International student track Bible Reading: a new approach to faith

Jesus sets a new standard of behaviour for his followers. Speaking mostly here about human relationships, Jesus shows it is not enough to be ‘good’ on the outside only, but rather it is our thoughts and attitudes that really matter. But is Jesus setting an impossibly high standard? We will see from this that it is what He has done for us that makes Jesus’ teachings here not only necessary, but possible.

Our family, our friends, our culture and the media are constantly telling us what is important, what is ‘good’. But what does God think is good? How do God’s values compare to our own culture and traditions? Jesus sets out a completely new way of thinking which might seem to turn our world upside down but shows us what it really means to be ‘blessed’ – a life which is happy, fulfilled and pleasing to God.