Monday, December 3, 2012

Is Jesus really fufilling the laws or changing the way they are set up?

In Matthew 5-7 Jesus is fulfilling the laws. When you really read what he is saying, you begin to see that the laws are almost becoming more strict. Instead of adultery just being when you have relations while married, it is just simply looking at another woman. He says that it is no longer an eye for an eye, but if someone strikes one cheek you must turn to the other side. When he is talking about doing good works, it is not only doing good works but doing them in secret. Jesus says"do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing so that only your father in heaven may know." Basically everything the people thought was right was changed. Because Jesus was fufilling the law, they were made stricter and had more rules to them My favorite part of these verses is when he says to be the salt and the light and that we are a city on a hill and we must shine our light for all to see. It is just so powerful that Jesus is declaring this to a crowd of people, it is not in a parable but just straight up go shine your light which to me is awesome.

3 comments:

  1. I believe that you made a very important observation of the laws. Jesus made the laws about a person's hear, not just about their actions. This is something of which we all need to be reminded.

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  2. I agree completely with Lauren. Jesus took the law from the observable sins to the internal sins we keep hidden. Though these internal sins may not be a stumbling block for others, God knows the desires of your heart whether wholesome or tainted. These sins place a strong barrier between the sinner and God.

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  3. I often think if i obey the laws im better than those but this discussion about the matter of the heart opened my eyes to the fact that following the laws just to not face the consequences is childish. The heart has to be in the right place to really obey the laws throughly

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