"For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you." (John 13:15)
Christ told us that the things we see him do, was because he saw his heavenly Father do them first. Let Christ be our example of our we are to live and love and care for others???? Christ's life matched His teachings, and so must ours. Consider, for example, Christ's teaching that we should "pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you". He taught that our prayers should not be done so that "they may be seen of men". Perhaps His teaching "love your enemies" is best illustrated by His tender prayer for those who would soon take His life as He hung on the cross for the very ones responsible for His death (today's text), all the while dying for them.
Christ told us that the things we see him do, was because he saw his heavenly Father do them first. Let Christ be our example of our we are to live and love and care for others???? Christ's life matched His teachings, and so must ours. Consider, for example, Christ's teaching that we should "pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you". He taught that our prayers should not be done so that "they may be seen of men". Perhaps His teaching "love your enemies" is best illustrated by His tender prayer for those who would soon take His life as He hung on the cross for the very ones responsible for His death (today's text), all the while dying for them.
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