Before examining the Beatitudes in Matthew 5:3-11, it would be helpful to offer a few words on the meaning of the word translated "blessed" in our English Bibles. The word in the original is makarios, which in Homer denoted the "transcendent … [Continue reading]
Tozer on the Presence of God
This is a quote from How to be Filled with the Holy Spirit, by A. W. Tozer. "[T]here is an unseen Deity present, a knowing, feeling Personality, and He is indivisible from the Father and the Son, so that if you were to be suddenly transferred to … [Continue reading]
On having a perfect brother
If you believe that Mary was a perpetual virgin, please stop reading now because you will end up being offended. Following the birth of Jesus, Scripture indicates that Mary went on to have other children. I quote Mark 6:3 below: “Is not this the … [Continue reading]
He sat down to teach – Sermon on the Mount Series #2
The beginning of the Sermon on the Mount: 1 When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him. 2 He opened His mouth and began to teach them . . ." (Matthew 5:1-2 NASB) At the end of chapter 4, … [Continue reading]
