“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”
February 18,2018
The word that Jesus used for “mourning” here (pentheo) is strongest, most severe of all nine Greek words used for grief in the Scriptures.
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Psalm 32:1-2
1 How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered!
2 How blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity,…
Comforted is from Greek word parakaleō, the same word that, as a noun, is rendered “Comforter”, or “Helper”.
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Romans 7:14-25
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The Benefits of Mourning:
Mourning protects a believer from __________.....
Mourning focuses a believer on the true ________ of comfort.....
Mourning causes us to seek _______ for Christ.....
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