What is this blog?

In 2008 I stumbled upon a blog organized by a woman who wanted to read The Bible each day through the year and then comment and receive comments about the reading assignment. I decided to join and I really enjoyed the experience of discussing the passages. I wanted to continue that. I thought I would start a blog that follows the LDS Sunday School lessons, not in any way replacing them, but just to offer a venue to comment on the readings for those who don't like to/get to comment in class or don't get to go to class at all, or just anybody. 2009 was my first full year with this blog, reading the Doctrine and Covenants (all archived in 2009). 2010 I did my best to discuss the Old Testament but fell off in the fall. 2011 is a review of The New Testament, but I was even less successful in continuing with that year, but I hope to fill those in during the year! During 2012 we discuss The Book of Mormon. I will post at least once for the week's readings. I will not post on General Conference weeks and will probably be behind your current reading due to our church schedule, but hope you can still find relevancy. Also, I probably won't proofread much, so please forgive me for errors, I'll be lucky to just get a post each week in. Feel free to comment on my current week or your class' current week. Enjoy! I do!

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Lesson #8, Part 1 of The Sermon on the Mount

The Sermon on the Mount is probably one of the most studied sections of scripture ever, anywhere.  There is so much that can be gleaned from the words of the Savior during this sermon.  As I read it this time through, I saw it as a call to serve, or a call to be what Heavenly Father thinks I can be.  The perfectionist part of me gets overwhelmed reading all the "beattitudes" because I feel like I should be more than I am, that if I could be everything on this list, I would be what Heavenly Father wants.  In this reading, I didn't feel that.  That is, I didn't feel overwhelmed.  I felt grateful for direction and grateful that direction comes from the Savior, who can help me be a peacemaker, a merciful person, a humble person, a stalwart, a seeker of wisdom.

The beattitudes and the information following is for the Jews to know that the Law of Moses has been fulfilled and that what is required of those who believe Christ is going to be a little more personal, a little more introspective and therefore a little more service oriented.  Which takes a lot more self-control and discipline (which more and more I'm discovering is the whole purpose of life: self-control).

Matthew 5 is full of doctrines from the law of Moses and then how they are fulfilled in Christ: "ye have heard that it was said" to "but I say unto you," followed by the new doctrine that requires further restraint or more understanding/empathy, based on a foundation of doctrine.  For instance: 



21¶Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thouashalt not bkill; and whosoever shall kill shall be cin danger of the judgment:
22But I say unto you, That whosoever is aangry with his brotherbwithout a cause shall be cin danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, dRaca, shall be ein danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
 Most of us have conquered the not killing people, but not even being angry most of us need to work on (I do!). 
I will talk more of this in the next post!
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