Publisher's Synopsis
In Jesus' famous Sermon on the Mount, He gives us twelve wisdom principles. Early in Jesus' ministry, just after He had chosen His twelve disciples, He sat down on the side of a mountain and taught them. This teaching of His we have named The Sermon on the Mount. It remains to this day as a masterful sermon, in which Jesus showed the full meaning of the law; and He showed His disciples (and us) that it is humanly impossible to keep.
Join the author in his exposition of Matthew 5-7 as he uncovers the real source of blessing: happiness rooted in the grace and forgiveness of Christ. Each chapter unfolds the seeming paradox of how characteristics that modern society would dismiss - such as poverty of spirit, mourning, and meekness - in reality, bring "super-abounding joy" for the Christian. We can have joy in the knowledge of God, the hope of heaven, and the power of the Holy Spirit which, unlike the materialism most thirst after today, is what we were created to enjoy! Each theologically rich section of teaching closes with practical application urging readers to examine how they are living their lives. In the final chapters, he warns us that ultimately "God will reveal our foundations" on the last day. He, therefore, exhorts us to, through obedience, "build upon Jesus Christ so that [our] building will endure".
