The Authenticating Commands

It’s surprising how much Scriptural knowledge people possess who have no particular interest in faith. It comes in handy when a person who does have an interest in faith fails to measure up to their beliefs because it provides a lovely opportunity for the unbeliever to gleefully cry: “Hypocrite!” It seems that every unbelieving friend I have – and I have a bunch – is familiar with the passage we looked at yesterday: “Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also.” Granted, this is a tough slog for the Christian. We’ve before us a numbing task that runs counterintuitive to both mind and gut. By any reasonable earthly standard this sounds more like the sentiments of a greeting card than the harsh reality of the life that confronts us come Monday morning. We face friends, fools and family each and every day who provide real time prospects for abject failure – to adorn our necks with the moniker, “Hypocrite!”

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It is odd. Heaven and earth have many points of disagreement, but not with this bit from Luke 6. It’s the authenticating standard expected of us by an unbelieving world. It also happens to be the authenticating standard of heaven: “But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.” ~Luke 6:35