Episode Details

What does it mean to love your enemies? Matthew 5:43-48 (KJV): "Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you."
Sermon on the Mount Part 10 with Matt Hepner and TopLobsta: insults and the other cheek, the two swords of Luke 22, the extra mile, and love as a life force.

Picking up Matthew 5:38-42 from Part 9, Matt says the other cheek is about insults, not danger: don't meet force with force, and ask what the other person is going through. He reads Luke 22:35-38 (the two swords), points to Romans 13 on why order beats anarchy, and reads Acts 13:6-12, where Paul strikes Elymas blind for perverting the ways of the Lord, not for an insult. Going the extra mile leads to Rebekah at the well (Genesis 24). Then Matthew 5:43-48: love your enemies and be perfect (complete), with Acts 14, Romans 12:9-21 (heap coals of fire on his head), John 13:34-35 and 1 Corinthians 13, love as a life force. It ends with Elisha feeding the Syrian army (2 Kings 6:8-23, "Fear not") and G. Campbell Morgan on Matthew 5.

Primary passage: Matthew 5:43-48 (KJV)

Passages in this episode: Matthew 5:38-42 · Luke 22:35-38 · Romans 13:1-10 · Acts 13:6-12 · Genesis 24:1-28 · Acts 14:8-18 · Romans 12:9-21 · John 13:34-35 · 1 Corinthians 12:28-31 · 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 · 2 Kings 6:8-23

Questions answered
• Does turning the other cheek mean you can't defend yourself? (2:38)
• Did Jesus tell his disciples to buy swords? (8:17)
• What does it mean to go the extra mile? (23:47)
• What does it mean to love your enemies? (33:36)
• What does "Be ye therefore perfect" mean? (34:14)
• What does "heap coals of fire on his head" mean? (52:01)
• Do the spiritual gifts cease? (1:05:23)

Chapters
0:00 Sermon on the Mount Part 10 (Intro)
0:51 Recap: Matthew 5, Verses 38-42 (KJV)
1:50 Don't Meet Force With Force
2:38 What Is That Person Going Through?
3:27 A Boss Who Flashed on Me
5:08 Yelled at Over a Mask
8:17 Two Swords (Luke 22, Verses 35-38)
10:18 Is Government Better Than Anarchy? (Romans 13)
12:26 "No Crime": A Kentucky Gas Station
13:38 A Sword or a Paring Knife?
17:43 Elymas the Sorcerer (Acts 13, Verses 6-12)
19:59 Power You Can't Get With Money
23:47 Going the Extra Mile
24:21 David Goggins and Men of God
25:49 Rebekah at the Well (Genesis 24)
33:36 Reading Matthew 5, Verses 43-48 (KJV)
34:14 What Does "Be Perfect" Mean?
39:14 Who Is Your Enemy?
40:27 When You Hate, You Lose
41:07 We Frame the World We Live In
42:52 The Gods Are Come Down (Acts 14, Verses 8-18)
44:18 Michael Heiser and the Lowercase-g Gods
47:36 Rain on the Just and the Unjust
48:14 Reading Romans 12, Verses 9-21
51:29 Vengeance Is Mine
52:01 Heap Coals of Fire on His Head
52:31 Guardians of the Galaxy 3
54:53 Love One Another (John 13, Verses 34-35)
55:38 Love Is a Life Force
56:12 Apostles, Prophets and Gifts (1 Corinthians 12, Verses 28-31)
57:27 Classes on Speaking in Tongues
58:48 A More Excellent Way (1 Corinthians 13)
1:02:33 Love Thinks No Evil
1:05:23 Do the Gifts Cease?
1:07:21 You Can't Hurt Me
1:08:14 Horses and Chariots of Fire (2 Kings 6, Verses 8-23)
1:09:18 Men of God and Politicians
1:12:14 "Fear Not" (2 Kings 6, Verse 16)
1:14:25 Loving Your Enemies Ends the War
1:15:35 G. Campbell Morgan: Love Is the Law

Related
• Previous, Part 9: Is It a Sin to Swear on the Bible?: https://youtu.be/y61dEaxb_v4
• Next, Part 11: What Does the Bible Say About Hypocrites?: https://youtu.be/DFmnIXfNWpQ
• The full Sermon on the Mount study: