Tag: Matthew 5

• Questions for Reflection and Discussion – Matthew 5 38-48

  

  We are studying Matthew 5:38-48 for Sunday, July 21 – Jesus’ teaching that deeply informs Christian commitment to the principle of non-retaliation. [Some notes on this text are here.] Here are a few questions we might want to think about before class, or discuss in class: In v39, Jesus says not to “resist an evildoer.” […]

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  July 19, 2019

  Text of the Week – Questions

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• Study Notes – Matthew 5 38-48

  

  We are studying Matthew 5:38-48 for Sunday, July 21. This is Jesus’ summation of “the antitheses,” that concludes with what may be Jesus’ most difficult command: being perfect, by loving our enemies. [Some questions on the text are here.] Here are my notes on this text: BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT: We are still working our way […]

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  July 17, 2019

  Text of the Week – Notes

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• Study Notes – Matthew 5 21-32

  

  We are studying Matthew 5:21-32 for Sunday, July 14 (Bastille Day!!). This is the beginning of the section of the Sermon on the Mount often labeled “the antitheses,” because Jesus is using the rhetoric of contrast between what “has been said” and what he is saying now. [Some questions on the text are here.] Here […]

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  July 9, 2019

  Text of the Week – Notes

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