The famous Sermon on the Mount delivered by Jesus is considered to be one of the main focal points of the entire religions moral belief system. It delivers many applicable methods to approach salvation and the lifestyles choices/fruits that come along with embracing God’s grace and sacrifice. Jesus gave this sermon at an early point during His ministry. In the previous two chapters‚ Jesus was baptized‚ gathered His disciples and gained more of a following throughout Syria. Once Jesus noticed his
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The Sermon in the Mount delivered by Jesus defines the important values of Religion. As the founder of Christian religion‚ Jesus‚ in his sermon‚ presented the evidences of ethics behavior of Christians‚ which are forgiveness‚ humility‚ Justice‚ love and perseverance. Agreeing to Jesus’ sermon‚ forgiveness must characterize Christians. In fact‚ Christian must forgive at the level of accepting a recidivist behavior. According to Jesus “If someone strikes you on the right cheek‚ turn to him the other
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Matthew 5:27-32 is part of the Sermon on the Mount discourse‚ which is one of the five discourses of the Gospel of Matthew (5-7‚ 10‚ 13‚ 18‚ and 23-25). This passage locates relatively earlier in the Sermon. Professor Dallas Willard (1998)‚ in his book The Divine Conspiracy‚ claims that “The later parts of the Discourse presuppose the earlier parts and simply cannot be understood unless their dependence upon the earlier parts is clearly seen” (p. 138). If the sequential order in the discourse
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Loving your enemies does not seem easy‚ praying for them even harder‚ and doing both for those who persecute you‚ practically impossible. Conversely‚ during the Sermon on the Mount‚ recorded in Matthew 5:43-48‚ Christ calls his followers to love their enemies‚ a calling that perhaps seemed just as contrary to first century culture as today’s culture. However‚ as seen through Christ’s ministry on earth‚ he did not call his followers to what seemed easy‚ but to radically transform their lives to adhere
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When Jesus saw the crowds‚ he went up the mountain and educated them. He started with the fundamentals of the kingdom‚ that show that kingdom living is totally opposite from something we’d expect. Blessed are the the poor in spirit‚ those that mourn‚ the meek‚ those that hunger and thirst for righteousness‚ the merciful‚ the pure in heart‚ and also the peacemakers. Then‚ if we have a tendency to fulfill these seven beatitudes‚ we are going to be persecuted because of righteousness. This is often a
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In John Wesley’s fourth sermon on the Sermon of the Mount‚ he makes the point that Christianity is a social religion. Christianity is not practiced in a vacuum. As Christians‚ he says‚ we gather as a community‚ holding one another accountable to the faith and being with one another as we grow in relationship with God. Beyond that‚ as a social religion‚ Christianity calls us to have an impact on our communities‚ to care about others‚ and to be involved in making social changes for the betterment
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The Sermon on Mount and its Importance Today Jesus Christ nearly 2‚000 years ago gave mankind the most powerful and profound sermon every preached‚ the Sermon on the Mount. We can find essential parts of this teaching in the Bible. The Sermon on the Mount contains the essence of the teaching of Jesus‚ how convert Christians are to live and the fundamental statements for a life in accordance with the laws of God‚ guidelines for our relationship with our fellow men‚ with the animals‚ with nature.
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Often times in today’s society‚ a verse or passage from the bible can be taken out of context and misconstrued into something else. When analyzing and interpreting biblical passages‚ it is incredibly important to understand how the location‚ structure‚ and content of a passage work together to form meaning. For example‚ one may pull a single verse from a miracle in Matthew and only see one potential interpretation. However‚ when analyzing a passage like Matthew 8:27 through 9:8‚ which features three
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One of the major differences between the Sermon of the Mount and the 10 Commandments is the way that the two were given. The 10 Commandments were given to Moses to spread to the people. The Sermon on the Mount was spoken word by Jesus‚ given to his disciples. Another difference was God was not seen when passing the commandments to the people‚ where as Jesus was seen by the people and performed miracles. With these two differences we see the changes that had taken place over the years since the first
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I found the Sermon on the Mount to be quite interesting to read‚ partly because I have yet to read this until now‚ and partly because certain aspects of what Matthew was saying struck a chord with me. The section titled Salt and Light makes the claim that individuals should share their God given gifts and talents with everyone. I too believe in the same thing in the way that if you have an idea or talent that could contribute to the advancement of society‚ no matter how major or minor it is‚ it should
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