The sermon the mount were teachings that Jesus Christ wanted to clarify and explain to those that were willing to follow Him. At this time people were keeping the commandments and living by the law of Moses. Jesus Christ came to the people with new commandments, new laws to live by. When He gave this sermon He spoke in parables, He did this so that those with a willing and open heart could understand the teachings from Heaven. Those that did not understand these new commandments were not yet ready in their hearts to receive guidance from Heavenly Father. The Chapter that I am going to mention is Matthew 5.
He starts off by defining who will be blessed and what they will be blessed with. Those who are poor in spirit shall inherit the kingdom of heaven. He using the worldly words such as "poor" and "kingdom". The natural man thinks of temporal things such as money so Jesus Christ uses words that we will understand with our natural mind but we have to listen with our spirits. Those that are poor in spirit will become rich. Being lowly of heart and beggars of forgiveness and mercy is what kind of poor I think Jesus is referring to.
He speaks of those that hunger for righteousness, he says they will be filled. If people want to have Jesus Christ in their lives and they strive to follow Him, he is going to teach them and guide them. One that brings comfort to those that are persecuted and killed for Christ's sake, they will inherit the kingdom of heaven. Those that fight for Christ know that they are fighting for the right and they can not lose.
A light set on a hill can not be hid. If we have the knowledge of the Savior we need to get out there and share it. We need to be missionaries and share the blessings of the Gospel with the whole world. This is now a commandment give by Jesus Christ. He is telling us to do what He is doing by opening our mouths and being good example and sharing through service and actions.
He also addresses the topics of adultery and marriage. he gives new commandments on how we should treat our spouses. One of my favorite is about when someone hurts you that you are not suppose to hurt them back but to turn the other cheek. This is something very difficult but Jesus Christ wants everyone to be prepared to enter into the kingdom of God. These commandments will help us become more perfected and ready to enter His presence.
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