Jesus continues the Sermon on the Mount by addressing religious practices—almsgiving, prayer, and fasting—warning against performative piety designed to earn human approval rather than divine reward. The Lord's Prayer is introduced as a model of kingdom-oriented petition, emphasizing God's hallowed name, His coming kingdom, daily provision, forgiveness reciprocity, and deliverance from evil. The discourse concludes with teachings on storing heavenly rather than earthly treasures, the eye as the lamp of the body, the impossibility of serving both God and mammon, and a command to abandon anxiety through trust in the Father's providential care.
Kingdom ethics: Beatitudes, Lord's Prayer, righteousness.
The Sermon on the Mount, recorded in Matthew 5–7, is the longest and most detailed teaching of Jesus in the Gospels. From the Beatitudes to radical ethics, Jesus laid out a vision for kingdom living that flips the world's values upside down. This article unpacks the sermon's context, its core teachings, and why these words are still as challenging as ever.
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Forgiveness and reconciliation are often treated as the same thing, but the Bible draws a clear and important line between them. This article unpacks what Scripture actually teaches about love, mercy, compassion, and what it truly takes to restore a broken relationship, with God and with each other.
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