The Beatitudes: The Poor in Spirit, The Meek and Humble
Overview
How can I be happy? This is a fundamental question that everyone asks at some point and that Jesus answers through the Beatitudes. Henry Bolo explores this question with an in-depth analysis of the first two Beatitudes.
Top Highlights
“Did our divine Master intend them to be really a code of happiness?” (Page 36)
“have not, for what is already possessed has ceased to be an object of desire.” (Page 70)
“The poor in spirit are those who do not cling to any earthly possessions; if they have no wealth, they do not desire it; if they are rich, they care but little for their riches. They are free from that fatal passion which attracts the souls of men so powerfully towards what have been called the two metals of hell—viz. gold and silver.” (Page 67)
“ so hostile to the senses will never be accepted and put into practice unless it is confirmed by God.” (Page 12)
“very high and powerful authority will be required before it can gain acceptance” (Page 12)
- Title: The Beatitudes: The Poor in Spirit, The Meek and Humble
- Author: Henry Bolo
- Publisher: Benziger Brothers
- Print Publication Date: 1906
- Logos Release Date: 2016
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Beatitudes
- Resource ID: LLS:BTTDSPRSPMKHMBL
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2021-04-26T19:11:38Z