If you read through the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) you’ll quickly see that Jesus expects quite a bit from those who follow Him. There are many expectations that we won’t just learn about what is good and right, but that we’ll actually do what is good and right and helpful for us to become more like Him. Repeatedly through this section Jesus uses the phrase, “So when you . . . ,” to let us know that these actions aren’t options for followers of Christ. He didn’t say, “If......

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