S3E25: When Obedience Goes Deeper Than Behavior — Jesus Raises the Standard
About this episode
This episode explores how Jesus raised the standard of righteousness beyond mere rule-following, emphasizing the importance of heart over behavior.
Click to Comment! Jesus didn't come to lower the bar — He moved it. In this episode, we're digging into Matthew 5:17-20, where Jesus tells a crowd full of people (including the most rule-following religious experts of the day) that following the rules was never the whole point. We'll talk about who the Pharisees really were, why Jesus says your righteousness has to exceed theirs, and what "far greater righteousness" actually means for your everyday life — heart over behavior, not more rules....
People in this episode
Host: Ashley
Topics covered
- obedience
- righteousness
- Pharisees
- Jesus' teachings
- heart over behavior
Keywords
- obedience
- righteousness
- Jesus
- Pharisees
- Matthew 5
- behavior
- heart
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Matthew 5:17-20
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