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What does The Gospel according to St Matthew Ch 5 verse 13 mean?
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∙ 8y ago
Matt.5:5 - "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth".
1. Blessed means happy, favoured, etc. of God.
2. Meek doesn't mean weakness. It is a matter of being humble. Meekness is the opposite to self-assertiveness. Its the spirit of accepting God's dealings with us, not disputing about it and trusting He is in control.
3. Inherit the earth - When Jesus returns there will be a 1000 year period (known as the Millennium) when we will live on the earth, before He creates a new Heaven and a new Earth. Jesus states that His people will inherit the earth where we will reign and rule over the earth with Him. God created and all things including the earth are His. We will inherit the right to reign and rule with Him.
Matthew 25:24 says ...."The King will say to them on His right hand, Come, ye blessed of My Father, INHERIT the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.... " Here Jesus refers to the Kingdom of Heaven that His people will inherit.
Today, the world would say Blessed are the STRONG, the famous, the go-getters, etc., but God wants meekness, those who will humble themselves before God and let go of themselves and let God have His way in their lives. Those who are arrogant, self-assertive, dictatorial, these are not looking to God, they're looking to themselves and these attitudes are self promoting, certainly not looking humbly or meekly to God. A humble person doesn't need to stress when adverse situations arise, they can humbly acknowledge that God knows what's happening, He's not shocked and will turn things around for the ultimate good of that person.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 8y ago"Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? It is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men." (Matt.5:13 KJV)
Same verse [WEY] Weymouth's New Testament: "You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has become tasteless, in what way can it regain its saltiness? It is no longer good for anything but to be thrown away and trodden on by the passers by."
[WNT] William's New Testament: "'You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its strength, what can make it salt again? It is good for nothing but to be thrown away and trodden under foot.'"
Matthew Henry says:
"...Ye are the salt of the earth. Mankind, lying in ignorance and wickedness, were as a vast heap, ready to putrify; but Christ sent forth His disciples, by their lives and doctrines to season it with Knowledge and Grace. If they are not such as they should be, they are as salt that has lost its savour. If a man can take up the profession of Christ, and yet remain graceless, no other doctrine, no other means, can make him profitable. Our Light must shine, by doing such good works as men may see. What is between God and our souls, must be kept to ourselves; but that which is of itself open to the sight of men, we must study to make suitable to our profession, and praiseworthy. We must aim at the Glory of God." (Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary: Matthew 5; 13-16)
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