What you don't need to be saved
When you come to Jesus with a broken and a contrite heart and seek his forgiveness, you have done all you need to do in order to be saved!
You don't need to believe that Jesus is God. You don't need to believe that he is the Son of God. You don't need to believe he was born of a virgin. You are not required to first subscribe to the idea of the Trinity. You don't need to be baptized in water before receiving Jesus into your heart.
All you need do is to trust Jesus enough to accept his help. And that means you must believe that God raised Jesus from the dead so that people like you could be saved by the man he appointed to that task.
You may come to believe in some or all of the assertions listed in the first paragraph. But none is necessary to get you into God's kingdom. Just trust Jesus to help you out of your sad predicament. That's it!
You don't need to believe that Jesus is God. You don't need to believe that he is the Son of God. You don't need to believe he was born of a virgin. You are not required to first subscribe to the idea of the Trinity. You don't need to be baptized in water before receiving Jesus into your heart.
All you need do is to trust Jesus enough to accept his help. And that means you must believe that God raised Jesus from the dead so that people like you could be saved by the man he appointed to that task.
You may come to believe in some or all of the assertions listed in the first paragraph. But none is necessary to get you into God's kingdom. Just trust Jesus to help you out of your sad predicament. That's it!
Content of Commentary on the Sermon
- Home
- The King James version of the Sermon (for reference)
- On the writing of the Sermon
- MT 5:1-2: He opened his mouth
- MT 5:3-12: The beatitudes
- MT 5:13-20: The salt of the earth
- MT 5:21-26: The peril of anger
- MT 5:27-32: If your eye offends you...
- MT 5:33-37: A simple yes or no
- MT 5:38-42: Turn the other cheek
- MT 5:43-48: Love your foes and be perfect
- MT 6:1-8: Don't let your left hand...
- MT 6:9-15: The Lord's prayer
- MT 6:16-18: They have their reward
- MT 6:19-34: Where is your treasure?
- MT 7:1-5: Judge not
- MT 7:6: Pearls before swine
- MT 7:7-11: Good gifts
- MT 7:12: The golden rule
- MT 7:13-14: The strait and narrow
- MT 7:15-23: Workers of iniquity
- MT 7:24-29: A firm foundation
- Takeaways from the Sermon on the Mount
- Appendix A: Comparing MT and LK on Lord's prayer
- Appendix B on kingdom of heaven
- Appendix C: Why speak in parables?
- Appendix D: Jesus' purity vs. original sin
- Catholic Bishops' Bible. Excellent. [Not affiliated with this blog.]
About Me
- Paul Conant
- My real birthday is about January 18, 1971, when I was saved from a fate worse than death. Since then, I have never once lost my faith in and reliance on Jesus.
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