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;