Matthew 5:3 in the Bible
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Humility.... realizing our total depravity... knowing we deserve nothing good from God...
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● Matt 5:3 . . Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Here's my 2¢ worth. (Caveat Lector)
That's a fairly easy beatitude to analyze because it's taken from the Old Testament.
"But on this one will I look: on him who is of a poor and contrite spirit, and who
trembles at My word." (Isa 66:2)
People poor in spirit don't presume to approach God on their own terms; nor do
they take Him for granted; no, they approach Him with hat in hand as a serf approaches
a monarch. In other words: they don't complain about The Lord's instructions; instead,
they're inclined to comply with them. People poor in spirit would never think of standing
up to God and challenging His right to oversee their lives.
It's almost beyond belief how some people react to God. In my lifetime I've met
more than I care to who regard The Lord as a rival, an opponent. When people like
that finally appear before Him in judgment; I seriously doubt they'll be inclined to
kneel or bow and speak in soft respectful tones.
No: they will be indignant, defensive, assertive, loud, confrontational, insulted, and
furious; and they will argue vehemently, pointing out where it is actually He who is
the one in the wrong. At that time they will no doubt insist, as they do even now,
that God has no clue about the meanings of peace, love, and understanding. And of
course they'll accuse Him of product liability for deliberately creating a species of
intelligent creatures with the capability to go bad and do terrible things.
When those kinds of people are brought up to face justice at the event depicted by
Rev 20:11-15, I suspect they will be shackled in body chains and escorted by
husky angelic corrections officers to prevent them from lunging at the one seated on
the throne.
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● Matt 5:3 . . Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Here's my 2¢ worth. (Caveat Lector)
That's a fairly easy beatitude to analyze because it's taken from the Old Testament.
"But on this one will I look: on him who is of a poor and contrite spirit, and who
trembles at My word." (Isa 66:2)
People poor in spirit don't presume to approach God on their own terms; nor do
they take Him for granted; no, they approach Him with hat in hand as a serf approaches
a monarch. In other words: they don't complain about The Lord's instructions; instead,
they're inclined to comply with them. People poor in spirit would never think of standing
up to God and challenging His right to oversee their lives.
It's almost beyond belief how some people react to God. In my lifetime I've met
more than I care to who regard The Lord as a rival, an opponent. When people like
that finally appear before Him in judgment; I seriously doubt they'll be inclined to
kneel or bow and speak in soft respectful tones.
No: they will be indignant, defensive, assertive, loud, confrontational, insulted, and
furious; and they will argue vehemently, pointing out where it is actually He who is
the one in the wrong. At that time they will no doubt insist, as they do even now,
that God has no clue about the meanings of peace, love, and understanding. And of
course they'll accuse Him of product liability for deliberately creating a species of
intelligent creatures with the capability to go bad and do terrible things.
When those kinds of people are brought up to face justice at the event depicted by
Rev 20:11-15, I suspect they will be shackled in body chains and escorted by
husky angelic corrections officers to prevent them from lunging at the one seated on
the throne.
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