Doctrends Vol. 1: The Sermon on the Mount

The Sermon on the Mount is often preached as a set of moral ideals, with Jesus portrayed as contradicting or replacing the law of Moses. Phrases like "but I say" are commonly used to suggest a new or higher law. Yet Jesus was not opposing the law-He was calling Israel back to obedience to it in its entirety, distinguishing between "heavier" and "lighter" commandments, not abolishing any of them.

In this concise and corrective study, Darius Good presents the Sermon on the Mount as a legal and...