As modern Christians, we can often forget that one of the hats Jesus wore was that of a rabbi. And as it turns out, because we are usually unfamiliar with the way rabbis taught and spoke, we can often misinterpret Jesus' teaching, especially when it comes to his moral teachings about anger and lust. 

Today we take a look at what Jesus was really saying as a rabbi in his Sermon on the Mount, as we try to redeem this passage that is so often used to drop legalistic burdens on the shoulders of Christians. Instead, we will find that Jesus is all about trying to make us more self-aware of whether or not we truly desire God's presence.