Author	Thread: Does Jesus teach us to love our neighbors as ourselves?
pluc View Profile History	Does Jesus teach us to love our neighbors as ourselves? Posted : 17 Feb, 2010 08:12 PM Most pastors and teachers teach us to love our neighbors as ourselves. But I do not think Jesus did so. Since we are Christians we should follow His example. But the question remains did He teach us to love our neighbors as ourselves. If not what did He teach us to do. I would challenge anyone on the site to prove to me that Jesus did teach us or his disciples to love their neighbors as they love themselves. Please be careful the obvious answer is not so obvious if you read the scriptures properly and they do bring our a great revelation. Pluc Post Reply
View Profile History	Does Jesus teach us to love our neighbors as ourselves? Posted : 17 Feb, 2010 08:33 PM Umm... I guess I'll be the first one to take the bait here. "This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love you neighbor as yourself.'" (Matthew 22:38-39) In Christ Garrett Post Reply
DontHitThatMark View Profile History	Does Jesus teach us to love our neighbors as ourselves? Posted : 17 Feb, 2010 08:44 PM Yikes...um...I'd like to hear the reasoning/scripture behind this. Seems obvious to me that it is basically ALL Jesus taught us. Love God, and love your neighbor. He even told us to love our enemies. Treat other people like you would treat yourself. Selflessness. It's kinda the main christian principle. :peace::peace: Post Reply
pluc View Profile History	Does Jesus teach us to love our neighbors as ourselves? Posted : 17 Feb, 2010 08:44 PM Ok Jesusfreak421 You really did not answer you just posted a scripture. So you did not take a side. You think that scripture answers the question. Look at it closely the lawyer a Pharasis and a religious person who has no real relationship with Jesus ask him a question a Jesus simply repeats to him what the greatest commandment up to that point was. He simply repeats the law. (what is already known) But this is not Him initiating a teaching. Just answers a question. But what does He teach about love. Post Reply
View Profile History	Does Jesus teach us to love our neighbors as ourselves? Posted : 17 Feb, 2010 08:53 PM Well, I've been blessed with people in my life that have loved me MORE than I loved myself. We, as imperfect humans, don't always love ourselves very much. I believe we are supposed to love one another as God loves us. Just my two pennies! :) T Post Reply
pluc View Profile History	Does Jesus teach us to love our neighbors as ourselves? Posted : 17 Feb, 2010 09:13 PM browneyedgirlky your common sense is outstanding. Good word. But let's now prove if this is true or not in the word. The word is the final authority here right. It is right and everything else is wrong. So lets examine the scriptures carefully and remember my last statements they give the answer away. Here are the new testament scriptures on the subject as it relates to Jesus. Matt. 5:43 Matt. 22:35-40 Mark 12:28-31 Luke 6:27-32 Luke 10:25-27 John 13;34-38 Check it out ya Post Reply
View Profile History	Does Jesus teach us to love our neighbors as ourselves? Posted : 18 Feb, 2010 05:42 AM If a person's actions speak louder than his words. Meaning that you may say one thing but your "actions" say something entirely different. What I am getting at is that if we look at what Jesus did as "Teaching" then Jeus Taught us that we should be prepared to Die For Love. Jesus died for us, because He Loved us. In a sense Jesus Loved us more than he Loved Himself. I'm trying to understand where you are going with this. Did Jesus speak in "code"? Did you need to have an "undertanding" or special "knowledge" of this code? We sometimes tend to pedanticly complicate the simple. I am curious though as to where you are heading? Post Reply
pluc View Profile History	Does Jesus teach us to love our neighbors as ourselves? Posted : 18 Feb, 2010 07:34 AM You are on it man that is exactly right and where I am going. Not only did His actions say that we should die for one another that is what He said. If you look at those scriptures He starts out in Matt 5 raising the bar on how we should love. And He is comparing the old way of loving to a new way of loving that He is teaching you in word and deed. He says do not just love your neighbor but love your enemy also. Then whenever He mentions "love your neighbor as yourself" He is ALWAYS quoting the law (which He is not doing away with but raising a higher standard for us Christians). And He does not quote it to teach you something but simply to answer a question that the unbelieving hard hearted religious people asked Him. I mean these are the guys that eventually killed Him. These are the same guys that He called snakes. Remember He said do not cast your pearls among the swine. They were the swine and the new way to love is the pearl. So He just answered their question but taught His disciples and the rest of us believers the truth which is we are to love one another as He loved us. (And guess what He died for us). Keep studiying Paul does the same thing. Now you asked did Jesus speak in "code". The answer is a big resounding YEAH. He always spoke in parables. Read Matt 13 where they asked Him why are you speaking to us in parables that we do not understand or "code". Read Psalms 25:2 where it says it is the GLORY of God to conceal "code" a thing and it is the honor of kings to seek it out. What about Paul always talking about the mysteries of God. God wants us to constantly seek Him and He REVEALS His secrets as we seek Him. Think of it like we are in a war and He is sending us coded messages so that the enemy does not hear them. Awesome Right!!! Post Reply
DontHitThatMark View Profile History	Does Jesus teach us to love our neighbors as ourselves? Posted : 18 Feb, 2010 09:38 AM But....that love Jesus taught us did include our neighbors right? I think that's why I was a little confused... Jesus wasn't just answering the question here, he actually tags the lawyer's answer to a requirement for inheriting eternal life(this do, and thou shalt live), and then clarifies "neighbor' to mean anyone and everyone. So I see what you're trying to get across now...just got confused. Thought you were trying to say that He didn't want us to love everyone or something...you tricked me!!:laugh: Luke 10:25-37 (King James Version) 25And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? 26He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou? 27And 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. 28And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live. 29But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour? 30And 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. 31And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side. 33But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, 34And 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. 35And 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. 36Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves? 37And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise. :peace::peace: Post Reply
pluc View Profile History	Does Jesus teach us to love our neighbors as ourselves? Posted : 18 Feb, 2010 10:14 AM well done I read the one in Matt. all this time but Luke's description of it is better. I have to go study that myself a little better. But teh message still stands. He did not teach people to love their neighbors as themselves He simply repeated the law even here. It is as if He was testing the lawyer to see if He was doing the law first because he knew that was their standard. Although He taught them to love on a greater level. Thanks for your input I am really learning here. Post Reply
View Profile History	Does Jesus teach us to love our neighbors as ourselves? Posted : 18 Feb, 2010 10:31 AM MAN, I promise you had me worried when you first started this thing. I thought I was going to have to come to Texas with some oil. :laugh: I'm with you (hopefully this doesn't happen often, not as fun) on this one. Jesus taught us to love MORE than ourselves. Okay, I can ride the boat with you on that. Alrighty yall, til next time. Post Reply

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