Repent

JESUS EXPECTS A COMPLETE CHANGE OF HEART

He Goes back to the motive

"Kill-angry" (Matt. 5:21-26 005:021 Ye have heard that it was said of them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:

005:022 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

005:023 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;

005:024 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

005:025 Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

005:026 Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.

"Adultery-lust" (Matt. 5:27-30 005:027 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:

005:028 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

005:029 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

005:030 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

"Forswear-swear not at all" (Matt. 5:33 005:033 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:
"Eye ... tooth-.other cheek" (Matt. 5:38-42 005:038 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

005:039 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.

005:040 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.

005:041 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.

005:042 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

" Love ... hate-love your enemies (Matt. 5:43-48 005:043 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.

005:044 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

005:045 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

005:046 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?

005:047 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?

005:048 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

Doers-not hearers only (Matt. 7:21-27 007:021 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

007:022 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

007:023 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

007:024 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

007:025 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.

007:026 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

007:027 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

Such a disposition is not developed in a short time. It is a growth, the result of continual pruning, crucifying and developing.

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