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Tagged: what does it mean to be meek

To Inherit the World, Are You Prepared to Meet the Cost? Consider the Christmas Story
Posted on Monday, December 8th, 2025 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Luke 1: 46-55, matt 5: 5, Tangled Lives, The Magnificat, the meek inherit the earth, what does it mean to be meek, what happens to the prideful

Carol McClain Matt. 5:5 “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” The meek. We think of them as spineless milquetoasts. Unassertive and too timid to achieve anything. Although not mentioned as meek, consider Mary, especially in this Christmas season. As a teenage girl betrothed–essentially married in all but consummation–an angel appears to …[ read more ]

Five Reasons to Love that People Hate What You Stand For

Carol McClain Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matt. 5:10 Ah the Beatitudes. How we love them. Until-- Verse ten. Why did God put that one in? Blessed? How can we be blessed? Five Reasons to Love that People Hate What You Stand For 2 Tim. 3: 12 In contemporary media, when a Christian is a character, he/she's the villain. Why? We're a light to the world. The darkness--aka sin--is exposed when the light shines. If you speak the truth, people will hate you. But the caveat is: Christians can… ...[ full story ]

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