Matthew 5:27-37. Unbelievable mercy to unbelievable sinners: Sin in your heart counts?

Rev. Daniel Golden, pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Parkersburg, West Virginia joins Rev. Brady Finnern to study Matthew 5:27-37. We are always looking for a loophole when it comes to sin. Jesus does not allow for any loopholes with adultery, divorce, and oaths as even a simple thought shows that we are completely dead in our sin. Jesus is not the addition to the law, but He fulfills the law. What do we do? Repent! What does Christ do? Forgive on account of His cross. The life of the Christian is all putting everything in the hands of the LORD not depending on the loopholes, but on His power. “Lord God, we are dead in our sin and You do not allow us to depend on the loopholes. Forgive us by the blood of Christ and by Your Holy Spirit, help us to live a decent and holy life in our words, thoughts, and deed. In Him, Amen”