Did Jesus Say, "Blessed Are the Poor"? (Luke 6:20)
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- In Matthew 5 3, Jesus said, Blessed are the poor, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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- Is that what Jesus said? Blessed are the poor? No, he said, Blessed are the poor in spirit.
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- But you probably hear it the other way more often than you hear it the right way. What? In Luke 6 20,
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- Jesus said, Blessed are the poor. And it does not say the poor in spirit. So Jesus did say the poor are blessed by God.
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- Take a closer look at that verse. Luke 6 20 says, And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples and said,
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- Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Who is Jesus addressing?
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- His disciples. Therefore, this means, Blessed are the poor among my disciples. Though you may lack material things, you are rich in heavenly blessings.
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- The Bible does not say everyone who is poor receives the kingdom of God. Do all the poor go to heaven?
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- Below what income level? If you're saved by living in poverty, the gospel would be meaningless. We are saved by faith in Christ, not our socioeconomic level.
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- Rich or poor, everyone needs the gospel. But no matter how much or how little you have, no matter how popular you are or what you've accomplished,
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- Philippians 3 8 says, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing
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- Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake, I've suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish in order that I may gain
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- Christ. If you don't have Jesus, you have nothing. But whoever has Christ has everything when we understand the text.