Jesus and The Law, Series
Jesus and The Law, Murder
By now it should be very clear Jesus did not do away with the Law (the Torah). Truth Barista Jay and Amazing Larry now dive in to study how Jesus’ way of teaching the Torah, beginning with murder and its start in the heart.
Jesus and The Law, Adultery
Truth Barista Jay and Amazing Larry continue their study about how Jesus wants to live His Law (the Torah) from the heart. Many Christians say they would never commit adultery. But Jesus teaches that it’s a matter of the heart and mind that counts before adultery is ever embraced!.
Jesus and The Law, Oaths
Are oaths a big deal to God? Yes! Keeping our word is a very important part of godly living in Jesus’ day. In fact, Jesus specifically addresses keeping our word to God in His “This is the way to follow My commands” Torah teaching in Matthew 5:33-37. If keeping our word to God is important, how much more should we keep ours to others as God’s representative?
Jesus and The Law, Divorce Part 1
Divorce should never be taken lightly. Neither should it be regarded as an unpardonable sin. When Jesus taught about the Torah, the Law, and divorce, He gets to the heart of the matter..
Jesus and The Law, Divorce Part 2
What does Jesus teach about divorce according to His Torah? Is divorce a sin? Where is the sin in the divorce process? What qualifies a legitimate reason to divorce? Should divorce be easy or difficult? Where is God’s mercy in the divorce issues?
Jesus and The Law, Retaliation Part 1
The Law says, “If there is an injury, then you must give life for life, eye for eye…” and so forth. So, does that mean we’re allowed to retaliate against other people? Jesus’ teaching on this Torah command in Matthew 5:38-42 is a lot deeper than you think!
Jesus and The Law, Retaliation Part 2
“Going the extra mile” is a well-known idiom that comes from Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 5:41 about how to lovingly deal with an imposition. How we handle an imposition by doing more than is demanded can be a wonderful way to show Jesus' love and grace to the world!
Jesus and The Law, Love Your Enemies
Really, Jesus? Do we really have to love our enemies (Matthew 5:43-48)? Like it or not, Jesus says, “Yes!” Doing so helps us reflect God and His love to the world! Take a listen as Truth Barista Jay and Amazing Larry discuss the “Why” and “How” to love our enemies.
Jesus and The Law, Proper Motives?
What determines whether we’re doing the right thing or not, especially when it comes to God’s commands and spiritual practices? Our motives! The heart of the matter is “Why do we do what we do?”
Jesus and The Law, Proper Giving
Now that Jesus has addressed proper motives, He continues His “How to Walk Right with Your Heavenly Father” seminar. This episode is about how to GIVE the righteous way (Matthew 6:1-4).
Jesus and The Law, Proper Praying
For many Christians, praying is a very tough thing to learn. Our first question is usually, “How do we pray?” In Matthew 6:5-14, Jesus’ teaching on prayer begins with guidelines about “How NOT to pray.”
Jesus and The Law, Lord Teach Us to Pray!
After teaching His disciples how NOT to pray, Jesus teaches them HOW TO pray by giving them a well-known pattern, The Lord’s Prayer. Jay the Truth Barista and Amazing Larry talk about how this prayer-pattern is arranged, how it can be used, and how it can even be abused.
Jesus and The Law, Prayer and Fasting
How effective are fasting and prayer when used together? Very! But what’s the right and safe way to fast? Jay the Truth Barista and Amazing Larry work through Jesus’ teaching on prayer and fasting in Matthew 6:9-18.
Jesus and The Law, Do Possessions Possess You? Part 1
If we want to understand Jesus’ teaching on how to properly handle our possessions, we must think like 1st Century Jews. Hebraic thinking deeply influences the place of material goods in a Godly life (Matthew 6:19-24). Of course, it gets to the heart of the matter!
Jesus and The Law, Do Possessions Possess You? Part 2
Jay the Truth Barista and Amazing Larry get to the heart of the matter about possessions (Matthew 6:19-21) and how Jesus’ puzzling example relates to it (Matthew 6:22-23). You’ll find out how “having a good/bad eye” has often been misinterpreted and misapplied.
Jesus and The Law, Possessions The Battle of the Two Masters
Jay the Truth Barista and Amazing Larry continue the talk with Matthew 6:24, “The Battle of the Two Masters!” – You Can’t Serve Two Masters! Who is the real Master of your life? Are you gripped by goods or grasped by God?
Jesus and the Law, Possessions Worry vs Trust Part 1
Worry is a tremendous indicator of possessions' place in our lives! Jay, the Truth Barista, and Amazing Larry look at Matthew 6:25-34 and how worry or trust shows our possessions’ grip on us.
Jesus and the Law, Possessions Worry vs Trust Part 2
And now we reach the high point of Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 6:31-34 about possessions and how we should deal with them in a Godly way. Jesus’ point? “You mind my business, and I’ll mind yours!”
Jesus and the Law, Judging Others Part 1
Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 5-7 is about His Father’s Torah, commands that guide how we are to live. So why does Jesus talk about “not judging other people in Matthew 7:1-6? Does He really intend that we do not judge other people and how they act? To the contrary! It’s about how to judge God’s way, the proper way.
Jesus and the Law, Judging Others Part 2
What is the proper way to judge others? It starts with you! Do we ignore the same sin in us that we’re addressing in others? And if you see clearly, what if the person doesn’t want your help? Jesus has a lot to say about “dogs and hogs.”
Jesus and the Law, Judging Others Part 3
So now that we’re learning that we can judge other people and how to judge them correctly, Truth Barista Jay and Amazing Larry take on a very familiar verse to many Christians, Matthew 7:7-12, and reveal its main meaning isn’t about praying. It’s about why we should pray regarding judging others.”
Jesus and the Law, Judging Others Part 4
Truth Barista Jay and Amazing Larry dig further into Matthew 7:7-12 and how it applies to bringing a judgment-based correction to a person who isn’t receptive or even hostile to you.
Jesus and the Law, Walking the Narrow Road Part 1
Following Jesus is not for wimps. Why? Because Jesus expects us to live His word as HE intended it to be lived and following His commands (the right way to live God’s Law/Torah) is a “life or death” choice (Matthew 7:13-20). It’s easy to follow our desires, but more difficult to reject those desires to follow Jesus’ way.
Jesus and the Law, Walking the Narrow Road Part 2
Truth Barista Jay and Amazing Larry finish Jesus’ teaching on the Law (the Torah) in Matthew 5:17-7:29. According to Jesus, His Father’s Law is still in effect and is still our guidelines and commands to live right with God. But we must watch out for diversions (wolves). How do we tell good teachers from bad ones? By their fruit – what their lives and teaching produce.
Jesus and the Law, Jesus Didn’t Come to Start a New Religion
Truth Barista Jay and Amazing Larry plow through the error that “Jesus came to start another religion.” Christianity’s origin came from a completely Jewish source. Over the course of a couple of centuries, as Jesus’ messianic stream of Judaism received more Gentile followers, the Jewishness of the Early Church was sidelined. One of those casualties was God’s Torah (Law).