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.