#1-13 – Jesus and the Law, part 1

05/31/21 • 19 min

In this Jesus Story episode, we continue to break down the famous Sermon on the Mount. We move on from the Beatitudes to the next set of teachings. In contrast to the Beatitudes, Jesus speaks woes – the opposite of blessings – for those who are not seeking and submitting to Jehovah. Then he considers the character of his followers as salt and light and then begins to address what may have been some misconceptions about his teaching that were raised by the religious leaders of the day. Jesus then contrasts the teachings of the law with the teaching of those religious leaders. He specifically addresses six teachings. We’ll talk about the first two of those teachings. The scriptures used in today’s podcast are: Luke 6:24-26 Matthew 5:13-28 2 Corinthians 3:18. See also Ephesians 5:6-7 and Philippians 2:15. If you’d like to sponsor one or more of these podcasts, I invite you to contact me. Just visit the podcast website, Jesus Stories, and click on the contact tab. You can also find and follow us on social media. Check out Jesus Stories- the Podcast on Facebook and Instagram. On Twitter, we’re called Jesus Stories Pod. Links to everything are on the web-site – Jesus Stories.info. Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

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#1-12-A New Way of Thinking

This episode of the Jesus Stories podcast covers some interesting events and begins some famous teaching. Jesus chooses his apostles and then moves to his most famous teaching – the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus begins the Sermon with what are known as the Beatitudes. We break these teachings down to show Jesus’ upside down view of the Kingdom of God. Scriptures used in today’s podcast are: Luke 6:12-19 Ephesians 2:20 1 Corinthians 9:1-2 Matthew 5:1-12 Exodus 20:18-19 If you’d like to sponsor one or more of these podcasts, I invite you to contact me. Just visit the podcast web-site, Jesus Stories, and click on the contact tab. You can also find and follow us on social media. Check out “Jesus Stories- the Podcast” on Facebook and Instagram. On Twitter, we’re called “Jesus Stories Pod”. Don’t forget about the YouTube channel , tool. Links to everything are on the web-site – Jesus Stories.info. Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

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#1-14 – Jesus and the Law, part 2

We continue reviewing Jesus’ teaching from the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus continues to challenge his listeners with his look at “the Law”. He outlines what the law says and continues with “but I say” to explain the expectation that Jehovah God held. In each case, the heart of the individual was to match the observed behavior. He talks about divorce, vows, retribution, and loving your enemies. Then he moves to talk about the acts of worship which are given to Jehovah God. In talking about giving, praying and fasting, he warns against posturing before “our Father” – an unusual term for his Jewish listeners. He warns that such posturing is its own reward. There is no heavenly reward to follow. Scriptures referenced in this episode: Matthew 5:31-48 Matthew 6:1-18 Luke 6:27-36 Deuteronomy 24:1 Jesus Stories are on the major social media sites. You can find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. More information about this podcast is found on our web-site: Jesus Stories. If you’d like to be a sponsor for this podcast, please send an e-mail to [email protected]. Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.