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Sunday Devotions: How Not to Read the Sermon on the Mount

Sunday Devotions: How Not to Read the Sermon on the Mount

Matthew 5, Isaiah 58

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Feb 05, 2023
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Every follower of Jesus struggles to understand the Sermon on the Mount. But some have struggled more than others. Take the German Protestant scholars who literally rewrote Jesus’ most famous preaching to better square with their support for National Socialism.

Now, not even the most virulently pro-Nazi theologian could entirely misunderstand Jesus’ mess…

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