Bethany Lutheran Church

Anger. Lust. Divorce. Religious people tend to be pretty good at making it look like they don’t struggle with these things to a watching world, and Jesus knows that. But Jesus cares much more than only about our behavior. According to Jesus righteousness includes outward behavior and the motivation behind our outward behavior. What if Jesus was more serious about righteousness than religious people seem to be? Deuteronomy 30:6 (ESV)And the Lord your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your offspring, so that you will love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.Matthew 5:21-37 (ESV)“You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.’ But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire. So if you are offering your gift at the altar a