Reacting in the Transcendent Life 1
Bible Verses
Ephesians 2:5 Even when we were dead in offenses, made us alive
together with Christ (by grace you have been saved) (6) And
raised us up together with Him and seated us together with
Him in the heavenlies in Christ Jesus,
Please also read Matt. 5:38-48
Words of Ministry
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Many brothers and sisters have problems with their reactions
because they do not know the Lord. They cannot bear turning
the left cheek, giving away the cloak, or walking the second
mile. They keep saying, “How unreasonable are these people!”
I have a frank word for these ones: This is what the Lord
demands of us. A person may strike your right cheek and be
satisfied. But the Lord tells you to turn your left cheek to
him as well…. All those who have trouble with the second
cheek, the second garment, and the second mile do not have
any trouble with men, but with the Lord, for it is He who
makes these demands.
Why is the Lord so severe? Because He knows that the life He
has given us is a transcendent life. Unless this life
transcends, there is no peace. This life is happy only when
it transcends. The more you try to embarrass, disgrace, or
hurt this life, the more its power is manifested.
This is what it means to be a Christian. It is not merely a
matter of not being angry and of forbearing and enduring, but
of transcending all things. Others may compel us to walk a
mile, but we will walk two miles. Others may want to take one
of our garments, but we will give them two. Others may want
to strike our right cheek, but we will give them our left
cheek also. Brothers, this life is transcendent; it soars.
This is how believers react.
