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Jesus chose a mountainside to teach His followers about the characteristics of a life yielded to God. There He taught them that attitude, not altitude, was the key to having a clear view of the Father. |
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Read: Matthew 5:1-12 |
Although I know He has furnished countless good things for me, when the car blows a gasket, when the flu infects my family, and when relationships threaten to unravel, dissatisfaction threatens my view of God’s blessings—they seem more like infrequent drips from a faucet rather than a flood of water from a hydrant! Tucked
into the passage known as the Beatitudes, Jesus said:“Blessed are the
pure in heart, for they shall see God”
(Matt. 5:8). This is not just for the few who try
to achieve it, but for all who will humbly receive it. To have a heart that is clean in God’s eyes, we need to accept the Father’s pardon through Christ His Son. “If we confess our
sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse
[purify] us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9). (Matthew
5 -Audio-)
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Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. — Matthew 5:8 |
A mountaintop is a great place to see the stars, but to clearly see God requires a change of heart. Since by faith I have clear vision,
Your blest Word is rich and new; Men with eyes by sin distorted Cannot all its treasures view. —Bosch To
get a clear view of God, focus on Jesus Christ.
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in a Year: Deut. 17-19; Mark 13:1-20 |
"Reflexions from Our Daily Bread"
Posted by: Ben Ayala : benayalal@gmail.com
Thanks to the Sources at: rbc[dot]org -and- odb[dot]org |
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I. Introducción, Contexto Histórico y Bienvenida Amados hermanos en Cristo, la paz del Señor sea con cada uno de ustedes. Qué gozo es congregarnos como el cuerpo vivo de Cristo en este lugar. En estos tiempos modernos, cuando se acerca el mes de octubre, nuestra sociedad se inunda de colores oscuros, disfraces, decoraciones tenebrosas y una festividad muy arraigada llamada Halloween. Como cristianos evangélicos, miembros de la Iglesia del Señor, muchas veces nos hacemos preguntas difíciles: ¿Es algo inofensivo? ¿Es solo una cuestión de cultura y diversión para los niños? ¿Podemos adaptarlo dependiendo del país o la sociedad? Antes de adentrarnos en nuestra postura bíblica, es necesario comprender de dónde provienen las raíces de esta celebración. Históricamente, esta práctica no nace de la Palabra de Dios ni de principios cristianos, sino de un antiguo pueblo tribal conocido como los celtas. Los celtas fueron un conjunto de pueblos tribales de origen indoeuropeo que se expan...
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