Resentments

[TheBear]

What did Jesus say about hanging on to resentments?

 

[Brennin]

What did Jesus say about hanging on to resentments?

I believe Jesus said those who remain angry with their brother are liable to judgment. Also, the author of Ephesians instructs the reader not to let the sun go down on his wrath.

 

[Rae]

Um, let me see. You should hold onto them at all costs, because otherwise you'd have to be nice to people, and goodness knows we don't want to do that, especially to those who don't "deserve" niceness?

Do I win?

 

[Lanakila]

Matthew 5:24
leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.

 

[Lanakila]

Luke 6:27
[ Love for Enemies ] "But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

 

[Lanakila]

1 John 2:9
Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates his brother is still in the darkness.

 

[Lanakila]

1 John 2:11
But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness; he does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded him.

 

[Lanakila]

1 John 3:15
Anyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life in him.

 

[Lanakila]

I know I could have quoted all those scriptures in one post, but decided that each one was worthy of its own posting. I know that the scriptures in 1 John aren't the words of Jesus, but they sure ring true.

The passage on the Good Samaritan is very telling about how we/people should treat others. I may not be a Christian, but I don't discount the very good teachings that do exist in the Bible.
Luke 10
29But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" 30In reply Jesus said: "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. 31A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him. 35The next day he took out two silver coins[e] and gave them to the innkeeper. 'Look after him,' he said, 'and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.'
36"Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?"
37The expert in the law replied, "The one who had mercy on him."
Jesus told him, "Go and do likewise."

 

[R0D]

I know I could have quoted all those scriptures in one post, but decided that each one was worthy of its own posting. I know that the scriptures in 1 John aren't the words of Jesus, but they sure ring true.

The passage on the Good Samaritan is very telling about how we/people should treat others. I may not be a Christian, but I don't discount the very good teachings that do exist in the Bible.
Luke 10
29But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" 30In reply Jesus said: "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. 31A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him. 35The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. 'Look after him,' he said, 'and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.'
36"Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?"
37The expert in the law replied, "The one who had mercy on him."
Jesus told him, "Go and do likewise."

Actually, you quoted many verses dealing with hate.
Envy, selfishness, pride, etc. can also bring resentment.
Hate is only one branch of the resentment tree.

 

[TheBear]

Hmmm....

Resentments are not limited to "enemies". And, resentment is different than hate....it's kind of like anger, replayed over and over.

 

[TheBear]

Um, let me see. You should hold onto them at all costs, because otherwise you'd have to be nice to people, and goodness knows we don't want to do that, especially to those who don't "deserve" niceness?

Do I win?

Yeah. You win the sarcasm award of the year.

Congratulations!

 

[TheBear]

I believe Jesus said those who remain angry with their brother are liable to judgment. Also, the author of Ephesians instructs the reader not to let the sun go down on his wrath.

ooops! I almost missed this post.

Thank you, Brennin!

 

[Lanakila]

Actually, you quoted many verses dealing with hate.
Envy, selfishness, pride, etc. can also bring resentment.
Hate is only one branch of the resentment tree.

This one has to do with anger, and resentment: Matthew 5:24
leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.

The word resentment isn't in the NT btw, so looking at a concordance doesn't quite cut it.

But the passage on the Good Samaritan and treating everyone with mercy and respect, because they are your neighbor, reminded me that I need to be involved in some type of charity work, as soon as I can afford the time.

 

[Rae]

You win the sarcasm award of the year.

Thank you, thank you, it was nothing, really. I'd like to thank the Academy...

 

[R0D]

This one has to do with anger, and resentment:
Matthew 5:24
leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.

The word resentment isn't in the NT btw, so looking at a concordance doesn't quite cut it.

If a person reads more than one verse, the picture becomes clearer.

Mat. 5:23-26

23"Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.
25"Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you are still with him on the way, or he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison. 26I tell you the truth, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.
~~~

Repentance fits much better AND Jesus preached repentance along with forgiveness.
Even a call to go the extra mile for Peacekeeping can also fit.

The resentment and anger, while possible, seems a bit pressed.

But the passage on the Good Samaritan and treating everyone with mercy and respect, because they are your neighbor, reminded me that I need to be involved in some type of charity work, as soon as I can afford the time.

Time and hands-on are nice.
So is giving money to those that have both time and skill, but not the money.

Personal experience has shown me not to let too much get in the way of charity though. If one thing pops up for "why I can't right now", there will usually be something else popping up later. That can be read into the good Samaritan parable too though. I'm sure the priest and Levite could have had their reasons why not to "right then" - the blood making them unclean, the victim was a Samaritan, didn't have enough time, etc.

I guess what I am trying to say is, please don't let charity be a slave of convenience. Convenience wasn't the main focus of the good Samaritan parable. FWIW

 

[MethodMan]

Indignation or ill will felt as a result of a real or imagined grievance.

Using this definition,

Matthew 18


21Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?"
22 Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.
23 "Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. 24 As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him. 25 Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.
26 "The servant fell on his knees before him. `Be patient with me,' he begged, `and I will pay back everything.' 27 The servant's master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go.
28 "But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him. `Pay back what you owe me!' he demanded.
29 "His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, `Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.'
30 "But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt. 31 When the other servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed and went and told their master everything that had happened.
32 "Then the master called the servant in. `You wicked servant,' he said, `I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. 33 Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?' 34 In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.
35 "This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart."

 

[chalice_thunder]

I have always loved Eugene Peterson's paraphrase of John 20:22-23 on this subject:

Then he took a deep breath and breathed into them. "Receive the Holy Spirit," he said. "If you forgive someone's sins, they're gone for good. If you don't forgive sins, what are you going to do with them?"