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"So whatever you wish that men would do to you, do
so to them; for this is the law and the prophets."
Matthew 7:12 (RSV)
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ARE YE ABLE? - by Earl Marlatt - Public Domain
But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to
drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the
baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.
(Matthew 20:22 KJV)
"Are ye able," said the Master,
"To be crucified with Me?"
"Yea," the sturdy dreamers answered,
"To the death we follow Thee."
Are ye able to remember,
When a thief lifts up his eyes,
That his pardoned soul is worthy
Of a place in paradise?
Are ye able, when the shadows
Close around you with the sod,
To believe that spirit triumphs,
To commend your soul to God?
"Are ye able?" still the Master
Whispers down eternity;
And heroic spirits answer
Now, as then in Galilee . . .
Lord, we are able.
Our spirits are Thine.
Remold them, make us
Like Thee, divine.
Thy guiding radiance
Above us shall be
A beacon to God,
To love and loyalty.
Amen.
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O Lord, we come together in Your name,
And as You promised, we know You are here.
AND SO WE WELCOME YOU WITH OPEN ARMS,
AND PRAY THAT YOU FIND PLEASURE HERE WITH US,
AS WE, YOUR LOVING CHILDREN WORSHIP YOU.
We now invite You to reveal Yourself,
And share with us Your presence, openly,
FOR YOU ARE EVERYTHING THAT WE DESIRE,
AND EVERYTHING WE HAVE, WE GIVE TO YOU.
In Jesus' holy name we pray, Amen.
The Lord, Himself, taught us to pray like this . . .
The Lord's Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy Name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen.
Source: Book Of Common Prayer, based on
Matthew 6:9-13
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"For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father
will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their
trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."
(Matthew 6:14-15 KJV)
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HOLY, HOLY, HOLY! - by Bishop Reginald Heber, 1827 - Public Domain
Holy, holy, holy!
Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning
Our song shall rise to Thee!
Holy, holy holy!
Merciful and mighty!
God in Three Persons,
Blessed Trinity!
Holy, holy, holy!
All the saints adore Thee!
Casting down their golden crowns
Around the glassy sea;
Cherubim and seraphim
Falling down before Thee,
Who wert, and art, and
Evermore shalt be.
Holy, holy, holy!
Though the darkness hide Thee!
Though the eye of sinful man
Thy glory may not see;
Only Thou art holy!
There is none beside Thee,
Perfect in pow'r in
Love, and purity.
Holy, holy, holy!
Lord God Almighty!
All Thy works shall praise Thy name,
In earth, and sky, and sea;
Holy, holy holy!
Merciful and mighty!
God in Three Persons,
Blessed Trinity!
Amen.
If we want to avoid sin, God will always make a way for us to do so. Hungry people do not need to steal food. Cold people do not need to steal clothing. Lonely people do not need to borrow another person's wife. Poor people do not need to covet another person's possessions. Fearful people do not need to bomb apartment buildings or torture their prisoners. Oppressed people do not need to murder innocent civilians.
God will always make a way for our legitimate needs to be met without causing us to sin. Count on it! Sin is always avoidable. It is never necessary for any of us to sin against other people or against God.
As the Bible says . . .
1 CORINTHIANS 10:13 (RSV)
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"No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is
faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your strength,
but with the temptation will also provide the way of escape, that
you may be able to endure it."
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Although these words were written by Paul to the Christians at
Corinth in the first century, A. D., they actually apply to all people,
everywhere, at all times. This is a "universal truth," like the
Law Of Gravity, applying to
everyone. WE DON'T NEED TO DO EVIL IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH GOOD. God will
provide us a "way of escape" from the temptation.
Jesus makes the same point in a different way: It is necessary for temptations to come, but it is not necessary for us to yield to them.
MATTHEW 28:7-9 (RSV)
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"Woe to the world for temptations to sin! For it is necessary that
temptations come, but woe to the man by whom the temptation comes!
And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and
throw it away; it is better for you to enter life maimed or lame than
with two hands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire.
And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and throw it away;
it is better for you to enter life with one eye than with two eyes to be
thrown into the hell of fire."
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Source: http://www.hti.umich.edu/r/rsv/
The teachings of Jesus apply to all people, not just to Christians. (The
Qur'an specifically teaches Muslims that Jesus ("Isa") is a prophet.)
Regarding Jesus as a prophet, the Qur'an says . . .
Say: We believe in Allah and (in) that which had been revealed
to us, and (in) that which was revealed to Ibrahim and Ismail
and Ishaq and Yaqoub and the tribes, and (in) that which was given
to Musa and Isa, and (in) that which was given to the prophets
from their Lord, we do not make any distinction between any of
them, and to Him do we submit. (Qur'an 2.136, Shakir translation)
Note: Allah means God; Ibrahim means Abraham; Ismail means Ishmael;
Ishaq means Isaac; Yaqoub means Jacob; Musa means Moses; and Isa
means Jesus.
Source: http://www.hti.umich.edu/k/koran/
The Qur'an further says that Jesus was strengthened with the Holy
Spirit . . .
. . . and We gave clear miracles to Isa son of Marium, and
strengthened him with the holy spirit. (see Qur'an 2:253)
The idea that some things are "necessary evils" is a false idea,
invented by man to
justify his willingness to do evil. Sometimes we see an easy way to
accomplish a good result, but it requires doing evil in order to
attain
the greater good. But if we search the entire Bible, in every
authoritative version we
can find, we will not find the words "necessary" and "sin, " or the
words "necessary"
and "evil," in the same verse or anywhere else, connected so as to
justify doing evil.
Therefore, what we should do is to keep on looking for an acceptable way to accomplish any good purpose, without doing evil to others. Jesus says, "Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For every one who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened." (Matthew 7:7-8 RSV)
Perhaps we cannot find an acceptable way right away. What should we do then? Keep on looking! The way is there, and we must keep on looking for it until we find it. God intends for us to do what is right. And He will always make a way for us to do what He wants us to do, if we keep on trusting Him to provide it.
"Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth,
do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the
wilderness and rivers in the desert." (Isaiah 43:19 RSV)
NOTE: When you read this prayer, try to imagine hearing my voice as I
speak it to you. In this way, the prayer is reactivated, and it
the same as if I were actually praying for you at that moment.
(Just like television prayers are reactivated when you watch
them, although the videotape may have been shot years before.)
"Another Day"
Another day, another chance at life;
The good, the bad, the mainly in-between.
I pray the Lord is with you in your walk;
I pray His spirit brings you happiness.
In Jesus' holy Name I pray, Amen.
by William McGinnis, Public Domain
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DO YOU KNOW JESUS? - by Rev. Bill McGinnis, 1995 - Public Domain
Do you know Jesus?
Do you know Jesus?
Do you know Jesus,
And the wonder of His love?
Yes, I know Jesus!
Yes, I know Jesus!
Yes, I know Jesus,
And the wonder of His love!
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EPHESIANS 3:14-21 (KJV)
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For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ,
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Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
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That he would grant you, according to the riches of his
glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the
inner man;
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That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye,
being rooted and grounded in love,
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May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the
breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
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And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge,
that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
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Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above
all that we ask or think, according to the power that
worketh in us,
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Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout
all ages, world without end. Amen.
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Rev. Bill McGinnis
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