Then you will understand what is righteous and just and fair, The entire course of what is good (Proverbs 2:1–9)

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Yomelijah

4 min readNov 25, 2022

By reading the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew chapters 5 to 7, Jesus Christ gives his listeners a lesson on how to pass from the application of the Law given to Israel by Moses, to that of Christ, by this time, the application of the substance of the divine law or of the everlasting principle which sustains it, such as love for example. The attentive reader will repeatedly note the expression, “However I say to you”. It is a way of explaining what makes it its deep reason and a way of saying: “It is over practicing the law of God in a formalistic and hypocritical way”, now it is by your motives and your thoughts whether you will apply or not, the Law: “However, I say to you that everyone who continues wrathful with his brother will be accountable to the court of justice; but whoever addresses his brother with an unspeakable word of contempt will be accountable to the Supreme Court; whereas whoever says, ‘You despicable fool!’ will be liable to the fiery Gehenna. (…) But I say to you that everyone that keeps on looking at a woman so as to have a passion for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. (…) However, I say to you: Do not resist him that is wicked; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other also to him” (Matthew 5:22,28,39).
Therefore, if in one hand, the Christian has gained freedom, in the other hand, he has inherited a duty of responsibility, which obliges him by virtue of his conscience, depositary of this new code of Christian law, written in an invisible way, in the heart, the seat of the deepest motives: “For the love the Christ has compels us, because this is what we have judged, that one man died for all; so, then, all had died; and he died for all that those who live might live no longer for themselves, but for him who died for them and was raised up” (2 Corinthians 5:14,15).
Maturity is not a finality, but a state that opens new spiritual perspectives for the Christian who reaches it, as the apostle Paul wrote: “For although by now you should be teachers” ( Hebrews 5:12). But how to reach Christian maturity? For this we will study a biblical text from the book of Proverbs:
“My son, if you accept my sayings And treasure up my commandments, By making your ear attentive to wisdom And inclining your heart to discernment; Moreover, if you call out for understanding And raise your voice for discernment; If you keep seeking for it as for silver, And you keep searching for it as for hidden treasures; Then you will understand the fear of Jehovah, And you will find the knowledge of God. For Jehovah himself gives wisdom; From his mouth come knowledge and discernment. He treasures up practical wisdom for the upright; He is a shield for those walking in integrity. He watches over the paths of justice, And he will guard the way of his loyal ones. Then you will understand what is righteous and just and fair, The entire course of what is good” (Proverbs 2: 1–9). The spiritual maturity has two main purposes, the fear of Jehovah, and the knowledge of God.

The teaching of Jesus Christ that leads to spiritual maturity
The Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5 to 7)
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The prophecy of Daniel:
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Zechariah’s prophecy:
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