本期中，魏泰德牧师开始谈论登山宝训，就是耶稣在马太福音5-7章所教导的。

在《登山宝训》中，怀爱伦这样描述她的书：“对其门徒而言，大教师始终在呼吁他们选择高于属乎世界的精神国度，这本小册子每一页旨在更加清晰地展示他们所看不见的荣耀。”

基督的登山宝训，是上天赐给这个世界的福惠，是来自上帝宝座的声音。

此书从一系列的福气开篇，众所周知的八福：“虚心的人有福了……哀恸的人有福了……温柔的人有福了……饥渴慕义的人有福了……怜恤人的人有福了……清心的人有福了……使人和睦的人有福了………为义受逼迫的人有福了……”（马太福音5:3-11）

基督的“八福”不仅是祂对一切信徒，也是对全人类的祝福。祂似乎一时忘记了自己已经离天降世。祂采用了光明世界所常用的祝词。有福泽从祂的口中流淌，就像久已封闭的生命洪潮迸发出来。

天国的语言是祝福，不是诅咒，是和平与快乐的语言，而不是嫉妒和仇恨。因此，耶稣在路加福音6:27-28说：“你们的仇敌，要爱他；恨你们的，要待他好；咒诅你们的，要为他祝福；凌辱你们的，要为他祷告。”

耶稣想要我们向同胞显出爱来。正如怀爱伦在《历代愿望》写道：“人对人的爱就是上帝的爱在地上的表现。荣耀之君成了我们的一分子，就是为要灌输这种爱，使我们成为一个家庭的子女。当我们实行祂临别时的命令：“你们要彼此相爱，像我爱你们一样”（约15:12），当我们爱世人像祂一样的时候，祂的使命就必成全在我们身上。我们就配进天国，因为我们心中已经有天国存在。”

在接下来的几周，我们将更深入地研究登山宝训。

想了解更多关于登山宝训的信息，请阅读怀来伦的书《福山宝训》。更多内容请登录网站： https://egwwritings.org/。

This week, Pastor Ted Wilson begins the discussion of the Sermon on the Mount, as Jesus rendered in Matthew 5–7.

In the book Thoughts From the Mount of Blessing, Ellen White dedicates her book “to His disciples whom still the Master is calling to choose the spiritual above the earthly kingdom, this little book is dedicated in the hope that its pages may unfold to them more clearly the glory of the unseen.”

She continues, “The Sermon on the Mount is heaven’s benediction to the world—a voice from the throne of God” (page vii).

The book opens with a series of blessings, known as the Beatitudes: “Blessed are the poor in spirit…blessed are those who mourn…blessed are the meek…Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness…blessed are the merciful…the pure in heart…the peacemakers…and those who are persecuted for righteousness’s sake…” (Matthew 5:3-11).

Ellen White continues, “The Beatitudes are Christ’s greeting not only to those who believe but to the whole human family. He seems to have forgotten for a moment that He is in the world, not in heaven; and He uses the familiar salutation of the world of light. Blessings flow from His lips as the gushing forth of a long-sealed current of rich life” (page vii).

The language of heaven is that of blessing, not cursing. It is a language of peace and joy, not envy and hate. For this reason, Jesus says in Luke 6:27, 28, “Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you.”

Jesus wants us to manifest love to our fellow men. As Ellen White writes in The Desire of Ages, “love to man is the earthward manifestation of the love of God. It was to implant this love, to make us children of one family, that the King of glory became one with us. And when His parting words are fulfilled, ‘Love one another, as I have loved you’ (John 15:12); when we love the world as He has loved it, then for us His mission is accomplished. We are fitted for heaven; for we have heaven in our hearts” (page 64).

In the following weeks, we will look more closely at the Sermon on the Mount.

Learn more about the sermon on the mount by reading Ellen White’s book Thoughts From the Mount of Blessing. You can find it and more at https://egwwritings.org/.