Sermon Notes
Date: 07/19/2026
Preacher: Monty Simao, pastor
Series: Matthew
Key Text: Matthew 5:32-42
Description:
An eye for an eye,
and a tooth for a tooth.
Today on Scandia Bible Church Podcast,
Pastor Monty Simao continues our study
in the Gospel of Matthew —
as Jesus confronts
the desire for personal vengeance.
God gave this law
to restrain retaliation
and uphold justice.
But the scribes and Pharisees
turned it into permission
to get even.
Christ calls the citizens
of His kingdom
to another way:
turn the other cheek,
walk the second mile,
and willingly surrender
what you have every right to claim.
Not because justice
doesn’t matter,
but because vengeance
belongs to God.
And because the King Himself
surrendered His rights,
and bore the judgment we deserved…
and freed us
from the burden
of getting even.
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