10.4.6 Flashcards
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How Christians use the teachings as a guide for living:
Guided against anger about by Jesus’ teachings that to be angry with someone can lead to murder
Married Christians guided that lustful thoughts about someone other than marriage partner as bad as adultery
Although Law of Moses allows divorce, re-marrying after divorcee is committing adultery
Jesus’ teachings about an eye for an eye to become pacifists
Why Christians use the teachings as a guide for living:
Teachings of Jesus has lot more detail than 10 commandments
Sermon of the Mount shows old Jewish ways have been fulfilled by new law of Jesus
Sermon of Mount explains thoughts and feelings as important as their actions
If Jesus thought disciples needed this teaching, it must also be needed for Christians today