sermon on the mount

“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.” Matthew 5:9 Peace is what we all want. The world today is crying out for peace. The world is seeking peace in all the wrong places. The problem is the world does not know peace nor how to obtain it. The answer to peace...

“Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.” Matthew 5:8 What does it mean to be pure in heart? On the surface, you may think this is not possible, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, as Romans 3:23 records. As we have all sinned, we have impure hearts...

"Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy." Matthew 5:7 The Lord promises to bless the merciful. We are to be merciful because God showed us mercy. God showed us mercy in sending His Son in the person of the Lord Jesus Christ, to pay the price of sin on the cross. The greatest...

"Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.” Matthew 5:6 Jesus says those who hunger and thirst after righteousness shall be satisfied. He will always answer His promises. I wonder if you have ever been on a long summer run or walk. It will not...

“Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.” Matthew 5:5 Happy are the meek in spirit says Jesus, for they shall inherit the earth. In this verse Jesus is reminding believers of the promise made in Psalm 37:11, “But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in...

“Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.” Matthew 5:4 This is a popular verse at many funeral services. When a loved one passes from this life to the next the family and friends mourn the death of the deceased. If you keep this verse in context by reading verses 3 and 4...

I heard a preacher recently arguing that the Sermon on the Mount does not apply to Christians. He said that you need to read the context, and Jesus is speaking to Jews and they're still in the old covenant. Since we're not under the old covenant anymore and we're not ethnic Jews, then it doesn't...

Matthew 5:17-20 typically is used to frame the interpretation of 21-48 in light of fulfillment. Fulfillment as in revealing the laws original intent and satisfying those demands. It is an argument typically used to drive a Moral continuity between Jesus' claims and the Old Testament Mosaic Law...