Worthless Perfection

I guess since I was unable to finish a thought during the discussion tonight at Prayer Meeting, I will finish here, where no one will hear and especially no one will interefere, interupt, or stop me from finishing. Matthew 5 is one of the most famous passages of all Jesus recorded sayings and perhaps includes a synopsis of almost everything He did say. After climbing to a spot from whence He could be heard He began with blessings, blessing which we today utilize as instructions to our behaviour and attitude and guidance for our relation with God. Then the lesson was probably as true but perhaps not as poignant as the possible personal connection Jesus was making to the majority of the individuals probably present in the mass of teeming flesh which was following Him and pressing Him at every turn. After this series of blessings Jesus began to teach concerning the familiar Rabbinic topic of the Ten Commandments. Perhaps feeling a common acceptance by the masses of the importance of respect of parents, and knowing that many present felt ostracized from true worship of the Father, and perhaps even intimidated into a feeling of worthlessness concerning their attempts to worship, or at best a frustration with their material lack of receipt and the ostensible inequity of God's Graces as the social, political and religious powers of the time both local and foreign tended to keep the proverbial heel of the boot to the neck of the downtrodden. He attacks all the so called keepers and interpreters of the law as too lenient in personal application and lacking in true understanding, pointing out that anger is murder and the epithet of 'worhtless waste' is no worse than the term 'fool'! The thought is as pregnant as the deed in terms of sin and separation. Finishing the diatribe against those who were able to, by position and circumstance and careful adherence to the letter of the law while skirting the intent of the law, show appearance of perfection and thereby foist themselves upon the public as examples of God among us by encouraging all of us to go with this new and expanded understanding and be perfect.

I think He finishes with the admonishment to perfection because God always finsishes with a positive note however strongly we might think that He should be pessimistic.

But right now I know that I am probably the least likely to be understood, but, if understood, then most likely disagreed with, but more than likely I will not even be considered. Raca that I am. Thankyou for your time.

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