After a brief introduction, Greg invites panel participants to give insight and practical direction on dealing with interpersonal conflict and reconciliation. 
After a brief introduction, Greg invites panel participants to give insight and practical direction on dealing with interpersonal conflict and reconciliation.
Topics: Conflict, Reconciliation, Relationships
Sermon Series: Sermon on the Mount, Change of Heart
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The MuseCast: March 30
As I was reflecting on the passage itself I was struck by the fact that, in a culture which made the temple and the altar the centre of public worship as defining features of the nation being ‘called out’ , Jesus emphasizes the nature of the relationships humans were designed for have rather than the ritual observances. I wonder how the ‘religious types’ who heard him would have reacted to the idea that, as important as the temple and the altar were, they paled in comparison to living as He designed. I have a hunch they would have heard a devaluing of the earthly temple, and the altar and Jerusalem as foci for living well. I imagine that this teaching, apart from raising the standard, would have angered them on a couple of levels.