The Teachings of Jesus

By Harris Franklin Rall

Table of Contents

  TITLE PAGE
  THY KINGDOM COME ON EARTH
  A WORD FROM THE AUTHOR
  SUGGESTIONS FOR STUDY
CHAPTER 1 JESUS THE TEACHER
  The Kingdom and the Bible. The Place of Christ. The Place of Teaching in Jesus' Work. The Teacher's Creed. Jesus' Originality and Independence. The Ground of Jesus' Authority.
CHAPTER 2 JESUS' METHOD AS TEACHER
  The Character of His Teaching. Teaching by Pictures. The Parables. The Examples. The Misuse of Jesus' Teaching.
CHAPTER 3 THE FATHER
  The Idea of God in Israel. The God of Jesus. The King is Father. The Father is King. The Holiness of God.
CHAPTER 4 THE HIGHER RIGHTEOUSNESS
  Righteousness with the Jews. An Inner Righteousness. Righteousness as Brotherhood and Sonship. Not Letter nor Law, but the Spirit. What Then is Goodness?
CHAPTER 5 SONSHIP AS A GIFT
  Grace as the Law of God's Life. What is Sonship as a Gift? The Power of a New Life. Other Aspects of Sonship.
CHAPTER 6 SIN, REPENTANCE, AND FAITH
  Jesus' Teaching About Sin. The Message of Repentance. Jesus' Teaching About Faith.
CHAPTER 7 HUMILlTY AND ASPIRATION
  Humility and Desire. The Soul of a Christian. The Spirit of a Child. Saints and Sinners.
CHAPTER 8 DEVOTION AND TRUST
  Jesus' Great Demand. What is this Obedience? The Life of Trust.
CHAPTER 9 PRAYER
  Jesus Summoning Men to Pray. The Nature of Prayer. What to Pray for and How. Does Jesus Teach Importunity? The Lord's Prayer.
CHAPTER 10 THE LAW OF BROTHERHOOD
  The Supreme Rule of Life. The Scope of Brotherhood. Fellowship in the Christian Church.
CHAPTER 11 THE LAW OF REVERENCE AND REGARD
  The Worth of a Man. The Law of Reverence in Jesus' Life. Reverence for Self. Reverence for Fellow Man. The Rule of Reverence as an Instrument of Power.
CHAPTER 12 THE LAW OF GRACE AND GOOD WILL
  Was the Teaching New? The Law in God and Man. The Law of Forgiveness. The Spirit of Good Will. Jesus' Confidence in the Power of Good Will.
CHAPTER 13 THE LAW OF SERVICE AND SACRIFICE
  The Law of Service. The Mark of a Christian. How Men May Serve God. The Law of Sacrifice. The Principle of Service To-Day.
CHAPTER 14 THE LAW OF BROTHERHOOD AND THE NATIONS
  Some Objections. Some Teachings of Jesus. Caesar or Christ. The New Nationalism. The New Internationalism. Christianity and War.
CHAPTER 15 THE DISCIPLE AND THE WORLD
  Some Opposing Views. God's World. Jesus' Words About Wealth. What Jesus Teaches. The Christian Man in the World
CHAPTER 16 STEWARDSHIP AND LIFE
  Jesus' Words About Stewardship. Two Fundamental Principles. Stewardship as Broad as Life. The Stewardship of Business. The Spending of Money.
CHAPTER 17 THE KINGDOM AS A GIFT AND A GOOD
  What is the Kingdom? The Kingdom as a Good. What is this Good? The Kingdom as Life. The Kingdom as a Gift.
CHAPTER 18 THE KINGDOM AS A TASK
  Gifts and Tasks. God's Rule as our Task. Eternal Life as a Task. The Summons of Jesus.
CHAPTER 19 THE KINGDOM AS INWARD AND OUTWARD
  The Kingdom as Inward. The Kingdom as Social and Visible. The Kingdom as a Fellowship. Some General Conclusions.
CHAPTER 20 THE KINGDOM AS PRESENT AND FUTURE
  The Kingdom as Future. The Kingdom as Already Present. The Kingdom as both Present and Future. The Coming of the Kingdom
CHAPTER 21 THE FORMS AND INSTITUTIONS OF RELIGION
  A Religion of the Spirit. Jesus' Attitude toward Jewish Institutions. Christian Institutions and Forms.
CHAPTER 22 JESUS' CONCEPTION OF HIS MISSION
  Why Did Jesus Come? What Did He Have to Do? Jesus Came to Give His Life.
CHAPTER 23 WHAT JESUS THOUGHT OF HIMSELF
  What Jesus says of Himself. A Unique Sonship. Jesus as Saviour. Jesus as Lord and Master.
CHAPTER 24 THE CHARACTER OF JESUS AS SEEN IN RELATION TO MEN AND TO HIS WORK
  Friendliness of Jesus. Love and Compassion. The Loneliness of Jesus. The Severity of Jesus. Loyalty and Devotion.
CHAPTER 25 THE CHARACTER OF JESUS AS SEEN IN HIS PERSONAL LIFE AND HIS RELATION TO GOD
  The Life of Jesus with God. The Spirit of Jesus.
CHAPTER 26 HE HEART OF JESUS' MESSAGE - A SUMMARY
  The Christian Faith According to Jesus. The Christian Life According to Jesus. The Christian Hope According to Jesus.