'Jesus In The Sermon On The Mount'

In Mark 2:1-12, the story of healing of a paralytic man is told. Jesus heals this man in front of so-called non-believers in His power. In fact, when He poses the question that “Why are you thinking these things? Which is easier: to say to this paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, take your mat and walk’? (Mark 2:1-12) There are symbolic reflections of this rhetorical question. On the one hand, Jesus justifies that it is preferable to forgive the sins to heal someone directly. He conveys the message that being the Son of Man, he has the authority and ministry to ‘forgive’ the sins of that paralytic man, however, instead of approaching the healing or the removal of physical ailment, he deals with the matter impressively because he has to give a message to the non-believers in God’s power. He clearly mentions that men have the power to forgive because this ability is God’s virtue. Man is the live reflection of God and thus, he can perform the act of forgiveness and become great in life. The important aspect of this story is to show before the people that Jesus has been born with an authority to heal, cure or forgive people and thus, he is passing the message of God to the entire humankind.

J Matthew 28: 18-20 So Jesus came to them and said, "All authority (power) in heaven and on earth is given to me. So go and make followers of all people in the world. Baptize them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach those people to obey everything that I have told you. You can be sure that I will be with you always. I will continue with you until the end of the world.

Jesus raised the standard of the Mosaic Laws in the Sermon of the Mount by supporting it with further guidelines to help guide the community. While Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 28 warned the followers of God to not do certain things or else you get certain punishments, Matthew 5-7 gives out a more peaceful set of codes to follow. Codes such as to from Matthew 5. spread your teachings to others, to not commit murder, an d to reconcile with your brothers and sisters quickly. Love your enemies and to not seek revenge or commit adultery. Matthew 6 tells Gods follows to not do big actions and to be praise. Lastly, Matthew 7 explains that one should respect others and to not be judgmental. To give good gifts and follow Gods teachings. To treat others the way you want to be treated.

Jesus knew that it was important to help others, but He also knew it was important to take care of His self and spend alone time with God. In establishing boundaries, it can become challenging to discover the balance of caring for "self" needs and "other's" needs. Often in the church, it can become a struggle for some to say "no" if one does not have healthy boundaries set, but even Jesus said no to things that crossed His boundaries. Jesus demonstrates

In the article “Pediatricians Say School Should Start Later For Teens’ Health” it states,“...... a National Sleep Foundation poll found that 59 percent of middle schoolers and 87 percent of high schoolers are getting less than the recommended 8 ½ to 9 ½ hours of sleep a night. ”(Shute 2). Many people say that school start time is affecting students’ health.

The gospel of Mark is a short recollection of Jesus life, it has many details but is missing pieces or additions to his life. The Gospel of mark was said to have lost pieces, and also the first account of Jesus life. Although it is not as detailed in some areas as it is in others, it tells many accounts of Jesus life on earth and what kind of a person he was, the life he lived, his struggles and his ending.

Jesus made conscious efforts to create change within Judaism while staying within certain boundaries and upholding many Jewish values, which aligns his actions with those of a reformer. In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus said, “Do not think I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come not to abolish but to fulfill” (Matt. 5:17). Jesus

In contrast Pope Benedict XVI’s book, Jesus of Nazareth, stated that the ‘Kingdom of God’ is “… an inner disposition characterised in daily behaviour by adopting the mind and outlook of Christ…” A teacher of the law once asked Jesus, “Which commandment is the most important?” He deemed loving God and your neighbour as the two most important. So here it is clear that Jesus is talking about love as a major theme in personal conduct a theme which is exemplified by biblical stories of Jesus’ own behaviour. Jesus demonstrated his love for others on many occasions and in many different ways. He spoke to people who were outcasts or disliked such as the woman at the well and Zacchaeus. He met people’s physical needs through some of his

Jesus only needed to offer Himself as a sacrifice once. This is what is wrong with the Catholic crucifix... they keep Jesus on the cross. In the Catholic mass, participants actually believe they are digesting the literal body and blood of Jesus Christ each time. This is why Mel Gibson's film, THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST, portrays Jesus being brutally whipped, punched and beaten every step of the way (which no human being could survive). Gibson's movie caters to the Catholic mass, in which they believe Jesus is continually sacrificed again and again. Yet the Bible proclaims that Jesus died ONCE. They call this the doctrine of transubstantiation, which is unscriptural. Jesus is NO longer on the cross.

Mark describes the Son of Man in three ways, as being the earthly Son of Man, the suffering Son of Man and the Eschatological Son of Man. As the earthly Son of Man, He is capable of forgiving sin, and He reigns over the Sabbath Day, while He teaches with authority and “claims the right to wield immense religious power”, as well as change Jewish laws and customs (Harris, 2014, pp. 147-148). As the suffering Son of Man, Jesus is portrayed in Mark as a servant “who embraces suffering” (Harris, 2014, p. 147). Jesus the Eschatological Son of Man maintained the ability to judge the souls of all humankind, based on the direction and teachings He had provided, both while on earth and through His word. Mark also represents that Jesus “comes in the

Explain the Purpose of The Sermon on the Mount and How It Relates to The Rest of Jesus’ Teachings The Sermon on the Mount may be considered as the fundamental principles upon which a believer’s life should be based. It can be found in Matthew chapters 5, 6, and 7 of the New Testament. It is also considered as the greatest sermon that was ever preached. The purpose of this sermon was to leave each believer with a moral standard to abide by, not a set of laws as it was with Israel. The Sermon on the Mount in relation to Jesus’ other teachings is also quite significant.

When studying the Son of Man view in the Gospel of Mark, the separate ideas presented related to this terminology is interesting. Whereas readers find this term in several of the Gospel’s the writer of Mark favored this term when quoting Jesus (Wilcox, 2014). Subsequently, this term relates to three different views of Jesus during and after his earthly ministry and also relates to like examples in Christian literature (Harris, 2014). The first classification of the Son of Man terminology relates to a natural man who teaches with authority and understanding. Additionally, the second classification as the Son of Man refers to a servant of the people who accepts their rightful suffering. Finally, the term Son of Man relates to a Judge of humanity

For the Fourth gospel, the evangelist unveils Jesus’ ministry as “to make God known.” This implies that Jesus is the only one who is perfectly identified as the full revelation of God. He is the Word made flesh (cf. Jn. 1:14). He is the one as said in John 14:8 (Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us), and his response in verse 9 “[…] anyone who has seen me has seen the Father.” It attests to the fact that Jesus is “the Father’s only Son” John. 1:18 and also reveals the unique relationship that exist between God the Father and Jesus. The second person of the Trinity through whom creation came to be becomes incarnate. Jesus who is identified as the Word in the Gospel of John takes on flesh to communicate to

This emphasises how Jesus had welcomed everybody in his own life and had treated everyone

As one might naturally think, and as Sanders points out, Christian scholars saw “Jesus as deliberately opposing the authority of the law (rather than unconsciously subverting it in principle),” while “Jewish scholars have maintained with remarkable consistency that he did not consciously set himself against the Torah of Moses” (Sanders, 51). This is not always the case, but it is a line that can be drawn and easily distinguished. Sanders describes Jesus’ “general framework,” in his ministry and throughout his teachings, to be Jewish eschatology (Sanders, 10). Sanders’ label of Jewish eschatology already places Jesus on a more Judaic path, and he even shares with historian Albert Schweitzer the notion of Jewish eschatology, going so far as to call it an ‘eschatological dogma’ (Sanders, 23). Jesus was touted as a direct messenger from G-d and to teach G-d’s law. Scholars either believed or questioned; was he a teacher of Jewish law or a teacher who “challenged traditional interpretations of the law in favor of a new radical way of life that he held to be the will of G-d” (Powell, 20)? In the case that Jesus was a teacher of Jewish law, as depicted in the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus conveyed that Gentiles should practice Jewish law and observe Torah. Through Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, a parallel can be drawn between Moses and Jesus as historical teaching figures. Readers remember Moses’ Sermon on the Mount and the burning bush scene from the Old Testament and equate Moses as the