The words "shall be filled with the Holy Ghost" (3 Ne. Him I declare and of him I solemnly testify in the sacred name of his son, even our LORD Jesus Christ, amen. Welch, John W. The Sermon at the Temple and the Sermon on the Mount. The Beatitudes give us the formula for coming unto Christ. And the ax is laid at the base of every tree and each tree that does not bring fruit meet for repentance, will be hews down and cast into the fire from whence no traveler returns leaving them neither root nor brach. The Beatitudes unique to Matthew are the meek, the merciful, the pure of heart, and the peacemakers. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. The original sermon of the Mount begun with words like this for it was not given to the general public but to the apostles. Let us review them as a list of Christlike attributes that we should each seek to develop. For example, the SOM injunction to “let your light so shine” (12:16) is expanded upon to the effect that the “light” is Jesus himself. In answer to your question, I set forth my current framework for Book of Mormon understanding relating to its “ancientness” in my first three articles. I’m glad you like the article, Travis, and thank you for the kind words.
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There area about three verses missing right before the beatitudes begin. Metzger and Coogan, 1993 p. 688, ''The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B'', "Gender, Class and Ideology: The Social Function of Virgin Sacrifice in Euripides', 'Upon Our Lord's Sermon On The Mount: Discourse Three', "Pope offers new Beatitudes for saints of a new age", Historical background of the New Testament, New Testament places associated with Jesus, Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beatitudes&oldid=979218373, Articles containing Middle English-language text, Wikipedia articles needing page number citations from April 2019, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Blessed are those who remain faithful while enduring evils inflicted on them by others and forgive them from their heart, Blessed are those who look into the eyes of the abandoned and marginalized and show them their closeness, Blessed are those who see God in every person and strive to make others also discover him, Blessed are those who protect and care for our common home, Blessed are those who renounce their own comfort in order to help others. I appreciate the kind words. We all agree that being poor economically is not usually a desired blessing, but here the Savior refers to humility and subjecting oneself to the Lord in all things. Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Jesus says “Blessed are the..” in beginning of each scripture.

19 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets; I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill. We speak like it, and we still carry some of the ancient customs. 18:32–33.). Those who would be obedient have the individual This intense feeling cannot be hidden from the world or from God; it cannot be eased or pacified except with comfort and consolation from God through the Holy Ghost. ²⁵Woe to you who are well fed now,