- Oscar Cullmann, Immortality of the Soul - by Kaufmann Kohler, Technical Terms and Usages Preclude Innate Immortality - Froom, The Development of the Doctrine of Immortality from the Apostolic Fathers to Augustine, The Doctrine of Immortality in the Early Church. Matthew 5:6: The Hunger and Thirst Which are Blessed. - Hal Licino, Why Modern Liberalism is Contrary to Christianity, Matthew 24 The End of the Holy City - Morrison Lee, Scripture Charts As Relates to the Second Coming, The Beast of Revelation Revealed - Dr. Kenneth L. Gentry, The Destruction of Jerusalem - Proof of Christianity, The Last Days According to Jesus - R. C. Sproul, All the N.T. Matthew 5:43. Yet even in a country where justice can be had, We are not to resort to law for every personal wrong. do not even the publicans so? And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. It is vain to teach the commandments without first doing them. The Case for Conditional Immortality - J. W. Wenham, The Bible, Slavery, and America's Founders, The Biological and Biblical Dangers of Problem-Centered Counseling, The Urgent Need For Reformation in Pastoral Ministry, Problems and Limitations Matthew 5:20. Though to have done with it would involve deprivation, yet must it be dispensed with, since even a serious loss in one direction is far better than the losing of the whole man. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: but I say unto you, Swear not at all:-, Christ thus abolishes the whole system of swearing, as it ought to be abolished in every place; and he goes on to show that he did not mean merely unclean, false oaths, or oaths taken as some men take them blasphemously, but every form and kind of oath, for he says, “Swear not at all”—. Matthew 5:9. Can True Christians Commit Apostasy? Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. Matthew 5:7-8. Better the whole truth newly stated than an old falsehood in ancient language. Lord, purge them out of my nature, and make me pure within! do not even the publicans so? Ye are the salt of the earth: Followers of Christ, “ye are the salt of the earth.” You help to preserve it, and to subdue the corruption that is in it. Hence all this comes under such censure as men distribute in their councils; yes, under what is far worse, the punishment awarded by the highest court of the universe, which dooms men to “hell fire.” Thus our Lord and King restores the law of God to its true force, and warns us that it denounces not only the overt act of killing, but every thought, feeling, and word which would tend to injure a brother, or annihilate him by contempt. God will fill them; and when he fills men with his fullness, they are full indeed. If abstaining from alcohol caused weakness of body, it would be better to be weak, than to be strong and fall into drunkenness Since vain speculations and reasonings land men in unbelief, we will have none of them. Post navigation psalm 33 commentary spurgeon. That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. But that is not obeying the command of Christ. Let us not be among those who take up novel ideas of wedlock, and seek to deform the marriage laws under the pretense of reforming them. Matthew 5:16. Notwithstanding much that may be advanced to the contrary, there is no evading the plain sense of this passage, that every sort of oath, however solemn or true, is forbidden to a follower of Jesus. The same rule that bids you avoid sin, bids you also avoid all that leads to sin. We also must do good to the evil, or we shall have a narrow sphere, our hearts will grow contracted, and our sonship towards the good God will be rendered doubtful. On a journey, or in the streets, or in the house, we are not to confine our friendly greetings to those who are near and dear to us. Matthew 5:23-24. Right eyes and right hands are no longer right if they lead us wrong. Chapter 43. Matthew 5:7-8. The Saviour abolished that evil once for all, and made divorce a crime, as it always is “saving for the cause of fornication.”, Matthew 5:33-34. Matthew 5:17-18. Matthew 5:5. For they shall be called the children of God. The requirement of a writing was to a certain degree a check upon an evil habit, which was so engrained in the people that to refuse it altogether would have been useless, and would only have created another crime. Matthew 5:12. Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. 2. Think not that I am came to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill. Children and the Rod of Correction - Dave Miller, Ph.D. Christian Practice - Evidence of Grace - Edwards, How Should Christians Watch TV? Matthew 5:25-26. Matthew 5:16. Matthew 5:21. These are solemn words of warning. Christ never contemplated the production of secret Christians, Christians whose virtues would never be displayed, pilgrims who would travel to heaven by night, and never be seen by their fellow-pilgrims or anyone else. See how the great Lord of the New Testament confirms the Old Testament. Why is the church losing its young people? There is no regeneration twice over, you can be born again, but you cannot be born again, and again, and again, as some teach there is no note in Scripture of that kind. Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy. In law-suits, seek speedy and peaceful settlements. A professing Christian with no grace in him, a religious man whose very religion is dead, what is the good of him? Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. The Immortality of the Soul: It is not sinful to have an eye, or to cultivate keen perception; but if the eye of speculative knowledge leads us to offend by intellectual sin, it becomes the cause of evil, and must be mortified. Anger “without a cause” is forbidden by the command which says “Thou shalt not kill;” for unjust anger is killing in intent. The Nature of Man - Dualistic or Holistic? The poor in spirit are happy. Lord, purge them out of my nature, and make me pure within! He is a cloud that is full of rain, and that empties itself upon the earth. But how searching? If I desire ill for a man, I have within me that which would desire his death; and what is that, after all, but murder in the heart? What does the phrase "gnashing of teeth" mean? Shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hellfire. And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,-, Our Saviour soon gathered a congregation. The Bible is not the light of the world, it is the light of the Church; but the world does not read the Bible, the world reads Christians; “Ye are the light of the world.” Matthew 5:14. Better lose your rights than get into the hands of those who with will only fleece you in the name of justice, and hold you fast so long as a semblance of a demand can stand against you, or another penny can be extracted from you. Mark this, then, either the saints must persevere to the end, or else the grace of God has done nothing for them effectually. And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. The rule of the judgment seat is not for common life; but the rule of the cross and the all-enduring Sufferer is for us all. Ten Indictments Against the Modern Church - Paul Washer - Video, The Bible Without Comment - William E. Cox, Amusing Ourselves to Death - Neil Postman, Everybody Loves Jesus: The Culture Cherishes a Counterfeit Christ, Historian David Barton on Jon Stewart Show, Hollywood's War on Traditional Values - Video, Homosexuals Brainwashing Our Children in Elementary Schools, The Homosexual Propaganda Campaign in America, The Motion Picture Production Code of 1930 (Hays Code), The New England Primer - First Elementary School Textbook - 1777, What same-sex "marriage" has done to Massachusetts, Why Does Socialism Always Fail? Note that this injunction is addressed to the man who has offended against his brother; why is this? They should never even attempt to conceal it. They added to the saved oracles. God does not put his hand to this work a second time. Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: Antiquity is often pleaded as an authority; but our King makes short work of “them of old time.” He begins with one of their alterations of his Father’s law. Clinging to a Counterfeit Cross - James P. Shelly w/ audio, A Treatise of Earthly-Mindedness - Jeremiah Burroughs. This is unfortunate, since his works contain priceless gems of information that are found nowhere except in the ancient writings of the Jews. What a King is ours, who stretches his scepter over the realm of our inward lusts! He owns the precept, “Thou shalt love thy neighbor,” but he hates the parasitical growth of “hate thine enemy.” This last sentence is destructive of that out of which it appears legitimately to grow, since those who are here styled enemies are, in fact, neighbors. Its meaning, as God spake it, had a far wider range than when the offence was restrained to actual killing, such as could be brought before a human judgment-seat. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Here the divine law is shown to refer, not only to the act of criminal conversation, but even to the desire, imagination, or passion which would suggest such an infamy. Get beyond what others might expect of you. 1 retroGRAD3 Puritan Board Sophomore. Matthew 5:17. Its requirements will always be the same; immutably fixed, and never to be abated by so little as “one jot or one tittle.”, Matthew 5:19-20. There is something so Godlike in trying to put away discord, and to remove anger, and to promote love, that it makes men feel that peacemakers must be the children of God. There Christ sat, and “his disciples came unto him.” They formed the inner circle that was ever nearest to him, and to them he imparted his choicest secrets, but he also spoke to the multitude, and therefore it is said that “he opened his mouth,” as well he might when there were such great truths to proceed from it, and so vast a crowd to hear them: “He opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,” —. Scriptural perfection is attainable, it dies rather in proportion than in degree. Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy. They do in the truest sense enjoy even this life; their contented spirit makes them monarchs. Feb 2, 1986. Yet the second is evidently the clearer duty, and should be attended to at once: neither can we expect the Lord to attend to us unless we attend to this duty. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. It is said that, in Hindustan, there is a complete divorce of religion from morality, so that a man may be supposed to be eminently religious even while living in the utmost filthiness and vice; but it must never be so among us. And he is himself in a hopeless condition. “Yield” is our watchword. The Great Lie: What about the Immortal soul? For they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: but I say unto you, Swear not at all:-, Christ thus abolishes the whole system of swearing, as it ought to be abolished in every place; and he goes on to show that he did not mean merely unclean, false oaths, or oaths taken as some men take them blasphemously, but every form and kind of oath, for he says, “Swear not at all”—. - When sending out the twelve disciples to the people of Israel, the Lord instructs them as to their service as His ambassadors (Matthew 10; Matthew 11:1). These are solemn words of warning. The great man, with all his wealth, is often uneasy with a craving ambition for more; but the quiet spirits of God’s people find a kingdom everywhere. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. The Lord, our King, would have us bear and forbear, and conquer by mighty patience. Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: but I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither of heaven; for it is God’s throne: nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. We are to render blessing for cursing, prayers for persecutions. Matthew 5:4. It is vain to teach the commandments without first doing them. So, dear friends, if God’s grace is in you, there is a pungent savor about you which fends to preserve others from going as far into sin as otherwise they would have done; “Ye are the salt of the earth:”. But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. Matthew 5:9. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. Oh, what divine dignity there is in this majestic Person. Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing. Can we do it? Oh, that we had sufficient decision of character to make short work of everything which tends towards evil! Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. Matthew 5:20. B. Lightfoot, Consummation of the pre-Messianic Age and the Parousia, Destruction of Jerusalem vs. - F. F. Bruce. Blessed are the merciful: Those who are kind, generous, sympathetic, ready to forgive those who have wronged them,-blessed are they. God takes cognizance of the emotions from which acts of hate may spring, and calls us to account as much for the angry feeling as for the murderous deed. (Matthew 5 Commentary) (Bolding added) Wiersbe - The word perfect in Matthew 5:48 does not imply sinlessly perfect, for that is impossible in this life (though it is a good goal to strive for, cf Hebrews 12:14). Many persons, when their right eye offends them, put a green shade over it; and when their right hand offends them, they tie it up in a sling. You know how people say, “If you tread on a worm: it will turn;” but, brethren, a worm is not an example for a Christian, even if the poor wounded creature does turn toward you in its agony. You would be like salt that has lost its savor. Our spirit is to be one of readiness to help the needy by gift or loan, and we are not exceedingly likely to err by excess in this direction; hence the boldness of the command. We must never imagine that God can accept an offering from us while we harbor any enmity in our hearts. Matthew 5:31-32. It was her own act and deed. “Love for love is manlike,” but “love for hate” is Christlike. Saints cannot be content with such a groveling style of things. This is a sad crime against the Word of the Lord. If you turn, turn to kiss the hand that smites you, and to do good to them that evil entreat you. But beware, professor, lest you should be like salt that has lost its savor, and that therefore is good for nothing. Better lose a suit of cloth than be drawn into a suit in law. But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment; And a far higher judgment than that of men; Matthew 5:22. Blessed are the peacemakers--who not only study peace, but diffuse it. Matthew 5:18-19. Who but a divine being has authority to speak in this fashion? It thus became rather a proverb among men than an inspired utterance from the mouth of God. Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 5:3-12 Our Saviour here gives eight characters of blessed people, which represent to us the principal graces of a Christian. And seeing the multitudes — At some distance, as they were coming to him from every quarter.He went up into the mountain — Which was near: where there was room for them all.His disciples — not only his twelve disciples, but all who desired to learn of him. It is said that, in Hindustan, there is a complete divorce of religion from morality, so that a man may be supposed to be eminently religious even while living in the utmost filthiness and vice; but it must never be so among us. The mountains and the valleys belong really to him who can, with happy eye, look upon them, and then lift his face to heaven, and feel, “My Father made them all.”. He mentions several forms of oath, and forbids them all, and then prescribes simple forms of affirmation or denial, as all that his followers should employ. ou dunatai polis krubenai epano horous keimene; ", You must enable JavaScript to view all available content on this page, Errors of the Invitation System or Alter Call, Counterfeit Cross - The Lordship of Christ in Salvation - Part II, A Historical Overview of The Lord's Supper, Set Your Mind on Things Above - Matthew Henry, Prophecies of the Destruction of Jerusalem which have remarkably been fulfilled - Thomas Newton. The rule is-first peace with man, and then acceptance with God. The Pharisee would urge as a cover for his malice that he brought a sacrifice to make atonement, but our Lord will have forgiveness rendered to our brother first, and then the offering presented. But that is not obeying the command of Christ. They were very particular about little things, jots and tittles; but we must go further than they went; we must have more righteousness of life than they had, although they seemed to their fellow-men to be excessively precise. do not even the publicans so? They shall not only be the children of God, but people shall call them by that name. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. The Bible is not the light of the world, it is the light of the Church; but the world does not read the Bible, the world reads Christians; “Ye are the light of the world.”. Because he is the least likely to try to make up the quarrel. For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? What a King is ours, who stretches his scepter over the realm of our inward lusts! May grace prevent any of us from falling into this error! Biblical and Practical Advantages for Meeting Within Homes. Better the whole truth newly stated than an old falsehood in ancient language. Words also come under the same condemnation: a man shall be judged for what he “shall say to his brother.” To call a man Raca, or a worthless fellow, is to kill him in his reputation, and to say to him, “Thou fool,” is to kill him as to the noblest characteristics of a man. We should rather endure to be put upon than be for ever crying out, “I’ll bring an action.” At times this very rule of self-sacrifice may require us to take steps in the way of legal appeal, to stop injuries which would fall heavily upon others; but we ought often to forego our own advantage, yea, always when the main motive would be a proud desire for self-vindication. ", Counterfeit Cross - Bear or Burn: The Fruit of Obedience in the Parables of Christ - updated, Counterfeit Cross - What is a "Carnal Christian"? Jesus begins his Sermon on the Mount, he begins with benedictions that are found nowhere except in gospel! 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