“Therefore if you are presenting your offering at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your offering there before the altar and go first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your offering.īut I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. “For I say to you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. It would seem that Jesus is reminding us that ‘sin’ can separate us from God, and these sins are particularly troublesome. Jesus telling us of the obstacles and stumbling blocks we must avoid Matthew 5:17 ¶ “ Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets I did not come to abolish but to fulfill.ġ8 “For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished. It would seem that, first, Jesus reminds us that His Words and God’s Law is Eternal. ![]() (Please note: I have selected the main or topic verses for brevity) “while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.” Behaviors that spring from certain attitudes. Many start with the words “DO NOT ” or warn the reader (The potential Disciple) to avoid certain behaviors. I began to notice the preceding verses, all the way back to Matthew 5:17, issue cautions – no, they issue warnings. I started at Matthew 5:17 and read forward, and ask myself “is this the correct sequence of this Truth taught by Jesus?” So, searched for the beginning of this teaching. I wonder if perhaps Matthew 7:7 is the verse at the end of a teaching and not a “promise” alone? Could Matthew 7:7 be the culmination of yet another Great Mystery revealed and I had missed this, all these years?Īre we seeing a pattern in this teaching of Jesus. Why the “Do not ?” And, does that relate to the “Promise” that follows? Now I notice, these verses start with “Do not “. “For in the way you judge, you will be judged and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you. Matthew 7:1 ¶ “Do not judge so that you will not be judged. Then I was drawn to the next preceding verses ![]() I wonder what this has to do with “Ask, Seek, Knock, Receive”? Surely, Matthew 7:6 has nothing to do with Matthew 7:7, regardless the positioning of the verses. “ Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces. Then, for some reason, my eyes were drawn to the verses preceding Matthew 7:7 I like to be reminded of God’s generosity, and what could be simpler? Ask, Seek, Knock and Receive! ![]() These are some of my favorite verses and favorite “promises” of God. Matthew 7:7 ¶ “Ask, and it will be given to you seek, and you will find knock, and it will be opened to you.Ĩ “For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.ĩ “Or what man is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone?ġ0 “Or if he asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he?ġ1 “If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him! I was reading Oswarld Chambers and this is a referenced verse:
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