Sermon on the Mount

In his essay Genealogy of Morality, Nietzsche suggests that there are two types of morality: master morality and slave morality. Slave morality values virtues like humility, sympathy and kindness. Slave morality sees opposite with noble man, who conceives ‘good’ in advance and spontaneity: the ‘bad’ and ‘evil’ originates from noble man arising out of insatiable hatred. This is the essential act of conception of slave morality (Friedrich Nietzsche sec. 11). Slave revolt in morality begins with…

unproductives. There will be no police protection, no court to avenge the murder and inflict punishment upon the murderer.…A curse on men and on the German people if we break the holy commandment “Thou shalt not kill” which was given us by God on Mount Sinai with thunder and lightning, and which God our Maker imprinted on the human conscience from the beginning of time! Woe to us German people if we not only license this heinous offence but allow it to be committed with impunity! (“Blessed…

He then proceeds with an account of the miracles (chapters 8, 9). He first of all narrates miracles that followed on the day of the sermon (8:1-17); he then turns to the evening of which Mark writes and relates that a crowd had again gathered at the home of Jesus, and that this induced Jesus to decide to leave. Matthew then reports the storm and the miracles that followed on the next…

under strict prohibitions against eating, drinking, bathing, wearing leather shoes, and sexual cohabitation. The day traditionally includes prayer and sermon until the Atonement is over. Yom Kippur is extremely important to those who are Jewish. Historically, “the first Yom Kippur took place after the Israelites’ “exodus from Egypt and arrival at Mount Sinai,” where God gave Moses the Ten Commandments. Descending from the mountain, Moses caught his people worshipping a golden calf and shattered…

out, the mother of Jesus said to him, ‘They have no wine’” (John 2:1-3 NIV). This exclamation from Mary is an example stated to illustrate consideration of others. The next statement of love mentioned on the terrace came from segments of the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5-7. Jesus spoke in Galilee about the beatitudes at this point in the Bible. He emphasized that we are to forgive and love those who harm us. “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I…

life. Through my sanctification, I grew spiritually by applying the principles in my life with the help of my sponsor. Jesus Christ became my Lord and Savior after growing spiritually through the 12 steps of Narcotics Anonymous. In 2005, I joined Mount Ararat Baptist Church, 271 Paulson Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I sat under the preaching of Revered Dr. William Curtis, one of Western Pennsylvania’s greatest…

Document 5.1 Confucius: The Analects pages 217-219 1. Ritual and proper behavior (propriety) as well as “filial piety” all play an important role in the making of a virtuous man. Why is all of this so important in Confucius’s understanding of a good society? Filial piety is a child’s reverence for and commitment to his or her parents and by extension to all superiors, especially one’s elders. The cultivation of filial piety in all members of society is a key to a happy, peaceful,…

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a young theologian and pastor in London, returned to Germany and stood against the Third Reich. He published his famous work titled, “The Cost of Discipleship” in 1937. This work applied the message given by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount to contemporary living during this prelude to war. After facing much persecution, Bonhoeffer stand against the Nazi led to his eventual arrest by the Gestapo in 1943. During his time in a concentration camp, Bonhoeffer continued his work,…

to pathos because it creates an alarming aura as Reagan introduces the three “evils” he chooses, scaring the audience into bettering the world. Additionally, he formats his speech to be similar to a sermon; this is a style of speaking that the crowd is familiar with because they sit in church. Sermons begin with an introduction and specific purpose statement, and they introduce their points in question by telling personal stories to make the topics more relatable. Reagan brings up a personal…

The Sermon on the Mount is one of the things that people base this assumption off, because he ascends up to the mountain and then descends off the mountain just as Moses did when he received the ten commandments. The Sermon on the Mount can be found in Matthew chapter five through seven. Also, in this chapter we find where Jesus is reinforcing the law of Moses, Jesus says…