Sermon on the Mount Long ago‚ on Mount Sinai‚ Moses received the Ten Commandments from God and gave it to the people. Similarly‚ from a mountain side‚ Jesus Christ uttered words of wisdom‚ which is called The Sermon on the Mount. This sermon is a summary of all the teachings of Jesus Christ. The ethical and moral life of everyday Christians is portrayed here. It can be found in Mathew chapters 5‚ 6‚ 7 and in Luke 6:20-49. Many prominent figures in history have accepted and praised these teachings
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Sermon on the Mount The Sermon on the Mount is the collection of teachings from Jesus given to his disciples and possibly great crowds‚ according to Matthew 8:1. Jesus went up into the mountains followed by his disciples after seeing great crowds of people. It is not said when the crowds of people came to listen to Jesus’ teachings‚ but they were there for some amount of time to hear his sermons. Jesus begins his preaching to his disciples with blessing those who are weaker‚ poorer‚ but are pure
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In the New Testament‚ Matthew famously recounts Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount. In his sermon‚ Jesus discusses how those who are pure in heart and kind‚ even when they are persecuted‚ shall inherit the Kingdom of Heaven. After he lists those who have been downtrodden and comforted them‚ he speaks to his followers’ about their faith: “So let your light shine before men‚ so that they may see your good works and glorify your father in heaven” (qtd. in Lawall et al. 1086). Jesus‚ in broad strokes‚ preaches
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The “Sermon on the Mount” is Jesus’s sermon giving advice to people on a mountain‚ similar to the story of Moses bringing down the ten commandments from God. In his sermon‚ he describes the characteristics of people who are blessed as God children and who received God’s earth. He describes people who will be blessed because of the compassion and loving natures. Humans are described as the salt and the light of the world. Salt because they are of the earth‚ but also light because they “shine in the
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volcanoes‚ Mount Vesuvius located on the Italian east coast and Mount Tambora located on the northern coast of Sumbawa island‚ Indonesia. Volcanoes are the most destructive natural disasters. Both Mount Vesuvius and Mount Tambora have caused great destruction in the past‚ killing many people and destroying entire cities. This poster will compare and contrast the volcanoes types/structure‚ the cause of the eruptions and the current levels of activity . Body Both Mount Vesuvius and Mount Tambora are
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In this short story by Mary –Louise Buxton‚ 2005‚ we get to look at the world through a little girl‚ called Elizabeth’s eyes which brings our minds back to the time when we were little and afraid of ghost and the dark. The short story is about this little girl’s everyday-life and that’s what makes it interesting‚ it brings some memories to the reader. Elizabeth is the main character‚ a 6-7 year old girl who has an imaginary fantasy just like every other child at that age. (Elizabeth mentions
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Mount Kilimanjaro is located in Tanzania which is in Eastern Africa (see figure 1) and is situated within 756 square kilometers of the Kilimanjaro National Park. It is the highest mountain in Africa and is the fourth highest mountain in the world‚ standing at 5‚895m above sea level. Kilimanjaro is said to be a stratovolcano and consists of three volcanic cones‚ named Kibo (dormant volcano‚ last major eruption has been said to be 150‚000 and 200‚000 years ago (Wikipedia‚ 2015). Shira and Mawenzi are
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In this essay I will tell you about the main parts of a volcano and it’s origin. The first main part I will tell you about is the magma chamber. A magma chamber is a large pool of molten rock‚ also called magma‚ sitting underneath the Earth’s crust. The magma chamber can be more than three miles below the Earth’s surface and the magma waits there for the pressure and gases to become too much to stay stable. The magma in the magma chamber is less tense than the mantle surrounding it‚ so it moves toward
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for amateur climbers to conquer Mount Everest. Commercial guiding expeditions have led to many deaths and have led to pollution of the mountain. In this essay I will discuss a brief history of Mount Everest‚ what commercial guiding is‚ how commercial guiding started and how it is affecting Mount Everest. Sources say that Nepal and China should limit the number of guide companies on Everest and make efforts to clean the mountain and its surrounding ecosystems. Mount Everest is the world’s highest
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Fasting is mentioned both in the Quran and in the Sermon on The Mount‚ however‚ the Quran focuses more on why the believers should fulfill it and what they’re required to do if they can’t fulfill it during Ramadan‚ whereas in the Sermon on The Mount‚ the interpretation revolves around being genuine while fasting. According to the passages from the Quran‚ “ O believers‚ prescribed for you is the Fast‚ even as it was prescribed for those that were before you ---- haply you will be god fearing ----
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