Does calling someone Fool, make me a murderer? ~ Cross reference of Matthew 5:21 to Exodus 20:13
The sermon on the mount is an amazing teaching. I think Jesus was trying to tell the people the true meaning of the Torah. I look at his teaching in the below 2 ways. He believed this is how G-d intended us to live where murder does not mean taking another persons life, but that we should live in peace with one another. I believe this is how G-d intended the world to be and this is how the world will be in the messianic age when all humans will know the ONE TRUE G-d of the universe and will not have the desire to sin. So I wonder if Jesus thought he was the messiah and he would usher in the the messianic age?. The other way is rather cynical but quite possible that Matthew [Church Fathers] put these words in his mouth to show that without him we are hopeless and hence we need to accept him to be saved. All Images are links to Google Images. Copyright violations not intended. All Greek Text references are from NIV and Tanakh references are from Chabad. This post is not intended to ...