In Matthew 5:21-36, Jesus makes all kinds of impossible demands on those to whom he is preaching
The Truth Is….
Jesus, himself, cannot do many of the things that he demands of his followers.
In the section below, we will present what Jesus says YOU should do, and then present what Jesus did in the same situation.
| Ye have heard that it was said of them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: |
5:22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.Yet he often called his critics and disciples fools.
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| 5:25 Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.Yet, Jesus condemns those who do not accept his teachings to hell
But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not … it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city. |
| 5:27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: |
| 5:28But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.Ok, Jesus did not commit adultry that we know of but this is an impossible demand. Of course being the misogynist that he is, it never occurs to him that women might look after a man with lust. |
| 5:29 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. |
| 5:30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
Hyperbole yes, but were his unsophisticated, uneducated, peasant followers able to understand hyperbole? |
| 5:31 It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: |
| 5:32 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
Jesus never divorced true; but who is he to say that the woman has committed adultery because her husband puts her away? Why doesn’t the man commit adultery too? |
| 5:33 Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: |
| 5:34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God’s throne: |
| 5:35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. |
| 5:36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. |
| 5:37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
But Jesus Made Failed Promises / oaths/ to his followers.
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| 5:38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: |
| 5:39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. |
| 5:40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. |
| 5:41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. |
| 5:42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. |
| 5:43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. |
| 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; |
| 5:45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. |
| 5:46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? |
| 5:47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so? |
| 5:48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. |
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