MATTHEW 25:31-46 (KJV)
The Sheep And The Goats
31
When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all
the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the
throne of his glory:
32
And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he
shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd
divideth his sheep from the goats:
33
And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the
goats on the left.
34
Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand,
Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom
prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
35
For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was
thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and
ye took me in:
36
Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited
me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
37
Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord,
when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or
thirsty, and gave thee drink?
38
When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or
naked, and clothed thee?
39
Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto
thee?
40
And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I
say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of
the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto
me.
41
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand,
Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire,
prepared for the devil and his angels:
42
For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was
thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
43
I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and
ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye
visited me not.
44
Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when
saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or
naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister
unto thee?
45
Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto
you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of
these, ye did it not to me.
46
And these shall go away into everlasting punishment:
but the righteous into life eternal.
This idea may surprise you! Are we actually supposed to love
everybody? Even terrible sinners and people filled with hatred
toward us?
What about criminals and homosexuals and child molesters and
abortionists and atheists and pornographers and drug dealers and
prostitutes?
Did Jesus really teach that we are supposed to love them, too?
Yes. We are not supposed to judge other people, whether they are good
or evil, righteous or unrighteous.
"Judge not, that ye be not judged.
"For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with
what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again."
(Matthew 7:1-2 KJV)
Furthermore, love for all other people takes highest importance for
Jesus, ranking almost the same as love for God Himself, which is
first.
MATTHEW 22:35-40 (KJV)
The Most Important Commandment
35
Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a
question, tempting him, and saying,
36
Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
37
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God
with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with
all thy mind.
38
This is the first and great commandment.
39
And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy
neighbour as thyself.
40
On these two commandments hang all the law and the
prophets.
When He was questioned about "who is my neighbor?," He answered by
giving the parable of the Good Samaritan, which shows that everyone is
our neighbor.
LUKE 10:25-37 (KJV)
The Good Samaritan
25
And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him,
saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
26
He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
27
And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with
all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy
strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
28
And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and
thou shalt live.
29
But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is
my neighbour?
30
And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from
Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped
him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him
half dead.
31
And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and
when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
32
And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and
looked on him, and passed by on the other side.
33
But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was:
and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,
34
And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and
wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn,
and took care of him.
35
And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and
gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and
whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay
thee.
36
Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him
that fell among the thieves?
37
And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto
him, Go, and do thou likewise.
(The Samaritans and the Jews generally detested each other during the
time that Jesus lived. They were cultural enemies.)
As a general rule to live by, He tells us to do unto others as we
would have them do unto us.
"Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men
should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is
the law and the prophets." (Matthew 7:12 KJV)
He tells us to forgive other people of their offenses against us.
"And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our
debtors." (Matthew 6:12 KJV)
"And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have
ought against any: that your Father also which
in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
"But if ye do not forgive, neither will your
Father which is in heaven forgive your
trespasses." (Mark 11:25-26 KJV)
He tells us to disregard offenses against us and to turn the other
cheek.
"Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an
eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
"But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but
whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn
to him the other also."
(Matthew 5:38-39 KJV)
He tells us to give what people ask of us and to give more than is
required.
"And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take
away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.
"And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with
him twain.
"Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would
borrow of thee turn not thou away."
(Matthew 5:40-42 KJV)
He tells us to love our enemies and those who work against us.
"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;
"That ye may be the children of your Father which is
in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil
and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on
the unjust."
(Matthew 5:43-45 KJV)
He tells us to be like the Good Samaritan.
He points out that it's easy to love people who love us and who do
good to us. But we are called to love everybody else, also.
LUKE 6:27-38 (KJV)
27
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do
good to them which hate you,
28
Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which
despitefully use you.
29
And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer
also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloak
forbid not to take thy coat also.
30
Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him
that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
31
And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also
to them likewise.
32
For if ye love them which love you, what thank have
ye? for sinners also love those that love them.
33
And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what
thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
34
And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive,
what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners,
to receive as much again.
35
But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend,
hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be
great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest:
for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
36
Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is
merciful.
37
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not,
and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall
be forgiven:
38
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure,
pressed down, and shaken together, and running over,
shall men give into your bosom. For with the same
measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to
you again.
May the Lord bless this presentation of His holy Word.
Amen.
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