Thursday Evenings at All Hallows (Thursday, July 4, 2024) Is Now Online

 

Welcome to Thursday Evenings at All Hallows.

When the British colonies in what is now the United States of America declared their independence from England, they did not clamor for a king like the people of Israel in the time of the prophet Samuel. They had enough of the tyranny of the English king. They established a republic based on the democratic principle—government of the people, by the people, and for the people, a republic in which everyone with no exceptions would be subject to the laws of the land. They had no desire to replace one tyrant with another. The only king they would acknowledge was the one true King, God almighty, the sovereign ruler of the heavens and the earth. It is not only the independence of the United States of America that we celebrate on this day but also the establishment of that republic founded upon the principles of democracy and the rule of law.

In this evening’s message we examine what Jesus and the apostle Paul say about punishing someone whom we believe has done something bad to us by doing something bad to them.

Reading: Matthew 5:13-30

Message: No Room for Retribution

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