Beatitudes 4
Jesus continues His lesson by covering divorce. In Jesus’ time there were two main schools of thought on divorce. Some insisted that a divorce could be granted for ANY reason and that includes burning her husband's breakfast. Others had a higher commitment to marriage.
But Jesus is saying no. He says the only legitimate reason for divorce is sexual immorality. But Jesus places the burden on the husband, here. Divorce then caused women to be kicked out of the home at the husband's will, Jesus is saying that a divorced woman, if she remarries she is committing adultery and whoever marries her also commits adultery.
This is a hard lesson, but it is ALWAYS God's will that a marriage be a lifetime commitment. Jesus is teaching that the standards for marriage are higher than what the Law demands. Again emphasizing the need FOR and inadequacy OF the Law.
Next Jesus tackles vows.
In Jesus’ time, Jewish leaders were using vows. These vows were often a tit for tat thing with God. In other words, we swear that IF God does X, we promise to do Y. The human element in this vowing added the non-scriptural idea that swearing by the temple is more dedication to the promise than just by swearing on the gold in the temple. Jesus is saying, No. If you are making a vow, let it be a yes or no, not a game of comparing what it is you are swearing by. Jesus is telling them their vow cannot change anything so either say yes, or you say no. Nothing added to or subtracted from the value of the sacred promise.
Next, he covers revenge. Many people misunderstand this passage. Jesus is not advocating for bodily disfiguration. Essentially, He's Saying “Let the punishment fit the crime” In ancient times, Laws were sporadic with Vastly different penalties for breaking the law oftentimes basing the punishment on how people feel about the perpetrator.
In context, Jesus is speaking about their day to day life, not criminal justice. He's saying if someone wrongs you, do not exact revenge on them, instead forgive them. This is all about how we should be behaving. This should be our attitude when treated poorly. He makes this more specific when He says, “Love your enemies.”
And that is the hardest thing for Christians to do these days. The concept of anyone loving their enemies in that time period was unfathomable. We allow our hatred to excuse not reaching out to them because God might forgive them. Sadly, as it happened in Jesus's day, it became acceptable to hate certain groups more than others. Back then there was a hierarchy of hate. It was acceptable, many times so much so to hate enemies that everyone did so. It was more acceptable to hate Romans than it was Samaritans and even more so to hate the Canaanites etc who were sworn enemies of Israel.
What Jesus is saying here is that even God's enemies are blessed by the good He provides for His people. The rain falls to water the crops of the good man as much as it does on the crops of the evil man. Our personal feelings about it are irrelevant, if God is the author of these blessings, and He is, He can choose to continue or to cease these blessings.
This insistence that there is an obligation to hate God's enemies as a believer is simply not scriptural. We are to hate the sin, as it is the very thing that separated from God in the first place. But all the emphasis here is placed on the simple fact that even if we had the ability to avoid all physical acts of sin, which we don't, that ability can't save our soul because it is impossible to exceed the ‘righteousness’ of the scribes and Pharisees.
Unless the righteousness is somehow imparted to us through another means by someone who IS worthy and that can only be done by someone who never owed the penalty we did, death. As in the days of Abram, before legalistic Pharisaical teaching even existed, the righteousness God imparted to Abram came before the Law and its presuppositions were even written to be argued over.
So if perfection is a prerequisite to salvation, and it is, Jesus’ main point in this sermon is to tell us that alone, we can't make it, but with Him, we can't fail. It is our belief, our faith that achieves that, not our earnest efforts to follow a law.
31] “Now it was said, ‘Whoever sends his wife away is to give her a certificate of divorce’; [32] but I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for the reason of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery. [33] “Again, you have heard that the ancients were told, ‘ You shall not make false vows, but shall fulfill your vows to the Lord.’ [34] But I say to you, take no oath at all, neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God, [35] nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet, nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. [36] Nor shall you take an oath by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black. [37] But make sure your statement is, ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no’; anything beyond these is of evil origin. [38] “You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ [39] But I say to you, do not show opposition against an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other toward him also. [40] And if anyone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak also. [41] Whoever forces you to go one mile, go with him two. [42] Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you. [43] “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ [44] But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, [45] so that you may prove yourselves to be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. [46] For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Even the tax collectors, do they not do the same? [47] And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what more are you doing than others? Even the Gentiles, do they not do the same? [48] Therefore you shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Jesus continues His lesson by covering divorce. In Jesus’ time there were two main schools of thought on divorce. Some insisted that a divorce could be granted for ANY reason and that includes burning her husband's breakfast. Others had a higher commitment to marriage.
But Jesus is saying no. He says the only legitimate reason for divorce is sexual immorality. But Jesus places the burden on the husband, here. Divorce then caused women to be kicked out of the home at the husband's will, Jesus is saying that a divorced woman, if she remarries she is committing adultery and whoever marries her also commits adultery.
This is a hard lesson, but it is ALWAYS God's will that a marriage be a lifetime commitment. Jesus is teaching that the standards for marriage are higher than what the Law demands. Again emphasizing the need FOR and inadequacy OF the Law.
Next Jesus tackles vows.
In Jesus’ time, Jewish leaders were using vows. These vows were often a tit for tat thing with God. In other words, we swear that IF God does X, we promise to do Y. The human element in this vowing added the non-scriptural idea that swearing by the temple is more dedication to the promise than just by swearing on the gold in the temple. Jesus is saying, No. If you are making a vow, let it be a yes or no, not a game of comparing what it is you are swearing by. Jesus is telling them their vow cannot change anything so either say yes, or you say no. Nothing added to or subtracted from the value of the sacred promise.
Next, he covers revenge. Many people misunderstand this passage. Jesus is not advocating for bodily disfiguration. Essentially, He's Saying “Let the punishment fit the crime” In ancient times, Laws were sporadic with Vastly different penalties for breaking the law oftentimes basing the punishment on how people feel about the perpetrator.
In context, Jesus is speaking about their day to day life, not criminal justice. He's saying if someone wrongs you, do not exact revenge on them, instead forgive them. This is all about how we should be behaving. This should be our attitude when treated poorly. He makes this more specific when He says, “Love your enemies.”
And that is the hardest thing for Christians to do these days. The concept of anyone loving their enemies in that time period was unfathomable. We allow our hatred to excuse not reaching out to them because God might forgive them. Sadly, as it happened in Jesus's day, it became acceptable to hate certain groups more than others. Back then there was a hierarchy of hate. It was acceptable, many times so much so to hate enemies that everyone did so. It was more acceptable to hate Romans than it was Samaritans and even more so to hate the Canaanites etc who were sworn enemies of Israel.
What Jesus is saying here is that even God's enemies are blessed by the good He provides for His people. The rain falls to water the crops of the good man as much as it does on the crops of the evil man. Our personal feelings about it are irrelevant, if God is the author of these blessings, and He is, He can choose to continue or to cease these blessings.
This insistence that there is an obligation to hate God's enemies as a believer is simply not scriptural. We are to hate the sin, as it is the very thing that separated from God in the first place. But all the emphasis here is placed on the simple fact that even if we had the ability to avoid all physical acts of sin, which we don't, that ability can't save our soul because it is impossible to exceed the ‘righteousness’ of the scribes and Pharisees.
Unless the righteousness is somehow imparted to us through another means by someone who IS worthy and that can only be done by someone who never owed the penalty we did, death. As in the days of Abram, before legalistic Pharisaical teaching even existed, the righteousness God imparted to Abram came before the Law and its presuppositions were even written to be argued over.
So if perfection is a prerequisite to salvation, and it is, Jesus’ main point in this sermon is to tell us that alone, we can't make it, but with Him, we can't fail. It is our belief, our faith that achieves that, not our earnest efforts to follow a law.
31] “Now it was said, ‘Whoever sends his wife away is to give her a certificate of divorce’; [32] but I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for the reason of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery. [33] “Again, you have heard that the ancients were told, ‘ You shall not make false vows, but shall fulfill your vows to the Lord.’ [34] But I say to you, take no oath at all, neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God, [35] nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet, nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. [36] Nor shall you take an oath by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black. [37] But make sure your statement is, ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no’; anything beyond these is of evil origin. [38] “You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ [39] But I say to you, do not show opposition against an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other toward him also. [40] And if anyone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak also. [41] Whoever forces you to go one mile, go with him two. [42] Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you. [43] “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ [44] But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, [45] so that you may prove yourselves to be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. [46] For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Even the tax collectors, do they not do the same? [47] And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what more are you doing than others? Even the Gentiles, do they not do the same? [48] Therefore you shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Beatitudes 4
Jesus continues His lesson by covering divorce. In Jesus’ time there were two main schools of thought on divorce. Some insisted that a divorce could be granted for ANY reason and that includes burning her husband's breakfast. Others had a higher commitment to marriage.
But Jesus is saying no. He says the only legitimate reason for divorce is sexual immorality. But Jesus places the burden on the husband, here. Divorce then caused women to be kicked out of the home at the husband's will, Jesus is saying that a divorced woman, if she remarries she is committing adultery and whoever marries her also commits adultery.
This is a hard lesson, but it is ALWAYS God's will that a marriage be a lifetime commitment. Jesus is teaching that the standards for marriage are higher than what the Law demands. Again emphasizing the need FOR and inadequacy OF the Law.
Next Jesus tackles vows.
In Jesus’ time, Jewish leaders were using vows. These vows were often a tit for tat thing with God. In other words, we swear that IF God does X, we promise to do Y. The human element in this vowing added the non-scriptural idea that swearing by the temple is more dedication to the promise than just by swearing on the gold in the temple. Jesus is saying, No. If you are making a vow, let it be a yes or no, not a game of comparing what it is you are swearing by. Jesus is telling them their vow cannot change anything so either say yes, or you say no. Nothing added to or subtracted from the value of the sacred promise.
Next, he covers revenge. Many people misunderstand this passage. Jesus is not advocating for bodily disfiguration. Essentially, He's Saying “Let the punishment fit the crime” In ancient times, Laws were sporadic with Vastly different penalties for breaking the law oftentimes basing the punishment on how people feel about the perpetrator.
In context, Jesus is speaking about their day to day life, not criminal justice. He's saying if someone wrongs you, do not exact revenge on them, instead forgive them. This is all about how we should be behaving. This should be our attitude when treated poorly. He makes this more specific when He says, “Love your enemies.”
And that is the hardest thing for Christians to do these days. The concept of anyone loving their enemies in that time period was unfathomable. We allow our hatred to excuse not reaching out to them because God might forgive them. Sadly, as it happened in Jesus's day, it became acceptable to hate certain groups more than others. Back then there was a hierarchy of hate. It was acceptable, many times so much so to hate enemies that everyone did so. It was more acceptable to hate Romans than it was Samaritans and even more so to hate the Canaanites etc who were sworn enemies of Israel.
What Jesus is saying here is that even God's enemies are blessed by the good He provides for His people. The rain falls to water the crops of the good man as much as it does on the crops of the evil man. Our personal feelings about it are irrelevant, if God is the author of these blessings, and He is, He can choose to continue or to cease these blessings.
This insistence that there is an obligation to hate God's enemies as a believer is simply not scriptural. We are to hate the sin, as it is the very thing that separated from God in the first place. But all the emphasis here is placed on the simple fact that even if we had the ability to avoid all physical acts of sin, which we don't, that ability can't save our soul because it is impossible to exceed the ‘righteousness’ of the scribes and Pharisees.
Unless the righteousness is somehow imparted to us through another means by someone who IS worthy and that can only be done by someone who never owed the penalty we did, death. As in the days of Abram, before legalistic Pharisaical teaching even existed, the righteousness God imparted to Abram came before the Law and its presuppositions were even written to be argued over.
So if perfection is a prerequisite to salvation, and it is, Jesus’ main point in this sermon is to tell us that alone, we can't make it, but with Him, we can't fail. It is our belief, our faith that achieves that, not our earnest efforts to follow a law.
31] “Now it was said, ‘Whoever sends his wife away is to give her a certificate of divorce’; [32] but I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for the reason of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery. [33] “Again, you have heard that the ancients were told, ‘ You shall not make false vows, but shall fulfill your vows to the Lord.’ [34] But I say to you, take no oath at all, neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God, [35] nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet, nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. [36] Nor shall you take an oath by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black. [37] But make sure your statement is, ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no’; anything beyond these is of evil origin. [38] “You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ [39] But I say to you, do not show opposition against an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other toward him also. [40] And if anyone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak also. [41] Whoever forces you to go one mile, go with him two. [42] Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you. [43] “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ [44] But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, [45] so that you may prove yourselves to be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. [46] For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Even the tax collectors, do they not do the same? [47] And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what more are you doing than others? Even the Gentiles, do they not do the same? [48] Therefore you shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
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