Sunday, February 20, 2011

Teaching about Retaliation.
 
Matthew 5:38-48

Jesus said to his disciples:
“You have heard that it was said,
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.

But I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil.
When someone strikes you on your right cheek,
turn the other one as well.
If anyone wants to go to law with you over your tunic,
hand over your cloak as well.
Should anyone press you into service for one mile,
go for two miles.
Give to the one who asks of you,
and do not turn your back on one who wants to borrow.

“You have heard that it was said,
 You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.
But I say to you, love your enemies
and pray for those who persecute you,
that you may be children of your heavenly Father,
for he makes his sun rise on the bad and the good,
and causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust.
For if you love those who love you, what recompense will you have?
Do not the tax collectors do the same?
And if you greet your brothers only,
what is unusual about that?
Do not the pagans do the same?
So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect.”



Mata sa Mata
Mateo 5:38-48
 38Narinig ninyong sinabi: Mata sa mata at ngipin sa ngipin. 39Ngunit sinasabi ko sa inyo: Huwag ninyong kalabanin ang masamang tao. Ngunit ang sinumang sumampal sa iyo sa kanang pisngi, iharap mo rin sa kaniya ang kabila. 40Kung may ibig magsakdal sa iyo at kunin ang iyong damit, payagan mo na rin siyang kunin ang iyong balabal. 41Sinumang pumilit sa iyo na lumakad ng higit sa isang kilometro, lumakad ka ng higit pa sa dalawang kilometro na kasama niya. 42Bigyan mo ang humihingi sa iyo at huwag mong talikdan ang ibig humiram sa iyo.   
43Narinig ninyong sinabi: Ibigin mo ang iyong kapwa at kapootan mo ang iyong kaaway. 44Ngunit sinasabi ko sa inyo: Ibigin ninyo ang inyong mga kaaway. Pagpalain ninyo ang mga napopoot sa inyo. Gawan ninyo ng mabuti ang mga nagagalit sa inyo. Ipanalangin ninyo ang mga umaalipusta sa inyo at ang mga umuusig sa inyo. 45Ito ay upang kayo ay magiging mga anak ng inyong Ama na nasa langit sapagkat pinasisikat niya ang kaniyang araw sa mga masama at sa mga mabuti. At binibigyan niya ng ulan ang mga matuwid at ang mga hindi matuwid. 46Ito ay sapagkat kung ang iibigin lamang ninyo ay ang mga umiibig sa inyo, anong gantimpala ang inyong makakamit? Hindi ba ganyan din ang ginagawa ng mga maniningil ng buwis? 47Kapag ang mga kapatid lamang ninyo ang inyong babatiin, ano ang kahigitan ninyo sa iba? Hindi ba ganyan din ang ginagawa ng mga maniningil ng buwis? 48Kaya nga, kayo ay magpakasakdal tulad ng inyong Ama na nasa langit ay sakdal.

1 comment:

Ed Lucena said...

Jesus asks His followers to live by an even higher law. When He tells them to "offer no resistance to one who is evil" (v 39), He is advising them against responding to evil in a spirit of hatred and revenge. To turn the other cheek means to act for the good of the one who inflicted the injury, and to take a positive step toward healing. Evil can be overcome not by evil but by good.

Jesus' way is a reversal of the old law which allows one to respond to violence in the same vein. But this only gives rise to sinful action and leads to a more complicated situation or a spiral of violence. In repudiating the old teaching, Jesus puts forward a "new righteousness" based on compassion and love.

SOURCE: "365 Days with the Lord

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