Times of mourning or suffering are some of the hardest moments for anyone, and this is no different when you’re a Christian. Knowing that God loves you and has promised you eternal joy and happiness doesn’t lessen the pain in those moments of loss or hardship. When you find yourself struggling in those moments, what …
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Hi everyone. Let’s look at the second of the eight “blessed” statements Jesus made in Matthew 5. We’ve already seen, while looking at the previous verse, that “blessed” carried a meaning something along the lines of “This is good news for…” Who was Jesus referring to in this verse? Who were “those who mourn” in …
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Nihilist to Christian