Contributed by Daryl Bahn on Nov 3, 2001
                    
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Jesus’ Beatitudes are a splash of frigid water in the face of the self-righteous, but a cup of refreshing water for God’s forgiven saints who are weary of the ways of the world. (All Saints Day, 2001)
                
                    
                        BEATITUDES—MORE THAN SKIN DEEP (Matthew 5:1-12)
The Beatitudes are like a splash of ice-cold water in the face of those who are self-satisfied and full of themselves. The Pharisees, for example, were wealthy, successful, powerful, and very religious. They thought the coming of the Kingdom of God
                        
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