Seite 10 - Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing (1896)

Contents
Information about this Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Chapter 1—On the Mountainside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Chapter 2—The Beatitudes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
“He opened His mouth, and taught them, saying, Blessed are
the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven.”—Matthew 5:2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
“Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be
comforted.”—Matthew 5:4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
“Blessed are the meek.”—Matthew 5:5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
“Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after
righteousness: for they shall be filled.”—Matthew 5:6. . . . 21
“Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain
mercy.”—Matthew 5:7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
“Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see
God.”—Matthew 5:8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the
children of God.”—Matthew 5:9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
“Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’
sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”—Matthew 5:10 .28
“Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you.”—Matthew 5:11. . 29
“Ye are the salt of the earth.”—Matthew 5:13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
“Ye are the light of the world.”—Matthew 5:14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Chapter 3—The Spirituality of the Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
“I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill.”—Matthew 5:17. . . . . . 39
“Whosoever ... shall break one of these least commandments,
and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the
kingdom of heaven.”—Matthew 5:19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
“Except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of
the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into
the kingdom of heaven.”—Matthew 5:20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
“Everyone who is angry with his brother shall be in danger of
the judgment.”—Matthew 5:22, R. V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
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