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Beatitudes 2 Blessed Are Those Who Mourn
Beatitudes 2 Blessed Are Those Who Mourn
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A natural consequence of the first
Beatitude
This leads to a
profound sense of
sorrow and we mourn
over our sins.
Produced by Simon Siew
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Laughter versus mourning
We live in world which likes
to laugh and thus the world
does not like mourners.
However mourning is a very
essential part of life for it
awakens us to certain
realities and helps us to
reprioritize our lives.
The Bible says these
mourners will be comforted
- who are these mourners?
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What does mourning mean?
It does not mean the
Christian is perpetually
morose, forever weepy.
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Greek word for ‘mourning’
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Two things about this kind of mourning
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What is Jesus saying?
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The Confessions of David
He therefore no longer
feels righteous but realizes
just how far short he is
from the standard of God
Matthew 23:37-38
Revelation 21:4
God himself will wipe away all
tears from the eyes of those
who mourn as He makes all
things new when Jesus
returns to this world.
The former things will be gone
and no more remembered.