MONDAY, SECOND WEEK OF LENT- YEAR-B

I Reading: Daniel 9:4-10: We have sinned, we have done wrong.

Gospel: Luke 6:36-38: Grant pardon, and you will be pardoned.

Jesus Teaches the New Principles of Life, Lk 27-38

The principles spelled out by Jesus are shocking. They go against every grain of society and every fiber of man’s being. Man revels by nature against what Jesus is saying; however the new principles must be heeded, for they are the salvation of society and the hope of man for life.

1.     The principles of life (v.27-31)

a.     Governing relationships

i.                   Love and do good

ii.                 Bless and pray

iii.              Offer the other cheek

b.    Governing property

i.                   Deprived not

ii.                 Give

iii.              Do not demands material goods

c.      Governing behaviour

2.     The argument: A disciple’s behaviour must surpass a sinner’s

a.     In love

b.    In doing good

c.      In lending

3.     The reward for living right

a.     Shall be great

b.    Shall be the children of the Most High

c.      Shall be acting as God’s children

4.     The promise: reciprocal behaviour-you shall receive what you give

a.     In relationships

b.    In property

c.      The principle: A person receives what he gives.

Thought: The believer is to live in readiness-a readiness to give and to lend (2Cor 8:11-15). The believer is to work for two reasons:

i.                   To meet his/her own necessities

ii.                 To have enough to help those in need (Eph 4:28; Acts 20:35).

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