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Los 25 Mandamientos de Jesucristo

30 Saturday Sep 2023

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Jesus2

  1. Arrepiéntanse: porque el reino de los cielos está cerca.
  1. Así brille su luz delante de los hombres.
  1. Reconcíliate primero con tu hermano, y luego ve y ofrece tu ofrenda.
  1. Resuelve asuntos en el camino a los tribunales.
  1. Cualquier cosa que te haga pecar, córtala.
  1. No jures por nada en absoluto, sino que tu sí sea sí, tu no, no.
  1. Poner la otra mejilla al mal.
  1. Ama y ora por tus enemigos.
  1. Sé perfecto, como nuestro Padre que está en el cielo es perfecto.
  1. Haz el bien, ora y ayuna en privado.
  1. Ora, pues, con El Padre Nuestro:
  1. No hagas tesoros en la tierra.
  1. Elige lo que amas, Dios o dinero.
  1. No te preocupes por tu vida.
  1. Busca primero el reino de Dios y su justicia.
  1. No te preocupes por el mañana.
  1. No juzgues, para que no seas juzgado.
  1. No eches tus perlas delante de los cerdos.
  1. Pide y recibe; busca y encuentra.
  1. Haz con los demás lo que te gustaría que te hicieran a ti.
  1. Entra por la puerta estrecha.
  1. Cuidado con los falsos profetas.
  1. Que los muertos entierren a sus propios muertos.
  1. Sé prudente como serpiente y suave como paloma.
  1. Cuidado con los hombres.

[i] (Mat 4:17)

[ii] (Mat 5:16)

[iii] (Mat 5:24)

[iv] (Mat 5:25)

[v] (Mat 5:29-30)

[vi] (Mat 5:34-7)

[vii] (Mat 5:38-42)

[viii] (Mat 5:44-5)

[ix] (Mat 5:48)

[x] (Mat 6:1-6, NKJV)

(Mat 6:17-18)

[xi] (Mat 6:9-13)

[xii] (Mat 6:19-21)

[xiii] (Mat 6:24)

[xiv] (Mat 6:25)

[xv] (Mat 6:25)

[xvi] (Mat 6:34)

[xvii] (Mat 7:1-2)

[xviii] (Mat 7:6)

[xix] (Mat 7:7-8)

[xx] (Mat, 7:12)

[xxi] (Mat 7:13-14)

[xxii] (Mat 7:15-16)

[xxiii] (Mat 8:22)

[xxiv] (Matt 10:16)

[xxv] (Matt 10:17)

The 27 Commandments of Jesus Christ

19 Saturday Aug 2023

Posted by Bill Watkins in Bible, Catholic, Catholic Church, Commandments, Gospel, Jesus, Jesus said, Poetic Blog, Religion, Religious, Wisdom

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1. Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

2. Let your light so shine before men.

3. First be reconciled to your brother, then come and offer your gift.

4. Resolve matters on the way to court.

5. Whatever causes you to sin, cut it off.

6. Do not swear by anything, but let your yes be yes, your no, no.

7. Turn the other cheek to evil.

8. Love and pray for your enemies.

9. Be perfect, as your Father in heaven is perfect.

10. Do good, pray and fast privately.

11. In this manner, therefore, pray:

Our Father who art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done
On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
Amen.

12. Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth.

13. Choose your master, God or mammon.

14. Do not worry about your life.

15. Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness.

16. Do not worry about tomorrow.

17. Judge not, lest ye be judged.

18. Cast not your pearls before swine.

19. Ask and receive; seek and find.

20. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

21. Enter by the narrow gate.

22. Beware of false prophets.

23. Let the dead bury their own dead.

24. Be wise like the serpent and soft like the dove.

25. Beware of men.

26. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.

27. Love thy neighbor as thyself.

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[i] (Matt 4:17, NKJV)

[ii] (Matt 5:16, NKJV)

[iii] (Matt 5:24, NKJV)

[iv] (Matt 5:25, NKJV)

[v] (Matt 5:29-30, NKJV)

[vi] (Matt 5:34-7, NKJV)

[vii] (Matt 5:38-42, NKJV)

[viii] (Matt 5:44-5, NKJV)

[ix] (Matt 5:48, NKJV)

[x] (Matt 6:1-6, NKJV)

(Matt 6:17-18, NKJV)

[xi] (Matt 6:9-13, KJV)

[xii] (Matt 6:19-21, NKJV)

[xiii] (Matt 6:24, NKJV)

[xiv] (Matt 6:25, NKJV)

[xv] (Matt 6:33, NKJV)

[xvi] (Matt 6:34, NKJV)

[xvii] (Matt 7:1-2, NKJV)

[xviii] (Matt 7:6, NKJV)

[xix] (Matt 7:7-8, NKJV)

[xx] (Matt, 7:12, NKJV)

[xxi] (Matt 7:13-14, NKJV)

[xxii] (Matt 7:15-16, NKJV)

[xxiii] (Matt 8:22, NKJV)

[xxiv] (Matt 10:16, NKJV)

[xxv] (Matt 10:17, NKJV)

26 – Matt 22:37

27 – Matt 22:39

Get the Log Out

11 Monday Jun 2018

Posted by Bill Watkins in God, Jesus, Lao Tzu, Poem, Poems, Poetic Blog, Poetry, Political, Tao, Tao Te Ching

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“War is conducted like a funeral.
When many people are being killed,
They should be mourned in heartfelt
sorrow. That is why a victory must be
observed like a funeral.”
—Lao Tzu

It’s a tempting thing, to
criticize and judge everybody
else’s Tao Te Ching;

their way and truth, the what
they said and what they do.

“They need to de-nuclearize”
from a country with thousands
of nukes.

“Those MS-13 animals,” from
a country whose CIA backed the
murderers of El Salvador’s
Archbishop Oscar Romero.

We, the United States of
America, have a large log in
our eye, blinding us as we
seek to remove your splinter;

again and again we throw
weight around making noise,
as the old world shakes its head.

We “won” wars, which is
impossible, and ever since, have
thought ourselves great.

Wars are a necessary evil at best,
and should never be boasted
about—

Lao Tzu’s got a feel for that,
Jesus of Nazareth six hundred
years later with words from God

to keep us happily, humbly
separated.

Babel being built in every
modern city until the next
mass shooting tragedy, God
still picking targets with the
help of hell’s favorite angel;

“From there the LORD scattered
them over the face of the whole
earth.”

“I’m not good.  Only God is
good.”

“You cannot change the world.
It cannot be done!!”

But still we try, and we try,
which is why the United States
government often pulls splinters
out of the world, while failing
to remove the log from our
own eye.

Wise and Soft

31 Thursday May 2018

Posted by Bill Watkins in Gospel, Jesus, Jesus said, Poem, Poems, Poetic Blog, Poetry

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Sol’ asked for wisdom,
a wise move that turned out
well for him.

True wisdom comes from
beyond our first thoughts.

Some use prayer, some meditation,
some plant seeds, watch them
fight to fruition.

The song is sung, the praise made,
the bed is prepared, and we
reap the sown—

planting full of unknowns, our
efforts and work sometimes
with reward.

At others, we get the lesson of
the storm, the locusts come,
the drought,

the blight of uncertainty leading
to the glory of overcome obstacles
in eternity;

songs sung, the battle won, we step
up to ask, then receive the gift
of another day,

a chance to rise above the fray,
take a back seat to all that’s grey,
songs sung,

glorifying the altar that is on the hill,
waterfalls heard by standing still.

Wise like the serpent, soft like the
dove, we ask for Sol’s blessing,
the ancestors—

imperfect and sweet, like us,
somewhere between rainbow and
geese, songs sung

so we can look back, say
“We won.”

We did it, Longfellow’s hero in
the strife, heroes by trying hard,
and living life.

To Throw a Stone

31 Thursday May 2018

Posted by Bill Watkins in Gospel, Jesus, Jesus said, Poem, Poems, Poetic Blog, Poetry, Religion, Sex

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It’s easy to judge.  It feels
good for a while, to size someone
up and find them wanting—
You see a flaw and flick it at them

To maximize damage, thereby
increasing the rush you feel, a cop
you steal, imbibing holier than
thou spirit, then…

You call a friend.  “Hey, look
at what so and so just did, said—
is or was!  Isn’t he or she a scandal,
where are the rocks?”

The what?

Let’s throw some rocks at him!!
Yeah!  Yeah!!

Throw rocks!

Wait, we don’t have any and I
can’t see you, this is a computer or
phone, everything’s online!!

“It doesn’t matter.  Tweet at him,
retweet ugly things, put downs and
all the ways you are better than him.”

#MeToo is truth and good, but
let’s stop short of throwing stones.

***

Sexual impropriety and crimes are
bad, but let’s stop short of throwing
stones!

Unless…

Unless ye, without sin, should you
want to step up, cast a big rock with
all the sin that you are not—

Go ahead.

Waiting…

***

No human without sin, it’s a long
wait, so let’s save it, breathe deep
and pray good thoughts for the sick
person who had a bad sex day.

Do unto others, as you would have
them do to you.

Do you want your mistakes shoved
in your face?

Or would you prefer everyone to
stay in their own lanes, try to
improve ourselves—

The judgement of others breaking
the eleventh commandment showing
no shame.

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