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When the Infinite and Finite Meet at the Echo of Faith (Matthew 6: 16-24; Fasting)

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 When the Infinite and Finite Meet at the Echo of Faith (Matthew 6: 16-24; Fasting) You can find this blog here or you can read the unedited version here; https://weaver1hasonline.international     Some coasters in preperation When the Infinite and Finite Meet at the Echo of Faith (Matthew 6: 16-24; Fasting) Before we begin to unpack the meaning of these texts, I can see that Matthew has a concept of revelation worked into the text.   God the Father in the Trinitarian scheme of things cannot be known directly.   Yet God the Father is not inactive here but active through the teachings of the Son.   This is linked to the beatitudes.   God is interested in the state of our hearts but unfortunately the natural Man is only interested in his/her pride, selfishness and greed.   When we read the above there is actually a contest going on between Jesus and the hypocrites.   Matthew in his Gospel names the hypocrites as the Pharisees and the Sadducees (See the eight woes in Matt: 11 (ver
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When we come to the Lord's Prayer in Christ, and we've got rid of some of the baggage (wrong inner attitudes and intentions) before we even start praying. We are then ready to pray as Jesus is going to teach us how to pray.

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You will find my latest blog here: https://weaver1hasonline.international  I took this at the cottage
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You Have Heard It Said… Matthew 5 21-48

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  In this section of the Sermon on the Mount Jesus uses the above saying 5x: “You have heard that the ancients were told, ‘YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT MURDER’ and ‘Whoever commits murder shall be liable to the court.’ Matthew 5:21 From the Cottage “You have heard that it was said, ‘YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY’; Matthew 5:27 “Again, you have heard that the ancients were told, ‘ YOU SHALL NOT MAKE FALSE VOWS, BUT SHALL FULFILL YOUR VOWS TO THE LORD.’ Matthew 5:33 “You have heard that it was said, ‘AN EYE FOR AN EYE, AND A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH.’ Matthew 5:38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR and hate your enemy.’ Matthew 5:43 The form of the sentences ·         The Formula (You have heard it said) ·         The quotation (from the Law) ·         The commentary This would possibly be the same form that rabbis used when discoursing.   (I need to check this up).   Even if it isn’t the case modern Bible commentaries follow this type of f
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