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Back to SearchHow Jesus Responded to the Divorce Debate
Episode 405
Sermon on the Mount E13 – In Matthew 5:31-32, Jesus offers a quote from the Torah about when it is lawful to divorce, and then he shares his perspect…
1 year, 11 months ago
Jesus' Vision for Sex and Desire
Episode 404
Sermon on the Mount E12 – In Matthew 5:27-30, Jesus references the Torah’s command to not commit adultery (Exod. 20:14), going on to say that any man…
1 year, 11 months ago
Why Do the Beatitudes Matter for the Overworked and Hopeless? – Sermon on the Mount Q+R 1
Episode 403
Why do we not find the Sermon on the Mount in the gospels of Mark or John? Why is “blessed” not a good translation of the word makarios? And if Jesus…
2 years ago
How Is Anger the Same as Murder?
Episode 402
Sermon on the Mount E10 – In Matthew 5:21-48, Jesus reveals the divine wisdom of Israel’s Old Testament laws through six case studies. In the first c…
2 years ago
What Does Jesus Think of Old Testament Laws?
Episode 401
Sermon on the Mount E9 – What did Jesus mean when he said he came to fulfill the Law and the Prophets? In Jesus’ day, the laws from the Torah were ov…
2 years ago
The Salt of the Land and the Light of the World
Episode 400
Sermon on the Mount E8 – Why does Jesus call his followers salt and light? In the Hebrew Bible, salt is a metaphor for God’s long-lasting covenant wi…
2 years ago
What Does It Mean to Make Peace? (The Beatitudes Pt. 4)
Episode 399
Sermon on the Mount E7 – What will it cost us to live like Jesus in our world? In the third and final triad of the Beatitudes, Jesus declares that th…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Type of People God Is Forming (The Beatitudes Pt. 3)
Episode 398
Sermon on the Mount E6 – What does it look like to have our desires and actions completely aligned with God’s will? In the second triad of the Beatit…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Powerless, Grieving, and Unimportant (The Beatitudes Pt. 2)
Episode 397
Sermon the Mount E5 – What does it mean to be poor in spirit, mourning, and meek? Jesus uses these words in the opening of the Sermon on the Mount, a…
2 years, 1 month ago
What Does "Blessed" Mean? (The Beatitudes Pt. 1)
Episode 396
Sermon on the Mount E4 – What does Jesus mean when he calls people “blessed” in the first section of the Sermon on the Mount? The Greek word translat…
2 years, 1 month ago