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“See that none render evil for evil unto any man, but ever follow that which is good” (1 Thessalonians 5:15).
Today we see a lot of what is called “road rage” here in North America. If someone else makes a move while driving that seems offensive to some other driver, the driver who feels disrespected sometimes reacts very strongly. They may simply blow their horn loudly, but at other times accidents have happened, and sometimes guns are pulled out. People have even been killed because of road rage. Our old sinful nature tells us that if someone does something wrong to us, we should do something wrong to them.
However, this is not the way of our new life in Christ. Paul tells the Thessalonians that they were never to return evil for evil to any man. No, God’s way is to return good for evil, for that is what God has done for us. Those who are not saved will never be won for Christ by evil; rather, it is the display of the heart of God that will show them the true character of God. It was “while we were yet sinners” that “Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8).
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