Can calling someone a fool take you to hell? Yes. Why? Calling a person a fool is equal to cursing and murdering him. The article explains from Matthew 5:22.

The Beatitudes describe the characteristics of God's people. They are not commands, but they point God's people to the blessings of their Lord. Based on Matthew 5:3-10 this article explains seven of these blessings.

Is Christ in Matthew 5:10-11 expecting Christians to be persecuted? This article argues that those who stand for Christ are not of the world and cannot be popular with the world, so they must expect persecution.

This article is a Bible study on Matthew 5:38-42.

This article is a Bible study on Matthew 5:33-37.

This article gives attention to the sixth commandment, through an exposition of Matthew 5:21-26.

What is the status of the law of God today? This article explains what the Lord Jesus meant in Matthew 5:17-20. The law of God has abiding authority today.

This article offers some expository notes on Matthew 5:13-16, which speaks of the effect that believers will have on the world.

This article offers some expository notes on Matthew 5:8.

This article exposits Matthew 5:7, discussing how to be merciful.

This article offers some expository notes on the beatitude in Matthew 5:6.

This article is a Bible study on Matthew 5:27-32.

This article offers some expository notes on Matthew 5:5, about the meek inheriting the earth.

This article is an exposition of Matthew 5:4, the beatitude about those who mourn.

This article gives some consideration to Matthew 5:3, about the poor in spirit.

This article is a Bible study on Matthew 5:10-12.

This article is a Bible study on Matthew 5:7-9.

This article is a Bible study on Matthew 5:1-6.

This article considers the beatitude in Matthew 5:4, offering some reflection on the difference between worldly sorrow and godly sorrow.

Are Christians set free from the law? Different responses have been given to this question. This article considers what the Lord Jesus was really saying in Matthew 5:17.

This article is a Bible study on Matthew 5:43-48.

This article is a Bible study on Matthew 5:21-26.

This article considers the perspective of the Lord Jesus on violence and personal injury, as stated in Matthew 5:38-42.

This article is a Bible study on Matthew 5:17-20.

This article is a Bible study on Matthew 5:13-16.

Does Jesus teach in Matthew 5:28 that sexual attraction should be viewed as sinful? This article takes a closer look at the immediate context of Matthew 5:28. The context indicates that Jesus is intensifying the application of the Torah. He does not, however, add restrictions on women's clothing. Jesus is holding men rather than women responsible for possible lust.

This article explains how Matthew 5:27-30 can help in winning the battle for sexual purity. You may have to gouge some things out if you are to win this battle.

What is the significance of salt in the Bible? Why are the disciples of Jesus called the salt of the earth (Matthew 5:13)? This study argues that there are four central notions that stand out. The binding factor is the biblical idea of covenant. The article proceeds with a survey of salt in the Hebrew Scripture and the disciples as salt in the New Testament.

This article discusses how the second greatest commandment is like the first one. By quoting Matthew 5:43-45, it also explains what Jesus meant when he commanded us to love our neighbour as ourselves. The discussion of these questions is centred on the teaching of man as created in God's image.

Purity is a rare word in our sexualized culture. What does it mean to be pure? This article defines true biblical purity and examines the standard for purity. The author then applies the concept of purity to different areas of life through the perspective of Matthew 5:8. Purity is firstly a matter of the heart.

This is the first article in a nine part series on the Beatitudes as recorded in Matthew 5:3-12. This article is an introduction to the Beatitudes. Here the author describes the meaning of 'blessedness' in the context of the Beatitudes.

This is the second article in a nine part series on the Beatitudes as recorded in Matthew 5:3-12. This article focuses on the first Beatitude, which describes Christians as being poor in spirit. This Beatitude does not exalt poverty, but rather refers to an awareness of sin and the realization that we cannot pay anything toward our debt. We are completely dependant upon God's grace.

This is the third article in a nine part series on the Beatitudes as recorded in Matthew 5:3-12. This article looks at the second Beatitude, which describes Christians as mourners. This mourning is a grief over one's sins and the sins of others. This mourning is accompanied by gospel repentance.

This is the fourth article in a nine part series on the Beatitudes as recorded in Matthew 5:3-12. This article focuses on the third Beatitude, which describes Christians as being meek. Meekness involves being submissive to God's word and authority, seeking the good of others, and controlling emotions.

This is the fifth article in a nine part series on the Beatitudes as recorded in Matthew 5:3-12. This article looks at the fourth Beatitude, which describes Christians as being hungry and thirsty. This hunger and thirst is for being righteous before God. Satisfaction for this hunger for righteousness is found in Christ.

This is the sixth article in a nine part series on the Beatitudes as recorded in Matthew 5:3-12. This article focuses on the sixth Beatitude, which describes Christians as being marked by purity. This purity is modeled by God, and is a result of God's work through the Spirit. The author identifies some signs of both purity and impurity, and describes a way of pursuing purity in this life.

This is the eighth article in an nine part series on the Beatitudes as recorded in Matthew 5:3-12. This article focuses on the seventh Beatitude, which describes Christians as peacemakers. This peace must be understood in the context of the kingdom of God. This peace between God and man has been destroyed by sin, and can only be restored through Christ.

This is the final article in a nine part series on the Beatitudes as recorded in Matthew 5:3-12. This article focuses on the last Beatitude, which speaks about persecution. Christians are persecuted because of their loyalty to Christ in a world that hates Christ. The author discusses different types of persecution, and offers the ecouragement that God will strengthen believers facing persecution.

In contrast to our society's tendency to seek happiness in things, this article shows that true happiness is rooted in Christ. The author describes from Matthew 5:1-12 the character of people who are truly happy.

This article is a Bible study on Matthew 5:17-48.

This article is a Bible study on Matthew 5:1-16.

Living a pure life to the glory of God includes spiritual warfare against very specific temptation. This article on Matthew 5:28-29 discusses resisting sexual temptation in particular.

Nolland studies Matthew 5:43-48 and other key texts that highlights the command to love our enemies as a priority in Christian discipleship. He further sheds light on Jesus’ teaching by setting it in the wider context not only of Matthew’s gospel but also of the ancient world and the Old Testament. He demonstrates that, without being critical of the Old Testament, Jesus radically extends its teaching.

This article on theonomy, is an abridged version of the Report adopted by the 1997 General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland. It first discusses what theonomy is, and then evaluates if theonomy is consistent with the Westminster Confession of Faith. It concludes by looking at Matthew 5:17 and other passages to determine how we should respond to theonomy.

In this article is about theonomy and Christian reconstructionism, the author discusses the relevance of the civil law and the moral law for the Christian today. The author also focuses on the relation of the Old Testament and New Testament, and of church and state.