The FaithOfJesus2 Daily Devotional
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kjv@Revelation:14:12
( FaithOfJesus thread begun by rRandyP )
Today's Verse:
kjv@Matthew:5:17 kjv@Matthew:5:18 kjv@Matthew:5:19 kjv@Matthew:5:20 See: law commandment statute tradition Talmud Mishnah In these passages and the passages of this sermon still to come Jesus stresses taking what is already accepted as Righteousness and in every way exceeding it. Which is an odd notion in as much as having had the law for all this time no one has been able to keep it nor will they be; now He wants us to exceed it. What will be the difference this time? The righteousness is not in the law alone, first and foremost it is in Him that fulfilled that law lavishing His exceeding righteousness on us. The fulfillment of the law on our behalf will be because of the fulfillment of the law He has accomplished and imputes upon us. The law remains, but focus transitions from being the source of our righteousness to the revealer of our baser nature leading us to a dependence upon the righteousness of Jesus and His continued righteous work upon us. In the context previous and to follow it is important to consider that as a group/body the framework established by the law regarding anger/ought between spiritual brothers before the alter, lust of individual body members and their abrupt removal because of it, etc.. this day to day framework is to be exceeded by the body not foregone. Our doctrine of liberty and grace for the individual may be amended more strictly by the rightful needs of individuals behaving within the body of believers. If not so, the salt of being a body may be unsalted, the light of being a body may be hid, the city may become factionalized or disbanded. This "not one jot/tittle" is said by a man that knows that they will use their interpretation of the law to sentence Him. Further Resources: Comment Board:Matthew:5:17-20
Today's notes: Exceeding the Righteousness
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What is man believing/doing?:
What is making man to believe/do as he is doing?:
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What does this say about our present condition?
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