HOW TO READ THE BIBLE LIKE JESUS: PART TWO (5 OF 12)
by Will McGee
Scripture: Matthew 5:17-26
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How to Read the Bible Like Jesus: Part Two (5 of 12)
Series: Sermon on the Mount
Will McGee
Matthew 5:17-26
Before I moved to Brooklyn, I served as an associate pastor for a church. My main responsibility was to minister to the college students in our congregation.
We had a big college gathering one evening. I stood up and preached on God's grace toward them. A room full of college students (You can imagine the many mistakes, regrets, and shame...)
I told them, ''No matter what you've done... No matter what you have yet to do... God forgives...'' I quoted Tim Keller. ''There is nothing you could do that will make God love you more... There is nothing you can do that will make God love you less.''
A few days later, a kind older woman in our church said, ''Will I heard about the sermon you preached earlier this week... You need to be careful... If you preach like that, those students will think they can live however they want.''
This is the question I want to consider today... ''If we are saved by grace, what then are all the commands for?'' If we are saved by grace, what then is the purpose of God's Law/commands? If we are saved by God's grace alone, can we go on living however we choose?
We are five weeks into a study on Jesus's most famous sermon... The Sermon on the Mount.
If you remember last week's sermon... Then you will know that today's sermon will be titled: ''How to Read the Bible Like Jesus: Part Two (Understanding God's Commands)''
Last week, Jesus addressed an accusation that some of the religious leaders were making about him... They accused him of trying to abolish... Throw out... Or minimize the importance of the Scriptures... The importance of the Law.
Jesus was going around telling prostitutes... lepers... drunkards... tax collectors... All these people that have broken the laws of Moses... That they could enter the kingdom of Heaven... If only they have faith in Jesus. The religious leaders were concerned... ''If ...
Series: Sermon on the Mount
Will McGee
Matthew 5:17-26
Before I moved to Brooklyn, I served as an associate pastor for a church. My main responsibility was to minister to the college students in our congregation.
We had a big college gathering one evening. I stood up and preached on God's grace toward them. A room full of college students (You can imagine the many mistakes, regrets, and shame...)
I told them, ''No matter what you've done... No matter what you have yet to do... God forgives...'' I quoted Tim Keller. ''There is nothing you could do that will make God love you more... There is nothing you can do that will make God love you less.''
A few days later, a kind older woman in our church said, ''Will I heard about the sermon you preached earlier this week... You need to be careful... If you preach like that, those students will think they can live however they want.''
This is the question I want to consider today... ''If we are saved by grace, what then are all the commands for?'' If we are saved by grace, what then is the purpose of God's Law/commands? If we are saved by God's grace alone, can we go on living however we choose?
We are five weeks into a study on Jesus's most famous sermon... The Sermon on the Mount.
If you remember last week's sermon... Then you will know that today's sermon will be titled: ''How to Read the Bible Like Jesus: Part Two (Understanding God's Commands)''
Last week, Jesus addressed an accusation that some of the religious leaders were making about him... They accused him of trying to abolish... Throw out... Or minimize the importance of the Scriptures... The importance of the Law.
Jesus was going around telling prostitutes... lepers... drunkards... tax collectors... All these people that have broken the laws of Moses... That they could enter the kingdom of Heaven... If only they have faith in Jesus. The religious leaders were concerned... ''If ...
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