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Comparing The Sermon On The Mount And The Sermon On The Plain
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The striking similarities and the diverse detail between the context of the Sermon on the Mount (Gen. 5-7) and the Sermon on the Plain (Lk. 6:20-49) have raised many questions. The possibility that these separate recordings could be from the same sermon, or they could be the same sermon given to ....
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....of the Lord. When the Lord uses the phrase “love your enemies,” He does not mean to have a good feeling towards them but rather do good to them (Elwell, 814). Both accounts record the same examples of “turning your cheek” and “giving up your cloak.”
“But what I tell you is this: Do not resist those who wrong you. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn and offer him the other also. If anyone wants to sue you and takes your shirt, let him have your cloak as well”(Matt. 5:39,40 Ox.).
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