Subject: help me with matthew 5:10 |
Bible Note: Hello shrenn! Welcome! I don't know which part you need help with so I'll try to break it down for you. And by the way, this verse, actually covers so much more then we can really fit in the space provided. God's word really is awesome in the riches you can find in just one verse. "Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Well, we all know what being blessed is I hope. So, lets look at, "persecuted for the sake of righteousness" Now, today we can see Christians being persecuted in the world, we may think that we see it in this country, like that girl at Columbine High that was asked if she believed in God, just seconds before she was shot, and that is bad, very bad, but there are Christians in foreign countries that are being tortured beaten, arms and hands being cut off, and villages being cut of from food and water, and the people left to die by thousands, and thats pretty horrible to say the least. But non of thous things add up to what will be in the Great tribulation. We can look at all these things when we think of persecution. ok, now lets look at, "for the sake of righteousness" And this may be were you are having trouble. What is? "the sake of righteousness" or "for righteousness sake" Well, the very heart of it would be the Gospel, and a true Christian should have a burning desire to tell to the world, God's good news of salvation. That by simply believing in His son, Jesus Christ, and what He did for lost sinners on the Cross, and that He became sin for us, so by believing in Him we will be saved. Now, this is a little tricky and there may be some disagreement on this one, so here goes. What is the Kingdom of heaven? Well, the Church, which is the body of believing christians, and the Kingdom of heaven are not the same. And the kingdom of heaven and the kingdom of God, are not the same. The Church and the Kingdom of heaven are both in the kingdom of god. I hope this helps. God bless. John |
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