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February 23, 2014:: Make Love, Not War

2/23/2014

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Matthew 5:38-48
  
Love Your  Enemies

 38-42 “Here’s another old saying that deserves a  second look: ‘Eye for eye, tooth for tooth.’ Is that going to get us anywhere?
Here’s what I propose: ‘Don’t hit back at all.’ If someone strikes you, stand  there and take it. If someone drags you into court and sues for the shirt off  your back, giftwrap your best coat and make a present of it. And if someone  takes unfair advantage of you, use the occasion to practice the servant life. No  more tit-for-tat stuff. Live generously.
 43-47 “You’re familiar with  the old written law, ‘Love your friend,’ and its unwritten companion, ‘Hate your  enemy.’ I’m challenging that. I’m telling you to love your enemies. Let them  bring out the best in you, not the worst. When someone gives you a hard time,
respond with the energies of prayer, for then you are working out of your true selves, your God-created selves. This is what God does. He gives his best—the sun to warm and the rain to nourish—to everyone, regardless: the good and bad, the nice and nasty. If all you do is love the lovable, do you expect a bonus?  Anybody can do that. If you simply say hello to those who greet you, do you
expect a medal? Any run-of-the-mill sinner does that.
48 “In a word, what I’m saying is, Grow up.  You’re kingdom subjects. Now live like it. Live out your God-created identity.
Live generously and graciously toward others, the way God lives toward you.”

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