Blessed are those who mourn, because they will be comforted.—Matthew 5:4 God wants us to experience His joy (John 15:11).…
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Blessed are the poor in spirit, because the kingdom of heaven is theirs.—Matthew 5:3 The Bible presents many paradoxes that…
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Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.—Matthew 6:10 In heaven, God’s will is…
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Your name be honored as holy.—Matthew 6:9b Our calling as Christians is to bring glory to the name of God.…
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—that is, God’s righteousness through faith in Jesus Christ, to all who believe, since there is no distinction. For all…
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What should we say then? Should we continue in sin in order that grace may multiply? Absolutely not! How can…
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“Here I am. Bring charges against me before the Lord and His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken?…
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