Continuing through the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus explains what it looks like to live a righteous life. He dives into various topics that relate to the state of our heart and what needs to be progressively worked out within us. Jesus begins this section by explaining how unresolved anger can lead to a ruined life. Who we are on the inside produces who we are on the outside, so Jesus encourages us to seek reconciliation.
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego refuse to worship Nebuchadnezzar’s golden statue, with attention on the statue and the implications behind its construction.
Jesus came to fulfill and filter the plan of God. Through Jesus being the completion of the law and prophets, we are invited into a transforming relationship with God, not just a religion. This is an invitation into an abundant life with hands open to a new life offered by the Gospel.