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NOTES | November 8, 2020

11/6/2020

 

MESSAGE NOTES

Today's Message: Blessing And Privilege | Pastor Brandon Naramoe 

Matthew 7:24-27 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
24 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. 25 The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on rock. 26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27 The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its fall!”

Matthew 5:1-2 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 
When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2 Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying:
Intro: Failing foundation of the addition – You need to remove all that’s faulty  

Matthew 7:25 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on rock.

Matthew 7:27 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its fall!”

“Mountains in Matthew are clearly places where special events occur (4:8, the mountain of temptation; 17:1, the mountain of the transfiguration; 28:16, the mountain of the resurrection appearance and the great commission.” (Hagner, 1999,  Matthew 1–13). 

“Moses imagery looms in the background, and the sermon cannot be heard without reflection on how Jesus’ authoritative teaching from the mount relates to the Torah given on Sinai.” (Boring, 1994-2004, The Gospel of Matthew).

“Jesus… like a new Moses, goes up to the mount to mediate the true interpretation of the Torah." (Hagner, 1993, Matthew 1–13).

Matthew 5:2 English Standard Version (ESV) 2 And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying:

"By re-creating… a sense of awe and wonder in the hearers, the teacher intends to evoke a response that will involve “obedience, petition, gratitude, and new political possibility… Intend(ing) the hearers and readers in every generation to respond with their whole lives.” (McCann, 1994–2004, The Book of Psalms).

Matthew 5:3 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Beatitude – state of blessedness.

Blessed – Makarios: favored, fortunate, happy.

 “It denotes the transcendent happiness of a life beyond care, labour and death" (Hauck & Bertram, Theological Dictionary of the New Testament).

Blessing in Greek Culture: “The Greek mind first draws its happiness from earthly goods and values…It is used to describe the social (status) of the wealthy who in virtue of their riches are above the normal cares and worries of lesser folk.” (Hauck & Bertram, Theological Dictionary of the New Testament). 

Blessing in Jewish Culture: To summarize Hauck & Bertram, in the Old Testament, blessing never refers to a thing or state, but a people or person. (Hauck & Bertram, Theological Dictionary of the New Testament). 

Blessing was attributed to...
The Redeemed (Psalm 32)
The Righteous (Psalm 112)
The Rescued (Psalm 40)
The Revenged (Psalm 137)

Jewish Philosophy + Greek Philosophy = The Pharisee ​

Blessed – Makarios: favored, fortunate, happy.

Blessed – Makarios: privileged (Arndt, Danker, Bauer & Gingrich, 2000, Greek Lexicon of the New Testament).  

The Privilege Paradox 
  • Privilege from Old French privilege "right, priority, privilege" (12c.) and directly from Latin privilegium "law applying to one person, bill of law in favor of or against an individual… Meaning "advantage granted."  (Online Etymology Dictionary).
  • Paradox from the Latin paradoxum "paradox, statement seemingly absurd yet really true... a statement or proposition from an acceptable premise and following sound reasoning that yet leads to an illogical conclusion..."  (Online Etymology Dictionary). 

Ephesians 2:5-6 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
5 Even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— 6 and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus…

Ephesians 1:3-4 
3 Lord Jesus Christ, who has (Priviliged) us in Christ with every spiritual (Privilige) in the heavenly places, 4 just as he chose us in Christ[a] before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless before him in love.

Romans 4:6-9 
6 So also David speaks of the (Privilege) of those to whom God reckons righteousness apart from works:
7 “(Privileged) are those whose iniquities are forgiven,
    and whose sins are covered;
8 (Privileged) is the one against whom the Lord will not reckon sin.”
9 Is this (Privilege), then, pronounced only on the (Jew), or also on the (Gentile) ? We say, “Faith was reckoned to Abraham as righteousness.”
 
Matthew 5:1-12 
1 When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2 Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying:
3 (Privileged) are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 (Privileged) are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
5 (Privileged)  are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
6 (Privileged) are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
7 (Privileged) are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.
8 (Privileged) are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
9 (Privileged) are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
10 (Privileged) are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 (Privileged) are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. 12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

For more on "BLESSED" in the Bible, check out some of Pastor Brandon's additional Greek study notes here:
"BLESSED" Greek Study Notes.pdf
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