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Cotton Mather

Cotton Mather. B. Franklin. “You are young, and have the world before you; stoop as you go through it, and you will miss many hard thumps.”. “You are young, and have the world before you; stoop as you go through it, and you will miss many hard thumps.”

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Cotton Mather

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  1. Cotton Mather B. Franklin

  2. “You are young, and have the world before you; stoop as you go through it, and you will miss many hard thumps.”

  3. “You are young, and have the world before you; stoop as you go through it, and you will miss many hard thumps.” • Franklin wrote, “I often think of [Mather’s words] when I see pride mortified, and misfortunes brought upon people by their carrying their heads too high.

  4. We, too, need to stoop as we go through life.

  5. “By the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned” (Rom 12:3, ESV).

  6. “By the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned” (Rom 12:3, ESV). • “Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for ‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble’” (1 Pt 5:5, ESV).

  7. Christians & the world view meekness quite differently

  8. The world views meekness as weakness, as allowing the people “to walk all over you.”

  9. The world views meekness as weakness, as allowing the people “to walk all over you.” • Yet, true meekness is found in strength, not weakness.

  10. The world views meekness as weakness, as allowing the people “to walk all over you.” • Yet, true meekness is found in strength, not weakness. • John Milton spoke of the “invisible might of meekness.”

  11. “Gentleness” is part of the fruit of the Spirit (Gal 5:23).

  12. “Gentleness” is part of the fruit of the Spirit (Gal 5:23). • Paul wrote those words as he was inspired of the Spirit.

  13. “Gentleness” is part of the fruit of the Spirit (Gal 5:23). • Paul wrote those words as he was inspired of the Spirit. • But, when Paul withstood Peter to his face (Gal 2:11-14), would Peter say that you could walk all over Paul?

  14. “Gentleness” is part of the fruit of the Spirit (Gal 5:23). • Paul wrote those words as he was inspired of the Spirit. • But, when Paul withstood Peter to his face (Gal 2:11-14), would Peter say that you could walk all over Paul? • When Paul offered to come to the Corinthians with a rod (1 Cor 4:21), would the Corinthians say that you could walk all over Paul?

  15. “The man Moses was very meek, more than all people who were on the face of the earth” (Num 12:3, ESV).

  16. “The man Moses was very meek, more than all people who were on the face of the earth” (Num 12:3, ESV). • Moses was the most meek man on earth, but you didn’t walk all over Moses!

  17. “The man Moses was very meek, more than all people who were on the face of the earth” (Num 12:3, ESV). • Moses was the most meek man on earth, but you didn’t walk all over Moses! • The morning Pharaoh awoke to find his firstborn son dead, would he have said that you could walk all over Moses?

  18. The Lord Jesus spoke these words, but you didn’t walk all over Jesus!

  19. The Lord Jesus spoke these words, but you didn’t walk all over Jesus! • When Jesus cleansed the temple, would the money changers have said that you could walk all over the Lord?

  20. The Lord Jesus spoke these words, but you didn’t walk all over Jesus! • When Jesus cleansed the temple, would the money changers have said that you could walk all over the Lord? • When Jesus referred to the scribes & Pharisees as hypocrites, would they have said that you could walk all over Jesus?

  21. This third Beatitude, like the first, deals with humility.

  22. This third Beatitude, like the first, deals with humility. • “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth” (Mt 5:5, ESV).

  23. This third Beatitude, like the first, deals with humility. • “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth” (Mt 5:5, ESV). • This morning, we want to hear these words in detail & hear Jesus as he calls upon us to be a meek people.

  24. THE MEEK ARE BLESSED

  25. THE MEEK ARE BLESSED But, just who are the meek?

  26. Being meek means having a strong, but gentle & humble life.

  27. Being meek means having a strong, but gentle & humble life. • The word translated “meek” means to be “gentle, humble, considerate.”

  28. Being meek means having a strong, but gentle & humble life. • The word translated “meek” means to be “gentle, humble, considerate.” • This is the person who has the ability to take & conquer, but he practices self-control.

  29. The controlled, disciplined person is meek.

  30. The controlled, disciplined person is meek. • Passion & urges, speech & behavior, sight & touch are always controlled by the meek.

  31. The controlled, disciplined person is meek. • Passion & urges, speech & behavior, sight & touch are always controlled by the meek. • The Scriptures exhort us to be self-controlled.

  32. The controlled, disciplined person is meek. • Passion & urges, speech & behavior, sight & touch are always controlled by the meek. • The Scriptures exhort us to be self-controlled. • “Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions” (Rom 6:12, ESV).

  33. The controlled, disciplined person is meek. • Passion & urges, speech & behavior, sight & touch are always controlled by the meek. • The Scriptures exhort us to be self-controlled. • “Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions” (Rom 6:12, ESV). • “‘All things are lawful for me,’ but not all things are helpful. ‘All things are lawful for me,’ but I will not be enslaved by anything” (1 Cor 6:12, ESV).

  34. The controlled, disciplined person is meek. • Passion & urges, speech & behavior, sight & touch are always controlled by the meek. • The Scriptures exhort us to be self-controlled. • “Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions” (Rom 6:12, ESV). • “‘All things are lawful for me,’ but not all things are helpful. ‘All things are lawful for me,’ but I will not be enslaved by anything” (1 Cor 6:12, ESV). • We are to add self-control to our lives (2 Pt 1:6).

  35. The controlled, disciplined person is meek. • Passion & urges, speech & behavior, sight & touch are always controlled by the meek. • The Scriptures exhort us to be self-controlled (Rom 6:12; 1 Cor 6:12; 2 Pt 1:6). • Someone has described self-control as “the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands-and then eat just one of the pieces.”

  36. The controlled, disciplined person is meek. • Passion & urges, speech & behavior, sight & touch are always controlled by the meek. • The Scriptures exhort us to be self-controlled (Rom 6:12; 1 Cor 6:12; 2 Pt 1:6). • Someone has described self-control as “the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands-and then eat just one of the pieces.” • This person controls the chocolate instead of having the chocolate control him.

  37. The controlled, disciplined person is meek. • Passion & urges, speech & behavior, sight & touch are always controlled by the meek. • The Scriptures exhort us to be self-controlled (Rom 6:12; 1 Cor 6:12; 2 Pt 1:6). • Someone has described self-control as “the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands-and then eat just one of the pieces.” • This person controls the chocolate instead of having the chocolate control him. • We must always stay in control of our selves!

  38. The person who is humble, not prideful is meek.

  39. The person who is humble, not prideful is meek. • This person is humble before God.

  40. The person who is humble, not prideful is meek. • This person is humble before God. • He is fully cognizant of his need for God.

  41. The person who is humble, not prideful is meek. • This person is humble before God. • He is fully cognizant of his need for God. • God “has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?” (Mic 6:8, ESV).

  42. The person who is humble, not prideful is meek. • This person is humble before God. • He is fully cognizant of his need for God. • God “has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?” (Mic 6:8, ESV). • As we are meek toward, God, we have an attitude of submission to his will.

  43. We desperatelyneed an attitude of submission to God’s will.

  44. “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me” (Gal 2:20, ESV).

  45. “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me” (Gal 2:20, ESV). • Mary had this attitude of submission.

  46. “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me” (Gal 2:20, ESV). • Mary had this attitude of submission: “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word” (Lk 1:38, ESV).

  47. The word “meek” can refer to the taming of a wild animal.

  48. The word “meek” can refer to the taming of a wild animal. • In this sense, the word refers to an animal that comes under the control of man.

  49. The word “meek” can refer to the taming of a wild animal. • In this sense, the word refers to an animal that comes under the control of man. • If we are meek toward God, the Lord tames “the animal” within us through his Word.

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