If you abide in Me and My word abides in you, then you shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free. We’ve discussed the first six Beatitudes now. Whew! Guess it’s time to look at number seven. Matthew 5:9 says “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.” [...]
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Blessed Are the Peacemakers
Posted in Christian Thoughts, tagged Author, Beatitude, Beatitudes, Blessed are the peacemakers, Blog, Christian, Creator, David N. Walker, David N. Walker author, David N. Walker’s blog, Duke University, Facebook, God, God the Father, Jesus, Jesus Christ, King James Version, New American Standard Bible, New International Version, peacemaker, Twitter, union, Unity, Writer on May 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Blessed Are The Pure In Heart
Posted in Christian Thoughts, tagged Attitudes of the heart, Blessed are the pure in heart, Christian, Creator, D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, David N. Walker, David N. Walker author, David N. Walker’s blog, Duke University, Facebook, God, Jesus, Jesus's Sermon On The Mount, King James Version, New American Standard Bible, New International Version, Sermon on the Mount, Twitter, Writer on May 21, 2012 | 2 Comments »
If you abide in Me and My word abides in you, then you shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free. Now that we’ve discussed the first five Beatitudes, it’s time to look at number six. If we’ve allowed God to develop the first five in our hearts and souls, we’re ready [...]
Blessed Are They Who Hunger and Thirst . . .
Posted in Christian Thoughts, tagged Author, Beattitude, Beattitudes, Blog, Christian, Creator, David N. Walker, David N. Walker author, David N. Walker’s blog, Duke University, Facebook, God, Jesus, King James Version, New American Standard Bible, New International Version, Twitter, Writer on May 7, 2012 | 1 Comment »
If you abide in Me and My word abides in you, then you shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free. This is the fourth week of our study of the Beattitudes. First, we had to submit ourselves for God to make us teachable (Blessed are the poor in spirit). Once we [...]
Blessed Are The Meek
Posted in Christian Thoughts, tagged Author, Blog, Christian, Christian growth, David N. Walker, David N. Walker author, David N. Walker’s blog, Duke University, Facebook, God, Jesus, King James Verson, meek, meekness, New American Standard Bible, New International Verson, New King James Version, Twitter, Writer on April 30, 2012 | 6 Comments »
If you abide in Me and My word abides in you, then you shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free. Today, we examine the third beattitude. Our first week we learned that we must approach God with an unhaughty, teachable spirit in order to begin to grow in our Christians lives. [...]
Blessed Are Those Who Mourn
Posted in Christian Thoughts, tagged Author, Beattitudes, Blog, Christian, David N. Walker, David N. Walker author, David N. Walker’s blog, Duke University, Encarta dictionary, Facebook, God, Jesus, New American Standard Bible, Twitter, Webster's dictionary, Writer on April 23, 2012 | 11 Comments »
If you abide in Me and My word abides in you, then you shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free. Today, we continue our discussion of the Beattitudes. Last week we discussed “blessed are the poor in spirit” and discovered this was talking about being teachable. If you missed last week’s [...]
Poor in Spirit
Posted in Christian Thoughts, tagged Author, Beattitudes, Blog, Christian, David N. Walker, David N. Walker author, David N. Walker’s blog, Duke University, Facebook, God, God's kingdom, Jesus, Matthew, Twitter, Writer on April 16, 2012 | 15 Comments »
If you abide in Me and My word abides in you, then you shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free. Last week we announced that the next several weeks would be devoted to a discussion of the Beattitudes—or attitudes of being. Just about all Christians are familiar with the Beattitudes, but [...]
BEattitudes
Posted in Christian Thoughts, tagged 1John, Author, Beattitudes, Blog, Christian, David N. Walker, David N. Walker author, David N. Walker’s blog, Duke University, Facebook, God, Jesus, Matthew, Sermon on the Mount, Twitter, Writer on April 9, 2012 | 6 Comments »
If you abide in Me and My word abides in you, then you shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free. For the next few weeks, we’re going to discuss the attitudes of being, more commonly known as the Beattitudes, which Jesus discusses in Matthew 5 in His Sermon on the Mount. [...]
God’s Rest
Posted in Christian Thoughts, tagged Author, Blog, Christian, church, David N. Walker, David N. Walker author, David N. Walker’s blog, Duke University, Facebook, God’s Rest, Twitter, Writer on April 2, 2012 | 10 Comments »
If you abide in Me and My word abides in you, then you shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free. Office Online Clip Art Sitting in church one morning some years ago, I saw something so ordinary and simple and yet so beautiful that I was overwhelmed by it. I hope [...]
What Do I Mean I’m a Christian?
Posted in Christian Thoughts, tagged Author, Blog, Christian, David N. Walker, David N. Walker author, David N. Walker’s blog, Duke University, Facebook, God, Holy Spirit, Kristen Lamb, Twitter, Writer on March 26, 2012 | 18 Comments »
If you abide in Me and My word abides in you, then you shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free. What does it mean when I say I’m a Christian? Does it mean I think I’m better than someone else? That I’m perfect? That I attend church all the time? That [...]
Christian Unity
Posted in Christian Thoughts, tagged Author, Blog, Christian, Christian Unity, David N. Walker, David N. Walker author, David N. Walker’s blog, Duke University, Facebook, Gospel of John, Jesus, Twitter, Unity, Writer on March 19, 2012 | 8 Comments »
If you abide in Me and My word abides in you, then you shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free. In the 17th chapter of his gospel, John records Jesus’s prayer just before being betrayed by Judas. This was probably the most important prayer He prayed while He was on earth. [...]
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