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Published: Jan. 17, 2023, 8 a.m.

Welcome to Day 2107 of\xa0 Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me. This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom Sermon on the Mount 5 \u2013 A Christian\u2019s Righteousness Part 2: The Spirit of the Law \u2013 Daily Wisdom Welcome to Wisdom-Trek with Gramps! I am Guthrie Chamberlain, and we are on Day 2106 of our trek to create a legacy of wisdom, to seek out discernment and insights, and to boldly grow where few have chosen to grow before. Today we continue with our ongoing series of messages I delivered at Putnam Congregational Church over the past couple of years. This first series of messages will cover the Sermon on the Mount, as recorded in Matthew 5-7. I pray that it will be a conduit for learning and encouragement. Putnam Church Message \u2013 06/13/2021 Sermon on the Mount \u2013 A Christian\u2019s Righteousness Part 2: The Spirit of the Law Matthew 5:31-48 We are continuing this week on the subject of right living, or a Christian\u2019s righteousness.\xa0 If you remember, this is part of Matthew 5-7, commonly known as the Sermon on the Mount. The Sermon on the Mount is considered the closest to a manifesto in all Christ\u2019s teachings. As citizens in God\u2019s kingdom, our proclamation is to build that kingdom.\xa0 If we were in the army, this would be our marching orders.\xa0 That is an excellent analogy for these teachings because \u2018We Are in the Lord\u2019s Army\u2019 as the old children's song goes. But, instead of violence, our weapons are the character traits in the beatitudes and are applied through us being salt and light. \xa0 Not to beat a dead horse, although I understand that it is safer to do so than a live horse, let us not forget what we learned in previous weeks. \xa0Christ came to establish a Christian counter-culture, which turns our modern culture upside down.\xa0 Or better to say, it turns an upside-down world, right-side up! (Flip the globe right-side up) \xa0 So far, Jesus has spoken of a Christian\u2019s character in the beatitudes and how if we take on those character traits, we can influence modern culture as we become the salt of the earth and the light of the world. \xa0\xa0This salt and light are manifested through right living, which is \u2018good deeds.\u2019 Last week we covered Matthew 5:17-30, the first three of seven teachings covering the remainder of chapter 5. This week our focus will be on Matthew 5:31-48. The entire passage is broken down into seven lessons to learn.\xa0 Those seven lessons once again are:

1. Teaching about the Law
2. Teaching about Anger
3. Teaching about Adultery (Lust)
4. Teaching about Divorce
5. Teaching about Promises
6. Teaching about Revenge
7. Teaching about Love for Enemies

\xa0 If you missed last week, please go to putnamchurch.org, where you can watch the message.\xa0 It is also on the church\u2019s FaceBook page. With that said, let\u2019s move on to our fourth teaching, which is: Teaching About Divorce (Matthew 5:31\u201332) 31\xa0\u201cYou have heard the law that says, \u2018A man can divorce his wife by merely giving her a written notice of divorce.\u2019[m]\xa032\xa0But I say that a man who divorces his wife, unless she has been unfaithful, causes her to commit adultery. And anyone who marries a divorced woman also commits adultery. \xa0 The fourth...