In Chapter 1 Duguid unfolds the significance of the characterizing of Jesus’ disciples in Matthew 5:3 as “poor in spirit.” He takes it to mean that we ought to know that we don’t have any resources within ourselves, and therefore we have to look to God for help.

Source: Heroes of Heroes: Seeing Christ in the Beatitudes (P & R Publishing, 2001), 7-17.

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