SWEET REVENGEMatthew 5:38-42
THE DISCIPLE’S HANDBOOKStudies in the Sermon on the Mount
THE DISCIPLE’S HANDBOOK
Disciple’s Character
Code
Worship Economy
Relationships
Choices
THE DISCIPLE’S CODEGood Enough (5:17-20)
If Looks Could Kill (5:21-26)
Flames of Desire (5:27-30)
Breaking Up is Hard … on You! (5:31-32)
To Tell the Truth (5:33-37)
Sweet Revenge (5:38-41)
I Love Him … I Love Him NOT! (5:43-48)
AN EYE FOR AN EYEMatthew 5:38
Matthew 5:38
You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.'
When someone hurts us, we want …
PAYBACK!
Matthew 5:38-39a
You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ 39 But I tell you, Do not resist an
evil person.
Nikita Khrushchev“We had no use for the policy of the Gospels: if someone slaps you, just turn the other cheek. We had shown that anyone who slapped us on our cheek would get his head kicked off.”
Romans 12:17
Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody.
Romans 12:18
If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
Romans 12:19
Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to
avenge; I will repay," says the Lord.
Romans 13:4
[Government] is God's servant to do you good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword for nothing. He is God's servant, an agent of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer.
Romans 12:20-21
Do not take revenge… 20 On the contrary: "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head." 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
TURN THE OTHER CHEEKMatthew 5:39
Matthew 5:39b
If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.
In Other Words
Be kind and generous even when someone verbally or physically assaults your person
THE SHIRT OFF MY BACKMatthew 5:40
Matthew 5:40
And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well.
In Other Words
Be kind and generous even when someone unjustly cheats you out of your property
GO THE SECOND MILEMatthew 5:41
Matthew 5:41
If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.
In Other Words
Be kind and generous even when someone forces you to do something against your will
EXPLOITED GENEROSITYMatthew 5:42
Matthew 5:42
Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from
you.
In Other Words
Be kind and generous even when someone takes advantage of your generosity
SUMMING UPEasier Said Than Done