Here is this weeks installment of Don’s great study of the Sermon on the Mount. Blessings and enjoy!
Sitting at the Feet of Yeshua
We continue our quest to explore what I have been calling the Eternal Torah. In this post, will begin to take a closer look at what Yeshua himself says about the first of six important topics contained in the Torah ~ do not murder and be reconciled.
Do Not Murder
“You have heard that our fathers were told: ‘Do not murder,’ and that anyone who commits murder will be subject to judgment. But I tell you that anyone who nurses anger against his brother will be subject to judgment; that whoever calls his brother, ‘You good-for-nothing!’ will be brought before the Sanhedrin; that whoever says, ‘Fool!’ incurs the penalty of burning in the fire of Gei-Hinnom!” (Matthew 5:21-22)
Statistically, murders are “crimes of passion” caused by anger among friends or relatives. Yeshua did not say that anger leads to murder; He said that anger is murder.
In this passage Yeshua is arguing as any Rabbi might argue. He is showing that he was skillful in using the debating methods that the wise men of His time were in the habit of using. There is in this passage a different shade of anger and an increase in consequences.
Here is a person who nurses anger against his brother. In Greek there are two words for anger. One is described as being like the flame that comes from dried straw or flash paper. It is the anger that quickly blazes up and just as quickly is extinguished. The second type of anger is the anger of the person who nurses wrath to keep it warm; it is the anger over which a person broods, and which he will not allow to die. This anger is liable to the judgment court. The judgment court is the local village council that dispensed justice. That court was composed of the local village elders…..read the rest of the post here: The Eternal Torah-Part 4
May 30, 2016 at 20:05
That second anger sounds like the issue Cain dealt with. The inability to let anger go leads to serious trouble. It reminds me something a wise old pastor once said to me about sin. It takes you farther than you want to go and makes you stay longer than you want stay. Great observations. Thanks
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May 30, 2016 at 20:37
I think I heard Adrian Rogers say that actually myself. Thanks Keith for coming by
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May 30, 2016 at 20:38
See it was a wise old preacher. 🙂
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May 30, 2016 at 21:03
Funny story there. Back when I was first saved, I heard him on the radio and was enthralled by that booming voice. I got excited when I heard he was in Memphis, because that’s pretty close and is actually where i was born. I came home and said we have to go there and hear him in person. I was quite distressed to learn he was dead!
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May 30, 2016 at 21:07
Yes my wife loved watching him on television. I think his show is still running in reruns of course. Live would be quite interesting. 🙂
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May 31, 2016 at 04:38
Oh, he is still on rerun. I DVR and watch every Sunday!
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May 30, 2016 at 21:34
Reblogged this on Talmidimblogging.
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May 31, 2016 at 04:36
Thanks Brother Vincent
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May 31, 2016 at 14:11
You’re very welcome Brother Wally!
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