Should We Repay a Wrong Committed? (TMF:1423)

Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Peace to Live By: Should We Repay a Wrong Committed? (TMF:1423) - Daniel Litton
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       He says it’s not worth going to Hell for all of eternity because a person is unwilling to endure some discomfort in this life, like the loss of practicing a certain sin, or the loss of family members or friends who believe in a different religion. He is telling people that he is worth far more than those things. Now, for the third hard saying. Jesus says in Matthew 5:38-42 the following: ”You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.' But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if anyone would sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. Give to the one who begs from you, and do not refuse the one who would borrow from you” (ESV). In the Old Testament, God had commanded the Israelites many things in how to live and conduct themselves as a nation. One of these things was that they were to repay back a wrong for a wrong committed. This is how their justice system worked.