Living Out Our Faith | A Place To Belong
A Place to Belong: “Living out our Faith”
Matthew 5:17-8:5, Galatians 5:25
Jesus brought with Him an entirely different way of LIVING, a way of living that was never meant to be done ALONE.
Matthew 5:17
v.17 “Do not think that I have come to ABOLISH the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them, but to FULFILL them.”
Jesus was introducing them to a better way; not of BELIEVING, a better way of LIVING.
v.22 “Anyone who is ANGRY with a brother or sister will be subject to JUDGEMENT. Anyone who says to a brother or sister ‘RACA’ is answerable to the COURT. And anyone who says YOU FOOL! will be in danger of the fire of HELL.”
v.23 “Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, LEAVE your gift there, in front of the ALTAR. FIRST, go and be reconciled to THEM; THEN come and OFFER your gift.”
v.29 “If your right EYE causes you to stumble, GOUGE it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.”
v.43 “You have heard it said, Love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I TELL YOU, LOVE your ENEMIES and PRAY for those who PERSECUTE you.”
“Father, FORGIVE THEM, for they do not know what they are doing.”
Luke 23:34
7v.12 “In EVERYTHING, DO to OTHERS what you would have them do to YOU. For this SUMS UP the Law and the Prophets.”
v.24 “Everyone who HEARS these words of mine and PUTS THEM INTO PRACTICE is like a wise man who BUILT his house on the ROCK.”
v.26 “ But everyone who hears these words of mine and DOES NOT put them into practice is like a FOOLISH person who built their house on sand.”
That was Jesus’ WAY, it was the way of His KINGDOM.
Real PEOPLE. Real FRIENDS. Real CHANGE.