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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Sermon on the Mount”

What the Golden Rule Does NOT Say: or, “Jesus wouldn’t recognize that rationalization.”

Ray April 28, 2010Bible, Bloggernacle, Charity, christ, gay, homosexuality, inter-faith, Jesus, LDS, love, meekness, mercy, Peace, religion, resolutions, Sermon on the Mount 24 Comments

One of my monthly New Year’s Resolutions last year was taken from Matthew 7:9-12, a slight change in my original plan. (See here.) These verses state: …

Increased Civility in Our Conversations

Ray April 2, 2010Bloggernacle, Charity, christ, christianity, cross, diversity, Happiness, Jesus, LDS, love, meekness, Mormon, Peace, Sermon on the Mount 27 Comments

On this Good Friday, I want to make a request based on a wonderful post I read over at By Common Consent by one of …

Radical Retention

guest April 2, 2010diversity, liberal, Mormons, politics, religion, sacrament meeting, Sermon on the Mount, social justice 78 Comments

Our guest poster, Jason M. Brown is a life-long ‘Niblian’ Mormon who grew up in Southern California. He served an LDS mission from 2001-2003 in …

Liken All Scriptures: Matthew 7:1-2

Ray September 23, 2009accountability, Culture, death, eternity, mercy, Mormon, plan of salvation, religion, repentance, Sermon on the Mount, spiritual progression, theology, violence 22 Comments

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Common Scriptures in Review: Gender & the Sermon on the Mount

Ray August 15, 2009Beatitudes, Bible, christ, christianity, Culture, diversity, doctrine, feminism, marriage, meekness, mercy, plan of salvation, prophets, repentance, righteousness, Sermon on the Mount, spiritual progression, women 12 Comments

I absolutely LOVE the Sermon on the Mount. It is my second favorite passage in all our recorded scripture – right behind the Intercessory Prayer. …

Good Man Gone

Ray May 21, 2009accountability, Beatitudes, burdens, Charity, death, eternity, faith, families, Happiness, love, marriage, Peace, plan of salvation, questioning, righteousness, salvation, Sermon on the Mount, spirituality, temple, testimony 15 Comments

A week ago, I attended the viewing and funeral of a man in our stake who died of an unexpected heart attack. He was in …

Interfaith International British DJ

James May 13, 2009apologetics, Bible, Bloggernacle, book of mormon, books, burdens, catholicism, Charity, children, christ, christianity, church, Culture, curiosity, death, Discrimination, diversity, evangelicals, faith, families, fear, Folklore, general, God, Happiness, history, Humor, inter-faith, international, introductions, Jesus, LDS, Leaders, liberal, Logic, love, marriage, media, missionary, Mormon, mormon, Mormons, news, orthodox, parables, Peace, plan of salvation, podcast, polygamy, prayer, questioning, resolutions, scripture, Sermon on the Mount, service, spiritual progression, spirituality, television, theology, thought, women 10 Comments

OK Paul technically isn’t exactly an international DJ, not unless you consider that you can listen to his interviews on line. Podcast: Play in new …

More Christ At Church

Hawkgrrrl April 30, 2009Asides, Beatitudes, christ, christianity, Culture, curiosity, diversity, faith, General Conference, history, inter-faith, Jesus, LDS, Leaders, Mormon, mormon, Mormons, orthodox, parables, prayer, questioning, sacrament meeting, scripture, Sermon on the Mount, spirituality, testimony, theology 36 Comments

The mission of the church is to bring people to Christ (it is not the tri-fold mission of proclaim the gospel, perfect the saints and …

Horus Bible Parallels

James January 25, 2009Anti-Mormon, apologetics, apostasy, Bible, Bloggernacle, book of mormon, books, christianity, church, Culture, curiosity, diversity, doubt, education, evangelicals, faith, fear, Folklore, general, history, inter-faith, international, Jesus, LDS, Leaders, liberal, marriage, Mormon, mormon, Mormons, movies, new order mormon, orthodox, parables, questioning, religion, scripture, Sermon on the Mount, spirituality, tesimony, theology, thought, Uncategorized 22 Comments

Recently I saw Religulous here and he touched on Horus here and a few of the parallels between the story of Horus and Jesus. Many …

Little Lord Jesus, No Crying He Makes

Ray November 22, 2008apostasy, children, christ, christianity, grace, Happiness, Jesus, repentance, salvation, Sermon on the Mount, spiritual progression 35 Comments

Sometimes, I have to say to my creedal Christian friends, in all sincerity: We really do worship a different Jesus than you do. I mention …

How Active Are You? How Orthodox Are You? A Self-Assessment

John Nilsson September 4, 2008book of mormon, christ, christianity, church, curiosity, doubt, eternity, faith, General Authorities, God, historicity, Jesus, joseph, LDS, liberal, Mormon, Mormons, new order mormon, obedience, orthodox, Priesthood, prophets, religion, repentance, restoration, sacrament meeting, salvation, scripture, Sermon on the Mount, smith, temple, testimony, theology, Word of Wisdom 67 Comments

Take this assessment and find out: (Taken from D. Jeff Burton’s For Those Who Wonder : forthosewhowonder.com. Similar to a Correlation Department survey on Religion …

Foundations of Becoming: Thoughts on Spiritual Poverty

Ray July 22, 2008Bible, grace, repentance, scripture, Sermon on the Mount, spiritual progression 17 Comments

Matthew 5:3 says, “Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” As I was pondering the phrase “poor in spirit” …