Sermon On The Mount Vs Psalm 23

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A Comparison between “The Sermon on the Mount” and Psalm 23
Leslie Walker

James Madison High School

Abstract
The Sermon on the Mount and Psalm 23 are such similar themes on how we should …show more content…

Both the sermon on the mount and Psalm 23 emphasize on how God meets all of our needs, whether they be spiritual or physical, and Gods divine protection so that we may be blessed in the presence of the lord.
The sermon on the mount is comprised of various ideas on how God loves, protects, and wants us to care for ourselves; how to deal with all of our problems, so to speak. Each topic teaching a memorable and meaningful lesson mainly about God’s goodness and our reliance upon him and how it can help us. While Psalm 23 reminds us that God is always there to provide and protect us so that we may never be fearful, whether it be in front of our enemies or in facing sins and temptations. “The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He leads me by still waters, He refreshes my soul.” Psalm 23 1;3
These two works are so similar yet so different teaching different lessons but connecting back to one lesson in the end; God’s love never fails, he’ll never give up on us. He wrote the bible as a how-to guide so that we may better understand how we came to be and what our spiritual history has been through so that we don’t repeat past mistakes; similar to history class, and our history

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