“Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God,” (Matthew 5:8).
In the year 1895, an American soap manufacturing company in Cincinnati, Ohio boasted of the quality of its flagship product by claiming it was “99 and 44/100 percent pure.” With such a claim, the company’s sales quickly surpassed those of its rivals.
One of the all-time favorite chapters in the Bible is found in the book of Matthew. More specifically, it is chapter Matthew 5, also known as the Beatitudes or the Sermon on the Mount. Today I would like to focus particularly on verse 9, “Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God,” Matthew 5:9.
“Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled," Matthew 5:6.
What is righteousness?
"Righteousness is holiness, likeness to God, and “God is love,” 1 John 4:16. It is conformity to the law of God, for “all Thy commandments are righteousness” (Psalm 119:172), and “love is the fulfilling of the law” (Romans 13:10). Righteousness is love, and love is the light and the life of God. The righteousness of God is embodied in Christ. We receive righteousness by receiving Him.
BARBOSA, COLOMBIA—On July 17-July 31, 2017, a prophecy seminar was held in Barbosa, Colombia. The theme of the seminar was "The Divine Timepiece". Brother Peter Lausevic (GC Vice President) was the main speaker at the event. His translator was Brother Esteban Castellanos, a student of the Beth-El Missionary School in Colombia.
A conference was held in Liberia last month. The GC Regional Secretary for Northern Africa, Brother John Bosco, was present as the main speaker for the conference. The topics discussed at the event were:
Health and dress reform
Organization of God's people
Clarification for ordination
History of our fallen world
After those topics were presented, 8 souls were baptized and the re-organization of the Liberia Mission took place.