Tuesday, June 28th, 2022
In Matthew 5, Jesus sermonizes the Kingdom of God in a repudiation of what the Pharisees had been teaching for centuries. Each section starts with "You have heard it said..." because what the Pharisees were teaching was their own oral law, not Scripture. At the end of chapter 5 Jesus speaks on how we are to treat our enemies. He says, "You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute