Posts Tagged “Beatitudes”
Blessed are the Merciful
by i.burgess on January 21, 2011
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. Does this contradict the previous point, for what is mercy if not the mitigation of the expectation of righteousness? When I have heard teaching on God’s mercy, I have been told that is it the relenting of God from his own righteous indignation. In other words, [...]
The Poor in Spirit
by i.burgess on January 14, 2011
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 5:3) “Amazing grace, how sweet the sound! That saved a wretch like me” Contrary to popular opinion, the agony of the soul is not a concept invented by Evangelicals to guilt people into converting to Christianity. One’s awareness of wrongdoing, or [...]
He taught them, saying…
by i.burgess on January 13, 2011
On the 30th of January I am preaching on Matthew 5:1-12. Otherwise known as the ‘beatitudes’, these constitute to some of the most stirring, most memorable words of Jesus’ teaching. In Matthew’s Gospel, these statements are the prologue to Jesus’ whole teaching. These statements make sense of the rest of his life and ministry, and show the [...]
