The Beatitudes
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The Beatitudes The 7 th Beatitude Matt. 5:9
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The Beatitudes. The 7 th Beatitude. Matt. 5:9. The Setting. Pulpit - Mountain. Audience - Disciples. Preacher - Jesus. Time – 28 A.D. The Beatitudes. Poor in spirit Mourn Meek Hunger / Thirst. Right With God. Mercy Pure in Heart Peacemakers Persecuted. Right With Man. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Transcript of The Beatitudes
The BeatitudesThe Beatitudes
The 7th Beatitude
Matt. 5:9
Poor in spirit Mourn Meek Hunger / Thirst
RightWith God
MercyPure in Heart PeacemakersPersecuted
RightWith Man
1st ~ Poor in spirit = Humble
2nd ~ Mourn = can repent
3rd ~ Meek = yielding to God’s will
4th ~ Hunger and Thirst for righteousness =
desire to know
5th ~ Merciful = compassion, forgiveness
6th ~ Pure in heart = see God
Review of the Beatitudes
“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.”
Matthew 5:9
World = Contentment - compromise
“Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” Jn. 14:27
• Farewell• Completeness• Man’s highest good
Reconcile those separated God and man
“But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.” Isa. 59:2
Reconcile those separated God and man Group to Group Nation to Nation
“Seek peace, and pursue it.” Ps. 34:14
“For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.” 1 Cor. 14:33
Eph. 4:3“Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit, in the bond of peace.” NKJV
“Strive to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.” McCord’s
“Giving diligence to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.” ASV
Cannot have peace at the price of giving up truth
“But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.”
Jas. 3:17
First - reconciled to God
“Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God throughour Lord Jesus Christ” Rom. 5:1
“And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.” Rom. 5:11
1 Thess. 5:13 Be at peace among
yourselves
Prov. 6:16-19 Hates “sows discord”
Prov. 26:20-21 strife ceases
Jas. 4:1 your desires for pleasure
Matt. 5:23-24 Repair breaches
In the Church
In the Church
One Lord, one faith, one
baptism, and 2 coal piles
Prov. 15:17 “Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fatted calf with hatred
Ps. 133:1 “How good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.”
In the Home
Rom. 12:18 “If it be possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men.”
1 Pet. 3:10-11 “seek peace and pursue it”
Prov. 16:7 “…be at peace with him.”
With all men
“Sons of God”
God is a God of peace - Rom.15:33
Sends peace through His Son -Lk.2:13,14
Savior is Prince of Peace - Isa.9:6
Gospel is Gospel of Peace - Rom. 10:15
Troublemakers are the devil’s kinfolks
“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.”
Matthew 5:9
Specific - Harmonious relations
Results - Children of God
Principle - Love
Application - Peace with others
Story of Telemaus
“In the name of Christ, refrain!”
SalvationSalvation
Hear the gospel (Rom. 10:17)Believe In Jesus (Jn. 8:24)REPENT of your sins (Lk. 13:3)Confess your faith (Matt. 10:32-33)Baptized Into Christ (Acts 2:38)
Faithful until death (Rev. 2:10)
REMISSION OF SINS
