Did Jesus Say, "Blessed Are the Poor"? (Matthew 5:3)
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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. The poor in spirit are those who know they need
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- God's help. To those who confess their spiritual bankruptcy to God, they will receive the kingdom of God.
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- So this is not about anyone who is poor, it's talking about a person who humbly acknowledges they need
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- Jesus. At the start of the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5 .3 -12, is a section referred to as the
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- Beatitudes. These are the verses that begin, blessed are, blessed are those who mourn, blessed are the meek, blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, and so on.
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- Matthew was originally written in Greek, and the Greek word for blessed is makarioi, which means happy.
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- This describes a believer who is happy because he is fortunate, approved of by God, and provided for.
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- Blessing is connected to faith, for as Hebrews 11 .6 says, without faith it is impossible to please
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- Him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that He exists, and that He rewards those who seek
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- Him. The one who is loved by the Father through faith in the Son is blessed. Many people say the
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- Beatitudes are about the marginalized. No, the Beatitudes are about the followers of Jesus, poor in spirit, merciful, pure in heart, peacemakers.