The Ekklesia Project - Episode 89

A freedman of God hosting a journey to discover the lost ekklesia of God.
As we continue this mini-series exploring how one obtains eternal life, in this episode we explore the context leading to the delivery of the Sermon on the Mount. We review the meaning of the ministry of John the Baptist and how that ministry was carried forward and expanded by the ministry of Christ. Specifically, we examine the full meaning of the central theme of John’s ministry summarized in his exhortation, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Matthew 3:2, also see vss. 8, and 11. Such preaching was reiterated often by Jesus. Matthew 4:17. Repentance is a realignment of the heart away from the values, objectives, and priorities of the worldly kingdom and toward those of the kingdom of God. Only in this way can one have a clear eye in order to receive the light of the teachings of Jesus with regard to the new kingdom being brought by Jesus as the mediator of the New Covenant. See Matthew 6:22. This is why the message of repentance first proclaimed by John was so critical to prepare the way for many to receive the teachings of Christ, one of the most important of which was the Sermon on the Mount that I have referred to as the Mount Sinai of the New Covenant.