Scripture text for Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010: Matthew 6:5-7:29
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The sermon on the mount is certainly the most famous teaching of Jesus. Many, including Mahatma Gandhi, have found in it great wisdom even when they were not prepared to fully adopt it or commit themselves to Jesus. It is both a description of the manner in which the followers of Jesus are to engage in relationship with their God and others as well as a description of the character that they are to embody. As such, it focuses both on our attitudes and our actions. This first part, our attitudes, is what would have been revolutionary for the original audience, trained as they were in the importance of following the law and its behavioral guidelines, with little attention given to the heart.