This is a NON-RACIAL question..............I have heard that since it was preached to the JEWS BEFORE Petecaust(sp?) that it was intended ONLY for the Jews. Is that true? If it is, then doesn't that mean that it is irrelevant to "Gentiles"?. Opinions or suggestions greatly appreciated!
2006-10-08 19:02:40 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It is for all. The Sermon decribes the standard all believers should live by. It is hard. It is sacrificial. It is painful. But, it is all about loving to the extreme.
2006-10-08 19:06:35 · answer #1 · answered by waycyber 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good question.
Jesus didn't say it was to the Jews only so we should not think it was. Everything in the Gospels happened before pentacost which took place in Acts 2. So it wouldn't make sense that what Jesus taught before pentacost would not be intended for the church and for the gentiles who make up the majority of the church (any non Jew is a gentile). Jesus was addressing His disciples and there were nultitudes present. It does not say He was only addressing the 12 apostles but His disciples so it is possible that there were gentiles present. Even if there were not like I said Jesus did not say this teaching was for the Jews only. Some of the things Jesus taught were in direct opposition to the popular Jewish thinking/teaching of the time. So it is quite safe to say the the Sermon on the Mount is just as valid and applicable to Gentiles as it is to Jews. Jesus teaching is for everyone who will listen.
2006-10-08 19:11:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
actually no longer- Jesus got here to seek for and shop the lost, and there are gentiles that are lost. The Sermon on the Mount is informed to us - and how we are to stay this existence as a believer- so are you asserting that in case you're no longer a jew, you do no longer would desire to stick to the certainty of this message- The bible is for the full international. it is not beside the point to Gentiles or every person else. The beatitudes are alluring- do no longer you desire to be blessed? if it develop into no longer for every person however the jews, how ought to we are residing a existence that pleases God? Obeying the Lord isn't in easy terms for a chosen few- would I and all and sundry stay the sermon on the mt. Christ meant it for each individual, and empowers everybody to stay it.
2016-10-02 02:44:34 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oye vey!
Well if you believe Christ was indeed divine, or that his words are divinely inspired--then his message is Universal.
Also there is enough written about Judaism that even if Christian interpretations have missed certain nuances, one could further research deeper meanings. I'd also go to the source that gave you this idea and ask how and why questions. That may provide great insight and help you understand at the very least how jews might interpret it--nothing wrong with finding depth of understanding.
However, the surface meanings are pretty profound insight on human nature and higgly applicable even now in modern times.
2006-10-08 19:10:12 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ALL of the sermons of Christ were to the Jews.
..and to the Jews ONLY
..therefore..following your question of being "irrelevant to Gentiles"
.there should be no Christianity at all
moreover,
the so called "Sermon on the Mount" as found in the NT is a reworking of previous Jewish/Essene texts; it was a Jewish sermon long before Christ.
2006-10-08 19:21:24 · answer #5 · answered by Gemelli2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus' meeting with Nicodemas (a Jew) when Jesus said "You must be born again" was also before Pentecost.
All you have to do is read the Sermon on the Mount to see that it applies to Gentiles as well as Jews.
2006-10-08 19:09:03 · answer #6 · answered by David S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By that logic, everything in the history of the Bible that was preached prior to Pentecost was only for the Jews.
Is the Lord's Prayer only for the Jews? If so, why don't Jews ever pray it?
Maybe the teaching of a pentecostal group?
2006-10-09 02:50:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only the Jews were at the Mount,
Gentiles now read it, an well, we are grafted into the vine, that makes us Jews,
so ya
2006-10-08 22:53:55 · answer #8 · answered by Faith Walker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the sermon Jesus tells his Jewish followers to observe the law, and tell others to repent and return to the law. Basically the message any rabbi would give to Jewish students.
2006-10-09 14:26:25 · answer #9 · answered by mo mosh 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Despite what you may have heard, Christianity is totally inclusive. Jesus who taught on the mount also willingly died on a cross for WHO SO EVER believes. It is for us all.
2006-10-08 19:19:33 · answer #10 · answered by creationrocks2006 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋