Warnings and Promises for the Disciple (Santosh Poonen)

10 Warnings: 1. Your standard of righteousness in even little things must exceed that of the legalists! (5:13-20) 2. Anger and sexual lust will send you to hell! (5:21-30) 3. God hates divorce, falsehood, and unloving attitudes! (5:31-48) 4. The desire to have a reputation among or be noticed by others negates all your righteousness! (6:1-6,16-18) 5. God will not forgive you if you have an unforgiving attitude toward anyone! (6:9-15) 6. If you love money, you are serving Satan, and your entire life is in darkness! (6:19-24) 7. If you call God your Father, you insult Him when you are anxious or worried! (6:25-34) 8. If you judge others, you are a hypocrite, and will be judged by God in hell! (7:1-6,23:33) 9. The majority of disciples, despite being impressed, will be content with only the outward appearance of godliness, and rejected by God! (7:13-20) 10. Intimacy with Jesus through obedience is the entrance test for the kingdom of heaven! (7:21-27) 7 Conditional Promises: 1. Remain poor in spirit, and the entire kingdom of heaven is yours! (5:3) 2. Constantly mourn over your un-Christ-likeness, and you will be given the Holy Spirit! (5:4) 3. If you allow Your Heavenly Father to tame your will, He will one day give you everything! (5:5) 4. If you are truly desperate to be righteous, God will lift you up over all sin! (5:6) 5. Be merciful to everyone, and God will be merciful to you! (5:7) 6. If your devotion to God is pure, you will one day be fully like Him in His Divine Nature! (5:8) 7. If you always look for the way of peace, God will trust you as a mature son in His kingdom! (5:9)