Think about it:

Being happy or sad is based upon the outside circumstances that we

are encountering.

Memory Verse- Proverbs 4:23 “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.”

Your Thoughts The religious rulers of Christ’s day made

righteousness a set of rules to be followed. They taught if a person acted a certain way, talked a certain way, dressed a certain way, and followed the rules they taught then that person was righteous. These rulers had reduced righteousness to outward appearance and works. Before Christ begins His sermon on the mount in Matthew chapters five through seven, the Bible says in 4:17, “From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Jesus was telling the people to turn away from what they were following and turn towards Him. Christ was about to reverse the teachings of these religious rulers of His day. Read Matthew 5:1-12. Christ teaches that a believers attitudes and actions flow from the heart within. He would deal with and change the heart first. Each teaching begins with “blessed”. This means to have divine joy and perfect happiness despite outside circumstances. It comes from God and is higher than “happiness”.

2Heart Attitudes and Actions of a Believer

THE BIBLE WAY TO HEAVEN

Realize That God Loves You. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16).

The Bible Says That All Men Are Sinners. “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory to God.” (Romans 3:23).

God’s Word Also Says That Sin Must Be Paid For. “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord” (Romans 6:23).

The Good News Is That Christ Paid for Our Sins. “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8).

We Must Personally Pray and Receive Christ by Faith as Our Personal Saviour. The Bible Says, “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:13).

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Your Thoughts

Think about it:

Meekness is not weakness but rather

strength under control.

Think About it:

Mercy is the heartbeat of the

New Testament and the Gospel.

Christ begins His sermon dealing with the inward attitudes and qualities that a believer should possess. It is the attitudes of our heart which determines who we are. First He deals with the poor in spirit. This does not mean sad and depressed but poor in the spiritual realm of life. It means you know yourself and your sinful condition. You understand that you are nothing without God. In Christ we have all things and through Him we receive the kingdom. Compare Isaiah 66:2 with Revelation 3:17. Blessed are they that mourn. This is a state of sorrow yet the believer is filled with joy. We should mourn sin, the lost, and the enemies of God. The

effects and consequences of sin in people’s lives. Though we feel sorrow Christ promises comfort that only comes from Him and within our heart. Blessed are the meek. This means patient, not given to anger or resentment. It is not weakness but rather strength

Christ moves from those inward qualities of the heart to the inward desires of the heart. The Pharisees had dealt with obtaining righteousness by following rules and outward appearances. Christ speaks of one hungering and thirsting after righteousness in verse six. This is an inward craving for something to satisfy the root of that craving. You actively pursue to fulfill it. It is all you can think about.

What it Means to Walk in Christ’s Footsteps Lesson 2

root of the matter. Read Proverbs 4:23. Pure means free from mixture, spot, or moral defilement. It means we stay uncontaminated in a world of sin and evil. A pure heart allows us to see God in our lives. Blessed are the peacemakers. As we are confronted with conflict, we are to act as peacemakers. We are the channels for God’s mercy and peace on this earth. That is what it means to be a child of God. Christ deals lastly with the persecuted. This means one treated in a evil manner unjustly. Christ goes as far as to say be exceeding glad for this. This can be a hard truth to swallow but we must remember that blessed means divine joy despite any outward circumstances. These are all attitudes and actions that we should strive to live out that come from our heart.

Your Thoughts

Verses 7-12 deals with actions that others will see in our lives. As we have received mercy from God, we are to show it to others unconditionally. Even those who show cruelty, injustice, injury, or wrong to you. One person said it best, “He who shows no mercy destroys the bridge over which he himself must pass.” Blessed are the pure in heart. Christ gets to the

WHAT WE DO

WHAT WE ARE

Being a Doer of the Word

WHAT WE SEEK

under control. The world despises meek. It looks for the those who will fight their way to the top. Christ reverses this thinking putting the cross before the crown. It is the meek who will receive the earth.

Righteousness means holy or without sin. Our heart will dictate where we aim and what we seek. If our heart is right with God, we will seek to be like Him. We will crave a holy life which will be seen in our actions, thoughts, emotions, and reactions. Read Psalm 42:1-2, 63:1, and 84:2. Believers should strive to live righteous which is accomplished through the Holy Spirit that lives in a believer.