Comparing The Sermon On The Mount And The Sermon On The Plain

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for you who are rich; you have had your time of happiness. Alas for you who are well fed now; you will go hungry. Alas for you who laugh now; you will mourn and weep. Alas for you when all speak well of you; that is how their fathers treated the false prophets� (Lk. 6:24-36 Ox.).

Following Luke�s account of the sermon, the law 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 anyone wants to sue you and takes your shirt, let him have your cloak as well�(Matt. 5:39,40 ...

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is given in Matthew 7:15-20 and in Luke 6:43-45. The example used for this warning is a tree and its fruit. A good tree does not give bad fruit, neither a bad tree gives good fruit (Lk.6:43a Ox.). Matthew and Luke both use the same examples of grapes and figs being picked from unwanted plants-thistles, briars, and thorns. Concerning false prophets, Matthew records, �You will recognize them by their fruit.� False prophets are those who give the appearance of godliness, but on the inside they are full of evil. Preaching and even miracles are no such sign of being genuine.
Luke records only one more teaching of Jesus following the warning of the false prophets. The teaching is ...

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