As Jesus begins the heart of the Sermon on the Mount, He makes a bold statement: “Unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven” (5:20). That would have shocked His listeners. The Pharisees were the most visibly religious people of their day. But Jesus wasn’t … Continue reading The Will of The Father: A Guide to the Sermon on the Mount (Lesson 5—Exceeding the Righteousness of the Pharisees (Part 1)