Take your time as you read these two chapters. Read them several times if you can. The Sermon on the Mount is more than just a good sermon or tips for a nice life. It sets a standard for life that cannot be attained by our own strength or character. The Law was incapable of bringing a person to the standard Jesus lays out. Only by submitting control of our lives to Jesus can we ever hope to stand before Him. The answer is not to say "No" to sin. The answer is to say "Yes" to Jesus.
Today was the first time I had read these chapters in the Message Bible. I'd read them before in the New King James, NIV, ASV and several other versions. But this morning, reading through these words in this format, I was reminded of just how "COOL" it is to be a child of God.
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