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Blessed are the meek – now it’s personal.

What should meekness look like in the life of a Christian in 2024? And how might your life need to change in order to embrace it? Meekness takes effort Meekness isn’t a characteristic that comes naturally to human beings. Some people’s nature is to be loud and proud and self-confident, eager to put themselves out …

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Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth

Hi everyone. Let’s look at the third of Jesus’ “This is good news for…” statements in Matthew 5. Who are the meek and what does it mean that they will inherit the earth? Meekness The first point to make is that, for Jesus, meekness did not mean weakness. One commentary puts it as follows: Meekness …

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