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Read through the Gospels and you’ll see this often.
Read through the Gospels and you’ll see this often.
Jesus sees a group of people and takes the opportunity to teach them.
45 times in Matthew alone those who were following Jesus are referred to as a multitude.
A crowd
When seeing the multitudes, we find Jesus teaching them, healing the sick and casting out demons.
Notice here that His disciples came to Him.
This is not just the 12 who would become the Apostles, but all those who were His disciples.
[mathetes /math·ay·tes/]
A learner or pupil
We often refer to ourselves as Christians
Christianos /khris·tee·an·os/
Christianos /khris·tee·an·os/
Strong, J. (1995).
Enhanced Strong’s Lexicon.
Woodside Bible Fellowship.
A follower of Christ
Have you ever asked yourself, are you a pupil of Christ, or merely a follower?
Do you study and learn from Jesus or merely follow Him around?
Here, in chapter 5, Jesus goes up on a mountain, sits down and teaches His disciples.
Chapters 5-7 are commonly referred to as “The Sermon on the Mount” for this very reason.
While this is one sermon, we break it up into sections as we learn, and hopefully follow our Lord’s instructions.
The Beatitudes
I often thought of the beatitudes as the be-attitudes.
I often thought of the beatitudes as the be-attitudes.
Literally, “a state of utmost bliss”.
I often thought of the beatitudes as the be-attitudes.
The way we should be.
The attitudes we should have.
The term “beatitudes” does not appear in Scripture
It’s from the Latin beatitudo which means blessedness.
Because they start “Blessed are...”
makarios /mak·ar·ee·os/
[makarios /mak·ar·ee·os/]
Literally means blessed or happy.
They are a list of attitudes and actions that Jesus says God will bless.
Often misquoted as “Blessed are the poor”, it is the poor in spirit who are blessed.
Beyond the idea of financial poverty, poor can also mean a lack of influence, position or honor.
Spirit, literally a movement of air, refers to that non-corporeal part of you.
Who you really are.
The Greek actually says “poor in the spirit”.
As Strong’s puts it:
3A as respects their spirit.
3A1 destitute of wealth of learning and intellectual culture which the schools afford
Why would the lack of learning or education be blessed?
Literally, because theirs will be the kingdom of God.
It has been my experience that the more someone is educated, usually the dumber they become.
It’s like formal education elevates the knowledge of man over the knowledge of God.
Maybe that is why Jesus didn’t appear before the educated class?
Maybe that is why the Pharisees could not understand Jesus’ gospel?
Or why Jesus said little children are the kingdom of God.
It is neither ignorance nor poverty that Jesus blesses, but the simplicity of understanding uncluttered by man’s spin on things.
It is neither ignorance nor poverty the Jesus blesses, but the simplicity of understanding uncluttered by man’s spin on things.
Remember that the next time you think you don’t have the education to do something for God.
All you need is the simple faith of a child and the willingness to follow your Lord.
One of the most difficult things we have to deal with in this life is those who are mourning.
We see their grief and desperately want to help.
This often leads to simple, saccharin platitudes that more often than not cause more pain then they relieve.
Instead of trying to help those who mourn “get through it”, maybe we should just comfort them in their pain?
Like Job’s three friends, before they opened their mouths.
mildness of disposition, gentleness of spirit
Meekness is not weakness.
mildness of disposition, gentleness of spirit
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A gentle spirit is accepting of how God deals with us.
Not disputing or resisting God.
Inherit the earth, which is where we live.
Think of Abraham.
He asked of God, but did not dispute with God.
He was obedient to His instructions, even when they didn’t make sense.
He went where God told him to go.
He did what God told him to do.
He was blessed, not only with wealth but family.
More importantly, he was blessed with a relationship with God most of us will never have.
Quite an inheritance.
Does this mean we should all be hungry and thirsty?
Sort of...
Hunger & Thirst are desires.
We all know that gnawing in the pit of our stomachs when we are hungry,
Or the parched throat calling for relief.
Righteousness is a type of character.
A lifestyle conformed to justice and morality.
We are to desire to build a righteous character.
To hunger and thirst for it.
If that is the desire of our heart, we shall be filled.
In the Greek, satisfied.
Living a righteous life is not a deprived life, but a satisfied one.
Satisfied with what God has provided.
Comfortable in spirit, even if not in body.
We are blessed when we are merciful.
Merciful, one who shows leniency, compassion and forgiveness.
Especially towards someone who has offended them.
For they obtain mercy.
Remember the Lord’s Prayer.
Or the parable of the wicked servant.
We obtain mercy when we show it to others.
We obtain mercy if we show it to others.
Pure means guiltless.
The heart is the center of your being.
We worry so much about our bodies, what we do, yet how much time to we take considering what comes out of our hearts?
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