How Not to Hurt Jesus
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I) Grow closer to Jesus
I) Grow closer to Jesus
In human relationships, as we grow closer to someone, we hurt them less (although the hurt we cause can hurt deeper)
That is because we understand them better (prejudice almost always arise from ignorance) and we know what pleases (and displeases) them –
Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith— that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,
The more we know about Jesus’ wishes for us, the less we will hurt Him intentionally and unintentionally –
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
II) Respect His life
II) Respect His life
Respect for others develops our love for them –
complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.
The most respected people earn it through their lives –
Examples that Jesus left cause us to respect Him for His:
1- love for His friends and enemies – ; ,
Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd. For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from my Father.”
2- dedication to service – ;
You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you.
Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
3- sinlessness – ;
For because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.
Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
III) Place yourself in His shoes
III) Place yourself in His shoes
Academic Bible study is of no value unless we can draw spiritual applications relevant to our lives (parables of Jesus were based on real-life situations)
Christianity is above all, a personal experience – ; ; ;
Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.” The Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon! Abraham died, as did the prophets, yet you say, ‘If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death.’
If anyone imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know. But if anyone loves God, he is known by God.
Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God.
Christianity is to walk in His footsteps –
For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps. He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly.