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While Jesus was on earth, we know that he taught his disciples' many things. And those teachings were not left for them and the people of his day, alone. They were recorded for all of us down through the ages that would follow him.
Some of his teachings came from the sermons he taught on the mount. commonly known as SERMONS ON THE MOUNT or THE BEATITUDES
But what were these teachings, and what lessons can we glean from them for this modern day in which we live?. In the next 8 days following this initial lesson, I want to try to delve a little bit into what the teachings were and what they might mean for us today.
The first thing that I wanted to know was the location of where these beatitudes were taught. I found that the traditional location of the mount was in the low hills behind the region of Capernaum and other fishing villages along the shore.
Jesus had gone throughout all of Galilee during his ministry, preaching in the synagogues there, the gospel of God's Kingdom, healing all forms of sickness and disease among the people. His fame spread to Syria and great multitudes followed him from many cities-from Decapolis to beyond the Jordan where he was to eventually end up on the mountain teaching his disciples the beatitudes.
According to Wikipedia, the beatitudes were eight blessings recounted by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew. Each is a proverb-like proclamation, without narrative. ... They echo the ideals of the teachings of Jesus on mercy, spirituality, and compassion.
These qualities gave a picture of the character of the true people of God that were truly a part of his kingdom. They would have the full blessings of God to look forward to.
So what were they? The short answers are:
1.Blessed are the poor in spirit
2.Blessed are those that mourn
3.Blessed are the meek
4.Blessed are those that hunger and thirst after righteousness
5.Blessed are those that show mercy
6.Blessed are those that are pure in heart
7.Blessed are the peacemakers
8.Blessed are those that are persecuted because of righteousness
The longer answers will come starting with the next lesson tomorrow as we find some of these qualities can and do exist in those of us that are apart of the kingdom of God. I truly hope you will join me.
sources: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mathew+5%3A1-12&version=NIV
and:https://bible.org/seriespage/7-beatitudes-matthew-51-12 and
Amen!
Thanks for your visit today Friends! Please come back tomoorw for part 2 in this series on the Beattuides!
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