Sermon on the Mount - The greatest sermon --- Jesus Christ our Lord preached. Gospel of Matthew records it, Chapters 5-7, 111 verses.
Lord Jesus seeing the crowds, he went up to the mountain he sat down and his disciples came to him.
God speaks from mountains... Here are few Examples....
1. God spoke to Moses on Mount Horeb - Exodus 3 - through the burning bush.
2. God again spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai - Exodus 19-20; Where he gave the Law - 10 commandments
3. God spoke to Elijah on Mount Horeb - 1 Kings 19:8-15
4. God spoke about Jesus Christ on Mount of Transfiguration - Matthew 17:1-6
Some theologians say this message is for the Millennial rule because of the high standards set for believers in this message. I disagree with them. Here are the reasons why, the text is very clear that is the Life of true disciple of Jesus Christ, few verses which illustrates the essence of the message. 1. Matt 5:20 - Your righteous has to exceed the righteousness of Pharisees, 2. Prayer Jesus taught disciples to pray - commonly known as Lords prayer - Matthew 6:9-14; 3. "I say to you - Statements" - Jesus standards for his disciples. Sermon on the Mount is a practical righteousness of a believer before God. We are positional righteous because of the death of Jesus Christ on the Cross, We have to practice righteousness - 1 John 2:29.
Sermon on the Mount starts with 9 Be-Attitudes, attitudes a disciple of Jesus Christ should possess. Please note the progress of the virtues. The Greek word for Blessed is "Makarios" - One theologian compares it to Ho Makarios Isle - The Cyrus Isle - Which is so fertile, so serene that people would not have look beyond their shoreline. Blessedness is in having these virtues before God.
Blessedness in having a virtue...Each of the Be-Attitude has 2 parts -
1. Attitude - Disciples should have
2. Reward/Result - Disciple will receive from the Lord.
This message has transformed the lives of millions of people including these famous ones.
1.Leo Tolstoy - after studying the Sermon on the Mount - departed from the Russian Orthodox church. Wrote The Kingdom of God is within you.
2. Mahatma Gandhi - Reading Sermon on the Mount and Tolstoy work "The Kingdom of God is within you" transformed the life of M.K.Gandhi and has learned the "turning the other cheek" principle from it, which led to non violent movement in the freedom struggle of India from the colonial rule of Great Britain, which was
3. Martin Luther King Jr, was impacted by Sermon on the Mount examples mentioned by Gandhi in his works. The sermon of Mordacai Johnson, president of Howard university professor who just returned from India has influenced Martin Luther King Jr to read about Gandhi and his nonviolence movement and its impact on freedom of India.
He opened his mouth...Another biblical expression to preach, teach and speak for God. Ezekiel 3:27.
Lord Jesus seeing the crowds, he went up to the mountain he sat down and his disciples came to him.
God speaks from mountains... Here are few Examples....
1. God spoke to Moses on Mount Horeb - Exodus 3 - through the burning bush.
2. God again spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai - Exodus 19-20; Where he gave the Law - 10 commandments
3. God spoke to Elijah on Mount Horeb - 1 Kings 19:8-15
4. God spoke about Jesus Christ on Mount of Transfiguration - Matthew 17:1-6
Some theologians say this message is for the Millennial rule because of the high standards set for believers in this message. I disagree with them. Here are the reasons why, the text is very clear that is the Life of true disciple of Jesus Christ, few verses which illustrates the essence of the message. 1. Matt 5:20 - Your righteous has to exceed the righteousness of Pharisees, 2. Prayer Jesus taught disciples to pray - commonly known as Lords prayer - Matthew 6:9-14; 3. "I say to you - Statements" - Jesus standards for his disciples. Sermon on the Mount is a practical righteousness of a believer before God. We are positional righteous because of the death of Jesus Christ on the Cross, We have to practice righteousness - 1 John 2:29.
Sermon on the Mount starts with 9 Be-Attitudes, attitudes a disciple of Jesus Christ should possess. Please note the progress of the virtues. The Greek word for Blessed is "Makarios" - One theologian compares it to Ho Makarios Isle - The Cyrus Isle - Which is so fertile, so serene that people would not have look beyond their shoreline. Blessedness is in having these virtues before God.
Blessedness in having a virtue...Each of the Be-Attitude has 2 parts -
1. Attitude - Disciples should have
2. Reward/Result - Disciple will receive from the Lord.
This message has transformed the lives of millions of people including these famous ones.
1.Leo Tolstoy - after studying the Sermon on the Mount - departed from the Russian Orthodox church. Wrote The Kingdom of God is within you.
2. Mahatma Gandhi - Reading Sermon on the Mount and Tolstoy work "The Kingdom of God is within you" transformed the life of M.K.Gandhi and has learned the "turning the other cheek" principle from it, which led to non violent movement in the freedom struggle of India from the colonial rule of Great Britain, which was
3. Martin Luther King Jr, was impacted by Sermon on the Mount examples mentioned by Gandhi in his works. The sermon of Mordacai Johnson, president of Howard university professor who just returned from India has influenced Martin Luther King Jr to read about Gandhi and his nonviolence movement and its impact on freedom of India.
He opened his mouth...Another biblical expression to preach, teach and speak for God. Ezekiel 3:27.
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