Why not retaliate?

Tough World - Honest Questions

Session 3 Why not retaliate? Matthew 5: 38 - 48

1) Should we stand up for our "rights" ? (38 - 42)

a) Justice is important

b) How does a christian respond in everyday situations?

1) Personal attacks (39)

2) Accusations (40)

3) Demands (41)

4) Requests (42)

c) Jesus' Directive

1) Don't resist (39)

2) Turn the other cheek (39)

3) Give your cloak (40)

4) Go the second mile (41)

5) Give, don't refuse - Romans 12: 14, 17 - 19, 21

d) Take revenge or forgive?

2) How should we view our enemies? (43 - 48)

a) Love them (44)

b) We're to act like God's real children (45)

John 3:16: Galatians 2:20: Romans 5: 6.8

c) We can't love in our own strength

Romans 5: 5; Galations 5: 22

d) This love isn't a gooey sentimentality - it's action

e) Work out the positive action you can take

f) It has an amazing ability to change people

g) Love will help us to pray (44b)

h) Loving and praying takes us toward maturity (48)

Why Not Retaliate?