Comments on: It’s Not a Passion of Mine, Jesus Said, “Go and Do Likewise”

By: Billstv

Billstv — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:22:32 +0000

Yes!! You guy's are so right. What deeply saddens me is, more and more I hear pastor's and congregation members and just people on the streat all speeking neg. of the poor and the sick. We all need to remember they are the chosen/blessed. We are commanded to not only bring the word of God to them but to share our riches with them. Our riches could be as simple as the word of God or it could be harder things that would mean personal sacrafice on our part ie. feeding, housing, clothing or getting med's or dr. appt's they need.

By: eddie

eddie — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:08:51 +0000

Thanks for this, brother!! It’s up to all of us to care for each other! Sometimes I can help a poor person…sometimes I AM a poor person…

By: Craig

Craig — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:42:37 +0000

Great Word! Keep it up…

By: wilsonian

wilsonian — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 17:43:04 +0000

Yes, yes! That’s just it, isn’t it.

By: Ariah

Ariah — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 13:30:27 +0000

wilsonian,

That’s so right on. It didn’t strike me that way till someone pointed out how Jesus ‘evangelized.’ In one of the few encounters when he’s asked point blank about being the Messiah it goes like this:

Matt 11:3
When John heard in prison what Christ was doing, he sent his disciples 3to ask him, “Are you the one who was to come, or should we expect someone else?”

4Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see: 5The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosyare cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.”

Clearly Jesus was confident of his evidence.

By: wilsonian

wilsonian — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:32:41 +0000

Hm. Have read that first passage in Luke countless times, but it struck me differently today.

“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has…” I’ve always read this as perscriptive, ie. if you believed that Spirit of the Lord is on you, you will do these things. But this morning it struck me as being descriptive, ie. if you want evidence of the Spirit of the Lord in a person’s life, look for those who preach good news to the poor, proclaim freedom for the prisoners, usher in recovery of sight for the blind, release the oppressed, and proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.

So… if there is no evidence, then…?

By: Jason

Jason — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:25:43 +0000

rock on man….people think you have to have some sort of “calling” in order to do this sort of ministry, dude Jesus COMMMANDED all of us to be his vessal to the poor…