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Author Topic: Parables of Jesus bit by bit  (Read 7505 times)

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« Reply #39 on: June 02, 2021, 10:11:31 am »

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The second mile…

Matthew 5:38 “You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.[r] 39 But I tell you, don’t resist an evildoer. On the contrary, if anyone slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. 40 As for the one who wants to sue you and take away your shirt,[t] let him have your coat as well. 41 And if anyone forces[v] you to go one mile, go with him two. 42 Give to the one who asks you, and don’t turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

The first verse gives us a clue as to what Jesus is talking about here. Many people want to turn this into a thread demanding all believers be pacifists but that is not what Jesus is talking about here. An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth is about vengeance. Again, this teaching comes straight out of the law. (Leviticus 24:19-21) The law required that the offender repay the one injured. In fact, retribution is not just about what was taken but interest as well. (Proverbs 6:31) Remember, Jesus is teaching the law in a way that the people had never heard before. He is teaching the intent of the law. By talking about vengeance, we must keep our understanding to that principle.

The evil doer here is the one that desires to do harm, not that which is accidental. So if someone intends harm to you, we are not to resist them. This does not mean as some teach, that we cannot defend ourselves but rather that we are not to set ourselves against the one who is desiring to do us harm. Think here of two aspects of someone wanting to do us harm, let’s say that someone is trying to steal from us. First we are not to stand against them, in other words, not do something to continue the anger and hostility that is bringing the evil into our lives. Secondly, we are not to retaliate. So let’s see it in scripture.

If God is giving us the words to speak which is consistent with the working of the Holy Spirit within our lives, then our adversaries will have no rebuttal. (Luke 21:15; Acts 6:10; Romans 9:19) The resisting we are to do is the spiritual resisting that results when we put on the full armor of God. (Ephesians 6:13) Since our battle is not physical, our reaction to it should be spiritual. (Ephesians 6:12) Likewise we are to resist the devil. (James 4:7) We are not to resist God and the things of God. (Romans 13:2; II Timothy 4:15; I Peter 5:9)

To understand Jesus better, we can look at the idea of revenge. We are not to take revenge on those who do us wrong. Vengeance is best left to God. (Proverbs 20:22; Proverbs 24:29; Proverbs 12:17; Proverbs 12:19) To go a step further, Jesus talks about how we are not to sue each other. Suing someone in court is to take the issues between brothers to unbelievers for their judgment. Instead, if we have an unresolved issue with a brother, we are to allow the church to judge. (Matthew 18; I Corinthians 6:1-11) John 18:19-24 gives us a beautiful picture of the heart of the law in the case of turning the other cheek. It is the fullness of time and the final days of Jesus' earthly life are about to come to an end. He is taken before Annas and there questioned when He answers, one of the guards responds with a slap to His face. Jesus responded, “23 “If I have spoken wrongly, give evidence about the wrong; but if rightly, why do you hit Me?” Jesus did not resist, He simply spoke truth in Love.

To further clarify the context of Jesus teaching here, we come to verse 40 and 41 where Jesus is talking about someone demanding your cloak. (Luke 6:29-30; Proverbs 6:30-31) Often when studyingI think of real life examples of a Biblical truth. This is one such time. Brian was in seminary and we were barely surviving financially. We had 3 small boys and our only car broke down. We were stuck. A friend who was also in seminary and not well off had just sold her old car and bought a newer one. Finding out our situation (we live in an area where vehicles are pretty much a necessity) she bought back her old car and gifted it to us. We didn’t ask for it or demand it but the heart of that dear friend is the same heart we are talking about here. The heart of giving out of Love. Love puts the other person above the interest of one Loving another. Love is going the extra mile, it is giving even when it is hard or inconvenient. Love does not retaliate but instead, Love helps the one who desires to do evil by providing for him what he needs.


 

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