Bitterness, anger, and unforgiveness will poison our worship. We need to take the initiative to heal relationships if we want to worship God in spirit and truth.
Since some people believe Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 5 conflicts with Paul’s teaching about salvation through faith, I share thoughts on the meaning of faith based on a theory about behavior and attitudes from psychology.
Jesus preached with authority. “You have heard… But I say” reveals His divine explanation of the laws of God. He calls us beyond action to a change of attitude.