Message Notes

YOU HAVE HEARD THAT IT WAS SAID TO THEM OF OLD
Matthew 5:21, 27, 31, 33, 43

1. Reference to traditional views/ teachings

2. List of these traditional teachings: –

a) You shall not murder                      Matthew 5:21

b) You shall not commit adultery   Matthew 5:27

c) Whoever divorces his wife           Matthew 5:31

d) You shall not swear falsely         Matthew 5:33

e) An eye for an eye                            Matthew 5:38

f) You shall love your neighbour and hate your enemy          Matthew 5:43

3. The history of these traditional teachings: –

a) They had been accepted as truth

b) They had been practised as truth

c) No one had successfully challenged these traditional teachings

4. The Attempt of the Lord Jesus Christ

a) He challenged these traditional teachings

b) He found flaws in these traditional teachings

c) He corrected the wrong teachings

BUT I SAY TO YOU                              Matthew 5:22, 28, 32, 34, 44

1. The teachings of Jesus

a) He did not question the Law and the Prophets

b) He challenged the traditional teachings

c) He offered an exposition of the original Biblical teachings

d) His interpretive approach

i) The Authorial intent

ii)  Correct exposition

iii) Correct application

iv) Challenge to obey the Lord’s word

2. The invitation

a) To compare

b) To contrast

c) To examine

d) To verify

e) To accept

f) To embrace

g) To practise