Sermon on the mount?

Question

Jesus said: "Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."

Jesus was a Jew and taught Judaism when he said this. As a Jew, he would have understood that there are 613 of "these commandments." If Christians stand to gain a higher status in heaven, why don't they practice more of the commandments? Putting mezuzot on doors and gates (Deut. VI) is such a simple commandment to follow, but I don't think I've ever seen one on a Christian door.
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Bottles: I really don't understand why Christians are loathe to follow any of the 613 commandments. As I understand it, Christians have no need to follow them, but they were never cancelled as such. I'm sure Jesus kissed a mezuza every time he passed through a door -- why would that be offensive to today's Christians? I'm sorry you took offense and I hope you will forgive me.
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Answer 1

good point. as a side point, when i was visiting in prague, czech republic this past summer, i noticed that on the castle in prague (i forgot the name) there were crosses engraved into the doorposts meant to mimic the mezuzot (מזוזות) that we, the Jews, put on our doorposts. I think that for the most part, the christians only keep the commandments that make the most sense to them as opposed to the Jews who keep as many commandments as are physically possible because we feel that G-D has his reasons for them and that we obviously arent on the same level as Him and dont have to understand them

Answer 2

Jesus was not teaching Judaism was well acquainted with the laws He started Christianity which was based on Godly principles found in the heart ie do you need it in writing if you love your neighbor you will not cheat steal, or kill him love based on principle taught people to think and to reason on the matter the Law was a tutor leading to christ to make people realize that they were sinners and needed help so when Jesus offered up his perfect lifes blood to his father it was once for all time and the animal sacrifices proscribed by the law were no longer needed nor was there a need for idolatry as one of the ten commandments was not to make an immage of any thing and bow down and worship it for any reason Ex ch 20 hope that helps gorbalizer

Answer 3

i agree. Jesus did NOT teach Judaism. he taught a NEW law. he was going against all the meticulous bullshit that sadduces added into Judaism, which filters out a lot of unfortunate Jew & only allowed in upper class well-to-do Jews At That time. because he taught this new Higher Law, this was the branch off of "christianity."

after the Crucifixion, a lot of the old laws were no longer needed because the crucifixion represented the Paying for & Forgiving of sins. so sacraments & sacrifices were not needed. other law (specially in Deuteronomy) were needed before the crucifixion because the Jew back then had no sanctification until the Crucifixion & the Ressurection.

Answer 4

I have read the "Sermon on the Mount"....in Matthew.

I do not understand how you thought there were 613 commandments.

I agree that the Sermon is a challenging version of Jesus' teachings....but I also believe it is the best example of how to live our lives.

Answer 5

I don't have the gospels in front of me, but I think when he spoke of "these commandments" he was speaking of what he taught--which was love and patience.

Jesus went beyond what we today would call Jewish legalism. There are examples where the pharisees tried to trip him up--on observance of the Sabbath, for example--and he rebuked them.

Most modern Christians respect faithful Jews and consider them brethren, but we also believe and teach that the Old Testament law was nailed to the cross along with Jesus.

Thank you for an interesting question.

Answer 6

Christains are living under the new covenat,(new testament) Jews live under the old covenant. (old testament)
Do Jews make an altar to God as was represented in the Old Testament? I am not trying to be sarcastic, just wanted to know.
Christains are saved by grace and not of works. But, if you love Christ you will live like He has shown us in the New Testament. Some people that say that they are Christains do not live like they are. In the end the Lord will say as written in the Bible, "Depart from me, I never knew you." God is the final judge, not us.

Answer 7

well, if you read the whole sermon on the mount, you'll realize that the commandments that Jesus was preaching about where the 10 commandments. He made no mention of the other ones. He magnified God's Law in that saying hatred is the same as murder, and lust the same as adultery.

Answer 8

this may be a solid question, butterfly. i've got faith in Jesus. and that i'm hoping He sees me as a Christian. whilst i think of of the Sermon on the Mount, i think of of the Beatitudes, whilst Jesus talked to his chosen people. I definitely have alot to income although.

Answer 9

Christians follow the 10 Commandments - Putting mezuzot on doors is not one of the Commandments.

Answer 10

My dad was given this Jewish scroll thingy, but of course I don't know what it says!! But it's kept in a small metal cylinder...maybe you can tell me what it is!! Anywho, I guess we wouldn't need a mezuzot because we have all the laws in the Bible!! Does every Jewish person have one of those things on their doors??

Peace
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