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SERMON #89

And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile,go with him twain. Give to him that as eth thee,and !rom him that wo"ld orrow o! thee t"rn nottho" awa$, MA% &'()*(+.

On the iss"e o! An e$e !or an e$e, and a tooth!or a tooth, -es"s "sed !o"r e amples tocontrast the perverted teaching o! the law $the scri es and /harisees and the intent o! thelaw as ta"ght $ -es"s. MA% &'08*(+ sa$s, 1ehave heard that it hath een said, An e$e !or an

e$e, and a tooth !or a tooth' 2"t 3 sa$ "nto $o", %hat $e resist not evil' "t whosoever shallsmite thee on th$ right chee , t"rn to him theother also. And i! an$ man will s"e thee at thelaw, and ta e awa$ th$ coat, let him have th$cloa also. And whosoever shall compel thee togo a mile, go with him twain. Give to him thatas eth thee, and !rom him that wo"ld orrow o!thee t"rn not tho" awa$.

%he main principle ta"ght $ -es"s in thesecontrasts is against that o! the scri es and/harisees. %he$ ta"ght that these Script"resmeant we m"st ta e revenge, "t -es"s sa$sthat we are to resist evil.

4e have dealt with wrong!"l attac s against$o"r person and $o"r propert$ in 5'09*(6. %he7ord -es"s re!ers to the third e ample "nder thisheading in 5'(). O"r te t sa$s, And whosoevershall compel thee to go a mile, go with himtwain. %his is the third o! the !o"r e amples the7ord -es"s is "sing to correct the pervertedteaching o! the scri es and /harisees regarding

O%2A # 89

:an siapap"n $ang mema sa eng a"er;alan se;a"h sat" mil, er;alanlahersama dia se;a"h. 2eri an epadan$aahwa eng a" meminta,, dan dari dia$ang a an memin;am dari eng a"erpaling ;anganlah pergi, MA% &'()*(+.

/ada is" Se "ah mata ganti mata, dangigi ganti gigi, 1es"s mengg"na anempat contoh "nt" mem eda an a;aransesat h" "m oleh para ahli %a"rat danorang


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revenge.

4hosoever shall compel thee... theword compel is to !orce, i.e., 4hosoever shall!orce thee to go a mile with him, go with himtwain.

%o "nderstand what -es"s is tal ing a o"t, wehave to "nderstand the histor$ o! the times andplace where the 7ord -es"s spo e in conte t o!the time e spo e the words. -es"s spo e o! a/ersian c"stom adopted $ the Roman soldierswhen traveling. %he$ compelled a person toserve as a aggage*carrier or as a g"ide to

direct the traveler. 3t was the c"stom o! the timeto compel a person to do this !or one mile. Nowthe 7ord -es"s sa$s that i! the$ compel $o" to goone mile, o!!er to go two miles. 4h$= %he -ewsgr"m led and !elt !r"strated within their heartswhen a Roman soldier compelled them to carr$his aggage !or one mile. -es"s is showing themthat the$ had the wrong attit"de and an"nchristian spirit. %he$ were not !"l!illing thespirit o! the law.

One tho"sand paces was considered to e onemile at that time. %his meant that a Romansoldier who was traveling co"ld compel an$ -ewto pic "p his aggage and carr$ it !or him !orone mile or one tho"sand paces. %he -ews werever$ resent!"l. %he$ wo"ld co"nt to onetho"sand, and the$ wo"ld never carr$ it onepace over one tho"sand paces. %he$ wo"ldnever go one step e$ond what the$ werecompelled. 5er$ gr"dgingl$, a!ter carr$ing this"rden one mile, or one tho"sand paces, the$set the "rden down. %he Roman soldier co"ldcompel another person to carr$ it !or the ne t

3ni adalah $ang etiga dari empat contoh %"han 1es"s mengg"na an "nt"memper ai i a;aran sesat dari para ahli

%a"rat dan orang nt" memahami apa $ang 1es"sicara an, ita har"s memahami se;arah?aman dan tempat di mana %"han 1es"ser icara dalam onte s wa t" :iameng"cap an ata* ata. 1es"s er icaratentang e iasaan /ersia diadopsi olehtentara Romawi saat epergian. Mere amema sa seseorang "nt" mela$anise agai pem awa agasi*ata" se agaipand"an "nt" mengarah an parapelancong. 3t" adalah e iasaan wa t""nt" mema sa seseorang "nt"mela " an hal ini "nt" sat" mil.Se arang %"han 1es"s mengata anahwa ;i a mere a mema sa eng a"er;alan se;a"h sat" mil, tawar an "nt"pergi d"a mil. enapa= Orang*orang

1ah"di mengger"t" dan merasa !r"strasidi dalam hati mere a eti a seorangpra;"rit Romawi mema sa mere a "nt"mem awa agasi n$a "nt" sat" mil.

1es"s men"n;" an epada mere aahwa mere a memili i si ap $ang salahdan semangat ristiani. Mere a tidamemen"hi semangat h" "m.

Seri " lang ah dianggap sat" mil padawa t" it". 3ni erarti ahwa seorangtentara Romawi $ang sedang epergianisa mema sa setiap orang 1ah"di "nt"mengam il agasi dan mem awan$aagin$a "nt" sat" mil ata" seri "lang ah. Orang*orang 1ah"di sangatmarah. Mere a a an menghit"ng sampaiseri ", dan mere a tida a an pernahmem awan$a sat" lang ah le ih dariseri " lang ah. Mere a tida a an pernah


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mile.

4e read an e ample o! this c"stom in MAR)&'+), And the$ compel one Simon a @$renian,who passed $, coming o"t o! the co"ntr$, the!ather o! Ale ander and R"!"s, to ear hiscross. %he man was coming o"t o! the co"ntr$,into the cit$, and the$ ar itraril$ s"mmoned himand compelled him to carr$ the cross. %his spirito! resentment ro"ght a o"t m"ch m"rm"ring.

%he -ews hated the presence o! the Romans intheir co"ntr$. 3t was especiall$ h"miliating !orthem to e compelled, as a servant, to carr$ aRoman s aggage !or a mile. A -ew, regardlesso! his position in the comm"nit$, co"ld e!orced to t"rn !rom his ;o"rne$ to e a servanto! the Roman soldier. Scri es, /harisees, or theordinar$ citi?en who was -ewish had to stop intheir ;o"rne$, wherever the$ were going, tocarr$ the soldier s aggage.

%he teaching o! the scri es and /harisees in thiswas revenge, i.e., e$e !or e$e and tooth !ortooth. %he 7ord -es"s was showing them thatthe$ were missing the spirit o! the law.

%he 7ord placed the woman "nder the a"thorit$o! her h"s and as a c"rse !or re elling againstthe a"thorit$ o! the 7ord. %his lesson is what the

-ews overloo ed. %he$ were placed "nder thea"thorit$ o! the Romans $ the 7ord. 3nprono"ncing the c"rse o! the ro en law "ponthe woman the 7ord said, 3 will greatl$ m"ltipl$th$ sorrow and th$ conceptionB in sorrow tho"shalt ring !orth childrenB and th$ desire shall e

to th$ h"s and, and he shall r"le over thee,GEN 0')C. %his word desire comes !rom thee rew word, %esh"wDah, which means Alonging desire to over!low, i.e., a desire to r"nover. %hin o! the c"rse o! that ro en law Awoman has a longing, $earning, desire to r"nover top o! her h"s and, $et God said, ...and he

pergi sat" lang ah melampa"i apa $angmere a dipa sa. Sangat enggan, setelahmem awa e an ini sat" mil, ata" seri "lang ah, mere a menetap an e an eawah. /ra;"rit Romawi isa mema saorang lain "nt" mela " an hal it" "nt"mil eri "tn$a.

ita mem aca contoh e iasaan ini di Mar)&'+), :an mere a mema sa Simonirene sat", $ang lewat, el"ar darinegeri, a$ah Ale sander dan R"!"s, "nt"memi "l sali 1es"s. /ria it" el"ar darinegara it" e ota, dan mere a sewenang*wenang dan memanggiln$a mema san$a"nt" mem awa sali . Semangate encian mem awa an$a erg"mam.Orang*orang 1ah"di mem enci ehadiranorang*orang Romawi di negara mere a. 3t"sangat memal" an agi mere a "nt"dipa sa, se agai seorang ham a, "nt"mem awa agasi Romawi "nt" mil.Seorang 1ah"di, terlepas dari posisin$adalam mas$ara at, isa dipa sa "nt"er ali dari per;alanann$a "nt" men;adiham a pra;"rit Romawi. Ahli %a"rat,


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shall r"le over thee.

%his c"rse o! the ro en law onl$ res"lts incon!"sion "ntil we come "nder the spirit o! thelaw. ...where the Spirit o! the 7ord is, there isli ert$ F+@O 0') H !rom that c"rse o! the laweca"se there is s" mission. %hat s wh$ an$re ellion against s"ch a"thorit$ is re ellionagainst the 7ord. 3! a woman re els against thea"thorit$ o! her h"s and, she is not re ellingagainst her h"s andB she is re elling against thea"thorit$ o! the 7ord. %he$ were overloo ing the!act that it was the 7ord who had placed them"nder the a"thorit$ o! the Romans as a c"rse !ortheir sin o! re ellion against the 7ord s will. %heirm"rm"ring was act"all$ against the 7ord.

%he -ews had een a great nation with their owning at one time. %he whole world stood in aweand !ear o! them when the$ served the 7ord.4hen the -ews and all 3srael !orsoo the 7ord,when the$ ecame re ellio"s against the 7ord,the 7ord ro"ght them into captivit$ !or theirre ellion against im. %he$ had lost sight o! the!act that the 7ord had placed them "nder the$o e o! Roman a"thorit$ as a c"rse !or theirre ellion against the 7ord and is will.

-es"s is teaching that their re ellion against the7ord rings this c"rse o! a con!"sed mind !illedwith a wrong attit"de toward the Roman $o e.

-es"s is teaching the principle that where theSpirit o! the 7ord is, i.e., a spirit o! s" mission,

there is li ert$ !rom s"ch con!"sion o! mind. %hespirit o! the law wo"ld lead them to repenting o!their re ellion against the 7ord. %hen the$ wo"ldreceive the Roman $o e as the reward o! theirsinB the -ews wo"ld not resist, complain, andgr"m le "t s" mit. 3! the$ were compelled togo one mile, the$ wo"ld cheer!"ll$ go twoeca"se the$ wo"ld now the 7ord had placed

memerintah atas dirim", GEN 0')C. ataeinginan erasal dari ata 3 rani,%esh"wDah, $ang erarti Se "aheinginan erind"an mel"ap, $ait",einginan "nt" men;alan an le ih./i ir an "t" an ahwa h" "m r"saSeorang wanita memili i erind"an,erind"an, einginan "nt" men;alan anle ih dari atas s"amin$a, nam"n %"haner ata, ... dan ia a an memerintah atasdirim".

3ni "t" an h" "m r"sa han$amenghasil an e ing"ngan sampai itadatang di awah semangat h" "m. ... :imana Roh %"han, di sit" adaemerde aan F+@O 0') H dari "t" anh" "m arena ada penga;"an. 3t"se a n$a setiap pem eronta an terhadapotoritas terse "t adalah pem eronta anterhadap %"han. -i a seorang wanitapem eronta terhadap otoritas s"amin$a,dia tida mem eronta terhadaps"amin$a, dia mem eronta terhadapotoritas %"han. Mere a menga ai an !a taahwa it" adalah %"han $ang telahmenempat an mere a di awah otoritasRomawi se agai "t" an agi dosamere a mem eronta terhadap ehenda

%"han. 2erg"mam mere a se enarn$aterhadap %"han.

Orang*orang 1ah"di telah men;adi angsa$ang esar dengan ra;a mere a sendiripada sat" wa t". Sel"r"h d"nia erdiri diag"m dan ta "t mere a eti a mere amela$ani %"han. eti a orang*orang

1ah"di dan sem"a telah meninggal an3srael %"han, eti a mere a men;adimem eronta terhadap %"han, %"hanmem awa mere a e pem "angan arenapem eronta an mere a melawan :ia.Mere a telah ehilangan pandangan darien$ataan ahwa %"han telahmenempat an mere a di awah "otoritas Romawi se agai "t" an agipem eronta an mere a melawan %"handan ehenda *N$a.

1es"s menga;ar an ahwa


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them in that position o! servit"de.

%his is what the 7ord -es"s is tal ing a o"t whene sa$s, And whosoever shall compel thee to

go a mile, go with him twain, i.e., @ome intos" ;ection. @ome into s" mission as "nto the7ord. 1o" are not re elling against RomansoldiersB $o" are re elling against the 7ord. 3twas the 7ord who placed $o" in servit"de, ande placed $o" there !or $o"r re ellion.

%he -ews were so con!"sed in their attit"detoward the spirit o! the law eca"se the$ weres"!!ering "nder the c"rse o! Eden. %he$ had a$earning desire to r"le over the Romans, "t the7ord had p"t the Romans in a position to r"leover them. %hese -ews wo"ld do a sol"tel$ theminim"m reD"ired. %here was not a -ew whowo"ld carr$ that aggage one pace !arther thanhe was compelled. e had a !r"strated,resent!"l spirit against the Romans, and hewo"ld go onl$ as !ar as he was compelled.

%he 7ord -es"s contrasts this spirit o! re ellionwith the spirit o! s" mission, not onl$ as "ntothe Romans, "t as "nto the 7ord. %he 7ord

-es"s is teaching that $ cheer!"ll$ s" mittingto those whom the 7ord has placed over "s, wedemonstrate remorse over o"r re ellion whichro"ght "s into this servit"de. 4hen we go thate tra mile cheer!"ll$, it reveals a ro enness o!heartB it shows a repenting spirit. 3t is showingthat when re ellion is ro en, the c"rse o! thelaw, i.e., the con!"sion o! mind, is gone.

2$ vol"nteering to go that e tra mile, wedemonstrate a spirit o! s" mission, not "nto theRomans, "t "nto the 7ord. ROM )0')*+ tells "s,7et ever$ so"l e s" ;ect "nto the higherpowers.


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tas master whom e placed over "s to reathe re ellion in o"r hearts.

-oseph is an e ample o! a wrong!"l attac

against o"r li ert$. 3n light o! this e ample, howsho"ld we cond"ct o"rselves "nder s"chwrong!"l attac = "man reason wo"ld sa$ thatthe Romans were wrong, "t it was the 7ordwho placed them there. -oseph s"!!eredwrong!"l attac s against his li erties, "t heserved in a @hristli e spirit. -oseph was sold as aslave to serve in the ho"se o! /otiphar. e wassold o"t o! env$. 3t was a wrong!"l attacagainst his li ert$.

4hat did -oseph do= e served /otiphar withs"ch diligence that /otiphar co"ld p"tever$thing he owned in -oseph s hands. -oseph s@hristli e spirit made it possi le !or /otiphar togive -oseph so m"ch responsi ilit$. -oseph hadnot done wrong nor did he deserve to e thereas a slave, "t this was where the 7ord hadplaced him. e ecame the governor over allthat /otiphar had which shows the !r"it o! hiss" mission. %his is the principle the 7ord -es"s isteaching here' "nder s"ch wrong!"l attacagainst $o"r li ert$, $o" serve with cheer!"ls" mission and go the e tra mile.

%hro"gh -oseph s spirit o! s" mission, the 7ordgave -oseph !avo"r in the sight o! the eeper o!the prison. -oseph was cast in prison wrong!"ll$,"t he too it patientl$. 4hat did he do= ewent the e tra mile e served the eeper o!the prison !aith!"ll$ in ever$ wa$ he was a leBhe was in s" mission to the 7ord. e grew in!avor with the 7ord, and he gained !avor in thesight o! the prison eeper. %his is what the 7ord

-es"s is teaching. e had placed the -ews "nderthe $o e o! the Romans. 3! the$ wo"ld serve inthe spirit that -oseph served, the 7ord wo"ldgive them !avor in the sight o! the Romans. ewo"ld lessen the $o e. %he 7ord wo"ld see thatthe spirit o! re ellion was ro en, and as the$wal ed in the spirit o! s" mission, e wo"ld

pem eronta an ini dengan semangatpen$erahan, " an han$a se agai epadaorang Romawi, tetapi seperti "nt" %"han.

%"han 1es"s menga;ar an ahwa denganriang mengirim an e orang*orang $angtelah %"han tempat an atas ita, itamen"n;" an pen$esalan ataspem eronta an ita $ang mem awa itae dalam per "da an ini. eti a ita pergimil e stra riang, ia meng"ng ap anehanc"ran hati, it" men"n;" ansemangat erto at. al ini men"n;" anahwa eti a pem eronta an r"sa ,"t" an h" "m, $ait", e ing"nganpi iran, hilang.

:engan s" arela "nt" pergi e stra mil,ita men"n;" an semangat pen$erahan," an epada orang*orang Romawi, tetapiepada %"han. ROM )0')*+ mem eritah"ita, %iap*tiap orang har"s t"nd" epadae "asaan $ang le ih tinggi arena tidaada e "atan melain an dari Allah'.e "atan $ang a an ditetap an oleh AllahSetiap orang resisteth da$a, resistethetetapan Allah.' dan mere a $angmenola a an menerima h" "man "nt"diri mere a sendiri. %"han er ataahwa eti a ita melawan e "atan $ang:ia ditempat an di atas ita, ita menola:ia, ita hid"p dalam pem eronta an.

%ida ada diserah an epada pem erit"gas $ang :ia ditempat an di atas ita"nt" memecah an pem eronta an dihati ita.

1"s"! adalah contoh dari serangan $angsalah terhadap e e asan ita. :alamterang contoh ini, agaimana sehar"sn$aita mela " an diri ita diserang salahseperti it"= Alasan man"sia a anmengata an ahwa Roma adalah salah,tapi it" adalah %"han $ang menempat anmere a di sana. 1"s"! menderita seranganterhadap e e asan salah, tapi iamen;a at dalam semangat rist"s. 1"s"!di;"al se agai "da "nt" mela$ani dir"mah /oti!ar. :ia ter;"al ha is iri. 3t"adalah serangan terhadap salahe e asann$a.


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ease that $o e.

GEN 09'+)*+ sa$s, 2"t the 7OR: was with -oseph, and shewed him merc$, and gave him

!avo"r in the sight o! the eeper o! the prison.And the eeper o! the prison committed to

-oseph s hand all the prisoners that were in theprisonB and whatsoever the$ did there, he wasthe doer o! it. %he eeper o! the prison loo ednot to an$ thing that was "nder his hand, i.e., hehad no need to D"estion -oseph s integrit$,eca"se the 7OR: was with him, and that whichhe did, the 7OR: made it to prosper.

7oo what happened to -oseph "nder s"chcirc"mstances. e was made eD"al to theeeper o! the prison. %he eeper o! the prisondidn t even as !or an acco"nting an$ more than/otiphar did eca"se -oseph was serving in this@hristli e spirit. e was going the e tra mile.

-oseph co"ld have sat in prison with his arms!olded and done nothing. e wo"ld have eenthere !"l!illing the intent o! his d"t$. e was aprisoner, "t -oseph went the e tra mileB hedidn t sit and gr"m le. e ecame a servantwho went the e tra mile, and the ne t thing $o"now the eeper o! the prison p"t all things inhis hands. e gained !avor with God and theprison eeper. %his is the principle that -es"s isteaching in o"r te t.

-es"s is teaching that the$ resist not evil $resisting, complaining, gr"m ling, and doingonl$ the a sol"te minim"m reD"ired. %he 7ord issa$ing that i! the$ compel $o" to go one mile,go two. O"r te t teaches the spirit o! @hrist ss" ;ection which was demonstrated $ -oseph.MA% &'() sa$s, And whosoever shall compelthee to go a mile, go with him twain.

Accepting this wrong!"l attac against o"rli ert$ demonstrates o"r remorse !or a "singo"r li ert$. 4hen the -ews had their own ingand living in prosperit$, when other nationstrem led e!ore them, the$ had great li ert$,"t the$ a "sed it So the 7ord sent wrong!"lattac s against their li ert$B e too awa$ their

Apa $ang 1"s"! la " an= 3a men;a at/oti!ar dengan ete "nan sehingga /oti!arisa meleta an segala ses"at" $angdimili in$a di tangan 1"s"!. Semangatrist"s 1"s"! mem"ng in an "nt" /oti!ar"nt" mem eri an -oseph tangg"ng ;awaegit" an$a . 1"s"! tida mela " anesalahan dan ia ;"ga tida la$a eradadi sana se agai "da , tetapi ini adalah dimana %"han telah menempat an dirin$a.:ia men;adi g" ern"r atas segala $angtelah /oti!ar $ang men"n;" an "ah daripenga;"an n$a. 3ni adalah prinsip %"han

1es"s a;ar an di sini' diserang salahterse "t terhadap e e asan Anda, Andamela$ani dengan pen$erahan ceria dane er;a e stra.

Melal"i semangat 1"s"! pen$erahan, %"han mem eri an ni mat 1"s"! dihadapan pen;aga pen;ara. 1"s"! erperandalam pen;ara lalim, tapi dia mengam ildengan sa ar. Apa $ang dia la " an= :iapergi mil e stra 3a men;a at pen;agapen;ara setia dalam setiap cara $ang iamamp", ia t"nd" epada %"han. :iat"m "h dalam mend" "ng dengan %"han,dan ia mendapat tempat di hati di matapen;aga pen;ara. 3ni adalah apa $ang

%"han 1es"s a;ar an. :ia telahmenempat an orang*orang 1ah"di diawah " Romawi. -i a mere a a anmela$ani dalam semangat ahwa 1"s"!men;a at, %"han a an mem eri mere amend" "ng di mata orang*orang Romawi.:ia a an meng"rangi " . %"han a anmelihat ahwa semangat pem eronta anr"sa , dan saat mere a er;alan dalamsemangat pen$erahan, :ia a anmemperm"dah " it".

GEN 09'+)*+ mengata an, %etapi %> ANmen$ertai 1"s"!, dan " eri an contohepada elas asihan, dan mem erin$aar"nia di hadapan pen;aga pen;ara. :anpen;aga pen;ara er omitmen "nt"tangan 1"s"! sem"a tahanan $ang di


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ing. 3ndivid"all$ the people had wrong!"lattac s against their li ert$. 4h$= 3t waseca"se the$ a "sed their li ert$, and the 7ordtoo their li ert$ awa$.

%he spirit o! s" mission !o"nd in -oseph wo"ldhave entreated the 7ord to e with the -ews ase was with -oseph, ... and shewed him merc$,and gave him !avo"r in the sight o! the eepero! the prison. 3! the -ews had wal ed in a spirito! s" mission to the Romans, i! the$ had comeinto a @hristli e spirit, the 7ord wo"ld havegiven them !avor in the sight o! the RomansB ewo"ld have removed that grievo"s $o e. %he$wo"ld have had responsi ilities, and the$ wo"ldhave wal ed in !avor with their s"periors. %he$didn t reali?e their re ellion was against the7ord.

2eca"se the$ were in re ellion against is will,the 7ord made the -ews servants to the Romans.

%here!ore, the$ m"st render service to theRomans as "nto the 7ord. %he$ overloo ed the!act that the$ had to render their service as"nto the 7ord. %he teachings o! the scri es and/harisees led to a re ellio"s and revenge!"lspirit.

E/ C'&*8 sa$s, Servants, e o edient to themthat are $o"r masters according to the !lesh,with !ear and trem ling, in singleness o! $o"rheart, as "nto @hristB I%he -ews were servants tothe Romans. %he$ were not serving with !earand trem ling in singleness o! heart as "[email protected] Not with e$eservice, as menpleasersI4e are not to serve in a wa$ as to gain points,"t to do it o"t o! a spirit o! mee ness andlowliness as "nto the 7ord.JB "t as the servantso! @hrist, doing the will o! God !rom the heart.

%hat s what the 7ord is loo ing at**a heartreligion. e is loo ing at the attit"de o! o"rhearts. Are we wal ing that e tra mile as e!orethe e$es o! the 7ord= Are we doing it ins" ;ection to is will=

5erses *8 contin"e, 4ith good will doingservice, as to the 7ord, and not to men, nowing

pen;ara,. dan apa $ang mere a la " an disana, ia adalah pela " it" /en;aga pen;aratampa tida "nt" setiap hal $angerada di awah tangann$a, $ait", ia tidaperl" mempertan$a an integritas 1"s"!,arena %> AN men$ertai dia , dan apa$ang dia la " an, %> AN erhasil "nt"mencapai ese;ahteraan.

7ihatlah apa $ang ter;adi pada 1"s"!dalam eadaan seperti it". :ia di "atsama dengan pen;aga pen;ara. /arapen;aga pen;ara ah an tida memintaa "ntansi le ih daripada /oti!ar arena

1"s"! mela " an mela$ani dalamsemangat rist"s. :ia a an e er;a e stra.

1"s"! isa d"d" di pen;ara dengantangan dilipat dan mela " an apa*apa.:ia a an erada di sana memen"hima s"d dari t"gasn$a. :ia adalahtahanan, tetapi 1"s"! pergi mil tam ahan,ia tida d"d" dan mengger"t". 3amen;adi seorang ham a $ang pergi mile stra, dan hal eri "tn$a $ang Anda tah"pen;aga pen;ara menempat an segalases"at" di tangann$a. 3a memperolehdi asihi oleh Allah dan pen;aga pen;ara. 3niadalah prinsip ahwa 1es"s menga;ardalam te s ami.

1es"s menga;ar an ahwa mere amenola tida ;ahat dengan menola ,mengel"h, mengger"t", dan mela " anhan$a minim"m a sol"t diperl" an. %"hanmengata an ahwa ;i a mere a mema saeng a" er;alan se;a"h sat" mil,er;alanlah d"a. %e s ita menga;ar ansemangat t"nd" rist"s $ang dit"n;" anoleh 1"s"!. MA% &'() mengata an, :ansiapap"n $ang mema sa eng a" er;alanse;a"h sat" mil, er;alanlah ersama diase;a"h d"a mil.

Menerima serangan terhadap salahe e asan ita men"n;" an pen$esalanami "nt" men$alahg"na an e e asanita. eti a orang*orang 1ah"di memili ira;a mere a sendiri dan hid"p dalamema m"ran, eti a angsa* angsa laingemetar di depan mere a, mere a


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that whatsoever good thing an$ man doeth, thesame shall he receive o! the 7ord, whether hee ond or !ree. %he -ews were "nder ondage.4hether ond or !ree, the$ m"st do service as

"nto the 7ord.

-es"s spo e o! this spirit in o"r te t, Andwhosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, gowith him twain. %hat is the spirit o! the lawwhich -es"s is teaching' the spirit o! s" ;ection,s" mission to those whom the 7ord has placedover them. 4e see an implication o! this in o"rte t in o"r places o! emplo$ment toda$. Man$people r"sh to arrive e actl$ at '&9, the$p"nch in at eight o cloc , and it s legal eca"sethe$ go to wor at eight o cloc . As anemplo$er, 3 have seen people come in and head!irst !or the time cloc . A!ter the$ p"nch in, the$leis"rel$ ta e their coat o!!, go to the athroom,and get read$ !or emplo$ment. O!ten it istwent$ min"tes e!ore the$ pic "p the !irsttool.

4hat the 7ord is sa$ing in o"r te t is that the$sho"ld come in at twent$ min"tes to eight, hang"p their coat, go to the athroom, and getthemselves read$ so at !ive min"tes e!oreeight the$ are read$ to pic "p their tools. 4henthe$ p"nch the time cloc , the$ sho"ld e read$!or wor 4e see the same attit"de at !iveo cloc , D"itting time. At D"arter to !ive the$ arealread$ starting to p"t their tools awa$, washingtheir hands, getting their hat and coat on sothe$ can e standing there watching the clocstri e &'66. %hen the$ can trip the time clocand e o"t the door. %he$ are doing the areminim"m.

-oseph wal ed the e tra mile. e was in prisonBhe was not compelled to do an$thing. -osephrendered service as "nto the 7ord and went!rom the prison to the throne. e was wal ing inthe spirit o! @hrist. God s 4ord sa$s, 4ith goodwill doing service, as to the 7ord, and not tomen, nowing that whatsoever good thing an$man doeth, the same shall he receive o! the7ord, whether he e ond or !ree, E/ C'8.Script"re teaches this spirit o! s" mission as

memili i e e asan $ang esar, tetapimere a men$alahg"na ann$a -adi %"hanmeng"t"s serangan terhadap salahe e asann$aB :ia mengam il ra;amere a. 3ndivid"al orang mengalamiserangan salah terhadap emerde aanmere a. enapa= 3t" arena mere amen$alahg"na an e e asan mere a,dan %"han mengam il e e asan mere apergi.

Semangat penga;"an ditem" an di -osepha an %"han menga "l an doa "nt"men;adi dengan 1ah"di se agai 3amen$ertai 1"s"!, ... dan " eri an contohepada elas asihan, dan mem erin$aar"nia di hadapan pen;aga pen;ara. -i aorang*orang 1ah"di telah er;alan dalamsemangat pen$erahan epada ;emaat diRoma, ;i a mere a datang e semangatrist"s, %"han a an mem eri mere amend" "ng di hadapan orang*orangRomawi, :ia a an dihap"s ahwa "$ang men$"sah an. Mere a a an memili itangg"ng ;awa , dan mere a a aner;alan dalam mend" "ng dengan atasanmere a. Mere a tida men$adaripem eronta an mere a adalah melawan

%"han.

arena mere a erada dalampem eronta an melawan ehenda *N$a,

%"han mem "at ham a 1ah"di e Roma.Oleh arena it", mere a har"smem eri an pela$anan epada ;emaat diRoma seperti epada %"han. Mere amenga ai an !a ta ahwa mere a har"smem eri an pela$anan mere a sepertiepada %"han. A;aran para ahli %a"rat danorang


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s" mission "nto the 7ord !rom eginning to end.

Now 3 want to deal with something that 3 have!o"nd to e tremendo"sl$ important. %he

Apostle /a"l rings !orth so ea"ti!"ll$ thatre ellion was the devil s device to separate Godand man. 4e m"st wrestle against that spirit o!re ellion. Most signi!icant to o"r point is E/C')6*)+ sa$s,


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light to the world $ $o"r wal o! li!e. Are $o"wal ing in re ellion and gr"m ling andm"rm"ring= Are $o" wal ing in the Spirit o!@hrist=

%his whole e hortation deals with s" missionB itca"tions against the wiles o! the devil, i.e., thetemptation to re el.J Redeeming the time,eca"se the da$s are evil. )/E &'8 sa$s, 2eso er, e vigilantB eca"se $o"r adversar$ thedevil, as a roaring lion, wal eth a o"t, see ingwhom he ma$ devo"r. Satan wants to worre ellion in o"r hearts. %he emphasis o! thise hortation is to wal in the spirit o! s" mission.

%he Apostle /a"l egins his e hortation in E/&'+6*+), Giving than s alwa$s !or all things"nto God and the


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/a"l s second e hortation to s" mission goes tothe h"s and. %he h"s and is to e in s" ;ectionto the 7ord -es"s @hrist eca"se the man is thehead o! the woman as @hrist is the head o! the

man. "s ands, love $o"r wives, even as @hristalso loved the ch"rch, and gave himsel! !or it,INow we get into the s" ;ection o! the h"s andto the headship o! @hrist.J...So o"ght men tolove their wives as their own odies. e thatloveth his wi!e loveth himsel!, E/ &'+&*+8.@hrist loved is ch"rch, and in loving isch"rch, e loved imsel! eca"se the ch"rch isis od$.

%he Apostle /a"l s third e hortation tos" mission is to the children. @hildren, o e$$o"r parents in the 7ord' !or this is right. ono"rth$ !ather and motherB which is the !irstcommandment with promiseB %hat it ma$ ewell with thee, and tho" ma$est live long on theearth, E/ C')*0. %he !irst commandment withpromise calls !or s" ;ection and s" mission tothe parents. %he Apostle /a"l teaches thro"ghall o! this e hortation to s" mit $o"rselves oneto another as "nto the 7ord.

/a"l s !o"rth e hortation to s" mission is to the!athers, i.e., to the parents. 3n the original, theword fathers as "sed in E/ C'(, meansparents with !athers as a second meaning. %hisis an e hortation to the parents to e ins" ;ection to the 7ord. And, $e !athers, provo enot $o"r children to wrath' "t ring them "p inthe n"rt"re and admonition o! the 7ord, E/C'(. %his is an e hortation to the !athers andmothers to e in s" ;ection to the 4ord o! Godin the ringing "p o! their children. %he$ are notto re el against the will or the 4ord o! God.

%he !i!th e hortation to s" mission is toservants. Servants, e o edient to them thatare $o"r masters according to the !lesh, with!ear and trem ling, in singleness o! $o"r heart,as "nto @hrist. Not with e$eservice, asmenpleasersB "t as the servants o! @hrist,doing the will o! God !rom the heartB I4e are allservants o! the 7ord i! we are o! the od$ [email protected] 4ith good will doing service, as to the

melawan darah dan daging, tetapimelawan pemerintah*pemerintah,melawan e "asaan, melawan peng"asaegelapan dari d"nia ini, melawan roh*roh

;ahat di tempat*tempat $ang tinggi..

Ras"l /a"l"s mengata an orang*orang inises"at" $ang sangat penting eti a iadatang e ata A hirn$a. ronologi dimana ita menem" an peringatan sangatsigni!i an. Nasihat Ras"l dim"lai pada E/&')0*)C. Nasihatn$a adalah "nt"Mengirim an diri sat" sama lain dalamta "t a an Allah, E/ &'+). em"diannasihatn$a pergi e istri, e s"ami, epadaana *ana , e a$ah, para pela$an, emaster, sem"a individ". Nasihat et";"hmengata an A hirn$a, sa"dara*sa"dara " ... Nasihat ini adalah e gere;a,e sa"dara*sa"dara. 3ni adalah nasihat"nt" pen$erahan dan tentang erg"latmelawan tip" m"slihat i lis danmengena an sel"r"h perleng apansen;ata Allah. Apa tip" m"slihat i lis=Mere a adalah godaan "nt"mem eronta . Mari ita memperhati anronologi ini.

:alam E/ &')0*)C ita mem aca, %etapisem"a hal $ang diteg"r $angdimani!estasi an oleh caha$a' I= :enganapa :engan er;alan hid"p Anda er;alanAnda hid"p adalah terang d"nia. J Se asegala Ses"ngg"hn$a mem "at mani!esringan. I:engan ata lain, apa p"n $angmeng"ng ap an semangat hati Anda,er;alan hid"p Anda, adalah caha$a Andaersinar.J Oleh arena it" ia er ata,Eng a" Awa e $ang sleepest, dan tim "ldari antara orang mati, dan rist"s a anmem erim" caha$a. 7ihat em"dianahwa am" er;alan sa sama, ;anganlahseperti orang e al, tetapi seperti orangari!, IAnda men;adi terang agi d"niadengan ;alan hid"p Anda. Apa ah Andaer;alan dalam pem eronta an danmengger"t" dan erg"mam= Apa ahAnda er;alan dalam Roh rist"s =


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7ord, and not to men' nowing that whatsoevergood thing an$ man doeth, the same shall hereceive o! the 7ord, whether he e ond or!ree, E/ C'&*8. Ever$ servant o! @hrist m"st

not serve God as a manpleaser, i.e., to e seen$ men, "t doing the will o! God !rom theheart. 4ith good will doing service, as to the7ord, and not to men.

%he Apostle /a"l s si th e hortation tos" mission is to the emplo$er. E/ C'9 sa$s,And, $e masters, do the same things "ntothem, !or earing threatening' nowing that $o"rMaster also is in heavenB neither is there respecto! persons with him. So the masters are calledinto s" ;ection and s" mission to the will o!GodB the$ are to deal gentl$ and indl$ withtheir servants according to the Golden R"le'%here!ore all things whatsoever $e wo"ld thatmen sho"ld do to $o", do $e even so to them'!or this is the law and the prophets, MA% ')+.

%he Apostle /a"l is e horting the masters to ein s" ;ection even as he was e horting theh"s ands to love their wives and deal gentl$and lovingl$ with them.

Now we come to the seventh e hortation, and inScript"re, the n"m er is the s$m ol o!per!ection. 4e are coming to the s"mmar$. estarts o"t $ sa$ing,


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%hen he comes to the od$, m$ rethren, andsa$s eware. 2eware o! that spirit o! re ellioneca"se it is !rom the devil. .../"t on the wholearmo"r o! God that $e ma$ e a le to stand

against the wiles o! the devil. %here isn t one o!the devil s wiles that doesn t have a spirit o!re ellion connected with it. %he Apostle /a"l isteaching "s to eware o! this and to !ollow a!ter@hrist. e is teaching "s to wal in a spirit o!s" mission to the 7ord in the sight o! men sothat we ecome a light to the world.

Oh, eloved, there is s"ch a wrestling matchetween the spirit o! s" mission and the spirito! re ellion. 3t is a constant wrestling matchB it isa constant str"ggleB it is a constant spirit"alwar!are. Re ellion was orn in the Garden o!Eden. /a"l sa$s in 5')+,


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o! @hrist, doing the will o! God !rom the heart,E/ C'C. 4e are not to low a tr"mpet e!ore "swhen we come to do alms e!ore the 7ordB weare not to let o"r le!t hand now what o"r right

hand does. 4e are not to do this in amanpleasing atmosphere.

%here is also an e hortation to s" mission toch"rch leadership. 4e have to thin a o"t this.E2 )0') sa$s, O e$ them that have the r"leover $o", and s" mit $o"rselves' !or the$ watch!or $o"r so"ls, as the$ that m"st give acco"nt,that the$ ma$ do it with ;o$, and not with grie!'!or that is "npro!ita le !or $o". %his admonitionis violated so horri l$ in these da$s. So man$people sa$ the$ don t need to attend an$ ch"rchK the$ !eel the$ are leading a good li!e. %he$sa$ the$ have watched the wa$ @hristians, andas a res"lt the$ elieve it s etter to sit homethan ;oin s"ch people, these @hristians. %he$sa$ it s etter not to go to ch"rch.

3 tal ed to a man recentl$ who had thisphilosoph$. e said, 3 see them pa$ing theirtithes, ma ing their con!essionsB 3 see themdoing their things, then 3 watch them thro"ghthe wee and their lives do not correspond withtheir pro!ession. All the$ have is a worship o!rit"al. 3 ecame so disg"sted with it, 3 stoppedgoing to ch"rch.

@oming into s" ;ection to ch"rch leadership in ach"rch o! the 7ord, is ver$ important. /eoplewho sa$ the$ will go to heaven eca"se the$are living a good li!e do not "nderstand thegospel o! @hrist. %he gospel teaches that we arenot a le to live a good li!eB we need as" stit"teB we need the lood o! @hrist to wash"s !rom o"r sins. And now it sa$s here, ...ands" mit $o"rselves !or the$ watch !or $o"rso"ls.

Again, it is the 7ord who has placed the leaderso! the ch"rch in their respective o!!ices. 3! the$are o! the 7ord, the 7ord has sent them. %he$have een p"t in a place o! a"thorit$ as well asin a place o! leadership. 1o" m"st s" mit

ata"


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$o"rselves, ... !or the$ watch !or $o"r so"ls, asthe$ that m"st give acco"nt, that the$ ma$ do itwith ;o$, and not with grie!' !or that is"npro!ita le !or $o". %he 7ord sets is servants

as the watchmen !or $o"r so"ls.

ELE 0') sa$s, Son o! man, 3 have made thee awatchman "nto the ho"se o! 3srael' there!orehear the word at m$ mo"th, and give themwarning !rom me. 4hen the 7ord spea s to hisch"rch, he most o!ten spea s thro"gh isservants. 4h$= %he 7ord has ordained that wema$ not !orsa e the assem ling o! o"rselvestogether. %he 7ord has ordained the assem l$ o!the ch"rch, and the 7ord "ses is ordainedmeans to ring is lessings.

M$ e perience has een man$ a time tostr"ggle thro"gho"t the whole wee , pra$ing,reading the 2i le, see ing the 7ord, and thencome in the sanct"ar$ on the Sa ath da$, andall was made plain. %hat is where the 7ord choseto give deliverance. %hat was the place o! isinstit"ting. Now e sa$s, Son o! man, 3 havemade thee a watchman "nto the ho"se o!3srael. %hat doesn t mean e is going to givethat e$e to ever$ person, "t e gives it to iswatchman. 4hat is a watchman= A watchman isone who stands "pon the wall, and he watchesto see i! an enem$ is approaching. 3! he sees theenem$, he lows the tr"mpet. 4hat is thetr"mpet= %he tr"mpet is the gospel. e sets iswatchmen on the wall, and i! the$ see a sin thatis approaching the cit$, i! the$ see a sin that iscoming into the ch"rch, the$ m"st low thetr"mpet**the$ m"st give warning o! the 7ord....and give them warning !rom me. 3n otherwords, the$ m"st "n!old the 4ord o! God andset !orth is warning.

%he 7ord hated Esa", who was a sel!*see er, "te loved -aco who halted "pon his thigh. %he7ord hated Esa" who was the t$pe o! the harlotch"rch. Esa" was see ing his salvation in hisown strength. %he 7ord loved -aco , the onewho halted "pon his thigh. 4hat thigh did hehalt "pon= 3t was the one that the 7ord hadto"ched. 3t was that sinew that shran that

dengan mengata an, A hirn$a ... :iatelah menetap an enam il"strasi epadasa"dara*sa"dara. Mere a e gere;a "nt"melari an diri perang at i lis "nt"e er;a pem eronta an melawan desa an"nt" pen$erahan. A hirn$a, sa"dara*sa"dara ", men;adi "at di dalam %"han,dan dalam e "atan e "atann$aMas" an e sel"r"h perleng apan sen;ataAllah, s"pa$a am" dapat ertahanmelawan tip" m"slihat i lis.. E/ C')6*)+.

%epat dalam onte s ini nasihat sel"r"hpenga;"an, Ras"l sedang er icaradengan gere;a, e ter asih, epadasa"dara*sa"dara. :ia mengata an ahwamere a har"s "at di dalam %"han dandalam e "atan "asa*N$a. 3a menasihatimere a "nt" erhati*hati semangatpem eronta an. :ia telah menasihati danmem erita an semangat diserah anepada masing*masing anggota t" "hrist"s, men$ent"h setiap anggota t" "hrist"s secara individ"al. 7al" ia datang et" "h, sa"dara*sa"dara ", erhati*hatilahdan mengata an. 4aspadalah terhadapsemangat pem eronta an arena darii lis. ... Mas" an e sel"r"h perleng apansen;ata Allah s"pa$a am" dapat ertahanmelawan tip" m"slihat i lis. %ida adasat" dari tip" m"slihat i lis $ang tidamemili i semangat pem eronta anterh" "ng dengann$a. Ras"l /a"l"smenga;ar ita "nt" erhati*hati dari halini dan mengi "ti setelah rist"s. :iamenga;ar ita "nt" er;alan dalamsemangat etaatan pada %"han dihadapan man"sia sehingga ita men;aditerang agi d"nia.

Oh, $ang ter asih, ada semacampertandingan g"lat antara semangatpen$erahan dan semangatpem eronta an. 3ni adalah pertandingang"lat onstan, $ang mer"pa anper;"angan ter"s*mener"s, $angmer"pa an peperangan rohani onstan./em eronta an lahir di %aman Eden./a"l"s mengata an dalam 5' )+, arena


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ta"ght @hrist s ch"rch, as -aco , that he had nostrength in himsel!B his onl$ strength was in the7ord.

O"r attit"de, $ nat"re, is the same as the -ewwho was compelled to carr$ the aggage !or theRoman, i.e., resent!"l, itter, complaining. %hatis the nat"re o! man as a res"lt o! the !all inAdam. 4e wrestle not with !lesh and lood "twith those powers o! Satan tempting "s to e asthe -ews who wo"ld slam down that aggagewhen his tho"sand paces were !inished. Satantempts "s to do the are minim"m and slam itdown to show o"r resentment. %hat is the spiritthat is in man $ nat"re. 2"t the 7ord wants "sto wal that e tra mile. %he -ews were resent!"l,itter, complaining, gr"m ling, not going a step!arther than the$ were compelled.

3n 5'(+ -es"s ill"strates one more principlewhich calls !or sel!*sacri!ice. %hat is the spirit o!the law o! love. 3n MA% &'(+ we read, Give tohim that as eth thee, and !rom him that wo"ldorrow o! thee t"rn not tho" awa$. Nat"ralman does not see his possessions as loaned tohim $ the 7ord, "t as something he hasearned. %his is $o" and 3 $ nat"re. 4hen wehave gained some assets thro"gh o"r la or, $the sweat o! o"r row, then we p"t a tag on thatas mine . 3 earned it $ m$ hard wor , "t that isnot the Spirit o! the 7ord.

4hen we see rightl$, we can sa$ with the/salmist in /SA &6' and )6, ear, O m$people, and 3 will spea B O 3srael, and 3 willtesti!$ against thee' 3 am God, even th$God...


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we lend "nto o"r neigh o"rB the 7ord s lessingis "pon "s, !or it is lending as "nto the 7ord. 4eare not lending it to a personB we have to geto"r e$e o!! the people. 4e !oc"s o"r e$es on

@hrist.

/SA &6')(*)& sa$s, O!!er "nto Godthan sgivingB and pa$ th$ vows "nto the mostigh' And call "pon me in the da$ o! tro" le' 3will deliver thee, and tho" shalt glori!$ me. 3want $o" to see a connection etween thosetwo verses. C'0(*0C sa$s, And i! $e lend to them o! whom $ehope to receive, what than have $e= !or sinners

manpleasing.

Ada ;"ga nasihat "nt" diserah an epadaepemimpinan gere;a. ami har"s erpi irtentang hal ini. E2 )0') mengata an,%aatilah mere a $ang memili i at"ranatas dirim", dan men$erah an diri, arenamere a menonton agi ;iwa Anda, arenamere a $ang har"s mem eripertangg"ngan ;awa , ahwa mere adapat mela " ann$a dengan s" acita,dan " an dengan el"h esah, arena it"adalah meng"nt"ng an "nt" Anda. /eringatan ini dilanggar egit"mengeri an di hari ini. 2egit" an$aorang mengata an ahwa mere a tidaperl" menghadiri gere;a manap"n mere amerasa men;alani hid"p $ang ai .Mere a mengata an mere a telahmen$a si an orang*orang risten cara,dan se agai a i atn$a mere a perca$a it"le ih ai d"d" di r"mah daripadaerga "ng dengan orang*orang seperti,orang*orang risten. Mere a mengata anit" le ih ai "nt" tida pergi e gere;a.

Sa$a er icara dengan seorang pria ar"$ang memili i !iloso!i ini. :ia er ata,Sa$a melihat mere a mem a$arpersep"l"han mere a, mem "atpenga "an mere a,.. A " melihat mere amela " an hal*hal mere a, ma a sa$amelihat mere a melal"i mingg" dan hid"pmere a tida ses"ai dengan pro!esimere a Sem"a $ang mere a mili i adalahi adah rit"al sa$a men;adi egit" m"adengan hal it", sa$a erhenti pergi egere;a.

:atang e t"nd" epada epemimpinangere;a dalam ;emaat %"han, adalah sangatpenting. Orang $ang mengata an ahwamere a a an mas" s"rga arena mere amen;alani ehid"pan $ang ai tidamemahami 3n;il rist"s. 3n;il menga;ar anahwa ita tida dapat men;alaniehid"pan $ang ai , ita perl" penggantiita mem "t"h an darah rist"s "nt"menc"ci dosa*dosa ita. :an se arangdi ata an di sini, ... dan men$erah an diri


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also lend to sinners, to receive as m"ch again.2"t love $e $o"r enemies, and do good, andlend, hoping !or nothing againB I%he 7ord istelling "s to wal that e tra mile. A!ter $o" have

!"l!illed what $o" m"st do, now lend to thatRoman soldier not ;"st to $o"r rethren. 7ove$o"r enemies and do good and hope !ornothing.J and $o"r reward shall e great, and $eshall e the children o! the ighest' !or he isind "nto the "nthan !"l and to the evil. I%he7ord is telling "s wh$ we sho"ld go the e tramile. 3! we learn to "nderstand the"nthan !"lness and evil o! o"r own hearts, i! wesee what the 7ord has done !or "s, and we seehow gracio"sl$ e has estowed is lessings"pon "s, then we will "nderstand the Spirit o!

@hrist. %hen we will "nderstand how even thosewho have come against "s, even those whohave gone o"t to destro$ "s**o"r enemies**arethe ones we are to help. 4hen we see them intro" le we lend them a helping hand. %hat is notalwa$s mone$. 3t co"ld also e an e pression o!love !or a !rown.J 2e $e there!ore merci!"l, as$o"r


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even to those who have come to destro$ "s.

-es"s said in 7> 0')), e that hath two coats,let him impart to him that hath noneB and he

that hath meat, let him do li ewise. %he spirito! the law in the Old %estament was perverted$ the scri es and /hariseesB -es"s "sed theseprinciples to contrast with their teachings. %hescri es and /harisees were perverting the 4ordo! God with this an e$e !or an e$e, and a tooth!or a tooth. -es"s teaches "s that i! some od$is $o"r enem$, and has gone o"t to destro$ $o",$o" t"rn aro"nd and help him and lend to himand e merci!"l to him. 7oo at the teaching o!the Old %estament in /SA ()'), 2lessed is hethat considereth the poor' the 7OR: will deliverhim in time o! tro" le. %here is nothing new inwhat -es"s is teaching. ing Solomon said in/RO )9') , e that hath pit$ "pon the poorlendeth "nto the 7OR:B I3sn t that ea"ti!"l.

%hat was the Script"re, the doctrine, the spirit o!the Old %estament.J and that which he hathgiven will he pa$ him again.

1o" now something= %he 7ord has never !ailedto repa$ what we give to the poor. 3 read in anewspaper ;"st e!ore his death, -. @. /enne$was as ed how m"ch mone$ he had given tothe 7ord. e said that he had never ept oo swith the 7ord. %hen he was as ed i! the amo"nthe had given had an$ a!!ect on his assets. ereplied, 1es, the 7ord alwa$s restored medo" le. %hat was a tremendo"s testimon$ tohave in a p" lic newspaper.

-es"s ta"ght a spirit o! sel!*sacri!ice to contrastwith the revenge!"l spirit ta"ght $ the scri esand /harisees. MA% &'08*(+ tells "s, 1e haveheard that it hath een said, An e$e !or an e$e,and a tooth !or a tooth I%his was given in theOld %estament to set !orth the principles o!

;"stice in the co"rts o! law to ins"re thatp"nishment wo"ld e eD"al to the crime. %he$perverted it into a doctrine o! revenge.J 2"t 3sa$ "nto $o", %hat $e resist not evil' "twhosoever shall smite thee on th$ right chee ,t"rn to him the other also. And i! an$ man wills"e thee at the law, and ta e awa$ th$ coat, let

dia meni"p terompet. Apa sang a ala=Sang a ala adalah 3n;il. :ia menetap anpen;aga*N$a di dinding, dan ;i a mere amelihat dosa $ang mende ati ota, ;i amere a melihat dosa $ang datang egere;a, mere a har"s meni"p terompet *mere a har"s mem eri an peringatan dari

%"han. ... :an mem eri mere aperingatan dari sa$a. :engan ata lain,mere a har"s ter"ng ap


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him have th$ cloa also. And whosoever shallcompel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.Give to him that as eth thee, and !rom him thatwo"ld orrow o! thee t"rn not tho" awa$.

%he 7ord wants that spirit o! love. %he law is thelaw o! love. %he %en @ommandments have twota les. %he !irst !o"r commandments are loveGod a ove all with all o! $o"r heart and so"l andmind. %he second ta le o! the law is the last sicommandments**love $o"r neigh o"r as$o"rsel!. %here isn t one transgression o! the!irst !o"r commandments that $o" can violatewitho"t rea ing the !irst ta le o! the law. %hereisn t one o! the last si commandments that $o"can violate witho"t having violated loving $o"rneigh o"r as $o"rsel!. %his is what the 7ord

-es"s is teaching**the law o! love. %he wordlove properl$ "nderstood is the law o!sacri!ice, sel!*sacri!ice. Amen.

sat" prinsip lagi $ang men$er" anpengor anan diri. 3t"lah semangat darih" "m asih. :alam MA% 6&'(+ itamem aca, 2eri an epadan$a ahwaeng a" meminta,, dan dari dia $ang a anmemin;am dari eng a" erpaling

;anganlah pergi.

WHAT THEN DOES THE LORD REQUIRE OUS!

"#$ Do not ta%e the la& into 'o(r o&nhan)s* 3n the old Mosaic legislation it was

enacted that as a man had done, so it sho"ld edone to him. E$e !or e$e, tooth !or tooth , hand!or hand, !oot !or !oot, "rning !or "rning, wo"nd!or wo"nd, stri!e !or stri!e F E od. +)'+(*+& H. 2"t inthe time o! o"r 7ord this had een interpreted ascon!erring on a man the right to retaliation andrevenge. %he -ews convenientl$ ignored 7ev. )9') *)8 , which e pressl$ !or ade the privatein!liction o! p"nishment.

4hen we are wronged we m"st re!er the wrong tothe great organi?ed societ$ o! which we are part.

Societ$ will la$ its hand on the wrongdoer. %he ;"dge who sits on the ench is not an individ"al,"t the em odiment o! societ$, the representativeo! law and orderB and i! he condemns a !ellow*creat"re to penal servit"de !or li!e there is no indo! malice or vindictive !eeling in his reast.

"+$ T(rn Retaliation into Re)emption* 4henstr"c on the chee the instant imp"lse o! the

A,A -AN. /EMUDIAN TUHAN ,ERLU/ANDARI /ITA!

F)H -angan mengam il h" "m e tanganAnda sendiri. :alam h" "m M"sa lama it"di erla " an ahwa se agai seorang la i*la i telah dila " an, sehingga har"sdila " an epadan$a. Mata ganti mata,gigi ganti gigi, tangan ganti tangan, a iganti a i, mem a ar "nt" pem a aran,"nt" l" a l" a, perselisihan "nt"perselisihan F el. +)'+(*+&H. %etapi dalamwa t" %"han ita ini telah dita!sir anse agai pem erian pada seorang pria ha"nt" pem alasan dan alas dendam.Orang*orang 1ah"di m"dah dia ai an 7ev.)9') *)8, $ang secara tegas melarangpenderitaan pri adi h" "man.

eti a ita mela " an esalahan itahar"s mer";" salah mas$ara atterorganisir esar $ang ita adalahagian. Mas$ara at a an meleta antangann$a pada pela " esalahan. /araha im $ang d"d" di ang " cadangan" anlah individ", nam"n perw";"dan
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nat"ral man is to stri e ac on the chee o! thesmiter. %here sho"ld e a second low. 2"t theMaster sa$s i! there e a second low, let it !all on$o"r other chee . 3nstead o! in!licting it, s"!!er it.3nstead o! avenging $o"rsel! on the wrongdoer,compel $o"rsel! to s"!!er a second low, in thehope that when $o" oppose $o"r "ncomplainingpatience to his r"talit$ $o" ma$ e!!ect hisredemption. %he !irst low was o! his malice, thesecond low will e o! $o"r love, and this will setnew looms at wor within his heart, weaving the!a ric o! a new li!e. %h"s the wrongs that menhave done to God led im to present the otherchee to them, when e sent them is onl$egotten Son, who, when e was reviled, revilednot againB when e s"!!ered, e threatened not,"t committed imsel! to im that ;"dgeth

righteo"sl$. %he patient s"!!erings o! o"r 7ordhave melted the hearts o! menB and, as in iscase, so in a lesser e tent it will e in o"rs.

"0$ 1e lar2e3hearte)*


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c(lti5ate an (n2r()2in26 (nstintin26 an)2enero(s spirit* God loveth a cheer!"l giver.

%hin o! God in is incessant giving. Giving iss"n and is rainB giving to the @h"rch and themiser, the than less and heartless, eD"all$ as tothe loving and pra$er!"l. %hat is to e o"r greatmodel. 4e are to e stars, ever po"ring o"r lighton the va"lt o! nightB !lowers, shedding !ragrance,tho"gh on the desert airB !o"ntains, tho"gh we risein the lonel$ places o! the world, where onl$ thewild things o! nat"re come to drin . Alwa$s givinglove and help to this than less and need$ world,eca"se so s"re that as we give, we shall getB aswe rea o"r arle$ loaves and small !ishes, o"rhands will e !illed, and !illed again, o"t o! thestoreho"ses o! God.


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i an ecil, tangan ita a an diisi, dan diisilagi, el"ar dari g"dang %"han . 2e astelah am" terima, e as mem eri, dandalam apa " "ran am" agi an, it" a andi" "r an epadam" lagi.

Sa$a ingin menam ah an esa sian sa$aepada e enaran har!iah dari ata* ata.:alam hid"p sa$a, sa$a telah menem" aner"lang ali ahwa dalam proporsiseperti $ang sa$a telah mem eri an sa$amendapat an, dan ahwa la i*la i telahdi eri an e dada ", men"r"t " "ransendiri s"rga, dite an e awah,men"mp" , dan er;alan di atas.

>nt" sem"a ini ita perl" memili i2aptisan ar" @inta. asih Allah har"s

dit"ang an e dalam hati ita oleh Roh"d"s $ang telah di ar"nia an epadaita. ita har"s ela;ar "nt"mempersat" an diri ita dengan t";"anpene "san 2apa ita, melihat esalahan$ang dila " an epada ami, tida egit"an$a dari s"d"t pandang ami, tapi daridari pela " esalahan, dengan rasaasihan $ang ta ter atas "nt" sem"agairah erac"n $ang mengisi hatin$a, daneinginan ta ter atas "nt"men$ampai an dan men$elamat an dia.

Sat" erpi ir "nt" ese;ahteraansehingga a an overmaster sem"aeinginan "nt" mem alas dendampri adi ita, dan ita a an t"mp" an diepalan$a ara panas cinta ita, "nt"mencair an hatin$a danmen$elamat ann$a dari dirin$a sendiri.F

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