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Studies in Matthew 5: The Disciple and Hate
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- Matthew 5:21–26. Jesus reveals a depth to the Law that can only be fulfilled by Himself. When the teachings of Jesus are applied to one’s life, we are convicted of our shortcomings and failures. The same Law that exposes our weaknesses also shows us the kind of life that expresses the new life found in Christ. The person in Christ is convicted by Jesus’ expanded scope of the Law. To understand verse 22 requires recognising that the Sermon on the Mount is directed to followers of Jesus. Secondly, Jesus addresses anger between fellow believers. The Christian, unlike the Pharisee, cannot claim to have fulfilled the broadened scope of the Law outlined by Jesus. Attitudes of outward obedience can lead one to forget Christ’s sanctifying work of redemption. Contempt between believer arises when salvation is reduced to works, forgetting the worth of fellow believers in the sight of God.
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