blessed are those who mourn
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“Blessed are they that Mourn”
2nd inaseriesofstudiesontheSermonontheMount
Characteristics oftheCitizensoftheKingdom(Mt.5)
Qualifications forEnteringtheKingdom(Mt.6)
Exhortation toEntertheKingdom(Mt.7)
TRUE RIGHTEOUSNESS
TRUEWORSHIP
TRUE JUDGMENT
TheAttitude TheAnticipationPoorinSpirit Theirsisthekingdom ofheaven
Mourn Theyshallbecomforted
Meek Theyshallinherittheearth
HungerforRighteousness Theyshallbefilled
Merciful Theyshallobtainmercy
PureinHeart TheyshallseeGod
Peacemakers TheyshallbecalledthesonsofGod
PersecutedforRighteousness Theirsisthekingdom ofGod
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1 Andseeingthemultitudes,Hewentuponamountain,andwhenHewasseatedHisdisciplescametoHim.2 ThenHeopenedHismouthandtaughtthem,saying:
3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirsis the kingdom of heaven.”
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684 “Blessed are those who mourn, for theyshall be comforted.”
PoorinSpiritMournMeekHungerforRighteousnessMercifulPureinHeartPeacemakersPersecutedforRighteousnessChristia
nMaturity
Galatians2:20IhavebeencrucifiedwithChrist;itisnolongerIwholive,butChristlivesinme;andthelifewhichInowliveinthefleshIlivebyfaithintheSonofGod,wholovedmeandgaveHimselfforme.
IacknowledgethatwithoutHimIcandonothing!
(John15:5)
Step 1
IconfesswithmymouththatJesusismyLordandbelieveinmyheartGodhasraiseHimfromthedead!
(Romans10:9-10)
Step 2
GODis
IcandoallthingsthroughChristwhostrengthsme!(Philippians4:13)
Step 2
“WoeismeforIamundone!”(Isaiah6:5)
“Inme…dwellsnogoodthing...Oh,wretchedmanthatIam…”
(Romans7:18,24)
Step 3
Hebrew: ַאְׁשֵרי (ʾašrê) = “deeply happy or blessed”
Greek: µακάριοι (makarios) = root – “great” “happy, blissful, fortunate”
Greek: πενθέω
James4:9 Lament andmourn andweep!Letyourlaughterbeturnedtomourningandyourjoytogloom.
(pentheo) =wail(themostintensiveofthe9GreekverbsusedintheNT)
Genesis2:16–17 AndtheLORD Godcommandedtheman,saying,“Ofeverytreeofthegardenyoumayfreelyeat;17 butofthetreeoftheknowledgeofgoodandevilyoushallnoteat,forinthedaythatyoueatofityoushallsurelydie.”
Grief is the loss of someone or something loved.
Genesis23:2AbrahammournsforSarah
Grief is universal.
Genesis37:34,35JacobmournsforJosephGenesis50:3-10EgyptiansmournforJacobDeuteronomy34:8IsraelmournsforJoseph2Samuel1DavidmournsforSaul&JonathanNumbers14:39IsraelmournsatKadesh-Barnea
Jesus mourned.
John11:35–36Jesuswept.36 ThentheJewssaid,“SeehowHelovedhim!”
Jesus mourned.
Luke19:41–44 NowasHedrewnear,Hesawthecityandweptoverit,42 saying,“Ifyouhadknown,evenyou,especiallyinthisyourday,thethingsthatmakeforyourpeace!Butnowtheyarehiddenfromyoureyes.
Psalm119:136 Riversofwaterrundownfrommyeyes,becausemendonotkeepYourlaw.
2Corinthians7:10Forgodlysorrowproducesrepentanceleadingtosalvation,nottoberegretted;butthesorrowoftheworldproducesdeath.
salvation
death
2Corinthians7:11Forobservethisverything,thatyousorrowedinagodlymanner:Whatdiligenceitproducedinyou,whatclearingofyourselves,whatindignation,whatfear,whatvehementdesire,whatzeal,whatvindication!Inallthingsyouprovedyourselvestobeclearinthismatter.
1Corinthians5:1–2 Itisactuallyreportedthatthereissexualimmoralityamongyou,andsuchsexualimmoralityasisnotevennamedamongtheGentiles—thatamanhashisfather’swife!2 Andyouarepuffedup,andhavenotrathermourned,thathewhohasdonethisdeedmightbetakenawayfromamongyou.
Matthew27:3–5 ThenJudas,Hisbetrayer,seeingthatHehadbeencondemned,wasremorsefulandbroughtbackthethirtypiecesofsilvertothechiefpriestsandelders,4 saying,“Ihavesinnedbybetrayinginnocentblood.”Andtheysaid,“Whatisthat tous?Youseetoit!”5 Thenhethrewdownthepiecesofsilverinthetempleanddeparted,andwentandhangedhimself.
John21:15–17 JesussaidtoSimonPeter,“Simon,sonofJonah,doyouloveMemorethanthese?”HesaidtoHim,“Yes,Lord;YouknowthatIloveYou.”Hesaidtohim,“FeedMylambs.”16 Hesaidtohimagainasecondtime,“Simon,sonofJonah,doyouloveMe?”HesaidtoHim,“Yes,Lord;YouknowthatIloveYou.”Hesaidtohim,“TendMysheep.”
John21:15–1717 Hesaidtohimthethirdtime,“Simon,sonofJonah,doyouloveMe?”PeterwasgrievedbecauseHesaidtohimthethirdtime,“DoyouloveMe?”AndhesaidtoHim,“Lord,Youknowallthings;YouknowthatIloveYou.”Jesussaidtohim,“FeedMysheep.
• Thesaddestthinginlifeisnotasorrowingheart,butaheartthatisincapableofgriefoversin,foritiswithoutgrace.WithoutpovertyofspiritnooneentersthekingdomofGod.Likewise,withoutitsemotionalcounterpart—griefoversin—noonereceivesthecomfortofforgivenessandsalvation.
• Mourningisnotoptional.
ThefirstofMartinLuther’s95Theses:“WhenourLordandMasterJesusChristsaid,'Repent’(Mt.4:17),Hewilledtheentirelifeofbelieverstobeoneofrepentance.”
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Hebrew: (Mĕnaḥēm) Greek: (paraclete)
“That night when I … sat alone at my car, my own sin—not just dirty politics, but the hatred and evil so deep within me—was thrust before my eyes, forcefully and painfully. For the first time in my life, I felt unclean, and worst of all, I could not escape. In those moments of clarity I found myself driven irresistibly into the arms of the living God.” Charles Colson
Colson,WhoSpeaksforGod?p.138.
Revelation21:4Godwillwipeawayeverytear...
Revelation21:4
Revelation21:5
ThenHewhosatonthethronesaid,“Behold,Imakeallthingsnew.”
Isaiah61:1–2TheSpiritoftheLordGODisuponMe,becausetheLORD hasanointedMetopreachgoodtidingstothepoor;HehassentMetohealthebrokenhearted,toproclaimlibertytothecaptives,andtheopeningoftheprisontothosewhoarebound;2 toproclaimtheacceptableyearoftheLORD,andthedayofvengeanceofourGod;tocomfortallwhomourn,
Isaiah40:1–3 “Comfort,yes,comfortMypeople!”SaysyourGod.2 “SpeakcomforttoJerusalem,andcryouttoher,thatherwarfareisended,thatheriniquityispardoned;ForshehasreceivedfromtheLORD’shanddoubleforallhersins.”3 Thevoiceofonecryinginthewilderness:“PreparethewayoftheLORD;makestraightinthedesertahighwayforourGod.”
“I walked a mile with Pleasure,She chattered all the way,
But left me none the wiserFor all she had to say.
I walked a mile with Sorrow,And ne’er a word said she,
But, oh, the things I learned from herWhen Sorrow walked with me!”
I Walked A Mile
