There God has once fixed the rule of life which he will never retract. And the truth is that even what we have learned has been largely due to the effects of the teachings of Jesus, a fact which many now conveniently ignore. Opposite to "I say". Killing is here forbidden, killing ourselves, killing any other, directly or indirectly, or being any way accessory to it. These six units are Jesus' explanation of the Christian righteousness that surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees. Law and Order fan. Ye have heard That is, from the Scriptures being read to them, and the explanations of the ancients, which were called (atemv) , "hearing", being read in the schools, and heard by the scholars F15; so that to "hear", was along with the recital of the text, to receive by tradition, the sense the elders had given of it: of this kind is the instance produced by Christ. This is a correct statement, not only of the Pharisaic interpretation of the law, but of the law itself. Hence it came, that he who had not slain a man with his hand was pronounced to be free from the guilt of murder, and he who had not polluted his body by adultery was supposed to be pure and chaste before God. Also has study guide! As a law for the life of a nation, it could forbid and punish only the outward act. The law of God has a necessary place in the good work God does in our lives. No comments: Post a Comment. 21 “You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder, [] and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ 22 But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister [] [] will be subject to judgment. Commentary on Matthew 5:38-42 (Read Matthew 5:38-42) The plain instruction is, Suffer any injury that can be borne, for the sake of peace, committing your concerns to the Lord's keeping. Matthew shows that what God told his people in the *Old Testament came true in the life of Jesus. It is a crime from which there is no recovery for the victim. Shall be liable to the judgment. Browse Sermons on Matthew 5:21-30. Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. He says that if your right eye should be your downfall tear it out and throw it away, for it will do you less harm to lose one part of yourself than to … Bible Study: Matthew 5:21-30 by Pastor Powell. He draws a contrast between the righteousnessrequired of His kingdom’s citizens and the righteousness of the Jewish leaders. The law of God has a necessary place in the good work God does in our lives. акона раввинами (см. INTRO: In this next section, Jesus uses a couple of examples from the Mosaic Law for explaining that the whole Law must be kept not only in external … Matthew 5:21–26 is clearly one unit. In Matthew 25:34, Jesus said that on the Day of Judgment He would say to His people, Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. The sum of these two verses is, that the salvation of our immortal souls is to be preferred before all things, be they never so dear and precious to us; and that if men’s ordinary discretion teacheth them for the preservation of their bodies to cut off a particular member, which would necessarily endanger the whole body, it much more teacheth … It was said to (not ‘by’) them of old time, ‘the ancients.’ As the passage is from the law, the indefinite phrase, ‘it was said,’ cannot be referred to a false teacher or author of tradition. That the doctrine of the law not only commences, but brings to perfection, a holy life, may be inferred from a single fact, that it requires a perfect love of God and of our neighbor, (Deuteronomy 6:5; Leviticus 19:18.) See Exodus 20:13. 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