A GUIDE FOR LIVING THE GOOD LIFE Matthew 5:20

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1 A GUIDE FOR LIVING THE GOOD LIFE Matthew 5:20 A rule for every possible person or situation SABBATH no work WHAT IS WORK? carry burden --food = the weight of a dried fig Enough wine for mixing in goblet Milk for one swallow Honey enough to put on a wound Oil enough to anoint a small member Water enough to moisten an eye salve Paper enough to write a custom s house notice Ink enough for 2 letters of the alphabet Reed enough to make a pen LIMIT anything beyond was a burden Tailor sinned if he went out with a needle stuck in his robe Woman with burden if she wore a broach or false hair Man, if he went out on a sabbath with artificial teeth or limb Could not lift a child on the sabbath WRITING was defined as 2 letters of the alphabet with the right or left hand, whether of one kind or 2 kinds, if written with different inks or different languages is guilty. Even if he writes and has forgotten what he has written, he is guilty. Paint, red chalk or anything that permanently marks--write on wall, account books, put together, so it can be read he is guilty But if written in dark fluid, fruit juice, dust of the road, sand or anything that does NOT make a permanent mark he is not guilty. One on the ground, one on the wall or two on the walls so it cannot be read together not guilty

2 A GUIDE FOR LIVING THE GOOD LIFE Page 2 of 10 Passage from the scribal LAW HEALING When in danger of life. Especially nose, ear, or throat Keep patient from getting worse no steps taken to help patient get any better Plain bandage no ointment The Pharisees and Sadducees were not sects BUT schools or parties and very antagonistic toward each other. The Pharisees were the zealots of outwardly and very legalistic. It did not represent Scripture, but it interpreted, or rather perverted them The Pharisees had centuries of traditions which had been handed down verbally. SCRIBES Members of a learned class in ancient Israel through New Testament times who studied the Scriptures and served as copyists, editors, and teachers. In the Old Testament the Hebrew word translated as scribe identified a person who numbered or mustered the troops (Jeremiah 52:25). Such a steward controlled the access of the people to the throne rooms of David and Solomon (2 Samuel 8:17). Gradually, the word came to refer to those who chose a profession of literary studies. By the time Hezekiah became king of Judah, chose a body of men who transcribed the ancient records for preservation, including the proverbs of Solomon (Proverbs 25:1). The nature of the scribe's work had changed by this time. He was no longer an officer of the king's court; he had become a person who interpreted the

3 A GUIDE FOR LIVING THE GOOD LIFE Page 3 of 10 Scriptures. The scribes soon became known for their study and knowledge of the Mosaic Law. After the Jews returned from the Captivity in Babylon, the era of the scribes began. The reading of the Law before the nation of Israel by Ezra (Nehemiah 8-10) signaled the nation's return to exact observance of all the laws and rites that had been given. Following the Law and the traditions that had grown up around it became the measure of devotion and spirituality. At first the priests were responsible for the scientific study and professional communication of this legal code. But this function eventually passed to the scribes. Their official interpretation of the meaning of the Law eventually became more important than the Law itself. This position of strength allowed these early scribes to enforce their rules and practices with a binding authority. To speak of the scribes as interpreters of Scripture means that they provided rules for human conduct out of their study. By the time of Jesus, the scribes were a new upper class among the Jewish people. Large numbers of priests in Jerusalem before A.D. 70 served as scribes. One of these was JOSEPHUS, the Jewish historian. Some scribes came from among the SADDUCEES. Others came from the ordinary priestly ranks. But the largest group of scribes came from among every other class of people, including merchants, carpenters, flax combers, tent makers, and even day laborers, like HILLEL, who became a famous Jewish teacher.

4 A GUIDE FOR LIVING THE GOOD LIFE Page 4 of 10 All Scripture teaches that entrance into God's kingdom depends on having the character which God demands. Our righteousness must be inward, spiritual. Some, indeed, of the Scribes and Pharisees might have been righteousness, but Jesus is speaking of the system they represented and taught. Matthew 5:20 20 For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. NKJV I. THE BROADWAY TO UNRIGHTEOUSNESS Job 5:7 7 Yet man is born to trouble, As the sparks fly upward. NKJV trouble - iniquity or perverseness Matthew 7:13 13 "Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. NKJV Psalms 14:3 3 They have all turned aside, together they have become corrupt; There is no one who does good, not even one. NASU

5 A GUIDE FOR LIVING THE GOOD LIFE Page 5 of 10 Romans 3:10 10 As it is written: "There is none righteous, no, not one; NKJV Romans 3:12 12 All have turned away. Together, everyone has become useless. There is no one who does anything good; there is not even one." NCV II. THE NARROW ROAD TO RIGHTEOUSNESS Matthew 7: narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. NKJV 2 Corinthians 5:21 21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. NKJV Titus 3:5 5 he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit. NLT Romans 1: For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes For in it the righteousness of God is revealed NKJV Romans 10:10 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. NKJV

6 A GUIDE FOR LIVING THE GOOD LIFE Page 6 of 10 III. A GUIDE TO RIGHTEOUSNESS Psalms 15:1 Who may worship in your sanctuary, Lord? Who may enter your presence on your holy hill? NLT THESIS SENTENCE: 2 The one who walks with integrity, does what is righteous, and speaks the truth within his heart. NASV walks with integrity integrity sincerely does what is righteous righteous right, just, moral and speaks the truth within his heart WHAT NOT TO DO: 3 He does not tell lies about others. They do no wrong to their neighbors and do not gossip. NCV does not tell lies about others do no wrong to their neighbors do not gossip WHAT TO DO: 4 Those who despise flagrant sinners, and honor the faithful followers of the Lord, and keep their promises even when it hurts.

7 A GUIDE FOR LIVING THE GOOD LIFE Page 7 of 10 despise flagrant sinners honor the faithful followers of the Lord and keep their promises even when it hurts Psalms 15:5 5 [He who] does not put out his money for interest [to one of his own people] and who will not take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved. AMP do not put out your money for interest [to one of your own people] Exodus 22:25 25 "If you lend money to any of my people who are in need, do not charge interest as a money lender would. NLT will not take a bribe against the innocent WAYS TO DEVELOP INTEGRITY AND RIGHTEOUSNESS Job 25:4 4 How then can man be righteous before God? NKJV Psalms 15:1 Who may worship in your sanctuary, Lord? Who may enter your presence on your holy hill? NLT 2 The one who walks with integrity, does what is righteous, and speaks the truth within his heart. NASV 1. KEEP YOUR PROMISES

8 A GUIDE FOR LIVING THE GOOD LIFE Page 8 of 10 Proverbs 25:14 14 People who brag about gifts they never give are like clouds and wind that give no rain. NCV 2. PAY YOUR BILLS Psalms 37:21 21 The wicked borrows and does not repay, But the righteous shows mercy and gives. NKJV Romans 13:6-7 That is also why you pay taxes, because the authorities are working for God when they fulfill their duties. 7 Pay what you owe them; pay your personal and property taxes... GNB 3. REFUSE TO GOSSIP Proverbs 10:18 18 Whoever hides hatred has lying lips, And whoever spreads slander is a fool. NKJV Proverbs 11:13 13 A gossip can't be trusted with a secret, but someone of integrity won't violate a confidence. MSG 4. TITHE FAITHFULLY Proverbs 11:13 13 A gadabout gossip can't be trusted with a secret, but someone of integrity won't violate a confidence. MSG

9 A GUIDE FOR LIVING THE GOOD LIFE Page 9 of 10 Malachi 3:8 8 "Begin by being honest. Do honest people rob God? But you rob me day after day. "You ask, 'How have we robbed you?' "The tithe and the offering that's how! MSG 9 So a curse is on you, because the whole nation has robbed me. NCV 10 Bring to the storehouse a full tenth of what you earn so there will be food in my house. Test me in this," says the Lord All- Powerful. "I will open the windows of heaven for you and pour out all the blessings you need. NCV 5. DO YOUR BEST AT YOUR JOB Colossians 3:23 23 In all the work you are doing, work the best you can. Work as if you were doing it for the Lord, not for people. NCV 6. LIVE OUT GOD S WORD 2 Timothy 3:16 16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, NKJV 2 Corinthians 4:2 2 We refuse to wear masks and play games. We don't maneuver and manipulate behind the scenes. And we don't twist God's Word to suit ourselves. Rather, we keep everything we do and say out in the open... MSG Psalms 119:9

10 A GUIDE FOR LIVING THE GOOD LIFE Page 10 of 10 Psalms 119:9 9 How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word. NIV IV. THE BENEFITS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS v. 5 He who does these things shall never be moved. be moved - waver, slip up, fall Matthew 25:21 (God will say) 'Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.' NKJV Proverbs 10:25 25 When the whirlwind passes by, the wicked is no more, But the righteous has an everlasting foundation. NKJV CONCLUSION Philippians 3:9... not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; NKJV 1 John 3:10 10 So now we can tell who are children of God and who are children of the devil. Anyone who does not live righteously and does not love other believers does not belong to God. NLT FILE: SERMON ON THE MOUNT/A GUIDE TO LIVING THE GOOD LIFE/ 11/15/15