How do we respond to the Sermon on the Mount? The Sermon on the Mount is
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the first step on the way of discipleship, and it is of decisive importance to
me that our church consider this deeply. If we grasp the Sermon on the
Mount and believe it, then nothing can frighten us - neither our own
self-recognition, nor financial threats, nor our personal weakness.
The
dedication demanded in the Sermon on the Mount is not a new law or moral
teaching. Instead it is forgiveness. Its vital element is the light
and warmth of the Holy Spirit. Here is Christ: the essence of salt, and
the strength of the tree that bears good fruit. The Sermon on the Mount
shows us the character of a community, which shines like a light for the whole
world.
The Sermon on the Mount is not a high-tension moralism, but we must
grasp it as the revelation of God's real power in human life. If we take
our surrender to God seriously and allow him to enter our lives as light, as the
only energy which makes new life possible, then we will be able to live the new
life.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Thoughts on the Sermon on the Mount
I found this blog post on Jason Upton's website (Upton is one of my favorite worship leaders). This was written by Eberhardt Arnold.
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Thanks for your comment on my blog! I wish there was a way to get a hold of that cd! I checked the website, but I don't know if that particular LE cd is up for sale.
Thanks so much for posting this excerpt! I definitely needed to read this (and the rest of the post on Jason's site!). The words alone, "character of a community," makes me anticipate when the personal lifestyle of the sermon becomes a whole culture! That everybody takes a part of!
Yay God! And yay for awkward people! :)
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