Really?
Matthew 5:21-22 21 “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.’ 22 But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire.
Matthew 5:27-28 27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ 28 But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Matthew 5:48 You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
1 John 3:15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.
Don't confuse those works with "works of the Law".
Any works outside of the Law are sin. The Law DEFINES what good works are.
If you don't realize that the Law really teaches what Jesus taught in the Beatitudes, you don't know the Law very well. Any of the works Jesus taught in the Beatitudes are already part of the Law.
Catholics really do misunderstand the Law.
metmom: Really?
Yes, really. It is not just intent. You have to do. Intending to pray for someone is not the same as actually praying. The Scriptures from Matthew and John you quoted are not talking about intent. Hating someone is something you've actually done.
Any works outside of the Law are sin. The Law DEFINES what good works are.
No, the Law is in the Torah - circumcision, food laws, festival laws, etc. that applies to the Jews and not the genitle.
If you don't realize that the Law really teaches what Jesus taught in the Beatitudes, you don't know the Law very well.
Jesus didn't teach us to sacrifice animals, etc. and what Jesus taught is for Jew and gentile.
Catholics really do misunderstand the Law.
I don't think it is the Catholics who misunderstand. The Law of the Old Testament is not the same as the beatitudes.