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  • Let’s Study the Beatitudes! Part 10, Our Response to What We Have Learned

    Let’s Study the Beatitudes! Part 10, Our Response to What We Have Learned

    This is the wrap-up to this fine series of articles on the Beatitudes. “We are to remember what to expect, we are to remember how to respond and we are to remember our purpose and function in the world. So, be salty and shine!” From PlaceforTruth.org………………………. https://www.placefortruth.org/blog/lets-study-the-beatitudes-part-10-our-response

  • Let’s Study the Beatitudes! Part 9, Persecution

    Let’s Study the Beatitudes! Part 9, Persecution

    Continuing this excellent series on the Beatitudes, this article focuses on those who are persecuted for Jesus’ name. While Christians in the West are not often truly persecuted in terms of financial standing or physical safety, we should remember that the majority of our brothers and sisters in other countries do actually face these issues…

  • Let’s Study the Beatitudes! Part 8, Blessed Peacemakers

    Let’s Study the Beatitudes! Part 8, Blessed Peacemakers

    In this next article in the series, the focus is on the blessings to be had for those who are peacemakers. From PlaceforTruth.org…………………… https://www.placefortruth.org/blog/lets-study-the-beatitudes-part-8-blessed-peacemakers

  • Let’s Study the Beatitudes! Part 7, The Pure in Heart

    Let’s Study the Beatitudes! Part 7, The Pure in Heart

    Continuing on this excellent series of little articles on the Beatitudes, the emphasis in this portion is on the pure in heart. What does it mean to be pure in heart? Find out at PlaceforTruth.org……………. https://www.placefortruth.org/blog/lets-study-the-beatitudes-part-7-the-pure-in-heart

  • Let’s Study the Beatitudes! Part 6, The Merciful

    Let’s Study the Beatitudes! Part 6, The Merciful

    In this article in the series on the Beatitudes, the topic is the blessing for those who are merciful. “All men, whether redeemed or not, have received immeasurable mercy from God (Matthew 5:43-45). But we who have been touched by Christ, healed by his power, comforted by his closeness, and forgiven through his blood ought…

  • Let’s Study the Beatitudes! Part 5, An Appetite for Righteousness

    Let’s Study the Beatitudes! Part 5, An Appetite for Righteousness

    Continuing in a recent series of articles on the Beatitudes, this segment focuses on those who “hunger and thirst for righteousness.” From PlaceforTruth.org…………………. https://www.placefortruth.org/blog/lets-study-the-beatitudes-part-5-an-appetite-for-righteousness

  • Let’s Study the Beatitudes! Part 4, The Meek

    Let’s Study the Beatitudes! Part 4, The Meek

    “Meekness is patience in the face of all provocation because by faith you see clearly (1) your own sinfulness and (2) the Lord’s own faithfulness.” More from PlaceforTruth.org……………………… https://www.placefortruth.org/blog/lets-study-the-beatitudes-part-4-the-meek

  • Let’s Study the Beatitudes! Part 3, Those Who Mourn

    Let’s Study the Beatitudes! Part 3, Those Who Mourn

    This article in the series that examines the Beatitudes takes a pretty interesting viewpoint on “those who mourn.” I think it well worth 3 minutes of your time! From PlaceforTruth.org………………. https://www.placefortruth.org/blog/lets-study-the-beatitudes-part-3-the-mourners

  • Let’s Study the Beatitudes! Part 2, The Poor in Spirit

    Let’s Study the Beatitudes! Part 2, The Poor in Spirit

    What is “poor in spirit?” “Being poor in spirit is being someone who knows that you have nothing, spiritually, to offer and therefore you stand completely dependent upon God – upon his grace, his mercy, his provision, and effort. Being poor in spirit is accepting that you are spiritually needy.” Part 2 of a series…

  • Let’s Study the Beatitudes! Part 1, Introduction

    Let’s Study the Beatitudes! Part 1, Introduction

    This is the intro to a series of articles on probably the most important part of the Sermon on the Mount — The Beatitudes. From PlaceforTruth.org………………… https://www.placefortruth.org/blog/lets-study-the-beatitudes-part-1-introduction