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  1. Hi,just travelling in a mini bus from jhb to kempton park. I had a little precious time to peep thru the lesson.
    To me Mathew 5 gives us a picture of the social life of people at that time and in that place.it seems is the same to us at this time.
    The promises are also binding to us and has been thru out history.

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  2. I take note that the verb ARE, plural form of IS = "a state of being" is used in all the nine statements of Jesus' sermon on the mount. No wonder they're called the "beatitudes", in other words the BE attitudes" - the ideal for every follower of Christ. He was the perfect representation of the sermon He preached on the mount, and He is the Enabler of all who will follow Him in obedience. Jesus' efforts to convince the "church" of His day, especially the high-ranking self-righteous scribes and pharisees, mostly met with opposition because they thought that by their many "works", they could earn worthiness of God's favor and respect of men.

    Their heart were stubborn and resistant to the meek and lovely nature of the Son of God, whom they largely rejected as their long expected Messiah, and sought to kill, even as He demonstrated in word and deed, the true character of God right before their very eyes. (Matt 11:5; 8:3) They were consumed with so much DOING that they missed the whole importance of BEING (Matt. 12:1-14). Becoming like Jesus can only be accomplished by being "with" Jesus, feeling at home in His awesome presence and allowing His sweet Spirit to change us as we fully surrender to His will and His way.

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  3. I thank God for the sermon on the mount. It is etched deeply in our minds because of its clear, succinct and abiding teaching about how a child of God should live. Here we see Jesus having a practical discourse with all humanity in all ages. In this sermon He dwelt much about the moral law. It was an exposition of the law on top of a mountain in Galilee. This brings to mind that in many years gone by the same Jesus promulgated the law on Mount Sinai. This time, however, He spoke to humanity not as a fearsome God but as one with us in human form. He lived His life on earth showing all of the qualities He taught in the Sermon on the Mount!

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  4. Jesus not only talked the walk but walked the talk thus setting an example for us to follow daily as christians.

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  5. Pastor David Ascherick explained the Beatitudes well dissecting each line in detail. Blessings everyone.

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