5:21-26 Murder
* anger, insult/ being offensive, being criminal
5:27-30 Adultery
* lust, uncontrolled eyes, hands
5:31-32 Divorce
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hardness of
* a new heart promised in Jr.31:31-34 and Ez. 36:26
5:33-37 Oaths
* “by” is “en” for “heaven, earth, your head”
* “by” is “eis” for “temple” and means “toward”
* An oath sworn “by” the temple, earth, etc. was not binding. But “toward” the temple was
5:38-42 Eye for an Eye
* Eye for an Eye was the legal system of the culture it was not the way to deal with people
in a personal relationship.
* OT giving Ex 22:25, Dt. 15:7-11, Ps. 37:26
5:43-48 Love for Enemies
* no OT verse says hate enemies. Rabbi’s did not teach this.
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* This love is more than action. It is attitude 1 Cor.13:3, they gave all but had no love.
* Loving friends is expanded selfishness
Three
Righteous Deeds That Require Proper motivation
These are righteous deeds that both men and God will honor.
6:2-4 Giving
6:5-15 Prayer
6:16-18 Fasting
6:19-24 Materialism deceitfulness of wealth
6:25-34 Concerns of Life Parable of the Sower: Thorns and Rocks = worries of this life
7:1-6 Judging Others Matt. 13 trouble or persecution
7:7 Ask God, not men
7:7 Seek God’s wisdom, not men’s
7:7 Knock for God’s will, not man’s
“Ask, seek, knock” are all present tense stressing the requirement of persistence and sincerity
7:9 and 7:10 Both begin with “h” or “ay” and means “or” such as in “or, to put it another way.”
Ending
Statement that Envelopes Jesus’ Teaching:
Jesus was correcting Old Testament
Teaching of his day (not the Old Testament scriptures) in order to bring them
back in line with the
7:12 “So in everything” “panta” is “all things” “oun" is therefore”
“Therefore” indicates the wrap up of all his points
“Sums up the Law and the Prophets” This envelopes Jesus teaching that he warned about in 5:17-20 and that began in 5:21.
See Romans 13:9
7:11 “Good gifts” are the Holy Spirit in Luke 11:13
The Holy Spirit is the source of all blessing as seen in Romans 8;
8:4 New way of living (new heart, heart of flesh from Ez and Jr.)
8:5 Live in accordance with Spirit
8:6 Spirit is life and peace
8:9 Controls believer
8:9 Stakes Christ Ownership
8:11 Spirit raised Christ and gives life to our mortal bodies
8:13 Put misdeeds to death by Spirit
8:14 Leads us into son ship (meaning the imitation of Father’s character see Mt.5:45)
8:14 By Spirit we cry “Abba”
8:16 Spirit testifies with our spirit that:
a) we are God’s children b) we are heirs of God c) we are co-heirs w/ 8:26 Helps us in our weakness Christ
8:27 Spirit Intercedes for us in accordance with God’s will
7:13-14 Entering the Kingdom Narrow Gate
7:15-20 Fruit of the Kingdom False Prophets
7:21-23 Followers of the Kingdom False Members (Leaders and Followers)
7:24-27 No alternatives for the Kingdom Destruction in the day of storm now or at judgment