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“Blessed are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” There could not have been a broader, more beautiful statement. Why? In Greek “the poor in spirit,” means “bankruptcy”. Blessed—or most fortunate; or, to be envied is better—is a person who has been reduced to bankruptcy, without any potential of his own, for in his bankruptcy, all heaven is his! Why is there not more heaven in some people? The rich young ruler in Matthew 19, turned away sorrowful, because he had great possessions. Anyone who has great possessions is not going to get too far with the Lord. Most fortunate, to be envied, is a person who is reduced to bankruptcy in any self-resources. “In me dwelleth no good thing.” This is basic, because then it is possible for all heaven to be yours. Then Jesus goes on with the rest of the Beatitudes, because they are divinely arranged—in sequence. One makes it possible for the second, and we can’t get to the third until we have had the first and second. The point is; their blessedness all runs into a series sequence.”
― John Wright Follette, John Wright Follette's Golden Grain

“They could not see their sins upon Him. They did not realize He came to be their savior. Those who were present were unaware of the sin that increased upon Him, becoming more dense and heavy with each passing second. It swarmed His body like locusts and ate away at His perfect flesh. My stomach tightened with sickness.”
― Heather Rae Hutzel, The Book of Life: The Greatest Story Ever Told

“On this earth, you live on the underside, the preview, of the Godhead’s power and magnificence. Your journey to the mature stature where the mind of Christ opens your eyes to perceive the topside, your situation in spirit and in truth, is what this book is about. Your journey—your narrow path—is the holy, plodding climb to where the height you acquire allows you to rise above and overcome everything you judge as bad. This is where you will experience the joy-filled state of the overcomer! Beloved Christian, you have been adopted into God’s glorious Kingdom!”
― Carolyn Cote, Assenting to the Eternal: Kingdom Exchanges Revealed

“True marriage requires you to love your spouse even when you don’t feel loved and respected.”
― Marita Kinney, Marriage and Divorce Marriage Help: How to Save Your Marriage and Stop Divorce