Anger Management (2 of 5)
Series: He Said What?
Craig Smith
Mathew 5:21-26
I. Introduction
Last week we began to explore the idea that Jesus came to fulfill the Old Testament laws and regulations. And what we saw was that means he came to make possible the kind of life that those rules and regulations point us towards. The problem is that there is a natural human tendency to think that simply obeying religious rules makes us righteous. But it doesn't, because conforming to the rules doesn't transform the kind of people we are. The rules can point us towards the kind of people God wants us to be, but they can't actually make us those kinds of people. But Jesus can.
Now what Jesus is going to do over the next several passages that we'll be looking at in this series is to unpack that idea with several examples. So if you would turn with me to Matthew 5:21...
II. Main Body
A. The Pattern
In some ways, this first example that Jesus gives us is also the clearest example of what he's going to do throughout this section of the Gospel of Matthew.
21 ''You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, 'You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.' 22 But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. (Matthew 5:21-22a)
There's a pattern here that Jesus will follow in all the other examples. There are basically three parts to the pattern. The first one is that...
#1 - Jesus clarifies the spirit of the Law.
He does it in the same way every time. He starts by saying ''you have heard'', followed by a quote from an Old Testament law or regulation. Then, he says ''but I tell you'', followed by an instruction that is much harder than the Old Testament rule.
Here he says ''you have heard...anyone who murders will be subject to judgment, but I say anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment.'' You see what I mean? That's way harder, righ ...
Series: He Said What?
Craig Smith
Mathew 5:21-26
I. Introduction
Last week we began to explore the idea that Jesus came to fulfill the Old Testament laws and regulations. And what we saw was that means he came to make possible the kind of life that those rules and regulations point us towards. The problem is that there is a natural human tendency to think that simply obeying religious rules makes us righteous. But it doesn't, because conforming to the rules doesn't transform the kind of people we are. The rules can point us towards the kind of people God wants us to be, but they can't actually make us those kinds of people. But Jesus can.
Now what Jesus is going to do over the next several passages that we'll be looking at in this series is to unpack that idea with several examples. So if you would turn with me to Matthew 5:21...
II. Main Body
A. The Pattern
In some ways, this first example that Jesus gives us is also the clearest example of what he's going to do throughout this section of the Gospel of Matthew.
21 ''You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, 'You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.' 22 But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. (Matthew 5:21-22a)
There's a pattern here that Jesus will follow in all the other examples. There are basically three parts to the pattern. The first one is that...
#1 - Jesus clarifies the spirit of the Law.
He does it in the same way every time. He starts by saying ''you have heard'', followed by a quote from an Old Testament law or regulation. Then, he says ''but I tell you'', followed by an instruction that is much harder than the Old Testament rule.
Here he says ''you have heard...anyone who murders will be subject to judgment, but I say anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment.'' You see what I mean? That's way harder, righ ...
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