Sermon on the Mount: The Beatitudes – Matthew 5:3-12
In the beatitudes Jesus identifies 8 or 9 people who are blessed. The world does not appreciate them. But the Kingdom of God is theirs.
But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. (2 Cor. 4:7 NIV)
The posts in this category are a walk through Jesus’ sermon on the mount from Matthew 5-7. Each post will cover one small part of that message.
In the beatitudes Jesus identifies 8 or 9 people who are blessed. The world does not appreciate them. But the Kingdom of God is theirs.
The sermon on the mount is a collection of Jesus’ teachings about life in the kingdom. This post is the first in a series on these teachings.