BLESSED ARE YOU
Matthew 5: 1 - 48
BLESSED ARE YOU
Matthew 5
- Skim through verses 1-12. To whom did Jesus give this teaching? (1,2) According to Jesus, who are really blessed and why (3-12)?
- Read verses 13-16. What are the identities of Jesus’ disciples? (13a,14a) How can they keep their identities? (13b,14b-16)
- Read verses 17-20. How did Jesus treat the Law of God (17-19)? What does verse 20 mean?
- Read verses 21-26. What is Jesus’ teaching of the command, “You shall not murder” (21,22)? How can we practically keep this command (23-24; 25-26)?
- Read verses 27-32. What is Jesus’ teaching of the command, “You shall not commit adultery” (27-28)? How can we keep this command (29-30; 31-32)?
- Read verses 33-37. What is Jesus’ teaching of the command, “You shall not swear falsely”?
- Read verses 38-42. What is Jesus’ teaching of the command, “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth”?
- Read verses 43-48. What is Jesus’ teaching of the command, “You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy”?