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Category Archives: sermon on mount
The Model Prayer
Jesus set forth a model prayer (Matthew 6:9-13). It is brief, consisting of a mere sixty-six words in the New King James Version. Yet, it is rich. Great prayers do not have to be long prayers. Let’s notice: 1. “Our Father in … Continue reading
Posted in Prayer, sermon on mount, Textual study
Tagged deliver us from the evil one, forgive our debts as we forgive our debtors, give us our daily bread, hallowed be your name, kingdom and power and glory, lead not into temptation, Matthew 6, our Father in heaven, the Lord's prayer, the model prayer, your kingom come, your will be done
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You Have Heard… But I Say
These words are used six times by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount. Two verses are helpful in interpreting these words. (1) Matthew 5:20, “For I say to you, unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and … Continue reading
Posted in sermon on mount, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged adultery, adultery in heart, bless and do not curse, but I say unto you, causes her to commit adultery, certificate of divorce, destroy or fulfill law, divorce, Ephesians 2, eye for eye, fool, fornication, hate enemy, lex talionis, love enemies, love neighbor, lust in heart, Matthew 5, murder, oath taking, pray for enemies, raca, revenge, scribes and pharisees, sexual immorality, swear falsely, tooth for tooth, turn other cheek, you have heard it was said
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Weightier Matters
Are all Biblical commandments of equal importance before God? Does He view all of His instructions as being of equal weight? We do know that earthly governments do not view all of their laws and ordinances exactly the same. Murder, … Continue reading
Posted in Doctrine, Judgment, sermon on mount, Textual study
Tagged forbidden fruit, gnat and camel, greatest comm, Hosea 6, justice, knowledge of God more than burnt offerings, least commandment, Matthew 22, Matthew 23, Matthew 5, mercy faith, mercy more than sacrifice, tithe, weightier matters
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Don’t Judge
“Judge not that you be not judged” (Matthew 7:1; Luke 6:37). “He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first” (John 8:7). “There is one Lawgiver… who are you to judge another?” (James 4:12). … Continue reading
Posted in Church discipline, Fellowship, Judgment, sermon on mount, Textual study
Tagged church discipline, evil judges, he that is without sin let him cast the first stone, hypocrites, James 4, John 8, judge not that you be not judged, Luke 6, Matthew 7, pariality, proper judging, respect of persons, rich man and poor man in assembly, righteous judgment, scribes and pharisees, sinful judging, spect in brothers eye and plank in own eye, woman caught in act of adultery
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The Light of the World
Long before President Ronald Reagan referred to America as a “shining city on a hill,” Jesus said to his disciples, “Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid. Neither do … Continue reading
The Salt of the Earth
Mathew 5:13, “Ye are the salt of the earth: if the salt have lost his savour (saltness – Mark 9:50) . . . It is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot … Continue reading
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