# Be Ready - Saturday, 2025.09.20 ## Is Jesus a pacifist? ### Passages - Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. {Matthew 5.5 (BSB)} - Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. {Matthew 5.7 (BSB)} - Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. {Matthew 5.9 (BSB)} - But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also; if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well; and if someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. {Matthew 5.39-41 (BSB)} - But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you {Matthew 5.44 (BSB)}