But I Say - Part 1 Print E-mail

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"When Jesus finished saying these things, the people were amazed at his teaching, because he did not teach like their teachers of the law. He taught like a person who had authority."  Matt. 7:28-29 (NCV)

21“You have heard that the law of Moses says, ‘Do not murder. If you commit murder, you are subject to judgment.’ 22But I say, if you are angry with someone, you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot, you are in danger of being brought before the high council. And if you curse someone, you are in danger of the fires of hell. 23“So if you are standing before the altar in the Temple, offering a sacrifice to God, and you suddenly remember that someone has something against you, 24leave your sacrifice there beside the altar. Go and be reconciled to that person. Then come and offer your sacrifice to God. 25Come to terms quickly with your enemy before it is too late and you are dragged into court, handed over to an officer, and thrown in jail. 26I assure you that you won’t be free again until you have paid the last penny."  "In your anger do not sin: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.”  Eph. 4:26 (NIV) 

"Man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires."  James 1:20 (NIV) 

27"You have heard that the law of Moses says, 'Do not commit adultery.' 28But I say, anyone who even looks at a woman with lust in his eye has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29So if your eye causes you to lust, 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. 30And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off 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."  

"People are tempted when their own evil desire leads them away and traps them."  James 1:14-15 (NCV) 

 

"Let the Lord Jesus Christ take control of you, and don’t think of ways to indulge your evil desires." Romans 13:14 (NLT) 

31"You have heard that the law of Moses says, 'A man can divorce his wife by merely giving her a letter of divorce.' 32But I say that a man who divorces his wife, unless she has been unfaithful, causes her to commit adultery. And anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery."    

 

"Moses permitted divorce as a concession to your hard-hearted wickedness, but it was not what God had originally intended."  Matt. 19:8 (NLT)