"Radical Righteousness" by Rev. Kim Salo

This blog is based on Rev. Kim Salo's sermon "Radical Righteousness: Beyond the Letter of the Law", preached on February 8th.

1. Why don’t the traffic laws make us into better drivers?  What else is needed?

2. Read Genesis 2:15-17, and 3:1-6.  Why did Adam and Eve disobey this one command of God?  

3. Read Exodus 20:1-17.  Why don’t the Ten Commandments make us into better people?  What else is needed?

4. Read Matthew 5:17, and 5:20. The Pharisees were scrupulous in obeying God’s laws.  How did they fall short?  (Hint: Read Matthew 23, the seven woes against the Pharisees.) How can Christ’s disciples outdo them in righteousness?

5. What, according to Jesus, are some of the deeper meanings of the law found in Matthew 5: 27-48?

6. Read Romans 6:8-14.  What does Paul mean when he says at Romans 6:14, “Sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace.”  

​7. Read John 14:23-26.  Why does Jesus say “anyone who loves me will obey my teaching”?  At verse 26, what is the work of the Holy Spirit in helping us obey Jesus’ commands?  How else does the Holy Spirit help us obey Christ?