Matthew 5

Verses 33-37

Jesus is unwavering in his call for us to be people of the truth.

Two responses:

#1, tell the truth.

#2, LIVE the truth.

Verses 38-42

The bent of the human condition is not toward justice, but toward revenge.

- the law of retaliation

- the myth of redemptive violence

The call of Jesus is to self-sacrificial, cross-shaped, enemy-love.