Matthew 5:3-5: The Poor in Spirit, the Grieving, and the Unimportant»
What is the main theme of the Sermon on the Mount?
What does the word blessed [μακάριος] mean in the context of the Beatitudes?
What is the significance of the phrase "Kingdom of the skies"?
How does Jesus' teaching on the meek [πραΰς] connect to Psalm 37 and the Bible's larger narrative about inheriting the land?
Matthew 5:6-8 Right Relationships, Mercy, and Pure Hearts»
How does Jesus describe the character of those who will be most at home in God's Kingdom in the second set of Beatitudes?
What does the term "righteousness" [δικαιοσύνη] mean in the context of the Beatitudes, according to Tim?
What does it mean to "hunger and thirst for righteousness" and how is this connected to God's Kingdom?
How does Jesus define mercy in relation to justice and what connection does it have to receiving mercy?
What does it mean to be "pure in heart," and how is this concept connected to seeing God, as described by Jesus and rooted in Psalm 24?
Matthew 5:9-12: The Hard Path of Peacemaking»
What are the characteristics of those who are most at home in God's Kingdom?
What does it mean to be a "peacemaker," and why can this be a dangerous path, as described in the text?
Why does Jesus encourage celebration in response to insults and persecution and how does this connect to Israel's past prophets?
From that time on, Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent [μετανοεῖτε], because the kingdom of heaven is near.”
Matthew 4:17
What does repentance [μετάνοια] mean in the context of this sermon?