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1.2 KiB
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29 lines
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title = "Luke 6:37–45"
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date = "2022-11-12"
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### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Lk6.37-45)
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Verse 37 is a favorite verse for people to quote who love their sin. They
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don’t want to hear that what they do displeases God or anyone else. But as
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the context shows, the point Jesus is making tells us that we must not be
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hypocrites.
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Treat others as you want to be treated. You don’t necessarily know as much
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as someone else, especially if your eyes have not been opened to the truth
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of God. Verse 42 makes it clear that we _are_ supposed to point out to our
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brothers and sisters their sins&emdash;once we have confessed and repented
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of our own. What happens if we accuse while we have unconfessed sin? They
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rightfully us in return, and no one actually repents.
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This is the point of the comparison of good trees and bad trees, and the
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fruit they produce. Hearts that have been cleaned of their sins are the
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only ones able to produce good deeds. This includes the discernment needed
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to see sin in someone else’s life and also the love and wisdom needed to
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help someone receive the rebuke.
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* * *
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Teach us to speak the truth in love to everyone, and to confess and repent
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of our sins quickly.
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