Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Matthew 5:38-42
by: Jasmine Lynch.
This is radical Christianity. Who ever heard of such a thing: do not resist an evil person (v.39)? If an evil person asks you for one cloak and you have two, give him both. And if he slaps you on the right cheek, turn the other to him also. The Jews were taught from the time of Moses, “Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot” (Exodus 21:24). When we demonstrate God’s love to our enemies, Jesus will transform them from enemies to friends. Jesus never said it would be easy. But His love can and will accomplish it.