The Influence Of Christianity: The Sermon On The Mount

Around 30 CE (±3 years), during the occurrence and the early years of distribution of Christianity, Jesus gives his first homily - a religious lecture about the fundamental doctrine of the new religion. It takes place on the hills near Jerusalem, where the Savior, already in his late life, introduces to his students the concept of Heaven and Hell, and the values of Christianity: goodwill, humility, conscientiousness, selflessness, secrecy, remission, and dedication to God. The aim is to show people (particularly Jesus’s disciples) what is good and will bring salvation for their souls, and what is wrong and will result in a doomed afterlife. Those teachings are not only the reason for Jesus’s death - the crucifixion of the Savior is only the beginning. In one way or another, the Christian principles will later change the lives of thousands of people.
Therefore, “The Sermon on the Mount” is said to mark the beginning of a new period in the history of the Roman Empire where Christians will be persecuted for a long time until Christianity affirms as an uniform creed and gradually becomes the most popular religion that we know nowadays ("Top Ten Organized Religions of the