Jesus continued teaching that we are the salt of the earth but the salt is only the taste is there are we valuable. Our life is to be like the city set on a hill that cannot be hidden and this happens when obey what Has just mentioned.
That is constant dependence on God, mourning for our sins, being gentle, hungering and thirsting for Righteousness, being merciful, having a pure heart, being peacemakers and refusing to compromise matter the cost.
When our lives are like these, we will be salt that has not lost its taste and light that has not become darkness and once we start moving away from these qualities, we lose our taste and the light in us becomes darkness.
Let your light so shine before men that when they see your good works, they will only conclude that only God can do such a thing; it's not humanly possible.
Christ came to fulfill not to abolish the law. Heaven and earth will pass away but God's word will be fulfilled.
Whoever annuls the least commandment and teach others to do so shall be called the least in the kingdom and whoever obeys and teaches other to obey shall be called greatest in the kingdom.
It's impossible to enter heaven unless our righteousness exceed that of the Pharisees and scribes.
He explains how that righteousness is to exceed,
Physical murder was the standard of the Pharisees, but for Jesus, getting angry, and calling your brother good for nothing, and calling him , "You fool" will land you into hell fire
If you go to offer a sacrifice and remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift and go *FIRST* and settle matters with your brother and then come and offer your gift.
For the Pharisees the standard was physical adultery, but for Jesus, He says that if you lust after a woman you have already committed adultery with her
If any part of your body causes you to sin, get rid or radical in dealing with it lest you die and go to hell.
He continues to say that whoever marries one was was divorced commits adultery,
The standard of the Pharisees was that you must fulfill your vows but for Jesus your yes must be yes and your no no. In other words, you don't need to make a vow to make others believe what you are saying; your testimony should be that if you give a word it should be counted as done.
The Pharisees allowed revenge but for Jesus, you must never fight for yourself or revenge,
You must LOVE YOUR ENEMIES, and pray for those who persecute you to be like your Father in heaven who is equally good to the wicked and the righteous
You must not have a grudge against anyone .
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