You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’“You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, ‘You shall not murder;’ and ‘Whoever murders will be in danger of the judgment.’Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
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… those comments, those labels. And Jesus said in Matthew chapter five, verse 21 following, you've heard that it was said to the people long ago, you shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment. But I tell you, anyone who's angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, raka, which is the worst insult imaginable, is answerable to the court. and anyone who says, you fool, will be in danger of the fires of hell. So Jesus stood on business, didn't he, when he said that? That is like up in our grill. It's convicting. I just think just for a second about so many harsh words that I've said to people that matter to God. I mean, when I said them, I didn't think about I'm killing a part of them, but Jesus always puts that exclamation point from the Old Testament in the New Testament. He takes it to a holy nether level. …
a reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew Chapter 5, verses 17 through 37. Jesus said to his disciples, Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish, but to fulfill. Amen. I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law until all things have taken place. Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever obeys and teaches these commandments will be called greatest in the kingdom of heaven. I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. You have heard that it was said to your ancestors, you shall not kill, and whoever kills will be liable to judgment. But I say to you, whoever is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment. …
… Secondly, we forgive because it avoids guilt, because not forgiving is a sin. Listen to the words of our Lord again in the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5, verse 21. Listen to this. You have heard that the ancients were told, You shall not commit murder, and whoever commits murder shall be liable to the court. But I say to you, everyone who is angry with his brother shall be guilty before the court, and whoever says to his brother, You good-for-nothing, this is cursing your brother, shall be guilty before the Supreme Court, and whoever says, you fool, shall be guilty enough to go into fiery hell. Cursing another person, calling another person names in retaliation is enough sin to send you to eternal hell. Serious sin, as if you killed someone. Jesus said, you think that all I care about is murder? I care about you even speaking evil to another person. If you do that, you have become guilty enough to go to hell. You could only be saved from the consequence of that sin through the grace of God in Jesus Christ. …