Musing – How Well have We Paid Attention to Jesus’ Teachings?

 

Hebraic Musing – How Well have We Paid Attention to Jesus’ Teachings?

In the “Beatitudes” in Matthew Chapters 5-7 we have been given three whole chapters of Jesus’ teachings in memorable passages.  Let’s see how much we’ve retained by completing a few of His “red letter” sentences.

“Beatitudes” in Chapter 5 (NKJV)

v.7 - Blessed are the merciful, For they shall ......     

v.9 - Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called ......

v.16 - Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your ......         and glorify ......

v.17 - Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to ......

v.19 - Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, ..., shall be called.......

v.20 - unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will ......

v.21 – “You shall not murder,” and whoever murders will be in danger of the judgment. 
            But I say to you that whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be......
            And whoever says .......     Shall be......

v.23 - if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you,
            leave your gift there before the altar, and ......

v.27 - “You shall not commit adultery.” But I say to you that whoever looks ......

v.29 - If your right eye causes you to sin  ......             v.30 - And if your right hand causes you to sin, ......

v.31 - Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her ......     v.32 - whoever marries a woman who is divorced ......

v.33 - You shall not swear falsely, but shall ......   
v.36 - Nor shall you swear by your head, because ......     v.37 - let your ‘Yes’ be ......

v.39 - But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, ......      v.40 -  If anyone wants to sue you ......  
v.41 - And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with ......

v.43&44 - it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor  and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your ......

How many of Jesus statements were you able to finish?   And this is only a sampling of the “Beatitudes”!  Jesus went on with Chapter 6 & 7 below!  Here’s an opportunity to continue the memory test.

Points to ponder

What is the Greatest Teacher of all time trying to tell us?

Do the “Beatitudes” describe the goal for all of us who dare to follow as His disciple?

♫  Seek ye first the kingdom of God And His righteousness; And all these things shall be added unto you. ♫

Yosef   a.k.a.  Joe Brusherd                                      February 7, 2023
Author: “Hebraic Insights – Messages exploring the Hebrew roots of our faith”
“Biblical Marriage (by Yosef)”     Weekly “Hebraic Musings”    insightsbyyosef.blogspot.com

And Jesus had more to say in Chapter 6:

v.1 - Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be ......    Otherwise you have ......
v.2 - But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know ...... is doing,
            that your charitable deed may be in secret; and ......         
 v.5 - when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, ......

v.14 - For if you forgive men their trespasses, ......         But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, ...... 

v.16 - Moreover, when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a ......

v.19 - Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where ......         For where your treasure is, there ......

v.22 - The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, ......  

v.24 - No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will ......

v.25 - I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat ......     

v.27 - Which of you by worrying can add ......

Key - v.33 - But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and ......

And He has still more to tell us in Chapter 7:

v.1&2 - Judge not, that ......         with what judgment you judge, you will ......

v.4 - how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye’; and look, ......

v.7 - Ask, and it will be given to you; Seek, and you will find; Knock, and ......     A S K 

v.11 - If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children,
            how much more will your Father ......

v.13 - Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to ......

v.19 - Every tree that does not bear good fruit is ......     v.20 - Therefore by their fruits you will ......

v.21 - Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does ......

v.23 - And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who ......

v.24 - whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them,
            I will liken him to a wise man who built his house ......