Here's an outtake from Sunday morning's sermon:
"When I got saved I read the Beautitudes. Jesus says in Matthew 5, [29] And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
"Wait a minute, I like my right eye; it's the strong one
"Verse 30: [30] And if thy right hand offend thee, cut if off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
"Wait a minute. I'm ambidexterous but I use my right hand most of the time.
"Did you ever wonder about things Jesus said? I mean there's some strange things in the Beatitudes. That's a pretty strange one right there; in fact, that's kind of scary.
"Here's a good on in verse 22: [22] But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment:
"I don't have to kill you; I just have to be mad at you and I'm in danger of hellfire. Then He says, 'Whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.'
"You got any idea what Raca means? It's an Aramaic word that means 'empty-headed.' You ever call anybody an airhead? That's it.
"In other words, if you're going to insult somebody, angry at them and you say, 'You airhead!' . . . Then He says if you say, 'Thou fool,' you're in danger of hellfire. You ever say that to anybody?
"What Jesus is saying there is the issue isn't killing somebody; the issue is it comes from the anger and hatred in your heart, and that's what you've got to deal with.
"How about verse 24: [24] Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
"Where would you go to find an altar? You find an altar in a temple. How would you obey that verse? Well, what you do is you spiritualize it so you can pretend like you're obeying it.
"Look at verse 39: [39] But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
"You ever had a problem with that one? They want to give you the Fauci Ouchie in one arm, you give the other arm. That'd be a 21st Century application. I've heard people use that verse to say that.
"Verse 42 says, [42] Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
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