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July 27
Sunday


THE REVISABLE
EDITION

READ:
Matthew 5:43-48
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All Scripture is given
by inspiration of God,
and is profitable...
for instruction in
righteousness.
__2 Timothy 3:16
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Randall Peterson, a retired autoworker, thinks there could be an interest for a new kind of Bible. He sarcastically says that a publisher ought to create an electronic bible that would allow for editing from the pew. That way individuals and churches could make the Bible say what they want it to say. He says it could be called the "LAME" Bible: "Locally adaptive Multifaith Edition" and "could be sold to any church regardless of what it believes."

He's making a point, of course, but we might be tempted by such a product. Jesus gives us some hard teachings! As believers, our desire is to be obedient to Him in our choices and attitudes, but at times we resist the Word of God and may wish we could soften His commands.

Some of jesus' hard teachings are found in the Sermon on the Mount. In Matthew 5, He says: "Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you" (v.44). That's what He tells us to do, so we know we can't just delete it. We need to apply it to our personal situation with the Holy Spirit's enablement.

God's Word is to be obeyed by His people. We're the ones who need to be "revised" __not the Scriptures. __Anne Cetas
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``````````````````The laws of God are true and right;``````````````
``````````````````````They stand as firm today``````````````````
```````````````````As when He put them in His Word``````````````
```````````````````And told us to obey. __Fasick`````````````````
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To love God is to obey God.

**************Today's Bible Reading __ Matthew 5:43-48***********

41 You have heard that it
was said, "You shall love
your neighbor and hate
your enemy," 44 but I say to
you, love your enemies,
bless those who curse you,
do good to those who hate
you, and pray for those who
spitefully use you and
persecute you, 45 that you
may be sons of your Father
in heaven; for He makes
His sun rise on the evil and
on the good, and sends rain
on the just and on the
unjust. 46 For if you love
those who love you, what
reward have you? Do not
even the tax collectors do
the same? 47 And if you
greet your brethren only,
what do you do more than
others? Do not even the
tax collectors do so?

48 Therefore you shall be
perfect, just as your Father
in heaven is perfect.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

There are five great discourses in the gospel of Matthew (chs. 5-7,
10,13,18,24-25). This passage is part of the first discourse__the
Sermon on the Mount, where Jesus explains what it means to be
His follower, in Matthew 5:21-48, Jesus corrected some legalistic
misapplications of the Mosaic ethical laws. Notice the repeated
refrain of Jesus: "You have heard that it was said to those of old....
But I say to you...." __Sim Kay Tee