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The Setting
matt 4 23-
Jesus teaches, heals, becomes famous, multitudes follow Him--want to be near Him
matt 4 18-22
Jesus chooses disciples
mark 3 13-19:
Vs 14, He appointed twelve to be with Him
He would send them to preach
He would give them power to heal and cast out demons.
The Sermon (intro)
His message is “Repent, the kingdom of Heaven is at hand.”
The sign of the virgin birth has been given...the time has come.
Repent means to change their thinking.
Primarily, He wants them to change their thinking about God...so
He focuses on the way they understand God’s word.
We cannot separate our interpretation of Scripture from our knowledge of God.
The sermon is a commentary on what it will mean for the Jews to repent.
His disciples have come to Him, and He wants them to understand reality as God sees it.
He is training them to preach the right message.
A multitude of people are also present to hear this.
Understand Blessing Correctly
Poor in spirit.
Agree with God about sin, brokenness in their lives.
matt 5
Poor in spirit.
Agree with God about sin, brokenness in their lives.
Mourn.
Those who are broken over what God is broken over
Humble.
Those who are not pursuing their own kingdom, their own power, their own kingship.
Hunger and thirst for righteousness.
The primary focus of their life is a longing to be in right-standing with God.
Merciful.
We never look more like Christ than when we forgive those who have wrong us.
We have been forgiven of much.
We have no right (if we know God rightly) to judge others, when God has withheld judgement from us.
Pure in heart.
God knows the integrity of our faith.
We cannot play games with God.
Peacemakers.
Those who seek peace are contrasted to those who create rivalries.
matt 5 10-
Persecuted for righteousness sake.
All people who submit to God oppose the sin of the world.
The nature of sin is that those who reject God, justify themselves by fighting against obey God rather than repent.
Jesus Gives the disciples an identity
They will not be a closed group acting behind closed doors.
They will live and speak for God in view of all people.
Their obedience to God will produce worship among those who do not currently glory in God.
In contrast to the Jews who have distorted God’s character and His word, they are to be salt that does not lose its flavor.
They are lights, that should not be covered.
Righteousness cannot be separated from obedience to the law
matt
Whoever does and teaches the law will be called the greatest
But the correct interpretation of the law is necessary for righteousness.
Jesus sets everyone straight...He is not here to do away with the Law...He is here to fulfill it.
Understanding this will require interpreting the law in the same way God interprets it.
Examples of the correct interpretation of the law
5 21-26.
Murder.
If you hate your brother, you have committed murder already.
Man doesn’t consider sin until something has been done.
God considers wrong thinking a sin.
5 27-30.
Adultery.
Again, wrong thinking about the boundary God has placed around marriage is considered sin.
Divorce.
matt 5 3
The law doesn’t give freedom to put away a spouse for any reason...only for the reason of unfaithfulness.
This makes remarriage to an adulterer a condoning of adultery...qualifying for adultery itself.
5 33-37.
Oaths.
The heart of the law was not to make one commitment stronger or more binding than another.
A simple yes and no is an oath before the Lord.
All commitments are equal.
God holds us accountable for our words and commitments to Him and to others.
matt 5
Eye for an eye and tooth for tooth.
The heart of the law was not to give freedom for people to execute judgment as they see fit.
This was instruction that reflected the justice of God and the order of the process of the community maintaining justice for the oppressed.
This was not a free pass for people to settle any score that they determine.
5 43-48.
Love your enemy.
The militant nature of the nation God had raised up was to execute God’s judgement on the nations who had rejected God.
The heart of the law was not to give God’s people the free power to execute His judgment on every person who wrongs them.
There were specific people they were authorized to destroy, but they were not given a license to carry out judgement on anyone else.
Instead, they were to love those who mistreated them...by this time, those who mistreated them were sent by God to produce repentance in their hearts.
6 1-4.
Charitable deeds.
The law instructed them to defend those who could not defend themselves.
(Leaving the edges of their fields, orphans and widows, etc) This was not an identifier of who was more holy.
This activity was not meant for the glory of man, but the glory of God.
The heart of the law was that the people remember that they were slaves in Egypt until God redeemed them.
They were to reflect the character of God, but God will share His glory with no other.
6 5-15.
Prayer.
The purpose of prayer was not to demonstrate who was more spiritual.
The purpose of prayer is to remember our state of brokenness.
If we are not careful, our prayers can become a stumbling block.
Many in our church are intimidated and will not pray out loud.
Is this because when we pray publicly, those of us who are orators speak in beautiful forms that others cannot attain?
Instead, our public prayers ought to always reflect our brokenness before the Lord.
Save your beautiful words for the closet, where no one is impressed!
6 16-18.
Fasting.
Again, fasting is not for others to be impressed with your holiness.
No one should even know when you are seeking the Lord intensely.
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