We don't really make oaths anymore do we? So how do the words of Jesus in Matthew 5 about making oaths apply to us? Letting our Yes be Yes and our No be No.

Maybe there is more to this lesson from Jesus that does apply how we relate to others. Manipulating people to take our view point. Maybe Oaths and attaching God's name and person to our statements is a matter of trying to add authority to what we say in an inappropriate way.

Let's dive in.

Well here are some heavy topics that Jesus speaks to. The good thing is that it is Jesus speaking and we can look at the teacher and see the grace and mercy that He lived His life with. That after living He died for our sins. Even the sins that he speaks about here.

One of the big things to think about when we come up against hard teachings from Jesus is that there is a difference between conviction and condemnation. When we are convicted by the words of Jesus it may not feel nice and can lead to hard self reflection. But Jesus does not condemn us He convicts and then provides the oppertunity for forgiveness.

Hello Again, A heads up on this episode the audio was through the mic on the recorder so there are some background noises.

As Jesus talked about murder and said "You have heard it said..." "but I tell you" was he replacing the current law or building on it for us. Getting to the heart of the law and creating in us a reality of his fulfilling the law and how we dwell with him in his kingdom?