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The Sermon On The Mount Series: Asking, Seeking, Knocking Read: Matthew 7:7-12 This post has been divided into the following parts,      1.  Ask and you shall receive      2.  Seek and you shall find     3.  Knock and it will be opened to you     4.  The giving nature of God [Matthew 7:9-12] 1. Ask and you shall receive:- According to Google, asking simply means to say to someone that one wants them to do or give something. In the first two verses, Jesus states two statements about asking, "Ask, and it will be given to you;" and "For everyone who asks, receives;" Jesus clearly says, ask and you will receive. But just asking in prayer, saying "I want this or I want that" won't work. When it comes to asking God for something, there is a certain mannerism in which we have to pray. When asking God, we must pray with- > Firm Faith , asking with confidence and trusting without any doubt if you will receive it or not. Fai...

The Sermon On The Mount Series: The Lord's Prayer Read: Matthew 6:5-15 This post has been divided into the following parts,      1.  The right kind of prayer [Matthew 6:5-6]      2.  The right way to pray, The Lord's Prayer [Matthew 6:7-15] 1. The Right Kind Of Prayer [Matthew 6:5-6]:- In the previous post, we read about fasting and how it is supposed to be between you and God. The same applies to prayer, which is also supposed to be between you and God. In general, I said that the relationship between you and God is supposed to be a secret. In the verse, Jesus mentions two kinds of prayer, the wrong kind and the right kind. In the wrong kind of prayer, Jesus mentions the prayer done by hypocrites, referring to the . They love to pray to stand in the synagogues and in the corners of streets so that they can be seen by men. Here we can see that they are praying to God, self-praise. But Jesus instructs us to pray behind closed doors, in secret ...

The Sermon On The Mount Series: Relationship With God Read: Matthew 6:1-4, 16-21 & 24 This post has been divided into the following parts,      1. Do good to please God [Matthew 6:1-4]      2. Fasting [Matthew 6:16-18]      3. Lay up treasures in heaven [Matthew 6:19-21 & 24] 1. Do Good To Please God [Matthew 6:1-4]:- The first verse says, " Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them.  If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. " Jesus instructs us to be careful when we practice righteousness in front of others. Being careful here means to be alert of our actions and intentions rather than the response of others. There can be two types of intentions, > God praising , who give all the glory to God and humble themselves before others just like Jesus. Jesus no matter what great miracles He did, humbled himself and gave praises to His Father. [Also see Matthew 5:16] ...

The Sermon On The Mount Series: Relationship With others [PT. 2] Read: Matthew 5:38-48 I would like to write this 10 verse passage in two points:- If anyone does bad to you, don't do bad in return (Matthew 5:38-40 & 5:43-48). If anyone does good to you, do more than good in return (Matthew 5:41-42). 1.  If anyone does bad to you, don't do bad in return:- In verse 38, Jesus recites a saying, "An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth". Followed by some examples, i.e. if a person slaps you on your left cheek, turn your right cheek towards the person to slap and if a person sues you and takes away your tunic, give him your cloak as well.  From verses 38 to 48, Jesus tells us to resist an evil person, which means keeping distance from an evil person's presence. The evil person here is a metaphor for wrong deeds. This means Jesus tells us to resist doing evil and seeking revenge. Seeing the parable of the unforgiving servant in Matthew 18:21-35, The King forgi...