The Beatitudes Matthew 5:3-12

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1 SermonontheMount/Matthew5:1212 BellevueChurchofChrist/AuditoriumClass2Fall2015 Righteousness in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:3 6:34) Blessed = Fortunate 5:3-12 For a fortunate life, follow the steps to righteousness. 5:13-16 Let others see this righteousness that God may be glorified. 5:17-48 Your righteousness must exceed the scribes and the Pharisees. 6:1-18 Do not parade your righteousness to receive glory from others. 6:19-34 Seek this righteousness before and above material things. The Beatitudes Matthew 5: "Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. 12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you. Rom 8: Ti 3:10-13 Step 8: Step 7: Step 6: Step 5: Step 4: Step 3: Step 2: 10 "Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 9 "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. 8 "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. 7 "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. 6 "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. 5 "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. 4 "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Rom 5:1; 12:18-21 Isa 9:6 Psalm 24:1-6 Matt 18:21-35; Luke 10:25-37; Luke 23:34; Acts 7:60 Psalm 63:1-11 meek = πραΰς praus James 1:21 Psalm 51:1-4 Step 1: 3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Luke 18:9-14; Rom 1-3; Rev 3:17-19 Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version Copyright 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers Used by permission. All rights reserved.

2 SermonontheMount/Matthew5:1212 BellevueChurchofChrist/AuditoriumClass2Fall2015 Matthew5:122(ESV) 1 Seeingthecrowds,hewentuponthemountain,andwhenhesatdown,hisdisciplescameto him. 2 Andheopenedhismouthandtaughtthem,saying: The SermonontheMount isthefirstoffivesermons/discoursesinmatthew Possibleparallelisthe SermononthePlain inluke6:20*49 Luke6:20 49(ESV) 20 Andhelifteduphiseyesonhisdisciples,andsaid: Blessedareyouwhoarepoor,foryoursisthekingdomofGod. 21 Blessedareyouwhoarehungrynow,foryoushallbesatisfied. Blessedareyouwhoweepnow,foryoushalllaugh. 22 Blessedareyouwhenpeoplehateyouandwhentheyexcludeyouandrevileyouand spurnyournameasevil,onaccountofthesonofman! 23 Rejoiceinthatday,andleapforjoy, forbehold,yourrewardisgreatinheaven;forsotheirfathersdidtotheprophets. 24 Butwoetoyouwhoarerich,foryouhavereceivedyourconsolation. 25 Woetoyouwhoarefullnow,foryoushallbehungry. Woetoyouwholaughnow,foryoushallmournandweep. 26 Woetoyou,whenallpeoplespeakwellofyou,forsotheirfathersdidtothefalse prophets. 27 ButIsaytoyouwhohear,Loveyourenemies,dogoodtothosewhohateyou, 28 bless thosewhocurseyou,prayforthosewhoabuseyou. 29 Toonewhostrikesyouonthecheek, offertheotheralso,andfromonewhotakesawayyourcloakdonotwithholdyourtuniceither. 30 Givetoeveryonewhobegsfromyou,andfromonewhotakesawayyourgoodsdonot demandthemback. 31 Andasyouwishthatotherswoulddotoyou,dosotothem. 32 Ifyoulovethosewholoveyou,whatbenefitisthattoyou?Forevensinnerslovethose wholovethem. 33 Andifyoudogoodtothosewhodogoodtoyou,whatbenefitisthattoyou? Forevensinnersdothesame. 34 Andifyoulendtothosefromwhomyouexpecttoreceive, whatcreditisthattoyou?evensinnerslendtosinners,togetbackthesameamount. 35 But loveyourenemies,anddogood,andlend,expectingnothinginreturn,andyourrewardwillbe great,andyouwillbesonsofthemosthigh,forheiskindtotheungratefulandtheevil. 36 Be merciful,evenasyourfatherismerciful. 37 Judgenot,andyouwillnotbejudged;condemnnot,andyouwillnotbecondemned; forgive,andyouwillbeforgiven; 38 give,anditwillbegiventoyou.goodmeasure,pressed down,shakentogether,runningover,willbeputintoyourlap.forwiththemeasureyouuseit willbemeasuredbacktoyou. 39 Healsotoldthemaparable: Canablindmanleadablindman?Willtheynotbothfallinto apit? 40 Adiscipleisnotabovehisteacher,buteveryonewhenheisfullytrainedwillbelikehis teacher. 41 Whydoyouseethespeckthatisinyourbrother seye,butdonotnoticethelogthat isinyourowneye? 42 Howcanyousaytoyourbrother, Brother,letmetakeoutthespeckthat isinyoureye, whenyouyourselfdonotseethelogthatisinyourowneye?youhypocrite,first takethelogoutofyourowneye,andthenyouwillseeclearlytotakeoutthespeckthatisin yourbrother seye. 43 Fornogoodtreebearsbadfruit,noragaindoesabadtreebeargoodfruit, 44 foreachtree isknownbyitsownfruit.forfigsarenotgatheredfromthornbushes,noraregrapespicked fromabramblebush. 45 Thegoodpersonoutofthegoodtreasureofhisheartproducesgood, Matthew05*(03*12)Beatitudes*Class*01.docx Page2of9

3 SermonontheMount/Matthew5:1212 BellevueChurchofChrist/AuditoriumClass2Fall2015 andtheevilpersonoutofhiseviltreasureproducesevil,foroutoftheabundanceoftheheart hismouthspeaks. 46 Whydoyoucallme Lord,Lord, andnotdowhatitellyou? 47 Everyonewhocomestome andhearsmywordsanddoesthem,iwillshowyouwhatheislike: 48 heislikeamanbuildinga house,whodugdeepandlaidthefoundationontherock.andwhenafloodarose,thestream brokeagainstthathouseandcouldnotshakeit,becauseithadbeenwellbuilt. 49 Buttheone whohearsanddoesnotdothemislikeamanwhobuiltahouseonthegroundwithouta foundation.whenthestreambrokeagainstit,immediatelyitfell,andtheruinofthathouse wasgreat. Seeingthecrowds referenceswhatwassaidinmatthew4:23*25 Matthew4:23 25(ESV) 23 AndhewentthroughoutallGalilee,teachingintheirsynagoguesandproclaimingthegospel ofthekingdomandhealingeverydiseaseandeveryafflictionamongthepeople. 24 Sohisfame spreadthroughoutallsyria,andtheybroughthimallthesick,thoseafflictedwithvarious diseasesandpains,thoseoppressedbydemons,epileptics,andparalytics,andhehealedthem. 25 AndgreatcrowdsfollowedhimfromGalileeandtheDecapolis,andfromJerusalemand Judea,andfrombeyondtheJordan. Disciples shouldnotberestrictedtothetwelvesincematthewhadnotyetrecorded theirselection(10:1*4). Matthew10:1 4(ESV) 1 Andhecalledtohimhistwelvedisciplesandgavethemauthorityoveruncleanspirits,tocast themout,andtohealeverydiseaseandeveryaffliction. 2 Thenamesofthetwelveapostlesare these:first,simon,whoiscalledpeter,andandrewhisbrother;jamesthesonofzebedee,and Johnhisbrother; 3 PhilipandBartholomew;ThomasandMatthewthetaxcollector;Jamesthe sonofalphaeus,andthaddaeus; 4 SimontheZealot,andJudasIscariot,whobetrayedhim. Bytheendofthesermonitappearsasthoughthecrowdshadfoundhim(7:28*29) Matthew7:28 29(ESV) 28 AndwhenJesusfinishedthesesayings,thecrowdswereastonishedathisteaching, 29 forhe wasteachingthemasonewhohadauthority,andnotastheirscribes. Matthew05*(03*12)Beatitudes*Class*01.docx Page3of9

4 SermonontheMount/Matthew5:1212 BellevueChurchofChrist/AuditoriumClass2Fall2015 TheBeatitudes Supremeblessednessorhappiness Verse3andVerse10forman inclusio orenvelope,establishingthateverythingincluded withinconcernsthe kingdomofheaven. KingdomofHeaven Used%by%Matthew%almost%exclusively%rather%than%Kingdom%of%God%in%Mark%and%Luke.%Literally% means%kingdom%that%is%from%heaven%or%kingdom%that%is%from%god.%these%two%phrases%can%be% taken%as%synonymous:% % Matt$19:23 24$=$Mark$10:23 25$ Matthew19:23 24(ESV) 23 AndJesussaidtohisdisciples, Truly,Isaytoyou,onlywithdifficultywillarichperson enterthekingdomofheaven. 24 AgainItellyou,itiseasierforacameltogothroughtheeyeof aneedlethanforarichpersontoenterthekingdomofgod. Mark10:23 25(ESV) 23 AndJesuslookedaroundandsaidtohisdisciples, Howdifficultitwillbeforthosewho havewealthtoenterthekingdomofgod! 24 Andthediscipleswereamazedathiswords.But Jesussaidtothemagain, Children,howdifficultitistoenterthekingdomofGod! 25 Itiseasier foracameltogothroughtheeyeofaneedlethanforarichpersontoenterthekingdomof God. Matthew3:2(ESV) 2 Repent,forthekingdomofheavenisathand. (JohntheBaptist) Matthew4:17(ESV) 17 FromthattimeJesusbegantopreach,saying, Repent,forthekingdomofheavenisat hand. Matthew4:23(ESV) 23 AndhewentthroughoutallGalilee,teachingintheirsynagoguesandproclaimingthe gospelofthekingdomandhealingeverydiseaseandeveryafflictionamongthepeople. TheBeatitudesanswerthefollowingquestions: Whoarethosethatareconsideredtoberighteous? Whowillenterthekingdomofheaven? Righteousness=beinginarightrelationshipwithGod Matthew05*(03*12)Beatitudes*Class*01.docx Page4of9

5 SermonontheMount/Matthew5:1212 BellevueChurchofChrist/AuditoriumClass2Fall "Blessedarethepoorinspirit,fortheirsisthekingdomofheaven. "Tobepoorinspiritistohaveahumbleopinionofourselves;tobesensiblethatweare sinners,andhavenorighteousnessofourown;tobewillingtobesavedonlybytherich graceandmercyofgod"(barnes) Convictedofonesownspiritualpoverty(spiritualbankruptcy) o! ExemplifiedbythetaxcollectorinLuke18:13(seebelow) Theoppositeof"poorinspirit"wouldbe"proudofheart,"andthosewhoaresuchare morelike: o! ThePhariseeinLuke18:9*14 9 Healsotoldthisparabletosomewhotrustedinthemselvesthattheywere righteous,andtreatedotherswithcontempt: 10 "Twomenwentupintothe templetopray,oneaphariseeandtheotherataxcollector. 11 ThePharisee, standingbyhimself,prayedthus:god,ithankyouthatiamnotlikeothermen, extortioners,unjust,adulterers,orevenlikethistaxcollector. 12 Ifasttwicea week;igivetithesofallthatiget. 13 Butthetaxcollector,standingfaroff,would notevenliftuphiseyestoheaven,butbeathisbreast,saying,god,bemerciful tome,asinner! 14 Itellyou,thismanwentdowntohishousejustified,rather thantheother.foreveryonewhoexaltshimselfwillbehumbled,buttheone whohumbleshimselfwillbeexalted." o! TheLaodiceansinRe3:17*19 17 Foryousay,Iamrich,Ihaveprospered,andIneednothing,notrealizing thatyouarewretched,pitiable,poor,blind,andnaked. 18 Icounselyoutobuy frommegoldrefinedbyfire,sothatyoumayberich,andwhitegarmentsso thatyoumayclotheyourselfandtheshameofyournakednessmaynotbe seen,andsalvetoanointyoureyes,sothatyoumaysee. 19 ThosewhomIlove,I reproveanddiscipline,sobezealousandrepent. Paul sremindstheromanreadersoftheirspiritualpovertyinromans1&2 we%must% recognize%our%need%before%we%begin%searching%for%something%to%fill%it. Matthew05*(03*12)Beatitudes*Class*01.docx Page5of9

6 SermonontheMount/Matthew5:1212 BellevueChurchofChrist/AuditoriumClass2Fall "Blessedarethosewhomourn,fortheyshallbecomforted. Mourninginaspecificsense:overonesownspiritualpoverty,onesinfulness. LikeDaviddidafterhisadulterywithBathsheba*Psalm51:1*4 1 Havemercyonme,OGod,accordingtoyoursteadfastlove;accordingtoyour abundantmercyblotoutmytransgressions. 2 Washmethoroughlyfrommyiniquity,and cleansemefrommysin! 3 ForIknowmytransgressions,andmysiniseverbeforeme. 4 Againstyou,youonly,haveIsinnedanddonewhatisevilinyoursight,sothatyoumay bejustifiedinyourwordsandblamelessinyourjudgment. Notetherelationshipbetweenthesefirsttwocharacteristics;Unlessoneisfirst"poorin spirit, theywillnot"mourn"overtheirspiritualpoverty. 5 "Blessedarethemeek,fortheyshallinherittheearth. Meek=πραΰς praus*prahbooce*apparentlyaprimaryword;mild,thatis,(by implication)humble: meek. WillingtoallowGodtomoldourliveswithhisWord Thishumilityisrequiredto receivegod sword James1:21 receive%with%meekness%the%implanted%word Notoutofweakness,butoutofhumility,realizingonesownpovertyofspirit,ones ownsinfulness. 6 "Blessedarethosewhohungerandthirstforrighteousness,fortheyshallbesatisfied. Theylookfortherighteousness,whichwillfilltheirspiritualpoverty.Ifwetrulybelieve thatgod swayistheonlyway,thenwearegoingtodesirehisrighteousness. To"hungerandthirst"suggestsnotahalf*heartedsearch,butonesuchasDavid describesinpsalm63:1 1 OGod,youaremyGod;earnestlyIseekyou;mysoulthirstsforyou;myfleshfaints foryou,asinadryandwearylandwherethereisnowater. Ifwearedependentonself,thenwewillseeksatisfactionelsewhere(theworld) Matthew05*(03*12)Beatitudes*Class*01.docx Page6of9

7 SermonontheMount/Matthew5:1212 BellevueChurchofChrist/AuditoriumClass2Fall "Blessedarethemerciful,fortheyshallreceivemercy. Lovingtowardsthoseinmisery(e.g.,the"GoodSamaritan") Luke10:25*37 Possessingaforgivingspirittowardthosewhosinagainstthem(Hendricksen) o! AsJesushadtowardthosecrucifyingHim*Luke23:34 34 AndJesussaid,"Father,forgivethem,fortheyknownotwhattheydo."And theycastlotstodividehisgarments. o! AsStephenhadtowardthosestoninghim*Acts7:60 60 Andfallingtohiskneeshecriedoutwithaloudvoice,"Lord,donotholdthis sinagainstthem."andwhenhehadsaidthis,hefellasleep. Jesusstressedthischaracteristiconseveraloccasions... o! Laterinthissermon,inteachingonprayer*Matthew6:14*15 14 Forifyouforgiveotherstheirtrespasses,yourheavenlyFatherwillalsoforgive you, 15 butifyoudonotforgiveotherstheirtrespasses,neitherwillyourfather forgiveyourtrespasses. o! InHisparableof"TheUnforgivingServant"*Matthew18:21*35 21 ThenPetercameupandsaidtohim,"Lord,howoftenwillmybrothersin againstme,andiforgivehim?asmanyasseventimes?" 22 Jesussaidtohim,"I donotsaytoyouseventimes,butseventytimesseven. 23 "Thereforethekingdomofheavenmaybecomparedtoakingwhowishedto settleaccountswithhisservants. 24 Whenhebegantosettle,onewasbrought tohimwhoowedhimtenthousandtalents. 25 Andsincehecouldnotpay,his masterorderedhimtobesold,withhiswifeandchildrenandallthathehad, andpaymenttobemade. 26 Sotheservantfellonhisknees,imploringhim, Havepatiencewithme,andIwillpayyoueverything. 27 Andoutofpityforhim, themasterofthatservantreleasedhimandforgavehimthedebt. 28 Butwhen thatsameservantwentout,hefoundoneofhisfellowservantswhoowedhim ahundreddenarii,andseizinghim,hebegantochokehim,saying,paywhat youowe. 29 Sohisfellowservantfelldownandpleadedwithhim,Havepatience withme,andiwillpayyou. 30 Herefusedandwentandputhiminprisonuntil heshouldpaythedebt. 31 Whenhisfellowservantssawwhathadtakenplace, theyweregreatlydistressed,andtheywentandreportedtotheirmasterall thathadtakenplace. 32 Thenhismastersummonedhimandsaidtohim,You wickedservant!iforgaveyouallthatdebtbecauseyoupleadedwithme. 33 And shouldnotyouhavehadmercyonyourfellowservant,asihadmercyonyou? 34 Andinangerhismasterdeliveredhimtothejailers,untilheshouldpayallhis Matthew05*(03*12)Beatitudes*Class*01.docx Page7of9

8 SermonontheMount/Matthew5:1212 BellevueChurchofChrist/AuditoriumClass2Fall2015 debt. 35 SoalsomyheavenlyFatherwilldotoeveryoneofyou,ifyoudonot forgiveyourbrotherfromyourheart." o! Thisvirtuegrows"outofourpersonalexperienceofthemercyofGod."(Lenski) 8 "Blessedarethepureinheart,fortheyshallseeGod. Definedas"singlenessofheart,thehonestywhichhasnohiddenmotive,noselfish interest,andistrueandopeninallthings."(lenski) Onewhoispureinmotives,andnotsimplyceremoniallypureaswerethePharisees. Referstoonewhoissincere,honest,withouthypocrisy Psalm24:1*4 1 TheearthistheLORDsandthefullnessthereof,theworldandthosewhodwell therein, 2 forhehasfoundeditupontheseasandestablisheditupontherivers. 3 WhoshallascendthehilloftheLORD?Andwhoshallstandinhisholyplace? 4 Hewho hascleanhandsandapureheart,whodoesnotliftuphissoultowhatisfalseanddoes notsweardeceitfully. 5 HewillreceiveblessingfromtheLORDandrighteousnessfrom thegodofhissalvation. 6 Suchisthegenerationofthosewhoseekhim,whoseekthe faceofthegodofjacob. 9 "Blessedarethepeacemakers,fortheyshallbecalledsonsofGod. TheydevotetheirlivestomakingpeacebyfollowingthePrinceofPeace o! Makingefforttobeatpeacewithallmen*Romans12:18*21 18 Ifpossible,sofarasitdependsonyou,livepeaceablywithall. 19 Beloved,never avengeyourselves,butleaveittothewrathofgod,foritiswritten,"vengeance ismine,iwillrepay,saysthelord." 20 Tothecontrary,"ifyourenemyishungry, feedhim;ifheisthirsty,givehimsomethingtodrink;forbysodoingyouwill heapburningcoalsonhishead." 21 Donotbeovercomebyevil,butovercome evilwithgood. "AtpeacewithGodandthusthemselvesfilledwithsweetpeace,theyliveinpeace,if possible,withallmenandworktokeepandtomakepeacewherepeaceisthreatened orlost. o! TheirsistheworkoftrueChristianswhofollowinthefootstepsofthePrinceof Peace."(Lenski) Isaiah9:6(ESV) 6 Fortousachildisborn,tousasonisgiven; andthegovernmentshallbeuponhisshoulder,andhisnameshallbecalled WonderfulCounselor,MightyGod,EverlastingFather,PrinceofPeace. Matthew05*(03*12)Beatitudes*Class*01.docx Page8of9

9 SermonontheMount/Matthew5:1212 BellevueChurchofChrist/AuditoriumClass2Fall2015 o! Jesusisthesupremepeacemaker,makingpeacebetweenGodandman (Romans5:1),andmantoman.Ourpeacemakingwillincludethepromulgation ofthatgospel. Romans5:1(ESV) 1 Therefore,sincewehavebeenjustifiedbyfaith,wehavepeacewithGod throughourlordjesuschrist. 10 "Blessedarethosewhoarepersecutedforrighteousnesssake,fortheirsisthekingdomof heaven. 11 "Blessedareyouwhenothersrevileyouandpersecuteyouandutterallkindsof evilagainstyoufalselyonmyaccount. 12 Rejoiceandbeglad,foryourrewardisgreatin heaven,forsotheypersecutedtheprophetswhowerebeforeyou. TherighteousnessofGodhassopermeatedtheirlivesthatthearebeingpersecutedfor it.romans8:12*18 12 Sothen,brothers,wearedebtors,nottotheflesh,toliveaccordingtotheflesh. 13 For ifyouliveaccordingtothefleshyouwilldie,butifbythespirityouputtodeaththe deedsofthebody,youwilllive. 14 ForallwhoareledbytheSpiritofGodaresonsof God. 15 Foryoudidnotreceivethespiritofslaverytofallbackintofear,butyouhave receivedthespiritofadoptionassons,bywhomwecry,"abba!father!" 16 TheSpirit himselfbearswitnesswithourspiritthatwearechildrenofgod, 17 andifchildren,then heirs**heirsofgodandfellowheirswithchrist,providedwesufferwithhiminorder thatwemayalsobeglorifiedwithhim. 18 ForIconsiderthatthesufferingsofthispresenttimearenotworthcomparingwith theglorythatistoberevealedtous. Theworldenjoysitscherishedhatesandprejudicessomuchsothatthepeacemakeris notalwayswelcome.oppositionisanormalmarkofbeingadiscipleofjesus.genuine righteousnessisoffensivetotheworld. 2Timothy3:10 13(ESV) 10 You,however,havefollowedmyteaching,myconduct,myaiminlife,myfaith,my patience,mylove,mysteadfastness, 11 mypersecutionsandsufferingsthathappenedto meatantioch,aticonium,andatlystra whichpersecutionsiendured;yetfromthem allthelordrescuedme. 12 Indeed,all$who$desire$to$live$a$godly$life$in$Christ$Jesus$will$ be$persecuted, 13 whileevilpeopleandimpostorswillgoonfrombadtoworse, deceivingandbeingdeceived. Matthew05*(03*12)Beatitudes*Class*01.docx Page9of9