The Jesus Sermon on the Mount Bible Study
Part One
Let's start by sharing a little tidbit about the Sermon on the Mount
also known as the Beatitude. What does the term "beatitude" mean? A
beatitude is a declaration of blessedness.
Now, as we've learned, multitudes of people followed Jesus
everywhere. Everyone wanted to touch Him and be healed, and when they
did, virtue (strength) left Him. Then Jesus went up into a mountain
and sat down with His disciples and began to teach them. The next few
chapters of Matthew are known as the Sermon on the Mount.
Our Jesus Sermon on the Mount Bible study will now share what was given in the Jesus Sermon ...
- Blessed are the poor in spirit (humble), theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
- Blessed are those who mourn, they will be comforted.
- Blessed are the meek, they will inherit the earth.
- Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, they will be filled.
- Blessed are the merciful, they will receive mercy.
- Blessed are the pure in heart (sincere), they will see God.
- Blessed are the peacemakers, they will be called the children of God.
- Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
- Blessed are you when men condemn you, and persecute you, and say all kinds of wicked things about you because of me.
- Rejoice and be exceptionally glad, your reward in Heaven is great.
- They persecuted the prophets before you the same way.
You are the salt of the earth but if the salt loses it's taste, how
can it flavor anything? It becomes good for nothing but to be thrown
away and stepped on underfoot. What did Jesus mean by salt of the
earth? He meant that they had the noblest human qualities.
The Jesus Sermon continues, You are the light of the world. A city
that is built on a hill can't be hidden, and people don't light a
candle and put it under a bushel, but they place it upon a
candlestick, and it gives light to everyone in the house. Jesus was
telling His disciples that they were chosen. He said, Let your light
so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify
your Father which is in Heaven.
Our Jesus Sermon on the Mount Bible study reveals the Wisdom, Love
and Spiritual teaching from our Lord. The Jesus Sermon continues ...
Don't think that I've come to destroy the law or what the prophets
have said. I haven't come to destroy the law, but to fulfill it. So
whoever breaks one of the least of the commandments and teaches
others to, will be called the least in Heaven, but whoever keeps and
teaches them, will be called great in Heaven. Unless you're more
righteous than the scribes and Pharisees, there's no way you'll enter
the Kingdom of Heaven.
You've heard what was said before, You shall not kill, and whoever
kills will be in danger of the judgment, but I say to you, whoever is
angry with his brother without a reason will be in danger of the
judgment. And whoever calls his brother worthless will be in danger
of the council, but whoever calls his brother a fool will be in
danger of hell fire. So, if you bring a gift to the altar and while
you're there you remember that your brother has something against
you, leave your gift in front of the altar. First make up with your
brother and then go and offer your gift.
Jesus Sermon on the Mount Bible study translation ... In other words
... Before you can have Effective
Christian Prayer, commune with God or give any type of sacrifice
to God, or even read the Bible properly, you must forgive all.
Remember that Jesus' audience at the Jesus Sermon on the Mount were
His many followers. The truths that He told them are in the pages of
our Bibles that are read in every nation on the face of the earth
even today, over 2,000 years later. And it's because it is pure truth
that it hasn't faded away or been forgotten and never will. Salvation
is not just a fantasy for people who are weak in courage and fear
death. It is real. Our Jesus Sermon on the Mount Bible study proves
that Jesus wasn't just some good salesman who sold an idea that
prospered. Everything He said was the Truth.
Here's an interesting little tidbit of information. Alfred B. Nobel
(1833-96), founder of the Nobel Peace Prize, was the inventor
of dynamite. A little ironic, wouldn't you say? Now, you won't
remember that next month probably, but the kind of peace that Jesus
spoke of when He said, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace, Luke 7:50,
has been remembered through generations on end.
The Jesus Sermon on the Mount Bible Study
Part Two
Matthew 5:25-48
Luke 6:24-36
Next in Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, He was talking to His disciples
and teaching them about truth and righteousness. He said, Agree with
your enemy quickly, while you have the opportunity, or he might at
any time turn you over to the judge and the judge may turn you over
to the officer and you end up in prison. I tell you the truth,
there's no way you'll be released until you've paid the highest price.
You've heard that in former times they said, You shall not commit
adultery, but I say to you, whoever looks at a woman with lust has
already committed adultery with her in his heart.
In other words, Jesus was saying, If you think it, you've done it.
Control your thoughts. Just because no other human being knows
what they are, God still does.
Jesus continued, And if your right eye causes you to fall in sinful
ways, pluck it out, and throw it away from you, because it's better
to lose one part of you than for your whole body be thrown into hell.
If your right hand causes you to fall in sinful ways, cut it off,
it's better that one part of you should perish than your whole body
be thrown into hell.
Here is another Jesus Sermon on the Mount Bible study translation ...
Nobody wants a bunch of blind people without hands walking around.
So, Jesus is saying that it is better to have this done than
to end up in Hell. We should avoid looking into sinful things
and make sure we do not act on them. Now let's continue with
Jesus' Words.
It's been said, Whoever puts away his wife, let him divorce her, but
I say, Whoever puts away his wife except for the reason of
fornication, causes her to commit adultery, and whoever marries a
divorced woman commits adultery.
Whoa ... We better talk about this one for a minute ... How about a
small Jesus Sermon on the Mount Bible study trivia ... How many men
are married to divorced women in this day and age? Are they all
committing adultery? Many very well may be. However ... The issue of
divorce itself is a tough one these days. Many families have been
torn asunder by this question of the heart. Let us seek more depth of
the Truth in scripture. 1
Corinthians 7:12-17 ... It says that if a woman has a husband
who is not a believer, and the man wants her to stay, let her not
leave him because the husband is sanctified by the wife's belief.
This is because when two marry they become one. This
sanctification includes your children.
Now ... This statement was made by Paul. In verse 12 he shares
that this is his opinion, not the Lord's command. Many
religious leaders like to use this "ruling" to keep women in abusive
relationships only to have the relationship end in bitterness and
even death ...
The Bible also says that what God brought together, let no man put
asunder. However, that brings up the real question of this
topic ... Does God honor every marriage license? In particular in
today's society where most go from 'hello' to 'I do' before
establishing a foundation in friendship. The obvious result is
division by divorce as the marriage was never meant to be.
Here is a Jesus Sermon on the Mount Bible study question for you ...
Is it not God's will to have them apart as they were not meant to
ever be married and made a poor choice? Is God then divided against
Himself because He wants Love to be forever? God forbid. It is
mankind's use of marriage that has brought on the divisions. True
marriage is the union of two minds, hearts and souls and they
become one in Love.
So before you go get another divorce, because someone says you
are living in sin because you are married to a divorced woman, or you
are the divorced woman that remarried ... Ponder on the fact that if
God did not honor a marriage ... They were never married.
So if the person married again ... They are not committing adultery
but rather had removed themselves from sin because the person was
never married in God's eyes. Just on man's paper.
Whether God deems a specific marriage real or not
becomes the question to ponder. The Truth my friend is that
only the Lord knows of your true situation and what He
wants you to do and what is best for you, so you must find out from
Him what it is that you are to do. Religious leaders, friends,
family, Paul and I can share our opinions but only God can
discern the Truth of this particular matter and guide you down the
right path.
Back to the Here is a Jesus Sermon on the Mount Bible study ... Jesus
then said in the Jesus sermon ... You've also heard it said by those
in old times, You shouldn't make promises that you won't keep, but
you should keep your promises to the Lord. But, I say to you, Don't
swear at all, neither by Heaven because it's God's throne, or by
earth because it's His footstool, nor by Jerusalem because it's the
city of the great King. Don't even swear by your own head, because
you can't make one hair on it white or black.
Here is another Jesus Sermon on the Mount Bible study question ...
How many times have you promised something and wished you hadn't?
Jesus' Words of Truth are so true! Make no promises because you may
not be able to keep the promise and find yourself in trouble for
breaking a promise when a promise was never required.
When you speak, let your conversation be, Yea, yea; or nay, nay,
because anything more than that is out of an evil heart. How many
times have you spouted off about something and wished you hadn't? How
many times have you gotten yourself in trouble by something you said
and then (in pride) you had to say more that got you into more
trouble, and so on?
If we could only turn back time and just simply say yes or
no, and leave it at that, how happy we might be. Well, today is
the first day of the rest of your life. It's never too late to start
a new good habit right now.
You've heard, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth, but I say
don't run away from evil, but whoever strikes you on your right
cheek, turn to him the left cheek too.
Here is a bit of a Jesus Sermon on the Mount Bible study translation
... Many times we are attacked by someone and our first
thoughts are ... fight or flight. Usually we say horrible things to
defend ourselves. Other times we run away in fear. Even the devil
wants you to run away scared. Fear is of the devil. When you turn
your cheek by exposing evil for what it is, you're telling the devil,
You are wrong, and I am strong in the Lord! the answer is not fight
or flight ... The answer is to roll with the punches and share Truth.
Your enemy, whether it be man or the devil, are not gonna bother you
so eagerly the next time, or the next, or the next ... Because Truth
... Sets you free.
If anyone sues you and takes away your coat, give him your cloak too.
Whoever asks you to go a mile, go with him two. Give to those who ask
you, and don't turn away anyone who wants to borrow from you.
You've heard it said, You should love your neighbor and hate your
enemy. But I say, Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do
good to those who hate you and pray for those who maliciously use you
and condemn you, so you may be the children of your Father in Heaven.
He makes His sun shine on the evil as well as the good, and sends
rain on the good and the bad.
If you love those who love you, what extraordinary thing have you
done? Don't the tax collectors even do that? If you're gracious only
to your loved ones, what do you do that is better than others do?
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in Heaven is
perfect. In the gospel according to Luke, it says, Be ye
therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. In either
case, both are Truth.
All the things that Jesus taught can be applied to our lives today.
All the things that He spoke of are analogies in one way or another
of every problem that has ever confronted you ... Or will. You just
have to dig deep and find the truth in His Word.
Be sure to keep these things in mind after you turn off your computer
and you get back to the busy-ness of your life. Remember to control
your thoughts, and the Word of God is the best "food" for thought.
The Jesus Sermon on the Mount Bible Study
Part Three
Matthew 6:1-21
What would you give to have heard Jesus speak the Words that He spoke
to His disciples on that mountain that day? You can imagine that
those that were there, had their life change and they were never the
same since. Every single topic that Jesus spoke about is filled with
so much wisdom, that you just have to stop between each one and let
it sink in and flood your mind with the undeniable Truth of it all.
Let's learn what He said next in the Jesus Sermon on the Mount Bible
study event.
Be sure you don't give your gifts to the needy so that people can see
you do it, otherwise you have no reward from your Father in Heaven.
Why is that you ask? Because if you want approval from man, then
you've already been paid your reward, so there is no need for God to
reward you. So, no trumpets to announce your giving like the
hypocrites do so that man will admire them, truly, that's their
reward. But when you give, don't let your left hand know what your
right hand is doing, so your charity is in secret, and your Father
who sees in secret, will reward you Himself, openly.
More Jesus Sermon on the Mount Bible study trivia ... What does it
mean, don't let your left hand know what your right hand is doing? It
means to keep it a secret, perhaps even from yourself. You don't want
to pat your own back too hard when you do a good deed. Leave the
reward giving to God. It may be that if you commend yourself, that
may be your reward as well, and if the Lord sees you've already
gotten your reward, there will be no need for Him to give you one.
The same is true about prayer. Prayer is a very private thing to God.
It's for His ears only, and to display it for others to see, well ...
Just read the two paragraphs before this one. Jesus said ... When
you pray, go into your closet and when you've shut the door, then
pray.
... Prayer is between you and God.
A closet was a small private room used for prayer and meditation, so
there's no need for you to go into your clothes closet to pray, but
to pray in secret is what Jesus meant. Not aloud in the marketplace
as to edify yourself. Prayer is private. It is a telephone call
between the person and God. Not to be placed on a loudspeaker so
others think you are this holy one.
Jesus gave us instructions on how to pray. He said ... When
you pray, don't use vain repetitions, like the heathen do.
They think that they'll be heard for their lengthy prayers. That
could mean a few different things. Chanting would be a vain
repetition. Also, saying the same prayer every day would be a vain
repetition, if you are just reciting words to make you feel like
you've done a devotion. If you're praying just so you can get your
time card punched by Heaven, that is a vain repetition. If there is a
blessing that you want from God, it is certainly fine to ask Him
repeatedly for it. Jesus even spoke about that in parables in Luke
11:5-13 and Luke
18:1-8. Sometimes, our timing isn't God's timing because our
perspective of time is only a lifetime, but His perspective is
eternity.
You are showing the sincerity of your wish for God's blessing when
you pray repeatedly from your heart, but if you drone on, it is a
vain repetition. You don't have to spend hours on end praying for one
thing. God knows your needs before you even ask Him. When by the
influence of the Holy Spirit, the apostle Paul wrote, Pray without
ceasing, in 1
Thessalonians 5:17, he didn't mean to say the same thing over
and over and over again until your mind is even thinking of other
things while you're speaking your prayer. He meant to pray about
everything, always. Just think of it from God's point of view. When
you pray, you are communing with God. How would you like it if your
children said the same thing to you every day? What if they didn't
really talk to you, but like a memorized poem, they said the
same exact thing every day, every time, except when they felt they
were desperate, then you could really hear some genuine
emotion and words. Wouldn't it make you a little suspicious of their
sincerity?
Jesus Sermon on the Mount Bible study tip ... Talk to your Father
from your heart. Invite Him to be with you. When you pray, He wants
you to love Him, seek for Him, listen for His voice ... Wait for Him.
Long for His presence to be with you and when you realize that prayer
isn't just about rattling off your list of requests and then politely
saying Amen (which many of us in our modern rush-rush society have
translated into "Gotta run, Bye") you can begin a real relationship
with Him.
Ask Him what His purpose is for your life. Not just in the long term,
but even for that very day. Look for His answers in the pages of your
Bible, in a friends voice, in a verse of a song that may stand out to
you or suddenly enter your mind. Change your outlook on prayer.
Instead of using it as a guilt release, make it what it's supposed to
be; an intimate confession of love to God. It's a time to share your
life with Him, your hopes, your desires, your worries, your
gratefulness, your praise, your weakness ... Your everything.
Then Jesus said, This is the manner in which to pray.
Our Father which art in Heaven,
Hallowed be thy name.
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy will be done in earth,
as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the Kingdom,
and the power, and the glory, for ever.
Amen
Jesus Sermon on the Mount Bible study tidbit ... Okay now don't
forget, He didn't say this is the only prayer you should say.
That would be the repetition that He just said not to do in
the two sentences before it.
Now here is an interesting thing. We've revealed before, that Jesus
is all about forgiveness. The only thing that He goes on to reinforce
is the part about forgiveness. He said, For if you forgive men their
trespasses, your Heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if you
don't, neither will your Father forgive yours.
The next thing Jesus talks about is fasting. The same things apply to
fasting as do for praying or giving to the poor. It is secret,
between you and God.
A very well remembered part of Jesus Sermon on the Mount is the next
three verses, Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth, where
moth and rust do corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
But lay up for yourselves treasures in Heaven, where neither moth nor
rust do corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
When anything on this earth comes between you and God, it
is closer to God than you are.
There's no time like the present to evaluate what you treasure. If
it's a person, chances are that God gave them to you, and Jesus
didn't mean that you shouldn't be thankful for His blessings. But you
can be certain that if there is anything else that is tangible that
you put before God, it will not last. Many times, He gives us time to
figure these things out on our own, but if it becomes sinful, an
obsession of any kind, or it interferes with your relationship with
Him, the things you love the most, He will take away. At first, it
may hurt, but when you realize that He is removing whatever is
keeping you from being closer to Him, or potentially losing your
salvation, you'll be more than happy to give it up and you'll bid it
good riddance too!
The Jesus Sermon on the Mount Bible Study
Part Four
Let's see what other beautiful Words of wisdom the Lord shared with
the disciples on that mountain. The light (lamp) of the body is the
eye, so if your eye is clear, your whole body will be filled with
light. But, if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of
darkness. So if the light that is in you is darkness, how terrible is
that darkness!
What does that mean exactly? Well, you may have heard before of
someone giving someone the evil eye. An evil eye is a look or a
glance thought to be capable of inflicting injury or misfortune on
someone. Have you ever hurt someone in any way and then when you
finally lose the bad spirit that convinced you to do it, you
feel like dirt?
Jesus Sermon on the Mount Bible study aha moment ... That's the
darkness Jesus was talking about. Whether it was the darkness
(ignorance) of the evil, or the darkness (sorrow) afterward, it
doesn't really matter. It is thick darkness. We see evil happening
around us all the time, yet when it comes from us, that is the
darkest of all. There is a similar proverb that Jesus spoke in Matthew
15:11 that explains this perfectly. Not that which goeth into the
mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this
defileth a man.
No man can serve two masters. He'll hate the one and love the other,
or else he'll be faithful to the one and despise the other. You
cannot serve God and money. Does that mean you can't be rich and
serve God? No, it doesn't mean that at all. We'll borrow a few verses
from the first letter that Paul wrote to Timothy to answer that
question. 1
Timothy 6:17-19 says in a nutshell, Advise those people in this
world who are rich, not to act better than others, or trust in
material wealth, but trust in the living God who gives us all things
generously. Be righteous and be rich in good works, ready to give,
willing to share, and building a good foundation for the future so
they can obtain eternal life.
The Jesus Sermon on the Mount Bible study continues ... Don't worry
about your life, what you'll eat or drink, or for your body, what
you'll wear. Isn't life more than food, and the body more than
clothing? Look at the birds. They don't plant or harvest or store,
but your Heavenly Father feeds them. Aren't you of much more value
than they are? Which one of you, by worrying can add one cubit to his
height? (A cubit is an ancient measure based on the length of the
forearm from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger, usually from
17 to 21 inches.)
And why do you worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the
field, how they grow. They don't work, or spin, but even Solomon in
all his glory wasn't dressed like one of these. So if God dresses the
grass of the field which is here today and tomorrow is thrown in the
oven, won't He clothe you all the more, O you with little faith?
So don't worry, wondering what will we eat or what will we drink or
what will we wear? Your Heavenly Father knows that you need all these
things. But instead, desire the Kingdom of God and His righteousness,
and all these things will be given to you. Don't worry about
tomorrow, it will have it's own worries. Today's evil (problems) is
enough for today.
Think about worry this way too. Worry turns to fret, fret turns to
fear, and fear is of the devil. Faith sounds like a much more
pleasant alternative.
The Sermon on the Mount is so packed with greatness that you'll want
to study it slowly like we have been, so you don't miss a thing. Each
little part of it, has so many different things that can relate to it
... Ponder on them all!
The Jesus Sermon on the Mount Bible Study
Part Five
Matthew 7:1-14
Luke 6:31, 37-42
We're well into our study of the Sermon on the mount now, and
although we've talked about the differences in the Gospels because of
the four different people who wrote them, have you ever considered
the undeniable accuracy of these four separate authors as well? We
know they didn't sit down together at some point and agree that this
is how the story goes. With all the differences taken into
consideration, it's amazing how these writers remembered not only
what Jesus said and where He was when He said it, but the sequence of
the stories are incredibly precise when you compare them.
Sure there's a word or two that differ, but how do you explain the
distinct similarities? They didn't have tape recorders to remember
every syllable by, and remember, Mark and Luke weren't even there!
The answer to the question is divine inspiration. You can find
confirmation of this in two places, 2
Peter 1:21, and 2
Timothy 3:16-17. As you can see from these two passages, this
applies to all scripture, not just the Gospels.
Some of the things that Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount,
although there are millions of analogies that can be applied to them,
just don't need any further explanation, like this verse:
Judge not, and you will not be judged, condemn not, and you will
not be condemned, forgive others and you will be forgiven.
Jesus Sermon on the Mount Bible Study food for thought ... Now, you have to wonder if Jesus knew the feeling of opening a bag of potato chips and finding it half empty and then reading the back of the bag where it says "Contents may settle while shipping," when He said, Give and it will be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that you measure everything, it will be measured back to you again.
And why are you so quick to see the sliver in your brother's eye, but you fail to see the beam that's in your own eye? Or how could you say, Brother, let me pull out the sliver that is in your eye, when you yourself don't see the beam that's in your own eye? You hypocrite, first pull the plank out of your own eye, and then you can see clearly to pull the speck out of your brother's eye.
Don't give that which is Holy to the dogs, or throw pearls to the swine, because they'll trample them underfoot and turn around again and attack you. What did Jesus mean by that? Of course you're not gonna do that! Perhaps He meant that if there is something that is obviously unrighteous, don't spend your valuable life on it, because it will hurt you. Evil has no conscience, like a pig with pearls.
A
Ask, and it shall be given to you;
S
Seek, and you shall find;
K
Knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
If your son asked for bread, would you give him a stone? If he asked
for fish, would you give him a serpent? If you know how to give good
gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in Heaven give
to those who ask Him?
The next verse in the Jesus Sermon on the Mount is popularly known as
the Golden Rule. Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you.
Does it make you wonder why they teach this to us as small children
in school, but they've made it unlawful to say that it's the teaching
of Jesus? Do you anticipate that someday in school, they'll teach
kids the theory of relativity, but it'll be against the law to
mention that Einstein came up with it? Me neither.
Strange, isn't it? Sadly enough, only if Einstein is someday
accused of being a Christian, then maybe they'd do the same,
but it seems as though they've missed the point altogether, doesn't
it? Oh, shucks, that's right, they didn't have copyright laws when
Jesus came up with that one, now did they? Well, we could go on and
on and on about this one, but a good rule to go along with the Golden
Rule is: Give credit where credit is due. Moses taught us a good
lesson about that in Numbers
20:12.
Enter in at the straight gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the
way, that leads to destruction and there are many that go in there.
Narrow is the way that leads to life and there are few who find it.
In other words, there are many wrong paths to take that will lead you
to evil, but there is only one path to righteousness.
Our next segment is the final segment about the Sermon on the Mount.
The Jesus Sermon on the Mount Bible Study
Part Six
Matthew 7:15-29
Luke 6:31, 43-49
You know, Jesus had a way with Words like nobody else ever will. One
Word coming from Jesus can have so much meaning that it's difficult
to put it into words. Have you ever known the meaning of a word, yet
you can't think of the definition of it? You can feel the
meaning, you just can't explain it. Then if you look it up in
the dictionary, you thump your temple with the palm of your hand and
say "Of course!" If anyone ever asks you, What is the meaning of
life? There is a one Word definition that explains it perfectly ...
Jesus.
Why? Because He is the answer to everything! Let's look at some more
of His powerful teachings from the Sermon on the Mount. Beware of
false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly
they are ravening wolves.
The Sermon on the Mount Bible Study Summary
Jesus' Sermon on the Mount Conclusion
How many times have you thought something seemed safe, yet it was
dangerous or harmful? Here are some sad truths: In today's world,
people think wolves (wicked things) are cool. There is no sense of
danger. There is such little value of life that mankind is making it
increasingly easier for satan to get his paws on people's souls.
Instead of being wary of wolves, many are out searching to befriend
them.
Remember what Jesus said just before this, Strait is the gate, and
narrow is the way, which leads to life, and there are few that find
it. Be alert. Beware. Peter said it this way in 1
Peter 5:8, Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the
devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.
Keep this in mind too, evil thoughts wear no clothing and they can be
just as ravening and devouring as a false prophet in sheep's
clothing. It's one of satan's best disguises of all ... Invisibility.
Don't be tricked into thinking that just because you can't see
something, it isn't dangerous. How do you know when it isn't obvious,
if something is evil, dangerous, wicked, wrong, etc.?
Jesus said, You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather
grapes from thorns or figs from thistles? What does He mean, fruits
? The product or result that comes from something is it's fruits.
If you see something good come from something that you thought and/or
put into action, then it is a good fruit. If something bad happened
because of something that someone did or thought, the fruits of it
were bad. Jesus explained, A good tree can't bring forth bad fruit,
and a bad tree can't bring forth good fruit. Every tree that doesn't
bring forth good fruit is cut down and thrown in the fire, so decide
by their fruits. So you can tell if something is good or bad, wrong
or right by it's fruits ... Including people.
Jesus went on to say in the Jesus Sermon on the Mount, that many
people will do good things and bad things and when their end comes
they'll only give an account of their good fruit. But Jesus said, Not
every one that calls me Lord will enter the Kingdom of Heaven; only
those who do the will of my Father in Heaven. They'll proclaim their
faithfulness and say, didn't we preach in your name and in your name
cast out demons, didn't we do all kinds of wonderful things in your
name? Jesus said, And then I'll say to them, I never knew you, leave
me, you sinners.
As Jesus was finishing the Jesus Sermon on the Mount teaching, He
said, Whoever hears these lessons that I teach and does them, is like
a wise man that built his house on a rock, and the rain came down and
the floods emerged and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it
didn't fall because it was built on a rock. And everyone who hears
these lessons that I teach and doesn't do them, is like a foolish man
that built his house on the sand, and the rain came, and the floods
emerged, and the winds blew and beat on that house, and it fell, and
it was a terrible fall.
We're not God's robots that He wanted to program and do whatever He
wants with. He gave us choice, and He wants us to choose the right
things. When Jesus was finished teaching, the people were amazed at
His wisdom because He didn't teach like others, they could feel the
power in His teaching.
Put His power in your life. Live by His teachings. Apply them to your
life today. The doctrine that Jesus taught will never be obsolete, it
will remain forever.
The Jesus Sermon on the Mount Bible study reveals that the Son-derful
Jesus Sermon shares truth that you need in your day to day Christian
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BibleStudy.org ... Sermon on the Mount. The sermon Jesus gave on the mount is unique in that, for the first time in history, it began to fully set the terms of the New Covenant. (agreement)
Bible Study Tools ... Sermon on the Mount - Bible Verses & Meaning - This sermon was a revelation through Jesus to His people. It served as a radical wake-up call for Christians to live wholeheartedly for God.
Crosswalk.com ... 5 Things You Didn't Know about the Sermon on the Mount. The Sermon on the Mount, recorded in the Gospel of Matthew, includes some of the most well-known teachings of Jesus.
Holy Spirit ... The Jesus Sermon on the Mount Bible Study can be much better understood by reading it with the Holy Spirit who is a gift from the Lord to you.
Life, Hope & Truth ... The Sermon on the Mount is Jesus' longest, most detailed teaching recorded in the Gospels. It is found in Matthew 5, 6 and 7.
Lifeway ... Sermon On The Mount | Jen Wilkin - Sermon on the Mount is a 9-week study led by Jen Wilkin. Seat yourself on a mountainside to learn at the feet of Jesus. Ask for ears to hear;
Pure Flix ... Jesus' Sermon on the Mount: 8 Life-Changing Lessons - One of the most popular parts of the gospel is Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, a portion of scripture that is found in Matthew 5-7.
The Gospel Coalition ... Why Study the Sermon on the Mount? An advocate for Bible literacy, her passion is to see others become articulate and committed followers of Christ, with a clear understanding;
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