2022.09.21 - It Has Been Said

2022.09.21 - It Has Been Said

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

10:46 AM

 

Matthew 5:31-41

 

31 It hath been said , Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:

 

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.

 

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:

 

34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:

 

35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.

 

36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.

 

37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

 

38 Ye have heard that it hath been said , An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

 

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.

 

40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.

 

41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.

KJV

 

Mark 8:27 And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am?

 

28 And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.

KJV

 

 

1.     Personal Reference

a.     Story of my uncle

2.     The Words You Live By Are The Words You Will Die By

a.     The words that we live by are what we build the foundations of our faith upon, when storms of life, not, WHEN not IF, how we weather the storm will depend much on what we believe.  

b.     Some of the words that I convince myself of may bring a sense of peace, but drinking gets me away from reality for a moment also - it just hides my awareness of it and does not make the bad go away.