Matthew 7:28-29
And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
The crowds didn't hear the sermon on the mount and remain indifferent, or think it was a nice bit of moral teaching. They were astonished. It blew their minds. They couldn't believe what he was saying. If we look at this and don't think Jesus is either God or a lunatic, then we haven't understood it. Here is a man that has claims that it's the poor in spirit, meek people who are blessed, who has raised the bar on the level of righteousness that the Pharisees demanded, who said that you need to be perfect, who said that you need to love your enemies and turn the other cheek, who has called the religious leaders hypocrites, who says that there are people claiming to follow God who are actually on a path to destruction. It's not only shocking to the people at the time but also for us - it's the opposite of the common opinions of our society.
It is crazy. Or true
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