Understanding the Bible This post is part of our Understanding the Bible series—short, clear explanations of common questions, phrases, images, and themes found in Scripture. The goal is simple: to help you read the Bible more clearly by explaining what the text says, what it meant in its original context, and why it still matters... Continue Reading →
Understanding the Bible This post is part of our Understanding the Bible series—short, clear explanations of common questions, phrases, images, and themes found in Scripture. The goal is simple: to help you read the Bible more clearly by explaining what the text says, what it meant in its original context, and why it still matters... Continue Reading →
Understanding the Bible This post is part of our Understanding the Bible series—short, clear explanations of common questions, phrases, images, and themes found in Scripture. The goal is simple: to help you read the Bible more clearly by explaining what the text says, what it meant in its original context, and why it still matters... Continue Reading →
Understanding the Bible This post is part of our Understanding the Bible series—short, clear explanations of common questions, phrases, images, and themes found in Scripture. The goal is simple: to help you read the Bible more clearly by explaining what the text says, what it meant in its original context, and why it still matters... Continue Reading →
Understanding the Bible This post is part of our Understanding the Bible series—short, clear explanations of common questions, phrases, images, and themes found in Scripture. The goal is simple: to help you read the Bible more clearly by explaining what the text says, what it meant in its original context, and why it still matters... Continue Reading →
Understanding the Bible This post is part of our Understanding the Bible series—short, clear explanations of common questions, phrases, images, and themes found in Scripture. The goal is simple: to help you read the Bible more clearly by explaining what the text says, what it meant in its original context, and why it still matters... Continue Reading →
Understanding the Bible This post is part of our Understanding the Bible series—short, clear explanations of common questions, phrases, images, and themes found in Scripture. The goal is simple: to help you read the Bible more clearly by explaining what the text says, what it meant in its original context, and why it still matters... Continue Reading →
How to Use This Commentary Matthew 5:27–32 is one unit with two inseparable themes: (1) sexual purity as a heart issue (vv.27–30) and (2) covenant faithfulness in marriage (vv.31–32). Read it slowly. Jesus is not merely raising the bar—He is exposing the true aim of God’s Law and confronting every form of self-justifying “external religion.”... Continue Reading →
How to Use This Commentary Matthew 5:21–26 is the first of six examples where Jesus deepens the meaning of the Law. Read it in three movements: (1) the heart-root of murder (vv.21–22), (2) reconciliation before worship (vv.23–24), (3) urgency before judgment (vv.25–26). Jesus does not lower the standard of righteousness. He exposes how deeply the... Continue Reading →
How to Use This Commentary Matthew 5:17–20 stands at the center of the Sermon on the Mount. Read it in four movements: (1) Christ’s relationship to the Law, (2) the permanence of Scripture, (3) the seriousness of obedience, (4) the righteousness required for the kingdom. These verses anchor everything that follows. Before Jesus intensifies the... Continue Reading →