The Lord Jesus is teaching us how to conduct ourselves in our everyday lives as His children. (As Christians). We must not be known in the world as people who are filled with the spirit of revenge and retaliation against others when we are attacked, hurt, or slandered. This is NOT who the Christian is, this is NOT who you are to be! Romans 12:17-21, Leviticus 19:18, Exodus 23:4-5 You might be sitting here thinking in your heart; if someone attacks me, I'm gonna get them back, I can't do what you're saying! If you're a child of God; Philippians 4:13. AND: Don't forget the Beatitudes: (V3-12) These are the exceptional attitudes, virtues, characteristics of every child of the Kingdom of Christ! Are you cultivating these attitudes in your life? I don't see, Blessed are the vindictive, those that avenge themselves! Or Blessed are they that GOT THEM BACK! YOU tell me how you feel next time you GET SOMEONE BACK for what they did to you? Blessed? Happy? Galatians 5:19-24 |