6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) - Matt 5: 17-37

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🗓️ 11 February 2023

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Matthew 7: 17-37 - 'You have learnt how it was said to our ancestors, but I say this to you.'

Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:

- 577 (in 'Jesus and the Law') - At the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount Jesus issued a solemn warning in which he presented God’s law, given on Sinai during the first covenant, in light of the grace of the New Covenant: "Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets: I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one letter, not one stroke of a letter, will pass from the law, until all is accomplished. Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven."

- 592 (in 'Jesus and Israel's Faith') - Jesus did not abolish the Law of Sinai, but rather fulfilled it (cf. Mt5:17-19) with such perfection (cf. Jn8:46) that he revealed its ultimate meaning (cf.Mt5:33) and redeemed the transgressions against it (cf. Heb 9:15).

- 1967 (in 'The Law of the Gospel') - The Law of the Gospel “fulfills,” refines, surpasses, and leads the Old Law to its perfection. In the Beatitudes, the New Law fulfills the divine promises by elevating and orienting them toward the “kingdom of heaven.” It is addressed to those open to accepting this new hope with faith—the poor, the humble, the afflicted, the pure of heart, those persecuted on account of Christ— and so marks out the surprising ways of the Kingdom.

- 2054 (in 'Teacher, what must I do...') - Jesus acknowledged the Ten Commandments, but he also showed the power of the Spirit at work in their letter. He preached a “righteousness [which] exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees” as well as that of the Gentiles. He unfolded all the demands of the Commandments. “You have heard that it was said to the men of old, ‘You shall not kill.’ . . . But I say to you that every one who is angry with his brother shall be liable to judgment.”

- 2262 (in 'Respect for Human Life') - In the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord recalls the commandment, “You shall not kill,” and adds to it the proscription of anger, hatred, and vengeance. Going further, Christ asks his disciples to turn the other cheek, to love their enemies (abbreviated).

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0:00.0	Hi everyone. Welcome back to the Logical Bible Study podcast. Today we're looking at a quite a long
0:18.1	reading, Matthew 5 verses 17 to 37. And so we're going to do things
0:23.7	a little differently in today's podcast because this long section of text from Matthew 5
0:30.5	is actually broken down into shorter chunks during the weekdays. And so what I'm going to do in
0:35.6	today's podcast is just make some overall comments about this
0:39.3	overall text because it's such an interesting complex one.
0:43.0	I don't think I'll be able to do it justice in the short time we have to look at this long
0:48.6	passage.
0:49.2	But then when this passage comes around again in the weekday time, we'll break it down into the chunks
0:55.9	as it appears every day in the weekdays. So let's start by reading this long passage
1:01.6	from Matthew chapter 5 verses 17 to 37. Jesus said to his disciples, do not imagine that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets.
1:13.6	I have come not to abolish, but to complete them.
1:17.6	I tell you solemnly till heaven and earth disappear, not one dot, not one little stroke,
1:23.6	shall disappear from the law until its purpose is achieved.
1:32.3	Therefore, the man who infringes even one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be considered the least in the kingdom of heaven.
1:38.7	But the man who keeps them and teaches them will be considered great in the kingdom of heaven.
1:45.8	For I tell you, if your virtue goes no deeper than that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never get into the kingdom
1:51.9	of heaven. You have learnt how it was said to our ancestors, you must not kill, and if anyone
1:59.1	does kill, he must answer for it before the court.
2:02.5	But I say this to you.
2:04.7	Anyone who is angry with his brother will answer for it before the court.
2:08.7	If a man calls his brother fool, he will answer for it before the Sanhedron.
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