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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2719.2200" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>);</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>"They speak of you with evil intent; your adversaries misuse your name. Do I not hate those who hate you, O LORD, and abhor those who rise up against you?  I have nothing but hatred for them; I count them my enemies", Psalms 139:21</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>"You shall do no injustice in judgment; you shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor", Leviticus 19:15</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>"You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small as well as the great; you shall not be afraid in any man's presence, for the judgment is God's", Deuteronomy 1:17</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>"...we command you, brethren, on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us", 2 Thessalonians 3:6</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>"Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness?" 2 Corinthians 6:14</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>"You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desire. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies",  John 8:44 </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The Jews answered him, "Aren't we right in saying that you are a Samaritan and demon-possessed?", John 8:48</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>And the most revealing of all:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV> <DIR> Joh 18:35 Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done? Joh 18:36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence. Joh 18:37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice. Joh 18:38 Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all. Joh 18:39 But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews? Joh 18:40 Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber. </DIR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>"my kingdom is not of this world".</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The word "kingdom" was translated from the Greek word "basileia":</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> G932 βασιλεία basileia bas-il-i'-ah From G935; properly royalty, that is, (abstractly) rule, or (concretely) a realm (literally or figuratively): - kingdom, + reign.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Jesus told us directly that the jews were not even a part of His "realm".</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>What you wrote, Richard, applies only to people of Jesus Christ's realm.  Not jews.  Never jews.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>John Knight</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><<A href="mailto:raugust@ptd.net">raugust@ptd.net</A>> wrote in message <A href="news:%wnd9.1566$Lo4.412500@nnrp1.ptd.net">news:%wnd9.1566$Lo4.412500@nnrp1.ptd.net</A>...</DIV>> Dear John: > > 44  But I say unto you,  Love   your   enemies , bless them that curse you, > do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, > and persecute you;  45  That ye may be the children of  your  Father which > is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and > sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.  46  For if ye  love  them which > love  you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?  47  And > if ye salute  your  brethren only, what do ye more [than others]? do not > even the publicans so?  48  Be ye therefore perfect, even as  your  Father > which is in heaven is perfect.  Matthew 5:44-48, Jesus Christ > > 27  But I say unto you which hear,  Love   your   enemies , do good to them > which hate you,  28  Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which > despitefully use you.  29  And unto him that smiteth thee on the [one] cheek > offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not [to take > thy] coat also.  30   Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that > taketh away thy goods ask [them] not again.  31  And as ye would that men > should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.  32  For if ye  love  them > which  love  you, what thank have ye? for sinners also  love  those that > love  them.  33  And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank > have ye? for sinners also do even the same.  34  And if ye lend [to them] of > whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to > sinners, to receive as much again.  35  But  love  ye  your   enemies , and > do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and  your  reward shall be > great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the > unthankful and [to] the evil.  36  Be ye therefore merciful, as  your > Father also is merciful.  Luke 6:27ff, also Jesus Christ. > > I just thought I'd share that with you. > > > > > +In Christ, > > > Richard C. August > > "John Knight" <<A href="mailto:jwknight@polbox.com">jwknight@polbox.com</A>> wrote in message > <A href="news:_H5d9.42563$Ic7.3225328@news2.west.cox.net">news:_H5d9.42563$Ic7.3225328@news2.west.cox.net</A>... > > > > "Kenneth Collins" <<A href="mailto:k.p.collins@worldnet.att.net">k.p.collins@worldnet.att.net</A>> wrote in message > > <A href="news:013d9.8354$jG2.622019@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net">news:013d9.8354$jG2.622019@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net</A>... > > > > > > John Knight wrote in message ... > > > > > > > >"You shall do no injustice in judgment; you shall not be partial to > > > the poor > > > >or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your > > > neighbor", > > > >Leviticus 19:15 > > > > > > "In righteousness" - in-Truth - Truth is that every 'poor' person > > > I've ever come across, except folks suffering disease conditions, was > > > 'poor' because of stuff with respect to which she/he was Innocent. > > > > > > "Righteousness" is telling-it-as-it-is with respect to such. > > > > > > > And that means removing from the community "every brother that walketh > > disorderly", or who don't follow God's Commandments, doesn't it? > > > > > >"You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small > > > as well > > > >as the great; you shall not be afraid in any man's presence, for the > > > >judgment is God's", Deuteronomy 1:17 > > > > > > Even if he's a bafoon. > > > > > > > This makes no sense.  Of course nobody's afraid of a "bafoon".  This is a > > reference to those in power who pretend to follow God's Commandments but > > don't.  This instruction is to judge even them, so it actually excludes > > "bafoons". > > > > > > > >"...we command you, brethren, on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, > > > that ye > > > >withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and > > > not > > > >after the tradition which he received of us", 2 Thessalonians 3:6 > > > > > > But, "First, remove the log from your own eye [...]" > > > > > > > Of course. > > > > > > > >"Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what > > > fellowship > > > >hath righteousness with unrighteousness?" 2 Corinthians 6:14 > > > > > > "Love your enemies." > > > > > > > But don't live with them. > > > > Don't let them into your community.  Don't subsidize them.  Don't put them > > in positions of power or authority. > > > > > > > "Do good to those who persecute you" > > > > > > > Which appears absolutely no place in the Holy Bible. > > > > > "Turn the other cheek." > > > > > > "Go the extra mile." > > > > > > ~"Give 'em your shirt, too." > > > > > > Clearly, you've 'selected' incompletely, eh John? > > > > > > k. p. collins > > > > > > Here you are quoting "kpcollins"'s which have no basis in the Holy Bible, > > and you claim that I "selected incompletely"? > > > > Let's get back to the actual Word: > > > > Luke 6:29  To him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; > > and from him that taketh away thy cloak withhold not thy coat also. > > > > There's a time and a place for this, but you can't ignore the > responsibility > > to FIRST remove "those who walketh disorderly", can you? > > > > You can't invite the enemy into your community, and then expect everyone > to > > "offer also the other" if the enemy is intent on destroying the community, > > can you? > > > > You need to put this in context. > > > > John Knight > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > </BODY></HTML>

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