37 The heavens and earth that are will change and pass away; the word of God is sure; it cannot pass until it shall accomplish that whereunto it hath been sent.
38 Whoever disregards the law of God and teaches men to do the same, becomes a debtor unto God and cannot see his face until he has returned and paid his debt by sacrifice of life.
39 But he who hearkens unto God and keeps his law and does his will on earth, shall rule with Christ.
40 The scribes and Pharisees regard the letter of the law; they cannot comprehend the spirit of the law;
41 And if your righteousness does not exceed the righteousness of scribe and Pharisee you cannot come into the kingdom of the soul.
42 It is not what man does that gives him right to enter through the gates; his pass word is his character and his desire is his character.
43 The letter of the law deals with the acts of man; the spirit of the law takes note of his desires.
CHAPTER 96.
The Sermon on the Mount, continued. Jesus considers the Ten Commandments. The philosophy of Christ the spirit of the Commandments. Jesus unfolds the spiritual aspects of the first four Commandments.
God gave the Ten Commandments unto men; upon the mountain Moses saw the words of God; he wrote them down on solid rock; they cannot be destroyed.