The Beatitudes

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The Beatitudes

• Lesson 4
• Peacemakers and Persecuted

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Matthew 59-12 "Blessed are the peacemakers, for
they shall be called sons of God. "Blessed are
those who have been persecuted for the sake of
righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven. Blessed are you when people insult you
and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of
evil against you because of Me. Rejoice and be
glad, for your reward in heaven is great for in
the same way they persecuted the prophets who
were before you.
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"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be
called sons of God.
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Definitions ...that absence of spiritual
unrest and that assurance of salvation and of
Gods loving presence under all circumstances
which results from exercising faith in God and in
His Son and from the contemplation of His
gracious promises. William Hendriksen (John
1427 Peace I leave with you my peace I give
to you not as the world gives do I give to you)
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The peace intended is not merely that of
political and economic stability, as in the
Greco-Roman world, but peace in the Old Testament
inclusive sense of wholeness, all that
constitutes well-being. The "peacemakers,"
therefore, are not simply those who bring peace
between two conflicting parties, but those
actively at work making peace, bringing about
wholeness and well-being among the
alienated. Robert A. Guelich
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Peace is generally the opposite of war. Peace
can be a state of harmony or the absence of
hostility. "Peace" is used to describe the
cessation of violent conflict. Peace can mean a
state of quiet or tranquility an absence of
disturbance or agitation. Peace can also describe
a relationship between any people characterized
by respect, justice, and goodwill. Peace can
describe calm, serenity, and silence. This latter
understanding of peace can also pertain to an
individual's sense of himself or herself, as to
be "at peace" with one's own mind. Wikipedia
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Isaiah 536 All of us like sheep have gone
astray, Each of us has turned to his own way But
the LORD has caused the iniquity of us all To
fall on Him.
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1 John 18-10 If we say that we have no sin, we
are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in
us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and
righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse
us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we
have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His word
is not in us.
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1 John 34 Everyone who practices sin also
practices lawlessness and sin is lawlessness.
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Psalm 514 Against You, You only, I have
sinned And done what is evil in Your
sight, So that You are justified when
You Speak and blameless when You judge.
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Romans 59-11 For if while we were enemies we
were reconciled to God through the death of His
Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall
be saved by His life.
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Colossians 119-22 For it was the Father's good
pleasure for all the fullness to dwell in Him,
and through Him to reconcile all things to
Himself, having made peace through the blood of
His cross through Him, I say, whether things on
earth or things in heaven. And although you were
formerly alienated and hostile in mind, engaged
in evil deeds, yet He has now reconciled you in
His fleshly body through death, in order to
present you before Him holy and blameless and
beyond reproach--
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2 Corinthians 516-21 Therefore from now on we
recognize no one according to the flesh even
though we have known Christ according to the
flesh, yet now we know Him in this way no longer.
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new
creature the old things passed away behold, new
things have come. Now all these things are from
God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ
and gave us the ministry of reconciliation,
namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the
world to Himself, not counting their trespasses
against them, and He has committed to us the word
of reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors
for Christ, as though God were making an appeal
through us we beg you on behalf of Christ, be
reconciled to God. He made Him who knew no sin
to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become
the righteousness of God in Him.
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"Blessed are those who have been persecuted for
the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the
kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people
insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all
kinds of evil against you because of Me. Rejoice
and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great
for in the same way they persecuted the prophets
who were before you.
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1 Peter 412-19 Beloved, do not be surprised at
the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you
for your testing, as though some strange thing
were happening to you but to the degree that you
share the sufferings of Christ, keep on
rejoicing, so that also at the revelation of His
glory you may rejoice with exultation. If you
are reviled for the name of Christ, you are
blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God
rests on you. Make sure that none of you suffers
as a murderer, or thief, or evildoer, or a
troublesome meddler but if anyone suffers as a
Christian, he is not to be ashamed, but is to
glorify God in this name. For it is time for
judgment to begin with the household of God and
if it begins with us first, what will be the
outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of
God? AND IF IT IS WITH DIFFICULTY THAT THE
RIGHTEOUS IS SAVED, WHAT WILL BECOME OF THE
GODLESS MAN AND THE SINNER? Therefore, those
also who suffer according to the will of God
shall entrust their souls to a faithful Creator
in doing what is right.
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1 Peter 412-19 Beloved, do not be surprised at
the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you
for your testing, as though some strange thing
were happening to you but to the degree that you
share the sufferings of Christ, keep on
rejoicing, so that also at the revelation of His
glory you may rejoice with exultation. If you
are reviled for the name of Christ, you are
blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God
rests on you. Make sure that none of you suffers
as a murderer, or thief, or evildoer, or a
troublesome meddler but if anyone suffers as a
Christian, he is not to be ashamed, but is to
glorify God in this name. For it is time for
judgment to begin with the household of God and
if it begins with us first, what will be the
outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of
God? AND IF IT IS WITH DIFFICULTY THAT THE
RIGHTEOUS IS SAVED, WHAT WILL BECOME OF THE
GODLESS MAN AND THE SINNER? Therefore, those
also who suffer according to the will of God
shall entrust their souls to a faithful Creator
in doing what is right.
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1 Peter 412-19 Beloved, do not be surprised at
the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you
for your testing, as though some strange thing
were happening to you but to the degree that you
share the sufferings of Christ, keep on
rejoicing, so that also at the revelation of His
glory you may rejoice with exultation. If you
are reviled for the name of Christ, you are
blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God
rests on you. Make sure that none of you suffers
as a murderer, or thief, or evildoer, or a
troublesome meddler but if anyone suffers as a
Christian, he is not to be ashamed, but is to
glorify God in this name. For it is time for
judgment to begin with the household of God and
if it begins with us first, what will be the
outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of
God? AND IF IT IS WITH DIFFICULTY THAT THE
RIGHTEOUS IS SAVED, WHAT WILL BECOME OF THE
GODLESS MAN AND THE SINNER? Therefore, those
also who suffer according to the will of God
shall entrust their souls to a faithful Creator
in doing what is right.
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1 Peter 412-19 Beloved, do not be surprised at
the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you
for your testing, as though some strange thing
were happening to you but to the degree that you
share the sufferings of Christ, keep on
rejoicing, so that also at the revelation of His
glory you may rejoice with exultation. If you
are reviled for the name of Christ, you are
blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God
rests on you. Make sure that none of you suffers
as a murderer, or thief, or evildoer, or a
troublesome meddler but if anyone suffers as a
Christian, he is not to be ashamed, but is to
glorify God in this name. For it is time for
judgment to begin with the household of God and
if it begins with us first, what will be the
outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of
God? AND IF IT IS WITH DIFFICULTY THAT THE
RIGHTEOUS IS SAVED, WHAT WILL BECOME OF THE
GODLESS MAN AND THE SINNER? Therefore, those
also who suffer according to the will of God
shall entrust their souls to a faithful Creator
in doing what is right.