Part II: The Believer’s Relationship to God July 14, 2020 (The Beatitudes of Christ) Questions to be answered in this study What does beatitude mean? How were “great multitudes,” perhaps numbering in the thousands, able to hear Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount? Jesus gave his sermon long before the invention of microphones and speakers, so did He need to shout at the top of His lungs? What does the word meek mean? What does it mean to be “pure in heart”? What does it mean to be a peacemaker? What is sanctification? What is necessary to live according to the Sermon on the Mount at least partially? The beatitudes are…

(The Beatitudes of Christ)  July 7, 2020  Questions to be answered in this study How many sermons does Matthew record including The Sermon on the Mount? What is the name of the mountian traditionally believed to be the location of The Sermon on the Mount? What are the two serious consequences that the teaching of the Pharisees brought on Israel? Each of the twelve verses of the beatitudes begins with the word blessed; what does blessed mean? The beatitudes are divided into two groups; what are they? What does it mean to be “poor in spirit?” What is the difference in the mourning in verse 4 and the ordinary mourning…

(Jesus’ last days of earthly ministry) Questions to be answered in this study When did the slow learning disciples finally get it concerning the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus? What is the capstone of the Christian faith and the essence of the Gospel? What was the biggest issue that the disciples failed to understand about Jesus? What is the greatest assurance of the gospel? What are the two concepts concerning the Gospel that are essential to understand if we are to assimilate it? What did Jesus mean when He asked Peter, “When kings on earth institute a poll or customs tax, does that tax apply to the sons of…