Matthew 5:1-16 Lesson 7
Read both the "King James Bible" and the "New Living Translation."
In this lesson:
"The Sermon on the Mount"
The Sermon on the Mount has been called "the constitution for the citizens of God's kingdom." What the Ten commandments are to the Old Testament the Sermon on the Mount is to the New Testament. This is the most studied sermon in history, yet its message continues to challenge us today. Jesus gave The Sermon on the Mount on a hillside near the city of Capernaum. Because of its importance, the next seven lessons will be devoted to it. As you read Matthew 5:1 through 7:29 look for two lines of teaching, God's perfect and holy standards, and His great grace offered to sinners.
The Beatitudes (5:3-11) teach us how to live and shows the shallow faith of the Pharisees who seeped themselves in religious legalism rather than true faith. No one can attain the degree of perfection laid out in the Sermon on the Mount (5:48), and Jesus begins the beatitudes with that in mind ("Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven"). Failing to meet the standards laid out in The Sermon on the Mount forces Christians to recognize their spiritual deficits (Romans 3:20) and acknowledge that only the grace of God and faith in Jesus Christ can guarantee salvation (Galatians 3:24).
The Sermon on the Mount.
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Study Tip:
It helps to study more than one Bible translation. As you read, scroll back
and forth between the "King James Bible" and the "New Living Translation" below.
Also, check the margin notes in blue and click on the links.
It helps to study more than one Bible translation. As you read, scroll back
and forth between the "King James Bible" and the "New Living Translation" below.
Also, check the margin notes in blue and click on the links.