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What is the core of Jesus’ message and how is this different from Rome’s? The Sermon on the Mount began by focusing on the heart of Jesus’ teachings: those people who were physically weak but spiritually strong. I suppose I’m not alone in this opinion, but it appears that these are the type of people that Jesus looked for – namely women and children, those who are sick, the oppressed poor who were embittered towards the government and looking to rebel, but in a humbler way in an effort to find the “truth and the light.” One of Jesus’ first lines in the sermon is, “Blessed are the persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven, (10)” This can be validated by the Lyons Martyr, which doesn’t exactly lament the brutal murders of their brethren, but almost rejoices in their deaths – their confidence and faith is so strong that they “know” in their hearts that Jesus/God will save them in the afterlife and that their lives will not be in vain. After all, Jesus says that their “reward is great in heaven (11).” So because Jesus worked with those who might be “poor in spirit (3),” but also those who were “meek” it was easy for him to embolden his followers with teachings s