Why the Matthew 7 Sermon Still Hits Home Today
I've been thinking a lot about the matthew 7 sermon lately and how it manages to pack so much heavy-hitting advice into just a few short paragraphs. It's basically the grand finale of Jesus's Sermon on the Mount, and if you read it closely, it feels less like a formal lecture and more like a series of "reality checks" for anyone trying to live a decent life. He doesn't pull any punches here. He talks about everything from why we're so quick to judge our neighbors to how we should handle the inevitable storms that life throws our way. ...