The sermon on the mount Matthew 5:7. Can you help with any relevant scriptures or comments ?

Question

Matthew 5:7.....Blessed are the merciful,

for they will be shown mercy.

See Proverbs 11:17....The merciful man does himself good, But the cruel man does himself harm.

Matt :6:14&15....For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15."But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions

2 Cor 1:4....who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.

Other scriptures...Matt 18:33-35 2Sa 22:26 Job 31:16-22 Ps 18:25 37:26 Ps 41:1-4 112:4,9 Pr 11:17 14:21 19:17 Isa 57:1 58:6-12 Da 4:27 Mic 6:8 Mr 11:25 Lu 6:35 Eph 4:32 5:1 Col 3:12 Jas 3:17

Ho 1:6 2:1,23 Ro 11:30 1Co 7:25 1Ti 1:13,16 2Ti 1:16-18 Heb 4:16 6:10 Jas 2:13 1Pe 2:10

Comments,

1.Blessed are the merciful. The merciful, those who, instead of resenting injury, are ready to forgive, shall obtain the divine mercy. The fifth petition of the Lord's prayer implies that we must forgive if we expect to be forgiven (Mt 6:12).

2.the Christian stands in a middle point, between a mercy received and a mercy yet needed. Sometimes the first is urged upon him as an argument for showing mercy-'forgiving one another, as Christ forgave you' (Col 3:13; Eph 4:32): sometimes the last-'Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy'; 'Forgive, and ye shall be forgiven' (Lu 6:37; Jas 5:9).

Did these words of Jesus come from Ps 18:25...To the faithful you show yourself faithful,

to the blameless you show yourself blameless ?

Do you agree with the two comments , why or why not ?

Can you add any relevant scriptures or comments ?

Answer 1

i see you like to do deep studies as well as myself.

yes i agree with these comments.also we are to show ourselves shrewd to the evil ones.

Proverbs 11:5 The righteousness of the blameless will direct* his way aright, But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.

1Corinthians 1:4   I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given to you by Christ Jesus,

1Cr 1:5   that you were enriched in everything by Him in all utterance and all knowledge,

1Cr 1:6   even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you,

1Cr 1:7   so that you come short in no gift, eagerly waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ,

1Cr 1:8   who will also confirm you to the end, that you may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1Cr 1:9   God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

1Cr 1:10   Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

Answer 2

Too many questions.

Many Christians are not aware that they need to forgive themselves and others for things that have hapenned in the past. By not doing so they harbour the sin of unforgiveness.

Answer 3

Here is a talk given by David H. Yarn, Jr. ,Professor of Philosophy

at Brigham Young University. It's titled "Sermon on the Mount". Talks about the teachings of Christ.

http://lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnext...

Also, Christ talks about the importance of Chastity. That is extremely important these days... too many people out there don't value it anymore.

"Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart" (Matthew 5:27–28).