+What is Jesus really saying
in the Sermon on the Mount?+

He's not laying down the law

Third, revised edition of the e-book by Paul Conant
Copyright 2020 by Paul Conant.

Friday, March 12, 2021

Content of Sermon commentary

  • The King James version of the Sermon (for reference)
  • To the reader
  • Key to understanding the Sermon
  • Matthew 5:1-2. He opened his mouth
  • Mt. 5:3-12. The beatitudes
  • Mt. 5:13-20. Salt of the earth
  • Mt. 5:21-26. The peril of anger
  • Mt. 5:27-32. If your eye offends you
  • Mt. 5:33-37. A simple yes or no
  • Mt. 5:38-42. Turn the other cheek
  • Mt. 5:43-48. Love your foes and be perfect
  • Mt. 6:1-8. Don't let your left hand...
  • Mt. 6:9-15. The Lord's prayer
  • Mt. 6:16-18. They have their reward
  • Mt. 6:19-34. Where is your treasure?
  • Mt. 7:1-5. Judge not
  • Mt. 7:6. Pearls before swine
  • Mt. 7:7-11. Good gifts
  • Mt. 7:12. The golden rule
  • Mt. 7:13-14. The strait and narrow
  • Mt. 7:15-23. Workers of iniquity
  • Mt. 7:24-29. A firm foundation
  • Takeaways from the Sermon on the Mount
  • Appendix A. Lord's prayer comparisons
  • Appendix B. On the kingdom of heaven
  • Appendix C. Why speak in parables?
  • Appendix D. Let love make your world go around
  • Appendix E. Jesus' purity versus original sin
  • Appendix F. Where is Zion?
  • Appendix G. On the writing of the Sermon
  • Appendix H. Who am I?

This e-book contains about 53,000 words in the main portion of the text. The appendices contain about 35,000 words. Altogether, the book contains about 88,000 words. (The King James reference chapters are not included in the counts.)
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1 Corinthians 10:23

Everything is permissible to me but not everything is useful.

What you don't need to believe
in order to be saved

When you come to Jesus with a broken and a contrite heart and seek his forgiveness, you have done all you need to do in order to be saved!

You don't need to believe that Jesus is God. You don't need to believe that he is the Son of God in some literalistic sense. You don't need to believe he was born of a virgin. You are not required to first subscribe to the idea of the Trinity. You don't need to be baptized in water before receiving Jesus into your heart.

All you need do is to trust Jesus enough to accept his help. And that means you must believe that God raised Jesus from the dead so that people like you could be saved by the man he appointed to that task.

When the Bible says you must believe Jesus is the Son of God, it means you must believe he can save you, that he is the Savior.

You may come to believe in some or all of the assertions listed above. But none is necessary to get you into God's kingdom. Just trust Jesus to help you out of your sad predicament. That's it!

Content of Commentary on the Sermon

  • Home
  • The King James version of the Sermon (for reference)
  • To the reader
  • Key to understanding the Sermon
  • Matthew 5:1-2. He opened his mouth
  • Mt. 5:3-12. The beatitudes
  • Mt. 5:13-20. Salt of the earth
  • Mt. 5:21-26. The peril of anger
  • Mt. 5:27-32. If your eye offends you
  • Mt. 5:33-37. A simple yes or no
  • Mt. 5:38-42. Turn the other cheek
  • Mt. 5:43-48. Love your foes and be perfect
  • Mt. 6:1-8. Don't let your left hand...
  • Mt. 6:9-15. The Lord's prayer
  • Mt. 6:16-18. They have their reward
  • Mt. 6:19-34. Where is your treasure?
  • Mt. 7:1-5. Judge not
  • Mt. 7:6. Pearls before swine
  • Mt. 7:7-11. Good gifts
  • Mt. 7:12. The golden rule
  • Mt. 7:13-14. The strait and narrow
  • Mt. 7:15-23. Workers of iniquity
  • Mt. 7:24-29. A firm foundation
  • Takeaways from the Sermon on the Mount
  • Appendix A. Lord's prayer comparisons
  • Appendix B. On the kingdom of heaven
  • Appendix C. Why speak in parables?
  • Appendix D. What's the Word on Love?
  • Appendix E. Jesus' purity versus original sin
  • Appendix F. Where is Zion?
  • Appendix G. On the writing of the Sermon
  • Appendix H. Who am I?

  • The Secret Path (alternate title: Jesus Christ's Miracle Cure Book)

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      • Content of Sermon commentary
      • Appendix D. Let love make your world go around
      • Appendix G. On the writing of the Sermon (and the ...
      • Foreword. To the reader
      • Appendix H. Who am I?
      • Appendix E. Jesus' purity versus original sin
      • Appendix C. Why speak in parables?
      • Appendix B. Kingdom come?
      • Appendix A. Comparing Matthew to Luke on the Lord'...
      • Matthew 6:9-15: The Lord's prayer
      • Matthew 6:1-8: Don't let your left hand...
      • Matthew 5:43-48. Love your foes and be perfect
      • Matthew 5:38-42. Turn the other cheek
      • Matthew 5:33-37. A simple yes or no
      • Matthew 5:1-2. He opened his mouth
      • Matthew 7:24-29. A firm foundation
      • Matthew 7:13-14. The strait and narrow
      • Matthew 7:7-11: Good gifts
      • Matthew 7:12. The Golden Rule
      • Matthew 7:1-5. Judge not
      • Matthew 7:6. Pearls before swine
      • Takeaways from the Sermon on the Mount
      • Matthew 6:19-34. Where is your treasure?
      • Matthew 6:16-18. They have their reward
      • Matthew 5:21-26. The peril of anger
      • Matthew 5:27-32. If your eye offends you
      • Matthew 5:13-20. The salt of the earth
      • Matthew 5:3-12. The Beatitudes
      • Matthew 7:15-23. Workers of iniquity
      • Appendix F. Where is Zion?
      • A key to understanding the Sermon
      • Appendix J. From the days of John until now
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Parting shots

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