Beatitude (3)
"Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth" (Mt. 5:5).
The gentle Christian ...
- Knows himself by knowing God (Hos. 6:3).
- Doesn’t go too far in his thoughts (Num. 16:3, 7; Rom. 12:6; 2 Cor. 10:13).
- Is humble (Isa. 57:15; Eph. 4:2).
He considers others better than himself (Phil. 2:3).
- Is criticized but is not defensive.
- Acknowledges his mistakes and weaknesses and wrongs quickly.
- Sees his wrongs and boldly confronts them.
- Not only knows that he himself is a greater sinner but also knows that he is a God’s child who is loved by the greater God.
- Endures and is patient with all the hardships and difficulties in order to reveal God’s greatness who is highly exalted.