WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:12.599 And as they're leaving, I just thought we could all be honest about something this morning. 00:00:14.939 --> 00:00:16.280 All of us get angry. 00:00:17.600 --> 00:00:19.120 All of us deal with anger. 00:00:20.719 --> 00:00:24.740 And so, you might be like Kilauea. 00:00:24.960 --> 00:00:26.039 You know what Kilauea is? 00:00:26.039 --> 00:00:31.579 It's the volcano in Hawaii that is constantly erupting. 00:00:32.240 --> 00:00:35.700 You have an erupting kind of anger. 00:00:36.479 --> 00:00:38.240 People know it when you're anger. 00:00:39.039 --> 00:00:40.640 Stuff gets spewed out. 00:00:40.780 --> 00:00:41.600 Lava flows. 00:00:41.759 --> 00:00:42.579 Things rumble. 00:00:44.200 --> 00:00:46.519 Maybe your anger is Kilauea-like. 00:00:47.099 --> 00:00:47.859 Volcanic. 00:00:48.799 --> 00:00:49.359 Obvious. 00:00:49.359 --> 00:00:57.659 Or maybe your anger shows up more like Yellowstone. 00:00:59.759 --> 00:01:01.299 Yellowstone National Park. 00:01:02.039 --> 00:01:03.879 Beautiful, serene. 00:01:04.939 --> 00:01:10.079 Or so it appears until you start thinking about why is Old Faithful here? 00:01:10.079 --> 00:01:16.140 Why are there so many warm springs around here? 00:01:17.259 --> 00:01:23.400 And then you start to realize underneath this very serene place is one of the biggest volcanoes on earth. 00:01:25.620 --> 00:01:28.840 Many of us simmer in our anger. 00:01:29.319 --> 00:01:30.759 It's just below the surface. 00:01:31.640 --> 00:01:33.599 And it gets vented once in a while. 00:01:33.599 --> 00:01:37.099 So some of us are erupting volcanoes. 00:01:37.359 --> 00:01:40.059 Some of us are just kind of simmering under the surface. 00:01:40.259 --> 00:01:41.439 But all of us have anger. 00:01:44.859 --> 00:01:47.339 Now this morning, I just want to make sure, 00:01:48.459 --> 00:01:51.780 as we turn to the words of Jesus in Matthew chapter 5, 00:01:53.039 --> 00:01:56.000 He's going to say some things that are incredibly searching. 00:01:57.519 --> 00:01:59.500 They're going to search your heart. 00:01:59.500 --> 00:02:03.219 He's going to expose something in us all. 00:02:05.019 --> 00:02:06.859 And what you need to know up front is, 00:02:07.280 --> 00:02:10.479 Jesus is not going to call anger a personality quirk. 00:02:12.639 --> 00:02:14.259 And Jesus isn't going to say, 00:02:14.400 --> 00:02:15.860 hey, all of us are human. 00:02:16.080 --> 00:02:17.139 All of us get angry. 00:02:17.379 --> 00:02:19.979 So it's just a common human emotion. 00:02:20.180 --> 00:02:20.860 So it's okay. 00:02:23.939 --> 00:02:27.759 Jesus is going to bring anger under the sixth commandment. 00:02:27.759 --> 00:02:29.479 He's going to call it murderous. 00:02:29.500 --> 00:02:32.500 It's not okay. 00:02:35.960 --> 00:02:38.300 At the heart of murder is anger. 00:02:40.419 --> 00:02:44.120 And anger is this ember 00:02:44.120 --> 00:02:51.099 that when aflamed can result in all sorts of destructive actions. 00:02:53.139 --> 00:02:56.080 So would you turn with me now to Matthew chapter 5. 00:02:56.080 --> 00:02:59.980 We're going to look at verses 21-26. 00:03:03.080 --> 00:03:03.920 Jesus says, 00:03:03.919 --> 00:03:06.419 You've heard that it was said to those of old, 00:03:06.539 --> 00:03:07.719 you shall not murder, 00:03:07.939 --> 00:03:10.819 and whoever murders will be liable to judgment. 00:03:12.319 --> 00:03:14.979 But I say to you 00:03:14.979 --> 00:03:18.979 that everyone who's angry with his brother 00:03:18.979 --> 00:03:20.539 will be liable to judgment. 00:03:20.919 --> 00:03:23.379 Whoever insults his brother 00:03:23.379 --> 00:03:25.039 will be liable to the council. 00:03:25.039 --> 00:03:27.359 And whoever says you fool 00:03:27.359 --> 00:03:31.319 will be liable to the hell of fire. 00:03:31.319 --> 00:03:34.739 So if you're offering your brother 00:03:34.739 --> 00:03:35.500 at the altar 00:03:35.500 --> 00:03:38.319 and there remember that your brother has something against you, 00:03:38.719 --> 00:03:41.340 leave your gift there before the altar and go. 00:03:41.599 --> 00:03:43.319 First be reconciled to your brother 00:03:43.319 --> 00:03:45.739 and then come and offer your gift. 00:03:46.319 --> 00:03:49.139 Come to terms quickly with your accuser 00:03:49.139 --> 00:03:50.939 while you're going with him to court. 00:03:50.939 --> 00:03:54.319 Lest your accuser hand you over to the judge 00:03:54.319 --> 00:03:56.180 and the judge to the guard 00:03:56.180 --> 00:03:57.859 and you be put in prison. 00:03:58.479 --> 00:03:59.659 Truly I say to you, 00:04:00.180 --> 00:04:01.460 you will never get out 00:04:01.460 --> 00:04:04.659 until you have paid the last penny. 00:04:06.560 --> 00:04:08.520 This morning what Jesus does 00:04:08.520 --> 00:04:10.319 is he shines the floodlight 00:04:10.319 --> 00:04:12.879 of the sixth commandment on our hearts. 00:04:12.879 --> 00:04:16.219 And what he exposes in our hearts 00:04:16.219 --> 00:04:19.000 is a murderous anger. 00:04:19.839 --> 00:04:21.079 A murderous anger 00:04:21.079 --> 00:04:25.639 that will erupt into hateful words. 00:04:26.000 --> 00:04:27.800 Destructive words. 00:04:27.920 --> 00:04:28.819 And so this morning, 00:04:29.319 --> 00:04:31.319 what Jesus helps us to see 00:04:31.319 --> 00:04:35.279 is our anger in light of the sixth commandment. 00:04:35.459 --> 00:04:37.659 He has come not to abolish the law, 00:04:37.740 --> 00:04:38.659 but to fulfill it. 00:04:39.459 --> 00:04:40.959 And so he helps us to understand 00:04:40.959 --> 00:04:42.959 the true meaning and scope 00:04:42.959 --> 00:04:44.299 of the sixth commandment. 00:04:45.579 --> 00:04:47.299 He helps us to see our anger 00:04:47.299 --> 00:04:48.339 for what it really is. 00:04:52.799 --> 00:04:54.539 What Jesus is going to do here 00:04:54.539 --> 00:04:56.779 is he's going to expose 00:04:56.779 --> 00:04:58.959 our murderous anger 00:04:58.959 --> 00:05:00.719 and then call us 00:05:00.719 --> 00:05:03.060 to be kingdom peacemakers. 00:05:03.679 --> 00:05:04.879 It's amazing what he does. 00:05:06.379 --> 00:05:07.079 And so this morning, 00:05:07.179 --> 00:05:08.500 I want you to see three things. 00:05:09.179 --> 00:05:10.139 First is this. 00:05:10.139 --> 00:05:11.240 I want to remind you 00:05:11.240 --> 00:05:12.939 who the I is 00:05:12.939 --> 00:05:14.019 of the one who said, 00:05:14.219 --> 00:05:16.279 but I say to you. 00:05:17.139 --> 00:05:17.860 We've got to remember 00:05:17.860 --> 00:05:19.779 who's actually speaking these words. 00:05:20.740 --> 00:05:22.000 And then the second thing 00:05:22.000 --> 00:05:23.279 is the true meaning 00:05:23.279 --> 00:05:24.860 of the sixth commandment. 00:05:25.039 --> 00:05:27.680 We'll camp out in verse 22 for that. 00:05:29.419 --> 00:05:30.680 And then we're going to see 00:05:30.680 --> 00:05:31.979 the kingdom implications. 00:05:32.399 --> 00:05:34.199 This exceeding righteousness 00:05:34.199 --> 00:05:35.860 that Jesus calls us to. 00:05:35.860 --> 00:05:37.900 And that's laid out 00:05:37.900 --> 00:05:40.500 in verses 23 through 26 00:05:40.500 --> 00:05:42.280 where Jesus calls us 00:05:42.280 --> 00:05:43.639 to be peacemakers. 00:05:46.280 --> 00:05:47.620 Let's look at this 00:05:47.620 --> 00:05:51.120 first step. 00:05:51.520 --> 00:05:52.139 The I. 00:05:52.720 --> 00:05:54.319 Who is this one speaking? 00:05:55.620 --> 00:05:57.080 Verse 22, if you'll notice. 00:05:57.079 --> 00:06:00.339 But I say to you, 00:06:01.919 --> 00:06:02.639 it's red ink. 00:06:03.560 --> 00:06:04.599 Jesus is speaking. 00:06:05.740 --> 00:06:08.219 Now, if you are familiar 00:06:08.219 --> 00:06:09.240 with the book of Matthew, 00:06:09.360 --> 00:06:10.500 up until this point, 00:06:10.719 --> 00:06:12.180 Matthew's been making a case 00:06:12.180 --> 00:06:13.599 about the one speaking. 00:06:14.139 --> 00:06:15.399 If you just turn in your Bible 00:06:15.399 --> 00:06:16.599 to Matthew 1, 00:06:16.939 --> 00:06:18.680 chapter 1, verse 1, 00:06:19.019 --> 00:06:20.019 we see the book 00:06:20.019 --> 00:06:22.279 of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, 00:06:22.680 --> 00:06:23.779 the son of David. 00:06:23.779 --> 00:06:23.859 David. 00:06:24.739 --> 00:06:26.139 He is going to... 00:06:26.139 --> 00:06:26.799 He's the king. 00:06:27.739 --> 00:06:29.299 The long-awaited king. 00:06:30.139 --> 00:06:31.239 Son of David. 00:06:31.419 --> 00:06:32.859 The son of Abraham. 00:06:33.699 --> 00:06:35.619 The one in whom God 00:06:35.619 --> 00:06:36.839 is going to bless 00:06:36.839 --> 00:06:39.059 all the nations of the earth. 00:06:40.939 --> 00:06:42.319 He is Emmanuel. 00:06:42.979 --> 00:06:44.359 God with us. 00:06:44.539 --> 00:06:46.039 That's chapter 1, verse 23. 00:06:46.679 --> 00:06:48.779 He's the one that is worshipped 00:06:48.779 --> 00:06:51.699 by pagan kings in 2.11. 00:06:51.699 --> 00:06:54.899 He's the one that withstood 00:06:54.899 --> 00:06:56.439 the temptations of the devil 00:06:56.439 --> 00:06:58.779 with the shield of faith 00:06:58.779 --> 00:07:00.060 and the sword of the Spirit. 00:07:00.240 --> 00:07:01.599 He did what none of us could do. 00:07:04.120 --> 00:07:06.560 And so what you need to know 00:07:06.560 --> 00:07:08.019 of this one speaking, 00:07:08.159 --> 00:07:08.800 this one who said, 00:07:08.919 --> 00:07:09.819 but I say, 00:07:10.279 --> 00:07:12.439 this is God incarnate speaking. 00:07:13.620 --> 00:07:15.519 And He's speaking to us this morning. 00:07:17.659 --> 00:07:19.120 And so when you step back 00:07:19.120 --> 00:07:20.259 and you start realizing, 00:07:20.480 --> 00:07:20.800 okay, 00:07:21.699 --> 00:07:22.899 the king has come. 00:07:23.519 --> 00:07:24.379 What we have here 00:07:24.379 --> 00:07:25.379 in the Sermon on the Mount 00:07:25.379 --> 00:07:27.319 is His inaugural address. 00:07:28.639 --> 00:07:31.439 It's Him speaking to His citizens 00:07:31.439 --> 00:07:33.160 and declaring to them, 00:07:33.280 --> 00:07:35.920 this is how you live for me now. 00:07:38.220 --> 00:07:40.600 This is His manifesto of the kingdom. 00:07:40.600 --> 00:07:43.720 And so the Sermon on the Mount, 00:07:43.860 --> 00:07:45.640 what we have in chapters 5, 6, and 7 00:07:45.640 --> 00:07:46.379 is a sermon. 00:07:47.000 --> 00:07:48.379 Last week I tried to show you 00:07:48.379 --> 00:07:49.220 that the Beatitudes 00:07:49.220 --> 00:07:50.379 are the introduction 00:07:50.379 --> 00:07:52.540 and the close of the sermon 00:07:52.540 --> 00:07:54.620 starts in chapter 7, verse 13, 00:07:55.060 --> 00:07:57.020 where He calls us to two ways to live. 00:07:57.100 --> 00:07:58.320 He calls us to decision. 00:08:00.000 --> 00:08:02.140 And in between the body of the text, 00:08:02.740 --> 00:08:04.780 Jesus says, 00:08:05.080 --> 00:08:05.760 open up your Bibles 00:08:05.760 --> 00:08:06.680 to the Old Testament 00:08:06.680 --> 00:08:07.820 and here's my point. 00:08:08.020 --> 00:08:08.820 The Old Testament 00:08:08.819 --> 00:08:10.439 is fulfilled by Me. 00:08:11.819 --> 00:08:13.339 He preaches Himself 00:08:13.339 --> 00:08:14.579 from the Old Testament. 00:08:16.839 --> 00:08:18.500 And so Jesus fulfills 00:08:18.500 --> 00:08:19.959 the Law and the Prophets 00:08:19.959 --> 00:08:20.899 in His person. 00:08:21.399 --> 00:08:22.139 He's the Messiah. 00:08:22.959 --> 00:08:24.420 But He also fulfills it 00:08:24.420 --> 00:08:25.620 in His preaching. 00:08:26.819 --> 00:08:29.139 He brings the true meaning 00:08:29.139 --> 00:08:31.620 of the Old Testament. 00:08:31.620 --> 00:08:33.860 What the Law and Prophets 00:08:33.860 --> 00:08:35.559 really meant to say. 00:08:35.559 --> 00:08:38.099 And that's what we see Him doing 00:08:38.099 --> 00:08:39.059 right here. 00:08:40.319 --> 00:08:41.899 In the next couple sections, 00:08:42.059 --> 00:08:44.439 if you just look at Matthew 5, 00:08:45.000 --> 00:08:46.519 starting in verse 21, 00:08:46.759 --> 00:08:48.639 you probably have a heading over it 00:08:48.639 --> 00:08:49.079 that says, 00:08:49.239 --> 00:08:49.699 Anger. 00:08:50.419 --> 00:08:52.059 And then if you continue to look, 00:08:52.139 --> 00:08:52.979 there's another heading 00:08:52.979 --> 00:08:55.039 called Lust, Divorce, Oaths, 00:08:55.099 --> 00:08:55.919 Retaliation, 00:08:56.479 --> 00:08:57.619 Love Your Enemies. 00:08:57.620 --> 00:08:59.240 And in each one, 00:08:59.419 --> 00:09:03.200 there's this contrasting statement 00:09:03.200 --> 00:09:04.379 that leads that off. 00:09:04.919 --> 00:09:05.879 Jesus says something 00:09:05.879 --> 00:09:06.679 to the extent of, 00:09:07.060 --> 00:09:08.679 you've heard that it was said 00:09:08.679 --> 00:09:10.860 about adultery, 00:09:11.720 --> 00:09:13.039 but I say, 00:09:13.799 --> 00:09:15.480 anyone who lusts in his heart. 00:09:17.000 --> 00:09:18.379 And so each time, 00:09:18.600 --> 00:09:21.460 each of these six examples, 00:09:22.019 --> 00:09:23.500 Jesus is bringing, 00:09:24.080 --> 00:09:25.980 fulfilling the true meaning 00:09:25.980 --> 00:09:27.360 of God's Law. 00:09:27.879 --> 00:09:28.800 He is saying, 00:09:29.460 --> 00:09:30.960 what the Pharisees and scribes 00:09:30.960 --> 00:09:31.800 are teaching you, 00:09:32.259 --> 00:09:32.740 disregard. 00:09:33.460 --> 00:09:35.100 Listen to what I have to say. 00:09:35.480 --> 00:09:36.899 I am the Incarnate Word 00:09:36.899 --> 00:09:38.060 with all authority 00:09:38.060 --> 00:09:42.320 to clarify this written Word of God. 00:09:44.320 --> 00:09:46.460 And so, this morning, 00:09:46.940 --> 00:09:48.200 we're looking at the first 00:09:48.200 --> 00:09:50.100 of these six examples. 00:09:50.940 --> 00:09:52.320 You've heard that it was said 00:09:52.320 --> 00:09:53.200 to those of old, 00:09:53.320 --> 00:09:54.200 you shall not murder, 00:09:54.200 --> 00:09:55.640 and whoever murders 00:09:55.640 --> 00:09:56.920 will be liable to judgment, 00:09:57.060 --> 00:09:57.879 but I say to you 00:09:57.879 --> 00:09:59.240 that everyone who is angry 00:09:59.240 --> 00:09:59.920 with his brother 00:09:59.920 --> 00:10:01.259 will be liable to judgment. 00:10:03.160 --> 00:10:04.600 Remember the one speaking here. 00:10:05.480 --> 00:10:06.800 This is God incarnate, 00:10:07.460 --> 00:10:08.740 and He's speaking 00:10:08.740 --> 00:10:10.040 with all authority 00:10:10.040 --> 00:10:13.560 on what murder really means. 00:10:14.780 --> 00:10:15.720 And to that end, 00:10:16.320 --> 00:10:18.020 let's move to the true meaning 00:10:18.020 --> 00:10:19.360 of you shall not murder. 00:10:19.360 --> 00:10:23.139 Jesus is essentially saying, 00:10:23.740 --> 00:10:25.120 let me clarify 00:10:25.120 --> 00:10:26.879 this murder thing for you. 00:10:28.360 --> 00:10:30.019 Would you flip back 00:10:30.019 --> 00:10:30.700 in your Bibles 00:10:30.700 --> 00:10:32.340 to Exodus chapter 20? 00:10:35.840 --> 00:10:37.539 I'm guessing that you approach 00:10:37.539 --> 00:10:38.180 the command, 00:10:38.340 --> 00:10:39.180 you shall not murder, 00:10:39.460 --> 00:10:40.139 kind of like the way 00:10:40.139 --> 00:10:40.820 I approach, 00:10:41.279 --> 00:10:42.120 you shall not murder. 00:10:42.800 --> 00:10:43.399 And it's the way 00:10:43.399 --> 00:10:44.860 the Jews of the time 00:10:44.860 --> 00:10:45.420 approached, 00:10:45.600 --> 00:10:46.279 you shall not murder. 00:10:46.279 --> 00:10:49.399 So let's go to Exodus chapter 20, 00:10:49.639 --> 00:10:50.559 the Ten Commandments, 00:10:50.679 --> 00:10:51.639 and let's do a little 00:10:51.639 --> 00:10:52.740 diagnostic test. 00:10:53.159 --> 00:10:53.379 Okay? 00:10:54.139 --> 00:10:55.319 How are you guys doing? 00:10:56.459 --> 00:10:57.539 How are you guys doing? 00:10:57.679 --> 00:10:59.439 Are you worshiping other gods? 00:10:59.559 --> 00:11:00.379 Do you have any other gods 00:11:00.379 --> 00:11:00.980 before you? 00:11:01.019 --> 00:11:01.759 And you might say, 00:11:02.240 --> 00:11:02.839 by and large, 00:11:02.939 --> 00:11:03.120 no. 00:11:03.220 --> 00:11:04.539 I'm a follower of Jesus. 00:11:04.720 --> 00:11:05.980 I'm a worship of the triune 00:11:05.980 --> 00:11:06.819 God of the Bible. 00:11:07.299 --> 00:11:08.559 I have my moments, 00:11:08.699 --> 00:11:09.779 but generally speaking, 00:11:10.279 --> 00:11:13.179 I'm living for the one true God. 00:11:13.299 --> 00:11:13.720 Check. 00:11:13.720 --> 00:11:15.820 So the second question is, 00:11:16.040 --> 00:11:18.879 are you making any carved images 00:11:18.879 --> 00:11:20.240 of your God? 00:11:20.840 --> 00:11:22.160 Are you building anything 00:11:22.160 --> 00:11:22.879 in your house 00:11:22.879 --> 00:11:24.759 to worship at? 00:11:25.540 --> 00:11:26.160 And you say, 00:11:26.220 --> 00:11:26.420 no. 00:11:26.720 --> 00:11:26.980 Check. 00:11:29.060 --> 00:11:29.899 And the next one, 00:11:30.660 --> 00:11:31.540 you shall not take the name 00:11:31.540 --> 00:11:32.300 of the Lord in your vein. 00:11:32.399 --> 00:11:33.940 Are you using Jesus' name 00:11:33.940 --> 00:11:34.680 as a cuss word? 00:11:35.580 --> 00:11:35.899 No. 00:11:36.480 --> 00:11:36.899 Check. 00:11:38.639 --> 00:11:39.399 Next one. 00:11:39.779 --> 00:11:40.639 Remember the Sabbath. 00:11:40.840 --> 00:11:43.220 Are you taking one day of rest? 00:11:43.220 --> 00:11:44.399 Rest every week. 00:11:44.540 --> 00:11:45.220 Are you resting? 00:11:46.000 --> 00:11:46.279 You're like, 00:11:46.279 --> 00:11:47.680 most of the time. 00:11:47.779 --> 00:11:47.980 Check. 00:11:50.240 --> 00:11:51.540 Then we go to the next one. 00:11:51.800 --> 00:11:53.100 Honor your father and your mother. 00:11:53.240 --> 00:11:53.639 And you're like, 00:11:54.000 --> 00:11:55.040 well, when I was young, 00:11:55.100 --> 00:11:55.720 not really, 00:11:55.899 --> 00:11:58.060 but now I'm doing everything 00:11:58.060 --> 00:11:59.100 I can to help them. 00:11:59.920 --> 00:12:00.840 Doing everything I can 00:12:00.840 --> 00:12:01.460 to honor them. 00:12:02.460 --> 00:12:03.860 And then we get to verse 13. 00:12:03.960 --> 00:12:04.320 It says, 00:12:04.700 --> 00:12:05.680 you shall not murder. 00:12:06.620 --> 00:12:07.600 And in our minds, 00:12:07.600 --> 00:12:08.200 we think, 00:12:08.200 --> 00:12:09.660 I haven't killed anybody. 00:12:10.200 --> 00:12:10.560 Check. 00:12:10.559 --> 00:12:13.359 And what Jesus is saying here 00:12:13.359 --> 00:12:13.839 is like, 00:12:14.119 --> 00:12:14.659 no. 00:12:15.859 --> 00:12:16.739 Slow down. 00:12:17.879 --> 00:12:19.739 Because this command 00:12:19.739 --> 00:12:21.599 has more to do 00:12:21.599 --> 00:12:23.919 with just shedding blood. 00:12:25.439 --> 00:12:26.619 This makes a claim 00:12:26.619 --> 00:12:28.299 on the anger in your heart. 00:12:28.299 --> 00:12:28.419 But, 00:12:28.419 --> 00:12:34.399 at the time 00:12:34.399 --> 00:12:37.259 of Jesus teaching this, 00:12:37.939 --> 00:12:39.860 the current teaching of the day 00:12:39.860 --> 00:12:41.480 was putting some restrictions 00:12:41.480 --> 00:12:43.059 on the sixth commandment. 00:12:44.679 --> 00:12:45.879 The Jews of the day 00:12:45.879 --> 00:12:47.579 were limiting the sixth commandment 00:12:47.579 --> 00:12:49.500 to just the physical act 00:12:49.500 --> 00:12:50.579 of murder. 00:12:50.959 --> 00:12:51.679 Of homicide. 00:12:52.539 --> 00:12:54.319 Jesus is not addressing here 00:12:54.319 --> 00:12:55.919 death and war. 00:12:56.039 --> 00:12:56.919 He's not talking about 00:12:56.919 --> 00:12:57.779 capital punishment. 00:12:57.779 --> 00:12:58.839 What he's getting at 00:12:58.839 --> 00:13:00.839 is intentional homicide. 00:13:02.860 --> 00:13:04.240 And so the Jews of the day 00:13:04.240 --> 00:13:04.679 were saying, 00:13:04.799 --> 00:13:04.939 well, 00:13:05.539 --> 00:13:05.799 hey, 00:13:06.319 --> 00:13:07.339 it's just limited 00:13:07.339 --> 00:13:09.159 to the physical act 00:13:09.159 --> 00:13:10.059 of shedding blood. 00:13:10.679 --> 00:13:11.759 That's the first restriction 00:13:11.759 --> 00:13:12.339 they were doing. 00:13:13.019 --> 00:13:14.159 And the second restriction 00:13:14.159 --> 00:13:14.819 they were doing 00:13:14.819 --> 00:13:17.220 is the kind of judgment. 00:13:19.419 --> 00:13:20.500 The consequence 00:13:20.500 --> 00:13:22.740 of shedding blood. 00:13:23.419 --> 00:13:24.839 And you see that showing up 00:13:24.839 --> 00:13:25.720 back in Matthew. 00:13:25.720 --> 00:13:28.720 Matthew 5 00:13:28.720 --> 00:13:30.680 where Jesus says, 00:13:30.759 --> 00:13:31.519 you've heard that it said 00:13:31.519 --> 00:13:32.320 you shall not murder 00:13:32.320 --> 00:13:33.340 and whoever murders 00:13:33.340 --> 00:13:35.040 will be liable to judgment. 00:13:36.240 --> 00:13:37.620 The judgment there 00:13:37.620 --> 00:13:38.840 is what was being taught. 00:13:38.960 --> 00:13:40.460 It was kind of an expansion 00:13:40.460 --> 00:13:42.200 of Numbers 35 00:13:42.200 --> 00:13:44.019 verses 30 and 31 00:13:44.019 --> 00:13:46.160 where the focus was 00:13:46.160 --> 00:13:47.379 if you're a murderer, 00:13:47.600 --> 00:13:49.200 you go before a human court 00:13:49.200 --> 00:13:50.480 and there needs to be 00:13:50.480 --> 00:13:51.259 two witnesses 00:13:51.259 --> 00:13:53.220 to prove your guilt. 00:13:53.820 --> 00:13:55.019 And so the thought was 00:13:55.019 --> 00:13:58.120 limited to human judgment. 00:13:58.579 --> 00:13:59.220 Human court. 00:14:01.120 --> 00:14:02.240 So the restrictions 00:14:02.240 --> 00:14:03.620 taking place at the time 00:14:03.620 --> 00:14:04.879 were a physical act 00:14:04.879 --> 00:14:06.879 and the consequence 00:14:06.879 --> 00:14:08.299 was focused on 00:14:08.299 --> 00:14:09.519 a human counsel, 00:14:09.720 --> 00:14:10.720 a human judgment. 00:14:12.639 --> 00:14:13.720 We all do that. 00:14:14.759 --> 00:14:15.960 We all tend to think 00:14:15.960 --> 00:14:16.860 about murder that way, 00:14:16.879 --> 00:14:17.199 don't we? 00:14:17.559 --> 00:14:18.559 We all tend to think 00:14:18.559 --> 00:14:19.620 about it as the shedding 00:14:19.620 --> 00:14:20.179 of blood 00:14:20.179 --> 00:14:21.239 and if we do, 00:14:21.359 --> 00:14:21.859 then we've got to 00:14:21.859 --> 00:14:22.979 stand before a judge 00:14:22.979 --> 00:14:23.799 and jury someday. 00:14:26.139 --> 00:14:27.419 In walks Jesus. 00:14:29.339 --> 00:14:30.919 In walks the fulfiller 00:14:30.919 --> 00:14:32.279 of the law 00:14:32.279 --> 00:14:32.899 and the prophets. 00:14:34.019 --> 00:14:35.599 And what He's about to say 00:14:35.599 --> 00:14:37.059 is going to extend 00:14:37.059 --> 00:14:37.759 the reach 00:14:37.759 --> 00:14:39.139 of the sixth commandment. 00:14:39.139 --> 00:14:42.419 Look what He says. 00:14:44.019 --> 00:14:44.740 You have heard 00:14:44.740 --> 00:14:45.360 that it was said 00:14:45.360 --> 00:14:46.080 to those of old 00:14:46.080 --> 00:14:47.000 you shall not murder 00:14:47.000 --> 00:14:47.919 and whoever murders 00:14:47.919 --> 00:14:48.500 will be liable 00:14:48.500 --> 00:14:49.080 to judgment. 00:14:49.360 --> 00:14:50.559 But I say to you 00:14:50.559 --> 00:14:51.279 that everyone 00:14:51.279 --> 00:14:52.899 who is angry 00:14:52.899 --> 00:14:54.139 with his brother 00:14:54.139 --> 00:14:54.980 will be liable 00:14:54.980 --> 00:14:56.220 to judgment. 00:14:56.860 --> 00:14:58.419 What Jesus is doing here 00:14:58.419 --> 00:14:59.360 is extending 00:14:59.360 --> 00:15:00.039 the reach 00:15:00.039 --> 00:15:01.480 of the sixth commandment 00:15:01.480 --> 00:15:03.819 past the physical act 00:15:03.819 --> 00:15:06.039 and into our hearts. 00:15:06.039 --> 00:15:07.759 And He's addressing 00:15:07.759 --> 00:15:09.480 anger in our hearts. 00:15:09.819 --> 00:15:11.679 That destructive impulse 00:15:11.679 --> 00:15:12.439 in us 00:15:12.439 --> 00:15:13.259 that reacts 00:15:13.259 --> 00:15:13.779 to when 00:15:13.779 --> 00:15:15.719 we are personally offended. 00:15:17.199 --> 00:15:18.500 It's like right there. 00:15:20.099 --> 00:15:21.219 That's murder. 00:15:22.000 --> 00:15:24.039 That's murder at heart. 00:15:24.139 --> 00:15:25.339 That's murderous intent. 00:15:25.959 --> 00:15:27.199 You're looking to destroy. 00:15:31.599 --> 00:15:32.939 He's getting at 00:15:32.939 --> 00:15:34.579 anger as something 00:15:34.580 --> 00:15:37.240 that is a destructive attitude 00:15:37.240 --> 00:15:38.660 within us. 00:15:39.100 --> 00:15:40.420 Anger is at the heart 00:15:40.420 --> 00:15:40.940 of murder. 00:15:41.080 --> 00:15:41.720 That's what Jesus 00:15:41.720 --> 00:15:42.480 is getting at. 00:15:43.160 --> 00:15:44.740 And so He's putting this 00:15:44.740 --> 00:15:45.800 on a continuum. 00:15:46.660 --> 00:15:47.580 And so if murder 00:15:47.580 --> 00:15:48.940 is the culmination 00:15:48.940 --> 00:15:49.960 of something, 00:15:50.520 --> 00:15:52.379 anger is the seed of it. 00:15:52.639 --> 00:15:53.860 It's the starting point. 00:15:55.160 --> 00:15:56.720 It's when we're personally offended. 00:15:56.840 --> 00:15:58.000 Where our hearts go. 00:15:58.000 --> 00:16:01.379 And it can result in 00:16:01.379 --> 00:16:03.000 divisions 00:16:03.000 --> 00:16:04.379 and disunity. 00:16:05.960 --> 00:16:07.580 Anger can be dangerous. 00:16:08.139 --> 00:16:11.120 Anger can be deadly. 00:16:14.080 --> 00:16:15.460 Not only does Jesus 00:16:15.460 --> 00:16:16.879 extend the reach 00:16:16.879 --> 00:16:17.879 of murder 00:16:17.879 --> 00:16:18.899 to include 00:16:18.899 --> 00:16:21.500 this thing in our hearts 00:16:21.500 --> 00:16:22.259 called anger 00:16:22.259 --> 00:16:24.000 which we've all experienced. 00:16:24.000 --> 00:16:26.980 Jesus extends the reach 00:16:26.980 --> 00:16:28.120 of this 00:16:28.120 --> 00:16:29.200 prohibition 00:16:29.200 --> 00:16:29.779 to murder 00:16:29.779 --> 00:16:30.700 to include 00:16:30.700 --> 00:16:32.039 your speech. 00:16:33.500 --> 00:16:34.419 Look back at 00:16:34.419 --> 00:16:35.620 verse 22. 00:16:37.600 --> 00:16:38.379 But I say to you 00:16:38.379 --> 00:16:38.899 that everyone 00:16:38.899 --> 00:16:40.299 who's angry with his brother 00:16:40.299 --> 00:16:40.860 will be liable 00:16:40.860 --> 00:16:41.399 to judgment. 00:16:41.940 --> 00:16:42.299 Whoever 00:16:42.299 --> 00:16:44.179 insults his brother 00:16:44.179 --> 00:16:45.000 will be liable 00:16:45.000 --> 00:16:46.440 to the council. 00:16:46.799 --> 00:16:47.580 You see that word 00:16:47.580 --> 00:16:48.100 insults? 00:16:48.240 --> 00:16:49.340 There's actually 00:16:49.340 --> 00:16:50.620 a word underneath there. 00:16:50.720 --> 00:16:51.220 The word is 00:16:51.220 --> 00:16:51.820 raka. 00:16:51.820 --> 00:16:54.360 And what it is 00:16:54.360 --> 00:16:54.660 is 00:16:54.660 --> 00:16:55.379 it's a word 00:16:55.379 --> 00:16:56.440 that basically 00:16:56.440 --> 00:16:56.820 if we 00:16:56.820 --> 00:16:57.980 use it today 00:16:57.980 --> 00:16:58.640 would be like 00:16:58.640 --> 00:16:59.920 blockhead. 00:17:01.020 --> 00:17:01.620 Doofus. 00:17:03.060 --> 00:17:03.980 And what it is 00:17:03.980 --> 00:17:04.340 is 00:17:04.340 --> 00:17:05.460 it's a word 00:17:05.460 --> 00:17:06.900 that is used 00:17:06.900 --> 00:17:08.039 to attack 00:17:08.039 --> 00:17:09.220 someone's intellect. 00:17:11.600 --> 00:17:11.960 And so 00:17:11.960 --> 00:17:12.820 essentially 00:17:12.820 --> 00:17:13.820 this insult 00:17:13.820 --> 00:17:14.740 is a particular 00:17:14.740 --> 00:17:15.840 insult. 00:17:16.059 --> 00:17:16.799 It's calling 00:17:16.799 --> 00:17:17.620 someone stupid. 00:17:17.619 --> 00:17:17.739 stupid. 00:17:20.219 --> 00:17:21.019 And so 00:17:21.019 --> 00:17:21.539 what we see 00:17:21.539 --> 00:17:22.219 here is 00:17:22.219 --> 00:17:23.879 anger in our 00:17:23.879 --> 00:17:24.339 hearts 00:17:24.339 --> 00:17:25.159 progressing 00:17:25.159 --> 00:17:27.019 to our speech. 00:17:27.259 --> 00:17:28.019 Out of 00:17:28.019 --> 00:17:28.859 the heart 00:17:28.859 --> 00:17:29.599 the mouth 00:17:29.599 --> 00:17:30.459 speaks. 00:17:30.859 --> 00:17:31.119 And so 00:17:31.119 --> 00:17:31.559 when he calls 00:17:31.559 --> 00:17:32.359 someone stupid 00:17:32.359 --> 00:17:35.659 it's murderous. 00:17:37.099 --> 00:17:37.759 You're looking 00:17:37.759 --> 00:17:38.259 to injure 00:17:38.259 --> 00:17:38.559 them. 00:17:39.459 --> 00:17:39.739 Harm 00:17:39.739 --> 00:17:40.059 them. 00:17:41.559 --> 00:17:41.879 Reduce 00:17:41.879 --> 00:17:42.500 their worth. 00:17:45.539 --> 00:17:46.439 Continuing on 00:17:46.440 --> 00:17:47.100 verse 22 00:17:47.100 --> 00:17:47.880 we read this. 00:17:48.980 --> 00:17:49.660 Whoever says 00:17:49.660 --> 00:17:50.460 you fool 00:17:50.460 --> 00:17:51.799 will be liable 00:17:51.799 --> 00:17:52.519 to the hell 00:17:52.519 --> 00:17:53.200 of fire. 00:17:54.519 --> 00:17:55.340 So we've 00:17:55.340 --> 00:17:56.100 looked at that 00:17:56.100 --> 00:17:56.840 word raka 00:17:56.840 --> 00:17:57.480 which means 00:17:57.480 --> 00:17:57.940 stupid. 00:17:58.660 --> 00:17:59.600 This word fool 00:17:59.600 --> 00:18:00.500 is getting at 00:18:00.500 --> 00:18:00.940 a different 00:18:00.940 --> 00:18:01.880 aspect of 00:18:01.880 --> 00:18:02.320 someone. 00:18:02.920 --> 00:18:03.559 Their character. 00:18:04.820 --> 00:18:05.440 You're calling 00:18:05.440 --> 00:18:05.980 someone a 00:18:05.980 --> 00:18:06.600 scoundrel. 00:18:07.860 --> 00:18:08.920 It's literally 00:18:08.920 --> 00:18:09.820 character 00:18:09.820 --> 00:18:11.180 assassination. 00:18:11.180 --> 00:18:13.940 So Jesus 00:18:13.940 --> 00:18:14.500 is saying 00:18:14.500 --> 00:18:15.080 when you 00:18:15.080 --> 00:18:15.600 call someone 00:18:15.600 --> 00:18:16.039 raka 00:18:16.039 --> 00:18:16.860 stupid. 00:18:17.220 --> 00:18:17.580 When you 00:18:17.580 --> 00:18:18.500 call someone 00:18:18.500 --> 00:18:20.060 a scoundrel 00:18:20.060 --> 00:18:21.740 those words 00:18:21.740 --> 00:18:23.240 are murderous 00:18:23.240 --> 00:18:23.860 words. 00:18:24.299 --> 00:18:24.740 They are 00:18:24.740 --> 00:18:25.240 aimed 00:18:25.240 --> 00:18:26.380 to destroy. 00:18:26.840 --> 00:18:27.400 They're aimed 00:18:27.400 --> 00:18:29.580 to hurt. 00:18:30.340 --> 00:18:31.340 To reduce 00:18:31.340 --> 00:18:32.019 somebody. 00:18:33.940 --> 00:18:34.860 Jesus is getting 00:18:34.860 --> 00:18:35.519 at a progression 00:18:35.519 --> 00:18:36.080 of sin. 00:18:36.320 --> 00:18:36.799 Out of the 00:18:36.799 --> 00:18:37.140 heart 00:18:37.140 --> 00:18:38.180 the mouth 00:18:38.180 --> 00:18:39.220 speaks. 00:18:39.220 --> 00:18:39.819 Have you 00:18:39.819 --> 00:18:40.460 ever said 00:18:40.460 --> 00:18:41.160 something in 00:18:41.160 --> 00:18:41.740 your mind 00:18:41.740 --> 00:18:42.180 or heard 00:18:42.180 --> 00:18:42.940 someone said 00:18:42.940 --> 00:18:44.319 I wish him 00:18:44.319 --> 00:18:45.160 good as 00:18:45.160 --> 00:18:45.759 dead. 00:18:46.460 --> 00:18:46.680 Have you 00:18:46.680 --> 00:18:46.960 ever heard 00:18:46.960 --> 00:18:47.380 anybody say 00:18:47.380 --> 00:18:47.579 that? 00:18:47.660 --> 00:18:48.140 Maybe that's 00:18:48.140 --> 00:18:48.500 come out of 00:18:48.500 --> 00:18:48.860 your mouth 00:18:48.860 --> 00:18:49.220 before. 00:18:49.759 --> 00:18:50.200 You see the 00:18:50.200 --> 00:18:50.920 murderous intent 00:18:50.920 --> 00:18:51.519 behind that? 00:18:53.000 --> 00:18:54.039 I wish this 00:18:54.039 --> 00:18:54.779 person off the 00:18:54.779 --> 00:18:55.299 face of the 00:18:55.299 --> 00:18:55.579 earth. 00:18:57.779 --> 00:18:58.200 See what's 00:18:58.200 --> 00:18:58.839 going on there 00:18:58.839 --> 00:18:59.279 through this 00:18:59.279 --> 00:18:59.900 grid Jesus 00:18:59.900 --> 00:19:00.400 is giving 00:19:00.400 --> 00:19:00.759 us? 00:19:04.640 --> 00:19:05.160 Jesus 00:19:05.160 --> 00:19:05.680 doesn't 00:19:05.680 --> 00:19:06.480 just 00:19:06.480 --> 00:19:07.360 extend 00:19:07.360 --> 00:19:08.200 the reach 00:19:08.200 --> 00:19:08.480 of the 00:19:08.480 --> 00:19:08.700 sixth 00:19:08.700 --> 00:19:09.259 commandment 00:19:09.259 --> 00:19:09.640 to our 00:19:09.640 --> 00:19:10.019 hearts 00:19:10.019 --> 00:19:10.340 and to 00:19:10.340 --> 00:19:10.539 our 00:19:10.539 --> 00:19:11.000 speech 00:19:11.000 --> 00:19:12.420 he extends 00:19:12.420 --> 00:19:12.940 the 00:19:12.940 --> 00:19:13.519 consequence 00:19:13.519 --> 00:19:14.120 of it. 00:19:15.559 --> 00:19:16.500 He moves 00:19:16.500 --> 00:19:17.299 beyond 00:19:17.299 --> 00:19:18.620 human 00:19:18.620 --> 00:19:19.440 eyes. 00:19:20.539 --> 00:19:20.779 Look at 00:19:20.779 --> 00:19:21.660 that last 00:19:21.660 --> 00:19:22.319 piece he 00:19:22.319 --> 00:19:23.180 says in 00:19:23.180 --> 00:19:23.920 verse 22 00:19:23.920 --> 00:19:25.240 whoever says 00:19:25.240 --> 00:19:25.880 you fool 00:19:25.880 --> 00:19:26.480 will be 00:19:26.480 --> 00:19:27.100 liable 00:19:27.100 --> 00:19:28.039 to the 00:19:28.039 --> 00:19:28.519 hell 00:19:28.519 --> 00:19:29.700 of fire. 00:19:30.380 --> 00:19:30.660 Literally 00:19:30.660 --> 00:19:31.319 the fire 00:19:31.319 --> 00:19:32.000 of Gehenna. 00:19:32.160 --> 00:19:32.680 Gehenna was 00:19:32.680 --> 00:19:33.120 a dump 00:19:33.120 --> 00:19:33.720 outside of 00:19:33.720 --> 00:19:34.140 Jerusalem 00:19:34.140 --> 00:19:35.200 and it 00:19:35.200 --> 00:19:35.779 was horrific. 00:19:36.279 --> 00:19:36.900 The worst 00:19:36.900 --> 00:19:37.600 stuff was 00:19:37.600 --> 00:19:38.299 put there. 00:19:38.299 --> 00:19:38.619 There were 00:19:38.619 --> 00:19:39.339 smoldering 00:19:39.339 --> 00:19:40.039 fires. 00:19:40.740 --> 00:19:41.460 Corpses of 00:19:41.460 --> 00:19:41.980 criminals 00:19:41.980 --> 00:19:42.879 were put 00:19:42.879 --> 00:19:43.399 in 00:19:43.399 --> 00:19:44.299 Gehenna. 00:19:44.480 --> 00:19:45.000 It was a 00:19:45.000 --> 00:19:45.500 nasty, 00:19:45.720 --> 00:19:46.000 nasty 00:19:46.000 --> 00:19:46.639 place. 00:19:48.240 --> 00:19:48.639 And so it 00:19:48.639 --> 00:19:49.579 became synonymous 00:19:49.579 --> 00:19:50.960 with outcasts, 00:19:51.019 --> 00:19:51.659 destruction, 00:19:52.039 --> 00:19:52.539 punishment. 00:19:55.119 --> 00:19:55.779 And what Jesus 00:19:55.779 --> 00:19:56.559 has in mind 00:19:56.559 --> 00:19:57.139 here is 00:19:57.139 --> 00:19:57.819 divine 00:19:57.819 --> 00:19:58.319 judgment. 00:20:00.319 --> 00:20:01.359 He's talking 00:20:01.359 --> 00:20:02.019 about hell. 00:20:02.019 --> 00:20:02.079 anger. 00:20:04.180 --> 00:20:05.460 The consequence 00:20:05.460 --> 00:20:06.839 of angry 00:20:06.839 --> 00:20:07.379 hearts 00:20:07.379 --> 00:20:08.519 moving towards 00:20:08.519 --> 00:20:09.559 angry speech 00:20:09.559 --> 00:20:10.279 that are aimed 00:20:10.279 --> 00:20:11.019 to destroy 00:20:11.019 --> 00:20:11.579 people, 00:20:12.079 --> 00:20:13.079 it's murderous. 00:20:14.759 --> 00:20:15.879 And it bears 00:20:15.879 --> 00:20:16.440 not only a 00:20:16.440 --> 00:20:17.400 human consequence, 00:20:17.879 --> 00:20:18.559 but a divine 00:20:18.559 --> 00:20:19.079 consequence. 00:20:21.960 --> 00:20:23.359 You're offending 00:20:23.359 --> 00:20:23.839 God. 00:20:24.339 --> 00:20:25.799 Your sinful 00:20:25.799 --> 00:20:27.220 anger is 00:20:27.220 --> 00:20:27.859 provoking 00:20:27.859 --> 00:20:28.599 God's 00:20:28.599 --> 00:20:29.519 righteous 00:20:29.519 --> 00:20:30.519 anger. 00:20:32.759 --> 00:20:33.680 You might be 00:20:33.680 --> 00:20:35.359 sitting in your 00:20:35.359 --> 00:20:36.139 seat right now 00:20:36.139 --> 00:20:36.379 and you're 00:20:36.379 --> 00:20:37.099 like, oh 00:20:37.099 --> 00:20:38.019 Jesus, come on, 00:20:38.079 --> 00:20:38.720 let up. 00:20:38.839 --> 00:20:39.319 Seriously. 00:20:41.059 --> 00:20:41.660 Isn't there 00:20:41.660 --> 00:20:42.079 this thing 00:20:42.079 --> 00:20:42.680 called righteous 00:20:42.680 --> 00:20:43.379 indignation? 00:20:43.379 --> 00:20:45.259 How many 00:20:45.259 --> 00:20:45.559 have gone 00:20:45.559 --> 00:20:46.259 there so far? 00:20:46.379 --> 00:20:46.839 But what 00:20:46.839 --> 00:20:48.400 about that? 00:20:48.400 --> 00:20:53.560 is Jesus 00:20:53.560 --> 00:20:55.240 absolutizing 00:20:55.240 --> 00:20:56.240 all anger 00:20:56.240 --> 00:20:56.740 right here? 00:20:56.820 --> 00:20:57.440 Is He saying 00:20:57.440 --> 00:20:58.580 that all 00:20:58.580 --> 00:20:59.360 anger for 00:20:59.360 --> 00:21:00.200 all time 00:21:00.200 --> 00:21:00.700 that comes 00:21:00.700 --> 00:21:01.019 out of 00:21:01.019 --> 00:21:01.740 every human 00:21:01.740 --> 00:21:02.280 heart 00:21:02.280 --> 00:21:03.360 is murderous? 00:21:03.440 --> 00:21:03.940 Is He saying 00:21:03.940 --> 00:21:04.140 that? 00:21:04.220 --> 00:21:04.580 He's not 00:21:04.580 --> 00:21:05.160 saying that. 00:21:05.759 --> 00:21:06.340 Because elsewhere 00:21:06.340 --> 00:21:06.980 in our Bibles, 00:21:07.200 --> 00:21:08.600 like Ephesians 00:21:08.600 --> 00:21:09.280 chapter 4, 00:21:09.380 --> 00:21:10.700 26 and 27, 00:21:10.880 --> 00:21:11.280 we're told 00:21:11.280 --> 00:21:12.160 to be angry 00:21:12.160 --> 00:21:13.700 and do 00:21:13.700 --> 00:21:14.460 not sin. 00:21:16.420 --> 00:21:16.960 Quoting 00:21:16.960 --> 00:21:17.620 a psalm. 00:21:18.400 --> 00:21:21.000 I mean, 00:21:21.040 --> 00:21:21.580 we even see 00:21:21.580 --> 00:21:22.140 in Jesus' 00:21:22.360 --> 00:21:23.240 very life, 00:21:24.040 --> 00:21:24.820 the God-man, 00:21:25.000 --> 00:21:25.500 He never, 00:21:25.940 --> 00:21:26.759 in His anger 00:21:26.759 --> 00:21:27.380 and He got 00:21:27.380 --> 00:21:27.820 angry, 00:21:27.920 --> 00:21:28.280 He never 00:21:28.280 --> 00:21:28.720 sinned. 00:21:29.440 --> 00:21:29.920 God the 00:21:29.920 --> 00:21:30.380 Father, 00:21:31.040 --> 00:21:31.820 His wrath 00:21:31.820 --> 00:21:32.360 is a 00:21:32.360 --> 00:21:32.740 righteous, 00:21:33.240 --> 00:21:33.860 holy wrath 00:21:33.860 --> 00:21:34.540 so that we 00:21:34.540 --> 00:21:35.680 know that 00:21:35.680 --> 00:21:36.240 there is 00:21:36.240 --> 00:21:36.700 this thing 00:21:36.700 --> 00:21:36.980 called 00:21:36.980 --> 00:21:37.480 righteous 00:21:37.480 --> 00:21:38.220 indignation. 00:21:38.360 --> 00:21:38.500 And so 00:21:38.500 --> 00:21:39.200 Jesus isn't 00:21:39.200 --> 00:21:40.220 absolutizing 00:21:40.220 --> 00:21:40.620 here, 00:21:41.620 --> 00:21:42.740 but He 00:21:42.740 --> 00:21:43.600 is generalizing. 00:21:43.599 --> 00:21:47.079 He's saying 00:21:47.079 --> 00:21:47.959 by and 00:21:47.959 --> 00:21:48.500 large, 00:21:48.859 --> 00:21:49.799 our anger, 00:21:51.059 --> 00:21:51.959 we flare 00:21:51.959 --> 00:21:52.519 up against 00:21:52.519 --> 00:21:53.019 personal 00:21:53.019 --> 00:21:53.500 offense. 00:21:53.859 --> 00:21:54.279 We take 00:21:54.279 --> 00:21:54.539 things 00:21:54.539 --> 00:21:55.019 personally. 00:21:55.339 --> 00:21:55.819 And we 00:21:55.819 --> 00:21:56.179 go 00:21:56.179 --> 00:21:56.659 raka. 00:21:57.000 --> 00:21:57.559 We go 00:21:57.559 --> 00:21:58.299 you fool. 00:21:58.559 --> 00:21:59.019 We have 00:21:59.019 --> 00:21:59.539 murderous 00:21:59.539 --> 00:22:00.059 intent 00:22:00.059 --> 00:22:00.599 as a 00:22:00.599 --> 00:22:00.899 result. 00:22:01.039 --> 00:22:01.539 It's that 00:22:01.539 --> 00:22:02.839 incendiary 00:22:02.839 --> 00:22:03.619 reaction 00:22:03.619 --> 00:22:04.919 when we 00:22:04.919 --> 00:22:06.339 perceive a 00:22:06.339 --> 00:22:07.019 wrong done 00:22:07.019 --> 00:22:07.919 to us. 00:22:10.319 --> 00:22:10.659 And Jesus, 00:22:10.759 --> 00:22:11.359 so Jesus is 00:22:11.359 --> 00:22:11.759 saying here, 00:22:11.759 --> 00:22:12.059 you know, 00:22:12.240 --> 00:22:12.700 there are 00:22:12.700 --> 00:22:13.319 exceptions, 00:22:14.039 --> 00:22:14.759 but by and 00:22:14.759 --> 00:22:15.240 large, 00:22:15.559 --> 00:22:16.160 all of us 00:22:16.160 --> 00:22:17.039 know that 00:22:17.039 --> 00:22:18.000 our anger 00:22:18.000 --> 00:22:18.819 is an 00:22:18.819 --> 00:22:19.940 anger that 00:22:19.940 --> 00:22:21.799 is unrighteous. 00:22:27.680 --> 00:22:28.660 So Jesus 00:22:28.660 --> 00:22:29.039 isn't 00:22:29.039 --> 00:22:29.960 absolutizing, 00:22:30.200 --> 00:22:30.599 but He is 00:22:30.599 --> 00:22:31.359 generalizing. 00:22:36.960 --> 00:22:37.740 Just a 00:22:37.740 --> 00:22:38.019 word of 00:22:38.019 --> 00:22:38.339 caution. 00:22:39.299 --> 00:22:40.059 If you 00:22:40.059 --> 00:22:40.839 find yourself 00:22:40.839 --> 00:22:41.299 in a 00:22:41.299 --> 00:22:41.819 situation 00:22:41.819 --> 00:22:43.519 where you've 00:22:43.519 --> 00:22:43.799 got a 00:22:43.799 --> 00:22:44.339 cause, 00:22:44.519 --> 00:22:44.799 it's a 00:22:44.799 --> 00:22:45.119 righteous 00:22:45.119 --> 00:22:45.899 cause, 00:22:46.419 --> 00:22:46.839 and it 00:22:46.839 --> 00:22:47.200 makes you 00:22:47.200 --> 00:22:47.579 angry, 00:22:48.180 --> 00:22:48.539 and you 00:22:48.539 --> 00:22:48.940 know that 00:22:48.940 --> 00:22:49.539 this anger 00:22:49.539 --> 00:22:49.980 is close 00:22:49.980 --> 00:22:50.500 to God's 00:22:50.500 --> 00:22:50.720 heart, 00:22:50.819 --> 00:22:51.200 like God 00:22:51.200 --> 00:22:51.599 is angry 00:22:51.599 --> 00:22:52.200 over this, 00:22:52.680 --> 00:22:53.539 be careful. 00:22:54.500 --> 00:22:55.240 Even your 00:22:55.240 --> 00:22:55.899 righteous 00:22:55.899 --> 00:22:56.799 indignation 00:22:56.799 --> 00:22:57.859 can be 00:22:57.859 --> 00:22:58.940 unstable. 00:23:00.539 --> 00:23:01.240 It can 00:23:01.240 --> 00:23:02.200 result in 00:23:02.200 --> 00:23:02.720 thinking of 00:23:02.720 --> 00:23:03.720 people as 00:23:03.720 --> 00:23:04.139 villains. 00:23:06.680 --> 00:23:07.759 Be careful. 00:23:07.759 --> 00:23:10.539 all anger 00:23:10.539 --> 00:23:11.420 is dangerous. 00:23:14.700 --> 00:23:15.579 So what I 00:23:15.579 --> 00:23:16.039 want to show 00:23:16.039 --> 00:23:16.500 you here is 00:23:16.500 --> 00:23:16.879 this. 00:23:18.920 --> 00:23:19.640 In Jesus 00:23:19.640 --> 00:23:20.980 expanding the 00:23:20.980 --> 00:23:21.640 sixth commandment, 00:23:21.700 --> 00:23:22.059 this is what 00:23:22.059 --> 00:23:22.420 He's done. 00:23:23.059 --> 00:23:23.599 He's brought 00:23:23.599 --> 00:23:24.299 His ten 00:23:24.299 --> 00:23:24.940 pound 00:23:24.940 --> 00:23:26.259 messianic 00:23:26.259 --> 00:23:27.059 sledgehammer 00:23:27.059 --> 00:23:27.960 to the 00:23:27.960 --> 00:23:28.200 sixth 00:23:28.200 --> 00:23:28.759 commandment, 00:23:28.980 --> 00:23:29.440 and He 00:23:29.440 --> 00:23:29.980 has just 00:23:29.980 --> 00:23:31.460 smashed down 00:23:31.460 --> 00:23:32.779 these walls 00:23:32.779 --> 00:23:33.299 that have been 00:23:33.299 --> 00:23:34.180 built up around 00:23:34.180 --> 00:23:34.579 it that were 00:23:34.579 --> 00:23:35.099 never supposed 00:23:35.099 --> 00:23:35.640 to be there. 00:23:35.640 --> 00:23:37.080 And He's 00:23:37.080 --> 00:23:37.320 saying, 00:23:37.520 --> 00:23:37.700 no, 00:23:37.840 --> 00:23:38.420 don't limit 00:23:38.420 --> 00:23:38.980 the sixth 00:23:38.980 --> 00:23:39.660 commandment 00:23:39.660 --> 00:23:40.280 to just 00:23:40.280 --> 00:23:41.160 the physical 00:23:41.160 --> 00:23:41.920 slaying of 00:23:41.920 --> 00:23:42.300 blood. 00:23:42.820 --> 00:23:43.580 Don't limit 00:23:43.580 --> 00:23:44.340 it just to 00:23:44.340 --> 00:23:45.400 the consequences 00:23:45.400 --> 00:23:46.160 with man. 00:23:46.880 --> 00:23:47.120 No, 00:23:47.160 --> 00:23:47.280 no, 00:23:47.320 --> 00:23:47.460 no. 00:23:47.560 --> 00:23:49.040 Let me smash 00:23:49.040 --> 00:23:50.240 these down 00:23:50.240 --> 00:23:50.980 so that you 00:23:50.980 --> 00:23:51.900 can see 00:23:51.900 --> 00:23:53.820 this commandment 00:23:53.820 --> 00:23:54.540 and feel 00:23:54.540 --> 00:23:55.120 the claim 00:23:55.120 --> 00:23:55.620 it makes 00:23:55.620 --> 00:23:56.100 on you. 00:23:56.640 --> 00:23:57.060 So murder 00:23:57.060 --> 00:23:57.900 is not just 00:23:57.900 --> 00:23:58.660 an outward 00:23:58.660 --> 00:23:59.540 physical act. 00:23:59.640 --> 00:24:00.240 It has to do 00:24:00.240 --> 00:24:00.880 with your heart. 00:24:01.020 --> 00:24:01.460 What goes on 00:24:01.460 --> 00:24:02.160 the inside. 00:24:02.640 --> 00:24:03.200 Your attitude 00:24:03.200 --> 00:24:04.300 towards others. 00:24:04.299 --> 00:24:05.859 Murder is not 00:24:05.859 --> 00:24:06.319 just the 00:24:06.319 --> 00:24:06.819 shedding of 00:24:06.819 --> 00:24:07.059 blood. 00:24:07.259 --> 00:24:08.059 It includes 00:24:08.059 --> 00:24:09.220 this wounding 00:24:09.220 --> 00:24:11.779 speech that 00:24:11.779 --> 00:24:12.500 diminishes the 00:24:12.500 --> 00:24:13.079 worth of 00:24:13.079 --> 00:24:13.440 people. 00:24:13.639 --> 00:24:14.019 It's the 00:24:14.019 --> 00:24:14.940 literal character 00:24:14.940 --> 00:24:15.680 assassination 00:24:15.680 --> 00:24:16.619 in which we 00:24:16.619 --> 00:24:17.180 kill people 00:24:17.180 --> 00:24:17.559 with our 00:24:17.559 --> 00:24:17.919 words. 00:24:20.299 --> 00:24:20.940 And it's 00:24:20.940 --> 00:24:21.419 just not the 00:24:21.419 --> 00:24:22.379 consequence of 00:24:22.379 --> 00:24:22.819 a human 00:24:22.819 --> 00:24:23.379 court. 00:24:25.759 --> 00:24:26.159 Our 00:24:26.159 --> 00:24:27.339 unrighteous 00:24:27.339 --> 00:24:28.779 anger provokes 00:24:28.779 --> 00:24:29.879 God's righteous 00:24:29.879 --> 00:24:30.680 wrath. 00:24:32.740 --> 00:24:33.480 And so the 00:24:33.480 --> 00:24:34.159 Pharisees had 00:24:34.160 --> 00:24:34.980 restricted the 00:24:34.980 --> 00:24:35.940 full impact of 00:24:35.940 --> 00:24:36.320 the sixth 00:24:36.320 --> 00:24:36.840 commandment. 00:24:36.940 --> 00:24:37.600 And here Jesus 00:24:37.600 --> 00:24:38.560 is the 00:24:38.560 --> 00:24:39.420 fulfiller of 00:24:39.420 --> 00:24:40.140 all the 00:24:40.140 --> 00:24:40.640 Old Testament 00:24:40.640 --> 00:24:41.200 saying this 00:24:41.200 --> 00:24:41.620 is what it 00:24:41.620 --> 00:24:42.340 really means. 00:24:45.820 --> 00:24:46.720 Jesus is 00:24:46.720 --> 00:24:47.400 fulfilling the 00:24:47.400 --> 00:24:48.519 true purpose 00:24:48.519 --> 00:24:49.240 of the law. 00:24:51.759 --> 00:24:52.820 The law 00:24:52.820 --> 00:24:54.360 exposes the 00:24:54.360 --> 00:24:55.540 sinfulness of 00:24:55.540 --> 00:24:56.240 our sin. 00:24:56.240 --> 00:24:56.299 salvation. 00:24:57.980 --> 00:24:59.759 It reveals our 00:24:59.759 --> 00:25:01.359 hearts for what 00:25:01.359 --> 00:25:02.160 they truly 00:25:02.160 --> 00:25:03.180 are. 00:25:05.859 --> 00:25:07.160 It shows us 00:25:07.160 --> 00:25:09.480 that we may 00:25:09.480 --> 00:25:10.940 do an initial 00:25:10.940 --> 00:25:11.720 glance through the 00:25:11.720 --> 00:25:12.480 Ten Commandments 00:25:12.480 --> 00:25:13.099 and think we're 00:25:13.099 --> 00:25:14.000 okay, we've never 00:25:14.000 --> 00:25:14.880 murdered anybody. 00:25:16.079 --> 00:25:17.079 But as we hear 00:25:17.079 --> 00:25:18.140 Jesus speaking here, 00:25:18.240 --> 00:25:20.079 we need to realize 00:25:20.079 --> 00:25:21.019 actually we have 00:25:21.019 --> 00:25:23.140 transgressed the 00:25:23.140 --> 00:25:23.980 sixth commandment. 00:25:25.920 --> 00:25:26.920 Why is anger 00:25:26.920 --> 00:25:27.360 wrong? 00:25:29.940 --> 00:25:31.120 It's murderous in 00:25:31.120 --> 00:25:31.660 its intent. 00:25:31.820 --> 00:25:32.920 It's destructive in 00:25:32.920 --> 00:25:33.460 its intent. 00:25:35.140 --> 00:25:36.380 But as David read 00:25:36.380 --> 00:25:37.500 earlier, what the 00:25:37.500 --> 00:25:38.640 law also does, it 00:25:38.640 --> 00:25:39.920 just not exposes our 00:25:39.920 --> 00:25:41.680 sin, it leads us 00:25:41.680 --> 00:25:43.000 to Jesus. 00:25:45.780 --> 00:25:47.480 It exposes our 00:25:47.480 --> 00:25:48.300 need for our 00:25:48.300 --> 00:25:48.680 Savior. 00:25:50.040 --> 00:25:50.920 So listen to this. 00:25:50.920 --> 00:25:51.759 This is what's so 00:25:51.759 --> 00:25:52.640 amazing about the 00:25:52.640 --> 00:25:53.259 one speaking. 00:25:53.740 --> 00:25:54.340 Not only did He 00:25:54.340 --> 00:25:55.600 come to fulfill 00:25:55.600 --> 00:25:57.640 in His person, 00:25:57.800 --> 00:25:58.680 in His preaching, 00:25:59.320 --> 00:26:00.360 He came to 00:26:00.360 --> 00:26:01.240 fulfill, 00:26:02.400 --> 00:26:03.920 He lived a 00:26:03.920 --> 00:26:04.800 perfect life. 00:26:06.660 --> 00:26:07.740 He never sinned 00:26:07.740 --> 00:26:08.320 in His anger. 00:26:10.000 --> 00:26:11.200 And He went 00:26:11.200 --> 00:26:12.500 to the cross 00:26:12.500 --> 00:26:14.180 and died 00:26:14.180 --> 00:26:15.480 and bore 00:26:15.480 --> 00:26:16.620 the righteous 00:26:16.620 --> 00:26:18.279 wrath of God 00:26:18.279 --> 00:26:19.920 for the 00:26:19.920 --> 00:26:20.960 murderous hearts 00:26:20.960 --> 00:26:21.820 of those who 00:26:21.820 --> 00:26:22.259 would one day 00:26:22.259 --> 00:26:22.900 come and believe 00:26:22.900 --> 00:26:23.279 in Him. 00:26:23.660 --> 00:26:24.279 You and me. 00:26:26.500 --> 00:26:27.640 Jesus died for 00:26:27.640 --> 00:26:28.380 murderers. 00:26:30.440 --> 00:26:31.360 Whether that's a 00:26:31.360 --> 00:26:32.279 physical act 00:26:32.279 --> 00:26:33.640 or it's the 00:26:33.640 --> 00:26:34.340 attitude of your 00:26:34.340 --> 00:26:34.759 heart 00:26:34.759 --> 00:26:36.180 or it's the 00:26:36.180 --> 00:26:36.920 words that you 00:26:36.920 --> 00:26:37.300 say. 00:26:39.900 --> 00:26:40.460 Jesus 00:26:40.460 --> 00:26:41.620 bore the 00:26:41.620 --> 00:26:42.300 fire of 00:26:42.300 --> 00:26:42.600 hell 00:26:42.600 --> 00:26:44.560 for the 00:26:44.560 --> 00:26:45.220 anger 00:26:45.220 --> 00:26:47.259 of our 00:26:47.259 --> 00:26:47.740 hearts. 00:26:47.740 --> 00:26:47.859 peace. 00:26:50.799 --> 00:26:51.500 Do you know 00:26:51.500 --> 00:26:52.000 what the result 00:26:52.000 --> 00:26:52.640 of that was? 00:26:54.539 --> 00:26:55.140 Peace. 00:26:57.640 --> 00:26:58.240 Peace. 00:26:59.759 --> 00:27:00.539 No more 00:27:00.539 --> 00:27:00.900 wrath. 00:27:02.220 --> 00:27:02.640 No more 00:27:02.640 --> 00:27:03.259 hostility. 00:27:04.799 --> 00:27:05.519 Jesus brought 00:27:05.519 --> 00:27:06.059 peace. 00:27:09.059 --> 00:27:09.980 The last 00:27:09.980 --> 00:27:11.400 move I want 00:27:11.400 --> 00:27:12.059 to show you 00:27:12.059 --> 00:27:12.980 in this passage 00:27:12.980 --> 00:27:13.519 is in 00:27:13.519 --> 00:27:14.039 verses 00:27:14.039 --> 00:27:16.000 23-26. 00:27:16.000 --> 00:27:16.460 I'm going 00:27:16.460 --> 00:27:16.819 to focus 00:27:16.819 --> 00:27:17.380 mainly on 00:27:17.380 --> 00:27:18.579 23-24. 00:27:20.099 --> 00:27:20.859 But Jesus 00:27:20.859 --> 00:27:21.759 here calls 00:27:21.759 --> 00:27:22.619 us to 00:27:22.619 --> 00:27:23.680 a righteousness 00:27:23.680 --> 00:27:24.920 that exceeds 00:27:24.920 --> 00:27:26.380 the Pharisees 00:27:26.380 --> 00:27:27.240 and the scribes. 00:27:28.460 --> 00:27:29.420 Jesus calls 00:27:29.420 --> 00:27:30.980 us to be 00:27:30.980 --> 00:27:31.799 peacemakers. 00:27:32.180 --> 00:27:32.640 Blessed are 00:27:32.640 --> 00:27:33.420 the peacemakers 00:27:33.420 --> 00:27:34.539 for they shall 00:27:34.539 --> 00:27:34.960 be called 00:27:34.960 --> 00:27:35.799 sons of God. 00:27:37.559 --> 00:27:38.359 The two 00:27:38.359 --> 00:27:39.059 examples He 00:27:39.059 --> 00:27:39.660 brings up 00:27:39.660 --> 00:27:41.119 are a 00:27:41.119 --> 00:27:42.019 worship service 00:27:42.019 --> 00:27:43.319 and on your 00:27:43.319 --> 00:27:43.839 way to small 00:27:43.839 --> 00:27:44.519 claims court. 00:27:44.519 --> 00:27:45.900 So in 00:27:45.900 --> 00:27:46.680 verses 23 00:27:46.680 --> 00:27:47.299 and 24 00:27:47.299 --> 00:27:47.799 we read 00:27:47.799 --> 00:27:48.160 this. 00:27:48.599 --> 00:27:49.079 So if you 00:27:49.079 --> 00:27:49.700 are offering 00:27:49.700 --> 00:27:50.200 your gift 00:27:50.200 --> 00:27:50.559 at the 00:27:50.559 --> 00:27:50.859 altar, 00:27:51.180 --> 00:27:51.779 notice where 00:27:51.779 --> 00:27:52.139 this is 00:27:52.139 --> 00:27:52.779 taking place? 00:27:54.180 --> 00:27:54.799 This is 00:27:54.799 --> 00:27:55.299 taking place 00:27:55.299 --> 00:27:55.539 in the 00:27:55.539 --> 00:27:55.879 temple. 00:27:56.819 --> 00:27:57.139 People 00:27:57.139 --> 00:27:57.480 bringing 00:27:57.480 --> 00:27:57.799 their 00:27:57.799 --> 00:27:58.500 gift 00:27:58.500 --> 00:27:59.019 to the 00:27:59.019 --> 00:27:59.379 altar 00:27:59.379 --> 00:28:00.539 to worship 00:28:00.539 --> 00:28:01.180 God. 00:28:03.839 --> 00:28:04.099 And then 00:28:04.099 --> 00:28:04.639 what Jesus 00:28:04.639 --> 00:28:05.259 points out 00:28:05.259 --> 00:28:05.500 is, 00:28:05.879 --> 00:28:06.160 so if 00:28:06.160 --> 00:28:06.339 you're 00:28:06.339 --> 00:28:07.920 coming to 00:28:07.920 --> 00:28:08.359 a church 00:28:08.359 --> 00:28:08.879 service, 00:28:09.279 --> 00:28:09.619 if you're 00:28:09.619 --> 00:28:10.339 about to 00:28:10.339 --> 00:28:11.279 put your 00:28:11.279 --> 00:28:12.119 money into 00:28:12.119 --> 00:28:12.619 the plate, 00:28:13.180 --> 00:28:13.579 if you're 00:28:13.579 --> 00:28:14.019 bringing your 00:28:14.019 --> 00:28:14.420 gift, 00:28:15.980 --> 00:28:16.559 and then 00:28:16.559 --> 00:28:17.079 He says, 00:28:17.259 --> 00:28:17.799 if you 00:28:17.799 --> 00:28:19.339 remember that 00:28:19.339 --> 00:28:19.920 your brother 00:28:19.920 --> 00:28:20.720 has something 00:28:20.720 --> 00:28:21.720 against you. 00:28:23.839 --> 00:28:24.639 So you've 00:28:24.639 --> 00:28:25.059 come to the 00:28:25.059 --> 00:28:25.740 church service 00:28:25.740 --> 00:28:26.339 and you 00:28:26.339 --> 00:28:27.139 remember that 00:28:27.139 --> 00:28:27.859 there's a 00:28:27.859 --> 00:28:28.500 brother or 00:28:28.500 --> 00:28:29.200 sister that 00:28:29.200 --> 00:28:29.720 has something 00:28:29.720 --> 00:28:30.299 against you. 00:28:30.359 --> 00:28:30.460 Now, 00:28:31.139 --> 00:28:31.920 that something 00:28:31.920 --> 00:28:32.639 against you 00:28:32.639 --> 00:28:33.500 is somewhat 00:28:33.500 --> 00:28:34.099 vague. 00:28:34.799 --> 00:28:36.160 Jesus isn't 00:28:36.160 --> 00:28:37.180 being clear 00:28:37.180 --> 00:28:37.579 and He's 00:28:37.579 --> 00:28:38.139 intentionally 00:28:38.139 --> 00:28:38.879 being vague 00:28:38.879 --> 00:28:39.680 because that 00:28:39.680 --> 00:28:40.299 leaves open 00:28:40.299 --> 00:28:40.740 the door 00:28:40.740 --> 00:28:41.379 for this. 00:28:41.380 --> 00:28:43.140 if I'm 00:28:43.140 --> 00:28:43.600 coming to 00:28:43.600 --> 00:28:44.060 the service 00:28:44.060 --> 00:28:44.940 and I'm 00:28:44.940 --> 00:28:45.520 remembering 00:28:45.520 --> 00:28:46.980 someone who 00:28:46.980 --> 00:28:47.580 I have 00:28:47.580 --> 00:28:48.420 gotten angry 00:28:48.420 --> 00:28:49.440 with and 00:28:49.440 --> 00:28:49.920 offended, 00:28:50.520 --> 00:28:51.820 or if I 00:28:51.820 --> 00:28:52.500 remember someone 00:28:52.500 --> 00:28:52.920 who's gotten 00:28:52.920 --> 00:28:54.120 angry with me 00:28:54.120 --> 00:28:55.080 and given me 00:28:55.080 --> 00:28:55.660 offense, 00:28:55.960 --> 00:28:56.580 it can be 00:28:56.580 --> 00:28:56.920 either. 00:28:57.600 --> 00:28:59.020 Someone with 00:28:59.020 --> 00:29:00.200 something against 00:29:00.200 --> 00:29:00.600 me. 00:29:02.080 --> 00:29:02.840 What am I to 00:29:02.840 --> 00:29:03.040 do? 00:29:03.840 --> 00:29:04.500 What are you 00:29:04.500 --> 00:29:04.880 to do? 00:29:06.180 --> 00:29:06.840 You're to go 00:29:06.840 --> 00:29:07.180 to them. 00:29:07.780 --> 00:29:08.580 You're to put 00:29:08.579 --> 00:29:09.079 down your 00:29:09.079 --> 00:29:10.240 gift and 00:29:10.240 --> 00:29:10.879 you are to 00:29:10.879 --> 00:29:12.259 go to 00:29:12.259 --> 00:29:12.579 them. 00:29:13.519 --> 00:29:14.079 Go to 00:29:14.079 --> 00:29:14.399 them for 00:29:14.399 --> 00:29:15.119 what purpose? 00:29:17.039 --> 00:29:17.679 To make 00:29:17.679 --> 00:29:18.139 peace with 00:29:18.139 --> 00:29:18.299 them. 00:29:21.779 --> 00:29:22.240 Now, 00:29:22.279 --> 00:29:22.699 I'm not sure 00:29:22.699 --> 00:29:23.319 if you picked 00:29:23.319 --> 00:29:23.980 up on this, 00:29:24.139 --> 00:29:25.679 but there's 00:29:25.679 --> 00:29:26.240 an urgency 00:29:26.240 --> 00:29:26.659 with what 00:29:26.659 --> 00:29:27.119 Jesus is 00:29:27.119 --> 00:29:28.099 talking about. 00:29:28.220 --> 00:29:28.359 I mean, 00:29:28.419 --> 00:29:28.699 seriously, 00:29:29.339 --> 00:29:30.199 worshiping God 00:29:30.199 --> 00:29:31.119 in His 00:29:31.119 --> 00:29:32.199 sanctuary is 00:29:32.199 --> 00:29:34.339 like wonderful. 00:29:35.199 --> 00:29:36.259 Big priority, 00:29:36.399 --> 00:29:36.599 right? 00:29:36.599 --> 00:29:38.959 Why is 00:29:38.959 --> 00:29:39.839 God saying, 00:29:40.000 --> 00:29:41.319 don't give 00:29:41.319 --> 00:29:41.939 me your 00:29:41.939 --> 00:29:42.319 gift. 00:29:42.740 --> 00:29:43.079 Go to 00:29:43.079 --> 00:29:43.579 your brother. 00:29:43.799 --> 00:29:44.299 Why would 00:29:44.299 --> 00:29:45.299 God tell 00:29:45.299 --> 00:29:45.779 us to do 00:29:45.779 --> 00:29:46.079 that? 00:29:46.839 --> 00:29:47.419 Here's why. 00:29:49.359 --> 00:29:50.659 God values 00:29:50.659 --> 00:29:51.240 the unity 00:29:51.240 --> 00:29:51.719 of His 00:29:51.719 --> 00:29:52.079 people. 00:29:54.819 --> 00:29:55.819 God puts 00:29:55.819 --> 00:29:56.939 a huge 00:29:56.939 --> 00:29:58.619 premium on 00:29:58.619 --> 00:29:59.579 the unity 00:29:59.579 --> 00:30:00.699 of His 00:30:00.699 --> 00:30:01.079 people. 00:30:03.019 --> 00:30:04.059 God wants 00:30:04.059 --> 00:30:04.559 us to be 00:30:04.559 --> 00:30:05.319 united with 00:30:05.319 --> 00:30:05.980 each other 00:30:05.980 --> 00:30:06.839 in our 00:30:06.839 --> 00:30:07.660 worship of 00:30:07.660 --> 00:30:07.940 Him. 00:30:09.140 --> 00:30:09.500 And if 00:30:09.500 --> 00:30:09.680 there's 00:30:09.680 --> 00:30:10.319 something out 00:30:10.319 --> 00:30:10.880 of sorts 00:30:10.880 --> 00:30:12.720 between any 00:30:12.720 --> 00:30:13.339 of us, 00:30:13.640 --> 00:30:14.120 He says, 00:30:14.500 --> 00:30:15.440 go fix 00:30:15.440 --> 00:30:16.279 that first 00:30:16.279 --> 00:30:17.500 and then 00:30:17.500 --> 00:30:18.319 come 00:30:18.319 --> 00:30:19.140 worship 00:30:19.140 --> 00:30:19.900 Me. 00:30:26.339 --> 00:30:27.279 God is 00:30:27.279 --> 00:30:28.059 very concerned 00:30:28.059 --> 00:30:29.240 about the 00:30:29.240 --> 00:30:30.039 effects of 00:30:30.039 --> 00:30:31.019 anger in 00:30:31.019 --> 00:30:31.539 our midst. 00:30:31.539 --> 00:30:31.579 Christ. 00:30:33.000 --> 00:30:33.700 It can 00:30:33.700 --> 00:30:33.920 bring 00:30:33.920 --> 00:30:34.819 discord 00:30:34.819 --> 00:30:35.759 and that 00:30:35.759 --> 00:30:36.599 discord is 00:30:36.599 --> 00:30:37.039 like a 00:30:37.039 --> 00:30:37.920 disease to 00:30:37.920 --> 00:30:38.500 the body 00:30:38.500 --> 00:30:39.099 of God. 00:30:42.319 --> 00:30:43.039 So the 00:30:43.039 --> 00:30:43.579 Lord Jesus 00:30:43.579 --> 00:30:44.299 is saying, 00:30:44.980 --> 00:30:45.639 be quick, 00:30:46.079 --> 00:30:46.659 make this a 00:30:46.659 --> 00:30:47.200 priority. 00:30:47.579 --> 00:30:48.180 If you become 00:30:48.180 --> 00:30:48.799 aware of 00:30:48.799 --> 00:30:49.420 someone with 00:30:49.420 --> 00:30:50.139 something against 00:30:50.139 --> 00:30:50.440 you, 00:30:50.920 --> 00:30:51.720 you go to 00:30:51.720 --> 00:30:52.019 them. 00:30:53.139 --> 00:30:53.659 Go to 00:30:53.659 --> 00:30:54.039 them to 00:30:54.039 --> 00:30:54.579 reconcile 00:30:54.579 --> 00:30:55.279 with them. 00:30:56.259 --> 00:30:56.720 Go to 00:30:56.720 --> 00:30:57.299 them saying 00:30:57.299 --> 00:30:57.899 things like, 00:30:58.680 --> 00:30:59.440 I know I got 00:30:59.440 --> 00:30:59.980 angry with you 00:30:59.980 --> 00:31:00.640 last week and 00:31:00.640 --> 00:31:00.980 I know that 00:31:00.980 --> 00:31:01.480 hurt you. 00:31:01.559 --> 00:31:01.819 Would you 00:31:01.819 --> 00:31:02.420 please forgive 00:31:02.420 --> 00:31:02.740 me? 00:31:03.279 --> 00:31:03.700 Or, 00:31:04.099 --> 00:31:04.380 it's, 00:31:05.039 --> 00:31:05.460 did I do 00:31:05.460 --> 00:31:05.980 something to 00:31:05.980 --> 00:31:06.420 provoke you 00:31:06.420 --> 00:31:06.839 to anger? 00:31:07.000 --> 00:31:07.420 And if so, 00:31:07.480 --> 00:31:08.039 I am so 00:31:08.039 --> 00:31:08.460 sorry. 00:31:08.559 --> 00:31:08.860 I want to 00:31:08.860 --> 00:31:09.120 be at 00:31:09.120 --> 00:31:09.599 peace with 00:31:09.599 --> 00:31:09.799 you. 00:31:13.240 --> 00:31:13.900 So this 00:31:13.900 --> 00:31:14.319 morning, 00:31:15.079 --> 00:31:16.360 let me ask 00:31:16.360 --> 00:31:16.559 you, 00:31:17.420 --> 00:31:17.860 as you're 00:31:17.860 --> 00:31:18.240 here, 00:31:19.240 --> 00:31:19.759 together, 00:31:19.940 --> 00:31:20.440 gathered in 00:31:20.440 --> 00:31:20.819 the worship 00:31:20.819 --> 00:31:21.380 of God, 00:31:22.220 --> 00:31:22.640 is there 00:31:22.640 --> 00:31:23.940 someone God 00:31:23.940 --> 00:31:24.480 is bringing 00:31:24.480 --> 00:31:25.079 to your 00:31:25.079 --> 00:31:26.380 mind that 00:31:26.380 --> 00:31:27.160 has something 00:31:27.160 --> 00:31:28.220 against you? 00:31:28.220 --> 00:31:29.900 Have you 00:31:29.900 --> 00:31:30.620 offended them 00:31:30.620 --> 00:31:30.980 or have 00:31:30.980 --> 00:31:31.519 they offended 00:31:31.519 --> 00:31:31.900 you? 00:31:32.240 --> 00:31:32.759 In Jesus' 00:31:32.960 --> 00:31:33.259 economy, 00:31:33.380 --> 00:31:33.860 it doesn't 00:31:33.860 --> 00:31:34.120 matter. 00:31:34.279 --> 00:31:34.620 Go to 00:31:34.620 --> 00:31:34.860 them. 00:31:36.240 --> 00:31:36.779 Make peace 00:31:36.779 --> 00:31:37.160 with them. 00:31:38.519 --> 00:31:39.680 Seek peace 00:31:39.680 --> 00:31:40.339 with them. 00:31:41.720 --> 00:31:42.480 There's another 00:31:42.480 --> 00:31:43.120 group of people 00:31:43.120 --> 00:31:43.559 in here. 00:31:45.019 --> 00:31:46.140 You may have 00:31:46.140 --> 00:31:46.799 already gone 00:31:46.799 --> 00:31:47.420 to someone. 00:31:48.039 --> 00:31:48.600 You already 00:31:48.600 --> 00:31:49.460 remembered someone 00:31:49.460 --> 00:31:49.740 who has 00:31:49.740 --> 00:31:50.360 something against 00:31:50.360 --> 00:31:50.620 you. 00:31:51.000 --> 00:31:51.420 And you've 00:31:51.420 --> 00:31:52.079 already gone 00:31:52.079 --> 00:31:52.579 to them. 00:31:54.019 --> 00:31:55.120 But they're 00:31:55.120 --> 00:31:56.420 not interested 00:31:56.420 --> 00:31:58.200 in pursuing 00:31:58.200 --> 00:31:58.840 peace with 00:31:58.840 --> 00:31:58.980 you. 00:31:59.060 --> 00:31:59.360 They're not 00:31:59.360 --> 00:32:00.320 reciprocating 00:32:00.320 --> 00:32:00.680 that. 00:32:01.880 --> 00:32:02.480 What does 00:32:02.480 --> 00:32:02.800 that mean 00:32:02.800 --> 00:32:03.120 for you 00:32:03.120 --> 00:32:03.460 now? 00:32:04.180 --> 00:32:04.560 Does that 00:32:04.560 --> 00:32:04.860 mean you 00:32:04.860 --> 00:32:05.460 cannot worship 00:32:05.460 --> 00:32:06.100 God with 00:32:06.100 --> 00:32:06.720 God's people? 00:32:07.759 --> 00:32:08.279 No, it 00:32:08.279 --> 00:32:08.600 doesn't. 00:32:10.380 --> 00:32:11.220 Come into 00:32:11.220 --> 00:32:11.720 the house 00:32:11.720 --> 00:32:12.580 of the Lord. 00:32:13.420 --> 00:32:14.180 You've done 00:32:14.180 --> 00:32:14.880 what you can 00:32:14.880 --> 00:32:15.200 do. 00:32:16.120 --> 00:32:16.600 Now, 00:32:16.880 --> 00:32:17.600 cry out to 00:32:17.600 --> 00:32:18.060 the Lord 00:32:18.060 --> 00:32:19.120 to bring a 00:32:19.120 --> 00:32:19.980 fullness of 00:32:19.980 --> 00:32:20.600 peace to 00:32:20.600 --> 00:32:21.460 that relationship. 00:32:22.300 --> 00:32:22.720 Wait on 00:32:22.720 --> 00:32:23.259 the Lord. 00:32:24.220 --> 00:32:24.720 Wait on 00:32:24.720 --> 00:32:25.140 the Lord. 00:32:25.140 --> 00:32:26.480 And worship 00:32:26.480 --> 00:32:27.120 Him as 00:32:27.120 --> 00:32:27.560 you wait. 00:32:30.680 --> 00:32:31.580 Ask Him 00:32:31.580 --> 00:32:32.160 to soften 00:32:32.160 --> 00:32:32.700 hearts. 00:32:34.920 --> 00:32:35.680 So the 00:32:35.680 --> 00:32:36.600 first example 00:32:36.600 --> 00:32:37.400 Jesus gives 00:32:37.400 --> 00:32:38.560 of, hey, 00:32:38.820 --> 00:32:39.380 you're not a 00:32:39.380 --> 00:32:39.720 murderer, 00:32:40.040 --> 00:32:40.400 you're a 00:32:40.400 --> 00:32:41.880 peacemaker in 00:32:41.880 --> 00:32:42.680 God's house, 00:32:42.800 --> 00:32:43.580 with God's 00:32:43.580 --> 00:32:44.000 family, 00:32:44.200 --> 00:32:44.940 and it shows 00:32:44.940 --> 00:32:45.780 up in how 00:32:45.780 --> 00:32:46.560 you prioritize 00:32:46.560 --> 00:32:47.560 it on 00:32:47.560 --> 00:32:47.980 coming on 00:32:47.980 --> 00:32:48.280 Sunday 00:32:48.280 --> 00:32:48.640 morning. 00:32:50.240 --> 00:32:51.080 The other 00:32:51.080 --> 00:32:51.800 area that He 00:32:51.800 --> 00:32:52.440 points to 00:32:52.440 --> 00:32:54.240 is small 00:32:54.240 --> 00:32:54.960 claims court. 00:32:56.420 --> 00:32:57.079 He says, 00:32:57.160 --> 00:32:57.500 come to 00:32:57.500 --> 00:32:58.120 terms quickly 00:32:58.120 --> 00:32:58.539 with your 00:32:58.539 --> 00:32:59.279 accuser while 00:32:59.279 --> 00:32:59.759 you're going 00:32:59.759 --> 00:33:00.299 with him. 00:33:00.339 --> 00:33:00.640 And then in 00:33:00.640 --> 00:33:01.440 verse 26, 00:33:02.019 --> 00:33:02.720 He reveals 00:33:02.720 --> 00:33:03.180 the nature 00:33:03.180 --> 00:33:03.500 of it. 00:33:03.539 --> 00:33:03.779 Truly, 00:33:03.960 --> 00:33:04.359 I say to 00:33:04.359 --> 00:33:04.599 you, 00:33:04.859 --> 00:33:05.180 you will 00:33:05.180 --> 00:33:05.660 never get 00:33:05.660 --> 00:33:06.160 out until 00:33:06.160 --> 00:33:06.500 you have 00:33:06.500 --> 00:33:06.960 paid the 00:33:06.960 --> 00:33:07.640 last penny. 00:33:10.019 --> 00:33:10.460 Money, 00:33:11.880 --> 00:33:12.740 lending money, 00:33:13.079 --> 00:33:13.980 borrowing money 00:33:13.980 --> 00:33:15.180 between people 00:33:15.180 --> 00:33:16.200 can cause 00:33:16.200 --> 00:33:16.980 all sorts 00:33:16.980 --> 00:33:17.539 of issues. 00:33:17.539 --> 00:33:19.339 And what 00:33:19.339 --> 00:33:19.899 Jesus is 00:33:19.899 --> 00:33:20.519 saying here 00:33:20.519 --> 00:33:20.920 is, 00:33:21.279 --> 00:33:21.500 hey, 00:33:21.980 --> 00:33:23.639 if you owe 00:33:23.639 --> 00:33:24.599 somebody money 00:33:24.599 --> 00:33:25.220 or someone 00:33:25.220 --> 00:33:25.940 owes you 00:33:25.940 --> 00:33:27.119 money and 00:33:27.119 --> 00:33:27.639 it's getting 00:33:27.639 --> 00:33:28.279 in the way 00:33:28.279 --> 00:33:28.779 of your 00:33:28.779 --> 00:33:29.359 relationship, 00:33:30.079 --> 00:33:30.579 if it's going 00:33:30.579 --> 00:33:31.039 to go to 00:33:31.039 --> 00:33:31.339 court, 00:33:31.339 --> 00:33:31.980 go to 00:33:31.980 --> 00:33:32.220 them. 00:33:33.019 --> 00:33:33.859 You initiate. 00:33:34.839 --> 00:33:35.680 You initiate. 00:33:36.299 --> 00:33:37.359 And you bring 00:33:37.359 --> 00:33:38.420 peace to 00:33:38.420 --> 00:33:38.819 that. 00:33:39.440 --> 00:33:39.920 Come to 00:33:39.920 --> 00:33:40.460 terms 00:33:40.460 --> 00:33:41.639 quickly 00:33:41.639 --> 00:33:43.119 with your 00:33:43.119 --> 00:33:43.720 accuser. 00:33:44.399 --> 00:33:45.379 In both of 00:33:45.379 --> 00:33:45.899 these cases, 00:33:45.900 --> 00:33:46.560 what we see 00:33:46.560 --> 00:33:47.060 here is 00:33:47.060 --> 00:33:48.259 Jesus calling 00:33:48.259 --> 00:33:48.940 us to 00:33:48.940 --> 00:33:50.920 a righteousness 00:33:50.920 --> 00:33:51.860 that exceeds 00:33:51.860 --> 00:33:52.380 that of the 00:33:52.380 --> 00:33:52.980 Pharisees. 00:33:53.620 --> 00:33:54.200 He calls 00:33:54.200 --> 00:33:54.640 us to 00:33:54.640 --> 00:33:55.780 make peace 00:33:55.780 --> 00:33:57.060 with people 00:33:57.060 --> 00:33:58.040 who we may 00:33:58.040 --> 00:33:58.560 have offended 00:33:58.560 --> 00:33:59.080 somehow. 00:33:59.720 --> 00:34:00.300 Or they 00:34:00.300 --> 00:34:00.720 have offended 00:34:00.720 --> 00:34:01.180 us. 00:34:02.580 --> 00:34:03.100 And what 00:34:03.100 --> 00:34:03.720 Jesus is 00:34:03.720 --> 00:34:04.280 showing us 00:34:04.280 --> 00:34:04.920 in both of 00:34:04.920 --> 00:34:05.620 these instances, 00:34:06.540 --> 00:34:07.300 be quick 00:34:07.300 --> 00:34:08.200 to peace. 00:34:09.360 --> 00:34:10.240 It affects 00:34:10.240 --> 00:34:10.860 your worship. 00:34:11.880 --> 00:34:12.400 It affects 00:34:12.400 --> 00:34:13.220 your witness. 00:34:14.360 --> 00:34:15.139 Be quick 00:34:15.139 --> 00:34:16.900 to peace. 00:34:20.059 --> 00:34:20.940 This morning, 00:34:21.059 --> 00:34:21.659 I try to 00:34:21.659 --> 00:34:22.339 remind you 00:34:22.339 --> 00:34:23.039 who's speaking 00:34:23.039 --> 00:34:23.779 that this is 00:34:23.779 --> 00:34:24.639 Jesus the 00:34:24.639 --> 00:34:24.960 King. 00:34:26.619 --> 00:34:27.299 He has 00:34:27.299 --> 00:34:28.079 all authority 00:34:28.079 --> 00:34:30.079 to clarify 00:34:30.079 --> 00:34:31.379 what the 00:34:31.379 --> 00:34:31.679 Sixth 00:34:31.679 --> 00:34:32.179 Commandment 00:34:32.179 --> 00:34:32.960 really means. 00:34:35.159 --> 00:34:36.000 And He did 00:34:36.000 --> 00:34:36.519 for us. 00:34:36.900 --> 00:34:37.400 He showed 00:34:37.400 --> 00:34:37.699 us the 00:34:37.699 --> 00:34:38.319 true meaning 00:34:38.319 --> 00:34:38.900 and scope 00:34:38.900 --> 00:34:39.219 of the 00:34:39.219 --> 00:34:39.500 Sixth 00:34:39.500 --> 00:34:39.960 Commandment. 00:34:40.099 --> 00:34:41.219 It extends 00:34:41.219 --> 00:34:41.739 into our 00:34:41.739 --> 00:34:42.159 hearts. 00:34:42.299 --> 00:34:42.839 It extends 00:34:42.839 --> 00:34:43.379 into our 00:34:43.379 --> 00:34:43.779 words. 00:34:43.780 --> 00:34:44.900 It extends 00:34:44.900 --> 00:34:45.840 the consequence 00:34:45.840 --> 00:34:46.500 to being 00:34:46.500 --> 00:34:47.060 an offense 00:34:47.060 --> 00:34:47.600 to God 00:34:47.600 --> 00:34:48.200 Himself. 00:34:48.200 --> 00:34:49.460 An offense 00:34:49.460 --> 00:34:50.500 that only 00:34:50.500 --> 00:34:51.740 Jesus can 00:34:51.740 --> 00:34:52.519 pay on our 00:34:52.519 --> 00:34:53.160 behalf. 00:34:54.160 --> 00:34:54.800 He bore 00:34:54.800 --> 00:34:55.900 God's 00:34:55.900 --> 00:34:56.660 righteous 00:34:56.660 --> 00:34:57.420 wrath 00:34:57.420 --> 00:34:58.440 for your 00:34:58.440 --> 00:34:59.080 sinful 00:34:59.080 --> 00:34:59.760 anger. 00:34:59.760 --> 00:35:00.760 peace. 00:35:00.760 --> 00:35:02.960 And finally, 00:35:03.920 --> 00:35:04.700 He calls 00:35:04.700 --> 00:35:05.180 us to be 00:35:05.180 --> 00:35:05.880 peacemakers. 00:35:06.840 --> 00:35:07.880 This exceeding 00:35:07.880 --> 00:35:08.420 righteousness 00:35:08.420 --> 00:35:09.180 to make 00:35:09.180 --> 00:35:09.880 peace with 00:35:09.880 --> 00:35:10.380 those whom 00:35:10.380 --> 00:35:10.640 we've 00:35:10.640 --> 00:35:11.160 offended. 00:35:12.440 --> 00:35:13.620 To initiate 00:35:13.620 --> 00:35:14.520 peace just 00:35:14.520 --> 00:35:15.700 as God 00:35:15.700 --> 00:35:16.520 in Christ 00:35:16.520 --> 00:35:17.680 initiated 00:35:17.680 --> 00:35:18.300 peace 00:35:18.300 --> 00:35:19.720 with us. 00:35:19.719 --> 00:35:22.719 peace 00:35:22.719 --> 00:35:23.819 peace 00:35:23.819 --> 00:35:24.819 peace 00:35:24.819 --> 00:35:25.500 peace 00:35:25.500 --> 00:35:26.139 These words 00:35:26.139 --> 00:35:26.599 of Jesus 00:35:26.599 --> 00:35:27.399 show us 00:35:27.399 --> 00:35:29.000 how 00:35:29.000 --> 00:35:29.739 Jesus 00:35:29.739 --> 00:35:30.739 fulfills 00:35:30.739 --> 00:35:31.339 the law 00:35:31.339 --> 00:35:31.619 and the 00:35:31.619 --> 00:35:32.000 prophets 00:35:32.000 --> 00:35:33.399 and they 00:35:33.399 --> 00:35:34.259 show us 00:35:34.259 --> 00:35:35.539 what a 00:35:35.539 --> 00:35:36.039 righteousness 00:35:36.039 --> 00:35:37.819 that exceeds 00:35:37.819 --> 00:35:38.779 the Pharisees 00:35:38.779 --> 00:35:39.459 looks like. 00:35:40.759 --> 00:35:41.500 And if 00:35:41.500 --> 00:35:41.859 you're like 00:35:41.859 --> 00:35:42.179 me, 00:35:42.980 --> 00:35:43.739 you hear 00:35:43.739 --> 00:35:44.419 Jesus speak 00:35:44.419 --> 00:35:45.759 this and 00:35:45.759 --> 00:35:46.419 your response 00:35:46.419 --> 00:35:46.939 is Lord 00:35:46.939 --> 00:35:47.539 help me. 00:35:47.539 --> 00:35:50.679 Help me walk in Your ways. 00:35:51.659 --> 00:35:52.519 Let's pray. 00:35:57.519 --> 00:36:01.880 Lord Jesus, these are searching words 00:36:01.880 --> 00:36:03.980 You speak from the sixth commandment. 00:36:04.239 --> 00:36:08.920 And they reveal our hearts for what they are. 00:36:09.659 --> 00:36:11.179 And we're amazed that God, 00:36:11.259 --> 00:36:14.340 You love us despite the murderous ways 00:36:14.340 --> 00:36:15.139 of our hearts. 00:36:15.139 --> 00:36:18.019 Thank You for coming for us. 00:36:18.920 --> 00:36:20.319 Thank You for becoming, 00:36:22.379 --> 00:36:25.379 taking God's wrath for our sin. 00:36:26.879 --> 00:36:29.440 God, would You make us peacemakers? 00:36:30.319 --> 00:36:31.920 Would You use Your Word here 00:36:31.920 --> 00:36:34.900 to spur us on to be at peace 00:36:34.900 --> 00:36:36.119 with brothers and sisters 00:36:36.119 --> 00:36:37.920 and even with debtors? 00:36:39.079 --> 00:36:42.759 God, make us light. 00:36:42.760 --> 00:36:44.380 God, make us salt 00:36:44.380 --> 00:36:46.560 in a decaying and dark world. 00:36:47.140 --> 00:36:48.080 In Jesus' name, 00:36:49.040 --> 00:36:49.320 Amen.