Demanding your rights or dying to self (Sermon on the Mount Series) Episode 17 - Sunday, 9th March 2025.

Sermon on the Mount Series Episode 17 [Matthew 5:38-42 (KJV)]

Matthew 5:38-42 "Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away."

1. An eye for an eye.

Matthew 5:38 - Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

2. Turn the other cheek.

Matthew 5:39 - But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

3. Give your coat also.

Matthew 5:40 - And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.

4. Go the Extra Mile.

Matthew 5:41 - And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.

5. Give to those who ask.

Matthew 5:42 - Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.