1. The Jesus Curriculum Th e The Sermon on the Mount Matthew 5-7 Kingdom Handbook

2. Kingdom Code

3. murder……... Righteousness must be genuine —not just external actions, but internal attitudes. unresolved anger adultery…..… abandonment…. breaking an oath….. breaking an oath….. unrestrained desire capricious divorce being untruthful

4. Sweet Revenge

5. Revenge, at first though sweet, Bitter ere long back on itself recoils. —John Milton, Paradise Lost, 1667.

6. You have heard that it was said, “Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.” Kingdom Code Matthew 5:38-39 P ersonal Revenge is Sin

7. You have heard that it was said, “Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.” But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person. You have heard that it was said, “Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.” But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person. Kingdom Code Matthew 5:38-39 P ersonal Revenge is Sin

8. We had no use for the policy of the Gospels: if someone slaps you, just turn the other cheek. We had shown that anyone who slapped us on our cheek would get his head kicked off. —Nikita Khrushchev, Soviet statesman, 1971

9. Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Romans 12:17-18 revenge

10. Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," says the Lord. Romans 12:19 revenge

11. [Government] is God's servant to do you good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword for nothing. He is God's servant, an agent of wrath to bring punish- ment on the wrongdoer. [Government] is God's servant to do you good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword for nothing. He is God's servant, an agent of wrath to bring punish- ment on the wrongdoer. Romans 13:4 justice

12. Do not take revenge… On the contrary: "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head." Romans 12:20 revenge

13. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Romans 12:21 revenge

14. Kingdom Code F our Examples

15. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. Kingdom Code Matthew 5:39 F irst Example

16. Be kind and generous even when… Someone verbally or physically assaults your person. Be kind and generous even when… Someone verbally or physically assaults your person. Kingdom Code F irst Example

17. And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. Kingdom Code Matthew 5:40 S econd Example

18. Kingdom Code S econd Example Be kind and generous even when… Someone unjustly cheats you out of your property. Be kind and generous even when… Someone unjustly cheats you out of your property.

19. If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. Kingdom Code Matthew 5:41 T hird Example

20. Kingdom Code T hird Example Be kind and generous even when… Someone forces you to do something against your will Be kind and generous even when… Someone forces you to do something against your will

21. Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you. Kingdom Code Matthew 5:42 F ourth Example

22. Kingdom Code F ourth Example Be kind and generous even when… Someone takes advantage of your generosity. Be kind and generous even when… Someone takes advantage of your generosity.