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MEEK DOES NOT MEAN WEAK (8 OF 9)
by David Davis
Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23
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Meek Does Not Mean Weak (8 of 9)
Series: Fruit of the Spirit
Dr. David Davis
Galatians 5:22-23
The pursuit of happiness for many people ends in a freakish traffic jam, motors keep accelerating, but nobody can move. The engines are powerful, but confusion and congestion keep them from progressing. This has caused many people to forsake the pursuit of happiness.
It is our attitudes that Jesus is addressing in the Beatitudes. Attitude is the arena in which the battle for happiness is won or lost. So we go back to Mt. Beatitude to try to understand the Master Teacher as He does His best to relate life to us -- in order for us to be happy.
I. THE DEFINITION OF MEEKNESS
The word used for ''meek'' is the Greek word ''Praus''. It speaks to us of a person who is in control of himself. It is ''Strength or Power Under Control.'' This meekness is not weakness or being timid. It is love with enough muscle to restrict anger's revolt and restrain a violent temper.
Weakness is yielding to our nature (flesh) - meekness is conquering it. It should never be confused with being pacifying. The word for meek means more than being cast down in spirit, devoid of hope, or emotionally low.
To be meek is to be under God's control -- to be teachable, coachable, and responsive to rules. Many people believe that meekness is weakness and that is one of the reasons why many successful people reject Christianity because they want nothing to do with a faith whose leader is weak and mild. It doesn't say ''weak and mild'' says ''meek and mild''.
I. THE DEFINITION OP MEEKNESS
II. THE DEMONSTRATION OF MEEKNESS
This was a familiar word to the people in Jesus' day. It was used first to describe a soothing medicine.
Here is a patient wrestling with a fever and the doctor gives him a medication that quiets him down and relieves the burning so the patient can sleep.
The word was also used to describe a gentle breeze. Have you ever been exhausted on a hot day and then felt bre ...
Series: Fruit of the Spirit
Dr. David Davis
Galatians 5:22-23
The pursuit of happiness for many people ends in a freakish traffic jam, motors keep accelerating, but nobody can move. The engines are powerful, but confusion and congestion keep them from progressing. This has caused many people to forsake the pursuit of happiness.
It is our attitudes that Jesus is addressing in the Beatitudes. Attitude is the arena in which the battle for happiness is won or lost. So we go back to Mt. Beatitude to try to understand the Master Teacher as He does His best to relate life to us -- in order for us to be happy.
I. THE DEFINITION OF MEEKNESS
The word used for ''meek'' is the Greek word ''Praus''. It speaks to us of a person who is in control of himself. It is ''Strength or Power Under Control.'' This meekness is not weakness or being timid. It is love with enough muscle to restrict anger's revolt and restrain a violent temper.
Weakness is yielding to our nature (flesh) - meekness is conquering it. It should never be confused with being pacifying. The word for meek means more than being cast down in spirit, devoid of hope, or emotionally low.
To be meek is to be under God's control -- to be teachable, coachable, and responsive to rules. Many people believe that meekness is weakness and that is one of the reasons why many successful people reject Christianity because they want nothing to do with a faith whose leader is weak and mild. It doesn't say ''weak and mild'' says ''meek and mild''.
I. THE DEFINITION OP MEEKNESS
II. THE DEMONSTRATION OF MEEKNESS
This was a familiar word to the people in Jesus' day. It was used first to describe a soothing medicine.
Here is a patient wrestling with a fever and the doctor gives him a medication that quiets him down and relieves the burning so the patient can sleep.
The word was also used to describe a gentle breeze. Have you ever been exhausted on a hot day and then felt bre ...
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