January 5, 2014 - The
Great Commission - A Study of Matthew – Murder and Adultery
Matthew 28 - New
International Version (NIV) – The Great Commission
18 Then Jesus came to them
and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 and teaching them to obey everything I have
commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Murder and Adultery
• Matthew 5:21-30 - New International Version (NIV)
21 “You have heard that it was said to the people long ago,
‘You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ 22 But
I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to
judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’ is answerable
to the court. And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of
hell.
23 “Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and
there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, 24 leave
your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then
come and offer your gift.
25 “Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking
you to court. Do it while you are still together on the way, or your adversary
may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer,
and you may be thrown into prison. 26 Truly I tell you, you
will not get out until you have paid the last penny.”
27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit
adultery.’ 28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman
lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 If
your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is
better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be
thrown into hell. 30 And if your right hand causes you to
stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of
your body than for your whole body to go into hell.
When did Jesus say that the commandment that he was going to
recite was given to people (verse 21)?
What does the commandment say (verse 21)?
What does Jesus say that anyone who is angry with a brother
or sister will be subject to (verse 22)?
In your opinion, why should the offering be left in front of
the alter until reconciliation is made with the brother or sister who has
something against you (verses 23 and 24)?
What does Jesus say about why matters should be settled
quickly (verse 25)?
In your opinion, how can pennies repay someone for anger
against them, or does Jesus have another message in this statement (verse 26)?
What is the next commandment that Jesus is going to discuss
(verse 27)?
What does Jesus say is adultery (verse 28)?
What is the proposed solution to keeping the whole body from
being condemned (verse 29 and verse 30)?
In your opinion, can the eye or the hand cause a person to
sin?
In your opinion, what is the message that Jesus is trying to
convey?
In your opinion, what does this passage from Matthew 5:21-30
show us about the Great Commission?
Exodus
20:13 & 14 - New International
Version (NIV)
13 “You shall not murder.
14 “You shall not commit
adultery.
What is the sixth commandment (the first listed here) (verse
13)?
In your opinion, what does this commandment mean?
What is the seventh commandment (verse 14)?
In your opinion, what does this commandment mean?
In your opinion, what does this passage from Exodus teach us
about Matthew 5:21-30?
In your opinion, what does this passage from Exodus show us
about the Great Commission?
Hosea
4:1-9 - New International
Version (NIV)
Hear the word of the Lord, you Israelites,
because the Lord has a charge to bring
against you who live in the land:
“There is no faithfulness, no love,
no acknowledgment of God in the land.
2 There is only cursing, lying and murder,
stealing and adultery;
they break all bounds,
and bloodshed follows bloodshed.
3 Because of this the land dries up,
and all who live in it waste away;
the beasts of the field, the birds in the sky
and the fish in the sea are swept away.
because the Lord has a charge to bring
against you who live in the land:
“There is no faithfulness, no love,
no acknowledgment of God in the land.
2 There is only cursing, lying and murder,
stealing and adultery;
they break all bounds,
and bloodshed follows bloodshed.
3 Because of this the land dries up,
and all who live in it waste away;
the beasts of the field, the birds in the sky
and the fish in the sea are swept away.
4 “But let no one bring a
charge,
let no one accuse another,
for your people are like those
who bring charges against a priest.
5 You stumble day and night,
and the prophets stumble with you.
So I will destroy your mother—
6 my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.
let no one accuse another,
for your people are like those
who bring charges against a priest.
5 You stumble day and night,
and the prophets stumble with you.
So I will destroy your mother—
6 my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.
“Because you have rejected knowledge,
I also reject you as my priests;
because you have ignored the law of your God,
I also will ignore your children.
7 The more priests there were,
the more they sinned against me;
they exchanged their glorious God for something disgraceful.
8 They feed on the sins of my people
and relish their wickedness.
9 And it will be: Like people, like priests.
I will punish both of them for their ways
and repay them for their deeds.
I also reject you as my priests;
because you have ignored the law of your God,
I also will ignore your children.
7 The more priests there were,
the more they sinned against me;
they exchanged their glorious God for something disgraceful.
8 They feed on the sins of my people
and relish their wickedness.
9 And it will be: Like people, like priests.
I will punish both of them for their ways
and repay them for their deeds.
Whose word is being brought to the Israelites
(verse 1)?
What does the message say about the people’s
relationship to God (verse 1)?
Are murder and adultery among the things that “break all bounds” (verse 2)?
What is the result of the breaking of the bounds
(verse 3)?
In your opinion, why is no one to bring a charge
(verse 4)?
What do the people and the prophets do day and
night (verse 5)?
Why are the priests rejected and the children
ignored (verse 6)?
Why did increasing the number of priests just
increase the amount of sin (verse 7)?
What did the priests feed on and relish (verse
8)?
What will happen to the people and the priests
(verse 9)?
In your opinion, what does this passage from Hosea teach us
about Matthew 5:21-30?
In your opinion, what does this passage from Hosea show us
about the Great Commission?
James
2:8-11 - New International
Version (NIV)
8 If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, “Love
your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing right. 9 But if you
show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers. 10 For
whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of
breaking all of it. 11 For he who said, “You shall not commit
adultery,” also said, “You shall not murder.” If you do not commit adultery but
do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.
What do we have to do to be “doing right” (verse 1)?
In your opinion, how does this passage expand on the Exodus
and Matthew teachings that we just looked at?
How does James expand our understanding of what violates “Love your neighbor as yourself” (verse
9)?
What does verse 10 plainly state?
How does verse 11 help us understand the truth of verse 10?
In your opinion, what does this passage from James teach us
about Matthew 5:21-30?
In your opinion, what does this passage from James show us
about the Great Commission?
Ephesians
2:1-10 - New International
Version (NIV)
As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2 in
which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the
ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are
disobedient. 3 All of us also lived among them at one time,
gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts.
Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. 4 But
because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made
us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace
you have been saved. 6 And God raised us up with Christ and
seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7 in
order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his
grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. 8 For
it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from
yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no
one can boast. 10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ
Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
What does verse 1 say about “the faithful in Christ” Ephesians 1:1 (NIV)?
Who were the faithful following when they were “dead in your
transgressions and sins” (verse 2)?
What did “all of us”
deserve (verse 3)?
In your opinion, what does it mean that "we were by nature deserving of wrath" (verse 3)?
What does God have for us (verse 4)?
What is God rich in (verse 4)?
What did God make us, “even
when we were dead in transgressions” (verse 5)?
In your opinion, how does "even when we were dead in transgressions" help us understand the passage from James and Jesus' discussion about murder and adultery?
Who does God raise us up with (verse 6)?
How are the “incomparable
riches of his grace” to be expressed (verse 7)?
How is the “gift of
God”, our salvation, given to us (verse 8)?
What does not help with our salvation (verse 9)?
Whose “handiwork”
are we (verse 10)?
In your opinion, what does this passage from Ephesians teach
us about Matthew 5:21-30?
In your opinion, what does this passage from Ephesians show
us about the Great Commission?
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