Sermon on the Mount
The posts in this category are a walkthrough of Jesus’ sermon on the mount from Matthew 5-7. Each post will cover one small part of that message.
Sermon on the Mount: Love Your Enemies – Matthew 5:43-48
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Jesus call to love our enemies is indeed a challenging one. But he calls us to rise above the rest of the world and to be like our Father.
Sermon on the Mount: Turn the Other Cheek – Matt. 5:38-42
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Turning the other cheek is an example of the upside nature of the Kingdom of God. So unlike the retribution that we more commonly practice.
Sermon on the Mount: Taking Oaths – Matthew 5:33-37
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Jesus challenges us to be people of our word. Let our yes and no mean just that. We should not have to make elaborate oaths.
Sermon on the Mount: Divorce – Matthew 5:31-32
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Included in the Sermon on the Mount is a short piece on divorce. And in it Jesus has some pretty explicit things to say about the topic.
Sermon on the Mount: Committing Adultery – Matthew 5:27-30
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Jesus here tells us that adultery is not just a physical action, but is also a matter of the heart. And he calls us to be pure in all we do.
Sermon on the Mount: Resolving Conflict – Matthew 5:21-26
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Jesus expands on the Law's prohibition against murder to include all kinds of conflict. We need to work at resolving that conflict quickly.
Sermon on the Mount: Understanding the Law – Matt. 5:17-20
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Before Jesus expounds on some teachings of the Law, he first helps his hearers to understand his relationship to the Law.
Sermon on the Mount: Salt and Light – Matthew 5:13-16
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Jesus identifies his followers as the salt and light of the world. This is reflection of the influence we should have on those around us.
Sermon on the Mount: The Beatitudes – Matthew 5:3-12
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In the beatitudes Jesus identifies 8 or 9 people who are blessed. The world does not appreciate them. But the Kingdom of God is theirs.
An Introduction to the Sermon on the Mount
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The sermon on the mount is a collection of Jesus' teachings about life in the kingdom. This post is the first in a series on these teachings.
