It's not those who are spiritually poor and do not know their poverty (Rev 3:17).It's not those who are economically poor, especially if due to foolishness or wickedness.Watson also explains what being "poor in spirit" does NOT mean: All the graces listed are connected like a chain.Christ calls us to grace by promising rewards.What Christ calls us to is the opposite of what the world values.One extreme in life produces the other.Watson starts with some preliminary observations about the Beatitudes: If you want to read the full section, you can use the links above to access it. Since we're focusing on "Poor in Spirit" let me give you a condensed version of what Watson says.
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Besides buying the book on Amazon, "The Beatitudes" by Thomas Watson is available for FREE online. That being said, I just wanted to pass this resource along. If you can get past the Old English style, their writings are a gold mine for spiritual insight. They typically focus on what real Christianity looks like (from the heart). As a result, much of their writings are tremendously deep and practical. The Puritans lived in England in the 1500s and 1600s, and they were hoping to purify the church from the grip of Roman Catholicism and external religion. Richard Valdivia gave us a great resource for this it's the work of a Puritan named Thomas Watson. The elders of FBBC are taking a closer look at that right now and we'll be having a discussion about how this applies to our own lives. The Sermon on the Mount is probably Jesus' most famous sermon, and it starts with what we call "The Beatitudes." The word "Beatitude" comes from the Latin word for "Blessed." Jesus lists a string of blessings, and the first one comes in Matthew 5:3–Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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