The True Word

The Sermon On The Mount Series: Relationship With Others Read: Matthew 5:21-37 ; 6:22-23 ; 7:1-6        In this post, we shall be looking into the following teachings:- 1. Murder begins in the heart.  ( Matthew 5:21-26 ) 2. Adultery in the heart. ( Matthew 5:27-30 ) 3. Marriage. ( Matthew 5:31-32 ) 4. Forbidding oath.  (Matthew 5:33-37) 5. Lamp of the heart: The eye. ( Matthew 6:22-23 ) 6. Do not judge. ( Matthew 7:1-5 ) These teachings are related to each other as they teach us how to be with our neighbour and the people around us. Murder Begins In The Heart ( Matthew 5:21-26 ):- Jesus makes it clear that the intention of the command "You shall not murder" goes beyond the seemingly simple Old Testament verse. Jesus explains that the person who murders will not be the only person who will face the danger of Judgement, but if we do  the following we will be in the...

The 10 Commandments Series: Relationships Read: Exodus 20:12-15    Even though we don't know the 10 commandments, commandments which are thought to us by our parents or elders when we are small. The first one is 'Honor your mother and your father' which must be kept even if not thought to us. Ephesians 6:1 says that honouring your mother and your father is the first commandment with promise. Once children get older they do not care about their parents and leave their old parents in old-age homes, but in Proverbs 23:22 it clearly says that we should not despise our parents. Killing is not only against the law of the world but also against the law of heaven. The authority of our death is only in the hands of God. Above all, if anybody (A religious person) who kills someone who is innocent (Who does not know Christ) is a Sinner. As discussed before. It is in the commandment because God cares about both of them the killer and the one being killed. To prove it re...