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I4 THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thursday, January 21, 1908 ‘ess your uprightness is far superior to that 0 \he scribes and Pharisees, you wjll‘neyer every cuter the Kingdom *gf Heaven; [he Kingdom of Heavfir? For/I. fell you thafirj f * Do not suppose that l have come to do awayl with the Law or the Prophets. l have not come to do away with them but to fulfill them. For I tell you, as long as heaven and earth endure; not one dotting of an i or crossing of a x will be' pped fgom ghe Law until i_t is all observ You are the'salt of the eatth! But’if‘saltlossz its strength, how can it be made salt again? it is good for nothing but to be thrown away and] tmdden underfoot. You are the light of the‘ world! A city that is built upon a hill cannot hidden. People do not light a lamp and put iti imder a peck-measure; they put it on its stand 'and it gives light to everyone in the house. You-2 light must bum in that way among men so tha th will see the good you do. and praisejoux a in heaven, '* You haveâ€"heatmat men wefé 513*”??x shall not commit adultery." But I tell you that hmpnclwho‘sjgylsg from ~ his; marriage id ‘g'they'will be shown mercy? Blessediare the; are in heart. for they will see God! Blessed are e peacemakers, for they will be called God’s ns! Blessed are those who have endured per-‘ ecutlon for their uprightness, for the Kingdom f Heaven belongs to them! Blessed are you hen people abuse you, and persecute you, and falsely say everything bad of you, on my 219'. um. Be glad and exult over it, for you will be 'chly rewarded in heaven, for that is the way they persecutethe‘prophetsxhp.&em.be{9tg n l/ \ fl ' 'ihen'fl. Blessed are'the mourners, fox mevaill be consoled! Blessed are the humble-minded, for they will possess the land! Blessed are those yiho are hungry and thirsty for uprightness, foe Willie satisfied! Blessed are the merciful; ' fone, therefore, who weakens one of the fittest of these commands, and teaches other: so, will be tanked lowest in the Kingdom f Heaven; but anyone who observes them and , es others to do so will be ranked high in, crowds of people 2 he went up on the mountaina'l'hexe he seated himself, and when his dis: dples had {come up to him? he opened his lips to teach And {he said: *7: Blessed are those who feel their spititual‘ for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to eml, Blessed are the mourners. for thev will ‘k You ‘have heard that the’men‘of'old‘wa‘e‘ told "You shall not murder,” and "Whoever murders will have to answer to the court." But I tell you that anyone who gets angry with his brother will have to answer to the court, and anyone who speaks contemptuously to his brother will have to answer to the great council, and anyone who says to his brother "You cursed fool!" will have to answer for it in the fiery‘ pit! ‘So when you are presenting your gift at the tutu, if you remember that your brother has any grievance against you, leave your gift right there before the altar and go and make up with lyouLbrother; then come back and presentryoug 1.’ *“fhey were toldKf'Anyone who divor‘ce’s’his wife must give her a certificate of divorce." But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife on :any ground, except unfaithfqlness, makes her commit adultery, and anyone who marries her after she isdivorced commits adultery.l {*"Again; you have heard that the men‘of'olci yere told, “You shall not swear falsely, but you pust fulfill your oaths to the Lord.” But I telll :you not to swear at all, either by heaven, for it! is God’s throne, or by the earth, for it is his foot-l stool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great king. You must not swear by your own head, for you cannot make one single hair white; r black. But your way of speaking must be' es" or "No." Anythingthat goesbeyond that mes from the evil oneg " gift. Be quick and come to terms with your op- ponent while you are on the way to court with him, or he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you will be thrown into prison. I tell you, you will never get out aggin until you have paid the last penny}; ‘ * You have heard that they ’Wete told,”"You must love your neighbor and hate your enemy." But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for your persecutors, so that you may show your- selves ttue sons of your Father in heaven, for he makes his sun rise on bad and good alike, and makes the rain fall on the upright and the wrongdoers. For if you love only those who low you, what reward can you expect? Do not they/cg tax-Collectors do that?_ And if yqukar; ‘k You Hailifiea‘fd‘ tha't‘ they‘w‘er‘e’ 'toldT‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth." ButI tell you not to resist‘injury, but if anyone strikes you on yep} right cheek, turn the other to him too; and if anyone wants to sue you for your shirt, let him have your coat too. And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go two miles with him. If anyone begs from you, give to him, and when anyone wants toborrow from you, do_not turn away.) I flfigfirof'lfist'to‘w‘ird‘ifiotfier lias alFeady icomrnitted adultery in his heart. But‘if your right eye makes you fall, get rid of it, throw it away, for you might better lose one part of your body than have it all thrown into the pit! If your right hand makes you fall,- get rid of it, throw it away! For you might better lose one Hart of_ Mboxdy than have it all go doynjo "* When you pray,“ you must not be like the hypocrites, for they like to pray standing in the ,places' of worship and in the corners of the quuares, to let people see them. I tell you, that is the only reward they will get! But when you pray, go into your own room, and shut the door, and pray to your Father who is unseen, and your Father who sees what is secret will reward you. And when you pray, do not repeat empty phrases as the heathen do, for they imagine that their prayers will be heard if they. use words “enough. You must not be like them. For God, gwho is your Father, knows what you need be“? ‘fore you ask him.;This,‘.therefore,fiis the Jay ‘you are to pray: ' {'Oar Father in bear/err; Your name be revered! {Your kingdom come! xYour will be done on earth~ 'p'olfie’to your Brothers‘and‘no'one else, what’r‘s' there remarkable in that? Do not the very heathen do that? So you areAt'ofibe perfect, a; your heavenly Father is.; V v * But take care not to do your good deedfih‘ public for people to see, for, if you do, you will get no reward from your Father in heaven. So when you are going to give to charity, do not blow a trumpet before yourself,~ as the hypo-4" crites do, in the places of worship and the. streets, to make people praise them. I tell youj that is all the reward they will get! But when you give to charity, your own leit hand must not know what your right hand is doing, so that your charity may be secret, and your Father who, lsees what is secret will reward you. * When you fast, do not put on a gloomy look, like the hypocrites,.for they neglect their personal appearance to let people see that they are fasting. I tell you, that is all the reward they will get. But when you fast, perfume your hair and wash your face, so that no one may see that you are fasting, except your Father who is un- seen, and your Father who sees .what is secret“ will reward you. * Do not store up your riches on earth, where moths and rust destroy them, and where thieves break in and steal them, but store up your riches in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy them, and where thieves cannot break in and as 'we'lmve forgiven our debtor» lAnd do not .mbject a: to temptation; But have u: from {be evil one.’ For if you forgive others when they offend you, your heavenly Father will forgive you too. But if you do not forgive others when they offend you, your heavenly Father cannot forgive’you for‘your offenses.‘ v a: i! i: done in heaven! Give as today bread for the day; And forgfve (q our deb”, to r64?! 4 1726334 ge 19 cenfflfies 0H? * Do not give what is sacred. to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, or they will trample them under their feet and turn and tear you in pieces. Ask, and what you ask will be given you. Search, and you will find what you search for. Knock, and the door will open to you. For it is always the one who asks who receives, and the one who searches who finds. and the one who knocks 'to whom the door opens. Which of you men when his son asks him for some bread will give him a stone ?_ Or if. * Pass no more judgments upon other people: so that you may not have judgment passed upon you. For you will be judged by the standard you judge by, and men will pay you back with the same measure you have used with them. Why do you keep looking at the speck in your brother's eye, and pay no attention to the beam that is in your own? HOW can you say to your brother, "Just let me get that speck out of your eye,” when all the time there is a beam in your own? You hypocrite! First get the beam out of your own eye, and then you can see to get the speck out of your brother's eye. whole body will be dark. lf, therefore, your very light is darkness, how deep the darkness will be! No slave can belong to two masters, for he will either hate one and love the other, or stand by one and make light of the other. You cannot serve God and money. Therefore, I tell you, do loot worry about life, wondering what you will have to eat or drink, or about your body, won~ dering what you will have to wear. Is not life :‘more important than food, and the body than "clothes? Look at the wild birds. They do not gsow or reap, or store their food in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more account than they? But which of you (with all his worry can add a sin le hour to his life? Why should you worry a at clothing? See how the wild flowers grow. They do not toil or spin, and yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his splendor was never dressed like one of them. But if God so beautifully dresses the wild grass, which is alive today and is throwri into the furnace tomorrow,- will he not much more surely clothe you, you who have so little faith? 80 do not worry and say, “What shall we have to eat if; or "What shall we have to drink 2’: or f‘What shall we have to wear?" For these are all things the heathen are in pursuit of, and your heavenly Father knows well that youneed all this. But you must make his kingdom, and uprightness before him, your greatest care, and you will have all these other things besides. So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will have worries of its own._Let_each day be content with its own ills. steafihefi Fofivéherevefi'our treasure'i‘s,76ur heart will be also. The eye is the lamp of the body. If then your eye is sound, your whole body \will be light, but if your eye is unsound, your ,4 M ’The‘SernTéhvo'fi'flfe'Mbunt i3 'i‘ocheryonc. Anyone who reads it will be happier rodaf. Anyone who carries it in his heart will be hapfiifi; forever. Read...rc-read...and understand its Words; No speech ever promfied...on delivered...” much; -* Everyone, therefore, who listens to " this teaching of mine and acts upon it, willbe like‘ a sensible man who built his house on rockl And the rain fell, and the rivers rose. and thd winds blew, and beat about that house, and i did not go down, for its foundations were 0 rock. And anyone who listens to this teachin of mine and does not act‘upon it, will be lik a foolish man who built his house on sand. Ana the rain fell and the riversrose, and the wind blew and beat about the house, and it wean down, and its downfall was complete; * When Jesus had finished this discou'rs’efth? crowds were astounded at his teaching, for taught them like one who had authority and not like their scribes. but a poor tree bears bad fruit. No sound tteé can beat bad fruit, and no poo: tree can beat good fruit. Any tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and bumed. So you can tell them by their fruit. It is not everyone who says to me "Lord! Lord!" who will get into thd Kingdom of Heaven, but only those who do thé will of my Father in heaven. Many will say to' me on that Day, "Loxd! Lord! Was it not i ' your name that we prophesied, and by yo name that we drove out demons, and by you name that we did many mighty acts?” Then will say to them plainly, "I never knew you. Go away from me. you who do wrong!" Risks for a fish, will he g’i’ve’hi'fii's‘naltefla if you, bad as you are, know enough to give your children what is good. how much more surely will your Father in heaven give what is' good to those who ask him for_it! Therefme,‘ you must always treat other people as you would like to have them treat you, for this sum) up the Law and the Prophets. * Go in at the narrow gate. For the road thal leads to destruction is broad and spacious. and there are many who go in by it. But the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life] and there are few that find it.. * Beware of the false prophets. who come to you disguised as sheep but are ravenous wolv underneath. You can tell them by theix fruit. Dd people pick grapes OE thorns. or figs 0!! thistles? Just so any sound tree beats good fruit; This text, Matthew: 5. 6, 7, is from the New Testament, an American translation by Edgar ). Goodspeed. Copyright, The University of Chicago, 1923 and 1948. Used by permission of University of Chicago Press. Suggestions to clarify the text and spirit of the Sermon are welcomed by The Sermon on the Mount Project, Box 205. Mayville, New York, U.S.A.