My Favorite Verses - Vol III (Aug 16 to Nov 16)
A collection of brief commentaries on some of the Bible’s most beloved (and least understood) passages, parables, verses & sayings
A collection of brief commentaries on some of the Bible’s most beloved (and least understood) passages, parables, verses & sayings
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Mark 4:24 … Hearing what is heard<br />
(09/05/20<strong>16</strong>)<br />
“Pay Attention <strong>to</strong> what you Hear –<br />
The measure you Give<br />
will be the measure you Receive …<br />
… and still more will be Given You.”<br />
~ unknown (Mark 4:24)<br />
What so many Christians fail <strong>to</strong> do with this verse is read it in accordance with<br />
the teachings of Jesus Christ … Jesus was in no way a fan of the self-centered<br />
hoarding of pleasure or of comfort or of wealth, and he certainly never once meant<br />
for us <strong>to</strong> “love” others in order <strong>to</strong> be rewarded for doing so (an act which has<br />
nothing <strong>to</strong> do with LOVE at all) …<br />
No, what Jesus<br />
means here (if we are <strong>to</strong><br />
read his words in a way<br />
that erases all<br />
contradiction &<br />
hypocrisy -- and thereby<br />
harmonizes those words<br />
here with the rest of the<br />
teachings & the entirety<br />
of his ministry) is that<br />
when we serve others<br />
without desiring any<br />
personal benefit, then<br />
& only then do we<br />
receive the inner Bliss<br />
that awaits those who<br />
do so – and that once<br />
we do so, additional<br />
opportunities for<br />
further service and<br />
additional<br />
opportunities for selfsacrifice<br />
open<br />
themselves <strong>to</strong> us and<br />
become visible as well.<br />
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