“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy’” (Matthew 5:43). Does the world not operate this way? Hate is often the order…
“WHY ARE YOU FRIGHTENED?” The Gospel reading from Luke 24 for April 14, the Third Sunday of Easter, tells of an incident that happened on Easter Sunday evening – after…
“Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you” (Matthew 5:42). We are not being instructed to give everything…
“And if anyone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak also. Whoever forces you to go one mile, go with him two” (Matthew 5:40-41).…
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ But I say to you, do not show opposition against an evil person; but whoever slaps…
“Again, you have heard that the ancients were told, ‘You shall not make false vows, but shall fulfill your vows to the Lord’” (Matthew 5:33). Take care with what you…
“Now it was said, ‘Whoever sends his wife away is to give her a certificate of divorce’; but I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for…