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An exposition on the famously known "Sermon on the Mount" of the Lord Jesus Christ. Watson goes verse by verse of the Beatitudes that open up the sermon giving examples and ways to live out the words that Jesus handed down to all people for all time.
* Considers each Beatitude individually and how they fit together to create a perfect whole * Includes questions for discussion and additional resources
To the unstudied eye, St. Matthew's gospel can seem a terse narrative, almost a historical document and not the tremendously spiritual (and doctrinal) storehouse that it is. In his second volume of meditations on Matthew (chapters 12-18), Erasmo Leiva shows Matthewಙs prose to be not terse so much as economical astoundingly so given its depth. The lay reader can derive great profit from reading this. Each short meditation comments on a verse or two, pointing to some facet of the text not immediately apparent, but rich with meaning. Leivaಙs work is scholarly but eminently approachable by the lay reader. The goal of the book is to help the reader experience the heat of the divine heart/the light of the divine Word. Leiva comments on the Greek text, demonstrating nuances in the text that defy translation. He uses numerous quotes from the Fathers and the Liturgy of the Church to demonstrate the way the Tradition has lived and read the Word of God. His theological reflection vivifies doctrine by seeking its roots in the words and actions of Jesus.
“Christian Reader, I here present you with a subject full of sweet variety. The sermon of Christ on the Mount is a piece of spiritual needlework, wrought with divers colors. Here is both usefulness and sweetness. In this portion of Holy Scripture, you have a summary of true religion – the Bible epitomized. Here is a garden of delight, where you may pluck those flowers which will deck the hidden man of your heart. Here is the golden key which will open the gate of Paradise!” –Thomas Watson Watson’s rich, insightful exposition of Matthew 5:1-12 beckons us to a deeper understanding of this magnificent passage; and in so doing, it invites us nearer the very heart of Christ.
Approaching the Sermon on the Mount causes trembling. The content of the three chapters absolutely boggles the mind. At the close of the sermon, the people were astonished (Matthew 7:28). They were "knocked out of their senses." If one acquires the courage to begin the journey, one shrinks at the opening statements. They are united together as "The Beatitudes."But as you get into the Sermon on the Mount you discover that it is all about Jesus and having relationship and intimacy with Him. You realize you are so fortunate. You are abundantly blessed beyond all compare. You must be congratulated. There is nothing more that you need. You have found your place. Jesus is your all in all. You are in the Kingdom. You are blessed!