Jesus rebukes the Pharisees for applying instructions for the judges of Israel to their personal behavior. They claim they can be as proportionally vindictive to in the name of seeking retribution and still consider themselves blameless. Jesus says the guiding principle is not "an eye for an eye" but rather "turn the other cheek."
Lecture notes: https://www.wednesdayintheword.com/matthew29/
Teacher: Krisan Marotta; Series: Gospel of Matthew
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