Exposition of Matthew 5:3

The beautiful and well-known passage of Matt. 5:3 reads as follows: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." In our exposition of this passage it may be well to remember, what the fathers of Dordtrecht write, when speaking of the various degrees and different measures in which the elect of God arrive at the certainty of their election. Our Fathers emphasize that we do not arrive at this certainty by curiously prying into the secret things of God, but rather that...