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The first four Beatitudes, Talk of a progression of spiritual awakening & transformation

The first four Beatitudes, Talk of a progression of spiritual awakening & transformation

The first four Beatitudes, Talk of a progression of spiritual awakening & transformation

A step by step progression that leads us to a fulfilled and victorious life

Lets read all together

Matthew 5:1-6

First, there is a discovery of the fact that I am nothing, have nothing, and can do nothing—poverty of spirit

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1 Being Poor in Spirit or Spiritually Bankrupt outside of Christ

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First, there is a discovery of the fact that I am nothing, have nothing, and can do nothing—poverty of spirit Being poor in spirit or spiritually bankrupt outside of Christ.

Being poor in spirit or spiritually bankrupt outside of Christ.

Second, there is conviction of sin, to be spiritually mournful -

2. Recognizing and responsive to our spiritual condition without the life and spirit of Christ living in us

Third, there is a renouncing of self-dependence and a taking of my place in the dust before God—meekness.

3. Recognizing that our power can only come from God and trusting Him for it

Hungering and Thirsting after Righteousness

4. Wanting an intense longing after Christ and His salvation

life attitudes that we need to have - the beatitudes

d thirdly - our last message - being meek and humble

And thirdly - our last message - being meek and humble

all of this is simply negative, for it is the believing sinner’s perception of what is defective in himself and a yearning for what is desirable.

In the next four Beatitudes we come to the manifestation of positive good in the believer, the fruits of a new creation and the blessings of a transformed character.

How this shows us, once more, the importance of noting that order in which God’s truth is presented to us!

The first four look almost negaitve.

It showing us as a sinner our perc

The first four looks like us as sinners our defectiveness and a yearning on what we desire but the next four are the positive good in the believer, the fruits of a new creation and the blessings that come from a changed character.

“BE”-Attitudes

In the next four Beatitudes

we come to the manifestation of positive good in the believer, the fruits of a new creation and the blessings -transformed character.

How this shows us, 1 more, the importance of noting that order in which God’s truth is presented to us!

The first four describe the initial exercises of heart in one -been awakened by Holy Spirit.

In the preceding verse, the soul is seen hungering and thirsting after Christ, and then filled by Him.

Now how the first effects and evidences of this filling.

We can call next 4 which studying

over next week weeks

“Do” Attitudes

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Matthew 5:7

Suppose to be main language of Christianity- Main Lang. of Christ

Having obtained mercy of the Lord,- saved sinner - shows mercy.

Not God requires us to be merciful in order that we might be entitled to His mercy, for that would overthrow the whole scheme of Divine grace!

But having been the recipient of His wondrous mercy, I cannot help but now act mercifully toward others.

What is mercifulness?

One Commentary says this

It is a gracious disposition toward my fellow creatures and fellow Christians.

It is that kindness and benevolence that feels the miseries of others.

It is a spirit that regards with compassion the sufferings of the afflicted.

It is that grace that causes one to deal leniently with an offender and to scorn the taking of revenge.

Dr Pierson says it this way

It is the forgiving spirit; it is the non-retaliating spirit; it is the spirit that gives up all attempt at self-vindication and would not return an injury for an injury, but rather good in the place of evil and love in the place of hatred.

That is mercifulness.

Mercy being received by the forgiven soul, that soul comes to appreciate the beauty of mercy, and yearns to exercise toward other offenders similar grace to that which is exercised towards one’s self.

(Dr. A. T. Pierson)

Illustration: Playing “Mercy” as Children

Mercy embraces both forgiveness for the guilty and compassion for the suffering and needy.

There is not a specific object to which we are to be merciful because mercy is to be a function of Jesus’ disciples, not of the particular situation that calls for it.

Mercy applies to all situations we may face.

The word says

Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

14 For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

15 But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

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But wait, there’s more!

The original word “mercy” spoken by Jesus (Hebrew or Aramaic) means more than just forgiveness, pity, feeling sorry or compassion.

It means “the ability to get right inside the other person’s skin until we can see things with his eyes, think things with his mind, and feel things with his feelings.”—Barclay’s

Daily Study Bible (NT)

Mercy is the primary language of Christianity because it is the primary language of Christ.

This Beatitude is a statement of a principle that runs throughout the New Testament.

The teaching of the New Testament insists that in order to be forgiven we must be forgiving – to receive mercy, we must be merciful.

Isn’t this was Jesus did when he became one of us?

This requires more effort on our part.

It is easier to pass quick judgment on someone else than it is to try to put yourself in the other person’s place.

To see, feel or think as they do.

Mercy is a choice- the person in the game had the choice to give Mercy to the person in pain even tho they didn’t inflict the pain at first

Blessed are the merciful,” said Jesus on the mountain.

Those who are merciful to others are the ones who are truly blessed.

Why? Jesus answered the question: “… they will be shown mercy.”

The merciful, says Jesus, are shown mercy.

They witness grace.

They are blessed because they are testimonies to a greater goodness.

Forgiving others allows us to see how God has forgiven us.

The dynamic of giving grace is the key to understanding grace, for it is when we forgive others that we begin to feel what God feels.

Notice what God does when we calibrate our compassion.

He turns us over to be tortured.

Tortured by anger.

Choked by bitterness.

Consumed by revenge.

Such is the punishment for one who tastes God’s grace but refuses to share it.

But for the one who tastes God’s grace and then gives it to others, the reward is a blessed liberation.

The prison door is thrown open, and the prisoner set free is yourself.

Daniel is big.

He used to make his living by lifting weights and teaching others to do the same.

His scrapbook is colorful with ribbons and photos of him in his prime, striking the muscle-man pose and flexing the bulging arms.

The only thing bigger than Daniel’s biceps is his heart.

Let me tell you about a time his heart became tender.

Daniel was living in the southern city of Porto Alegre.

He worked at a gym and dreamed of owning his own.

The bank agreed to finance the purchase if he could find someone to cosign the note.