Sermon On The Mount - Christian Virtues

Christian Virtues Taught At The Sermon On The Mount

Jesus taught eight virtues at the Sermon on the Mount and gave counsel on a few more topics. To understand the full Sermon on the mount read Matthew Chapter five.

 

From Matthew 5:2-11 we read the following:

 

And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,

Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.  (Matthew 5:2-11)

 

In these verses Jesus taught us that blessed are those that have certain virtues like poor in spirit (humility), the merciful or pure in heart.

 

If we want to be blessed by The Lord we need to be humble, meek, seek after righteousness, merciful, pure in heart, and peacemakers. Further we are told that if we mourn we will be blessed along with being persecuted or reviled, we will be blessed.

 

The Sermon on the Mount is a passage of peace and hope. While we find peace while reading these verses we need to carefully consider each verse and ask ourselves if we really are merciful or meek etc.  We need to liken the scriptures to ourselves and apply each word and each verse to our lives to have the blessings The Lord is willing to give us based on virtues we need to have within our soul.

 

I'm not saying that Christian and cross necklaces will give us these virtues but they can serve to remind us of the importance of these Christian virtues. The sterling silver Celtic cross necklace is very symbolic and can serve to remind ourselves of what we need to do.

 

Cross Jewelry

Cross Jewelry

 

 

Sterling silver cross jewelry comes in many styles like a cross ring or cross earrings. Cross jewelry also includes cross pendants that allow you to make your own sterling silver cross necklaces. Lastly, cross jewelry also carries a wide selection of the ever popular cross necklace.

 

 

 

Of all the various types of silver cross jewelry, we will look closely at silver cross pendants and sterling silver cross necklaces.

 

 

"The Lord is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise Him." (Exodus 15:2)

 

 

 

The sterling silver cross necklaces are a wonderful sign of Christianity.  Cross pendants are a great way to make a variety of unique sterling silver cross necklaces.

 

There are countless sterling silver cross pendants that you can select from to ensure you get the cross necklace just perfect for your personality.

 

The Ultimate Collection Of Cross Necklaces

The Ultimate Collection Of Cross Necklaces

 

We are going to look into he biggest collection of sterling silver cross necklaces. The location of this collection of cross necklaces are located at HandCraftedCollectibles.com. It is important to note that this collection of cross necklaces is all made from sterling silver.  If you want to know about the largest collection of cross necklaces it has to be a sterling silver cross necklace.

There are countless times more silver cross necklaces than gold cross necklaces or any other type of cross necklace. In the course of this examination of cross necklaces we will attempt to post as many pictures o various cross necklaces as possible so you will get an idea o how versatile this collection is and to know how large this collection is!

 

 

 

The silver cross necklace collection we are looking at has a silver cross necklace in the following sterling silver cross necklace genres: Cross necklaces for women, Cross necklaces for men, Fleur de Lis cross necklaces, Celtic cross necklaces as well as other types of cross jewelry like cross rings, cross earrings, cross pendants and cross charms.

 

The sterling silver cross necklace is a fine precious metal and is more popular than any other precious metal cross necklace and more popular than lesser quality cross necklaces. This means a sterling silver cross necklace is more popular than less expensive cross necklaces. That speaks volumes to the popular silver cross necklace.

 

 

 

The sterling silver cross necklace is the most naturally reflective sparkling precious metal cross necklace of any cross necklace. You can't go wrong with a sterling silver cross necklace for yourself or as a gift for someone special.

Celtic Cross Jewelry

Celtic Cross Jewelry

 

Celtic cross jewelry is like traditional cross jewelry with one exception, it is made from Celtic jewelry. That's right, there is a whole section or sub-genre of Celtic jewelry that overlaps into Christian jewelry and that is the category of Celtic cross jewelry. Because of the uniqueness of Celtic cross jewelry I thought it could use a look at, all on its own.

 

Along with looking at sterling silver Celtic cross jewelry, we will look at some inspirational verses from the Bible. Besides looking at Celtic cross jewelry which is an inspirational style of jewelry I thought it would round out the article nicely to have some inspirational quotes from the Bible.

 

 

"If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to your mountain, "move!" and it will move... and nothing will be impossible for you!" (Mathew 17:20)

 

 

The sterling silver Celtic cross necklace is the featured type of Celtic cross jewelry on showcase here. The Celtic cross necklace often has Irish symbols mixed  in with the Celtic symbols and sometimes the cross necklace actually looks like an Irish cross necklace. But in truth, even the Irish cross necklaces have Celtic knots and Celtic symbolism mixed in with their design. This means that even the Irish cross necklace is a Celtic cross necklace.

 

"The Lord will guide you always, he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land. You will be like a spring whose waters never fail." (Isaiah 58:11)

 

 

 

Like these Bible verses, sterling silver Celtic cross necklaces are inspirational as well. They add a lot to the traditional cross necklace which is already highly symbolic. The key to theses Celtic cross necklaces is to understand the meaning of the Celtic cross necklace.

 

"Wait on the Lord, be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart. Wait, I say on the Lord." (Psalms 27:14)

 

 

To really understand Celtic cross meaning click on Celtic cross meaning for more detailed description of the Celtic cross necklace meaning. Looking at this small sample of Celtic cross necklaces you can see how decorative they are and upon learning of their meaning you'll see just how symbolic they are to the Christian faith.

 

Cross Necklaces

Cross Necklaces

 

Sterling silver cross necklaces come in countless types and styles. Rather than go into all the types and styles of cross necklaces just click on cross necklaces and you will see countless types of sterling silver cross necklaces.

 

 

 

The type of silver cross necklaces that we will look into are a cross between two types of cross necklaces, silver cross necklaces for men and Celtic cross necklaces.

 

 

 

The Celtic cross necklace for men or the mens Celtic cross necklace is what we will focus our attention on in this Celtic cross necklace for men blog.

 

The Celtic cross necklace for men is a Celtic cross necklace designed to appeal especially to the Christian man. The sample pictures of the Celtic cross necklace for men is only a small sample. To see the full scope of mens the Celtic cross necklace click on Celtic cross necklace for men.

 

 

 

The mens Celtic cross necklace can be worn by a Christian man in any situation from going to Church to working out to work or in whatever circumstance you want. The fact that the mens Celtic cross necklace is made from sterling silver makes it versatile to wear any time any where.

 

Christian Gift Giving For Valentines Day

Cross Necklaces

 

Valentines day gift giving usually revolves around candy, flowers, and jewelry. For the Christian who wants to celebrate the day of romance, St. Valentines Day in a more meaningful way then let me suggest sterling silver cross necklaces as a great Valentines day gift.

 

 

 

With cross necklaces you can give the Christian man in your life a cross necklace for men or you can give the Christian lady in your life cross necklaces for women.

 

 

 

When you give your man a cross necklace from the collection of cross necklaces for men you will give him a gift that keeps of giving every time he wears that cross necklace for men.

 

 

 

The very same thing can be said about cross necklaces for women. Giving cross necklaces for men or cross necklaces for men is a great way to give a Valentines day gift that says I love you and brings the Lord into the event.

 

 

 

The sterling silver cross necklace is the perfect gift for an gift giving occassion especially when you want to bring Christian ideals into the ocassion like Valentines day gift giving.

 

 

 

Thought For The Day:

"Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (John 14:6)

Cross Necklace

Cross Necklace

 

This blog is designed to promote positive thoughts and values. The subject of the cross necklace is a great way to do just that. Of all the cross necklaces there are in the cross necklace genre we will focus on the Celtic cross necklace. The Celtic cross necklace has been part of the mainstream cross necklace genre for years but the Celtic cross necklaces have been picking up steam and becoming even more popular than they used to be.

 

All the cross necklaces we will be talking about come from HandCraftedCollectibles.com and they are all sterling silver. Whether they are traditional cross necklaces or Celtic cross necklaces they are all made from sterling silver.

 

 

Of all the sterling silver Celtic cross necklaces the single most popular Celtic cross necklace is the one shown just below:

 

 

The other two Celtic cross necklaces listed in this post are also very popular but by no means the only types of Celtic cross necklaces Christians like to wear.

 

The sterling silver Celtic cross necklace is a vast collection of Celtic cross necklaces. Each Celtic cross necklace comes with three chains to choose from and four lengths. No other cross necklace web site offers that.

 

Cross Necklaces

Cross Necklaces

In the genre of cross necklaces there are countless types just as  the metal or substance they are are made from. Then after you determine the material with which the cross necklaces are made from there are typically countless styles and designs of cross necklaces, especially if you are looking at the most popular of all cross necklaces, the sterling silver cross necklace.

 

 

 

The sterling silver cross necklace is the most popular of all cross necklaces and the cross is the most popular of all Christian symbols. To remind us of more than just a symbol of Christianity but to remind us of Christianity we have included a few Bible verses.

 

 

 

Let's take a look at some of the sterling silver cross necklaces.

 

 

 

“God is our strength and protection, an ever-present help in affliction." (Psalms 46:2).

 

 

The silver cross necklace, as you can see, comes in countless styles and designs. The sky is the limit in selecting a silver cross necklace.

 

 

"The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit." (Psalm 34:18)

Sterling Silver Cross Necklace

Sterling Silver Cross Necklace

 

Every cross necklace written about or shown in sample pictures is a sterling silver cross necklace. There are countless styles and designs or cross necklaces but the cross necklace we are talking about is strictly a sterling silver cross necklace.

 

 

Silver cross necklaces are more popular than any other types of cross necklace. More popular than any other precious metal cross necklace or more popular than less expensive base metal and pewter metal cross necklaces.

 

 

 

Sterling silver cross necklaces have the fine qualities of precious metals as well as a naturally reflective sheen to it as well as an illuminating quality to it.  Sterling silver cross necklaces are less costly than gold cross necklaces  but more expensive than non precious metals yet still maintains the number one type of cross necklace.

 

 

You can find one of the biggest collections of sterling silver cross necklaces than anywhere in America simply by clicking on sterling silver cross necklaces.

 

Cross Necklaces

Cross Necklaces

 

This blog is about cross necklaces but in truth, cross necklaces are just a part of Christian jewelry which is inspired by Christianity and all it's  related Christian religions and there teachings.  These different cross necklaces can call to mind favorite Christian principles, doctrines and quotes.

 

 

 

Look at this passage from Luke 23:

Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. (from Luke 23)

 

 

 

Perhaps you wear a cross necklace to help you with being able to readily forgive everyone who crosses your path in needs of your forgiveness.

 

 

 

Bless my enemies, O Lord.
Even I bless them and do not curse them.
They, rather than I, have confessed my sins before the world.
They have punished me, whenever I have hesitated to punish myself.
They have tormented me, whenever I have tried to flee torments.
They have scolded me, whenever I have flattered myself.
They have spat upon me, whenever I have filled myself with arrogance.

(Prayer of St. Nicolai Velimirovich)

 

 

 

Perhaps with the inspirational quote from St Nicolai's prayer we can use sterling silver cross necklaces to wear as a reminder to ask the Lord to bless our enemies and seek for real humility. Cross necklaces can be used in so many ways as well as make a fashion statement.

 

 

 

Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love. (Martin Luther King, Jr.)

Sterling Silver Cross Necklace

Sterling Silver Cross Necklace

Christians love their Bible and they love jewelry that inspires them and reminds them of their Christian morals and responsibilities.  We will look into both of these types of inspiration by looking at scripture and some cross necklaces.

The point of showing these few pictures of silver cross necklaces is to give you an idea that there are virtually countless types of silver cross necklaces to select from. Truly, something for everyone.  To see a fuller collection click on the silver cross necklace.

The sterling silver cross necklace is the ideal type of cross necklace because silver is a precious metal. A precious metal that has the most reflective of all precious metals. It is affordable and goes with anything you will wear.

 

 

 

2 And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their aith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee. 3 And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth. 4 And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? 5 For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk? 6 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house. 7 And he arose, and departed to his house. (Matthew 9:2-7)

Cross Necklaces

CROSS NECKLACES

 

To put the popularity of the cross necklaces in perspective let's look at a few genres of cross necklaces and sterling silver jewelry. Keep in mind the type of jewelry your looking at in this silver cross necklace blog...cross necklaces made with solid sterling silver.

 

 

 

Sterling silver jewelry is a major genre of jewelry. Under silver jewelry you have major theme genres of silver jewelry like Celtic jewelry or christian jewelry etc. Cross necklaces falls under the Christian or religious jewelry genres.  Here is where we put things into perspective.

 

 

 

The sterling silver cross necklace is so popular as a sub-genre group of silver jewelry that because of the shear popularity itself, the sterling silver cross necklace belongs as much as an equal genre to Christian or religious jewelry as is does as a sub-genre to those types of categories of silver jewelry.

We will take three types of silver cross necklaces and look into them examining the differences of the silver cross necklace.  There are countless types of the silver cross necklace. To see all that are offered click on silver cross necklace. The silver cross necklace shown just above this paragraph is a traditional cross necklace. It is plain, simple and a perfect silver cross necklace for either men or women. Most people like simple designs for such an import symbol as the cross.

The sterling silver cross necklace like the one above is called a Celtic cross necklace. It has many additional symbols and is anything but plane. It has several additional symbols to add the the already symbol cross. The sterling silver cross necklace below this paragraph is in the shape of a military dog tag. In fact it is called the dog tag cross necklace.

 

So if you're a Christian who likes to wear cross necklaces this cross necklace post should easily steer you in the right direction.

Cross Necklaces

Cross Necklaces

Sterling silver cross necklaces come in a vast number. There's no way one can say how many sterling silver cross necklaces are out there in the retail market but there is plenty for everyone. One of the Internets greatest collections of cross necklaces is at HandCraftedCollectibles.com. check out all they offer by clicking on cross necklaces.

The four pictures of the silver cross necklace used as a sample of all that is offered doesn't do the collection justice. You have to click on silver cross necklace to see for yourself all the cross necklaces available at one location.

The sterling silver cross necklace comes in countless choices for both Christian men and Christian women. This is a great place to buy yourself some great cross necklaces and buy cross necklaces for gifts.