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(Rom.2:14–29; Matt.5:33–41) “But I say to you: do not resist evil” (Matthew 5:39); otherwise, give yourself over to the sacrifice of human willfulness and malice. But you can’t live like this? Don't worry. Whoever gave this commandment is also our Provider and Guardian. When, with full faith and with all your soul, you wish to live in such a way as not to resist any evil, then the Lord himself will arrange for you a way of life that is not only tolerable, but also happy. Moreover, in reality it happens that resistance irritates the enemy more and encourages him to invent new troubles, while concession disarms him and humbles him. This is why it happens that if you only endure the first onslaughts of anger, people will take pity and leave you alone. And resistance and revenge kindle anger, which passes from one person to the family, and then from generation to generation. You might be interested in: