Poor in Spirit means acknowledging God's ownership of everything and that we are responsible to be good stewards of those things with which we have be blessed. Our attitude should be one of faithful servants and not one of pride, envy, lust, and gluttony. We are called to use what we have and are given to provide for ourself and serve God's people.
the poor in spirit are the opposite of the one's with a proud and haughty spirit..They have been humbled by the grace of God and have admitted to their sins and are depending on God to save them..and of course when saved they will inherit the Kindom of Heaven..
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wayne
"There's room at the cross for you."
Being poor in the spirit , acknowledges that we need something or someone, and that someone is the Holy Spirit.
When You have the Holy Spirit then you are rich in all aspects of your life.
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The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly. Zephaniah 1:14
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"And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose." Romans 8:28
Just kidding, he'll probably forget more about the bible, than most will ever learn.
Naw, no way. . . .too many preachers here for that to be true.
I tend to sometimes make more out of something than there is. "Poor in spirit" just did'nt seem to mean humble to me at first. I was reasoning that the word "humble" appears in the Bible many times so it seemed that it could be used here if that was what Christ was saying.
Most of the commentaries I have agree with you guys tho, and I can't make anything more or else from it. Thanks.
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