The word comforted is a noun comforter, which would draw me close to Christ and the Holy Ghost. I have read both that we are mourning our own sinful state, perhaps with that's what the beatitude means. Some of our greatest lessons come from difficult times, not just our happy times. Can you imagine Hank and Lincoln, a reporter down there, if I mix my time zones a little bit before Jesus gets up to speak? So who are the happiest people to you? Oh, they're well off. They're employed. And Jesus gets up and it's welcome to opposite world. That's why I just, I love this because it was so different than what your
How do we obtain lasting happiness? Dr. Lincoln Blumell explores the depths of Jesus’s longest recorded sermon.
- 00:00 Part 1–Dr. Lincoln Blumell
- 01:23 Introduction of Dr. Lincoln Blumell
- 02:51 The Beatitudes in Luke and Matthew
- 06:19 The Sermon’s audiences
- 08:01 The JST and the Sermon in the Book of Mormon
- 10:18 Matthew shows a new Moses and alludes to hundreds of miracles
- 13:16 The First Principles in Matthew and the JST
- 14:14 Calling of the Twelve Apostles
- 17:06 The meaning of meek
- 23:10 Mourning and comfort
- 30:24 Jesus Christ teaches how to be blessed and find happiness
- 32:00 Hunger and thirsting for righteousness
- 34:59 Mercy, compassion, and forgiveness
- 38:15 Temple imagery and the peacemakers
- 42:18 Messianic expectations and discipleship
- 46:52 The salt of the earth
- 52:06 End of Part I--Dr. Lincoln Blumell
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