God the Holy Spirit is powerfully at work in the hearts of God’s people to help them live as kingdom citizens. When I hear of what Christ has done and realize that he is the fulfillment of law, I am encouraged to obey Jesus and to aim for the perfect standard of righteousness that he reveals to me in his teaching.
In particular, the Spirit helps me to seek reconciliation with those that I have wronged. He also impresses upon me the fact that my unrighteous anger is sinful and something that needs to be repented of.
21 “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.’