And now we get to perhaps the most controversial section of the Sermon on the Mount: Matthew 5:38-48. Of all the teachings of Jesus in the Sermon, this might be the most misunderstood.
--Does this mean that we should never fight back?
--Does such a pacifism include social organizations such as police forces and armies? Therefore, is any use of physical force or retribution wrong?
--If so, why does God call David--a man who fought in almost endless combat throughout the prime of his life--"a man after my own heart?"
There are other tough questions regarding this passage, and we'll attempt to answer them all this week. Prepare to be challenged yet again by the standards of Jesus.
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