Wednesday, March 11, 2015

To the Left of Jesus

I don't really care if you are left or right, red or blue. It seems those who put themselves in the red camp, like to say way tooo much online how everyone else is liberal and leading Jesus to hell.  Look at Charisma Magazine.  its full of that nonsense.  Just so we are clear on a few things here is social living 1010 according to jesus.   I'm with jesus.  If that makes me liberal, so be it.

Peacemaking, not War Making: Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. [Matthew 5:9]  
Resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. [Matthew 5:39]  I say unto 
you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despite-fully 
use you, and persecute you; [Matthew 5:44]


The Death Penalty: Thou shalt not kill [Matthew 5:21]Crime and Punishment: If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to cast a stone at her. [John 8:7]  Do not judge, 
lest you too be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged and with the measure you use, it will be 
measured to you. [Matthew 7:1 & 2.]  


Justice: Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.  [Matthew 5:6] Blessed are 
the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy [Matthew 5:7]  But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father 
forgive your trespasses.  [Matthew 6:15]


Corporate Greed and the Religion of Wealth: In the temple courts [Jesus] found men selling cattle, sheep and doves and 
other sitting at tables exchanging money. So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple area, both sheep 
and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. [John 2:14 & 15.] Watch out! Be on 
your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions. [Luke 12.15.]  
Truly, I say unto you, it will be hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. [Matthew 19:23] You cannot serve both 
God and Money. [Matthew 6:24.]


Paying Taxes & Separation of Church & State: Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God 
the things that are God's.  [Matthew 22:21] 


Community:  Love your neighbor as yourself. .[Matthew 22:39]  So in everything, do to others as you would have them do to 
you.[Matthew 7:12.]  If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in 
heaven. [Matthew 19:21] 


Equality & Social Programs: But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind, and you will be 
blessed, because they cannot repay you. You will be repaid at the resurrection of the just. [Luke 14:13 &14.]
Public Prayer & Displays of Faith: And when thou pray, thou shall not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray 
standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They 
have their reward.  But thou, when thou pray, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father 
which is in secret… [Matthew 6:6 & 7]


Strict Enforcement of Religious Laws: If any of you has a son or a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will you not 
take hold of it and lift it out?  [Matthew 12:11] The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath. [Mark 2:27.]
Individuality & Personal Spiritual Experience: Ye are the light of the world. [Matthew 5:14]