Anger
Matthew 5:21 “Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:”
Thou shalt not... This does not prohibit capital punishment or war, both of which God commanded at times; but it does forbid killing for malice. All violence (Exo. 21:12), stratagem (Exo. 21:14), assault and battery (Exo. 21:18), hate and anger (Lev. 19:14, 19:17), vengeance (Lev. 19:18), and danger to human life in general was forbidden (Deut. 22:8). Exo. 20:13; Deut. 5:17.
whosoever shall kill... Not a quotation of any scripture, so must be an old comment on it.
The Substantiation Of His Message
Rejection of Pharisaic traditions
Jesus rejected the traditions of the Pharisees (Mat. 5:21-48) and their practices (6:1-7:6). Six times Jesus said, “You have heard that it was said.… But I tell you” (Mat. 5:21-22, 5:27-28, 5:31-32, 5:33-34, 5:38-39, 5:43-44). These words make it clear that Jesus was presenting (a) what the Pharisees and teachers of the Law were saying to the people and, by contrast, (b) what God’s true intent of the Law was. This spelled out His statement (Mat. 5:20) that Pharisaic righteousness is not enough to gain entrance into the coming kingdom.
Jesus’ first illustration pertained to an important commandment, Do not murder (Exo. 20:13). The Pharisees taught that murder consists of taking someone’s life. But the Lord said the commandment extended not only to the act itself but also to the internal attitude behind the act. Of course, murder is wrong, but the anger prompting the act is also as wrong as plunging in a knife.
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