In this passage from the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus calls His people to live out the righteous new nature they’ve been given as children of God. We are salt and light, called to a righteousness that goes deeper than rule-keeping and extends even to loving our enemies.

This lesson explores how Christian obedience flows not from pretending to be something we’re not, but from living in alignment with who God has already declared us to be. Like Morpheus training Neo, Jesus doesn’t say “try harder,” but “know who you are” - and live accordingly. The goal is not performance, but faithful expression of our new identity in Christ.