Tuesday; March 22
When I was younger, the words of Jesus were more readily accepted as truth than they are today. Take, for instance, His observation, “But from the beginning of creation, God made them male and female.” (Mark 10:6). Up until recently, this statement was a standard by which most people evaluated our world. Now, there are a lot of people who are questioning the validity of this assertion. As I thought about this observation and the stir it has created, I got to thinking about how many more of Jesus’ words have come into question. Consider Jesus’ statement, “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.” (Matthew 5:43-45). Do we believe that if Jesus said it, it’s true? Humans have done what they can to teach