Matthew 5-7, An Outline

• Narrative Introduction (5:1-2)
• Sermon on the Mount
  • The Beatitudes (5:3-12)
• You are the salt and light of the world (5:13-16)
• Fulfillment of the Law: A Faith More Perfect than that of the Scribes and Pharisees
  • The Abiding Value of the Law (5:17-20)
  • You Have Heard ... Now I Tell You
    • Thou Shall Not Kill (5:21-26)
    • Thou Shall Not Commit Adultery (5:27-32)
    • Thou Shall Not Use the Name of the Lord in Vain (5:33-37)
    • Talion Law (5:38-42)
    • Loving the Neighbor (5:43-48)
  • On Pious Practices
    • Almsgiving (6:1-4)
    • Prayer (6:5-15)
    • Fasting (6:16-18)
  • On Worldly Wealth and the Kingdom
    • True Wealth (6:19-21)
    • Envy and Avarice (6:22-23) "What puts a twinkle in your eye?"
    • Choice: God or Mammon? (6:24)
    • Do Not Worry
      • About Clothes (6:25-30)
      • About Food (6:31-32)
    • Seek First the Kingdom (6:33-34)
  • Life in the Community
    • Do not judge (7:1-6)
    • Persevering Prayer (7:7-11)
    • Golden Mean: The Law and the Prophets (7:12)
  • Concluding Provisos
    • Go Through the Narrow Door (7:13-14)
    • Avoid False Prophets (7:15-20)
    • Not All Who Say "Lord, Lord" (7:21-23)
    • The Wise Disciple (7:24-27)
• Narrative Conclusion (7:28-29)