The Sermon on the mount : a theological investigation /
Vaught, Carl G., 1939-,
The Sermon on the mount : a theological investigation / [print] Carl G. Vaught. - revised edition. - Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, [(c)2001. - xiv, 219 pages ; 23 cm.
Pt. I. Divine perfection and Christian maturity. The context of the message ; Entrance into God's kingdom ; The outward journey ; Persecution and the real order ; Two overarching metaphors : the salt of the earth and the light of the world Pt. II. The past and the future : five practical problems. Jesus as the fulfillment of tradition ; Murder and anger ; Adultery and divorce ; The problem of false vows ; The problem of retaliation ; Love your enemies Pt. III. Six expressions of perfection. Being seen and being noticed : secret acts of charity ; The inner room and the Lord's Prayer ; Fasting as a centered act ; Two treasures, two ways of seeing, two masters ; Beyond anxiety ; Judgment and condemnation Pt. IV. Final considerations about God's kingdom. Access to transforming power ; The Golden Rule and the narrow gate ; Wolves in sheep's clothing ; Two final analogies : houses, rocks, and sand.
0918954762 9780918954763
00012018
Sermon on the mount--Theology.
Theology
BT380.3.S476 2001 BT380.3.V371.S476 2001
The Sermon on the mount : a theological investigation / [print] Carl G. Vaught. - revised edition. - Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, [(c)2001. - xiv, 219 pages ; 23 cm.
Pt. I. Divine perfection and Christian maturity. The context of the message ; Entrance into God's kingdom ; The outward journey ; Persecution and the real order ; Two overarching metaphors : the salt of the earth and the light of the world Pt. II. The past and the future : five practical problems. Jesus as the fulfillment of tradition ; Murder and anger ; Adultery and divorce ; The problem of false vows ; The problem of retaliation ; Love your enemies Pt. III. Six expressions of perfection. Being seen and being noticed : secret acts of charity ; The inner room and the Lord's Prayer ; Fasting as a centered act ; Two treasures, two ways of seeing, two masters ; Beyond anxiety ; Judgment and condemnation Pt. IV. Final considerations about God's kingdom. Access to transforming power ; The Golden Rule and the narrow gate ; Wolves in sheep's clothing ; Two final analogies : houses, rocks, and sand.
0918954762 9780918954763
00012018
Sermon on the mount--Theology.
Theology
BT380.3.S476 2001 BT380.3.V371.S476 2001