yokko

Why is it necessary to be aware of your spiritual poverty before you can become a Christian? to be spiritually poor is see who you really are, "sin" nothing else. we are nothing and we own nothing except for our sins. we come before our Maker, who is the Giver of Life and Life itself to save us from our wretchedness. we surrender to Him and acknowledge him to be our Savior. we die to ourselves and let Jesus reign over our lives. What kind of mourning is necessary for a person to become a Christian? What kind of mourning is a common experience of Christians? we usually mourn if a loved one leaves or pass away. we also mourn for our sins, for what we have become and the wrong and bad choices we made. also mourn for the injustices around us.

the 2 parts i saw are 1) the state of the heart of the person and 2) reward of God to them. having the kinds of disposition and relying only on God for help. the reason why Jesus made each beatitude a paradox is for those who think they have already inherited the kingdom simply by obeying the law. the relationship of the beatitudes to the Fruit of the Spirit - the beatitudes are descriptions of how we should be as Christ's followers, "blessed". and if we are followers of Christ, the Spirit will produce the Fruit in us - character traits that are found in the nature of Christ.

hi! im yokko and im so excited to have this bible study with you. this is my first on line bible study so im kind of slow still. im a home maker and a mother of 2. i belong to a community here in orange county, california. thank you so much for a very warm welcome and i look forward to learing and a life changing study with all of you. Solo Dios basta!!!