Sermon on the Mount

This sermon was later recorded in “The Gospel According to Matthew: The Sermon on the Mount”. In this sermon he calls virtuous people blessed and assigns rewards to them for being virtuous. For example, Jesus says, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Sources, 99). Later in this sermon, Jesus says that, “Do not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgement” (Sources, 100). This particular statement from “The Sermon on the Mount” is repeated…

Jataka Tales to be real and historical to any Buddhists as story of Christ’s resurrection in the Bible (Cianfarani, 4.2) Also in the same sacred respect that Buddhist give Jataka Tales, so are the Christians to the Sermon on the Mount in book of Mathews. In addition, the Sermon on Mount has been a core of Christian faith and considered to be sacred because it was taught by Jesus to his disciples (Labatt, 4.11). Nonetheless, the Jataka…

Jesus in texts such as Matthew 5:17-20, 6:14-15, and 7:1-2 align with the Christian doctrine of salvation by grace alone through faith in Christ? There are multiple ways the texts from the sermon on the mount align with Christian doctrine and salvation through Christ. Jesus’ messages from the sermon on the mount model the need of grace to be saved. According to Jesus in one of the passages listed above, “unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will…

Compare the message and spirit behind the Sermon on the Mount with that of the Buddha’s first sermon, “Setting in Motion the Wheel of the Law” (source 16.) Which strike you as more pronounced, their differences or similarities? What do you conclude from your answer? In comparing the two messages, one would find that both are extremely similar. In both messages, the prophets are preaching a message and it is being conveyed to an audience about how to conduct one's self in order to reach either…

Jesus as a teacher. The people are amazed at his wisdom and deep knowledge of God’s will. During the Sermon, Jesus expands the Ten Commandments and gives the Beatitudes up on a mountain. This is symbolism that shows Jesus as a Moses figure to the Jewish audience, since he is talking about the Ten Commandments on a mountain, just as Moses was given them by God on Mount Sinai. The Sermon on the Mount also reveals a large extent of Jesus’ divine revelation, as his teaching surpassed anything in…

point in time, a well renowned proclamation was given to the Jews by Jesus known as “The Sermon on the Mount.” Because this sermon was given orally and then later written down by Mathew, one of Jesus’ apostles, so that it could be of use for the generations to come, one must keep in mind the time in which this teaching was delivered while reading this passage (Sources of the West 103). Throughout Jesus’ sermon, he takes the laws given to the Jews in the Old Testament and fulfills them. Jesus…

were widely known. Society was so impressed with her acts of good works, that some called her a saint. Dorothy Day advocated for remaining true to the words of Christ, and focused on keeping the Sermon on the Mount at the front of her beliefs. “We are still pacifists. Our manifesto is the Sermon on the Mount, which means that we will try to be peacemakers. Speaking for many of our conscientious objectors, we will not participate in armed warfare or in making munitions, or by buying government…

she had their son who they named Jesus. Although this was an important story in the Gospel of Matthew, one thing that stood out to me the most was Matthew chapters 5-7. This is named the Sermon on the Mount. This is where Jesus speaks to his followers, and becomes very well known. With his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus’…

Temporal Authority To What Extent It Should be Obeyed (1523) With this theological context, we approach Luther’s primary text on the relationship between church and state, Temporal Authority: To What Extent it Should be Obeyed. Published three years after To the Christian Nobility, Luther takes the key ideas from the earlier piece and elaborates upon them, providing the foundational writing on the relationship between the temporal and the spiritual realms, church and state. As stated…

consequence as actually committing the crime, the crime rate would dramatically decrease. The small crimes such as speeding or illegally parking would still happen, but violent crimes such as murder and rape would mostly be non-existent. The Sermon on the Mount is probably one of the best known passage of the Bible, and talks about doing “good works” such giving to the poor, fasting, and prayer. To an extent, people do “good works” to make themselves feel good, and sometimes for recognition.…