The Sermon on the Mount.

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Mat 5:1, And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
Mat 5:2, And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
Mat 5:3, Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 5:4, Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Mat 5:5, Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Mat 5:6, Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Mat 5:7, Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Mat 5:8, Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
Mat 5:9, Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Mat 5:10, Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 5:11, Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Mat 5:12, Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
Mat 5:13, Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
Mat 5:14, Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
Mat 5:15, Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
Mat 5:16, Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Mat 5:17, Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
Mat 5:18, For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Mat 5:19, Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 5:20, For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Mat 5:21, Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
Mat 5:22, But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
Mat 5:23, Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
Mat 5:24, Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
Mat 5:25, Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
Mat 5:26, Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.
Mat 5:27, Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
Mat 5:28, But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
Mat 5:29, And if thy right eye causeth thee to sin, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
Mat 5:30, And if thy right hand causeth thee to sin, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
Mat 5:31, It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
Mat 5:32, But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
Mat 5:33, Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
Mat 5:34, But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:
Mat 5:35, Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.
Mat 5:36, Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
Mat 5:37, But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
Mat 5:38, Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
Mat 5:39, But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
Mat 5:40, And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.
Mat 5:41, And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
Mat 5:42, Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
Mat 5:43, Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
Mat 5:44, But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
Mat 5:45, That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Mat 5:46, For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
Mat 5:47, And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
Mat 5:48, Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

 

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Mat 6:1, Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
Mat 6:2, Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Mat 6:3, But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
Mat 6:4, That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
Mat 6:5, And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Mat 6:6, But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
Mat 6:7, But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
Mat 6:8, Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
Mat 6:9, After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Mat 6:10, Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Mat 6:11, Give us this day our daily bread.
Mat 6:12, And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
Mat 6:13, And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Mat 6:14, For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
Mat 6:15, But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Mat 6:16, Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Mat 6:17, But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
Mat 6:18, That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
Mat 6:19, Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Mat 6:20, But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
Mat 6:21, For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Mat 6:22, The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
Mat 6:23, But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
Mat 6:24, No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Mat 6:25, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
Mat 6:26, Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
Mat 6:27, Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
Mat 6:28, And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
Mat 6:29, And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Mat 6:30, Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
Mat 6:31, Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
Mat 6:32, (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek: ) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
Mat 6:33, But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Mat 6:34, Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

 

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Mat 7:1, Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Mat 7:2, For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
Mat 7:3, And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
Mat 7:4, Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
Mat 7:5, Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
Mat 7:6, Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
Mat 7:7, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Mat 7:8, For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Mat 7:9, Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
Mat 7:10, Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
Mat 7:11, If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
Mat 7:12, Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
Mat 7:13, Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
Mat 7:14, Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
Mat 7:15, Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Mat 7:16, Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Mat 7:17, Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
Mat 7:18, A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Mat 7:19, Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Mat 7:20, Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
Mat 7:21, Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Mat 7:22, Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
Mat 7:23, And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Mat 7:24, Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
Mat 7:25, And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
Mat 7:26, And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
Mat 7:27, And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
Mat 7:28, And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
Mat 7:29, For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

Mat 8:1, When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
Mat 8:2, And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
Mat 8:3, And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
Mat 8:4, And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

 

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Reading the Sermon on the Mount ought to give you the understanding that you are a spiritual leper.

The solution to the problem is found in chapter 8: verses 1-4.

 

[BloodBought 1953]

Reading the Sermon on the Mount ought to give you the understanding that you are a spiritual leper.

The solution to the problem is found in chapter 8: verses 1-4.

I found a better “ solution” .God’s Solution. It’s the One that God Sanctioned —— the One that you will Tested On, come Judgement Day.....it’s the Gospel contained in 1Cor15:1-4......God is likely to ask you—-“ What did you do with my Gospel of Grace?” Did you Trust in That and that “alone” as being Sufficient for your Salvation, or did you decide to be “ Co- Savior”——-ADDING to the Blood That was Shed for you at the Cross?
Your answers to these questions could determine a lot.....Rest in the Gospel.As ordered. Hebrews 3 and 4.

 

[justbyfaith]

I found a better “ solution” .God’s Solution. It’s the One that God Sanctioned —— the One that you will Tested On, come Judgement Day.....it’s the Gospel contained in 1Cor15:1-4......God is likely to ask you—-“ What did you do with my Gospel of Grace?” Did you Trust in That and that “alone” as being Sufficient for your Salvation, or did you decide to be “ Co- Savior”——-ADDING to the Blood That was Shed for you at the Cross?
Your answers to these questions could determine a lot.....Rest in the Gospel.As ordered. Hebrews 3 and 4.

It is based completely on your being cleansed from your spiritual leprosy; and of course this happens through the blood of Jesus Christ, according to what the Lord did for us in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4.

See Hebrews 13:12, Hebrews 10:29, 1 John 1:7.

 

[Michiah-Imla]

God is likely to ask you—-“ What did you do with my Gospel of Grace?” Did you Trust in That and that “alone” as being Sufficient for your Salvation, or did you decide to be “ Co- Savior”——-ADDING to the Blood That was Shed for you at the Cross?

No.

That’s what you imagine God will say.

This is what he said he would say:

“I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity”.

“And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it”.

Please note that one of Christ’s sayings was, sin no more.

Get your house built on the rock before it’s too late!

 

[BloodBought 1953]

No.

That’s what you imagine God will say.

This is what he said he would say:

“I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity”.

“And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it”.

Please note that one of Christ’s sayings was, sin no more.

Get your house built on the rock before it’s too late!

I suspect you are just like me and every other human being.....You sin every hour of every day....you have Secret thoughts that would shame Hell , and if that isn’t enough , you wanna discuss the “ Sins Of Omission? “.......how many strangers have you invited into your home this week to feed and clothe?
Please give us a break......you ain’t fooling anybody—- ESPECIALLY GOD!
Satan has you firmly in his “ Fool’s Paradise”—-That Sad place where people have been fooled into thinking that their pitiful attempts at Perfection have “ made the Grade” and they are “ Fit for Heaven”.Sorry.....you either enter Heaven with Total Faith in “HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS” or your do not get in....Swallow your Pride and do it God’s Way.....That “ way” would be where Jesus gets ALL the credit for Saving Wretched Lost men like you and me and guess how much credit “ we” get? Zero.Turns out that God is still a ” Jealous God”...... He wants His Son to receive ALL of the Glory for Salvation.Jesus gets the Glory and you get His “ unmerited favor”—— “IF” you escape Satan’s deception whereby you do it YOUR WAY ( Performance) instead of God’s Way — Grace ! Grace Plus NOTHING! Ask God to make you “ Good Soil” ....ask for “ eyes to see” while you are at it— you are Blind. “ By Grace you are Saved....Through Faith”.....

 

[Michiah-Imla]

“IF” you escape Satan’s deception whereby you do it YOUR WAY ( Performance) instead of God’s Way — Grace ! Grace Plus NOTHING! Ask God to make you “ Good Soil” ....ask for “ eyes to see” while you are at it— you are Blind.

Friend, by the love of God in my heart I take no offense to your emotional rebuke. You believe I am deceived and am promoting false doctrine. I can appreciate the fire you have for what you believe. However, I did not obtain the gift of God by any self effort, any works; no one can.

But I wish you could likewise see, from the scriptures, that what we do after getting enlightened to the truth of the word does has ramifications that can cause a denial by the Lord and be cast away with the unbelievers.

Luke 12:46
“The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers”.

Don’t be partial in the word friend.

James 3:17
“But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy”.

 

[BloodBought 1953]

Friend, by the love of God in my heart I take no offense to your emotional rebuke. You believe I am deceived and am promoting false doctrine. I can appreciate the fire you have for what you believe. However, I did not obtain the gift of God by any self effort, any works; no one can.

But I wish you could likewise see, from the scriptures, that what we do after getting enlightened to the truth of the word does has ramifications that can cause a denial by the Lord and be cast away with the unbelievers.

Luke 12:46
“The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers”.

Don’t be partial in the word friend.

James 3:17
“But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy”.

Call me a Fool, but I just continue my Christian Walk in the same manner that I Started it - Faith! ... “ Faith” is simply taking God at His Word —Believing and Acting on His Promises. The Promise thst assures me that I can ignore you is this one.....” Those That Believe In me ALREADY HAVE Eternal Life and shall NEVER come under Condemnation.” I have no worries .The “ monkey” is squarely on God’s back when it comes to BOTH my Salvation and my Sanctification. “Just the Way He intended it .....after all, GOD said this— not me.....”I” will finish the work that I started”...... I actually Believe what He says.....what a Joy to REST in it! I recommend it highly......

 

[justbyfaith]

I suspect you are just like me and every other human being.....You sin every hour of every day....you have Secret thoughts that would shame Hell , and if that isn’t enough , you wanna discuss the “ Sins Of Omission? “.......how many strangers have you invited into your home this week to feed and clothe?
Please give us a break......you ain’t fooling anybody—- ESPECIALLY GOD!
Satan has you firmly in his “ Fool’s Paradise”—-That Sad place where people have been fooled into thinking that their pitiful attempts at Perfection have “ made the Grade” and they are “ Fit for Heaven”.Sorry.....you either enter Heaven with Total Faith in “HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS” or your do not get in....Swallow your Pride and do it God’s Way.....That “ way” would be where Jesus gets ALL the credit for Saving Wretched Lost men like you and me and guess how much credit “ we” get? Zero.Turns out that God is still a ” Jealous God”...... He wants His Son to receive ALL of the Glory for Salvation.Jesus gets the Glory and you get His “ unmerited favor”—— “IF” you escape Satan’s deception whereby you do it YOUR WAY ( Performance) instead of God’s Way — Grace ! Grace Plus NOTHING! Ask God to make you “ Good Soil” ....ask for “ eyes to see” while you are at it— you are Blind. “ By Grace you are Saved....Through Faith”.....

I can testify to the fact that I do not have secret thoughts that shame hell...for the Lord has cleansed me on the inside and those kinds of thoughts are a thing of the past for me. As for sins of omission....that applies to not doing the works that the Lord has prepared beforehand for you to do...if He has not called me to go work in a soup kitchen, for example, then it is not a sin of omission for me to fail to do so.

You appear to be teaching that if we are recipients of God's grace, we will sin up a storm because we are not saved by our performance and if we have a good performance that somehow God doesn't get the glory for our salvation. That is a lie from the pit. If any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: old things have passed away; behold, all things are become new! (2 Corinthians 5:17 (kjv)) This means that we will have a good "performance" as the result of being born again...while our performance doesn't save us; I will agree with you on that.

The Promise that assures me that I can ignore you is this one.....” Those That Believe In me ALREADY HAVE Eternal Life and shall NEVER come under Condemnation.”

I would only refer you to 2 Corinthians 13:5...if you have not been transformed from the inside out (regenerated and renewed on the inside), then you ought to question as to whether you have been born again and therefore as to whether you have a genuine faith.

If you are born again, your every other thought is not going to shame hell...your every thought will be worthy of heaven (see Psalms 10:4 (kjv))...because if anyone is born again, the love of the Lord has been shed abroad in their heart (Romans 5:5). Thus hatred and lust have been eliminated from the heart (Titus 3:3-7). You will be clean on the inside if you surrender your life to Jesus and receive His cleansing on the inside (1 John 1:7).

 

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Mat 7:21, Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Mat 7:22, Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
Mat 7:23, And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Mat 7:24, Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
Mat 7:25, And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
Mat 7:26, And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
Mat 7:27, And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

In the above passage, Jesus makes it clear: that the things he has spoken of in the Sermon on the Mount are spoken to be obeyed; not merely to show a man that he is a sinner and cannot measure up to the standard that Jesus gives in the Sermon on the Mount.

 

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