{"id":685,"date":"2012-11-02T14:56:07","date_gmt":"2012-11-02T14:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jeffgulleson.com\/?p=685"},"modified":"2012-11-13T03:51:52","modified_gmt":"2012-11-13T03:51:52","slug":"6-the-meek-mt-55","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jeffgulleson.com\/bible-studies\/sermon-on-the-mount\/matthew-5\/6-the-meek-mt-55\/","title":{"rendered":"6. The Meek (Mt. 5:5)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>OUTLINE FOR TODAY:<\/strong><\/p> <p><strong>1. Our Culture's Definition of \"Meek\"<\/strong><\/p> <p><strong>2. Was Jesus a \"Meek\" Person as We Define Meekness?<\/strong><\/p> <p><strong>3. Classical &amp; Lexicon Definitions of Meek<\/strong><\/p> <p><strong>4. Biblical Illustrations of Meekness<\/strong><\/p> <p><strong> 1. Moses, 2. Jesus, 3. The Tax Collector &amp; Pharisee<\/strong><\/p> <p><strong>5. The Meaning of \"Will Inherit the Earth\" <\/strong><\/p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffgulleson.com\/bible-studies\/sermon-on-the-mount\/matthew-5\/6-the-meek-mt-55\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more [...]<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>OUTLINE FOR TODAY:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Our Culture&#8217;s Definition of &#8220;Meek&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Was Jesus a &#8220;Meek&#8221; Person as We Define Meekness?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Classical &amp; Lexicon Definitions of Meek<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Biblical Illustrations of Meekness<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> 1. Moses, 2. Jesus, 3. The Tax Collector &amp; Pharisee<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>5. 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