by Aaron Conrad | Oct 31, 2008 | Uncategorized
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven -Matthew 5:10 Well here we are at the end of this eight day series. I’m not sure how many of you have followed along, or worked through the beatitudes the past...
by Aaron Conrad | Oct 30, 2008 | Uncategorized
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. – Matthew 5:9 In this high charged political season it is hard to imagine being a “peacemaker”. The words “fundamental difference” rang very loud to me as I tried to think...
by Aaron Conrad | Oct 29, 2008 | Uncategorized
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. -Matthew 5:8 In order to best understand pure in heart, I think I needed to set a baseline to work from. For me this was explained in one commentary as, “purity of heart is a work in progress in which both...
by Aaron Conrad | Oct 28, 2008 | Uncategorized
Blessed are the Merciful, for they will be shown mercy – Matthew 5:7 A little different approach for Day Five. My study pointed out several very interesting points regarding mercy. There is the websters version which we are probably more suited to approach and...
by Aaron Conrad | Oct 27, 2008 | Uncategorized
“Blessed are they those that hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. -Matthew 5:6 What is the hungriest you have ever been? How about thirsty? That question is obviously relative. Many of us have never really known what it means to be...