The Son of Man came to seek and save that which was lost. It is Jesus' favorite title of Himself. I chosen this title because Jesus loved this title of Himself. We ought to never forget that Jesus is fully God and fully man: two natures in One Person. He is the God-man, the Incarnate Second Person of the Trinity. May we mediate on His life, death, burial, resurrection and ascension that we may be conformed to the image of the divine Son of Man! This blog web site will be a Christian defense of the Reformed doctrines of the Incarnate Son of Man. May all glory be to His name!

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Love and Forgiveness

We are called to love our neighbors and we are called to love our enemies.  The Jews would forgive in ancient times up to three times but Jesus says up to seventy times seven.  The teaching of Jesus is radical.  Some say that we should wait for their repentance but Jesus forgave the sinners who crucified Him before they repented.  The sinners who crucified Jesus repented after Jesus said "Father forgive them" in the book of Acts.  Let us look at the Scriptures,

Matthew 5:44 KJV
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
 Matthew 18:21-23 KJV
21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.
 Luke 6:27 KJV
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
 Luke 6:35 KJV
But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
John 13:34-35 KJV
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
 John 15:12 KJV
This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
 John 15:17 KJV
These things I command you, that ye love one another.
 Romans 12:10 KJV
Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
 Romans 13:8 KJV
Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
 Galatians 5:13 KJV
For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
 Ephesians 4:2 KJV
With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
 1 Thessalonians 3:12 KJV
And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:
 1 Thessalonians 4:9 KJV
But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
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