23 Therefore, if you are presenting your [n]offering at the altar, and there you remember that your brother has something against you, 24 leave your [o]offering there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your [p]offering. 23 Therefore, Last week, we were told about the angry, hateful, murderous attitude that we should not have, and […]

21 “You have heard that the ancients were told, ‘You shall not murder,’ and ‘Whoever commits murder shall be answerable to the court.’ 22 But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be answerable to the court; and whoever says to his brother, ‘You good-for-nothing,’ shall be answerable to the supreme court; and whoever says, ‘You […]

18 For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke of a letter shall pass from the Law, until all is accomplished!  God’s word is forever, immutable, unchanging, and God watches over His word to make sure that this is the case. Truly God has preserved His word.  So, […]

17 “Do not presume that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; Jesus’ audience were Jewish disciples who had been taught by the Pharisees about the law.  In their mind, keeping the requirements of the law, as interpreted by the Pharisees was what being righteous was all about.  Jesus, needed to teach them about how […]

16 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might come and anoint Him. Mark 15:42 lets us know that the crucifixion had occurred on the day, before the Sabbath that evening, and that there had not been enough time to properly prepare Jesus’ […]

A city set on a hill cannot be hidden; 15 nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. 16 Your light must shine before people in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. We talked […]

One of the most surprising things about what Jesus says is who he’s saying it to—a group of fishermen and tradesmen, former tax collectors and zealots; people that the religious leaders looked down on as insignificant.  But Jesus says that His disciples, and only His disciples, are the light of the world.  The world needs […]

You are the salt of the earth Jesus makes this verse personal.  If we are disciples of Christ, He’s talking to us.  Salt is a necessity.  The first thing to understand is that salt is a necessity of life.  Salt is a preservative Before refrigeration was invented, salt was valuable everywhere as a preservative.  Salt […]

Mathew 5:11-12 11 “Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. 12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in this same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. The more we identify with […]

Actions motivated out of love for those around us, are not always well-received.  And it is this very action of peacemaking between God and man which is the action most likely to result in people coming against you.  Rather than describing a further characteristic of a Citizen of Heaven, it describes the result of this […]