Bible & Theology

[Mt 15:21-28] 21. Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22. A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me!  My daughter is suffering terribly from demon-possession.” 23. Jesus did not answer a word.  So his disciples came to him and urged him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.” 24. He answered, “I was sent only

[Mt 5:10-12] 10. Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11. “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. Kingdom of God  What is righteousness here?  Last time

[Mt 5:9] Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. It says here, peace. In Hebrew, “peace” is “shalom”.  You have heard of this word before.  That means peace. The Israelites truly longed and desired for peace.  If you look at the Old Testament, the Israelites lived among so many difficulties and hardships.  So many other countries came and took over their country; they lived in so much great difficulty.  That

[Mt 5:8] Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Verse 8. It is said here “blessed are the pure in heart for they will see God.”  It is said here that the pure in heart will be able to see God.  How can a man see God?  How can we see God, who is so fearful.  We should be able to see God.  Seeing God is something to fear, but how

[Mt 5:7] Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. This blessing is about mercy.  Mercy is like benevolence.  This is the heart of love.  Do not treat others with harsh hearts.  He said, be merciful, then you will be shown mercy from God. Show Mercy to Receive Mercy  If you do not want to be judged by God, then live on showing mercy to others, to many people.  We received love and

[Mt 5:6] Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. What is righteousness here?  He said, hunger and thirst for righteousness.  If you look closely at Jesus’ words, you see that righteousness is the Kingdom of God. [Mt 6:33] But seek first his Kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. In his words, righteousness refers to the Kingdom of God.  So

[Mt 5:5] Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Here the meek heart also has a connection to humble heart.  Who are the meek?  The ones who are meek are the ones who are soft.  How can soft people inherit the earth?  In this world, if you want to possess land, then you need strength, you need to be powerful.  You need great strength in order to possess land, you cannot be

[Mt 5:4] Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Before we saw the first lesson, blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.  Today’s is the second one, blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.  It says here, blessed are those who mourn. Who are the ones who mourn? Unique Message  It is very difficult to understand the message of what mourning really means,

[Mt 5:3] “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven. Jesus Comforts the Poor  So the first blessing is “blessed are the poor in spirit.”  He is talking about the poor.  In Matthew, it says “the poor in spirit” but in Luke 6:20, the word “spirit” is not included.  And it says, blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the Kingdom of God.  So he starts off by

[Ge 12:1-3] 1. The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you. 2. I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. 3. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse, and all peoples on earth will be