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Tag Archives: the sermon on the mount
Love Your Enemies
Originally posted on Stephen Nielsen:
In Matthew 5: 43-44, we have this teaching to love our enemies, in contrast to the teaching of the Pharisees and scribes, to love their neighbors, but to hate their enemies. “You have heard that…
Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
Jesus said to His disciples in Matthew 5:27-30, “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ 28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her … Continue reading
Thou Shalt Not Kill — Matthew 5:21-26
In review, what we have said about Jesus’ teaching in His Sermon on the Mount, is that He gives us a contrast between what the Scribes and Pharisees were teaching and what was the true teaching of Moses. As Lloyd-Jones … Continue reading
The Spirit of the Law
We have been looking at the Sermon on the Mount, from the teaching of D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones. I have been summarizing his sermons from his book, Studies in the Sermon on the Mount. Last time we talked about the … Continue reading
Christ Fulfilling the Law and the Prophets — Matthew 5:17
In reading D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones’ book, Studies in the Sermon on the Mount, I am continually struck by the fact that the Old and New Testament are so well connected. In fact, Lloyd-Jones has pointed out that “there are … Continue reading
Christ and the Old Testament
“Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. 18 For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one … Continue reading
The Lord’s Prayer: Its Two Settings
The study of prayer would not be complete without examining the Lord’s Prayer. It is no doubt the most comprehensive piece of work on prayer ever composed. Here in this very short prayer Jesus has woven every possible principle of … Continue reading
Let Your Light Shine
Jesus said in Matthew 5:16, Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. In a few verses earlier (verses 13 and 14), Jesus … Continue reading
You Are the Light of the World — Matthew 5:14
This statement by our Lord implies that the Christian only is the light of the world. And it also implies that the world is in a state of darkness. I have been blogging on what I see as the … Continue reading