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This completes the profile of God's people presented in the beatitudes and acts as the introduction to the next section. There are two parts in this section, using the terms "salt of the earth" and Light of the World to refer to the disciples – implying their value. Elsewhere, in John 8:12, [15] Jesus applies 'Light of the World' to himself. [16]
The first discourse (Matthew 5–7) is called the Sermon on the Mount and is one of the best known and most quoted parts of the New Testament. [6] It includes the Beatitudes, the Lord's Prayer and the Golden Rule. To most believers in Jesus, the Sermon on the Mount contains the central tenets of Christian discipleship. [6]
The Sermon on the Mount, by Carl Heinrich Bloch, 1877 Codex Sinaiticus (AD 330–360), Matthew 4:19–5:22 Main article: Beatitudes After a brief introduction ( Matthew 5:1–2 ), the chapter contains the section known as the Beatitudes , which includes some of Jesus ' most famous teachings.
Mar. 9—The Sermon on the Mount is a favorite scripture of many ministers because they feel that it expresses the essence of Christianity. Also known as The Beatitudes and related in Matthew 5:1 ...
Jesus tells us straight out, in the Sermon on the Mount, not to be anxious. ... "Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you" — Mt. 6:33.
Boring notes that the reference to Jesus sitting may be an allusion to Deuteronomy 9:9, where in some translations Moses is described as sitting on Mount Sinai. [5] St. Augustine in his commentary on the Sermon on the Mount supported the Moses parallel. He argued that this symbolism shows that Jesus is giving a new set of precepts to supplement ...