“The Ought and the Is”

Pastor Scott Grorud

Sermon from Feb. 5, 2017

on Matthew 5:13-20

“The Ought and the Is”

~ What is your reaction to Jesus’ declaration that “unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven”?

~ What does it mean to be “the salt of the earth” and “the light of the world”?

~ In these demanding words from Jesus, how does the “ought” relate to the “is”?