Should you let people take advantage of you?

Radical Peace Making and Generosity

Matthew 5:38–42 NKJV

38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ 39

Exodus 21:24 “24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,”

MOSES SAID

Leviticus 24:20 “20 fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he has caused disfigurement of a man, so shall it be done to him.”

Deuteronomy 19:21 “21 Your eye shall not pity: life shall be for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”

JESUS SAYS

Matthew 5:38–42 NKJV

But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.

Luke 6:29 “29 To him who strikes you on the one cheek, offer the other also. And from him who takes away your cloak, do not withhold your tunic either.”

Romans 12:17 “17 Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men.”

1 Corinthians 6:7 “7 Now therefore, it is already an utter failure for you that you go to law against one another. Why do you not rather accept wrong? Why do you not rather let yourselves be cheated?”

1 Peter 3:9 “9 not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.”

Matthew 5:38–42 NKJV

40 If anyone wants to sue you and take away your tunic, let him have your cloak also.

Proverbs 20:22 “22 Do not say, “I will recompense evil”; Wait for the Lord, and He will save you.”

Matthew 5:38–42 NKJV

41 And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two.

Matthew 27:32 “32 Now as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. Him they compelled to bear His cross.”

Matthew 5:38–42 NKJV

42 Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away.

Luke 6:30–34 “Give to everyone who asks of you. And from him who takes away your goods do not ask them back.

31 And just as you want men to do to you, you also do to them likewise. 32 “But if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.

33 And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.

34 And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive back, what credit is that to you? For even sinners lend to sinners to receive as much back.”