Matthew 5:10-12 - Reviled and Rewarded

The Bible Study with Steven Lawson

OnePassion Ministries

Christianity, Romans, Expository Preaching, Religion & Spirituality, Jesus, Reformed Christianity, Bible, Christ

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🗓️ 28 March 2024

⏱️ 61 minutes

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In this episode of Dr. Steven Lawson's Bible study, he delves into the profundity of the Beatitudes, specifically focusing on the blessings that come with persecution for righteousness' sake. Dr. Lawson elucidates the paradoxical nature of the Beatitudes, where true happiness is found in what the world may perceive as unfavorable conditions—poverty in spirit, mourning, and here, persecution. He underscores Jesus' candid disclosure of the cost of discipleship, which doesn't promise a life devoid of problems but guarantees divine rewards and eternal blessings for those who endure. By examining Matthew 5:10-12, Dr. Lawson provides an insightful exposition on being "reviled and rewarded," illustrating how persecution for Christ not only aligns believers with the prophets who faced opposition for their faith but also secures for them a great reward in heaven. He emphasizes the importance of responding to persecution with grace and peace, reflecting Jesus' teachings on loving one's enemies and leaving vengeance to God. Through this study, listeners are encouraged to steadfastly follow Christ, embracing the trials that come with discipleship, comforted by the assurance of heavenly blessings.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Bible Study. I'm Stephen Lawson, president of One Passion Ministries.
0:07.0	And each week I will teach verse by verse through the passage of scripture so that you can better understand the word of God
0:14.2	and put it into practice in your life. Join me now as we look together into this
0:18.9	section of the Bible. Father, thank you so much for letting us meet here at this coffee shop and the
0:26.6	fellowship that we have, the way we've grown spiritually as we study your word. It's all just a win-win-win situation. So I
0:37.8	pray that you'll just continue. Shape us, conform us into the image of Christ, make us more like our Lord.
0:46.6	We know it doesn't happen overnight, it takes place over a lifetime, and even then we still don't max out where we need to be.
0:56.4	So today even if it's just a spiritual inch, I mean just develop us, mature us, just a little bit more as we study your word.
1:08.4	So I pray now that you will use this passage in our lives fill me with your spirit so that I can
1:15.8	be a faithful teacher of your word. You pray this in Christ's name. Amen.
1:23.0	Amen.
1:24.0	So Matthew Chapter 5, verse 10 through 12.
1:27.0	Matthew Chapter 5 versus 10 through 12,
1:32.0	the title of this is
1:34.2	reviled and rewarded. Reviled and rewarded. I'm going to begin by reading the
1:41.6	passage.
1:48.1	Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness.
1:50.3	For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
1:53.0	Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you
1:59.0	and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad for your
2:08.4	reward in heaven is great for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
2:15.0	So in these verses we come to the eighth and final beatitude and it is on being persecuted for being a believer in Jesus Christ.
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