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Introduction
Started into the Sermon on The Mount
Beattitudes - The picture is given of life of a disciple of Christ
It is completely counter intituitive than American Christianity
The disciple of Christ is the picture of a beggar seeking righteousness.
Meek, merciful, and persecuted.
From here Jesus is going to describe the role of His disciples in the world - Salt and Light
After that Jesus is going to try to get “saved people lost”
The issue is self-righteousness - Jesus is going to destroy the self-righteousness of the Jews and us
Salt and Light (v13-16)
The role of Jesus followers is to be salt and light
Salt - purpose (yes, to perserve but that is not the context given)
The issue here is flavor
Why don’t you eat Caulliflower?
Taste bad
The lifestyle of the disciple should taste good
There is something about the meek, humble, beggar.
God uses us to draw -
Explain biblical salt
The danger is that we can allow the elements of the world wash out the saltiness
We are called to be different
This is why the seeker sensitive movement misses the mark
What about light?
Purpose of light is to expose
Salt draws/flavors
Light exposes
What Jesus saying?
Don’t be worldly and . . .
Don’t hide your faith
The Church is to be in the world but not of the world so that the world sees the lives and works of the followers of Christ and become believers themselves
What is the practical application here?
How do we do this?
-Treating a server terrible
-Speech
Christ and The Law (v17-20)
How did Christ accomplish (fulfill) the law?
The Cross
Now that Christ has fulfilled the law, do we still teach it?
Why?
Galatians 3:19-
The law is not bad - Its of God
It leads us to Christ
It raises the standard
Here is the problem, the Jews thought they were keeping the law.
They were keeping “their” version of the law.
God is not only interested in outward obedience but inward obedience.
Illuss.: I want to imagine that you ask your son to mow the grass.
If he doesn’t, he will be grounded.
You look outside and he is out there mowing but he is grumbling, slamming things around.
pouting.
Did he obey? . . . in his heart
God desires obedience from a loving heart not compliance from a begrudging heart.
Now Jesus is going to apply this truth in a variety of different ways . . .
He is using the law as a guide to lead the people to realize they are not righteous.
They are sinners in need of a Savior.
Anger and Murder (21-26)
Hate is murder
Verbal insults stem from hate
Withholding forgiveness stems from hate
Holding grudges
Lust and Adultery (27-30)
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