Insights on the Sermon on the Mount
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ScribdTranslationsClass 51 - Interpretation of the Sermon on the Mount (II) (Chapter 12.
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The pains bleed in the body, but they light up the soul
OBJECTIVES:As the highlight of Jesus' preaching, the Sermon on the Mount will be the subject of
profound reflections throughout the class. Although often feeling that the Sermon on the Mount
clashes with deep-rooted customs in our personality, takes us to new experiences,
motivators for inner renewal and for drawing closer to the Father. To bring the knowledge of the essence of
doctrine of Christ. Also make a reflection for today's days. Highlight the importance
of the prayer Our Father well felt and realized.
50 minutes
1 - I did not come to revoke the law, but to fulfill it
First of all, it is worth noting that Jesus does indeed destroy certain situations of the law.
mosaic, since this law brought by Moses in the first revelation is divided into
two parts, and let's understand this.
Chapter I of ESE – the 3 revelations
God over all things – Importance of Moses -
perennial connection with God
Love God above all things (GRATITUDE) and your neighbor as yourself
(AUTO LOVE AND CHARITY)
KARDEC SPEAKS OF RECONCILIATION WITH GOD - Jesus came to teach, to give the
paths to reconciliation with God
Spiritism came to develop, Item 7, complete and explain, in clear terms what the
what was said allegorically... prepare the fulfillment of future things
Sequence of the work of Christ.
2 - Reach an agreement promptly with your opponent
Firstly, it is necessary to understand who is, or who are, our adversaries.
The first one is me. And we need to understand the need for us
reconcile with ourselves.
There are no external opponents, the next, even the one who thinks of themselves or that we consider
enemies, in fact, are opportunities that the Father grants us to practice, among
other things, forgiveness.
Concept of resentment and hurt - resentment is the feeling felt
again, be it whatever... the problem is that good feelings flow, while
bad feelings resonate within as long as they are not processed, that is,
worked... and end up becoming sorrow, which is the factor of reliving the pain caused
in the past. In other words, it's like taking the same poison over and over again... or
to taste the same bitter flavor again and again. Thus, forgiveness is so necessary
so that we can walk more lightly, and Jesus came, in his teachings, to us
show the way so that we can walk more lightly. Forgiveness is not something
necessary for the other, but for ourselves.
Guilt and remorse - in the same way, act like resentment and bitterness,
the difference is that the latter refer to what the other did to us, or to us
caused. While guilt and regret concern what we ourselves
we do and we cause. The unworked, unelaborated guilt becomes remorse and
this causes us extreme pain, as we repeat self-judgment at times, which we
it also becomes a burden, an unnecessary and heavy feeling that only hurts the
ourselves. Thus, self-forgiveness is also necessary.
André Luiz, evolution in two worlds, resentment is the feeling or the trigger
what else triggers cancer
Thus, superficially, we can already verify the importance of the forgiveness that Jesus
came to exemplify us, even at the end of the calvary, when after all the torments to himself
caused, he asks: Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing...
3 - If your eyes make you fall, pluck them out
Once again, the master came to speak through symbolism, a very practice
used in the gospel, considering what he himself said there in MATTHEW 13:9 -
Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear... and in the following passages, when it is
asked why he taught in parables... this is explained by the fact that the culture of
the era was still not ready to understand its message as a whole, thus, it is up to
we seek to understand this symbolism through self-analysis, reflection and the
situation and context in which the people of the time lived... thus, we have this symbolism
can be analyzed in the context of the feelings we imprint when we practice
any act... and since we are talking about the eyes, let us analyze, for example, when it passes a
the person and I look, what I am feeling at this moment is what should be analyzed,
envy, admiration, unchecked desire, thoughts of lust, after all... that is what must
to be analyzed in me... if the feeling is of envy, for example, I must tear out my
look or replace this feeling...
Another example. When I receive news, like when I find out that a
a coworker was promoted... what feeling takes over me, joy for the
I feel resentful because it wasn't me who got promoted... it's that
resentment that needs to be worked on, for everything has its merit, its reason... and if
I feel resentful for the well-being of others, I waste important time that I could
investing in myself so that the next one deserving of a promotion is me...
ABOUT DIVORCE, Jesus leaves the teaching that, if taken literally,
it should not be accepted, however, once again, we must take into account the context of
time when he visited us, since there, it is known, that divorce was a very common practice
common, much used, so that men left their women without
any embarrassment, which certainly caused many inconveniences to that society, and
such a form would make the family institution unviable, which we must certainly preserve.
On the other hand, it is obvious that divorce, at times, is necessary to avoid evils
greater than oneself, since we know that there are couples who reach a point where
coexistence becomes impossible, and, by the law of justice, of reincarnation, of love and
from action and reaction, sooner or later we will have new opportunities to redeem
that which is necessary alongside the being from which we have temporarily separated.
4 – LET YOUR WORD BE YES, YES, NO, NO
Disembodied on the wall.
On this topic, Jesus came to tell us that we should be positive, steadfast, in our
words, so that we have a positioning faithful to what we believe, that
let us free ourselves from that old and ancient habit or pseudo-need to swear
for this or that to reaffirm what we say.
In other words, if we make an assertion, our word alone must be necessary, and
our attitudes will reaffirm what we say, and vice versa.
Another necessary point of view to comment on the topic is that we must, yes,
to express what we believe, that is, I shall not be a spiritist only among
the spiritists, in the spiritist house, or in the spiritist community. I shall be a spiritist wherever I am.
I will act and speak according to my beliefs, to what I have learned, since the
Spiritism is not just a religion, but also a science and a philosophy. And
being also philosophy, I shall apply it in my life in general, or I will be
risking putting to the test everything that the doctrine, that our master came to me
teaching for my own redemption.
5 - ANYONE WHO STRIKES YOU ON ONE CHEEK, TURN TO HIM THE OTHER ALSO
The Cabin - all children of the same Father.
In this teaching, Jesus clearly shows us the need for gentleness, for not
revide, to automatically forgive, when it makes clear that we are all imperfect.
It is important that we have the notion that, being all imperfect, we are all
subject to error, and thus, we all need forgiveness.
In addition, we have come to accept that God, being the only father, is seeing everything that
it happens around us, and, being a demanding father, he will know how to correct the son who makes mistakes
and to value the son who knew how to accept the difficulty of the brother with sweetness, with love and
with pardon.
Being a Christian is not just about copying the actions of Christ, but also his reactions.
6 - LOVE YOUR ENEMIES
Here we have something that seems impossible to us.
On one hand, Jesus in his time already faced extreme difficulty in passing this on.
teaching of the gospel, especially because he lived in a time when the law of retaliation,
an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth reigned, one could never think of loving the
own enemy, for only the possibility of loving those close was accepted and
dear ones. To the enemy, the worst punishment was established.
Nowadays, it would still be impossible to accept such a premise in the literal way, which is why
once again we need to wisely analyze what was taught by the loving
master. This indeed, able to love one's own enemies, behold that it does not have us as
enemies, but rather as imperfect brothers and in full exercise of learning.
However, for us, being impossible to concatenate such a request, we move on to the
understanding that we should not hate our enemies, but it is also not possible for us
to have some affection, some fraternal feeling.
Since this is impossible, what is up to us is also not to wish harm to those who
did or wishes the same harm. Understanding that your actions will only do him harm
own, bringing by the law of action and reaction the appropriate consequence to its acts
and feelings.
From another angle, it is our duty to pray for this brother, not only that he may be
sheltered in the moment of your atonements and rescues, but also so that
let us exercise in us fraternity, the feeling of compassion, the charity of prayer,
for surely, by doing this, we get closer to Jesus and to the Father Himself.
You impose on us to meditate on the fact that our feelings and thoughts make us
vibrate at a frequency that will attract to us what we desire to the other.
7 - IGNORE YOUR LEFT HAND WHAT THE RIGHT DOES
The right hand and the left
Vanity