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? 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. Dom. When he has gone to the habitations of the poor, when he has stood by the bedside of the sick, when he has ministered to those human necessities which fell within the compass of his ability to remove, then there has been in his own soul a far better requital for his expenditure, than if he had bestowed his money in any other possible way. If we are believers in Christ, we shall one day use words like these. II. 3016A Sermon Published on Thursday, November 29th, 1906,Delivered by C.H. We dare not ask for justice, we can only plead for mercy. The reward, then, consists in being like God. And why do you look at the speck in your brothers eye, but do not perceive the plank in your own eye? 25.--"And Abraham said, Son remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented." First, Believers renouncing the righteousness of the law, look only to Christ. But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; and immediately it fell. 36. 421. False marks of growth to be avoided.--3. "Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure shall men give into your bosom." For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.. Luke 6:31. And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him. Luke 6:46-49. One cries, "Come here and see my barn"; another cries, "Come here and see my museum"; the other says, "Let me read you my poem." --JOHN xiv. The children of want, of sorrow, of spiritual destitution, both at home and abroad. To live by every word of God is not only to hear it but also to do it. If we are of a giving and a forgiving spirit, we shall ourselves reap the benefit. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch (Matthew 15:14), ii. for sinners also do even the same. For ye shall weep (Luke vi. We might divide it into two rules: First, Do good to all; second, Do harm to none. 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But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you. For whom is it, that a whole neighbourhood are anxious? 45), this thy Charity has shewn, both in thy habitual life and lately also in thy epistle; wherein I find two persons at issue with regard to virtues; that is to say, thyself contending for charity, and another for fear and humility. - Bullinger, Rise Of The Theory Of Universal Restoration - Henry Constable, Universal Restoration Substituted for Eternal Torment, Absent From The BodyPresent With The Lord, Cross Purposes: Atonement, Death and the Fate of the Wicked. Generous or stingy, large-idead or small-idead, appreciative or unappreciative of other occupations than your own; these things you will be, not invariably according to the kind of trade you are engaged in, but distinctively according to the kind of manhood which you put into your trade. Does The Bible Provide an Adequate Answer to Suffering? 43, 44.) And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. Many judge their religion the other way about. Differently to be admonished are the joyful and the sad. for so did their fathers to the false prophets. From our ignorance, we ought to be cautious and merciful in our judgments, and from our own weakness, we should be forgiving to those who have trespassed against us. Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock. A People Prepared for the Lord. . I turn to one more illustration of the working of our law the highest, the completest of them all. 29, 30. THE GIVING SHOULD BE IN SOME PROPORTION TO THE INCOME. It is a good thing to help your brother with his speck, but not before dealing with the plank in your own eye. 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? III. WHO IS TO GIVE? GET, GATHER. Take two boys in a class at college; two clerks in a shop in town. For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a Alexander MaclarenExpositions Of Holy Scripture, Our DesertsLUKE vi. Connection of this chapter with the previous one on Justification. viii. b. preaches to his disciples before the people: the beattitudes; Sermon for the Fourth Sunday after Trinity, That all Hope and Trust is to be Fixed in God Alone. 4. Life itself.The possibility of giving life, self, to God for ever. For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. I. 36-42. Benevolence to men.--5. III. A good conscience. Only when at last there comes a man with his self all open, with door behind door, back into the most secret chambers, all unclosed, ready to give himself entirely, wanting everything, ready to take everything that Jesus has to give, wanting and ready to take the whole of Jesus into the whole of himself, only then are the last gates withdrawn; and as when the ocean gathers itself up and enters with its tide the open mouth of the river, like a conqueror riding into a surrendered town, so does the Lord in all His richness, with His perfect standards, His mighty motives, His infinite hopes, give Himself to the soul which has been utterly given to Him. "Mercy" is the one great cry of human nature. It makes no practical difference, whether we assume that this was a real occurrence, or only an imaginary William G.T. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock. . 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. A doctrine from Him we value beyond the much fine gold and a command is equally high in our esteem. 18. Just before this Jesus warned us to judge ourselves first, to look for the speck in our own eye before turning our attention to the beam in our neighbors eye. - Samuele Bacchiocchi, Ph. II. 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. Growing Up With Two Moms: The Untold Childrens View. The Lord's Supper - A Historical Overview, Ten Indictments Against the Modern Church - Paul Washer - Video, The Bible Without Comment - William E. 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He that brings forth no fruit, and he that brings forth bad fruit, are both only fit for the fire. (Clarke), ii. IN SPIRITUAL THINGS. (Read Luke 6:37-49) All these sayings Christ often used; it was easy to apply them. 42. And looking round about upon them all, , I think I see that piercing glance, which read their very hearts, and condemned the wickedness it saw there: Looking round about upon them all, . Admonition4. This promise, which is added by Luke, means, that the Lord will cause him, who is indulgent, kind, and just to his brethren, to experience the same gentleness from others, and to be treated by them in a generous and friendly manner. Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. Blessed are ye when men shall revile you and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Jesus put this in the form of a question: Why? Examine Yourselves as to Whether You Are in the Faith - updated, The Christian's Craving for God's Word - MacArthur, Sproul, Piper, Washer, Chan. 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. Begin to give as soon as you begin to get. H. HowardStandards of Life and Service, The Christian Assisted in Examining into his Growth in Grace. Geef, en er zullen gaven voor u zijn; een volle maat, ingedrukt, door elkaar geschud . 3. The publican standing afar off, and looking at his faults, and not at his virtues, offers the pattern prayer for all men, "Lord, The Life of Duty, a Year's Plain Sermons, v. 2, 4th Sunday after Trinity. the substantial kindness of those whom he has tried to serve, and of many others outside that circle. When our judgment in regard to others is wrong, it is often not because we judge according to a standard but because we are hypocritical in the application of that standard we ignore the standard in our own life. A creed must fill a man's character before it really takes possession of his mind, as the ocean has to fill a vessel with its water before it can swallow it up into its depth. S. Luke vi. That is, before the joyful are to be set the sad things that follow upon punishment; but before the sad the promised glad things of the kingdom. i. I had rather be poor for Thy sake, than rich without Thee. another cries, How beautiful! 3018A Sermon Published on Thursday, December 13th, 1906,Delivered by C.H. Luke 6:27-38 - Center for Excellence in Preaching. 'Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. In my name--repeated. 36-42. --JOHN xiv. 2. No soul, bad in itself, can really learn the possibility of goodness by mere sight and touch even of a world of saints, and no soul really good can lose the noble consciousness that man was made for goodness, even though all the world but him is steeped in wickedness, nay, in subtle ways he will feed that consciousness there. for sinners also love those that love them. For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? --Matthew, v. 7, 10 11, 12. A Protest - Joseph Agar Beet D.D. 3. Luke 6:37.Forgive, and it shall be forgiven to you. Simply said, you cant out-give God. Be it so; God has not forgotten him. So was it with Me in My crucifixion and resurrection, and so it is with my faithful cross-bearers (2 Cor. 3 And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so The life beyond depends on the life here. That question may be best answered by asking another, Where are we not to give? A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth goodout of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks: Our words reveal our heart. 38 Donnez, et l'on vous donnera, on versera dans le pan de votre vtement une bonne mesure bien tasse, secoue et dbordante ; car on emploiera, votre gard, la mesure dont vous vous serez servis pour mesurer. b. Whoever comes to Me: Here, in three brief points, Jesus described the one who does follow Him in wisdom and truth and went on to illustrate the wisdom of that one. Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. Peace of the Devil, and the Peace of God, The. V. WE GET BEYOND WHAT IS CALLED THE DUTY OF IT TO THE HIGHER GROUND OF THE BLESSEDNESS OF IT. This Year Also BE MERCIFUL AS YOUR FATHER. i. It is necessary that we are also doers of His word. A Protest - Joseph Agar Beet D.D. O Lord, what is my trust which I have in this life, or what is my greatest comfort of all the things which are seen under Heaven? For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear,", &c. Children do commonly resemble their parents, not only in the outward proportion and feature of their countenances, but also in the disposition and temper of their spirits, and generally they are inclined to imitate the customs and carriage of their parents, so that they sometimes may be accounted the very living images of such persons; Hugh BinningThe Works of the Rev. And, though occupied with many things, though ignorant of the Greek language, I have nevertheless sat Saint Gregory the Greatthe Epistles of Saint Gregory the Great, Of Christian Liberty. The same law holds good with regard to our relations to the world of men. There is far too much ingratitude in this world; more, perhaps, than we are willing to believe, until sad experience has convinced us. The previous one on Justification into your bosom. which hate you the fine... 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