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How can the Beatitudes help Christian's relationships with each other?
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How can the Beatitudes help Christian's relationships with each other? God gave the Ten Commandments as guidance and direction for living. Right and wrong are clearly defined and His people could make their choice and hopefully obey Him. However, there is a second, even more important reason that God gave the Ten Commandments. God gave His Law to help people see that they could never live up to God's perfect standard. Ever since the Fall, men and women had been cursed with what is often called original sin. This means that no matter how much we try, we can never reach God's perfect standard. And Jesus reinforced this on the Sermon on the Mount when He applied the Ten Commandments to the heart as well. Jesus says that we don't just sin when we physically commit adultery, but when we lust. We don't just sin when we murder, but when we...
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