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NASB | Matthew 5:20 ¶ "For I say to you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 5:20 ¶ "For I say to you that unless your righteousness (uprightness, moral essence) is more than that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. |
Bible Question: How does the Sermon on the Mount apply to today's corporate world? |
Bible Answer: Sarchie, You asked how the sermon on the mount applies to the corporate world. I assume you mean the world as a whole(humanity) rather than the business world. Either way, the purpose of the sermon is to point to us our need for Christ. Christ has taken the outward sinful action and addressed the inward attitude of the heart. By this standard, we are all guilty before God. The law has the same purpose. It is a mirror that reflects our depravity before a Holy God and by God's grace will drive us to the cross. Can anyone actualy claim perfection? None who are honest with themselves and with God. That is why we need the imputed righteoussness of Christ Phil 3. Note that in the sermon Jesus says in verse 20, "unless your righteoussness exceeds the righteousness of the pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of God" Now the pharisees were "righteous" folks, they bragged about keeping the law and keeping laws they had made themselves and yet Jesus rebukes them for self righteousnees. As it says in Isaiah 64:6 " our righteousness is like filthy rags" Now once we have been born again, via our new nature, we should emulate the sermon on the mount in thought word and deed. So it applies in the sense that it draws those who will be saved and sets a code of behavior for those who have been born again. I hope this helps, maybe I missed the point of your question. In Christ, Brad |