sex. Sin comes in when it is abused or misused. God's purpose is a one-man one-woman relationship for life. These two persons are to give themselves completely to each other with all of the joy, sharing and intimate love possible. It is entirely possible to violate anoth er personality, even in marriage, if you do not understand that sex involves the total giving of the person, not just physically but also spiritually and emotionally. Here is when husband and wife must be fair with one another. God calls us to holiness of life. When one com mits adultery, having made a vow of fidelity to the one with whom he is sharing life, then he has vio lated God's will in his own inner imaginations. The final dimension is found in vrs. 33-37. The highest will of God is that your word may be as good as your bond. The challenge for mental patterns of life is complete honesty as we stand before God in all transparency. There is great joy and comfort in sharing the will of God through the totality of your life, knowing that you are a part of building the kingdom of heaven by living among your fellows by Years ago the atheistic philoso pher, Nietzche declared, "Love is weak while hate is strong." What a contrast to the principles of Christ which were gentleness, forgive ness, love and meekness. They are the antitheses to arrogance, con ceit, pride and power. Nietzche had Adolph Hitler as his disciple who later vowed, "We will use hate and rule the world!" The Fuehrer is gone while the kingdom of Christ still marches on. kingdom standards. BLESSED ARE THE MEEK
Meekness is not synonomous with weakness. Love is a strategy of operation as it turns the other cheek. When Jesus teaches non- resistance to evil, He is not calling you to back off as a weakling. There should be an objectivity to action that is not determined by a reaction to what is happening. We must be free to respond in a way that is consistent with the will of our Master. Love is what this world needs if it is to understand the truths of God. When you love God you lay your life wide open to Him. This is why Jesus said that the first and great commandment is to love God with all our hearts (affection), souls (ambition), minds (attitudes) and strength (activity). Of course, we sometimes overlook the fact that the second commandment quickly follows to "Love your neighbor as yourself." When you open your life to what God is doing in the world you open it to what He is doing in your neighbor whether he is a friend or an enemy. Jesus said, "Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth" (Matthew 5:5). Many people have ridiculed this Beatitude declaring that it cannot be true. We have to see what Jesus really meant and how this can definitely be applied to our lives. Does the person who is always caught up in the power struggle for a top position neces sarily enjoy the meaning of what life is all about? When Jesus talks about meekness He is really talk ing about a concept of life. As be lievers our whole world does not center in attaining position or status but rather in the service which can be rendered to God through ev ery channel of relationship.
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