Thomas Jefferson wrote, "Of all the systems of morality, ancient and modern, which have come under my observation, none appear so pure to me as that of Jesus."
I believe the president was referring to the Sermon on the Mount, which he loved very deeply.
Charles L. Allen wrote, "It takes only fifteen minutes to read the greatest sermon ever preached--and when you have finished it, you will have read a complete summary of all that Jesus taught."
We recently published The Sermon on the Mount, a Pure Gold Classic, by John Wesley. I highly recommend this work in which we find these words: "The more we are filled with the life of God, the more tenderly we become concerned for those who are still without God in the world. We are concerned because we know they are still dead in trespasses and sin. This concern for others will not lose its reward. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy."
When we look closely at the Sermon on the Mount, I believe we see the Torah in all its fulfillment and we need both the Torah and the Messiah to lead a holy life.
I like what John Adams wrote to Thomas Jefferson, "The Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount contain my religion."
