Contents
Introduction
This Sunday Gospel reading is still a continuation of the 5th chapter of the Gospel according to Matthew which comprises series of teachings which Jesus gave on the Mount. From last Sunday Gospel, we learnt that Jesus has not come to abolish the law and the prophets, but to complete them; that we should keep and teach others the commandments instead of infringing them and teaching others to do same; we should not kill in any sense; we should reconcile with our brothers and sisters before appearing before God to pray and with our offerings.….….….….….
The Call for Retaliation
“An eye for an eye, tooth for tooth, life for life, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise” is a citation from the books of Exodus 21:23–25 and Leviticus 24:20, which placed a limit on vengeance. The book of Leviticus adds “fracture for fracture for as one injures a man, so shall it be inflicted on him.”
Conclusion
Jesus’ words in Matthew 5:38–43 should not be taken literally. Jesus does not mean we should be weaklings. He does not mean we should be passive to injustice.…
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