Matthew 5-7 is commonly known as the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus’s teachings in this passage are often times known as the ethics of the kingdom of God. One particular aspect that separates Jesus’s teachings from all other religious teaching is that it focuses on the inward condition of the heart‚ rather than just outward actions. This is one of the main reasons that the Pharisees did not like Jesus’s teachings. He constantly rebuked their hard-heartedness‚ and in the Sermon on the Mount the Pharisees’
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The Beatitudes are part of the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:1). The Sermon on the Mount covers various topics‚ but today we will be looking at the Beatitudes. The Greek word for blessed is makarios‚ which means prosperity. Matthew 5:3- The Poor in Spirit: To be poor in spirit is to recognize that you have nothing of worth to offer God because of your sin. It also means having a humble spirit (Isaiah 66:2). Before we can receive the gift of salvation we must know that we cannot make ourselves worthy
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The Sermon on the Mount is just one of the many teachings/preaching’s by Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus’s message was simple “Do to others what you would have them do to you.” God’s command was simply to love God and love one another: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: Love your neighbor as yourself” (Spielvogel p.193). In the Sermon on the Mount‚ Jesus spoke of several “ethical” theories. These
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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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The Sermon on the Mount is the radical doctrine of the kingdom of God. Although many people today who call themselves Christians do not practice the teaching of the Sermon on the Mount. If we talk about the kingdom manifesto‚ I think we interpreted it as the radical world changing manifesto. When Jesus began to preach among the crowds‚ many of them were not people who perhaps today we might think as the perfect Christians. However‚ the goal was to teach the scriptures. In other words‚ the manifesto
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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 can be interpreted in different contexts depending on your knowledge of the New Testament. The contents of this paper will examine Matthew 5:43-48 and provide insight on the context of the verses during the period Jesus made his Sermon on the Mount speech. This paper will investigate both the written and the historical significance of the text. I will not only explain the written and historical significance‚ but I will also provide an entire explanation of this particular
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The Sermon on the mount Lesson 5 – Blessed are the merciful‚ for they will be shown mercy. Introduction: We live in a world of human need. There are physical needs – sickness‚ cancer‚ and all other diseases bec of our lifestyle; emotional needs – divorces‚ abuses of spouse‚ extra marital affairs‚ absentee parents bec of ofw; spiritual needs – some people consider their jobs‚ money‚ houses‚ cars as their gods. We live in a world of sin. People hurt each other‚ neglect responsibilities‚ fight
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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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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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