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I’m still chewing on the Beatitudes. Before I started studying them, I viewed them as something that some of us would partake of when we finally got to Heaven. You know, if you were particularly merciful, there would be some kind of reward when you finally stood before God’s throne. I now realize [...]
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Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: [...]
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Mat 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
I have heard unbelievers tell me the Bible is full of contradictions. I suppose it can look that way if you don’t realize that God is working with a very, very long timeline and that much of His Word [...]
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Mat 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. (KJV)
If none of us is righteous in ourselves, who then of us is pure in heart? God is holy. There is no darkness in Him so only the pure in heart can stand in His presence.
2Ti 2:22 Flee [...]
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Mat 5:7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
The laws of sowing and reaping always apply so it is clear that if you sow mercy, you will reap mercy. So let’s consider what mercy is. The Strongs Concordance says that mercy is to have compassion in word or deed and [...]
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Mat 5:6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
At first look, this verse seems obvious. When Jesus literally walks this Earth, Justice, truth and righteousness will be the order of the day. The word filled here means to be gorged or have plenty so [...]
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Mat 5:5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Alright, unless we know what God means by meek, we will never understand this verse. To our way of thinking, meek means gentleness but it generally denotes weakness or a sense of being cowed because there’s nothing else we [...]
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Mat 5:4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. (KJV)
As I was thinking about this verse, I started thinking about three different kinds of mourning. The first is when someone we loved has died. It is natural and healthy to grieve over the loss of that person. [...]
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In my last post, I introduced this study to the Beatitudes. It’s not meant to be a deep theological study, rather a way to get back into the Bible and see what God wants to show us today. That post set the tone for this study. If you missed it, you can read [...]
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When people leave their church, regardless of the reason, they often find that they are spending less and less time in Bible study. It can happen because many traditional churches train us to rely on the man in the pulpit and we get lazy, or life gets busy. I’m like everyone else and [...]
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