Blessed those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:10 #coptorthodox #bibleverse #bible #bibleversedaily #dailyverse #coptic #orthodox @coptorthodox #thewaytoheaven #kingdomofgod #thekingdomofheaven #matthew5 #matthew510 #matthew5v10 #blessedthosewhoarepersecutedforrighteousness https://www.instagram.com/p/CicGg_ruJHA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Hey everyone! With the move going on, I completely forgot to announce that I have a new podcast episode up. This past Sunday, episode 5 where I dove into Matthew 5 went up, and I had a fun time doing a dramatic reading of the first 3rd of the Sermon on the Mount. I hope that people enjoy it and, as always, I’m always open for feedback. Have a great day everyone! #podcast #podcastersofinstagram #matthew5 #gospelofmatthew https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp4LvxbMzKt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
One Minute Reflection – 23 February – ' ... I am your Light, your Salvation and your King. ...'
One Minute Reflection – 23 February – St Peter Damian (1007-1072) Cardinal Bishop, Confessor, Father and Doctor of the Church – 2 Timothy 4:1-8; Matthew 5:13-19 – Scripture search here: https://www.drbo.org/
“I am not come to destroy but to fulfil.” – Matthew 5:17
REFLECTION – “The sacrifice of the lamb, the Passover rite and the letter of the Law have reached their term in Jesus Christ, in…
Keep doing Good, Have Faith and Honor God and know that he is King and Believe Jesus Is our Lord and Savior YOU ARE A BEAUTIFUL INSTRUMENT of God! and Just like any Valuable Item Jesus Paid a very BIG PRICE for YOU!
Don’t Let the Enemy Deceive You with his lies , He wouldn’t be Trying so hard to Break you if he didn’t already know what God Put inside your beautiful Heart.
Blessed the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:3 #coptorthodox #bibleverse #bible #bibleversedaily #dailyverse #coptic #orthodox @coptorthodox #thewaytoheaven #kingdomofgod #thepoorinspirit #thekingdomofheaven #matthew5 #matthew53 #matthew5v3 https://www.instagram.com/p/CiZggFTvGxA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
The basis for our faith is in what Jesus did through His death and resurrection. And by taking the focus off of the law, Jesus puts it on Love. So if we love God, and we love each other, we will not sin, because “Love does no harm to its neighbor" - and all of the commandments do hang on these two - so by doing these two we naturally do uphold and establish the law. Love produces obedience. Jesus said “if you love me, keep my commandments.”
When Jesus is stating, what we have come to refer to as, “the Beatitudes,” we can see that these even take the law up a notch. They are actually more strict than the law. Jesus says that the law commands “do not murder,” but Jesus says “do not even hate someone or it’s the same as committing murder.” He points out that the law commands “do not to commit adultery” - but Jesus says that “to lust is the same as adultery in our heart.”
Jesus said Himself that “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them.” (Matthew5:17) to fulfill us to finish, complete. And when He speaks of the law He says “till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled.” But He has satisfied it for us, and for this we have so great a reason to be grateful people.
If He was going to nullify it why would He write it on our heart?! He wrote it there to cause it to be a part of us, which brings it about naturally and brings us out from under the law of sin and death.
The law that was abolished was “the law of sin and death” - He was not saying we can live however we want now - He came to put His Spirit in us so we have the power available to live according to His teaching. In His love He has supplied what His love demands. “His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue” (2Peter1:3)
We do not have to struggle any more now that we have His power, and we no longer have the death penalty due to sin. If you have ever read through the book of Leviticus, then I’m sure, like me, you walked away with a whole new appreciation for freedom from sin and for forgiveness. Jesus took all of that for us. And now He transforms us from the inside out so that we want to follow Him in every way. Love makes everything easy. This is why Paul said - after going on and on about being out from under the law of sin and death; “Do we then make void the law through faith? Certainly not! On the contrary, we establish the law!” Romans 3:31
To establish is to “make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; set in balance, stand, stand by, stand still; met: I stand ready, stand firm, steadfast.
Even though it can be so difficult for us, we really should forgive everyone and pray for those who hurt us. God loves all of us as His creations, so even if we don’t like what someone did to us, we should still love each other too. We can also pray for help with forgiving people and loving everyone!