These next few Commands are after Jesus has explained that he has not come to abolish the law but to fulfill it. So the passages start out " you have heard it said, but I say to you. Jesus says that nothing will be changed in the law until it is fulfilled. If you relax in the law you will be least in the Kingdom of heaven but if you keep them you will be great. I find two things interesting. One, that even now it's not the keeping of the law that saves you, you still go to heaven even if you didn't keep the law if you believe on Christ as the redeemer promised. Two, that there will be great and least in Heaven. What you do on earth does matter in heaven.
Question for thought: What does it mean when Jesus said "until the law is fulfilled"?
4. ..if you are offering your gift at the altar..leave your gift..First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. (Mt 5:21-26)
This seems to be pretty straight forward in how we should as Christians deal with problems we have with each other. We shouldn't go behind each others back or just go on like it didn't happen. It's also saying that if someone has something against me, not if you have something against someone else. I should take the responsibility of finding that person and getting it resolved. If I have something against someone else, I don't need to go to them right then because God makes it clear what we should do, we should forgive them as Christ has forgiven us.
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