Mat 6:12-15 When we pray Mat 6:12, and we have not truly and completely forgiven from our heart those who have sinned against us, what are we actually praying? If we forgive only begrudgingly, and hold in remembrance the offense so that if the person does it again we can hold it against them, are…
Mat 6:9 Are we to understand from Jesus’ words that there is something especially holy or even “magical” about the Lord’s Prayer so that we should recite it on a regular basis to attract God’s attention to our petition? See Mat 6:7. See also Luk 11:1 and observe that the Lord’s Prayer is a framework…
Mat 6:5-8 Is all prayer good? What prayer does Jesus condemn in Mat 6:5? What examples do we find in Scripture of someone who prayed this way? See Mar 12:38-40, Luk 18:11-12. In contrast, how are God’s true servants to pray? See Mat 6:6. What examples do we have in Scripture of those who prayed…
Mat 6:1 What three religious acts does Jesus single out in Mat 6:1-18 as deeds of righteousness? See Mat 6:2,5,16. Is His criticism against these acts themselves? How do these three acts exemplify the “pure and undefiled religion” that James mentions in Jam 1:27? I.e., which of the three looks after orphans and widows in…
Mat 5:43-48 See again Mat 5:20: what is the fifth example that Jesus gives in which our righteousness must surpass that of the scribes and Pharisees if we are to enter the kingdom of heaven? Lev 19:18 from which Jesus quotes does not mention hate for enemies; from where did this rabbinical tradition that…
Mat 5:33-37 See again Mat 5:20: what is the third example that Jesus gives in which our righteousness must surpass that of the scribes and Pharisees if we are to enter the kingdom of heaven? What is the purpose of swearing an oath or taking a vow? See Num 30:2, Heb 6:16. What is…
Mat 5:27-28 See Mat 5:20: what is the second example that Jesus gives in which our righteousness must surpass that of the scribes and Pharisees if we are to enter the kingdom of heaven? See Mat 5:17; with what fullness did Jesus fill the seventh commandment of Moses? How does this and the fullness with…
Mat 5:20-22 What is the first example that Jesus gives in which our righteousness must surpass that of the scribes and Pharisees if we are to enter the kingdom of heaven? Read Mat 5:17; with what fullness did Jesus fill the sixth commandment of Moses? Where does murder take place as God sees it and…
“Whoever shall say, 'You fool,' shall be guilty enough to go into the fiery hell.” 1) What is the fiery hell, and how is it different from Hades or Sheol? “Fiery hell” is literally the “Gehenna of fire”; Gehenna is a Greek transliteration of the Hebrew “Valley of Hinnom” (Gey-Hinnom, valley of lamentation) that in…
Mat 5:13: With what figure does Christ describe His disciples in this verse? What is salt used for, and how is that like Christians are to be in the world? See Lev 2:13, Col 4:6. Give examples of what it means for a Christian to become “tasteless” in society. Is it significant that the word…