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Jun 2024
37m 44s

A Kingdom for the Poor in Spirit

Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Bob Hiller, Walter R. Strickland II
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“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven” - Matthew 5:3. What does it mean that the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to the poor in spirit? In the beatitudes, Jesus subverts the wisdom of his our day with the wisdom of his kingdom. Listen in as Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Walter Strickland, and Bob Hiller discuss the first of the beatitudes and how, in God’s kingdom, the poor in spirit are considered “blessed.”

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Featuring: Michael Horton, Bob Hiller, Walter Strickland, and Justin Holcomb

 

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