What It Means to Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness

Sermon on the Mount E6 - What does it look like to have our desires and actions completely aligned with God’s will? In the second triad of the Beatitudes, Jesus paints a picture of the kind of people God is forming in the Kingdom of the Skies. In this episode, Tim, Jon, and guests break down the biblical words for righteousness, justice, mercy, and purity throughout the Bible, leading up to Jesus’ words in the Sermon on the Mount.
Show Music:
Original Sermon on the Mount music by Richie Kohen
BibleProject theme song by TENTS
Show Credits:
Dan Gummel is the Creative Producer for today’s show. Production of today’s episode is by Lindsey Ponder, producer; Cooper Peltz, managing producer; Colin Wilson, producer; and Stephanie Tam, consultant and editor. Tyler Bailey and Yanii Evans are our audio editors. Tyler Bailey is also our audio engineer, and he provided our sound design and mix. JB Witty does our show notes, and Hannah Woo provides the annotations for our app. Special thanks to Ben Tertin. Today’s hosts are Jon Collins and Michelle Jones.

[@wellsm2462]

For a long time i thought i had to fix myself first to be able to genuinely worship God, but Jesus has made it possible, that whoever willing to repent of their sins, a poor or a weak person, a prisoner, a slave, we can come as we are and bear the image of God.

[@mdsmithic]

Dorothy Day once said “We can only love God as much as we love the one we love the least”

[@thatnightwind]

You confirmed my thoughts on righteousness👍Thank you from South Korea.

[@candacesmith8254]

Jesus emphasizes that by being in right relationship with God (loving Him with our whole mind, body and soul) and right relationships with others (loving them as ourselves) we are fulfilling the most important commandments from God.

[@hsi-enlee-ez8fh]

I tend to listen to these podcasts while watching some Pallas cat videos. So when I heard John and Tim’s voice my mind will automatically generate a vivid image of two fluffy kittens talking about Abraham and temple and Jerusalem.

[@robertawinters9366]

God's blessings from Bay City Michigan

[@nickpuccini8651]

Jim Wilder uses “attachment love” for hesed.

[@rustyrussell3211]

Go9d morning, checking in from Rhododendron

[@mindonthingsabove]

Are these literal as well as spiritual realities, remember how JESUS said: While the BRIDEGROOM is still with HIS friends, they don't fast/mourn [Matthew 9:15] ..I even heard a freaky sermon by Keller about how it's only those who are thirsty that will come to HIM, guess that would exclude those who are too busy virtue signaling trying to impress the crowd/world, but are humiliated [lowered to the dust] by their lack of self-control? But I'm seeing many people [posting online], dismissing/discounting those who still #sin, as a clear sign to them that they have not undergone the rebirth [I think they are talking about: "You will know them by their fruits" Matthew 7:15-20], any thoughts.. Dallas Willard taught the concept of the Disciple, as s/o who has been under grace forgiven, and is a happy student who still makes mistakes/sins, but knows WHO to go to for guidance to keep plugging away after having undergone course correction [GOD disciplines those whom HE loves, Hebrews 12:6]. Many seem to expect perfection here & now, when that is not actually the case..

[@thotsaboutGod]

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[@Sergio-uo6xv]

"Promo SM"

[@SeanRhoadesChristopher]

18:30 “You fool! Do you want to be shown that faith without actions is useless? How was our ancestor Abraham put right with God? It was through his actions, when he offered his son Isaac on the altar. Can't you see? His faith and his actions worked together; his faith was made perfect through his actions. And the scripture came true that said, "Abraham believed God, and because of his faith God accepted him as righteous." And so Abraham was called God's friend.” (James 2:20-23, GNB)

[@TheMetaAnalyst]

What's your point??

[@SeanRhoadesChristopher]

@@TheMetaAnalyst when did this work of faith occur relative to the LORD’s counting Abram’s belief as righteousness? “Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.” (Genesis 12:1-4, KJV) What is the work of faith I speak of?

[@thotsaboutGod]

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[@keansalzer8364]

Your meaning feels wrong. Nowhere does the Word indicate that righteousness is for relationships with others. Righteousness is called a Legal Position of living perfectly under the law to qualify for an eternal sacred space with God and His family. It's what JESUS traded us for our sin. Perhaps this Great Exchange is what we are to hunger for. The only food that changes us from guilt to innocence and causes us to stop being sin-conscious and instead experience freedom, rest, joy, love, and peace because of this amazing Grace. Your default is to immediately assume legalists would walk in this posture, but theirs is one of pride and not combined with humility or meekness. Should we look at Paul as the master of your weird "relationship expert take" since he was perceived as less than the guys in Corinth who showed up after he left and took his teachings apart? No honor in his own church. Peter is called a racist by Paul in Galatians when Peter changes his lunch group when the legalists show up from Jerusalem. Barnabas can't get along with his partner. John Mark is such a doofus that Paul won't even have him as part of the team. You are right that we will develop the habits of the family as we learn and grow in the family, but we will struggle with the freedom required for this change if we are always measuring ourselves with anything other than Jesus. "Right relating with everybody" is so wrong it can be dangerous. Treating everybody with love, respect, and grace is correct, but even God won't get along with everybody...he sends millions to hell...that alone should have stopped your pre-broadcast outlining.

[@sandradelvecchio6894]

Exactly. Ben throws out all the wisdom for a feel good hey be good, turn everything over to those less than you.

[@thotsaboutGod]

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[@sandradelvecchio6894]

Well I’m disappointed really, first I think I’m only going to listen to the episodes with Tim, and secondly I have no trust in the filter in this Ben, his worldly filter and why he is pushing what he is. I like how he dismisses that just by saying “yeah I’m not talking about today’s issues here”, yes he is. That’s his filter. There is such a thing as being good to those people he mentioned without throwing everything open. There are a lot of opinions of what scripture tells us is wise in dealing with other people. We are not only to be good to be others but to be wise also.