“If
you love me, you will keep my commandments.” John 14:15
I've
collected all of Jesus' actual commandments as recorded in the four Gospels and
grouped them into categories. Here is the fourth installment. If we took these
seriously – if we take Jesus seriously, if we love him – how would that affect
the way we think or talk about others or how we treat them?
No Anger
“But I say to you that if you are angry with a brother or
sister, you will be liable to judgement; and if you insult a brother or sister,
you will be liable to the council; and if you say, 'You fool', you will be
liable to the hell of fire. So when you are offering your gift at the altar, if
you remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your
gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother or
sister, and then come and offer your gift." Matthew 5:22-24
“I tell you, on the day of judgement you will have to give
an account for every careless word you utter; for by your words you will be
justified, and by your words you will be condemned.” Matthew 12:36-37
No Judging
“Do not judge, so that you may not be judged. For with the
judgement you make you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the
measure you get. Why do you see the speck in your neighbor’s eye, but do not notice
the log in your own eye? Or how can you say to your neighbor, “Let me take the
speck out of your eye”, while the log is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first
take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the
speck out of your neighbor’s eye.” Matthew 7:1-5 (cf. Luke 6:42)
“Do not judge, and you will not be judged; do not condemn,
and you will not be condemned.” Luke 6:37
”Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right
judgement.” John 7:24
“Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to
throw a stone at her.” John 8:7
Forgive
”For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father
will also forgive you; but if you do not forgive others, neither will your
Father forgive your trespasses.” Matthew 6:14-15
Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, if another member
of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven
times?’” Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven
times.” Matthew
18:21-22
“’Should you not have had mercy on your fellow-slave, as I
had mercy on you?’ And in anger his lord handed him over to be tortured until he
should pay his entire debt. So my heavenly Father will also do to every one of
you, if you do not forgive your brother or sister from your heart.” Matthew 18:33-35
“Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything
against anyone; so that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your
trespasses.” Mark 11:25
“Forgive, and you will be forgiven; give, and it will be
given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will
be put into your lap; for the measure you give will be the measure you get
back.” Luke 6:37-38
Managing
Conflict
"If another member
of the church sins against you, go and point out the fault when the two of you
are alone. If the member listens to you, you have regained that one. But if you
are not listened to, take one or two others along with you, so that every word
may be confirmed by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If the member
refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if the offender refuses
to listen even to the church, let such a one be to you as a Gentile and a
tax-collector.” Matthew 18:15-17
"Be on your guard! If another disciple sins, you must rebuke
the offender, and if there is repentance, you must forgive. And if the same
person sins against you seven times a day, and turns back to you seven times
and says, 'I repent', you must forgive.” Luke 17:3-4
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