Meek Does Not Mean Weak

11 March 2015

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"Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.” (Matthew 5:5)

Many misunderstand the Bible when it says that we are to be meek. They think that means we are to be weak and never show any power, only cower away from danger and our enemies.

However, this is not the case. Jesus is our example for everything and He is described as being a meek person. But let me ask you –

Was Jesus weak when He overturned the tables of the money changers?

Was Jesus weak when He passed through the crowds of Pharisees trying to kill Him?

Was Jesus weak when He stood before Herod and Pontus Pilate and faced death for you?

Was Jesus weak when He raised up on pierced feet to overcome asphyxiation so He could shout “it is finished!”?

No. Jesus was not weak on any of these occasions, and we should never be either.

Meek means that you have power but are not easily provoked into irrationally using it. A meek person has access to the “power of God’s might” (Ephesians 6:10) but has patience to use it only against the true enemies of God and to fight against sin.

The promise to the meek (who are the elect of God) is that they will inherit the earth. Jesus does not mean this sin-cursed earth that is wasting away. Men, like Napoleon and HItler, sought to rule the earth but only gained a little and it melted away. The promise to the meek is that they will inherit (without effort) the new earth wherein dwells righteousness and joy. They will inherit a place where there is no sorrow nor crying and it will never fade away!

Tags: beatitudes, ephesians, harmony_of_the_gospels, jesus, luke, matthew

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Brentwood Hills Primitive Baptist Church is a community of believers working together to transform our lives to the image of Jesus Christ. We believe it is our duty and privilege to live the gospel of the doctrines of grace in such a way as to edify the families within our church and other children of God in our community. Through regular worship based on strong Biblical principles, fellowship, admonishment, and outreach, we glory in the grace of the sovereign God working in our lives thereby showing the Spirit of God in the world.

Brentwood Hills was organized in 1906 in Fort Worth, Texas as Laodicea Primitive Baptist Church. You can find much of the history of the church, as well as other churches here: Primitive Baptist History Database

We identify ourselves as an old-line Primitive Baptist church. If you read our Articles of Faith, you’ll see that we hold to such doctrines as the inspiration and inerrancy of the Bible. We recognize the King James Version (KJV) as the only English translation worthy of being called the Bible. We believe in salvation solely by the grace of a sovereign God. We believe that Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, came to the earth to do the will of His Father, which was to deliver from the sentence of death all those the Father gave Him before the world began. We believe that Jesus fully satisfied the Father by atoning for all the sins of all His people. In time, we believe the Holy Spirit comes to each person that belongs to Jesus and regenerates them. Then (and only then) can anyone have faith, which is a fruit of the Spirit, by which you are able to believe the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ. Whether or not you ever hear the gospel, or believe it if you did hear it, or obey it if you did believe it, rest assured that Jesus will remain forever faithful to you because, if He died for you, He will never deny that you belong to Him.

We believe that everyone for whom Christ died will without fail be raised again from the dead to a glorified life. Even if we are alive when He returns to raise the dead, we shall be changed to a glorified life. All the Redeemed will meet the Lord in the air. Then He will take us to Heaven and there we shall forever be with the Lord. The wicked will be raised at the same time as the righteous, but the wicked shall go away into everlasting punishment along with Satan and his angels. Until that glorious day when Christ returns to raise the dead, He has provided a place for His people to find rest for their souls. This place is the Church. Jesus Christ set-up His church on this earth before His death on the Cross. The church is there for those of His people who have come to believe that God saved them by His Son, Jesus Christ. To believe that Christ “paid it all” gives believers the strongest motivation to serve Him. Once enlightened to this glorious truth, then the child of God should feel an obligation to become and remain an active member of the His church. To serve the Lord in His church makes for one of the great blessings to experience this side of Heaven. It fulfills you to serve in His church and it gives your life purpose and meaning.

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