Cleanness in God's eyes is not just external - foremost it is a clean heart before God.
Read more05 Blessed Are The Merciful (Matthew 5:7)
The beatitudes describe true believers' spiritual state. Those who are in the Kingdom are characterized by mercy.
Read more04 Blessed Are Those Who Hunger & Thirst (Matthew 5:6)
Those who belong to God have an indescribable hunger and thirst for Him. The fourth beatitude in Matthew 5 identifies those who desire righteousness as being part of God's spiritual kingdom.
Read more03 Blessed Are The Meek (Matthew 5:5)
By God's grace, He transfers some of us from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of God. The 8 beatitudes describe the pattern of life of all believers - such as meekness.
Read more02 Blessed Are Those Who Mourn (Matthew 5:4)
Jesus gave the sermon on the mount to make clear who were His disciples, because many followed Him for different reasons. In His sermon, Christ promised blessing for true disciples who mourn.
Read more01 Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit (Matthew 5:1-16)
The Sermon on the Mount is about kingdom life. There are two kingdoms - the domain of darkness, and the kingdom of God. Those who are in God's kingdom live in the ways Christ describes in His sermon.
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