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All this hype about holier-than-thou attitudes as grounded in the command "Be holy as your heavenly Father is holy" is b*ll, since it is just one side of the command. Luke 6:36 records it as "Be compassionate (merciful, AV) as your heavenly Father is compassionate." Below are occurences in the New... Sign in to see full entry.

Luke chapter 15 is the great chapter on God's mercy and compassion. It is composed mainly of parables dealing with the theme "Lost and Found." The main topic of the chapter, however, is the Pharisees' observation that Jesus mingles with sinners. The following parables constitute Jesus' justification... Sign in to see full entry.

When you are afraid... Ge 15:1 Now when these things were done, the word of the Lord came to Abram by a vision, saying: Fear not, Abram, I am thy protector, and thy reward exceeding great. Ge 21:17 And God heard the voice of the boy: and an angel of God called to Agar from heaven, saying: What art... Sign in to see full entry.

Act 17:26 -27 He made from one the whole human race to dwell on the entire surface of the earth, and he fixed the ordered seasons and the boundaries of their regions, so that people might seek God, even perhaps grope for him and find him, though indeed he is not far from any one of us. Ep 1:11-12 In... Sign in to see full entry.

Life can be a dreadful mess sometimes that we can be devastated or sad, at the minimum. So when dark clouds seem to take away the sunshine from our lives, look beyond the clouds, pick up the Scriptures, and let its words aid you in anchoring your heart in God's love. Ps 139:1-4, 17-18 Lord, you have... Sign in to see full entry.

When we feel our problems are too big for God, we can open the Scriptures and allow Him to reassure us... Jr 32:27 I am the Lord, the God of all mankind! Is anything impossible to me? Is 48:12-13 Listen to me, Jacob, Israel, whom I named! I, it is I who am the first, and also the last am I. Yes, my... Sign in to see full entry.

Every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled: and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. (LK. 14:11, Douay) The theme of "humility" as opposed to self-exaltation is highlighted in many different ways in the gospel of Luke. In the passage above, Jesus tells the guests of a party not to seek... Sign in to see full entry.

Why was it that Jesus of Nazareth, a carpenter by trade, would pick fishermen as his first disciples? I can only think of two reasons. First, because one of the signs of the restoration of God's kingdom is the activity of fishermen in places where fishing was not possible before. And second, because... Sign in to see full entry.

But many that are first shall be last: and the last, first. (MK 10:31 ) This passage from Mark can be difficult to understand. The phrase follows immediately after Jesus' saying on the reward of those who have left father, mother and other attachments for his sake. In Matthew, 20:1-16 one... Sign in to see full entry.

Matthew 19:12 contains Jesus's answer to the remark of the disciples to what he said regarding marriage in the preceding verses (see Matthew 19:3-10). The text reads Some are eunuchs because they were born so; some, were made so by others; some, however, because they have become so for the sake of... Sign in to see full entry.