Pastor Chris Allen
Sunday 12 October 2008
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In Luke 6:27-25 - we are told as Christians to love our enemies and to do good to those who hate us.
Grace and mercy are Godly attitudes that deliver Godly behaviour. As disciples of Christ, we are aspiring to be Christ-like in our actions with dealing with others.
1 Corin 9:27 - we bring our bodies under subjection. God is looking for obedience, not sacrifices.
II Tim 2:3 - we allow the Holy Spirit to change us - as we put on the mind of Christ so we can react as disciples of Christ.
Luke 6:27-36 - we are to be kind to the unthankful and love those who are our enemies. This is how God thinks - he dosn't just love someone because they are nice people.
We are encouraged to put these scriptures into our thinking - and to put our natural way of thinking second.
Jesus knew that we are not just a product of our environment - how we behave also creates our environment. As Christians we are to be ready to create the environment that we want to live in, not that we find ourselves in.
When someone comes across our path that is in need - as Christians we are not to add to their negative life experiences. We are to show act out of love and mercy and give them our cloak AND our coat, even if they don't deserve it - that is mercy!
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