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The Sermon on the mount [electronic resource] : a theological investigation / Carl G. Vaught.
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TextPublication details: Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, c2001.Edition: Rev. edDescription: 1 online resource (xiv, 219 p.)ISBN: - 1423794796 (electronic bk.)
- 9781423794790 (electronic bk.)
- 226.9/06 22
- BT380.3 .V38 2001eb
Contents:
pt. I. Divine perfection and Christian maturity. The context of the message ; Entrance into God's kingdom ; The outward journey ; Persecution and the real order ; Two overarching metaphors : the salt of the earth and the light of the world -- pt. II. The past and the future : five practical problems. Jesus as the fulfillment of tradition ; Murder and anger ; Adultery and divorce ; The problem of false vows ; The problem of retaliation ; Love your enemies -- pt. III. Six expressions of perfection. Being seen and being noticed : secret acts of charity ; The inner room and the Lord's Prayer ; Fasting as a centered act ; Two treasures, two ways of seeing, two masters ; Beyond anxiety ; Judgment and condemnation -- pt. IV. Final considerations about God's kingdom. Access to transforming power ; The Golden Rule and the narrow gate ; Wolves in sheep's clothing ; Two final analogies : houses, rocks, and sand.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-213) and index.
pt. I. Divine perfection and Christian maturity. The context of the message ; Entrance into God's kingdom ; The outward journey ; Persecution and the real order ; Two overarching metaphors : the salt of the earth and the light of the world -- pt. II. The past and the future : five practical problems. Jesus as the fulfillment of tradition ; Murder and anger ; Adultery and divorce ; The problem of false vows ; The problem of retaliation ; Love your enemies -- pt. III. Six expressions of perfection. Being seen and being noticed : secret acts of charity ; The inner room and the Lord's Prayer ; Fasting as a centered act ; Two treasures, two ways of seeing, two masters ; Beyond anxiety ; Judgment and condemnation -- pt. IV. Final considerations about God's kingdom. Access to transforming power ; The Golden Rule and the narrow gate ; Wolves in sheep's clothing ; Two final analogies : houses, rocks, and sand.
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