Studies in the Sermon on the Mount - Softcover

Chambers, Oswald

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1943133336 ISBN 13: 9781943133338

Publisher: Gideon House Books, 2016

Synopsis

From the best-selling author of My Utmost for His Highest, Studies in the Sermon on the Mount is a grace-filled exposition of Matthew 5-7. Much has been written about these 3 chapters of the New Testament, but Chambers' insightful and theologically rich treatment of the text is both challenging and refreshing.

“If Jesus is only a Teacher, then all He can do is to tantalize us by erecting a standard we cannot come anywhere near. But if we know Him first as Savior, by being born again from above, we know that He did not come to teach us only: He came to make us what He teaches we should be. The Sermon on the Mount is a statement of the life we will live when the Holy Spirit is having His way with us.

The Sermon on the Mount must produce despair in the natural man; and that is the very thing Jesus means it to do, because immediately we get to despair we are willing to come to Jesus as paupers and to receive from Him. “Blessed are the poor in spirit”—that is the first principle of the Kingdom. So long as we have a conceited, self-righteous notion that we can do the thing if God will help us, God has to allow us to go on until we break the neck of our ignorance over some obstacle, then we are willing to come and receive from Him. The bedrock in Jesus Christ’s Kingdom is poverty, not possession; not decisions for Jesus Christ, but a sense of absolute futility—“I cannot begin to do it.” Then, says Jesus, “Blessed are you.” That is the entrance, and it does take us a long while to believe we are poor. The knowledge of our own poverty brings us to the moral frontier where Jesus Christ works.”

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Studies in the Sermon On The Mount

Author favorite by Oswald Chambers, author of My Utmost for His Highest

One of the worlds most beloved Christian authors gives us insight into one of the most beloved passages of Scripture. This devotional study of the Sermon on the Mount is doctrine in work clothes, truth become reality, redemption expressed. And, as he does in all his works, Oswald Chambers reminds us that our focus must be on God alone and not on those among whom we live.

This series on Matthew 5-7 was first presented during Chambers' teaching ministry in the U.S. in 1907. Since then, it has become a favorite among all his writings for its timeless truths and relevance to the daily Christian life. Once you delve into it, you'll better understand Jesus' teachings on what living really means and find new ways to apply Scripture to your daily life.

As Chambers says, - God remakes us, puts His Holy Spirit in us, then the Holy Spirit applies the principles to us and enables us to work out by His guidance.-

About the Author

Oswald Chambers (1874?1917) is best known for the classic devotional, "My Utmost for His Highest." Born in "Scotland ," Chambers had a teaching and preaching ministry that took him for a time to the United States " and Japan " ." He died at age forty-three while serving as a chaplain to British Commonwealth troops in Egypt " " during World War I. " " " " "

Edition details

• Publisher: Gideon House Books
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1943133336
• ISBN 13: 9781943133338
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 88