Ah haw so you in being poor in spirit are of course more humble instead of
prideful is that a word?


Lelia Struve email [log in to unmask] msn [log in to unmask]
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Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 2:51 PM
Subject: Re: a question


> Hi, Lelia,
> I'm not quite certain of an answer to your question, but when people under
> the Old Covenant in Israel were poor of this world's goods, they submitted
> themselves to those who could help provide for them, and they didn't have
> to beg.  There are examples of this in the Bible, but I won't go into that
> now.  However, it seems to me that Jesus is saying that the poor in
spirit,
> are likened to the poor in material goods.  In other words, being poor in
> spirit causes one to be totally dependent on God, emptied of anything in
> them that would cause them to strive for the kingdom of Heaven.  And as a
> person is poor in spirit in this way, then God is able to fill them with
> Himself in the Person of His Son, manifested by the Holy Spirit
> within.  All of their spiritual needs are met as they empty themselves of
> the striving of the flesh to inherit the Kingdom.  Being poor in spirit is
> a wonderful gift from God, and I think it is significant that Jesus
> mentioned that one first, among all the other beatitudes.  Notice that He
> said that the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.  He didn't say it would become
> theirs, or that they would come to it, but it is a present position.
> In His Love,
> Helen
>
>
> Earlier, Lelia Struve wrote:
> >Hi all, ok I have a question and I'm asking not because I know but
because I
> >don't know.
> >
> >In Matthew in the b attitudes it says Blessed are the poor in spirit for
> >they shall inherit the kingdom of Heaven what does that mean?  I know
what
> >the last part means for they shall inherit the kingdom of heaven but what
> >does the first part mean what are the poor in spirit?
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >
> >Lelia Struve email [log in to unmask] msn [log in to unmask]
>
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