Mathew 5:6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. The language of hungering and thirsting is allegorical toward a deep desire or want for something. It would be contextually inconsistent to apply literal food or literal water to the filling of those who hunger or thirst. The … Continue reading Reading the Red Gospel Commentaries: Matthew 5:6
Reading the Red Gospel Commentaries: Matthew 5:3-6
Matthew 5:3-5 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. The simplest concept we can think of when being blessed by God is being happy. Being happy is … Continue reading Reading the Red Gospel Commentaries: Matthew 5:3-6
Socratic Method for the Free Will of God
Objective: The objective of this argument is to exalt the will of God in comparison to the will of man to the glory of God. That God may be glorified and increased while man is humbled and decreased. To provoke the human mind to realize that God is supreme over all of existence including the … Continue reading Socratic Method for the Free Will of God
Reading the Red Series: Gospel Introduction of Sermon on the Mount
After the final temptation of Christ in the wilderness the Devil departs from the presence of the Christ. It is important to realize and remember that though this was the last temptation in the wilderness, it may have not been the last temptation given to Christ from Satan overall; Luke 4:13 reads: and when the … Continue reading Reading the Red Series: Gospel Introduction of Sermon on the Mount