Recap of previous lessonsMore on the better righteousnessReview of Point 5: Getting even (Matthew 5:38-42; Exodus 21:23-25; Deuteronomy 19:18-21)Don’tDifference levels of perceived offense.People who do you actual harmEvil person who insults youOne opposing you at lawGovernment mandatePeople in needJustice is not a rendering of evil (v17)Resisting evilWould be a never-ending task for usNot ours to do. I Thessalonians 5:15; Proverbs 20:22; Romans 12:17-19Overcome rather than resist. Romans 12:21Results? Romans 2:4Don’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)Point 6: Love (Matthew 5:43-48)Not just your neighbor – Remember Leviticus 19:18?Also your enemiesNo pat on the back for loving your own – who doesn’t?Why your enemies?To what end? I Peter 3:8-9; Ephesians 5:1; Romans 2:3-4How does this make us perfect? Romans 5:8Compare v45 to v9.Jesus the example.Don’t put on a show (I Corinthians 12:14,21,26-27)
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