Review:Importance of attitudes in driving actionsAttitudes in the parable of the good SamaritanAttitudes in the sermon on the mountBeatitudesLiving exemplary livesRegard for the lawSeek a higher righteousness than that of the scribes and PhariseesPoints of the law vs. popular teachings of the timeAttitudes leading to murderRoots of adultery, attitude of preventionLikeness of divorce to adulteryContinuing points from the instructions of the ancients:Point 3: Swearing (Matthew 5:33-37)Principle: Be known for telling the truth (Ephesians 4:25)This precludes the need to swearProliferation of oaths and their perceived lack of forceProliferation caused by lack of forceInsincerity of oaths (Matthew 23:16)There will be no excuses (Ecclesiastes 5:2-6; Deuteronomy 23:21-23; Revelation 22:14-15)Prescribed oaths not barred (Exodus 22:10-11; Numbers 5:19)Remember verse 17Point 4: Getting even (Matthew 5:38-42; Exodus 21:23-25; Deuteronomy 19:18-21)Don’tDifferent levels of perceived offensePeople who do you actual harmEvil person who insults youOne opposing you at lawGovernment mandatePeople in needJustice is not a rendering of evil (v17)Resisting evil would be a never-ending task, not ours to do (I Thessalonians 5:15; Proverbs 20:22; Romans 12:17-19)Don’t avenge insults (John 18:20-23)Be compliant to a fault when “they” come after youBy litigationBy government coercion (Matthew 27:32; Mark 15:21; Luke 23:26)
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