by Yves Cheng | Nov 13, 2021
MATTHEW 5:10-12BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO ARE PERSECUTED The last Beatitude in the gospel of Matthew reads like this.Matthew 5:10. Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.11 Blessed are you when they revile...
by Yves Cheng | Nov 13, 2021
MATTHEW 5:1-12 THE BEATITUDES AND THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT (1) We have now studied all the Beatitudes individually. Today, we want to consider them together and see whether there is an internal relationship between these Beatitudes. Is there some kind of order, some...
by Yves Cheng | Nov 13, 2021
MATTHEW 5:1-12THE BEATITUDES AND THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT (2) We saw in our previous lesson that there is an internal unity in the Beatitudes, and we described this unity in terms of the relationship between the Beatitudes and the fruit of the Spirit. We mentioned that...
by Yves Cheng | Nov 13, 2021
MATTHEW 5:1-12 THE BEATITUDES AND THE LORD’S PRAYER After studying the Beatitudes one by one, we looked at them together to see whether they form some kind of unified whole. This led us to see the connection between the Beatitudes and the fruit of the Spirit. Today,...
by Yves Cheng | Nov 13, 2021
MATTHEW 5:13YOU ARE THE SALT OF THE EARTH (1) We have completed our study in the Beatitudes and we come now to Matthew 5:13, a passage that describes the Christians as being the salt of the earth. Let us read Matthew 5:13.Matthew 5:13. You are the salt of the earth;...
