RESPONDING TO INSULT AND INCONVENIENCE (17 OF 32)
Scripture: Matthew 5:38-42
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Responding to Insult and Inconvenience (17 of 32)
Series: Sermon on the Mount
Robert Dawson
Matthew 5:38-42
A young family with four energetic boys, who were normally very busy, especially in church, gave the pastor their undivided attention as he preached on ‘turning the other cheek.’ The preacher stressed that no matter what others do to us we should never ‘try to get even.’
That afternoon the youngest of the sons came running to momma crying. In between the sniffles, snuffles and sobs the little guy managed to tell his mom that he had kicked one of his older brothers who kicked him in return. The mom said, ‘I am sorry that you got hurt but it is going to happen if you go around kicking people.’ To which the tearful little boy replied, ‘but the preacher said they weren’t supposed to kick me back.’
This little guy is not alone. There have been and continue to be people who misunderstand and misapply this passage of Scripture.
1. As a matter of fact John Stott called this passage and the one that follows the most admired and the most resented part of the Sermon on the Mount.
2. What Jesus calls for in our lives flies in the face of our natural instincts and reactions.
3. It flies in the face of what have become acceptable cultural norms for our day.
Matthew 5.38-42 - 38 ‘‘You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ 39 But I say to you, do not resist an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. 40 If anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, let him have your coat also. 41 Whoever forces you to go one mile, go with him two. 42 Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.
As we begin let’s establish a basis for what Jesus is teaching and is not teaching.
1. We have to be careful in dealing with this passage and any passage that we do not qualify too much what is being taught and more specifically what is not bein ...
Series: Sermon on the Mount
Robert Dawson
Matthew 5:38-42
A young family with four energetic boys, who were normally very busy, especially in church, gave the pastor their undivided attention as he preached on ‘turning the other cheek.’ The preacher stressed that no matter what others do to us we should never ‘try to get even.’
That afternoon the youngest of the sons came running to momma crying. In between the sniffles, snuffles and sobs the little guy managed to tell his mom that he had kicked one of his older brothers who kicked him in return. The mom said, ‘I am sorry that you got hurt but it is going to happen if you go around kicking people.’ To which the tearful little boy replied, ‘but the preacher said they weren’t supposed to kick me back.’
This little guy is not alone. There have been and continue to be people who misunderstand and misapply this passage of Scripture.
1. As a matter of fact John Stott called this passage and the one that follows the most admired and the most resented part of the Sermon on the Mount.
2. What Jesus calls for in our lives flies in the face of our natural instincts and reactions.
3. It flies in the face of what have become acceptable cultural norms for our day.
Matthew 5.38-42 - 38 ‘‘You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ 39 But I say to you, do not resist an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. 40 If anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, let him have your coat also. 41 Whoever forces you to go one mile, go with him two. 42 Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.
As we begin let’s establish a basis for what Jesus is teaching and is not teaching.
1. We have to be careful in dealing with this passage and any passage that we do not qualify too much what is being taught and more specifically what is not bein ...
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