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Sermon on the Mount. The Sermon on the Mount is the most quoted section of scripture from the New Testament. It contains the Beatitudes, the Golden Rule, the Lord’s Prayer, and an “eye for an eye.” The beatitudes within the sermon are so popular that others have created their own, such as the following.
Happy are the pushers, for they get on in the world.
Happy are the hard-boiled, for they never let life hurt them.
Happy are they who complain, for they get their own way in the end.
Happy are the blase, for they never worry over their sins.
Happy are the slave drivers, for they get results.
Happy are the knowledgeable men of the world, for they know their way around.
Happy are the troublemakers, for they make people take notice of them.
(J. B. Philips. When God Was Man. Nashville: Abington, 1955).
Others have changed the Golden Rule to “do unto others before they do to you” and others have created their own Lord’s Prayer.
In the sermon, Jesus also talks about divorce, remarriage, anger, money, characteristics of a follower, marks of a righteous man, how to go to heaven, and many other issues. Many people like the Sermon on the Mount because they do not really know the meaning of what Jesus said. Among Christians, some of the passages are ignored and some are misunderstood. One of these passages is Matt. 7:1-6 where Jesus supposedly prohibits the “judging of others.” This series will be challenging and convicting all at the same time.
First Beatitude. This is the first study in the series and it will cover the first beatitude that Jesus gave in His sermon.
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (NASB) Matt. 5:3 In order to understand this beatitude, we will examine each of the key words. The first key word is “blessed” and the second one is “poor.”
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