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IT'S NOT WORTH IT :DON'T RENDER EVIL FOR EVIL

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Dearly beloved, I welcome you to this awesome month of September. May you experience God in greater dimension this month in Jesus name. This month I will be sharing with you on what I titled, ‘Don’t Render Evil for Evil.’ The Bible says in the book of the 1st Thessalonians 5:15, “See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.” The greek tense in the sentence is not a suggestion but a command. It is absolutely clear that Christians are commanded to abstain from all acts of retaliation. The word ‘none’ is all inclusive, letting us know that this order is categorically directed to every single person. This means that regardless of the circumstance, no one who calls Jesus his Lord should be involved in the practice of rendering evil for evil. In the book of Matthew 5:43-47, the Bible says, “Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalth love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your ene