The Sermon on the Mount is Jesus' foundational ethical and spiritual lesson. It's his first major speech after his baptism and temptation in the wilderness, and it includes some of the most-quoted passages in the gospels — if not the entire Bible. It's also one of the longest speeches he gives in any gospel and comprises all of Matthew 5-7.
In these chapters, Jesus lays out a comprehensive overview of his message to his followers: who is blessed by God; how to apply the Law and Jesus' relation to it; and how to get into the kingdom of heaven.
This article will walk through each section of the Sermon, its context and interpretation, and how we might apply it today. |
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October 29 — Burial practices in biblical Judah, dating to the Iron Age (1200–586 BC), involved family tombs carved into bedrock or natural caves. These tombs featured a main chamber with stone benches for laying out the deceased, whose bones were later moved to a communal repository. Families stayed in the tomb for seven days, leaving behind artifacts like pottery, oil lamps, and perfume juglets. These practices reflect both archaeological findings and biblical texts. (Biblical Archaeology Society) |
| October 29 — Bible sales in the U.S. surged 36% in September, reaching 2.4 million copies, following the assassination of Christian activist Charlie Kirk. HarperCollins Christian Publishing attributes the rise to renewed spiritual interest, particularly among 18- to 34-year-olds, while analysts note that national crises often drive people to faith for comfort. Bible sales have been steadily increasing, with a 22% rise in 2024 and an 11% increase so far in 2025. (RELEVANT, from Wall Street Journal) |
| October 29 — The Church of England reported a fourth consecutive year of growth, with 1.009 million regular worshippers in 2024, up 0.6% over 2023. Weekly attendance rose 1.6% to 702,000, driven by a 1.8% rise in adult participation. Baptisms and confirmations also increased, with adult baptisms up 11.5% and teenage baptisms rising 14%. While attendance remains below pre-pandemic levels, some churches are thriving, buoyed by renewed engagement and outreach, particularly among youth. (Christian Today) |
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The Dead Sea Scrolls are about 930 fragmentary manuscripts discovered in caves of the Judean wilderness between 1947-1952. Written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek, these texts were copied or crafted by a Jewish scribal community who lived at Qumran, just off the northwest shore of the Dead Sea, from around 100 BC to 68 AD.
The scrolls contain a diversity of writings, including our earliest original language copies of many Old Testament books, predating the major medieval codices of the Hebrew Scriptures by a millennium.
The scrolls have been hailed as one of the greatest archaeological finds of the modern era. Why do they matter so much for our Bible reading? |
| The word metamorphosis describes a radical transformation. It is most strikingly seen in the way a caterpillar transforms into a butterfly.
We undergo a spiritual metamorphosis when we come to faith in Christ. We put to death our old "caterpillar" state and begin a new life in our "butterfly" stage. Whereas before we were bound to the ways and whims of the world, we now find freedom, life, purpose, and hope. Jesus takes us from the depths of the grave to the heights of heaven.
When Paul paints this vivid picture of a believer's metamorphosis in Romans, he is not merely presenting an image but also making a declaration: Through faith in Christ, we die to our old life and slavery to sin. | |
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