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The Sermon On The Mount Series: Relationship With others [PT. 2] Read: Matthew 5:38-48 I would like to write this 10 verse passage in two points:- If anyone does bad to you, don't do bad in return (Matthew 5:38-40 & 5:43-48). If anyone does good to you, do more than good in return (Matthew 5:41-42). 1.  If anyone does bad to you, don't do bad in return:- In verse 38, Jesus recites a saying, "An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth". Followed by some examples, i.e. if a person slaps you on your left cheek, turn your right cheek towards the person to slap and if a person sues you and takes away your tunic, give him your cloak as well.  From verses 38 to 48, Jesus tells us to resist an evil person, which means keeping distance from an evil person's presence. The evil person here is a metaphor for wrong deeds. This means Jesus tells us to resist doing evil and seeking revenge. Seeing the parable of the unforgiving servant in Matthew 18:21-35, The King forgi...

Who Is The Greatest? Read: Matthew 18:1-5    Before the disciples had asked Jesus the question, Jesus had taken Peter, James, and John up on a high mountain and they had met Moses and Elijah there. after when they came down and continued the discussion about who is the greatest among themselves, Peter, James and John boasted about themselves as they got a chance to meet Moses and Elijah on a mountain.  People who are famous boast about themselves. For example, there is 2 employee in the office Jake and Aaron so Jake gets promoted to head of the department and he gets double the salary, so eventually, he will start boasting in front of Aaron. Here Jake is committing a sin by boasting and Aaron commits a sin by coveting. Proverbs 27:1 “ Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring ” .  According to Jesus, to be the greatest we must be like gentle, humble and not knowing what i...