Footsteps to Zion

In the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord Jesus spoke on prayer. He said that we ought not to pray vain repetitions. Thus, when He set forth the example of the Lord’s prayer in the succeeding verses of the Sermon on the Mount, He was not instructing us to simply pray it repetitiously but to pray in the same manner. As we look into the Lord’s prayer and other verses in the Sermon on the Mount that can relate to it, we glean precious lessons that are vital in our Christian walk.   Copyright © 2013 CreationSwap LLC Matthew 6:9-13 In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. The Lord’s Prayer begins with “ Our Father in heaven .” Obviously this is a pra...

How does Jesus define goodness? In the next passages of the Sermon on the Mount, we are given an understanding of what is good in the eyes of the Lord.   Copyright © 2013 lwf.org Matthew 5:38-42 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. If anyone wants to sue you and take away your tunic, let him have your cloak also. And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two. Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away." An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth is what the law of Moses required in dealing with injustices. As Rev. Daniel Caram puts it, the law of Moses was exacting and unforgiving. However, the Lord Jesus called for a higher standard in addressing situations among the brethren. He says we are not to resist an evil person. We are not to get back at those who have wr...