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Poor in spirit
Deborah-Leigh:
A beautiful shiny question with wonderful warm and embracing answers to you gk! ~ :)
Mat 5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit! For theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.
What is the " poor in spirit?"
Mat 5:4 .... they that mourn!
Mat 5:5 .... the meek!
Mat 5:6 .... they who hunger and thirst after righteousness!
Mat 5:7 .... the merciful!
Mat 5:8 .... the pure in heart!
Mat 5:9 .... the peacemakers!
Mat 5:10 ....they who have been persecuted for righteousness sake!
Mat 5:11 .... you when men shall revile you and persecute you, and shall say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for My sake.
Mat 5:12 .... the prophets who were before you.
Mat 5:13 .... the salt of the earth
Mat 5:14 .... the light of the world.
Continue then, to ~ :)
Mat 5:16 .... Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in Heaven.
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Gina:
Beautiful, Deb! Praise the Lord for giving you a word aptly spoken.
Deborah-Leigh:
Yes ~ :)
Thank You.
acomplishedartis:
Proverbs 13:7
One man considers himself rich, yet has nothing [to keep permanently]; another man considers himself poor, yet has great [and indestructible] riches.
The ones whom consider themselves poor in spirit, in reality are not as poor in spirit as the majority of religious people that believe themselves to be rich in spirit when in reality they are truly poor and naked. What if it is just a mater of perspectives. Depending with whom we compare our selves, because in comparison with God, our light is like darkness...right?
However, I guess that the main button line is that we are to consider our selves poor in spirit always...
The more I think about it, the concepts of poor and rich are both a matter of personal perception.
(and I do have a general small idea of how poor am I)
Gina:
Right, Moises. To be poor in spirit is to be rich in heavenly treasures.
It reminds me of that saying: Too much in the stomach, not enough in the head. :D
Meaning when we have enough to fill our proverbial bellies, we don't use our brains as wisely.
Here's a gem I discovered recently:
Cowardice asks the question, 'Is it safe?' Expediency asks the question, 'Is it politic?' Vanity asks the question, 'Is it popular?' But, conscience asks the question, 'Is it right?' And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but one must take it because one's conscience tells one that it is right." -- Martin Luther King Jr.
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