Matthew 5:5
Matthew 5:1
Matthew 4:25
There are nine whom I would call blessed and a tenth my tongue proclaims Blessed is the man who can rejoice in his children Blessed is the man who loves to see the downfall of his foes Blessed is the one who does not sin with the tongue Blessed is the one who doesn’t serve an inferior Blessed is the one who finds a friend Blessed is the one who speaks to attentive listeners Greatest is the one who finds wisdom And none is superior to the one who fears the LORD. -The Wisdom of Ben-Sirah (Jewish Scholar from 150 B.C.)
Too often these characteristics have in Christian history been turned into ideals or virtues we must strive to attain. When we do that, we turn them into formulas that help us gain status and favor with God, which is of course precisely the opposite of what Jesus is trying to say.”
Stanley Hauerwas
1.) To be meek is to be humble
Matthew 5:28
Matthew 5:38
Matthew 5:43-44
Matthew 21:5
2.) To be meek is to be gentle
‘Gentle and lowly’. This, according to his own testimony is Christ’s very heart. This is who he is. Tender. Open. Welcoming. Accommodating. Understanding. Willing. If we are asked to say only one thing about who Jesus is, we would be honoring Jesus’ own teaching if our answer is, gentle and lowly”
Dane Ortland
3.) To be meek is to know God fights for you.
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