Part XI:Matthew 5:8— Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God James opens his letter to the church describing what he calls a double-minded man (James 1:8). Such a man doubts when he prays. He is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind (1:6). Such a person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord (1:7) for he is a double-minded man, unstable in...  Read More

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Matthew 5:7 — Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. Mercy.We hear this word quite often. We use it in prayer and in pious conversation. But if we were asked to define it could we?So much of our Christian discourse is full of this sort of thing — the use of language that, when pressed, we really don’t understand. So, what is this thing called mercy? How shall we define it?I have h...  Read More

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Matthew 5:7 — Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.Mourning, meekness, hunger, mercy — these are the characteristics of one who is blessed. They build upon one another. The one who mourns his sin in light of the holiness of God — who has learned to compare himself to heaven’s standard — such a one will be a meek person. And the one who has thus learned meekness, who has seen his ...  Read More