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Who am I?  I guess we have all asked ourselves that at some point in our lives.  In our culture we tend to answer this question by communicating what we do.  That is problematic.  What I do is not who I am.  There is certainly a correlation, but they are not the same.

La última vez hablé de la frase "Dios es amor".  Hoy quiero discutir lo que Jesús dice en Mateo 5:48. Dice: "Sed, pues, perfectos, como vuestro Padre celestial es perfecto".  Esta línea viene al final de la enseñanza de Nuestro Señor sobre lo que se espera de Sus seguidores.  Deja claro que ha venido a cumplir y no a abolir la ley.  Luego aclara que no sólo debemos conformarnos externamente a Su Ley (de amor) sino que debemos conformarnos internamente a Su ley.  Nos dice que no podemos enojarnos con nuestros hermanos, no sólo abstenernos de asesinar.  Nos dice que no podemos tener lujuria, no sólo abstenernos de la actividad sexual inmoral.  Nos dice que tenemos que amar a nuestros enemigos, no sólo amar a los amigos.

Last time I discussed the phrase, “God is Love.”  Today I want to discuss what Jesus says in Matthew 5:48. He says, "So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect.”  This line comes at the end of Our Lord teaching what is expected from His followers.  He makes it clear that He has come to fulfill and not to abolish the law.  Then He makes it clear that we must not just conform externally to His Law (of love) but that we must internally conform to His law.  He tells us we can’t grow angry with our brothers, not just refrain from murder.  He tells us we can’t lust, not just refrain from immoral sexual activity.  He tells us we have to love our enemies, not just love your friends.

Hace unas semanas escribí sobre algunas palabras o frases que usamos tan a menudo que pierden su impacto.  Por ejemplo, "Te amo". 

A few weeks ago I wrote about some words or phrases that we use so often that they lose their impact.  For example, “I love you.”