Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany (2023)

Be Perfect — The Impossible Made Possible

The utter impossibility of our keeping the law of God (vv. 20–48)

A. When hatred is equal to murder (vv. 21–26)

B. When lustful looking is equal to adultery (vv. 27–30)

C. When divorce is not as easy as some like to think (vv. 31, 32)

D. When false swearing is forbidden (vv. 33–36)

The blessing we have from God’s Son, the Law-keeper for us

A. He did all that we are unable to do (active obedience)

B. He paid for all that we should never have done (passive obedience)

C. He enables us to live in righteousness (sanctification)