Matthew 5:39 Why would God command us to not resist evil?

I think you are right it does present an opertunity if you go two miles to preach.

I think though why two miles? Because a person who does it because they are told fo will only do one. Because their heart is not in it.

A person who does it from his heart born out of love will go as far as need it, weather it be two or three or more miles. Because it is done out of true love not out of obedience.

This is the Way

Love, A brother in Christ

your logic is not taking into the fact that only 25% of Germany carried out the death camps the remaining Germanys were irrelevant, 20 % of Japan carried out the 12 million death, the remaining were irrelevant So did Russia, and other nations. More numbers doesn't equate to a win all the time.

I have to tell you this reminds me when I was with a friend years ago who was a Christian, but also an ex-marine boxing instructor and drill sergeant. We were doing some street preaching at a college and this guy came up and asked Mac, "If I slapped you upside your face, would you turn the other cheek?". Mac said "I wouldn't do that, if I were you." The guy said "Why's that?" Mac said "Because I haven't fully mastered the fruits of the spirit yet."

I still laugh now when I remember that.

That is funny and true, thank you for sharing that.

Don’t get me wrong. Every day is a fight, a renewing through the grace of God. The flesh is there just waiting to snap you back. Those temptations will come. The more you feed your Spirit with His word and prayer with the help from God. The stronger you will be in Him and the Spirit. The greatest strength comes from true love. The less sin will be appealing to you.

I know it takes an effort sometimes to start the day with putting Him first everyday. Because we are still in the flesh. We become tired, worn down, distracted. That is why love is so important. I’n love we find strength that we normally wouldn’t have. That is why it is the greatest commandment, that is the Way.

I see our Spiritual walk like this. In the wilderness the Jews would move according to God. When they saw the sign, the cloud above the tent, they would pack up and move. Then when it stopped, they stopped made camp and rested. I believe our learning and spiritual walk to become refined and impact the world is the same as we go toward the promised land. Sometimes we are on the move, because we are being led by him for His good purpose. Sometimes at rest to recuperate from perhaps a big test/lesson completed on the last move.

The same as when you train your body physically. You push and push, then when you feel like your about to break something or die you stop. Take a few days off and your body recovers and becomes stronger. Then it performs better during the next training exercise. You have become stronger physically and mentally. Able to go further longer.

Then we rest, yet others are on the move then while you may be resting. Each within the same wilderness set toward a common destination. Sometimes moving at the same time. All movement and timing in God’s hands. Israel though had to keep watch and pay attention looking for the sign to break camp and move. Performing the rights and rituals during rest times. That is where with the help of God we too, when resting, must keep our eyes on God.

During their walk through the wilderness think about all their lessons they had to learn. This was to prepare them for their big test in the end to go into the promised land taking on giants. Just like David had already fought animals that would normally scare and make a meal out of little boys with His sling shot. God trained him not to panic. Made him a great shot. He gave Him the tools to face the challenge that would come.

You may know all of this already, I say it to share my talents with the entire family of brothers and sister. Those at different areas of their walk in the wilderness. That maybe someone can gain a talent and grow according to the will of God if it be His will.

We must invest our talents together with the banker so that everyone in the body can validate it against the word of God as truth. That the body as a whole can become stronger and benefit thereby becoming the will of God in the world accordingly. We must come together as a family to grow and learn from each other because God took his talents/truths and scattered them amount the stars. That no one man, woman or institution has all truths. That we realize we are all the same in God’s eyes, no one above the other. Do not hide a truth you believe God has shown you. Share it and let us all examine if this word has come from God or the other.

Brother and sisters please Don’t be upset at what I say, even Peter was praised one minute by Christ and rebuked the next. So it is biblical. We have ears so an angel of the Lord may whisper in one ear, while an agent of the devil whispers in your other one. Such it is to be in the flesh. That is why we must test the spirits with humility and in love. Validate the words spoken against the word of God. Pray for discernment and understanding as a family in Christ.

Love all serve all,
Your brother in Christ

Guardian, There was not room to post my answer and your quote. Forgive me but its only a scroll away.

You start out by saying " Thank you first for being cordial and decent and subtle ." Then you proceed to call me a liar, to say that you know for a fact I have not accepted the Lord as my savior, and more, non of which is cordial, decent, or subtle, nor true. Would Jesus have spoke so to any who came seeking answers? I doubt this, very much.

"You also lack understanding of the basics that anyone who has accepted Christ as your Lord knows."

You place yourself in the seat of God to decide that I have not accepted Christ as my Savior. Who exactly who do you think you are to make this claim? Be very careful, such things are an insult to God.

"It is good not to believe everything but to test the spirits, so what spirit are you following?"

Guardian, yet another personal attack? Perhaps you would be wise to ask yourself that question. God would say Matthew 7:7-8: 7 "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find" ..and here you accusing me of being with Spirits other than God to come seeking? God does not fear the light nor should you or any Christian.

"If you will not accept the words/writings of the apostles as truth, then you do not believe the word"

Guardian, as for taking what the disciples said with a grain of salt, Luke 22:33 shows they are not perfect like Jesus.

Luke 22:33 "And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death." (Simon Peter)

They were inspired and intended the best I believe. But from Jesus its from Gods mouth to our ears. So when the disciple who only speaks utter truth as you say said this to Jesus. Know what Jesus said to him Guardian?

Luke 34 "And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.:" (Jesus talking) (and it was just as Jesus said if you read the rest of the chapter)

IF Guardian, there were zero chance that a disciple might say something well meaning but untrue, this would NOT have occurred would it? But it DID occur, and so it definitely can occur. Jesus is wise enough to know this and uses this instance to bring such to our attention.

"James 4-7 I want you to get the whole context though, it is important. In it you will see Jesus said, “resist the devil and he will flee from you.”

It was not Jesus speaking to say that, it was James. The book of James is what James tells his the early churches in a letter to them.

Guardian you quote John 3:16 as your proof, thank you. For it is mine as well.

For reference here John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. "

It is my contention that if someone believes in you, then what you say they take as truth. I'm not aware of ANYWHERE in the bible that Jesus himself directly says "believe that I am the son of God, and that by believing I died on the cross to pay for your sins, you are sin free, and have eternal life" Find that quote and show me please. I believe you cannot.

I do believe that Jesus does speak on the matter of obtaining eternal life. He says:

John: 3:3 "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. "

John 3:5 "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh: and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. "

John 4:14 "Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again; but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. "

John 5: 24 "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. "

John 5:25 "Verily, verily, I say unto you. The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; and hath given him authority to execute judgment also because he is the Son of man. Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. "

John 5:39 "Search the Scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life. "

Matthew 5:3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven "

Matthew 5:10 "Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. "

Matthew 5:19 "Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven. "

Matthew 7:24 "Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house: and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. "

Mark 3:28 "Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: but he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation. "

Luke 6:20 "Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. "

Matthew 12:32 "And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost is in danger of eternal damnation: it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come. "

John 6:47 "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. "

John 6:53 "Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whosoever eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.


Matthew 18:3 "Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. "


I feel that John 3:16 is telling us, Jesus is Gods son. BELIEVE THIS .. and if Jesus says something .. your ticket to heaven is to take this to heart and own it. I don't believe John 3:16 means meh .. Jesus may have said this, but his disciples said this so . .really its what they said..


"You state, why did God say not to resist evil in Matthew? He didn’t, .." Guardian these too are your words chastising me.

Matthew 5:39 " But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. "

I hope you realize that its not me you call a liar, but Jesus. These are HIS words not mine. Now you may feel you have the right say ya well he may have said them but trust me, I'm Guardian and what he really meant was something totally different, and you do. But I won't be taking your word over that of Jesus, same as I don't take a disciples word over Jesus. Jesus is the son of God, rest of us are fallible.

"You call into question the Word of God." More of your words Guardian.

Proverbs 30:5 "Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. "

God does not fear being questioned. God loves it, because he is flawless and has nothing to fear and everything to gain.

But we DO know who fears questioning don't we?

John 8:44 "You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies. " .. the Father of Lies .. fears questioning because when held to the Light of God's truth, the lies fall apart.

You said "James 2:14 ty can read it there, but you won’t understand."

James 2:14 "What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?"

Essentially it tells us that it is not enough to "talk the talk" we must also "walk the walk." What is there here you think I don't get?

"I ask you again, why are you here? You thought it was for one reason. You were wrong. God is in control hallelujah to the Lamb of God."

Here, you could be right. It remains to be seen. I thought I came here seeking the answer to why Jesus tells us not to resist evil. Matthew 5:39. I still do not feel I have that answer. Opinions yes (which I welcome) answer no. However your persecution of me for seeking answers, led me to re-read all the words Jesus spoke on the topic and so refreshed myself. It felt really good to read them yet again, so thanks for that. I'll post a link to them below. Perhaps others, perhaps even yourself, might enjoy a refresher course.

https://www.sacred-texts.com/bib/csj/index.htm

Don't let people bully you into being silent when you have questions about God, or Jesus or salvation or eternal life. God does not fear the light of questions. God IS the LIGHT.

In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus says:

22 "For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad."





kind regards,

Martin

Haha Goanna Good story and funny, also true for many of us. I find following the Lord is not a light switch change but rather a journey. I think the Lord knows this too and loves us anyway.

Guardian, I left out your quote as there would not be room for my reply. Sorry but your quote is just a scroll away.

You start out by saying " Thank you first for being cordial and decent and subtle ." Then you proceed to call me a liar, to say that you know for a fact I have not accepted the Lord as my savior, and more, non of which is cordial, decent, or subtle, nor true. Would Jesus have spoke so to any who came seeking answers?

"You also lack understanding of the basics that anyone who has accepted Christ as your Lord knows."

You place yourself in the seat of God to decide that I have not accepted Christ as my Savior. Who exactly who do you think you are to make this claim? Be very careful, such things are an insult to God.

"It is good not to believe everything but to test the spirits, so what spirit are you following?"

Guardian, yet another personal attack? Perhaps you would be wise to ask yourself that question. God would say Matthew 7:7-8: 7 "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find" ..and here you accusing me of being with Spirits other than God to come seeking? God does not fear the light nor should you or any Christian.

"If you will not accept the words/writings of the apostles as truth, then you do not believe the word"

Guardian, as for taking what the disciples said with a grain of salt, Luke 22:33 shows they are not perfect like Jesus.

Luke 22:33 "And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death." (Simon Peter)

They were inspired and intended the best I believe. But from Jesus its from Gods mouth to our ears. So when the disciple who only speaks utter truth as you say said this to Jesus. Know what Jesus said to him Guardian?

Luke 34 "And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.:" (Jesus talking) (and it was just as Jesus said if you read the rest of the chapter)

IF Guardian, there were zero chance that a disciple might say something well meaning but untrue, this would NOT have occurred would it? But it DID occur, and so it definitely can occur. Jesus is wise enough to know this and uses this instance to bring such to our attention.

"James 4-7 I want you to get the whole context though, it is important. In it you will see Jesus said, “resist the devil and he will flee from you.”

It was not Jesus speaking to say that, it was James. The book of James is what James tells his the early churches in a letter to them.

Guardian you quote John 3:16 as your proof, thank you. For it is mine as well.

For reference here John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. "

It is my contention that if someone believes in you, then what you say they take as truth. I'm not aware of ANYWHERE in the bible that Jesus himself directly says "believe that I am the son of God, and that by believing I died on the cross to pay for your sins, you are sin free, and have eternal life" Find that quote and show me please. I believe you cannot.

I do believe that Jesus does speak on the matter of obtaining eternal life. He says:

John: 3:3 "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. "

John 3:5 "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh: and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. "

John 4:14 "Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again; but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. "

John 5: 24 "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. "

John 5:25 "Verily, verily, I say unto you. The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; and hath given him authority to execute judgment also because he is the Son of man. Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. "

John 5:39 "Search the Scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life. "

Matthew 5:3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven "

Matthew 5:10 "Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. "

Matthew 5:19 "Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven. "

Matthew 7:24 "Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house: and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. "

Mark 3:28 "Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: but he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation. "

Luke 6:20 "Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. "

Matthew 12:32 "And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost is in danger of eternal damnation: it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come. "

John 6:47 "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. "

John 6:53 "Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whosoever eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.


Matthew 18:3 "Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. "


I feel that John 3:16 is telling us, Jesus is Gods son. BELIEVE THIS .. and if Jesus says something .. your ticket to heaven is to take this to heart and own it. I don't believe John 3:16 means meh .. Jesus may have said this, but his disciples said this so . .really its what they said..


"You state, why did God say not to resist evil in Matthew? He didn’t, .." Guardian these too are your words chastising me.

Matthew 5:39 " But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. "

I hope you realize that its not me you call a liar, but Jesus. These are HIS words not mine. Now you may feel you have the right say ya well he may have said them but trust me, I'm Guardian and what he really meant was something totally different, and you do. But I won't be taking your word over that of Jesus, same as I don't take a disciples word over Jesus. Jesus is the son of God, rest of us are fallible.

"You call into question the Word of God." More of your words Guardian.

Proverbs 30:5 "Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. "

God does not fear being questioned. God loves it, because he is flawless and has nothing to fear and everything to gain.

But we DO know who fears questioning don't we?

John 8:44 "You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies. " .. the Father of Lies .. fears questioning because when held to the Light of God's truth, the lies fall apart.

You said "James 2:14 ty can read it there, but you won’t understand."

James 2:14 "What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?"

Essentially it tells us that it is not enough to "talk the talk" we must also "walk the walk." What is there here you think I don't get?

"I ask you again, why are you here? You thought it was for one reason. You were wrong. God is in control hallelujah to the Lamb of God."

Here, you could be right. It remains to be seen. I thought I came here seeking the answer to why Jesus tells us not to resist evil. Matthew 5:39. I still do not feel I have that answer. Opinions yes (which I welcome) answer no. However your persecution of me for seeking answers, led me to re-read all the words Jesus spoke on the topic and so refreshed myself. It felt really good to read them yet again, so thanks for that. I'll post a link to them below. Perhaps others, perhaps even yourself, might enjoy a refresher course.

https://www.sacred-texts.com/bib/csj/index.htm

Don't let people bully you into being silent when you have questions about God, or Jesus or salvation or eternal life. God does not fear the light of questions. God IS the LIGHT.

In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus says:

22 "For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad."





kind regards,

Martin

Hi Seed Time

I really do understand hating the sin but loving the sinner. But that verse isn't saying that. It's saying to not stop the evil. If a criminal were raping torturing and killing your family, you really think Jesus and God want us to say oh well and preach gospel to them rather than defend our loved ones? Could you live with yourself after that happened if you did and didn't resist? Be honest.

Hi Scribe
I think I understand this, and agree.

Hi T,
Would you mind using more words so that I don't take your meaning wrong? I mean , are you saying Jesus was saying that to one specific person and it has nothing to do with the rest of humanity or??

I'm saying that its critical to notice WHO Jesus is speaking to .

Hi A.
In an altruistic sense I do understand your intent or feel I do. If I may be frank, I"m not the least concerned bout evil happening to me. Allowing evil to harm those I love, is another story.
I met a woman in a terrible way once. Needles all over her floor when I went to bring her home from a party. Her children crying and begging me to stay. I got her out of there, and to what I thought was safety. The drug dealer followed and would not back off but kept visiting and tempting her over an 8 year period. A part of me was raging and wanted to straiten him out and ensure he was gone if he wouldn't stop. But this verse Matthew 5:39 held me back, and instead I tried telling him of the Lord and changing him. Some people A are not ready to change for any reason. The situation worsened. Long story short, she died from an overdose he helped push her into. I loved her heart and soul. The pain, inside, from standing down when I know I could have stopped him cold, eats at me every single day of my life. Her children A, suffer now every day without her. It's UGLY A. It tears me apart. There is nothing I can do to take that back. A part of me A, is certain that I am reading that verse wrong. That I am allowed to resist evil, but it goes against me to go against the Lord's will. At this point this stuff along with other instances of not resisting evil while I am able to, but hands tied, have turned my life into its own hell. We can talk metaphorically about things and its all nice and tidy, but the reality.. is ugly A. That verse is putting me in my own hell long before I hit eternity so I'm trying to make absolutely certain thats what God wants of me, because there has got to be some misunderstanding on my part surely?

Okay so who do you say Jesus intends Matthew 5:39 to?

That audience under the old testament. Its why we don't see Paul saying the same things .

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In scripture we are also told to defend the helpless, promote righteous judgement and obey the law. Jus like Christ did.
We must certainly not sit idly by while others are being attacked or in danger.
(Psalm 82 v 4. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.)
(Pro 24 v 10 If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small. 11 Rescue those who are being taken away to death; hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter.)

Jesus is the primary example of not resisting evil when it was aimed at only himself. However, He often defended people, and spoke up for those others looked down upon. That is a whole different matter. That has nothing to do with defending ego, taking offence, or self preservation.

Jesus taught this so strongly because He came from a culture of law, where the principle was an "eye for an eye" - give them what they deserve- type of payback.

But, instead, He lived out and brought the message of love overcoming hate, and taught us that the meek and the persecuted and so on, are blessed. Forgiveness and Mercy without measure, demonstrating His abounding love and grace in His human form, to the very end, even asking forgiveness from the Father, for those who tortured and crucified Him.

We are definitly not here to battle with people, but with sin. (Romas 6 v 12 - we do not fight against flesh and blood ...)
When we do not retaliate, or place our life of higher value than our attacker or enemy, this is perhaps the fulfilment of the meaning here. When we do this, we are entering into Christ's suffering, Showing the fruits of his Spirit, by turning the other cheek and loving our enemies and leaving room for God to repay if it is needed, Romans 12:19. We remove our self from the seat of the judge, and stand in the gap for the lost soul.

God is our example, and He does not deal with us as our sins deserve. For this reason, we as ambassadors of Christ, need to be a living testimony to the fact His love is worth far more than our comforts, our lives or this world is to us. We are to build up treasure in heaven and not on earth, all we have comes from the hand of God anyway, and He can give us all we need regardless of how many times it is taken from us.

Possessions, even this life, are not things we cling to, rather we cling to Christ and bear fruits of his love, even in the face of evil done to us. As believers, we are here to reveal His love and the good news to one another and to a lost world. No other reason. Sometimes that means defending someone, sometimes that means not resisting evil. The Spirit of the law is what matters in this regard, and we can apply scripture with common sense and the aid of the Holy Spirit to know what is the most loving thing to do in such situations.

Luke 17 v 20 Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming in ways that can be observed, 21 nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.”

Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

The kingdom of God was at that moment standing in the midst of them. Jesus Christ is the kingdom of God come in the flesh. There remains a literal kingdom of God on the earth which will be the millennial kingdom with Christ reigning from Jerusalem. This is the kingdom to which Jesus was speaking of to the Jews on the mount.

For the cause of Christ
Roger