Sermon on the Mount — Light of the World

13Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. "The 'it' refers to the "World", not to the salt....

Sermon on the Mount — Chapter 5 — Beattitudes

3Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.  To be poor in Spirit — means that you have nothing to give of yourself, nothing at all but a need, a need for life, a need for righteousness, a need for Himself. 4Blessed are they...

Lieu and Waxman: Half of SaMoHi Not "College Ready"

Half of Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District students are not “college ready,” according to Ashley Archibald. The Prop 30 taxpayer dollars apparently have not brought down class sizes, brought back more teachers, or even brought up our sagging public education...

Sermon on the Mount — Preliminary Points

Having outlined the two-fold ministry of Jesus Christ, as He was alive on the earth as the "perfect mam", some may be startled to hear that we are not supposed to live our lives according to the principles of the Sermon on the Mount, at least to the extent...

Sermon on the Mount — The Purpose

Jesus was a prophet as much as a priest and a king. This three-fold ministry is on full display for us throughout the Gospels. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus was very much the prophet, telling those who were listening what they would become by grace...