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Did Jesus Say, "Blessed Are the Poor"? (Luke 6:20)

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In Matthew 5:3, Jesus said, "Blessed are the poor, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." Is that what Jesus said? Blessed are the poor? No, He said, "Blessed are the poor in spirit." But you probably hear it the other way more often than you hear it the right way. "Wwutt?! In Luke 6:20, Jesus said, 'Blessed are the poor!' and it does not say 'the poor in spirit!' So Jesus did say the poor are blessed by God." Take a closer look at that verse. Luke 6:20 says, "And He lifted up His eyes on His disciples, and said: 'Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.'" Who is Jesus addressing? His disciples. Therefore, this means, "Blessed are the poor among my disciples. Though you may lack material things, you are rich in heavenly blessings." The Bible does not say everyone who is poor receives the kingdom of God. Do all the poor go to heaven? Below what income level? If you're saved by livi...

Did Jesus Say "Blessed Are the Poor"? (Matthew 5:3)

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In Matthew 5:3, Jesus said, "Blessed are the poor, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." Is that what Jesus said? Blessed are the poor? No, He said, "Blessed are the poor in spirit," but you probably hear it the other way more often than you hear it the right way. The poor in spirit are those who know they need God's help. To those who confess their spiritual bankruptcy to God, they will receive kingdom of God! So this is not about anyone who is poor. It's talking about a person who humbly acknowledges they need Jesus. At the start of the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5:3-12 is a section referred to as the Beatitudes. These are the verses that begin, "Blessed are." Blessed are those who mourn, blessed are the meek, blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, and so on. Matthew was originally written in Greek, and the Greek word for "Blessed" is makarioi (mak-AR-ee-oy), which means "happy." This describes...

How Black Lives Matter Divides Us?

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Black Lives Matter. Of course they do! But not to the Black Lives Matter movement. Black Lives Matter is rooted in cultural Marxism, in which people are divided by race, class, and gender into preferred minority groups. A person can gain power by claiming to represent these minority groups, and people submit to this power structure often without knowing. Emotions are manipulated with myths and assumptions—like systemic racism or cops are hunting black men or white people are more privileged or that race is even a thing at all! The goal is not unity. It's to keep people divided for power and money. Racial disparity is a multi-billion dollar industry. The founders of Black Lives Matter are pro-gay liberal feminists who support socialist Bernie Sanders and abortion giant Planned Parenthood. This is the agenda: the only black lives that matter are the ones that are politically beneficial. You don't hear about black police officers, nor those killed by black on black crime...