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PREACHING!

PREACHING!. How to Respond to people we don’t like - Matt 5:38-48. How to Respond to people we don’t like - Matt 5:38-48. ‘an eye for an eye …’ A law for judges, not individuals (Deut 19:18-21) A law of mercy Most likely never taken literally What did Jesus say? – v39f:

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PREACHING!

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  1. PREACHING! • How to Respond to people we don’t like - Matt 5:38-48

  2. How to Respond to people we don’t like - Matt 5:38-48 ‘an eye for an eye …’ • A law for judges, not individuals (Deut 19:18-21) • A law of mercy • Most likely never taken literally What did Jesus say? – v39f: • Accept insults! v39 - ‘Turn the other cheek’. • Don’t stand on you rights! v40 - ‘Give your cloak as well’

  3. How to Respond to people we don’t like - Matt 5:38-48 ‘an eye for an eye …’ • A law for judges, not individuals (Deut 19:18-21) • A law of mercy • Most likely never taken literally What did Jesus say? – v39f: • Accept insults! v39 - ‘Turn the other cheek’. • Don’t stand on you rights! v40 - ‘Give your cloak as well’ • Be generous with your time and effort - v41 - ‘Go the second mile’. • Be generous with your possessions v42.‘Give to those who ask you’.

  4. If anyone is poor among your fellow Israelites in any of the towns of the land that the Lord your God is giving you, do not be hard-hearted or tight-fisted towards them. Rather, be open-handed and freely lend them whatever they need. … Give generously to them and do so without a grudging heart. Deut 15:7-11.

  5. How to Respond to people we don’t like - Matt 5:38-48 • Be Generous with Grace! - v38-42 • Be Stingy with Hatred – v43-48 What does it mean to ‘love’ our enemies? • This love is not a feeling, it’s a duty. • Seek their good, not harm.

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