Will You Choosee Rage or Reconciliation? MATTHEW 5:21-26

About this episode

Dr. Sean Cole explores the choice between rage and reconciliation through the lens of Matthew 5:21-26.

The main point of this passage comes in a question I want to ask you today: Will your heart choose rage or reconciliation? In this sermon, Dr. Sean Cole explores THREE truths that emerge from this text. First, what is murder according to God’s Law? Second, God’s Law involved not only actions, but attitudes of the heart and mouth. Third, God’s moral law always has a positive element. In reality, we were responsible for the murder of Jesus. Even though our literal hands did not nail him to the cross, our sins put Him there. Our guilt, shame, and anger of the heart deserve the death penalty, and Jesus took our place. The good news of the gospel is that Jesus—the innocent, spotless Lamb of God- was murdered in our place on the cross and took the punishment we deserved. Sean's new book, Compassionate Calvinism: Defending the Doctrines of Grace Without Being a Jerk, has been released. You can purchase it here: https://www.amazon.com/Compassionate-Calvinism-Defending-Doctrines-Without-ebook/dp/B0FZDNLGK4/ref=sr_1_1  https://shop.g3min.org/products/compassionate-calvinism-defending-the-doctrines-of-grace-without-being-a-jerk You can purchase Sean’s two…

People in this episode

Hosts: Sean Cole, Sean

Topics covered

• rage
• reconciliation
• murder
• God's Law
• gospel

Keywords

• Compassionate Calvinism
• Doctrines of Grace

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Compassionate Calvinism: Defending the Doctrines of Grace Without Being a Jerk

Books & works: Compassionate Calvinism: Defending the Doctrines of Grace Without Being a Jerk, 40 Days in Philippians: Finding Joy in Jesus, Your Identity in the Trinity: Discovering God’s Grace in the Gospel

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