6:24-26 What do we learn from the woes Jesus pronounces here?

We learn from the first woe, "but woe unto you that are rich! For ye have received your consolation", that anyone trying to find fulfilment only through riches in this life, will have no future heavenly reward (cp Mk 10:17-25; 1Ti 6:6-12; Jas 5:1-6).

The second woe, "woe unto you that are full! For ye shall hunger", means that only those who adopt a life of self-denial to advance God's kingdom will partake of eternal life (cp Isa 65:13-16; Lk 16:19-25; Php 4:11-13).

The third woe, "woe unto you that laugh now! For ye shall mourn and weep", is directed to those who pursue happiness and the pleasures of this world to the exclusion of the things of God. They are spiritually unfaithful to Christ and are friends of the world (cp Pr 14:13; Ro 8:7-8; Ga 6:7-8; Jas 4:4).

The fourth woe, "woe unto you when all men shall speak well of you! For so did their fathers to the false prophets", mans that if Christians are held in high esteem by worldly men, then they are not doing the work of God's word and faithfully proclaiming the gospel, because it is the very nature of the gospel to offend worldly men (cp Jn 15:19; 17:14-18; 1 Jn 4:5-6).

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Mt 5:38-42.

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