SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 8/4/2020 1:42 PM
My Worship Time Focus: PT-1 “The
Attitude Behind the Acts” Overview of Matt. 5:21-48
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: Matt.
5:21-48
Message of the verse: “21 “You have heard
that it was said to our ancestors, Do not murder, and
whoever murders will be subject to judgment. 22 But I tell you, everyone who is angry with his
brother will be subject to judgment. And whoever says to his brother, ‘Fool!’
will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But whoever says, ‘You moron!’ will be
subject to hellfire. 23 So if
you are offering your gift on the altar, and there you remember that your
brother has something against you, 24 leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled with
your brother, and then come and offer your gift. 25 Reach a settlement quickly with your adversary
while you’re on the way with him, or your adversary will hand you over to the
judge, the judge to the officer, and you will be thrown into prison. 26
I assure you: You will never get out of
there until you have paid the last penny!
“27 “You have heard that it was said, Do not
commit adultery. 28 But I
tell you, everyone who looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed
adultery with her in his heart. 29 If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. For it
is better that you lose one of the parts of your body than for your whole body
to be thrown into hell. 30 And
if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is
better that you lose one of the parts of your body than for your whole body to
go into hell! 31 “It was also said;
Whoever divorces his wife must give her a written notice of divorce.
32 But I tell you, everyone who
divorces his wife, except in a case of sexual immorality, causes her to commit
adultery. And whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
“33
“Again, you have heard that it was said
to our ancestors, You must not
break your oath, but you must keep your oaths to the Lord. 34 But I tell you, don’t take an oath at all:
either by heaven, because it is God’s throne; 35 or by the earth, because it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, because it
is the city of the great King. 36 Neither should you swear by your head, because you cannot make a single hair
white or black. 37 But let your word ‘yes’ be ‘yes,’ and your ‘no’
be ‘no.’ Anything more than this is from the evil one.
“38 “You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a
tooth. 39 But I tell you, don’t
resist an evildoer. On the contrary, if anyone slaps you on your right cheek,
turn the other to him also. 40 As
for the one who wants to sue you and take away your shirt, let him have your
coat as well. 41 And if anyone
forces you to go one mile, go with him two. 42 Give to the one who asks you, and don’t turn away
from the one who wants to borrow from you.
“43 “You
have heard that it was said, Love your neighbor and hate your enemy. 44
But I tell you, love your enemies and
pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may be sons of your Father 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 will you have? Don’t even the tax collectors do
the same? 47 And if you greet
only your brothers, what are you doing out of the ordinary? Don’t even the
Gentiles do the same? 48 Be
perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.”
I have to say that this chapter that
I am following in John MacArthur’s commentary is different than any other
chapter that I have read in all of his commentaries and I have read many of his
commentaries. The first thing I will
writes is that this will be the only time when I quote all of these verses for
this section, but please read over them.
Next after we get done with this section, Lord willing in a few days, we
will move onto something a bit more normal to what we have been doing in the
past, that is that we will be looking at more than one verse in a chapter. An example will be that once we finish this
section we will be looking at Matthew 5:21-26 and the subject of that section
will be on what murder really is.
8/4/2020 2:03
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