The Beatitudes

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Grandpa

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psychomom said:
nonsense

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I thought she was pretty close. Except for the sinless part.


It seems half of the beatitudes are what draw us to Christ. The other half are what is given after coming to Christ.

You're not poor in spirit if you are sinless.
You aren't mourning if you are perfect before God.

But you are poor in spirit if you are trying to be sinless and perfect before God, because you find out you aren't perfect. Then, because of this thirst for Righteousness we come to Christ and He makes us Righteous.

He makes us pure in heart, giving us Mercy and Peace.

All of the beatitudes are a blessing from God. Even though they don't seem like it at first.


The beatitudes deserve a better description than this but that's all I've got right now. I probably should have stopped after the 2nd sentence...
 
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Grandpa said:
I thought she was pretty close. Except for the sinless part.


It seems half of the beatitudes are what draw us to Christ. The other half are what is given after coming to Christ.

You're not poor in spirit if you are sinless.
You aren't mourning if you are perfect before God.

But you are poor in spirit if you are trying to be sinless and perfect before God, because you find out you aren't perfect. Then, because of this thirst for Righteousness we come to Christ and He makes us Righteous.

He makes us pure in heart, giving us Mercy and Peace.

All of the beatitudes are a blessing from God. Even though they don't seem like it at first.


The beatitudes deserve a better description than this but that's all I've got right now. I probably should have stopped after the 2nd sentence...
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i do agree they are a lovely depiction of the work of the Holy Spirit in raising the dead to newness of Life, and so on.

short fuse these days :rolleyes:

it was the sinless part i poorly attempted to refute :eek:

putting myself in time out.
 
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p_rehbein

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Here is one persons take on the Beatitudes.........just FYI........not supporting or arguing against his take......

Matthew 5:1-12 Commentary
Many unsuspecting Christians approach the Beatitudes as they would a personality test. Though they may not be poor in spirit or pure in heart, they are delighted and relieved when they think that they possess one traits they believe qualifies them for the Kingdom of God. But Jesus is not giving descriptions about those who will enter his Kingdom, but a single description. He is not describing qualities that some of his people may posses and that others will not. Jesus is giving a description of the attributes of the most plain, most ordinary Christian who will spend eternity with him.

The average Christian is humble, but they also mourn over their sin. They are gentle, but they thirst to know Jesus more through the Scriptures. They hunger to do the righteousness Jesus teaches them and they pray with meekness. Christians are a merciful people, but they are also unselfishly caring without an agenda. They are a people who seek peace, but they expect persecution because their character stands so opposite of the world.

(full Article found here)


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Grandpa

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psychomom said:
i do agree they are a lovely depiction of the work of the Holy Spirit in raising the dead to newness of Life, and so on.

short fuse these days :rolleyes:

it was the sinless part i poorly attempted to refute :eek:

putting myself in time out.
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Haha.

But that was a beautiful description of the beatitudes you just gave.

A lovely depiction of the work of the Holy Spirit in raising the dead to Newness of Life - the beatitudes.
 
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WebersHome said:
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Christianity doesn't own Christ's beatitudes. Some were on the books long
before he spoke about them. For example:

†. Matt 5:3 . . Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven.

†. Isa 66:2 . . But on this one will I look: on him who is of a poor and
contrite spirit, and who trembles at My word.
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†. Matt 5:4 . . Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

†. Ps 55:1-2 . . Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my
supplication. Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and
make a noise
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†. Matt 5:5 . . Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

†. Ps 37:10-11 . .For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea,
thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be. But the meek
shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of
peace.
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†. Matt 5:7 . . Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

†. Hos 6:6 . . For I desire mercy, not sacrifice

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Hello? It is the same faith, ¿n'est pas?
 
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