The Enormous Exception: Meeting Christ in the Sermon on the MountEvery age needs its comfortable assumptions challenged by Scripture's unsettling call to live Christ's way -- hence the need for a fresh examination of the famed sermon of Jesus, recorded in Matthew 5-7. |
Contents
Preface | 11 |
Kingdom Power and Glory | 103 |
Who Gets the Last Word? | 119 |
The Narrow Pass | 133 |
Notes | 148 |
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Additional Notes Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Alyoska Amen Aslan Beatitudes become Blessed Bonhoeffer C. S. Lewis Christian Commandment commentary created order crisis devil Didache Dietrich Bonhoeffer Digory disciples discipleship doxology earth ENORMOUS EXCEPTION ethical experience fact faith false Father Prayer first-century forgiveness forms of evil foundation freedom Frodo fulfillment give glory goal God's gospel grace happy hear heaven Hebrew holy human intention interpreters invites J. R. R. Tolkien Jesus Christ Jesus teaches Jesus tells John journey kingdom light listeners lives Lord Lord's Prayer Luke Luke Skywalker Magician's Nephew mandate Matt Matthew means Messianic ministry Mount Old Testament parable pathway Paul peirao person Pharisee pray preserved promise prophets question relationship righteousness salt secret seek sense sentence sermon spiritual story taught temptation tempted Ten Commandments theological things tion Torah translated treasures truth whole words of Jesus yearning