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Be Complete
Actions
Eye for eye - ; ; Deut 19:21
Not to abolish but to fulfill - how does that apply to this?
Law of retaliation had been abused to promote personal revenge.
Lex talionis similar to the code of Hammurabi, is prominent in the Torah as God’s means of providing justice and of purging evil from among His ppl.
This was imposed by civil authorities and courts and was intended to discourage private revenge.
Offended individuals were to biased to be to administer justice.
It was intended to protect the public, punish offenders, and deter crime.
This frees up individuals to love and serve one another.
Personal
public insult - cheek , symbolic insult on someones dignity and honor
to turn other is to show they are so secure in their dignity they don’t need to retaliate
- don’t seek personal vengeance 39
legal setting - The cloak was the outer robe (cf.
27:35), which was an indispensable piece of clothing.
When it was given as a pledge, it had to be returned before sunset since it was used by the poor for a sleeping cover (; ; ; .).
Jesus makes a startling demand of his disciples.
They must reverse the dynamic.
Instead of defending themselves or seeking retaliation, they must give to this person who is so unfairly attempting to take their most basic necessities.
Wilkins, M. J. (2004).
Matthew (p.
250).
Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House.
- don’t allow problems to go to court, better to sacrifice personally than to
focus on your self.
military scene - occupying forces could demand civilians to serve them, requirement was one mile.
- if you are required to fulfill a certain standard even against your rights,
don’t just do the minimum, go further.
uncomfortable people - beg or borrow, debt 15:7-11 required God’s people to lend to the poor among them.
Jesus widens this to whether they may be legitimately poor or not.
loan to enemies.
Jesus himself lived out this principle
- serve needs where they present themselves.
Application
- don’t give people the opportunity to be your enemy, have something against you.
what would it take to be this generous?
- This is the ultimate path to victory.
On a personal level you can’t force me to be generous, I’m not a slave of my adversaries I’m a slave of God.
Eternal life can’t be killed, eternal purpose can’t be thwarted, and eternal joy can’t be stolen but they are contagious!
Community wide?
Does this mean we don’t stand up for others?
Do we allow injustice to go unmatched?
reinstate justice in your community.
reinstate justice in your community.
How does/did God exemplify this?
Jesus life
Heart
Love neighbor hate enemy ; Duet 23:6;
love not just neighbor but enemies , destroy enemies by cleansing them and bringing them in to Israel.
Love/bless pray for do good to those who hate you.
SO THAT you may be children of God! Wow!! 1 John/James the family relationship includes the obligation to act like a son or daughter, love as Father loves.
Love not just don’t hate, not just be indifferent towards, actively love them.
Both the evil and the good are part of God’s creation, also all the good started out evil.
example: Paul - enemy (Ananias)
Be Complete
Be different than the world, follow God’s standard, have His heart.
Be perfect?
Without sin?
Is this meant to be a statement of our inability to perform what He’s suggesting?
Perfect : teleioi - whole, complete verses blameless or pure
1 John 1:
Philippians 2:12-18
we see this idea taught in the Old Testament as well.
You shall be perfect before your God.
Tamim - whole, complete, perfect (not holy/sinless but complete)
you shall be perfect before your God.
Tamim - whole, complete (, ; josh 10:13
, ; josh 10:13
Leviticus 23:30; josh 10:13
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transformed into his image
Be transformed into his image
Your enemies act as they do because they are missing something.
They are dead, thirsty, trying to fill a void that’s why they act the way they do, that’s what’s driving them.
God can be loving, faithful, forgiving because He is whole, He doesn’t need to seek fulfillment He is complete, and in His completeness He gives generously.
When we are transformed from the dominion of darkness to light we also are made whole and we too can give, serve, and love all because our source comes from Above.
Example of Jesus on the cross and Stephen being stoned.
In their harsh net of suffering from their greatest enemies they loved to the point of interceding for the sins of their persecutors.
They knew those people didn’t know any better, where not whole, and if they only had what we have they wouldn’t be acting this way.
Our personal suffering should break our heart for the lostness of our persecutor and we should view it as an evangelistic opportunity.
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