1. Love your enemies 2. Do good to those who hate you. 3. Bless those who curse you. 4. Pray for those who treat you wrong. 5. When someone strikes you on the cheek – turn the other cheek. 6. If they take away your outer garment – give them your inner garment. 7. Give to everyone who asks. 8. When your goods are taken away – don't try to get them back. 9. Do to men what you would want them to do to you. 10. Follow the example of God the Father who treats His enemies well.
The Kind of Love that carries no reward
1. Loving those who love you. 2. Doing good to those who do treat you well. 3. Lending to get the same back (with or without interest).
I. What Christ Demands.
1. The proper attitude and the proper response when one suffers wrong.
2. Christ's words are not to be taken absolutely without other balancing principles or truths.
II. The Old Testament Context Matthew 5:38-42; Deuteronomy 19:15-21; Matthew 5:43-48
1. An eye for an eye -- Lev. 24:20
2. Love your neighbor and hate your enemy?
3. There is a difference in attitude between O.T. and N.T. (example 2 Chron. 24:20-22)
III. Do not Seek to be Your Own Protector Romans 12:14, 17-21
1. Seek to be a peacemaker v. 18
2. Do not Seek Revenge 19-20
3. Christ is our example – 1 Peter 2:23
4. We are to model the example of the Father – Luke 6:35-36
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Steve Marquedant
Tough Love The Gospel Of Luke Sovereign Grace Reformed
“ Must Hear Sermon! ” It's so important to have a proper understanding of what our Lord is telling us in Luke 6:27-36. These verses are misunderstood by many of us today. I've listened to this sermon three or four times and will listen to it again so that I don't get pulled into worldly thinking. Excellent Sermon.
DS (11/14/2006)
from So. Calif.
“ Great Sermon! ” We live in a time and place where we don't have enemies like in other places of the world so I think it's easy to lose sight of this commandment from our Lord. I would like to direct you to the outline of this sermon for a good insight as to what is taught. The Pastor gives a great example of what we face today by telling a personal story from his past. It's good to ask ourselves if we are loving our enemies and not forget that we are more like our Savior when we do. What an amazing thing to extend love to your enemies, but then that is how our amazing God is. How great He is! He never ask us to do things that He hasn't done Himself.
Pastor Steve came to Christ at the age of 11. He graduated from Pacific Coast Baptist Bible College in 1979 with a B.A. in theology as the Valedictorian of his class. He joined our church in 1978, came on staff, full-time in 1980, was ordained as an Elder in 1982, and became...
