Sermon on the Mount: Antithesis

Sermon Notes

Sermon on the Mount

Chapter 3: Antithesis, Matthew 5:21-37

·      Murder (Matthew 5:21-26)

 o   Exodus 20:13

o   Genesis 9:5-6

o   Numbers 35:16-18

·      Adultery (Matthew 5:27-30)

o   Matthew 18:8-9

o   Exodus 20:14

o   Leviticus 20:10

·      Divorce (Matthew 5:31-32)

o   Deuteronomy 21:1-4

o   1 Corinthians 7:10-13

o   Justification for Divorce

• Infidelity

• Abuse 

• Abandonment

·      Oaths (Matthew 5:32-37)

o   Hebrews 6:13

Study/Discussion Questions:

1.    Why is anger and name-calling the same as Murder in the eyes of Jesus?

2.    How do we keep from sinning when exhibiting righteous anger?

3.    How is lust the same as committing the physical act of adultery? What about pornography...is that adultery?

4.    Why did the pharisees concern themselves with the grounds for divorce and Jesus with the covenant of marriage?

5.    What does Jesus’ teaching on oaths teach us about integrity?

6.    What practical lessons are we to learn from these four topics Jesus taught on?  

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