The last 2 beatitudes deal with peacemaking and persecution. When we initiate the need for peace in conflicts we are like Jesus Himself. But it is not always received well…
Jesus continues to 'bless' His hearers by showing them God wants to bless them according to their heart condition not the externals, which is what the Pharisees taught the people…
Jesus says blessed are the merciful. Mercy is an act of compassion shown to those (all of us) who don't deserve it. This is exactly what God does for us.…
Jesus continues to speak on how to be blessed of God. Using the Old testament as background Jesus speaks to His people about meekness and hungering for righteousness. What did…
In the first two beatitudes Jesus begins to show us how God desires to bless us. Not by keeping external traditions, like the Pharisees but through the inner working of…
Paul finishes his letter by sending greetings to believers in Rome he knew which would have been very encouraging to those who heard their names mentioned! How can we learn…
