Episodes
Tuesday Feb 27, 2018
Thursday Feb 22, 2018
Command #49 - Do Not Exalt Yourself
Thursday Feb 22, 2018
Thursday Feb 22, 2018
After passing through Galilee and returning home to Capernaum, Jesus posed a very pointed question to the disciples: "What were you discussing on the way?" Their response was that of a group of children caught red-handed with their hands in the cookie jar. Mark merely says, "They were silent; for on the way they had discussed with one another who was the greatest." Jesus had nailed them, and they knew it.
Tuesday Feb 20, 2018
Command #48 - Do Good To Those Who Hate You
Tuesday Feb 20, 2018
Tuesday Feb 20, 2018
Jesus does not even leave it at Rejoice when you are persecuted and Love and pray for your enemies. He goes further still. The three-tiered progression of response to ill-treatment in Luke 6 is incredible and completely impractical. The program Jesus outlines is impossible by any earthly standards.
Thursday Feb 08, 2018
Command #47 - Love and Pray For Your Adversaries
Thursday Feb 08, 2018
Thursday Feb 08, 2018
As world changing as would be the influence of Christians taking the words seriously, Rejoice and be glad when you are reviled and persecuted (Matthew 5:11-12), Jesus goes on to elevate the relation between Christians and their adversaries to a shockingly ambitious level.
Tuesday Feb 06, 2018
Command #46 - Be Kind
Tuesday Feb 06, 2018
Tuesday Feb 06, 2018
Biblical literalists more eager to find loopholes in the Commands than to obey them will be the first to point out that Jesus never specifically commanded kindness upon his disciples. We could find no better example of straining at a gnat to swallow a camel.
Thursday Feb 01, 2018
Command #45 - Store Up Treasure in Heaven
Thursday Feb 01, 2018
Thursday Feb 01, 2018
The Command, Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, may also seem an illusive one. A moment's reflection, however, reveals this as one of the most down-to-earth of all Jesus' Commands.