”Overcoming Evil with Good” (Romans 12:17-21)

"Overcoming Evil with Good" (Romans 12:17-21)
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday AM, November 18, 2018

Romans 12:17-21, NIV
         17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. 18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. 19 Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," says the Lord. 20 On the contrary: "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head." 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

1. Treating our Persecutors with Kindness Is Consistent with Christian Character.
   • Christ's Teaching
   • Christ's Example
2. Treating our Persecutors with Kindness Is Consistent with God's Sacrificial Love toward Sinners.
3. Treating our Persecutors with Kindness Is Consistent with the Christian Faith.
   • Faith in God's Sovereign Justice
   • Faith in our Future Hope in the Kingdom of Christ