Blessed are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 5:3).
To be poor in spirit does not in the least mean the thing we call “poor spirited.” To be poor in spirit means to have emptied yourself of all desire to exercise personal self-will, [...]
Archive for July, 2009
The Poor In Spirit
Posted in Good Morning, tagged Spiritual on July 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Beatitudes
Posted in Good Morning, tagged Faith, Spiritual on July 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The sermon on the Mount opens with the eight Beatitudes. They are actually a prose poem in eight verses and constitute a general summary of the Christian teaching. A general summing up, such as this, is highly characteristic of the old Oriental mode of approach to a religious and philosophical teaching, and [...]
The Sermon on the Mount
Posted in Good Morning, tagged Faith, Spiritual on July 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The setting forth of the Sermon on the Mount is an almost perfect codification of the religion of Jesus Christ. It covers the essentials. It is practical and personal. It is definite, specific, and yet widely illuminating. Once the true meaning of the instructions has been grasped, it [...]
Truth Demonstrated
Posted in Good Morning, tagged Spiritual on July 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Truth never changes, but what we have to deal with on this plane is man’s apprehension of the Truth, and throughout historical time, this has been steadily and continuously becoming more plain to us.
Jesus Christ summed up this Truth, taught it completely and thoroughly, and, above all, demonstrated it [...]
The Purpose of the Bible
Posted in Good Morning, tagged Faith, Spiritual on July 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Externally, the Bible is a collection of inspired documents written by men of all kinds, in all sorts of circumstances, and over hundreds of years of time. The documents are seldom originals, but redactions and compilations of older fragments; and the names of the actual writers are [...]
A Basic Miracle
Posted in Good Morning, tagged Spiritual on July 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Let us suppose, for the sake of example, that on a certain Monday, your affairs are in such a condition that, humanly speaking, certain consequences are sure to follow before the end of the week. These may be legal consequences, perhaps of a very unpleasant nature following upon some decision of the courts; or a [...]
Miracles
Posted in Good Morning, tagged Faith, Spiritual on July 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Jesus taught through miracles.
If the miracles did not happen, the rest of the Gospel story loses all real significance. If Jesus did not believe them to be possible, and undertake to perform them, then the Gospel message is chaotic, contradictory, and devoid of significance.
But the deeds related [...]
Posted in Good Morning, tagged Faith, Spiritual on July 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Letter or Spirit?
Jesus made a special point of discouraging the laying of emphasis upon outer observances; and, indeed, upon hard-and-fast rules and regulations of every kind. What he insisted upon was a certain spirit in one’s conduct, knowing that when the spirit is right, details will take care of themselves. Yet, in spite of [...]
Jesus’ Teaching
Posted in Good Morning, tagged Faith, Spiritual on July 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Jesus explains what the nature of God is, and what our own nature is; tells us the meaning of life and of death; shows us why we make mistakes; why we yield to temptation; why we become sick,and impoverished, and old; and most important of all, [...]
What Did Jesus Teach?
Posted in Good Morning on July 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Jesus Christ is easily the most important figure that has ever appeared in the history of mankind. This is true whether you choose to call him God or man. His life and death and teachings have influenced the course of human history more than those [...]
