Matthew 5:21-26
New International Version (NIV)
21 “You
have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder,[a] and
anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ 22 But I tell you that
anyone who is angry with a brother or sister[b][c] will
be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’[d] is
answerable to the court. And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of
the fire of hell.
23 “Therefore,
if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother
or sister has something against you, 24 leave
your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then
come and offer your gift.
25 “Settle
matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you
are still together on the way, or your adversary may hand you over to the
judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown
into prison. 26 Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid
the last penny.
Daniel’s Thoughts:
This is the passage
for InterVarsity Bible Studies the past two weeks. I am going to do something
different and only ask questions now. These questions will help guide the bible study at Red Rocks community College that I will be leading this Thursday. For some of the questions I believe that I
know the answer to, but I think it is helpful to ask the questions and really
think through the passage without my usual assuming attitude. I pray that God
would answer my questions and yours. Also feel free to comment with your own
questions, thoughts or answers.
1.
Who is the Jesus speaking to?
2.
From where and how
have the people heard that the quote in v 21 was said?
3.
Why was this command
given first differently?
4.
Why does Jesus give us
a new understanding of the command?
a.
Why then?
b.
Why does he have the
authority to do so?
5.
What is judgment?
6.
Does God get angry?
Did Jesus get angry?
7.
If God gets angry then
why do we face judgment for getting angry?
8.
What is the difference
between Raca and you fool. Why are the punishments different?
9.
What does it mean to
seek reconciliation?
10. Why should we first reconcile with our brother
or sister before coming to God?
11. What if the other person is the one who did
something wrong? Do I still need to seek reconciliation even if they are not?
12. How do we live apply this lesson to our lives?
13. How can we follow this command with this added
meaning?
14. Can we ever truly follow this? If not then
what? Why did Jesus say this? What do we do?
Daniel’s Prayer:
Lord
God
I don’t understand.
You have called us to live a different life
A hard life
I have many questions and doubts.
But I trust you.
Lord I believe, help my unbelief.
We can never live up to all of this
Not on our own
But you live in us and change us
From the inside out.
Change my heart.
Teach me to love
Teach me patience
Teach me wisdom
Take away my anger.
Amen
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