“One may never need to literally turn the other cheek, give up one’s coat, or go the extra mile, but one must be willing to selflessly suffer personal loss with faith that the loving heavenly Father will meet one’s needs and deal with the injustice in his own time" (p.175).
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Turn the other cheek...
This week I am studying to preach on Matthew 5:38-42. As I work on preaching through Matthew, I have been enjoying the new commentary on Matthew by David L. Turner (who happens to be my supervising professor for the ThM program at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary). Here is what he says near the end of his comments on this section:
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good stuff, thanks! this was encouraging to me today.
ReplyDeletelooking forward to your blogging and excited about the new church!