Believers and Disciples 7

Here is another command of Jesus:

If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic.

So, let's say that I consider myself a "Bible-believing" Christian. And let's say I come home to find someone pinching my lawn mower. What is my response? What do I say? What do I do?

What would you do?

But...now consider- what did Jesus say to do?

At this point, your thought might be, "Are you kidding, are you saying that when I catch someone stealing my lawn mower, I should say to him, "Go ahead and take my spreader while you're at it"? Maybe you're thinking, "That would be crazy because people just don't DO THAT!"

But maybe that's the point- maybe Jesus wants us to show the world that our treasure is not in this world, that we won't be owned by material possessions. And maybe Jesus wants us to see the reasons why this would be so difficult to do- because we're more worried about what other people think of us than we should be- and we are more attached to our toys than we think we are.

If you mind isn't being blown at this point, you're probably not listening. Jesus is the most radical teacher who ever walked the earth and he wants us to reflect his teachings, not the world's teachings.

Maybe you're thinking, "I can't (won't) do this." If so, consider something else the Master said:

If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching...He who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me.