The "poor in spirit"

 Matthew 5:3

King James Version

3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: 

for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

I was taught about the "poor in spirit", in Catholic school.

But the teachers did not elaborate.

All that time, I had the wrong notion about the poor in spirit.

Everything became clear when GOD made me born again.

SPIRIT led me to who they really were:

those devoid of spiritual arrogance, those who regard themselves as insignificant

the humble, who rate themselves insignificant

people who are hopeless

people who depend only on him

those who know they are spiritually in need

those who realize their spiritual poverty

those who recognize they are spiritually helpless

people who know they have great spiritual needs

the humble-minded

Humble men

you’re at the end of your rope

those who recognize they are spiritually helpless

who realize their spiritual poverty

those who are spiritually needy

Those who know there is nothing good in themselves

those who are poor and realize their need for him

those who know that they need him

That was a relief to know.

I could not bear to be wrong about Scripture.

Mercifully, SPIRIT guided me, from another post.

Which one are you?

Are you financially poor?

Sick, or disabled?

Poor in spirit?

Are you rich?

Let's find out more about the "poor" on the next posts.

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