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Luke 6:27-28 Whether you are a Christian or not, it is easy to miss the teachings of Jesus. It can be perceived as difficult, too radical, strange, etc. There is a risk that Jesus’ message will affect your life so much that it will become uncomfortable to follow Jesus because you are already doing so well in the world. But …
Luke 6:20 The word “blessed” in Greek is “makarios” and means something like “happy”, “lucky” or “fortunate”. But to be “blessed” does not mean to be happy for a little while and then to be sad when something bad happens, but the happiness of which blessedness is the bearer is a happiness that stands above difficulties and that can rejoice …
Luke 6:17 After wrestling with the Pharisees and selecting his apostles, Jesus now stops on a plain to preach to the people. This sermon is very similar in content to Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount (Matt 5-7) and one might ask if it is exactly the same sermon described in two slightly different ways? In my opinion, the most likely …
Matt 5:38 In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus compares the Old Covenant approach with the New Covenant approach when he repeatedly contrasts the Old Testament “you have heard that it is said” with the New Testament “I tell you”. Anyone who has been to the place where Jesus preached his Sermon on the Mount is struck by the fact …