Welcome to the “But first, Bible” daily devotional podcast with Dave Miers.
Happy Sunday! I hope you get a chance to gather together with God’s people in a church this first Sunday of the year.
Today’s readings are from Genesis 15-17 and Matthew 5:27-48. Have a read of the passages for yourself, and then come back here for a short reflection on Matthew 5.
Welcome back. Matthew 5 is part of Jesus’ sermon on the mount where he shows his followers what it is like to be part of His kingdom. His call for them is to be countercultural as they are to be different from those around them.
In Matthew 5 you will notice that Jesus has 6 sets of opposing statements. “You have heard that it was said…. But I say to you…”
Jesus is not contradicting scripture, but rather he is speaking out against the distortion of scripture from the religious authorities in his day.
I want to focus on the final paragraph from verse 43 on loving our enemies.
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