Hey guys this is Cooper at Bible Project and before you listen to today's episode we want to offer a quick word of caution.

In this conversation, Tim, John, and Michelle discuss Jesus's teachings from Matthew 5, 21 through 26, which talk about the ways anger manifests from the heart

and can lead to external consequences, whether it's treating others without dignity or causing

others physical harm.

Today's show references heartbreaking moments

from Israel's history, including murder and child sacrifice.

These references can be challenging for some to listen to,

so we encourage you to use discretion before diving into this

conversation.

This is Bible Project Podcast and this year we're reading through the sermon on the mount. I'm John Collins and with me is co-host Michelle

Hi Michelle. Hi Michelle.

Hi John. Okay, so Jesus boldly claims that he didn't come to discard the commands of the Torah, the Israelites

scriptures. Instead he says he came to fill them full.

Right, and his whole life fills full the story of the Torah. Jesus lives a life of justice and right relationships.

He dies a sacrificial death as an atoning sacrifice for us, and his resurrection from the dead gives us hope for a renewed world.

Okay, well that's the story being filled full, but what about all the commands of the Torah,

the laws that God gave to the ancient Israelites?

You know, like do not worship other gods, do not murder. that God

do not murder do not covet etc.

Right a lot of people in Jesus day wanted to know his opinion on those commands

like do he and his followers adhere to them? How do they adhere

to them and live them out appropriately? Exactly. So what we're going to learn

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