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Righteous Responses
When we become a Christian we are sealed with the Holy Spirit.
It is after that, that we learn about being a Christian, to learn to know His commands, keep His commands and grow to the fulness of Christ.
We continue to learn about being a kingdom dweller here as well as for heaven.
Sometimes the freedom we have in Christ comes it not easy to take.
Today we are looking at how we are to respond to evil and how to treat our enemies.
Christian freedom in our passage today is displayed personally when:
It elevates others above one’s self (Mt5:39, 43-45)
It elevates personalities above material things (Mt5:40-42)
It elevates behavior over bargaining (Mt5:46-47)
Responding to evil
Jesus has taken many of the Laws of Moses and the interpretation that the scribes and the Pharisee’s have applied and added to the spirit of them.
How we respond to evil or mistreatment is a reflection of the king and the kingdom.
So, kingdom dwellers, how do we react when we are mistreated?
Do we repay evil for evil?
Or a eye for an eye, life for a life as is written (Deu19:21; Exo21:24-25)?
“But I say. .
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But notice again, what Jesus says, taking what was written under the law of Moses and adds by His authority “but I say.”
We have seen that before when we have previously looked at what Jesus said about
Murder and anger (Mt5:21-26)
Adultery (Mt5:27-30)
Divorce (Mt5:31-32)
Swearing oaths (Mt5:33-37)
You can see the eye for the eye also here
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Jesus about eye for an eye starting from (Deu19:21; Exo21:24-25)
Jesus about civil justice starting from (Deau19:15-21; Exo21:22-23)
Jesus about personal vengeance (Lev19:18; Pro20:22; Rom12:19)
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But Jesus says give the other cheek when slapped.
First, not an easy thing to do when first response would be retaliate or to run so you don’t retaliate.
Warren Wiersbe says it like this
“In order to turn the other check you have to stay where you are and not run away; demanding faith and love.”
-W.
Wiersbe
Jesus goes on to discuss social justice, or civil justice
Guidelines they, under the Law were to follow in regards to civil justice.
Jesus calls for us to give, be willing to suffer to shine the light on the kingdom for we need to remember
Jesus then speaks of personal vengeance.
starring from LEv19:18; Pro20:22
and add
and the N.T. principle
It was never left up to man to take vengeance.
Look at a couple of things that Jesus proclaims in our passage.
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Do not resist an evil person (v.39)
Respond to evil by doing good (v.39-42)
Some biblical examples
Joseph forgiving brothers (Gen45;4-15; Gen50:20)
David in sparing Saul’s life (1Sam24:8-15)
Stephen when being stoned (Act7:59-60)
Jesus example (1Pt2:20-23)
Paul’s teaching (Rom12:19-21)
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Do not resist an evil person (v.39)
Respond to evil by doing good (v.39-42)
Some biblical examples
Joseph forgiving brothers (Gen45:4-15; Gen50:20)
Joseph see’s his brothers and reveals himself to them; he does not take vengeance
and the end result
David in sparing Saul’s life (1Sam24:8-15)
David was urged by his men to take vengeance against Saul; but David refused
David gave all judgment to God
Stephen when being stoned (Act7:59-60)
Jesus example (1Pt2:20-23)
Paul’s teaching (Rom12:19-21)
This is all against our nature isn’t it?
But we are invited to share in the divine nature of God (2Pt1:4)
So may we reflect on how we act or react to others as kingdom dwellers!
For then this leads us to another difficult topic, how we deal with those we would consider our enemies.
Kingdom dwellers reflecting the King!
Mt5:14 says you are a light and a light reflects doesn’t it?
We as kingdom dwellers are to reflect the light source (Jn8:12); In our section here we see how Jesus speaks of dealing with those we may consider our enemies.
What we do, how we respond is a direct reflection or our light source.
Since I mentioned those scriptures I should give them to you
And Jesus tells us He is the light
He had just previously told us how not to resist the evil person (Mt5:39); to respond to evil by doing good (Mt5:39-42); now this brings us to how we treat of our enemies
Again, we see the “but i say. .
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(again man adding to God’s word, claiming it is from God and it is not).
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Law does not say hate your enemy; but commands to love neighbor (Lev19:18;
The Law says to show kindness (Exo23:4-5; Pro25:21-22)
Jesus says love you enemy, bless your enemy (Mt5:44)
Jesus says to do good to your enemy and pray for them (Mt5:44)
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Notice it does say love your neighbor, and to the Jew it would be other Jews.
It would exclude Samaritans and Gentiles.
The Law says to show kindness (Exo23:4-5; Pro25:21-22)
so we are to show kindness, show love, in spite of how they treat us.
Jesus says love you enemy, bless your enemy (Mt5:44)
They speak evil, they speak lies, you speak kindness
Jesus says to do good to your enemy and pray for them (Mt5:44)
You do good regardless again what they do, what they say, and we are to pray for them.
Of course, pray for the souls most importantly!
So when we link these passages together we see
Don’t seek vengeance
Don’t resist and evil person
Instead, react with a display, a manifestation of love which will be a reflection of God’s love through us.
More reasons to react this way:
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More reasons why we as kingdom dwellers should react this way:
That you may display that you are sons of your Father who is in heaven (Mt5:45); He blesses both the righteous and the unrighteous
He is kind to the unthankful and evil (Lk6:35-36)
Most of all, He offered His Son while we were still enemies (Rom5:8-10)
He loved before we loved Him (1Jn4:10) and we are called by Paul to imitate Him Eph4:31-5:2)
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