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1 | Theme and Emphasis of Matt 5-7 | Matthew | H20 | 38434 | ||
what is the whole theme and main emphasis of the Sermon on the Mount from Matt 5-7 |
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2 | Theme and Emphasis of Matt 5-7 | Matthew | Dave R. | 38440 | ||
This is a question we could certainly spend a lot of time on. The blessings (Beatitudes) in chapter 5 alone are enough to keep us deeply engaged for some time. I've heard the teaching that this list is a progressive series of how "good" Christians are to act. I think there is some merit in this teaching, but think also that this is a small piece of a much larger teaching of Jesus. Another small part (but no less important) is the one that says blessed are you, even you poor and tired and spiritually bereft; you sick and hungry and downtrodden; you who search for righteousness somewhere - anywhere, you who need some assurance that there is mercy somewhere. Blessed are you, even you, for the Kingdom of heaven is open. If one looks back over the last few verses of chapter 4, the picture that emerges is one of a poor and motley crowd. Those who gathered to hear Jesus talk on the hill were the sick and infirm, the poor and the weak. They were hungering and thirsting for more than righteousness. Jesus was telling them, yes, the Kingdom of heaven is available to you. Then Jesus proceeds to explain the kind of life available to those who occupy the kingdom of heaven. He talks about true righteousness, and how that manifests itself in those under Kingdom rule. Enough for now. What do you think? God bless you, Dave R. |
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3 | How does 5:13-20 link into what you say | Matthew | H20 | 38461 | ||
How does 5:13-20 link in with what you say? | ||||||
4 | How does 5:13-20 link into what you say | Matthew | Dave R. | 38479 | ||
My sense is that Jesus was addressing the "lost sheep of Israel" to whom He was sent to proclaim the Kingdom of Heaven. I think Jesus is telling them how special and unique they are in this regard. Israel was entrusted with the Law, and now one greater than the Law was among them to point the way to heaven (through Himself). Therefore they were to be the "flavor" of heaven to all around them by being salt and light. I see Jesus imparting His light to them and then requesting that they (Israel) be light to the world. But in order to be salt and light, a solid understanding of how life is in the kingdom of heaven is necessary, so Jesus begins to explain, "...until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen will by any means disappear from the law until everything is accomplished...I have come to fulfill the law and the prophets..." What do you think? |
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