≡ Matt 6.25 Do not worry what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear.

≡ Is it possible that Jesus could tell them to repent in chapter 4 and then say they are blessed in chapter 5?

≡ The truth is: You don’t want to follow Christ: you want him to follow you.

≡ Matt 5.38-41 If anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also. If anyone forces you to go one mile, go also the second.

To avoid punishing adultery, they created a protected class of adulterers. Matthew 5.31-32 It was also said, “Whoever divorces his wife,...

Is it hyperbole? Is it really better to go to hell? Matthew 5.27-30 You have heard that it was said, “You shall not commit adultery.” But...

In the kingdom, you can trust me. Now, you'll need it notarized. Matthew 5.33-37 Again, you have heard that it was said to those of...

It's astonishing that you shouldn't be angry! Snoqualmie Falls and the lodge, Washington State Matthew 5.21-26 You have heard that it was...

These people honor me with their honor. Matthew 5.17-20 Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come not...

It is completely conceivable that salt can be non-salt and light can be non-light. Otherwise he wouldn't have said it. Matthew 5.13-16...

The Sermon on the Mount can be difficult to understand. What does "poor" mean? What is the difference between "poor" and "poor in...

Hagner says we must step into the past to understand the original listeners. He says Jesus pronounces the people blessed by God and tells...

The experts say that Jesus' demand to “give to everyone who asks” would result in a class of saintly paupers and another of prosperous...

Richard Foster apparently thinks that seeing in a mirror dimly means everything is in reverse. A horse and cart in Prejmer, Romania, with...

The Westminster Confession of Faith compared to Ephesians 1. The words are the same, but the meanings are often quite different. The Nazi...