Jesus and Martin Luther King

Jesus’ teachings were handed down in songs or preaches, stories, speeches, writings, and most importantly in the Bible. We get our information now a day from the gospels but before in Jesus’ time they would be spoken. The bad idea about this is that some people can slightly change the story and over a couple of years the story can change dramatically. In the gospels the sermon is included and covers almost all the main points of Christianity. That is why it is so important to Christians.  Jesus spoke to people and did not write his teaching down.  Usually in those days everyone speak and that’s how messages were given.  Also most of the population could not read and write so it was spoken. He spoke to anyone who wanted to learn and even if it was a single child or hundreds of people.  The Sermon was taught to the rich, poor, the hungry, farmers, fishermen and tradesmen.  Jesus spread his word while sitting on top of a hill and people gathering around him and this was how he taught Sermon on the Mount.  The most important teachings were the Sermon on the Mount.  It was called the Sermon on the Mount because Jesus was on top of a hill while preaching to people.  Christians today believe that when they read the Sermon on the Mount, it tells then how to be a true Christian. The sermon tried to teach Christians that life would be much better if they could change the way they thought, felt and ached.  Christians believe that if everyone tried to be like Jesus then the world would be a great place to live in.  Jesus said to the people he spoke to on the Sermon on the Mount,

“Blessed are the poor in spirit,

For theirs is the kingdom of heaven,

Blessed are the meek,

for they shall inherit the earth.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,

for they shall be filled.

Blessed are the merciful,

for they shall obtain mercy.

Blessed are the pure heart,

for they shall see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers,

for they shall be called the sons of God.

Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake,

for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”

        This means that instead of getting angry, be sand and God will help you, do what you believe in and God will help you find the way, be merciful as God will treat you the same way, people who are true to Christians will go to heaven, people who create peace are like God’s sons, and those who are persecuted for something they believe in will have heaven for themselves.  Another famous quote from Jesus was, “If someone strikes you on the cheek turn the other also.”  This means to let things slide and back off.

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        Martin Luther King was a man who followed the Sermon on the Mount and was a true Christian.  He spoke out for what he believed in.  He believed it so much that he sacrificed his whole life and died for his cause.  His dream was that racism stopped in America between black people and white people.  He said that all Christians were the same despite their skin colour.  He was a Baptist.  Despite that he was a great leader to his people who were all African Americans.  He organized speeches and marches in order to accomplish his beliefs.  Everything ...

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