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Comparing the Sermon on the Mount and the Sermon on the Plain
The striking similarities and the diverse detail between the context of the Sermon on the Mount (Gen. 5-7) and the Sermon on the Plain (Lk. 6:20-49) have raised many questions. The possibility that these separate recordings could be from the same sermon, or ....
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.... of love proceeds the beatitudes. God’s commands concerning love are given for application in our lives (Lk. 6:27-36 Ox.). Loving your enemies is a powerful command of the Lord. When the Lord uses the phrase “love your enemies,” He does not mean to have a good feeling towards them but rather do good to them (Elwell, 814). Both accounts record the same examples of “turning your cheek” and “giving up your cloak.”
“But what I tell you is this: Do not resist those who wrong you. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn and offer him the other also. If a ....
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