Word for the day by Christian Education Forum
MINISTRY OF RECONCILIATION
Bible portion Mathew 5: 21-26Verse : 22 But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to
judgement.
Devotional Text
This passage is an exposition of Jesus' teaching on anger mangement and
resultant judgment associated with that sin. Jesus explains His teachings about anger and its unrighteousness. It is pointed out that anger is a sin that involves more than just actions,but also includes thoughts and attitudes. One might easily can say “ I do not murder, but it is very difficult to say,” I do not unfairly get angry with other people.
What this teaching implies is that, Jesus wants us to pay attention to the
motives and attitudes of the heart. The heart is the seat of all motives and actions. If the
seeds of hatred is not controlled, your words will be bitter, or utterings of evil. So if our hearts are not right with our brethren, we cannot be right with God. It is good to know that right relationship with others is important for a meaningful worship acceptable to God. Meeting God's standards means perfection and His righteousness, that will go far beyond our unrighteous attitudes and behaviors. As we all know Gospel of Mathew chapter5,6,7 deals with sermon on the mount discourses, and Jesus was concluding his talk by telling us that, we must live an ultra righeous life in order to get into the Kingdom of God, which will only be possible through a transformed life of repentence and receive God's righeousness through Grace alone.
Our relationship with brethren is important to the extent that one should interrupt his offering at the altar, to a mission of reconciliation before continuing worship. Jesus went on to explain the spiritual aspect of unresolved conflicts which can lead to unresolved lawsuit. When you have truly wronged with a person, you are in danger of judgement. The proper response is to make things squared away quickly.
To conclude, one should pay attention to anger management , consider it as a sin, it should be dealt with and make a serious attempt to reconcile with our brethren to whom we offended with our words and attitudes. Judgement is the consequence for unrepented anger and it is worth remembering that God is serious about this and it requires that all His faithfull , to pursue Godliness and reconciliation.
Let us therefore repent and manage our behavior and attitudes in dealing with anger.
Prayer
Lord our merciful Father, help us to reconcile with our brethren with whom we offended through our words and deeds. Forgive us and rescue us from the judgement that is preventing us from eternity. Amen.
Thought for the Day
Mission of reconciliation is important to have right relationship with God and brethren, and the anger and hatred are sins which needs repentance in order to escape judgement.
Dr.John K.Thomas Tabor MTC New York
This passage is an exposition of Jesus' teaching on anger mangement and
resultant judgment associated with that sin. Jesus explains His teachings about anger and its unrighteousness. It is pointed out that anger is a sin that involves more than just actions,but also includes thoughts and attitudes. One might easily can say “ I do not murder, but it is very difficult to say,” I do not unfairly get angry with other people.
What this teaching implies is that, Jesus wants us to pay attention to the
motives and attitudes of the heart. The heart is the seat of all motives and actions. If the
seeds of hatred is not controlled, your words will be bitter, or utterings of evil. So if our hearts are not right with our brethren, we cannot be right with God. It is good to know that right relationship with others is important for a meaningful worship acceptable to God. Meeting God's standards means perfection and His righteousness, that will go far beyond our unrighteous attitudes and behaviors. As we all know Gospel of Mathew chapter5,6,7 deals with sermon on the mount discourses, and Jesus was concluding his talk by telling us that, we must live an ultra righeous life in order to get into the Kingdom of God, which will only be possible through a transformed life of repentence and receive God's righeousness through Grace alone.
Our relationship with brethren is important to the extent that one should interrupt his offering at the altar, to a mission of reconciliation before continuing worship. Jesus went on to explain the spiritual aspect of unresolved conflicts which can lead to unresolved lawsuit. When you have truly wronged with a person, you are in danger of judgement. The proper response is to make things squared away quickly.
To conclude, one should pay attention to anger management , consider it as a sin, it should be dealt with and make a serious attempt to reconcile with our brethren to whom we offended with our words and attitudes. Judgement is the consequence for unrepented anger and it is worth remembering that God is serious about this and it requires that all His faithfull , to pursue Godliness and reconciliation.
Let us therefore repent and manage our behavior and attitudes in dealing with anger.
Prayer
Lord our merciful Father, help us to reconcile with our brethren with whom we offended through our words and deeds. Forgive us and rescue us from the judgement that is preventing us from eternity. Amen.
Thought for the Day
Mission of reconciliation is important to have right relationship with God and brethren, and the anger and hatred are sins which needs repentance in order to escape judgement.
Dr.John K.Thomas Tabor MTC New York