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June 25, 2025 ~ Paul Nevergall

Let us for a few moments consider this idea of the Christian hope and the significance the apostle ascribes to it for the practice of religion. In the first place, we notice that the hope of which the text speaks is not a general sort of hopefulness, it's the expectation of future blessedness in an … Continue reading More On the Meek

The Meek

June 24, 2025June 24, 2025 ~ Paul Nevergall

It is not uncommon for commentators and Bible teachers to interpret the “blesseds” in the Beatitudes as meaning “to be happy.” The Greek work translated as “blessed” is makarios, and while “happy” is one of the ways it can be interpreted, in the broader context of the Beatitudes, happy seems to miss the mark. For one … Continue reading The Meek