Recognize the ascending steps of the beatitudes, each one building on the previous. The culmination is persecution. Darkness cannot stand the light. By our very existence, we shine an uncomfortable…
Shalom – peace, wholeness, health, welfare, safety, wellness: These are the things the Gospel brings, and these are the things God calls us to bring to those around us.
Much of the rest of the Sermon on the Mount is about the issue of purity in our hearts. Jesus says over and over, you have heard it said…, but…
In the Lord’s prayer, found later in this same Sermon on the Mount where we find the beatitudes, Jesus ties God’s forgiveness of our sins with our own forgiveness of…
The beatitudes change at this point. Up till now, they have been almost passive traits, but from here on, it becomes a choice. A person who recognizes their need for…
