Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. — Matthew 5:6 Religion is not a nagging parent, nor is it a report card keeping track of our achievements and failures and grading our performance. ...
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Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. — Matthew 5:5 A surrendered human will is the agency through which God’s power is released upon the earth… Only the meek, “the terrible meek,” the totally committed meek, are ...
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People often hate each other because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don’t each other; they don’t know each other because they cannot communicate. —Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It’s widely acknowledged that we live ...
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Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. – Matthew 5:4 The first lesson is where everyone starts: despair that clears the way. — Jim Corbett, Goatwalking I don’t believe this Beatitude asks us to manufacture sorrow or ...
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Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven. (Matthew 5:3) Blessed are you who are poor, because yours is the kingdom of God. (Luke 6:20) Plainly these words hold many layers of meaning. Even Jesus’ ...
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The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening ...
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Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. — John 8:32 Live up to the light thou hast, and more will be granted thee. — Caroline Stephen Nothing enslaves us so effectively as falsehood. Unjust ...
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You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love. — Galatians 5:13 ‘Freedom from’ is not identical with positive freedom, with ‘freedom to’. — ...
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“Everything is permissible for me”—but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me”—but I will not be mastered by anything. — 1 Corinthians 6:12 We are becoming…a nation of adolescents — preoccupied with ourselves, sexualized, moody and impulsive, seeking ...
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It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. — Galatians 5:1 We are proud that we are not subject to any external ...
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