Bible Questions Answered:
“In Matthew
5:44 Jesus tells us to love our enemies, but Paul, cursed
those who were different than he was. How can this glaring example of
UN-Christlike living be excused?”
Robert/ Berlin, Germany
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
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 7:1-5 KJV
1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.
2 For with what judgment ye judge,
ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be
measured to you again.
3 And why beholdest thou the mote
that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in
thine own eye?
4 Or how wilt thou say to thy
brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a
beam is in thine own eye?
5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the
beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast
out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
First may we address the mission of The
Lord Jesus.
Luke 19:10 KJV
For The Son Of Man is come to seek
and to save that which was lost.
John 3:16,17 KJV
16 For God so loved the world, that
He gave His Only Begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should
not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not His Son into the
world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be
saved.
John 8:10,11 KJV
10 When Jesus had lifted up Himself,
and saw none but the woman, He said unto her, Woman, where are those
thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?
11 She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus
said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.
Luke 23:39-43
KJV
39 And one of the malefactors which
were hanged railed on Him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself
and us.
40 But the other answering rebuked
him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same
condemnation?
41 And we indeed justly; for we
receive the due reward of our deeds: but this Man hath done nothing
amiss.
42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord,
remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.
43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I
say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with Me in paradise.
Of course these are
the words of The Lord Jesus.
And they surely do
not sound like the words of the apostle Paul!
Galatians 1:8,9
KJV
8 But though we, or an angel from
heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have
preached unto you, let him be accursed*.
9 As we said before, so say I now
again, if any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have
received, let him be accursed.
*Accursed-Greek:
Anathema (An-ath'-em-ah): A religious ban or excommunication
(thing or person): accursed, anathema, curse, x great.
“Pastor, sure
looks like a Bible error here, right?”
Only if one
carelessly does not consider “the whole counsel of God (Acts
20:27).”
Our Savior, loved
and forgave sinners, yes, but “NEVER,” would He compromise The
Everlasting Word Of God!
Alright, go back
and read that one more time!
Jesus Christ
addressed the Jews that rejected His message of salvation!
Matthew
12:28,30-32 KJV
28 But if I cast out devils by The
Spirit Of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.
30 He that is not with Me is against
Me; and he that gathereth not with Me scattereth abroad.
31 Wherefore I say unto you, All
manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the
blasphemy against The Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.
32 And whosoever speaketh a word
against The Son Of Man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever
speaketh against The Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him,
neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
Matthew
23:15,17,27,33 KJV
15 Woe unto you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one
proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child
of hell than yourselves.
17 Ye fools and blind: for
whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the
gold?
27 Woe unto you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited
sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within
full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
33 Ye serpents, ye
generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
Luke 11:29-32
KJV
29 And when the people were gathered
thick together, He began to say, This is an evil generation:
they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign
of Jonas the prophet.
30 For as Jonas was a sign unto the
Ninevites, so shall also The Son Of Man be to this generation.
31 The queen of the south shall rise
up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them:
for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of
Solomon; and, behold,
A Greater Than Solomon is here.
32 The men of Nineve shall rise up
in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they
repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, A Greater Than Jonas
is here.
John 8:44 KJV
Ye are of your
father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was
a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in The Truth,
because there is no Truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh
of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
Was this the same
loving Jesus! Of course!
He loved mankind,
but “would never,” compromise The Holy Word Of God!
So what did the
Apostle Paul believe?
Romans 12:14 KJV (Apostle Paul)
Bless them which persecute you:
bless, and curse not.
And what then of
the meaning of his words to the Galatians .....
Galatians 1:8,9
KJV
8 But though we, or an angel from
heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have
preached unto you, let him be accursed.
9 As we said before, so say I now
again, if any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have
received, let him be accursed.
The Gospel must
be defended at all cost against its enemies! The Gospel, The Word Of
God, is Holy, God Breathed,, the very Word Of God!
Deuteronomy 8:3
KJV
And He humbled
thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which
thou knewest not,
neither did thy
fathers know; that He might make thee know that man doth not live by
bread only, but
by every Word
that proceedeth out of the mouth of The Lord doth man live.
II Samuel 22:31
KJV
As for God, His
way is perfect; The Word Of The Lord is tried: He is a buckler
(shield) to all them
that trust in
Him.
I Kings 8:56 KJV
Blessed be The
Lord, that hath given rest unto His people Israel, according to all
that He promised: there hath not failed one Word of all His good
promise, which He promised by the hand of Moses His servant.
Psalm 12:6 KJV
The Words Of
The Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth,
purified seven times.
Psalm 19:8 KJV
The statutes of
The Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of The Lord
is pure,
enlightening
the eyes.
Psalm 111:7 NLT
All He does is
just and good, and all His commandments are trustworthy.
Psalm
119:9,50,89,105,130,140 KJV
9 Wherewithal
shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according
to thy Word.
50 This is my
comfort in my affliction: for thy Word hath quickened me.
89 For ever, O
Lord, thy word is settled in heaven.
105 Thy Word is
a Lamp unto my feet, and a Light unto my path.
130 The
entrance of thy Words giveth Light; it giveth understanding unto the
simple.
140 Thy word is
very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.
Proverbs 6:23
KJV
For the
commandment is a lamp; and the law is Light; and reproofs of
instruction are the way of Life:
Proverbs 29:18
KJV
Where there is
no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is
he.
Isaiah 8:20 KJV
To the law and
to the testimony: if they speak not according to this Word, it is
because there is no Light in them.
Isaiah 40:8 KJV
The grass
withereth, the flower fadeth: but The Word Of our God shall stand for
ever.
Isaiah 45:19 KJV
I have not
spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the
seed of Jacob, Seek ye Me in vain: I The Lord speak righteousness, I
declare things that are right.
Matthew 5:18 KJV
For verily I
say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall
in no wise pass
from the law,
till all be fulfilled.
Matthew 24:35
KJV
Heaven and
earth shall pass away, but My words shall not pass away.
Mark 12:24 KJV
And Jesus
answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know
not the scriptures,
neither the
power of God?
Luke 8:11 KJV
Now the parable
is this: The seed is The Word Of God.
John 5:39 KJV
Search the
scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are
they which testify of Me.
John 12:48-50
KJV
48 He that
rejecteth Me, and receiveth not My words, hath one that judgeth him:
The Word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last
day.
49 For I have
not spoken of Myself; but The Father which sent Me, He gave me a
commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.
50 And I know
that His commandment is Life everlasting: whatsoever I speak
therefore, even as
The Father said
unto Me, so I speak.
John 15:3 KJV
Now ye are
clean through The Word which I have spoken unto you.
John 17:17 KJV
Sanctify them
through thy Truth: thy Word is Truth.
John 20:31 KJV
But these are
written, that ye might believe that Jesus is The Christ, The Son Of
God; and that believing ye might have Life through His name.
Romans 1:16 KJV
For I am not
ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto
salvation to every one
that believeth;
to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
Romans 15:4 KJV
For whatsoever
things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we
through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.
Ephesians 6:17
KJV
And take the
helmet of salvation, and The sword Of The Spirit, which is The Word
Of God:
II Timothy
3:16,17 KJV
16 All
scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for
doctrine, for reproof, for
correction, for
instruction in righteousness:
17 That the man
of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.
Hebrews 4:12 KJV
For The Word Of
God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword,
piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the
joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts
and intents of
the heart.
I Peter 1:25 KJV
But The Word Of
The Lord endureth for ever. And this is The Word which by the gospel
is preached unto you.
II Peter 1:19-21
KJV
19 We have also
a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed,
as unto a Light
that shineth in
a dark place, until the day dawn, and The Day Star arise in your
hearts:
20 Knowing this
first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private
interpretation.
21 For the
prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God
spake as they were
moved by The
Holy Ghost.
In a day when those
of false beliefs, are ready to die for their ideals, many (so called)
Christians can't dilute their gospel fast enough!
Deuteronomy 4:2
KJV
Ye shall not add unto The Word which
I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may
keep the commandments of The Lord your God which I command you.
Deuteronomy
12:32 KJV
What thing soever I command you,
observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
Proverbs 30:5,6
KJV
5 Every Word Of God is pure: He is a
shield unto them that put their trust in Him.
6 Add thou not unto His Words, lest
he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
Ecclesiastes
3:14 NLT
And I know that whatever God does is
final. Nothing can be added to it or taken from it. God’s purpose
is that people should fear Him.
Galatians 1:8,9
KJV
8 But though we, or an angel from
heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have
preached unto you, let him be accursed.
9 As we said before, so say I now
again, if any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have
received, let him be accursed.
Revelation
22:18,19 KJV
18 For I testify unto every man that
heareth the words of the prophecy of this Book, If any man shall add
unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are
written in this Book:
19 And if any man shall take away
from The Words of The Book of this prophecy, God shall take away his
part out of The Book Of Life, and out of the holy city, and from the
things which are written in this book.
Love for the lost,
yes, but never at the expense of diluting one jot or tittle of the
Holy Word Of God!
Matthew 5:18 KJV
For verily I say unto you, Till
heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass
from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Be A Defender Of The Faith:
Titus 2:13-15
KJV
13 Looking for that blessed hope,
and the glorious appearing of The Great God and our Savior Jesus
Christ;
14 Who gave Himself for us, that He
might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto Himself a peculiar
people, zealous of good works.
15 These things speak, and exhort,
and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.
Revelation 12:11
KJV
And they have defeated him by The
Blood Of The Lamb and by their testimony. And they did not love their
lives so much that they were afraid to die.
