Scripture: 28 When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at His teaching, 29 because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law.
There is so much in the Sermon that I find amazing; the way Jesus interprets the laws is quite challenging and gives the reader/listener much to think about. But as I reread chapters 5-7, the beatitudes really stood out to me as particularly amazing. What our culture says are blessings is so different from what Jesus says. It makes me reflect on my life and consider what my true blessings are.
Jesus taught the disciples to seek the path towards perfection and the Kingdom of God. For us, it teaches that as God’s children, we need to fashion ourselves in God’s image according to Jesus’ teachings.
This is my favorite stanza of Charles Wesley’s Love Devine, All Loves Excelling:
There is so much in the Sermon that I find amazing; the way Jesus interprets the laws is quite challenging and gives the reader/listener much to think about. But as I reread chapters 5-7, the beatitudes really stood out to me as particularly amazing. What our culture says are blessings is so different from what Jesus says. It makes me reflect on my life and consider what my true blessings are.
Jesus taught the disciples to seek the path towards perfection and the Kingdom of God. For us, it teaches that as God’s children, we need to fashion ourselves in God’s image according to Jesus’ teachings.
This is my favorite stanza of Charles Wesley’s Love Devine, All Loves Excelling:
Breathe, O breathe Thy loving Spirit
Into every troubled breast;
Let us all in Thee inherit,
Let us find the promised rest.
Take away the love of sinning;
Alpha and Omega be;
End of faith, as its beginning,
Set our hearts at liberty.