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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,HUNT+TON ,SMI? 

,TEXT 3 

 ,:5 ,I UND]/OOD ! LAW ( ,JESUS AS ! LAW ( ,JESUS1 & NOT AS ! LAW ( ,JESUS & ( ,MOSES1 :5 ,I UND]/OOD ! COMM&M5T ( ?IS LAW :I* ABSOLUTELY ABROGAT$ ! LAW ( ,MOSES1 !N ! ,GOSPELS1 BE=E TO ME SO OBSCURE1 DIFFUSE1 & CONTRADICTORY1 BL5D$ 9TO A H>MONI\S :OLE1 ! SUB/ANCE ( :OSE DOCTR9E1 UNTIL !N 9COMPREH5SIBLE1 ,I F\ND TO BE =MULAT$ 9 T]MS SIMPLE1 CLE>1 & ACCESSIBLE TO EV]Y SE>*] AFT] TRU?4.<#d.> 

,?R\<\T ! ,GOSPELS WE >E CALL$ UPON TO CONSID] ! COMM&M5TS ( ,JESUS & ! NECESSITY ( PRACTIC+ !M4 ,ALL ! !OLOGIANS DISCUSS ! COMM&M5TS ( ,JESUS2 BUT :AT >E !SE COMM&M5TS8 ,I DID NOT KN[ BE=E4 ,I ?\<T ?AT ! COMM&M5T ( ,JESUS WAS TO LOVE ,GOD1 & ONE'S NEI<BOR AS ONE'S SELF4 ,I DID NOT SEE ?AT ?IS C\LD NOT BE A NEW COMM&M5T ( ,JESUS1 S9CE IT WAS GIV5 BY !M ( OLD 9 ,DEUT]ONOMY & ,LEVITICUS4 ,! WORDS3-- 

0,:OSOEV] !RE=E %ALL BREAK ONE ( !SE LEA/ COMM&M5TS1 & %ALL TEA* M5 SO1 HE %ALL BE CALL$ ! LEA/ 9 ! K+DOM ( HEAV53 BUT :OSO.<#g.>EV] %ALL DO & TEA* !M1 ! SAME %ALL BE CALL$ GREAT 9 ! K+DOM ( HEAV510 7,MATT4 V4 #a#i47--!SE WORDS ,I BELIEV$ TO RELATE TO ! ,MOSAIC LAW4 ,BUT IT NEV] HAD OCCURR$ TO ME ?AT ,JESUS HAD PROP\ND$1 CLE>LY & PRECISELY1 NEW LAWS4 ,I DID NOT SEE ?AT 9 ! PASSAGE :]E ,JESUS DECL>ES1 0,YE HAVE HE>D ?AT IT WAS SAID4444 ,BUT ,I SAY UNTO Y\10 HE =MULAT$ A S]IES ( V]Y DEF9ITE COMM&M5TS--FIVE 5TIRELY NEW1 C\NT+ AS ONE ! TWO REF]5CES TO ! ANCI5T LAW AGA9/ ADULT]Y4 ,I HAD HE>D ( ! BEATITUDES ( ,JESUS & ( !IR NUMB]2 !IR EXPLANATION & 5UM]ATION HAD =M$ A P>T ( MY RELIGI\S 9/RUCTION2 BUT ! COMM&M5TS ( ,JESUS--,I HAD NEV] HE>D !M SPOK5 (4 ,TO MY GREAT A/ONI%M5T1 ,I N[ DISCOV]$ !M = MYSELF4 ,9 ! FIF? *APT] ( ,MAT!W ,I F\ND !SE V]SES3-- 

0,YE HAVE HE>D ?AT IT WAS SAID BY !M ( OLD TIME1 ,?\ %ALT NOT KILL2 & :OSOEV] %ALL KILL %ALL BE 9 DANG] ( ! JUDGM5T3 ,BUT ,I SAY UNTO Y\1 ,?AT :OSOEV] IS ANGRY ) HIS BRO!R )\T A CAUSE %ALL BE 9 DANG] ( ! JUDGM5T3 & :OSOEV] %ALL SAY TO HIS BRO!R1 ,RACA1 %ALL BE 9 DANG] ( ! C\NCIL3 BUT :OSOEV] %ALL SAY1 ,?\ FOOL1 %ALL BE 9 DANG] ( ! ,GEH5NA ( FIRE4 ,!RE=E IF ?\ BR+ ?Y GIFT TO ! ALT>1 & !RE REMEMB]E/ ?AT ?Y BRO!R HA? AU<T AGA9/ !E2 ,LEAVE !RE ?Y GIFT BE=E ! ALT>1 & GO ?Y WAY2 FIR/ BE RECONCIL$ TO ?Y BRO!R1 & !N COME & (F] ?Y GIFT4 ,AGREE ) ?9E ADV]S>Y QUICKLY1 :ILE ?\ >T 9 ! WAY ) HIM2 LE/ AT ANY TIME.<#g#a.> ! ADV]S>Y DELIV] !E TO ! JUDGE1 & ! JUDGE DELIV] !E TO ! (FIC]1 & ?\ BE CA/ 9TO PRISON4 ,V]ILY ,I SAY UNTO !E1 ,?\ %ALT BY NO MEANS COME \T !NCE1 TILL ?\ HA/ PAID ! UTT]MO/ F>?+40 7,MATT4 V4 #b#a-#b#f47 

,:5 ,I UND]/OOD ! COMM&M5T1 0,RESI/ NOT EVIL10 IT SEEM$ TO ME ?AT !SE V]SES MU/ HAVE A MEAN+ AS CLE> & 9TELLIGIBLE AS HAS ! COMM&M5T JU/ CIT$4 ,! MEAN+ ,I HAD =M]LY GIV5 TO ! PASSAGE WAS1 ?AT EV]Y ONE \<T TO AVOID ANGRY FEEL+S AGA9/ O!RS1 \<T NEV] TO UTT] ABUSIVE LANGUAGE1 & \<T TO LIVE 9 PEACE ) ALL M51 )\T EXCEPTION4 ,BUT !RE WAS 9 ! TEXT A PHRASE :I* EXCLUD$ ?IS MEAN+1 0,:OSOEV] %ALL BE ANGRY ) HIS BRO!R  
)\T A CAUSE0--! WORDS C\LD NOT !N BE AN EXHORTATION TO ABSOLUTE PEACE4 ,I WAS GREATLY P]PLEX$1 & ,I TURN$ TO ! COMM5TATORS1 ! !OLOGIANS1 = ! REMOVAL ( MY D\BTS4 ,TO MY SURPRISE ,I F\ND ?AT ! COMM5TATORS W]E *IEFLY OCCUPI$ ) ! 5DEAVOR TO DEF9E UND] :AT CONDITIONS ANG] WAS P]MISSIBLE4 ,ALL ! COMM5TATORS ( ! ,*UR* DWELT UPON ! QUALIFY+ PHRASE 0)\T A CAUSE10 & EXPLA9$ ! MEAN+ TO BE ?AT ONE MU/ NOT BE (F5D$ )\T A REASON1 ?AT ONE MU/ NOT BE ABUSIVE1 BUT ?AT ANG] IS NOT ALWAYS UNJU/2 &1 TO CONFIRM !IR VIEW1 !Y QUOT$ 9/ANCES ( ANG] ON ! P>T ( SA9TS & APO/LES4 ,I SAW PLA9LY ?AT ! COMM5TATORS :O AU?ORIZ$ ANG] 0= ! GLORY ( ,GOD0 AS NOT REPREH5SIBLE1 AL?\< 5TIRELY CONTR>Y TO !.<#g#b.> SPIRIT ( ! ,GOSPEL1 BAS$ !IR >GUM5T ON ! PHRASE 0)\T A CAUSE10 9 ! TW5TY-SECOND V]SE4 ,!SE WORDS *ANGE 5TIRELY ! MEAN+ ( ! PASSAGE4 

,BE NOT ANGRY )\T CAUSE8 ,JESUS EXHORTS US TO P>DON EV]Y ONE1 TO P>DON )\T RE/RICTION OR LIMIT4 ,HE P>DON$ ALL :O DID HIM WRONG1 & *ID$ ,PET] = BE+ ANGRY ) ,MAL*US :5 ! =M] S\<T TO DEF5D HIS ,MA/] AT ! TIME ( ! BETRAYAL1 :51 IF AT ANY TIME1 IT W\LD SEEM ?AT ANG] MI<T HAVE BE5 JU/IFIABLE4 ,& YET DID ?IS SAME ,JESUS =MALLY TEA* M5 NOT TO BE ANGRY 0)\T A CAUSE10 & !REBY SANCTION ANG] = A CAUSE8 ,DID ,JESUS 5JO9 PEACE UPON ALL M51 & !N1 9 ! PHRASE 0)\T A CAUSE10 9T]POLATE ! RES]VATION ?AT ?IS RULE DID NOT APPLY TO ALL CASES2 ?AT !RE W]E CIRCUM/ANCES UND] :I* ONE MI<T BE ANGRY ) A BRO!R1 & SO GIVE ! COMM5TATORS ! RI<T TO SAY ?AT ANG] IS SOMETIMES EXP$I5T8 

,BUT :O IS TO DECIDE :5 ANG] IS EXP$I5T & :5 IT IS NOT EXP$I5T8 ,I NEV] YET 5C\NT]$ AN ANGRY P]SON :O DID NOT BELIEVE HIS WRA? TO BE JU/IFIABLE4 ,EV]Y ONE :O IS ANGRY ?9KS ANG] LEGITIMATE & S]VICEABLE4 ,EVID5TLY ! QUALIFY+ PHRASE 0)\T A CAUSE0 DE/ROYS ! 5TIRE =CE ( ! V]SE4 ,& YET !RE W]E ! WORDS 9 ! SACR$ TEXT1 & ,I C\LD NOT EFFACE !M4 ,! EFFECT WAS ! SAME AS IF ! WORD 0GOOD0 HAD BE5 ADD$ TO ! PHRASE4 0,LOVE ?Y NEI<BOR0--LOVE ?Y GOOD NEI<BOR1 ! NEI<BOR ?AT AGREES ) !E6 

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,! 5TIRE SIGNIFICATION ( ! PASSAGE WAS *ANG$ BY ?IS PHRASE1 0)\T A CAUSE40 ,V]SES #bc & #b#d1 :I* EXHORT US TO BE RECONCIL$ ) ALL M5 BE=E APPEAL+ = DIV9E AID1 ALSO LO/ !IR DIRECT & IMP]ATIVE MEAN+ & ACQUIR$ A CONDITIONAL IMPORT ?R\< ! 9FLU5CE ( ! =EGO+ QUALIFICATION4 ,IT HAD SEEM$ TO ME1 H[EV]1 ?AT ,JESUS =BADE ALL ANG]1 ALL EVIL S5TIM5T1 &1 ?AT IT MI<T NOT CONT9UE 9 \R HE>TS1 EXHORT$ US BE=E 5T]+ 9TO COMMUNION ) ,GOD TO ASK \RSELVES IF !RE W]E ANY P]SON :O MI<T BE ANGRY ) US4 ,IF SU* W]E ! CASE1 :E!R ?IS ANG] W]E ) CAUSE OR )\T CAUSE1 HE COMM&$ US TO BE RECONCIL$4 ,9 ?IS MANN] ,I HAD 9T]PRET$ ! PASSAGE2 BUT IT N[ SEEM$1 ACCORD+ TO ! COMM5TATORS1 ?AT ! 9JUNCTION MU/ BE TAK5 AS A CONDITIONAL AFFIRMATION4 ,! COMM5TATORS ALL EXPLA9$ ?AT WE \<T TO TRY TO BE AT PEACE ) EV]YBODY2 BUT1 !Y ADD$1 IF ?IS IS IMPOSSIBLE1 IF1 ACTUAT$ BY EVIL 9/9CTS1 ANY ONE IS AT 5MITY ) Y\1 TRY TO BE RECONCIL$ ) HIM 9 SPIRIT1 9 IDEA1 & !N ! 5MITY ( O!RS WILL BE NO OB/ACLE TO DIV9E COMMUNION4 

,NOR WAS ?IS ALL4 ,! WORDS1 0,:OSOEV] %ALL SAY TO HIS BRO!R1 ,RACA1 %ALL BE 9 DANG] ( ! C\NCIL10 ALWAYS SEEM$ TO ME /RANGE & ABSURD4 ,IF WE >E =BIDD5 TO BE ABUSIVE1 :Y ?IS EXAMPLE ) ITS ORD9>Y & H>MLESS EPI!T2 :Y ?IS T]RIBLE ?REAT AGA9/ ?OSE ?AT UTT] ABUSE SO FEEBLE AS ?AT IMPLI$ 9 ! WORD RACA1 :I* MEANS A GOOD-=-NO?+8 ,ALL ?IS WAS OBSCURE TO ME4 

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,I WAS CONV9C$ ?AT ,I HAD BE=E ME A PROBLEM SIMIL> TO ?AT :I* HAD CONFRONT$ ME 9 ! WORDS1 0,JUDGE NOT40 ,I FELT ?AT H]E AGA9 ! SIMPLE1 GR&1 PRECISE1 & PRACTICAL MEAN+ ( ,JESUS HAD BE5 HIDD51 & ?AT ! COMM5TATORS W]E GROP+ 9 GLOOM4 ,IT SEEM$ TO ME ?AT ,JESUS1 9 SAY+1 0BE RECONCIL$ TO ?Y BRO!R10 C\LD NOT HAVE MEANT1 0BE RECONCIL$ 9 IDEA10--AN EXPLANATION NOT AT ALL CLE>1 SUPPOS+ IT W]E TRUE4 ,I UND]/OOD :AT ,JESUS MEANT :51 US+ ! WORDS ( ! PROPHET1 HE SAID1 0,I WILL HAVE M]CY1 & NOT SACRIFICE20 ?AT IS1 ,I WILL ?AT M5 %ALL LOVE ONE ANO!R4 ,IF Y\ W\LD HAVE Y\R ACTS ACCEPTABLE TO ,GOD1 !N1 BE=E (F]+ PRAY]1 9T]ROGATE Y\R CONSCI5CE2 & IF Y\ F9D ?AT ANY ONE IS ANGRY ) Y\1 GO & MAKE Y\R PEACE ) HIM1 & !N PRAY AS Y\ DESIRE4 ,AFT] ?IS CLE> 9T]PRETATION1 :AT WAS ,I TO UND]/& BY ! COMM5T1 0BE RECONCIL$ 9 IDEA08 

,I SAW ?AT :AT SEEM$ TO ME ! ONLY CLE> & DIRECT MEAN+ ( ! V]SE WAS DE/ROY$ BY ! PHRASE1 0)\T A CAUSE40 ,IF ,I C\LD ELIM9ATE ?AT1 !RE W\LD BE NO DIFFICULTY 9 ! WAY ( A LUCID 9T]PRETATION4 ,BUT ALL ! COMM5TATORS W]E UNIT$ AGA9/ ANY SU* C\RSE2 & ! CANONICAL TEXT AU?ORIZ$ ! R5D]+ TO :I* ,I OBJECT$4 ,I C\LD NOT DROP !SE WORDS >BITR>ILY1 & YET1 IF !Y W]E EXCLUD$1 EV]Y?+ W\LD BECOME CLE>4 ,I !RE=E S\<T = SOME 9T]PRETATION :I* W\LD NOT CONFLICT ) ! S5SE ( ! 5TIRE PASSAGE4 

.<#g#e.> ,I CONSULT$ ! DICTION>Y4 ,9 ORD9>Y ,GREEK1 ! WORD 8888 MEANS 0HE$LESSLY1 9CONSID]ATELY40 ,I TRI$ TO F9D SOME T]M ?AT W\LD NOT DE/ROY ! S5SE2 BUT ! WORDS1 0)\T A CAUSE10 PLA9LY HAD ! MEAN+ ATTRIBUT$ TO !M4 ,9 ,NEW ,TE/AM5T ,GREEK ! SIGNIFICATION ( 8888 IS EXACTLY ! SAME4 ,I CONSULT$ ! CONCORDANCES4 ,! WORD OCCURS BUT ONCE 9 ! ,GOSPELS1 NAMELY1 9 ?IS PASSAGE4 ,9 ! FIR/ EPI/LE TO ! ,COR9?IANS1 XV4 #b1 IT OCCURS 9 EXACTLY ! SAME S5SE4 ,IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO 9T]PRET IT O!RWISE1 & IF WE ACCEPT IT1 WE MU/ CONCLUDE ?AT ,JESUS UTT]$ 9 VAGUE WORDS A COMM&M5T EASILY SO CON/RU$ AS TO BE ( NO EFFECT4 ,TO ADMIT ?IS SEEM$ TO ME EQUIVAL5T TO REJECT+ ! 5TIRE ,GOSPEL4 ,!RE REMA9$ ONE MORE RES\RCE--WAS ! WORD TO BE F\ND 9 ALL ! MANUSCRIPTS8 ,I CONSULT$ ,GRIESBA*1 :O RECORDS ALL RECOGNIZ$ V>IANTS1 & DISCOV]$ TO MY JOY ?AT ! PASSAGE 9 QUE/ION WAS NOT 9V>IABLE1 & ?AT ! V>IATION DEP5D$ UPON ! WORD 88884 ,9 MO/ ( ! ,GOSPEL TEXTS & ! CITATIONS ( ! ,FA!RS1 ?IS WORD DOES NOT OCCUR4 ,I CONSULT$ ,TIS*5DORF = ! MO/ ANCI5T READ+3 ! WORD 8888 DID NOT APPE>4 

,?IS WORD1 SO DE/RUCTIVE TO ! MEAN+ ( ! DOCTR9E ( ,JESUS1 IS !N AN 9T]POLATION :I* HAD NOT CREPT 9TO ! BE/ COPIES ( ! ,GOSPEL AS LATE AS ! FIF? C5TURY4 ,SOME COPYI/ ADD$ ! WORD2 O!RS APPROV$ IT & UND]TOOK ITS EXPLANATION4 ,JESUS DID NOT UTT]1 C\LD NOT HAVE UTT]$1 ?IS T]RIBLE WORD2 & ! PRIM>Y MEAN+ ( ! PAS.<#g#f.>SAGE1 ITS SIMPLE1 DIRECT1 IMPRESSIVE MEAN+1 IS ! TRUE 9T]PRETATION4 

,N[ ?AT ,I UND]/OOD ,JESUS TO =BID ANG]1 :ATEV] ! CAUSE1 & )\T DI/9CTION ( P]SONS1 ! W>N+ AGA9/ ! USE ( ! WORDS 0RACA0 & 0FOOL0 HAD A PURPORT QUITE DI/9CT FROM ANY PROHIBITION ) REG>D TO ! UTT]ANCE ( ABUSIVE EPI!TS4 ,! /RANGE ,HEBREW WORD1 RACA1 :I* IS NOT TRANSLAT$ 9 ! ,GREEK TEXT1 S]VES TO REVEAL ! MEAN+4 ,RACA MEANS1 LIT]ALLY1 0VA91 EMPTY1 ?AT :I* DOES NOT EXI/40 ,IT WAS MU* US$ BY ! ,HEBREWS TO EXPRESS EXCLUSION4 ,IT IS EMPLOY$ 9 ! PLURAL =M 9 ,JUDGES IX4 #d1 9 ! S5SE1 0EMPTY & VA940 ,?IS WORD ,JESUS =BIDS US TO APPLY TO ANY ONE1 AS HE =BIDS US TO USE ! WORD 0FOOL10 :I*1 LIKE 0RACA10 RELIEVES US ( ALL ! OBLIGATIONS ( HUMANITY4 ,WE GET ANGRY1 WE DO EVIL TO M51 & !N TO EXCUSE \RSELVES WE SAY ?AT ! OBJECT ( \R ANG] IS AN EMPTY P]SON1 ! REFUSE ( A MAN1 A FOOL4 ,IT IS PRECISELY SU* WORDS AS !SE ?AT ,JESUS =BIDS US TO APPLY TO M54 ,HE EXHORTS US NOT TO BE ANGRY ) ANY ONE1 & NOT TO EXCUSE \R ANG] ) ! PLEA ?AT WE HAVE TO DO ) A VA9 P]SON1 A P]SON B]EFT ( REASON4 

,& SO 9 PLACE ( 9SIGNIFICANT1 VAGUE1 & UNC]TA9 PHRASES SUBJECT TO >BITR>Y 9T]PRETATION1 ,I F\ND 9 ,MAT!W V4 #b#a-#b#f ! FIR/ COMM&M5T ( ,JESUS3 ,LIVE 9 PEACE ) ALL M54 ,DO NOT REG>D ANG] AS JU/IFIABLE UND] ANY CIRCUM/ANCES4 ,NEV] LOOK UPON A HUMAN BE+ AS WOR?LESS OR AS A FOOL4 ,NOT ONLY REFRA9 FROM ANG] Y\RSELF1 BUT.<#g#g.> DO NOT REG>D ! ANG] ( O!RS T[>D Y\ AS VA94 ,IF ANY ONE IS ANGRY ) Y\1 EV5 )\T REASON1 BE RECONCIL$ TO HIM1 ?AT ALL HO/ILE FEEL+S MAY BE EFFAC$4 ,AGREE QUICKLY ) ?OSE ?AT HAVE A GRIEVANCE AGA9/ Y\1 LE/ ANIMOSITY PREVAIL TO Y\R LOSS4 

,! FIR/ COMM&M5T ( ,JESUS BE+ ?US FRE$ FROM OBSCURITY1 ,I WAS ABLE TO UND]/& ! SECOND1 :I* ALSO BEG9S ) A REF]5CE TO ! ANCI5T LAW3-- 

0,YE HAVE HE>D ?AT IT WAS SAID BY !M ( OLD TIME1 ,?\ %ALT NOT COMMIT ADULT]Y3 ,BUT ,I SAY UNTO Y\1 ,?AT :OSOEV] LOOKE? ON A WOMAN TO LU/ AFT] H] HA? COMMITT$ ADULT]Y ) H] ALREADY 9 HIS HE>T4 ,& IF ?Y RI<T EYE (F5D !E1 PLUCK IT \T1 & CA/ IT FROM !E3 = IT IS PR(ITABLE = !E ?AT ONE ( ?Y MEMB]S %\LD P]I%1 & NOT ?AT ?Y :OLE BODY %\LD BE CA/ 9TO HELL4 ,& IF ?Y RI<T H& (F5D !E1 CUT IT (F1 & CA/ IT FROM !E3 = IT IS PR(ITABLE = !E ?AT ONE ( ?Y MEMB]S %\LD P]I%1 & NOT ?AT ?Y :OLE BODY %\LD BE CA/ 9TO HELL4 ,IT HA? BE5 SAID1.<#e.> ,:OSOEV] %ALL PUT AWAY HIS WIFE1 SAV+ = ! CAUSE ( =NICATION1 CAUSE? H] TO COMMIT ADULT]Y3 & :OSOEV] %ALL M>RY H] ?AT IS DIVORC$ COMMITTE? ADULT]Y4 7,MATT4 V4 #b#g-#c#b47 

,BY !SE WORDS ,I UND]/OOD ?AT A MAN \<T NOT1 EV5 9 IMAG9ATION1 TO ADMIT ?AT HE C\LD APPROA* ANY WOMAN SAVE H] TO :OM HE HAD ONCE BE5 UNIT$1 & H] HE MI<T NEV] AB&ON TO.<#g#h.> TAKE ANO!R1 AL?\< P]MITT$ TO DO SO BY ! ,MOSAIC LAW4 

,9 ! FIR/ COMM&M5T1 ,JESUS C\NSEL$ US TO EXT+UI% ! G]M ( ANG]1 & ILLU/RAT$ HIS MEAN+ BY ! FATE ( ! MAN :O IS DELIV]$ TO ! JUDGES2 9 ! SECOND COMM&M5T1 ,JESUS DECL>ES ?AT DEBAU*]Y >ISES FROM ! DISPOSITION ( M5 & WOM5 TO REG>D ONE ANO!R AS 9/RUM5TS ( VOLUPTU\SNESS1 &1 ?IS BE+ SO1 WE \<T TO GU>D AGA9/ EV]Y IDEA ?AT EXCITES TO S5SUAL DESIRE1 &1 ONCE UNIT$ TO A WOMAN1 NEV] TO AB&ON H] ON ANY PRETEXT1 = WOM5 ?US AB&ON$ >E S\<T BY O!R M51 & SO DEBAU*]Y IS 9TRODUC$ 9TO ! WORLD4 

,! WISDOM ( ?IS COMM&M5T IMPRESS$ ME PR(\NDLY4 ,IT W\LD SUPPRESS ALL ! EVILS 9 ! WORLD ?AT RESULT FROM ! SEXUAL RELATIONS4 ,CONV9C$ ?AT LIC5SE 9 ! SEXUAL RELATIONS LEADS TO CONT5TION1 M51 9 OB$I5CE TO ?IS 9JUNCTION1 W\LD AVOID EV]Y CAUSE = VOLUPTU\SNESS1 &1 KN[+ ?AT ! LAW ( HUMANITY IS TO LIVE 9 C\PLES1 W\LD SO UNITE !MSELVES1 & NEV] DE/ROY ! BOND ( UNION4 ,ALL ! EVILS >IS+ FROM DISS5SIONS CAUS$ BY SEXUAL ATTRACTION W\LD BE SUPPRESS$1 S9CE !RE W\LD BE NEI!R M5 NOR WOM5 DEPRIV$ ( ! SEXUAL RELATION4 

,BUT ,I WAS MU* MORE IMPRESS$1 AS ,I READ ! ,S]MON ON ! ,M\NT1 ) ! WORDS1 0,SAV+ = ! CAUSE ( =NICATION10 :I* P]MITT$ A MAN TO REPUDIATE HIS WIFE 9 CASE ( 9FIDELITY4 ,! V]Y =M 9 :I* ! IDEA WAS EXPRESS$ SEEM$ TO ME.<#g#i.> UNWOR?Y ( ! DIGNITY ( ! OCCASION1 = H]E1 SIDE BY SIDE ) ! PR(\ND TRU?S ( ! ,S]MON ON ! ,M\NT1 OCCURR$1 LIKE A NOTE 9 A CRIM9AL CODE1 ?IS /RANGE EXCEPTION TO ! G5]AL RULE2 BUT ,I %ALL NOT DWELL UPON ! QUE/ION ( =M2 ,I %ALL SPEAK ONLY ( ! EXCEPTION ITSELF1 SO 5TIRELY 9 CONTRADICTION ) ! FUNDAM5TAL IDEA4 

,I CONSULT$ ! COMM5TATORS2 ALL1 ,*RYSO/OM & ! O!RS1 EV5 AU?ORITIES ON EXEGESIS LIKE ,REUSS1 ALL RECOGNIZ$ ! MEAN+ ( ! WORDS TO BE ?AT ,JESUS P]MITT$ DIVORCE 9 CASE ( 9FIDELITY ON ! P>T ( ! WOMAN1 & ?AT1 9 ! EXHORTATION AGA9/ DIVORCE 9 ! N9ETE5? *APT] ( ,MAT!W1 ! SAME WORDS HAD ! SAME SIGNIFICATION4 ,I READ ! ?IRTY-SECOND V]SE ( ! FIF? *APT] AGA9 & AGA91 & REASON REFUS$ TO ACCEPT ! 9T]PRETATION4 ,TO V]IFY MY D\BTS ,I CONSULT$ ! O!R PORTIONS ( ! ,NEW ,TE/AM5T TEXTS1 & ,I F\ND 9 ,MAT!W 7XIX471 ,M>K 7X471 ,LUKE 7XVI471 & 9 ! FIR/ EPI/LE ( ,PAUL TO ! ,COR9?IANS1 AFFIRMATION ( ! DOCTR9E ( ! 9DISSOLUBILITY ( M>RIAGE4 ,9 ,LUKE 7XVI4 #a#h7 IT IS SAID3-- 

0,:OSOEV] PUTTE? AWAY HIS WIFE1 & M>RIE? ANO!R1 COMMITTE? ADULT]Y3 & :OSOEV] M>RIE? H] ?AT IS PUT AWAY FROM H] HUSB& COMMITTE? ADULT]Y40 

,9 ,M>K 7X4 #e-#a#b7 ! DOCTR9E IS ALSO PROCLAIM$ )\T ANY EXCEPTION :ATEV]3-- 

0,= ! H>DNESS ( Y\R HE>T HE .<,MOSES.> WROTE Y\ ?IS PRECEPT4 ,BUT FROM ! BEG9N+ ( ! CREATION ,GOD MADE !M MALE & FEMALE4 ,= ?IS.<#h.> CAUSE %ALL A MAN LEAVE HIS FA!R & MO!R1 & CLEAVE TO HIS WIFE2 ,& !Y TWA9 %ALL BE ONE FLE%3 SO !N !Y >E NO MORE TWA91 BUT ONE FLE%4 ,:AT !RE=E ,GOD HA? JO9$ TOGE!R1 LET NOT MAN PUT ASUND]4 ,& 9 ! H\SE HIS DISCIPLES ASK$ HIM AGA9 ( ! SAME MATT]4 ,& HE SAID UNTO !M1 ,:OSOEV] %ALL PUT AWAY HIS WIFE1 & M>RY ANO!R1 COMMITTE? ADULT]Y AGA9/ H]4 ,& IF A WOMAN %ALL PUT AWAY H] HUSB&1 & BE M>RI$ TO ANO!R1 %E COMMITTE? ADULT]Y40 

,! SAME IDEA IS EXPRESS$ 9 ,MATT4 XIX4 #d-#i4 ,PAUL1 9 ! FIR/ EPI/LE TO ! ,COR9?IANS 7VII4 #a-#a#a71 DEVELOPS SY/EMATICALLY ! IDEA ?AT ! ONLY WAY ( PREV5T+ DEBAU*]Y IS ?AT EV]Y MAN HAVE HIS [N WIFE1 & EV]Y WOMAN HAVE H] [N HUSB&1 & ?AT !Y MUTUALLY SATISFY ! SEXUAL 9/9CT2 !N HE SAYS1 )\T EQUIVOCATION1 0,LET NOT ! WIFE DEP>T FROM H] HUSB&3 ,BUT & IF %E DEP>T1 LET H] REMA9 UNM>RI$1 OR BE RECONCIL$ TO H] HUSB&3 & LET NOT ! HUSB& PUT AWAY HIS WIFE40 

,ACCORD+ TO ,M>K1 & ,LUKE1 & ,PAUL1 DIVORCE IS =BIDD54 ,IT IS =BIDD5 BY ! ASS]TION REPEAT$ 9 TWO ( ! ,GOSPELS1 ?AT HUSB& & WIFE >E ONE FLE% :OM ,GOD HA? JO9$ TOGE!R4 ,IT IS =BIDD5 BY ! DOCTR9E ( ,JESUS1 :O EXHORTS US TO P>DON EV]Y ONE1 )\T EXCEPT+ ! ADULT]\S WOMAN4 ,IT IS =BIDD5 BY ! G5]AL S5SE ( ! :OLE PASSAGE1 :I* EXPLA9S ?AT DIVORCE IS PROVOCATIVE ( DEBAU*]Y1 & = ?IS REASON ?AT DIVORCE ) AN ADULT]\S WOMAN IS PROHIBIT$4 

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,UPON :AT1 !N1 IS BAS$ ! OP9ION ?AT DIVORCE IS P]MISSIBLE 9 CASE ( 9FIDELITY ON ! P>T ( ! WOMAN8 ,UPON ! WORDS :I* HAD SO IMPRESS$ ME 9 ,MATT4 V4 #c#b2 ! WORDS EV]Y ONE TAKES TO MEAN ?AT ,JESUS P]MITS DIVORCE 9 CASE ( ADULT]Y BY ! WOMAN2 ! WORDS1 REPEAT$ 9 ,MATT4 XIX4 #i1 9 A NUMB] ( COPIES ( ! ,GOSPEL TEXT1 & BY MANY ,FA!RS ( ! ,*UR*1--! WORDS1 0UNLESS = ! CAUSE ( ADULT]Y40 ,I /UDI$ !SE WORDS C>EFULLY ANEW4 ,= A LONG TIME ,I C\LD NOT UND]/& !M4 ,IT SEEM$ TO ME ?AT !RE MU/ BE A DEFECT 9 ! TRANSLATION1 & AN ]RONE\S EXEGESIS2 BUT :]E WAS ! S\RCE ( ! ]ROR8 ,I C\LD NOT F9D IT2 & YET ! ]ROR ITSELF WAS V]Y PLA94 

,9 OPPOSITION TO ! ,MOSAIC LAW1 :I* DECL>ES ?AT IF A MAN TAKE AN AV]SION TO HIS WIFE HE MAY WRITE H] A BILL ( DIVORCEM5T & S5D H] \T ( HIS H\SE--9 OPPOSITION TO ?IS LAW ,JESUS IS MADE TO DECL>E1 0,BUT ,I SAY UNTO Y\1 ,?AT :OSOEV] %ALL PUT AWAY HIS WIFE1 SAV+ = ! CAUSE ( =NICATION1 CAUSE? H] TO COMMIT ADULT]Y40 ,I SAW NO?+ 9 !SE WORDS TO ALL[ US TO AFFIRM ?AT DIVORCE WAS EI!R P]MITT$ OR =BIDD54 ,IT IS SAID ?AT :OEV] %ALL PUT AWAY HIS WIFE CAUSES H] TO COMMIT ADULT]Y1 & !N AN EXCEPTION IS MADE ) REG>D TO A WOMAN GUILTY ( ADULT]Y4 ,?IS EXCEPTION1 :I* ?R[S ! GUILT ( M>ITAL 9FIDELITY 5TIRELY UPON ! WOMAN IS1 9 G5]AL1 /RANGE & UNEXPECT$2 BUT H]E1 9 RELATION TO ! CONTEXT1 IT IS SIMPLY ABSURD1 = EV5 ! V]Y D\BTFUL MEAN.<#h#b.>+ :I* MI<T O!RWISE BE ATTRIBUT$ TO IT IS :OLLY DE/ROY$4 ,:OEV] PUTS AWAY HIS WIFE EXPOSES H] TO ! CRIME ( ADULT]Y1 & YET A MAN IS P]MITT$ TO PUT AWAY A WIFE GUILTY ( ADULT]Y1 AS IF A WOMAN GUILTY ( ADULT]Y W\LD NO MORE COMMIT ADULT]Y AFT] %E W]E PUT AWAY4 

,BUT ?IS IS NOT ALL2 :5 ,I HAD EXAM9$ ?IS PASSAGE ATT5TIVELY1 ,I F\ND IT ALSO TO BE LACK+ 9 GRAMMATICAL MEAN+4 ,! WORDS >E1 0,:OEV] %ALL PUT AWAY HIS WIFE1 EXCEPT = ! FAULT ( ADULT]Y1 EXPOSES H] TO ! COMMISSION ( ADULT]Y10--& ! PROPOSITION IS COMPLETE4 ,IT IS A QUE/ION ( ! HUSB&1 ( HIM :O 9 PUTT+ AWAY HIS WIFE EXPOSES H] TO ! COMMISSION ( ! CRIME ( ADULT]Y2 :AT1 !N1 IS ! PURPORT ( ! QUALIFY+ PHRASE1 0EXCEPT = ! FAULT ( ADULT]Y08 ,IF ! PROPOSITION W]E 9 ?IS =M3 ,:OEV] %ALL PUT AWAY HIS WIFE IS GUILTY ( ADULT]Y1 UNLESS ! WIFE H]SELF HAS BE5 UNFAI?FUL--IT W\LD BE GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT4 ,BUT AS ! PASSAGE N[ /&S1 ! SUBJECT 0:OEV]0 HAS NO O!R PR$ICATE ?AN ! WORD 0EXPOSES10 ) :I* ! PHRASE 0EXCEPT = ! FAULT ( ADULT]Y0 CANNOT BE CONNECT$4 ,:AT1 !N1 IS ! PURPORT ( ?IS PHRASE8 ,IT IS PLA9 ?AT :E!R = OR )\T ! FAULT ( ADULT]Y ON ! P>T ( ! WOMAN1 ! HUSB& :O PUTS AWAY HIS WIFE EXPOSES H] TO ! COMMISSION ( ADULT]Y4 

,! PROPOSITION IS ANALOG\S TO ! FOLL[+ S5T5CE3 ,:OEV] REFUSES FOOD TO HIS SON1 BESIDES ! FAULT ( SPITEFULNESS1 EXPOSES HIM TO ! POSSIBILITY.<#h#c.> ( BE+ CRUEL4 ,?IS S5T5CE EVID5TLY CANNOT MEAN ?AT A FA!R MAY REFUSE FOOD TO HIS SON IF ! LATT] IS SPITEFUL4 ,IT CAN ONLY MEAN ?AT A FA!R :O REFUSES FOOD TO HIS SON1 BESIDES BE+ SPITEFUL T[>DS HIS SON1 EXPOSES HIS SON TO ! POSSIBILITY ( BECOM+ CRUEL4 ,& 9 ! SAME WAY1 ! ,GOSPEL PROPOSITION W\LD HAVE A MEAN+ IF WE C\LD REPLACE ! WORDS1 0! FAULT ( ADULT]Y10 BY LIB]T9ISM1 DEBAU*]Y1 OR SOME SIMIL> PHRASE1 EXPRESS+ NOT AN ACT BUT A QUALITY4 

,& SO ,I ASK$ MYSELF IF ! MEAN+ H]E WAS NOT SIMPLY ?AT :OEV] PUTS AWAY HIS WIFE1 BESIDES BE+ HIMSELF GUILTY ( LIB]T9ISM 7S9CE NO ONE PUTS AWAY HIS WIFE EXCEPT TO TAKE ANO!R71 EXPOSES HIS WIFE TO ! COMMISSION ( ADULT]Y8 ,IF1 9 ! ORIG9AL TEXT1 ! WORD TRANSLAT$ 0ADULT]Y0 OR 0=NICATION0 HAD ! MEAN+ ( LIB]T9ISM1 ! MEAN+ ( ! PASSAGE W\LD BE CLE>4 ,& !N ,I MET ) ! SAME EXP]I5CE ?AT HAD HAPP5$ TO ME BE=E 9 SIMIL> 9/ANCES4 ,! TEXT CONFIRM$ MY SUPPOSITIONS & 5TIRELY EFFAC$ MY D\BTS4 

,! FIR/ ?+ ?AT OCCURR$ TO ME 9 READ+ ! TEXT WAS ?AT ! WORD 88888881 TRANSLAT$ 9 COMMON ) U888888881 0ADULT]Y0 OR 0=NICATION10 IS AN 5TIRELY DIFF]5T WORD FROM ! LATT]4 ,BUT P]HAPS !SE TWO WORDS >E US$ AS SYNONYMS 9 ! ,GOSPELS8 ,I CONSULT$ ! DICTION>Y1 & F\ND ?AT ! WORD 88888881 CORRESPOND+ 9 ,HEBREW TO ZANAH1 9 ,LAT9 TO =NICATIO1 9 ,G]MAN TO HUR]EI1 9 ,FR5* TO LIB]T9AGE1 HAS A V]Y PRECISE MEAN+1 & ?AT  
.<#h#d.> IT NEV] HAS SIGNIFI$1 & NEV] CAN SIGNIFY1 ! ACT ( ADULT]Y1 EHEBRU*1 AS ,LU!R & ! ,G]MANS AFT] HIM HAVE R5D]$ ! WORD4 ,IT SIGNIFIES A /ATE ( DEPRAVITY1--A QUALITY1 & NOT AN ACT1--& NEV] CAN BE PROP]LY TRANSLAT$ BY 0ADULT]Y0 OR 0=NICATION40 ,I F\ND1 MOREOV]1 ?AT 0ADULT]Y0 IS EXPRESS$ ?R\<\T ! ,GOSPEL1 AS WELL AS 9 ! PASSAGE UND] CONSID]ATION1 BY ! WORD U8888884 ,I HAD ONLY TO CORRECT ! FALSE TRANSLATION1 :I* HAD EVID5TLY BE5 MADE 9T5TIONALLY1 TO R5D] ABSOLUTELY 9ADMISSIBLE ! MEAN+ ATTRIBUT$ BY COMM5TATORS TO ! TEXT1 & TO %[ ! PROP] GRAMMATICAL RELATION ( 8888888 TO ! SUBJECT ( ! S5T5CE4 

,A P]SON ACQUA9T$ ) ,GREEK W\LD CON/RUE AS FOLL[S3 888888881 0EXCEPT1 \TSIDE10 888881 0! MATT]1 ! CAUSE10 888888881 0( LIB]T9ISM10 888881 0OBLIGES10 888881 0H]10 U888888881 0TO BE AN ADULT]ESS0--:I* R5D]+ GIVES1 WORD = WORD1 ,:OEV] PUTS AWAY HIS WIFE1 BESIDES ! FAULT ( LIB]T9ISM1 OBLIGES H] TO BE AN ADULT]ESS4 

,WE OBTA9 ! SAME MEAN+ FROM ,MATT4 XIX4 #i4 ,:5 WE CORRECT ! UNAU?ORIZ$ TRANSLATION ( 88888881 BY SUB/ITUT+ 0LIB]T9ISM0 = 0=NICATION10 WE SEE AT ONCE ?AT ! PHRASE 88 U8 888 8888888 CANNOT APPLY TO 0WIFE40 ,& AS ! WORDS 88888888 88888 88888888 C\LD SIGNIFY NO?+ ELSE ?AN ! FAULT ( LIB]T9ISM ON ! P>T ( ! HUSB&1 SO ! WORDS 88 U8 888 88888881 9 ! N9ETE5? *APT]1 CAN HAVE NO O!R ?AN ! SAME MEAN+4 ,! PHRASE 88 U8 888 8888888 IS1 WORD = WORD1 0IF ?IS IS  
.<#h#e.> NOT ?R\< LIB]T9ISM0 7TO GIVE ONE'S SELF UP TO LIB]T9ISM74 ,! MEAN+ !N BECOMES CLE>4 ,JESUS REPLIES TO ! !ORY ( ! ,PH>ISEES1 ?AT A MAN :O AB&ONS HIS WIFE TO M>RY ANO!R )\T ! 9T5TION ( GIV+ HIMSELF UP TO LIB]T9ISM DOES NOT COMMIT ADULT]Y--,JESUS REPLIES TO ?IS !ORY ?AT ! AB&ONM5T ( A WIFE1 ?AT IS1 ! CESSATION ( SEXUAL RELATIONS1 EV5 IF NOT = ! PURPOSE ( LIB]T9ISM1 BUT TO M>RY ANO!R1 IS NONE ! LESS ADULT]Y4 ,?US WE COME AT ! SIMPLE MEAN+ ( ?IS COMM&M5T--A MEAN+ :I* ACCORDS ) ! :OLE DOCTR9E1 ) ! WORDS ( :I* IT IS ! COMPLEM5T1 ) GRAMM>1 & ) LOGIC4 ,?IS SIMPLE & CLE> 9T]PRETATION1 H>MONIZ+ SO NATURALLY ) ! DOCTR9E & ! WORDS FROM :I* IT WAS D]IV$1 ,I DISCOV]$ AFT] ! MO/ C>EFUL & PROLONG$ RESE>*4 ,UPON A PREM$ITAT$ ALT]ATION ( ! TEXT HAD BE5 BAS$ AN EXEGESIS :I* DE/ROY$ ! MORAL1 RELIGI\S1 LOGICAL1 & GRAMMATICAL MEAN+ ( ,JESUS' WORDS4 

,& ?US ONCE MORE ,I F\ND A CONFIRMATION ( ! T]RIBLE FACT ?AT ! MEAN+ ( ! DOCTR9E ( ,JESUS IS SIMPLE & CLE>1 ?AT ITS AFFIRMATIONS >E EMPHATIC & PRECISE1 BUT ?AT COMM5T>IES UPON ! DOCTR9E1 9SPIR$ BY A DESIRE TO SANCTION EXI/+ EVIL1 HAVE SO OBSCUR$ IT ?AT DET]M9$ EF=T IS DEM&$ ( HIM :O W\LD KN[ ! TRU?4 ,IF ! ,GOSPELS HAD COME D[N TO US 9 A FRAGM5T>Y CONDITION1 IT W\LD HAVE BE5 EASI] 7SO IT SEEM$ TO ME7 TO RE/ORE ! TRUE MEAN+ ( ! TEXT ?AN TO F9D ?AT MEAN+ N[1 B5EA? ! ACCUMULATIONS.<#h#f.> ( FALLACI\S COMM5TS :I* HAVE APP>5TLY NO PURPOSE SAVE TO CONCEAL ! DOCTR9E !Y >E SUPPOS$ TO EXP\ND4 ,) REG>D TO ! PASSAGE UND] CONSID]ATION1 IT IS PLA9 ?AT TO JU/IFY ! DIVORCE ( SOME ,BYZANT9E EMP]OR ?IS +5I\S PRETEXT WAS EMPLOY$ TO OBSCURE ! DOCTR9E REGULAT+ ! RELATIONS BETWE5 ! SEXES4 ,:5 WE HAVE REJECT$ ! SUGGE/IONS ( ! COMM5TATORS1 WE ESCAPE FROM ! MI/ ( UNC]TA9TY1 & ! SECOND COMM&M5T ( ,JESUS BECOMES PRECISE & CLE>4 0,GU>D AGA9/ LIB]T9ISM4 ,LET EV]Y MAN JU/IFI$ 9 5T]+ 9TO ! SEXUAL RELATION HAVE ONE WIFE1 & EV]Y WIFE ONE HUSB&1 & UND] NO PRETEXT :ATEV] LET ?IS UNION BE VIOLAT$ BY EI!R40 

,IMM$IATELY AFT] ! SECOND COMM&M5T IS ANO!R REF]5CE TO ! ANCI5T LAW1 FOLL[$ BY ! ?IRD COMM&M5T3-- 

0,AGA91 YE HAVE HE>D ?AT IT HA? BE5 SAID.<#f.> BY !M ( OLD TIME1 ,?\ %ALT NOT =SWE> ?YSELF1 BUT %ALT P]=M UNTO ! ,LORD ?9E OA?S3 ,BUT ,I SAY UNTO Y\1 ,SWE> NOT AT ALL2 NEI!R BY HEAV52 = IT IS ,GOD'S ?RONE3 ,NOR BY ! E>?2 = IT IS HIS FOOT/OOL3 NEI!R BY ,J]USALEM2 = IT IS ! CITY ( ! GREAT K+4 ,NEI!R %ALT ?\ SWE> BY ?Y HEAD1 BECAUSE ?\ CAN/ NOT MAKE ONE HAIR :ITE OR BLACK4 ,BUT LET Y\R COMMUNICATIONS BE1 ,YEA1 YEA2 ,NAY1 NAY3 = :ATSOEV] IS MORE ?AN !SE COME? ( EVIL40 7,MATT4 V4 #c#c-#c#g47 

.<#h#g.> ,?IS PASSAGE ALWAYS TR\BL$ ME :5 ,I READ IT4 ,IT DID NOT TR\BLE ME BY ITS OBSCURITY1 LIKE ! PASSAGE AB\T DIVORCE2 OR BY CONFLICT+ ) O!R PASSAGES1 LIKE ! AU?ORIZATION ( ANG] = CAUSE2 OR BY ! DIFFICULTY 9 ! WAY ( OB$I5CE1 AS 9 ! CASE ( ! COMM& TO TURN ! O!R *EEK2--IT TR\BL$ ME RA!R BY ITS V]Y CLE>NESS1 SIMPLICITY1 & PRACTICALITY4 ,SIDE BY SIDE ) RULES :OSE MAGNITUDE & IMPORTANCE ,I FELT PR(\NDLY1 WAS ?IS SAY+1 :I* SEEM$ TO ME SUP]FLU\S1 FRIVOL\S1 WEAK1 & )\T CONSEQU5CE TO ME OR TO O!RS4 ,I NATURALLY DID NOT SWE>1 EI!R BY ,J]USALEM1 OR BY HEAV51 OR BY ANY?+ ELSE1 & IT CO/ ME NOT ! LEA/ EF=T TO REFRA9 FROM DO+ SO2 ON ! O!R H&1 IT SEEM$ TO ME ?AT :E!R ,I SWORE OR DID NOT SWE> C\LD NOT BE ( ! SLI<TE/ IMPORTANCE TO ANY ONE4 ,& DESIR+ TO F9D AN EXPLANATION ( ?IS RULE1 :I* TR\BL$ ME ?R\< ITS V]Y SIMPLICITY1 ,I CONSULT$ ! COMM5TATORS4 ,!Y W]E 9 ?IS CASE ( GREAT ASSI/ANCE TO ME4 

,! COMM5TATORS ALL F\ND 9 !SE WORDS A CONFIRMATION ( ! ?IRD COMM&M5T ( ,MOSES1--NOT TO SWE> BY ! NAME ( ! ,LORD2 BUT1 9 ADDITION TO ?IS1 !Y EXPLA9$ ?AT ?IS COMM&M5T ( ,JESUS AGA9/ AN OA? WAS NOT ALWAYS OBLIGATORY1 & HAD NO REF]5CE :ATEV] TO ! OA? :I* CITIZ5S >E OBLIG$ TO TAKE BE=E ! AU?ORITIES4 ,& !Y BR\<T TOGE!R ,SCRIPTURE CITATIONS1 NOT TO SUPPORT ! DIRECT MEAN+ ( ,JESUS' COMM&M5T1 BUT TO PROVE :5 IT \<T & \<T NOT TO BE OBEY$4 ,!Y CLAIM$ ?AT ,JESUS HAD HIMSELF  
.<#h#h.> SANCTION$ ! OA? 9 C\RTS ( JU/ICE BY HIS REPLY1 0,?\ HA/ SAID10 TO ! WORDS ( ! ,HI< ,PRIE/1 0,I ADJURE !E BY ! LIV+ ,GOD20 ?AT ! APO/LE ,PAUL 9VOK$ ,GOD TO WITNESS ! TRU? ( HIS WORDS1 :I* 9VOCATION WAS EVID5TLY EQUIVAL5T TO AN OA?2 ?AT ! LAW ( ,MOSES PROSCRIB+ ! OA? WAS NOT ABROGAT$ BY ,JESUS2 & ?AT ,JESUS =BADE ONLY FALSE OA?S1 ! OA?S ( ,PH>ISEES & HYPOCRITES4 ,:5 ,I HAD READ !SE COMM5TS1 ,I UND]/OOD ?AT UNLESS ,I EXCEPT$ FROM ! OA?S =BIDD5 BY ,JESUS ! OA? ( FIDELITY TO ! ,/ATE1 ! COMM&M5T WAS AS 9SIGNIFICANT AS SUP]FICIAL1 & AS EASY TO PRACTICE AS ,I HAD SUPPOS$4 

,& ,I ASK$ MYSELF ! QUE/ION1 ,DOES ?IS PASSAGE CONTA9 AN EXHORTATION TO AB/A9 FROM AN OA? ?AT ! COMM5TATORS ( ! ,*UR* >E SO ZEAL\S TO JU/IFY8 ,DOES IT NOT =BID US TO TAKE ! OA? 9DISP5SABLE TO ! ASSEMBL+ ( M5 9TO POLITICAL GR\PS & ! =MATION ( A MILIT>Y CA/E8 ,! SOLDI]1 ?AT SPECIAL 9/RUM5T ( VIOL5CE1 GOES 9 ,RUSSIA BY ! NICKNAME ( PRISSAIAGA 7SWORN 974 ,IF ,I HAD ASK$ ! SOLDI] AT ! ,BOROVITZKY ,GATE H[ HE SOLV$ ! CONTRADICTION BETWE5 ! ,GOSPELS & MILIT>Y REGULATIONS1 HE W\LD HAVE REPLI$ ?AT HE HAD TAK5 ! OA?1 ?AT IS1 ?AT HE HAD SWORN BY ! ,GOSPELS4 ,?IS IS ! REPLY ?AT SOLDI]S ALWAYS MAKE4 ,! OA? IS SO 9DISP5SABLE TO ! HORRORS ( W> & >M$ CO]CION ?AT 9 ,FRANCE1 :]E ,*RI/IANITY IS \T ( FAVOR1 ! OA? REMA9S 9 FULL =CE4 ,IF ,JESUS DID NOT SAY 9 SO MANY WORDS1 0,DO NOT TAKE AN OA?10 ! PROHIBITION  
.<#h#i.> \<T TO BE A CONSEQU5CE ( HIS TEA*+4 ,HE CAME TO SUPPRESS EVIL1 &1 IF HE DID NOT CONDEMN ! OA?1 HE LEFT A T]RIBLE EVIL UNT\*$4 ,IT MAY BE SAID1 P]HAPS1 ?AT AT ! TIME AT :I* ,JESUS LIV$ ?IS EVIL PASS$ UNP]CEIV$2 BUT ?IS IS NOT TRUE4 ,EPICTETUS & ,S5ECA DECL>E AGA9/ ! TAK+ ( OA?S4 ,A SIMIL> RULE IS 9SCRIB$ 9 ! LAWS ( ,MANI4 ,! ,JEWS ( ! TIME ( ,JESUS MADE PROSELYTES1 & OBLIG$ !M TO TAKE ! OA?4 ,H[ C\LD IT BE SAID ?AT ,JESUS DID NOT P]CEIVE ?IS EVIL :5 HE =BADE IT 9 CLE>1 DIRECT1 & CIRCUM/ANTIAL T]MS8 ,HE SAID1 0,SWE> NOT AT ALL40 ,?IS EXPRESSION IS AS SIMPLE1 CLE>1 & ABSOLUTE AS ! EXPRESSION1 0,JUDGE NOT1 CONDEMN NOT10 & IS AS LITTLE SUBJECT TO EXPLANATION2 MOREOV]1 HE ADD$ TO ?IS1 0,LET Y\R COMMUNICATION BE1 ,YEA1 YEA2 ,NAY1 NAY3 = :ATSOEV] IS MORE ?AN !SE COME? ( EVIL40 

,IF OB$I5CE TO ! DOCTR9E ( ,JESUS CONSI/S 9 P]PETUAL OBS]VANCE ( ! WILL ( ,GOD1 H[ CAN A MAN SWE> TO OBS]VE ! WILL ( ANO!R MAN OR O!R M58 ,! WILL ( ,GOD CANNOT CO9CIDE ) ! WILL ( MAN4 ,& ?IS IS PRECISELY :AT ,JESUS SAID 9 ,MATT4 V4 #c#f3-- 

0,NEI!R %ALT ?\ SWE> BY ?Y HEAD1 BECAUSE ?\ CAN/ NOT MAKE ONE HAIR :ITE OR BLACK40 

,& ! APO/LE ,JAMES SAYS 9 HIS EPI/LE1 V4 #a#b3-- 

0,BUT ABOVE ALL ?+S1 MY BRE?R51 SWE> NOT1 NEI!R BY HEAV51 NEI!R BY E>?1 NEI!R BY ANY O!R OA?3 BUT LET Y\R YEA BE YEA2 & Y\R NAY1 NAY2 LE/ YE FALL 9TO CONDEMNATION40 

.<#i.> ,! APO/LE TELLS US CLE>LY :Y WE MU/ NOT SWE>3 ! OA? 9 ITSELF MAY BE UNIMPORTANT1 BUT BY IT M5 >E CONDEMN$1 & SO WE \<T NOT TO SWE> AT ALL4 ,H[ C\LD WE EXPRESS MORE CLE>LY ! SAY+ ( ,JESUS & HIS APO/LE8 

,MY IDEAS HAD BECOME SO CONFUS$ ?AT = A LONG TIME ,I HAD KEPT BE=E ME ! QUE/ION1 ,DO ! WORDS & ! MEAN+ ( ?IS PASSAGE AGREE8--IT DOES NOT SEEM POSSIBLE4 ,BUT1 AFT] HAV+ READ ! COMM5T>IES ATT5TIVELY1 ,I SAW ?AT ! IMPOSSIBLE HAD BECOME A FACT4 ,! EXPLANATIONS ( ! COMM5TATORS W]E 9 H>MONY ) ?OSE !Y HAD (F]$ CONC]N+ ! O!R COMM&M5TS ( ,JESUS3 JUDGE NOT1 BE NOT ANGRY1 DO NOT VIOLATE ! M>ITAL BONDS4 

,WE HAVE ORGANIZ$ A SOCIAL ORD] :I* WE *]I% & LOOK UPON AS SACR$4 ,JESUS1 :OM WE RECOGNIZE AS ,GOD1 COMES & TELLS US ?AT \R SOCIAL ORGANIZATION IS WRONG4 ,WE RECOGNIZE HIM AS ,GOD1 BUT WE >E NOT WILL+ TO R5\NCE \R SOCIAL 9/ITUTIONS4 ,:AT1 !N1 >E WE TO DO8 ,ADD1 IF WE CAN1 ! WORDS 0)\T A CAUSE0 TO R5D] VOID ! COMM& AGA9/ ANG]2 MUTILATE ! S5SE ( ANO!R LAW1 AS AUDACI\S PREV>ICATORS HAVE DONE BY SUB/ITUT+ = ! COMM& ABSOLUTELY =BIDD+ DIVORCE1 PHRASEOLOGY :I* P]MITS DIVORCE2 & IF !RE IS NO POSSIBLE WAY ( D]IV+ AN EQUIVOCAL MEAN+1 AS 9 ! CASE ( ! COMM&S1 0,JUDGE NOT1 CONDEMN NOT10 & 0,SWE> NOT AT ALL10 !N ) ! UTMO/ EFFRONT]Y OP5LY VIOLATE ! RULE :ILE AFFIRM+ ?AT WE OBEY IT4 

.<#i#a.> ,9 FACT1 ! PR9CIPAL OB/ACLE TO A COMPREH5SION ( ! TRU? ?AT ! ,GOSPEL =BIDS ALL MANN] ( OA?S EXI/S 9 ! FACT ?AT \R PSEUDO-,*RI/IAN COMM5TATORS !MSELVES1 ) UNEXAMPL$ AUDACITY1 TAKE OA? UPON ! ,GOSPEL ITSELF4 ,!Y MAKE M5 SWE> BY ! ,GOSPEL1 ?AT IS TO SAY1 !Y DO JU/ ! CONTR>Y ( :AT ! ,GOSPEL COMM&S4 ,:Y DOES IT NEV] OCCUR TO ! MAN :O IS MADE TO TAKE AN OA? UPON ! CROSS & ! ,GOSPEL ?AT ! CROSS WAS MADE SACR$ ONLY BY ! DEA? ( ONE :O =BADE ALL OA?S1 & ?AT 9 KISS+ ! SACR$ BOOK HE P]HAPS IS PRESS+ HIS LIPS UPON ! V]Y PAGE :]E IS RECORD$ ! CLE> & DIRECT COMM&M5T1 0,SWE> NOT AT ALL08 

,BUT ,I WAS TR\BL$ NO MORE ) REG>D TO ! MEAN+ ( ! PASSAGE COMPRIS$ 9 ,MATT4 V4 #c#c-#c#g :5 ,I F\ND ! PLA9 DECL>ATION ( ! ?IRD COMM&M5T1 ?AT WE %\LD TAKE NO OA?1 S9CE ALL OA?S >E IMPOS$ = AN EVIL PURPOSE4 

,AFT] ! ?IRD COMM&M5T COMES ! F\R? REF]5CE TO ! ANCI5T LAW & ! 5UNCIATION ( ! F\R? COMM&M5T3-- 

0,YE HAVE HE>D ?AT IT HA? BE5 SAID1 ,AN EYE = AN EYE1 & A TOO? = A TOO?3 ,BUT ,I SAY UNTO Y\1 ,?AT YE RESI/ NOT EVIL3 BUT :OSOEV] %ALL SMITE !E ON ?Y RI<T *EEK1 TURN TO HIM ! O!R ALSO4 ,& IF ANY MAN WILL SUE !E AT ! LAW1 & TAKE AWAY ?Y COAT1 LET HIM HAVE ?Y CLOAK ALSO4 ,& :OSOEV] %ALL COMPEL !E TO GO A MILE1 GO ) HIM TWA94 ,GIVE TO HIM ?AT ASKE? !E1 & FROM HIM  
.<#i#b.> ?AT W\LD BORR[ ( !E TURN NOT ?\ AWAY40 7,MATT4 ,V4 #c#h-#d#b47 

,I HAVE ALREADY SPOK5 ( ! DIRECT & PRECISE MEAN+ ( !SE WORDS2 ,I HAVE ALREADY SAID ?AT WE HAVE NO REASON :ATEV] = BAS+ UPON !M AN ALLEGORICAL EXPLANATION4 ,! COMM5TS ?AT HAVE BE5 MADE UPON !M1 FROM ! TIME ( ,*RYSO/OM TO \R DAY1 >E REALLY SURPRIS+4 ,! WORDS >E PLEAS+ TO EV]Y ONE1 & !Y 9SPIRE ALL MANN] ( PR(\ND REFLECTIONS SAVE ONE1--?AT !SE WORDS EXPRESS EXACTLY :AT ,JESUS MEANT TO SAY4 ,! ,*UR* COMM5TATORS1 NOT AT ALL AW$ BY ! AU?ORITY ( ONE :OM !Y RECOGNIZE AS ,GOD1 BOLDLY DI/ORT ! MEAN+ ( HIS WORDS4 ,!Y TELL US1 ( C\RSE1 ?AT !SE COMM&M5TS TO BE> (F5SES & TO REFRA9 FROM REPRISALS >E DIRECT$ AGA9/ ! V9DICTIVE *>ACT] ( ! ,JEWS2 !Y NOT ONLY DO NOT EXCLUDE ALL G5]AL MEASURES = ! REPRESSION ( EVIL & ! PUNI%M5T ( EVIL-DO]S1 BUT !Y EXHORT EV]Y ONE TO 9DIVIDUAL & P]SONAL EF=T TO SU/A9 JU/ICE1 TO APPREH5D AGGRESSORS1 & TO PREV5T ! WICK$ FROM 9FLICT+ EVIL UPON O!RS1--=1 O!RWISE 7!Y TELL US7 !SE SPIRITUAL COMM&M5TS ( ! ,SAVIOR W\LD BECOME1 AS !Y BECAME AMONG ! ,JEWS1 A DEAD LETT]1 & W\LD S]VE ONLY TO PROPAGATE EVIL & TO SUPPRESS VIRTUE4 ,! LOVE ( ! ,*RI/IAN %\LD BE PATT]N$ AFT] ! LOVE ( ,GOD2 BUT DIV9E LOVE CIRCUMSCRIBES & REPROVES EVIL ONLY AS MAY BE REQUIR$ = ! GLORY ( ,GOD & ! SAFETY ( HIS S]VANTS4 ,IF EVIL IS PROPAGAT$1 WE MU/ SET B\NDS  
.<#i#c.> TO EVIL & PUNI% IT1--N[ ?IS IS ! DUTY ( AU?ORITIES4.<#g.> 

,*RI/IAN S*OL>S & FREE-?9K]S >E NOT EMB>RASS$ BY ! MEAN+ ( !SE WORDS ( ,JESUS1 & DO NOT HESITATE TO CORRECT !M4 ,! S5TIM5TS H]E EXPRESS$1 !Y TELL US1 >E V]Y NOBLE1 BUT >E COMPLETELY 9APPLICABLE TO LIFE2 = IF WE PRACTIC$ TO ! LETT] ! COMM&M5T1 0,RESI/ NOT EVIL10 \R 5TIRE SOCIAL FABRIC W\LD BE DE/ROY$4 ,?IS IS :AT ,R5AN1 ,/RAUSS1 & ALL ! LIB]AL COMM5TATORS TELL US4 ,IF1 H[EV]1 WE TAKE ! WORDS ( ,JESUS AS WE W\LD TAKE ! WORDS ( ANY ONE :O SPEAKS TO US1 & ADMIT ?AT HE SAYS EXACTLY :AT HE DOES SAY1 ALL !SE PR(\ND CIRCUMLOCUTIONS VANI% AWAY4 ,JESUS SAYS1 0,Y\R SOCIAL SY/EM IS ABSURD & WRONG4 ,I PROPOSE TO Y\ ANO!R40 ,& !N HE UTT]S ! TEA*+S REPORT$ BY ,MAT!W 7V4 #c#h-#d#b74 ,IT W\LD SEEM ?AT BE=E CORRECT+ !M ONE \<T TO UND]/& !M2 N[ ?IS IS EXACTLY :AT NO ONE WI%ES TO DO4 ,WE DECIDE 9 ADVANCE ?AT ! SOCIAL ORD] :I* CONTROLS \R EXI/5CE1 & :I* IS ABOLI%$ BY !SE WORDS1 IS ! SUP]IOR LAW ( HUMANITY4 

,= MY P>T1 ,I CONSID] \R SOCIAL ORD] TO BE NEI!R WISE NOR SACR$2 & ?AT IS :Y ,I HAVE UND]/OOD ?IS COMM&M5T :5 O!RS HAVE NOT4 ,& :5 ,I HAD UND]/OOD !SE WORDS JU/ AS !Y >E WRITT51 ,I WAS /RUCK ) !IR TRU?1  
.<#i#d.> !IR LUCIDITY1 & !IR PRECISION4 ,JESUS SAID1 0,Y\ WI% TO SUPPRESS EVIL BY EVIL2 ?IS IS NOT REASONABLE4 ,TO ABOLI% EVIL1 AVOID ! COMMISSION ( EVIL40 ,& !N HE 5UM]ATES 9/ANCES :]E WE >E 9 ! HABIT ( RETURN+ EVIL = EVIL1 & SAYS ?AT 9 !SE CASES WE \<T NOT SO TO DO4 

,?IS F\R? COMM&M5T WAS ! ONE ?AT ,I FIR/ UND]/OOD2 & IT REVEAL$ TO ME ! MEAN+ ( ALL ! O!RS4 ,?IS SIMPLE1 CLE>1 & PRACTICAL F\R? COMM&M5T SAYS3 0,NEV] RESI/ EVIL BY =CE1 NEV] RETURN VIOL5CE = VIOL5CE3 IF ANY ONE BEAT Y\1 BE> IT2 IF ONE W\LD DEPRIVE Y\ ( ANY?+1 YIELD TO HIS WI%ES2 IF ANY ONE W\LD =CE Y\ TO LABOR1 LABOR2 IF ANY ONE W\LD TAKE AWAY Y\R PROP]TY1 AB&ON IT AT HIS DEM&40 

,AFT] ! F\R? COMM&M5T WE F9D A FIF? REF]5CE TO ! ANCI5T LAW1 FOLL[$ BY ! FIF? COMM&M5T3-- 

0,YE HAVE HE>D ?AT IT HA? BE5 SAID1.<#h.> ,?\ %ALL LOVE ?Y NEI<BOR & HATE ?9E 5EMY4 ,BUT ,I SAY UNTO Y\1 ,LOVE Y\R 5EMIES1 BLESS !M ?AT CURSE Y\1 DO GOOD TO !M ?AT HATE Y\1 & PRAY = !M :I* DESPITEFULLY USE Y\1 & P]SECUTE Y\2 ,?AT YE MAY BE ! *ILDR5 ( Y\R ,FA!R :I* IS 9 HEAV53 = HE MAKE? HIS SUN TO RISE ON ! EVIL & ON ! GOOD1 & S5DE? RA9 ON ! JU/ & ON ! UNJU/4 ,= IF YE LOVE !M :I* LOVE Y\1 :AT REW>D HAVE YE8 DO NOT EV5 ! PUBLICANS ! SAME8 ,& IF YE SALUTE Y\R BRE?R5 ONLY1 :AT DO YE MORE  
.<#i#e.> ?AN O!RS8 DO NOT EV5 ! PUBLICANS SO8 ,BE YE !RE=E P]FECT1 EV5 AS Y\R ,FA!R :I* IS 9 HEAV5 IS P]FECT40 7,MATT4 V4 #d#c-#d#h47 

,!SE V]SES ,I HAD =M]LY REG>D$ AS A CONT9UATION1 AN EXPOSITION1 AN 5=CEM5T1 ,I MI<T ALMO/ SAY AN EXAGG]ATION1 ( ! WORDS1 0,RESI/ NOT EVIL40 ,BUT AS ,I HAD F\ND A SIMPLE1 PRECISE1 & PRACTICAL MEAN+ 9 EA* ( ! PASSAGES BEG9N+ ) A REF]5CE TO ! ANCI5T LAW1 ,I ANTICIPAT$ A SIMIL> EXP]I5CE H]E4 ,AFT] EA* REF]5CE ( ?IS SORT HAD ?US F> COME A COMM&M5T1 & EA* COMM&M5T HAD BE5 IMPORTANT & DI/9CT 9 MEAN+2 IT \<T TO BE SO N[4 ,! CLOS+ WORDS ( ! PASSAGE1 REPEAT$ BY ,LUKE1 :I* >E TO ! EFFECT ?AT ,GOD MAKES NO DI/9CTION ( P]SONS1 BUT LAVI%ES HIS GIFTS UPON ALL1 & ?AT WE1 FOLL[+ HIS PRECEPTS1 \<T TO REG>D ALL M5 AS EQUALLY WOR?Y1 & TO DO GOOD TO ALL1--!SE WORDS W]E CLE>2 !Y SEEM$ TO ME TO BE A CONFIRMATION & EXPOSITION ( SOME DEF9ITE LAW--BUT :AT WAS ?IS LAW8 ,= A LONG TIME ,I C\LD NOT UND]/& IT4 

,TO LOVE ONE'S 5EMIES8--?IS WAS IMPOSSIBLE4 ,IT WAS ONE ( ?OSE SUBLIME ?\<TS ?AT WE MU/ LOOK UPON ONLY AS AN 9DICATION ( A MORAL IDEAL IMPOSSIBLE ( ATTA9M5T4 ,IT DEM&$ ALL OR NO?+4 ,WE MI<T1 P]HAPS1 REFRA9 FROM DO+ 9JURY TO \R 5EMIES--BUT TO LOVE !M6--NO2 ,JESUS DID NOT COMM& ! IMPOSSIBLE4 ,& BESIDES1 9 ! WORDS REF]R+ TO ! ANCI5T LAW1 0,YE HAVE HE>D ?AT IT HA? BE5 SAID1 ,?\ %ALT 444 HATE  
.<#i#f.> ?9E 5EMY10 !RE WAS CAUSE = D\BT4 ,9 O!R REF]5CES ,JESUS CIT$ TEXTUALLY ! T]MS ( ! ,MOSAIC LAW2 BUT H]E HE APP>5TLY CITES WORDS ?AT HAVE NO SU* AU?ORITY2 HE SEEMS TO CALUMNIATE ! LAW ( ,MOSES4 

,AS ) REG>D TO MY =M] D\BTS1 SO N[ ! COMM5TATORS GAVE ME NO EXPLANATION ( ! DIFFICULTY4 ,!Y ALL AGRE$ ?AT ! WORDS 0HATE ?9E 5EMY0 W]E NOT 9 ! ,MOSAIC LAW1 BUT !Y (F]$ NO SUGGE/ION AS TO ! MEAN+ ( ! UNAU?ORIZ$ PHRASE4 ,!Y SPOKE ( ! DIFFICULTY ( LOV+ ONE'S 5EMIES1 ?AT IS1 WICK$ M5 7?US !Y EM5D$ ,JESUS' WORDS72 & !Y SAID ?AT :ILE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO LOVE \R 5EMIES1 WE MAY REFRA9 FROM WI%+ !M H>M & FROM 9FLICT+ 9JURY UPON !M4 ,MOREOV]1 !Y 9S9UAT$ ?AT WE MI<T & %\LD 0CONV9CE0 \R 5EMIES1 ?AT IS1 RESI/ !M2 !Y SPOKE ( ! DIFF]5T DEGREES ( LOVE = \R 5EMIES :I* WE MI<T ATTA9--FROM ALL ( :I* ! F9AL CONCLUSION WAS ?AT ,JESUS1 = SOME 9EXPLICABLE REASON1 QUOT$ AS FROM ! LAW ( ,MOSES WORDS NOT TO BE F\ND !RE91 & !N UTT]$ A NUMB] ( SUBLIME PHRASES :I* AT BOTTOM >E IMPRACTICABLE & EMPTY ( MEAN+4 

,I C\LD NOT AGREE ) ?IS CONCLUSION4 ,9 ?IS PASSAGE1 AS 9 ! PASSAGES CONTA9+ ! FIR/ F\R COMM&M5TS1 !RE MU/ BE SOME CLE> & PRECISE MEAN+4 ,TO F9D ?IS MEAN+1 ,I SET MYSELF FIR/ ( ALL TO DISCOV] ! PURPORT ( ! WORDS CONTA9+ ! 9EXACT REF]5CE TO ! ANCI5T LAW1 0,YE HAVE HE>D ?AT IT HA? BE5 SAID1 ,?\ %ALT444  
.<#i#g.> HATE ?9E 5EMY40 ,JESUS HAD SOME REASON = PLAC+ AT ! HEAD ( EA* ( HIS COMM&M5TS C]TA9 PORTIONS ( ! ANCI5T LAW TO S]VE AS ! ANTI!SES ( HIS [N DOCTR9E4 ,IF WE DO NOT UND]/& :AT IS MEANT BY ! CITATIONS FROM ! ANCI5T LAW1 WE CANNOT UND]/& :AT ,JESUS PROSCRIB$4 ,! COMM5TATORS SAY FRANKLY 7IT IS IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO SAY SO7 ?AT ,JESUS 9 ?IS 9/ANCE MADE USE ( WORDS NOT TO BE F\ND 9 ! ,MOSAIC LAW1 BUT !Y DO NOT TELL US :Y HE DID SO OR :AT MEAN+ WE >E TO ATTA* TO ! WORDS ?US US$4 

,IT SEEM$ TO ME ABOVE ALL NECESS>Y TO KN[ :AT ,JESUS HAD 9 VIEW :5 HE CIT$ !SE WORDS :I* >E NOT TO BE F\ND 9 ! LAW4 ,I ASK$ MYSELF :AT !SE WORDS C\LD MEAN4 ,9 ALL O!R REF]5CES ( ! SORT1 ,JESUS QUOTES A S+LE RULE FROM ! ANCI5T LAW3 0,?\ %ALT NOT KILL0--0,?\ %ALT NOT COMMIT ADULT]Y0--0,?\ %ALT NOT =SWE> ?YSELF0--0,AN EYE = AN EYE1 A TOO? = A TOO?0--& ) REG>D TO EA* RULE HE PROP\NDS HIS [N DOCTR9E4 ,9 ! 9/ANCE UND] CONSID]ATION1 HE CITES TWO CONTRA/+ RULES3 0,YE HAVE HE>D ?AT IT HA? BE5 SAID1 ,?\ %ALT LOVE ?Y NEI<BOR & HATE ?9E 5EMY10--FROM :I* IT W\LD APPE> ?AT ! CONTRA/ BETWE5 !SE TWO RULES ( ! ANCI5T LAW1 RELATIVE TO ONE'S NEI<BOR & ONE'S 5EMY1 %\LD BE ! BASIS ( ! NEW LAW4 ,TO UND]/& CLE>LY :AT ?IS CONTRA/ WAS1 ,I S\<T = ! MEAN+S ( ! WORDS 0NEI<BOR0 & 05EMY10 AS US$ 9 ! ,GOSPEL TEXT4 ,AFT] CONSULT+ DICTION>IES & ,BIBLICAL TEXTS1 ,I WAS CONV9C$  
.<#i#h.> ?AT 0NEI<BOR0 9 ! ,HEBREW LANGUAGE MEANT1 9V>IABLY & EXCLUSIVELY1 A ,HEBREW4 ,WE F9D ! SAME MEAN+ EXPRESS$ 9 ! ,GOSPEL P>ABLE ( ! ,SAM>ITAN4 ,FROM ! 9QUIRY ( ! ,JEWI% SCRIBE 7,LUKE X4 #b#i71 0,& :O IS MY NEI<BOR80 IT IS PLA9 ?AT HE DID NOT REG>D ! ,SAM>ITAN AS SU*4 ,! WORD 0NEI<BOR0 IS US$ ) ! SAME MEAN+ 9 ,ACTS VII4 #b#g4 0,NEI<BOR10 9 ,GOSPEL LANGUAGE1 MEANS A COMPATRIOT1 A P]SON BELONG+ TO ! SAME NATIONALITY4 ,& SO ! ANTI!SIS US$ BY ,JESUS 9 ! CITATION1 0LOVE ?Y NEI<BOR1 HATE ?9E 5EMY10 MU/ BE 9 ! DI/9CTION BETWE5 ! WORDS 0COMPATRIOT0 & 0=EIGN]40 ,I !N S\<T = ! ,JEWI% UND]/&+ ( 05EMY10 & ,I F\ND MY SUPPOSITION CONFIRM$4 ,! WORD 05EMY0 IS NE>LY ALWAYS EMPLOY$ 9 ! ,GOSPELS 9 ! S5SE1 NOT ( A P]SONAL 5EMY1 BUT1 9 G5]AL1 ( A 0HO/ILE PEOPLE0 7,LUKE I4 #g#a1 #g#d2 ,MATT4 XXII4 #d#d2 ,M>K XII4 #c#f2 ,LUKE XX4 #d#c1 ETC474 ,! USE ( ! WORD 05EMY0 9 ! S+UL> =M1 9 ! PHRASE 0HATE ?9E 5EMY10 CONV9C$ ME ?AT ! MEAN+ IS A 0HO/ILE PEOPLE40 ,9 ! ,OLD ,TE/AM5T1 ! CONCEPTION 0HO/ILE PEOPLE0 IS NE>LY ALWAYS EXPRESS$ 9 ! S+UL> =M4 

,:5 ,I UND]/OOD ?IS1 ,I UND]/OOD :Y ,JESUS1 :O HAD BE=E QUOT$ ! AU!NTIC WORDS ( ! LAW1 HAD H]E CIT$ ! WORDS 0HATE ?9E 5EMY40 ,:5 WE UND]/& ! WORD 05EMY0 9 ! S5SE ( 0HO/ILE PEOPLE10 & 0NEI<BOR0 9 ! S5SE ( 0COMPATRIOT10 ! DIFFICULTY IS COMPLETELY  
.<#i#i.> SOLV$4 ,JESUS SPOKE ( ! MANN] 9 :I* ,MOSES DIRECT$ ! ,HEBREWS TO ACT T[>D 0HO/ILE PEOPLES40 ,! V>I\S PASSAGES SCATT]$ ?R\< ! DIFF]5T BOOKS ( ! ,OLD ,TE/AM5T1 PRESCRIB+ ! OPPRESSION1 SLAU<T]1 & EXT]M9ATION ( O!R PEOPLES1 ,JESUS SUMM$ UP 9 ONE WORD1 0HATE10--MAKE W> UPON ! 5EMY4 ,HE SAID1 9 SUB/ANCE3 0,Y\ HAVE HE>D ?AT Y\ MU/ LOVE ?OSE ( Y\R [N RACE1 & HATE =EIGN]S2 BUT ,I SAY UNTO Y\1 LOVE EV]Y ONE )\T DI/9CTION ( NATIONALITY40 ,:5 ,I HAD UND]/OOD !SE WORDS 9 ?IS WAY1 ,I SAW IMM$IATELY ! =CE ( ! PHRASE1 0,LOVE Y\R 5EMIES40 ,IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO LOVE ONE'S P]SONAL 5EMIES2 BUT IT IS P]FECTLY POSSIBLE TO LOVE ! CITIZ5S ( A =EIGN NATION EQUALLY ) ONE'S COMPATRIOTS4 ,& ,I SAW CLE>LY ?AT 9 SAY+1 0,YE HAVE HE>D ?AT IT HA? BE5 SAID1 ,?\ %ALT LOVE ?Y NEI<BOR1 & HATE ?9E 5EMY4 ,BUT ,I SAY UNTO Y\1 ,LOVE Y\R 5EMIES10 ,JESUS MEANT TO SAY ?AT M5 >E 9 ! HABIT ( LOOK+ UPON COMPATRIOTS AS NEI<BORS1 & =EIGN]S AS 5EMIES2 & ?IS HE REPROV$4 ,HIS MEAN+ WAS ?AT ! LAW ( ,MOSES E/ABLI%$ A DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! ,HEBREW & ! =EIGN]--! HO/ILE PEOPLES2 BUT HE =BADE ANY SU* DIFF]5CE4 ,& !N1 ACCORD+ TO ,MAT!W & ,LUKE1 AFT] GIV+ ?IS COMM&M5T1 HE SAID ?AT ) ,GOD ALL M5 >E EQUAL1 ALL >E W>M$ BY ! SAME SUN1 ALL PR(IT BY ! SAME RA94 ,GOD MAKES NO DI/9CTION AMONG PEOPLES1 & LAVI%ES HIS GIFTS UPON ALL M52 M5 \<T TO ACT EXACTLY 9 ! SAME WAY T[>D ONE ANO!R1  
.<#a.> )\T DI/9CTION ( NATIONALITY1 & NOT LIKE ! HEA!N1 :O DIVIDE !MSELVES 9TO DI/9CT NATIONALITIES4 

,?US ONCE MORE ,I F\ND CONFIRM$ ON ALL SIDES ! SIMPLE1 CLE>1 IMPORTANT1 & PRACTICAL MEAN+ ( ! WORDS ( ,JESUS4 ,ONCE MORE1 9 PLACE ( AN OBSCURE S5T5CE1 ,I HAD F\ND A CLE>1 PRECISE1 IMPORTANT1 & PRACTICAL RULE3 ,TO MAKE NO DI/9CTION BETWE5 COMPATRIOTS & =EIGN]S1 & TO AB/A9 FROM ALL ! RESULTS ( SU* DI/9CTION1--FROM HO/ILITY T[>DS =EIGN]S1 FROM W>S1 FROM ALL P>TICIPATION 9 W>1 FROM ALL PREP>ATIONS = W>2 TO E/ABLI% ) ALL M51 ( :ATEV] NATIONALITY1 ! SAME RELATIONS GRANT$ TO COMPATRIOTS4 ,ALL ?IS WAS SO SIMPLE & SO CLE>1 ?AT ,I WAS A/ONI%$ ?AT ,I HAD NOT P]CEIV$ IT FROM ! FIR/4 

,! CAUSE ( MY ]ROR WAS ! SAME AS ?AT :I* HAD P]PLEX$ ME ) REG>D TO ! PASSAGES RELAT+ TO JUDGM5TS & ! TAK+ ( OA?S4 ,IT IS V]Y DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE ?AT TRIBUNALS UPHELD BY PR(ESS$ ,*RI/IANS1 BLESS$ BY ?OSE :O CONSID] !MSELVES ! GU>DIANS ( ! LAW ( ,JESUS1 C\LD BE 9COMPATIBLE ) ! ,*RI/IAN RELIGION2 C\LD BE1 9 FACT1 DIAMETRICALLY OPPOS$ TO IT4 ,IT IS /ILL MORE DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE ?AT ! OA? :I* WE >E OBLIG$ TO TAKE BY ! GU>DIANS ( ! LAW ( ,JESUS1 IS DIRECTLY REPROV$ BY ?IS LAW4 ,TO ADMIT ?AT EV]Y?+ 9 LIFE ?AT IS CONSID]$ ESS5TIAL & NATURAL1 AS WELL AS :AT IS CONSID]$ ! MO/ NOBLE & GR&1--LOVE ( C\NTRY1 ITS DEF5SE1 ITS GLORY1 BATTLE ) ITS 5EMIES1--TO ADMIT ?AT ALL ?IS IS  
.<#a#a.> NOT ONLY AN 9FRACTION ( ! LAW ( ,JESUS1 BUT IS DIRECTLY D5\NC$ BY ,JESUS1--?IS1 ,I SAY1 IS DIFFICULT4 

,\R EXI/5CE IS N[ SO 5TIRELY 9 CONTRADICTION ) ! DOCTR9E ( ,JESUS1 ?AT ONLY ) ! GREATE/ DIFFICULTY CAN WE UND]/& ITS MEAN+4 ,WE HAVE BE5 SO DEAF TO ! RULES ( LIFE ?AT HE HAS GIV5 US1 TO HIS EXPLANATIONS1--NOT ONLY :5 HE COMM&S US NOT TO KILL1 BUT :5 HE W>NS US AGA9/ ANG]1 :5 HE COMM&S US NOT TO RESI/ EVIL1 TO TURN ! O!R *EEK1 TO LOVE \R 5EMIES2 WE >E SO ACCU/OM$ TO SPEAK ( A BODY ( M5 ESPECIALLY ORGANIZ$ = MURD]1 AS A ,*RI/IAN >MY1 WE >E SO ACCU/OM$ TO PRAY]S ADDRESS$ TO ! ,*RI/ = ! ASSURANCE ( VICTORY1 WE :O HAVE MADE ! SWORD1 ?AT SYMBOL ( MURD]1 AN ALMO/ SACR$ OBJECT 7SO ?AT A MAN DEPRIV$ ( ?IS SYMBOL1 ( HIS SWORD1 IS A DI%ONOR$ MAN72 WE >E SO ACCU/OM$1 ,I SAY1 TO ?IS1 ?AT ! WORDS ( ,JESUS SEEM TO US COMPATIBLE ) W>4 ,WE SAY1 0,IF HE HAD =BIDD5 IT1 HE W\LD HAVE SAID SO PLA9LY40 ,WE =GET ?AT ,JESUS DID NOT =ESEE ?AT M5 HAV+ FAI? 9 HIS DOCTR9E ( HUMILITY1 LOVE1 & FRAT]NITY1 C\LD EV]1 ) CALMNESS & PREM$ITATION1 ORGANIZE !MSELVES = ! MURD] ( !IR BRE?R54 

,JESUS DID NOT =ESEE ?IS1 & SO HE DID NOT =BID A ,*RI/IAN TO P>TICIPATE 9 W>4 ,A FA!R :O EXHORTS HIS SON TO LIVE HONE/LY1 NEV] TO WRONG ANY P]SON1 & TO GIVE ALL ?AT HE HAS TO O!RS1 W\LD NOT =BID HIS SON TO KILL PEOPLE UPON ! HI<WAY4 ,NONE ( ! APO/LES1 NO DISCIPLE ( ,JESUS DUR+ !  
.<#a#b.> FIR/ C5TURIES ( ,*RI/IANITY1 REALIZ$ ! NECESSITY ( =BIDD+ A ,*RI/IAN ?AT =M ( MURD] :I* WE CALL W>4 

,H]E1 = EXAMPLE1 IS :AT ,ORIG5 SAYS 9 HIS REPLY TO ,CELSUS3.<#i.>-- 

0,9 ! NEXT PLACE1 ,CELSUS URGES US 'TO HELP ! K+ ) ALL \R MI<T1 & TO LABOR ) HIM 9 ! MA9T5ANCE ( JU/ICE1 TO FI<T = HIM2 &1 IF HE REQUIRES IT1 TO FI<T UND] HIM1 OR LEAD AN >MY ALONG ) HIM4' ,TO ?IS1 \R ANSW] IS ?AT WE DO1 :5 OCCASION REQUIRES1 GIVE HELP TO K+S1 & ?AT1 SO TO SAY1 A DIV9E HELP1 'PUTT+ ON ! :OLE >MOR ( ,GOD4' ,& ?IS WE DO 9 OB$I5CE TO ! 9JUNCTION ( ! APO/LE1 ',I EXHORT1 !RE=E1 ?AT FIR/ ( ALL1 SUPPLICATIONS1 PRAY]S1 9T]CESSIONS1 & GIV+ ( ?ANKS1 BE MADE = ALL M51 = K+S1 & = ALL ?AT >E 9 AU?ORITY'2 & ! MORE ANY ONE EXCELS 9 PIETY1 ! MORE EFFECTIVE HELP DOES HE R5D] TO K+S1 EV5 MORE ?AN IS GIV5 BY SOLDI]S1 :O GO =? TO FI<T & SLAY AS MANY ( ! 5EMY AS !Y CAN4 ,& TO ?OSE 5EMIES ( \R FAI? :O REQUIRE US TO BE> >MS = ! COMMONWEAL?1 & TO SLAY M51 WE CAN REPLY3 ',DO NOT ?OSE :O >E PRIE/S AT C]TA9 %R9ES1 & ?OSE :O ATT5D ON C]TA9 GODS1 AS Y\ ACC\NT !M1 KEEP !IR H&S FREE FROM BLOOD1 ?AT !Y MAY ) H&S UN/A9$ & FREE FROM HUMAN BLOOD1 (F] ! APPO9T$ SACRIFICES TO Y\R GODS8 & EV5 :5 W> IS UPON Y\1 Y\ NEV] 5LI/ ! PRIE/S 9 ! >MY4 ,IF ?AT1 !N1 IS A LAUDABLE  
.<#a#c.> CU/OM1 H[ MU* MORE SO1 ?AT :ILE O!RS >E 5GAG$ 9 BATTLE1 !SE TOO %\LD 5GAGE AS ! PRIE/S & M9I/]S ( ,GOD1 KEEP+ !IR H&S PURE1 & WRE/L+ 9 PRAY]S TO ,GOD ON BEHALF ( ?OSE :O >E FI<T+ 9 A RI<TE\S CAUSE1 & = ! K+ :O REIGNS RI<TE\SLY1 ?AT :ATEV] IS OPPOS$ TO ?OSE :O ACT RI<TE\SLY MAY BE DE/ROY$6'0 

,& AT ! CLOSE ( ! *APT]1 9 EXPLA9+ ?AT ,*RI/IANS1 ?R\< !IR PEACEFUL LIVES1 >E MU* MORE HELPFUL TO K+S ?AN SOLDI]S >E1 ,ORIG5 SAYS3-- 

0,& NONE FI<T BETT] = ! K+ ?AN WE DO4 ,WE DO NOT1 9DE$1 FI<T UND] HIM1 AL?\< HE REQUIRE IT2 BUT WE FI<T ON HIS BEHALF1 =M+ A SPECIAL >MY1--AN >MY ( PIETY1--BY (F]+ \R PRAY]S TO ,GOD40 

,?IS IS ! WAY 9 :I* ! ,*RI/IANS ( ! FIR/ C5TURIES REG>D$ W>1 & SU* WAS ! LANGUAGE ?AT !IR LEAD]S ADDRESS$ TO ! RUL]S ( ! E>? AT A P]IOD :5 M>TYRS P]I%$ BY HUNDR$S & BY ?\S&S = HAV+ CONFESS$ ! RELIGION ( ,JESUS1 ! ,*RI/4 

,& N[ IS NOT ! QUE/ION SETTL$ AS TO :E!R A ,*RI/IAN MAY OR MAY NOT GO TO W>8 ,ALL Y\NG M5 BR\<T UP ACCORD+ TO ! DOCTR9E ( ! ,*UR* CALL$ ,*RI/IAN1 >E OBLIG$ AT A SPECIFI$ DATE DUR+ EV]Y AUTUMN1 TO REPORT AT ! BUREAUS ( CONSCRIPTION &1 UND] ! GUIDANCE ( !IR SPIRITUAL DIRECTORS1 DELIB]ATELY TO R5\NCE ! RELIGION ( ,JESUS4 ,NOT LONG AGO1 !RE WAS A PEASANT :O  
.<#a#d.> REFUS$ MILIT>Y S]VICE ON ! PLEA ?AT IT WAS CONTR>Y TO ! ,GOSPEL4 ,! DOCTORS ( ! ,*UR* EXPLA9$ TO ! PEASANT HIS ]ROR2 BUT1 AS ! PEASANT HAD FAI?1 NOT 9 !IR WORDS1 BUT 9 ?OSE ( ,JESUS1 HE WAS ?R[N 9TO PRISON1 :]E HE REMA9$ UNTIL HE WAS READY TO R5\NCE ! LAW ( ,*RI/4 ,& ALL ?IS HAPP5$ AFT] ,*RI/IANS HAD HE>D = EI<TE5 HUNDR$ YE>S ! CLE>1 PRECISE1 & PRACTICAL COMM&M5T ( !IR ,MA/]1 :I* TEA*ES NOT TO CONSID] M5 ( DIFF]5T NATIONALITY AS 5EMIES1 BUT TO CONSID] ALL M5 AS BRE?R51 & TO MA9TA9 ) !M ! SAME RELATIONS EXI/+ AMONG COMPATRIOTS2 TO REFRA9 NOT ONLY FROM KILL+ ?OSE :O >E CALL$ 5EMIES1 BUT TO LOVE !M & TO M9I/] TO !IR NE$S4 

,:5 ,I HAD UND]/OOD !SE SIMPLE & PRECISE COMM&M5TS ( ,JESUS1 !SE COMM&M5TS SO ILL ADAPT$ TO ! +5I\S DI/ORTIONS ( COMM5TATORS1--,I ASK$ MYSELF :AT W\LD BE ! RESULT IF ! :OLE ,*RI/IAN WORLD BELIEV$ 9 !M1 BELIEV$ NOT ONLY 9 READ+ & *ANT+ !M = ! GLORY ( ,GOD1 BUT ALSO 9 OBEY+ !M = ! GOOD ( HUMANITY8 ,:AT W\LD BE ! RESULT IF M5 BELIEV$ 9 ! OBS]VANCE ( !SE COMM&M5TS AT LEA/ AS S]I\SLY AS !Y BELIEVE 9 DAILY DEVOTIONS1 9 ATT5DANCE ON ,SUNDAY WOR%IP1 9 WEEKLY FA/S1 9 ! HOLY SACRAM5T8 ,:AT W\LD BE ! RESULT IF ! FAI? ( M5 9 !SE COMM&M5TS W]E AS /RONG AS !IR FAI? 9 ! REQUIREM5TS ( ! ,*UR*8 ,& !N ,I SAW 9 IMAG9ATION A ,*RI/IAN SOCIETY LIV+ ACCORD+ TO !SE COMM&M5TS  
.<#a#e.> & $UCAT+ ! Y\NG] G5]ATION TO FOLL[ !IR PRECEPTS4 ,I TRI$ TO PICTURE ! RESULTS IF WE TAU<T \R *ILDR5 FROM 9FANCY1 NOT :AT WE TEA* !M N[--TO MA9TA9 P]SONAL DIGNITY1 TO UPHOLD P]SONAL PRIVILEGES AGA9/ ! 5CROA*M5TS ( O!RS 7:I* WE CAN NEV] DO )\T HUMILIAT+ OR (F5D+ O!RS7--BUT TO TEA* !M ?AT NO MAN HAS A RI<T TO PRIVILEGES1 & CAN NEI!R BE ABOVE OR BEL[ ANY ONE ELSE2 ?AT HE ALONE DEBASES & DEMEANS HIMSELF :O TRIES TO DOM9E] OV] O!RS2 ?AT A MAN CAN BE 9 A NO MORE CONTEMPTIBLE CONDITION ?AN :5 HE IS ANGRY ) ANO!R2 ?AT :AT MAY SEEM TO BE FOOLI% & DESPICABLE 9 ANO!R IS NO EXCUSE = WRA? OR 5MITY4 ,I S\<T TO IMAG9E ! RESULTS IF1 9/EAD ( EXTOLL+ \R SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AS IT N[ IS1 ) ITS !AT]S1 ITS ROMANCES1 ITS SUMPTU\S ME?ODS = /IMULAT+ S5SU\S DESIRES--IF1 9/EAD ( ?IS1 WE TAU<T \R *ILDR5 BY PRECEPT & BY EXAMPLE1 ?AT ! READ+ ( LASCIVI\S ROMANCES & ATT5DANCE AT !AT]S & BALLS >E ! MO/ VULG> ( ALL DI/RACTIONS1 & ?AT !RE IS NO?+ MORE GROTESQUE & HUMILIAT+ ?AN TO PASS ONE'S TIME 9 ! COLLECTION & >RANGEM5T ( P]SONAL F9]Y TO MAKE ( ONE'S BODY AN OBJECT ( %[4 ,I 5DEAVOR$ TO IMAG9E A /ATE ( SOCIETY :]E1 9/EAD ( P]MITT+ & APPROV+ LIB]T9ISM 9 Y\NG M5 BE=E M>RIAGE1 9/EAD ( REG>D+ ! SEP>ATION ( HUSB& & WIFE AS NATURAL & DESIRABLE1 9/EAD ( GIV+ TO WOM5 ! LEGAL RI<T TO PRACTICE ! TRADE ( PRO/ITUTION1  
.<#a#f.> 9/EAD ( C\NT5ANC+ & SANCTION+ DIVORCE--IF1 9/EAD ( ?IS1 WE TAU<T BY WORDS & ACTIONS ?AT ! /ATE ( CELIBACY1 ! SOLIT>Y EXI/5CE ( A MAN PROP]LY 5D[$ =1 & :O HAS NOT R5\NC$ ! SEXUAL RELATION1 IS A MON/R\S & OPPROBRI\S WRONG2 & ?AT ! AB&ONM5T ( WIFE BY HUSB& OR ( HUSB& BY WIFE = ! SAKE ( ANO!R1 IS AN ACT AGA9/ NATURE1 AN ACT BE/IAL & 9HUMAN4 

,9/EAD ( REG>D+ IT AS NATURAL ?AT \R 5TIRE EXI/5CE %\LD BE CONTROLL$ BY CO]CION2 ?AT EV]Y ONE ( \R AMUSEM5TS %\LD BE PROVID$ & MA9TA9$ BY =CE2 ?AT EA* ( US FROM *ILDHOOD TO OLD AGE %\LD BE BY TURNS VICTIM & EXECUTION]--9/EAD ( ?IS ,I TRI$ TO PICTURE ! RESULTS IF1 BY PRECEPT & EXAMPLE1 WE 5DEAVOR$ TO 9SPIRE ! WORLD ) ! CONVICTION ?AT V5GEANCE IS A S5TIM5T UNWOR?Y ( HUMANITY2 ?AT VIOL5CE IS NOT ONLY DEBAS+1 BUT ?AT IT DEPRIVES US ( ALL CAPACITY = HAPP9ESS2 ?AT ! TRUE PLEASURES ( LIFE >E NOT ?OSE MA9TA9$ BY =CE2 & ?AT \R GREATE/ CONSID]ATION \<T TO BE BE/[$1 NOT UPON ?OSE :O ACCUMULATE RI*ES TO ! 9JURY ( O!RS1 BUT UPON ?OSE :O BE/ S]VE O!RS & GIVE :AT !Y HAVE TO LESS5 ! WOES ( !IR K9D4 ,IF 9/EAD ( REG>D+ ! TAK+ ( AN OA? & ! PLAC+ ( \RSELVES & \R LIVES AT ! DISPOSITION ( ANO!R AS A RI<TFUL & PRAISEWOR?Y ACT1--,I TRI$ TO IMAG9E :AT W\LD BE ! RESULT IF WE TAU<T ?AT ! 5LI<T5$ WILL ( MAN IS ALONE SACR$2 & ?AT IF A MAN PLACE  
.<#a#g.> HIMSELF AT ! DISPOSITION ( ANY ONE1 & PROMISE BY OA? ANY?+ :ATEV]1 HE R5\NCES HIS RATIONAL MANHOOD & \TRAGES HIS MO/ SACR$ RI<T4 ,I TRI$ TO IMAG9E ! RESULTS1 IF1 9/EAD ( ! NATIONAL HATR$ ) :I* WE >E 9SPIR$ UND] ! NAME ( 0PATRIOTISM02 IF1 9 PLACE ( ! GLORY ASSOCIAT$ ) ?AT =M ( MURD] :I* WE CALL W>1--IF1 9 PLACE ( ?IS1 WE W]E TAU<T1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 HORROR & CONTEMPT = ALL ! MEANS--MILIT>Y1 DIPLOMATIC1 & POLITICAL--:I* S]VE TO DIVIDE M52 IF WE W]E $UCAT$ TO LOOK UPON ! DIVISION ( M5 9TO POLITICAL ,/ATES1 & A DIV]SITY ( CODES & FRONTI]S1 AS AN 9DICATION ( B>B>ISM2 & ?AT TO MASSACRE O!RS IS A MO/ HORRIBLE =FEIT1 :I* CAN ONLY BE EXACT$ ( A DEPRAV$ & MISGUID$ MAN1 :O HAS FALL5 TO ! L[E/ LEVEL ( ! BRUTE4 ,I IMAG9$ ?AT ALL M5 HAD >RIV$ AT !SE CONVICTIONS1 & ,I CONSID]$ :AT ,I ?\<T W\LD BE ! RESULT4 

,UP TO ?IS TIME 7,I SAID71 :AT HAVE BE5 ! PRACTICAL RESULTS ( ! DOCTR9E ( ,JESUS AS ,I UND]/& IT8 & ! 9VOLUNT>Y REPLY WAS1 ,NO?+4 ,WE CONT9UE TO PRAY1 TO P>TAKE ( ! SACRAM5TS1 TO BELIEVE 9 ! R$EMPTION1 & 9 \R P]SONAL SALVATION AS WELL AS ?AT ( ! WORLD BY ,JESUS ! ,*RI/1--& YET ?AT ?IS SALVATION WILL NEV] COME BY \R EF=TS1 BUT WILL COME BECAUSE ! P]IOD SET = ! 5D ( ! WORLD WILL HAVE >RIV$ :5 ! ,*RI/ WILL APPE> 9 HIS GLORY TO JUDGE ! QUICK & ! DEAD1 & ! K+DOM ( HEAV5 WILL BE E/ABLI%$4 

.<#a#h.> ,N[ ! DOCTR9E ( ,JESUS1 AS ,I UND]/OOD IT1 HAD AN 5TIRELY DIFF]5T MEAN+4 ,! E/ABLI%M5T ( ! K+DOM ( ,GOD DEP5D$ UPON \R P]SONAL EF=TS 9 ! PRACTICE ( ,JESUS' DOCTR9E AS PROP\ND$ 9 ! FIVE COMM&M5TS1 :I* 9/ITUT$ ! K+DOM ( ,GOD UPON E>?4 ,! K+DOM ( ,GOD UPON E>? CONSI/S 9 ?IS1 ?AT ALL M5 %\LD BE AT PEACE ) ONE ANO!R4 ,IT WAS ?US ?AT ! ,HEBREW PROPHETS CONCEIV$ ( ! RULE ( ,GOD4 ,PEACE AMONG M5 IS ! GREATE/ BLESS+ ?AT CAN EXI/ UPON ?IS E>?1 & IT IS )9 REA* ( ALL M54 ,?IS IDEAL IS 9 EV]Y HUMAN HE>T4 ,! PROPHETS ALL BR\<T TO M5 ! PROMISE ( PEACE4 ,! :OLE DOCTR9E ( ,JESUS HAS BUT ONE OBJECT1 TO E/ABLI% PEACE--! K+DOM ( ,GOD--AMONG M54 

,9 ! ,S]MON ON ! ,M\NT1 9 ! 9T]VIEW ) ,NICODEMUS1 9 ! 9/RUCTIONS GIV5 TO HIS DISCIPLES1 9 ALL HIS TEA*+S1 ,JESUS SPOKE ONLY ( ?IS1 ( ! ?+S ?AT DIVID$ M51 ?AT KEPT !M FROM PEACE1 ?AT PREV5T$ !M FROM 5T]+ 9TO ! K+DOM ( HEAV54 ,! P>ABLES MAKE CLE> TO US :AT ! K+DOM ( HEAV5 IS1 & %[ US ! ONLY WAY ( 5T]+ !RE91 :I* IS TO LOVE \R BRE?R51 & TO BE AT PEACE ) ALL4 ,JOHN ! ,BAPTI/1 ! =]UNN] ( ,JESUS1 PROCLAIM$ ! APPROA* ( ! K+DOM ( ,GOD1 & DECL>$ ?AT ,JESUS WAS TO BR+ IT UPON E>?4 ,JESUS HIMSELF SAID ?AT HIS MISSION WAS TO BR+ PEACE3-- 

0,PEACE ,I LEAVE ) Y\1 MY PEACE ,I GIVE UNTO Y\3 NOT AS ! WORLD GIVE?1 GIVE ,I UNTO Y\4 ,LET  
.<#a#i.> NOT Y\R HE>T BE TR\BL$1 NEI!R LET IT BE AFRAID0 7,JOHN XIV4 #b#g74 

,& ! OBS]VANCE ( HIS FIVE COMM&M5TS WILL BR+ PEACE UPON ! E>?4 ,!Y ALL HAVE BUT ONE OBJECT1--! E/ABLI%M5T ( PEACE AMONG M54 ,IF M5 WILL ONLY BELIEVE 9 ! DOCTR9E ( ,JESUS & PRACTICE IT1 ! REIGN ( PEACE WILL COME UPON E>?1--NOT ?AT PEACE :I* IS ! WORK ( MAN1 P>TIAL1 PREC>I\S1 & AT ! M]CY ( *ANCE2 BUT ! PEACE ?AT IS ALL-P]VAD+1 9VIOLABLE1 & ET]NAL4 

,! FIR/ COMM&M5T TELLS US TO BE AT PEACE ) EV]Y ONE & TO CONSID] NONE AS FOOLI% OR UNWOR?Y4 ,IF PEACE IS VIOLAT$1 WE >E TO SEEK TO REE/ABLI% IT4 ,! TRUE RELIGION IS 9 ! EXT9CTION ( 5MITY AMONG M54 ,WE >E TO BE RECONCIL$ )\T DELAY1 ?AT WE MAY NOT LOSE ?AT 9N] PEACE :I* IS ! TRUE LIFE 7,MATT4 V4 #b#b-#b#d74 ,EV]Y?+ IS COMPRIS$ 9 ?IS COMM&M5T2 BUT ,JESUS KNEW ! WORLDLY TEMPTATIONS ?AT PREV5T PEACE AMONG M54 ,! FIR/ TEMPTATION P]IL\S TO PEACE IS ?AT ( ! SEXUAL RELATION4 ,WE >E NOT TO CONSID] ! BODY AS AN 9/RUM5T ( LU/2 EA* MAN IS TO HAVE ONE WIFE1 & EA* WOMAN ONE HUSB&1 & ONE IS NEV] TO =SAKE ! O!R UND] ANY PRETEXT 7,MATT4 V4 #b#h-#c#b74 ,! SECOND TEMPTATION IS ?AT ( ! OA?1 :I* DRAWS M5 9TO S92 ?IS IS WRONG1 & WE >E NOT TO BE B\ND BY ANY SU* PROMISE 7,MATT4 V4 #c#d-#c#g74 ,! ?IRD TEMPTATION IS ?AT ( V5GEANCE1 :I* WE CALL HUMAN JU/ICE2 ?IS WE >E NOT TO RESORT TO UND] ANY PRETEXT2 WE >E TO 5DURE  
.<#a#a.> (F5SES & NEV] TO RETURN EVIL = EVIL 7,MATT4 V4 #c#h-#d#b74 ,! F\R? TEMPTATION IS ?AT >IS+ FROM DIFF]5CE 9 NATIONALITIES1 FROM HO/ILITY BETWE5 PEOPLES & ,/ATES2 BUT WE >E TO REMEMB] ?AT ALL M5 >E BRO!RS1 & *ILDR5 ( ! SAME ,FA!R1 & ?US TAKE C>E ?AT DIFF]5CE 9 NATIONALITY LEADS NOT TO ! DE/RUCTION ( PEACE 7,MATT4 V4 #d#c-#d#h74 

,IF M5 AB/A9 FROM PRACTIC+ ANY ONE ( !SE COMM&M5TS1 PEACE WILL BE VIOLAT$4 ,LET M5 PRACTICE ALL !SE COMM&M5TS1 :I* EXCLUDE EVIL FROM ! LIVES ( M51 & PEACE WILL BE E/ABLI%$ UPON E>?4 ,! PRACTICE ( !SE FIVE COMM&M5TS W\LD REALIZE ! IDEAL ( HUMAN LIFE EXI/+ 9 EV]Y HUMAN HE>T4 ,ALL M5 W\LD BE BRO!RS1 EA* W\LD BE AT PEACE ) O!RS1 5JOY+ ALL ! BLESS+S ( E>? TO ! LIMIT ( YE>S ACCORD$ BY ! ,CREATOR4 ,M5 W\LD BEAT !IR SWORDS 9TO PL[%>ES1 & !IR SPE>S 9TO PRUN+-HOOKS1 & !N W\LD COME ! K+DOM ( ,GOD1--?AT REIGN ( PEACE =ETOLD BY ALL ! PROPHETS1 :I* WAS =ETOLD BY ,JOHN ! ,BAPTI/ AS NE> AT H&1 & :I* ,JESUS PROCLAIM$ 9 ! WORDS ( ,ISAIAH3-- 

0',! ,SPIRIT ( ! ,LORD IS UPON ME1 BECAUSE HE HA? ANO9T$ ME TO PREA* ! GOSPEL TO ! POOR2 HE HA? S5T ME TO HEAL ! BROK5 HE>T$1 TO PREA* DELIV]ANCE TO ! CAPTIVES1 & RECOV]+ ( SI<T TO ! BL9D1 TO SET AT LIB]TY !M ?AT >E BRUIS$1 TO PREA* ! ACCEPTABLE YE> ( ! ,LORD4'.<#a.>444 ,& HE BEGAN  
.<#a#a#a.> TO SAY UNTO !M1 ,TO-DAY HA? ?IS ,SCRIPTURE BE5 FULFILL$ 9 Y\R E>S0 7,LUKE IV4 #a#h1 #a#i1 #b#a74 

,! COMM&M5TS = PEACE GIV5 BY ,JESUS1--?OSE SIMPLE & CLE> COMM&M5TS1 =ESEE+ ALL POSSIBILITIES ( DISCUSSION1 & ANTICIPAT+ ALL OBJECTIONS1--!SE COMM&M5TS PROCLAIM$ ! K+DOM ( ,GOD UPON E>?4 ,JESUS1 !N1 WAS1 9 TRU?1 ! ,MESSIAH4 ,HE FULFILL$ :AT HAD BE5 PROMIS$4 ,BUT WE HAVE NOT FULFILL$ ! COMM&S WE MU/ FULFILL IF ! K+DOM ( ,GOD IS TO BE E/ABLI%$ UPON E>?1--?AT K+DOM :I* M5 9 ALL AGES HAVE E>NE/LY DESIR$1 & HAVE S\<T = CONT9UALLY1 ALL !IR DAYS4 

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