Spiritual Mountain Climbing, Eight upward
Steps in the Divine Life
Initial Step, Humility(Conscious Need)
Mt 5:3
2nd Step,Penitence(Mourning for Sin)
Mt 5:4
3rd--Meekness(Marking the birth of a New Spirit)
Mt 5:5
4th--Spiritual Appetite(Signifying Growth)
Mt 5:6
5th--Mercifulness(an Attribute of God, indicating further Advance)
Mt 5:7
6th--Heart Purity(marking the attainment of Higher Altitudes,
where comes the vision of God)
Mt 5:8
7th--Peacemaking(a Christlike Influence, calming the Storms of Life)
Mt 5:9
8th--The Summit, Suffering for Christ(standing beside the
Prophets and Martyrs)
Mt 12