Jesus' Discourse on "FAITH"
A Part of the "Sermon on the
Mount"
Matthew 6:25 "Therefore I say
unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye
shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not
the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?"
26 "Behold the fowls of the
air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns;
yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than
they?"
27 "Which of you by taking
thought can add one cubit unto his stature?"
28 "And why take ye thought
for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow;
they toil not, neither do they spin: 29 And I say unto you, That even
Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these."
30 "Wherefore, if God so
clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast
into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye
of little FAITH?
31 "Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What
shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?"
32 "(For after all these
things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye
have need of all these things."
33 "But
seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these
things shall be added unto you."
34 "Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall
take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day
is the evil thereof."
What He has to say about
WORKS in the same Sermon!
Matthew 5:3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit; for
theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
4 "Blessed
are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted."
5 "Blessed
are the meek; for they shall inherit the earth."
6 "Blessed
are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness; for they
shall be filled."
7 "Blessed are the merciful; for they shall obtain
mercy."
8
"Blessed are the pure in heart; for they shall see God."
9
"Blessed are the peacemnakers; for they shall be called the children
of God."
10 "Blessed
are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake; for theirs is
the kingdom of heaven."
11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and
shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven;
for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you."
16 "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your GOOD
WORKS, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."
19 "Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments,
and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of
heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be
called great in the kingdom of heaven."
20 "For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed
the righteous-ness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case
enter into the kingdom of heaven."
21 "Ye have
heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt
not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the
judgment: 22 But I say unto you, That whosoever
is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of
the judgment: and whosoever shall say unto his brother, Raca, shall be
in danger of the council; but whosoever shall say, Thou
fool, shall be in danger of hell fire." ETC.
27 "Ye have heard that
it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit
adultery; 28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a
woman to lust after her hath commited adultery
with her already in his heart."
AND SO IT GOES THROUGHOUT THE
REMAINDER OF THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT IN WHICH JESUS CHRIST
THE PROMOTER OF GOOD
WORKS
SUGGESTS IT'S BETTER TO PLUCK OUT
YOUR EYE THAN LET WHAT THAT EYE SEES BRING YOU TO HELL FIRE
CUT OFF YOUR RIGHT HAND IF YOU ARE
TEMPTED TO USE THAT HAND TO DO SOMETHING THAT WILL PUT YOU IN HELL
STAY MARRIED TO A WIFE YOU DON'T
REALLY GET ALONG WITH WELL SO LONG AS SHE'S NOT COMMITTING ADULTERY
DO NOT USE BAD LANGUAGE OR SWEAR
OR EVEN USE EXAGGERATED LANGUAGE
DO NOT EXPECT EQUAL TREATMENT IF
INJURED, GIVE PEOPLE THAT DEMAND THINGS FROM YOU MORE THAN THEY ARE
ASKING YOU FOR
LOVE YOUR ENEMIES, NOT JUST YOUR
FRIENDS
USE THE PATIENCE OF "YOUR FATHER IN
HEAVEN" AS YOUR PATTERN, TRY TO BE AS GOOD AS YOU IMAGINE GOD TO BE
"BE YE THEREFORE PERFECT, EVEN
AS YOUR FATHER WHICH IS IN HEAVEN IS PERFECT."
WHEN YOU ARE DOING ALL THESE "ALMS"
(GOOD WORKS) WHICH YOU SHOULD BE DOING, IF POSSIBLE DO THEM
ANNONYMOUSLY (IN SECRET) SO AS NOT TO GET CREDIT FOR DOING THEM FROM
YOUR FRIENDS OR CHURCH
PRAY QUIETLY AND IN SECRET, NOT
LOUDLY IN PUBLIC
THE LORD'S PRAYER GIVEN AS
AN EXAMPLE
FORGIVE OTHERS THE REAL OR
IMAGINED HURTFUL THINGS THEY HAVE DONE TO YOU (OR GOD WILL NOT FORGIVE
YOU
DO NOT FEIGN RELIGIOUS PENANCE
(FASTING) BY APPEARING TO BE SORROWFUL, EVEN IF YOU ARE
DO NOT BE GREEDY, NOR PILE UP
RICHES -- GIVE MORE OF IT TO GOD, AND OTHER GOOD CAUSES
"FOR WHERE YOUR TREASURE IS,
THERE WILL YOUR HEART BE ALSO"
LOOK FOR THE GOOD IN EVERYTHING AND
EVERYBODY
NO MAN CAN SERVE TWO MASTERS --
CHOOSE GOD!
HAVE FAITH (THE DISCOURSE ON
"FAITH)
JUDGE NOT (DON'T GOSSIP)
BE CAREFUL WHO YOU GIVE ADVICE TO,
EVEN GOOD ADVICE ("CAST NOT YOUR PEARLS BEFORE SWINE")
"THEREFORE ALL THINGS WHATSOEVER
YE WOULD THAT MEN SHOULD DO TO YOU, DO YE EVEN SO TO THEM."
yFOLLOWING
THE "GOLDEN RULE" (of WORKS not FAITH)
THERE ARE FIVE (OR SEVEN) PARABLES
PARABLE # 1) THE TWO GATES,
-- THE STRAIT GATE THAT LEADS TO LIFE (CELIBACY AND
GOOD WORKS AT THE QUMRAN MONASTERY UNDER VERY STRICT RULES
-- and
THE WIDE GATE THAT LEADS
TO DESTRUCTION (MARRIAGE AND RELAXED RULES) ADAPTED BY PAUL
FOR GENTILES
PARABLE #2) FALSE PROPHETS
AS WOLVES IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING
PARABLE #3) KNOW THEM BY
THEIR FRUITS (THESE FRUITS BEING "WORKS" NOT "FAITH" -- GRAPES
FROM THORNS? GOOD TREE BEARS GOOD FRUIT, CORRUPT TREE BEARS EVIL
FRUIT --"WHEREFORE BY THEIR FRUITS SHALL YE KNOW THEM"
PARABLE #4) PARABLE OF THE
JUDGMENT (OF "WORKS" not "FAITH") SAYING 'LORD, LORD" WILL NOT
GET YOU APPOVAL BUT HE THAT DOETH THE WILL OF MY FATHER
--THOSE REJECTED THAT WORK INIQUITY.
PARABLE #5) PARABLE OF THE
TWO HOUSES -- THE WISE MAN BUILT HIS HOUSE UPON THE ROCK
(TEN COMMANDMENTS - GOOD WORKS) - THE FOOLISH MAN BUILT HIS
HOUSE UPON THE SAND (FAITH IN FALSE GOSPEL) THIS LISTING
CAN BE EXPANDED TO 7 PARABLES BY MAKING THE WIDE AND NARROW PATH
2, AND THE FRUITS 2)
AFTER COMPLETING THIS
ANALYSIS AND DISCOVERING THAT ALL OF THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT
EXCEPT FOR THE "DISCOURSE ON FAITH" OF CH. 6 VERSES 25 -34
PROMOTES GOOD WORKS AND ONLY GOOD WORKS, I REALIZED THAT THIS
"FAITH" OF THE DISCOURSE WORKS ONLY IN THE SPECIAL SITUATION
FOUND AT QUMRAN, OR PERHAPS IN SOME OTHER MONASTERY, BUT NOT
OUT IN THE WORLD IN GENERAL--MORE ABOUT THIS LATER! |
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