5 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
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The elder apostle John applauds Gaius for following the truth. He commends him for walking faithfully in the truth of God’s Word.
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During Paul’s first missionary journey, he and Barnabas visited the city of Lystra in the province of Lycaonia. After Paul preached the gospel to the people of the city, he healed a crippled man. They were so impressed that they hailed the missionaries as pagan gods who had come down to them “in the likeness of men” (Acts 14:11).
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The sentence of death in this case was not against age and gender, but against disloyalty and betrayal of the true God. Groups that had participated in baiting Israel toward religious diversity (Israel’s paramount stumbling blocks) received the captial sentence, while groups that had not (prepubescent femalse in this case) were spared.
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Teachings about God – The First Gospel shows God in action, taking the initiative in fulfilling the Scriptures about the coming Messiah. It teaches about the Trinity, and it contributes greatly to the Christian understanding of the deity of Christ. Jesus’s constant reference to himself as the Son of Man plays a key role in understanding Jesus’s earthly mission.
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