Matthew 5:38-48

BOTTOM LINE

Be generous and gracious

to those who insult you,

persecute you, or you hate.

“STREET LEVEL VIEW” OF A TRANSFORMED

LIFE.

Matthew 5:38-48 is a…

“Old Us” “New Us” (us in Christ & Christ in us)

Naturally SupernaturallyCulturally Agent of God’s

Kingdom, rebelling against the rebellion

Culture Says….

Jesus Says….

“Get back at them!”

“Turn the other cheek. Go the extra mile.”

Matthew 5:38-42

We engage people by thinking more about their eternal souls than about

our earthly rights.

MATTHEW 5:43-47

Natural Response

Supernatural Response

“Hate them!!

“Love them. Pray for them.”

Two

reasons that

stick out to

me about

why I will

live this out

are….

Matthew 5:38-48