Episode 25: I mean it, I swear!

Have you ever heard someone swear “on a stack of Bibles” that what they were saying was true? Or have you heard someone say, “I swear to God”? Verbal formulas like these are meant to convey that the person’s word can be trusted. People in Jesus’ day used similar formulas when they made oaths or vows. Unfortunately, it was possible to get lost in the technical details of what was and wasn’t a binding oath—and Jesus wanted something different from his hearers.

What is Chunks: The Sermon on the Mount?

The "Sermon on the Mount," found in Matthew chapters 5 through 7, contains some of the best-known teaching of Jesus, including the Lord's Prayer. It also includes some of the most ethically challenging words in all of the New Testament. This show will explore the sermon bit by bit, as Jesus calls believers to a kind of righteousness that is lived out in the everyday challenges of relationships.