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I am a Jesus pusher!!! There is a contrast between the focus of purity and the focus on honor and justice. Honor is supreme in the minds of the world.

I am a Jesus pusher!!! The guarantee of the product is important to me. How secure is forgiveness and mercy? Can I be sure forgiveness will not be

I am a Jesus pusher!!! “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy” (Matthew 5:7). Jesus powerfully illustrates this truth in His life.

I am a Jesus pusher!!! The Greek verb ”eleethesantai,” translated shall obtain mercy (Matthew 5:7), is in the passive voice, indicating that because

I am a Jesus pusher!!! In these studies, we must always return to the concept of being. Jesus does not call us to an action we must accomplish, but to

I am a Jesus pusher!!! In the fifth Beatitude, (Matthew 5:7) Jesus’ focus is on a restricted group highlighted by the definite article “ho,”

I am a Jesus pusher!!! The sequence of the Beatitudes is important, because they build one on top of the other in Divine formation. The helpless are

I am a Jesus pusher!!! “Mercy” always has a focus (Matthew 5:7). I extend mercy to someone other than myself. In the culture of Jesus’ day, the

I am a Jesus pusher!!! The condition of a merciful one is a state of being (Matthew 5:7), not an achievement and not a discipline, but who we are in