In Luke's account of the Sermon on the Mount this becomes even clearer. And now, in the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew shows us Jesus instructing his disciples in the message which was his and which they were to take to men. So Matthew goes on to show us Jesus selecting the men who will be his fellow-workers.īut if helpers and assistants are to do their work intelligently and effectively, they must first have instruction. If a man sets his hand to a great task, he needs his helpers, his assistants, his staff. In his story of the Temptations he shows us Jesus deliberately choosing the method he will use to carry out his task, and deliberately rejecting methods which he knew to be against the will of God. In his story of the baptism of Jesus he shows us Jesus realizing that the hour has struck, that the call to action has come, and that Jesus must go forth on his crusade. THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT ( Matthew 5:1-48 )Īs we have already seen, Matthew has a careful pattern in his gospel.
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