Living the Sermon on the Mount: A Practical Hope for Grace and Deliverance

More than two thousand years have passed since Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount, and yet these powerful words still capture theimagination of Christians and non-Christians throughout the world.But they are also daunting—how can ordinary mortals live sucha challenge? In Living the Sermon on the Mount, theologian and award-winningauthor Glen H. Stassen helps us to see that the revolutionary ideasin the Sermon on the Mount about loving and caring for each other,living in peace, and acting justly are not unattainable ideals buta recipe for wholeness and healing in our human relationships anddeliverance from the vicious cycles that we get stuck in. Glen H. Stassen offers a road map to any Christian who wants totake Christ's challenge and live the life he had in mind for us.Living the Sermon on the Mount provides a more complete picture ofJesus, of what he was all about, and the kind of life he wanted hisfollowers to lead. It also gives a glimpse into the God who senthim—a God who is present and active in the world, bringing usdeliverance and healing. The Sermon on the Mount describes a Godwho is always doing new things, who is worthy of our trust andloyalty because of the depth of his love, mercy, and compassion.Once we come to truly believe in this God, our minds and heartswill open to Jesus' radical teachings.