The Values Of The Beatitudes In Matthew 5 : 1-7

After exhibiting the interconnecting story of Jesus’ birth to the prophecy, Matthew continues to portray how Jesus’ theology and teachings are founded on the commandments. As Professor Smarr asserted, Jesus is seen more of a “moral-religious teacher” (Smarr 18 January 2012) rather than “a warrior king who will vanquish the Romans” (Smarr 18 January 2012) as demonstrated in Mark’s Gospel. After accumulating a small group of Jewish followers, he begins to preach what is known as the Sermon on the Mount. In one of the descriptions, he stated that other should not think “ . . . that [I] have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have not to abolish but to fulfill” (Matthew 5:17). He unquestionably declares that he grounds his teachings on the established Jewish laws. On top of that, he reinforces it by telling the crowd that “whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, will be called least in the kingdom of heaven . . .” (Matthew 5:19). These laws are in no way replacements for the law

The term ‘Kingdom of God’ (or as is otherwise referred to as ‘Kingdom of Heaven’ in Matthew's Gospel) is mentioned throughout the Four Gospels. Over the centuries many scholars have reached the same conclusion that the central theme of Jesus’ message regards the ‘Kingdom of God.’ But what did Jesus mean by this term? This essay aims to discuss the meaning of the term ‘Kingdom of God’ and what Jesus must have meant by this.

In this paper, there will be research on the Gospel of Matthew from Daniel Harrington’s commentary “The Gospel of Matthew”, This paper will explain the teachings of the “6 Antithesis” in chapter 5 verses 21-48, and the main point on “Jesus came not to abolish but to “fulfill” the Law and Prophets (Harrington 90).” This paper will also have Daniel Harrington interpretations of the writing of the gospel of Matthew. I believe that Jesus had a reason for his teachings and how he went forward to preach them to the congregation.

These five great discourses illustrate that Matthew has constructed his Gospel around Jesus as the perfect teacher. This greatest of all teachers communicates his message through these five discourses, a repetition in the New Testament of the law of Judaism- the five great books of

In Matthew 5:43-48, Jesus is teaching that In Matthew 5:21-24, Jesus addresses his followers and states that killing someone is subjected to the judgment. This is a thought, which we all understand in the society because taking someone’s life is directly

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.

I chose to write about Matthew 5 The Sermon on the Mount. This is my first time ever reading a bible and it felt like it struck straight to my heart. On this piece, Jesus teaches us with a different Beatitudes. On those beatitudes all started with Blessed and followed by a different ways to achieve happiness in our heart. For Example, Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. On this one, my understanding is that in the eye of God there is no poor or rich. God doesn't care the status of our life. The only thing he recognize is how rich is your heart or spirit. Is your heart poor because you have sinned so much. In order for us to enter the Kingdom of God we must know the importance of our spirit.

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.

Matthew chapter five is a sermon by Jesus. It tells us what perspective we ought to have in dealings with each other and with our attitude. Those who are weak shall be strong, and those who mourn shall be comforted tell of positive actions or humility being rewarded. Jesus goes through a list of these, exalting the poor and the weak. Mt. 5:17-20 is between the first section of what actions are righteous and before the section of what seem to be his own version of commandments relative to the law. It says that all shall be done and judged through and by him. So he gave a perspective on the humble and then judged the law. He tells people to be righteous and then tells them the manner in which to

Each of the eight statements of the Beatitudes begin with the word Blessed. This is ironic because those who would have been listening to the Sermon on the Mount would have probably been Jewish. For those Jews who would have lived during that time probably never would have used the word blessed to describe themselves. Therefore, those who were not convinced that Jesus Christ was the son of God would not have taken Jesus literally. Because each Beatitude contained the word “blessed”, this gave the crowd an

The fifth beatitude is found in the book of Matthew chapter five verses seven. This is a beatitude between man and his fellow humans. It states; blessed are the merciful for they shall be shown mercy. This is a beatitude said in a present tense context. It says those who are showing mercy to fellow human will expect to be shown mercy during judgment day.

After reading Mk. 6-11, several things stood out to me. First, in Mk. 6: 50, when Jesus walks on water, the disciples are incredibly frightened. They think he is an evil specter. This stood out to me because the disciples trusted Jesus with their lives, but when he does something like that, which is beyond their understanding, they freak out. You would think that with the things that the disciples had seen Jesus do, that this wouldn’t really surprise them. Second, in Mk. 7:1-9 Jesus thought that the Commandments were more important than tradition, but the Pharisees didn’t. This stood out to me because the Pharisees were supposed to be religious leaders, but in some cases, seemed to disregard the Commandments in difference to their traditions. This mainly seemed to come into play with divorce and its rules. Third, in Mk. 10:2-8 Jesus taught that a husband and wife became one flesh. This stood out to me because I know that a husband and wife are supposed to be close, but Jesus teaches that they should become one. This has to be awfully hard to achieve because I know that sometimes a husband and wife have disagreements. The lesson that I learned in these chapters is that Jesus said, “Whatever goes into a man from outside can’t defile him, what comes out of the man defiles him.” This shows

meaning of this was that the disciples had to be like a lamp and let

The Immediate context of the story helps to show us that Jesus is on a journey, before this passage in Matthew 5:1 he begins teaching great multitudes on a unnamed mountain. When he comes down from the mountain (Matthew 8:1) the multitudes are still following him as he cleanses a leper (Matthew 8:2-4)

The sermon commences with the eight beatitudes, with prescribed blessings that follow them. These beatitudes advocates righteousness in our hearts, unlike the pretentious righteousness that the can be associated with the law. The qualities that the beatitudes tell you to embody, puts Christ followers at somewhat of a disadvantage because of the selfish, deceitful nature of humans. The blessing or reward that accompanies these beatitudes aren’t for this world, and by this it introduces the notion of kingdom that is far greater than this world. This supports the concept of sacrificing and enduring persecution in this world, so you are rewarded in eternity. The sermon then strikes a metaphoric comparison with followers of Christ being the salt of the earth, and the light of the world. In Leviticus 2:13 it shows us how salt was categorized as being divine back then. This means that Christ followers are supposed to posses a sense of divinity, and shouldn’t lose this quality by conforming to the things of the