Bonnie Nelson

Christ warns us that if the light goes out, then we are in darkness. If we allow the world to dictate what we should do, and how we should do it, then we miss opportunities for witnessing. I remember the song,

When food loses its flavor it becomes bland. In the same way a Christian who loses their

Q1. In what sense are Christians the

Q6. Why should we rejoice when we are persecuted? What keeps this from being some kind of sick masochism, or finding pleasure in pain? Why is the blessing

Q5. Why can people with a pure heart see, know and discern God? Why can

Q4. How can an intense desire for righteousness put you at odds with the world. What sort of righteousness is Jesus talking about do you think? What promise are we given in this Beatitude? Believers are NOT of this world. We must live in it, but not be of it. Hard words to live by. Being righteous is to act in an upright, moral way. Christ gives us the ways in which act. The world lives by another standard; but we should live as Christ tells us. Our standard must be higher than that of the world

Q3. How does this sort of gentleness contrast with the world

Q2. Why is it necessary to be aware of your spiritual poverty before you can become a Christian? What kind of mourning is necessary for a person to become a Christian? What kind of mourning is a common experience of Christians? The entire world was created by God. Many times unbelievers feel an emptiness in themselves, but don