Posts with the tag “sermon-on-the-mount”

“Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth” -Matthew 5:5 (NIV) To be meek is to exhibit a calm and soothing disposition. When we are faced with a crisis or a threat, our bodies react with ...  Read More

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” Matthew 5:4 (NIV) One key theme in the beatitudes is the reversal of fortunes. The poor (who are assumed to be outside of God’s favor) are th...  Read More

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”- Matthew 5:3 (NIV) In Luke’s version of the sermon on the mount, Jesus says “Blessed are you who are poor” (Luke 6:20). The addit...  Read More