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Are we people of our word? Do we really feel we must fulfill the vows and oaths that we make? It’s easy to swear oaths that you don’t really expect you will have to fulfill or truly intend to keep in the first place. And this is what Jesus addresses, this tendency to make vows that when push comes to shove we really don’t think of as binding.

If you divorce your spouse are you forcing them to commit adultery? If you marry someone who is divorced have you committed adultery? Jesus seems to say so in this text. Divorce has always been a controversial subject in the Christian community. How do we navigate through what Jesus says here and what He says elsewhere about divorce? Is adultery the only biblical reason for divorce? These questions and others are addressed in this sermon.

We like the temptation of lust…there is a sense in which we say to this temptation, “Go ahead, torture me all you like.” Because we like this particular kind of torture. Most of us like to think we keep and have kept at the very least two of the Ten Commandments. We may reluctantly admit that we have lied, stolen in some form or fashion, or coveted someone else’s possessions, but we have never murdered or committed adultery…at least we have been able to keep those two. And now here comes Jesus saying. “Au contraire…turns out you haven’t even kept these two really.”

Have you ever wondered if you are capable of murder? Have you ever really thought about that? Under what circumstances you might possibly take a life? We would all probably be surprised at what we are actually capable of if we get angry enough if we get frustrated enough, or if we get overwhelmed and confused enough…we are all very capable of murder whether we admit it or not. Today Jesus points out…not only are we all capable of murder…we have in truth…as far as God is concerned already committed it.