual life, whereas poverty of spirit pertains to the perfection of the spiritual life, according to Matt. (Luke 6:38) February 16, 2020 by Brian 59 Comments "Give and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. I lend you an axe and you will, one day, lend me a saw. (Fourth Sunday after Trinity.) Let me emphasize what I have repeatedly said before: to live as we should, we must live by every word of God. 36. We shall not be curious in the ranking of the duties in which Christian love should exercise itself. The parable of Dives and Lazarus is one of the most solemn passages in the whole Revelation of God. Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. Admonition4. The gathered fold of the wide upper garment, bound together with the girdle, and thus forming a pouch. It has great depths. Luke 6:31. They take up religious T. The certainty of having at length to yield the gift of life into the hand of God. March 24, 2019 Luke 6:27-42. God grant it may do this for every one of us! Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. He will be a door-keeper in the house of the Lord, if he may but serve his Brothers and Sisters and glorify his Master. Charles Haddon Spurgeon was an English Particular Baptist preacher. What trouble did it cost the Creator to make him? Passage Luke 10:38-42; Psa 63; John 12:1-8 Luke 10:40 Luke 11:1-26 Luke 11:9, 10 Luke 11:14-54 Luke 11:21; . It is sweet to render good for evil! The true Believer is to be willing to bear reproach, yes, and to bear much more than reproach, as saints of God have done time out of mind. Verily, verily I say unto you, whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in My Name, He will give it you. (Matthew 5:46). 2. The Whip a. Differently to be admonished are the joyful and the sad. You have paid an old debt as every honest man should do, but this does not prove you to be a Christian, for Christianity includes this and rises above it like the Alps above the surrounding plain! Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh. Luke vi. But Jesus rebuked them and said, "You know not what manner of spirit you are of, for the Son of Man did not com to destroy men's lives, but to save them. Pressed down () Only here in New Testament. Everything in PLUS. When cases of need, objects of compassion, or means of advancing the honour of God or the good of our fellow-men come before us. Pressed down - As figs or grapes might be, and thus many more might be put into the measure. "And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them like wise." Admonition4. when they stood and burned for Christ, felt in every pang thousand times rewarded by possessing the Grace which enabled them to endure to the end! Know you not that your Lord has said, "Except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall in no case enter the Kingdom of Heaven"? Sermon. --Matthew, v. 7, 10 11, 12. Or he is silent while it is time to be silent and even in that silence there is an awe which is felt by those round about him. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. Our Lord's Kingdom is not of this world, otherwise His servants would do many things which now they forbear to do. MUCH THAT IS NATURALLY GOOD MAY FALL FAR SHORT OF CHRISTIAN CHARACTER. And in Luke 6:38 Jesus taught, "Give, and it will be given to you . The generous giver will be the recipient of. The Jewish King of Christmas Candlelight Ceremony of Lessons and Carols. 16, xvi. The unconscious and uncalculated reaction that will be received by ourselves, enlarging our heart and lifting us toward the level of the supreme Giver. WE read in the Gospel for this day that our Lord Jesus Christ said: "Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. It maintains the merits of Christ, the truth of the Gospel, and the peace of the soul. Luke 6:36-42: "Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful. As to temporal things, we are to be constantly calm, content, grateful and trustful, relying upon the bounty of our God. It seemed a stoop too great for our Lord and King thus to act a menial's part. Hitherto have ye asked nothing in My Name; ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. Great things ought to come of us if that is what we are and are growing to. The response we shall receive from those we serve. It contains more no doubt than any of us comprehend. Be gentle, Brothersoft words are hard to answer. "Give, and it shall be given unto you for with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again." Though they seem to be crushed and dead beneath their cross they still put forth the beautiful flowers and glorious fruits of eternal life which. For sinners also do even the same.". 37. And His disciples plucked the heads of grain and ate them, rubbing them in their hands. But I have met with men who have bitterly bewailed the ingratitude of those whom they had benefited. Does not the same question arise in your minds? SheddSermons to the Natural Man, In the Name of Christ"Whatsoever ye shall ask in My Name, that will I do. Zeal for the divine honor.--11. "Where are these good and humble people? We must scorn that skulking away from trouble and fatigue which creeps over men of growing years and increasing wealth! 2. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. John was in prison, and, possibly, troubled in spirit. Yet I have known professors of that sort, who would gladly tear the Master's vesture that they might have only the softest part of it to be a pillow for their idle heads. 36-38. To them only can He give Himself, which is His perfect gift. Three men stand in the same field and look around them: and then they all cry out together. If you could do them good, would you delight to do it and repeat the deed until you had made them too happy to be malicious, too much indebted to continue at enmity? 1. To illustrate this, I will confine myself to the Gospel according to Luke. And when you are of a lowly, loving spirit, yourself, you will find others of a like mind! Martha extends hospitality to Jesus (38). To the really generous man, as distinguished from the formal "benefactor" or the professional philanthropist, there will flow a stream of warm-hearted gratitude and affection which will far more than repay all the time and treasure, and even all the sympathy and service, that have been expended. So I pray that this simple message will haunt us: We need to see as Jesus saw and feel as Jesus felt so that we will do as Jesus did. "Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure shall men give into your bosom." Not merely with outstretched hands but with open hearts we must stand before Him. But if they had learned better, they would have chosen Christ for a Master and would have been willing to gird themselves at His command and wait on their Lord, counting it their honor to be servants of so Divine a Prince! Shaken together - To make it more compact, and thus to give more. Compare Exodus 4:6-7; Proverbs 6:27; Ruth 3:15. good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. Shall men give - This is said to be the reward of "giving" to the poor and needy; and the meaning is that the man who is liberal will find others liberal to him in dealing with them, and when he is also in circumstances of want. They are not to think that they came into the world to sit at a banquet, but they are to wait on their Master while He sits at the table. Here you have certain of the Words of Christ and may His Spirit bless them to your hearts. Our money. Spurgeon regarded mercy ministry as not merely optional for Christians to be engaged in, but something he felt was actually essential to the life of the Christian and the ministry of the local church. It is your Lord, remember! A true knowledge of Christian liberty useful and necessary. Do you not know men whose devotion to science is greater than your devotion to Christ? What does it mean, that one man cannot go among any kind of men, however base and low, without getting happiness and good; while another man cannot go into the midst of the noblest and sweetest company without bringing out misery and despair and sin? He is an ever-flowing Fountain, pouring forth incalculable torrents of infinite blessings upon the sons of men! They refused you at first, try them again! Let not thy right hand," &c. 3. Connection of this chapter with the previous one on Justification. Meekness under injuries.--7. 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