Chapter 9 - The
Brother
Mat 5:21 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:
Mat 5:22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry
with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and
whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council:
but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
Mat 5:23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the
altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
Mat 5:24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go
thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
Mat 5:25 Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles
thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to
the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into
prison.
Mat 5:26 Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no
means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
Bonhoeffer- 'Jesus
is simply picking up the argument where he left off, and affirming his
agreement with the law of the Mosaic covenant. But-- and this is where he is at
one with the law of God-- he makes it perfectly clear that he, the Son of God,
is the Author and Giver of the law. Only those who apprehend the law as the
word of Christ are in a position to fulfill it. The heresy of the Pharisees
must be excluded at all costs. Only by knowing Christ as the Giver and
Fulfiller of the law can we attain to a true knowledge of the law. Christ has
laid his hand on the law, and by claiming it for his own, he brings it to
fruition.'
My thoughts-
Joh 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word
was with God, and the Word was God.
Joh 1:2 The same was in the beginning with God.
Joh 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among
us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,)
full of grace and truth.
Joh 8:57 Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet
fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?
Joh 8:58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say
unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
1Co 10:1 Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye
should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all
passed through the sea;
1Co 10:2 And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud
and in the sea;
1Co 10:3 And did all eat the same spiritual meat;
1Co 10:4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink:
for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was
Christ.
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Truly it is Christ's
law, He and the Father agree as one on every single commandment given.
The Word was with
God in the BEGINNING.
Before Abraham
was- I AM.
Remember this--
Exo 3:14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and
he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me
unto you.
And here Jesus is
saying in the book of John - before
Abraham was, I am.
Christ was with His
Father in the beginning and throughout ALL.
They've never been apart. So how
can ANYONE even imagine the Christ wasn't there as the Ten MORAL Laws were given
on Mount Sinai? He agreed with every
single commandment given! He was there as they were etched on those stone
tablets! When He became flesh He was still in agreement with those morals laws.
This is an indisputable fact. So HOW could He ever do away with them? How? Why
would He? Would He have been wrong with any of them? NO! NEVER!
Bonhoeffer- 'Only
those who apprehend the law as the word of Christ are in a position to fulfill
it.'
TRUTH!
If you choose to
follow Christ, you are following His example, you are following the path He
followed as much as any human can. You are living as He lived- with the morals
He lived by. He NEVER broke a single commandment, never! Only when WE
comprehend that our Savior is the author of the Ten Moral Commandments can we
truly understand their importance!
Bonhoeffer- ' But
while he is in perfect agreement with the law as such, he declares war on all
false interpretations of it, and by honouring it he gives himself into the
hands of its false devotees.'
False
interpretations. There are so many false interpretations of the law. Our Savior had to tell us the heart of the
law because mankind had buried it beneath their selfishness.
Remember this from
above-
Mat 5:21 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:
Mat 5:22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry
with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and
whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council:
but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
If you are even
angry you are in danger!
Mat 5:27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old
time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
Mat 5:28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on
a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his
heart.
Our Savior is the
heart of the law!
How many people had
others killed without shedding the blood themselves? David for example. He had Bathsheba's husband
sent to the front lines to be killed so he could have Bathsheba. David was GUILTY as if he'd thrust the sword
in the husband's side himself. How many
people like to skirt around laws, they do it all the time. They find mere
technicalities and then pat themselves on the back happily because they've outsmarted the system.
Well there is NO
outsmarting GOD! NO WAY! God will not be
mocked, He will not be deceived, ever!
He knows the innards of our hearts, he knows our intentions! And Jesus has revealed this to everyone! We can't take His law and bend it to suit us!
We must obey it with love! Treat it as the precious gift it really is!
Please LORD help us!
Teach us! Clean our hearts! Let us know
the truth of Your law, the heart of Your law and keep it as You created it to
be kept, all by the grace, mercy, and righteousness of our SAVIOR!
In Your LOVE Always!
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