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October 17, 2008
Does Jesus believe lowly people are valuable? How valuable?

Jesus does believe that people who others call lowly are valuable. Jesus never saw them as lowly that is just how valuable they were to him.

People even thought that children were lowly yet Jesus said that the kingdom of heaven belonged to those with childlike qualities.


By: V. Israel - October 17, 2008 - Public
Category: Befriending and Promoting the Lowly
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October 14, 2008
Jesus truly loved
Jesus came in this world and loved those who the world thought were incapable of being loved for some reason or another.  He looked past the faults of others and saw their need.  That is what we are all called to do. It all boils down to compassion as we walk from day to day and are challenged with loving those who cannot love right now with the hope that they will love one day.  The chances of that are greater when they can turn around and say that I loved them, representing all that Jesus stands for , rather than I shunned them or was adverse towards them, representing something other than Jesus. When people, like children, are hurting they lash out and are mean and offensive. It is a sign of the ailment of lovelessness. They may have been treated badly or have never had any person show them love or accept them as they are. Jesus was perfect at showing His love for those others could not love, the woman who was being accused of adultery, the tax collector who was persecuting people, the one who betrayed Him. It is a hard act to follow but the best example of the right thing to do. God smiles on us when we show love versus contempt. It does not show while we are being persecuted by those who need love but I am always re-assured that I did the right thing when no advesity was met or caused by me. I must remain blameless in the encounter or meeting or interaction. If I remember that it helps me to be still and know that God is God.

By: V. Israel - October 14, 2008 - Public
Category: Compassionate - Helping the Hurting
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October 14, 2008
Define "Compassion"?
Compassion is seeing someone hurting, hungry, in need, sick etc. and doing something about it that will ease their pain because you love them with the love of God.

By: V. Israel - October 14, 2008 - Public
Category: Compassionate - Helping the Hurting
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October 14, 2008
If Jesus came to show the world what God is like, what does this parable mean?
God sent Jesus into the world as a light to reveal the truth and uncover hidden things. A life is measured by how much of this truth that one applies. If one applies the thruth of Jesus then even more truth will be revealed. If one does not apply the truth of Jesus then what one knew as truth before Jesus was revealed will eventually diminish.

By: V. Israel - October 14, 2008 - Public
Category: A Lamp on a Stand
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October 12, 2008
What kind of ground is your heart for receiving the seed of God
My heart is on ground that is constantly being plowed so that it will stay good soil.  If the ground is left alone, uncultivated too long it would turn into hard soil and/or weeds could grow up.  I have to continually search my own heart and keep it clean and renewed.

By: V. Israel - October 12, 2008 - Public
Category: The Parable of the Sower
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