KMC2006: Talk 2 - The Unheeded Christ
March 7th, 2006 · Posted in Men's Convention ·David Cook (principal of Sydney Missionary and Bible College in Sydney) gave this talk on Matthew 5:21-48.
- 5:21 - Murder: It is not just the act of murder, but the attitude that is wrong.
- 5:27 - Adultery: Again, not just the act, but the thoughts that are the problem. Do what is necessary to cut it out (gouge out your eyes if you have to - get rid of the cause).
- 5:31 - Divorce: We are called to love our wives. If you don’t love her anymore, too bad, you have to. It’s a command, not a feeling.
- Love your wife
- Love your neighbour
- Love your enemy
- No matter what you think of her as, you have to love her. It’s the man’s responsibility.
- 5:43 - Contrast:
- 5:44 - Love and Pray: Don’t let your attitude of love and goodwill be affected by their antagonism.
- 5:45 - Reason: God is kind to all; good and evil.
- Loving your enemy shows how you relate to Christ.
- You don’t have to be creative in showing your love:
- Talk to them
- Pray for them
- Ask to pray for them
- Impossible: It’s not natural to love your enemies, it’s only the Holy Spirit that lets us respond with love to those who are antagonistic towards us.
RodeoClown: heeding.
March 8th, 2006 at 1:56 pm
How? when as in some cases its the wife who obviously doesnt love the husband and as in most cases its the wife who initiates divorce (I am not sure of the statistics but I believe its roughly 2 wives who commence proceedings to every 1 husband. The so far almost unrecognised item is domestic violence by women against men (See for discussion on legal issues Sok v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2005) 144 FCR 170)
March 8th, 2006 at 3:29 pm
Hi Peter,
That was a quote when two people had gone to talk to their minister after deciding they didn’t want to be married anymore - it’s not a reference to the woman-initiated divorce, it was a mutual thing.
In either case, I think the man is commanded to love his wife, if the divorce goes ahead, he still must love her - but it will no longer be as a wife, but as a neighbour (or enemy).
That quote wasn’t meant to be telling the man they had to ‘make it work’, just that they have to try.