The chapter explores the deeper significance of being 'blessed' according to the Beatitudes in Matthew's gospel, highlighting how it goes beyond worldly happiness or fortune. It discusses how being blessed is intertwined with salvation, faithfulness to God, and receiving the gifts of the kingdom of heaven. The chapter emphasizes the importance of understanding blessings as spiritual richness and fulfillment in Christ, rather than equating it with material wealth or success.
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven” - Matthew 5:3. What does it mean that the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to the poor in spirit? In the beatitudes, Jesus subverts the wisdom of his our day with the wisdom of his kingdom. Listen in as Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Walter Strickland, and Bob Hiller discuss the first of the beatitudes and how, in God’s kingdom, the poor in spirit are considered “blessed.”
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Featuring: Michael Horton, Bob Hiller, Walter Strickland, and Justin Holcomb