An Attempt at Non-Logical Discourse

by John Burden

Premise 1: The Christian religion revolves around the person of Jesus Christ.
Premise 2: The central teaching of Jesus Christ is the Sermon on the Mount, found in Matthew 5-7.
Premise 3: The teaching of the Christian Church is based on the teaching of Jesus.
Conclusion: The teaching of the Christian Church is based on the Sermon on the Mount, found in Matthew 5-7.

This doesn’t seem true in the reformed tradition. Is the argument invalid? Unsound? Absurd?

What does the Heidelberg Catechism have to do with the Sermon on the Mount?

Why are we spending so much time with a document that neglects the Sermon on the Mount?

Why does our tradition have such a difficult time interpreting the Sermon the Mount? Is it because of the difficulty of living it out? Is Tolstoy’s example too scary for us?

Maybe the Sermon on the Mount isn’t for us. Perhaps it is just for the Mennonites.

I am sure I am being illogical. I need someone to set me straight.

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