Take Radical Action ~ Jesus employs the same logic concerning adultery. The people were all familiar with the laws about marital faithfulness. People could be stoned to death were they caught in adultery. Soap operas could have been named As The Stones Fly. Jesus employed a big but again to move our understanding beyond: But… Continue reading

But To Fulfill ~ Jesus goes on address a number of the laws that have been a part of the ancient story’s telling since its earliest iterations. As Matthew’s initial audience so revered the Law and the Prophets—that was what they called the books that made up the Bible of their day—he records a big… Continue reading