AntiChrist RZ 12/02 - Tomorrow's World

The Ten Commandments
commanded by God. In His life, He demonstrated how that love
actually functions in day-to-day life.
How to Love Your Neighbor
Three times the Divine voice broke the usual silence of the
heavens in announcing the satisfaction of God in the life of Jesus.
Even the Roman Procurator, Pontius Pilate, declared: “I find no
fault in Him” (John 19:4).
This was because Jesus lived a life of giving to others. Whether
in His constant teaching of the multitudes, His healing of the sick,
His feeding of the hungry crowds or in an act of humility such as
washing the disciples’ feet, He was always giving of Himself.
This loving and giving Jesus Christ also said to the religious
leaders of His day, “Serpents, brood of vipers! How can you escape
the condemnation of hell?” (Matthew 23:33).
Are these strange words from a man of love? No. Rather, they are
manifestation of how perfect love sometimes says and does things for
the good of others which at the time they may not appreciate.
Jesus loved these Pharisees! It was in love that He thundered
these words to wake them up from a life of religious hypocrisy
and perversity that was damning their souls. Remember, it was
also for these same Pharisees that Jesus died. It was for these men
and others like them that Jesus prayed: “Father, forgive them, for
they do not know what they do” (Luke 23:34).
It was in that perfect, understanding love that Jesus withdrew
Himself occasionally from the multitude to rest, to meditate or to
pray. For He knew that only by keeping close to the Father and
being an instrument in His hands could His human presence and
teaching enrich the lives of others.
Jesus did not just act like He loved others. He did love them with
a perfect love. Through God’s Holy Spirit within Him, He desired
from the heart to love and serve His fellow beings for their highest
good.
He literally lived the words Paul later showed He uttered: “It is
more blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35). In this way, His
command that men love one another “even as I have loved you,”
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