The Life of Jesus Christ - Chapter 4 - Jesus, the great teacher - Part 11
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The *Sermon on the Mountain does not just contain the
*beatitudes. Jesus' sermon says many things about the *Kingdom of God. The
*sermon shows us how we can please God. And the *sermon helps us to understand
God's great love and his goodness.
As we read to the end of Matthew chapter 7, we can learn more
from Jesus. This *sermon is not a collection of separate thoughts. Jesus shows
us the pattern of a Christian life. When we have a great desire to be good
(Matthew 5:6) we ask God to help us. He *blesses us when we ask him. This has an
effect on our lives. It has an effect on how we live in the world. We learn to
forgive other people. We obey Christ. So, we do what he wants. We live at peace
with other people and help them to do this too. [When people are 'at peace',
they are not angry with other people. They try not to argue. And they forgive
each other's mistakes.]
God *blesses us for a reason. He gives us a purpose for life.
Each person has special tasks to do for God.
The process described in the *sermon is continuous. As we get
closer to God, so we are more aware that need God's *Holy Spirit. The *Holy
Spirit will teach us how to serve God. We greatly desire him.
The *Sermon on the Mountain (Matthew chapters 5-7) is probably
the greatest lesson that anyone has ever taught. It contains deep knowledge
about the problems of human nature. And the *sermon contains God's promise that
he will solve these problems. The other sections of the sermon teach us more
about how to live a good life.
Jesus impressed everyone who heard this *sermon.
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