![]() Biblical obedience happens as you put off your old self, are renewed through the Holy Spirit in Jesus’ new life, and put on the new self to become like Christ. If you try to follow Jesus’ Beatitudes through your own willpower you’ll fall into either legalism or cheap grace. ![]() The Beatitudes are not a roadmap to prove that you deserve God’s blessing, but rather are Jesus' grace-filled invitation to participate in the flourishing life of God's kingdom. The beatitudes are Jesus’ practical plan for flourishing: The key to flourishing in Jesus’ approach isn’t found in building a personal kingdom big enough to satisfy all of your own desires, but rather by being born again, receiving God’s kingdom, and living out of God’s new desires in you. You do this by imitating the successful, working hard to create your success, and using your success to have a lifestyle of consumption. The key to flourishing in our secular culture’s approach is working to create a personal kingdom big enough to satisfy all of your desires in life. I hope that these essays gave you a new perspective on the Beatitudes and helped you to understand how we are all so influenced by the beliefs and norms of the culture around us.Īs always, I appreciate your support of my writing and am thankful for your willingness to engage with these ideas! our secular culture’s approach to flourishing: I figured it would be nice as a final recap to give a one-sentence summary of each essay all in one place. The abortion referral workers must have seen this because one came out to the parking lot and put the sandwich board back up that says “Ignore Protestors please.Somehow, someway, I’ve finally worked my way through Jesus’ Beatitudes! It’s always easier for me to start a new project than to finish an existing one, so I’m glad to have carried it through to completion. They showed her the pregnancy brochure that lists nearby help centers where she could get a free pregnancy test (as well as other services), so she accepted information, did a u-turn in the parking lot, waved at them on her way out and left to go to a pregnancy center! ![]() She said she was looking for a pregnancy test. She smiled and stopped, rolled down her window and spoke with Connie. Connie and Elizabeth, who pray and sidewalk counsel throughout the year, waved at a woman driving in. ![]()
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