Continuing Contrasts In The Mountain Sermon

The entirety of Matthew chapters 5-7 can be summarized in this thought: there are 2 ways to live-one right and the other wrong. Those who advocate living by the “golden rule” (Matthew 7:12) as a certain path to heaven would do well to read the context.

Matthew 7:1-17

• Judge not. Remember that Matthew 7:6 and Matthew 7:15 are in this chapter, too.
• Uneducated and prejudiced judging is forbidden. Once the judge is right with God then judgment can begin (v. 5).
• Bread and fish are nothing compared to what God has for His children (v. 6-11).
• The “golden rule” (v. 12) was nothing new. It was the sum of the law and the prophets, the scriptures, the Old Testament, the Bible.
• Two roads, each with an entrance, travelers and a destination (v. 12-14). Which road are you traveling?
• Beware of false prophets (v. 15). Why? How do you recognize one? (v. 16-17).

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