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JESUS LIFTS THE BAR FOR LIFE LIVED IN HIS KINGDOM
Matthew 5:48 – Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. In Matthew 5:21- 47 Jesus deals with relationships on many different levels. The Law forbade murder, but Jesus said, don’t be angry with your brother. If you remember when giving your...
RIGHTEOUSNESS THAT SURPASSES THAT OF RELIGIOUS LEADERS
Matthew 5:20 – For I say to you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. This is a powerful statement by our Lord that draws a line in the sand regarding righteousness. Jesus came to...
THE LAW AND PROPHETS ARE FULFILLED IN CHRIST
Matthew 5:17 – Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill. Some teach that the Law has been done away with in the sacrifice of Christ. Some teach that the Old Testament is not relevant because we are now...
BE A LIGHT TO ALL MEN BY LETTING THEM SEE YOUR GOOD WORKS
Matthew 5:16 – Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven. What a clear word from our Lord! “Let your light shine.” We have to cooperate with the Holy Spirit in this matter of letting our...
YOU ARE THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD
Matthew 5:14 – You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lamp stand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. The light in the world is the Lord’s church. Imagine what...
THE COVENANT OF SALT
2 Chronicles 13:5 – Do you not know that the Lord God of Israel gave the rule over Israel forever to David and his sons by a covenant of salt? Salt in the Scriptures speaks of covenant. Offerings in the Old Testament were made with salt. As 1 Chronicles 13:5 states,...