Sermon On The Mount Part Vi The Law Of Love

SERMON ON THE MOUNT

PART VI THE LAW OF LOVE

Matthew 5:43-48 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt

love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. 44But I say unto you,

Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that

hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you,

and persecute you;45That ye may be the children of your Father

which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise

on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

46For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not

even the publicans the same? 47And if ye salute your brethren only,

what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?

48Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven

is perfect.

I MOSAIC COVENANT LAW = OUTWARD DEMAND

Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy

neighbour, and hate thine enemy.

A. LOVE THY NEIGHBOR

Exodus 23:4-5; Leviticus 19:17-18; Deut. 23:7;

II MESSIANIC COVENANT LAW = INWARD INTENTION

44But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse

you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which

despitefully use you, and persecute you;

1. ANSWERING EVIL WITH GOOD

A.LOVE Love your enemies

John 15:12-13; John 15:17; Romans 12:20-21; 1 Cor. 13:1-13; 1

Thes. 5:15; 1 John 4:7-21;

B.BLESS bless them that curse you

Matthew 11:6; Matthew 14:19; Luke 7:23; Luke 11:28; Luke 14:14;

Acts 20:35; Romans 4:7-8; Romans 12:14; Romans 15:29; Hebrews 6:7;

James 1:25; 1 Peter 3:9; Rev. 22:14;

C. DO GOOD do good to them that hate you

Psalm 34:14; Luke 10:25-37; Luke 22:51;John 15:24; Acts 4:13-14;

1 Peter 2:15;

D. PRAY and pray for them which despitefully use you, and

persecute you;

Luke 23:34; Acts 7:60;

2. CHILDREN OF THE FATHER

45That ye may be the children of your Father which is in

heaven Matthew 5:9; Matthew 12:50; John 1:12; John 12:36;

Romans 8:14-16; 2 Cor. 6:18; Ephes. 2:19; Philip. 2:15; Hebrews

2:11; 1 John 3:1; 1 John 3:10;

3. JESUS AND HIS PRACTICAL EXAMPLES

for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and

sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. 46For if ye love them

which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?

47And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye

more than others? do not even the publicans so?

3. THE DEMAND OF PERFECTION

48Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven

is perfect Matthew 19:21; 1 Cor. 2:6; Philip. 3:15; Col. 1:28;

James 1:4; 1 John 4:18;