5 Teachings From Jesus Everyone Gets Wrong

Matthew 5:3

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Matthew 5:3

Matthew 5:3 says, “Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.” Most Christians interpret ‘poor in spirit’ to mean a false piety cultivated by poverty of personality or material wealth, when it actually means we must be humble in our spirits. If you put the word “humble” in place of the word “poor,” you will understand what He meant. In other words, when we come to God, we must realize our own sin and our spiritual emptiness and poverty. We must be not be self-satisfied or proud in our hearts, thinking we don’t really need God. If we are, God cannot bless us. The Bible says. “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble” (James 4:6).