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{{quote | text={{web_verseBible verse|Matthew|5|44|lang=WEB}} [[Matthew 5:44]]}} 

[[Jesus]] was a truly amazing teacher. Even by many non-Christians he is recognized as for thisability. He taught about the [[love]] and , [[forgiveness]] and [[mercy]] of [[God]] and challenged us others to love in the same way. During the last few years of Jesus' earthly life, he travelled the country-side of Judea and Galilee (now modern-day Israel and Palestine) teaching the local people about God. With him travelled a number of followers or disciples. 4 separate, canonical written accounts of Jesus' life and teaching of this time survive today, and are included in the [[Bible]] as the 4 Gospels - [[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]], [[Gospel of Mark|Mark]], [[Gospel of Luke|Luke]] and [[Gospel of John|John]]. Other accounts, such as the [[Gospel of Thomas]], are regarded as apocryphal, that is, of questionable authenticity and truth. Not only did Jesus teach about God's love and forgiveness, he also taught about his own identity and mission, revealing himself to be the [[Messiah]], God's Son who was ushering in a new kingdom, the [[Kingdom of God]]. One of Jesus' most significant points was that it was only through him that a person could come to know God, and that this would be through the eventual suffering and death of Jesus himself.

During One of the last few years most famous records of Jesus' earthly life, he travelled the country-side of Judea and Galilee (now modern-day Israel and Palestine) teaching the local people about God. With him travelled a number of followers or disciples. 4 separate written accounts of Jesus' life and teaching of this time survive today, and are included is found in the [[Bible]] as the 4 Gospels - [[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]], [[Gospel of Mark|Mark]], [[Gospel of Luke|Luke]] and is known as the [[Gospel of John|JohnSermon on the Mount]]. Not only did In this discourse, Jesus teach about taught his followers the ethics that those who have received God's love mercy and forgiveness, he also taught about grace would live by. Calling upon his own identity and mission, revealing himself followers to be the "Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect" ([[MessiahMatthew 5:48]]), God's Son who was ushering in a new kingdom, the [[Kingdom of God]]. One of Jesus' most significant points was that it was asked them to love not only through him that a person could come their friends, but also their enemies, to repay evil with good, and to to know trust God, and that this would be through the suffering and death of Jesusrather than seek material wealth.

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