Moving in the Opposite Spirit
Brilliant Perspectives
Graham Cooke
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🗓️ 29 January 2026
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
The Old Testament said "an eye for an eye," but Jesus rewrites the script entirely. In this episode, we discover what it means to move in the opposite spirit and why there's no place for judgment in the New Testament. Graham asks one climactic question that changes everything: Was Jesus judged enough for sin?
Key Scriptures:
+ Leviticus 24:17-22. An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth - Old Testament justice.
+ Matthew 5:38-48. You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.' But I tell you not to resist an evil person...
+ Luke 6:27-36. Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
+ Acts 5:1-11. The account of Ananias and Sapphira - spiritual warfare, not human judgment.
+ Romans 8:1. There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
+ John 3:17. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
+ Matthew 7:1. Judge not, that you be not judged.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | What if everything you thought about responding to a fence needed to be completely turned upside down? |
| 0:07.4 | Hello friends, welcome back to the Brilliant Perspectives podcast. |
| 0:11.4 | This week, we're continuing our exploration of how the New Testament changes everything, |
| 0:16.8 | particularly around judgment and grace. |
| 0:20.3 | Graham walks us through the shift from an eye for an eye to moving in the opposite spirit |
| 0:25.6 | and asks a question that might reshape how you see your role in the kingdom. |
| 0:29.6 | This is an invitation to let go of judgment and step fully into the freedom Christ has given us. |
| 0:36.6 | Let's jump in with Graham Cook. |
| 0:41.7 | So when you look at like Deuteronomy 613, it says, |
| 0:47.1 | You shall fear only the Lord, your God, worship him, and swear by his name. |
| 0:53.8 | And then Jesus says this in Matthew, Matthew 5, |
| 0:58.5 | Sermon on the Mount. He says this in verse 33. Again you have heard that the ancients were told, |
| 1:08.4 | you shall not make false vows, but shall fulfill your vows to the Lord. |
| 1:12.8 | But I say to you, make no oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, |
| 1:19.9 | or by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the |
| 1:25.7 | great king. Nor shall you make an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. |
| 1:31.9 | In other words, in the New Testament, we don't swear by anything. |
| 1:35.8 | In the Old Testament you could. |
| 1:38.2 | In the New Testament, we don't need to. |
| 1:40.7 | Why? |
| 1:41.2 | Because we are the living word. |
| 1:43.7 | It's written on our hearts. The word has come, |
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