In the Spirit's Power - William W. Prescott

does not rule actions, but He gets behind actions,
and controls actions through thought. They had had
laws in the world, they had God’s law in the world,
but Jesus Christ came to show what that law meant,
to live it Himself, and to teach it as it meant to
God. And so He explained it as we read Matt. 5,
where Christ Himself, the very one who spoke the
law from Sinai, now, with His divinity veiled in
humanity, comes on the mount, and speaks that law
over again, and gives it a spiritual meaning.
“Ye have heard that it was said by them of old
time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill
shall be in danger of the judgment; but I say unto
you, That whosoever is angry with his brother
without a cause shall be in danger of the
judgment.” This is further expressed in 1 John
3:15: “Whosoever hateth his brother is a
murderer.” “Ye have heard how it was said by
them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery;
but I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a
woman to lust after her hath committed adultery
with her already in his heart.” He further explains
that covetousness is idolatry, and this is set forth in
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