Bible 2 FINAL Flashcards
Why is the first beatitude, blessed are the poor in spirit?
We must recognize our spiritual need for jesus, those who aren’t poor in spirit wont recognize their need for jesus
Meekness isn’t weakness, its
Strength under control
Who on earth is righteous?
No one
All of our righteousnesness is like
Filthy rags
MB 18, how do we receive righteousness?
By receiving Christ/jesus
According to Jesus, what 2 things do you need to do to be filled with righteousness?
Hunger and thirst
How do we obtain mercy?
By giving/showing it
A new heart is a metaphor for
A new spirit - Holy Spirit
Why does god say we are the salt of the earth after tellling the crowd the beatitudes?
He wants us to be salty and the flavor the earth with the beatitudes
Salt became the root word for our English word
Salary
God has put eternity in peoples hearts. What does that have to do with us being the salt of the earth?
It causes us to draw out the desire of god out of their hearts
Saltless saints are like the
Bland leading the bland
We don’t judge others, except we
Inspect their fruit
In giving the 6 antithesis, jesus was emphasizing
Spirit of the law over the letter of the law
When jesus says pluck out your eye if it causes you to sin, what does he mean?
Don’t go there! Don’t put yourself in a situation to be tempted