Luke 6:35
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Love Your Enemies
34And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.35But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.36Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
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- Adam Clarke
- John Gill
Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
Love ye your enemies - This is the most sublime precept ever delivered to man: a false religion durst not give a precept of this nature, because, with out supernatural influence, it must be for ever impracticable. In these words of our blessed Lord we see the tenderness, sincerity, extent, disinterestedness, pattern, and issue of the love of God dwelling in man: a religion which has for its foundation the union of God and man in the same person, and the death of this august being for his enemies; which consists on earth in a reconciliation of the Creator with his creatures, and which is to subsist in heaven only in the union of the members with the head: could such a religion as this ever tolerate hatred in the soul of man, even to his most inveterate foe? Lend, hoping for nothing again - Μηδεν απελπιζοντες. The rabbins say, he who lends without usury, God shall consider him as having observed every precept. Bishop Pearce thinks that, instead of μηδεν we should read μηδενα with the Syriac, later Arabic, and later Persic; and as απελπιζειν signifies to despair, or cause to despair, the meaning is, not cutting off the hope (of longer life) of any man, neminis spem amputantes, by denying him those things which he requests now to preserve him from perishing.
John Gill Bible Commentary
Be ye therefore merciful,.... Tenderhearted, kind, beneficent to all men, friends and foes: as your Father also is merciful; that is your Father which is in heaven; who is good to all, and his tender mercies are over all his works: nothing is more common in Zohar (y), and the Talmud (z) than to express the Divine Being by no other name, than "the Merciful"; "the Merciful said" so, and so; that is, God: and so the Arabians generally begin their books and chapters with these words, "in the name of God, exceeding merciful", or "the merciful commiserator": a saying much like to this in the text, is the Targum of Jonathan, on Lev 22:28. "O my people, the children of "Israel, as your father", "is merciful" in heaven, so be ye merciful on earth.'' (y) Zohar in Lev. fol. 2. 2. & 9. 4. & 20. 1. & 22. 1. (z) T. Bab. Moed Katon, fol. 15. 2.
Luke 6:35
Love Your Enemies
34And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.35But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.36Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
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Love Your Enemies
By Art Katz4.2K48:22Loving Your EnemyMAT 5:43MAT 6:33LUK 6:27LUK 6:35ROM 12:14In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes the importance of believers being a demonstration of God's love and power on earth. He explains that through their transformed lives, even the most God-rejecting individuals will have no excuse before God's judgment. The speaker highlights the example of Jesus forgiving his enemies on the cross as the ultimate demonstration of God's love. He encourages believers to see beyond the outward hatred of those who curse them and instead recognize the brokenness and need for salvation in their lives.
Testimony - Part 7
By Jackie Pullinger3.7K09:53True MinistryTestimonyUnconditional LoveMAT 25:40MRK 12:31LUK 6:35JHN 15:13ROM 5:82CO 5:14GAL 6:2PHP 2:41TH 1:51JN 3:16Jackie Pullinger shares her testimony of faith and sacrifice, illustrating the profound impact of unconditional love and service to others, particularly the needy. She recounts her experience of selling her beloved oboe to help a girl in trouble, emphasizing that true ministry is not about expecting gratitude or change but about reflecting the love of Jesus, who gave His life for us without conditions. Pullinger's encounter with a gang leader highlights the importance of living out the gospel through actions and genuine care, rather than mere words. Ultimately, she stresses that the essence of ministry lies in sharing our lives and love with others, just as Christ did for us.
The Wonderful Love of Jesus
By David Wilkerson3.2K54:06MAT 6:33LUK 6:352TI 4:22TI 4:52TI 4:181PE 3:8REV 3:16REV 3:18In this sermon, the speaker shares about his recent encounter with two young men, Nicky Cruz and Sonny Argonzoni, who have powerful testimonies of transformation through Christ. The speaker emphasizes the importance of presenting Jesus accurately to the world, as opposed to the distorted view of a vengeful and judgmental God. He highlights the need for believers to be faithful ambassadors of Christ, showing compassion and love to others. The speaker references the story of the prodigal son to illustrate God's mercy and forgiveness towards those who repent and turn to Him.
The Power of Kindness
By Jim Cymbala2.5K30:03KindnessECC 3:1MAT 5:44LUK 6:35ROM 12:20GAL 6:10EPH 4:321JN 3:18In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes the importance of kindness in our lives as Christians. He mentions that while people may know the Bible, speak in tongues, or preach, they may still lack kindness. The speaker prays for God to help us draw people to Him through our kindness, especially in a world filled with confusion and misconceptions about Christianity. He highlights the need for our actions to reflect our faith and for us to show love through acts of kindness, assisting and helping others. The speaker also references the book of Proverbs, stating that those who are kind benefit themselves, while the cruel bring ruin upon themselves.
The Supernatural Hand of Mercy
By Carter Conlon1.8K42:49Mercy Of GodMAT 5:44MAT 6:33LUK 6:35LUK 6:37JHN 13:2In this sermon, the speaker discusses the importance of laying down grievances and wounds in order to maintain a strong testimony. He uses the example of King David in the Old Testament, who was tempted and tested like all men but remained without sin. The speaker emphasizes the need to love our enemies, forgive others, and show kindness, as these actions will be reciprocated. He then provides an example from John chapter 13, where Jesus demonstrates humility and servanthood by washing the feet of his disciples, including Judas who would later betray him.
(Clip) When a Preacher Needs to Repent
By Jim Cymbala1.4K08:19MAT 25:40LUK 6:35EPH 4:321PE 4:81JN 4:7This sermon shares a powerful personal experience of encountering a man in need, highlighting the transformative impact of God's love and the call to embrace and love others unconditionally, regardless of their circumstances or appearance. It emphasizes the importance of seeing others through God's eyes and being willing to extend grace and compassion to those society may overlook.
Nonresistance—the Theology of Martyrdom
By Dean Taylor1.3K59:41NonresistanceMAT 6:33MAT 10:16LUK 6:35ROM 8:351CO 1:18In this sermon, Brother Denny emphasizes the importance of seeing oneself as a soldier of Jesus Christ and enduring hardships. He encourages the congregation to reflect on their lives and question what truly matters in the face of adversity. The sermon also touches on the idea of making choices that edify and glorify God, rather than simply following a set of rules. Brother Denny concludes by emphasizing the need for a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and a clear testimony in order to truly live a blessed and purposeful life.
The True Discipleship Broadcast-1983-07 True Discipleship
By William MacDonald87923:06True DiscipleshipLUK 6:27LUK 6:35In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes the importance of love as a secret weapon in the arsenal of God. He explains that the disciples of Jesus were being taught the principles of the kingdom in order to be sent out for world evangelization. The speaker distinguishes the New Testament sense of love from the love portrayed in Hollywood, which is often lust. He highlights the need for believers to go beyond human affection and demonstrate love even to their enemies, as this is how they manifest themselves as sons of God.
Perfect Love - Part 1
By Franklin Walden84243:13LoveLUK 6:20LUK 6:35LUK 6:38In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the importance of forgiveness and turning the other cheek. He encourages the congregation to join the "four hundred ninety club," meaning they should forgive their brothers and sisters seventy times seven, or four hundred and ninety times a day. The preacher also highlights the need for unity among believers, expressing disappointment in the division and lack of worship together. He quotes from the book of Luke, discussing the blessings and woes mentioned by Jesus, and urges the congregation to find joy and victory in God's love, peace, and joy.
Why We Should Desire Eternal Rewards
By Mike Bickle1756:25Eternal RewardsKingdom Of GodMAT 5:19MAT 6:19MAT 16:27LUK 6:35JHN 17:24ROM 8:181CO 4:52CO 4:17HEB 11:6REV 22:12Mike Bickle emphasizes the significance of desiring eternal rewards, explaining that our earthly lives serve as an internship for our future roles in the Millennial Kingdom. He highlights that Jesus taught extensively about rewards, urging believers to seek greatness in God's sight rather than in the eyes of men. Bickle encourages a shift from a passive attitude towards eternal rewards to an active pursuit of a deeper relationship with God, as our heart responses now will determine our assignments in the age to come. He reassures that even our weaknesses are accounted for by God, and every moment spent in devotion is valuable and remembered. Ultimately, the sermon calls for believers to align their lives with the eternal perspective of their calling and rewards.
The Anointing Which Ye Have Received
By A.B. Simpson0Divine LoveHealing through LoveMAT 22:39LUK 6:35JHN 15:12ROM 5:51CO 13:4GAL 5:22EPH 3:17COL 3:141PE 4:81JN 4:19A.B. Simpson emphasizes that divine anointing is essential for a deeper spiritual life, rooted in love as described in Ephesians 3:17. He explains that the fullness of God's love enables us to trust Him more easily and serves as a source of healing and strength in our lives. By embracing the heart of Jesus, we can extend love to others, even those who seem unworthy, seeing them through the lens of His love. This transformative love not only enriches our relationships but also revitalizes our physical and spiritual well-being.
Are You a Merciful Christian?
By David Wilkerson0Righteousness in a Wicked SocietyMercyLUK 6:35David Wilkerson emphasizes the call for Christians to embody mercy, drawing parallels between God's mercy towards Lot and the mercy we are to extend to others, including our enemies. He reflects on the story of Sodom and Gomorrah, highlighting that Lot's salvation was not due to his morality but solely because of God's mercy. Wilkerson warns that, like Lot, the righteous remnant today exists in a society facing judgment, and it is only through the grace of Jesus that believers are saved. He urges the church to recognize their position as recipients of divine mercy and to reflect that mercy in their interactions with others.
Love of Our Neighbour
By W.R. Inge0MAT 22:39LUK 6:35ROM 13:10GAL 5:141JN 4:20W.R. Inge preaches about the challenge of practicing universal love and loving our neighbors as ourselves, as commanded by the Lord. Despite the difficulty of this commandment, there is a greater reward attached to it than any other. While it may seem hard to follow, the precious reward that comes with obeying this commandment is worth the effort.
From Spiritual Infancy to Maturity
By A.W. Tozer0LUK 6:35The preacher delves into the concept of kindness (chrestotes) as a gracious attitude that reflects God's beneficial provision for sinful man, leading to salvation. Kindness is not just a sweet disposition but a serving trait that convicts sinners of their sins and leads them to repentance. It is an attribute of God that is desirable but not consistently found in men, exemplified by Jesus' teaching to love enemies and do good without expecting anything in return. The preacher emphasizes that God's kindness initiates our salvation and continues throughout eternity, a concept that should evoke grateful adoration.
Love Thine Enemy
By George MacDonald0LEV 19:18MAT 5:43MAT 6:14MAT 18:21LUK 6:35JHN 17:21ROM 12:20EPH 4:321PE 4:81JN 4:7George MacDonald preaches on the profound message of loving our enemies as a way to reflect the divine nature within us, emphasizing that true perfection lies in loving others unconditionally, just as our Father in heaven loves both the good and the evil. He challenges the notion of hating those who wrong us, urging us to see beyond their faults and recognize the divine essence within them that calls for our love and compassion. MacDonald highlights the importance of acknowledging our own faults and seeking forgiveness, as well as extending forgiveness to others, trusting in the transformative power of divine love to heal relationships and bring about reconciliation.
God's Promise Keeps
By C.H. Spurgeon0FaithfulnessPatience in ServicePSA 126:5ECC 11:1ISA 55:10MAT 5:7LUK 6:351CO 15:582CO 9:6GAL 6:9HEB 10:36JAS 5:7C.H. Spurgeon emphasizes the importance of faithfulness in doing good, even when immediate rewards are not visible. He draws a parallel between casting seed upon the waters and the eventual harvest that follows, encouraging believers to invest in the lives of others without expecting immediate returns. Spurgeon reassures that God's promises are steadfast, and while we may not see the fruits of our labor right away, we can trust that they will come in due time. He urges the congregation to remain patient and steadfast in their efforts, reminding them that no labor in the Lord is in vain.
Noble Revenge
By John Henry Jowett0PRO 20:22MAT 5:44LUK 6:35ROM 12:21EPH 4:32John Henry Jowett preaches on the noble act of delivering kindness to enemies, drawing inspiration from Psalm 7:4. He emphasizes that responding to evil with good is godly, while repaying evil with evil is beast-like. Returning good for good is a manly act, but showing kindness in the face of evil is God-like, reflecting the character of Christ and elevating us to heavenly places.
Ingratitude to God—a Heinous but General Iniquity
By Samuel Davies02CH 32:25ISA 53:11MAT 5:45LUK 6:35JHN 3:16ROM 8:32Samuel Davies preaches about the heinous sin of ingratitude towards God, highlighting the universal practice of ingratitude despite the abundant blessings and deliverances received from the divine Benefactor. He uses the example of Hezekiah's pride and lack of appropriate response to God's kindness as a warning against ingratitude. Davies emphasizes the need for sincere repentance, condemnation of ingratitude, and suppression of this sin in individuals, families, churches, and nations, urging listeners to acknowledge God as the supreme, original Benefactor deserving of utmost gratitude.
Luke 10:25-37. the Good Samaritan.
By Favell Lee Mortimer0MAT 5:44MAT 22:37LUK 6:35LUK 10:25GAL 2:20Favell Lee Mortimer preaches about the encounter between a lawyer and Jesus, where the lawyer, well-versed in the law, lacked understanding of its spiritual application. Jesus, through the parable of the good Samaritan, teaches that true love for God and neighbor goes beyond duty, requiring compassion, immediate attention, tenderness, sacrifice, and generosity even towards strangers and enemies. The Samaritan's actions reflect the mercy and sacrificial love shown by Jesus, who bore the wrath of God to save us. This sermon challenges us to emulate the Samaritan's selfless love and mercy, like the Moravian missionaries who willingly sacrificed their lives to care for lepers, urging us to seek opportunities to show kindness and mercy to those in need around us.
Leaders Wo Are Spiritual Visionaries
By A.W. Tozer0PSA 25:8NAM 1:7MAT 11:30LUK 6:35ROM 2:41CO 15:33EPH 4:321PE 2:3The preacher delves into the meaning of 'chrestos,' emphasizing its significance in describing that which is useful, suitable, excellent, and serviceable. 'Chrestos' embodies kindness, goodness, and benevolence, contrasting harshness and bitterness. This kindness is reflected in loving affection, sympathy, friendliness, and patience, urging believers to exhibit kindness in their words and actions, reflecting the nature of Christ. The sermon explores various biblical instances where 'chrestos' is used, highlighting God's kindness, the importance of forgiveness, and the gentle, benevolent nature of Christ's yoke.
The Christian Literature
By K.P. Yohannan0ForgivenessLoveMAT 5:44LUK 6:35JHN 15:12ROM 5:81CO 13:4GAL 5:22EPH 4:32COL 3:131PE 3:91JN 4:19K.P. Yohannan shares a powerful story of a missionary in India who exemplified Christ's love by caring for a man who had opposed him and harmed the local church. After the man suffered a severe accident and was abandoned by his friends, the missionary and his congregation selflessly provided for his medical needs and helped him recover. This act of love transformed the man's heart, leading him to acknowledge the reality of Jesus' love through the missionary's actions. Yohannan challenges listeners to reflect on their ability to love those who oppose or hurt them, emphasizing that true love comes from Christ and is made possible through His grace.
- Adam Clarke
- John Gill
Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
Love ye your enemies - This is the most sublime precept ever delivered to man: a false religion durst not give a precept of this nature, because, with out supernatural influence, it must be for ever impracticable. In these words of our blessed Lord we see the tenderness, sincerity, extent, disinterestedness, pattern, and issue of the love of God dwelling in man: a religion which has for its foundation the union of God and man in the same person, and the death of this august being for his enemies; which consists on earth in a reconciliation of the Creator with his creatures, and which is to subsist in heaven only in the union of the members with the head: could such a religion as this ever tolerate hatred in the soul of man, even to his most inveterate foe? Lend, hoping for nothing again - Μηδεν απελπιζοντες. The rabbins say, he who lends without usury, God shall consider him as having observed every precept. Bishop Pearce thinks that, instead of μηδεν we should read μηδενα with the Syriac, later Arabic, and later Persic; and as απελπιζειν signifies to despair, or cause to despair, the meaning is, not cutting off the hope (of longer life) of any man, neminis spem amputantes, by denying him those things which he requests now to preserve him from perishing.
John Gill Bible Commentary
Be ye therefore merciful,.... Tenderhearted, kind, beneficent to all men, friends and foes: as your Father also is merciful; that is your Father which is in heaven; who is good to all, and his tender mercies are over all his works: nothing is more common in Zohar (y), and the Talmud (z) than to express the Divine Being by no other name, than "the Merciful"; "the Merciful said" so, and so; that is, God: and so the Arabians generally begin their books and chapters with these words, "in the name of God, exceeding merciful", or "the merciful commiserator": a saying much like to this in the text, is the Targum of Jonathan, on Lev 22:28. "O my people, the children of "Israel, as your father", "is merciful" in heaven, so be ye merciful on earth.'' (y) Zohar in Lev. fol. 2. 2. & 9. 4. & 20. 1. & 22. 1. (z) T. Bab. Moed Katon, fol. 15. 2.