Beatitudes In The Sermon On The Mount

Among the ideas, is the main theme: how people should relate to other people and God. The sermon is preached at a mountain when Jesus Christ saw the crowd and his disciples' were following him, he sat at the level ground on the mountain and started to preach. "No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?" Jesus Christ first commands his disciples to stop worrying about their lives or their bodies. On a practical level, this concern is shown by the scramble for food and clothing. The disciple is assumed to have chosen slavery to God, and so his clothing and food become Gods problem. Just as God feeds the birds, will he not much more care for the faithful disciple. One importance is controlled by the principle that you cannot be a slave to both God and money. One challenge for us is to determine the logic that justifies the path were all on. Jesus Christ calls us to humbly follow him and trust in the care of the Father. If we

The purpose of the beatitudes is to bring the covenant of Abraham to an even higher degree, for Christ is no longer giving man possession of a territory but he is giving him the very Kingdom of heaven. Further, the Beatitudes reveal the very goal of human existence, the search for happiness that will take us closer to God.

In the Gospel According to Matthew, Jesus said, “Blessed are the poor, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.” When Jesus said this, he showed how the Kingdom of Heaven was welcomed for anybody, not only those who were more fortunate than others. Jesus then went on to explain how those who were humble and those who showed righteousness would enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Jesus also told the people how they should spread his word everywhere and teach those to examine all the things He commanded them. In The Great Commission speech, Jesus inspired His

The Beatitudes and Ten Commandments were both given to us by God on a mountain. Their length is also quite similar as well with only a difference of two rules to each other. They are both used by all. Anyone, no matter their gender or caste system. They are also both religious based practiced by Catholics. However, they still have differences. This includes having different purposes. The Beatitudes are meant to be used as way to show what will happen to those who are poor and those who are weak and what will happen to them. However, the Ten Commandments are the rules that we all must follow in order to reach heaven. The way to make God happy and to eventually live in eternity with

Throughout the scriptures, it is emphasized to care for the poor and raise up those who are below you. God is in everyone, so “how we treat the poor is how we treat God” (65). In general, the goal of Christians is to better the world. By helping out those who are on the margin, cleaning up the community, and providing a fair environment for all, you are fulfilling this essential pillar for a plentiful Christian life. I agree with the objective of this pillar, to brighten the community through social justice, although I disagree with the bluntness of “we will go to heaven or hell on the basis of giving or not giving food, water, clothing, shelter, and justice to the poor” or just in general not doing enough service (65).

Picture yourself living in the roman empire during the year 100 A.D. In the bustling markets, a man is delivering a speech to the crowd standing before him. The speech, the sermon on the mount was originally gave by jesus about 27 years ago and states that god has compassion for the less fortunate. Among those watching are two very different people. Ron, a slave stands with his master michael , as the message is being given. I believe that michael would would not like the beatitudes because he is a rich man. He was also a soldier for the military instead of a peacekeeper he wanted war. Ron would love the beatitudes because because he is a poor slave. Also he doesn't get much food and is often beaten.

In all honesty the Beatitudes seem to confuse people. The ideas that Jesus tried to get across can be easily lost in translation. As Matthew 5:3 reads “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” This rule seems unclear and would be misconstrued

The Beatitudes may appear as if they are merely a simple arrangement of blessings, but in reality they are full of meaning and beyond any ordinary passage in the Bible. Every line in the Beatitudes is not only a blessing, but a call for action directed towards the people of Israel. The passage seems to focus on Jesus as he speaks to his disciples and the crowd listening about how they could achieve the righteousness that will create the foundation of Heaven. He is not simply encouraging people to live morally and repent so that they will be welcome into the Kingdom of God. He is urging them to learn how to live happily and spread their generosity to others so that they will feel more connected to God. Jesus seems to direct most of the Beatitudes towards his disciples, who represent a new and reborn Israel that harbors no hesitation to put their faith in God, while the crowd that listens intently to Jesus 's words are the potential that Israel has to become virtuous. The Beatitudes are the guidelines that Israelites must follow so that they may live ethical and pure lives.

The lesson that few pastors seem to want to teach Christians is thate God created humans for abundant living. We weren't created to live in misery and lack. Besides, you can't help others if you don't have anything to give. Abundance is also far more than just money; it's also about relationships and living up to our potential.

Just as Jesus says in Luke 11:23 “He who is not with me is against me”, so The Two Standards portray this battle of good and evil in our contemporary world. It is written as a meditation that contrasts values and strategies of Christ with those of Satan. Those who are faithful to Jesus seek to promote the Reign of God through simple living (humility and poverty). While those who are tempted by riches, honor and pride by Lucifer nurture enslavement and destruction.

Their once a time where a man was spreading the religion of christianity,in the time period of 100 AD.Two men named Michael and Ron, both live in the Roman Empire Michael is a wealthy senator of Rome and a roman soldier that achieved many great military accomplishments.Ron was slave that worked for Caesar's estate,his village was raided and he was captured. Both Michael and Ron will hear the message the “Sermon on the Mount”who will think the message was meant for them.The Sermon on the Mount was said by Jesus the son of God.The message of the Sermon the Mount is important because it is the teachings of Jesus christ and the beatitudes the Christianity way of rules. How would Michael and Ron feel about the Sermon

In light of the assigned readings, it is sensible to share one’s life with the poor because God calls us to do so. God entered into humanity through Jesus to save us from our sins, and thus, willingly entered into our chaos. He shared his life with the poor, became vulnerable, and showed mercy. Therefore, we are called to imitate God by “entering into the chaos of another.” We need to also show mercy towards our neighbors, which “entails an elective suffering for the sake of others” (Kennan, 2017, p. 62). In addition, we need to stand in solidarity with them (Kennan, 2017, p. 63). Embracing the suffering of another is an imitation of God (Kennan, 2017, p. 63). We also need to embrace solidarity with the poor because “it is among the poor that we will discover the good news of the reign of God at work” (Kennan, 2017, p. 63). Sometimes we have no solution to the situation, but nonetheless, we can instruments of God’s love by walking with poor, searching with the poor, and being with the poor (Kennan, 2017, p. 63).

The beatitudes are just a sample of the many teachings that this book has to offer.

In the new testament, Jesus grow up to an adult. So he know what he should do, he travels to different city to told people how to become a person who can get salvation and rebirth. So he begins to sermon his teaching on the mountain. People who come from all the place to find Jesus and listen to his word.

The parable of the shrewd manager is the parable appears only in Luke’s Gospels and really exemplifies how much Jesus is against dishonesty. This was common during the time this parable was being taught, especially involving Jewish merchants. The parable talks about a rich man who had a manager, whom the rich man accused of not performing his job. Being afraid of losing his job, the steward concocts a plan to impress his master and decides to collect all the debts owed to the rich man from others. He sat down each debtor and had them reduce what they owned the rich man.