James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Luke 6:36-42
DIVINE PRECEPTS‘Be ye therefore merciful.… Judge not; … Condemn not.… Give.… Cast out first the beam.’ Luke 6:36-: Our Lord dwells here on what we are to do, not what we are to believe ( John 7:17), and He begins by putting before us the blessing and the curse ( Luke 6:20-Ezekiel :; Deuteronomy 30:19-Proverbs :). Have you made your decision? Which course are you pursuing? This is the first great thought in the way of duty, ‘As your Father also is.’ The eye must be fixed on Him to watch for... read more
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Luke 6:36
MERCY‘Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.’ Luke 6:36 That there must be some limitation to the scope of such precepts as those recorded in Luke 6:27-Zechariah : we may admit, that the exercise of reason and prudence must come in to limit and restrict them is evident, but how and where are we to draw the line? I. Our Lord was laying down certain broad principles and general maxims for the guidance of His disciples, the spirit of which was to pervade their whole conduct,... read more