“But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil. Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful” (Luke 6:35-36, ESV).
Jesus told His disciples to love their enemies, do good and pray for those who hate and mistreat them, and give without expecting anything in return, even if someone is stealing from them.
Seems pretty radical doesn’t it?
But Jesus expects extraordinary behavior from the citizens of His Kingdom.
After all, it is really quite ordinary behavior to love those who already love you, do good to those who do good to you, or to lend money to those you know will pay you back.
Even sinners do these things (vs. 32-34)!
Jesus is not satisfied with His followers merely loving one another. He wants an extreme makeover!
Jesus expects a higher standard of behavior from His disciples.
If not, then God’s people are really no different from anybody else, are they?
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Jesus does not do makeovers, extreme or otherwise. His Followers are completely new creations.
And then when we become a new creation in Christ, it produces some pretty radical behavior in our lives. We start to love our enemies and pray for those who hate us…and expect nothing in return!
Sorry, Steve! I missed the post-salvation context of your makeover title.
I write in a similar vein re radical pacifism in: “Really? Jesus Meant This?” http://goo.gl/8sbEX