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They were before you in excellency, above what you are yet arrived at; they were before you in time, that they might be examples to you of suffering affliction and of patience, James 5 10. They were in like manner persecuted and abused; and can you expect to go to heaven in a way by yourself?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary. 5:3-12 Our Saviour here gives eight characters of blessed people, which represent to us the principal graces of a Christian. 1. The poor in spirit are happy. These bring their minds to their condition, when it is a low condition. They are humble and lowly in their own eyes.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary. Matthew 5:1. And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: 5:1,2 None will find happiness in this world or the next, who do not seek it from Christ by the rule of his word.
Jesus teaches that the poor in spirit are Makarios because theirs is the kingdom of heaven (v 3). The kingdom of heaven refers to the new spiritual and political order that Jesus has come to bring. If we do not recognize our spiritual need, we will not seek the benefits of heaven.
Matthew 5:3-12. 3-12 Our Saviour here gives eight characters of blessed people, which represent to us the principal graces of a Christian. 1. The poor in spirit are happy. These bring their minds to their condition, when it is a low condition. They are humble and lowly in their own eyes.
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