Jesus' teachings are at the same time heavenly and down to earth, comforting and offensive, practical and outrageous. He tells us that his burden is light, but proposes an idealistic standard of living that is impossible to keep. Then he insists that obedience is the sine qua non for all who would be his disciple. Jesus Taught Them Saying . . . is a fresh look at the words of Jesus, presenting them in their unvarnished idealism and mindful of his promise of an inner spiritual strength that enables us to obey. The teachings are treated topically, considering his teaching about God, himself, the Holy Spirit, and the Kingdom of God.