Matthew 5 and Luke 6 contain Christ's Sermons to the Multitudes, and the contents of each are elaborations upon Mosaic Law given in Jewish language and analogy. Most of His words are delivered as commands.
Today as Gentiles, are these Sermons from Jesus to be specific instructions for us, or are they to be informational as a context for life?
Remember, our thoughts, ideas, preferences, intuitive insights, "how things sensibly seem," and personal needs are not reliable reference points for answering this question about the Word of God.
Sermon on The Mount Instructional or Informational?
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