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What Is Special About You? MATTHEW 5:38-48

Outstanding Behavior Behavior that stands out! Outstanding doctrine permeates our culture People mock, dilute, or allegorize Jesus’ words Normal worldly behavior: eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth Exodus 21:22-27 Judges’ justice, not personal vengeance Resist not an evil person Turn the other cheek (a slap not a punch) Above and beyond if you lose litigation Go the extra mile (1 st mile a legal obligation)

Outstanding Behavior Help if asked Deut. 15:7-11, Prov. 19:17 “Love your neighbor but hate your enemy” Love your enemies, bless, do good, pray for That you may be children of God v.45 Be like God v.48 Normal worldly relationships: hurt enemies, avoid strangers, tolerate acquaintances, enjoy friends, love family We must do more than the world to stand out! v

Outstanding Behavior But people will use us The example of Jesus 1 Peter 2:21-25 Matt. 20:20-28 They ought to pay for what they did to me Jesus paid Rom. 3:24-26 They should not get by with it They won’t Romans 12:17-21 Neither will we Psalm 18:24-27 It hurts God knows Eph. 4:30; Isaiah 53