Topic: Beatitudes

Merciful people mention by Matthew Henry.   Those are the merciful, who are piously and charitably inclined to pity, help, and succour persons in misery.  A man may be truly merciful, who has not wherewithal to be bountiful or liberal; and then God accepts the willing mind. We must not only bear our own afflictions… read more

Matthew Henry: All true spiritual blessings.   We do not want to forget the word righteousness. Is the state commanded by God. It is the standing the test of His tests. Do not confuse mans versus Gods definition of righteousness. Man has always tried to obtain perfection.   The foundation… read more

When one thinks of the leaders of the world, Meek is not a description to most all of them.   Matthew Henry:  The meek are those who quietly submit themselves to God, to his word and to his rod, who follow his directions, and comply with his designs, and are… read more

In verse 4 we see an oddity. It’s the opposite of what we know. Mourning is often a sad time. There is not reference in the Bible where we see it noted that Christ laughed. However, we do see that Jesus often wept or mourned.   Psalms 51:17; How many… read more

Blessed: Fully satisfied. Another word is happy but it is limited. We often when asked state that we are blessed. We think of those earthly things that we have, food, shelter, family, etc. However, the lost and saved alike usually have these things. Try not to water down the word,… read more