Sermon on the mount series message 13

Text: Matthew 5:27-32

In the ‘Sermon on the Mount’ Jesus turns our natural understanding of blessing and righteousness upside down. The Pharisees made the relationship with God all about the Law, but human nature responds to laws by finding the loopholes. Fallen humanity tries to figure out how we can get what we want while, technically, not breaking the law. Jesus, on the other hand, offers us life without loopholes as he addresses the issues of adultery, temptation, and our heart.