BUT WHOEVER OBEYS AND TEACHES THESE COMMANDMENTS WILL BE CALLED GREATEST IN THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.” MT 5:17-19
Humbly submit your will to God (Thy Will be done) and consecrate yourself to the Sacred Heart of Jesus through Mary and Joseph.
Prayer Prompt before reading MT 5:17-19: Come, Holy Spirit, teach me how to pray, interpret the Scriptures for me so that I may know the Truth about who God the Father and God the Son are so that I may know who I am.
Jesus reminds us today that the commandments carry some weight. When is the last time you did a good examination of conscience going through the 10 commandments? Each of us have our favorite sins. We know them well, but do these sins we commit habitually cause us to miss something else that might be leading us to those sins found in the other commandments.
Jesus boldly states, “Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law, until all things have taken place.” This comes right after the beatitudes, the way to true happiness (holiness) and gaining eternal life. He then gives us consequences if we don’t keep them.
Sin is its own consequence. Sin leads us to addiction, misery, and broken trust in relationships. There are serious consequences for sin and not following the commandments. Obedience is the first step to holiness and disobedience gave all humanity Original Sin. Basically, it boils down to selfishness and unselfishness. Sin is telling God we don’t care, period.
This leads all of us sinners to guilt, shame, and to carry heavy burdens. It is difficult to accept ourselves as sinners and to deal with the consequences. The Good News is that we have Someone who loves us so much He took the consequence of our sins and nailed them to a cross. This Cross loses its power when we stop asking for forgiveness.
If we keep the commandments, we will know Christ’s heart. Isn’t that the point of every Lent; get to know Christ’s heart better, more deeply. That should be the goal every day. When we get to know Jesus’s heart (which begins at the foot of the Cross), in His proclamation of the kingdom (Gospels), and especially the belief that He resurrected and all His Words are true, the absolute Truth, we will be ready to fight sin. We will not want to hurt Christ when we really get to know His heart.
His heart is full of sacrificial love. We were never worthy as sinners for a sinless Man to die for us. It would be one thing if we were just. St. Paul says, “He died for us as we were still sinners.” We have a God who is crazy in love with us. A radical love that even loves enemies and sinners who know they are sinning. Why? God is love straight through-Bishop Barron
This love is compassion (to suffer with), mercy (as many do overs as we need), and forgiveness (unlimited). So, not out of fear but out of love we will start to turn from our selfish ways and follow these commandments that bring us joy. Obedience requires sacrifice and suffering. Suffering brings joy.
We we born into a battlefield not a picnic field. We have to stop thinking things will get easier or God will take away the pain and suffering. When we give ourselves to God, the battle begins. God is the one who gives us what we need for the battle and the rewards for fighting are eternal!
The Devil puts in our minds that God is trying to take away our fun by following His commandments. These commands are to protect us from the Devil and misery. We need to stop holding on to the things that make us miserable. So, where do we start seeing the commandments for what they truly are?
Pray by just talking to Christ and asking Him for His grace to help you get to know His heart better. Ask Him to give you the grace to love more and the results will be sinning less and being selfless. Be a servant! Become a saint! “But whoever obeys and teaches these commandments will be called greatest in the Kingdom of heaven.” MT 5:17-19
Today’s challenge: Seek Christ’s heart! Be silent and listen instead of talking during prayer. Reflect on Jesus’s message and apply it in one way each day.
Be a servant, be a saint today!
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What Jesus says is that when the time comes, not a single thing you did in your life will be overlooked. Everything, both the good and the bad, is taken into consideration. Jesus gave us the commandments as a blueprint for life. They show us what to do, and how to follow God’s instructions. We are all called to be followers of Christ, and we should follow God in all of His commands.
I think that God is trying to tell us that it can be hard sometimes in life and he will help you through it no matter what time it is in your life you just need to go and ask him for help and he will help you. That you need to follow the commandments because if you dnt it can hurt your spiritual life.
the gospel talks about how if we become kings on earth we will not be kings in heaven but if we love and care for those and do want to be a king we will become kings in heaven. We shall not break the commandments for we want to receive and to go to heaven for we are the daughters and sons of god.
I think that Jesus is trying to shed light on the fact that there will always be people who will try to make you do bad and there will always be people who will encourage you to do good. This means that we need to pick who we are friends with and not let temptation get the best of us. We need to listen to the people who are encouraging us to to good because they know what is best for us.
Sin is stupid. Its hard for us to not do it and it always has a punishment. Jesus said it was gonna be hard to follow him, but we must continue. We must strive for holiness.
Come, Holy Spirit, teach me how to pray, If we keep the commandments, we will know Christ’s heart. Isn’t that the point of every Lent; get to know Christ’s heart better, more deeply. the Truth about who God the Father and God the Son are so that I may know who I am. Obedience requires sacrifice and suffering. Suffering brings joy. Pray by just talking to Christ and asking Him for His grace to help you get to know His heart better.
Sin. What is Sin? Sin is an action or thought or anything that can lead to you making a bad choice, doing a bad action, or thinking bad thoughts. Sin drags you away from God and that’s not what us Catholics want to happen. We strive to get closer to God through whatever we can and whenever we can do that. God is out antidote, trust him
“But whoever obeys and teaches these commandments will be called greatest in the Kingdom of heaven.” This phrase is what God wants my heart to hold today. It’s not always about who is better than you it’s, Are YOU trying to become better in any way?
Sinning is a hard thing, there is always the desire to sin and we can’t help it. That is why we have to turn to God first, so he can heal us inside out. When we sin it has a hold on us, we know we shouldn’t but we still do because the devil knows he can manipulate us and make us think he is the right decision when deep down we know it’s God. The devil knows how to get under our skin and make us sin and when we think we can’t just stop we always go back to the same sin and do it again because we need to turn to God. You can’t just stop a habit that you have been doing your whole life you need to heal it slowly.
“Whoever obeys and teaches these commandments
will be called greatest in the Kingdom of heaven ”
these words stuck out to me today and they mean
that if we follow God’s set of rules then we shall go to heaven.
Todays gospel is about how the 10 commandments are important for Jesus said “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets I have come not to abolish but to fulfill”. This is Jesus telling us that he is here to be a perfect example of the 10 commandments and not someone who will get rid of them.
Today Jesus talks about how the prophets are right and that really he is fulfilling the laws of the prophets but he is here to confirm that they are good and true laws. the he goes on to say that if you break one of the least of these commandments you will be called the least of heaven. This sticks out to me because we have always been taught that God sees all sin the same. So even if you were to kill someone and then you repented later really are sorry God will forgive you in the same way that he will forgive you of not resting on the lords day or coveting someone else’s goods. Then he goes again and says that if you follow all of these you will be called greatest. So just breaking one commandment and not caring could be the difference of eternity with him and eternity without him.
In the scripture it says that we need to get to know God’s heart better. To me this stands out because it shows that all of us have a goal in mind, but so does God and we have to learn to understand Him and how He lives and how He teaches us to live in Him. God is love and if we understand that and learn that then that will make us better in every way possible.
In today’s Gospel, Jesus says that “whoever obeys and teaches these commandments will be called greatest in the Kingdom of
heaven.” He is talking about doing good for others and always putting God first. Following and keeping the commandments is a great way to grow closer to God and heaven. God gave us these commandments because He loves us and wants to give us a path in life that would lead us to Him and eternal life.
Something that I got out of this is that we need to respect God, and what he tells us to do more. God sent his son to come down to earth, and tell us what to do with our life, yet we still do not respect and think of him before we do anything and we need to start doing that. God has laid everything down here for us, and all that we have to is just listen to what he is trying to tell us.
Jesus is saying that he isn’t here to be a prophet, he is here to fulfill the scriptures. Jesus coming to save us wasn’t his plan his plan was to bring heaven onto earth. Because of his death, we now have churches. We believe that he himself will make us full again, and that we can be saved from the fires of Hell. ” until heaven and earth have passed away, not the smallest letter or the smallest part of the letter will pass from the law”. Jesus says that until every soul has been saved, and everyone is his. All things will be taken place. Jesus wants this to be fulfilled. Once everybody has him living in him. We are saved, and we are in a place of forgiveness. A place where we can live again. That is home. Jesus wants us home. That’s all he ever wanted. Us to be with him.
The Devil puts in our minds that God is trying to take away our fun by following His commandments. this stuck out to me because it is so true this i s really what the devil does to people but there are people that can fight it and understand the true meaning of the commandments.
When we sin we feel the guilt of the sin, which hopefully we do. When we sin we know what we are doing and do it anyway going against God and the commandments. All of us are sinners even if we try to be the best people we can be,we are all still sinners. God gave us the commandments for a reason not just to have them but to follow them and when we do break them we feel the guilt and we have confession so God can forgive us.
“Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the Kingdom of heaven. But whoever obeys and teaches these commandments will be called greatest in the Kingdom of heaven.” I like this line because its telling us that people who lead sinners while being a sinner they will be least in Heaven. Even though they sin, they are still in the Kingdom. While those who obey and teach the commandments, they are higher and still in Heaven, even with the sinners. I think this shows how forgiving God is.
the Devil makes us think that the commandments that God gave us are to not let us have fun. This is a lie, God is just trying to protect us from the devil, to protect us from sin. We each have our own cross to carry, and the reward is eternal life.
In todays scripture it says ¨We we born into a battlefield not a picnic field¨ This means that God didnt make things easy for us. Its not supposed to be easy. God wouldnt put you through anything that you cant handle.
“We have a God who is crazy in love with us.” Love is a hard thing to find in this world, today God is telling me that you just need to look around and realize God is love. He loves us more than anything and even though at times it may not feel like it or you may not feel His presence, but He is there any He will always be there forever. God did so much for us just to be here today and we never really said thank you for everything. Be an example of God and be a follower of Him too. The more you follow Him the closer you are to Him, spread the Word and be a kind person. It doesn’t hurt to be kind, but it can hurt to be mean. He will always love you even if you never let Him into your heart, then he will love from afar.
BUT WHOEVER OBEYS AND TEACHES THESE COMMANDMENTS WILL BE CALLED GREATEST IN THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.” MT 5:17-19
In this Gospel, I believe Jesus is trying to show us that the Commandments aren’t rules they are the directions to live life to the fullest. So when he says “I CAME NOT TO ABOLISH BUT TO FULFILL” it shows that he isn’t here to break the law or show how everyone else is wrong in the way of life. He came down because he wanted to be a role model for us. This shows how much he loves us and cares for us. He came down for YOU. He actually gave us the way of life in the commandments. As long as we live by these commandments we will live life to the fullest and be satisfied by God’s grace forever.
We were never worthy as sinners for a sinless Man to die for us. This stood out to me because Jesus and God never had to do this, He could have just let things happen and not intervene but He didn’t. He loved us so much that He sent his only Son to live and die for us.
God was telling me to always come back to him after you do a sin because Jesus will always forgive you.
In today’s Gospel God tells us that if we ever break any of his laws or teach others to do so, we will be called the least in the Kingdom of heaven. If we obey his laws and teach others to follow it we shall be called greatest in the Kingdom of heaven.
I think this is telling us that we need to be truthful when we go to confession. To not be scared to say the sins we commit and for us to talk from the heart so we are pure and without mortal sin.
In today’s Gospel, Jesus is saying that He fulfilled all of the prophets. He is the Lord and whatever He says is true. It then explains, although exaggerated, that whoever sins on Earth shall be the lowest of low in heaven, and whoever follows God’s will shall be the highest of the high in heaven.
I think the Gospel is trying to tell us that when we sin and then we ask for forgiveness for that sin we should not just continuously commit that sin over and over again.
In today’s gospel I think Jesus is trying to tell us that we are all sinners and its difficult to accept ourselves as sinners. The Good News is Jesus, who loves us so much took the consequence of our sins and nailed them to a cross.
I think Jesus is telling us that he is the way to eternal life. The prophets foretold us of Jesus being our savior, so in fulfilling the prophesies Heaven is opened for us. God did not create the commandments to revoke us of our freedoms and pleasures. In truth, it is quite on the contrary. In giving us these commandments he gives us freedom, freedom from sin and the brokenness of the world. If there were no rules and people could do whatever they wanted to, there would be no pleasure because the sin would take over.
¨I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.¨ I think this menas that he just wants to help us and if we are not willing to exept the help he will keep trying and trying until we accept it.
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets.
I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.
I think Jesus is trying to say that he is not here to be a prophet like Elijah and them, but to fulfill the prophecy that the Lord has bestowed on the earth. The prophecy that stated there would be a child born of a virgin who would save the world, but only few have realized what he actually did. Most people think “All he did was die on a cross for our sins” but it’s so much more! He died on that cross because he loved us, he knew it was going to happen and he still did it from how much love he has for us. He wants us to go to heaven, THAT’S why he died for us. He didn’t die just for our sins. He died for his love for us and each other. He died because he wants to see us in heaven and the only possible way he could do that was to die on the cross for our sins and for the world and for his Father.
The Lord Told me today that he came to fulfill his promise to show us who he really is that he is true. He wants us to go and spread the commandments because the more we use or follow the commands the more others will too. The people you are around will start to reflect your kindness or your right decisions. So if you think being unkind or unjust wont make an impact it will. If you hang out with people and you do bad things eventually that person hanging out with you will grow unjust or unkind. So we have to be kind and just no matter what because we are a cause and that cause makes an effect.
It was telling me if everything falls into place then not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law. Sin is telling God we don’t care, period. Sin leads us to addiction, misery, and broken trust in relationships. The Good News is that we have Someone who loves us so much He took the consequence of our sins and nailed them to a cross. Isn’t that the point of every Lent; get to know Christ’s heart better, more deeply.
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets.
I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. What this means to me is that Jesus didn’t come to the world just to brag about him being able to perform miracles. But he came to the earth to save us and to show us what it takes to get to heaven.
The message I got from today;s gospel is that we need to be role models to everyone even if it’s not the societal norm. A lot of things in today’s world have been normalized and accepted as the “correct” thing to do, even if it’s not. Jesus says that whoever follows the commandments and teaches others to do so will be the greatest in Heaven. I interpret this as him telling me to be good personally, and to be good to others so that I can be an example of goodness to them.
I think what God is trying to tell me today is that when we are alive that is us preparing for heaven and that if we don’t follow Gods commandments then we will be picked last to enter heaven. But if we follow the commandments and do everything he says than we will be picked first to be allowed into his kingdom.
Us humans have to fight sin. Sin is the hardest thing to verse in life. The devil tries to tempt us, don’t let him. Be like Jesus and survive temptation , fight it. I want to see everybody up in heaven in the kingdom of God.
“His heart is full of sacrificial love.” This one sentence just tells me so much about Jesus. His heart is full of love, kindness, amazing, anything that is good, He has that in his heart. “These commands are to protect us from the Devil and misery.” The commandments will help you in life. They will help you get to Heaven, They will help you meet God. Jesus loves us so much.
It’s telling me that when we sin some people will follow our example and they will start to sin and be called least in the kingdom of heaven
People thought he was here to abolish the law of the prophets, but he’s here to fulfill it
“I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.” Jesus came to fulfill the world. He came to save us from hell, and the day He died he defeated death. Through His life he gave us a way to get back to the father. We are all sinners who have fallen short, but Jesus came into this world to remove the powers of death so that we may enjoy eternal life.
What God is trying to say to me is that when we sin we start to get in the habit of it and we really should be in the habit of doing the good by following the great commandments and we weaken the habit of bad by going to mass and confession
Today in the Gospel, Jesus tells us that whoever tries to be the best, or brags about their sins will be least in Heaven. This doesn’t mean that you can’t sin. But, that also doesn’t mean to sin wherever and whenever. So in conclusion, just be yourself. Make mistakes. Sin, that is what we are supposed to do. But, if you are telling everyone about your sin, you will be called least in Heaven. “Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the Kingdom of heaven.”
In the scripture, Jesus says, “until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law,” which means that until Heaven and Earth are destroyed, the Laws of Moses will never go away and you should not break the Laws, even if they all are destroyed when Earth and Heaven are.
“‘Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets.
I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.
Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away,
not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter
will pass from the law,'”
This is the line that stuck out to me because it talks about how Jesus doesn’t want us to think he is restricting our lives, he is just trying to make the world a much better place to be in/live in.”‘Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away,
not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law,'” i think that means if you go against him and you know you did you are not welcome to heaven without repenting/ doing pain and suffering to give it back up to him. If you truly know what you did was wrong you should confess to him if not/ you didn’t know it was bad, and you just figured out it doesn’t mean you get a free pass, you still have to confess it/ repent for it, no sin is a free pass.
“Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the Kingdom of heaven. But whoever obeys and teaches these commandments will be called greatest in the Kingdom of heaven.” Today’s Gospel talks about the Kingdom of Heaven and what we need to do to get there. Jesus told his disciples that they need to follow the commandments to get to Heaven. Jesus died on the cross to forgive our sins to make it POSSIBLE to get to Heaven, but we still need to do our part and not sin in order to get to Heaven.
I think in the Gospel today God is telling us that we must follow his commandments and teach others to follow them, too. If we break his commandments and teach others to break them, then we have not been following God’s will for us.
To me the Gospel is saying today that if you break a commandment you will be the least of the Kingdom of Heaven because God knows that you broke one. And if you didn’t break one then you will be the best in the kingdom of Heaven.
You have to obey God and his commandments.
“Sin is its own consequence. Sin leads us to addiction, misery, and broken trust in relationships. There are serious consequences for sin and not following the commandments. Obedience is the first step to holiness and disobedience gave all humanity Original Sin. Basically, it boils down to selfishness and unselfishness. Sin is telling God we don’t care, period.
This leads all of us sinners to guilt, shame, and to carry heavy burdens. It is difficult to accept ourselves as sinners and to deal with the consequences. The Good News is that we have Someone who loves us so much He took the consequence of our sins and nailed them to a cross. This Cross loses its power when we stop asking for forgiveness.”
When it comes to temptation we have a choice… to follow God or to listen to the devil, and if we follow God we will have a good life we will still have our favorite sin but we wont be doing it as much as we would if we where listing to satan/devil.
If we do listen to satan then there will be really bad consequences and Jesus will be hurt and nailed to the cross. But if we listen and follow our Lord Jesus Christ then we wont have consequences we will have a better life and we wont hurt him or nail him to the cross again
the devil will always want us to sin and fall away from God. God brought us the gift of his commandments so we could follow him be free and get to Heaven. The commandments keep us away from sin and misery, when you choose not to follow the commandments and choose to sin God will still be there and help you find your way back to him.
he is saying that he is not going to destroy the prophets or the law but he says that until heaven and earth are dead he will not let even a singular letter will pass and he will fulfill the law of Moses.
I think that God is trying to tell us that it can be hard sometimes in life and he will help you through it no matter what time it is in your life you just need to go and ask him for help and he will help you, and that he wants you to speak and to come back to him when we sin.
Sin is one of the biggest problems in our world right now. The Devil is always tempting us trying to get us to fall into sin. We must not fall into sin and stay strong and instead try to live out the virtues.
In today’s gospel Jesus tells us where our spot will be in His kingdom depending on what we do. He tells us we must keep His commandments to go to Heaven. The more commandments we break the farther we become for God and His kingdom in heaven. Jesus also says he came to fulfill God’s promises.
In the scripture it says “Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the Kingdom of heaven.” That tells us that if we sin that we shall not teach someone else to do the same thing and don’t try to sin and If we do sin we grow farther away from God.
In today’s Gospel, Jesus says “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.” To me, this means that Jesus isn’t trying to take us away from the world, but he is just trying to bring us to him.
“Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the Kingdom of heaven. But whoever obeys and teaches these commandments will be called greatest in the Kingdom of heaven.” I think this means Jesus knew some of us would go to hell and was trying to warn us away from it.
today God is talking about sin. he says “Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so
will be called least in the Kingdom of heaven.” Jesus wants us to be good and to love him so we must listen to him..
the gospel talks about how if we become kings on earth we will not be kings in heaven but if we love and care for those and do want to be a king we will become kings in heaven. Sin is rough and hard to beat but God is always there to help us get through it, and forgives us every time we do it.
I think what God is trying to tell us is that he made rules for a reason. The easy way of saying this is do not sin, but it is not that easy we are creatures of sin so we need to understand that sin will happen but how we act next is how God cares.
Sometimes, we get in our heads that the commandments are there to take away our fun and we can only obey them and if we don’t, we’re going straight to hell. This is not true. The commandments are there to guide us in the faith and bring us closer to God everyday. It’s okay if you mess up a couple times, God will still love you, but you need to repent for them.
Jesus is trying to tell me that we always fall into sin. We can’t stop it because its part of human nature. There are consequences for sin and not following the commandments. Obedience is the first step to holiness. The good thing is Jesus died on the cross for us so that he can take away our sins.
In today’s Gospel, Jesus talks about whoever breaks the commandments but teaches other people to do them will be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven. But, whoever follows and teaches the commandments, they will be called the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven. We are called to follow and teach the commandments instead of doing just one of the things. If we want to go to Heaven, we have to do both instead of just one.
What I took out of today’s gospel was that it is always important to do the right thing. We need to think about our actions and ask ourselves what would Jesus do. That is what I took from today’s gospel.
“Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the Kingdom of heaven” Whatever we do here on earth will catch up to us in heaven. We need to remember that we can always go to confession and God will forgive us as long as we go to him. Do good acts and try to act the way Jesus would.
I think Jesus is saying that if we commit a sin that we need to confess to it and we will make it to heaven but if we commit a sin and don’t confess that we will be least in the kingdom of heaven but if we obey we will be called the greatest in heaven
Jesus boldly states, “Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law, until all things have taken place.” This comes right after the beatitudes, the way to true happiness (holiness) and gaining eternal life. He then gives us consequences if we don’t keep them. The way to true happiness is as close as you make it. You can gain eternal life if you try but if you do fail (which you will) you don’t give. You keep trying to get there.
Today, the Gospel talks about sin and it’s consequences. No one is perfect, and we are going to be sinners for the rest of our lives. We will feel guilty about our sins, and thats the tough consequence to face. But if we repent and go to confession, we can grow even closer to God and control our actions better. But if we just sin without caring or going to confession and praying, life and the afterlife will be tough.
¨We we born into a battlefield not a picnic field¨ this stuck out to me because its saying that life is not far and it sure isn’t easy for anyone so we have to battle through the hard times to get to our final destination, Heaven
“we born into a battlefield not a picnic field. We have to stop thinking things will get easier or God will take away the pain and suffering” this really stuck out to me because in our life right now their is so much stuff online saying stuff like “god isn’t real” or maybe “the devil is king” and just a lot of false information and its very easy for us to have access to it, also stuff that will lead us to sin. We cant just assume “i can go to confession over and over and be forgiven” no! We ourselves have to have self control and trust our faith and not whats around us.
In today’s scripture it says ¨We we born into a battlefield not a picnic field¨ This means that God didn’t intend for things to be easy for us. He gives us a free will and choices some being hard and others being easier. But things are not supposed to be easy but He also wouldn’t put us through something that we cant handle.
“But whoever obeys and teaches these commandments will be called greatest in the Kingdom of heaven.” This stuck out to me because if we do that we shall get to heaven. God has made it so easy for us. He literally told us how to get to heaven which he created and saved us from our sins. We still continue to sin though. SIn can be so hard. It’s hard to overcome. God loves us so much that he sent his son to die and save us though. We need to try our hardest so that we can go to heaven. Even though God saved us we still need to put our effort in.
“Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the Kingdom of heaven.” I believe that when Jesus says this He is telling us that while yes, there are more serious sins, we shouldn’t think of the ones that are seen as less serious as, not bad, because even the smallest of sins can stop us from getting to heaven, and the less serious sins lead us to the more serious sins.
Today, the Gospel talks about sin and it’s consequences. No one is perfect, and we are going to be sinners for the rest of our lives. We will feel guilty about our sins, and that’s the tough consequence to face. But if we repent and go to confession, we can grow even closer to God and control our actions better. God will ALWAYS forgive us and he loves us all so much! the more people who turn to God, the better.
“consecrate yourself to the Sacred Heart of Jesus through Mary and Joseph.” this stuck out to me because We need to concentrate on God and we need to keep praying everyday. God teaches us how to pray to him.
Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away,not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law. This part of the Gospel stuck out to me because it is saying that not until we get to heaven and leave earth that nothing will pass. It is saying that if we don’t apply these rules then we will be not in the high part of heaven but the lower part, but if we listen to God then we will make it to his heavenly kingdom.
All or nothing. Thats the view we are given in todays gospel. We either have to be fully commited to God in everything we do, or we need to try better to acheive that. Without God there is nothing, so why should his creation worship him like he’s nothing? To reach out fully glory we have to worship God like he is everything.
I think God is telling us that we need to always love and believe in him. If we do that we will go to heaven. If we spread the gospel, and believe in God and pray every day, we will go to heaven.
“Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven.” One thing I got out of the verses today is it’s wrong to disobey God, but it is worse to do wrong and teach others to also do wrong. We are all sinners and make mistakes on our own and that is our own choice, but leading others to do the same is very sinful and wrong, and we will be punished for it.
In today’s Gospel Jesus says that he has not come to abolish the laws or the prophets but to fulfill them. God has told the people who were on earth before Jesus all that Jesus was going to do and He has come to fulfill all that God had told them. Jesus is the only person to fulfill all of these prophecies. Jesus is the only way.
Jesus said today in the gospel how important the ten commandments are, living the ten commandments is living with God. He gave us the commandments so that we might know how to live better in His love.
Sin leads to so many bad things. It makes you feel broken inside. That is why God tells us to avoid sin. Nothing good comes from sin. Every day we should be striving to avoid sin. The more we block out sin in our lives the closer we become to Jesus and God.
Sin is its own consequence. Sin leads us to addiction, misery, and broken trust in relationships. There are serious consequences for sin and not following the commandments. Obedience is the first step to holiness and disobedience gave all humanity Original Sin.Sin is very difficult to get rid of because it is very tempting.The only way that we can get rid of sin is following Jesus.
All of us have something in common. We all commit sins. each one of us has a sin that we commit the most. Whether it’s mental or physical, Jesus is trying to lead us away from these sins that we commit. Confession is how you can be forgiven for your sins. God gave us everything so we can guide others toward Him, but depending on what we do in our life will show where we are destined to go.
What I think God is telling me is to always go back to him even after we sin. God will always be there with his arms open for us to go to him.
Everyone, no matter the type of person, good or evil, everybody has an impact on us. Wether its positive or negative they all inspire us sometimes in unconscious ways. The ones who drive us in a negative way often leads us to the road of sin. Sin is our own choice in who we take after and what we want to do for ourselves as a person. God reminds us to follow the leader that sets the good example of our time. Jesus already sets a good example for us but for the people in our time it is super easy to fall into sin.
Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away,
not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter
will pass from the law,
until all things have taken place.
I feel like that is saying nothing will go unnoticed every word you speak every action you do will not go by without God knowing.
Also when he said “until heaven and earth pass away” is that saying there will be an end to all things, even heaven?
I thought it was interesting how Mr. Geortz called sin itself a consequence because I’ve always thought of sin as the action or choice that leads to consequence. But if you think about it, Geortz’s explanation does make sense. When we commit a sin, we are automatically creating a consequence for ourselves and we can’t really avoid it, the two go hand in hand. It’s like how every action has an equal and opposite reaction, except in this case, the action is the sin and the consequence is the reaction. You can’t have one without the other. So when we choose to do something wrong, that choice in of itself can lead to more wrong, which is one of the reasons that sin is to be avoided at all costs.
The scripture is saying that we need to learn from the sins we commit so that we can stop sinning. The gospel tells us to not forget the things we have seen or let them slip from our memory and this is telling me to remember the sins I commit and to know why they are a sin so that I can teach others on the mistakes and sins I made so they don’t commit the same sin I did and to learn from it as well.
“Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law, until all things have taken place.” I think Jesus is trying to tell me that even the smallest sin is still a sin no less and that I should help others be closer to God by helping them not sin and to help them break those bad habits that are causing them to sin.
“I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.” Today this quote in the Gospel stuck out to me. Some people think that when we let Jesus enter into our lives and take over, we will not be joyful or will not be able to have fun. In reality that is the opposite, Jesus comes to fulfill us and make our life new. When we let him in our life we will be much more peaceful and we will be a more joyous person.
In today’s scripture this stuck out to me “But whoever obeys and teaches these commandments
will be called greatest in the Kingdom of heaven.” I think this means whoever listens to the commandments and teaches about them will be called greatest in the Kingdom of heaven. Whoever breaks one of those commandments will and teaches others to do it too will be called the least in the Kingdom of heaven. This tells us that we should really obey those commandments and teach others about the commandments. We should teach them to obey those commandments for they will help you.
“Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the Kingdom of heaven. But whoever obeys and teaches these commandments will be called greatest in the Kingdom of heaven.” I I think Jesus is telling me that the commandments are what we need, they are special rules God has given us to get to heaven. We have to follow these rules as best we can and not get nervous of what others will think of you, all that matters is what God thinks of you. Don’t be afraid to share the Gospel, even if you may get made fun of or embarrassed to do so, just think how happy God would be if you did this and how proud he would be.
“I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.” Jesus didn’t come to destroy all of our work, live, accomplishments, or our rules. He came to fulfill the Scriptures, the rules, and our hearts. He asks us for permission to fulfill us when His Father gave us the commandments. They are not a need, but a want from us when we follow them. We don’t NEED to follow the commandments for God to love us, He loves us anyway. But when we follow the rules, we are simply giving Him our ‘yes’ to fill us with joy, peace, and love.
“But whoever obeys and teaches these commandments will be called greatest in the Kingdom of heaven.”What I got from today’s scripture is that being Christian does not mean only teaching about the gospel and commandments, but also obeying these commandments. Why should we teach these commandments and not obey them ourselves? Because being Christian is not just about being the bare minimum like said in the gospel about how they will be called least in the Kingdom of heaven, but being Christian should be giving our whole life to God to be called greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.
In the Gospel Jesus was saying to his disciples that he did not come to destroy the evil ones but to fulfill his Father’s Will.
The gospel today says that if one sins and calls others to sin,they will be called last to the kingdom of heaven.But if one does not sin as much they will be first.But that doesn’t mean that sometimes we don’t sin.We all sin.Its when you know your sining it is a problem
“Until Heaven and earth pass away.” Jesus will love us til heaven and earth pass away. Earth may pass but heaven is forever. We are born onto a battle field not a nice green lushous field. We must battle to get to heaven and it’s not an easy path.
In today’s Gospel Jesus is telling us that
we need to fulfill the scriptures , and also
need to stop sinning and if we do . we
might grow farther away from good but
if we don’t sin and truly are sorry about are
sins then you will live in Gods kingdom
forever.
In today’s Scripture God is telling me that obey him. You will never lose that sin you have but, you can fight way through. On the battlefield we are put we must push our way through and fight against the sin that Satan brings against us. Sin will stay with us forever so we must give up in our battle and never let guard down to things that could challenge our movement to our own holiness
“But whoever obeys and teaches these commandments will be called greatest in the Kingdom of heaven.” This stood out to me because it shows that in everything right you do you should always influence others to do the same. Don’t influence others to do bad and be a role model of holiness and goodness.
“Sin is its own consequence” I think God is trying to tell us that we are going to sin every human does it. But also that sin leads to guilt, and bad habits. God is everything and I think that all of humanity is taking that for granted. He died for us and some people don’t care for that or even take a second to think about it. Other people that are born into the faith just go through the motions of learning about because they have been learning about it for so long.
He is saying that you cannot be with sin and also go into heaven because heaven is for those who are pure in spirit and mind. He also says that he did not come to destroy or rewrite the laws, but to make them complete through his passion.
“But whoever obeys and teaches these commandments will be called greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.” I think what the Gospel is trying to say is that when you follow in Jesus’ steps and live a Faithful life like God is calling you to, you will live a peaceful, eternal life in Heaven,
I think this Gospel is saying that we need to follow Jesus and the Commandments. We need to teach others to follow Jesus and spread the Gospel.
I think he is trying to tell me life is hard and its not always easy but we have to pull through it and we need to try not to do bad things like break the commandments even though its hard we do it no matter what because Jesus died for us and we need to repay him.
what I think the Gospel is saying is that if you do good things good things will happen if we do bad things bad things will happen we need to obey the commandments and not break the commandments everything we do God sees nothing is hidden from God so all our bad action are watched by him and we are the ones who will decide if we will go to heaven if we want to go to heaven we will do the right thing and follow the commandments its okay if we fail but we have to get back up.
What I think the Lord is trying to tell me is that he did not come to create disorder and chaos but to fulfill the word of the Lord. Once Jesus went into heaven he left us to see if we could follow the word of the Lord and the rules he left us with. Once we followed them then we go into heaven with the Lord.
“Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law, until all things have taken place.” This comes right after the beatitudes, the way to true happiness (holiness) and gaining eternal life. He then gives us consequences if we don’t keep them. This stood out to me because Jesus is telling us that Heaven and Earth will not pass away but the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter will pass from that law.
“Sin leads us to addiction, misery, and broken trust in relationships.” because sin is telling God that we don’t care and we should show Him that we love Him. We also want to strive to get closer to him, and sin isn’t a way to do that.
I think what God is telling us today in the Good News is that the Commandments are the rudimentary principles that help us rejoice in God and others. They are the model of what you should and should not do. Now, that is to not say that they restrict us from doing things we want to do, it is just that God is trying to protect us. He is a loving Father who wants to protect his children from sin and temptation. We must follow the law that God had given to us in two stone tablets and be called “the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.” When we sin, that hurts our relationship with God, but we mustn’t falter. We must confess our sins with deep sincerity and forgive others and continue the journey with our cross. Sin has an impact on us, and when we go to Heaven, they will be seen. Do not hide everything that you do, for one day they may be seen by God. We must follow the law of the Commandments and rejoice in the LORD.
Today’s gospel is talking about the comandments and how we should use them they are not rules but they are important because we should follow them. Then we will have a better life by believing in yourself and believing in God our Lord and Savoir. It also says that when we follow someone’s example even if they are doing something bad or something good we will start following what they do. That’s why we should set an example and be a good role model for anyone to help others be closer to God or to just start having a better and happier life. Have an amazing rest of your day!! God Loves you so much!! God Bless!!
I think that the gospel is trying to tell us is that God wants us to go to heaven. All of the challenges we face is the devil trying to trick us. Jesus set the ten commandments as rules for us to follow in order to get to heaven. He loves us and he wants us to go to heaven but we can’t if we don’t follow the ten commandments.