The Beatitudes -Requirements for true greatness

Read Matthew 5: 20 - For I say unto you, that except your righteousess shall exceed the righteousness o the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven..

After Jesus returned from the temptation in the wilderness, the devil left him and angles came and ministered to Him. From that time Jesus began to preach, and say, Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. He called the diciples and said to follow me and I will make you fishers of men. Jesus permormed many miracles and taught in their synagogs and preached the gospel of the Kingdom, healing all manner of sickness and diseases among the people. In Chapter 5 verse1-3, He went up into a mountain and when He was set, his disciples came unto Him and He taught them, (begin at verse 3 of Matthew 5.  He gave the prerequisites for entering into the Kingdom of Heaven The summation of these teachings is shown in verse 20.  Read.

Jesus gave the diciples the foundation or the beginning point securing entrance into the Kingdom of Heaven.