The Blessed Merciful

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Matthew 5:7 It has been some time since we last looked at the beatitudes which Christ spoke in the first part of His sermon on the mount. There are seven of them, each indicating a virtue which must be evident in the child of God. So far we have treated four of them, each one being negative in character, pointing out that the citizens of the kingdom of heaven are nothing in themselves. They are "poor in spirit," "mourners," "meek," and...