Happy poverty! 2. And he took the calf which they had made, and burned it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and scattered it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it" (Ex. There is personal intimacy with God. In Matthew 25:34, Jesus said that on the Day of Judgment He would say to His people, Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. Trapp names some men who did in fact rejoice and were exceedingly glad when persecuted. It would be a reward. Where is real peace found? eg. Are we sharing with others how to receive this wonderful peace with God? i. d. If the salt loses its flavor…it is then good for nothing: Salt must keep its “saltiness” to be of any value. This great message tells us how we will live when Jesus is our Lord. 24, 26). In the same way, too many Christians lose their “flavor” and become good for nothing. Mercy goes beyond merely feeling compassion or sympathy. It is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell: Jesus simply stressed the point that one must be willing to sacrifice to be obedient. You have heard that it was said, “You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy”: The Mosaic Law commanded you shall love your neighbor (Leviticus 19:18). Jeremiah 9:1--Jeremiah cried for those who were going to be judged for their sinfulness. Introduce yourselves. Read Matthew 5:1-2. “To show that he never meant to abrogate the law, our Lord Jesus has embodied all its commands in his own life. Rejoice and be really glad (jump, skip and shout for joy) that God will reward us some day for standing firm and responding correctly to persecution. It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.”, a. "Blessed" appears twice in Matthew 5:10-11. “The disciple’s attitude to religious persecution must go beyond non-retaliation to a positive love.” (France), iii. The trouble with a literal interpretation is that it does not go far enough! Being merciful is meeting a need whether they deserve it or not--not just feeling it. Matthew 5:1-16. ( Mark 7:20-23), 26. b. Where did Jesus choose to teach? 8. iv. MATTHEW 5:9 - DISCUSSION QUESTIONS BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS - (SERMON MP3) Review and respond to the following main points from (Matthew 5:9). “In Greece we see a whole social system based on relationships outside marriage; we see that these relationships were accepted as natural and normal, and not in the least blameworthy.” Roman culture came to adopt this attitude towards marriage. i. 2:4). There is no mercy without love. Our first love for God will not grow cold. It does not present the political or material blessings of the Messiah’s reign. '” (Spurgeon), iv. According to Matthew 5:5 when you become a believer you enter the kingdom and receive the original inheritance of dominion over the earth that was given to Adam and Eve. They will forgive, restore others, and make peace. The first portion of the Sermon on the Mount is known as the Beatitudes, which means “The Blessings” but can also be understood as giving the believer his “be – attitudes” – the attitudes he should “be.” In the Beatitudes, Jesus sets forth both the nature and the aspirations of citizens of His kingdom. “The words ‘without cause’ probably reflect an early and widespread softening of Jesus’ strong teaching. Luke 5:8 Peter fell at Jesus' feet and said, "Go away from me for I am a sinful man." A key thought in both the pictures of salt and light is distinction. But His primary intent was to say, “If you want to be righteous by the law, you must keep the whole law, internal and external – that is, you must be perfect.”. The questions contain minimal human commentary, but instead urge students to study to understand Scripture. “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? Will never complain - If you are poor in spirit you will never complain about your circumstances because you know you don't deserve anything. It applies to just about anything we can covet with the eye or mind. Instead, it is a confession that he is sinful and rebellious and utterly without moral virtues adequate to commend him to God. Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness. Leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way: Jesus considers it far more important to be reconciled to a brother than to perform a religious duty. Till all is fulfilled: This is true in a few different senses. 1. “You see our Lord Jesus Christ’s philosophy of nature. These are only a blessing for the spiritual man, those who are new creatures in Jesus. i. Will take Christ on His terms - The proud sinner adds Christ to his pleasures, and lifestyle or thinks he can negotiate with Christ. God intends for all believers to experience some persecution. He redeemed them and set them on their feet. Passwords should have at least 6 characters. Blessed are the meek: It is impossible to translate this ancient Greek word praus (meek) with just one English word. Text: Matthew 5:7-20. In response to this, Jesus went up on a mountain. This principle applies to much more than men looking at women. “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point It is given to the poor, the despised publicans, the prostitutes, those who are so ‘poor’ they know they can offer nothing and do not try. How is this lived out in the way you read, study, and obey the Word? Jesus emphasized that the law condemns both, without saying that the law says they are the same things. i. What happens if we don't hunger and thirst for righteousness? Peacemakers help people make peace with each other - They build bridges between people. Blessed are the peacemakers: This does not describe those who live in peace, but those who actually bring about peace, overcoming evil with good. Who was he teaching? And taught them, saying: What they heard was a message that has long been recognized as the sum of Jesus’ – or anyone’s – ethical teaching. iii. Romans 10:15 says, "How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace!" Is it not singular that the first time it peeps out should be when men are seeing the good works of his children?” (Spurgeon). I am turning from independence to dependence; my strength to God's strength; my life my way to my life God's way; from calling sin nice names to calling it what God calls it. 5:1). You have heard that it was said, “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth”: The Mosaic law did teach an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth (Exodus 21:24). Discussion Questions The Beatitudes Read Matthew 5 3 10 ... Getting Into the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1–12) This Sunday we started walking through the Sermon on the Mount. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point He never did anything to harm anyone. They help others make peace with God - The greatest privilege a peacemaker has is helping someone at war with God to make peace with Him. But if they claim to have mastered these attributes, you may question their honesty. If part of our life is given over to sin, we must be convinced that it is more profitable for that part our life to “die” rather than to condemn our whole life. A person who is poor in spirit has no sense of self-sufficiency and recognizes he is spiritually bankrupt and needs to get bailed out by Christ. (John 14:8). (Mat 5:6) The desire of the one who has poverty of spirit, mourning for sin, and meekness: righteousness. Checking my behavior, asking WWJD? What promise is made to the merciful and what does that mean? i. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point What are some Biblical examples of the kind of mourning talked about in Matthew 5:4? 42. “Jesus was not monastic in spirit, and He had not two doctrines, one for the many, another for the few, like Buddha. You have heard it said: These people had not really studied the Law of Moses for themselves. Prophets They will choose not to put confidence in their own abilities but put their full confidence in God. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. i. Why or why not? But I say to you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery.”. Mercy isn't obtained by merit--otherwise mercy wouldn't be mercy. ii. iv. iv. i. iii. For it is from within, out of a person's heart, that evil thoughts come-sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. “The old said, Insist on your own right, and loving your neighbor, hate your enemy, and so secure your safety. iii. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point I think Jesus begins to answer these questions in this passage of Matthew 5:13-16. But whoever says, ‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of hell fire.”, a. 17. “This title had been given by the Jews to certain of their eminent Rabbis. God allows this grief into our lives as a path, not as a destination. “A ladder, if it is to be of any use, must have its first step near the ground, or feeble climbers will never be able to mount. What qualities are evident in people who are meek? “The Jews of Jesus’ day could refer to the Scriptures as ‘the Law and the Prophets’ (Matthew 7:12, 11:13, 22:40; Luke 16:16; John 1:45; Acts 13:15, 28:23; Romans 3:21); ‘the Law…the Prophets, and the Psalms (Luke 24:44); or just ‘Law’ (Matthew 5:18; John 10:34, 12:34, 15:25; 1 Corinthians 14:21).” (Carson), ii. Christ described the attitude of one who was poor in spirit in. (Mat 5:19-20) The disciple’s relationship to the law. The world thinks that happiness is: getting their own way & having lots of things, The world thinks that the people who are happy are: the rich, famous, successful, powerful, confident, self-sufficient & proud, By the world's standards, Solomon should have been a very happy man. The sense of this is much the same as in Matthew; that this sermon was spoken to the disciples of Jesus, but disciples in a broad sense of those who had followed Him and heard Him; not in the narrow sense of only the Twelve. I won't allow other activities to distract me from focusing on God. ii. And if it is not true, its antiquity is no credit to it. In what way? Our antagonistic society has little room for biblical peacemakers for they have never learned that making peace with God brings peace among men. a. But this isn’t Jesus against Moses; it is Jesus against false and superficial interpretations of Moses. To be meek means to show willingness to submit and work under proper authority. 29. John 16:33 Before we can experience the peace of God we need peace with God. It is clear that the Sermon on the Mount had a significant impact on the early church. ii. i. In every example of meekness in the Bible the underlying motive was that the person knew God's promises. They had counted the cost of following Christ and were willing to make the sacrifice. speaks of being happy in a way not dependent on circumstances. “In the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew shows us Jesus instructing his disciples in the message which was his and which they were to take to men.” (Barclay) In the Gospel of Luke, the material similar to the Sermon on the Mount comes immediately after Jesus chose the Twelve. Pentateuch What is God's promise to peacemakers? iii. iii. But what things were gain to me, I have counted loss for Christ. It also shows a willingness to disregard one’s own “rights” and privileges. When He was seated: This was the common posture for teaching in that culture. God's mercy is based on love. God puts it in our heart. Joseph (Gen. 37:3-4). In regard to the law, the two errors of the scribes and Pharisees were that they both restricted God’s commands (as in the law of murder) and extended the commands of God past His intention (as in the law of divorce). “When one seemed to pity a one-eyed man, he told him he had lost one of his enemies, a very thief, that would have stolen away his heart.” (Trapp). If you do not mourn, you will never be saved, will lack purpose in life, will lack seriousness, and will have an ineffective prayer life. Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying: a. What does it mean to be poor in spirit? a. A person who is poor in spirit will not be self- centered. ii. iii. The call to be poor in spirit is placed first for a reason, because it puts the following commands into perspective. Jesus tells His followers who they are in relation to the world where they live. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them. How much better it is to let your “Yes” be “Yes” and “No” be “No.“. iii. The poor in spirit recognize that they have no spiritual “assets.” They know they are spiritually bankrupt. Jesus does not speak of casual sorrow for the consequences of our sin, but a deep grief before God over our fallen state. ii. Why did He start teaching? One very popular assumption was that the Roman yoke would be shattered and there would be political peace and mounting prosperity.” (Carson). ( Leviticus 19:2; Acts 13:22), 28. Why can the Law not be distorted or changed? This same word for blessed – which in some sense means “happy” – is applied to God in 1 Timothy 1:11: according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God. Blessed are the pure in heart: In the ancient Greek, the phrase pure of heart has the idea of straightness, honesty, and clarity. 4:24). Now that you understand what each of the beatitudes means, let's go to the chart on the first page and do a personal checklist to see how we are doing. The Apostle Paul wrote on this theme: For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes (Romans 10:4). 36. What is our current relation to the law, as truly interpreted? i. v. The first two beatitudes are mostly inward; the third deals with how one relates to one’s fellow man. The Gospels “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.”. Yet they also taught that anything short or murder might be allowed. “Our word meek comes from the old Anglo-Saxon meca, or meccea, a companion or equal, because he who is of a meek or gentle spirit, is ever ready to associate with the meanest of those who fear God, feeling himself superior to none; and well knowing that he has nothing of spiritual or temporal good but what he has received from the mere bounty of God, having never deserved any favour from his hand.” (Clarke). It is the word which is used for mourning for the dead, for the passionate lament for one who was loved.” (Barclay). Yet, in the beginning of the teaching, Luke writes: Then He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples, and said (Luke 6:20). And seeing the multitudes: The previous section mentioned that great multitudes followed Him, coming from many different regions (Matthew 4:25). 4. We should rather endure to be put upon than be forever crying out, ‘I’ll bring an action. “A hard task, I must needs say, but, hard or not hard, it must be done, be it never so contrary to our foul nature and former practice.” (Trapp). When persecuted we know that we are in good company as the prophets, apostles and many other godly Christians throughout history were also persecuted. b. Do not swear at all: Jesus reminds us that God is part of every oath anyway; if you swear by heaven, earth, Jerusalem, or even your head, you swear by God – and your oath must be honored. Who but a divine being has authority to speak in this fashion? If anyone wants to sue you and take away your tunic, let him have your cloak also. i. 12:5-8). How about you...are you experiencing true happiness and blessings God's way or do you feel the standards are too high? Numbers 12:1-14 tells us "the man Moses was very meek (humble), more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth." I have a fountain of sin within my heart, and bitter waters continually flow from it. When we hold on to our anger against another, we then sin – and we give place to the devil. True peace is when conflict is resolved and the parties become friends. “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”. A. To help students understand the context of the Sermon on the Mount, have … Pentateuch 5:9). Prophets What are those three areas? Will focus on Christ - When you are poor in spirit, you will focus on the wonder of Christ. For example, sacrifice is commanded by the law, but it was fulfilled in Jesus, so we do not run the danger of being called least in the kingdom of heaven by not observing animal sacrifice as detailed in the Law of Moses. God is called "the God of peace" (Rom. God told Adam and Eve to "be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth" (Gen. 1:28). God scolded them and was angry with them and gave them leprosy. For they shall be called sons of God: The reward of peacemakers is that they are recognized as true children of God. c. Unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven: Considering the incredible devotion to the law shown by the scribes and Pharisees, how can we ever hope to exceed their righteousness? Thank you for registering. “Jesus’ disciples, if sued for their tunics (an inner garment like our suit but worn next to the skin), far from seeking satisfaction, will gladly part with what they may legally keep.” (Carson), ii. “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.”. Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.
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