Henlawson, WV
1960 Buick LeSabre
William Anderson Hatfield
Families Feuding 1. Hog Thefts 2. Union/Confederacy Loyalties 3. Scottish/Irish Descents 4. Wealthy/Middle Class 5. West Virginia/Kentucky
Jim McCoy & Willis Hatfield
“ Payback Is Rough ” Evil Retaliation Will Boomerang back to the offended thrower.
Romans 12:17-21
Four Steps To Avoid Toxicity “ Transformed By The Renewal Of Your Mind” Romans 12:2
I. Respond Properly Toward Others (17) “You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD” (Leviticus 19:18). “See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone” (I Thessalonians 5:15).
“ What Is Honorable ” “Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing” (I Peter 3:9) “Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them” (Romans 12:14).
Joseph & His Brothers “When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “It may be that Joseph will hate us and pay us back for all the evil that we did to him” (Genesis 50:15). “As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today” (Genesis 50:20).
II. Respond Peacefully Toward Others (18) Peace-making Not Peace- Breaking Or Peace-Keeping “Strive For Peace With Everyone” (Hebrews 12:14)
“The other party may not yield, but let it be no fault of yours if he does not. You are not guiltless until you have exhausted every means to bring about reconciliation. How could church quarrels flourish if men heeded this?”
Colossians 3:12-15
III. Respond Passively Toward Others (19) Do Not Preempt God’s Plans For Justice Deuteronomy 32:35 & Nahum 1:2
Persecuted & Martyred Hebrews 10:30 & Revelation 6:9-10
Do Not Strike Back But Step Back David Toward Saul I Samuel 24:17-19
IV. Respond Passionately Toward Others (20-21) Meeting Basic Human Needs “If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink, for you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you” (Proverbs 25:21-22).
Coals Of Fire On The Head 1. Contrition – Remorse & Repentance 2. Conviction – Act Of Kindness
“ And The Lord Will Reward You ” “Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life” (Galatians 6:7-8)
No Escape Hatch “Looking For Loopholes” W. C. Fields
“ Payback Is Rough ” If We Return Evil For Evil We Only Add Fuel To The Fire. Payback Is Rough And It Can Be A Two-Edged Sword.
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