{"id":880,"date":"2015-10-27T12:47:41","date_gmt":"2015-10-27T16:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/riveroflifetwinlake.com\/RiverOfLife\/?p=880"},"modified":"2020-10-01T09:01:03","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T13:01:03","slug":"what-does-jesus-teach-christians-about-the-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riveroflifetwinlake.org\/riveroflife\/what-does-jesus-teach-christians-about-the-law\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does Jesus Teach Christians About The Law?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Matthew 5:17-48 (NLT) <\/b>
\n“Don\u2019t misunderstand why I have come. I did not come to abolish the law of Moses or the writings of the prophets. No, I came to accomplish their purpose. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not even the smallest detail of God\u2019s law will disappear until its purpose is achieved.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“So if you ignore the least commandment and teach others to do the same, you will be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven. But anyone who obeys God\u2019s laws and teaches them will be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.”<\/p>\n

“But I warn you\u2014unless your righteousness is better than the righteousness of the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven!”<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have heard that our ancestors were told<\/strong>, \u2018You must not murder. If you commit murder, you are subject to judgment.\u2019 But I say, if you are even angry with someone, you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot, you are in danger of being brought before the court. And if you curse someone, you are in danger of the fires of hell.”<\/p>\n

\u201cSo if you are presenting a sacrifice at the altar in the Temple and you suddenly remember that someone has something against you, leave your sacrifice there at the altar. Go and be reconciled to that person. Then come and offer your sacrifice to God.”<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you are on the way to court with your adversary, settle your differences quickly. Otherwise, your accuser may hand you over to the judge, who will hand you over to an officer, and you will be thrown into prison. And if that happens, you surely won\u2019t be free again until you have paid the last penny.”<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have heard the commandment that says<\/strong>, \u2018You must not commit adultery.\u2019 But I say, anyone who even looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart. So if your eye \u2014even your good eye\u2014 causes you to lust, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. And if your hand \u2014even your stronger hand\u2014 causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have heard the law that says<\/strong>, \u2018A man can divorce his wife by merely giving her a written notice of divorce.\u2019 But I say that a man who divorces his wife, unless she has been unfaithful, causes her to commit adultery. And anyone who marries a divorced woman also commits adultery.”<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have also heard that our ancestors were told<\/strong>, \u2018You must not break your vows; you must carry out the vows you make to the LORD.\u2019 But I say, do not make any vows! Do not say, \u2018By heaven!\u2019 because heaven is God\u2019s throne. And do not say, \u2018By the earth!\u2019 because the earth is his footstool. And do not say, \u2018By Jerusalem!\u2019 for Jerusalem is the city of the great King. Do not even say, \u2018By my head!\u2019 for you can\u2019t turn one hair white or black. Just say a simple, \u2018Yes, I will,\u2019 or \u2018No, I won\u2019t.\u2019 Anything beyond this is from the evil one.”<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have heard the law that says the punishment must match the injury<\/strong>: \u2018An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.\u2019 But I say, do not resist an evil person! If someone slaps you on the right cheek, offer the other cheek also. If you are sued in court and your shirt is taken from you, give your coat, too. If a soldier demands that you carry his gear for a mile, carry it two miles.
\nGive to those who ask, and don\u2019t turn away from those who want to borrow.”<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have heard the law that says<\/strong>, \u2018Love your neighbor\u2019 and hate your enemy. But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you! In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike.”<\/p>\n

“If you love only those who love you, what reward is there for that? Even corrupt tax collectors do that much. If you are kind only to your friends, how are you different from anyone else? Even pagans do that. But you are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect.”<\/p>\n

So what do you think?<\/strong> Are Christians free to break the law, or does the Lord demand that we do MORE<\/strong> than the old laws ever expected of men?
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Matthew 5:17-48 (NLT) “Don\u2019t misunderstand why I have come. I did not come to abolish the law of Moses or the writings of the prophets. No, I came to accomplish their purpose. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not even the smallest detail of God\u2019s law will disappear until its purpose is achieved.” “So if you ignore the least commandment and teach others to do the same, you will be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven. But anyone who obeys God\u2019s laws and teaches…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":627,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[33,34,35,36],"class_list":["post-880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-discipleship-3","tag-commands","tag-grace","tag-law","tag-liberty"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/riveroflifetwinlake.org\/riveroflife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/880","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/riveroflifetwinlake.org\/riveroflife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/riveroflifetwinlake.org\/riveroflife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riveroflifetwinlake.org\/riveroflife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riveroflifetwinlake.org\/riveroflife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=880"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/riveroflifetwinlake.org\/riveroflife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/880\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riveroflifetwinlake.org\/riveroflife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/riveroflifetwinlake.org\/riveroflife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riveroflifetwinlake.org\/riveroflife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riveroflifetwinlake.org\/riveroflife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}