Continued From Part Six… After speaking to His disciples about the poor in spirit, those who mourn, the meek, those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, the merciful, and finally, the pure in heart, Jesus continues in verse 9 with… Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God When a person has a pure heart, they […]
THE “BE” ATTITUDES Matthew 5: 1-12 Part Five
Continued from Part Four… After talking with His disciples about hungering and thirsting for righteousness, Jesus went on to say: Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Verse 7 Like with many of the teachings of Jesus, the way He has taught His followers to live seems totally backward to our way of thinking. Merciful people in today’s […]
THE “BE” ATTITUDES Matthew 5:1-12 Part Four
Continued from Part Three… After teaching his listeners about meekness, Jesus went on to His next point, saying: Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled. Verse 6 Because this statement is such a crucial part of the life of a believer–much like the anchor on a boat keeps it right where the pilot […]
THE “BE” ATTITUDES Matthew 5:1-12 Part Two
Continued from Part 1… After choosing the need to be poor in spirit as the first of the attitudes that a true child of God should have, Jesus went on to say: Blessed are those who mourn. (verse 4) This seems like an odd thing for Jesus to say. Are those that mourn really happy? According to Jesus, godly mourning […]
THE “BE” ATTITUDES Matthew 5:1-12 Part One
Some 400 years before the Messiah’s first coming, Malachi was the last prophet to be sent to the nation of Israel. A great deal of history unfolded during those 400 years, but God did not send a prophetic voice. This means that the people of Israel, beyond being under the domination of the Roman Empire, were left with nothing more […]